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Perfect Niche Software, Inc., will be a participant in the Vendor Pro shareware
exhibit at Warpstock 99 in Atlanta, GA, October 16-17, 1999. SMACK! for OS/2, will
be demonstrated and a special discount offered to those attending Warpstock 99.
SMACK! is a fully Workplace Shell aware OS/2 application. It takes advantage
of OS/2's many benefits, from drag-and-drop to multithreading. The application uses
templates, and REXX is its native macro language. Like OS/2, Smack! has a consistent,
predictable user interface. If you're familiar with the OS/2 Workplace Shell (WPS),
then you'll be comfortable with Smack! in no time.
Smack! lets you print labels on any printer supported by OS/2, and supports almost
every predefined label format. It lets you use varying fonts, color, and graphics
on your labels, and control the object placement with precision. You can import
data from several data formats, or drag and drop data from other popular OS/2 applications.
Smack! supports an infinite Undo, making it easy for you to experiment until you
get your labels just right.
An extensive list of Smack! features is located at http://www.perfectniche.com/html/features.html.
Smack! version 2.0 is being developed by Master Programmer, Bill Schindler, and
is nearing completion. Smack! v. 2.0 will be provided as a FREE upgrade to all licensed
users of Smack! v. 1.0 or greater.
Perfect Niche Software has attended Warpstock for the past two years and regret
that we will not be in attendance this year. We appreciate the opportunity of participating
in the Vendor Pro software exhibit and extend our best wishes for success to Warpstock
99.
We would like to show our appreciation and support to the OS/2 community by providing
a significant discount to all attendees of Warpstock 99. Smack! has a M.S.R.P. of
$69.95, but for this special event, attendees of Warpstock 99 can license Smack!
for ONLY $44.95! That's a $25.00 savings!
Stop by the Vendor Pro software exhibit and see the demonstration of Smack! and
be sure to pick up one of our flyers for complete ordering details.
Good Luck Warpstock 99!
Where do you get it?
You can download SciTech Display Doctor 7.0 for OS/2 BETA 7 from our ftp site
using the following URL:
ftp://ftp.scitechsoft.com/sdd/beta/os2/sdd-os2-7.0.0-b7.zip
What is SciTech Display Doctor for OS/2?
SciTech Display Doctor for OS/2 brings SciTech's proven DOS and Windows device
support technologies to the OS/2 Operating System. Although one of the core features
of our DOS and Windows products is the support for the VESA VBE/Core standard, the
OS/2 version has nothing at all to do with VESA services. Rather SciTech Display
Doctor for OS/2 incorporates the new SciTech Nucleus, Graphics Architecture device
driver technology to bring SciTech's device support to the OS/2 platform.
SciTech Nucleus is a binary portable, OS neutral, device driver architecture.
As binary portable drivers, SciTech can fully develop and test the core device drivers
in the DOS and Windows environments, while being able to target any Intel x86 based
OS as the runtime environment (such as OS/2). This essentially allows the OS/2 product
to utilise the same SciTech binary device drivers as the DOS and Windows versions
of the product, improving the quality and performance of the drivers for all supported
operating systems.
Runtime Requirements
SciTech Display Doctor for OS/2 requires a version of OS/2 Warp 3 or OS/2 Warp
4 in order to run. More imporantly, it requires at least Warp 3 with fixpack 35,
or Warp 4 with fixpack 5 installed. If you have a version with earlier fixpacks
installed, SciTech Display Doctor will refuse to install.
List of all supported chips:
This is a complete list of the various graphics cards that this version of SciTech
Display Doctor supports. Please note that this list refers to the actual chips being
used, not a board-level implementation. Thus you will not see any products from
Hercules or STB on the list, but their products are supported because they use S3,
Cirrus, Tseng, etc. chips. Also, any card with less than 512KB of memory cannot
be supported by SciTech Display Doctor.
Note that there are many more chipsets that will work with our existing legacy
VBE/AF based drivers, that are not included in this list. For a complete list of
all chipsets supported in our prior Windows and DOS products, please visit our web
site. We are currently in the process of moving all our existing device support
code to our new SciTech Nucleus device driver architecture. The above list only
lists those drivers that have been converted, and we won't be supporting any chipsets
not on the list until those drivers are properly converted.
Changes in BETA 7:
Today is the first day of an official agreement between IBM and SciTech for licensing
SciTech Display Doctor for OS/2. IBM has licensed a special edition of our SciTech
Display Doctor for OS/2 product, to be made publicly available via their drivers
online pages, and in upcoming fixpacks for OS/2 Warp Client, OS/2 Warp Server for
e-Business and Workspace On Demand. In essence SciTech Display Doctor will become
the official display driver technology included in all OS/2 products for IBM.
