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OS/2 - eComStation News - December, 2006
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2006: January February March April May June July August September October November
2005: August September October November December
SW: Christmas Release of older enhanced Mozilla apps
SW: RexxMail build 20061224.155329 released.
SW: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9
SW: Firefox 1.5.0.9
SW: Firefox 2.0.0.1
SW: GenPrism and Cisco 350 wireless drivers
SW: PMCAMERA version updated on VOICE FTP server
ADMIIN: Happy New Year
| SW: Christmas Release of older enhanced Mozilla apps |
2006-12-24
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Peter Weilbacher Posted in news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2
[Moderator note: Please send all comments and problem reports to the news
group news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2 Also note the new
location for these files
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=183811 ]
New versions of my enhanced Mozilla based apps based on Gecko 1.8.0.9 are
available to download via the sourceforge.net interface at
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=183811
The apps are:
- SeaMonkey 1.0.7
(the file seamonkey-1.0.7.en-US.os2.enh.update.zip contains only
the updated files since 1.0.6 and can be unpacked on top of an
existing 1.0.6 ZIP installation)
- PmW-Fx 1.5.0.9
corresponding to Firefox 1.5.0.9
- PmW-Tb PmW-Tb 1.5.0.9
corresponding to Thunderbird 1.5.0.9
See the included .README files (also included in the downloads as
README.txt) for detailed differences from the official Mozilla sources of
the same level.
These releases pick up all the official changes done by Mozilla, including
security fixes. OS/2 specific changes from previous versions include:
- Fix issue of stuff jumping around when toolbar overflows (Fx, Tb)
- Make new toolbar higher (Fx, Tb)
- Improve READMEs a bit
- Downloads now work with TMP and forward slashes
- The directory dialog doesn't crash any more
- Finally got colors of Canvases right, also on 32bit color
displays (Fx, SeaMonkey)
Note: SVG and canvases are still broken on Matrox
Note that it may take some time until all the mirrors have all the files.
If a random mirror turns out to be slow, click on the green rectangle
behind the filename and select a different one in your region.
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| SW: RexxMail build 20061224.155329 released. |
2006-12-24
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Marcus de Geus
A new build of RexxMail is available from my web site:
http://www.degeus.com/rexxmail/
RexxMail is an object-oriented WPS e-mail client, written in REXX, which
uses the standard WPS user interface. It features an extensive range of
functions and options with full command-line access.
New in this release:
- Bug fix: SendReady function failed on Out folder with spaces in title.
Best regards,
Marcus de Geus
http://www.degeus.com
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| SW: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 |
2006-12-24
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
[Moderator note: Please send all comments and problem reports to the news
group news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2 ]
"Thunderbird is a full-featured email, RSS and newsgroup client that makes
emailing safer, faster and easier than ever before."
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/
December 23, 2006 Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 has been released.
Zipfile:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/1.5.0.9/contrib/thunderbird-1.5.0.9.en-US.os2.zip
Release Notes: http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/releases/1.5.0.9.html
Here's what's new in Thunderbird 1.5.0.9:
* Improvements to product stability.
* Several security fixes.
Requires a libc0.5.0.1 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.innotek.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=40&limit=1&limitstart=2
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| SW: Firefox 1.5.0.9 |
2006-12-24
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
[Moderator note: Please send all comments and problem reports to the news
group news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2 ]
"The award-winning Web browser is now faster, more secure, and fully
customizable to your online life. With Firefox 2, we’ve added powerful new
features that make your online experience even better."
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/
December 23, 2006 Firefox 1.5.0.9 has been released.
Zipfile:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5.0.9/contrib/firefox-1.5.0.9.en-US.os2.zip
Release Notes: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/releases/1.5.0.9.html
What's New in Firefox 1.5.0.9
Firefox 1.5.0.9 is a security and stability update that is part of our
ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We
recommend that all Firefox 1.5.0.x users upgrade to this latest version.
* Improvements to product stability
* Several security fixes
Requires a libc0.5.0.1 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.innotek.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=40&limit=1&limitstart=2
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| SW: Firefox 2.0.0.1 |
2006-12-25
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Gary Wong
[Moderator note: Please send all comments and problem reports to the news
group news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2 ]
Looks like Mike gave us a Christmas present last night in the form of
Firefox 2.0.0.1. However I let him know that the WarpZilla page still
needs a bit of updating to point to 2.0.0.1, he said he will fix it.
He also said he's still working on TB 2.0b1 and possibly GranParadiso
version of FF.
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/
December 24, 2006 Firefox 2.0.0.1 has been released.
"Firefox 2 is the next generation release of the award-winning Firefox web
browser from Mozilla."
Zipfile:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0.0.1/contrib/firefox-2.0.0.1.en-US.os2.zip
Release Notes:
http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.1/releasenotes/
What's New in Firefox 2.0.0.1
* Release Date: December 19, 2006
* Security Update: The following list of security issues have
been fixed.
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox2.0.0.1
Requires a libc0.5.1 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.innotek.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=40&limit=1&limitstart=2
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| SW: GenPrism and Cisco 350 wireless drivers |
2006-12-30
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
There hasn't been any announcements since Christmas so I thought I'd throw
one out so people know the list is still alive. If anyone has anything to
announce they need to send it to submitDESPAM@DESPAMos2voice.org (Remove
the DESPAM before sending). Now is a great time to make any announcements.
:-) Please keep announcements related to OS/2-eComStation and include a
brief description and appropriate links. All sender emails are obfuscated,
but if you really don't want your email address listed just ask but we need
a valid name so we know who is sending the post.
