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I have uploaded a port of the Unix RM utility to Hobbes:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/rm.zip
It will later reside at:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/file/rm.zip
This version was compiled for OS/2 from a C version originally written for MSDOS
and the C source is included.
RM is a command line file and directory removal program. It will remove subdirectories
and files including those that are marked as read-only and hidden. The subdirectories
do not need to be empty.
The file is also available on my web site.
http://www2.southwind.net/~dwhawk
Table is combination of an ASCII character code chart and a tool to convert and
display binary, decimal, hexadecimal and ASCII representations of a string. You
can enter string to convert, or paste from Clipboard. Result can be copied to Clipboard
or saved to file.
If you have two prepared system code pages you can switch between them and convert
and display string.
Source code is included.
To download Table 1.11, visit:
http://Goran_Ivankovic.tripod.com/
The 1999/12/31 update of the virus signatures (av30fg.zip) for the IBM Antivirus
software can be found at the Symantec site:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/cgi-bin/navsarc.cgi
The Joystick Device Driver Contest is now closed for submissions and open for
voting. Please go to:
http://home1.gte.net/stefanj/submission.htm
and check out the entries if you haven't already. Once you've made a choice,
you can return to:
http://home1.gte.net/stefanj/contest.htm
and submit your vote.
Thanks for your time.
A new version of EuraPM2 is avaible.
EuraPM2 is a configuration and fee analysis software for the PBX Euracom by Ackermann.
You can download the software from:
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold/eurapm2/EuPM2_26.zip
A recent release of ARJ/2 v 2.70 has been uploaded onto Hobbes:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/arj2_270.exe
(International version),
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/arj2r270.exe
(Russian localized version)
Later these files will be moved to:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu//pub/os2/util/archiver/
Anyone wishing to assist with further localization of ARJ/2 on non-profit basis
may contact me via e-mail. French and German translations are partially complete,
based on job previously done by Frederic Taes and Douglas Dunkel, respectively.
The language resources consist of about 550 messages and the README file.
For those interested, I've had a change of ISP, so my web pages have had to change
URLs. The URL base has changed from http://www.msen.com/~rpapo to:
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/rpapo
The specific pages remain the same and are:
OS/2 stuff:
English - index.html
French - francais.htm
German - deutsch.htm
Spanish - espanol.htm
Italian - italiano.htm
Memsize 4.00 beta: beta.html
Escriba latest build: xlate.html
A Request for feedback from the author of The Graham Utilities for OS/2:
Anyone who is interested in a LARGE FILE enabled version of my utilities please
contact me at:
A large file enabled version of my utilities would enable those of you who have
Warp Server for e-Business (WSeB) and are using the JFS file system (and obviously
have large files) to work with large files. Large files are files >2.1Gb in size.
OS/2's FAT, HPFS and HPFS386 (as well as NT's NTFS) can only handle files <=2.1Gb.
As WSeB stands today, if you open a file that is >2.1Gb with a program that is
not large file enabled, the result is a kernel trap (aka - black screen of death).
I would like to test interest for such a version of my utilities. If sufficient
demand exists, then I would consider producing a new version of my utilities. If
such a version should ever see the light of day, if would be a CD-ROM Only version,
with the manual only available in on-line format (as is presently available).
-Chris
The WarpSpeed Computers and The Graham Utilities for OS/2 web pages are:
http://www.netins.net/showcase/spectre
http://www.warpspeed.com.au
Russian Underground/2 (http://www.os2.spb.ru) starts a "tricky" New
Year poll. You can test your aptitude at http://www.os2.spb.ru/gbook/ru2survey.html
The December issue of OS/2 e-Zine! is online. You only have a day before the
entire world ends, so read quickly! :)
In this issue:
Enjoy!
Chris Wright (wrightc@dtcweb.com)
Interim Editor-in-Chief, OS/2 e-Zine!
(http://www.os2ezine.com)
You can purchase [Lotus] SmartSuite [R1.5] at Indelible Blue (http://www.indelible-blue.com/),
the LotusStore (http://www.lotus.com/home.nsf/welcome/store)
and possibly other resellers.
The price, not including sales tax or shipping, for the Upgrade version (you
can also buy a full version license for R1.5) is $159.00 at the LotusStore, and
$152.60 at Indelible Blue. All prices are in US dollars.
Also, customers should note that Indelible Blue has a note on the SmartSuite
R1.5 page that reads:
Notice: Our vendor had provided us with incorrect pricing on this product. Any customers who have purchased at the higher price will automatically have their price adjusted to the correct one. We apologize for any inconvenience!
For those 'Old Timers' BBS System Operators, BBBS v4 is available (released 25/12/99):
A Y2K compliant system, supported by authors and Internet ready.
Announcing the availablity of the PillarSoft Suite.
Information, screenshots and fully functional copies of are available at:
WarpStock isn't "just another show". It's more like summer camp where
you come home all "fired up" and ready to change the world. I must admit
I wasn't down in the dumps to start with but WarpStock still made a difference in
my outlook. Since that time things may have seemed like they were slow from the
outside looking in but we have been busy... pouring over programs and code trying
to tie the knot on a big bag of goodies.
At WarpStock we sold a suite of programs ostensibly called the "PillarSoft
Suite" for $100. Since then, we have added to the lineup, built a new installer
and dropped the price by a whole buck! Well... the introductory special is a buck
cheaper anyways. :-)
PILLARSOFT SUITE OVERVIEW
The PillarSoft Suite is a great collection of software and utilities specifically
for the OS/2 family of operating systems. The suite will make you more productive
immediately with a great archiver, two editors, a secure deletion program, paint
program, an easy to use desktop backup program and much more.