The IBM Special Edition of SciTech Display Doctor contains a subset of the features
contained in the full product, as outlined below:
The IBM Special Edition will be made available by IBM after it passes IBM's acceptance
requirements. More information on this announcement will be forthcoming when we
do our official press release on the matter.
Best Regards,
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| SciTech Software - Building Truly Plug'n'Play Software! |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Kendall Bennett | Email: KendallB@scitechsoft.com |
| Director of Engineering | Phone: (530) 894 8400 |
| SciTech Software, Inc. | Fax : (530) 894 9069 |
| 505 Wall Street | ftp : ftp.scitechsoft.com |
| Chico, CA 95928, USA | www : http://www.scitechsoft.com |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
Link Guard Solutions is pleased to invite everyone to test its new product: SafeFire
PPP.
SafeFire PPP is a new, powerful implementation of a PPP protocol.
SafeFire PPP is native OS/2 software, implemented from scratch by highly experienced
developers. This means solid 32 bit, heavy multithreaded, completely modular design.
It provides the greatest possible performance and flexibility. SafeFire PPP can
handle virtually any task which can be imagined for PPP: from the simplest dial-up
PPP to multilink ISP. Modular design provides incredible configuration flexibility
while retaining consistence and unification of components and its configuration.
Visit:
to get your copy. Send your comments, questions and suggestions to devppp@lgs.kiev.ua.
ICQ/2 beta 1.53f for OS/2 is now available at
http://members.home.com/momotek/icq2/index.html
ICQ/2 is a full 32 bit multithreaded OS/2 PM application that is compatible with
any other operating system's ICQ software clients. It allows you to both send and
receive messages or chat with any of your friends or colleagues.
New Features:
Create or modify ICQ account
ICQ Sounds events
Flashing message notification
I have started on a project to make PDF printing reality under OS/2.
Look at:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/tools/pmpdf/
Read the txt file and PDF away!
Comments welcome at bart@netage.nl
I'll be at Warpstock Europe!
Fortify for Netscape has released v1.4.5 for OS/2 which includes support for
Communicator 4.61. It can be found at:
From the website:
"Fortify for Netscape is a program that provides world-wide, unconditional,
full strength 128-bit cryptography to users of Netscape Navigator (v3 and v4) and
Communicator (v4). If you routinely use Netscape's export-grade web browsers, (i.e.
the ones you can download from the Internet), then you need Fortify."
Save a few bucks on your air fare, and you'll have more money to spend on OS/2
software when you get to Warpstock '99 Atlanta!
We've just updated the Travel page on the Warpstock web site with a list of online
air ticket discounters. Click on them all and see what they offer. We did, and found
that each one has different fares. Choose the best one and get yourself to Atlanta
for the cheapest price.
Plus here's a trick: After you've found your "best fare" online, call
the airline directly. Sometimes they'll sell you the same tickets on the same flights
for even less. That's why we also added a link to the Yahoo Airline List, to make
it easy for you. And don't forget that if you're flying on Delta, you should use
the special Delta Airlines File Number on the Warpstock Travel page, for an even
better price.
We also added a list of the major car rental agencies, along with their 800 numbers.
Once you know your flight, save yourself a few more bucks and have an inexpensive
car waiting for yourself at the airport.
Don't have time for all that? We also added a link to a travel agent directory.
Here's the Warpstock Travel page, just waiting for your visit:
http://www.warpstock.org/99/travel_info.html
It's time to make your travel plans. Use the Warpstock '99 Atlanta Travel Page
to save a buck - and buy yourself some extra OS/2 software.
OS/2 users from around the world will meet October 16-17 in Atlanta. Visit http://www.warpstock.org for the complete information
about this very special OS/2 event.
The Larsen Commander has reached its tenth public release, which is version 0.99.
You can download it and find more information at:
http://home.sol.no/~leilarse/lcmd/index.html
Larsen Commander is a fine 32-Bit GUI File Manager for OS/2 Warp that has a "look
and feel" that is much like the famous Norton Commander. The most notable difference
is that Larsen Commander is pure GUI and still has a built in command line and a
scrollable console monitor. Powerful, nice and snappy.
Sorry Biscuit Software freeware OS/2 Utilities are now available via the WEB
at:
http://www.dimensional.com/~serls/sorbis.html
Sorry Biscuit is the home of POFAMU, a PMMail Folder Maintenance Utility, as
well as other, even less significant, cyber-clutter.
AnyJ for OS/2.preview available
What is AnyJ ?
AnyJ is a cross platform Java IDE & Sourcecode Engineering Solution.
AnyJ supports all kinds of of java applications (Click & Run):
Servlets
Applications (incl. Swing GUI Builder)
Applets
AnyJ includes
various Browsers and analyzing tools
a Java Beans compliant Visual
GUI-Builder (JFC, Swing)
a sourcelevel Debugger
integrated Version Control
a very powerful, intelligent and fast editor.
where?
