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22 Jul 2005 22:29:10
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From: Andy Willis
We are planning a vintage OS/2 museum for this year's Warpstock event in
Hershey, PA (October 6-9). I'm still trying to round up the hardware to
run most of what we will have, but so far it looks like we will have most
of the OS/2 1.x versions, 2.x versions and probably some of the Warp
versions as well. We will also have vintage applications as well, such as
Microsoft Word for OS/2 (yes there actually was both a 16 bit text version
and a PM version of Word), Excel for OS/2, WordPerfect for OS/2, games and
lots of other things you may have never even seen. We also are working on
having a genuine IBM PowerPC running OS/2PPC, which would give people a
chance to see this rarest of IBM releases actually running.
If you have something that you can bring along that you think might be of
interest, please let us know. We will try to have a couple machines
available for playing with. Since we already have a sizable collection of
software, you might want to check that we don't already have it first. We
could use some help with hardware though, so if you have any vintage AT or
PS/2 machines and you can bring it (assuming you are driving), please let
us know. We are trying to avoid having to pay to ship these well built
but extremely heavy machines. If you are looking to donate your equipment
to a good home, we are in the process of looking for a place to house the
collection after the event.
We will need a few volunteers to watch the exhibit area, mainly just to
provide security, but if they are knowledgeable about the vintage versions
of software and hardware that would be helpful, but not required. Anyone
that can help with that, and also setting up the equipment please contact
me - os2museum2005@warpstock.org As at all Warpstock events, access to
the exhibit area is free to all.
For more on this year's event location, including lots of Hershey area
attractions (mmm, did somebody say chocolate?), see our web site at:
http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2005/location.html To learn more about
Warpstock visit the homepage at: http://warpstock.org/index.html
Information about this years event can be found at:
http://warpstock.org/index_2005.html Registration information is at:
http://warpstock.org/event_info/2005/registration.html
http://www15.serrahost.com/warpstockorg/
We also offer the Warpstock eNewsletter mailing list where you can get
more detialed information bulletins electronically as we announce them.
If you would like to subscribe to the Warpstock eNewsletter send the
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Have you been to Warpstock yet?
* Warpstock 1997 - Diamond Bar, California
* Warpstock 1998 - Chicago, Illinois
* Warpstock 1999 - Atlanta, Georgia
* Warpstock 2000 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Warpstock 2001 - Toronto, Canada
* Warpstock 2002 - Austin, Texas
* Warpstock 2003 - San Francisco, California
* Warpstock 2004 - Denver, Colorado
* Warpstock 2005 - Hershey, Pennsylvania
Warpstock, Inc., is a North Carolina 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 web site:
http://www.warpstock.org
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22 Jul 2005 16:40:21
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From: "Jan van Wijk"
DFSee version 7.09 has been released today
It fixes a few irritating bugs, and improves imaging performance.
It also introduces AUTOMATIC LOGGING now at startup, presenting the user
with a file-open dialog. This will take some getting used to for
experienced users, but should make sure a good record is kept of exactly
WHAT you where doing in DFSee :-)
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/dfsee709.zip
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee7xx.zip
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee7xx.msi
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee7xx_warpin.exe
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dfsee709.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dfsee
Most important functional changes since 7.08:
- CLEANUP New in Mode=FDISK menu, cleanup chain of extended containers
- CLONE Apply start and size values from commandline in the dialog
- DISK/GEO fixed CR bug after changing the geometry on a virtual disk
- EXT/Log New freespace-type when holding EMPTY extended containers
- FAT CRC Fix FALSE alarms, about FAT1/FAT2 crc being different
- IMAGE Accept mcs-numbers for -s and -F options, allowing GiB etc
- IMAGE -S option now implies -z option too (smart imaging, compress)
- IMAGE Apply start and size values from commandline in the dialog
- IMAGE -z Huge speed improvement, 45% faster again (6.11-7.08 slower)
- LOGGING Automatic logging dialog at startup, unless -l or -l- switch
- Mouse Fixed problem with unreachable top-left area on OS/2 desktop
- Mouse Added -mouse- program switch to disable the mouse completely
- PART -w Lowered severity for some minor warnings in standard display
- RESTORE Accept mcs-numbers for -s and -F options, allowing GiB etc
- RESTORE Apply start and size values from commandline in the dialog
- ReiserFS display more fields from the superblock, incl partition size
- WARNINGs when empty extended containers are detected in EBR, CLEANUP
- WIPE Accept mcs-numbers for -s and -F options, allowing GiB etc
The Diskette and CDR-ISO imagefiles are updated as well ...
