September 2002 VOICE Newsletter

2002-09-05 00:45:50 -- Oleg N Gololoboff [VOICENWS, Mark Dodel]

The September issue of the VOICE Newsletter is now online.

In the latest issue you can find:

• A Tale of Woe and LVM. - by Christian Hennecke
• Faster Network Printing - by Stanley Sidlov
• Using Weaselfilter Against Email Attachments - by Michael W. Cocke
• Digital photography with OS/2 - by Julien Pierre
• BackAgain/2000 Server Edition version 3.0 - A Review, Part 4 - by Walter Metcalf
• DrDialog, or: How I learned to stop worrying and love REXX - Part 1 - by Thomas Klein
• PhotoMesa 1.3 - by Jason R Stefanovich
• And of course letters, addenda, tips and a compilation of news of the previous month!

Scanners - testers needed

2002-09-03 16:16:19 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Stop! It's an announce for BeOS population ;)

BeOS community is growing more successfully than OS/2 does. We found an announce of drivers testing at QuBe.Ru.

ISO Software Submissions for the 2002 VOICE CD

2002-09-03 15:41:50 -- Oleg N Gololoboff [VOICENWS, Stefanovich, Jason R, PERSCOM]

OS/2 VOICE is looking for Shareware and Freeware for the VOICE 2002 CD - North American Edition, which will be released at Warpstock in Austin, TX..

Submissions of Shareware and non-GPL/OSS software may only be made by the authors themselves. Submissions of GPL/OSS software may be made by any individual, license permitting. Inclusion of software in the CD will be on a first come - first serve basis.

The window for submissions is open immediately and will be closed on 20 September. Submitters must provide a copy of the software or an authorized download site. Submitters may, at their discretion, submit an introductory page for their software in HTML format to be included in the CD index.

Please contact Jason R Stefanovich or VOICE editor for more information.

WPS Extender Nice 4.6 is free for download

2002-09-01 15:00:25 -- Oleg N Gololoboff [www.ecomstation.ru, Sergey Posokhov]

Nice version 4.6 uploaded on Hobbes and ready for free travel. Everyone can get it from here. Then it will be placed here.

Now ready about 1/4 as promised. A look of programm is changed, now it looks like an extending of OS/2 System Setup. Fixed bugs in ODIN and SMP support. Added NumLock trigger-function in text mode. Network Neighborhood is rewrote from the begining, so Open and Save File Dialogs work better. Also, you can change priority for applications.

Enchanced Setup for Nice. Now it searches for preveously created INI-file, takes it and makes backup. Default setings are easy for install and use in eComstation enviroment.

But this is not a stop for Nice. In future - we want to make Clipboard control more flexible and easy for use, start batch-file after Logon-procedure, changes in VIO, etc.

Next version of Nice will appear in winter, 2002 or spring, 2003

Forward your suggestions and questions to forum.

Having gamed? - Take it off!

2002-09-01 14:52:51 -- Oleg N Gololoboff [#os2russian, LightElf]

IBM closed support of Linux for Thinkpads

Some time ago, at june, 21 Compulenta has published those note: IBM, has decided no longer to support notebook ThinkPad with pre-loaded Linux-OS. As we can see from letter of Keith Frechette, IBM chief of Linux innovations and supporting team on ThinkPad line. Over 3 years working on Linux products, IBM canceled fund for this project. Frecchette branch is re-formed, he himself is going to find a new job.

OS/2 meeting in Moscow

2002-09-01 14:46:21 -- Oleg N Gololoboff [www.os2.ru]

OS/2 users meeting will take place at the 3-rd september (all night long to the 4th september) in Moscow. Everyone is welcome. Well known Relf is waited to visit us.

Information and coordination - Sergey Poziturin (AKA Pushkin)

Operating system for your solutions

2002-08-28 21:10:26 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Short appeal: eComStation as base of your software solutions (russian text).

BBC News - PC comes of age

2002-08-28 21:07:50 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [www.os2world.com, Masahiro "Sassy" Sakai]

"The personal computer has come of age. This week the PC celebrated its 21st birthday and by this we mean the IBM PC."

And, as for that it is written concerning the details of the OS/2 created.

IBM announces the Q4 (2002) updates

2002-08-26 15:42:38 -- Oleg N Gololoboff [VOICENWS, Kim Haverblad]

Our intent is to deliver the following features in 4Q2002:

• An updated version of the IBM Web Browser for OS/2;
• Support for Web Start Java application deployment technology. We intend to provide Java Web Start for OS/2 based on SUN's Java Web Start version 1.0.1 for Windows. Our plan includes desktop integration functions adapted for differences between Windows and OS/2;
• An XML Parser for Java applications on OS/2. We intend to provide a XML Parser for Java based on the Xerces version 2.0.1 and Xalan version 2.3.1 Open Source technology from the Apache XML Project;

APeCS report

2002-08-26 13:10:06 -- APeCS Bot [eComStation.Ru]

Latest changes in APeCS database (46 programs updated) :

• Smart Cache by Radim Kolar is updated to 0.74
  Smart Cache is full featured proxy cache server . . .

