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Updated ports for XFree86/OS2
Alexander Mai has updated some of his ports of Unix software to
XFree86/OS2:
- NEdit 5.2, a not-Unix-like editor in terms of user-friendliness with
many features - htmldoc 1.8.15, an excellent tool for converting HTML
files to PS or PDF, work with normal command line and with X11 GUI, there
is also a PM GUI available - xpdf 0.93, a PDF viewer
- t1lib, a library required by xpdf
http://homepages.tu-darmstadt.de/~st002279/os2/html/os2stuff.html
AGSatellite/2 1.2 Available!
The new AGSatellite for OS/2 1.2 Release 2(Audio Galaxy agent(clone)) is
available!
This version it's compatible with new protocol. Download it to still using
Audio Galaxy services in OS/2 environment.
Site: hobbes.nmsu.edu
File: AGOS2_12_R2.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=AGOS2_12_R2
From: AGS/2 Developer
New kernels on testcase (1026)
a new kernel (1026) is available on IBM testcase site , it will probably
be included in ACP2 !
ftp://testcase.boulder.ibm.com/ps/fromibm/os2/
[Moderator's note: As always these are not officially supported by IBM
unless they tell you to use them. Please send any followup to
comp.os.os2.bugs on usenet. Also note that files are only on IBM's
testcase for 2-3 days, so if you want to try these get them now. These
files have been theresince Friday (10/26), so they will probably be gone
by Tuesday or Wednesday. Make certain you back up any files replaced and
don't try these on a production system. You have been warned. ]
GOSiERRA v2 available
New GOSiERRA is available.
GoSierra is a "magical" patcher software, that will get your old
Sierra/Dynamix games back to work using Soundblaster sound.
Under v2, there is new support for Dynamix games as "Betrayal at Krondor",
"The Incredible Machine" and many more. Nearly EVERY Sierra/Dynamix
Realmode game should be patchable.
Patched games work perfectly under OS/2 Warp / eComStation VDM-MDOS-Box.
GoSierra can be downloaded from os2world.com/games or hobbes (look for
GOSiERRAv2.zip).
cu Kiewitz
From: Martin Kiewitz kiewitz@netlabs.org
RexxMail updated to build 20011027.124412 (BUGFIX).
Build 20011027.124412 of RexxMail is now available from: http://www.degeus.com/rexx/
This build fixes a serious bug in the build I released yesterday (itself a
bugfix release -- I know, this just isn't my week):
A misnamed procedure could -- of course -- not be found, causing the
'dispatch' and 'send' commands to fail if the internal SMTP module was
used.
If you have installed the previous build, please download the new build
and upgrade RexxMail to remove the bug.
This bug was the result of a pretty silly oversight, added to which I
forgot to test the SMTP module (which I normally do not use myself). My
apologies for the inconvenience, and thanks to Michiel de Jager for
alerting me to this bug.
Regards,
Marcus de Geus
--
marcus@degeus.com
http://www.degeus.com
Register for Warpstock Europe....
Coming to Warpstock Europe ? Don't be late to book! Go to Mensys and book
your ticket online!
http://shop.mensys.nl/catalogue/mns_warpstock2001.html
This way the people at Warpstock can plan things better!
Coming to social event requires you to register. Good music and a nice
time to talk with other OS/2 users you have know via the internet. Or talk
with some of the developers.... And of course there is music....
But I can't say anything about this (I have heard it, sounds good....)
Prices will go up on monday....
So book your ticket now....
RexxMail updated to build 20011026.160310 (BUGFIX).
Build 20011026.160310 of RexxMail is now available from: http://www.degeus.com/rexx/
This build fixes a bug in the build I released yesterday (if the JunkMail*
settings are missing from the configuraton file, 'register' commands will
fail).
If you have installed the previous build, please download the new build
and upgrade RexxMail to remove the bug.
My apologies for the inconvenience.
The new build also adds an icon for the 'Help' program object, which I
failed to include in the previous build. (BTW, if anyone feels inclined to
give the RexxMail icons a -- much-needed -- facelift, please let me know.
I would dearly love to be able to offer better-looking icons, but I simply
haven't the time to rework them myself.)
Regards,
Marcus de Geus
--
marcus@degeus.com
http://www.degeus.com
Only One Week to Warpstock Europe 2001
The third edition of Warpstock Europe will take place in only one week
time. If you still haven't registered for the event, it is now time to do
so. On-line registration is still available at the Mensys web site, but
will end on October 28th 2001. For those who do not want to use a credit
card for on-line payments, on-site registration will also be available at
the Warpstock Europe registration desk. Still, the Event Team would like
to ask attendees, including students and HCC members, to register when
they can, because knowing how many people will attend will help us with
the preparations.
