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| Date: | Fri, 11 Sep 1998 16:02:36 EST |
| From: | SBT Information Systems <sbtaus@ibm.net > |
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| To: | 32bits@sbt.net.au |
| Subject: | OS/2 News, Views and PRs 29-4-97 2nd send... |
OS/2 News, Views and PRs 29-4-97
sorry- this is 2nd time it happened -but now I know what caused it
in this issue:
!I'll Byte! TV Program Features OS!2 Warp
AudioRiver MM system
CONTEST! VOICE Web Page Design
IBM and RBG Deliver Java Solution for Internet Banking
IBM GN email
iLink!2 1.00
INTRODUCING IBM SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS NT
Java Education World Tour
Java email client
Lou Gerstner with OS!2
MasterGear now available for OS!2
Matrix - a strategy game
New Pop3 - UUPC!2
Nota Musica (pricing & availability)
OS!2 Celebrates 10th Birthday
OS!2 Warp on Television
Pentium performance!1
Pilot 4500 & 5000 under OS!2
PM Timer 1.17 - Online timer and phonecosts calculation
Reseller list care of WarpSpeed
SM!2 dropped
SURVEY! Take a real online survey about online issues
UniteLite
VOICE - Promote OS!2 Meeting
Welcome to the OS!2-Internet Server Provider List!74OA1KY0.pop
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as advised by Ian Morphet, OS/2 Warp is now fully certified Java system.
Any application that claims to be 100% pure Java *must* run on OS/2 - or
it's not 100% Java.
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Reaching the limits of hardware ?, software ? or operating system
........? are we hitting a silicon ceiling yet ?
I installed an Intel Pentium Pro with a latest PPro motherboard with
Intel's latest chipset..... and got very disappointed.
My old systems was Pentium 150. I clocked the old m/b to 200, and it run
fine at 200MHz. I did some benchmarks (PM Info), then replaced m/b. Tried
clocking the PPro at 200, wouldn't take it, but 180 was OK. Re-run same
b/marks -only marginal improvements.
So I thought I do some real processing, started NeoN 3D which does
ray-traycing images, and set to do 100 frames of animations, after that, I
started same app in two separate instances, and was rendering same 100
frames, but two instances at once:
Neon 3D running 100 frames of camera.scn:
times in (min:sec)
PPro 180 P200
single instance 5:50 7:40
2 instances (f/b) 13 16
I guess I should have run another test, both CPUs clocked at same clock
rate, but regardless, the PPro certainly is not a GIANT LEAP FORWARD.....
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Warp Speed has, as a service to OS/2 community, published worlwide OS/2
reseller self-service list page.
http://www.warpspeed.com.au/ReSell.htm to enter shops
http://www.warpspeed.com.au/ReSellList.htm The list itself.
WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
http://www.netins.net/showcase/spectre
http://www.warpspeed.com.au
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from SM/2 tech support:
SM/2 is no longer supported by IBM. I still answer question about
SM/2 but the product is no longer developed.
//my SM/2 still works, and hopefully, won't find out it has been
orphaned//
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I/O - Can you help - reader's queries
Old ver dBASE 4 in Merlin VDM
As installed merlin will not run dBASE 4 ver1.1 in a VDM. A lack of code
page support is the error message. The problem appears to be a reversal of
the order of the code page line in config.sys Previous versions of OS/2
have used the line CODEPAGE=437,850 which works for dBASE 4 ver1.1
Merlin puts CODEPAGE=850,437 as a defalt. which does not work for dBASE 4
ver1.1
Changing the order to the original order fixes the problem Thanks to the
last OS/2 users group, Paul Whyte
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Please find below the instructions for subscribing to OS2-ISP mailing list.
This list should assist your apache colleague. A couple of people asked for
the details to be published in your email letter.
Kevin
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Welcome to the OS/2-Internet Server Provider List!
This list is for those who are interested in using OS/2 as a platform for
ISP (Internet Service Provider). WHere you are an ISP or an interested
user, you can use this mailing list to share experiences, exchange
opinions, as well as get and provide information.
To subscribe to this list send email to:
listserv@stat.com
First line of text should be:
subscribe os2-isp (for the list version)
-or-
subscribe os2-isp-digest (for the digest version)
To remove yourself from the list, send email to listserv@stat.com again
but
with the line:
unsubscribe os2-isp
-or-
unsubscribe os2-isp-digest
Send your posts for the list to:
os2-isp@stat.com
Thank you for your participation. We look forward to having this forum
provide relevent, high-quality information to benefit you and your
subscribers.
But remember, a mailing list is only as good as the quality of the posts
sent to it, without quality submissions, a list will not meet anyone
needs.
Please participate!
Problems should be directed to: david@stat.com
Thank you.
David Dodell
david@stat.com
FAX: 602-451-6135
//thanks, Kevin, thanks, David. Steven, hope that will help//
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from Douglas Gillies"
Do you know if Unite lite is still supported? If it is, any idea when a new version would be forthcoming?
We are still shipping and continuing to support UniteLite version 1.3. We do not have a firm date for the next release. We are basically trying to determine if there is significant demand for certain features before we deciding on a feature set. We appreciate your inquiry.
Carol Payne, cpayne@cirunite.com
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Pilot 4500 & 5000 under OS/2
>From pglong@ibm.net
US Robotics OS\2 site: http://www.usr.com/palm/506.html
Situation:
Pilot Desktop V1.0 tested, running under Warp4 with service pack #1 only.
Make a backup copy of your Mdos\winos2--- etc. directories and
Open an OS/2 window xcopy (X:)\os2\mdos\* (Z:)\bakwin\* /S /E /T /H /R
(X: being the OS/2 Drive and the following Z: being any drive with
This gives you a way of restoring should you have a disaster!!! You can
It's a long process, so be careful. I hope it goes well for you. I accept
START
You will find in there the three files.
VW32SYS AND w32S125 A&B. Forget the VW32sys. file, it don't work and will trap.