I have just finished ThermoProtect V1.30, and the new features of this version
are as follows:
Now ThermoProtect is fully compatible with LM79. I thought it was before, but
some of the code messed up LM79. Now it is fixed. Thanks to Bob Babcock for finding
it out.
!EnvSetup.EXE user interface bug fix, now allows smoother operation.
@Now default delay is changed to 1.6 second, the lowest delay value is still
1 second. If you do not delete your enviro.cfg file, it will stay where you set
it at.
The file is available NOW at:
http://www.pcenduser.com/ThermoProtect
ThermoProtect is hardware monitoring software that watches over the condition
of the computer as reported by the hardware monitoring chip that many modern motherboards
have.
From Irv Spalten as posted on comp.os.os2.bugs:
Subject FP's have been released.
Boulder did have a SPACE problem, and it appears that FP 12 ran into it. Boulder
ran out of space, FP 12 and FP 42 has some corrupt/missing files. All should be
working now. All the FP 12 RSU date stamps are from today at 6:30 AM. We (IBM) are
now going to be placing a 'header' file in the FTP directory. For instance, you
will see this in XR_W042
*
* Initial Release of OS/2 Warp 3 FP 42
* 09/30/99
* Diskette Images XR_W042.1DK to XR_W042.JDK
*
In XR_M012 you will see this :
*
* Initial Release of OS/2 Warp 4 FP 12
* 09/30/99
* Diskette Images XR_M012.1DK to XR_M012.HDK
* 09/30/99 1:30 PM CST
* Diskette Image XR_M012.FDK replaced, file was corrupt
*
These headers will be updated as we change any file for any reason.
We also know people look for new directories, and grab files. The initial headers
will now say uploading in progress or not verified/incomplete, and then replaced
with an official release date
Warpstock Inc., has appointed the nominating committee which consists of two
from the present Board of Directors, John Ratti and Judy McDermott, and two members
from last years event team, Stan Sidlov and Jason Kowalczyk.
Four Board of Director positions are nearing term and we are accepting nominations
for candidates to fill these positions.
Anyone may be nominated, including those on the nomination committee and those
whose term will be expiring.
Based upon your candidate nomination, information input, and information provided
by the candidate, the nominating committee will complete a thorough review and prepare
a slate of candidates which will be presented to the Warpstock Board of Directors.
The current Board of Directors will vote to approve or reject each of the proposed
candidates. Once the "New" board members are in place, the Board will
then hold their own election which will determine the position to be held by each
member.
Criteria:
Include the following in your nomination:
*Note: All candidates will also be notified by email and asked to provide the
nominating committee with the above information.
Please send nominations to nominate@warpstock.org no later than October 8, 1999.
The new Board of Directors will be announced at Warpstock 99.
Thank you,
Warpstock, Inc., Nominating Committee
FP12 (ENGLISH-US) for Warp 4 is up at Software Update - http://ps.boulder.ibm.com/pbin-usa-ps/getobj.pl?/pdocs-usa/softupd.html#warp34
RSU now works and the diskette version now has all files available - ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/v4warp/english-us/xr_m012/
We (VOICE and Mensys) have been requested to "name" the party/social
event on Saturday night at Warpstock 99.
The name originally mentioned was: "OS/2 has NOT left the building".
Any and all suggestions will be considered .. and are welcomed. In the end ..
it is our (VOICE & Mensys) decision (as sponsors).
Please respond within 24 hours as we are under a Marketing deadline to get this
done.
Several of the smartest people who need it least have been poking around lately
to revive the venerable old Warp Pharmacy. I find that I have done something unusual
to one of my systems from time to time and DESPERATELY need some help to get if
healed. I've had my butt saved more than once at teamos2help and the SCOUG help
desks, and just calling a smarter friend for advice.
We have the technology. We can do this online now. Around the clock, near real
time, effective support to people with ill computers. We have a growing group of
people with a vision of what we can do. We have two upcoming opportunities to "feel
the pulse" of the community -- at Warpstock Europe and Atlanta -- to get this
rolling.
We have had some renewed interest in this important project at the #SCOUG chats
on IRC recently. We will skip the regular Saturday Warp Systems Chat this week to
focus our energies on a Speakup being hosted by VOICE to propel the plans for WarpDoctor
a little farther.
Please join us. Don't worry -- at this critical stage, we're not going to be
asking you to help us build code. What we really need is ideas from Warp users of
all skill levels to help us define what it is we need, so we can develop plans for
something that will be effective for all of us.
Please come to the #VOICE channel of irc.webbnet.org this Saturday at 1700 UTC
(1300 EDT, 1000 PTD) to share your ideas on what our Doctor should be able to do
for us.
