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SW: EmperoarTV Update

15 May 2004 08:27:51 -0500


From: "Ruediger Ihle"

EmperoarTV has been updated to version 1.08f.

Changes:
--------------
- Workaround for DMA hangs on some VIA chipsets (hopefully)
- Fixed possible crash in MPEGAUD2.DLL on bad input data
- More recent encoder firmware now active by default
- Fix for station group number not shown correctly
- Corrected some typos in help file

In addition to that the first public version of DVDFront has been
released. DVDFront is a front end, that simplifies the creation of video
DVDs out of recordings made by EmperoarTV.


About EmperoarTV:
-----------------------------
EmperoarTV brings support for the Hauppauge PVR250/350 TV
cards to the OS/2 platform, including high quality MPEG2 hard disk
recording and playback. For more details visit:

http://www.s-t.de/emperoar/


--
Ruediger "Rudi" Ihle [S&T Systemtechnik GmbH, Germany, http://www.s-t.de]



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SW: EMT4PM 4.33

14 May 2004 16:50:47 -0500


From: "Daniel F Valot" on Fri, 14 May 2004 15:34:28 UTC
Posted on: comp.os.os2.apps

Hello,

EMT4PM version 4.33 has been released. You can get it from my homepage.
-Keyboard shortcuts have been fixed in the ARDI unpacker.
-The DOS code for the ARDI unpacker has been enhanced.
-Target disk size check has been added for ARDI to VFDISK output.


EMT4PM allows the following functions:

build diskette images
write diskettes from diskette images
build ARDI self restorable images
convert existing images to ARDI self restorable images
graphical user interface version (GUI)
command line version (VIO)


--
Daniel F Valot
http://dvalot.free.fr



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SW: JAPETUS version 0.97 !

14 May 2004 15:36:52 -0500


From: MichalDESPAM@os2ecs.net

GalCivTM.INF version 0.97 (JAPETUS project) is my English hypertext file
in the native INF format, offering a list of all technology for brilliant
games - Galactic Civilizations GOLD. GalCivTM.INF is Freeware !

New feature:
+ A GALACTIC ACHIEVEMENT! (Galactic Civilizations)

Enjoy,
Michal


Url: http://www.os2ecs.net/CTIA2.shtml

From: Michal Pohorelsky (MichalDESPAM@os2ecs.net)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php

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HW: IBM ThinkPad T42 (Model 2373-xxx) Systems

13 May 2004 21:16:38 -0500


From: "Mark Dodel"

From DDPakOnline -
< http://www7.software.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/bf7e05615440e8f086256b6c005eac99/8de5ee8cbb9a009d87256e6e0058542e?OpenDocument >

IBM ThinkPad T42 (Model 2373-xxx) Systems

IBM ThinkPad T42 systems support the Intel Centrino mobile technology,
including the Pentium M Processor, Intel 855PM chipset, Intel ICH4-M
chipset and Enhanced SpeedStep. Some ThinkPad T42 systems do not contain
wireless LAN adapters, and, therefore, do not support the entire scope of
Centrino mobile technology.

In addition, ThinkPad T42 systems support USB 2.0, including USB-attached
CD-RW drives, and IDE-attached CD-RW, DVD-RW and DVD+RW drives using the
UDF file system.

The following IBM OS/2 operating system versions support these ThinkPad
T42 features, when the appropriate OS/2 FixPaks and device-driver support
are applied.

* Warp 4 Convenience Pak Two Manufacturing Refresh
* Warp 4 Convenience Pak Two
* Warp 4 Convenience Pak One

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SW: WarpFX has released Ultima 1.3.2

13 May 2004 06:58:43 -0500


From: InfoDESPAM@warpfx.com

WarpFX has released the new Ultima Visual Solution for OS/2 version 1.3.2.
The new release adds Styler/2 themes in addition to the Ultima theme for
CandyBarZ. Also included are Mozilla startup graphics, iron-on tee shirt
transfer logo graphics to make your own OS/2 and eCS tee shirts, and a new
HTML interface for the user guide. All these, plus the hundreds of desktop
and folder backround graphics, icons, and more already available, make The
Ultima Visual Solution for OS/2 a must have for any OS/2 addict.

Url: Http://www.warpfx.com

From: Tim Swank (InfoDESPAM@warpfx.com)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php

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Event: Warpstock Czech Republic 2004 !