1. If you wish to use my method outlined below.
2. Back up as in the above xcopy method or whatever you like
3. Install win32s version 1.30 that come with the Pilot in a full screen
4. Again utilizing similar to the above xcopy command, backup,xcopy the
5. CAREFULLY Delete the winos2 and all subdirectories below
6. Xcopy the original winos2 and all subdirectories and files back to
7. You now have your original winos2 stuff restored and also the copy
8. Midify the line in your config.sys
9. Reboot the computer.
10.Create two directories, \DISK1 and \DISK2. Unzip W32S125A.ZIP into \DISK1, and
11.Start a WINOS2 session (it's probably better to start a full-screen session for this).
12.You now should be able to launch Freecell (located in the Win32 Applications folder), a
13.Again back up the Winos2 etc directories so you have an intact win32s
Below is a part cut from the US Robotics site. The original unfortunately only
14.Modify CONFIG.SYS -- change the "Device=Line"
15.Reboot the computer
16.Start a full-screen Enhanced Mode WINOS2 session.
Alter the Win32s.ini File
1.Copy the C:\OS2\MDOS\WINOS2\SYSTEM\WIN32S.INI
[Win32s]
[OLE]
[Nls]
17.Install Pilot Desktop 1.0
1.Install Pilot Desktop version 1.0 by launching
2.Following successful installation of Pilot
3.Modify CONFIG.SYS -- change the "Device=line"
4.Reboot the computer.
5.If you have problems HotSyncing you should try
18.After completing the above you may be unable to launch Pilot Desktop 1.0, receiving an error
2.Copy the missing DLL file(s) back to the original OS2 drive and directory.
3.Rename win32s.ini to win32s.old
4.Reinstall win32s v. 1.25 downloading the zip files: W32S125A, and
5.Copy the file comctl32.dll back into the win32s
6.Launch Pilot Desktop 1.0.
If all goes well. You can now delete all the unwanted directories.
Updated: March 10,97
Extra stuff from US Robotics
OS/2 Installation of Pilot
Neither Pilot Desktop 1.0 nor the PalmPilot Desktop
Many OS/2 users, however, have reported success
Win32s
As a Windows 95 application, Pilot Desktop 1.0
We continue to revise our OS/2 information using
Further Tips:
Another customer tip for OS/2 users: add HotSync
Several customers have reported that HotSync works
PalmComputing/US Robotics encourages feedback to
Have questions about our products or want to place
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AudioRiver MM system
Reply-to: NorbertHeller@swol.de (Norbert Heller)
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by
The AudioRiver MM beta is available for download at
http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/heller
as
http://194.231.6.35/util/share/audio_river_sw1.zip
or at
The AudioRiver beta comprises sample applications from the
The applications are a text mode and a PM player, a text mode and a
Developers Versions for Freeware / Shareware /Commercial Developers are already
(Add Sound to your Application with only 20 lines of code !!)
The AudioStream library is the core of the implementation of all these tools.
The main advantage of the library is the plug&play concept. All the higher
music >> player;
But the plug&play goes even further:
music >> player;
This syntax means you pipe the output through two objects. There is virtually
player(3) >> monitor[0] means that the output #3 of the player is connected to
These links are highly efficient! The consume less than 1% of the processing
In version 2.5 these links have been enhanced to allow connection and
An other key feature of the system, which will enhanced in v 3.0 of the
Comparison on the MPEG Player's features
AudioRiver MPEG123 Maplay96 Maplay95
Driver Type DART/Rtmmm MMPM/2 MMPM/2 MMPM/2
RTMMM Mixer YES NO NO NO
APP Type VIO + PM VIO VIO VIO
Seeking on YES NO NO NO
Pausing on YES NO NO NO
Developer YES NO NO NO
Expandable to YES NO NO NO
Other Filetype MOD Files -- -- --
OUTPUT DART MMPM2 MMPM2 MMPM2
Realtime YES YES NO NO
Realtime Mixing YES NO NO NO
Simultaneous YES NO NO NO
Playlist Support YES NO YES YES
Volume Control YES NO NO NO
// NorbertHeller@swol.de
iLink/2 1.00
Reply-to: bmt@wilmington.net
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21 April, 1997 Wilmington, NC - BMT Micro, Inc. announces the release of
iLink/2 was among the first alternatives OS/2 users had to the dialer supplied
The shareware version can be downloaded at
Note: Registered users should contact us for information on downloading the
Features include:
iLink/2 is a PM drop-in replacement for IBM's 'Dial Other Internet Provider'
Built in redialing
Lou Gerstner with OS/2!
Anybody else read the April 14, 1997 issue of Fortune?
On page 75 there is a picture of LG at his desk with a computer monitor
Look carefully at that screen....he has OS/2 on it. The bottom right corner
You just know if it had windows on it we would be hearing about it.
On another note did anyone read InfoWorld this week?
Look on page 16...they have a picture of MS BackOffice Suite. Funny...but
Shawn (Team OS/2)
Gerstner has had OS/2 on his desk since the day he walked into IBM. (BTW,
Cliff Cullum
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PRESS RELEASE
Harrison, New York, April 22, 1997 InnoVal Systems Solutions, Inc.,
"This is really exciting for us," said Dan Porter, president of InnoVal.
Asked if this meant that InnoVal was moving away from OS/2, Porter said,
"IBM's Java strategy is right-on," said Porter. "It won't happen
"The Post Road Mailer has been touted in the press as one of the best
Porter went on to say that InnoVal would be starting an ideas forum to
As further evidence of InnoVal's commitment to OS/2, Porter pointed out
A comprehensive list of Post Road Mailer features and demonstration
InnoVal Systems Solutions, Inc.
