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| Date: | Fri, 11 Sep 1998 16:15:06 EST |
| From: | Voytek Eymont <voytek@sbt.net.au > |
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| To: | 32bits@sbt.net.au |
| Subject: | OS/2 News, Views and PRs 11-3-1998 |
OS/2 News, Views and PRs 11-3-1998
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Smack!, the OS/2 label app is an instant success, first shipment totally
sold out, more stock arriving soon, reserve your copy now.
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An FM radio card + OS/2 software deal:
an OS/2 PM app. for the AIMS Lab RadioTrack FM radio card. Interested?
More info soon.
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TWO-LINE SOHO FAX/VOICE SOFTWARE FOR OS/2
White Bear Lake, Minnesota -- March 2, 1998 -- Keller Group, developer of
the fax software sold as FaxWorks for OS/2 and PMfax, now has special
dual-line versions of its popular fax and voice software for OS/2.
Available in both standalone and LAN configurations, the new products
provide two-line capability at a very attractive price so that small
office and home office (SOHO) users can satisfy all their fax and voice
messaging needs on the OS/2 platform.
The new SOHO standalone product ($A300) allows simultaneous use of two
telephone lines for faxing and voice messaging. Many popular fax modems
and Brooktrout cards are supported, and scripts are provided for multiple
voice mailboxes, fax-on-demand, remote retrieval of voice and fax items,
forwarding and paging. You can forward your fax and voice messages to
another telephone number, or forward them via e-mail for Internet
retrieval anywhere in the world. The same type of fax/voice hardware is
needed for both lines, but each line can be separately controlled in the
script to provide different fax and voice services on each line.
The SOHO LAN product ($490) provides all of the above features and adds
simple LAN support. This product allows "shared mode" use of the fax/voice
hardware by up to five other OS/2 workstations and includes the dual-line
support. It is intended for small LAN configurations where privacy,
routing and other advanced features of the regular PMfax LAN products are
not needed.
"These new products demonstrate our commitment to supporting the use of
OS/2 by the home and small office user," says Mark Ahlstrom, President of
Keller Group. "We have other products for larger corporate users, but we
continue to see OS/2 used in small office and home office situations. We
want to make it easier for these users to run PMfax for both their fax and
voice lines."
PMfax is available in multiline configurations of up to 96 lines per CPU
with support for multiple CPUs and may other advanced features, but this
advanced functionality is designed for larger LAN and fax broadcasting
users and is priced at several hundred dollars per line. The new SOHO
products provide the second line at a much lower price, but they do not
affect Keller's previous offerings since the special SOHO line cannot be
combined with other multiline or LAN options.
All PMfax products are now available for ordering and delivery
through us at SBT.
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Inet.Mail 1.2 News
//all Hethmon Brothers products are available locally. we use, and
thoroughly recommend them//
Just to keep everyone up to date, here's the latest news on the
official 1.2 release.
1. I've updated the beta version one more time to try and work around
some tcp/ip stack problems on certain versions of the stack. If your
copy is already working fine, then this shouldn't change that, but
if you've seen some IPC problems reported, it should fix it (hopefully).
2. If you want to take a sneak peak at the new web pages, you
can find them at:
http://www.hethmon.com/inetmail/inetmail.html
and
http://www.hethmon.com/inetmailpro/inetmail.html
I've got an on-line tour of the products linked from those pages. Those
will become the main Inet.Mail pages once 1.2 is officially released.
I'm also hoping to add-in some additional material on the various scripts
which have been developed for use with Inet.Mail.
3. The release date will likely be Wednesday or Thursday of this week. I
don't see any problems meeting that but I do need that much time to finish
up the website and organize a few pr things.
Thanks for your help.
Paul
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Inet.Mail Internet Mail Server http://www.hethmon.com
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Omnifile version 1.1 is now shipping! It has all sorts of neat new
features and improvements!
The following is a list of some of the new features in version 1.1:
A new Calendars module has been added which shows your daily activities in
a standard calendar format. A new 'Event Details' record type provides a
uniform method of "linking" any record in your system to a calendar day so
it shows on the calendar. In addition, the most common types of records
(appointments, actions, and notes) have simple one step methods of showing
them on your calendar (simply click the 'Show On Calendar' checkbox which
has been added to these views).
Any event can be easily set to recur automatically over a given period and
frequency (e.g., a meeting at 10:00 every monday for the next 3 months).
Also, you can set up reminders which pop up to warn you at a selected time
before your meeting.
Year 2000 support has been added. All date fields accept either a 4 digit
year or a 2 digit year (which it assumes is between 1910 and 2009). Dates
can be displayed with 4 digit years or 2 digit years. A new date format of
"yy-mm-dd" is also supported.
An 'Unlock Modules' icon has been added to the Maintenance folder to allow
unlocking demos or new modules. This allows new users to try products
before purchasing and existing users to easily purchase more advanced
modules if their needs change.
Most date & time fields, now automatically initialize to the current date
or time.
Countless other small changes, bug fixes, and performance improvements have
been made. More details are available by reading the upgrade.txt file
included with the new version.
You can order the upgrade to version 1.1 by mail, email, fax or phone.
The cost is $US9.99.
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For Windows NT, Windows 95, OS/2, Windows 3.1, DOS
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For trial versions of R.S.M., go to the download page :
http://www.iss2you.com/download/
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We will be pleased to greet you at the largest computer fair in Europe.
You will discover Remote Services Management latest version : R.S.M. v4.2.
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MORE TO DOWNLOAD ABOUT THE P.S.L
Whether you already use the Programming Script Language or you wish to discover
how to use this powerful language to automate remote collection and remote distribution
functions , visit our special pages.
You will find :
The PSL Programming Guide
A comprehensive tutorial
The Distributed Software Management Package (D.S.M.)
A powerful tool to automate remote collection and distribution
The P.S.L. Toolkit library
A collection of source files to be included in your scripts
Go to the PSL download page :
http://www.iss2you.com/psl/download
Each of these file is also included in the R.S.M. v4.2 Professional
Edition.
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Visit us at : http://www.iss2you.com/
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I just compiled and uploaded pilot-link.0.8.11.os2.zip to
/incoming on ryeham.ee.ryerson.ca. As soon as Jeff moves it from the
incoming directory it should be available for download.
In the mean time, if you need it now, it can be found at:
ftp://vision5.eng.mcmaster.ca/ftp/pub/Pilot-Link/
The only compilation problem I had was that OS2CONFIGURE.CMD got
unixified in the transfer. Kenneth, could you build a call to unix2dos
(or equivalent) for this file into your release script, so that that file
keeps `CRLF' as it's end of line? (The OS/2 REXX interpreter can't grok
unix text files.)
Mike Jarabek
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Graduate Student, Embedded systems designer.
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
http://vision2.eng.mcmaster.ca/~mike
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if you're interested in Lotus SmartSuite, reserve your copy NOW:
surprise, surprise: guess what we just received via email:
I am the Prod Mtkg Mgr for SmartSuite for OS/2 at Lotus in the US.
SmartSuite for OS/2 Warp 4 will be shipping soon.
The Global English version for non-North American customers is shipped from
our facility in Europe. It is scheduled to begin shipping in mid April.
Please check with your Lotus/IBM distributor for availability. If you have
any problems, please contact me ASAP with details.
More information about SmartSuite for OS/2 is available at:
http://www.lotus.com/smartsuiteos2
Thank You
Michael Steinberg
Lotus
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The warpx site has been updated with various news on future OS/2 versions.
Also the Warp5 FAQ has been updated for the first time since september -97 !
with news on "WarpServer for e-business" and WorkSpace On Demand.
Take a look at:
http://www.jmast.se/warpx/warpx.htm
http://www.algonet.se/~d103862/warpx/warpx.htm
(HTML 2 browsers)
Martin Alfredsson
(warpx@jmast.se)
Sincerely
JMA Data Software Technologies
Development, Consulting, WEB design.
Martin Alfredsson, President, jma@jmast.se
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Professional member of the IBM Solutions Developers Program
Our home page: http://www.jmast.se/ (http://www.alogonet.se/~d103862/)
Our mail address: mail@jmast.se Or fax us at: 46-(0)31-195260
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Hotjava new 1.1.2 version
> >do you know if the 'new' one works ?
> >or, where can I d/l the 'know working version' ?
> >
>
> The 1.1 version is on my HD. However, I am downloading 1.1.2 as I
> write this so I'll let you know if it works or not in OS/2 Java 1.1.4.
It does. I downloaded it (the Solaris version is now only 11MB in
size) and it works fine. I'll upload an OS/2-ready archive onto LEO.
It will be under
http://www.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/leo/tcpip/www/hjb112-os2-gl-ssl.zip
(Soon.)
Kai Uwe Rommel
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A beta version of Java software is now available that lets you control RC
Servo Motors with OS2 through your computer's serial line. Build robots,
RC cars, planes, and boats, animatronics, etc., and control everything
with OS2!
New to this release:
o OS/2 Warp 4 support
o Switched from AWT to Swing
o Added support for FT629 Switch Detection Chip
Note : You'll need the OS2 1.1.4 JDK with the latest fixes.
Download the Java OS2 software at:
http://www.busprod.com/ferrettronics/software.html
FerretTronics Development
http://www.ferrettronics.com/
March 10th 1998
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Okay, PolyEx needs a new logo and we want you to design it. Send us your
best, anything goes! Email your UUencoded picture file to adam@polyex.com .
The deadline is Saturday, March 14,1998, midnight EST. The winner will be
announced the next day. Oh yeah, you'll get your choice of Vigilance on
Talos V for OS/2 or Hopkins:FBI (when it is released).
More information can be found at http://www.polyex.com
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There's a review and interview of Stardock's Entrepreneur AI developer Brad
Wardell at:
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Realm/4330/index.html
Entrepreneur is a real time strategy game that runs on OS/2, Windows 95, and
NT. Version 1.1 will be generally available on Wednesday March 11 at most
stores with a free upgrade at http://www.stardock.com.
Entrepreneur's AI has been praised by the game magazines and players alike.
Wardell gives some of his AI development strategies in the interview.
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File-URLs: http://millkern.com/cbug
The OS/2-Java SIG of the Columbia-Baltimore Users Group (CBUG) will meet at
7:00pm on March 19th at the Locust Park Community Center in Columbia, MD.
The meeting will start with our usual *What's new with OS/2 and *WPS tips
and tricks. The regular presentation will be a demo of the alpha release
of the win32 to OS/2 conversion utility and (time permitting) a demo of OS/2
tax software.
As usual, membership in CBUG is not required and all interested parties are
invited to attend our presentation, however, officers of CBUG will be
present to assist those wishing to join the parent club.
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Stardock prepares to make Entrepreneur widely available...
Near the end of last Fall, Stardock released Entrepreneur 1.0 and it
immediately became popular with strategy game fans all over the world. But
Entrepreneur was only released in select areas. Due to the game's unusual
game mechanics, Stardock was uncertain of how well it would be received and
held back its general availability until after it could receive initial
feedback.
Entrepreneur is a real-time strategy game in which players start and build
up their own companies to compete against others in a chosen market. By
balancing their resources between marketing, researching, and manufacturing,
the players grow their hold on the world until they have conquered the vast
majority of the market. One Usenet player described it as "SimBillGates"
though its emphasis on making tough resource choices makes it similar to
Civilization.
The game's lead designer, Brad Wardell, says he was inspired to develop
Entrepreneur not by Civilization so much but by a classic game called MULE.