12 May 2004 17:30:33 -0500


From: warpstockDESPAM@os2.cz

Hello OS/2 users!

We are proud to announce that the 3rd year of the Czech Warpstock
conference will take place in Pec pod Snezkou, CZ, during the last June
weekend. We will start on Friday afternoon (June 25, 2004) and finish on
Sunday afternoon (June 27, 2004).

Pec pod Snezkou is the center of Krkonose mountains, placed in the north
of the Czech Republic, just a few kilometers from Polish border. A photo
can be found at http://www.egothor.org/temp/warpstock2004.jpg . This place
is particularly interesting for those of you living in Poland or Germany,
but the others may appreciate summer mountain weather as well...

Accomodation is granted for registered users only. The registration is
free of any charge, one night with breakfast in the chalet Orlik (see
http://www.sweb.cz/chataorlik/ ) costs 350 Kc (about 12 Euro).

So far, the following presentations have been announced:
* Project Egothor - A Java search engine running on eCS 1.1
* Java Native Interface and OS/2
* eComStation 1.2
* Virtual PC for OS/2

Other presentations will be (hopefully) added soon. Would you like to
present an interesting piece of OS/2 software, explain a programming
technique, or even present your own OS/2 application? Don't hesitate, any
activity will be highly appreciated with regular supply of beer during the
conference. Or just come to see us!

From this year on, we use DocBook for conference papers. All you have to
do is to write a valid XML DocBook file and send it to the organizers. All
subsequent work (typesetting, conversion to PDF and PostScript) will be
done by organizers. Instuctions in Czech can be found at
http://home.zcu.cz/~jkacer/cs/os2/czech_warpstock_2004.html .

For more information, see http://www.os2.cz/warpstock/ .
For registration, go to http://www.os2.cz/index.php?lang=cs&v=wsreg . The
check box indicates that the accomodation should be arranged for you by
the organizers. Specify the number of persons (if greater than 1) in the
text area below.


We hope to see you there!
Czech OS/2 User Group and www.os2.cz

Url: http://www.os2.cz

From: Jaroslav Kacer (warpstockDESPAM@os2.cz)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php

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Net: Help us tell people about WARPSTOCK 2004

12 May 2004 14:38:28 -0500

May 12, 2004 - You probably know, by now, that the next Warpstock event --
an all-volunteer conference of OS/2 and eCS users -- is being held this
year in Denver, Colorado. Whether or not you can attend this year's event,
we'd like your help in spreading the word. One easy way for you to do so
is to put a link to the Warpstock site on your home page. Anyone who
includes a link to Warpstock will be eligible for inclusion on our
Warpstock Online Friends page -- maybe it'll bring a little business or
visibility your way.

You don't need to be a Web wizard to accomplish this. We'll give you the
little bit of HTML and one of our newly minted 2004 logos: choose one of
the three images (each in two sizes) from
< http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2004/logo_support.html >

Once you have posted the link on your site, send an E-mail to Warpstock's
web master at He will add your Web
site to our Online Friends of Warpstock page.

And a big thanks for supporting Warpstock.

--

From the eComStation Desktop of: Mark Dodel, president, Warpstock Inc.


Warpstock 2004, Denver, Colorado, October 21 - 24, 2004 http://www.warpstock.org



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Event: Warpstock 2004 Call for papers and presentations

11 May 2004 18:42:59 -0500


From: "Mark Dodel"

May 11, 2004 - Warpstock 2004, the eighth edition of the annual Warpstock
event, will be held in Denver, Colorado, October 21st thru 24th, 2004.
The Warpstock 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 web site:
< http://www.warpstock.org > We are now accepting papers for presentation
at the 2004 event.

Presentations range from introductions to general computing topics (such
as home networking, wireless networking, hardware support and installation
issues) to advanced programming classes (such as programming in C/C++) and
using cross-platform development tools (such as Java, PERL, XML, XUL, PHP
and REXX). A sample of previous years' sessions included topics on
OpenOffice.Org, Virtual Machine technology, OS/2 and Novell networking
integration, and product demonstrations (including Stalker Software's
CommuniGate Pro and Serenity System's eComStation (the newest OEM version
of OS/2)). If you want to contribute but you're stumped for topics, take
a look at our Web site at
< http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2004/wish_list.html >