Regards, JvW
=========================================================================
DFSee Home: http://www.dfsee.com; Jan van Wijk; Author of DFSee -
infoDESPAM@DESPAMdfsee.com
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22 Jul 2005 08:31:13
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: madodelDESPAM@DESPAMptdprolog.net
Just a reminder that if you have OS/2 or eComStation related news please
send it to:
submit@os2voice.org
Sending it to any other address will at the very least delay its posting
to the VOICE News list and could end up in the post being lost in the
ether.
I will be away on vacation for the next week and Paul Smedley has
graciously agreed to step in as moderator until I return. His help is
really appreciated as is all the work he has been doing as a developer on
the SANE and other OS/2 programming projects.
As of today the VOICE News list has 743 subscribers.
Mark
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22 Jul 2005 06:38:12
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From: "Frank Wochatz"
Some days ago I asked for sponsors to support ROM Logicware to develop
Papyrus 11 for OS/2.
I've got a lot of feedback, thanks a lot to all parties hereto!
Here is the intermediate result:
numbner current sponsors: 18
total amount: ~1.800,- EUR
Later the sponsors will purchase the following licences
13 full versions for OS/2
8 upgrades für OS/2
1 full versions for Windows
4 upgrades for Windows
1 full version for Mac
But unfortunately I think ist not enough, and I hope that there will be
some more sponsors.
If you would like to sponsor the product, then please contact me. Best is
to use the text form, which is available from here:
English form:
http://www.subsys.de/misc/Pap11OS2en.zip
German form:
http://www.subsys.de/misc/Pap11OS2.zip
Please fill it out, and send it to me (per fmail, fax or snail mail). You
will find contact addresses in the form. Please send only the form, no
money at this moment!
I will wait for feedback until Friday, the 29.July05. Then I woll forward
the result to ROM Logicware.
kind regards
Frank Wochatz
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21 Jul 2005 20:47:17
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From: abwilliDESPAM@DESPAMcomcast.net
Mozilla is moving towards using Cairo as its rendering engine:
http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/roc/archives/2005/04/glimpse_of_the.html
Cairo is a vector graphics library designed to provide high-quality
display and print output. Currently available backends include the X
Window System, OpenGL (via glitz), Quartz, win32, in-memory image buffers,
PNG images, PostScript, and PDF files. Some of these backends are still
experimental. Cairo is designed to produce identical output on all output
media while taking advantage of display hardware acceleration when
available (eg. through the X Render Extension or OpenGL). from [
http://www.cairographics.org/introduction ] (warning: this site uses
transparent png and thus loads _VERY_ slowly in Warpzilla).
Cairo has not been ported to OS/2 as of yet. The 1.9 series is about to
begin (this is when Cairo will begin to be used as the rendering engine).
I have looked at this but I am not a strong programmer and know nothing
of graphics programming so have not gotten anywhere. It looks like the
best route at this time is to base the port off of the Windows port
(really it is the backend that has to be ported which seems to consist of
2 files -font and surface - for each system.
Andy
Url:
From: Andy Willis (abwillisDESPAM@DESPAMcomcast.net)
Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
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21 Jul 2005 13:03:37
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From: "Bob St.John"
Latest "Help Desk" cartoon from Chris Wright:
http://www.ubersoft.net/d/20050718.html
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20 Jul 2005 23:17:13
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From: madodelDESPAM@DESPAMptdprolog.net
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/GCC-3.3.5-rc1.zip
GCC is a distribution of the GNU C/C++ compiler suite and associated
utilities for the IBM OS/2 platform.