"I had been hesitant on developing Entrepreneur because I figured that
someone else would eventually create a good follow-on to a game like MULE."
Said Brad Wardell, Stardock Systems, Inc. "Though in actuality, the game
also has a lot of elements of a lesser known game called Lords of Conquest."
To Stardock's relief, Entrepreneur 1.0 has received universal praise from
the mainstream print magazines such as Computer Gaming World, Strategy Plus,
and PC Gamer. The magazines pointed out the game's addictive game play,
outstanding computer AI, and unique strategic elements help combine into
making a very good game. All this despite the game's limited availability.
One unexpected chain of events have gone into Entrepreneur's favor:
Microsoft and the Justice Department. With the object of Entrepreneur to
take over the market using extremely ruthless tactics and one of the
computer players called "MitroSoft", Entrepreneur has caught the attention
of the general press. With articles from the Wallstreet Journal, Business
Week, and Corporate Detroit and TV mentions on NBC Today and The Nightly
Business Report Stardock has suddenly found it has a hit on its hands.
"We're getting a lot of calls from the press about Entrepreneur and how it
plays like Microsoft would," said Wardell. "We wrote the game in the days of
the 'OS-wars' -- DOS vs. Windows vs. OS/2 vs. Mac and it did influence our
development considerably. All I can say is, Yea, Microsoft plays to win and
I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who want to play a game in
which they crush their opponents in a somewhat real-world scenario."
But Stardock hasn't been sitting on its laurels since its original release,
it used the time between 1.0 and now to address the feedback received from
the early reviews as well as from gamers. While the reviewers praised the
game itself, they also pointed out that the game's steep learning curve and
very dry graphics might turn off some players. To that end, Stardock worked
on enhancing those two areas of Entrepreneur.
Entrepreneur 1.1, due to be generally available on Wednesday, March 11,
brings a complete graphics face lift to Entrepreneur (see included screen
shots of 1.0 and a similar 1.1 screen shot). It also made subtle
playability enhancements to make the game more intuitive to beginners while
maintaining the challenge for expert players. The computer players, already
considered amongst the best in the genre, have been heavily enhanced and
will continue to be enhanced well into the future.
The game ships with a single market module -- the computer market, to play
in. Stardock used the time between 1.0 and now to work on two new markets
that will be available in late March. Moreover, the game ships with over a
dozen different maps to play on and Stardock plans to release several new
maps in the coming weeks.
The free multi-player service that comes with Entrepreneur, Stardock.Net
will also get a free Windows client so that users can not only launch
multi-player games from within Entrepreneur itself but also launch games
from a small GUI client. "With the Stardock.Net client, people will be able
to keep a little window up on their desktop and chat with people and wait
for just the right game to start instead of having to keep Entrepreneur
loaded all the time." Said Wardell.
Entrepreneur 1.1 available almost everywhere is poised to become one of the
hottest new games of 1998 and one of the best strategy games in a very long
time.
Entrepreneur lists for $US49.95,
requires Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, or OS/2 Warp to play and 8 megabytes of
memory on a 486DX2-66 or better system. Pentium system with 16 megabytes of
memory recommended.
Stardock's website is http://www.stardock.com
A free update from 1.0 to 1.1 will be available on Stardock's website on
Wednesday, March 11.
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New web page for users to record their experiences with PE2LX.
http://www.yoursite.co.uk/os/2/
Database of applications, where people can report if an application can be
converted and any success / failure they might have.
PowerDale IT is not part of the Win32OS2 team
OS/2 Software @ yoursite.co.uk
We try to please
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OS/2 CONNECT - March 1998
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Please be advised that today we have released the March
1998 issue of the OS/2 CONNECT newsletter.
NOTE: If you would like to be removed from this mailing list,
simply send an e-mail reply of REMOVE.
OS/2 CONNECT is THE authoritative source for contact information
in the universe of IBM's OS/2 32-bit operating system.
The newsletter is implemented as a web page at:
http://www.os2ss.com/connect/
It is also available as a set of HTML files suitable for use with standard
web browsers, such as the Netscape Navigator or IBM's WebExplorer. The file
is named CON0398.ZIP which includes a 1README.TXT file describing the
newsletter and how to install it. The newsletter is being distributed
through the following channels:
1. Commercial Networks:
A. America Online
In Computing; "OS/2 Forum" - under "OS/2 Newsletters"
NOTE: You can also access our Web site through AOL's
"OS/2 on the 'Net" section in the OS/2 Forum;
select "OS/2 Publications Websites."
2. On the Internet:
FTP Sites: hobbes.nmsu.edu (/pub/os2/info/newsltr/connect) or
(/pub/incoming)
ftp-os2.cdrom.com (/pub/os2/incoming) or (/pub/os2/newsltr)
World Wide Web Sites:
OS/2 CONNECT home page (HTML)
http://www.os2ss.com/connect/
- the zipped HTML files for downloading can be found at:
http://www.os2ss.com/connect/purpose.htm
IN BRAZIL
http://www.ele.puc-rio.br/~donnici/os2.shtml
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3. Bulletin Boards:
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ABSOLUT(e)LY TEMPORARY (Las Vegas, NV) 702/254-8601
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The OS/2 CONNECT HTML files can be distributed free of charge.
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MBA: Developers of the "PRIDE" Information Factory(R)
and Batch Manager
Since 1971: "Software for the finest computer - the Mind"
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English version at the end
Bonjour =E0 tous
Et bien voici une nouvelle version du site WEB du groupe
Les Utilisateurs d'OS/2 de Montr=E9al OS/2 Users Group.
Une nouvelle version =AB4 en 1=BB maintenant vous avez acc=E8s
=E0 une version sans cadre en plus de la version avec cadres
et le tout en anglais ou en fran=E7ais.
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Hi to all
There is a new version of the WEB site for the group
Les Utilisateurs d'OS/2 de Montr=E9al OS/2 Users Group.
A new version =AB4 in 1=BB, now you can access the site in
the no-frame version plus the old framed version and
all that in french or in english.
/*
/* Gerald Brosseau
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Prominare Designer Release 5c is now available from Prominare Inc. through
their web site http://www.prominare.com for $179 (US$). Current owners of
Prominare Designer Release 5a and Release 5b can upgrade to Release 5c for
free.
Release 5c is a maintenance release with enhancements for Unicode and
porting to Windows NT.
In conjunction with this release, a beta version of Prominare Design Studio
Release 6 is available for Windows NT.
Prominare Designer is a programmers tool for the creation of fully featured
GUI's for OS/2 and Windows NT/95. Acting as an extended resource editor,
Prominare Designer supports all OS/2 controls for all versions of OS/2
including Warp Version 4.0. Its inherent flexibility enables the power of
C to be fully exploited, with the added benefits of intelligent code
generation.
Prominare Designer offers the best of prototyping and programming tools.
Prominare Designer enables programmers to quickly create applications which
conform to an individual company's:
- programming standards
- coding conventions
- selected level of CUA compliance
The linkage to the resource editor allows Prominare Designer to offer
uniquely excellent facilities in the areas of custom controls, facilities
which are lacking in other tools.
The programmer can use one interface to create both the resources and code
for OS/2 PM and Windows NT/95 applications. The resource editor is
backwardly compatible with all versions of OS/2 and Windows NT/95.
Prominare Designer speeds the process by which interfaces are completed by
removing unnecessary generation phases. When the system is modified,
Prominare Designer regenerates only the parts that have been modified since
the last generation operation was carried out.
Prominare Designer's inherent intelligence enables the programmer to change
the look and feel of the interface without having to reprogram the actions
of individual controls. Whenever code is regenerated, Prominare Designer
scans the existing code, if manual programming changes have been made, the
changes are immediately inserted, unchanged, in the updated code.
Prominare Designer provides total flexibility in the code generated. Its
code structures, can be modified by the programmer to ensure that the
generated code conforms with company naming conventions and coding standards
- a capability that is essential for major companies developing GUIs. This
also speeds the process of programming as the code generated is in a form
that the programmer already understands.
Further details can be found at http://www.prominare.com or by sending email
to designer@prominare.com.
Alternately, you can email the lead architect of Prominare Designer at
msmith@prominare.com.
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http://www.powerutilities.no/ has been updated, best viewed in
1024x768 x 65k colors and frames.
We write application that we find useful and hopefully you do as well.
The following utilities has been written for OS/2 Warp.
- Task Buster : gives you system information like running processes,
threads and more.
- Memory Watcher : Shows the system memory graphically. Virtual,
physical and paged memory.
- Screen saver with DIVE support, currently in Beta.
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Jostein.
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J Street Mailer Named Application of the Month
IBM Newsletter Names "J Street Mailer" Application of the Month
Harrison, New York, February 6, 1998 -- InnoVal Systems Solutions
announced that the February 1998, issue of "OS/2 Warp FM," an IBM
newsletter sent to IBM's customers and information technology
professionals, has named J Street Mailer "Application of the Month."
An article entitled "February Application of the Month, J Street Mailer"
reads, "InnoVal, an experienced developer of web-centered software,
became a Java pioneer releasing the first beta of J Street Mailer, a
full-scale client application written entirely in Java." The article
goes on to talk about some of J Street Mailer's features including
virtual folders, power filtering, and multiple personas.
The full text of this article and other articles about Java initiatives
at HongKong Shanghai Bank, ODS Health Plans, and Safeway UK Stores may
be found at http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm.
In a related development, InnoVal announced that it will be
demonstrating J Street Builder and the InnoBar ToolBar Bean at JavaOne,
March 24 through 27, 1998, at the Moscone Convention Center in San
Francisco. JavaOne is a worldwide conference for Java developers and
technology professionals. Approximately 10,000 people are expected to
attend the conference. See http://java.sun.com/javaone.
Additional information about J Street Mailer and InnoBar is available on
InnoVal's home page at http://www.innoval.com.
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MAJOR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN BY INNOVAL
FREE NETEXTRA 2.0
Harrison, New York, March 6, 1998 -- InnoVal Systems Solutions, Inc.
announced today that it is launching a significant advertising program to
promote its Java offerings. The program includes full-page magazine
advertisements, banner ads and major trade show participation.
"We are emphasizing Java," said Dan Porter, President of InnoVal, "but it is
not without a clear OS/2 focus. There is good reason for this because of
IBM's commitment to Java under OS/2. It's not so much what IBM says as what
they are doing, and doing very well. In the past several weeks, IBMers in
Austin have worked very closely with us. With the J Street Mailer as a
model, they have been able to test specific Java functions in an application
environment and make improvements as necessary." J Street Mailer is a
full-scale, 100% pure Java, email client developed by InnoVal. It is
currently undergoing widespread public beta testing.
The program will be kicked-off with a Java One presence followed by
full-page magazine advertisements and banner ads. Java One is, a major
developer's conference being held at the Moscone Convention Center in San
Francisco, March 24 through 27. Throughout the four days of the conference,
InnoVal will be demonstrating J Street Mailer running on an OS/2 platform in
the exhibition hall. Ten-thousand people have already registered for the
conference where over 500 companies will be exhibiting Java products and
services. "This isn't easy for a small company," said Porter. "The cost
alone, for us, will exceed $20,000. Three-month full-page Magazine ads
typically cost over $18,000 per publication. We have even commissioned
original artwork from the noted cartoonist, Carol Simpson. We think it's
worth it."
A mock up of one print ad, with cartoon, is available at
http://www.innoval.com/ad . This ad will appear in the next issue of Java
Developer's Journal.
