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18 Jun 2004 16:08:18 -0500
From: "Jan van Wijk"
This is a minor upgrade to the 6.08 version with:
- Another update to the LIST command aiding FAT EA recovery
- Update CDROM-ISO and diskette imagefiles to the 6.09 level
There is also a new batch of 6.09 mini-CDROMs on its way
to the Mensys on-line shop ...
DFSee is the SWISS-ARMY-KNIFE for disk and filesystem problems. With
FDISK-like displays, analysis and recovery, FIX commands, UNDELETE for
HPFS/NTFS, imaging and cloning. More details at:
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee.htm
Direct download links:
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee6xx.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dfsee609.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dfsee
Most important functional changes since 6.08:
- LIST FAT added '-I -C' combo and '-X' option to list EAs
- ALLOC on HPFS, warning on invalid bitmap position in table
- ALLOC on HPFS, fix bitmap cache handling on read errors
- DFSCHECK and other commands added to 'external' warning-list
Check DFS*.TXT files for details, all changes listed in DFSHIST.TXT
Registering DFSee will give you the right to use all 6.xx versions and get
support plus a reasonable amount of assistance by email.
But even more important, it enables further development of DFSee!
Regards, Jan van Wijk
PS:
DFSee support (email) will be unavailable until
the middle of July due to my holliday ...
The DFSee group at Yahoo will remain operational!
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DFSee Home: http://www.dfsee.com; Jan van Wijk; Author of DFSee -
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17 Jun 2004 20:47:15 -0500
From: "Mark Dodel"
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/
June 17, 2004 Thunderbird 0.7 http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
has been released.
"Thunderbird 0.7 is Mozilla's next generation e-mail client."
Zipfile:
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/0.7/contrib/thunderbird-0.7-os2.zip
Installation instructions:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/releases/
Requires a libc0.5 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.innotek.de/products/gccos2/download/gccos2download_e.html
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17 Jun 2004 20:24:17 -0500
Forwarded message from stevewDESPAM@scitechsoft.com on Thu, 17 Jun 2004
20:47:42 UTC
Posted to: news://www1.scitechsoft.com/scitech.snap.graphics.os2
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SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2
Professional Edition
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Where can I download it?
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You can download beta releases of SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2 from this
URL:
http://www.scitechsoft.com/ftp/snap/os2/beta/
What's new in this version?
---------------------------
This is just a bugfix version for 2.9.1; 2.9.1 added support for the ATI
Mobility Radeon X600 (M24), ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 (M9+), and Matrox
Parhelia, improved support for the Matrox P650 and P750, GRADD updates,
and more. A more complete list of changes can be found here:
http://www.scitechsoft.com/snap2_changes.txt
About SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2
------------------------------------
SciTech SNAP Graphics provides high performance graphics accelerator
access across a wide range of modern graphics hardware and operating
systems. The core technology is our SciTech SNAP Graphics Architecture,
which is a cross platform device driver technology enabling the use of the
same device drivers in all versions of SciTech SNAP Graphics. Sharing the
drivers between platforms improves the quality and performance of device
drivers for all supported operating systems.
For more detailed information about SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2
(including the list of supported graphics chipsets) see the complete
readme at:
http://www.scitechsoft.com/ftp/snap/os2/beta/readme.txt
Support
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If you wish to discuss this release with other users, you are welcome to
use the SciTech newsgroups at:
news://news.scitechsoft.com/scitech.snap.graphics.os2
Please note that the product has a 21-day evaluation period; if you would
like to purchase it for continued use, it is available in our online
store. Once you have registered, you can get priority support by opening
tickets on the SciTech HelpDesk:
http://www.scitechsoft.com/support/helpdesk/
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17 Jun 2004 18:01:11 -0500
From: "Rich Walsh"
I've just released a package of fixes for Object Desktop v1.5 & 2.0. This
package, named ODFIX.ZIP:
- enables Zip Folders to use recent versions of InfoZip's Unzip
- turns on the CPU meter when running Warp v4.5x
- prevents WPS lockups when dragging over Control Center
It is currently at hobbes in /pub/incoming and should end up at:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/system/patches/odfix.zip
You can also get it from:
http://e-vertise.com/misc/odfix.zip
Also included in the package is a file unlock/replace/backup utility named
OLDNEWBK.EXE. Unlike similar utils, it should work with any type of file,
not just exes & dlls. Plus, its commandline syntax is easy to remember
:-)
___________________________________________________________________
| DragText v3.8
Rich Walsh | A Distinctly Different Desktop Enhancement Ft Myers,
FL | http://e-vertise.com/dragtext/
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16 Jun 2004 21:28:42 -0500
From: "Mark Dodel"
IBM Web Browser for OS/2 V2.0.3 is also now available on the eComStation
download site. http://www.ecomstation.com
Note also the following about this release of the IBM Web Browser:
about: in this version shows:
Mozilla/5.0 (OS/2; U; Warp 4.5; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040603
This build is based on the Mozilla 1.6 version code and unlike previous
versions which used the VAC compiler this uses GCC and requires the latest
GCC runtime ( libc-0.5.1.exe ) from the Innotek site -
http://download.innotek.de/gccos2/runtime/libc-0.5.1.exe I believe this
has to be installed even before the installer is run, and it is not
included as part of the IWB download.
