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June 02

Shisen Sho 1.06 released

Daniel Valot has released a fixed Shisen Sho game V 1.06

New: Fix for GRADD and SDD

http://dvalot.free.fr/games.htm

June 02

ZxMail Server Beta 2 Updated to version 0.9.3
Updated ZxMail Server Beta 2 to v0.9.3
Fixed:
memory leak in smtp module.
relaying option in smtp tab fixed, now can be selected or deselected.
ip filtering improved.
fowarding now allows multiple fowards for a user
and now allows chaining of fowards all mail for A sent to B
all mail sent to B send to C if you send to A C will get the message.
fixed hang in smtp session in a rare case the session would not be terminated, now fixed.

Thank you for your support.

June 02

Updated kernels now officialy

IBM has released the 0508 Kernel releases from testcase now officialy
Warp 4/WSeB/MCP/ACP Kernels updated

On May 31, 2001 IBM OS/2 Fix Distribution released updated files for the various kernels. They contain fixes since xr_e002/xr_m015/mcp/acp:
New TrapDump
Bug Fix: JR15030: TRAPDUMP QUERY doesn't show PD
File: DF0508.ZIP
SES drivers, See README.SES for details.
File: SES0330.ZIP
File versions :
WSeb/ACP SMP (D is debug version)
SMP0508.ZIP
SMP0508D.ZIP
WSeB/ACP Uni/MCP (D is debug version)
UNI0508.ZIP
UNI0508D.ZIP
Warp4 (D is debug version)
W40508.ZIP
W40508D.ZIP
New function:
1.Support for >64m memory using int15 func e820. Note, this support is enabled ONLY for Intel Pentium Pro or later, or non-Intel Pentium-class machines. This is done in an effort to prevent problems on older PCs.
2.The presence of \os2\boot\os2norev.$$$ suppresses the display of internal revision during boot.
3.Adding "EARLYMEMINIT=TRUE" to config.sys will allow device drivers, etc., access to the memory above 16mb early in boot. Previously, this was only available after DD and IFS init was completed. This has various implications when enabled:
1.AHA154X.ADD may do bad things to your system. Don't even enable if using.
2.There may be some settings of HPFS386 cache that are incompatible.
3.Trap messages will now give the module name instead of the device name. For example, "Exception in module: CLOCK01" instead of "Exception in Device Driver: CLOCK$".
4.Traps in 32 bit code now show the modname, too
5.Systems with a 486SX chip running FP15 will function correctly. Note, they will NOT work with ACP or (necessarily) on MCP.
6.SESDD32 will now work correctly (I hope) for both uni and smp
Bug Fixes:
JR13335: Some VDMs won't run, complaining of too-long command lines
JR15194: XCOPY fails with SYS1186 or SYS1192 on (at least) MO drives
JR15038: Trap 8 in h_DeviceHelpDM running an app from a tcpbeui drive
JR15229: Files left open after ERROR_TOO_MANY_OPEN_FILES returned to app
PJ27676: Causes hangs on some systems running UNI or W4 kernels
PJ27554: Hang or (on allstrict) trap 3 on SMP (only) during beeps
PJ27678: SMP kernels could not be RIPL-booted. As part of this, there is a new config.sys parameter I13PAGES= available. Adding I13PAGES=1 to config.sys (note, no SET) reduces the memory usage of the mini VDM processes used by ibm1s506.add and the GRADD drivers. This becomes important in RIPL-boot situations.
PJ27677: SMP systems hang with multiple threads of same process entering a critical section (affects ADSM client)
PJ27757: Trap 000e running Theseus/4 (note, theseus4.exe may still end up with a sys3175, but at least the system doesn't crash).
PJ27736: Trap in _PLD_WriteReturnCode
PJ27777: Set BEGINLIBPATH= (in config.sys ONLY) may be ignored. Also, it would lead to a bogus copy of BEGINLIBPATH= in the environment.
PJ27906: Trap 000e in pvwRegKrnlInstance running SPM/2 (may also cause unknown odd behavior in other performance monitors).
PJ27919: Complete system hang running some apps (same as JR12136)

See README in the zip for Install Instructions.

Disclaimer: These interim fixes will be supported by IBM until the next fixpack is available or until superceded by a newer interim fix. At the discretion of IBM, you may be required to revert to GA (i.e. MCP/ACP/fixpack) code to pursue specific support issues.

ftp://ftp.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/update-kernels/

June 01

PsiConv/PM 1.02 has been released

PsiConv/PM is a Presentation Manager frontend for use with the PsiConv utility (Linux software ported to OS/2 by Andrei A. Porodko) that lets you convert text and graphics files from your Psion PDA (series 5, Revo or better) to common PC file formats.

PsiConv/PM allows you to convert Psion files using a convenient graphical interface. It doesn't do any conversions itself. It just keeps you away from the command prompt and sends the proper command string to the PsiConv utility. PsiConv/PM was made using good old VisproRexx Bronze 2.1. A visual development tool for REXX that was developped by HockWare way back in 1995.

Both PsiConv and PsiConv/PM are available as freeware. Both utilities can be downloaded from the 'Psion to OS/2 Connection' website.

http://os2.mensys.nl/psion/index.html

May 31

Warpstock 2001 Saturday Night Social Event

The Warpstock 2001 Event Team is pleased to announce that the tradition of a Saturday Night Social Event will continue at Warpstock 2001. This event is your opportunity to put the work of the day behind you and enjoy a fabulous dinner buffet with a desert buffet table. Dieters need not attend (just kidding)! And after your palette is satisfied, you can enjoy a theatrical production over your after-dinner coffee.