In a related development, InnoVal has announced a promotional campaign
called "We Back 100% Pure Java 100%." Porter said, "I'm concerned by the
direction Microsoft is taking with Java. The San Jose Mercury News has
reported that Microsoft is preparing to announce a revised version of the
Java Programming Language for Windows-based computers. This is serious."
Rick Ross, President of the Java Lobby, in a letter to its 13,000 members,
wrote: "Their tools may be suitable for those who wish to build Windows-only
applications, but it is the antithesis of the 'write once, run anywhere'
goal that our group collectively endorses."
To launch our campaign, we are committing 100% of the gross revenues from
three product offerings to Java and Java-related advertising. This is above
and beyond our advertising budget. "I know that we are a small voice in the
overall ISV community," said Porter, "but we will be heard. The more we
spend on advertising, the more we will be heard. Sure it is self serving,
we're promoting our own Java products. But I don't feel bad about that
because we are adhering to the 100% pure Java philosophy. We test our code
on OS/2, Linux, Windows NT, Windows 95, and so forth."
As part of the campaign, InnoVal is offering NetExtra 2.0 free of charge to
the OS/2 community. Customers may, if they so choose, also purchase the
product for $25.00 with the understanding that their purchase price will be
used 100% for Java-related advertising. Customers may also purchase Post
Road Mailer 3.0 for OS/2 for $25.00 or sign-up for the J Street Mailer
Charter Users Group ($40.00) with the same understanding.
For additional information please see InnoVal's home page at
http://www.innoval.com and also see the advertisement sample at
http://www.innoval.com/ad.
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The gamma version of Dialog Enhancer installer and pack files have now
been updated. This comprises of a combination current beta test versions
previously available on the site.
New to this release is :
Installer -
o German language installer support.
o Updated under-the-hood file I/O routines during install.
o Misc bug fixes for users with failing installs.
o Updated dialog registration system and new about box text.
o OS/2 CD is no longer required on install. (Laptop users etc.)
o Warp 3.0 support (requires relevant pack file which is also available)
o 3rd Party Application support.
Pack files -
o Euro support from WarpSans font. (FP 6.0 includes this)
o New structure for dialog pack file.
o Warp 3.0 support.
o 3rd Party Application support for the following apps (Warp 4.0 only):
o Priority Master /2
o PM View 1.01 + 1.02
Note : An update to X-File will be available soon which includes
compatibility with Dialog Enhancer.
Visit the Dialog Enhancer site, which is now the SECOND best selling
OS/2 application from BMT Micro at :
http://www-student.lboro.ac.uk/~mcrsc/ostrans.html
Dialog Enhancer Development
March 8th 1998
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Announcing XFreeOS2 version 3.3.2
XFree86 for OS/2 version 3.3.2 is now available. XFree86/OS2 is a port of
XFree86, a free implementation of the X consortium's X-windows system. As
the previous versions, this release is based on the X consortium's X11R6.3.
The OS/2 port of XFree86 is the work of Holger Veit, with contributions from
myself.
Version 3.3.2 of XFree86 adds drivers for many new video chipsets, as well
as improved support and acceleration for many existing drivers. It also
includes several hundred bugfixes.
Notable new features:
- Support for the ET6100, ViRGE GX/2 and /MX, Rage PRO, I128 Revolution and
several new Trident chipsets.
- Accelerated support for the W32, W32i, AT3D, AT25, NV1 and Riva128.
Acceleration for the TGUI and I128 chipsets has been improved.
- Preliminary support for certain AGP cards has been added.
- Improved support and stability for many of the chipsets which made
their debut in version 3.3.1 (Millenium II etc.)
Where can it be obtained?
As always, the main repository for all XFree86 binaries is at
ftp://ftp.xfree86.org . However, people are encouraged to use one of its
multiple mirrors. A list of mirrors is available at the official XFree86/OS2
page, at http://set.gmd.de/~veit/os2/xf86os2.html .
How do I install it and who should upgrade?
System requirements, installation instructions and general
OS/2-specific information on this release can be found at
http://set.gmd.de/~veit/os2/read332.html .
The general XFree86 release notes, which list the new features and the
bugfixes, can be found at http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.2/RELNOTES.html
This version is a full, unrestricted release, which supersedes 3.3.1.
As this version includes many enhancements, bugfixes and performance
improvements, we recommend that users use the latest version of
XFree86.
To obtain more information on XFree86/OS2:
Official XFree86 site:
http://www.xfree86.org
Official XFree86/OS2 site:
http://set.gmd.de/~veit/os2/xf86os2.html
OS/2 release notes for 3.3.2:
http://set.gmd.de/~veit/os2/read332.html
XFree86/OS2 FAQ:
http://set.gmd.de/~veit/os2/x11os2faq.html
Available ported software:
http://set.gmd.de/~veit/os2/xf86ported.html
Enjoy!
The XFree86/OS2 team.
Sebastien Marineau
Mechanical Engineering
University of Ottawa
marineau@genie.uottawa.ca
s521936@aix1.uottawa.ca
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Software: Nota Musica Version 2.52
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Johannes Martin Software-Entwicklung announces the new release 2.52 of the
music notation program Nota Musica. The new version fixes a the transpose
routines - they will now transpose the same way a human being would expect
it do to it.
Current users of any 2.5x version of Nota Musica may download a free upgrade
or have an upgrade disk sent to them for $5. Please contact us by email or
postal mail for details on how to get the upgrade.
Users of older version of Nota Musica should visit our home page for
information on how to obtain an upgrade:
http://www.teamos2.de/software/notamusica
or write to:
Johannes Martin Software-Entwicklung
z.Hd. Ludger Martin
Pfarrer-Dorn-Strasse 26
55127 Mainz
Germany
E-Mail: L.Martin@TeamOS2.de
or:
Johannes Martin Software-Entwicklung
Attn: Johannes Martin
3986 Dawnview Crescent
Victoria, BC V8N 5M8
Canada
E-Mail: jmartin@goofy.zdv.uni-mainz.de
General Information on Nota Musica:
-------------------------------------
Nota Musica is a 32 Bit Presentation Manager application to write and print
music pieces. It offers both a text based and a graphical mouse driven
editor. Tools such as transpose and similar facilitate revising and
rearranging your tunes. Although Nota Musica uses its own file format to
store your music pieces appropriately on disk, it also supports the MIDI file
format, which is supported by most major tune editors for DOS, Atari,
Macintosh and Amiga.
Nota Musica creates fine printouts of your pieces, even on 9 pin printers.
Of course it also supports 24 pin, inkjet and laser printers. Printouts are
created using emTeX and MusiXTeX which are included in the commercial
version in an easy to install package. TeX is available for many computer
and operating systems (Unix, Atari, Amiga, Macintosh, etc ...), so Nota
Musica's output can be used for further processing on these machines if
required.
You can also import Nota Musica's output into your favorite word processor
to write music related papers and books, for example.
You don't have to know anything about emTeX and MusiXTeX to use Nota Musica.
Nota Musica with the included emTeX and MusiXTeX requires about 10MB of
hard disk space.
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Software: Nota Musica Sequencer 1.03
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Johannes Martin Software-Entwicklung announces the release 1.03 of the OS/2
RealTime-MIDI sequencer Nota Musica Sequencer. This version fixes a problem
that caused the sequencer to crash after a certain number of MIDI files had
been loaded.
The upgrade can be downloaded from our home page:
http://www.teamos2.de/software/notamusica
General Information on Nota Musica Sequencer:
-----------------------------------------------
Nota Musica Sequencer is a MIDI-Sequencer. It uses OS/2 Warp's Real-Time
MIDI interface to record and play MIDI files. Nota Musica Sequencer supports
playback of MIDI-files using a wavetable-soundcard or a MIDI-keyboard and
recording from any MIDI-device. It loads and saves MIDI-tunes of type 0, 1,
and 2 and thereby allows you to play any MIDI-file with OS/2.
Nota Musica Sequencer supports the IBM VoiceType speech recognition
software, which is shipped with OS/2 Warp 4. This enables you to control the
sequencer without touching your mouse or keyboard. For example, you may
record or playback MIDI tunes by giving voice commands while sitting at your
MIDI-instrument.
For more information, please visit our home page
http://www.teamos2.de/software/notamusica
or write to:
Johannes Martin Software-Entwicklung
z.Hd. Ludger Martin
Pfarrer-Dorn-Strasse 26
55127 Mainz
Germany
E-Mail: L.Martin@TeamOS2.de
or:
Johannes Martin Software-Entwicklung
Attn: Johannes Martin
3986 Dawnview Crescent
Victoria, BC V8N 5M8
Canada
E-Mail: jmartin@goofy.zdv.uni-mainz.de
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Announcing the Release of
XFree86[tm] 3.3.2
5 March 1998
XFree86 version 3.3.2 is now available. The XFree86 3.3 distribution is
available in both source and binary form. Binary distributions are
currently available for FreeBSD (2.2.2+ and 3.0-CURRENT), NetBSD (1.2 and
1.3), OpenBSD, Interactive Unix, Linux (ix86 and AXP), SVR4.0, UnixWare,
OS/2, Solaris 2.6 and LynxOS AT.
The XFree86 documentation is available on-line on our Web server. The
documentation for 3.3 can be accessed at http://WWW.XFree86.org/3.3/.
The XFree86 FAQ is at http://WWW.XFree86.org/FAQ/.
Note that the mirror sites listed below are those that have indicated that
they will be mirroring this release. Only a small number of sites have done
so at this time.
XFree86 is a port of X11R6.3 that supports several Unix and Unix-like
operating systems on Intel and other platforms. This release consists of
new features and performance improvements as well as many bug fixes. . The
source distribution is available as both source patches against the X
Consortium X11R6.3 code and the XFree86 3.3.1 release.
1. XFree86 and X11R6.3
XFree86 releases starting with the 3.2A beta are based on the X Consortium's
X11R6.3 (the final release from the X Consortium).
R6.3 is an update to R6.1, and is intended to be compatible with R6.1 and R6
at the source and protocol levels. Binaries should be upward-compatible.
X11R6.3 includes some new Xserver extensions: SECURITY, XC-APPGROUP,
XpExtension (print extension), and an updated, and standardized version of
LBX. X11R6.3 also has new standards, including RX (X Remote Execution MIME
type), and a proxy management protocol. X11R6.3 includes support for
gzipped fonts.
R6.1 is an update to R6, and is intended to be compatible with R6 at the
source and protocol levels. Binaries should be upward-compatible. X11R6.1
includes some new Xserver extensions: DOUBLE-BUFFER, XKEYBOARD and RECORD.
What about R6.2? X11R6.2 is the name given to a subset of X11R6.3, which
has only the print extension and the Xlib implementation of vertical writing
and user-defined character support in addition to those features included in
R6.1.
2. Revised XFree86 release/access policy
As of March 1997, The XFree86 Project has revised its source/binary access
and release policy. The main points of the new policy are:
o There will be no more time-limited public binary-only beta releases.
Instead we plan to increase the frequency of full public releases to
about four releases per year.
o The source access/use is divided into three categories:
o End users. End users have access to only the source of full public
releases. The main reason for this restriction is that our
development code often contains code from other sources which cannot
be released to the public immediately.
o Active developers (members of the XFree86 ``developer team''). Active
developers must formally become non-voting members of the XFree86
Project, and have full access to our internal development source.