Innotek website for GCC for OS/2:
http://www.innotek.de/products/gccos2/gccos2general_e.html
"If you have any questions regarding the compiler we recommend to join the
UnixOS2 mailinglist:
http://unixos2.org/pages/MailingLists.html
There is also a web interface at gmane.org:
http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.os2.unixos2 "
There is also an Innotek online forum for GCC for OS/2:
http://ubb.innotek.de/ultimatebb.php?category=8
GCC v3.3.5 / LIBC v0.6 - Release Candidate 1:
---------------------------------------------
New features:
o Replaced the BSD regex with the GLIBC one.
o Replaced the BSD getopt with the GLIBC one adding optreset
for BSD compatability.
o Added libcrypt from GLIBC.
o Added argp from GLIBC.
o Added obstack from GLIBC.
o Finally added a crude [v]asprintf() implementation.
o Added missing math bits from GLIBC.
o New functions:
rawmemchr(), strchrnul(), fgets_unlocked(), gets_unlocked(),
fwide(), asprintf(), vasprintf(), get_current_dir_name(),
getdelim(), getline(), getlogin_r(), _getopt_internal(),
_getopt_internal_r(), _getopt_long_only_r(),
_getopt_long_r(), argp_error(), argp_failure(),
argp_fmtstream_ensure(), argp_fmtstream_free(),
argp_fmtstream_point(), argp_fmtstream_printf(),
argp_fmtstream_putc(), argp_fmtstream_puts(),
argp_fmtstream_set_lmargin(), argp_fmtstream_set_rmargin(),
argp_fmtstream_set_wmargin(), argp_fmtstream_update(),
argp_fmtstream_write(), argp_help(), argp_input(),
argp_make_fmtstream(), argp_parse(),
argp_program_bug_address(), argp_program_version(),
argp_program_version_hook(), argp_state_help(), argp_usage(),
cacos(), cacosf(), cacosh(), cacoshf(), cacoshl(), cacosl(),
cargf(), casin(), casinf(), casinh(), casinhf(), casinhl(),
casinl(), catan(), catanf(), catanh(), catanhf(), catanhl(),
catanl(), ccos(), ccosf(), ccosh(), ccoshf(), ccoshl(),
ccosl(), cexp(), cexpf(), cexpl(), clog(), clog10(),
clog10f(), clog10l(), clogf(), clogl(), cpow(), cpowf(),
cpowl(), cproj(), cprojf(), cprojl(), csin(), csinf(),
csinh(), csinhf(), csinhl(), csinl(), csqrt(), csqrtf(),
csqrtl(), ctan(), ctanf(), ctanh(), ctanhf(), ctanhl(),
ctanl(), exp10(), log2(), log2f(), log2l(), sincos(),
sincosf(), sincosl(), asinhl(), atanhl(), llrintl(),
lrintl(), erfcl(), erfl(), exp2l(), expm1l(), log1pl(),
logbl(), nearbyintl(), remainderl(), remquol(), cabsl(),
carg(), cargl(), gammal_r(), exp10f(), tgammaf(), tgammal(),
__fpu_control(), acoshl(), exp10l(), j0l(), j1l(), jnl(),
lgammal_r(), nexttowardl(), scalbl(), significandl(), y0l(),
y1l(), ynl(), gammal(), lgammal(), _obstack_allocated_p(),
obstack_alloc_failed_handler(), _obstack_begin(),
_obstack_begin_1(), obstack_exit_failure(), obstack_free(),
_obstack_memory_used(), _obstack_newchunk(), nftw(),
stpncpy(), crypt_r(), encrypt_r(), init_des(), init_des_r(),
md5_buffer(), md5_crypt(), md5_crypt_r(), md5_finish_ctx(),
md5_init_ctx(), md5_process_block(), md5_process_bytes(),
md5_read_ctx(), md5_stream(), setkey_r(), crypt(), encrypt(),
setkey(), _ufc_dofinalperm_r(), _ufc_doit_r(), _ufc_foobar(),
_ufc_mk_keytab_r(), _ufc_output_conversion_r(),
_ufc_setup_salt_r(), getmode(), optreset(), bsd_setmode(),
getpgid(), getsid(), setlinebuf(), re_comp(),
re_compile_fastmap(), re_compile_pattern(), re_exec(),
re_match(), re_match_2(), re_search(), re_search_2(),
re_set_registers() and re_set_syntax().