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16 Jun 2004 18:21:37 -0500
Forwarded message from Michael Kaply on Wed, 16 Jun 2004 20:45:58 UTC
Posted on news://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.public.mozilla.os2
See:
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2
"June 16, 2004 Firefox 0.9 has been released.
Zipfile:
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/0.9/contrib/firefox-os2-0.9.zip
Installation Instructions:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/#install
Requires a libc0.5 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.innotek.de/products/gccos2/download/gccos2download_e.html
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/
Firefox is a speedy, full-featured browser that makes browsing more
efficient than ever before. More information about Firefox is available."
This is a good example of where someone could start helping the Mozilla
for OS/2 project.
I did very little testing of this release, but I noticed some OS/2
specific issues.
For instance, the extensions dialog looks different on OS/2.
If people could start beating on this and find problems for other people
to look at, that would be great.
I'll post build instructions for firefox tomorrow if anyone wants to build
it.
This is NOT a static build (one big EXE) - I couldn't get that working on
OS/2.
Mike
[Moderator note: FireFox is the browser only web browser based on the
Mozilla source. Have a question on FireFox? Post it to the Mozilla OS/2
support news group:
news://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.public.mozilla.os2 ]
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16 Jun 2004 15:58:58 -0500
From: "OS/2 World" < http://www.os2world.com >
PHP 4.3.7 for OS/2 had been released
http://silk.apana.org.au/php/
"PHP is a popular scripting language most commonly used with a web server
to produce dynamically generated web page."
Source: OS2.jp
Posted by: martini
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15 Jun 2004 20:50:37 -0500
From: "Mark Dodel"
On IBM's Software Choice catalog -
http://service.boulder.ibm.com/asd-bin/doc/en_us/catalog.htm
IBM Web Browser for OS/2 V2.0.3
IBM(R) Web Browser for OS/2(R) V2.0.3 enables you to browse the Web,
compose and receive e-mail, and support newsgroups. Web Browser includes a
SpellChecker, which enables you to spellcheck your messages. In addition,
strong (128-bit) encryption provides enhanced security for online
shopping, banking, trading, and e-mail. Updated 06/14/04
http://service.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/swchoice/priv/rdoc/en_us/ns50/f-feat.htm
This item requires a subscription logon/password.
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15 Jun 2004 20:10:01 -0500
From: prokushevDESPAM@freemail.ru
Hi All/2
Starting this year SysInfo/2 hosted at Netlabs.org. SysInfo/2 developed
under BSD (program) and LGPL (Sibyl runtime) licenses. We will glad to see
testers and developers for our project. At the present time still open
following tasks:
1. Installation program
2. Text reports
3. NLS
4. SOM Information
5. Reports printing
6. Calibration of builds
WBR,
Yuri Prokushev (prokushevDESPAM@freemail.ru)
Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
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15 Jun 2004 09:18:54 -0500
From: "Mark Manley"
[Moderator note: A response from our good friends at Innotek in regard to
a potential release of a Flash update for OS/2. The OS/2 and eComStation
community owe a great debt of gratitude to Innotek for helping to keep our
platform of choice usable.]
"Dear WarpOMatic,
We are still under discussion with Macromedia about bringing Flash7 to
OS/2.
Nothing has been decided yet. Should we come to an agreement, the OS/2
community will be informed instantly.
Thanks for your support!
Regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Oliver Stein
Sales Director
InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH"
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14 Jun 2004 16:11:30 -0500
From: Lee Thomason
OS2Voice -
Your news post "Net: Ask Macromedia to allow Flash 7 for OS/2" has
certainly caught our attention. And while I understand that there are many
people who would like to have the Flash Player 7 for OS/2. Flash Player 7
for OS/2 does not exist. Macromedia has not created Flash Player 7 for
OS/2, and we are not preventing any third party from releasing it. None of
our licensees have ported Flash Player 7 to OS/2.
