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| Date: | Fri, 11 Sep 1998 16:09:38 EST |
| From: | sbtaus@ibm.net |
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| To: | 32bits@sbt.net.au |
| Subject: | our last OS/2 newsletter |
Hi folks, and welcome to our last OS/2 newsletter.
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Victor Bien is organizing stand, latest OS/2 software will be on show,
I was reading in NetReady Advisor magazine that IBM has licensed HotJava browser for OS/2.
Fm: Bernd Kunrath
Hi David,
Voytek, this was a response I received about the new beta for newsbeat, a
The release date will be this friday.
Thanks,
for your interest i quote reply to my questions by AVM (sound cards) in
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Drivers have been tested with Warp 3.0 and should work with 4.0.
> Are ongoing developments with OS/2 technology in mind planned ?
If a sufficient percentage of Apex users are running with OS/2, then
Regards,
I had a weird experience with Netscape for OS/2 (not the beta, but the current full
After installing Netscape, it ran with the "dial other providers" app. However after
Deinstalled Netscape, same thing happened. Looked into every INI file I could with
Solution: renamed c:\tcpip directory, reinstalled Warp IAKit, reinstalled CSDs etc,
Have other of your customers had this or similar experience? Does anybody know how to
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Natick, MA, January 27, 1997 - Computer Interface Corp., announces Contact
Contact Connection V2.0 will have a list price of $A65 and begin shipping
Contact Connection V2.0 replaces Contact Connection V1.x. It provides better
"Contact Connection V2.0 is the ideal product for users that want total
Contact Connection V2.0 is a fully graphical native OS/2 application that gives
Contact Connection V2.0 tracks activities associated with a contact such as
Contact Connection V2.0 is a powerful native OS/2 tool for professionals,
More product information and free demos are available on the CIC web site,
Computer Interface Corp., is a leading developer
Contact John Bernard with questions or comments.
DBExpert(tm) Database Joins the Sundial Systems Family
Relational Database Complements Time Manager, Spreadsheet, and Word
January 29, 1997, Seal Beach, CA - Sundial Systems Corporation and
DBExpert, available in both full- and run-time versions, is an end-user
Sundial Systems is one of the leading publishers of OS/2 productivity
"In putting together this significant stable of applications, Sundial is
Sundial Systems has already assumed marketing, distribution, and technical
On-going development of future DBExpert versions will be a joint effort of both
Later this spring, Sundial Systems will make available a new version of
Over time, Sundial Systems also plans to provide a number of integration
"The folks at Designer Software have made great progress over the last few years
For further information on DBExpert and Sundial Systems, visit the Sundial
Subject: OS/2 TELESEMINAR - FEBRUARY 5TH
Reply-to: TimB1557@aol.com
OS/2 Warp - Enabling Network Computing February 5, 1997
Network Computing and Java are two of the hottest topics in the industry
IBM is hosting a video broadcast from London, England on February 5th. The
WHEN: February 5, 1997
Live Broadcast from London at 9:30AM EST, 8:30AM CST
Rebroadcast (with live Q and A) at 1PM EST, Noon CST, 11AM MST, 10AM PST
WHERE: IBM Locations Worldwide
TO REGISTER:
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COPY AND RE-DISTRIBUTE THIS MESSAGE ACCORDINGLY.
Message distributed by:
[Mod. Note: This post was approved as an exception to the normal policy of a
You can get it via Stardock's website: http://www.stardock.com.
Enjoy!
If you are not already part of the beta program, here's some basic information
In Entrepreneur, you start a company, choose a job (engineer, researcher,
You then begin researching new technologies, designing new products, building
Designed by the same group that created Galactic Civilizations, Entrepreneur,
More information is available on Stardock's website: http://www.stardock.com.
We really think that many players will find Entrepreneur to fill in a missing
Like Galactic Civilizations, we hope to work closely with people on the
Both editors are contained in one file and can be downloaded from the incoming
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It's released as "commentware", which means I think it would be great to get
Features include:
The file can be found at these sites:
Jan-Helge Bergesen -Member TeamOS/2, OS/2 Brukerforum Norge
Modular Dreams' MD+F Plug-ins for ColorWorks - Renders consists of 20 plug-ins
The following are the modules currently shipping in this package. Each
Bars - Equally distanced curved bars.
