OS/2 Guru Jam Session

2014-06-28 15:55:00 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We are going organize Online conference "OS/2 Guru Jam Session (2014/july)".

The users, developers and businessmen can join the conference via Internet (July 25 / friday and July 26 / Saturday, 24 hours/day).

All materials collected during the conference will be published at the site and available for further discussion.

Your participation:

• You can make the presentation via Skype. What is the topic of your report?
• We can publish (and promote) your application review or message to the community

Post your contact information via web-form

Investing into OS/2 development

2014-06-28 03:25:01 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Software is searching for investors / sponsors:

• Continue the development of our Panorama VESA driver (flip picture to 180 degrees, update setup dialog, etc).
• Replace system MsgBox with Modern MsgBox. Implement TouchPM mode. Our experience: eToolkit libraries
• Initiate the development of Tasklist with PNG icons (Win7-like tasklist). Our experience: Sunny icons.
• Create pack of disk utilities Our experience: JUne utility, etc
• Update several setup utilities, unify system system.

Contact us via web-form

Warpstock Europe 2014

2014-06-24 18:07:51 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The conference gives impulse to the developers so they will work on programs during the whole year (the conference "charges" developer with energy and confedence)

Are you going participate in the conference?

Share your minds, what topcis to discuss?

BTW, here is the article of OS/2 activist which recalls the meeting (october, 1996) ACCEPTING MEDIOCRITY IN COMPUTING

- Just because you use Microsoft products, doesn't mean you are "state of the art."

(the meeting was aimed to support IBM OS/2 Warp 4 Merlin release):

10 years ago..

There was a conference in 2004 (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)

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(History of the conferences)

Book "ThinkPad: A Different Shade of Blue"

2014-06-21 01:49:50 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

One more interesting book about Thinkpad and IBM OS/2.

ThinkPad: A Different Shade of Blue tells the exciting inside story behind the creation of one of the most successful brand names in computing. Through interviews with the ThinkPad Team and IBM executives, and access to internal documents and memoranda, the book provides a rare inside view into the workings of an IBM brand team. Here is the inside scoop on the cultural and personality differences that almost killed one of the most significant development efforts in IBM history. More importantly, it offers valuable lessons on what it takes to build a world-class, enduring brand or product.

What games to port to OS/2?

2014-06-17 19:42:04 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

osgameclones.com has long list of open source clones of famous games

• X-Com -- openxcom (C++, SDL) // (source)
• Warcraft -- Wargus
• and other

Previous discussion of games: (RUS) History of games for IBM OS/2 Warp

Screenshots of Open X-Com:

Week of motherboards

2014-06-14 03:59:18 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We added to Hardware Database 30 new reports with information about compatibility of motherboards with eComStation. eComStation and compatible hardware.

Why eComStation.RU Hardware Database survived other listings? 1) no hard requirements. we are happy is user posted 1 word 2) major part of the reports have pictures of devices 3) the scouts are collecting the information bit-by-bit from different sites

See also: Report about Hardware compatible with eComStation (2014/06)

Intel WiFi Link 5100 for OS/2 Warp

2014-06-10 13:35:17 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The users continue discuss how to install Intel WiFi Link 5100 (512AN_HMW) in eComStation:

Genmac forum

• To use wifi adapter with Thinkpad laptop, check that the adapter has FRU number (else thinkpad hides the device)
• Unofficial site of Genmac

eComStation 3.0: change the installer

2014-06-09 00:43:43 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Discussing the future of OS/2 eComStation 3.0: change the installer

We are collecting all ideas at the site: eComStation 3.0

eComStation 2.2: Known issues

2014-06-04 04:49:55 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Known issues. All PC computers are different (Different manufacturers, different models, different configurations - the behavior of every PC is different).

What tricks and tips do you recommend to other users (related to eCS install)? If you have a problem with installation, how to overcome it? Post 1 advice - we are going publish it in the List of known issues)

README: http://ewiki.ecomstation.nl/ecomstation22beta

Firefox 24.3.0 Beta

2014-06-01 01:09:19 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [#netlabs, dmik]

This is the first beta release of Firefox for eCS (OS/2) version 24.3.0. It is an upgrade of the previous 17 ESR release to 24 ESR that brings tons of performance and stability improvements from the Mozilla developers. This release also fixes the infamous SIGFPE crash on OS/2 seen with the previous 17.x releases when using JavaScript-enabled sites.

The CHANGES.OS2 file contains more detailed list of changes.

This is a beta release meaning that not all functions work properly.

Announcement

Requirements:

• LIBC 0.6.5 Runtime
• Freetype Runtume
• pthread v.20140425
• mmap v.20111102
• GCC 4.7.3 Runtime

Don't forget test video playback via web-browser:

Zippy: To extract modern archive formats

2014-05-30 02:59:40 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

If you "compressed" many clothes to travel bag, then it's difficult to pick up needed item:

Zippy allows view the archive contents, select and extract needed files and directories immediately.

Zippy homepage: http://ecomstation.ru/zippy

Zippy 0.07.00 whatsnew:

• Added full support of drag and drop. You can drag and drop archived files or directories to any WPS folder or trash can. You can also drag and drop any WPS folder or file to Zippy window to update or create new archive.
• Added new check box to the extraction dialog that allows to show the destination folder after extracting.
• Now if you mark archive item holding down SHIFT key, you can mark a group of items. Also you can mark or unmark all items of the current container view using CTRL+/ keys.
• Added option that allow reuse one password in all archive operations. This is simplifies usage of encrypted archives.
• Now, if you add a files with partial paths to opened archive, they are added to current selected directory.
• The newly created archive is now loaded into the browser after the finish of file compression.
• Optimized memory usage.

(Unofficial) Fixpak for eComStation

2014-05-21 04:11:54 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Software is collecting updated components for eComStation.

Downloads: FixPack 2014/03

You can share your minds what components to include to the next fixpak.

Fixpak is included to Essentials for OS/2 Warp and eComStation

eComStation PC: Week of Frankenpad laptops

2014-05-20 03:57:01 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The next week is dedicated to collection of reports about supported Frankenpads (IBM Lenovo Thinkpad) - Thinkpad laptops compiled from several models, modernized.

Our database contains 414 records only (different laptops). Major part of the models are not manufactured anymore. Post new reports using the web-form.

Please add information: Version of ACPI driver (switches, BIOS setup changes), etc.

eComStation PC homepage

Zippy for professional and dummy users

2014-05-07 01:41:31 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The users are sending us fun pictures which demonstrate the power of Zippy archiver.

Don't use Zippy for this purposes! Start the utility to archive / extract electronic files only.

What to do if command line archivers can't extract files / write about errors? -- Give the chance to Zippy and try extract files.

What to do with 7z / 7zip files? -- Zippy supports this format.

Homepage: http://ecomstation.ru/zippy

Firefox 24 for OS/2

2014-04-23 22:36:18 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Firefox is updated again (site of the project)

OS/2 for mobile users

2014-04-21 16:13:14 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Does OS/2 Warp / eComStation follow the needs of mobile users?

• XWLAN widget is aimed to switch between ethernet cable and wifi. (there were significant updates)
• USB drivers were updated and support more USB modems for mobile internet. Now you can use: Huawei Mobile Broadband E3131
• Maps/2 allows view maps from different sources in high details (the most famous maps may miss some information) + you can browse cached data.
• We have general applications: Firefox, Thunderbird, irc-chat, VNC-client for remote access, ..
• NDCrypt plugin to protect data.

Mobile users need: DropBox, ..

Support OS/2: make efforts and use OS/2 applications, not android tablets.