To register for Warpstock Europe and buy your tickets on-line, go to the
Mensys web site at : http://shop.mensys.nl/catalogue/mns_WarpStockEurope2001.html
Apart from any potential last-minute modifications, the Warpstock Europe
three-day presentation schedule has finally reached its final state. To
get an overview of the complete program schedule, go to :
http://warpstock.os2.org/en/program On the Exhibitors page at
http://warpstock.os2.org/en/exhibitors , all exhibiting companies at the
conference are announced. Just one obvious highlight will be the
presentation of Virtual PC for OS/2 by Innotek, but there will be a lot
more going on at Warpstock Europe 2001 : Mensys will be there to
demonstrate eComStation 1.0, Starfire will demonstrate their Starfire
Titan product and Golden Code Development will show off their amazing new
trace suite. Besides exhibits and presentations, there will be a number of
workshops were attendees can get hands-on practice with some of the above
mentioned products. Of course, The OS/2 Netlabs will be well presented at
Warpstock Europe and ready to show you a number of exciting new software
projects for OS/2 and eComStation.
As has been announced earlier, thanks to HCC sponsorship, all HCC members
are given free entrance to the event upon display of their current HCC
membership card. In addition, all students will benefit from a substantial
discount, even when registering on site, upon display of their current
student ID card. All registrations will include a complementary CD-ROM
containing conference presentation papers and lectures.
The Warpstock Europe Social Event, which will take place on Saturday
November 3, will require a separate registration. One price only for
everyone, including students and HCC members : 300 BEF, including snacks
and live music through the night. Of course, a selection of excellent
Belgian beers will be available at the bar.
During the three days of Warpstock Europe, the restaurant on the event
site will be open for drinks (coffee, soft drinks, ...) and every day at
noon a 3-course lunch will be offered to attendees at a reasonable price.
Restaurant tickets can be bought at the registration desk on site.
All on-site payments should be made preferably using Belgian Francs.
Upon arrival at the KHLim conference site, attendees are requested to
check in at the registration table to fill out a registration form. The
provided data will be used to keep track of attendee numbers, and not for
any commercial mass mailings. These registration forms will be available
in the Dutch, French, German and English language. Upon registration,
every attendee will receive a personalized badge which will give access to
the conference rooms and the exhibit hall during the event.
The Event Team would also like to mention that the KH Limburg site is
accessible for wheelchairs, with some space in all conference rooms and
elevators. If you need these facilities, please contact us to discuss
details and parking arrangements.
The Warpstock Europe 2001 Conference will be held on November 2-4, 2001 at
the 'KH Limburg' College in Diepenbeek (Hasselt), Belgium. Warpstock
Europe is an annual gathering of developers, vendors and users of the
OS/2 and eComStation operating systems, for the purpose of education,
providing information and support to everyone with an interest in these
operating systems or related technology. More information is available at
the Warpstock Europe web site http://warpstock.os2.org
Postgres SQL server V7.1.3 for OS/2 now available!
This is the latest release of Postgres SQL server for OS/2
I have add the support for SSL connection via openssl V0.9.6. The GUI
admin tool are again in Beta (no modification!)
You can found all the documentation in this distribuition in PDF and HTML
version.
I have resolve some installation problem and system database generation.
Thank's to all for your support for testing ! Don't hesitate to contact
me for every question.
Good Luck!
Vincenzo
RexxMail updated to build 20011025.141040.
Build 20011025.141040 of RexxMail is now available from: http://www.degeus.com/rexx/
Major changes in this edition of RexxMail include:
- Support for JunkSpy-style junk mail filtering
- Support for Chris Wohlgemuth's CWMailFileClass
- Attachment indicators in message object icons
- Additional options for message object titles
- Mail folder redirection for incoming messages
- Text type matching for mail folder redirection files
Junk mail filters like JunkSpy scan incoming mail messages for predefined
header and body content to determine their trash level. If the trash level
is found to be over the limit, a signalling line can be added to the
message header. RexxMail can now be configured to detect such header lines
and take appropriate action.
Chris Wohlgemuth's CWMailFileclass adds folder content sorting by message
date, sender, recipient (to:/cc:/bcc:), or subject, as well as attachment
flagging. This elegant add-on will soon be ready for public release, and
will then be included in a new build of RexxMail.