Bug fixes:
o Fixed various bugs related to __declspec.
o Fixed a bug in alloca which was causing all -O levels
to break.
o Added UniStrFromUcs and UniStrToUcs to uconv.h and libos2.
o Fixed quite a few libc issues, see the ChangeLog.LIBC
for full details.
Known problems:
o Static linking not possible - will be fixed.
o Job control will only be applied to thread 1 in a process.
This won't change.
o Missing some process group interfaces required for
job control. They'll show up soon.
o The HLL debug info isn't working 100% correctly.
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20 Jul 2005 15:25:08
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From: martinDESPAM@DESPAMos2world.com
Source: The Register
Die-hard OS/2 supporters are calling for IBM to release the source code of
the venerable operating system so that it might prosper after it's put out
to pasture. Earlier this month, IBM reaffirmed its decision to cease
marketing OS/2 at the end of next year. Free - but not paid - support of
OS/2 from IBM will also cease at the end of 2006....
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/20/os2_petition/
Url: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/20/os2_petition/
From: Martin Iturbide (martinDESPAM@DESPAMos2world.com)
Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
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20 Jul 2005 15:00:28
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From: os2ThePastECStheFutureDESPAM@DESPAMos2ecs.org
The OS2eCS Organization's board of directors will be meeting Saturday ,
July 23@ 4PM EST in #ecomstation on the Undernet IRC network.
#ecomstation on the Undernet IRC network is a PUBLIC channel hosted on the
Undernet Network: http://www.undernet.org
The OS2eCS Organization is a non-profit organization chartered to support
and advocate OS/2(TM) and eComStation(TM) operating platforms using all
resources at our disposal. The OS2eCS Organization is a non-aligned
independant organization not affiliated with IBM or Serenity Systems
International. The OS2eCS Organization is based in the USA, but is an
international grass-roots organization devoted to growing the eComStation
user base in North America and overseas(Japan & Philippines).
Our organization was created to develope software, provide services and
resources to help users effectively utilize IBM's OS/2 and Serenity
System's eComStation operating platform.
Url: http://www.os2ecs.org
From: Jeramie Samphere (os2ThePastECStheFutureDESPAM@DESPAMos2ecs.org)
Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
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20 Jul 2005 11:00:44
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From: martinDESPAM@DESPAMos2world.com
"A number of OS/2 fans are urging IBM to release OS/2, or as much of it as
is legally possible, as open source software.
A petition on the OS/2 World website, which is signed by more than 8,800
people, states the petition to IBM is so the much-loved OS/2 technology
can be freely distributed and developed around the world. ôWe understand
that making OS/2 Open source will be beneficial for the IBM customers as
well as for IBM, if the hurdle of third-party supplied code can be
overcome. To this end we are willing to contribute our own efforts,ö the
petition states...."
http://www.sapinfo.net/index.php4?ACTION=noframe&url=http://www.sapinfo.net/public/en/news.php4/Category-28813c6138d029be8/page/0/article/Article-1604742dde9e91e62e/en/articleStatistic
Url:
http://www.sapinfo.net/index.php4?ACTION=noframe&url=http://www.sapinfo.net/public/en/news.php4/Category-28813c6138d029be8/page/0/article/Article-1604742dde9e91e62e/en/articleStatistic
From: Martin Iturbide (martinDESAM@DESPAMos2world.com)
Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
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19 Jul 2005 21:28:37
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From: "Chuck McKinnis"
eComStation Maintenance Tool 2.1.8.8 is now available for download.
Because of the error corrected in 2.1.8.7 (see item #1 under the changes
list), it will be necessary to download this update by logging on to
http://www.ecomstation.com.
Build 2.1.8.8
Correct detection of available eCS MT updates.
Preliminary support for Italian.
Accomodate blanks in directories referenced by path statements in
CONFIG.SYS.
Correct determination of installed drive for Java 1.3.1.
Issue warning message if SET DELDIR= is active in CONFIG.SYS
Check \OS2\BOOT for the IFS drivers.
Clean up archive/backup directory detection.