Unlike Modular Dreams Inc's Effects packages, the Render package is currently
You can get current information about the MD+F Plug-ins for ColorWorks from
Modular Dreams Inc, P.O. Box 682, Vienna, VA 22183.
Changes include: A link to the new Avarice hints website, a contest for the
If you're an OS/2 user, please visit at: http://www.stardock.com
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JAVA based site: http://moose.erie.net/~bnoble/os2
Thank you visiting my site. Take a look around. I am sure you will find
I am providing this site to the OS/2 community. Currently there are over 200
If you have a link that you would like to share, please submit it.
Also, if you are interested you might want to check out my homepage. It uses
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Now that I have my system almost running again - Thanks to the folks who
The correct URL for the LifeData Resources OS/2 page is:
The error had an .html extension. Sorry about the inconvenience. Come on by.
Jim
Reply-to: linfield@utias.utoronto.ca (Kevin Linfield)
Linfield's List is divided into Games, Internet Utilities, WPS Utilities,
(Note that http://www.to2.org is the new home of the Toronto OS/2 Users
The February edition of Linfield's List should be up by Monday February 3rd.
Kevin Linfield, M.A.Sc. Preferred e-mail: linfield@torfree.net
This is our last OS/2 newsletter (for January 97),
Voytek Eymont
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as long as they're unaltered and source is quoted
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Subject: An OS/2 marketing and promotional idea
Focus: promote and sell OS/2 computing to the home user.
Venues: "trash & treasure" type markets held at various
places. The next one at Sutherland is on Sunday 23 Feb.
more details later.
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Your Computer current issue has ClearLook and Photo>Graphics reviews.
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Lotus Notes by Domino 4.5 starter pack arrived on my desk this week...
(or is it Domino powered by Notes
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Sb: #Hotjava for OS/2
Fm: David McKinney
I suppose this is a port of the Unix version? What's it like the HotJava for Unix browser like?
David
To: David McKinney
Hotjava is written in Java and should run everywhere, but anyway IBM has released a version which is running on my thinkpad here on Warp v4. It's avail from IBMs ftp site avail from their JAVA center web site. Start at www.software.ibm.com...
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readers input:
nifty news reader pm prog that I have been using
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Forwarding note from: minogue@isys.ca Tue, 28 Jan 97 10:35:47 -0500
You will be able to find it on hobbes, or www.teamos2.org/newsbeat
Dave
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more readers input:
Voytek,
the U.S:
Hi Gil,
> We are interested in all products listed.
> Of particular interest is the engagement with OS/2 technology.
> What is the level of driver implementation currently ?
we will continue to devote resources to OS/2 support. Much of our
limited development resources go to DOS/Win3.x/Win95/NT right now,
only because most of our cusomers run these OSs.
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| Webmaster, AVM Technology, Inc. |
| http://www.avmtechnology.com |
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| " The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not mov'd |
| with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treason, stratagems, |
| and spoils... let no such man be trusted. - Mark the music." |
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reader's problems:
release. It possibly relates to the fact I ran it with only 8MB RAM, rather than the
recommended 12, although I can't see how.
closing NScape none of my other IBM IAK apps worked, sendmail hung, NR/2 gave up and
Explorer 1.1h would only start if I did not have an active connection, and once
started, would not establish connections with anything.
INIEDIT, nothing I could suss out.
copied various files and directories back from \tcpipold and now all works well, but
what a waste of my time.
prevent this?
Laurie Savage savage@netwit.net.au
Science Department Orange High School, Orange, NSW, Australia
// any suggestion, pls email Laurie as per above //
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*********** NEWS **************** NEWS *************** NEWS ************
Connection V2.0, the new price performance leader in native OS/2
Contact Managers.