I guarantee this will be an exciting project with great benefits for all OS/2
users for many years to come. If you join us now, you can say "I was there
when it all started."
Go to http://www.os2voice.org or http://www.scoug.com/chat
for more info on this and other meetings, and for tips and software for getting
started with IRC.
The Russian Institute on Laser and Information Technologies has released the
first industrial apparatus for the stereo-lithography process. This machine builds
plastic 3D objects using a liquid resin and He-Cd laser. It was demonstrated on
the "Machinery-99" exibition in Moscow and sold immediately.
The software was developed on Java and the operating system is Warp 4.0.
Our Web Page is
http://www.laser.ru/indexe.html
Matrox has released new drivers 2.31.100 (28/09/1999) for the Matrox G400, MGA
Millennium/Mystique and MGA-G100/MGA-G200. Available from:
http://www.matrox.com/mga/drivers/latest_drivers/home.htm
ftp://ftp.matrox.com/pub/mga/unified/os2/os2_231.zip
Just informing you all about a new version of The Wall, now renamed to Zampa.
The current revision is 0.99.
Zampa is a program to administer the configuration files for the built-in firewall
in IBM TCP/IP v4.1 and above for OS/2. This firewall is not at all documented in
OS/2, but with the help from the redbook on the AIX firewall, and with help from
a few other people, I've been able to make this program that does just about everything
- automagically. Configuring the firewall is now a breeze :)
New in this version, except from the name change, is mainly a few small bugfixes
and one big one: You can now work with more than 10 firewall rules ;) Rather embarrassing
bug, there...
I'm sorry it's taken me so long to come up with a new version, but here it is...
:)
Homepage:
http://www.mo.himolde.no/~ltning/os2
Later (perhaps when you read this) the new MAIN homepage for this program will
be:
http://members.home.com/momotek/zampa
Dutch computer users, go and place your vote here for your OS. OS/2 is also listed.
http://www.dubbele.nl/stemsond2.asp?cat=Besturingssystemen
This is from a regular announcement letters that I receive from IBM:
_ A991258 Continuing support and features for IBM OS/2, IBM WorkSpace On-Demand
and IBM OS/2 Warp Server for e-business -- All Yours Via IBM Software Choice (3.7KB)
http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?it=can_announ&on=A99-1258
Of note to OS/2 client users:
-> NetFinity Client Services (Available: 1Q2000)
-> TCP/IP Updates (Available: 1Q2000)- There will be two TCP/IP enhancements;
the client update supporting Warp 4.0 and WorkSpace On-Demand and the server update
which will support IBM OS/2 Warp Server for e-business. Included in these enhancements
are:
Scaleability improvements provided in two new APIs
Support for a new Names Resolution mechanism introduced by Microsoft
Multi-adapter support with backup recovery capability.
-> WebSphere R3 (Available: 3Q2000)
Support for Lotus Domino V 5.0
XML Document Structure Services
Improved integration with VisualAge for Java
-> BROWSER for OS/2 (Available: 2H2000). Must be a new or refreshed Netscape
-> JAVA(TM) Platform Update (Available: 2H2000). New JIT and Java 2
-> Universal Data File (UDF) System - UDF is a file system that will allow OS/2
to have read/write support for data only, for DVD's. Target availability date for
this server feature for IBM OS/2 Warp Server for e-business is the first quarter
of year 2000.
There is a Borland survey on:
http://www.infopoll.com/infopoll/surveys/s4598.htm
We can let them know there are people that develop applications for OS/2, and
would like to see C++ Builder for it.
A German version of the latest MPTS fix, WRG8620, is available from:
ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/mpts/fixes/german/
wrg8620/. The disk image files are dated 20-Sep-99. The fix provides a legitimate
means to upgrade virtually any OS/2 TCP/IP stack to 4.21 (32-bit). The exact prerequisites
for different versions of OS/2 and TCP/IP for the fix to be applied can best be
looked up at the OS/2 Warp Update Summary at http://www.warpupdates.de/ (the German
version will probably show up there soon, until then everything about the international
version WR_8620 applies as well).
We are delighted to announce that Serenity Systems will be sponsoring a pavilion
of over a dozen ISVs in the exhibit hall at Warpstock. The plan is to demonstrate
what Managed Client (r) computing is all about.
We will be featuring WiseManager 1.2. At Warp Expo West, WiseManager built a
network and populate the desktop with the Vendor 100 applications. We are bringing
the demonstration to Warpstock.
We will also be demonstrating the new family of WiseTalker Database Server products,
including new features like support for C++. We will also preview our Building Automation
and Security Software (BASS) program.
The pavilion will demonstrate how traditional PCs and Manged Clients can co-exist.
Many of the Managed Clients will be running on IBM Network Stations 2800.
