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| Date: | Fri, 11 Sep 1998 16:17:46 EST |
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| Subject: | OS/2 News, Views and PRs 16-11-1997 |
OS/2 News, Views and PRs 16-11-97
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.........................Sydney PC Users Group.......................
................................OS/2 SIG.............................
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........................... November Meeting.........................
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Topics: A report on Warpstock from our own "ambassador", Kevin Karp.
Warpstock was a user-driven conference on OS/2 held recently, and Kevin
attended with our endorsement.
We will also have a look at the latest version of one of the best
graphics editors around, TrueSpectra Photo>Grafics Pro. A previous look
at an earlier version showed it to be a blindingly fast rendering
engine, with very advanced capabilities. We'll see what features merited
the "Pro" suffix.
//hmm... Chris... what shall we do if it P>G doesn't arrive Monday morning ?
just tried to get an update, but UPS's tracking is off line... well, there's
always new Mesa, new Post Road Mailer, new NetExtra...//
When: Monday, 17th November.
Start time: 6pm sharp.
Where: Level 10, IBM Building, corner of Market and Sussex Streets,
Sydney.
Door Prizes: Of course.
Special Mention: The Users Group's December main meeting will feature
OS/2 Warp 4, with a non-IBM presenter, so we will be able to show off
some of the advanced third-party add-ins! SIGGers are more than welcome
to lend moral support! Tuesday, December 2, 6pm, Teachers Federation
auditorium, corner Bathurst and Sussex Streets, Sydney.
See you there!
Chris Halliday
OS/2 SIG Leader
* RM 1.31 0375 * Reports of OS/2's demise are -still- greatly exaggerated.
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the BACKUP/RESTORE comand, in my mind, has to be the dumbest command ever
written. Or maybe I am the dumbest user ever, but I always had problem with
using it.
Thanks for the disks, Ian, I eventually managed to RESTORE them, I will NOT
admitted how long, nor how many attempts I made, nor how many times I
re-read help, before it started working. It was only after I saw "you must
restore to the same directory" that it dawned on me...
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an excellent site for users of Mesa, or those who would like to try it:
Michael Semon's Mesa site:
http://www.lklnd.usf.edu/~msemon/Mesa2
you can d/l a trial Mesa 2.2 from www.sundialsystems.com any one who buys
Mesa now (A$150) will get free or nominal cost u/g from Sundial Systems when
2.2 ships
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Notes Gateway and Win95/NT Clients Ship for PMfax LAN for OS/2
White Bear Lake, Minnesota -- November 10, 1997 -- Keller Group,
developer of the OS/2 fax software sold as FaxWorks for OS/2 and
PMfax, has released a new fax gateway for Lotus Notes/Domino, an
enhanced fax gateway for cc:Mail, and enhanced fax workstation client
software for Win95 and NT. All of the new products are now shipping
and can be used with PMfax LAN version 3.01 and later, including
extensive multiline and multi-department versions.
"These new packages demonstrate our ongoing commitment to supporting
OS/2 and integrating our fax products into the LAN environment," says
Mark Ahlstrom, President of Keller Group. "The new Notes fax gateway
and enhanced workstation client for Win95 and NT allow users of all
popular LAN systems to use our powerful OS/2-based fax servers, and
our Notes gateway is now tightly integrated for Notes address books,
outgoing faxing from Notes e-mail, and delivery of incoming faxes via
Notes e-mail attachment."
The Notes/cc:Mail Gateway Option ($A1495) lets users send and receive
faxes directly from Lotus Notes and cc:Mail e-mail systems. It now
supports both the Notes API and Lotus VIM interface, including the
32-bit versions of Notes and cc:Mail. Notes users can send outbound
faxes using Notes address book, external domain or subject line
addressing. Address book support means the program can obtain the
fax numbers directly from the Notes address books for transparent
e-mail faxing. External domain support allows sending of a fax using
"faxnumber@Fax" e-mail addresses, while subject line support lets the
fax number be in the subject of the e-mail message. Users can also
broadcast faxes to distribution groups from both Notes and cc:Mail.
The enhanced Windows workstation client (included in various PMfax
LAN configurations starting at $A999) provides an interface which is
similar to Keller's popular OS/2 workstation client software and
allows the PMfax LAN products to support workstations running NT,
Win95, Windows 3.1, DOS and OS/2 through an OS/2 fax server. The
OS/2 fax server can be a non-dedicated OS/2 workstation on any
popular LAN system.