February 3, 1997.
integration and simplified linking of individuals to businesses, makes it
simpler to copy addresses to other applications and is Omnifile compatible.
control over their contact information" says John M. Bernard, Vice
President, Sales and Marketing. "It's high performance and low price make it
the best value for a native OS/2 Contact Management Application on the
market today".
users total control over their contact information. Users can
code their contacts in an infinite number of ways and product
pre-formatted labels, lists, and form letters in an instant. Contact
Connection V2.0 stores unlimited phone numbers, address and
notes for any contact. Calling list can be previewed on screen,
or printed on paper, and with an installed modem, calling contacts
becomes a fully automated point and click operation.
phone calls or letters, and it generates lists of action items that need to
be completed. Users can associate files such as letters or spreadsheets
with a contact and launch those files from within Contact Connection V2.0.
businesses and home users. Contact Connection V2.0 is also an Omnifile
compatible module. This means that when users need to add Personal
Information, or Database applications or networked capabilities,
they simply upgrade to Omnifile and all their contacts are compatible and
immediately available.
www.computerinterface.com. For Dealer information, or to order, call
800-992-3428 or send sales@computerinterface.com E-Mail to
sales@computerinterface.com. All CIC Products come with a 30 Day Money Back
Guarantee.
of native OS/2 database, financial management and contact management
applications for business & personal use.
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Subject: DBExpert joins the Sundial family!
Processor
Designer Software, Inc., today announced that Sundial Systems has acquired
Designer's principal product line, DBExpert for OS/2.
relational database product that works with several different database formats.
It provides an environment for building and utilizing personal and departmental
database applications using tables, queries, forms and reports -- without the
need for traditional programming. It can also be used to develop and deploy
front-end applications for enterprise-level relational databases such as those
stored in DB2. First released in 1995, DBExpert was significantly upgraded to
Version 2 in 1996.
applications. Historically known for its Relish and Relish Net personal and
group information management products, Sundial broadened it range of offerings
during the first half of 1996 by adding both the Clearlook word processor
(originally from Clearlook Corporation) and the Mesa 2 spreadsheet (originally
from Athena Design, Inc.) to its family of products. The addition of DBExpert
further expands that range into a full family of offerings.
continuing to boost their long-standing commitment to the OS/2 community" noted
Chris Neimeister, President of Designer Software, Inc. "And we at Designer
Software are proud that they've chosen DBExpert as their next step to an even
higher level of commitment."
support responsibility for the current version of DBExpert. Existing pricing
and support policies remain in effect but are now under the Sundial banner.
New email support addresses (dbexpert@sundialsystems.com and dbexpert@ibm.net)
have been put in place and DBExpert has been added to Sundial's support area on
CompuServe (Section 5 of OS2AVEN). All existing Designer Software customers
have become Sundial Systems customers.
Designer Software and Sundial Systems. This will ensure feature and function
continuity for the existing customer base while providing additional resources
and expertise where they can best be leveraged within the product.
DBExpert which has been "rebranded" as a Sundial product and which
contains several of the most-often-requested feature enhancements. That
version will replace the version currently available in the channel
(2.0.2) and will be the subject of a future announcement.
"hooks" between DBExpert and the other members Sundial's family of OS/2
productivity applications: Relish, Mesa 2, and Clearlook. These capabilities
will provide users with a number of different ways to use to use and view
information normally contained within any one of the products.
in building a solid, extremely competitive offering for the end-user database
market." noted Randell Flint, President of Sundial Systems Corporation. "And
we're looking forward to leveraging that base both within and across the
Sundial product family."
Systems web site at www.sundialsystems.com or contact Carla Hanzlik, Vice
President of Sundial Systems, at (562) 596-5121 or (562) 596-5366.
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PLEASE BE ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING IBM PERSONAL SOFTWARE PRODUCTS (PSP)
TELESEMINAR
today. Customers want to know how they can exploit network computing and Java
to meet their current and future business needs.
broadcast will feature interviews with customers and software developers as
they explain their plans for OS/2, Java, and network computing. IBM executives
will highlight some of the new features that will be coming in OS/2 in 1997
and 1998, and how customers can exploit them.
http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/telesemi.html
OR
E-Mail areacamp@vnet.ibm.com
OR
Phone 1-800-426-7914 (priority code: OS2NC)
Tim Bryce Editor, OS/2 CONNECT
TimB1557@aol.com http://www.tbos2cla.com/connect
minimum of 4 weeks before new posts about the same resource, because of its
importance and the apparent confusion of COOA readers regarding the event.