--
Chuck McKinnis
mckinnisDESPAM@DESPAMsandia.net
Covenant Solutions
http://7cities.net/~mckinnis/
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19 Jul 2005 20:39:37
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From: Sam Lewis
If you are interested in the Papyrus Office Suite for OS/2 I would
recommend putting in a confirmed order. R.O.M. Logicware stated in an
email to me that their decision to release an OS/2 version would largely
depend on the number of confirmed orders. I got the impression that they
had removed OS/2-eCS off of their order list, but, THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
Order from this link.
https://www.papyrus.de/orders.htm
Thanks,
Sam
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19 Jul 2005 19:45:12
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From: Esther Schindler
Here's another one from Tom's Hardware
Users' group urges IBM to make OS/2 open source
By Scott Fulton
July 18, 2005 - 14:30 EST
Stockholm (Sweden) - One of the last active OS/2 users' groups anywhere
in the world has announced an initiative to garner support for
petitioning IBM to release components of its long-neglected OS/2
operating system into the open source community.
http://www.tomshardware.com/hardnews/20050718_143013.html
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19 Jul 2005 19:24:45
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From: kadzsolDESPAM@DESPAMxenia.sote.hu
UpdCD 2.51 fix has been released. It has to be installed on top of an
existing UpdCD 2.5x installation.
Changes/Fixes in this release:
fix: relocated 3rd party addons scripts were not updated by install.cmd
fix: UDF.IFS driver was added after CDFS.IFS
fix: aligned CDRecord addons script with directory structure of CDRecord
2.0 fix: TCP/IP of eCS 1.1 was always installed on drive C:
fix: XWP, ODIN, Amouse were not fully installed (use minimal Warpin 1.0.7)
fix: TCP/IP 4.1/2/3 did not install without adding TCP/IP update (WSeB,
CP) fix: IBMCDROM.DMD was not updated (eCS 1.1)
fix: XWP-NLS package was not fully installed
fix: relocated Updcd.Log was not copied to burn directory
new: made 3rd party WPI addon (Odin, XWP, Amous, TcpCfg) install
unattended new: added Unicode.Sys check to UDF addon script
new: added support for German XWP NLS
new: support for installing NFS and VPN icw TCP/IP 4.3 (except on eCS 1.0)
new: made LVM files optional for JFS addon
new: LxLite floppy image before updating to save space
Url: http://xenia.sote.hu/~kadzsol/rexx/sajat/updcd.htm
From: Z. Kadar (kadzsolDESPAM@DESPAMxenia.sote.hu)
Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
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19 Jul 2005 10:17:19
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From: DevelopersWorkshopDESPAM@DESPAMnetlabs.org
The OS/2 and eComStation Developers Workshop 2005 was held on July 9th and
10th in Dresden, Germany.
A bit more than one week after the workshop we have now updated the
workshop homepage with some information that can be useful for developers
that could not attend.
1. You can download all presentations. With the exception of the
netlabs.org presentation and the Mozilla presentation you can download all
presentations in a PDF format from the workshop homepage:
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2005#Download_Presentations
The Mozilla presentation needed to be canceled last minute because of
illness of the presenter.
2. Posters available. We had two posters presented at the Workshop. One
about WDSibyl, a visual pascal development environment and one about the
EDM/2 Tools section. Both are now available for download from the workshop
homepage:
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2005#Posters
3. Photos! We have published a ZIP file that contains a selection of
photos from the workshop. You can find a link to the ZIP file at the very
end of the Gallery section on the homepage:
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2005#Gallery
4. Feedback from the attendees. We wanted to find out whether the event
was a success and worth repeating next year. To do that, we handed out
feedback forms at the end of the Workshop. Almost all attendees completed
the form and you can now see the results online:
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2005#Feedback
A large majority of the attending developers told us that they liked the
weekend and enjoyed talking to other developers. We are now thinking about
repeating the event next year. Most likely, Adrian Gschwend of netlabs.org
will organize the next Workshop.
The Workshop Team
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19 Jul 2005 09:53:46
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From: "Eugene Gorbunoff"
The twenty ninth week of 2005 is dedicated to collection of info about
compatible/non-compatible notebooks. Our database contains 42 records
only.. (http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category§ion=brand)
Major part of the models are not produced anymore. Post new reports using
the web-form (http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=new).
Attention! The developers of solutions are interested to know the list of
unsupported notebooks.