All PMfax products are now shipping from SBT Information Systems.
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ISS updates R.S.M. to Version 4.1 level B.1
On October 10th, 1997, ISS delivered its latest version of Remote Services
Management: Version 4.1 - Level B.1, which can be downloaded from our
Download page.
This version 4.1 - B1 includes:
a.. Manager Gateway for Windows 32-bit (Windows 95, NT 3.51 and NT 4),
b.. Speed optimization in the Windows 32-bit Manager (Windows 95, NT
3.51 and NT 4),
c.. Remote printing for Windows 32-bit platform,
d.. Automatic wallpaper removal in graphical remote control,
e.. Client call command line (Example: RG41B.EXE /C=ClientName)
We welcome your feedback on this new release. Thanks, in advance,
for any comments and suggestions you may want to address to our team. You
may contact us by using our Contact us page.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Available in the next version (4.2 level A.1)
This new version, scheduled for the end of 1997, will include the P.S.L for
Windows 32-bit.
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Tested with Memphis (Windows 98 Beta 2)
The version 4.1 level B.1, has been validated for Windows 98 Beta 2.
Remote Control , File Transfer & Software Distribution
For Windows NT, Windows 95, OS/2, Windows 3.1, DOS
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InnoVal Systems Solutions announces software schedule for the remainder of
1997.
InnoVal Systems Solutions announced today that it will release the
following products this year:
>>> NetExtra 2.0 //shipping//
To be released October 25th - This tool is a must for anyone who uses
Netscape Navigator or the IBM WebExplorer. A web-browser add-on,
NetExtra, provides offline browsing, advanced bookmarks, jump lists,
logs of sites visited, and numerous other functions. Significant new
features in release 2.0 include a small floating window to show the age
of the page being viewed in your browser; a new tree view of page mining
(off-line browsing) with link titles, link text, and URL information;
and a click- able and fully automatic meta-bookmark folder of the web
sites you visit most often. Page mining has also been enhanced
significantly.
For webmasters, NetExtra now provides methods for editing HTML pages
from a server and automatically saving them back to the server through
built-in FTP facilities.
>>> Post Road Mailer 3.0 //shipping//
To be released October 25th - This enhanced version of this best selling
email software has been enhanced with quicker folder access, faster
message forwarding and re-sending, a new toolbar, and several other
user-requested enhancements.
>>> Codename Popover
To be released Mid-December - This is a powerful and low-cost, 100% pure
Java, pre-processor for Internet and intranet email client software.
Popover enhances performance and adds dozens of new and useful features
to existing email software.
Although written in Java for any Java capable platform, and
designed for most Internet email software, Popover will first be
released for the OS/2 marketplace. InnoVal will initially offer
special editions of Popover for the following OS/2 email client
products:
Popover for Internet Adventurer
Popover for MR/2 Ice
Popover for Netscape Navigator for OS/2
Popover for PMMail
Popover for Post Road Mailer
Additionally:
During the first quarter of 1998, InnoVal will release a comprehensive
new email client, the Post Road Mailer for Java. This new
high-performance email program will incorporate the Popover technology.
All Innoval products are available through SBT Information Systems
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Subject: Open Letter from InnoVal
I want to take this opportunity to express my personal thanks to all
of our customers and supporters. Your response to our new releases of
NetExtra and the Post Road Mailer was overwhelming and gratifying. It
tells me that our commitment to continue supporting you with evolving
OS/2 software while concurrently pursuing 100% pure Java
cross-platform solutions, is right on.
It is your ideas, not ours, that is making NetExtra 2.0 a top OS/2
"must have" for 1997. We just coded what you suggested.* You have
made NetExtra a smashing success. Also, it has been your insistence
that we continue to enhance and support Post Road Mailer for OS/2 that
resulted in Release 3.0.* Collectively, you proved to us that we were
right to listen.
Your email in support of our Java effort is a wonderful motivator for
everyone at InnoVal. The current plan is to be in beta with the Post
Road Mailer for Java by January. I am pushing for a late December
beta but there are many dependencies which we can't control. Post
Road Mailer for Java is cool. I have been playing with an in-house
version. It is fast, feature rich, and easy to use. I can hardly
wait for you to see it.
* What's new in NetExtra: http://www.innoval.com/netextra/new
* A review of Post Road Mailer 3.0: http://www.32bitsonline.com
Again, thanks.