RexxMail now shows the presence of attachments by adding a small folder
image to message object icons. In addition, object titles now include
keywords, and 'cc:' and 'bcc:' title entries can be included on separate
lines.
In addition to the two existing mail redirection files ('mailread.txt' and
'mailsent.txt'), a new redirection file, 'mailregd.txt', enables RexxMail
to redirect incoming mail to user-defined folders (or to delete it) the
moment it is received. The redirection function has been enhanced with the
addition of text type matching for redirection file entries: a leading '>'
indicates a recipient address, '<' a sender address, and '=' a subject
keyword.
From the RexxMail readme.txt file:
RexxMail provides an extremely flexible yet easy to use e-mail processing
environment with a minimum of fuss. It operates through elements provided
by the standard OS/2 Workplace Shell (which is still the best graphical
user interface available on any platform). Since the RexxMail user
interface consists of normal WPS folders and program and file objects,
getting to know the program requires only a minimum of effort.
Although the standard way of working with RexxMail is through the WPS by
manipulating WPS objects, RexxMail is a straightforward Classic REXX
program that runs, like any REXX program, from a command line in a
(hidden) windowed or full-screen OS/2 command processor session. Since all
RexxMail operations are controlled by command-line switches, the full
range of RexxMail functions and settings can also be accessed from a
command line.
RexxMail is written in REXX, an interpreted language, so it is also its
own source code, ready for you to edit to suit your preferences.
RexxMail is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License,
see http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
Regards,
Marcus de Geus
--
marcus@degeus.com
http://www.degeus.com
UpdCD 1.73 has been released
The latest fix release is out. Here is a list of changes:
CDRecord/2 addon added
Changed reservdriveletter to reserve W in place of X
Small textual changes to pmupdcd.exe
Optimized FaxWorks update incorporation (less warnings)
Download: http://xenia.sote.hu/~kadzsol/rexx/sajat/updcd/updcd173.zip
Mirror: http://www.quasarbbs.net/updcd/updcd/updcd173.zip
To use this fix release you need to install 1.7 available from the UpdCD
homepage and its mirror site.
With UpdCD you can build an updated Warp 3, 4, WSeB and MCP1 installation
CD with the latest fixes and updates already integrated.
The Warp 4 Update Kit has also been updated. Now it is possible to install
and configure UpdCD and all the tools (VFDISK, CDRECORD) you need. You
may order the update kit by visiting http://xenia.sote.hu/~kadzsol/rexx/sajat/updcd/wupdkit.htm
http://www.quasarbbs.net/updcd
Desktop Publishing at Warpstock Europe 2001
The Warpstock Europe Event Team is very pleased that Peter Koller, main
developer of the world's first desktop publishing program for OS/2 and
eComStation, has announced his plans to come to Warpstock Europe 2001 to
demonstrate the power of his "Maul Publisher for OS/2". This will be the
very first appearance of this exciting product on a Warpstock event, and
attendees will actually have to opportunity to buy the product on site.
The Warpstock Europe Event Team is very pleased that Peter Koller, main
developer of the world's first desktop publishing program for OS/2 and
eComStation, has announced his plans to come to Warpstock Europe 2001 to
demonstrate the power of his "Maul Publisher for OS/2". This will be the
very first appearance of this exciting product on a Warpstock event, and
attendees will actually have to opportunity to buy the product on site.
Maul Publisher for OS/2 is a modular desktop publishing application, with
an ever growing feature set. It can combine business graphics with bitmaps
and text, in an extraordinary rich page layout environment. From postage
stamps to posters, Maul does it all. Maul Publisher is being developed by
Maison Anglais, an independent software company that has been producing
quality software since 1995. Maison Anglais' premier product "Maul
Publisher" is best known in the OS/2 community, but they have recently
made the product available for the Windows operating systems as well.
Maul Publisher is not just interesting for end users, but also for
graphics software developers, as its huge built-in API set will allow you
to create your own Maul modules, adding maximum value to any and all of
your products.