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19 Jul 2005 07:26:08
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From: Paul Smedley
Hi All,
Updated build of Sane now available form http://smedley.info/sane.html
New in this release:
- updated source to latest CVS
- fixed bug in debug information for usbbulkread
- updated to latest GCC - libc06r1.dll now required.
Cheers,
Paul.
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18 Jul 2005 07:03:58
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From: "Frank Wochatz"
eCalc 2.0 preview 2 is available for download
eCalc 2.0 is an easy to use, but flexible calculator for OS/2 and
eComStation. Its based on the eCalc 1.x application, developed by Nick
Morrow.
eCalc 1.x was part of eComStation 1.x. Now eCalc is freely available for
OS/2 as well as for eCs.
Download:
http://www.subsys.de/eCALC/download/eCALC2prev2.ZIP
(source code will be available shortly)
It requires REXX and PM.
Features:
* optional: always on top
* optional: hide keyboard
* entry field and separate result field (realtime calculations during
input)
* autoclip - automatic copy of result to clipboard
* expressions (Rexx enabled, extensible with external programs)
* changeable look and feel via WPS palettes
* order of operations just like in scientific calculators
* user definable output digits
* user definable decimal delimiter
* support of 'Rexx Math Function Package' by Patrick J. Mueller
(scientific functions)
* Drag an drop enabled (req. DragText for some functions)
New since preview 1:
- support of 'Rexx Math Function Package' by Patrick J. Mueller
(scientific functions)
- ESC and NUM now deletes entry and result field
- F3 closes the program
- Drag an drop enabled, DragText support
- bugfixes
- new eCalc folder icons
kind regards
Frank Wochatz
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17 Jul 2005 16:27:18
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From: "Rich Walsh", posted on
news://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.public.mozilla.os2
I've created a new version of Deer Park Alpha 2 which fixes all WPS
related bugs in my previous builds and adds a new (non-WPS) feature:
source-tagging for files. You can get it from:
http://e-vertise.com/warpzilla/fx-wps-v1c.zip
New
---
Virtually any file that you download, 'Save as', or drag from Firefox will
be tagged with the URL where it originated. Complete files such as
downloads or saved images will identify the URL used to fetch them.
Fragments such as text or URLs dragged from a page will identify the page
that contained them. Content dragged from a frame will identify the
top-level page, not the frame. URLs and text dragged from "chrome" (e.g.
a location bar or "Page Info" window) will not be tagged. The source URL
can be found in the file's WPS notebook under File->Subject.
Fixed
-----
This version fixes all reported problems with the WPS features (e.g.
opening a file instead of downloading it automatically as requested). It
also works around a bug in the WPS which could cause files with multiple
dots in their names to open in the wrong application.
*Important*
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If you've used previous versions of my Firefox or Mozilla builds, please
run RWSREG.CMD before you start Firefox. This will ensure that this build
(and older ones too) use the newest version of RWS. As a safeguard, delete
the copies of rwssrv07.dll and rwscli07.dll in your older Firefox and
Mozilla directories as well. There's no need to copy the new dlls - only
one pair will ever be used.
BTW... the top-level directory in the zipfile is named fx-wps-v1c, so it
won't overwrite any existing firefox directory. If you want to change the
name, do so before you run rwsreg and firefox.
--
== == almost usable email address: rich AT e-vertise.com == ==
___________________________________________________________________
|
| Remote Workplace Server v0.60
Rich Walsh | interact with the WPS from any program
Ft Myers, FL | http://e-vertise.com/rws/rws060.zip
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17 Jul 2005 14:23:17
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: "Frank Wochatz"
Today development of native applications is nearly at zero. The last
standing vendors you can count on two hands. One of the last vendors is
the company ROM logicware, well known in germany as the developer of the
office software Papyrus. Further development, especially the development
of the upgrade to version 11 (available for Windows and Mac for a long
time) is still in the air for more than 6 months now.
I think its time to do something.
I believe there is enough interest from endusers or companies, which are
able to sponsor the development with an additional financial gift outsite
of the normal licences.
I did the first step with my engineer office, and pitched an amount of 500
EUR into the pot. I have published the initiative, and some other sponsers
have since come around. Currently we are at 1.200,- EUR total, and the
sponsors itself also intend to buy an additional 13 licences. In sum you
can say its a value of over ~2000 EUR.