We look forward to meeting users and consultants at the pavilion, and demonstrating
a new dimension of desktop computing, made possible by the capabilities of OS/2.
More details regarding the pavilion will be provided.
Regards,
Bob St.John
http://www.serenity-systems.com
ICQ/2 Beta b1.40 is now available at http://members.home.com/momotek/icq2/index.html
ICQ/2 is a ICQ client for OS/2 that finally provides a full 32 bit multithreaded
OS/2 PM application without the complexity of IRC and the limitations of other chat
tools. ICQ/2 lets you find friends or colleagues online and exchange messages or
chat with them in real time all the while letting you see who's online at a glance.
It's compatibility with any other operating system's ICQ software clients allows
you to both send and receive messages or chat with any of your friends, coworkers
or colleagues.
ICQ/2 is currently still in Beta testing, more features and options are being
added continuously. As it is a Beta program please use it at your own risk, although
it is highly improbable it can cause any damage.
Compiled using the EMX 0.9D fix 2 library. It is distributed under the GNU Public
License.
System Requirements: Internet connection, OS/2 Warp 3.0 or higher and the EMX
0.9D fix 2 library.
Features:
Purchase Information: Freeware
Author: Ed Ng
[WarpCast Moderator's Note: ICQ/2 has been updated to version 1.49]
F/X Communications announced today the release of InJoy version 2.3. InJoy is
known as the mission critical Point-to-Point (PPP) Internet Dialer that with its
powerful features and unmatched performance brought professional dial-up based networking
to OS/2.
Along with a broad range of connectivity features, InJoy offers affordable gateway,
firewall and VPN capability to consumers, small businesses and large enterprises.
This version introduces support of the interoperable IPSec VPN standard, allowing
OS/2 companies to easily create secure channels to other major vendors in the market
or to other InJoy products.
IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) is an Internet standard for interconnected,
secure networking devices and the predominant technology in Virtual Private Networks
(VPNs). It provides reliable and interoperable data exchange, ensuring confidentiality,
integrity and authenticity of transmitted information.
The InJoy Dialer can be used as a software VPN client, allowing remote dial-up
workers to connect to the corporate network using secure tunnels over the Internet.
The IPSec Plugin is fully IPSec compatible, and includes software-based 128-bit
3-DES cryptography.
The release of the InJoy Dialer with IPSec support is exciting news for enterprises
seeking to provide secure connectivity for OS/2 branch offices, business partners,
and traveling employees as well as data communications in the local area networks
(intranet security).
More information:
http://www.fx.dk/injoy -- InJoy Dialer home
page.
http://www.fx.dk/ipsec -- IPSec Plugin home
page.
Of interest to anyone who is still running Warp 3, Fixpak 42 for Warp 3 has now
appeared on the IBM NCSD Software Updates page - http://ps.boulder.ibm.com/pbin-usa-ps/getobj.pl?/pdocs-usa/softupd.html#warp34
RSU appears to work (I don't have Warp 3 installed so I could only start it,
not apply it, but the zip files download), but the links to the Diskette images
doesn't exist yet. When they do the link is ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/v3.0warp/english-us/xr_w042
From the README.1ST file:
Build level 8.266
This FixPak applies to:
XR_3005 Warp Server
XR_3006 Warp Server SMP
Here is a list of APARS addressed by this fixpak (It is a cumulative Fixpak but
as with FP11 for Warp 4, the Device Drivers have been removed):
================================
OS/2 Warp Server/SMP Fixed APARs
FixPak Name = XR_W042
Build Level = 8.266
===============================
APAR= JR12550
INSTALLATION FAILS ON DESELECTING THE "SERVICEABILITY AND
DIAGNOSTIC AIDS" OPTION.
APAR= PJ26405
WHEN A NO OF OS/2 SESSIONS ARE OPENED AND CLOSED, SWITCH LIST CO
NTAINS GHOST WINDOWS THAT CAN NOT BE DELETED.
APAR= PJ26406
TRAP AT _TKVSPRINTF + 256 PROCESSING A PROCDUMP OR
POPUPLOG ENTRY.
APAR= PJ26430
SYSLEVEL.EXE SKIPS SEARCH FOR SYSLEVEL FILES ON A DRIVE IF
IT ENCOUNTERS ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND ACCESSING A DIRECTORY/FILE.
APAR= PJ26433
PRINT JOBS UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED OVER A SET OF PRINTERS BEING
SHARED BY A PRINT OBJECT.
APAR= PJ26464
PROBLEM WITH WINDOW LIST APPEARING WHEN TASKLIST IS REMOVED FROM
THE AUTOSTART SECTIONON CONFIG.SYS.
APAR= PJ26490
TRAP 000E DUE TO BROKEN DISK FRAME.
