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| Subject: | OS/2 News, Views and PRs 6th April |
OS/2 News, Views and PRs 6th April
//sorry for delay in sending this issue//
in this issue:
'The Best OS2 Software'
Aarhus, Danmark
AdmiN v1.1.1 Release for OS2 Warpserve
BanK v1.1.2 Beta for OS2 Warp (bank ac
Best Sound Card for OS2
Broader Access, More Options for OS2 W
CallerID 0.00 for OS2 (desktop utility
DES Challenge cracking client
Does OS2 support WindowsNT NTFS file s
Hobbes search engine and browser integ
IBM Working with CERA Bank on Java
IBM, Oracle, Sun and Netscape Collabor
Internet Adventurer - New WWW-site !!
ISO-Europoean addresses
Jeff's OS!2 Links and Home Site Update
LOW END SCANNING IN OS!2!
Multi-player Web-based games
my web page
OS!2 Email (SoapBOX)
OS!2 ISP Webring looking for participa
OS!2 Users Listing!!
OS2 Email
PM based home automation program for X
PMView 1.0 now available (graphics)
Post Road Mailer (Green) for OS2
Removable Media FAQ for OS2
RXDbase 0.84
Sslurp! 1.0, WWW mirroring tool
Stardock offers secure order page for
Stardock's '97 OS2 Plans!
TeamOS!2 Germany spoke with John Soyri
The OS2 Virtual Diner is now on-line!!
TUCOWS Now has OS2 section for Interne
Unite CD-Maker Updates
Warp 5 - Unofficial FAQ 10.000+ hits
Warp Enhancer
WarpTris 1.0
Win a free copy of new OS2 game!
Word Pro Tool Bar with Quotes
Zip!Unzip DLL's for OS2
zipping is easy to do
Happy and safe Easter to all !
As well as Easter, it's OS/2 10th birthday - but it seems only IBM France
is celebrating the 10th anniversary.
Last week, when asked his plans for OS/2 10th birthday, IBM's OS/2 brand
manager said:
" "
I guess we should have organized a virtual party ?
I am off to Thredbo for the Easter weekend. If I can't find an RJ-11
socket, this will be mailed late, sorry. I no longer have an analogue
cellular modem, and my new digital phone will not work with my standard
modem, the analogue did. When I get a modem for the digital phone, it'll do
max. 9,600. Analogue did 14,400. I am glad telecommunications is moving
forward.
Whilst on the subject of modems and progress, are the new 56K the modems to
get ? Maybe not really:
1. 56K modems can only _download_ information at speeds up to 56,000bps.
Uploads will only go as fast as 33,600bps. - hey, that's almost like the
Viatel's 1200/75 trick...... (anyone remembers Viatel ?)
2. In order to achieve a connection using the K56flex or x2 protocol, the
site that you are calling must have digital phone lines and digital
equipment supporting the same protocol as your modem. This will generally
only be the case with Internet Service Providers (ISP's), large online
services and some company dial in servers. In short, you cannot call you
buddy down the street and connect at anything above V.34 speeds (i.e. 33.6
maximum).
3. 56K and 2x are new and evolving technologies. Both you, your modem and
your ISP will want to stay on top of any news pertaining to firmware (i.e.
ROM) upgrades for your equipment.
//If Gareth can rip off stories from newspapers, and Helen
Demidenko-Darville can rip off articles from Internet, surely no-one will
complain about above 3 paras I took from a modem manufacturers' web site ?
Or should I just acknowledged Supra as the source ?//
It was a leisurely drive to Snowy Mountains sitting at just around 2000
rpm. I got 700km on a tankful instead of 400km I get around the city.
Talking about RPM, what RPM does your hard drive spin at ? They used to
spin at around 3,600rpm, then they went to 5,400 and the super-duper
hi-performance drives would do 7,200rpm. Well, the just announced Seagate
Cheetah spins at 10,000rpm.
Talking about hard drives, in Warp4 there is a hard drive utility/tool Hard
File Monitor based on IBM's predictive failure analysis, if your drive has
that technology in it's firmware, this tool will advise you impending hard
disk failure, so they say.
Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART) is the
technology used by the Hard Disk Drive Monitor program to monitor physical
drive parameters, such as soft error rates, to predict failure of hard disk
drives. Receiving a warning of a potential drive failure allows you the
opportunity to back up software and data to prevent a possible loss.
One of our readers had a brand new drive with that feature, however, after
installing the drive, and running the utility, it told him his drive was
about to crash. He decided the utility was not that good, maybe. Two weeks
later, the drive crashed....... As I am looking at a new hard drive,
somehow I think I'll look for a drive with the predictive failure analysis.
That reminds me, anyone remember the Disk Technician ? That was on of the
first products that claimed it had similar technology. And I believed it
did - at least till I met they guys who produced it. Maybe DT did work, but
these guys would put snake oil salespersons to shame. Apparently DT is out
again, this time as DT for NT.
Last month we sold a few Aptivas, they represent a rather good deal for the
money, and for just $200 extra, you can have 15" monitor. When unpacked,
the 15" monitor looked about as large as the normal 14" monitors we use in
the office. Do they use different inch rulers at Wangaratta, maybe ?
We recently plugged an additional printer on our Warp Server - and I was
quite surprised when the client workstation notified the users: "there is a
new printer, and you need this printer driver if you wish to use it".
We have landed some slimline Toshiba XM-4101BME CD ROM SCSI-2 drives, these
are brand new, the were made for IBM (IBM #06H5055, FRU 06H2150), yes,
these are only 2x speed, but at $95 I think they're OK. And, as they are
SCSI, you can daisy chain 7 on a controller and have a CD-ROM server....
Moss Scanning in Victoria have released their new non-contact, 3D Scanning
Systems.
This system was developed at Monash Uni, and Moss are aiming at exporting
this worldwide. They needed a high-performance, high-reliability platform,
so they wrote it on OS/2. In case you think you'd love to have one, they
starts at $75,000 - though they can come to you and scan for you for
somewhat less, I'd imagine. Output data is exported in universally
compatible XYZ cloud point formats, and, needless to say, there can be a
lot of data, so they output it to a CD-R. We supplied them with Sony CD-R
and Unite CDMaker.
CD "burning" is another area where OS/2 software is far ahead of anything
else. Though setting up SCSI devices can be a lot harder than making CDs ,
as our recent experiences proved. A customer requested an external CD
recorder that was to be used connected to an Adaptec 2940UW. UW stands for
ultra wide, and the wide part of it signifies 16 bit SCSI that uses
sixty-eighth pin connectors. Adaptec controllers have always been supported
" out-of-the-box" in OS/2 , and as we Use Adaptec controllers , we didn't
see any problems . famous last words .
We replaced our 2940 not UW with a 2940UW , and the system worked perfectly
, both hard drives , tape unit , CD ROM as well as the external scanner .
So we substituted the scanner with the CD recorder , however the PC would
lock up at BIOS scan . Replacing 2940 UW with 'plain' 2940 made everything
worked perfect . We were blaming the 68 pin high density connector however
it worked fine with the scanner. as I foolishly was testing this on my own
system , with all the lock-ups I eventually managed to corrupt my Desktop
and or ini files , totally destroying my system, (thanks to my own
stupidity I might add.)
I have made several backups to tape . then I realized Whilst I did have
tape backup, I did not prepare the floppy start up diskettes with tape
support. . . . Luckily, as well as tape backups I have also made a zip
backup on another partition, so I quickly re-formatted the boot partition
and unzipped the operating system.
AS we going to press, we are waiting for (more) SCSI cables, directly from
Adaptec. The last lot was specified as Adaptec own cable as well, but it
seems they weren't. to be continued.....
Recognita OCR - I have said in the past it's column-recognition doesNOT
work..... Well, it DOES, I was incorrect. The OCR output windows does NOT
show columns, BUT the saved file has the columns OK.
How to succeed without really trying: In Publishing Essentials' Australian
Impact Awards, MS Internet Explorer wins the "Browser of the Year" as "it's
the first to integrate ActiveX" and "because it is a Microsoft product".
In the euphoria of that moment, the category was called "BROUSER" -Hmm,
wonder what they recommend for a spell checker ?
But isn't this the same IE that Microsoft apparently issued an apolgy to
it's users ?
MS made an IE fix available for a free download - beats my why they just
don't reelase it as a new version and charge an upgrade fee for it, it
always worked in the past..... Does Bill know they giving bug fixes for
free ?