(I've received several other submissions regarding this after the IBM press
release was posted to COOA.)]
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GAME: Entrepreneur BETA 5 now available!
Reply-to: wardell@ibm.net
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Entrepreneur BETA 5 is now available!
on the game (I'll include a "walk through" in the following post).
laborer, etc.) and a market (the game will come with a couple of markets such
as the computer industry, other markets will be made available later on by
Stardock as well as third parties).
them and selling them. You have to mix technological prowess with marketing
savvy while keeping an eye out for the changing mood of the market. Your
opponents have a wide variety of things they can do to help themselves as well
as hurt you. Everything from spreading FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) to
stealing your technology are things they may do to you.
like GalCiv, will have a top notch AI (Artificial Intelligence). However,
unlike GalCiv, Entrepreneur is also multiplayer over the LAN or Internet (even
in the betas). Also unlike GalCiv which is only on OS/2 Warp, Entrepreneur is
available on Windows95, Windows NT (4.0) as well as OS/2 Warp.
gaming niche. Trying to compare it to other games is difficult but I would say
that it is a bit of a mixture between MULE, Warcraft II, Risk, and Lords of
Conquest.
newsgroups to ensure that Entrepreneur is not only very solid but extremely
fun. Anyone out there who's bought a game recently probably knows the feeling
of wishing they'd had a public beta. :)
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"Developing the Next Generation OS/2 Software!
Stardock Systems, Inc.
Web: http://www.stardock.com Orders: 1-800-672-2338
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Subject: BETA: Enhanced E & Enhanced EE Editors v.05
Reply-to: psoft@tech-center.com (Wayne Swanson)
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The PillarSoft Enhanced E and the Enhanced EE Editors have entered a beta
testing period.
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The freeware Enhanced E Editor adds some minor enhancements to the OS/2
"E" System Editor such as:
Popup Menus
Printing (why wasn't this included in the "E")
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The shareware Enhanced EE Editor has;
Popup menus
Toolbar
File history
Search by line number
Printer setup
Configurable autosave
Undo and more.
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directory on HOBBES
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming/pseee05.zip
They should eventually move to the /editors directory.
Wayne Swanson email: Psoft@Tech-Center.com fax #: 701.252.5543
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FREEWARE(commentware): N-Viro PM 1.1 system environment browser/editor for OS/2
Reply-to: db96jhb@solo.lhg.hib.no (Jan H. Bergesen)
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N-Viro PM version 1.1 is now available.
some feedback. This would help me in developing better applications in the
future.!
* Easy editing and adding of system variables.
* Allows saving to alternate CONFIG.SYS
* Allows saving to OS/2 CMD file for later use.
At HOBBES:
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming/nvpm11.zip
probably. moved to ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/wpsutil after a while.
At my homepage:
http://www.hib.no/~db96jhb/Give
- Here you can also find additional info on the program.
Vinjesgate 1 -Bergen College of Higher Eductaion
N-5007 BERGEN Studying Computer Engineering
NORWAY
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iNet contact for artismight - http://www.hib.no/~db96jhb/artismight
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email: jan.h.bergesen@lhg.hib.no
finger: db96jhb@mozell.lhg.hib.no or db96jhb@solo.lhg.hib.no
web: http://www.hib.no/~db96jhb
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Subject: PR: MD+F Render and Patterns plug-ins for ColorWorks V2 (graphics)
Reply-to: MDF@BIX.COM
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January 28, 1997 - Modular Dreams Incorporated today announces the release of
MD+F Plug-ins for ColorWorks - Renders, their third product in a series of
plug-in enhancements for SPG ColorWorks V2.
which add pattern rendering capability to SPG Inc's ColorWorks V2. The
patterns created by these plug-ins can be used as-is or they can be retouched
using ColorWorks' standard set of filtering and image processing tools or
other MD+F plug-ins to create more complex paintings. Intended for Internet
based publishing usage, most plug-ins shipped in this package render truly
seamless images and an auto-tiling feature is provided where appropriate.
module name is followed be a short description:
Fire - A field of fire with various coloring schemes such as Fire, Smoke,
and Plasma or custom palettes.