Topic Submission:
----------------

Please submit a brief (250 word) synopsis of the topic, as well as your
name, contact information (E-mail address or phone number) and a single
paragraph explaining who you are and why you feel qualified to explain
this topic. Please state the expected time duration of your
presentation. This year we have expanded the event to four days to allow
for inclusion of some 4 hour classes as well as the traditional 60-90
minute sessions. Send your presentation submission to Paul Curtis at



Important Dates:
---------------

Initial Abstracts Due: May 30, 2004
Class Proposals Due: June 10, 2004
Notification to Authors: June 30, 2004
Full Papers Due: August 15, 2004
Presentation files Due: September 15, 2004 (Freelance, OpenOffice.org
Impress or Power Point)


Presentation Committee:
----------------------

Paul Curtis, Presentation Coordinator
Douglas Clark, Event Chair
Mark Dodel, MBA, President, Warpstock, Inc.


This year's Warpstock event will be held at Sheraton Denver Tech Center
Hotel, October 21st thru 24th, 2004. For information on registering for
this year's meeting please see:
< http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2004/registration.html >

If you would like to receive updates on the progress of this years
Warpstock event you can subscribe to our eNewsletter by sending the
following message in the body of an email to

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subscribe/unsubscribe from the Warpstock eNews list.


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From the eComStation Desktop of: Mark Dodel, president, Warpstock Inc.

Warpstock 2004, Denver, Colorado, October 21 - 24, 2004 http://www.warpstock.org

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SW: Need more OS/2 developers for Mozilla

10 May 2004 14:18:40 -0500


From: Michael Kaply on Mon, 10 May 2004 13:07:54 UTC Posted on:
News://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.public.mozilla.os2

My team is no longer focused on Mozilla for OS/2.

While I continue to do some work on it as a hobby, there is basically no
OS/2 development work going on with Mozilla.

I'm hoping there are developers out there who want to help work on the

OS/2 port of Mozilla.

If there are, speak up.

[Moderator's note: Please post all responses to the Mozilla OS/2 support
group ]


Mike

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SW: New SANE backends-1.0.14/frontends-1.0.12 for OS/2 available

10 May 2004 13:27:03 -0500


From: "Franz Bakan"

Hi,

New compiled binaries of SANE (Scanner Acess Now Easy) for OS/2 are
available.

Backends-Version now is 1.0.14, Frontends-Version now is 1.0.12

From the announcement:
New with 1.0.14 released 2004-05-01:

* Updated backends: artec, artec_eplus48u, as6e, avision, canon630u,
canon_pp, epson,
fujitsu, gphoto2, gt68xx, hp, matsushita, mustek, mustek_pp,
mustek_usb, plustek,
plustek_pp, sm3600, snapscan, teco1, teco2, u12, umax, umax_pp, v4l.
* Added scripts for USB hotplugging (Linux)
* Added Danish translation. Updated other translations.
* sane-find-scanner knows about more chipsets now.
* Portability fixes (especially for MacOS X, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and OS/2).
* Build system fixes.
* Documentation updates.
* Bugfixes.

Backends (libsane.dll) and Frontends (scanimage, xscanimage ...) all
together in one package (About 2MB)

More details:
http://home.tiscalinet.de/fbakan/sane-os2.htm

Binary Package:

http://home.tiscalinet.de/fbakan/sane/sane-os2-1.0.14.zip

Still SCSI and maybe parport only.
If you need USB support look for the version included in TAME or write a
libusb.dll

Feedback welcome.

Bye
Franz




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OT: Additional article on IBM's Microsoft bypass

10 May 2004 12:05:45 -0500


From: "Stanley Sidlov"

http://www.itnews.com.au/storycontent.asp?ID=4&Art_ID=19527

"IBM Software is slated to outline plans to shrink and componentise key
middleware as a way to bring rich client capabilities to the tiniest
devices.

A new Workplace Client "Micro Edition" will package key middleware facets
of IBM's portfolio, said sources familiar with the company's plan. That
layer of software -- paired with server-side management and provisioning
and the tiny Cloudscape database embedded in the new Lotus Workplace 2.0
client -- was expected to bring even existing applications into a secure,
manageable environment, they said. "

[snip]

"And while IBM was expected to soft-pedal a potential antiMicrosoft
message -- since it makes a lot of money on Windows-based implementations
-- the company will talk about how customers will be able to use
IBM-supplied plug-ins to run Microsoft Office applications in a secure
Workplace environment, sources familiar with the plan said. For those who
want basic spreadsheet, word processing and presentation graphics
functionality, IBM also would offer Workplace "editors" that would do the
bulk of what users need for a fraction of the Office price."