Dan Porter
InnoVal Systems Solutions, Inc.
http://www.innoval.com
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MONEY TREE RELEASED
After 2 years of development, testing and going back to the drawing
board too many times, Money Tree is finally going gold. We owe a
debt of gratitude to all of the fine people who participated in the
Alpha, Beta and Gamma test cycles and provided us with useful, timely
and in some cases humorous feedback.
The feedback and input from all of you has been instrumental in the
design and development of Money Tree. Although we have not been able
to include everything all of you asked for with this release, we are
currently planning future releases that do include at least some of
the features you requested.
Thanks for everything. We hope you like your new program and find
it useful in managing your finances. Let us know what you think
of the results :-)
Jacqueline Wells
Mount Baker Software, Inc.
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The much anticipated (almost 5 years in waiting) beta release of OS/2
SmartSuite for OS/2 Warp 4 is finally here!The beta code is freely available
for download from Lotus at ftp://beta.lotus.com/os2 for anyone who would
like to try it out. You can read more about the beta program at:
http://beta.lotus.com/warpbeta.
This is a very large download (120+ MB of zipped files including the special
fixpack!), check Ted Romer's Watermaid ftp site for local downloads. (ftp to
watermaid.dyndns.com)
- the beta is only available in "Global English" (a combined North
American & Internat'l English edition) and is designed for
installation on a North American English edition of OS/2 Warp 4
- a "Special Edition" FixPack 3 for OS/2 Warp 4 is a required
prerequisite and is also provided for download
- individual applications from the suite may be downloaded, so you
don't have to download the entire suite if you're only interested in
certain applications
- be sure to read all of the information in the readme and index
files thoroughly before you begin installation!
The general release of SmartSuite for OS/2 Warp 4 is expected the
first quarter of 1998 and will be available from SBT Information Systems on
the earliest possible date. For more detailed information about
SmartSuite, go to http://lotus.com/smartsuite/os2 (this site is
currently being updated, so it may be temporarily out of order.)
meanwhile, if 120MB download frightens you too much, you can d/l trial
copies of ClearLook and Mesa from Sundial, approx. 2MB each, and both are
shipping, and do take advantage of OS/2 architecture.
====================================================================
forwarding note from: Chris_Austill/CAM/Lotus@lotus.com Thu, 6 Nov 1997
To: Phil Long
You're telling me. Nothing that we would rather do than do an OS/2
Chris Austill
* * * Previous Memo History * * *
From: Phil Long
Hey Guys,
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Dear SBT Information Systems,
/*
NEW-INFO.TXT - The latest build information - mods, additions etc.
To retrieve and install this CSD you have a number of options
The manual method involves downloading the CSD zip file,
To retrive the file, you have a number of options and methods available
To use FTP, log on using the following details:
Host ftp.warpspeed.com.au
Make sure that your transfer mode is set to BINARY and then GET the
To Use Gopher, you can connect using one of two ports (70 or 77).
Gopher -p 70 -h updates.warpspeed.com.au
or
Gopher -p 77 -h updates.warpspeed.com.au
The telnet methods allows you to log onto the BBS. Enter:
Telnet bbs.warpspeed.com.au
The automatic method is to use the retrieve software updates program
Update -h updates.warpspeed.com.au -t C:\GU20
(assuming that C:\GU20 was where you installed the utilities).
If you are using Warp 4, IBM did not supply the Update.Exe program,
Further instructions and information on RSU (and links to the IBM page
http://www.warpspeed.com.au/updates.htm
(These pages also have FTP links as well).
-Chris 12/11/97
WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
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Comments from Wall Street Journal discussion group on Java
92 of 97: Richard S. Waidmann Tue 21 Oct '97 (05:57 AM)
I have been reading this discussion with interest for the last several
Because few people in the world really understand software and
Did they invent DOS or the PC? No, they bought DOS from someone else
Microsoft?s business model is to let someone else do the hard work,
Microsoft then uses their advanced knowledge of the internal workings
Another case in point: the browser. Microsoft is trying to give away
Now Microsoft and SUN are in court over Java. The issue: Microsoft is
If Microsoft no longer controls the APIs which are used to write
Regardless of what Microsoft does, though, Java will succeed. Nothing
Will Java be the end of Microsoft? Of course not. They?re one of the
Richard S. Waidmann
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//they also released TopGun Wingman, first graphical web browser for the
I am pleased to announce the release of Top Gun ssh version 1.2 for the
Top Gun ssh is an implementation (_not_ a port) of a login client that speaks
The major changes in version 1.2:
o You can store up to 5 hostname/username pairs to save typing.
