Developers corner

2002-06-21 14:53:58 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We open new section for developers of eComStation software. Head of the project - Deniska. Most active ideas generator - sunlover. Join our activity! Send us more and more useful links and facts about developer tools, source code, etc.

Don't forget that general problem of eComStation today is slow tempo of new software creation (developers create/port no more than 100 new applications per month).

Let's activate our hidden energy!

Turning OS/2 Games to Open Source

2002-06-21 14:16:03 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [www.os2world.com]

An article related to open source games. Let's prolong life of OS/2 games!

OS/2 eZine

2002-06-21 13:12:51 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [VOICENWS, Robert Basler]

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

In this issue:

From The Editor -- Robert Basler tells a tale of JFS woe.

Reviews

• ScreenSaver 2.6 -- Robert Basler finds a screen saver to make his co-workers jealous.
• Smartbar 3.2 -- John Bijnens looks at a comprehensive system monitor.
• Scheduling Solutions -- Robert Basler looks at a couple of job scheduling tools.

Articles

• gnuplot -- Isaac Leung shows us a powerful data visualization tool.
• Post-install Networking -- James Cannon walks us through networking installation.
• Report on Writing OS/2 Plug-ins -- Douglas Clark offers a tutorial on writing Netscape plugins.

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.
• June Forums -- Questions for the authors? Disagree with us? Take it to the forums.

APeCS report

2002-06-21 13:09:34 -- APeCS Bot [eComStation.Ru]

Latest changes in APeCS database (19 programs updated) :

• C_DEL by Don Hawkinson is updated to -
  C_DEL is an OS/2 command line utility for deleting files . . .

• Audio Galaxy Satellite by - is updated to 1.45
  AGSatellite/2 is an Audio Galaxy Satellite Agent clone to OS/2 Warp Operating System with multithreading and support to any languages . . .

• Mozilla (stable) by Mozilla Team is updated to 1.0
  Warpzilla is an OS/2 port of most powerfull multiplatform internet suite . . .

• Mozilla by Mozilla Team is updated to 1.1 alpha
  Warpzilla is an OS/2 port of most powerfull multiplatform internet suite . . .

• SDD/2 by SciTech is updated to 7.1.0 rc1
  SDD/2 is universal video driver for OS/2 . . .

• WarpVision GUI by WarpVision Team is updated to test version (11.06.2002)
  WarpVision is an OS/2 video player . . .

• SNPPD by Igor Vaskov is updated to 1.14
  Simple Network Paging Protocol (SNPP) and Short Messages Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) Daemon . . .

• T&V HappyPlayer by Vadim Rumyantsev is updated to 1.13
  T&V HappyPlayer is an OS/2 program that operates TV cards built on Brooktree BT848 chip . . .

• BTTV-Project by Stefan Milcke is updated to Build level 1112
  New BT8X8 driver for TV-Cards . . .

• Apache by Brian Havard is updated to 1.3.26
  OS/2 version of famous apache web-server . . .

• Apache HTTP Server by The Apache Software Foundation is updated to 2.0.39
  Apache has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April of 1996 . . .

• DaniS506 by Daniela Engert is updated to 1.4.5
  DaniS506.ADD - replacement for IBM1S506.ADD . . .

• SendMail by Alexander Lapshin is updated to 8.12.3
  Famous internet mail server . . .

• PHP (for Apache2) by PHP Development Group is updated to 4.2.1
  PHP is a popular scripting language most commonly used with a web server to produce dynamically generated web page . . .

• Amouse by Noller&Breining Software is updated to 2.1beta
  This is alternate mouse driver . . .

• WebMail/2 by sehh is updated to 11
  Web to Email software (ala Hotmail) written in Rexx. . . .

• Smart Cache by Radim Kolar is updated to 0.73
  Smart Cache is full featured proxy cache server . . .

• VIA 8233 CPU Tools by - is updated to -
  A set of tools to control CPU cooling on KT266[A] and some KT133/KX133 chipsets . . .

• Z! by dink is updated to 2.6beta2
  Cool MP3 player . . .

Shipments of eCS/Rus!

2002-06-19 01:21:05 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [eCS/rus project]

First shipments of eCS/Rus are planed to the end of june. Information about eCS/Rus products is published in eCoShop (sorry, but eComStation.Ru is non-profit informational resource).

View of eCS/Rus box:

Additional information:

• eCS/Rus division in our site - eCS/Rus
• External specification of eComStation/Rus (russian text)
• eComStation End User License Agreement (russian text)

Full list of eComStation distributors and resellers is published here.

New projects in our site

2002-06-18 00:37:24 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Splinters of exploded Windows - PMMine game! and OpenSSH 3.1, FREE version of the SSH protocol suite of network connectivity tools that increasing numbers of people on the Internet are coming to rely on.

Localization of software

2002-06-12 19:22:04 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [SU.OS2]

Alexander Kragel published recommendations how to translate foreign products to russian language. Are there any internet resources related to localization for german, spanish users? Inform us, please.