Reader's queries:
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LOW END SCANNING IN OS/2
Is there any way to get a TWAIN compliant device to work in a WIN-OS
session?
I've just had to spend an unpleasant 2 hours in Window 3.11 scanning with
my hand held Logitech Scanman. There must be a better way! My scanning
needs aren't really sufficient to warrant getting an HP flatbed.
What are the Low end options for OS/2 scanning?
BTW The templates radio button has vanished from the General settings page
of all my Plain Text objects (document icons). Any clues? I've tried
WPTools 1.9 Checkini. No luck.
==== From the OS/2 Warp desktop of ========================================
Laurie Savage savage@netwit.net.au
Science Department Orange High School, Orange, NSW, Australia
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Some Logitech scanners are supported with Applause directly, but some use
VXD, thus will not work under WinOS2. The sanner must have a TWAIN for OS/2
support before it will work with OS/2. I don't have (anymore) much
experience with them , maybe some readers can suggest something ?
Also, check STI web page http://www.gate.net/~stidev for latest on Twain for
OS/2 supported scanners.
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Just curious about updates to Unite CD-Maker. I understand that there
is at least a v2.1c update but it also appears that there may even be a
v3.0 out now (I have v2.1a). Do you have any information regarding what
changes are in the updates (what is this the latest)?
Geoff Worboys
The current version 3 CDMaker includes: OS/2 CD Maker ver 2.1c as well as
Win95/NT CD Maker 3. CDMaker 2.1 b and c include additional CD-R drive
support only.
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> have you found any OS/2 archivers that can span disks ?
>
yep - rar will. ;)
rar -v1440k rarname
this will create 1.44m files x.rar, x.r00, x.r01, etc
to extract them, you just rar x -v ....
easily done...
Breckan
"Scott E"
>I currently have to work with very large (500-2000MB) databases using both
As far as I know (and I'm fairly sure) there is no NTFS IFS for OS/2. It is
Do you have or know where I can get a list of major users of OS/2 in
This goodly list would be of great benefit to all of us in the business
On the pro side, Anybody who has taken the time to read the manuals and
Warp server is great, the fastest etc... but we need IBM to provide more
Regards George
> when I get email from Europe, addresses get screwed up:
I'm sorry, but PRM does not have support for RFC 1522 (MIME
>
So the only part that is actually the encoded From: name, is:
Which says Tors n_J˘zsef because E1 in the ISO Latin-1
If the character set were specified as us-ascii instead of
Kari Jackson 03/21/97 09:54am
Troubleshooting: if it gives you any trouble, shoot it.
ZiffDavis said it:
__________Berst Alert____________________
http://www.anchordesk.com/story/story_786.html
I love the concepts behind Internet Explorer 4.0.
Reply-to: jeanluc@netaxs.com (Brett J. Cohen)
The list includes the latest versions of top OS/2 shareware applications,
Another feature of the site is the "Program of the Day" which features an
Remember, "The Best OS/2 Software" needs your support--so stop by today...
(Questions/comments/feedback are welcome; send all to "jeanluc@netaxs.com"
Thanks
Brett J. Cohen
Aarhus, Danmark - Torsdag den 3. April 1997
Reply-to: guldager@daimi.aau.dk (Hans Guldager Knudsen)
--- FleetStreet 1.14.2 NR
BanK v1.1.2 Beta for OS/2 Warp (bank accounts)
Program Description: Bank v1.1.2 32Bits for WarpServer. (SHAREWARE BETA
Try it at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/m_l/bank.zip
AdmiN v1.1.1 Release for OS/2 Warpserver (networks)
Program Description: AdmiN v1.1.1 32Bits for WarpServer.
try it, at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/m_l/admin.zip
Well, look no further. A web page has been set up to help you find the best
http://www.io.com/~timur/crystalos2.html
It's no secret that the Crystal Semiconductor OS/2 audio drivers are the
Note, this web page is not officially endorsed by Crystal Semiconductor. It
--
.. In Windows 95, no one can hear you scream
What is CID?
CID...Pronounced "syd".
CID is a simple Caller ID box for OS/2 Warp's Desktop. It is designed to
If you can operate a standard phone company caller ID box, you can operate
This is a pre-release version of CallerID for OS/2. Using HTTP protocol you
http://home1.gte.net/basher/cid_os2.zip
--
Support a HIGHER Graphics Standard:
=====================================================================
OS/2 Clients (486, Pentium, PPro) are available now...
A Call for Participation
1) What's it all about?
We're working on breaking the DES challenge issued by RSA Labs on Janurary
2) How can I help?
First, feel free to redistribute this CFP to anyone else who you think may
If you've got a networked computer somewhere, you can help directly!
The only restriction is that clients can only be given to residents of the
To get the clients, visit the DESCHALL Info page (see below) for
If you have a multiple number of Unix systems you'd like to use, I've
3) Where can I get more info?
* DESCHALL Info page:
Justin Dolske
Our company, Fuseworks Inc., has developed a Shockwave applet called
We*ve already taken things to the next level. A multi-player strategy war
As gamers, Fuseworks needs your creative input. Put Technohell to the
E. Cheng
* RM 1.31 0375 * If you can find something everyone agrees on, it's wrong.
===========================================================================
There is a new OS/2 E-mail Campaign web page at:
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/5264/
Everyone is invited to visit...
===========================================================================
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/7487
It may take a little bit of time to load the graphic but just wait
You'll find out what the site is about once you visit it.
Please sign my guest book also
thanks
RXDbase 0.84
Reply-to: maxmars@pianeta.it (Massimiliano Marsiglietti)
RATIONALE:
Now I have pretty much completed what I had in mind for a simply-to-use, yet
THE PRODUCT:
Being the thing written in Java it runs also on other OSes, so you can use
But there is more: MaxBase relies on RXDbase, also found in the package and
The database front end, MaxBase, comes with sources so you can expand its
For semi-experienced users, MaxBase gives the ability to expand the core
[My fiancee uses it to store her recipes and I made for her a plugin that
Finally, all menus for MaxBase are customizable by means of a simple ASCII
PRICE:
Right now I am inclined to let the program be a freeware for the *non
I also plan to make commercial users pay for this program. I am interested
I am presenting this beta to OS/2 users first because I know that here the
In the future I will announce and present the package also to other
As I said I am open to suggestions, so please if anyone is interested in
REQUIREMENTS:
I strongly suggest you to get the latest 1.0.2 release from
(Currently there is the 13 March release)
HOW TO GET IT:
>From time to time I upload the package to HOBBES (hobbes.nmsu.edu), the
http://www.GeoCities.com/SiliconValley/Park/4218
Follow the link for RXDbase, and download rdbbeta.zip (it is equivalent to
Have a nice day!
--
OS/2 Email (SoapBOX)
I have also decided to include a way to forward information about industry
This site is not connected in any way with any other campaign or web site.
