eCo Software applications

2013-07-19 04:10:01 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Software have created many useful shareware applications for eComStation (IBM OS/2 Warp). We have invested many efforts and resources to develop all this applications.

You can invest / become shareholder in our projects:

• Point of sale
• Video utility
• Reanimate utility
• User Interface research
• eCo Software toolkit and runtime
• Widgets for eCS
• SysInfo and other system tools
• etc

Users of eCS, eCS whatsnew, ported software

2013-07-19 03:12:35 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Eugene Gorbunoff answered to the questions of users: Users of eCS, eCS whatsnew, ported software

See also: Interviews with other active OS/2 developers

eComStation pre-installed to SSD drive

2013-07-08 04:48:19 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

SSD drives are 5-10 times faster than usual hard drives, SSD are silent and cool.

Contact your locla eComStation reseller and order SSD with eComStation pre-installed. When do you need it?

• You don't have time to learn installation procedure and you need ready for use disk
• The cost of SSD drive is high in your city and low in the city of the reseller
• Sometimes you can't install eCS to PC and you need aux PC.

Thinkpad notebook and и WiFi adapter

2013-07-01 17:55:45 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

What to do if your notebook is equipped with unsupported WiFi-adapter (not supported in eComStation)?

You can install other adapter, for example: Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN. It should have FRU number (manufactured for Thinkpad). Your laptop will stop boot with this adapter because it has White list (all unauthorized devices are blocked)

Many thousands of Windows users have similar problems with white list, they flash patched BIOS in this case. You can find BIOS with removed White list in the Internet. Search: google -> thinkpad x301 white list BIOS

Share links to patched BIOS with other eCS users: Thinkpad BIOS without white list

eComStation: don't miss white nights

2013-06-28 01:10:51 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Different news related to eCS:

1) The testing of eComStation 2.2 beta-version continues, If you found a problem then report to bug-tracker (general of related to separate driver)

2) Who was developing OS/2? Who have influences on IBM OS/2? It's always difficult find this information. Here you can read about Ed Iacobucci citrix founder and key os/2 player Ed Iacobucci dead at 59

3) When did you installed eComStation?

• user 1: password last changed 2992 days ago
• user 2: PMView, You are on day 987 of your 31 day evaluation period.

4) Poll: Do you run eCS-OS2 inside a Virtual Machine or on real hardware? http://www.os2world.com/ (on the right)

5) How to create bootable flash disk for eCS installer? Nobody knows You can research this area: a) UltraISO, b) USB Multiboot v1.0

Photo: StarOffice 5.0 Deluxe - CD-ROM Star Division

P.S. How many people are in space right now?

eComStation: What problem to resolve first?

2013-06-20 14:40:29 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Yes, the bug-trackers are full of reports. And the developers know the list of tasks.

Nevertheless, let's organize the poss and find what problem is the most critical.

STEP 1: Collecting variants (answers to the question),

Please post a reply to the question "eComStation: What problem to resolve first?"

Examples:

• KERNEL: Problem of 512 Mb RAM
• VIDEO: Support for 1440x900 resolution
• USB: Support of GPS receivers
• Your request?

// You can add a link to the bug-tracker!!

7 Reasons that Rexx Still Matters

2013-06-10 04:15:20 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

You have read this article in the past: 7 Reasons that Rexx Still Matters

We have translated it to russian language (RUS) 7 Reasons that Rexx Still Matters

Warpstock USA, Warpstock Russia, Warpstock Europe

2013-06-10 03:51:52 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The development of eComStation to stop without conferences. The conference gives an impulse and makes people work during the whole year.

1) Warpstock USA:

Warpstock USA is planned to 4-6 october 2013, Drury Inn & Suites Airport, 1270 Virginia Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. (Read more)

2) Warpstock Russia

It's impossible organize the conference in Russia. It's very expensive to travel from one city to other (long distance).

Warpstock Russia conference may be organzied as web-conference. The developers and specialists can record video during the summer, we will publish the videos in September, the users will discuss the presentations.

Warpstock Russia homepage

Warpstock Europe 2014

What presentation to prepare? Let's exchange ideas:

H. History
H.1  History of games for OS/2
H.2  History of companies
H.3  History of technologies
   
D. Development
D.1  Glass PM C++ library
D.2  eCo Software toolkit
D.3  REXX  20 tricks and tips

S. Solutions 
C.1  Point of sale 
C.2  Management of internet shop

Warpstock Europe: Changes

2013-05-26 14:08:55 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Official web-site of Warpstock Europe: http://www.warpstock.eu/

We are all interested in the future of Warpstock conference. We expect that the next confrence will attract more visitors and more speakers. How to change Warpstock conference and make it successful, make it "grow"? Some suggestions how to change the conference organization. You can post own suggestions or support listed ideas.

