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Gphoto2 20010817 released

Netlabs has released a new build of Gphoto2

ftp://www.netlabs.org/pub/gphoto/

for more Information about Gphoto [moderator's note: GPhoto2 is based on the GPL *NIX app gPhoto] see:

http://www.gphoto.org/

"gPhoto is a free, redistributable digital camera software application for Unix-like systems, written by Scott Fritzinger <scottf@scs.unr.edu> -- with assistance from developers around the world.

It supports 105+ different digital camera models from various vendors."

ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/ghostgum/beta/

IBM Printerpak for many Languages refreshed

IBM has updated (17.08.2001) all Printerdrivers (Laserjet, Omni, Plotters, Postscript) for these Languages: BR, CN, CX, DE, EN, ES, FR, IT, JP, TW

ftp://ftp.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/printpak/

for downloading select the subdirectory according to your preferred language

4Print2 Updated

From: Pieter Bras

Hello all,

I've placed an updated version of 4print2.zip at:

ftp://ftp.std.com/pub/pieter/os2stuff

4Print is a useful utility that can print files to a Laserjet (or clone) in 2-up or 3-up format, single or double sided. It has a lot of configuration options.

Comments are welcomed.

DFSee version 4.02 released

For those of you that don't know DFSee yet, it is an FDISK-like, display, analysis and recovery tool for disks and filesystems.

DFSee is a command-line and text-only utility (no GUI). This allows usage from simple boot-diskettes for recovery. The package includes an OS/2, Win-NT and DOS version.

DFSee can be downloaded from my web-site, but after evaluation, and for all real use you are required to get a registration. It can be purchased from the Mensys online shop for about US $18.

Details can be found at: http://www.fsys.demon.nl/dfsee.htm

Version 4.02 updates and fixes:
- New argv/option parser used (recover -u -8.3 -q ...)
- Better scaling in FAT alloc display; show last-used cluster - Fixed find-free BMPRIMARY entry causing create to fail - Fixed HPFS 'fixboot' with wrong superblock contents
- Fixed NTFS 'findroot' when start is no MFT record
- Read-failure msg on OpenDisk (error 31)
- Fixed HPFS delfind for invalid parent Fnode

Registering DFSee will give you the right to use all 4.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:
I will be on a vacation until the 15th of september, so email will not be answered until then ...

The good news: I will have some time to work on DFSee too :-)

From: Jan van Wijk dfsee@fsys.demon.nl

IBM TCP/IP for DOS Stack Unleashed

Hi!

Some weeks ago, I reported, that I had "hacked" myself into the low-level interface of the TCP/IP for DOS stack. Today I discovered "AsyncSelect" some CallBack Handler mechanism. Now, I have full control over the whole TCP/IP stack and it's running pretty well.

Last time, several people contacted me and wanted details, but never did anything for it. Someone said, he could write a Turbo Pascal Unit for sockets (cool idea), but he didn't answer further mails.

I want to actually document the whole interface for OS2API project, so ANYONE can use the stack from MDOS Box, but I need your help. And I want people, who DO something and not just want the information, but do not do something for others.

Please contact me via martin@kiewitz.de, thanks.

btw. I want to thank Timothy Sipples at I.B.M. Without him, I wouldnt be able to get all that stuff going and I hope someone helps me porting sockets to TP and other languages. I cannot do it, because I have too little time, but it's easy. I don't think it would need more than about 2 weeks.

OS/2 eZine August issue is now available

The OS/2 eZine August issue is now available at http://www.os2ezine.com/

From The Editor
Robert Basler looks at the latest internet profiteering scheme.

Reviews

Quick Looks
Isaac Leung takes a quick look at several gaming and multimedia apps.

IBM ThinkPad A22e
Robert Basler looks at running OS/2 on an "unsupported" laptop from IBM.


Articles

Making and Playing mp3 files with OS/2
Steve Corey shows us a slick way to make MP3 files from CD's.

How to Grow a Third Eye
Andrei A. Porodko talks about the digital camera software he is helping develop.

Those OS/2 Accounting Blues
Bill Armstrong tries to do a bit of accounting.

Virtual Pascal 2.1
Robert Basler resurrects a handy old disk utility using this free compiler package.

ODBC on OS/2 Part 4
Douglas Clark looks at Oracle and Sybase on OS/2.

Into Java, Part 19
Simon Gronlund looks at Java threads.

Updated USB Diskette Driver

http://service5.boulder.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/4eddaa42e99c19e186256a700058020a/b16d1cf8eb1a01e486256a3f006190ff?OpenDocument

For accessing you need a Software Choice account

WarpLog 0.95 is now available for download

WarpLog is a PM journal/diary program for OS/2.

This version is close to the features of the final release. Several minor bugs have been squashed and many new features have been added.