Guests will be picked up at the Warpstock hotel and take a 10-minute bus ride to the Stage West Theatre in Mississauga. Dinner will be served in the theater, and afterwards the guests will enjoy a professional theatrical production of Alan Ayckbourn's hit British comedy, "Things We Do For Love". After the show, the bus will return everyone back to the hotel, just in time to get enough sleep before Sunday's morning sessions

In "Things We Do For Love", the cross-section of a Victorian house has been divided into three flats. The owner, a fastidious and elegant executive named Barbara, contentedly occupies the ordered, male-free ground floor. The basement ceiling can be seen, and this is where Gilbert, a boorish postman and handyman, is painting a nude study of his landlady. Barbara is letting her friend Nikki and her fianc use the upstairs flat, even though she has taken an instant dislike to him. Ever life's victim, Nikki is destined to suffer yet again when Barbara succumbs to an unexpected and violent passion.

The London Guardian says, "Handles a potentially tragic theme with a rueful comic zest. This is a Private Lives for the nineties." ("Private Lives" was a British TV series).

Stage West does have certain dress restrictions. They request dress shirts, dress slacks or skirts. No jeans, shorts, sweatsuits or running shoes are allowed. Dress slacks and a golf shirt are considered acceptable, but a more stylish outfit is recommended. After all, you wouldn't want to be confused with a Linux user, would you?

You can find additional information about Stage West, Mississauga and their productions by visiting their website at http://www.stagewest.com

You can enjoy all this and the company of fellow OS/2 enthusiasts by reserving your ticket(s) for the Saturday Night Social Event at only $50 USD each. Tickets will soon be available for purchase on the Warpstock web site.

A limited number of seats are available, so book early. Final booking of seats must be made by September 15, 2001, so don't delay!

The 5th annual Warpstock conference will be held October 6-8, 2001, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is produced by Warpstock, Inc., a North Carolina non-profit corporation. The Warpstock annual conference is a gathering of OS/2 users, developers, and vendors from around the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. More information is available at the Warpstock 2001 website, http://www.warpstock.orgor its mirror site: http://www.ibmforum.com/warpstock/.

A limited number of seats are available, so book early. Final booking of seats must be made by September 15, 2001, so don't delay! The 5th annual Warpstock conference will be held October 6-8, 2001, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is produced by Warpstock, Inc., a North Carolina non-profit corporation. The Warpstock annual conference is a gathering of OS/2 users, developers, and vendors from around the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. More information is available at the Warpstock 2001 website, http://www.warpstock.org or its mirror site: http://www.ibmforum.com/warpstock/.

May 31

Warpstock donates $1,000 to Edelweiss House in memory of Dan Casey

On February 20, 2001, Dan Casey, OS/2 advocate and president of Warpstock, passed away. In his memory, the Warpstock Committee has donated $1,000 to Edelweiss House, an organization that helps homeless children.

The mission of Edelweiss House is to provide a family home life for abandoned and homeless children. This goal will be accomplished by construction of homes in the Indianapolis area, where a married couple will head each home and care for several of the children. By providing a wholesome family environment, the children will receive the love, care, and education they deserve.

Dan was co-owner and vice president of sales of Kool Vent, a family-owned business in the home construction industry. Dan believed strongly in the mission of Edelweiss House and was looking forward to seeing the construction of the first home.

Dan will always be remembered by family, friends, and OS/2 users around the world. The Warpstock Committee hopes that this donation will one day help save the life of a child, and we invite you to also contribute. For more information, please visit the Edelweiss House web site at
http://www.warpstock.org

From: Luc Van Bogaert luc.vanbogaert@pandora.be

May 30

Larsen Commander 1.5.1 released

Today (May 30 2001) Leif-Erik Larsen has released version 1.5.1 of his popular GUI file manager and command processor, Larsen Commander.

Larsen Commander has a look and feel like the classic Norton Commander, but in a GUI environment. It combines the best of two very different worlds; - the command line and the file management panels. Both are available at the same time, and even in parallel while one or more commands are running in the background!

Larsen Commander is extremely useful espessially for advanced users such as programmers and system administrators that knows the power and the value of having the command line possibilities and the file operation panels available at the same time and in the same shell window. In fact, you can use Larsen Commander almost exactly the same way as you are using the standard system shell, but with a large number of additional and powerful features, such as the console monitor being scrollable and not limited to those "stupid" 25 lines or so of the default OS/2 shell.

But Larsen Commander is not only for the advanced users. Even the novice will find this piece of software very nice at hand. It makes the standard file operations a play, such as copying, moving and renaming files and directories. And of course the command line can be 100% disabled and hidden, for those who never uses it anyway.

Larsen Commander is available at

http://home.online.no/~leifel/lcmd/index.html

For a screenshot of a typical Larsen Commander in action, take a look at

http://home.online.no/~leifel/lcmd/lcmd_screen.html

Please also be aware of the open Larsen Commander discussion forum at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lcmd

This new release has a lot of fixes and improvements. For a complete list, take a look at

http://home.online.no/~leifel/lcmd/history.html

http://home.online.no/~leifel/lcmd/index.html

May 30

ZxMail Server Beta 2 Updated

Just to tell everyone that v0.9.2 of ZxMail Server is now available. Fixed:
Fowarding to more than one mailbox.
tons of small bugs.

http://www.zeryx.com
Eric Lavoie
Zeryx Software Inc.
http://www.zeryx.com/A>
elavoie@zeryx.com

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