APAR= PJ26496
METHOD FORK FAILURE IN TIVOLI OR OTHER MSSING RETURN CODES
FROM SES API CALLS.
APAR= PJ26523
PSTAT LOSES LAST FEW LINES WHEN PIPED INTO REXX AFTER APPLYING
PJ26396.
APAR= PJ26531
MEMORY LEAK IN PMMERGE.
APAR= PJ26585
FILES VCFGCID.CMD , GETMONID.CMD AND RXVIDCFG.DLL
MISSING IN WARP SERVER V4.
APAR= PJ26690
POSTING WM_QUERYWINDOWPARAMS OVERWRITES 2 BYTES ON STACK.
APAR= PJ26691
REGISTRY EDITOR FAILS TO IMPORT FILE FROM COMMAND LINE.
APAR= PJ26695
SYS3175 IN VARIOUS APPS DUE TO FREED SHARED OBJECTS.
APAR= PJ26696
TRAP IN NEWSESCONTEXT.
APAR= PJ26697
RMP$RMP_MOVE + 18.
APAR= PJ26698
TRAP AT W_OPENCREATE + 2EC.
APAR= PJ26699
TRAP 000E IN VR32PMWAITEVENTSEM.
APAR= PJ26700
TRAPDUMP WAS TAKEN AUTOMATICALLY AFTER JR13284.
APAR= PJ26701
FAT FILE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION IN WARP 4.
APAR= PJ26702
CHKDSK /V DOES NOT PRODUCE VERBOSE OUTPUT ON HPFS DRIVES.
APAR= PJ26703
FP11 BREAKS PKZIP DUE TO D172229, UNZIPPING A FILE WITH EA DATA
CHANGES IT'S TIMESTAMP TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM DATE/TIME.
APAR= PJ26709
PRINTING ANY .INF FILE REULTS IN A TRAP IN SPANISH MERLIN FP9
WITH LASERJET DRIVER 30.678
APAR= PJ26722
DDINSTAL.EXE FAILS WITH SYS3175 AFTER FIXPAK10.
APAR= PJ26723
'START'ING DOS SESSION PARAMETERS LIMITED BY LENGTH.
APAR= PJ26724
WINOS2 CANNOT PRINT TO FAXROUTER PRINTER WITH OS/2 WARP 4 FROM
FIXPAK 6.
APAR= PJ26725
REPAINT PROBLEM WHEN WINOS2 WINDOW IS MAXIMIZED AND MOVED OVER
WARPCENTER.
APAR= PJ26726
BUSINESSOBJECT WINDOW REFRESHES BADLY WHEN MOVED OR RESIZED.
The first Styler/2 registrable version is now available!!!
You can download the first registrable version of Styler/2 (smw099.zip - 228
KB) from:
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/smw099.zip
or later:
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/new/smw099.zip
or:
ftp://ftp.ghostbbs.cx/pub/os2/os2team/alcant/smw099.zip
The registration program, which will allow to get rid of the time limit, although
is ready and fully tested, is not yet included in the program archive since I still
have to work out some details. It shall be available for download in few days! In
future it will be enclosed in the program archive, probably as a page of the preferences
notebook.
This is still version 0.99. I plan to distribute version 1.0 before the end of
October.
There is no new feature in this release although there are many hidden enhancements
that should make the program more stable, run faster and use less memory.
You'll hear noted industry columnist Peter Coffee deliver the Keynote Address
when you attend Warpstock '99!
Peter brings a valuable perspective to the Keynote both as a full time OS/2 user
for many years and as a well known media personality. His highly respected opinion
column appears regularly in Ziff-Davis' PC Week Magazine, and you'll appreciate
his insight and foresight in the computing industry.
After the Keynote, Peter will moderate a forum on the future of personal computing
- and you're invited to attend. Hear his thoughts on how the computing industry
and the media see the current trends in desktop computing. Find out for yourself
what he and others think of IBM's strategies and products as OS/2 moves into the
next century.
Peter Coffee was the first recipient of OS/2 Professional magazine's annual Media
Excellence award. He is also the author of the books How To Program Java and Peter
Coffee Teaches PCs plus numerous technical critiques of competing operating systems,
technical analyses and product reviews. He was PC Week's first Director of Corporate
Labs and formed PC Week's Corporate Partner advisory panel. He continues to serve
at PC Week as technical liaison and also appears frequently on ZDTV.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear and meet Peter Coffee as he kicks off
the premier OS/2 event of the century, Warpstock '99 Atlanta!
OS/2 users from around the world will meet October 16-17 in Atlanta. Visit http://www.warpstock.org for the complete information
about this very special OS/2 event.
"Effective January 1, 2000, the option to download features and updates
from Software Choice for free will be discontinued for all future features and updates.