One condition of the sponsoring would be, that there will be an open beta
test for the upcoming product. Another condition from us would be, that
operating system specific bugs will be fixed.
Ulli Ramps, CEO of ROM logicware said last December, that they would need
at least 100 licences to cover the costs to develop the upgrade to Papyrus
11. Maybe there are some higher requirement to make the version available
in english. But currently there are only ~50 users (counted on the update
from papyrus 9.x to v.10).
I think we (the sponsors) should cover the biggest part of the neccessary
costs, so development should be independent of single user registrations.
If you would like to sponsor the product, then please contact me. Best is
to use the text form, which is available from here:
English form:
http://www.subsys.de/misc/Pap11OS2en.zip
German form:
http://www.subsys.de/misc/Pap11OS2.zip
Please fill it out, and send it to me (per fmail, fax or snail mail). You
will find contact addresses in the form. Please send only the form, no
money at this moment!
kind regards
Frank Wochatz
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17 Jul 2005 11:46:08
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: martinDESPAM@DESPAMos2world.com
As it was expected there had been a excessive press on the IBM OS/2
Withdrawal. It is too bad that eComStation, or any other OS/2-eCS software
never gets this amount of press.
Here are more links.
OS/2 Signs Off
Red Herring
http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=12771&hed=OS%2F2+Signs+Off
IBM retiring OS/2, sort of
Tom's Hardware Guide
http://www.tomshardware.com/hardnews/20050715_165158.html
IBM Posts Funeral Notice for OS/2
PCWorld
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121846,00.asp
IBM draws a veil over OS/2
ZDNet UK
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39209420,00.htm
OS/2: Coulda, woulda, shoulda
NewsForge
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/07/16/166252
IBM Lays OS/2 To Rest
WebProNews
http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050716IBMLaysOS2ToRest.html
IBM Signs Death The Certificate Of The OS/2 Operating System
Softpedia
http://news.softpedia.com/news/IBM-Signs-Death-The-Certificate-Of-The-OS-2-Operating-System-4892.shtml
IBM puts OS/2 to rest
ATM marketplace.com
http://atmmarketplace.com/news_story_23586.htm
RIP OS/2 - IBM suggests switch to Linux
Neoseeker
http://www.neoseeker.com/news/story/4770/
IBM Puts Down OS/2
Designtechnica
http://news.designtechnica.com/article7875.html
Alas, Poor OS/2! I Knew Warp, Palmisano
WebProNews
http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050715AlasPoorOS2IKnewWarpPalmisano.html
IBM laying OS/2 to rest in December
Monsters and Critics.com
http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1034481.php/IBM_laying_OS_2_to_rest_in_December
IBM gets ready to pull the plug on OS/2
SearchDomino.com
http://searchdomino.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid4_gci1108094,00.html
IBM laying OS/2 to rest in December:-
Webindia123
http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=97640&cat=Business
IBM Says So Long to OS/2
BetaNews
http://www.betanews.com/article/IBM_Says_So_Long_to_OS2/1121444626
So Long, OS/2
BetaNews
http://www.betanews.com/article/So_Long_OS2/1121444626
IBM to bury OS/2
CNET News.com
http://news.com.com/IBM+to+bury+OS2/2100-1016_3-5789924.html
IBM to bury OS/2
ZDNet
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5789924.html
The good news is that Serenity confirmed that eComStations plans to
Continue Through 2006 and 2007.
http://www.ecomstation.com/news.phtml?action=fullnews&id=1074&title=eComStation%20in%202006%20and%20Beyond
Url:
From: Martin Iturbide (martindDESPAM@DESPAMos2world.com)
Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
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17 Jul 2005 10:03:36
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: martindDESPAM@DESPAMos2world.com
There is a quote about the Open Source OS/2 petition on this article.
"A number of OS/2 devotees would love to see the technology given over to
enthusiasts. At OS2World.com, a petition signed by more than 8,000
visitors urges IBM to release OS/2, or as much of it as is legally
possible, as open-source software."
Visit the article at:
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121846,00.asp
Visit the Open Source OS/2 Petition at:
http://www.os2world.com/petition
Url: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121846,00.asp
From: Martin Iturbide (martinDESPAM@DESPAMos2world.com)
Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
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