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I have just installed a generic PCI audio card with the Cirrus Crystal 4280 chip.
Since the price is very reasonable ($22), the installation very easy and the result
excellent, I thought I'd just share the info with other OS/2 users who may have,
as I did, installed OS/2 on a generic motherboard with imbedded extensions, including
an audio chip with no (known) OS/2 drivers.
The generic CS 4280 sound card can be found at:
(Search for Crystal 4280 and it should be the first in the list.) The OS/2 drivers
are at:
http://www.cirrus.com/drivers/audiodrv/os2.cfm
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 two 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/
A new Java 1.1.8 build (20000823) appeared today on the hursley site.
ftp://ftp.hursley.ibm.com/pub/java/fixes/os2/11/118/
WIDI is the music recognition system (WAV -> MIDI converter).
There is an OS/2 binary at the project's home page:
http://www.chat.ru/~andreenk/english/index.html
New in version 2.6
- MP3 support added.
- Possibility to use intermediate files for faster calculations added.
- One minor bug with MIDI file writing fixed.
Andrew Zabolotny has released ssh 1.2.30 with VIO support. You can get the new
ssh and read about it on OS2.ru's SSH/2 page:
http://os2.ru/materials/internet/sshd.shtml.en
OS/2 Musclemen Prep New OS/2 Columns, Online OS/2 Videos
"Our presentation list keeps getting bigger" says Mark Abramowitz of
the upcoming OS/2 Musclemen series of OS/2 columns and OS/2 online video presentations.
"We want to make sure we cover all the categories that OS/2 users are interested
in, such as programming, multimedia, networking and server setup, and we'll soon
have these new columns and conference quality videos on your desktop."
The OS/2 Musclemen series debuts this fall. "We're already in preproduction"
says Mark. "We began creating the content this week."
The video presentations run on your desktop and are a "Virtual OS/2 Conference"
for viewing at any time. There will be technology sessions, new software product
sessions and a mix of sessions on other OS/2 topics -- all available at your convenience
and without having to travel to a distant city.
Also online will be a new series of OS/2 columns. "The columns and videos
complement each other," adds Mark. "We're doing both."
New OS/2 columns and Virtual OS/2 Conference Presentations, coming to you this
fall from Mark Abramowitz, SCOUG, and The OS/2 Musclemen.
I've released the new version of Account Manager (v. 0.16).
I've corrected a couple of minor bugs and I've added three new buttons to let
users copy fields' contents directly to OS/2 clipboard.
Account Manager is a utility to store multiple accounts/passwords.
This is an emailware program, i.e. it's freeware and if you like it you are kindly
requested to send an e-mail to me. It is now at:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/misc/acmg_016.zip
Sponsor Netlabs!
Netlabs is a non profit OS/2 organisation that developes free software for OS/2.
ODIN and GIMP/2 are two of the great examples. It's all a lot of work. Most of the
work is done in spare time of developers that also have a job. If enough sponsor
money comes in developers can spend more time on projects. (Hey people need to eat
also...)
If you are a company and use OS/2, Netlabs could help with getting Windows applications
going under OS/2. Goto odin.netlabs.org for more info.
As a private user how can you sponsor netlabs!?!?
Go here:
http://shop.mensys.nl/cgi-bin/db2www/mnl_art2.d2w/report?catname=NETLABS
At Mensys you can buy 1 or more sponsor units for Netlabs. They cost 10 Euro,
about 9 U.S. dollars. 100% of your donation will go to the Netlabs organization.
And if you are a developer? Look at:
Maybe there is project that your interested in. Got some knowledge and you want
to give your contribution, go ahead contact somebody at Netlabs!
OS2 World.Com is proud to announce the OS2 World.Com Award Event!
Part of the unwritten mission for OS2 World.Com site is to show that the OS2
Community is highly active. One way of doing this is to support and encourage the
hard working individuals for quality work! This also include companies and developers
and not only the OS2 community itself.
