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As of this posting, the Warpdoctor web site:
has been updated with the installation instructions and Fastkick utility to allow
users to apply Fixpak 14 from a directory on their hard drive.
Links have been updated for both the Image Files and the ZIP (RSU) files, and
the Fastkick utility has been updated to comply with the new CSF143 (Corrective
Service Facility version 1.43) tool required to apply FP14.
The direct URL to the FP14 installation instructions is:
http://www.warpdoctor.org/lib/ez/fp/fpchoice.html
For those who have been watching and waiting for the WarpCast web site to become
active again, we have made some small progress. The web archives up to June 2000
are now back online, in their new format. Also, search features are working (hopefully
more quickly than before).
As part of the reorganization of WarpCast, all past news archives will now reside
locally at the warpcast.com domain instead of being housed at the OS/2 Supersite
(os2ss.com). Those of you who were looking at www.os2ss.com/warpcast should update
your bookmarks.
We still have a great deal of work to do to the WarpCast web site and we appreciate
your patience. Unfortunately we can't give firm estimates on when the upgrade will
be complete but the hard parts -- moving to a new server, improving bandwidth, moving
and reorganizing the enormous WarpCast news archive -- are behind us (hopefully).
The WarpCast web site is, of course, at:
SCOUG (Southern California OS/2 User Group) member Gary Granat has written an
article regarding FM/2 (a shareware file management program) at:
http://www.scoug.com/os24u/2000/scoug008.fm2.html
Here he talks about possibly using FM/2 to replace the equivalent functions provided
by Object Desktop's Object Navigator
However, there is one big problem: no one (not even BMT Micro) has been able
to get a hold of the author (Mark Kimes) in recent months. E-mails to his address(es)
have bounced.
Please visit the article and e-mail Gary Granat if you have either of the following
information:
1) A valid e-mail address for Mark Kimes
2) Experience with FileStar/2 http://www.filestar.com,
which Gary does not have working experience with.
Alessandro Rossi has updated Smartbar to Ver. 3.1.
http://www.freeweb.org/software/AlessandroRossi/
at the moment it is available at:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/smbar31.zip
and evntually at:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/wps/smbar31.zip
SmartBar is an OS/2 PM tool for monitoring various system activities. It offers
simple functions like displaying the time or the number of running processes, but
also advanced features like support for power management or E-Mail. The Look and
Feel is customizable and you can change the colors.
I have just discovered Eicon's DIVA LAN ISDN Modem, and have it serving a small
network of OS/2 workstations. This device can function as a four-port hub for your
office or home, or it can attach to your existing hub. The setup program is VERY
COOL! It is a web page served by the device itself! No Windows-only blues. There
is also a telnet interface for detailed command-line control.
With its built-in compression, you can get 512 Kb/s out of a normal Basic Rate
Interface ISDN line -- in _both_ directions of course. At this speed it competes
well with ADSL lines -- but gives you easy fax and phone sharing!
Have a look at it at:
http://www.eicon.com/isdn/desktop.htm
I have no affiliation with Eicon, but I _love_ this device and especially the
configuration software that comes with it -- great for OS/2!
Please note that, contrary to implications of a recent WarpCast report, a port
of gphoto to OS/2 has been available for months. It needs XFree86/OS2 to run and
can be downloaded from:
Select "GNOME/2", then "Download" and look in the "GNOME-Apps"
section.
Ulrich Moeller (the developer of Xfolder and Xworkplace) has updated WarpIn,
the new OS/2 installer, to ver. 0.94.
http://amor.rz.hu-berlin.de/~h0444vnd/warpin.htm
Attention all OS/2 users! The biggest OS/2 event of the year is approaching fast,
and if you don't act soon, you might miss it!
Warpstock 2000 will be the premier OS/2 conference to attend this year.
If you've never been to Warpstock before, this is definitely the year to go,
because it will be the biggest and best Warpstock ever.
OS/2 experts from around the world will be there to impart their wisdom and experiences
during the many presentations. Several vendors will also be there to demonstrate
and sell their OS/2-compatible and native OS/2 products. But the best part of Warpstock
is that you'll be able to spend an entire weekend with hundreds of other people
who share your vision of today's best computing environment.