Forum for the eCS and OS/2 community

2002-06-12 19:10:46 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We remind that there is a discussion group related to discussion of eComStation. This forum was created for the eCS and OS/2 community to provide feedback as to what they would like to see included in this new client to make it the best desktop client for eBusiness.

This is not the official support forum for eComStation. For that, please go to the news server at news.ecomstation.nl and download the newsgroup list.

Your favorite Office application?

2002-06-12 19:04:46 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [os2world.com, Kim Haverblad]

New month and new poll at OS2 World.Com. This month poll is asking about what Office application that you use in OS/2

Week of Network printers in Hardware section

2002-06-12 18:56:25 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We collect info about eCS compatible network printers. Welcome to Hardware section. Don't forget mention technical parameters of devices.

Russian OS/2 and eComStation users meeting

2002-06-11 09:20:27 -- Deniska [eComStation.Ru]

We're planning to gather russian OS/2 and eCS users in St-Petersburd this summer. If anybody intrested in participating this meeting - write us.

APeCS report

2002-06-10 12:15:34 -- APeCS Bot [eComStation.Ru]

Latest changes in APeCS database (24 programs updated) :

• MultiZilla by MultiZilla team is updated to 1.1.11
  MultiZilla is HJ's tabbed full mozilla based browser extension, and his idea is partly integrated by the mozilla team . . .

• Junk E-Mail Filter by - is updated to 2.31
  Provides a versatile filter to bounce unwanted junk email when using Peter Moylan's Weasel program . . .

• UpdCD by Zsolt Kadar is updated to 2.04
  With UpdCD you can incorporate public IBM fixpaks into your installation CD . . .

• mpeg2 by pccl is updated to 1.05
  MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 player for OS/2 PM with MMX, SMP and OS2ENDIVE support. . . .

• Mozilla (development build) by Mozilla Team is updated to -
  Most powerfull multiplatform web-browser . . .

• gPhoto2/2 by NetLabs is updated to RC5
  gPhoto is an utility to get pictures from your digital cameras. . . .

• T&V HappyPlayer by Vadim Rumyantsev is updated to 1.12
  T&V HappyPlayer is an OS/2 program that operates TV cards built on Brooktree BT848 chip . . .

• Subtitler by Doodle is updated to 1.2
  Shows subtitles in a new window, while playing AVIs with WarpMedia or WarpVision . . .

• NewView by Aaron Lawrence is updated to 1.37.7
  NewView is a replacement for View.exe, the original OS/2 help viewer . . .

• Mozilla by Mozilla Team is updated to 1.0
  Warpzilla is an OS/2 port of most powerfull multiplatform internet suite . . .

• tvisor by Digi is updated to 22.03.02
  Calc traffics . . .

• FtpServer by Peter Moylan is updated to 0.95
  FtpServer is an ftp daemon for OS/2 . . .

• xine by Darwin O'Connor is updated to 0.9.8
  xine is a unix video player that I am porting to OS/2 . . .

• FileCommander/2 by Brian Havard is updated to 2.30-dev
  File Commander is a 32 bit text mode file manager and shell that allows you to locate, copy, move, delete, view, edit and execute your files in a quick, convenient and customizable manner . . .

• DFSee by Jan van Wijk is updated to 4.26
  Display File Systems (DFSee) is a generic partition and filesystem browser/analyser . . .

• Irman Infrared daemon by David J. van Enckevort is updated to 1.0 (build 20020606)
  Irman Infrared receiver control is a program to use the Irman device to start OS/2 applications . . .

• RexxMail by M.C. de Geus is updated to build 20020606.154204
  RexxMail is an e-mail client that makes full use of the extensive range of features offered by the OS/2 Workplace Shell for managing and processing files as objects . . .

• OS/2 Servolution Logon Client by Comtarsia is updated to 2.1 (build 2.1.4.7)
  The Servolution Logon Client enables NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Workstations to log onto OS/2 domains . . .

• PMStripper by Don Hawkinson is updated to 1.26
  This PM utility strips HTML codes from Web pages, leaving only the text and URLs (optionally) . . .

• ARJ/2 by - is updated to 3.10
  ARJ is an well-known archiver . . .

• QLAY-Config/2 by J Rouffiac is updated to 1.2.0
  PM front-end to configure QLAY control files - (QLAY is a freeware Sinclair QL emulator for DOS) . . .

• PMMail integration in Mozilla by Oliver Poggensee is updated to 1.02
  Launces PMMail instead of Mozilla Mail when clicking mail links in Mozilla Browser . . .

• FAT32 filesystem driver by Brian Smith is updated to -
  FAT32 is a "new" filessystem based on FAT-technology. . . .

• ZxMail by Zeryx Software Inc. is updated to 1.2.6
  ZxMail Server is a full POP3 and SMTP Server . . .

New survey - your video-card

2002-06-06 12:06:18 -- Deniska [eComStation.Ru]

To continue work on OS2ENDIVE developer wants to know, which video-cards are mostly used in OS/2 enviroment.

eComStation/Rus 1.05 is released

2002-06-05 11:17:07 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [eCS/rus project, Eugene Gorbunoff]

The first version of eComStation adapted for russian users is released. The status of product is official and it is developed in collaboration with Serenity Systems and Mensys companies. Specification of the product, conditions of distribution and press-releases of producers will be published in the next few days.