You can get Top Gun ssh, as well as the shared libraries it needs (Top Gun
ftp://ftp.replay.com/pub/replay/pub/crypto/PalmPilot/TGssh-12.zip
Source code is also available from
ftp://ftp.replay.com/pub/replay/pub/crypto/PalmPilot/TGssh-1.2-src.tar.gz
Make _sure_ you get pilotSSLeay-2.0 if you want to use Top Gun ssh 1.2; the
Attached is the README file for pilotSSLeay-2.0. You can obtain
ftp://ftp.replay.com/pub/replay/pub/crypto/PalmPilot/pilotSSLeay-2.0.tar.gz
For more information, see my Pilot page at
http://www.isaac.cs.berkeley.edu/pilot/
Discussion / comments / bug reports for Top Gun ssh 1.2 or pilotSSLeay-2.0
- Ian "Canadian, eh?"
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VOLUME 2 - OS/2 WARP FM InfoFlash - FLASH 39
What's Queued Up
Lotus' Java-based eSuite Announced
The eSuite product line consists of eSuite WorkPlace, which offers
Lotus eSuite DevPack will be available in 21 languages in the first
//sounds like it might be out before the SmartSuite/2 ships//
WorkSpace On-Demand Pioneers to Share Experiences
Press Points
PC Week Labs, OS/2: Thin approach by Michael Caton, November 10,1997
InfoWorld Electric, IBM prepares to ship OS/2 thin-client package
OS/2 Warp Vision Campaign
As part of the WorkSpace On-Demand launch activities, IBM has begun
Notes Gateway and Win95/NT Clients Ship for PMfax** LAN for OS/2
Some Redbook Reading on OS/2 Warp Server and More
OS/2 Warp Server Functional Enhancements, Part 1 (order number
Network Clients for OS/2 Warp Server: OS/2 Warp 4, Windows 95/NT,
OS/2 Warp Server Integration Guide for IBM NetFinity and IBM PC
Also on NetFinity...
Coming soon...
OS/2 Warp Server Functional Enhancements, Part 2 (order number
For more information or to place an order, either visit the Redbook
Back Issues of OS/2 WARP FM are available on-line at http://
For more information on the OS/2 Family of products see:
====================================================================
IBM has developed a technology called NetDiver -- an embedded Java browser
Already being tested in Japan, the "very tiny" Web browser will run
Built entirely in Java, NetDiver has most of the functionality of a
IBM has built a prototype handheld computer, based on an Intel
"They probably have a chance against Windows CE," said Dan
IBM -- which observers see as having virtually given up on pitting
NetDiver is the first Internet application for embedded OS/2, and
However, IBM isn't planning to just target Internet devices with its
Another specific goal of the embedded operating system team is to
However, if in the future Java should prove too tough a competitor
We won't ever completely abandon OS/2," he said. However, if IBM's
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Thought others here might feel the same way...
==================BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE==================
You are invited to attend a one day seminar about IBM Middleware on
Here's all the details about the seminar: 1-Day Seminar from 8:30 am - 4:30
In this informative seminar for commercial software developers, you will
Specific topics to be covered are:
You can register online at http://www.xxx.ibm.com/events or by phone at
===================END FORWARDED MESSAGE===================
I love OS/2. Why doesn't IBM? Despite protestations and promises to the
Don't they realize what they are throwing away? Why not just shoot me now
I think what bothered me most about this invitaion is that it was targeted
What about "adaquate" applications for OS/2? I use OS/2 everywhere and am
It hurts everytime I see another friend/associate/customer that was formerly
It becomes more and more difficult to keep the faith. Don't get me wrong, I
At that point it will officially be declared a "mature"(unsupported) product
Stefan
Stefan, at least they're NOT throwing a party for it - as they did in
IBM's NT Solution Party
We are pleased to extend the opportunity to you to spend an evening with
This is a unique opportunity to talk to a high level IBM executive about
====================================================================
OS/2 marketplace size
My single biggest frustration with the "OS/2 community" is that segments of
Right now, the OS/2 market place is NOT set up to survive as a niche market
OS/2 users choose OS/2 because it is better and lets them get things done
1) Things for it will cost more. 2) Things for it will be harder to find. 3)
It is up to the OS/2 community, if they want OS/2 to survive as a desktop OS
This means that if you're using Quicken, you should seriously think about
I've already seen it happen. Links OS/2 is a phenomenal game. Every review
This isn't a plea for OS/2 users to go out and buy software they don't want
Many people won't like this kind of stuff and if so, then obviously being in
Brad
a quick quiz : what's different about this (and last) newsletter compared to
the first neatest correct (in our opinion) answer gets a set of hi quality
hint: we'll tell you in next newsletter
Coincidentally, the winner will also be announced in the next issue.