Thanks,
Tom Stevic
IBM Working with CERA Bank on Java
Java-Based Mortgage Loan Calculator Applet Unveiled
AUSTIN, TX, February 24, 1997 ... IBM today announced the first project
"CERA Bank's mortgage loan project is an excellent example of how IBM is
As a result of this project with IBM, CERA Bank has seen the significant
"We strive to provide excellent service to our clients and IBM is helping
The Mortgage Loan Calculator
The mortgage loan calculator is a platform-independent, Java-based applet
After deciding which loan scenario they prefer, clients can simply click on
By developing Internet-based banking solutions, CERA Bank is able to
IBM and CERA Bank Working Together
Working with IBM, CERA Bank plans to implement further network computing
=====================================================================
Hobbes search engine and browser integrated
I will soon finally get around to updating the main page to make it
Also, if anyone wants to try drawing a background image for the archive, I
Thank you for putting up with me so far in making the improvements to
--
IBM, Oracle, Sun and Netscape Collaborate on Standards for Network Computing
Interoperability to offer customers transparent software integration across
NEW YORK, March 11, 1997 . . . IBM*, Oracle*, Sun* and Netscape* today
As corporations extend their businesses from the enterprise to the
Building on the Object Management Group's CORBA** and Internet
"This initiative starts with four companies, but our goal is for an
"Ensuring a consistent approach in our products should help level the
"Using a computer should be just as easy as the telephone," said Steve
Results of the collaboration, which will complement and enhance CORBA
"Participation in this industry initiative will underscore Netscape's
"The work these companies expect to do supports OMG objectives and
=====================================================================
Broader Access, More Options for OS/2 Warp Server Users
IBM Offers New Freedom for Customers With Windows NT and Mobile Clients
AUSTIN, TX, March 17, 1997... IBM today announced two beta programs that
Building off of IBM's recent Windows** 95 and NT client enhancements for
The Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server, which is also in
"These enhancements for OS/2 Warp Server deliver two key capabilities our
OS/2 Warp Server in a Network Computing Environment
These enhancements help propel customers into the world of network computing
Whether accessing the network locally or remotely, OS/2 Warp Server delivers
Some key functions gained with this feature include:
Primary authentication provider support allows Windows NT users to choose
Centralized account definition and administration support gives system
Roaming user support allows users to access their personalized desktop at
Network provider support ensures Windows NT client access to the resources
The Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server allows more types of
"With this announcement, IBM sends a clear message that it is enhancing OS/2
Availability
Limited beta programs for both enhancements have recently begun. IBM's
Reply-to: krasmus@post3.tele.dk (Kim Rasmussen)
http://www.inetadv.net
Also, some screenshots of the upcoming version 1.00 has been placed on
Internet Adventurer is OS/2's premier Internet suite, offering superior
Internet Adventurer is shareware, A free demo is downloadable from the
Kim Rasmussen - Author of Internet Adventurer for OS/2 PM
This site contains links to OS/2 Contact sites, Retail Vendors - hardware &
It's a member of the Warped Webring.
Oh - there is also some info on me and some interesting non-OS/2 links
Drop on by to http://www.netcom.com/~jbshultz
--
If you just want to see what sites are in the ring, you can access it from
Jack - jack@cybermail.net
PM based home automation program for X10 CP290
Home/2 is a PM based application you can use to set up an X10 CP290 Home
The CP290 Home Control Interface Unit is an X10 based timer unit that can be
This is the first beta of the application. Please feel free to try it out
Dennis Caffi e-mail: caffi@ibm.net
Zip/Unzip DLL's for OS/2
I have decided to make them publicly available. Swing by
Alger
Alger Pike Alger@avenger.mri.psu.edu
today, we've made the first release of Warp Enhancer available
Warp Enhancer is a tool which adds some neat features to your
- status bars for WPS folders with information about the number
- calculation of size of a folder including all subfolders. Very
- filtering window list entries
- mouse button 3 can simulate double click with mouse button 1
Remember: It's not a beta version, it's a pre-Release meaning that
And, it's free. It's not shareware so you don't have to pay any
Set your browser (Netscape) to
http://www.bawue.de/~achimha/we
and download Warp Enhancer (~100kB) and enjoy a new level of
Achim Hasenmueller
WarpTris is a 32 bit multi-threaded PM program fully developed in C (user
This game differs from classic Tetris, by the fact that the pieces appear at
If you want you can download the source code as well, this way novice PM
WarpTris was developed using Visual Age C++ for OS/2 3.0.
The source code and the compiled game are available at my home page on
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/1856
Hope you enjoy it!
Paulo Gago da Camara
A detailed doc file is included that explains setup issues.
The file is currently located in HOBBES
It has been proposed to locate the file in os2/wpsutil
Questions and comments can be posted in the GO WORDPRO forum on Compuserve.
--
PMView 1.0 is the latest version of a very fast, easy-to-use, and flexible
PMView 1.0 is currently located at
(thanks to Scott Jentsch and Dave Swartz respectively for the last two).
In case you aren't familiar with it, PMView is a fast and popular viewer,
For more information, see the PMView web page at
PMView is shareware, with a registration fee of US$42. PMView for OS/2
Raja Thiagarajan
Leon
The Removable Media FAQ for OS/2
I'm keeping the byline because my goal in life is to be a megalomaniac but,
Revision History:
Latest revision: March 24, 1997
**************************************************************************
VERY IMPORTANT NOTES:
IBM has released a new OS2DASD.DMD and IBM1S506.ADD drivers with enhanced
There is also a new release of device drivers supporting 1024 and 2048
Note for PP Zip drive users: You are the only ones left out here (Syquest
New drivers are available from the OS/2 Device Driver Pak On-Line:
in USA:
http://rheooptik.fmf.uni-freiburg.de/pub/os2/drivers/removables/00-index.htm
**************************************************************************
Leon Grossman
Post Road Mailer (Green) for OS/2: New Releases Now Available (fwd)
InnoVal Systems Solutions is pleased to announce Release 2.5 of the Post
Customers who have previously purchased upgrade protection, and customers
All Post Road Mailer (Green) users are entitled to Release 2.1 at no charge.
Complete details covering both releases are available at
Sincerely,
Dan Porter
EVER ONWARD OS/2!
Stardock offers secure order page for all OS/2 products
"We're pleased at the progress that online commerce is making because it
Stardock began moving to a secure form of online commerce last month when it
Now OS/2 users can order Stardock products on-line with the knowledge that
More information about Stardock's online ordering facilities are available
Not only is Stardock staying in the OS/2 market but in 1997 we plan to
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The expansion pack will add a host of new technologies, ships, events, and
A new optional Computer opponent has been added -- The Ominorians who are
New technologies for good and evil opponents have also been added such as
The graphics of the game have also been updated to improve the look of the
New features include tons of little enhancements that no one will notice
Plus lots of subtle game play changes to make the game more fun for long
The GalCiv Expansion Pack will be made on Stardock's secure commerce server
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In Entrepreneur, players choose a market (in the beta, the default is the
Each region of the world has their own tastes so you have to be careful in
Your opponents in Entrepreneur can be other humans on the Network or
While Beta 6 is not feature complete, it is far enough along to get a good
Beta 6 will be on Stardock's secure commerce server on March 28.
Entrepreneur is a trademark of Stardock Systems, Inc.
In April, Stardock will release the second product in the PlusPak Series:
PlusPak: PMINews!
A powerful native OS/2 news reader that is the result of an long time
PlusPak: PMINews has capabilities and conveniences that go well beyond what
For those without access to the Internet, we will be making it available via
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Also in April, Stardock's collaboration with Solar Systems will bloom to
With Stellar Frontier (SF) Stardock is hoping to woo players who are longing
Servers will be free and Stardock will be working with other networks to
The AI and physics model, designed and written by physicists at the
Players choose to align themselves upon entering the game and must defend
For gamers who have been waiting for a game that combines some of the
The Stellar Frontier wide beta (available for OS/2, Windows 95, and Windows
Visit Stardock's webpage (http://www.stardock.com) for more details. (all
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In May, Stardock will release OS/2 Essentials 2.0 (standard and CD version)!
OS/2 Essentials 2.0 will improve the existing set of components (though
OS/2 Essentials should appeal strongly to corporate OS/2 users (Stardock's
The CD ROM version will also include numerous "essential" things from the
OS/2 Essentials also comes with DirMaster Pro, a powerful file manager for
OS/2 Essentials 2.0 will list for $49.95. Users of OS/2 Essentials 1.0 can
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At the beginning of June as golf season nears its peak, Stardock will
The OS/2 version will include features not found on any other platform
Existing Links courses should run without modification under Links for OS/2.
Anyone who's ever played Links on any other platform or has ever wanted to
Links will list for $49.95. OS/2 users can pre-order it from Stardock for
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In July, Stardock will begin releasing components for the PowerSeries for
Instead of releasing an Object Desktop 2.0, Stardock instead will
Each component (or PowerUP) in the Power Series will add a new feature to
These components will be made available on Stardock's commerce server as
Because of the component sales model, OS/2 users will be able to pick and
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That's about all for now.
Stardock will be in the OS/2 market as long as there are OS/2 users
Information on these products can be found:
On Compuserve: GO STARDOCK
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Sslurp! 1.0, WWW mirroring tool
Reply-to: miho@osn.de
You can use Sslurp! to
- make a local copy of a web site or subset of it for offline viewing
Sslurp! is a 32 bit PM program and requires OS/2 Warp with TCP/IP 2.0 or
Features include:
- Option to follow links on HTML pages (file name extensions configurable)
Sslurp! 1.0 (SSLURP10.ZIP, 65246 bytes) has been uploaded to:
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/incoming/sslurp10.zip
ftp://ftp.wilmington.net/bmtmicro/incoming/sslurp10.zip
Michael Hohner
For those that don't know TUCOWS was originally founded to provide
http://tucows.idirect.com or http://www.tucows.com will point you to
Noah Sumner - Team OS/2
Reply-to: goofy@mindless.com
Warp 5 - Unofficial FAQ 10.000+ hits
Please visit even more, AND help me gather more information.