They are permitted to make time-limited binaries (in coordination with
the Core Team) of the servers they are actively working on available
to external testers for specific testing.
o Commercial members. Commercial members are non-voting members of The
XFree86 Project who donate US$5000/year to the Project. Additionally,
companies who contribute significantly to the development effort of
XFree86 can be awarded commercial membership by the Core Team on a
yearly bases. Commercial members can use the internal XFree86
development source for derived binary-only products providing that
they take full responsibility for supporting the product, and don't
call it ``XFree86'' (although the derivation of the product must be
acknowledged in any accompanying documentation). Binary packages for
the OSs we support which are simply compiled from our internal source
without significant added value are explicitly NOT allowed.
3. Future Release Plans
This release (3.3) is the final release in the 3.x series. If any major
problems show up with this release, patches will be made available. All our
current work is now going towards the next release, 4.0, with the highlight
of this being the loadable module code.
5. Source and binary archive sites
Source patches are available to upgrade X11R6.3 PL2 from the X Consortium
(now The Open Group) to XFree86 3.3.2. Binaries for many OSs are also
available. The distribution is available from:
o ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86
o Asia/Australia:
o ftp://x.physics.usyd.edu.au/pub/XFree86 (source and binaries)
o ftp://ftp.netlab.is.tsukuba.ac.jp/pub/XFree86 (source and binaries)
o ftp://ftp.iij.ad.jp/pub/X/XFree86/XFree86 (source and binaries)
o ftp://ftp.kreonet.re.kr/pub/Linux/xfree86 (source and binaries)
Ensure that you are getting XFree86 3.3 - some of these sites may archive
older releases as well. Check the RELNOTES to find which files you need to
take from the archive.
The XFree86 Team
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VOICE, the Virtual OS/2 users group is very happy to announce that there
will be a second special Speakup session in March. This one will be Monday,
March 30th, at 8PM EST (01:00 GMT), this moderated session will be held on
IRC on the WEBBnet IRC network in the #voice channel. Our special guest
that night will be Sam Detweiler of IBM OS/2 Development, Device Driver
development and Support. Sam has worked on the removable drive support for
OS/2 as well as other OS/2 hardware support. If you have an OS/2 hardware
driver question, this is the man to ask.
There will be a regular VOICE meeting in #voice on WEBBnet on Monday March
16th at 8PM EST (01:00 GMT). All OS/2 users and those interested in learning
more about OS/2 are invited.
Please respond to editor@os2voice.org for more information or better yet
check out our web site for information on IRC, WEBBnet and VOICE meetings -
http://www.os2voice.org/meetinginfo.html
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OS/2 WARP FM Transmitting 100% Pure Java Energy
VOLUME 3 - OS/2 WARP FM InfoFlash - FLASH 1
NCSD Adds Service Group Press Points More Navigator for OS/2 Details
NCSD Adds Service Group
IBM's Network Computing Software Division (NCSD) has responsibility
For establishments with OS/2 applications and perhaps eNetwork
- Migrate to the Java application model,
Tom Swett from IBM Global Services where he was director of
Press Points
InfoWorld Electric, "IBM augments OS/2 with new Java virtual
This electronic article explains how IBM is continuing to keep OS/2
US. News, "Men in Blue" by William J. Cook, February 9, 1998
In a special report that starts with "Once dismissed as a dinosaur,
More Navigator for OS/2 Details
A strong encryption version of the latest Netscape Navigator 2.02
To order the strong encryption version CD in: the US., call
Although the software is free to eligible users, there is a $US15
Correction: The February WARP FM listed eSuite application support
Notice: The latest level, seven, of the recently updated Netscape
OS/2 Updates Hardware Support
SuperDisk LS-120 Drive Device Driver
The IBM OS/2 Device Driver Pak On-Line, at
OS/2 Support Matches Iomega Zip ATAPI Removable Drive Availability
OS/2 Warp now supports Zip ATAPI 100 MB drives, which connect
The Iomega Zip ATAPI Removable Drive device driver, IBMATAPI.FLT, is
Large IDE Hard Disk Drive Support
To ensure an OS/2 BIOS system has the ability to properly remap the
Additional device driver updates to support Enhanced BIOS for even
Improved Parallel Port Printing
A new OS/2 parallel port device driver, PAR1284.SYS is available
The OS/2 PAR1284.SYS features with these new printers improve:
- the installation and configuration of presentation printer
This PAR1284.SYS device driver can be found on the IBM OS/2 Device
I2O Technology Enhances Server Configurations
Intelligent Input/Output (I2O), a technology that offloads I/O
This device support an be found on the IBM OS/2 Device Driver Pak
Information Briefs
OS/2 Warp in Nagano
For a look at how IBM used OS/2 Warp and middleware such as eNetwork
WorkSpace On-Demand Handbook
The WorkSpace On-Demand Handbook, which includes an introduction to
- Tuning WorkSpace On-Demand - Hints and tips - Web Pages to read -
To order, use number SG24-2028 at: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com.
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When we say industry-leading software, we mean business...e-business
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VOLUME 2 OS/2 WARP FM March 1998
Mensys: A Small Business Doing e-business
Mensys: A Small Business Doing e-business
Before October, 1996 Mensys was a small catalogue company -- an IBM
All of the sudden the customer base expanded to include consumers
Menso de Jong, managing director and Mensys founder attributes
Mensys has enhanced its web site a number of times since going
Mr. de Jong found other benefits as well. "The administrative
Mensys foresees more enhancements in the near future. As a
The software reseller may expand its offerings as well. Once the
Despite the opportunities that comes with new technology, the
For more information on IBM solutions for small businesses, see
On the Java Bandwagon with InnoVal's Dan Porter
In the past six months or so, Dan Porter, president and CEO of
FM: Explain the Java promotion work you've been doing.
DP: By promoting Java, we at InnoVal are saying, "We now believe in
In addition, every time we talked to customers they were asking
I guess you could say we are promoting a grand experiment -- an
We also have a tremendous number of people calling us for our
FM: Why did InnoVal decide to evolve Post Road Mailer to J Street
DP: First of all, we were getting a lot of pressure from customers
Plus we found that organizations are integrating e-mail with a
Consequently, we decided to accept the challenge and see if we
Initially we were concerned that we wouldn't find the controls,
In both the case of controls and performance, we have not been
The other concern we had is when an application gets really big and
FM: How has the emergence of Java as a powerful industry movement
DP: It's a breath of fresh air. As a small ISV, there are two
It's an exciting technology. We find people who want to work with
FM: What advice would you give to other companies, similar in size
DP: I have some very firm ideas that I've been sharing with others
For example, there's something called a vector class. This is a
The other thing I tell people is to pick their application
And the last thing is ... be prepared to test on every platform --
Safeway UK Manages Risk and Controls with Java
Richard Seibt: At the Mike
Although I owe much of my past success to OS/2, the job as General
As Stephen Covey suggests in his book, "The 7 Habits of Highly
- "He energized his team to focus relentlessly on customers and as a
- "He always met his commitments. If he said a product would be
And perhaps the most important statement I want made is:
- "He inspired positive change. He and his team helped customers
To me, customer focus is extremely important. Without keeping
Accordingly, the only way I know to ensure forward motion and
Finally, I want to inspire positive change. I specifically chose
Technologically we are living in a time of upheaval but also of
Mr. Seibt will continue to share his thoughts and perspectives in a
OS/2 WARP FM Product of the Month: Ridax's Java2You Remote Control
Ridax programutveckling, a small software company located in
The client code is kept on the machine where the person taking
Ridax's customer set consists mainly of large corporations and
A major telecommunications company maintains it voice-mail systems
Ridax's Java client, built with VisualAge Java, greatly broadens
The Java client also offers security through authentication and
For more information on Ridax and their software products, visit
OS/2 Warp in the Strangest Places
OS/2 Warp 4 is the brains behind the prototype L7 Divertor Duct
According to Perry Newhook of Spar Aerospace, the OS/2 programmer
Divertor plates are used to divert the flow of energy from charged
A slimmed down version of OS/2 Warp runs the Graphical User
To reach the divertor plates, the L7 Divertor Duct Maintenance
The vehicle system is currently being installed in the ITER test
Information Briefs
Videos on New Network Computing Solution Page
IBM just added a new Network Computing Solution page to the OS/2
More Companies Jumping Aboard the Java Bandwagon
A recent study by International Data Corporation (IDC) (
More programmers are learning Java
Tools and Text to Determine the Effect of WorkSpace On-Demand
The white paper, "WorkSpace On-Demand Application Estimator"
Solution Studios for Java
IBM offers the Solution Studio for Java as a one-stop shop for
Java Courseware Downloads
IBM and CBT Systems teamed to create 15 self-paced Java courses
IBM Technical Interchange '98 Scheduled for Early May
This year's Technical Interchange '98 will present over 120
- Web & Application Servers - Bringing companies & customers to a
For more information and registration see
Correction: OS/2 WARP FM InfoFlash #1
In the article "More Navigator for OS/2 Details" in InfoFlash #1
OS/2 WARP FM Transmitting 100% Pure Java Energy
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What's Queued Up?
E-Business Trends
E-Business Trends: HongKong Shanghai Bank, ODS Health Plans and
At HongKong Shanghai Bank, IBM's team of developers helped create
ODS Health Plans, a health insurance company based in Portland,
At Safeway UK, a supermarket chain based in Hayes, England, a
Industry Editor's Perspective
OS/2 WARP FM had the pleasure of interviewing Kenneth James,
Application Mining with Singalab
February Application of the Month: J Street Mailer
At the end of January, InnoVal, an experienced developer of
Best known for its best-selling Post Road Mailer, InnoVal applied
One of J Street's most interesting features is Virtual Folders.
Support for managing incoming mail is equally impressive, with
Each J Street user can create multiple "personas" thereby
J Street employs an HTML browser for message viewing, so it
InnoVal has built a strong reputation as an OS/2 Independent
For more information on the J Street Mailer and other products and
More to the Story: VolanoMark Tests Find OS/2 Warp Best Java Server
A December '97 JavaWorld article, found at:
Although the article determined that all four of the JVMs tested
Fortunately there's more to this story.
Upon hearing this news, the OS/2 development team immediately went
Once the problems were determined and the fixes developed and
Netfinity Manager 5.0
With the release of Netfinity Manager 5.0, IBM has not only
For more information on features and availability, see Software
OS/2 and Domino Release 5.0
//just a second, didn't Lotus/IBM just announce they're DROPPING SUPPORT
Domino 5.0, the next version of the industry's most popular
In complete alignment with the OS/2 strategy of progressing from a
Transformation to network computing,
Transition to a 100% Pure Java application model, and
Investment protection of existing OS/2 and Notes applications.