//all Innoval's products are available locally from local OS/2 outlets//
IBM and RBG Deliver Java Solution for Internet Banking
Reply-to: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 1997. . . At the JavaOne Developer Conference this
The Java-based applications, which were developed and completed in a
"IBM is working hand-in-hand with our enterprise customers to develop true
RBG and IBM Working Together
The Java applets were developed by RBG and IBM using the OS/2 Warp 4 operating
The RBG Internet server is located and managed at IBM's facilities in Ehningen,
"Network computing is very important to our enterprise making the Internet
Calculating Savings and Inflation Rates Over The Internet
The three applets included in the project are a certificate-of-deposit applet,
The certificate-of-deposit applet will allow the customer to input their
The installment certificate, or savings plan with bonus applet allows the
The rate-of-inflation applet is a calculator which allows the customer to
About RBG
Rechenzentrale Bayerischer Genossenschaften eG (RBG), headquartered in Munich,
OS/2 Warp In A Network Computing World
IBM's Personal Software Products division is the home the Technical Projects
OS/2 Warp is an ideal operating system solution for today's network computing
// but will it support Active-X so we can withdraw money from other bank accounts ?//
INTRODUCING IBM SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS NT
Do you have customers that have installed Windows NT or are considering it?
This year NT revenues will reach $US5.9 billion. (IDC)
Now, imagine this: Microsoft continues to grow the NT market....and,
A tremendous opportunity, isn't it? And IBM's software products will turn
Traditionally, your customers have thought of IBM as a single-platform
Introducing our range of IBM database management, network management,
Consider the huge opportunity the NT market offers, the demand by customers
You'll also find out about a special incentive for resellers to sell IBM's
Want to know more? Join us with Jocelyn Attal, the Vice
Contact your local IBM office for more details.
OS/2 Celebrates 10th Birthday
Reply-to: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples)
In particular, you may wish to visit http://techweb.cmp.com/iw/627/27iuos2.htm
Happy Birthday!
Timothy F. Sipples IBM Personal Software (Chicago)
CodeSmith Software has now released Matrix 1.3. This release has mainly documentation updates.
MATRIX DESCRIPTION
Matrix is a OS/2 PM strategy shareware game. The game is easy to learn - like Tetris - but requires some brains - like Go. Matrix uses a set of coloured tiles, where each player attempts to score by matching tile colours. The game is played with two players, with the opponent being either computer (different levels) or human. To appeal to as many players as possible, the game is fully configurable. Board configuration includes size of board and the background displayed - either a selected colo
ur or any bitmap. The shape and colour of the playing tiles can also be selected, making the game suitable for users with monochrome screens or those that have trouble distinguishing shapes or colours.
Matrix is simple to install, and fully functional even if unregistered. Matrix is a non-destructive game - it will not make changes to CONFIG.SYS or the system/user INI files, nor does it use any hidden files. The game can be played in any window size, at any video resolution.
"Don't blame me for the time you lose on this Tetris like game!"
"..it looks very very good! A game similiar to Tetris and just as addicting!"
"This puppy can be quite addicting. I had a lot of fun playing around with it last night! I definitely like the customizing features, especially being able to load alternate bitmaps for the background."
OBTAINING MATRIX13.ZIP
http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/matrix/ (web)
"I'll Byte" TV Program Features OS/2 Warp (Minneapolis
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"I'll Byte" airs on Eagan/Burnsville (Minnesota) cable system on TV 15 at the
Mondays, 3:30PM
The programs will also air on Metro Cable Channel 6 in the Twin Cities in the
Any other cable system may request a video copy of the program for airing from
Timothy F. Sipples IBM Personal Software (Chicago)
CONTEST: VOICE Web Page Design
Reply-to: mandie1@mail.oeonline.com
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The winner receives a one year membership to VOICE and GammaTech Utilities for
For details of contest, visit:
Good luck to all!!
Judy McDermott
MasterGear now available for OS/2 (Game system emulators)
Reply-to: spice@ibm.net
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/2281
Darrell Spice Jr.
Java Education World Tour
The Java(tm) Education World Tour '97 is coming to The Wentworth Hotel
Gary Mueller, vice president of developer services at Novell, and David
At this event, there will be four in-depth sessions covering:
Because this event will focus on how 100% Pure Java(tm) will change the
To review the tour schedule or to register, visit our web site at
We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Best Regards,
The Java(tm) Education World Tour Team
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New Pop3 - UUPC/2 gateway for Pmmail and MR/2
Reply-to: Andy@vdonsk.ru (Andy A. Hohutkin)
POP3D is written by Andy A. Hohutkin (Andy@vdonsk.ru)
Daemon is:
Internal possible commands:
These commands let to use any famous clients. With POP3D were
- NN 3.0 for Windows,
The latest version POP3D08D.EXE is placed on the next sites:
1. ftp://ftp.vdonsk.ru/os2/tcpip/pop3/pop3drar.exe
but will soon be placed in:
ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/leo/mail+news/
4. ftp://ftp-os2.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/
but will soon be placed in:
ftp://ftp-os2.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/mail/server/
| Eilko Bronsema | Email: eilko@ebbs.IAEhv.nl
OS/2 Warp on Television (IMMEDIATE)
Reply-to: Timothy Sipples
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Reporter Art Norman met with IBM's Kathy Riemer and Timothy Sipples in the
For more information on OS/2 Warp Version 4, please visit
Timothy F. Sipples
VOICE - Promote OS/2 Meeting
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The weekly IRC meeting takes place every Wednesday at 20:00 EDT. For those
We have increased the number of IRC servers to allow easy access to the VOICE
warpedworld.dyndns.com
If you need assistance with finding an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client visit
Join us in promoting OS/2 !!
Judy McDermott
SURVEY: Take a real online survey about online issues. Please. (fwd)
Reply-to: esther@primenet.com (Esther Schindler)
--Esther Schindler
From: colleen@cc.gatech.edu
Hello:
You are receiving this message because you (or someone you know)
Make Your Web Presence Known!
GVU's (Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center) 7th WWW
http://www-survey.cc.gatech.edu/
The survey includes questions on:
The survey runs through May 10, 1997 and all results will be made
Thank you for your interest and participation,
Colleen Kehoe (colleen@cc.gatech.edu)
Nota Musica (pricing & availability)
Reply-to: L.Martin@TeamOS2.de
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What's new?