I currently have lots of text (VERY INTERESTING) and will update the page as
The address is: <http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-13247/warp5.htm>
Also, if you want to, don't hesitate to include a link from your page, email
The page is currently being translated to many languages. If YOU want to
Martin Alfredsson, President, jma@jmast.se
Our homepage: http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-13247
The URL of my home page is
You can find the OS/2 Virtual Diner under the "Computers" section.
---
TeamOS/2 Germany spoke with John Soyring
TeamOS/2 Germany spoke with John Soyring
Everyone who was with TeamOS/2 at the CeBIT computer trade show in Hannover,
John Soyring, who has the official title "director of the business unit
I used his presence at the IBM booth in Hall II to verify the words of an
I asked him if the report from the meeting was correct. He replied that,
I said to John Soyring I have the impression there are many people _inside_
One of the problems is, he said, that most of the people are informed by the
John Soyring said that IBM has put about USD 150 Million into OS/2
I said that IBM did put more money into OS/2 in 1995 than that and he
"In the first nine months of 1996, we've produced more new code for OS/2
Additionally, John Soyring told us the "Hong Kong Chinese Bank", a Bank with
With his assistant becoming more nervous every minute, John Soyring now had
But two minutes later he came back and said that also Lee Reiswig, before
Written by Hendrik Fulda, hhf@teamos2.de
---
Geschrieben von Hendrik Fulda, hhf@teamos2.de
Win a free copy of new OS/2 game!
PolyEx Software, in celebration of its upcoming release of Vigilance on
More information can be found at http://www.netsrq.com/~polyex/talos.html
--
"Remember when we first landed on this planet? It was a really beautiful
Voytek Eymont
Return to [ 11 |
September |
1998 ]
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Does OS2 support WindowsNT NTFS file system???
>WindowsNT and OS2 based software. Unfortunately Microsoft has chosen to
>give up support for the HPFS file system, therefore I am hoping that OS2
>might support NTFS. Since finding something at IBM's web site is next to
>impossible can someone else out there give me the answer???
possible to install HPFS support in NT 4, however, if you can grab the
driver from an NT 3.x. Instructions for installing the driver can be found
in
http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~kwilas/useful.html and many other places as
well.
--
Brian Havard
____________________________________________________________________________
Australia? I have several clients who would purchase OS/2 except other
companies like 99.9% of PC shops, the top three IBM PC Suppliers in the
State and it seems the rest of the world, don't have much good to say
about OS/2. To add further to these insults, they then say to my
clients, who uses OS/2 anyway !!!???
of selling OS/2 solutions.
install a few OS/2 machines knows that OS/2 is far superior to the
Windows Offerings (NT 4.0) included.
Apps, Marketing etc...
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ISO-Europoean addresses
>
> From: >
> Is there anything I can do to 'decode' them ??
Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text).
The iso-8859-1 means the character set used is ISO Latin-1.
The next ? is the divider between the character set and the
encoding method.
The Q means the encoding method is quoted-printable.
The next ? is the divider between the encoding method and the
encoded string.
The ?
t the end signals the end of the encoded string.
> Torsán_József
character set is A0 in US-ASCII, and F3 in ISO Latin-1 is A2 in
US-ASCII. If you're not using code page 850, those two high
ASCII characters may not look to you like what they're supposed
to look like. The first one is an a with an accent, and the
second is an o with an accent.
iso-8859-1, then the two-byte character specified after each sign would be
already in the right character set---you wouldn't
have to look it up in an ISO Latin-1 table first before
converting it from hex to ASCII.
OS/2 Product Engineer
InnoVal Systems Solutions, Inc.
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From: "Team AnchorDesk"
WHY MICROSOFT'S IE 4.0 WILL SLOW COMPUTING'S PROGRESS
Even so, Microsoft's new browser will slow the progress of personal
computing. Need proof? Microsoft just announced another delay to Memphis
(the follow on to Windows 95) because IE 4.0 isn't ready yet. Get used to
it. Can't release the browser until the OS is finished. Can't release the
OS until the browser's finished. By building the browser into the operating
system, Microsoft makes each hostage to the other.
And all of us hostage to Microsoft.
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'The Best OS/2 Software' 3/23/97 http://www.os2ss.com/bestos2/
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3/23/97--The Best OS/2 Software [http://www.os2ss.com/bestos2/] has updated
its popular "Best Shareware, Freeware, and Beta Software for OS/2 list" on
3/22/97. In addition, the site is now accessible to users of text-mode
browsers.
including PMMail, and has added editors such as Kon and SmallEd. The Best
OS/2 Software, part of the OS/2 Super Site, offers fast downloading of
programs and screenshots and descriptions via a clear, easy-to-read layout.
outstanding OS/2 program every day.
and
every day.
with "Best OS/2" in the subject field).
The Best OS/2 Software
http://www.os2ss.com/bestos2/
Part of the OS/2 Super Site [http://www.os2ss.com/]
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OS/2 brugerklub i Aarhus!
Resume in English:
We are starting up an OS/2 Usergroup in Aarhus, Denmark. If you are
interested
in OS/2, using OS/2 home or at work, join us at our first meeting Thursday
3.
of April. The meeting will take place at IBM in Aarhus, Oluf Palmes Alle.
* Origin: Defeater of the Dark Applepolisher (81:445/60.22)
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Reply-to: 106161.1577@compuserve.com
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BanK v1.1.2 Beta is out !
Version). A bank account manager. EZ to use, user friendly. Very simple.
(patched to run with ObjectRexx)
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AdmiN v1.1.1 is out !
(SHAREWARE Release Version).
High-level network manager for all-days utilization.
EZ to use, user friendly, everybody can be a network administrator !
English and French texts.
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Best Sound Card for OS/2
Reply-to: ttabi@crystal.cirrus.com
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So you've been looking for the best sound card for OS/2? Maybe you want to
junk your Creative Labs card? Or you're just tired of crappy audio, and you
want great sound but you want great OS/2 support also.
sound cards with the best OS/2 drivers:
best
available (just ask the IBM OS/2 audio driver development team, to which I
used to belong).
is
my own personal creation. It also is under some serious construction.
Email
me if you have info to add.
Timur Tabi, timur@io.com, http://www.io.com/~timur/index.html
THE OS/2 Programming Page: http://www.edm2.com/common/links.html
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CallerID 0.00 for OS/2 (desktop utility)
Reply-to: basher@gte.net
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CID 0.00 OS/2 PM Copyright (C) 1997, Craig Morrison Caller ID
Box
All Rights Reserved.
work
with Caller ID subscribers who have CallerID Name & Number turned on.
Although
it is easy to use, you'll never lose another number again. The number of
callers stored is only limited by the amount of virtual memory you have. :-)
CID. CID is an almost exact replacement for the box, the best part about it
is....CID sits right on your desktop, a mouse click away.
can download CID via:
Craig Morrison (a.k.a. Basher)
http://home1.gte.net/basher/index.htm
http://www.wco.com/~png/
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DES Challenge cracking client
Reply-to: dolske@cis.ohio-state.edu (Justin Dolske)
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Help break RSA's DES Crypto Challenge!
------------------------
28th, 1997. Two of the other challenges, based on the RC5 algorithm with 40
and 48 bit keys, have already been broken. Especially in the 48bit RC5
challenge, a large number of Internet users contributed CPU cycles for a
brute
force keyspace attack. By the end of the 48 bit RC5 challenge, over 3500
hosts
had helped by donating CPU time to achieve a peak key-testing rate of over
1.5
trillion keys/hour. We'd like for some of those hosts (and others!) to help
out with the DES challenge.
A $10,000 prize will be awarded by RSA Labs for those who crack the
challenges first.
be interested in participating. Especially those with a lot of CPU power.
:-)
Clients
are currently available for Intel processors (486, Pentium, and PentiumPro)
running Windows, OS/2, Linux, FreeBSD, and BSDI. Non-Intel clients are
available for PowerPC (Mac) Linux, Sun Sparc, and HP PA-RISC. The Intel
versions are all using hand-optimized assembly code. Assembly tuned versions
for the Sparc and PA-RISC versions should be available in the near future --
stay tuned!