It may be downloaded from Mark's OS/2 Freeware List at http://www.os2world.com/freeos2/

Crystal PCI Soundcard driver for CS4614, CS4624,CS 4280 Rel. 3.10

IBM has updated the Driver for the Crystal CS4616, CS4624 and CS4280 based Soundcards to Version 3.10

The driver is intended for IBM Thinkpads but might work with other Soundcards too

http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-4ENRG5.html?lang=en_US&page=brand&brand=root&doctype=&subtype=Cat

Updated Asynchronous Communications Device Driver (COM.SYS) with PCI Support

IBM has updated the com.sys with PCI Support to Version 1.1 buildlevel is 10.042

http://service5.boulder.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/4eddaa42e99c19e186256a700058020a/726b265cd6613c5486256aa90071676b?OpenDocument

File Browser Beta 17

File Browser is a file manager, web browser, graphic viewer, thumbnail creator and task manager.

Changes:
- Added a new tree view control
- Added directory image browser
- Added newer GBM.DLL
- Fixed 2 GB bug
- Extended auto complete
- Several more changes

You can download this program at:

http://www.bratschi.net
http://www.bratschi.net/english/

End of CoolFM ~ThirdEye support on OS2.Ru

As Evgeniy Gorbounov took the initiative to stop cooperating with OS2.Ru we regret to inform you that products CoolFM and ThirdEye will not be supported anymore by OS2.Ru.

We were glad to develop and support these products and we wish we did not part with them.

From tomorrow on the forum for discussing CoolFM and ThirdEye will be closed. Latest versions of the products made with our contribution will be available on the pages of the projects but without our technical support.

ThirdEye WWW: http://thirdeye.os2.ru
CoolFM WWW: http://coolfm.os2.ru

New F/X InJoy Mail Lists

Hi there are 2 new Mailinglists for the InJoy Product family from F/X Communications.

The first one is for news only. To subscribe to this group, send an email to: injoy_news-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

The second one is for generall discussion about the InJoy Products. To subscribe to this group, send an email to: injoy_products-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

This Mailinglists will replace the existing one at syo.com in the near future.

-- Silvan Scherrer
AROA Informatik AG
CH-9008 St. Gallen

WarpGoGo version 0.99a

WarpGoGo version 0.99a " this is a free graphics interface for GoGo-no-coda MP3 encoder. GoGo uses MMX, 3DNow!, SSE CPU extended instructions to encode It is a very fast MP3 encoder.

New version of WarpGoGo. Added ID3 tag editor and ...

http://www.os2.cz/ed2

Ogg Vorbis 1.0rc2 released

Brian Havard has updated his port of Ogg Vorbis to version 1.0rc2. Ogg Vorbis is an audio compression format similar to MP3 using variable bit rates but free of patented algorithms and fully open source. Quality is at least as high as that of similar MP3s.

The new version features more flexible encoding modes, channel coupling, lower bitrate support, and much more.

The package contains:

- oggenc: compresses WAV files into OGG format
- oggplay: Simple command line player
- ogg123: A more fully featured command line player
- OggPlay.dll: A plug-in for PM123, originally written by Sofiya

http://silk.apana.org.au/vorbis/

ThirdEYE 1.0.4

ThirdEye 1.0.4 contains:

-Support of HP, Konica, Minolta ~Pentax cameras;
-Support of watch for Casio Wrist WQV-1 camera;
-Fixed support of Kodak DC240/280/3400;
-New skin "kiddy" for our younger users ;-)
-Support of System Tray, another project of OS2.Ru.
-Documentation in INF format

ThirdEYE 1.0.4 is released as standard IBM Software Installer distribution.

Systray is a complete system control center with a set of system monitors, taskbar, and a button "My Computer" like "OS/2 Warp" button in WarpCenter;

ThirdEye http://thirdeye.os2.ru
Systray http://systray.os2.ru

RSJ English Manual is updated

The English language manual for RSj CD writer has been updated for the first time in a long time and now covers the creation of audio CDs using DAO (Disk at Once). The updated manual can be downloaded from the RSJ web page at http://www.rsj.de/stage/en/downos2.asp

New release of RSJ for OS/2 with Burnproof

The current OS/2 Version of our CD-Writer Software (3.60) supports Burn-Proof. Recorders with these feature will have no buffer underruns.

Burn-Proof Support for the other plattforms (Windows 95,98,Me, NT und 2000) will be available soon. Special offer for OS/2 eCS GA owners

OS/2 eCS GA owners can order RSJ CD Writer for OS/2 at a special promotional price for a limited time only."

UpdCD 1.7 has been released

UpdCD 1.7 has been released. The main feature of this version is the support for CP fixpak 1. Furthermore, it contains more than 50 bug fixes and improvements.

With UpdCD you can build updated Warp 3, 4, WSeB and MCP 1 installation CD's which already incorporate the latest fixpaks and updated products.

http://xenia.sote.hu/~kadzsol/rexx/sajat/updcd
http://www.quasarbbs.net/updcd/

Nconvert 3.01 released

Pierre-E Gougelet has released Nconvert 3.01 for OS/2

Nconvert is a multi-format image converter who supports more then 300 graphic formats

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/

New book on OS/2 software

For a while now, Eric Baerwaldt has been working on a new book dealing with OS/2 software. This software compendium is primarily targeted at the end-user.

The plan is to publish the German version around the end of November/the beginning of December. The English version follows in March/April of next year.

Programmers and developers who would like to see a chapter about their software in this book may contact the author via EricBaerwaldt@web.de