Now available at bmt-Micro:
Any questions:
Nota Musica (pricing & availability)
Reply-to: L.Martin@TeamOS2.de
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What's new? ----------- Nota Musica (the full version) is now also being
Now available at bmt-Micro:
Any questions:
New Image Editor by Dadaware
Reply-to: joeb@dadaware.com (Joe Burkley)
Embellish takes an object orientated approach to image editing. Every time
Embellish includes 22 special effects, such as swirling, oil painting and
Embellish has over 50 built in numerical filters with the ability to design
Embellish has 16 paint tools that can be combined with 14 types of "paint"
Embellish includes web tools to optimize colors for use in browsers. It
Embellish supports interlaced/transparent GIFs as well as interlaced JPEGs.
Embellish supports pressure sensitive digitizers. To use a digitizer under
The Win95 version also supports TWAIN acquisition devices.
For more information, contact marketing@dadaware.com or visit our web site at
You can also download demo versions at
http://www.anchordesk.com/story/story_844.html
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is infamous for brash, unconventional
__________Make-A-Difference____________________
http://www.anchordesk.com/story/story_834.html
The Internet is at risk of being splintered by the
FixPack 1 has a bug in the code for installing/uninstalling fonts
You have three options:
1) Do not install FixPack 1. While there are some font bugs in Warp 4
2) If you need to run FixPack 1, you can drop back and use the GA
3) IBM has in fact found the bug in FixPack 1 and provided me with a
a) The distribution of this fix must be strictly private. You may
b) You understand that this fix will not be supported by IBM if it
If you want this private fix under the above conditions, send me
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Cliff Cullum [FontFolder]
Voytek Eymont
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September |
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For OS2 Warp 3 use the instructions at the above address/site
subdirectories. As follows:
sufficient spare space)
simply erase the new directories and restore the old. You will need it
below in any case. It also enables one to persue the most absurd, wild
experiments on os2 winos2 dos etc.
no responsibility for anything at all. You use this info at your own
discretion. It is solely for those who care.
Obtain the version of win32s from here. Address=
www.usr.com/palm/506.html.
Download the other two. You will also need the WIN32S Version 1.30 disks
for windows. You should have these in your disks that come with the
Pilot.
Send US Robotics a letter requesting software for OS/2. That's the
price!!
winos2 session.
altered Winos2 etc. directories modified by the install of win32s
version 1.30. Call the backup directory (Z:)\win32130
(winos2,system,win32s etc.) Careful!!!!!!!!!
os2\Mdos\winos2 etc. Exactly as they were before you started in step 1
xcopy (Z:)\bakwin\* (X:)\os2\mdos\winos2\* /S /E /T /H /R
of the win32s version 1.30 files for later use.
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VW32S.SYS to
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VW32S.SYS 1,25,100
(Note: this assumes that your boot drive is c:)
W32S125B.ZIP into \DISK2
Run SETUP.EXE from the \DISK1 directory. Accept the defaults for the install. It's also
a good idea to install the Freecell application (to test the install). Let the
install restart WINOS2.
If there are any errors at this point, close the session and restart it.
solitaire-like card game routinely installed with Win32s merely to verify proper
installation. If Freecell launches, and you can move cards around, then you know
that Win32s is working (at least for Freecell).
version 1.25. I have found that sometimes you may need to overwrite your
windows directories/subdirectories with a virgin set of files from win32s version 1.25, in
order for winos2 to run correctly. The problem is that the installation of the pilot desktop
v1.0 requires some files from the dos/windows win32s version 1.30 to complete the
install process. I feel these files are associated with help.
I had to overwrite my winos2 & subdirectories on my main box for it to work. Not on
my Thinkpad. Also don't forget to return your win32s.ini and config.sys
files back to the settings below. Otherwise you will experience a winos2 error, sometimes
dos21 (I think).
covers Warp 3. Use the instructions on the web site for OS2 version 3.
I have however modified the layout for our purposes.
to: DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VW32S.SYS to
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VW32S.SYS 1,30
(Note: this assumes that your boot drive is c:)
to WIN32S.OLD.
2.Create a new file
C:\OS2\MDOS\WINOS2\SYSTEM\WIN32S.INI and fill
with the code below:
Setup=1
Version=1.30
Setup=1
Version=2.3.130.160
AnsiCP=1252
the SETUP.EXE file on Disk1, the Setup Disk.
Desktop 1.0, Copy WIN32S.OLD back into
WIN32S.INI.
to: DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VW32S.SYS to
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VW32S.SYS 1,25,100
(Note: this assumes that your boot drive is C:)
lowering the baud rate. The default
communications driver COMM.DRV in the
SYSTEM.INI may limit the HotSync speed to 9600.
dialog indicating that COMCTL32.DLL (or another DLL file) is missing. If this occurs, try the
following:
1.Go to the directory where you copied the winos2 Win32s v. 1.30
files.(Z:)\win3210\
For example,
move c:\os2\mdos\winos2\system\win32s\comctl32.dll
to e:\*.* (a zip drive).
W32S125B.
subdirectory.
Desktop
2.0 software was certified for use under the OS/2
operating system. This means that the software did
not receive testing in the OS/2 environment, and
that we have a very limited ability to support the
installation and use of the software on the OS/2
platform.
installing and running Pilot Desktop 1.0 on their
computers - although the installation process can be
a complicated one. This Help Note shares the
information they have provided to us to facilitate
the use of Pilot Desktop 1.0 by others.
requires the installation of Win32s, a Microsoft
extension, when running in the Windows 3.X
environment. Similarly, for OS/2 Warp Windows
emulation, Win32s must be installed to run Pilot
Desktop 1.0.
customer feedback. We thank you for your ongoing
help.
Manager to the OS/2 startup folder, and remove it
from the Win-OS/2 startup folder. If HotSync Manager
is left in the Win-OS/2 startup folder, it will call
up HotSync anytime a Windows program is opened.
better in a "non-separate winos2 window." This is
particularly important for those using IntelliSync
with Lotus Organizer: it is suggested to run each
application (HotSync Manager, IntelliSync, Lotus
Organizer) in non-separate winos2 windows, rather
than a single winos2 fullscreen.
help us improve this information. Email us at
support@palm.usr.com with "004" as the subject of
your mail message, and specify that your suggestions
address this web page. Thanks for your input!
an order? Please call 800-881-Palm (800-881-7256).