US or Canada, due to US export restrictions. [Others may still be able to
participate; rumor has it that someone has redistributed the clients outside
the US, but I don't know the location.]
instructions. It's simple and painless process. You just need to download
and
execute the clients -- no further work on your part is required! You can
visit
the statistics page to see the progress of the whole group, and your
clients.
written a few scripts to help make life simple (read: automated). Contact me
directly for further info.
* RSA Lab's Challenge:
* Rocke Verser (coordinator/implementor): rcv@dopey.verser.frii.com
(dolske@cis.ohio-state.edu)
Graduate Fellow in Computer and Information Science at Ohio State University
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Random Sig-o-Matic (tm)
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
"Don't turn your back on a baby and a bucket."
-- heard on a TV commercial for the Plastic Shipping Container Industry
Group
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Multi-player Web-Based Games Ready to Play
Technohell, that allows near real-time multi-user interaction. The applet
is a beta demonstration that shows that multi-player applications can be
created for the Web. By using the Fuseworks Server, Technohell
(www.technohell.com) establishes a shared environment between multiple Web
browsers to communicate and interact with each other.
game called Purgatory will be available in late April. For you gamers who
are interested in creating your own games, we*ll be offering development
tools. On April 25, 1997, the Fuseworks Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.0
and the Fuseworks Server 1.0, will be available for free at:
www.fuseworks.com .
test. We think you*ll be impressed with the multi-player interaction. If
you have any suggestions for future projects, please contact us with your
comments. We*re also recruiting beta-testers. See you in Technohell!
eche@fuseworks.com
OS/2 Email
my web page
Please visit my web page at :
for it.
//I either inadvertently removed his name -or he forgot to sign this?//
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BETA: RXDbase 0.84
Some years ago I have developed some database functions for REXX. In 1996 I
did start looking into NetRexx and Java programming as a part of my job; one
of the first things done in the process of mastering those languages was the
porting of my database.
not dumb database.
MaxBase is a database front end written in NetRexx (a language that gets
translated into Java code) that exploits RXDbase, my db library (which is
also
written in NetRexx). Anyone can use it, provided that they have a decent
1.0.2
Java runtime installed on their computer; in fact it can be used as a normal
OS/2 stand-alone application by executing the runme.cmd command that comes
with the package, and it even has an icon. Speed isn't bad either.
it
to ship platform-neutral catalogues to your clients and the likes.
that comes with a exhaustive manual (an ASCII file); any Java or NetRexx
programmer can use it in their Java/NetRexx app.
capabilities without having to re-invent the wheel every time.
functions by means of plugins: by writing a very few lines of code you can
add
features to the database frontend without touching the main MaxBase program;
as an example, the provided plugin which shows on screen images and text
taking their file names from the database is only some 3k in size (source
file
with many comments). By writing a plugin you create a program that can be
shared with other MaxBase users.
shows the recipe, gives advice and keeps track of timings. :-)]
file (I have included both English and Italian language support in the
package) and you can also remove features which have to remain hidden (say
to
prevent someone deleting the db) to the end user without having to modify
the
MaxBase sources.
The app is still in beta (but I call it this way only because I am open on
adding features - the app 'per se' is finished and working pretty well), and
I
am open to suggestions on price issues by end users.
commercial user* as long as this strategy turns out to be good both for me
and
the users. Having many people using it, writing plugins, reporting bugs etc
is
a big plus for me; for example a MaxBase user (Giuseppe Aprile) made a
plugin
to convert DB III files to RXDbase and vice versa; this function has been
included in the package.
in
hearing your comments and proposals for price. Of course if even a home user
wants to donate money I won't refuse. O:-)
average user is more experienced, and I develop it directly on OS/2 so the
support should be less of an issue. I don't have that much time on my hands
(else I'll be finishing Psyberball :-) ).
communities (eg Win32, Mac, Solaris, etc). Anyway if someone wants to test
this app also on other platforms you're welcome.
such
an application please download it and, most important, report your feedback.
(see below for info)
A working 1.0.2 Java runtime. I will add 1.1 support as soon as IBM release
it
for OS/2.
ftp://ftp.hursley.ibm.com/pub/java/fixes/os2/102/runtime.exe
latest is rdb084R2.zip; anyway the best source where to grab it is my home
page:
the
HOBBES one).
Max Marsiglietti,
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Reply-to: stevic@ibm.net (Tom Stevic)
URL: http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/5264/
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The soapbox site is not really a campaign about anything. It is simply a
place
where OS/2 users can inform other users about software and hardware issues
they would like to have addressed by the manufacturer. In the posting of
these
issues, other users may choose to respond to the manufacturer about the same
topics and to the same people.
mis-statements about the future of OS/2. As no one can read everything, I
felt
that there is a need for a single place to go for new items that users might
want to address.
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IBM Working with CERA Bank to Develop Internet Banking Solutions
completed by its newly established Network Computing Projects business
unit.
Working side-by-side with CERA Bank, one of the largest banks in Belgium,
IBM
has developed a Java**-based mortgage loan calculator applet. This is the
initial Java-based offering of the bank's CERA Online service, which offers
retail banking products to clients via the Internet. CERA Bank is the first
bank in Belgium, and one of the first European banks, to offer its clients
access to critical banking information and services over the Internet.
working hand-in-hand with its OS/2* Warp customers to co-develop network
computing solutions that provide real business value," said John Soyring,
director of worldwide technical projects for IBM Personal Software Products
and head of the Network Computing Projects business unit. "A team of our
top
developers have been working with CERA Bank to find ways to deliver their
banking products via the world of network computing. At the same time we're
protecting their investments in OS/2 Warp, reducing their cost of ownership
and taking advantage of new initiatives such as 100 percent pure Java."
advantages of the network computing model versus the traditional
client/server computing model. Now in addition to delivering services over
the Internet, the bank is investigating the transition to a network
computing
model throughout their enterprise. The project also reinforced the bank's
commitment to OS/2 Warp and they plan to grow the number of OS/2 Warp
clients
and servers that currently make up 100 percent of their branch offices'
computing environment.
us
deliver on that promise with truly open solutions that can extend beyond
the
walls of our enterprise," said Rudi Peeters, electronic banking officer for
CERA Bank. "We are pleased with this first step and look forward to working
with IBM on additional network computing solutions for our clients and for
our employees."
that will allow CERA Bank's clients to estimate their mortgage loan
payments
via the Internet, from anywhere in the world. CERA Bank's clients will be
able to simply download the Java applet from the CERA Bank homepage and
enter
different loan variables such as loan amount, time to borrow and type of
payment. Outputs such as principal, interests and various payments can be
displayed in either graphical or tabular format.
"apply" and receive information on applying for a loan. To better serve
CERA
Bank's multilingual clientele, the mortgage loan calculator applet is
National Language Support (NLS) enabled, offering three languages: Dutch,
French and English, with German to follow shortly. The mortgage loan
calculator applet is available today from the CERA Bank homepage at
http://www.cera.be.
maintain
and update applications on their local OS/2 Warp based web server, saving
both the bank and its clients, precious time and money. For example, the
bank
can change the look and feel of the applet, add more functionality to the
applet or even change how different formulas are applied to certain
calculations, without having to redistribute or reproduce the software and
deliver it to their customers. This network computing solution allows CERA
Bank to bring new applications and functionality to the market at a rapid
pace, better serving their clients and allowing them to keep pace with new
developments in the banking industry.
solutions that build on its investments in OS/2 for both their clients and
employees. The first of these enhancements will be to add a richer set of
functions to the mortgage loan calculator applet, allowing clients to
submit
their loans on-line for approval. In March, the CERA Bank development team
will be traveling to IBM in Austin, Texas to attend the second in a series
of
world wide Java Customer Summits. The objective of these summits is to
transfer skills and knowledge allowing IBM customers to more rapidly
develop
and deploy network computing applications.
Reply-to: jshagam@NMSU.Edu (Joshua Shagam)
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I have finally finished integrating the search engine and FTP browser on
HOBBES (http://hobbes.nmsu.edu). Play with it. Have fun. Note that it is
currently a bad idea to try to form your own URLs (though the only possible
ill effect, in theory, is falsely getting "no files found!").
consistent
with the rest of the archive. :)
would be more than happy to try something out, even if it means changing the
colors (horror! :)
HOBBES.