Report from the conference, russian language: Warpstock Europe 2013 report

Warpstock Europe 2013: 2-nd day

2013-05-25 13:34:36 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We continue listen to Warpstock Europe 2013:

WSE2013 report

• Yes, the topics are the same, as in 2008 year. On other side, you can see the changes, monitor the progress.
• Yes, less visitors. It's clear that Warpstock should change.

Warpstock Europe - How to improve the conference?

2013-05-24 19:27:23 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We all expect that the next confrence to attract more visitors, more speakers. How to change Warpstock conference and make it successful, make it "grow"?

Step 1: The conference starts in 12 monthes before D-Day. The developers declare what they will make during the year. And declare what presentations they will show.

The conference is not simple meeting of people, this is the meeting of people which were working during the whole year and preparing materials for the conference.

// The speakers don't describe something what exist and was created by other people. They make work by themselves and then present the results of own work.

Conclusion: the list of presentations should be available in advance, in 6 monthes. So the visitors can prepare for the trip, prepare questions. And the speakers have time to make efforts to complete the projects for D-Day.

Fix 2: It's very-very hard listen the presentations in the second part of day. All people are tired, sleepy and go away too early. How to fix this? It's necessary make other kind of meetings. For example, workshops with the developers. No slides, alive chat only. Everybody can make the questions and discuss the detailes. Let's say, the workshops are organized in 2 rooms and five developers sit there.

More fixes -- Other suggestions how to improve the conference were mentioned in the previous messages: WSE 2011/2012 announcements

Warpstock Europe 2013 report

2013-05-24 14:46:40 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Warpstock Europe started in The Netherlands (3 days: FR, SAT, SUN)

Report from the conference (russian language)

Useful links:

• Homepage of WSE2013
• Announcements (before) of the conference
• Conferences related to eCS / OS/2 in the past

eComStation: green grass

2013-05-23 21:16:48 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Mix of eComStation news:

1) Goodbye, Lotus 1-2-3

2) You can post bug-reports to the developers of SATA-driver (AHCI) http://svn.ecomstation.nl/ahci/report/1, Register at netlabs.org to get password for trac.

3) ACPI: If you have installed ACPI driver, no need to use switches. If ACPI doesn't work, try /VW - Virtual Wire Mode

4) eComStation.RU Forums, usually the users contact our support service and we post the reply as news announcements.

5) Collecting bug-reports related to OpenOffice.org: forum.ecomstation.ru

6) Discussion of WiFi adpaters in genmac forum: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.genmac.user

Picture of the week: OS/2 Aerobatic Kite

pic 1, pic 2, pic 3

MultiMac R8169 driver for eComStation version 0.3.1

2013-05-19 23:56:14 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [OS2VOICE, David Azarewicz]

Mensys BV is pleased to announce the availability of the MulitMac Realtek Gigabit PCIe NIC Driver for driver for eComStation version 0.3.1.

This is an NDIS driver for Realtek Gigabit PCI-Express LAN adapters. This driver is based on the source code of r8169 Linux kernel module.

This product is available for download from the eComStation BetaZone.

This version has the following changes:

• Now supports 41 different chip variations.

You can download this new release from the eComStation BetaZone. First log in at http://www.ecomstation.com then click Access the BetaZone.

You can report problems at: http://svn.ecomstation.nl/multimac

DropBox for eComStation

2013-05-14 03:00:29 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The list of Warpstock Europe presentations mentions NetDrive plugin aimed to use DropBox cloud service.

Dropbox is a file hosting service operated by Dropbox, Inc., that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, and client software. Dropbox allows users to create a special folder on each of their computers, which Dropbox then synchronizes so that it appears to be the same folder (with the same contents) regardless of which computer is used to view it. Files placed in this folder also are accessible through a website and mobile phone applications.

OpenOffice 4.0 under construction

2013-05-12 20:18:06 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Screenshots of fresh Apache OpenOffice 4.0 for eComStation and OS/2

New version of office suite is under development (We don't know date of release or publication)

There are many issues related to current OpenOffice.org 3.x:

• Does it support DBCS?
• Different bug-reports
• Post your bug-report to the forum