Have technical support or repair questions not
answered in these web pages? Please e-mail
support@palm.usr.com with "0000" as the subject of
your mail message, or call 847-676-1441. Have
suggestions, complaints, or other customer relations
issues? E-mail custrel@palm.com or call
If you are on IBM GN, and your email server is on pop01, and you had
trouble with your mail service, you might be entitled to some sort of
credit, call your IBM customer services.
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AUDIORIVER MM
version 2 BETA 1
kernel release 2.1
- Filippo Sartori : sartori@pdigi1.igi.pd.cnr.it
- Norbert Heller : norbertheller@swol.de
AudioStream library, which will be available on demand.
PM mixer.
available, so that you can use the sound and mixer, imput & output libraries in
your own files.
The library is a collection of classes that implements a fully portable
multimedia subsystem. All the OS2 specific calls are relegated in specific
classes that will be adapted for each ported platform.
level objects use the feature of the inner kernel to allow a glueless link. So
you can design a player application by simply creating a reading object and a
music-output object and linking them together just like this:
player >> monitor;
no limit to the amount of chaining you can do. In the upcoming v2.5 of the
kernel the syntax is also expanded to allow multiple inputs and outputs:
the input 0 of the monitor.
power in a normal application. These links are interprocessor capable: if you
have a multiprocessor system you can link objects that runs in a different CPU.
(they are obviously multitask enabled). This capability is the base for the
RTMMM mixer that is shipped with the distribution. The mixer is an object that
resides in a separate task. When you play to it you establish a link to the
RTMMMD demon task.
disconnection of object when they are playing! So you can start with a reader
connected to a player, you listen to the music and suddenly decide to see the
spectral output. You simply start the FFT monitor and plug it to the player.
Now you are fed up of the stupid bar graphs and you simply unplug it. All this
while listening to the same music. This technology is now demoed in the RTMMMD
mixer demon. It in facts allows multiple inputs to play together on the same
DART and allows an input to be attached and removed any time without hiccups in
the overall music result.
library, is the AudioPacket elaboration. Each object is in fact enabled to
accept any sort of input (stereo/mono/any frequency/16/8 bits) to produce your
desired kind of output. This feature is visible in the Playlist GroupAudiStream
object: It is a container class which inherited the interface of the reader
classes. So you can play the container which will mimic a multi track music
file (just like a CD). The tracks can have any frequency, bitness, number of
channels, and therefore the stream produce will vary during the time, but
nevertheless the player will play it at your desired frequency. No special
coding is required!
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CPU Usage MP3 43% 42% 45% 49%
128 kbps Stereo
P-180/Warp4/64MB
(with ODESK 1.5)
Support
MPEG files
MPEG files
API
other Filetypes
Support CD Tracks
WAV Files
RAW Files
MIDI Files
(any other
future Input
Stream also)
Support RTMMM File File File
WAV Files
MPEG Encoding
(any other
future Output
Stream also)
Downsampling
to other APPS
Write to File &
Playback
(1 in VIO ) (1) (1)
(5 in PM-APP)
Support
//
// home : http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/heller
// home of albatros CD & Media player - infoPM - PMcd2Wav
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iLink/2 1.00 Released
--------------------
iLink/2 version 1.00.
by IBM and is still the only full featured Presentation Manager alternative.
ftp.bmtmicro.com/bmtmicro/ilink1_0.zip, http://www.bmtmicro.com, well as
hobbes.nmsu.edu and the OS/2 Supersite at http://www.os2ss.com
registered version at bmt@wilmington.net
(hereafter called 'DOIP'). It is designed to duplicate the basic dialing
capabilities of DOIP, and build on them.
Multiple number support
CPS monitor
Bytes tracking
Commandline auto-dial
Program autostarts
Automatic reconnection
Enhanced configurability
Saving of window positions, colours and fonts
Condensed window for better space usage
Full compatibility with DOIP
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Fm: Shawn Fogg 71201,2435
right next to him.
has the LaunchPad in it and the background is the 'POOL' bitmap. On his
shelf I even think he has an 'Inside OS/2' book.
it looks to me like it is OS/2 running WebX and Lotus Notes. Imitiation is
the best form of flattery.
he was the first IBM CEO to have a computer in his office. He was a
computer user before he came to IBM.) The last I knew he also had a
ThinkPad with OS/2 that he carried everywhere, and the computers on his
plane had OS/2 loaded.
announced today that it is building a Java email client based on its
popular Post Road Mailer software for OS/2.
"The new release of the Post Road Mailer, version 2.5, has been
extraordinarily successful for both our individual and corporate
customers. This will be the base from which we will build Post Road
Mailer for Java. We have considerable expertise in email technology, a
large base of customers with many good ideas, and a track record for
providing features that our customers want."
"Not at all. This move to build a Java version of Post Road Mailer, if
anything, reinforces our commitment to OS/2. To succeed in the OS/2
marketplace, we need to be able to deliver cross-platform solutions.
Java, in this case will do that. We fully expect IBM to release a
client version of OS/2 Warp that is optimized for Java and OS/2
applications. We expect to be ready. Our customers tell us that they
want cross-platform solutions. Many people run both OS/2 and 32-bit
Windows on the same machine. It isn't practical to reboot the system
just to check email; nor is it practical to use two different email
client packages. Mobile workers who use a laptop and base system with
different operating systems also want to be able to use a single client
solution. Corporate workstations running different operating systems
across the enterprise want to standardize on a single email client to
reduce costs and simplify procedures."
overnight; nor will it eliminate existing application dependencies for
32-bit Windows. But it will have a significant effect over the next few
years. We intend to be on the leading edge of Java-based applications
with the Post Road Mailer. As for the OS/2-only version of Post Road
Mailer, I fully expect it to grow as well. Because release 2.5 is so
unbelievably stable, reliable, and robust, one can be easily tempted to
leave it alone. We won't. We'll learn a lot from our Java work and I
expect that we will implement new function in the OS/2 version along the
way."