The OS2 World.Com award is a cooperation between people working behind OS2 World.Com
and companies who are sponsoring with prizes for this event. We would encourage
entire OS2 community to submit their nominations of their favorite OS2 event, person,
site, software or any other category that you might think are missing on OS2 World.Com
(http://www.os2world.com/award.shtml).
The date of the final voting will be announced over the next couple of weeks
together with a list of all the nominations made. If You have any questions regarding
this event, please send comments to award@os2world.com.
http://www.os2world.com/award.shtml
Today I have uploded a new version of CopyWave on my home page.
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold
English home page:
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold/e
The program copies parts from an existing PCM-Wave file starting from an indicated
place in an indicated length into a new Wave file. The files can be very big.
New features are fade in and out.
The program is Freeware. Direct URL is:
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold/copywave110.zip
Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ-SYBS) today announced that it will release the source code
to its Watcom C/C++ and Fortran compilers under an Open Source license, thus enabling
Watcom users to continue to use the products and evolve them to meet the changing
needs of the Watcom community.
[Note: this project is maintained by Kendall Bennett, who we all know from Scitech
Software!]
When asked for a comment on the relevancy to the OS/2 community of this announcement,
Mr. Bennett replied:
It is very relevant to all OS/2 users. The Watcom compiler fully supports OS/2
development (both 16-bit and 32-bit), and we have a number of OS/2 developers on
the core team (Timur Tabi is one of them). Hence we expect the OS/2 version will
improve markedly as many of us want to see some of the major OS/2 bugs fixed (like
support for multi-threading in the debugger etc). Also given that IBM recently canned
VAC++, the OS/2 version will become even more important in the future.
I am actually going to be giving a presentation on the Open Watcom compilers
at Warpstock. The presentation will focus on exactly what will be included, and
how this will affect the OS/2 community.
Support for PCMCIA socket services has been added for two Dell laptops. Big change:
you can use these drivers on other laptops with the same chipset. For the rest,
new systems from IBM have been added, some network cards added. Also the IBM1S506
has been updated to support ATA100. And some IOMEGA stuff has been updated.
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/index.htm
Unit Converter is freeware PM utility which enables "on-the-fly" unit
conversions. Users can add, change or delete groups and units, conversion factors
and prefixes.
Language support:
English, Croatian, German, Swedish and French.
New in version 0.92:
- Convert selected unit to all units in the group
- New units (including shoe sizes).
To download Unit Converter 0.92, visit:
http://redrival.com/os2util/index.htm
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/calc/units092.zip
The scrollmouse driver has been updated in respect to the Logitech Cordless Wheel
mouse:
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/miceandt/logitech/index.htm
Thanks to Kendall Bennett and SciTech Software
http://www.openwatcom.org/index.html
"The Open Watcom Project is an effort to take the commercial Watcom compilers,
and turn them into an Open Source Project. When Sybase realised that the Watcom
C/C++ and Fortran compilers were no longer commercially viable, they searched around
to find a solution for their existing customers. SciTech Software, a long time user
of Watcom compiler products contacted Sybase about turning the compilers into an
Open Source project, and hence the Open Watcom Project was born."
Just a short note to let you know that the OS/2 Switchboard has been updated
again. Several weeks went by without changes because I was enjoying a nice, long
holiday. But now I'm 'back in business'.
Please visit the OS/2 Switchboard at URL:
http://os2.mensys.nl/switchboard/
22/08/00 (GUxx0234.CSD - CSD 16 - V2.10.6)
The sixteenth CSD for The Graham Utilities for OS/2, V2 has been made available.
These CSD's are cumulative, ie you only need to download and keep the last one.
The sixteenth CSD takes The Graham Utilities for OS/2, V2.00 to V2.10.6.
NOTE: The application of this CSD requires a new/updated CSDINST.EXE.