• Smart Cache Loader by Radim Kolar is updated to 0.23
  Smart Cache Loader is a VERY configurable web grabber with special Smart Cache support . . .

• AiR-BOOT by Martin Kiewitz is updated to 0.92b (RC-2)
  AiR-BOOT is a Multi-Boot partition loader with some extra features built in . . .

• dSync by zuko is updated to 0.1.4
  Disk/Dirs/Files mirroring tool. . . .

• CDR/RW Wizard by Rocco Foti is updated to 1.0.0 beta RC3
  CDR/RW Wizard is a multithreading GUI Wizard interface to CDRECORD/2 to burning CDR / CDRW (data, audio, etc) . . .

• Prima Perl GUI Toolkit by Dmitry Karasik is updated to 1.06
  Prima is an extensible Perl toolkit for multi-platform GUI development . . .

• Junk E-Mail Filter by - is updated to 3.05
  Provides a versatile filter to bounce unwanted junk email when using Peter Moylan's Weasel program . . .

• DualMode Library, MGLServer by NetLabs is updated to release 6
  The DualMode Library and MGLServer are tools to allow a developer to develop graphics applications that can seamlessly switch video resolutions and operate in a resizable DIVE window . . .

• SNES9x by Marty Amodeo is updated to 1.39, release 13
  SNES9x is a fast and accurate Super Nintendo emulator . . .

• AntiWord by - is updated to 0.33
  Convert word documents to text and postscript . . .

• WaveCut by Frank Wochatz is updated to Beta 5
  WaveCut is a (PM) wave player and cutter for os2 and ecs with: * rsj support * integration normalize * fast cutting with copywave . . .

• MAD by Michel Such is updated to 0.14
  MAD is a high-quality MPEG audio decoder . . .

• Olympus digital camera USB support by - is updated to 1.3
  A patch file to allow latest USB mass storage drivers to read/write also from Olympus cameras . . .

• eGAMER by -Enrique Britto is updated to beta 2
  It is a ultimate gaming package for eComStation . . .

• XSane by Oliver Rauch is updated to 0.87
  XSane is a powerful graphic front-ends for SANE (scanner ACCESS Now Easy), which requires a functioning libsane.dll (e.g . . .

• tvisor by Digi is updated to 07.08.02
  Calc traffics . . .

• TVisorClient by Digi is updated to 8.07.2002
  GUI client for tvisor (receive statistics over TCPIP) . . .

• News Harvest by KRT is updated to 1.7
  News Harvest is a binary news reader, it facilitates easy downloading of binaries (photos, music, fonts, etc.) from Usenet News. . . .

• Lotus Domino Server Update by IBM Lotus is updated to 5.0.11
  Lotus Domino is a powerfull mail and application server . . .

• DSK4PM by Daniel Valot is updated to 4.30 Beta 5 (4.27)
  DSK4PM can build diskette images write diskettes from diskette images build ARDI self restorable images convert existing images to ARDI self restorable images graphical user interface version (GUI) command line version (VIO) . . .

• DFSee by Jan van Wijk is updated to 5.00
  Display File Systems (DFSee) is a generic partition and filesystem browser/analyser . . .

• DragText by Rich Walsh is updated to 3.G2
  a distinctly different desktop enhancement. . . .

• MindTerm Java SSH Terminal by IS Networks is updated to 1.2.1
  SSH is a secure replacement for protocols like telnet and rlogin . . .

• SDD/2 by SciTech is updated to 7.1.0 rc2
  SDD/2 is universal video driver for OS/2 . . .

• INIServe by Peter Moylan is updated to 2.0
  A client-server approach to editing INI files, for situations where you have to manage a machine remotely . . .

• Apache HTTP Server by The Apache Software Foundation is updated to 2.0.40
  Apache has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April of 1996 . . .

• XWorkplace by Ulrich Moeller is updated to 0.9.20
  XWorkplace is the successor to my popular XFolder V0.85 package . . .

• PMRA (Poor Man's Roaming Access) by Mike is updated to 0.5
  Poor Man's Roaming Access (PMRA) is freeware that extends the roaming access feature beyond Netscape 4.x to Warpzilla, the IBM web browser, and other versions of Netscape . . .

• WarpIN by Ulrich Moeller is updated to 0.9.20
  WarpIN is intended to become the new general-purpose installer for OS/2 to overcome the current lack of a both flexible and user-friendly installer . . .

• X-Commander by Team X-Commander is updated to 0.97
  X-Commander is a file manager, that would allow you to do your everyday work with files and archives faster and easier . . .

• FtpServer by Peter Moylan is updated to 1.07 Beta
  FtpServer is an ftp daemon for OS/2 . . .

• phpMyAdmin by - is updated to 2.3.0
  phpMyAdmin is intended to handle the adminstration of MySQL over the web . . .