email packages on the market for any operating system. The problem for
us has been that we have been limited to OS/2. We had hoped for better
growth of this marketplace. Now we are betting on Java to expand our
market penetration. Java will allow us to compete on an open playing
field."
collect and share ideas from customers and the public. "We will then
ask the forum participants to be prototype, alpha, and beta testers," he
said. "We are going to make sure that this is the best Java email
client on the market whether for a simple network computer (NC) or a
fully loaded OS/2 or Windows NT machine."
that Hacksaw, an Internet utility now in beta testing, was developed
with cross-platform source code. Both the OS/2 version and a 32-bit
Windows version are being tested concurrently. The product will be
released concurrently for OS/2, Windows 95 and Windows NT. "We are also
making significant enhancements to NetExtra, our OS/2 web browser
add-on. We will bring it up to the level of features available in
WebWilly for Windows NT and Windows 95." WebWilly is an add-on product
for the Netscape Navigator and the Microsoft Internet Explorer that
provides offline browsing, advanced bookmarking, site mapping, link
validation and a number of other useful features. "WebWilly is like
WebWacker, FreeLoader, Smartmarks, and a number of other tools all
wrapped into one highly effective tool," said Porter. "These are
Windows products. I promise you that OS/2 customers are not going to
come out on the short end of the stick with browser add-ons."
software that can be downloaded can be found at InnoVal's web site,
http://www.innoval.com. For additional information about the Post Road
Mailer, NetExtra or the Hacksaw beta program, please contact Marianne
Roderus by email at innoval@ibm.net or by phone at 914-835-3838.
600 Mamaroneck Avenue
Harrison, NY 10528-1632
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Java-Based Applets Developed Using OS/2 Warp and Lotus Notes
week, IBM will be demonstrating a new network computing solution for RBG, one
of Germany's premier banking solution providers. The Java-based banking
solution is available to more than 650 banks in Germany on RBG's Internet
HomeBanking site, offering its clients a true cross-platform solution for
critical banking information and services.
"Web-Year," have extended the functionality of RBG's Internet HomeBanking
service by offering true e-business tools to RBG's banks and their customers.
The applications give banking customers easy access to financial planning with
certificate-of-deposit, installment certificate, and rate-of-inflation applets
that can all be reached from their personal computers via the Internet. RBG's
Java-based Internet HomeBanking site, which was developed through a joint
collaboration between IBM and RBG, will include this new set of applications.
network computing solutions that build upon their existing OS/2 Warp
investment," said John Soyring, director of Technical Projects, IBM Personal
Software Products division. "This set of Java applications for RBG is a
valuable business solution that extends RBG's services to their client banks,
who in turn, provide these banking services via the Internet to thousands of
German banking customers."
system and the IBM implementation of the Java 1.02 Virtual Machine for OS/2
Warp. The applets are dynamically integrated into a Lotus Notes database and
Lotus Web Publisher, allowing RBG's client banks to easily update banking
information, such as current interest rates, needed for the end user to make
calculations -- regardless of the hardware or operating system platform being
used.
Germany. Lotus Web Publisher is used to create and dynamically update the
Internet pages containing RBG's client banks' terms and conditions.
banking project equally important to our cooperative banks," said Michael
Krings, chairman of the board at RBG. "Besides being based on our strategic
partnership of many years, our decision to work with IBM on the project was
based on the fact that IBM is capable of supplying the complete infrastructure
from one source."
an installment certificate applet and a rate-of-inflation applet which are all
accessible from RBG's Internet HomeBanking page.
initial investment, the term of the investment and calculate the final payout
amount of their savings.
customer to input their monthly investment, the term of the investment, and
calculate the interest and additional bonus that many banks contribute to the
plan.
visualize the effects of inflation on a savings account.
is one of Germany's premier banking solution providers. RBG provides network
computing solutions to more than 650 banks in Germany that provide banking
services to their clients.
business unit which has delivered this second set of Java-based customer
applications shortly after completing a large network computing project with
CERA Bank, one of Belgium's largest banks.
world, offering customers a true cross-platform business solution. The OS/2
Warp family of products deliver on the promise of network computing and can
include features such as Internet/intranet connectivity, integrated Java
support and dependable systems management. The OS/2 Warp operating system is
the foundation for this broad family of products, which includes OS/2 Warp,
OS/2 Warp Connect, OS/2 Warp Server, OS/2 Warp Server SMP and the Directory and
Security Server for OS/2, one of the IBM Software Servers.
=========================================================================
Are you positioned to meet this opportunity?
simultaneously, IBM drives demand so you can sell to that growing market!
that opportunity into profitable reality by allowing you to offer NT users
the ability to run proven software from IBM, the world's largest software
company.
vendor.
transaction management, storage management and network communications
software that works across a multitude of platforms - including, perhaps
most exciting of all, Windows NT.
for scaleable, reliable solutions and you can see why these products truly
represent a profit opportunity for resellers.
software products on NT.
President of NT Marketing Worldwide for the IBM Software Group, will
outline IBM's strategy for Windows NT and provide an overview of IBM's
software on the Windows NT platform.
==========================================================================
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The press is taking notice that OS/2 is celebrating its 10th birthday this
year. (OS/2 was first announced by IBM and Microsoft on April 2, 1987, and
Version 1.0 shipped at the end of 1987.)
("OS/2 Hangs Tough") which describes the past as well as the future.