Now all that's left before i can start getting some actual sleep for a
change
is the actual restructuring... (I'll put a link to an HTML-ized version of
that on the main page eventually, BTW)
Joshua Shagam
archiver@hobbes.nmsu.edu
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Reply-to: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy F Sipples)
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platforms
joined forces to work together on open standards for network computing,
demonstrating cooperation among industry leaders. The widespread adoption
of
these standards will allow corporate customers to conduct electronic
business
without having to worry about the underlying technologies. Diverse
Web-based
technologies can be easily integrated into enterprise applications,
offering
investment protection, new flexibility, and opportunities for significant
cost savings.
Internet, they require industrial-strength reliability, functionality and
interoperability -- a software infrastructure that is the equivalent of a
dial-tone for the web. This unprecedented collaboration, which is open to
broad industry participation, will join common interfaces, protocols, and
procedures that will allow diverse software components to connect from
clients to servers, through corporate intranets and extranets and the
public
Internet.
Inter-ORB
Protocol (IIOP)** standards -- the glue that enables software from
different
vendors to work together seamlessly -- the planned levels of integration
will
allow the companies' software to work together as if it was created with
the
same development tools, in the same language, with the same runtime, on the
same system.
industry ground swell to develop," said Steve Mills, general manager, IBM
Software Solutions Division. "Broad market acceptance of standards will
remove proprietary walls and other barriers to connectivity that our
customers struggle with today."
Interoperability will enable software developers to build new
applications by mixing and matching components created from a variety of
application development tools, technologies and platforms, including IBM's
VisualAge*, Oracle's Network Computing Architecture (NCA)*, Sun's Internet
Workshop*, WebServer* and Solaris* products, and Netscape ONE (Open Network
Environment)*.
software playing field and accelerate innovation within the computing
industry, and allow the vision of network computing to become a reality,"
said Jerry Held, senior vice president of Server Technologies for Oracle
Corporation. "The goal of each company involved in this agreement will be
to
make computing easier and more cost effective for our customers and our
partners."
MacKay, vice president and general manager, Solaris Products, SunSoft.
"People should be able to safely get exactly the information they want or
need any time, from any place in the world. To deliver this 'web-tone'
requires infrastructure that is even greater than the one used today by the
world's telephone companies. That's why Sun software is part of this
initiative."
and IIOP, will be submitted to the Object Management Group beginning this
year. Additionally, each of the four companies spearheading this
initiative
is expected to deliver the first products adhering to the interoperability
standards, beginning with their next major releases.
commitment to open standards as a critical driver of the emerging networked
enterprise," said Rick Schell, senior vice president and general manager,
Client Product Division, at Netscape. "By establishing product
interoperability as the platform for deploying intranet and extranet
solutions, Netscape plans to help corporate customers preserve their
investments in existing applications and corporate data, and integrate with
a
common network architecture."
leverages our standards initiatives by using CORBA and IIOP," said Chris
Stone, president and chief executive officer of the OMG*. "The commitment
to
help bring products to market from these vendors will clearly help
commercialize the Internet and distributed objects as a viable computing
model for the enterprise."
Reply-to: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy F Sipples)
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Broader Access, More Options for OS/2 Warp Server Users
will
further establish OS/2* Warp Server as an ideal server operating system
platform for businesses in network computing environments.
OS/2
Warp Server, the Primary Logon Client for Windows NT, which is now in beta,
gives customers with Windows NT clients the option of using OS/2 Warp Server
as their server operating system platform. With this enhancement, validating
the user's ID and password on the OS/2 Warp Server eliminates the need for a
Windows NT server for these functions. This results in easier
administration
of, and increased security for, Windows NT clients on an OS/2 Warp Server
network.
beta,
allows all point-to-point protocol (PPP) clients, including Windows** NT,
Windows 95, IBM 8235 and Shiva*** users, to remotely access an OS/2 Warp
Server as if they were locally attached. This enhancement offers OS/2 Warp
Server users the market's widest variety of remote client access support and
offers new levels of performance and security and reduced cost of ownership,
adding further value to the industry's most feature-complete server
operating
system solution.
customers have been looking for," said Steven King, product manager for OS/2
Warp Server, IBM Personal Software Products Division. "First, the highest
level of remote access support for clients in the industry, and second,
customers now have a choice of server operating system platforms. OS/2 Warp
Server is now the best option for customers who are running Windows 95 and
NT
clients, as well as many others."
and further establish OS/2* Warp Server as the premier server operating
system
solution for Internet and intranet environments. OS/2 Warp Server already
provides a high level of concurrent user connections, with the addition of
the
Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server, more popular industry
clients are able to establish dial-in connections; making it easy for users
to
gain access to a Web server. OS/2 Warp Server customers may also download a
copy of IBM's base Internet Connection Server 4.2 for OS/2 Warp Server to
get
the newest version with a higher level of functionality, performance and
ease
of installation.
industry leading support for the widest set of client platforms. With the
Primary Logon Client for Windows NT, Windows NT users now have full access
to
the rich features of OS/2 Warp Server.
which server will authenticate their logon and allows Windows NT clients to
have a single centralized location for their user information.
administrators the capability to define and administer all users from an
OS/2
Warp Server domain. This same user account can be used for OS/2, DOS,
Windows
3.x, Windows 95 and Windows NT clients.
Windows NT workstations utilizing system policies to control access.
in
a heterogeneous server network.
clients to remotely access an OS/2 Warp Server from anywhere. Thus,
customers
or employees traveling on the road with a laptop computer or working from a
home PC have the same access to network resources and files as if they were
locally attached to the server.
Warp Server as a foundation for intranet/Internet network computing
solutions," said Tim Sloane, director of Internet research, at the Aberdeen
Group. "By extending OS/2 Warp Server's support for native Windows 95 and
NT
clients, along with new remote access function, IBM is increasing OS/2 Warp
Server's appeal as an open network computing server."
Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server and Primary Logon Client
for Windows NT are planned for general availability in the second quarter of
1997.
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Internet Adventurer - New WWW-site !!
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Internet Adventurer's www-site has been updated, and is now available
from either
or
http://home3.inet.tele.dk/krasmus/
the www-site.
email,
news, IRC, WWW and Java, all in one fast, memory-efficient program !!
WWW-site !!
President, Adventure Software
http://home3.inet.tele.dk/krasmus/
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Jeff's OS/2 Links and Home Site Updated
Reply-to: jbshultz@ix.netcom.com
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Jeff's OS/2 Links and Home Site is now updated to 25 March 1997.
software, IBM's OS/2 related pages, OS/2 Independent Software Vendors, All
sorts of OS/2 Resource and Link pages, OS/2 User Groups and SIG's, Team
OS/2,
and some Java links as well.
as well.
Jeff Shultz
jbshultz@ix.netcom.com
http://www.netcom.com/~jbshultz
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OS/2 ISP Webring looking for participants....
Reply-to: jack@cybermail.net
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I'm starting a webring that will list Full-Time, OS/2 Internet sites that
provide some sort of ISP, Web, or mail server functions. If you are
interested
in joining, please see
http://www.cybermail.net/webring/os2isp.webring.html
the
http://www.cybermail.net page.
home (817) 488-4386 / work (214) 516-6270 / fax (817) 481-7182
+=========================================================================+
+ D.A.M - Mothers Against Dyslexia +
+=========================================================================+
+see http://www.cybermail.net/email.html for a free/lifetime email account+
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Reply-to: caffi@ibm.net (Dennis Caffi)
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The beta version of the Home Automation System/2 is now available for
download
from HOBBES in the "wpsutil" directory of the OS/2 section.
Control Interface Unit. Dialogs for direct control of lights, setting event
timers, query events, and setting base codes are easy to understand and use.
128 timer events can be set or cleared. A base house code may be set in the
control unit itself so the 8 rocker switches can be used directly.
used to turn lights, appliances, and other devices on and off. This can be
used for home security, or just to have a light on when you come home late
at
night.
and/or pass it along to friends interested in home automation or security.
You do not need an X10 CP290 unit connected to go through the various
dialogs.
Feel free to send me any comments and/or suggestions about the Home/2
program.
// I must get this, I do have X10 controllers//*
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Reply-to: alger@avenger.mri.psu.edu
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I have made info-zips's zip and unzip into DLL's, which run under OS/2.