Quality-minded witches use spell checkers.
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From: Chris Austill/CAM/Lotus @ LOTUS@MTA
Date: 11/06/97 03:03:35 PM
implementation. Unfortunately, this decision isn't up to the individual
product group.....
ScreenCam Team
___________________________________________________________
Would be good if you looked after your loyal OS/2 users sometime. Seems
like we are destined to be ignorded by the very same company that owns
OS/2. Screen Cam would be a good addition.
Cheers,
Phil Long
pglong@ibm.net
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The eighth CSD for The Graham Utilities for OS/2, V2 has been made
available. These CSD's are cumulative, ie you only need to download
and keep the last one.
at your disposal. There are two methods of installation: manual and
automatic.
extracting it and then running the CSDInst.Exe program. The zip file
also has a CMD file in it to do this for you (UPDINST.CMD).
to you. They are FTP, Gopher or Telnet.
User ID Updates
Password Updates
appropriate file.
For example:
provided by IBM. There are two different versions of the retrieve
software updates program. The first which was supplied with Warp 3
(not Warp 4), used a gopher server on port 77. If you are using Warp 3
then enter:
instead they have created another program RSUInst.Exe (Remote Software
Updates). Using this method, you open a web page and select a RSU file
by clicking on it. This downloads a small .RSU file to your browser,
and if your web browser is correctly configured to recognise the MIME
type "application/rsu", passes it onto RSUInst.Exe which then logs via
FTP onto a specified server, downloads the file(s) and then runs any
specified installation program.
to get it all) can be found on the WarpSpeed Computers Updates page
that can be accessed via the following URL:
http://www.netins.net/showcase/spectre
http://www.warpspeed.com.au
weeks. I would like to add some comments from a business perspective.
This debate between Sun and Microsoft is not about technology. I
believe it's about fear, and fear of competition by Microsoft that is.
I will explain.
technology in general, Microsoft has been allowed to operate using
anti-competitive tactics and/or monopolistic competition since its
early days with the intent to put companies out of business. To
understand this, you have to you look historically at Microsoft?s
business model. While the Microsoft PR machine may tell us Microsoft
has provided wonderful benefits to the computer industry, they have
rarely been the inventors or innovators of new technology.
and IBM standardized the "PC". Did they invent or popularize the idea
of a Windowed operating environment? No, that was Apple. Did they
invent or popularize a word processor, or a spreadsheet, or
presentation software, or Email & groupware, or file & print sharing,
or financial management software, or memory management software, or
disk space compression utilities, or a browser, or a relational
database, or a transaction monitor, or message queuing software, or
Object Orientation, or C, or C++, or Basic, or "Component Based
Development", or an On-line Service, or Web-based TV access, or "Push"
technology, or the concept of thin clients, or a 32-bit operating
system, or Java? The list goes on and on, with the answer almost
always being, "No, Microsoft does not usually invent nor popularize
important new technologies." So how does Microsoft wind up with such
dominant market share?
i.e. invent something and/or make it popular as referenced above. Then
they go figure out how to copy the features in that product, either by
supposedly "partnering" with the vendor only until such time as they
get the technology they need, or by rewriting the product from scratch
if they can figure out on their own how to do it themselves, or simply
by buying or licensing the technology from someone who has already
developed it.
of new operating system versions (i.e. an unfair competitive advantage)
to implement new features into their competing product(s) which their
competitors cannot do, since they do not have access to the same kinds
of information. This allows Microsoft to offer features which their
competitors cannot match for usually 6 months or longer in any product
category in which they choose to compete in. By virtue of the speed of
the PC industry, a 6 month advantage wrestles market share away from
the market leaders immediately, ensuring market domination for years to
come for Microsoft. Example: Who uses Lotus 123 or WordPerfect
anymore?
an application, the browser, for free in order to run Netscape out of
business and ultimately, I believe, control the standards of the
Internet. A similar analogy to this scenario would be if the US market
was dominated by one major oil/gasoline company. If that one oil
company decided to buy Ford, change the formula for gasoline so that it
ran better but only in Ford products and, oh by the way, give Ford
cars away for free if you buy the gasoline, we would say that is
predatory pricing, monopolistic & unfair competition. Under US laws,
you can?t give away a product for free that has a real cost associated
with it just to run your competition out of business. Thankfully, the
Justice Department has realized this and is taking actions to thwart
Microsoft?s predatory practices and/or unfair competitive position.