By continuing to support the Notes release 4.5 client stream for
The Domino release 5.0 browser and Java access for OS/2 Warp 4,
The Latest on Netscape Navigator for OS/2
The February 6, 1998 release of Netscape 2.02 for OS/2 (available
This update enables the OS/2 Warp Netscape Navigator to run on a
IBM plans to deliver a follow-on Netscape browser for OS/2 in
Information Briefs
IBM Wins NC World Network-Centric Computing Award for 1997
NC World awarded IBM the 1997 Network Computing Leader, calling IBM
Java Development Kit (JDK) Soon to Get InfoBus Technology
JavaSoft will soon release InfoBus 1.1, a dynamic data exchange
The Lotus eSuite makes extensive use of the InfoBus technology for
The current specification and a Technology Preview release are now
Guides to Network Computing with Domino and OS/2 Warp Server Now
IBM has recently released two new guides on how to use OS/2 Warp
Changing of the Guard
Mr. Richard Seibt, has replaced Donn B. Atkins as general manager,
Donn Atkins is now general manager of software sales reporting to
Industry News
Motorola Licenses Java from Sun
In the largest Java licensing deal so far, Motorola will use Java
Lotus Brings eSuite to Market
On January 26, 1998, Lotus Development Corp. announced that its
Unveiled in November, Lotus' eSuite family of products is a new
Superstore Interest Declines, Internet Rises
A survey by the Dohring Co. Inc. found that despite increased
Back Issues of OS/2 WARP FM are available on-line at
For more information on the OS/2 Family of products see:
Subscribe to Java Update at
Visit the on-line edition of the eNetwork Connection newsletter at:
For additional information visit the OS/2 Warp Home Page at:
IBM Previews New Software Suites To Business Partners
http://www.software.ibm.com/sw-sell/news/ntsuite.htm
SAN FRANCISCO, February 17, 1998 ... IBM, a leading supplier of
"The enterprise suite will give us an excellent opportunity to
IBM will begin shipping beta versions of the department and enterprise
Integrated software suites for OS/2* and AIX* operating systems, the
However, going by IBM's record in delivering, can be expected, pick a box:
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Dear Brian,
Victor Bien
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Seen today on Compuserve:
Hi All,
I have been actively reading this news group for about 4 weeks and I feel that the real
It makes for some entertaining reading but apart from that nothing is gained.
What I am proposing is that all advocates and OS/2 users in general all visit the TeamOS/2
I also propose that we all start thinking about how WE as a collective group would like to
We have to become a powerful vocal lobby. This has been done to a certain extent by Warpstock
We should thank and support all ISV's and OEMers who have continued supporting OS/2 when it
From what I have seen and read we have lots of dedicated people for OS/2. What is now
Visit the TeamOS/2 websites, volunteer to help, leave suggestions, and talk to ALL OS/2 users
If we all e-mail every company that we want to support OS/2 - including (and most
We also need to target the software companies. Why release a product for Windows, Linux and
It's a simple answer. They can't hear us, because we're not making the right sort of noise.
David Barnes said it years ago - the only reason that OS/2 has remained a viable platform is
Just one last thing: when I mention "support", I don't just mean "write something nice". We
* Buying their products * Thanking them for their products * Actively involving ourselves in
If you think that this is worth doing, cross-post this to any place that you think is worth
Nothing will happen unless we make our voices heard. Have a look at
Cheers Helen Team OS/2
Dear Reader,
I'm using Describe 5; since upgrading to 166mmx, 64 Mb Ram and new video
Thanks for any help!
Diederic Ruarus
Have you tried installing the fixpaks using fastfix.
When it works it goes like a rocket. As peter said to me when it doesnt
But never fear
Peter has a small batch file which I call fixE.cmd
It then only involve 3 steps
put all XR_M006.?dk files into a directory
Great program!
And fixpak6 seems to be a lot faster with IBM1S506.add solved!
regards Ted Romer
you can d/l fastfix from ftp at watermaid.dyndns.com
http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/adt0216ba/www.anchordesk.com/story/story_1774.html
Linux fanatics cite the freeware operating system
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Whether your LAN or server is safe, well, that's a different matter:
WAVE OF INTERNET ATTACKS --
http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/adt0305nk/www.anchordesk.com/story/story_1843.html
NASA, the Navy and other military and university
to see how easy is to bring down an NT based server connected to Internet, just try running NewTear.exe, pass to it the IP address or host name of the server, and hit ENTER.
FWIW, OS/2 based servers are immune from this type of 'attacks'.
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Should I Be Honest?
I am facing a very serious problem. You see, I am a Vietnam-era
The sole supports of our large family, including myself and my
My problem is this: I have just gotten engaged to the most
To support ourselves, we are going to move to Mexico and
But I am worried that my family will not make a
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Torte Supporte
Voytek Eymont
"Brussels police department, how may I assist you? "
"Uh, yes. I just got hit in the face with a cream pie."
"OK, sir. Have you called the Brussels police department
"No. "
"Well, let me get a little information about you for our records.
"Your name"
"Bill Gates.
Country
"USA."
"Language?"
"OK, sir. Your police department ID number is BP31415927.
"Yes, I was just about to meet with the Belgian Prime Minister.
"We've had other customer report that they were hit in the
"Well, I have white stuff all over face and I don't see any
"Have you visited the Prime Minister before,
"Yes."
"Were you hit in the face with a pie then?
Hmm... Have you visited any other Prime Ministers in the past month ?
"Yes. "
"Any pies then ?"
"No. "
"OK, well ... let's Try something.
"Just a moment. . . " (several minutes pass) "OK, I'm back."
"Did you get hit by another pie?"
"Of course not"
"Well, sir , I don't know what could have caused the first pie,
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and, on this anniversary of Dr Seuss:
For All You Network Administrators
A Poem for Cybernauts (author unknown)
Here's an easy game to play, sir.
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
You can't say this? What a shame, sir!
If the label on the cable on the table at your house,
till next time,
Voytek Eymont
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Patrick West
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Key available from pgp-public-keys@pgp.mit.edu
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SID, OS/2 Image Processing
and professional astronomers running OS/2. In SID, users interact with a
schematic diagram of image processing blocks. The images are computed with
double precession arithmetic. The goals are: usability, expandability, and
speed. Features include:
entry fields may contain keywords, string functions and numerical expressions
import FITS and ASCII
1D and 2D support
G.Jarvis@ieee.ca writing native OS/2 image processing software
http://www.synapse.net/~gjarvis
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CW3 v2.51 BETA Clean & shorten HTML, walk tree, fix errors & links.
params, checks links, and fixes common errors in the HTML code. Combines
tags and makes files smaller.
OS: OS/2 Warp v3, OS/2 Warp v4, Win9x, WinNT
Simtel-Net didn't accept my upload since their policy requires a copy of my
email address going to this newsgroup and I don't want this. I don't feed
SPAMMER's!
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http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm
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OS/2 Updates Hardware Support Information Briefs
for developing and deploying the network computing technologies that
move companies both big and small towards e-business. To aid in
this mission, NCSD has added a services group that complements IBM
Global Services' offerings by targeting four important but specific
market requirements.
products, this new group can help:
- Deliver a set of services that help customers
improve and maintain an existing OS/2
environment, not yet ready to transition to the Java model,
- Manage Year 2000 and Euro currency issues and
- Incorporate new technologies like server-managed clients and
security.
marketing for Utilities and Energy Services and John Soyring, who
lead the Worldwide Technical Projects team will jointly guide this
effort.
machine", by Steven E. Brier, February 12, 1998.
relevant by integrating a new version of the Java virtual machine
(JVM) into both the operating system and WorkSpace On Demand and
releasing an OS/2 FixPack. The JVM improvements include
enhancements to the kernel and video subsystems as well as faster
performance. See
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?980212.ecos2.htm
for the complete article.
IBM is thriving in today's fast-changing computer world", writer
William J. Cook lauds IBM's efforts in the area of network computing
and more specifically Java. To see the article and a related piece
go to: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/ibmhigh.htm and
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/ibmivu.htm.
for OS/2 newly refreshed with Java 1.1.4 support will be available
as of February 23, 1998. This option, available only to citizens or
legal permanent residents of the US or Canada, allows users to talk
to sites that encode sensitive information, such as credit card
numbers, with strong cryptography that prevents others from
capturing and reading data as it travels over the Internet.
1-800-513-7043 Canada, call 1-800-462-2255 and ask for PSP product
support.
($CN21.15) shipping and handling fee. In compliance with US.
government restrictions on exporting 128-bit encryption products,
customers will need to provide eligibility information. IBM will
only ship to North American addresses.
as one of the benefits of the new Java 1.1.4 support in Navigator
2.02 for OS/2. While Java 1.1.4 will support eSuite applications
running as desktop applets, these applications will not run inside
the Navigator browser. The security capabilities of Navigator 2.02
do not include support of trusted applets. The follow-on Netscape
product for OS/2, targeted for 2H98, will remove this limitation.
Navigator 2.02 for OS/2 eliminates the possibility of a "hang error"
on certain web pages. Levels six and below may be effected by this
problem. Look at the NETSCAPE.PKG file to determine the l evel of
the code. To download the latest, visit the Software Choice home
page at: http://www.software.ibm.com/swchoice. Downloads completed
before Saturday, February 14, 1998, may require the correction.
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/, now includes the
OS/2 device driver for the SuperDisk LS-120 Drive. Simply adding
the OS/2 driver IBMATAPI.FLT enables an installed system to support
120-MB diskettes while maintaining compatibility with 3.5 inch
1.44-MB standard diskettes at five times the performance. SuperDisk
LS-120 drives, which are slated to become a popular option for
laptops, are available on Compaq Deskpro and ProLinea Personal
Computers.
existing EIDE system ports. These recently available drives read
and write data from flexible media contained in a durable plastic
cartridge. The removable 100 MB cartridges provide a convenient,
large capacity package for data security, storage and the
transportation and interchange of data. To fully exploit these
removable drives, use driver IBMATAPI.FLT in conjunction with the
partitioned removable media support available in the Warp FixPaks
(described under the new Partitioned Removable Media Support).
available from the IBM OS/2 Device Driver Pak On-Line at:
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/.
parameters of hard disk drives greater than 4.3 GB with Enhanced IDE
use the new versions of the IBM1S506.ADD and IBMIDECD.FLT device
drivers, available from the IBM OS/2 Device Driver Pak On-Line at:
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/
BAF5BD953449F3F3862564F200662885.html
larger IDE hard disk drives -- greater than 8.4 GB will be available
in March 1998 at the same URL.
from the IBM OS/2 Device Driver Pak On-Line. This parallel port
device driver takes advantage of the IEEE 1284 bi-directional
communication protocols on new printers from HP, Lexmark, and Ep
son. This new device driver takes advantage of the Enhanced
Capabilities Port (ECP) operational mode.
drivers, system performance,
- print job transmission and
- print job error detection and recovery.
Driver Pak On-Line at:
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/
CE7558BA7305FF150625636F007AAA3D.html
activity from the server's main microprocessor thereby increasing
overall server performance, has become a requirement of a
high-performance Intel-based server configuration. To provide
increased performance and improved scalability on OS/2 servers, IBM
offers I2O Storage support through the OS/2 Device Driver Pak
On-Line. The I2O SCSI server configuration requires only two OS/2
device drivers, I2OSOSM.ADD and I2OXPORT.SYS, copied to the \OS2\
BOOT directory and added to the CONFIG.SYS file . No other updates
are necessary. These drivers are available just in time for the
1998 Servers.
On-Line at:
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/
D793C5BB48A2CC7E8625649D005A0752.html.
Communications Server in its Olympic applications, see
http://www.software.ibm.com/compete98. Also visit
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?980213.ehnagano2.htm
for an InfoWorld Electric article by Lynda Radosevich entitled, "IBM
Hitting Its Mark in Olympic Fashion."
the product, an explanation of RIPL (Remote Initial Program Load) as
well as planning, installation and administrative information, is
now available. The publication features seven appendices:
Network Adapter considerations and work-arounds - RIPL error/status
messages - Tools for working with machine classes - REXX tools to
manage in the Enterprise.