Internet: tsipple@us.ibm.com
WWW: http://www.secant.com/sipples
Sent with Lotus Notes for OS/2 Warp
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Matrix - a strategy game
Fm: Michael Shillingfor 104077,3062
- David Barnes, IBM Senior Product Manager for PSP
- Alex Bradley, Editor of OS/2 Game Review
- PCA Dave, American Online sysop
ftp.bmtmicro.com /bmtmicro (ftp)
hobbes.nmsu.edu /games (ftp)
ftp-os2.cdrom.com (ftp)
GO OS2BVEN, OS/2 Shareware library (Compuserve)
================================================================
Reply-to: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples)
For those of you living in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, please be sure to
tune into "I'll Byte," a cable television program devoted to computing. "I'll
Byte" has a series of three programs on OS/2 Warp. The first covers voice
technology, the desktop, multimedia, and Lotus WordPro for OS/2 Warp. The
second demonstrates voice access to the Internet, Java, Netscape, and other
OS/2 Warp Internet features. And the third shows OS/2 Warp Server,
peer-to-peer networking, and workgroup computing with OS/2 Warp.
following times:
Thursdays, 3:00PM
Fridays, 5:00PM
Saturdays, 4:30AM and 1:30PM
Sundays, 3:30PM
next few weeks. (Check with Metro Cable for precise dates and times.)
TV15. Please contact Eagan/Burnsville Public Access at 1-612-894-9613.
Internet: tsipple@us.ibm.com
WWW: http://www.secant.com/sipples
Sent with Lotus Notes for OS/2 Warp
=====================================================================
The Web Page Design Contest, sponsored by VOICE, Virtual OS/2 International
Consumer Education, ends April 24, 1997. So you'd better hurry and submit your
entries!
OS/2, contributed by SofTouch Systems, Inc.
http://www.millennium-technology.com/voice.html
VOICE Liaison Officer
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Marat Fayzullin's Sega Master System and Game Gear Emulator, MasterGear, is
now available for use as a native OS/2 program. Stop on by the SpiceWare
homepage to check it out.
- Care to play Atari, Coleco, or Sega under OS/2? Stop by the SpiceWare
- homepage to download Stella ,ColEm, and MasterGear today!
- OS/2 programming info also available.
- http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/2281
=====================================================================
in Sydney on May 12, 1997. This event kicked-off in San Francisco in
February and when completed will travel to over 40 cities worldwide.
The Java(tm) Education World Tour is being hosted by IBM, Netscape
Communications, Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Novell.
Spenhoff, director of product marketing at JavaSoft, Sun Microsystems,
Inc., will be the featured keynotes for the Sydney event. Your host for
the day will be Tom Bennett, Netscape's international marketing manager
for the Asia Pacific region.
Network View of the Application Environment: The Java(tm) Computing
Platform System Management for the Network Computing Environment
How to Build Java Applications
Business on the Internet
future, you won't want to miss it! Cost to register is $AUD99 if you
register before the event, $AUD149 onsite. Please register now as we
sold out all sites in the United States.
http://javaworldtour.sbexpos.com. You can also register by calling
(02) 9211 7467. Space is limited so register today!
Submitted by: eilko@ebbs.iaehv.nl (Eilko Bronsema)
[Followups directed to comp.os.os2.mail-news]
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POP3D is a part of UUCP/2 and written (RFC1725 compliant) for using
with next software: UUCP/2, UUPC/@, UUPC/Extended.
- able to send a mail to local users (directory MAILDIR) as well as
to remote users (directory SPOOLDIR);
- working with any spool types (ACHE5, ACHE6, UUPC/Ext) and also
mailbox types (ACHE, UUPC/Ext) without tuning;
- able to receive mail with 'XTND XMIT' command;
- able to tune call of your mailer easy to send received mail;
- able to set a charset (Koi8-r, CP1251, CP866) to each user;
- able to load unlimited quantity of letters in mailbox;
- able to serve up to 10 users at the same time. If request will
occur it is possible to increase number of users up to 100;
- able to restore local mailboxes if blackout occurs during
working;
USER, PASS, QUIT, STAT, LIST, RETR, DELE ,NOOP, RSET, XTND XMIT,
UIDL, TOP, APOP.
tested:
- MS Internet Explorer,
- NN 2.02 for OS/2,
- MR2ICE 1.26,
- PMMAIL 1.9x
- Mini-Host 2.02
2. http://www.southsoft.com/pmmutils.html
3. ftp://ftp.leo.org/incoming/os2/
| Helmond, The Netherlands | WWW: http://www.IAEhv.nl/users/eilko/
| Phone: +31 (492) 513449 | Member TEAMOS/2, Holland User Group OS/2
|
| * Web van Duistere Steden * Web of Obscure Cities * Web des Cites Obscures *
| http://www.IAEhv.nl/users/eilko/schuiten/
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NBC Channel 5 in Chicago taped a report on IBM's OS/2 Warp Version 4 today, and
we expect it to air this evening (April 24, 1997) sometime during the 5:00 p.m.
news broadcast. It may also be reaired (perhaps with different footage) during
the "Weekend Web" feature on the Channel 5 News.
context of Officer Jim Mullen's return home from rehabilitation. Officer
Mullen was shot in the line of duty and sustained injuries similar to those
experienced by actor Christopher Reeves. Officer Mullen is taking advantage of
voice recognition technology to help guide his wheelchair. Art wanted some
background on the state-of-the-art in PC voice recognition (and its
applications for people with disabilities), and he was shown IBM's OS/2 Warp
Version 4 with VoiceType technology. VoiceType was used to navigate the
Internet with Netscape Navigator, and it was also shown taking down dictation
(for electronic mail, writing a letter, etc).
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp on the Internet. NBC Channel 5 Chicago can
be reached on the Internet at http://www.nbc5.com. WMAQ Channel 5 is Chicago's
NBC affiliate, owned and operated by the network. Channel 5 serves the third
largest media market in the U.S.
IBM Personal Software (Chicago)
Internet: tsipple@us.ibm.com
WWW: http://www.secant.com/sipples
Sent with Lotus Notes for OS/2 Warp
=====================================================================
It's almost time for the weekly meeting for VOICE, Virtual OS/2 International
Consumer Education. While awaiting the registration of our DNS, temporary
homepage is located at: http://www.millennium-technology.com/voice.html.
that need conversion to your local time, visit:
http://poisson.ecse.rpi.edu/cgi-bin/tzconvert. Put 20:00 in the time field,
select From Time Zone: America/Detroit, To Time Zone: Your location. It will
convert the time to your local time.
channel with your IRC client. We're now connected to the WEBBnet, a new server
hub that is accepting connections from IRCD compliant servers. Point your IRC
client to one of the servers below and join the channel #VOICE.
irc.suntrix.com
irc2.suntrix.com
irc.isonline.com
seward.dyndns.com
summitcnty.com
snoval.com
irc.cjbbslive.com
http://oeonline.com/~mandie1/irc_clients.html. If you need further assistance
contact me at: mandie1@mail.oeonline.com.