refusing to ship certain parts of Java which allow a program written
in Java to run unchanged on any manufacturer?s computer or operating
system, and they are modifying parts of Java which are critical to its
write-once, run anywhere capability. Microsoft says they can legally
do this within the terms of their agreement with SUN. SUN says they
cannot, which is now a question of law. Ignoring the legal issues, the
reason Microsoft is unwilling to ship these components and/or wants to
modify the core of Java, is that Java effectively adds a layer between
Microsoft?s operating systems and any programs which run on top of it.
This means that Microsoft would no longer be able to control the
"Application Programming Interface", or API, which is how software
interfaces with an operating system such as Windows 95 or Windows NT.
software, they lose their ability to add features which their
competitors cannot, and thus, they lose their unfair competitive
advantage. Since Microsoft rarely introduces or invents new
technology, if they lose their monopoly on the API, Microsoft?s
business model no longer works. This is the true threat that Java,
browsers, and probably the Internet in general, delivers to Microsoft.
With Java, a developer can write software which bypasses a Windows API,
thus forcing Microsoft and their operating systems to compete on even
ground with everyone else, theoretically anyway. (Not everyone has $9
billion in cash, or a CEO worth $40+ billion.)
Microsoft can do really has any affect on implementing usable Java
applications today. You don?t need a browser to run Java, and you
don?t need any Microsoft product to run Java either. Java applications
and/or applets work today, regardless of the FUD (Fear, Uncertainty &
Doubt) which Microsoft has tried to cast on Java. The list of
companies using Java today for important, mission-critical applications
is not only significant, it is impressive. Most importantly for a
business person, though, Java offers a compelling story. It provides
for faster development of new software, a better design, development &
implementation platform, and software written in Java is less expensive
to develop & support. Faster, better, cheaper - the things we usually
associate with "Value."
most adaptable organizations ever in the history of the world. They?ll
just have to learn to compete fairly, thanks to the Justice Department
and Java. In the long run, this should be good for the industry.
Microsoft may be forced to invent something really important.
President
Catalyst Solutions Group, Inc.
rwaidmann@catalystsg.com
Top Gun ssh 1.2 and pilotSSLeay-2.0 released (for the Palm Pilot)
Palm Pilot, links to it are on their site//
PalmPilot, as well as pilotSSLeay-2.0.
the ssh (secure shell) protocol. (Read: It's like telnet, only with strong
encryption.) It runs on PalmPilots that have the built-in TCP/IP stack.
o The password field can be selected to display "slugs" instead of letters
when you're entering your password. This is better for thwarting
shoulder-surfers (but watch that graffiti state indicator), but, depending
on how good you are at Graffiti, it may be harder to get your password
right. I recommend entering the password hidden, then quickly toggling
the "Hide Password" checkbox to check it before you hit "Log In".
o In the older version, if you exited Top Gun ssh without logging out (say
by hitting the Calculator button) your PalmPilot would (sometimes) crash.
This has been fixed.
o Now using pilotSSLeay-2.0, for faster key exchanges.
Login Lib, and the crypto libraries from pilotSSLeay-2.0) from
older versions of pilotSSLeay (1.0 or 1.1) will not work with it.
pilotSSLeay-2.0 from
should be sent to (depending on the content) the most appropriate (_not_ all)
of coderpunks, pilot-unix, comp.security.ssh, comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,
the Top Gun group
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http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm
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Lotus' Java-based eSuite Announced
WorkSpace On-Demand Pioneers to Share Experiences
Press Points
OS/2 Warp Vision Campaign
Notes Gateway and Win95/NT Clients Ship for PMfax** LAN for OS/2
Some Redbook Reading on OS/2 Warp Server and More
e-mail, Web browsing, terminal emulation and business applets, and
eSuite Devpack, which is a tool for developers to rapidly create
I-net solutions deployable across any Java platform. The eSuite
applets include a word processor, e-mail, spreadsheet, calendar,
chart, presentation graphics and address book.
quarter of 1998 for an estimated price of $1,495 per single
processor through the Lotus Passport program. Application
developers can download eSuite DevPack via Web download from the
Lotus Web site (http://esuite.lotus.com).