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Event: Warpstock eNewsletter announcement

10 May 2004 09:38:40 -0500


From: "Mark Dodel"

To help keep you informed of the progress of the upcoming Warpstock 2004
event we have started a subscription based eNewsletter. The plan is to
send out an issue twice a month on the 1st and 15th up until the show
takes place in October. The Warpstock eNewsletter will have the latest
information about the event including the latest scheduled presentations
and classes, details of Web site changes, as well information about this
years location - the Mile High city of Denver Colorado.

If you would like to subscribe to the Warpstock eNewsletter send the
following message in the body of an email to

subscribe wsenews
end

Or by clicking on the following link
< http://www.os2voice.org/mailinglists.html > and using the web form to
subscribe/unsubscribe from the Warpstock eNews list.

In case you are unfamiliar with Warpstock, it is an annual gathering of
OS/2 users, developers, and vendors from around the world for the purpose
of education and advocacy. Warpstock is the place to stay current with
what is happening in OS/2. More information is available at the
Warpstock web site : < http://www.warpstock.org >


From the eComStation Desktop of: Mark Dodel, president, Warpstock Inc.


Warpstock 2004, Denver, Colorado, October 21 - 24, 2004
http://www.warpstock.org


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OT: IBM to launch Microsoft bypass

10 May 2004 08:12:48 -0500


From: "Mark Dodel"

Seems like we have been here before with WSOD and Java but:

< http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1083180368074 >

"IBM to launch Microsoft bypass
By Tom Foremski in San Francisco
Published: May 9 2004 21:54 | Last Updated: May 9 2004 21:54

International Business Machines has raised the stakes in its battle with
Microsoft by developing a software technology that would allow large
corporations to bypass Microsoft operating systems and applications on PCs
or handheld computers.

This is the latest of increasingly aggressive moves by IBM, the world's
largest computer company, to grab market share as global information
technology markets strengthen following three years of downturn. It comes
as Microsoft is under pressure from corporate customers unhappy with
security issues in its software and the cost of licences.

IBM's software technology, to be announced on Monday in New York, has the
backing of leading technology companies, including Motorola, PeopleSoft,
Adobe Systems and Siebel Systems. Top executives of these companies will
announce plans for products that support the IBM software, providing large
corporations with further alternatives to Microsoft business software
applications.

...."

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SW: CDRWSel (update for V3 to 3.0.2)

09 May 2004 14:17:15 -0500


From: "r.dodin"

GUI to RSJ command line mode (great improvements)

CDRWSel update for V3 package is available at http://hobbes.nmsu.edu file
name : CDRWSelV3_02.ZIP

Hobbes Incoming: < http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/cdrwselv3_02.zip >
Hobbes Search:
< http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=cdrwselv3_02.zip >

Because this package only contains updated files to change CDRWSel V3 to
V3.0.2, it must be unzipped into CDRWSel V3 directory.

New in V3.0.2
* CDRWSel version is displaied in main window
* Added 'run background' option for finalize process.
If enabled, you don't have to wait that current finalize request ends
to start a new finalize.
* Added Pid's option into main popup menu to list current running
'detach' or background
processes started under cdrwsel (Enter on a Pid to get more
information or kill it)

Regards,
Remy





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SW: eBayWatch Ver 1.09w

09 May 2004 10:56:09 -0500


From: Ken Kirchner

"eBayWatch/2 is an auction management tool for OS/2 users. It works solely
with the eBay auction site. It is meant to aid the user in searching for,
monitoring and bidding on auction items. eBayWatch/2 is copyright
freeware.

Required -
1) partition with long filename support (hpfs/jfs)
2) rexxutil.dll and rxsock.dll in libpath
3) must start from its work directory, or a program object which sets the
work directory"


Hello All,

I have uploaded ver 1.09w to -
http://www.eclipse.net/~knkrchnr

This release is to fix several items broken by recent eBay changes. From
the readme -
Ver 1.09w (released 20040508)
- eBay changes break search results
- eBay change causes problem in "Seller" field
- Chg: Bid Amount will accept entry formatted "1234.56" or "1234,56"
- Chg: Added search title line as separator on all searches
- Chg: Added Buy Now price to update bid window

As usual, any feedback of things strange or broken is appreciated.

Thanks,
Ken




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