Foil - Three different foil textures. (seamless)
Loops - Colored loops which star at full strength and slowly disappear
as they expand. (seamless)
Magnetic Field - A two or three colored cartoon-like magnetic field.
Moire - A moire pattern with controllable density for the three primary
colors. (seamless)
OPC Stars - OPC opening-sequence like stars. (seamless)
Parquet - Various tiling patterns in metallic or bar styles. (inherently
seamless)
Pulsars - Pulsar or Disc shaped objects. (seamless)
Radial Stars - Radial stars with controllable flares. (seamless)
Rings - Colored rings or loops in various sizes. (seamless)
Rods - Neon colored rods or melting objects. (seamless)
Sand - Classic sand/gravel pattern, can be recolored to create
additional textures such as paper. (seamless)
Sinewave - Sine or double wave in solid or various other coloring
schemes. (seamless)
Spheres - Spheres or Orbs with controllable glow rendered with
hard or soft edges. (seamless)
Stars - Dense cartoon-like star fields. (seamless)
Strands - Colored stands. (seamless in one direction)
Strings - Strings with adjustable flexibility overdrawn on an
image. (seamless)
Waves - Water waves.
Weave - 3D weaving ribbons with palette specified colorings. (seamless)
a one volume product and any new render plug-ins they create will be added to
it and also made available as free upgrades on the company's website.
Modular Dreams at their website located at http://www.modulardreams.com. The
website also contains usage information and screenshots of the product.
Email: MDF@BIX.COM, Phone: (703)968-6221, Fax: (703)968-4339
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Stardock webpage updated!
Source: wardell@ibm.net
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Stardock's webpage has been updated in preparation for February.
world's best desktop snapshot contest, Entrepreneur beta 5, and updated web
pages for most of Stardock's products.
"Developing the Next Generation OS/2 Software!
Stardock Systems, Inc.
Web: http://www.stardock.com Orders: 1-800-672-2338
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For the month of January: WARP to MERLIN Price Specials on Stardock's website!
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WEB: OS/2 Links Homepage (update) - JAVA version now available.
Reply-to: bnoble@moose.erie.net
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OS/2 Links Homepage - Your one place stop for OS/2 links. Over 200 links to all
types of OS/2 related sites. This site uses some JAVA and tables.
Non JAVA based: http://moose.erie.net/~bnoble/os2index.htm
something here interesting. This site is always under construction so you
might want to bookmark this page.
links to OS/2 information.
the JAVA menu you will see on my links pages.
* Looking for OS/2 information? Check out my OS/2 Links page. Lots of
* information
* on finding the right software, hardware, retail and shareware distributors.
* Share your link by adding to my pages.
*
* http://moose.erie.net/~bnoble/os2index.htm
* JAVA version - http://moose.erie.net/~bnoble/os2
* bnoble@moose.erie.net
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Web: LifeData Resources OS/2 Updated
Reply-to: lifedata@voy.net
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advised me of the URL error in my OS/2 Web page announcement of a few weeks
ago. Having crashed right after I updated the page, I missed the error in my
own message.
http://www.voy.net/~lifedata/os2site1.htm
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Linfield's List has moved (freeware)
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Linfield's List, a listing of my personal favourite OS/2 Freeware has
moved to
Multimedia, Applications, IBM EWS, and Text Utilities. All listed programs are
free (or postcard-ware) and I recommend all OS/2 users investigate most of the
programs. Also included are links to some of the popular OS/2 WWW sites.
Group.)
Ph.D. candidate (Aerospace Science & Engineering) and Freelance Writer
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SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd - Distributor of OS/2 software
fax 61-2 9310-1118 ph 61-2 9310-1214
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