VOICE Liaison Officer
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I'm forwarding this because I think it's important for OS/2 users to answer
questions about their online (and other) behavior.
To: www-surveying@cc.gatech.edu
Subject: GVU's 7th WWW Survey now underway
Date: Sunday, April 20, 1997 10:36AM
subscribed you to the www-surveying mailing list at Georgia Tech.
If you wish to be removed from this list, please let us know.
User survey is now underway and accessible from:
* general demographics
* internet/web usage
* data privacy
* consumer issues
* ...and more
available to the public for free around June 10, 1997. More
information and previous survey results are available from
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/user_surveys/.
Colleen Kehoe & Jim Pitkow
--
Verb! That's what's happening.
=====================================================================
Submitted by: jmartin@gulf.csc.uvic.ca
Nota Musica is a native OS/2 music notation program. You can use it to enter,
play, and print your scores. Import and export of MIDI files is supported
among many other features. For more information, and for a demonstration
version, check out our web-site:
http://www.teamos2.de/software/notamusica/Nota_e.html
-----------
Nota Musica (the full version) is now also being offered for download from the
internet. This allowed use to offer Nota Musica at an even lower price! Nota
Musica is now available for as low as $59 (see web page).
---------------------------
You can now also order Nota Musica from bmt-Micro (http://www.bmtmicro.com).
Use your credit card to order Nota Musica today and download it tomorrow!
--------------
Check out our web-site:
http://www.teamos2.de/software/notamusica/Nota_e.html
or send email to:
L.Martin@TeamOS2.de
=====================================================================
Submitted by: jmartin@gulf.csc.uvic.ca
Nota Musica is a native OS/2 music notation program. You can use it to
enter, play, and print your scores. Import and export of MIDI files is
supported among many other features. For more information, and for a
demonstration version, check out our web-site:
http://www.teamos2.de/software/notamusica/Nota_e.html
offered for download from the internet. This allowed use to offer Nota
Musica at an even lower price! Nota Musica is now available for as low as
$59 (see web page).
---------------------------
You can now also order Nota Musica from bmt-Micro (http://www.bmtmicro.com).
Use your credit card to order Nota Musica today and download it tomorrow!
--------------
Check out our web-site:
http://www.teamos2.de/software/notamusica/Nota_e.html
or send email to:
L.Martin@TeamOS2.de
=====================================================================
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Embellish is a cross platform (OS/2 & Win95) image editing application.
Originally designed for OS/2, it takes advantage of many of OS/2's advanced
features. It is completely multithreaded - multiple images can be opened
simultaneously, file saves and printing occur in the background, etc. You
have control over the priority of processes, which allows you to manage
which programs get the most attention.
you make a paint stroke, cut and paste or perform a special effect you
create an object. These objects can be moved, resized, manipulated or have
transparency changed. You can even link a URL to an object for use in
creating image maps. Save objects for later use or copy and paste objects
between different images.
acid wash. Effects can be applied to the entire image or just to selected
objects.
your own (up to 7 by 7 grid).
to create an almost unlimited variety of looks to your paint strokes.
also can create image maps to make your Web site really professional. As
mentioned, you can link URLs to objects to make creating image maps a snap
and also allow you to easily change images without having to completely
recreate the image map.
In fact it supports over 14 different file formats and includes batch
conversion routines.
OS/2 requires IBM's Pen for OS/2.
http://www.dadaware.com
ftp://ftp.dadaware.com/dadaware/emb_os2.zip for the OS/2 version
and
ftp://ftp.dadaware.com/dadaware/emb_win.exe for the Win95 version.
=====================================================================
__________Berst Alert____________________
LARRY ELLISON TWEAKS BILL G'S NOSE AGAIN.
WHY THE LATEST FROM ORACLE IS GOOD FOR YOU
moves. Lately, he's been exposing flaws in Microsoft's
strategy (and irritating Bill Gates no end). Latest
plan is to sell a turn-key network computer solution
that includes an operating system. That's right,
Oracle is going to compete with Windows NT. Sounds
silly, but we all stand to gain because Microsoft
will be forced to improve its products to respond.
More on Larry's latest nose-tweak at the site.
KEEP THE INTERNET WHOLE: THE EASIEST WAY EVER TO
MAKE MICROSOFT AND NETSCAPE DO THE RIGHT THING
battle between Microsoft and Netscape. The two companies
are fighting in the press instead of in the standards
committees, forcing users to pick sides. We *must*
protect the idea of a single standard for the Internet.
In an effort to get both companies to do the right
thing, AnchorDesk is introducing its first Make-A-Difference
(MAD) petition. Please take 30 seconds to stop by
the Web site and electronically sign the petition
before we deliver it in person to Microsoft and Netscape.
=========================================================================
If you are a FontFolder user, Cliff said:
that will crash OS/2 if you repeatedly install and uninstall fonts,
which is exactly what the FontFolder font browser does. There is now
an APAR, JR10393, open on this problem.
GA that are at least partially corrected in FixPack 1, the font
problems running GA are nowhere near as severe as the bug in FixPack
1.
version of pmatm.dll. While I haven't tested this extensively, I
didn't see any problems with it when I ran this way. Of course you
will still have the GA font bugs.
fix that I can distribute under the following conditions. I'll be
happy to send the fix to you provided you agree to the following:
not upload it to any public place or pass it on to others. If you
know people who need the fix, refer them to me.
causes problems in OS/2. If you experience any problems caused by
this fix, report them to me.
e-mail confirming that you accept these conditions and I will send it
to you.
SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd - Distributor of OS/2 software
fax 61-2 9310-1118 ph 61-2 9310-1214
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~sbt
sbtaus@ibm.net
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