The features and updates will only be available to those customers who purchase;
Software Subscription under Passport Advantage for:
OS/2 Warp 4
OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
WorkSpace On-Demand
Software Choice Subscription for:
OS/2 Warp 4 "
"Throughout the next 12 to 15 months we plan to release features on IBM
Software Choice that can be used with OS/2 Warp 4, WorkSpace On-Demand and Warp
Server for e-business. Some of the features and their target availability dates
are: :
Network Stationÿ QuickOn for WorkSpace On-Demand; October 1, 1999.
Netfinityÿ Client services; first quarter 2000.
Primary Logon Client (PLC) and Windowsÿ Client Updates; first quarter 2000.
TCP/IP Updates; first quarter 2000
WebSphereÿ R3; third quarter 2000
Browser for OS/2; second half of year 2000
Java Platform Update; first half of year 2000
Universal Data File System; first quarter of year 2000"
Developers at every skill level will learn new techniques, configuration.cepts
and real world solutions in the programming sessions at Warpstock. An all-star cast
of programming gurus will present a dozen sessions on software development.
First, master programmer Timur Tabi (developer of OS/2's TIMER0, RTMIDI and MPU401
while at IBM) will offer six presentations at both the beginner and advanced levels.
Start with Timur's "Introduction to Programming", then stay in your chair
for his presentations on Rexx, Assembly language, and programming the Presentation
Manager. And don't miss his two-part session on writing Device Drivers, a highlight
of Warpstock '99.
Next, join John Urbaniak and Gwen Veneskey, the authors of "Object REXX
by Example", for a two part session on programming with Object REXX. In Basic
Concepts you'll hear an overview of the many ideas behind object orientation and
how to use them. Then you'll want to be there for Advanced Concepts, where you'll
learn how to build user-friendly multithreaded GUI applications containing music,
sound and animation. John and Gwen work for custom software ISV Aviar, developers
of V-Trex and Oz.
Finally, Paul Hethmon of Hethmon Brothers and Inet.Mail fame will present the
basics of TCP/IP programming. You'll hear Paul emphasize what's different on OS/2
as opposed to standard BSD style sockets, and you'll hear him cover both client
and server side sockets, hostname resolution, TCP/IP 4.1 and 4.2 differences, and
a simple C++ socket class to encapsulate it all. Don't miss this presentation on
coding for the information superhighway!
For more information on the programming and other presentations at Warpstock
'99, visit
http://www.warpstock.org/99/list_programmingsessions.html
Software developers of all levels will find exciting new techniques they can
use right now when they attend the premier OS/2 event of this century, Warpstock
'99 Atlanta!
OS/2 users from around the world will meet October 16-17 in Atlanta. Visit http://www.warpstock.org for the complete information
about this very special OS/2 event.
OS/2: The Little Engine That Could
OS/2 Realities Vs. Past Myths
http://www.byte.com/column/BYT19990920S0002
A new version of CHECKINI is due with some specific additional routines to fix
two problems that some might be having with their ini-files. These problems are:
1st: Duplicate DRIV blocks in OS2SYS.INI. Leading to all kinds of different symtoms
like objects not working;
2nd: A corrupted first node in OS2SYS.INI for a given drive which causes the
drive letter itself to be replaced to some other filename. This leads to problems
as drive X: suddenly changed to e.g. foo, so all files on X: are shown by the WPS
as foo\filename.
Now I need some volanteers with these problems to see if CHECKINI really is able
to fix these problems.
Henk Kelder
Fujitsu is about to release the latest in their line of Magneto-Optical drives
and capacity is up to 1.3 GB. Plus there are OS/2 drivers!
Details of the drive can be found at the Fujitsu USA site, or, a better page
and access to the latest drivers [compatible with the 640 MB models] at Fujitsu
Europe.
See: http://www.Fujitsu-Europe.com
OS/2 seems to still live eh?