I certainly understand that folks are frustrated, especially since they
think we are holding something from them. I want to personally assure you
we are not holding back the Flash Player product from the OS/2 community.
lee
Lee Thomason
Macromedia
Flash Player Architect
lthomasonDESPAM@macromedia.com
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14 Jun 2004 10:45:42 -0500
From: "Serenity Virtual Station - Announcement List"
Serenity Systems has announced the availability of the Open Beta program
last week. You can find the pressrelease on the beta page:
http://www.serenityvirtual.com/beta/
You are now able to join the beta program and participate in the
development and refinement of this product. The cost to participate in the
beta is $50US and will be used as a credit, should you choose to purchase
the product when it becomes generally available.
As a bonus, beta testers will receive an additional $20US discount off
the Suggested Retail Price. The current planned pricing is SRP $99US for
a single host platform and SRP $199US for a product which includes all
supported hosted versions.
The following products are currently part of the SVISTA Beta Program:
* SVISTA for Windows
* SVISTA for Linux
* SVISTA for OS/2
* (SVISTA for FreeBSD is planned for a later date)
SVISTA supports running of different operating systems, or multiple
instances of the same operating system, as "guest desktops" inside the
virtual machine. This provides the user with the ability to access
multiple desktops on the same computer at the same time.
Best regards,
Serenity Systems International
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13 Jun 2004 15:52:00 -0500
From: Timothy Sipples
Dear Bargain Hunters,
I've been keeping a close eye on the prices for 802.11b wireless adapters
and related equipment for my eComStation system. The prices keep coming
down.
First of all, please be aware that 802.11b's WEP encryption standard is
not secure. It's better than nothing, but it's got problems (which you
can read about lots of places). So for really secure connections, be sure
to use a VPN (like Injoy) and/or HTTPS (SSL).
Second, I'm still a big fan of the wireless bridges I have mentioned in
the past. So please keep those in mind. Those are coming down in price,
too.
But I've recently (and successfully) experimented with the IBM High Rate
Wireless Mini PCI Adapter (part number 22P7701) in the IBM ThinkPad T30
(and will probably try some other ThinkPad model soon), and it works like
a charm with the IBMPRISM.EXE driver available through Software Choice
(subscription only). These adapters seem to be rather plentiful and
affordable now. Use http://froogle.google.com to search for this part
number and you should find vendors selling them for around $50.
(Froogle's lowest price sorting doesn't work right, so look through all
the pages for best results.) You can also occasionally find them on eBay.
This adapter also works like a charm with almost every distribution of
Linux -- I tested SuSE 9.1 -- and Windows (ugh). It installs inside
"wireless-ready" IBM ThinkPads. It's an Intel/Xircom OEMed part.
Be sure to use the WiFiStat utility that comes with the driver to
configure WEP, SSID, etc. (PROTOCOL.INI settings don't seem to do much,
actually.) You should also delay DHCPSTRT until after bootup -- don't run
it in \MPTN\BIN\SETUP.CMD, for example. (On my system I've configured
multiple CONFIG.SYS files that I can pick during bootup. If I hit the
letter W, I get the wireless configuration.)
I'm using the USR 8011 wireless router I mentioned some time ago -- a good
bargain find that some of you got, too. FYI, interestingly it accepts the
SMC Europe firmware, Version 1.96h3, designed for the Barricade 7004AWBR.
Looks like the same Taiwanese company made both. (I like SMC's firmware
better than USR's. It actually manages to hold a connection with WEP
encryption enabled.)
I can also use eComStation wirelessly at Starbucks now, surfing and
working while listening to KCAA's feed of Air America Radio. Pretty
amazing.
In other news, there are some great printer deals that I've seen recently.
The Epson C84 color inkjet printer -- works with the C80 driver -- seems
to be in deep discount right now at places like Office Depot. (The C84
has both parallel and USB ports, and that's handy.) So is the Brother
HL-1440, which Staples had recently well under $100. These deals come and
go, so keep monitoring shopping sites like http://www.fatwallet.com for
details.
Finally, I'd like to put in a plug for Ghostscript/GSview for PDF
creation, viewing, and printing. It's well worth the modest registration
price, and you can try it first. Looks like the authors fixed the
remaining printing problems I was having, so now I can wirelessly print
PDFs from GSview to my USR router-attached HP LaserJet. From my front
porch. Wow.
I have no affiliation with any of these companies. Caveat emptor.
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