This review declared WorkSpace On-Demand a powerful tool for
distributing applications and managing systems while simplifying
end-user desktops. On the downside, Mr. Caton felt that
administrators needed to do a "good deal of hand-tuning on the
front end to save time and money in the long haul."
by Steven E. Brier, November 6, 1997
This article touts IBM's WorkSpace On-Demand as the first
thin-client network package "out the door." Mr. Brier quoted Colin
Mahony, an analyst at the Yankee Group in Boston as saying, "I
think IBM has a winner here."
an integrated advertising program called the OS/2 Warp "Vision"
Campaign. This worldwide push includes targeted print ads, direct
mail, and a custom website (
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/vision). And to emphasize its
network computing message to 5000 of its top customers, IBM is
offering a full year subscription to FORBES magazine.
SG24-2008) reviews Software Choice, the new 32-bit CHKDSK function,
PPP Server, Network Neighborhood Browser and more.
and Apple Macintosh (order number SG24-2009) explains how to use
all Windows clients with Warp Server (including PPP Remote Access)
and more.
Servers (order number SG24-2125) covers implementation of Warp
Server and NetFinity 5.0 on the most recent PC Company servers and
much more.
SG24-2031) will inform readers about TCP/IP 4.1, Network Station
Mgr. and LANClient Control Manager.
web site at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com and follow the "search"
link or call 45-4810-1540 outside North America or 1-800-879-2755
within North America.
www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm.
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp.
JavaWorld - IBM to Release Embedded Java Browser for 'Net Devices - May 1997
that runs on small Internet devices -- which it plans to announce in the
U.S. several months from now, according to company officials here.
on handheld computers and other Internet devices based on any platform,
as long as the operating system possesses a Java virtual machine, said
Hideshi Yoshinaga, manager of embedded middleware software development
at IBM Japan Ltd.
regular Web browser, such as the ability to view Java applets and HTML
3.2, Yoshinaga said. The NetDiver browser itself takes up 700 kilobytes of
memory, but a device needs 4 megabytes of RAM to enable the browser to
perform caching properly. The ability to view images comes from the
integration of IBM's Micro Presentation Manager, an embedded version of
OS/2's graphical user interface. Since it was developed in Japan, the
browser supports double-byte character sets.
processor and running embedded OS/2 and NetDiver, which is being tested
in Japan. While no hardware vendors have licensed NetDiver yet, several
have approached IBM about the technology, said Yoshinaga, although he
would not identify which companies have done so.
Kusnetzky, director of the Unix and client/server environment program
for International Data Corp (IDC). "Right now, implementations of
Windows CE are rather large and slow." Having a Java virtual machine
will free OS/2 to be a robust Internet operating system, he added, and
the quality of the virtual machine will matter more than the underlying
operating system.
OS/2 against Windows in the desktop PC market -- is hoping the embedded
market will be a new home for the operating system, the officials
agreed. Future ideas for where this small footprint version of OS/2
could be used include everything from set-top boxes and network
computers to medical instruments and automotive controllers.
IBM realizes that an embedded operating system is no use unless
developers create applications for it. However, IBM is confident
developers will come forward once they see how stable and powerful the
embedded version of OS/2 is, said Louis Davis, advisory programmer in
the embedded systems development group at IBM's Austin labs.
embedded OS/2 and existing embedded DOS operating systems. In a few
years time, OS/2 may be found running on medical instruments, handheld
terminals for the manufacturing and service industries, automotive
controllers, cellular and fixed telephones, and automatic teller
machines, Davis said. Right now, about 90 percent of ATMs are running
partial versions of embedded OS/2, he said.
get the recycled PC industry interested in embedded OS/2 and NetDiver
so that 386 and older machines can be revamped for the Internet. Using
even the embedded DOS operating system running the Micro Web Browser
would be better than throwing the systems away, Davis said.
to embedded OS/2, IBM may spend more time developing its own version of
the JavaOS and Java chip, Davis said.
customers ask for more Java, that is where the company will put its
energy, Davis said. Even DOS will never go away completely, he added.
for those still looking for a microphone for their VTD, check out the
Jabra ear-bone-mike (www.jabra.com). Now at substantially reduced cost of
around $A80 these represent excellent value, stock expected later this week.
Oh shit :(
Windows/NT at an IBM Solution Patnership Center near you. There is no charge
for this seminar, plus you will receive two CDs just for attending. The IBM
Developer Connection CD is packed with great tools and demos. The CBT
Systems Java computer-based training CD helps you learn Java at your own
pace.
pm Offered December 3 at the Solution Partnership Center in San Mateo, CA.