For more information about Maison Anglais, Maul Publisher and their other
OS/2 and eComStation products, visit their web site at http://www.manglais.com/index.html
The Warpstock Europe 2001 Conference will be held on November 2-4, 2001 at
the 'KH Limburg' College in Diepenbeek (Hasselt), Belgium. Warpstock
Europe is an annual gathering of developers, vendors and users of the
OS/2 and eComStation operating systems, for the purpose of education,
providing information and support to everyone with an interest in these
operating systems or related technology. More information is available at
the Warpstock Europe web site http://warpstock.os2.org
Golden Code Development to exhibit at Warpstock Europe 2001
The Warpstock Europe 2001 Event Team is very pleased to announce that
Golden Code Development Corporation will be exhibiting at Warpstock Europe
2001. All attendees are invited to visit the Warpstock Europe Exhibit Hall
to learn more about Golden Code's amazing and brand new suite of tracing
solutions.
To accommodate corporate IT managers and system administrators, a special
workshop will take place on Friday November 2, 2001 in which all Warpstock
Europe attendees can participate. Hosted by Golden Code's representatives
Eric Faulhaber, Greg Shah, and Marcus Riley, the "Golden Code Trace Suite"
workshop will offer an in-depth look at the company's suite of tracing
solutions: Network Trace for OS/2, Kernel Trace for OS/2, and the Trace
Analyzer for Java. With a strong emphasis on demonstration, this workshop
will highlight how these solutions are used to diagnose problems, to ease
network and workstation management, and to lower the total cost of
ownership of networked computing environments. So put Friday November 2 in
your agenda as a day off work, but still very well spent learning about
this new suite of amazing software products.
As a consulting firm and independent software developer, Golden Code
Development Corporation helps its clients design, build, and manage
mission critical, networked computing environments. The company
specializes in technologies and techniques which enable the creation of
highly scaleable systems with exceptionally low cost of ownership. Golden
Code's core competencies include OS/2, Java, and Server-Managed Client
solutions, such as IBM's WorkSpace On-Demand. Its expertise in these
areas, combined with a disciplined design and implementation methodology,
make Golden Code an ideal technology partner for the enterprise customer.
For more information about Golden Code Development Corporation and to
learn more about their products and services, visit their web site at http://www.goldencode.com
The Warpstock Europe 2001 Conference will be held on November 2-4, 2001 at
the 'KH Limburg' College in Diepenbeek (Hasselt), Belgium. Warpstock
Europe is an annual gathering of developers, vendors and users of the
OS/2 and eComStation operating systems, for the purpose of education,
providing information and support to everyone with an interest in these
operating systems or related technology. More information is available at
the Warpstock Europe web site http://warpstock.os2.org
SNES9x 1.39 OS/2 release 10 is available
SNES9x is a fast and accurate Super Nintendo emulator. The OS/2 port of
SNES9x has been updated to the latest version available with the following
changes and enhancements.
What's New?:
* New SNES9x core version 1.39.
(fixes some drawing glitches and has better FX chip support)
* Using DualMode library timing routines.
(smoother frame rate regulation, even under heavy system load)
* Use of Timer0 is not required (but can be used for bet
* Fixed small dead region at the bottom of the display.
Now uses a different video mode (256x224 instead of 256x239).
Be sure go to the configuration window to make sure your
system is set up for this video mode.
* Fixed the wacky default values in the configuration window.
* Allows use of DualMode library's custom DIVE blitters when needed.
If SNES9x had trouble displaying in a window before, try this
version. It may make your problem go away.
PLEASE READ the ReadMe.OS2 file included in the archive thoroughly before
attempting to run SNES9x.
You can download the latest version of SNES9x for OS/2 here:
http://emuos2.netlabs.org/snes9x/snes9x_139_os2_r10_pent.zip
(Pentium optimized)
http://emuos2.netlabs.org/snes9x/snes9x_139_os2_r10_amd.zip
(K6 optimized)
Ghostscript 7.03 released
ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/AFPL/gs703/gs703os2.zip
This release is a maintenance release in the 7.0x branch. Numerous bug
fixes and performance enhancements are included. We heartily recommend
that you upgrade.
As PM Frontend you might want to use Ghostview latest version is 4.05 beta
ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/ghostgum/beta/gsv405os2.zip
C-Media OS/2 audio driver 0.14
Ruediger Ihle has released Version 0.14 of the C-Media audio driver
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?sh=1&button=Search&key=cmedia014.zip&stype=all&sort=date&dir=%2F
New:
0.1.4 - IOCTL90 mixer callback supported
- IOCTL90 global wave volume adjustment (LBMixer's DAC control)
- Master volume und master balance setable via LBMixer (-mv)
- CD-, line and aux inputs now fully silent, when volume set to 0
- additional options for the 32bit driver
- SPDIF output (only at 44.1kHz and 48kHz)
- lower interrupt rate, faster interrupt processing
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