This new CSD program (NewCSD16.Zip, NewCSD32.Zip and NewCSDPP.Zip) can be found
at:
http://www.warpspeed.com.au/u-warp.htm
To retrieve and install this CSD you have a number of options at your disposal.
There are three methods of installation: RSU, Manual and Automatic. RSU is the preferred
method, as it is all on autopilot.
RSU
===
RSU (or Remote Software Updates) is the newest method that IBM is using to distribute
fixpacks. Using this method, you open a web page and select a RSU file by clicking
on it. This downloads a small .RSU file to your browser, and if your web browser
is correctly configured to recognise the MIME type "application/rsu",
passes it onto RSUInst.Exe which then logs via FTP onto a specified server, downloads
the file(s) and then runs any specified installation program.
The latest RSU install program, V1.94, is available from the URL below.
Further instructions and information on RSU (and links to the IBM page to get
it all, as well as a local copy) can be found on the WarpSpeed Computers Updates
page that can be accessed via the following URL:
http://www.warpspeed.com.au/u-warp.htm
MANUAL
======
The manual method involves downloading the CSD zip file, extracting it and then
running the CSDInst.Exe program. The zip file also has a CMD file in it to do this
for you (UPDINST.CMD).
To retrive the file, you have a number of options and methods available to you.
They are FTP, Gopher or Telnet.
FTP
---
To use FTP, log on using the following details:
Host ftp.warpspeed.com.au User ID Updates Password Updates
Make sure that your transfer mode is set to BINARY and then GET the appropriate
file.
To use a web browser for ftp, you may enter a URL of:
ftp://Updates:Updates@ftp.warpspeed.com.au/WarpSpeed/
Gopher
------
To Use Gopher, you can connect using one of two ports (70 or 77). For example:
Gopher -p 70 -h updates.warpspeed.com.au
or
Gopher -p 77 -h updates.warpspeed.com.au
Telnet
------
The telnet methods allows you to log onto the BBS. Enter:
Telnet bbs.warpspeed.com.au
AUTOMATIC
=========
The automatic method is to use the retrieve software updates program provided
by IBM. There are two different versions of the retrieve software updates program.
The first which was supplied with Warp 3 (not Warp 4), used a gopher server on port
77. If you are using Warp 3 then enter:
Update -h updates.warpspeed.com.au -t C:\GU20
(assuming that C:\GU20 was where you installed the utilities).
(These pages also have FTP links as well).
Today I have uploded version 1.01 of NewCalls on my home page.
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold
English home page:
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold/e
NewCalls is a patch for the pmmerge.dll. It increases the perfomance for INI-write-actions.
This reduces the blockade of WPS during INI-writes.
The file PMMERGE.DLL opens the INI files with the flag OPEN_FLAGS_WRITE_THROUGH
which has the consequence that these files are written uncached to the HD, so that
the WPS is blocked partially quite a long while. IBM made for exaggerated safety
reasons, in my opinion that is not necessary.
This Tool goes back on an idea from Peter Fitzsimmons.
At this the module entry DOSCALLS will replaced in pmmerge.dll by NEWCALLS. The
NEWCALLS.DLL contains so-called Forwarder on all functions in DOSCALLS except DOS32OPEN,
this function its by own _DOS32OPEN replaced. If opening files, _DOS32OPEN removes
the flag OPEN_FLAGS_WRITE_THROUGH and calls then DOS32OPEN in DOSCALLS.
I wrote now a Installer and shortened the file NEWCALLS.DLL somewhat (no, there
now nothing is missing;-)).
Supplementary product like DLLRNAME are more necessary.
In this version is a bug in the installer removed. If newcalls.dll already exist
(e.g. after FP), the installation breaks.
The program ist Freeware. Direct URL is:
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold/newcalls.zip
Today I have uploded a the first beta of PlayRec on my home page.
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold
English home page:
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold/e
PlayRec is a command line player and recorder for very big wave files. The recording
can be started to a adjustable time, the duration and/or end time is adjustable
also.