Offered December 9 at the Solution Partnership Center in Waltham, MA.
learn all about IBM's NT strategy and wide range of middleware products,
such as Lotus/Domino, Tivoli TME, and DB2. IBM is your best resource for
developing in the Windows NT environment! IBM has more database, application
middleware, and development tools for Windows NT than even Microsoft. You
will also see demonstrations of IBM middleware solutions running on NT and
hear about development tools that can help you create killer applications
with IBM middleware.
In this informative seminar for commercial software developers, you will
learn all about IBM's NT strategy and wide range of middleware products,
such as Lotus/Domino, Tivoli TME, and DB2. IBM is your best resource for
developing in the Windows NT environment! IBM has more database, application
middleware, and development tools for Windows NT than even Microsoft. You
will also see demonstrations of IBM middleware solutions running on NT and
hear about development tools that can help you create killer applications
with IBM middleware.
- IBM Software Innovation and Strategy for Windows NT
- Application Development for Windows NT with an IBM VisualAge Demonstration
- How the IBM Solution Developer Program can benefit your development and
go-to-market efforts
1-800-xxx-xxxx. Space is limited and seats will be filled in order of
registrations received, so be sure to register today!
contrary, this email I received from IBM speaks volumes.
and put me out of my misery.
specifically at ISVs and and other software developers touting things like
"IBM has more database, application middleware, and development tools for
Windows NT than even Microsoft" and "IBM middleware solutions running on NT
and hear about development tools that can help you create killer
applications with IBM middleware".
hard pressed to consider anything else for network servers, especially
Internet, but it bugs the hell out of me that in order to do routine daily
work I must use Win 3.1 apps running on WinOS/2. With no more push for
"killer apps" for OS/2, it loses that much more credability.
an "OS/2 bigot" switch to NT becasue they just can't get the support or
applications needed for routine tasks. When IBM aquired Lotus, there was at
least the perception that there might at last be a decent office suite for
OS/2 (not that Lotus' would be my first choice)... never happened and
doesn't look like it ever will. When the long awaited OS/2 SmartSuite was
finally announced, it was a poor port of Word Pro bundled with WinOS/2
versions of the rest.
will not abandon OS/2 until until it abandons me but the more IBM
deemphasizes it, the sooner that will happen. One strongly gets the
impression that IBM will support OS/2 only until they have all their major
OS/2 customers weaned.
that they will continue to sell for a while if you demand it followed soon
thereafter by deletion from price/part# lists.
stefan@apical.net
Australia. Whilst they refused to hold a party for OS/2 10th anniversary,
IBM organized another party:
Jocelyne Attal, Vice President, NT Marketing for the IBM Software Solutions
Division. Jocelyne is responsible for developing IBM's overall marketing
strategy for software, hardware and services on the NT platform.
IBM's Windows NT strategies and future directions, as well as joining us in
celebrating what we see as a bright future for IBM in the Windows NT
marketspace
Brad Wardell 76710,240
it want to live in a fantastical "14 million of us" world which could
seriously delay any effort of someone in the community getting things
organized so that OS/2 can survive as a niche.
and I would say that this is mainly because many OS/2 users delude
themselves into thinking that they're so many OS/2 users that they can make
the same demands as a Windows user.
better. But a niche product has some disadvantages:
Things for it in their first generation are probably not going to be as
good.
for end users (because IBM isn't looking to preserve OS/2 in this segment)
to make it worthwhile to developers to support OS/2.
buying Money Tree or some other native OS/2 financial package. Will it be as
good as the latest version fo Quicken? Probably not. Will it cost more?
Probably. But if people don't buy these first generation OS/2 financial
packages then there won't be a second generation one and eventually Quicken
will have a Win95 only version of their product that won't run on OS/2.
of it has hailed it as one of the best golf games available on every
platform. But Links LS (a full screen DOS game with no real GUI) could run
on OS/2 and many OS/2 users bought that instead. Well, Links LS 98 is here
and it won't run on OS/2 at all. If Links OS/2 doesn't sell well enough then
obviously there won't be any updates to it.
or need since that would be WORSE than buying a Windows product because it
would artificially inflate (temporarily) the market. But in a niche market,
every user of the community has to think a little more carefully on how
their buying dollars will affect their market in the long term.
a niche market isn't for you.
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