• DaniS506 by Daniela Engert is updated to 1.4.7
  DaniS506.ADD - replacement for IBM1S506.ADD . . .

• DaniATAPI by Daniela Engert is updated to 0.3.11
  DaniATAPI.FLT - replacement for IBMIDECD.FLT, IBMATAPI.FLT, DaniADsk.FLT and all other ATAPI related filters . . .

• WarpZip by PillarSoft is updated to 3.6
  WarpZip offers a fresh new way to handle your archives . . .

• C-Media 8x38 Audio Driver by - is updated to 0.1.9
  Wave audio driver for C-Media 8x38 PCI chips . . .

• ppwizard by Dennis Bareis is updated to 02.228
  ppwizard - Free generic preprocessor (html/rexx/ipf/inf/ipfc) . . .

• ZOC by EmTec is updated to 4.06
  Zap-O-Comm (ZOC) is a high power terminal client for telnet, SSH, modem, ISDN, and more. . . .

• AC'97 sound driver for VIA chipsets by - is updated to -
  MMPM/2 AC'97 sound driver for VIA Technologies KT266A/ KT333/ KT400 (8233/ 8233C/ 8233A/ 8235 south bridge) with IOCTL90 support . . .

• WPTools by Henk Kelder is updated to 3.2
  Great utitities package . . .

• VIORoute by nickk is updated to 0.0.6-alpha
  VIO<->term (ansi, vt100, etc) routing . . .

• LVM ToolKit by Alex Taylor is updated to 1.3
  Recent versions of OS/2 use the Logical Volume Manager (LVM), a powerful replacement for FDISK . . .

• UPS Monitor 2 by Lone Peak Automation, LLC is updated to 1.2e
  UPS Monitor is a utility program to monitor and log power line and battery status for a large number of Uninterruptible Power Sources (UPS) . . .

• UPS Monitor C by Lone Peak Automation, LLC is updated to 1.2d
  UPS Monitor is a utility program to monitor and log power line and battery status for a large number of Uninterruptible Power Sources (UPS) . . .

• SNAP by SciTech is updated to 2.0.0
  SciTech SNAP (System Neutral Access Protocol) will change the way you look at device support forever . . .

• NewView by Aaron Lawrence is updated to 1.41.24
  NewView is a replacement for View.exe, the original OS/2 help viewer . . .

OS/2 related fixes in Windows 2000 SP3

2002-08-24 18:44:38 -- Oleg N Gololoboff [VOICENWS, Ed Durrant]

The previously released Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows 2000 contains fixes related to OS/2 clients and servers.

1. First fix is Windows 2000 Clients Use Multiple Connections When Mapping Drives to a Single Server. This will hopefully clear up the issue of Win2K clients eating up all workstation connections to a WSeB server. We will investigate this further.
2. Second fix is Stop 0x00000050 Error Message During Copy from OS/2 Clients. This issue occurs because a request from the client (SMB Move) is not handled correctly.

SP3 is available for download.

Open Source and OS/2

2002-08-22 17:38:54 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Yuri Prokushev published first article (russian language), describing OS/2 Open-source projects. Welcome to discussion of this topic.

August OS/2 eZine is out

2002-08-22 17:36:38 -- Oleg N Gololoboff [VOICENWS, Robert Basler]

The monthly magazine of the OS/2 and eCS Community is online.

IN THIS ISSUE:

From The Editor

• Robert Basler -- eComStation 1.1 first peek and Java 2 SE 1.4 for OS/2.

Editorial

• What is natural to you? -- Simon Gronlund considers possibilities for improving file organization.
• OS/2 is Boring -- Bas Heijermans has a humourous suggestion.

Reviews

• DVD Comes to OS/2 -- Robert Basler looks at the first publically available DVD player for OS/2.
• Virtual PC 4.3.2 for OS/2 -- Robert Basler - improvement is good.
• Comparing Terminal Applications -- Brent R. Scott looks at four of the available choices.
• Little Business Helper -- John Bijnens looks at a tool for OS/2 entrepreneurs.

Articles

• The Art Department -- Cool desktops for you.

Forums

• Ask John & Rob -- John Bijnens and Robert Basler answer your OS/2 questions in this ongoing forum.
• August Forums -- Questions for the authors? Disagree with us? Take it to the forums.

New survey

2002-08-20 14:02:38 -- Deniska [Deniska]

Do you need support for USB-scanners under OS/2 - tell your opinion.

Your ideas in our forums

2002-08-17 14:51:11 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Visitors of our site keep ideas and suggestions in our forums. We collect all ideas and will take them into consideration. Term of introduction depends on your activity.

Java 1.4 and Mozilla for OS/2

2002-08-16 00:09:44 -- Oleg N Gololoboff [VOICENWS, Eric Faulhaber]

August 14, 2002 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - Golden Code Development today announced a comprehensive service solution, which includes a new, OS/2 port of the Java 2 Standard Edition ("J2SE") platform, release 1.4, and ongoing development and support for the the Mozilla Web Browser under OS/2.

The full press release can be found here.