Further can now set a minimum pegel for recording.
The program is Freeware. Direct URL is:
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold/playrec012.zip
Today I have uploded a the first version of MVA30M on my home page.
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold
English home page:
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold/e
MVA30M is a add on for Visual Age 3.0 to correct a Menu-Bug in VA.
The program is Freeware. Direct URL is:
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold/mva30m.zip
OS2.ru has temporary moved to:
owing to routing problems on site's host.
Oops time has passed. I received the new joystick driver at the end of July but
only processed now. Sorry for this.
You can find it here:
http://home1.gte.net/stefanj/submission.htm
I would also like to point to out that there is a Mamerun contest running! Look
here for details:
http://home1.gte.net/stefanj/contest.htm
Wayne Swanson from Pillarsoft has donated two prizes for the contest!
So code....
You can now download a new beta 3D animated fly-over button object for VisPro
REXX.
It is released as a beta, the testing of it has been minimal but it should work
fine. The object gives Rexx programmers an animated button.
The new object can be downloaded from our company site at:
go to the download page.
Since some drivers of Trident9680 don't recognize some cards of this type, I
uploaded to Hobbes a flavor of driver that works (ie, recognize my card at install)
with my Trident9680.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/trident9680-os2-15beta2.zip
Get ISOFS from here:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Sector/5785/index.html
ISOFS is an installable file system for OS/2 to access ISO rawfiles suitable
for burning on CD. It allows transparent access to the contents of the raw file.
Currently only Joliet filenames and single session image files are supported but
this may change in the future.
To learn more about it you may have a look at the documentation avaiable online:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Sector/5785/isofs/readme.html
Get ISOFS from here:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Sector/5785/index.html
Peter Moylan has released Weasel 0.99 and new "sendq" utility (ftp://eepjm.newcastle.edu.au/weasel/tools/sendq.zip).
This is a "send the queued mail now" utility that should be useful for
people with a dial-up connection.
http://eepjm.newcastle.edu.au/os2/weasel.html
I've uploaded today to the Hobbes archive a tutorial for the Common LISP language,
compiled as an OS/2 information book (.inf file).
This Tutorial is not a complete language reference by any means, but it does
cover the basics, and is a convenient searchable, printable, PM reference which
you can use on the desktop while writing LISP code. It is also a useful reference
when writing AUTOLisp code though the AUTOCAD extensions are not documented in this
reference.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/lisp-tut.zip
It will eventually be at:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/dev/lisp/lisp-tut.zip
SNES9x is an emulator for Nintendo's 16 bit home gaming console, the Super Nintendo.
It featured sequels to most of the games that the 8 bit Nintendo made famous, as
well as having some new gems of its own. Through the magic of Scitech's Multiplatform
Graphics Library (MGL), this gaming experience can now be brought natively to OS/2
users.
Retrocade is an emulator which specializes in arcade classics. It has an attractive
and futuristic user interface built in, and boasts well-optimized assembly code
for maximum emulation performance with minimal performance impact to other concurrently
running applications.
Both of these emulators have been updated as follows:
SNES9x changes:
* Updated to work with SDD beta 32
Retrocade changes:
* Updated to work with SDD beta 32
* Changed audio buffer size up to 2K rather than 1K. This may work better for people
who previously had audio problems.
Both SNES9x and Retrocade may be downloaded from:
http://emuos2.vintagegaming.com
An MGL full screen version of MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) is nearing
completion.
The OS/2 Musclemen
Coming soon to your system: Many new OS/2 columns plus full-motion-video OS/2
conference presentations, courtesy of The OS/2 Musclemen and hosted by The Southern
California OS/2 User Group (SCOUG).