IBM Network Computing Software
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OS/2 WARP FM Transmitting 100% Pure Java Energy
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http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm
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On the Java Bandwagon with InnoVal's Dan Porter
Safeway UK Manages Risk and Controls with Java
Richard Seibt: On the Mike
OS/2 WARP FM Product of the Month: Ridax's Java2You Remote Control
OS/2 Warp in the Strangest Places
Information Briefs
Correction: OS/2 WARP FM InfoFlash #1
reseller -- operating in the Netherlands selling predominantly OS/2
software to consumers and businesses. Its marketing efforts
consisted of printed catalogues and newsletters as well as an
occassional trade shows. In October, 1996 when the company went
live on the Internet with a web site at
http://www.mensys.nl/indexuk.html, the business changed --
significantly.
and businesses from countries all over the world, including Mexico,
Argentina, Korea, Australia, South Africa, Ukraine, Russia, and
almost all Western European countries. Not only did 1997 sales
increase 14% (after a year of especially high sales sparked by the
delivery of OS/2 Warp Server and Warp 4), but operational costs
decreased.
significant positive changes to his company's e-business
transformation. "Our site is the fastest way to get information to
new prospects that we would not have contacted otherwise. Yet overa
ll we spend less on marketing." He explains, "We used to distribute
two hard copy catalogues a year but with our Internet presence we
now send out only one. It saves us NLG 50.000 in printing and
mailing."
live. In April, 1997 the company introduced on-line ordering.
Then in early December, it added IBM's Net.Data, which made it
easier for customers to order and for Mensys to maintain the site.
The company now updates its database using replication rather than
changing HTML files. Additions, deletions or changes are on-line
within one hour.
process for on-line ordering and catalogue requests almost
disappeared because customers enter their own order now." He went
on, "Furthermore, the improved user interface induced more customers
to order using our web site. This in turn improves the accuracy
of the order information. And customers find it helpful to check
order status right on-line."
convenience to its worldwide customer base, the site will offer the
option to view prices in different currencies. The company is also
considering hosting more of its resellers. Mensys Belgium already
is taking advantage of this. Electronic software distribution is
also on the list of possible projects.
infrastructure is in place, it's relatively easy to add other
product lines. Mr. de Jong's wife is a distributor for Aura-Soma
Colour Therapy; so, the Mensys site may sell more than just so
ftware. This exemplifies the point that e-business isn't about
technology, it's about business -- using technology to increase
opportunities and cut expenses.
solution doesn't have to be costly. Mensys runs its web site and
associated processes with OS/2 Warp Server, DB2/2 Server, Net.Data,
IBM Internet Connection Server, several home-grown REXX command
files and a PC. The company found it was not very expensive to get
its site up and running. But more important than the actual money
laid out has been the return on the investment. The benefits
Mensys has seen, including being a small business now operating
globablly, indicate transforming to an e-business has been well
worth it.
IBM's new Small Business Center Web site
(http://www.businesscenter.ibm.com/). It poses 25 potential
challenges in all areas of small business, and responds with IBM
solutions for each one.
InnoVal (http://www.innoval.com), has become an outspoken Java
advocate. He's been meeting with individuals and customers across
North America to share his views on Java and the experiences his
company is having as they work to create J Street Mailer, the Java
version of InnoVal's marquee product Post Road Mailer.
the Java technology." From the moment that Java appeared on the
scene it's been hyped. It reached a point where people were
talking about the hype -- almost more than the technology itself.
But hype can have a negative connotation. Hyperbole is a problem
when reality doesn't live up to the promises. In the case of Java,
we had to find out for ourselves.
about Java. We decided what we would do is take our best-selling
product, our most sophisticated one -- Post Road Mailer, and
rewrite it in pure Java. If our work on this product could convi
nce our customers that Java was where they should go, then that
would be the proof we needed to fully commit to it.
experiment that is going very well. We're amazed at the results.
Performance exceeds ours and our customers' expectations. Plus,
we've had more customers involved on this project than on any other
undertaking. They are finding it exciting and rewarding.
opinions on Java. This is because we've been out there talking
about it. We're going to user group meetings and doing a lot of
promotion of the Java Lobby. Each time we make an appearance we
notify the press. We've also invited a lot of the media to join in
our J Street Mailer beta program. And surprisingly most of them
have accepted. So, in general, we're getting well known because of
our promotion of Java.
Mailer?
to produce the Post Road Mailer for other platforms. When we
visited our business customers we would find every conceivable
platform running. And the one thing all the platforms were doing
was e-mail. So it follows logically that they want common e-mail
systems across the platforms.
variety of applications. E-mail is definitely advancing far beyond
just passing notes and messages. For example, one of our
customers, a large hospital chain, is building a patient status inf
ormation system, which would notify doctors and family members
whenever there is a change in a patient's status during his stay.
The customer wants to do it with e-mail and they want to do it in
Java so they can have a multi-platform solution. Therefore they
require a multi-platform e-mail solution.
could create a Java version of Post Road Mailer, our best selling
product. And rather than just prove it to ourselves we decided to
tell our customers we were doing it to demonstrate the benefits of
Java to them. Their reactions would be the test of our success.
like GUI elements, that we rely on because they are so mature on
OS/2 and other platforms. There also was a lot of talk that Java
didn't have the performance capability necessary for heavy duty
applications. So far it has been going unbelievably well. Java is
up to the task -- no question about that.
disappointed. I won't say it's utopia -- there are some platform
dependencies. But we're making good progress and we're seeing
technologies emerge that will eliminate these dependencies. One of
them, the Java Foundation Classes, is still being tested. But we
certainly intend to use them as soon as they're ready.
really complicated -- Will it hang together with Java? You can test
discrete parts of Java to find it does this and it does that. But
that doesn't mean it will all work when it's part of a full scale
application. We found it does.
affected InnoVal?
boundaries to our market. One is the technology niche we've chosen
and the other is the platform or platforms we've decided to
support. The first boundary, we define. The second is created by
necessity. Java is eliminating the platform boundary and opening
up our markets. With Java, we don't have to decide to be an OS/2
or a Windows NT ISV, we can decide simply to be an Internet tools
ISV.
us because they are finding opportunities for Java. The
interesting thing about Java applications is that they are so
easily integrated. Going back to the patient status information
system -- the object-oriented nature of Java facilitates the
integration of two diverse applications, specifically e-mail and
database.
and scope to InnoVal regarding Java?
already. One, don't think of Java as just another programming
language. We made that mistake. A programmer may look at Java and
see that it's similar to C++ and therefore write an application
like he would in C++. But Java is much, much more. You have to
take time to understand the fundamental elements -- like the class
libraries -- not only what they do but why they are there. Once
you understand this, it's much easier to write a program.
power house in Java. Typically C programmers are used to working
with arrays. But if you understand what the vector class can do,
you can write applications much more powerful than C programs with
far fewer lines of code. The application would be more robust and
less likely to break. We took the time to study vectors so we
could leverage them in J Street Mailer. If you make an up-front
investment to really understand Java, you'll write better code in
less time.
carefully. We know the Internet and e-mail intimately. You
shouldn't try to learn Java and the fundamentals of your
application at the same time. That was part of the reason we chose
Post Road Mailer. The lesson here is don't try to learn two things
at once.
every possible platform. And that's difficult for a small
developer. But they can use the test centers that IBM is setting
up and they should also use their customers. Most are very will
ing. We even send them code fragments to see how they will run on
a particular system. Right now "write once, run anywhere" is a
philosophy -- an ideal; but, it's definitely where we will wind
up. And developers like us will show the people who are building
the Java virtual machines where the problems are so we can all get
there faster.
Manager of OS/2 is new to me. I am excited to add my personal
strengths in sales and marketing as well as my international
perspective to an already strong team. I am also really enjoying
the challenge of a fresh beginning.
Effective People", I'd like to explain my approach to this job by
"beginning with the end in mind." What I'd like to have
accomplished are three recognizable goals. I want people to say:
result their customers were completely satisfied."
delivered or an objective would be met, it was."
transform their organizations into e-businesses and he made
improvements where they needed to be made within IBM."
customers satisfied, businesses (and jobs, for that matter) don't
last very long. In this case, I'm proud to work closely with the
organizations that comprise the OS/2 customer set. It's one of the
most valuable assets that the OS/2 group brings to the Network
Computing Software Division. Our customers include some of the
largest and most technologically advanced companies in the world. I
cherish the opportunity to leverage what's been accomplished with
OS/2 and move forward to the next information technology phase --
network computing.
satisfaction is to meet commitments. Decision makers rely on what
we tell them when they make critical choices. Given that
responsibility I insist on following through, on making sure that
what we say will happen, does happen. And these commitments entail
quality too. We will deliver excellence.
the word inspire because it's not me that will make changes occur.
It's customers, independent software vendors, and business partners
working with our products and our people to meet specific goals and
requirements. I want to be the one who provides the setting for
advancement by delivering not only the right products but the right
information at the right time.
great potential. I see it as my role to lay the groundwork and
provide the tools that help companies fulfill that potential. I
look forward to sharing success with the OS/2 community.
regular OS/2 WARP FM column, which will appear every other month.
Goteborg, Sweden, specializes in communications software for
OS/2. The company's premier offerings are PM2You Remote Control
for OS/2 and the comparable WIN2You Remote Control for Windows 95/NT.
These client/server products allow a person to control an OS/2
or Windows system over a phone line or network connection from
another machine located hundreds of miles away, almost as if he sat
right in front of it. Most recently, Ridax added a Java client
that greatly extends the flexibility of this remote control
solution.
control is working; whereas, the host software is located on the
machine needing to be controlled. Before the Java client, the
systems from which a person could remotely control another system
were limited to Windows and OS/2. Although an OS/2 client could
control a Windows host and vice versa, someone working at a Mac or
UNIX system could not.
software companies. The latter profit from PM2You or WIN2You
because they can troubleshoot and maintain their offerings from
their home office as if they were providing on-site support.
using these products, while another vendor uses it to take care of
its cash register systems. On the other hand, large organizations
can use PM2You and its Windows counterpart to support a large
number of systems from a central location thereby greatly reducing
technical support resource requirements.
the power of its solution. First of all, no client code needs to
be loaded. Secondly, without the excruciating pain of programming
a entire line-up of client systems, Ridax brings remote control
capability to any system with a Java-enabled browser. Now a
developer who works on a UNIX system can provide support right from
his workstation. Or if a support person is off-site at a location
where the client software isn't loaded, he is still able to gain
the remote control he needs to handle an urgent situation
immediately, right from where he is.
authorization. At a minimum, remote access is restricted to users
with a valid logon identification and password. Tighter
restrictions can be imposed by limiting access to only specified IP
(Internet Protocol) addresses or requiring manual validation by
someone at the host machine.
its home page at http://www.aditom.se/~Ridax or its ftp site,
194.52.57.138.
Maintenance vehicle for the International Thermonuclear
Experimental Reactor (ITER) -- a fusion reactor that is safer and
more efficient than the currently used fission reactors. Where one
of these fusion reactors needs only 1/2 ton of fusion fuel,
producing the same amount of electricity would require either 150
tons of uranium, 10 million barrels of oil or two million tons of
coal. This reactor is safer because it cannot achieve a runaway c
ondition, and its resulting waste product is helium, a natural
non-toxic gas.
who designed and implemented the maintenance vehicle software, "The
ITER reactor is based on the tokamak' concept. It is built
toroidal, like a big hollow donut. Plasma burning at 100 million
degrees Celsius is kept hovering in place by giant super-conducting
magnets. Once the plasma reaches the target temperature, tritium
is injected to create the fusion reaction that produces
electricity."
particles produced in the fusion reaction, and remove helium ash
and other impurities. If the impurities are not correctly
removed,they eventually build up to the point where it cools the
plasma so much that a fusion reaction cannot be maintained. The L7
Divertor Duct Maintenance vehicle is used to reposition or replace
plates that are damaged because they touched the very hot plasma.