So how much time do you have? Not much! Warpstock 2000 will be in Philadelphia
on September 9 and 10. That means you have only 6 weeks left. Special discounts
on flights and the hotel are still available. See the web site for details.
The 4th annual Warpstock conference will be held September 9-10, 2000, in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, and is produced by Warpstock, Inc., a North Carolina non-profit corporation.
The Warpstock annual conference is a gathering of OS/2 users and vendors from around
the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. More information is available
at the Warpstock web site at:
http://www.ibmforum.com/warpstock/
OS/2 users have always considered their favorite operating system as the industrial
strength platform for the "connected" user. Recognizing the need for high
quality presentations on networking and other related topics, the Warpstock 2000
Committee aims to satisfy the thirst for more knowledge on OS/2 networking. Everyone
from seasoned OS/2 network administrators to the home user will get the most out
his OS/2 system by attending these presentations.
The following is only a brief summary of the Networking presentations that you
may expect to see at Warpstock 2000:
- OS/2 Roadmap to the Application Framework for e-business. Steven King will
speak on how IBM continues to enhance OS/2 so that, in addition to preserving customer
investments in legacy OS/2 applications, it is the platform for future e-business
deployments and for the development of e-business applications.
- Remote-booting Diskless Windows Workstations from OS/2 Warp Server. In this
session, Micho Durdevich will show you the issues involved with remote-booting diskless
Windows 9x/NT workstations from OS/2 Warp Server, using the OS/2 Warp Server RIPL
Service.
- Building Domino Applications for OS/2, by Larry B. Finkelstein.
- OS/2 Networking with Cable/DSL Internet Access. Walter Metcalf shows you how
to get a mixed OS/2 and Windows SOHO network (with File and Print access to each
other) connected to the internet with these high-speed services.
Additional presentations will be added to our schedule in the following days,
including presentations about OS/2 interoperability with alien operating systems.
Don't miss Warpstock 2000 if you want to learn more about connecting OS/2 to your
LAN, to the internet, or other operating systems.
Early registration ends in less than ONE WEEK FROM NOW. Register before July
31st to benefit from the early registration discount. Use Mensys's secure online
ordering system or mail in your registration form. More details can be found at:
http://www.warpstock.org/2000/registration/registration.html
The 4th annual Warpstock conference will be held September 9-10, 2000, in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, and is produced by Warpstock, Inc., a North Carolina non-profit corporation.
The Warpstock annual conference is a gathering of OS/2 users and vendors from around
the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. More information is available
at the Warpstock 2000 web site:
Or, try the mirror site:
http://www.ibmforum.com/warpstock
Emsrv 6.24 now supports OS/2 Warp Server for E-Business and Warp 4 with FixPak
13 (and also Windows 2000).
You can download it from:
http://www7.software.ibm.com/vad.nsf
or check the overview from:
EMsrv is a server application that allows users to share Visualage for Java code
repository on a network to have a multiuser development enviroment.
IBM is pleased to announce the immediate availability of WebSphere Application
Server Version 3 for OS/2 Warp. This major new software is available to Warp Server
for e-business customers who have IBM Software Choice subscriptions (as well as
via Passport Advantage subscription).
The WebSphere Application Server is a powerful tool that lets web developers
build dynamic, secure web applications. Now sophisticated Java(TM)-based server-side
web applications can be deployed on Warp Server for e-business, as well as many
other platforms. Common, industry-standard programming interfaces make web development
easier.
For more information on IBM WebSphere Application Servers (generally), please
visit:
http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers
and to obtain the new WebSphere Application Server Version 3 for OS/2 Warp, visit
the IBM Software Choice web site at:
http://www.ibm.com/software/os/warp/swchoice
Lotus SmartSuite 1.51 is now available in English, German and French. Lotus also
made the French update 1.51 available today.
http://www.lotus.com/home.nsf/welcome/smartsuiteos2
(Click the "News" link at the bottom of the page.)
Ulrich Moeller (the developer of Xfolder and Xworkplace) has updated WarpIn,
the new OS/2 installer, to ver. 0.94.
http://amor.rz.hu-berlin.de/~h0444vnd/warpin.htm