Since people are still frequently looking for the old beta drivers for the
few working wireless 802.11b PCMCIA cards, I have uploaded what I have to
the VOICE FTP server. These are not the drivers released by IBM on
Software Choice for the IBM High Rate PCMCIA card and the IBM Prism based
Mini-PCI cards in Thinkpads. You must have an eComStation license to
access those drivers or access to the soon to be closed IBM Software Choice
site. These are drivers which were crafted a few years ago but never made
it out of Beta stage and were never released.
The Cisco 340/350 PCMCIA card driver can be downloaded at
ftp://os2voice.org/CiscoPCM.0.91.A502.zip. This works well with both the
Csico 340 and Cisco 350 PCMCIA cards that I have used it with. According
to the readme no encryption was working with this release. You can use the
included wifistat.exe or Christian Langanke's excellent WLAN Monitor
(Available as an XCenter Widget and standalone program, Wireless LAN
hardware & driver req. English, German and Swedish NLS. Homepage:
http://wlan.netlabs.org)
The GenPrism driver can be downloaded at
ftp://os2voice.org/genprism.2.0rc4.zip This driver should work with many
Prism chipset based PCMCIA cards like the Lucent Gold PCMCIA card or so I
was told as I have never had one to test it with. This is just the driver
files since it was a beta update for testing purposes. To configure the
connection you need either the wifistat.exe that comes with one of the
released versions or the Cisco350 version also on the VOICE FTP server
ftp://os2voice.org/CiscoPCM.0.91.A502.zip or the WLAN utility available
from Netlabs - ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/wlan/xwlan300.zip
To my knowledge both of these were the last betas released by the developer
who has since disappeared so there is no support available. If you have a
newer Cardbus or Mini-PCI wireless card you should try Willibald Meyer's
GenMac 2.00 driver http://genmac.netlabs.org/ . There is an article I
wrote on my experience with the 1.7 release of GenMac at
http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL0606H/feature_4.html
For more information on wireless networking under eComStation and OS/2
check out the following forums:
OS2Wireless mailing list:
http://mail.2rosenthals.com:8100/Lists/os2-wireless_users/List.html or to
subscribe (new addresses), E-mail to:
os2-wireless_users-onDESPAM@DESPAM2rosenthals.com and reply to the
confirmation email.
WLAN support mailing list:
http://news.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.wlan.general or to subscribe,
e-mail: wlan-user-subscribeDESPAM@DESPAMnetlabs.org
GenMac User mailing list:
http://news.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.genmac.user or to subscribe,
e-mail: genmac-user-subscribeDESPAM@DESPAMnetlabs.org
Mark
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| SW: PMCAMERA version updated on VOICE FTP server |
2006-12-31
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Since I mentioned yesterday that I had been looking for a copy of the old
EWS PMCamera app which I found a copy on our own VOICE FTP server, Karl
Steinsky sent me a newer version of PMCamera (version 2.12), dating from
July 1995. The version originally in the VOICE FTP EWS archive was 2.08.
If anyone is interested in this screen capture utility it can be downloaded
at ftp://os2voice.org/EWS/PMCamera212.zip
Thanks to Karl for the updated version. If anyone has any other updated
versions of EWS software please send them to me so I can update the VOICE
FTP server.
Mark
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| ADMIIN: Happy New Year |
2006-12-31
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Happy New Year to everyone. Its 2007 (At least for some of our readership)
and we are still able to buy and use our favorite computer operating system
thanks to Serenity Systems, if we choose to. :-) VOICE begins its 11th
year of existence and the News list has been around since May 7,1997 as
well. A lot has changed in that time, but it seems there are still a few
people interested in using OS/2 and its latest incarnation eComStation.
Hopefully 2007 continues to bring new items of interest.
Just a reminder if you are posting to the VOICE News list, please either
use the web form on http://www.os2voice.org/fSubNews.html or directly via
email to submitDESPAM@DESPAMos2voice.org Sending a post directly to one of
the moderators may result in it being delayed or lost. Any email sent to
the feedback address only goes to the moderators, so if you have a question
about a post please make sure you send a copy to the original poster.
As always if you are submitting an announcement try to make it as brief as
possible, but with basic information like a description of the item and a
URL where more information can be found as well as a URL where it can be
downloaded if it is software. Also if its an update please list what has
been changed if you know it. Please also give complete identity of the
sender as well as a contact address. We will do our best to obscure that,
but readers may need to contact you.
If you are a developer don't just upload your work to hobbes or your own
web site and forget it. Write a short announcement and send it to VOICE so
the OS/2-eComStation community can know what you have done and what the
software is capable of doing. If so please send out an announcement so
people know what you have worked on. I can only hunt down so much
information on my own and it would be a really big help if people would
send in announcements. A big thank you to Peter Koller, Paul Smedley, Jan
van Wijk, and Marcus de Geus among others who have sent in frequent and
complete announcements. Posting the announcement on comp.os.os2.announce
would be helpful as well since some people still read the OS/2 Usenet
groups even if they don't post because of all the attacks from the
psycho-trolls (Though it seems at least some of these nutcases have moved
on to other pastures to torture people).
As to the list itself, we start the year with 665 subscribers. That is
about 60 fewer than a year ago. Currently there are very few rejections
and all are of a temporary nature. The VOICE News list is currently still
mirrored on the OS/2 Info Yahoo list
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/os2info/?yguid=835823 with another 146
subscribers, as well as the OS/2 News service - http://www.os2news.com
which is used as a news feed for some other web sites. Hopefully we will
see more from os2news.com in the future.
Thanks for reading and I hope you continue to find our announcements of
interest.
Mark
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