These
DLL's are extremely easy to use (just like the command line versions). I
wrote
them so I could have native compression support for my D/A application,
which
generates very large data sets. This also makes the data sets compatible
with
the slew of applets that have native zip compression support. (Like OD 1.5
etc).
http://avenger.mri.psu.edu/os2page.html and have a look under the new
utilities section. You should find here (among other things) the DLL's
themselves and examples, with a brief explanation of things to watch out for
when using these DLL's.
http://avenger.mri.psu.edu
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Hi,
to the public.
OS/2 WPS. It provides:
of objects, their size, the number of selected objects and their
size. Everything configurable, size, font, color, information...
fast and multithreaded
we plan to add many more features until the 1.0 version.
money for it!
user friendlyness.
InnoTek Systemberatung, Germany
email: A.Hasenmueller@TeamOS2.de
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WarpTris 1.0
Reply-to: pcamara@geocities.com (Paulo Camara)
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In order to learn PM programming I've developed last summer a small Tetris
variation called WarpTris.
interface) and C++ (game engine), there's no DLLs to load, no WPS classes to
register, no changes to CONFIG.SYS. This isn't a port from any OS ;). All
you
have to do is run a small REXX script to install it and create its WPS
objects. The uninstallation program is the Shredder! :)
the middle of the game window, and then start "falling" towards one of the
sides randomly, this way you can make lines everywhere.
programmers, like myself :), might get some help by looking at it.
geocities, the URL follows:
pcamara@geocities.com
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/1856
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Word Pro Tool Bar with Quotes
Reply-to: pblais@visi.com (Paul Blais)
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A add on tool bar for word Pro for OS/2 has been created by the kind folks
from the Lotus L-Team Volunteers on Compuserve. This tool bar adds some
nice
features such as the ability to add curly quotes, single quotes, change
Envelope SmartMasters on the fly, Change the screen background color to an
off
white and back again, add Copyright symbols and some others. It includes
icons and tool bar that you can just copy to the proper directory and go for
it.
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming/tink4os2.zip
Paul M Blais - pblais@visi.com - St Paul, MN
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PMView 1.0 now available (graphics)
Reply-to: sthiagar@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (sivasailam thiagarajan)
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SOFTWARE: PMView 1.0 (new version)
shareware bitmapped image viewer for OS/2. This release is intended mostly
to
fix a few problems running PMView under OS/2 Warp 4.0, but it also includes
some new features, including support for CFM TWAIN (so you can drive a
CFM-supported scanner from inside PMView), LGO and FITS file read/write
support, and optional interpolation while Zooming (to improve image
appearance).
BMT Micro at ftp://ftp.bmtmicro.com/bmtmicro/pmvw100.zip
FilePile at http://filepile.com/nc/dd?pmvw100.zip+os2
AOL at the OS/2 Forum
converter, and (minor) image editor for OS/2. PMView handles BMPs, GIFs,
JPEGs, TIFFs, PNGs (you can find our signatures on the PNG announcement),
IFFs, PCXs, PCDs, and many other types of bitmapped images (we support 35
different formats and variants). PMView is multithreaded and allows you to
do
minor image modifications (such as adjusting brightness and contrast or
cropping). You can also use PMView to convert images, make simple
slideshows,
capture the screen, and attach useful thumbnails (icons) to your image
files.
http://www.bmtmicro.com/pmview/
registrations are good for all future versions; you will NEVER have to pay
to
upgrade. To register, contact BMT Micro. They have a web page at
http://www.bmtmicro.com/ and take phone calls at 910-791-7052 or faxes at
910-350-2937. For technical support or questions, please e-mail Peter
Nielsen
at pnielsen@abo.fi or Raja Thiagarajan at sthiagar@indiana.edu.
(sthiagar@indiana.edu)
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Removable Media FAQ for OS/2
Reply-to: lgrossm@ceatlabs.okstate.edu (Leon Grossman)
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The FAQ has been posted to c.o.s.s. as well as being available in the usual
locations.
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By: Leon Grossman (lgrossm@ceatlabs.okstate.edu)
in
actuality, I am now responsible for writing very little of this FAQ. I have
listed everyone's name with their section of the FAQ. I will remain the
maintainer of this FAQ until I defend my thesis sometime next spring .
Hopefully we'll have it pretty much complete by then (as complete as
anything
can be in the ever changing computer world).
Fifth Revision: December 13, 1996
Fourth Revision: November 6, 1996
Third revision: October 25, 1996
Second revision: October 19, 1996
First revision: October 11, 1996
Initial release: October 9, 1996
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removability support. The IBM1S506 driver will now provide better support
for
removable media. The OS2DASD.DMD will allow SCSI and IDE removable media
drive users (of all sorts) to gain HPFS removability, speed, and just
overall
native support for HPFS without requiring special drivers. These drivers
will
be folded into the base OS at some later date but you can get them now.
byte/sector MO disks. See and download them from:
http://rheooptik.fmf.uni-freiburg.de/pub/os2/drivers/removables/00-index.htm
l
A further description will follow at the next revision of this FAQ.
has
an .ADD driver for their PP drives) but if you can talk Iomega into creating
an .ADD driver for your PP drive the new OS2DASD.DMD will support the PP ZIP
drive too! I have emailed Iomega on this several times, only to be
completely
ignored. I emailed them upon learning about the new drivers by IBM and they
have ignored me. Let's start an email campaign and make them listen. Read
in
sections 2 and 3 for more information.
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/miscellb/os_2warp/index.htm
ftp://ladybug.cheng.okstate.edu/newdasd.exe
in Europe:
l
**************************************************************************
**************************************************************************
Team OS/2
lgrossm@ceatlabs.okstate.edu
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The removable media FAQ for OS/2 is available at:
http://www.txdirect.net/users/teej/remmedia.htm
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Submitted by: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy F Sipples)
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Dear InnoVal Customer:
Road
Mailer. Orders are being accepted on our secure and non-secure order forms
at
http://www.innoval.com/business.htm. Orders will be filled in the order
received.
who
purchased the Post Road Mailer (Green) after June 1, 1996 will receive this
upgrade free of charge. These customers should have already received an
email
notice from us, explaining the procedures for applying this upgrade. If you
are entitled to this upgrade, but have not received that email from us,
please
provide us with the particulars by writing to innoval@ibm.net.
This release corrects most of the problems that have been reported and has
many, but not all, of the new features in Release 2.5. The 2.1 upgrade can
be
downloaded by going to http://www.innoval.com/update.htm and following the
instructions provided there.
http://www.innoval.com. We strongly suggest you upgrade to either Release
2.1
or 2.5. These releases are the result of the dedication and hard work of the
InnoVal team. If you are not completely satisfied, please tell us. If you
are
satisfied, please tell your friends and support us in the newsgroups.
Chuck Kowarz
Ken Taylor
Marianne Roderus
Kari Jackson
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Reply-to: sander@stardock.com (Alexander Antoniades)
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Stardock Systems has enhanced its order page to now offer secure credit card
ordering of all of its OS/2 products through the Stardock Web page using any
secure Web browser (Netscape 2.02+ recommended).
allows us to offer more OS/2 products to our customers at reduced prices"
said
Alexander Antoniades, Vice President of Marketing, Stardock Systems, "If
this
trend continues and we will be able to offer services that aren't even
possible in today's computing environment."
released PlusPak: Themes for OS/2. Today, Stardock has several products on
its commerce server with more to come. Adding the secure transaction services
to the conventional order page was the next step.
the
transaction was secure.
via
the Web at
http://www.stardock.com/order.html.
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Stardock's '97 OS/2 Plans!
Reply-to: wardell@ibm.net
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There will be specific announcements on each of these but I figure one post
that summarizes all of them should get people happy. :)
greatly
expand our OS/2 presence. I believe actions speak louder than words so here
goes some of the OS/2 plans from 1st Half 1997.
On March 28, Stardock will release the first ever expansion pack for
Galactic Civilizations II.
features to Galactic Civilizations II. New ships include ones that better
balance the game between fast ships, tough ships, and powerful ships. A new
type of ship called the "Odin" class ship can see all ships (cloaked or not)
in a given quadrant. Stealth ships have been made stealthier to
conventional
ships.
out
to destroy everyone. You can't reason with them, you can't beg for mercy
from
them, they exist to destroy all others. The Ominorians ships also look very
cool.
ships that have incredible durability in battle.
galaxy, the ships, and more.
probably all the way up to features that let players change all their ship
projects from one project to another without having to switch projects on a
per planet basis.
time
players as well as new players.
on
March 28 and will cost $14.95. The commerce server is located at
http://www.stardock.com/order.html.