Interface (GUI) that an operator uses to remotely control the
vehicle and the robot mounted on front. The GUI includes a three
dimensional virtual display of the positions and orientations of the
vehicle and robot.
vehicle needs to go through several doors, which contain the
radioactivity generated by the reactor. The virtual display is
important because the operator must control the robot arm to unbolt
and remove the doors as well as lay track in the gap created by the
doors. OS/2 also runs the computer that provides the fail-safe
real-time control and monitoring of the vehicle.
reactor in Brasimone Italy. For more information on this project,
visit http://www.iter.org and http://www.cfftp.com.
Warp web site. But this isn't just any old Network Computing page
-- this page features digital videos that can be viewed using the
OS/2 version of the Bamba plug-in player. Check it out at
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/workspace/bamba.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/980224/ma_idc_jav_1.html) indicates
that 45 percent of the companies surveyed -- 11 percent more than
three months ago -- are adopting Java to some extent. Some of the
reasons for this jump are:
Increased speed and functionality
Better development tools
More platforms supported.
available at:
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/performance/wsodcpt2.htm
examines the effect of changing environmental elements on
application and system performance with WorkSpace On-Demand. The
white paper links to a Java "what if" analysis tool that predicts
whether the workload added by WorkSpace On-Demand will require more
CPU and memory resources. The Java tool is available at:
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/performance/appestimator.htm.
testing Java applications. The studio offers developers the
opportunity to test for 100% Pure Java compliance without investing
in additional equipment and staff. See
http://www.spc.ibm.com/javaval/index.html for more information.
available on CD. See
http://www.developer.ibm.com/welcome/cbtjava.html to find out
what's available.
elective sessions, focusing on five hot technology tracks:
networked world
- Tools & Technical Support - Assembling a cross-platform toolbox
powered by Java
- E-business Clients - Taking advantage of a universal interface
- Operating Systems and Hardware Servers - Building on secure
high-performance platforms
- Network & Connector Software - Expanding the enterprise.
http://www.software.ibm.com/events/ti/overview.html.
the Canadian phone number for ordering the strong encryption
version CD is incorrect. The number read 1-800-462-2255 and it
should be 1-800-426-2255.
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VOLUME 2 OS/2 WARP FM February 98
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm
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Industry Editor's Perspective
Application Mining with Singalab
February Application of the Month: J Street Mailer**
More to the Story: VolanoMark Tests Find OS/2 Warp Best Java** Server
Netfinity Manager 5.0
OS/2* and Domino* Release 5.0
The Latest on Netscape Navigator** for OS/2
Information Briefs
Industry News
Safeway UK Bet Their Businesses On Java's Success
and deploy a Java-based self-service kiosk system known as HongKong
Bank Financial Explorer. The system design provides a
comprehensive, user-friendly communications channel where bank cust
omers can access a full range of financial information such as bank
interest rates, foreign exchange rates, stock indices and prices,
property purchase prices and mortgage rates. The Java-based
application runs on OS/2 Warp 4 and connects to IBM's DB2/2 server
to access database information. The Java 1.02 application supports
both English and traditional Chinese. Hong Kong Shanghai Bank has
already begun deploying this application throughout the banks'
branch office network.
Oregon, conducts daily business transactions with their corporate
clients using the Internet. IBM created an OS/2 Warp Server and
Domino-based e-business application that allows corporate customers
to review healthcare premium bills on-line. ODS-insured companies
can also enroll new workers and dependents, cancel employee
coverage, and make changes to existing records.
Java-based solution keeps critical business data under control and
better manage their operations. The Risk & Control Management
System, built with IBM's VisualAge for Java, consists of a Java
1.1 end user applet for viewing information accessed from the
system's server-side Java database application.
Technology Editor for The Business Times. He shared his views on
the state of Network Computing in the Asean region -- especially
Singapore. Mr. James has been with the Business Times since 1990
and the Technology Editor since 1992. His job has given him the
opportunity to interview some of the IT world's "movers and
shakers" including IBM's CEO, Lou Gerstner.
web-centered software, became a Java pioneer releasing the first
beta of J Street Mailer, a full-scale client application written
entirely in Java. After completion of a three-month test cycle, t
his feature-rich e-mail package should be available in late April,
1998.
its experience to developing a product powerful enough for serious
e-mail users, yet easy for novices to learn and use. Innoval
robustly designed J Street Mailer functions including the address
book, the compose window as well as mail handling. The
architecture supports multiple accounts under one installation;
nested folders; multiple protocols and a local Personal Post Office
feature. The application offers versatile methods -- menus, bu
ttons and customizable keystrokes -- for accessing most functions.
This fast "search results folder" finds messages based on the
sending or receiving address, the date sent or received, or a
character string found in the subject line or within the body of th
e note -- independent of how the mail is organized. The same
feature finds messages that have been color-coded or have a
"sticky note" attached as well as unopened mail.
features such as mail mapping, mail previews, message size limits,
and extensive filtering with functions such as delete, copy, reply,
forward, bounce and notify. J Street's attachment support covers
the major encoding schemes with store, print and view options.
customizing messages according to the recipient. For example, a
user's closing for relatives may not include his job title whereas
it's not appropriate for his sign-off for business associates to be
something personal such as "Love to All". A J Street Mailer user
can create a persona, a collection of information such as From and
Reply-to names and addresses, signature blocks, tag-line files, and
folder names for storing sent mail, to support each of his
real-life roles.
displays notes that arrive in HTML format. This also allows the
program to quickly display URLs without starting up a full-function
browser. This Java e-mail package= also includes a built-in spell
checker with dictionaries in six different languages.
Software Vendor as well as a custom writer of OS2/DB2 applications
for Fortune 500 companies. Dan Porter, InnoVal's president,
believes, "Java is not only important to the future of OS/2, but al
so that OS/2 is important to the future of Java."
services, visit the InnoVal homepage at http://www.innoval.com.
http://www.javaworld.com/jw-12-1997/jw-12-volanomark.html, reports
and reviews the results of the first benchmark tests dedicated to
Java virtual machine performance on a server. The VolanoMark
server-side Java benchmarking tool was developed to identify the
best Java environments for highly networked, highly threaded
multi-user Java applications.
(OS/2 Warp, Windows NT, Linux and Solaris) deliver solid
performance and are several times faster then the earlier
implementations, the initial test results found Microsoft's JVM to
be substantially faster than the others.
to work to find out why its 1.1.4 version JVM did not come out on
top. They quickly isolated three performance problems. One dealt
with the locking and unlocking of memory and the other two involved
the message queue handling that resulted in low CPU utilization.
applied, IBM found that the OS/2 JVM results changed
significantly. While in the initial benchmark, OS/2 scored only
239 against Windows NT's 756, it reached 875 in the follow-up
tests. The fixes necessary to see this performance improvement are
available at:
http://service.software.ibm.com/pbin-usa-ps/getobj.pl?/pdocs-usa/latest41.html
and ftp://ftp.hursley.ibm.com /pub/java/fixes/os2/11.
expanded the OS/2 Warp Server systems management client support to
Windows 95 and Windows NT, it has further integrated the
departmental manager into the enterprise-wide Tivoli System
Management framework. The newest release allows system
administrators to remotely control OS/2, Windows 3.1, Windows 95
and Windows NT clients from an OS/2 Warp Server. And these clients
can be configured and managed en mass saving time and energy. The
enterprise integration enhancements include improved event
scheduling, editing of directories and files, and file
synchronization across NetFinity systems.
Choice at:
http://service.boulder.ibm.com/asd-bin/doc/en_us/netf50/f-feat.htm.
for OS/2 in next release of Notes ?//
messaging and collaboration platform for the Internet, intranets
and extranets will deliver significant enhancements that include
powerful yet easy-to-use messaging, innovative collaboration serv
ices, highly intuitive administration tools, and advanced
application development. Domino 5.0 also will build on today's
robust scalability by increasing the number of users supported by a
single server. The Domino Server release 5.0 for OS/2 and other
platforms such as AIX, Solaris and Windows NT is targeted for
delivery in the second half of 1998.
traditional client/server architecture to a more centralized,
server-oriented infrastructure, Lotus is delivering the Domino 5.0
function to OS/2 (and UNIX) clients via browser access to a Domino
5.0 server. OS/2 users accessing Domino 5.0 will find a world
class browser and Java experience complete with a rich set of
HTML4, Java and JavaScript component. In this way the Domino 5.0
product plans merge with the OS/2 strategy by supporting:
Windows, OS/2, UNIX and MAC, Lotus and IBM are sustaining the
functions, such as full Domino database replication and
disconnected execution of LotusScript applications that are not yet
supported via the browser during the transition period.
Furthermore, IBM and Lotus will continue to enhance today's OS/2
Notes 4.5 client to meet the critical requirements of the OS/2
customer set. And the Notes 4.5 client will be fully certified for
use with the Domino 5.0 server.
Windows 3.1, 95, NT, Mac PowerPC and UNIX will be available in the
second half of 1998.
for download with a refreshed Netscape Navigator Plug-in Pak at:
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/swchoice/) expands the
versatility of the OS/2 browser with Java 1.1.4 and simplifies
client installation support for IBM's WorkSpace On-Demand.
Customers running OS/2 Warp 4.0, OS/2 Warp Server or WorkSpace
On-Demand could benefit from as much as a 200% or greater Java
performance improvement.
significantly wider number of applications including Lotus' eSuite
software and programs based on the Java Foundation Class (JFC),
which all require Java 1.1 or higher. Furthermore, a version
selection utility not only allows users to switch between Java
1.0.2 and 1.1.4 but it will also support Java 1.1.6 when that
release becomes available. For more information on product
features, see http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/netscape.
2H98. The plan is to tailor this version to the requirements of
the OS/2 target audience, namely large and medium enterprises.
bold in its commitment toward Network Computing "in the face of the
opposition." The magazine also said, "IBM is the obvious choice
because its size allowed it to span so many facets of the network
computing business. As a result, it was able to do more for
network computing than any other individual company." OS/2 and
WorkSpace On-Demand were prominent on the list of IBM Network
Computing accomplishments. Other important advances on the list
were:
technology co-developed by Lotus and JavaSoft and delivered as a
Standard Extension to the JDK. This technology defines a set of
standardized interfaces so two or more Java Beans, Applets or Java
classes can access information directly from one another. InfoBus
also includes a protocol for announcing the availability of data or
requesting data by name.
communication between applications. For example, a word processing
document that includes an information table, created and maintained
in a spreadsheet, can request that data. In response, the word
processor gets notifications of changes as they occur, allowing it
to update the on-screen document immediately. Since InfoBus is a
public standard, third-party vendors can write software that
accesses data directly from eSuite and other InfoBus-compliant
applications, without having any special knowledge of the other
applications.
available at http://www.javasoft.com/beans/infobus.