APeCS report

2002-06-03 11:54:45 -- APeCS Bot [eComStation.Ru]

Latest changes in APeCS database (22 programs updated) :

• LanScan by Oleg Zhukov is updated to 2.3
  Program LanScan is a tool for the network administrator . . .

• MMIOMP3 by Russell O'Connor is updated to 0.4
  With the codecs the OS/2 mulitmedia system is able to play (and convert to WAV) MP3 and OGG Vorbis files without any additional software . . .

• WOL by GKNW is updated to 1.11
  WOL - Power on your ATX PC . . .

• MR2PGP by Mike is updated to 1.1
  these scripts install into mr/2 ice (version 2.19 tested) as inbound and outbound filters and provide for the automatic encryption and decryption of email using pgp (version 5.0 tested). . . .

• NewView by Aaron Lawrence is updated to 1.37.7
  NewView is a replacement for View.exe, the original OS/2 help viewer. . . .

• GpfRexx by JBCSolutions is updated to 1.2C
  Gpf, the GUI Programming Facility, is a WYSIWYG Graphical User Interface builder for creating Presentation Manager (PM) applications for OS/2 . . .

• HPP HomePage Publisher by JBCSolutions is updated to 2.1C
  A WYSIWYG Web Page Design tool for OS/2 . . .

• BTTV-Project by Stefan Milcke is updated to Build level 1091
  New BT8X8 driver for TV-Cards . . .

• FileFixer by Alexander Ryumshin is updated to 0.91b
  File Fixer utility helps to recover files, which were damaged on transmission . . .

• URLCopy by - is updated to 1.1
  Create URL objects to favorite Web Addresses from any text. . . .

• CDR/RW Wizard by Rocco Foti is updated to 1.0.0 beta 7
  CDR/RW Wizard is a multithreading GUI Wizard interface to CDRECORD/2 to burning CDR / CDRW (data, audio, etc) . . .

• Netwide Assembler (NASM) by NASM community is updated to 0.98.33
  NASM is the Netwide Assembler, a free portable assembler for the Intel 80x86 microprocessor series, which uses the traditional Intel instruction mnemonics and syntax . . .

• ppwizard by Dennis Bareis is updated to 02.148
  ppwizard - Free generic preprocessor (html/rexx/ipf/inf/ipfc) . . .

• Xitami/2 by iMatix Corporation is updated to 2.5 beta 5
  Xitami is a "small, fast, and powerful multiplatform Open Source web server" . . .

• Lynx by Lynx developers is updated to 2.8.5 dev 8
  Lynx is a text only browser for the World Wide Web. . . .

• CW-Multimedia classes by Chris Wohlgemuth is updated to 0.2.2
  These classes are for extending the MM subsystem of OS/2 . . .

• MultiZilla by MultiZilla team is updated to 1.1.10
  MultiZilla is HJ's tabbed full mozilla based browser extension, and his idea is partly integrated by the mozilla team . . .

• VisualAge C++ fix by IBM is updated to 3.6.5
  This is fix for VAC 3.6.5 compiler. . . .

• WarpVision GUI by WarpVision Team is updated to test version (30.05.2002)
  WarpVision is an OS/2 video player . . .

• HTML Tidy by - is updated to 20020523
  HTML Tidy can check, correct, and indent HTML code for better readability . . .

• DFSee by Jan van Wijk is updated to 4.25
  Display File Systems (DFSee) is a generic partition and filesystem browser/analyser . . .

• PPtP for OS/2 by Roderick Klein is updated to 1.00
  A 100% free VPN client for os/2 which implements the PPtP protocol (Point to Point tunneling Protocol) standard This is based on the Linux PPtP project . . .

Worldwide eComStation IRC network launched!

2002-05-30 23:45:04 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [VOICENWS, Roderick Klein, Mensys]

The idea of creation of the IRC network belongs to Massimo Sangriso from Italy. The network has been put up so eCS/OS/2 users can have a chat. Maybe drop a question if they can't solve a problem. Or developers who want to talk about a problem and want to try and get a fast answer.....

There are currently 14 IRC servers in the network active. The network will continue to be expanded.

ITALY

• irc.quasarbbs.net port 6667 (International Hub)
• irc.ecomstation.it 6667
• irc.itisvinci.com port 6667
• irc.dinosoft.it 6667

SWITZERLAND

• irc.aroa.ch port 6667

NETHERLANDS

• irc.ecomstation.nl 6667

U.S.A.

• irc.dacdigital.com 6667
• irc.gamezero.com 6667
• www.ecomstation.com 6667

RUSSIA

• irc.rnlease.snc.ru 6667
• irc.ecomstation.ru 6667

AUSTRALIA

• irc.ecs-site.com 6667

BELGIUM

• irc.celkunststoffen.khlim.be 6667

CANADA

• irc.ecomstation.ca 6667

To use IRC, you need IRC-client. Here is a list of IRC-clients -- Judy's Warped World IRC page. If you don't want to dive into an IRC client goto eComStation.Com