"We did a full-motion video broadcast over the Internet during our Warp
Expo West OS/2 conference last year," says Mark Abramowitz, a long-time SCOUG
member and OS/2 activist. "The hit rate was incredible and we proved it could
be done. Now we're taking the next step and bringing all of the conference presentations
directly to your computer screen." Abramowitz was part of the core team that
brought the original Warpstock to fruition in 1997 and served for many years on
the SCOUG Board Of Directors. He currently works closely with OS/2 vendors as SCOUG's
Program Chairman.
"You'll see the presentations -- the presenter plus his screen -- just as
if you were at a conference" continues Mark. "And the screen will be clearer
and the sound will be better. We're taking a new step forward with this ongoing
'Virtual OS/2 Conference' to increase OS/2 communication and knowledge transfer."
Coupled with the online Virtual OS/2 presentations will be new monthly columns
on a wide variety of OS/2 topics. "We're lining up the authors now," adds
Mark, "and we already have an editorial staff to help them make an impact.
We want to cover every product, every technology and every topic that bears interest
for OS/2 users."
The benefits of Virtual Conferences are significant. No airline tickets, no hotel
reservations, no missing out on a presentation because several are scheduled at
the same time. "You can watch them online," says Mark, "or download
them for later viewing, or even get them on CD-ROM. And we'll be tied in with all
the vendors so you can still get 'show-special' pricing on new software. All from
your favorite comfortable chair, and at a time that's best for you."
New OS/2 columns and Virtual OS/2 Conference Presentations, coming to you this
fall from Mark Abramowitz, SCOUG, and The OS/2 Musclemen.
Get the BEST TV application available for OS/2 based on the wcast.sys (http://www.os2tv.com)
driver:
http://www.ctlab.de/files/cinema-0-2-3.zip
Currently readme and program is only available in German, but I think it no problem
to use this program for all other Warp-ers around the world.
I've uploaded today to Hobbes archive the new version of Account Manager (v.
0.15).
Account Manager is a utility to store multiple accounts/passwords.
This is an emailware program, i.e. it's freeware and if you like it you are kindly
requested to send an e-mail to me. It is now at:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/acmg_015.zip
It will eventually be at:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/misc/acmg_015.zip
Warp City invites all OS/2 users to take advantage of our free offer to post
your OS/2 hard/software and services items at the Warp City Auction or within the
Warp City Classified Ads.
We offer a variety of Auction styles: Featured, Bold, Dutch and Regular. Sellers
can set minimums and reserve bids while buyers can use proxy bids (the system will
bid on your behalf to your set limit). Set your time limit and let the auction begin!
Photos or graphics can accompany each item!
The first ten auctions and/or classified ads are free and only a $1 after that.
Let's move some of that great OS/2 native software around to those who want and
need it!
Visit Warp City today:
Are you a procrastinator? Did you forget to make your hotel reservation for Warpstock
2000? Are you thinking now that you might not be able to go because the hotel will
cost too much? Well, don't worry! The deadline for the hotel discount has been extended
by one week!
The official hotel for Warpstock 2000 is the Independence Mall Holiday Inn, which
provided a discount to Warpstock attendees of $124/night for single occupancy at
$129/night for double. This deadline was supposed to end on the 18th, but the Warpstock
Committee negotiated an extension. You now have until August 25 to save money on
the hotel, and you still have until August 31 to save money of registration!
To obtain the Warpstock hotel discount, call 1-800-THEBELL (1-800-843-2355) and
use the code "WARPSTOCK". Using another number may not work.
To register for Warpstock at the low price of $79, go to http://www.warpstock.org/2000/registration/registration.html
The Warpstock Committee strongly recommends that attendees stay at the Holiday
Inn Independence Mall, the same hotel in which the convention will be held. Warpstock
is not just about presentations and vendor areas. It's about networking with other
OS/2 users to get the most out of OS/2, and that can happen any hour of the day.
It would be a shame if you found yourself engrossed in an enlightening conversation
with a number of OS/2 experts, only to have to leave early to make it back to your
hotel on the other side of town.
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 its mirror site:
http://www.ibmforum.com/warpstock/