There are 12 products available as part of the PillarSoft Suite.
Some of these applications were not originally part of the suite and are not
available separately. They have been bundled to bring added value to the Suite and
are available to the previous purchasers of the suite at no additional cost. (A
fitting "thank you" to previous purchasers?)
Realizing that not everyone will want or need every application in the suite,
it is priced it in such a way that if even half of the programs are desirable, the
suite should be worth it's price. Separately the programs would weigh in at approximately
$248. We hope you will give it a try and decide if the programs fit your needs.
Note: Data Shield is not shareware and is only available with the registered
version of the PillarSoft Suite. It is the only program in the package that will
not work as a demo. It is included in the archive so it will be available immediately
to newly registered users. The remainder of the applications may be tested and used
in the same way any shareware application is used.
MORE INFORMATION
PillarSoft Suite licenses are available at BMT Micro:
More information and downloads are available at:
I'm pleased to announce a new version of PMPDF. It can be found at:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/tools/pmpdf
Changes:
Mainly bug fixes, and some extra PDF information.
PMPDF is a free PDF printer for OS/2.
An OS/2 web site recently reported that PolyEx Software has put development of
Hopkins FBI for OS/2 on hold due to poor sales. Apparently they are hoping to find
an OS/2 developer who will assist with a port of their new game, Blood Pong.
PolyEx Software is at:
Just wanted to let everyone know where everything stands regarding MIDI Station
Sequencer. Version 2.0 is just about complete and sports a brand new audio engine
that features direct-to-hard-disk recording and playback along with full audio editing
capabilities including effects.
MIDI Station Sequencer is a full-featured MIDI and Audio sequencing program for
OS/2 Warp and uses the RTMIDI (RealTime MIDI) System available in Warp 4.
Keep your eyes peeled over the next two weeks for the release.
Thanks,
Christopher Hodges
Author of MIDI Station Sequencer
http://www.dinosoft.it/~midistation/index.html
ADRp 1.70 is the world's fastest Warp address manager. This VIO application includes:
dialing (modem/isdn phone), calendar, birthday reminder, lots of export filters
and many more. German and English.
NEW! Includes binaries for WIN32.
Currently available at hobbes incoming:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/adrp170.zip
later in:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/pim/adrp170.zip
Adrian Gschwend of OS/2 NetLabs says they will release a prerelease of Opera/2.
In a public post Adrian says: "I promise the OS/2 version will be released
very soon."
Opera/2 is the long promised OS/2 port of Opera, an alternative web browser.
For complete details, see:
NeoComm, a Brazil based company has released NeoComm Vector for OS/2(tm) and
Windows(tm). NeoComm Vector is a multicast data transfer solution that allows for
large volumes of data to be transfered to a theoretically unlimited number of clients
withouth bandwidth degradation.
NeoComm Vector is available for OS/2 Warp (Version 4 and WSeB) as both a server
and client platform and as a client for Windows (95, 98, NT).
More information can be found at:
Found on the POSSI list, here is a news story in Smart Reseller online at: http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2414315,00.html
delineating the latest realignment of IBM, including the OS/2 division.
Here are a couple qoutes:
"IBM has broken up its Network Computing Software Division and reassigned the various NCSD business units. Simultaneously, IBM established a new organization in the Software Group Solutions and Strategy unit, called Solutions and Integration."
and
"As part of the reorganization, OS/2 and Workspace On-Demand, and their associated service organizations, are transferred to the Software Group Solutions and Strategy unit, under OS/2 veteran Soyring's responsibility."
I received this today:
Dear customer,
Thank you very much for your e-mail and your interest in Xact. A beta version of the program is currently available for download at the following address:
http://scilab.de/engl/demo.htm
We would be grateful for any comments you may have so that we can remove any last remaining bugs and make the final modifications before issuing the full version.
The full version is due for release between the end of January and mid-February 2000.
We wish you every sucessv when working with Xact in the new millenium
SciLab GmbH
Xact - Chart Publishing allows you to create professional charts and drawings
in a quick and flexible way. Xact is a German product developed by SciLab GmbH in
Germany since 1989 and is available for Windows 95/98/NT, OS/2 and Windows 3.1x
as a single-user network version.
Many years ago I authored an FTP client called SFTP. It was a Visual Rexx product
that I distributed as freeware.
I have been working slowly for about three years on a new ftp client. I call
it Dragen FTP. "Drag" "En" for "Drag" enabled".
Dragen consists of a C core that handles FTP and a visual rexx front end. Dragen
is much more flexible and powerful than sftp. I also believe that it has a unique
feature set that will offer a useful contribution to OS/2 computing. The core FTP
module is about three years old and very stable. The rexx interface is pretty clean.
I still have documentation and some polishing to do.
I intend to distribute the product as as shareware, or "trustware."
There are two versions that I need to test. The shareware implementation is fully
enabled, but will involve a fairly painless user permission request to my FTP server.
The pay version doesn't require this.
Anyhow, I am about to the point of getting it out for some limited testing. I
need some people to check out both versions and give me their thoughts. I would
offer a license in consideration for your assistance.
As I mentioned above, this will be a limited test period, since I have been using
the product myself for about six months. So, I am looking for a few good people
to help.
If you would like to apply to be a Dragen FTP tester. Please, send email to me
at: cotroneo@stny.rr.com
Please include a brief statement about your experience with os/2:
1) How long you have been using os/2 (I would like to get a mix of experience).
2) How often you use FTP and the products you currently use for FTP.
3) Are you connected with any commercial or shareware software businesses or
enterprises?
That's about it. Thanks.
Keith Cotroneo