Okay, I finally got My candybarz gallery up and running. Only a few themes created
by myself so far, So everyone needs to send me their themes for display. Find the
Candybarz gallery at:
http://www.dse-computers.com/shyguy/candybarz.html
and of course download the latest Candybarz at:
http://www.netlabs.org/candybarz/index.html
SLRN 0.9.5.7 is available at:
http://village.flashnet.it/~rm03703/programs/slrn
or at http://www.quasarbbs.com/francesco/slrn
SLRN is a nice and powerful text newsreader, compiled using the EMX 0.9D fix
2 library. It is distributed under the GNU Public License
OS/2 DDPak On-Line Information available as of 21 Sep 1999 at 8:43pm
new drivers :
Disk and SCSI Adapters
I2O Storage and Transport Device Drivers
PCMCIA LAN
CardBus 10/100 Base-TX Fast Ethernet
Token-Ring PCMCIA M8134
PCMCIA Data/Fax Modem
Xircom
CardBus Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56 CBEM56G-100BTX
CreditCard Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56 with Mini DocK CEM56-100MD
CreditCard Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56 CEM56-100BC
CreditCard Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56 CEM56-100BTX
CreditCard Modem 56 GlobalACCESS with Mini Dock CM-56GMD
CreditCard Modem 56 GlobalACCESS CM-56G
CreditCard Modem 56 CM-56
RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56 RBEM56G-100BTX
RealPort CardBus Modem 56 GlobalACCESS RBM56G
RealPort Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56 REM56G-100BTX
RealPort Ethernet+Modem 56 REM56G-10BT
RealPort Modem 56 GlobalACCESS RM56G
RealPort Modem 56 (Australia, New Zealand) RM56V2
RealPort Modem 56 (Europe) RM56V3
RealPort Modem 56 (US, Latin America, Asia, Canada) RM56V1
Miscellaneous Storage Support
I2O Storage and Transport Device Drivers
USB Removable Disks
iFloppy USB 1.44 MB Floppy Diskette Drive
USB SuperDisk 120 MB External Drive
100MB External USB Zip Drive
uDrive External USB 1.44 MB Floppy Diskette
VST USB 1.44 MB Floppy Drive
USB Super Disk 120 MB External Drive
A wide array of OS/2-based technologies for home, business, Corporate and SOHO
users are on the schedule for this year's Warpstock '99 Atlanta. Attendees will
find solutions for their own computing needs among products that come from OS/2
programmers working around the world.
Corporate users at Warpstock '99 will find unique money-saving OS/2 solutions
for the ever-increasing costs of ownership they face with other operating systems.
You'll see IBM's showcase of new OS/2-based servers, new pre-execution services
and hear advanced lectures on how to set up networks for these OS/2-based products.
And for truly inexpensive corporate computing, Serenity Systems will present WiseManager
which allows OS/2 to boot and run user-customized applications from a server with
no hard drive in the workstation, saving setup time and allowing instant replacement
or upgrade of failed workstations since no software installation is necessary. Dozens
of corporate solutions like these are scheduled at this year's Warpstock.
Likewise, the Small Office/Home Office user will see firsthand why OS/2 is the
smartest choice for those with more modest computing budgets. From communications
to productivity, OS/2 technologies can enhance everyone's small office. Learn about
the new OS/2-based web servers, so you can run your online business from your living
room. Achieve office productivity gains with newly-enhanced spreadsheet, word processing
and database development software. Solve your junk email woes with online library-based
email solutions so you'll never have to set up another filter.
At Warpstock '99, attendees will find new OS/2 and related technologies discussed
on the exhibit floor, in the lecture halls, and throughout the convention center.
Every OS/2 user, whether home or office, will see OS/2 used in ways never before
considered.
You'll learn these new technologies fast when you attend the premier OS/2 event
of this century, Warpstock '99 Atlanta!
OS/2 users from around the world will meet October 16-17 in Atlanta. Visit http://www.warpstock.org for the complete information
about this very special OS/2 event.
Hello;
Pretty Pop Software released The Wall 3.32, PopCD! 2.18 and Gismo 2.12, today.
a. The Wall 3.32
The Wall changes background images and/or color at user-set intervals. You can
configure each image file in such as *.BMP/*.GIF/*.JPG/*.TIF/ *.TGA/*.PCX/*.DIB
in the Wall. Choose TILED, SIZED or NORMAL during configuration. The Wall writes
an extended attribute for each and displays the .BMP as configured.
Update topics are...
Version 3.32 (26.Sep.99)
[Bug Fix]
a.Maitained minor inconveniences and designs.
b. PopCD! 2.18
PopCD! is `Pop Up CD-ROM/Removable media/Audio CD Object' Utility. When you insert
CD-ROM/Removable media/Audio CD, PopCD! creates its object on desktop and open/play.
And PopCD! ejects CD-ROM/Removable Media/Audio CD when you drag and drop object
into shredder.
Update topics are...
Version 2.18 (26.Sepg.1999)
a.Fix the inconveniences of Tiny CD Player.
b.Also maitained other minor inconveniences and designs.
c. Gismo 2.12
Gismo is the unique color coordinating utility for those who uses editors to
make html documents with various color RGB codes. You may copy the RGB codes which
indicated in Gismo to the Clipboard and copy it into the appropriate form in your
html documents. You may use your favorite text editors and/or html editors. The
Gismo can be worked with any editors that can be corresondent with the clipboards.
Update topics are...
Version 2.12 (26.Sep.99)
a.Tuning.
b.Fixed the minor inconveniences.
c.Changed the minor specification.
You can get a copy from...
Pretty Pop Music and Software
http://prettypop.tsx.org/