Available
Server with either Domino 4.6 or Domino Go in the network computing
transition. The combination of OS/2 and Domino create a reliable
and content-rich Web Site that can easily interoperate with an
enterprise's host systems. The Guides, covering installation,
configuration, and tuning in a step-by-step fashion with examples
and illustrations, are effective and efficient tools for
developers, system administrators, and system analysts for both new
installations and for upgrades from previous versions of Domino and
OS/2 Warp Server. To register for these Guides, please click on
the appropriate guide(s), go to:
http://service.software.ibm.com/reg/domino/ncld-r.
OS/2 reporting to Mike Lawrie, general manager of the Network
Computing Software Division. Mr. Seibt has extensive experience
with OS/2. From 1993 to 1995, he was the PSP Business Leader in
IBM Germany where he developed a highly successful integrated
marketing campaign. His leadership and guidance made Germany
number one in OS/2 sales in the world. Since 1995, when he was
named an executive for IBM Software Group, his responsibilities h
ave continued to grow in product scope and geographical coverage.
Before accepting this position, Mr. Seibt was Vice President of
Sales and Marketing for IBM North America.
John W. Thompson. Consequently, OS/2 WARP FM will not include "On
the Air with Donn Atkins" as a featured column.
platform technologies in the development of new products across its
portfolio.
eSuite WorkPlace, the world's first complete Java-based
productivity solution, will enter manufacturing and is expected to
ship shortly thereafter on the IBM Network Station Series 1000.
Lotus' eSuite WorkPlace is an easy-to-navigate desktop that offers
users quick access to e-mail, Web browsing and a set of compact,
easy-to-use business productivity applications. Lotus also
announced that preview code of the eSuite DevPack, a set of Java-bas
ed applets for building interactive Internet applications, is now
immediately available as a free download from the Lotus eSuite Web
site, http://esuite.lotus.com).
class of business productivity solutions built specifically for the
network computing environment and designed to reduce the cost of
computing while increasing productivity and speeding deployment of
Internet and intranet applications. The Lotus eSuite WorkPlace
applets, including a word processor, e-mail, spreadsheet, calendar,
address book and presentation graphics, are built in Java; are
small, fast, and modular; and load quickly on demand from a server.
awareness of the used car superstore concept -- offering a good
selection at competitive no-haggle prices -- the number of people
who would buy a car from one decreased from 15 to eight percent
while the percentage of consumers who would consider an Internet
purchase of a vehicle more than doubled. For a complete article,
check out
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2552687073-1df.
http:// www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm.
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp.
Check out other Network Computing Software Division Publications --
http://www.software.ibm.com/mailing-lists/java-update.
http://www.networking.ibm.com/cover/cover.htm.
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http://www.software.ibm.com/os2warp/
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not just OS/2, now even AIX gets back tracked behind NT at IBM:
hardware, software and services for Windows NT**, today debuted software
suites that will open up hot markets and opportunities for business
partners.
differentiate our technology
offerings and enhance our position in the market," said Dan Cohen,
president, IKON Technology Services.
"The strength of IBM's offerings for Windows NT, coupled with IBM's solid
technical support, are a compelling
value proposition for IKON."
suites to business partners in the first quarter to jump start the
development of new services and applications. General availability of
these suites, which support 10 international languages, is slated for the
second quarter. Beta testing of the small business suite will begin in the
second quarter, with general availability targeted for the summer. IBM and
Lotus channels will market all three versions.
next phase of the IBM/Lotus integration initiative, are planned for later
in the year.
1 year, 2 year, 3 years later, never, all of ther above
That OS/2 has come up together with your invite to write in
about what I use has finally made me get up and write!
I need to say that I was a Your Computer subscriber who became
a recipient of your magazine after YC folded. At the time,
September last I think, I was going to write in requesting a
section on OS/2 but was discouraged by a general (perhaps
over-cynical) perception that your magazine was "just another
Microsoft Windows rag spokepiece". I was going to let my
subscription lapse at the end of its term. Now I'm
reconsidering. All the issues to the present have been cast
aside with little interest as a mass of overpriced (mainly
Windows) ads rag. Needless to say the CD-ROMs have been
useless! The one article I appreciated was the one on sound
cards in its giving a good overview of the technology and where
it is going. I have a scientific background and am interested
in how technology works at the base level. I also have social
and political interests in tracking the impact of technological
change - seeing that it is base level technological achievements
that are the engine of change. So yes more of that type of
article. It is this disposition that makes me interested in
things like OS/2, Linux and Unix generally and conversely causes
me to resist/stay cold over purely razzamatazz promotion of
products.
You have in depth articles about Windows NT but they seem
apologists for Microsoft in not giving any cross assessment to
Warp Server or Unix servers.
While it is appropriate in its (specific) context to write
negatively about OS/2 on p.157 "Multimedia and OS/2" from an
overall thrust point of view for your magazine that PC Tech
article won't do. Due to poor marketing by IBM, OS/2 commands
less than 3% of general users. This can be seen as an
historical accident. I believe this can be reversed to some
extent. As a user I have a vested interest in assisting this
reversing! I have substantial investment in OS/2 software and
buck at threats to their becoming orphans! That's the main
reason I'm an OS/2 advocate! Also OS/2 has its great VDM
(Virtual DOS Machine) which will maintain backward compatibility
to dooms day. I still run dBase IV ver 1.1, dBase V for Windows
and MS Word 5.0! Even further back I still experiment with
Logic Programming Associate's Microprolog - CP/M version! An
excellent CP/M emulator runs in a VDM! All this co-exists with
modern 32 bit multithreaded OO Work Place Shell applications -
in particular PMFax, PMMail, PMView, DeScribe WP, Netscape (for
OS/2) and Stardock's WPS utilities.
From a marketing point of view <3% can be considered
insignificant. But is your magazine only to pander to the
lowest common denominator of computing consciousness? Despite
its small market share there continues to be interesting
**positive** things to write about OS/2. If you like, I or you
can request you to be placed on a mailing list of OS/2 news from
the Australian Warp Confederacy. Couldn't you devote 2-3 pages
per issue to OS/2 or perhaps a few more all up for "other
operating systems"? You could shape the content so that
computer science aspects get a good run. Maybe you could host a
forum amongst these pages? As John Dvorak says, perhaps 1998 is
a window of opportunity for other OSs given the pickle Microsoft
has got into with the US government?
So to answer your question: I am an OS/2 user and intend to do
so into the indefinite future. Nevertheless I'm a pragmatist.
I do have a copy of Windows 95 to install partly to get nous to
help my clients if necessary (so far not) or as we (one of my
kids) need to play a specific game only available in Win95.
I've equipped our PCs with HD caddies. All you have to do is to
swap a HD to change the personality of the machine! Another
approach is the boot manager. Attached is a paper I distribute
at the Sutherland "Trash & Treasue" computer markets that I urge
you to read. It is in Word 6 for Windows format (as written out
by DeScribe).
VCB Computing (R)
Employing network marketing concepts to promote OS/2
The network is the (distribution) channel (with apologise to
Sun).
Way to do it?
purpose of this newgroup has been overlooked.
page at http://www.teamos2.com or http://www.teamos2.org and fill out the URLWatch so that
you can be informed when the New Member Rego page is established.
proceed. We need to get to the word out to IBM, ISV's and OEM's that - we the "kitchentop"
users - are very serious about our choice of OS. That is not to say that ISV's are not
welcome to participate as it would be in their best interest to do so. We need to mobilise
ASAP before the OS/2 client sinks into oblivion through lack of hardware and software
support.
and I applaud not only it but Stardock who wish to take on the client from IBM. People like
those in the WIN32OS2 project, the XFree86 porters, the Opera port and OS/2 NetLabs are also
great advocates that should be supported. We will not succeed if we do not support such
efforts as a collective.
looks like IBM does not. We need to stop the erosion of good OS/2 software and hardware
support.
required of them is to channel this dedication constructively.
including the corporates, small businesses. Encourage them to join in with their voice.
importantly) IBM - we will be heard. OS/2 will become stronger with every voice added to
this!
then the Mac platform - that's YOU GUYS at ID Software - when there are heaps of OS/2 users
out there waiting to get their hands on it?
because of the grass-roots support by users and TeamOS/2ers. This grass-roots support seems
to have turned into a whine-fest and that's going to get us nowhere.
should support these companies and groups by:
constructive discussions. * Asking the companies for MORE.
while - this message needs to be heard.
http://www.sentience.com.au/news/gossip.html for what the Sage wrote about this topic, too.
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techical give'n'take
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can you help Diedric;
card I'm getting very blurred text windows using DeScribe. Would it be
possible to indicate a remedy? Seeing DeScribe has disappeared from
Cyber space, I'm relying on you.
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Fastfix solution
then as it says in the fixpak readme files you must delete all
references to certain files.
you must however change all references to E:\ to the drive or drives you
want to service
unzip fastfixE.zip into it
Run PREPARE.CMD
Run FIXE.cmd (Altered)
and it then calls fix.cmd and you follow the prompts.
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we have an IBM document re installing WarpServer on Warp4 at:
http://www.sbt.net.au/sbt/ibm.html
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COULD YOU GET FIRED FOR CHOOSING LINUX?
as a viable alternative to Windows NT. Sure it has
technical merits, but can it pass the all-important
"cover your backside" test? Seems to me that championing
Linux could be a CLM (career-limiting move) at many
large corporations. For your own sake, keep this
in mind
but you job *IS* safe if you have chosen NT.
computers running Windows 95 or NT were shut down
by wave of attacks late Monday.
PLEASE DO NOT RUN NEWTEAR against a computer that does not belong to you !!!
and, on a lighter note(s)
deserter from the U. S. Marines, and I have a cousin who works for
Microsoft. My mother peddles Nazi literature to Girl Scouts and my
father (a former dentist) is in jail for 30 years for raping most
of his patients while they were under anesthesia.
$500-a-week heroin habit, are my uncle (master pick-pocket, Benny
"The Fingers"), my 70-year-old aunt Hester (a shoplifter),
and my two kid sisters, who are well-known streetwalkers.
beautiful, sweetest girl in the world. She is just sweet
sixteen, and we are going to marry as soon as she can escape
from reform school.
start a fake Aztec souvenir factory staffed by child labor.
We look forward to bringing our kids into the family business.
good impression on hers. In your opinion, Should I,
or shouldn't I, tell her about my cousin who works for Microsoft?
voytek@sbt.net.au
before ?
"English. "
Please use this number the next time you call. Now, you
say you were bit in the face with a pie?"
One person distracted me another hit me with a cream pie. "
face with a custard pie. Are you sure it was a cream pie?"
custard, so I really don't think it was a custard pie. "
Go outside the buildings and come in again. I'll wait."
but it looks like things are working fine now. I'll make a note
of the problem, though. If it happens again, please note the
exact details of the situation and call us. Thank you for
calling the Brussels Police Department. (Click).
If Dr. Suess Were a Technical Writer for a Computer Company:
Here's and easy thing to say, sir:
And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!
If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
And double-clicking on the icon puts your window in the trash,
And your data's all corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
Then your situation's hopeless, and your system's gonna crash!
We'll find you another game, sir:
Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
But your packets want to tunnel on another protocol,
That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,
And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss,
So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
Then you may as well reboot, salute, and go out with a bang,
'Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!
When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary risc,
Then you have to flash your mem'ry and you'll want to RAM your ROM.
Quickly turn off the computer, and be sure to tell your mom!
SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd
fax 61-2 9310-1118 ph 61-2 9310-1214
http://www.sbt.net.au
voytek@sbt.net.au
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