Also on March 28 Stardock will be releasing the first widely public beta of
its big game project Entrepreneur! Entrepreneur has been designed for OS/2,
Windows 95, and Windows NT. The wide beta will be open to users of any of
the
3 OS's.
computer market) and a specialty (engineer, marketer, laborer) and try to
conquer the world by creating products and selling them to the world. You
hire and fire employees who can improve the technology of your product,
create
marketing programs (including FUD -- Fear Uncertainty and Doubt), as well as
try to make sure that you have enough products to go around.
what direction you try to improve your products. So don't spend all your
technical resources trying to improve traits that no one cares about.
Internet
as well as computer opponents such as Gill Bates who are out to destroy you.
sense of where the game is going. Beta testers will be able to greatly
influence how the game progresses. Entrepreneur's general availability will
be in 3Q97. For a limited time, users can join the beta program by
pre-ordering the game in which they get the beta (either via mail or
downloading it) and getting the final version automatically shipped to them.
http://www.stardock.com/order.html
----------------------
on-going
collaboration between SouthSoft (PMNews) and Stardock.
users have seen in news readers before. Both Stardock and SouthSoft have
been
on the newsgroups for years and have read and had their own "wishlists" of
what should be in the perfect news reader. The result is PMINews. In
keeping
with Stardock's component strategy, PMINews will be priced very aggressively
-- $29.95. It will be available in the second half of April on Stardock's
secure commerce server (http://www.stardock.com/order.html) where users can
now order and download at the same time without having to pay
shipping/handling charges.
conventional channels in late May.
bring
to you the first wide beta of Stellar Frontier!
for a real-time space action game that plays on the Internet as well as the
LAN. While it is a competitor of Virgin Interactive's SubSpace, Stellar
Frontier players won't have to pay a fee to play others on the Internet.
make
sure SF servers are made available everywhere. Moreover, the game also
supports single player mode via a top notch AI that almost seems human in
the
way it plays.
University
of California, creates an atmosphere of real space flight. The game plays
like
a multiplayer version of Star Control Melee but with a much much larger
universe to play in.
their territory while moving up the ranks (to get access to better ships).
Exploration, warfare, and alliances are all part of the game.
elements
of games such as Net Trek with the action of Star Control 2 and the
availability of SubSpace, Stellar Frontier mixes all of them nicely.
NT) will be available in mid April with a 3rd quarter 1997 general
availability.
trademarks are held by their respective holders).
FileBar and Havoc will not be included) and add a powerful and easy to use
Benchmarking program for OS/2 to allow IS managers and end users to ensure
that their system is running at speeds they expect.
traditional customer base) as well as consumers and end users.
Internet such as Fixpacks for OS/2, JAVA updates, JAVA programs, and a host
of
other things. In short, instead of having to download megabytes of "stuff"
from the Internet, OS/2 Essentials will have them on the CD.
OS/2, File Graph Pro, a convenient utility that graphics out how much disk
space each directory uses on your hard drive, Screen Saver Pro, a screens
saver with lots of features including green monitor support, as well as a
true
"Trash can" for OS/2.
upgrade to 2.0 for $19.95 by calling Stardock at 1-888-STARDOCK (or
1-800-672-2338) or emailing sale@stardock.com.
release
Links Golf for OS/2. Stardock and Access Software have teamed up to bring
the
world's best golf game to OS/2 users.
including multithreaded rendering which greatly improves redraw performance,
multiple view windows at the same time, as well as support for running at
very
very high resolutions.
see
what a state of the art golf simulation is like should check out Links for
OS/2.
$39.95 until June 1 by calling 1-888-STARDOCK or 1-800-672-2338 or emailing
sale@stardock.com.
Object Desktop.
standardize
on Object Desktop 1.5 which has historically been the world's top selling
OS/2
product.
Object Desktop. The first component "Polish" will improve the look and feel
of OS/2. Other PowerUPs will include a Start Bar, enhanced object/program
control (such as being able to tell a program to start in a specific virtual
desktop), and more.
well
as third party OS/2 resellers.
choose each feature they want and each feature is expected to cost around
$15
making it very affordable for both corporations as well as end users.
available
to buy our software. We think 1997 will be another good OS/2 software year
for Stardock and look forward to creating new and exciting software for
great
OS's like OS/2 Warp.
On the Internet: http://www.stardock.com
By Phone: (313)/453-0328 (313)/453-1480 FAX
Toll-Free Order: 1-888-STARDOCK (or 1-800-672-2338)
Brad Wardell Stardock Systems, Inc.
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Sslurp! 1.0
-----------
Version 1.0 of Sslurp! (formerly known as SpiderMan and WebSucker) has been
released. Sslurp! can download web pages and follow all links on it plus
download inline images. Retrieved data is stored on disk for later
inspection
using a standard web browser.
- automatically get web pages that are updated regularly (e.g. the famous
Dilbert cartoon)
- mirror web sites
- etc.
newer
or the Internet Access Kit. At least one HPFS partition is required.
- Option to download inline images
- Option to download Java applets
- Can use proxy HTTP server
- Enables automation using command line options and logging
- Configurable limits of item size, link depth and URL structure
- History function keeps last 15 URLs
- Accepts URL Objects dropped on it
- items can be skipped automatically if they're not newer than the
local copies
- Supports HTML frames, maps, Java applets
- Supports basic authorization
- Supports Proxy authorization
(will be moved to /pub/os2/internet)
(will be moved to /bmtmicro)
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TUCOWS Now has OS/2 section for Internet related Software
Reply-to: nss@iname.com (Noah Sumner)
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TUCOWS, has decided to add an OS/2 section! Which will provide OS/2
users
with a great location to find OS/2 programs of various types. We however
will
need some volunteers to help get started, with the OS/2 section. If any body
is interested in volunteering please contact me ASAP.
winsock
software to Windows users and added a Macintosh section a while ago and has
been constantly expanding even including various non-internet applications.
We
believe OS/2 will provide a new horizon and are very excited about the
future
we hope you will be too. We have mirrors around the globe which provided
fast
service to all of our users! Thanks In Advance:-)
the most convenient mirror sites.
Coordinator OS/2 section of TUCOWS!
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The OS/2 Virtual Diner is now on-line!!
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I have just finished making a new OS/2 site that happens to be a part of my
home page. It is a place where people can learn about your and my favorite
operating system (OS/2), as well as to find resources for Warp. I encourage
any person who would like to help by submitting any information that would
be
beneficial for the site to do so by sending me an e-mail.
Reply-to: jma@jmast.se (Martin Alfredsson)
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Keep looking the "Unofficial Warp 5 FAQ" homepage has been visited over
10.000 times in about a month.
soon as I the current translator are finished.
me and I will send you the .GIF and the link.
translate the page to your language please contact me !
JMA Data Software Technologies
Development, Consulting, WEB design.
Professional member of the IBM Solutions Developers Program
Our mail address: mail@jmast.se
Or fax us at: 46-(0)31-195260
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http://www.students.Armstrong.EDU/~lesagega/
Garrett LeSage
-----------------
mailto:goofy@mindless.com
http://www.students.Armstrong.EDU/~lesagega/
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Reply-to: hhf@teamos2.de (Hendrik H. Fulda)
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Version 1.1 as of 26. March 1997
Germany, in March this year already knows: Thomas Christinck and I spoke
with
John Soyring.
Network Computing Project", but is maybe better known as the boss of Paul
Giangarra, (leading OS/2 developer), visited CeBIT.
attendee of the meeting of the Australian OS/2 usergroup. The attendee
reported that John Soyring said that Lou Gerstner had told an US bank OS/2
will be supported by IBM for the next ten years.
while
attending the meeting with Lou Gerstner at the US Bank, Lou Gerstner and he
said, "OS/2 will be supported and developed by IBM for the foreseeable
future,
at least ten years from now". - So its not "ten years", but "at least ten
years".
IBM who doubt the future of OS/2 and he answered that he is aware of this
problem. He said tremendous errors have been made in the past and used the
phrase "the OS/2 kernel is frozen" as an example. He said that he was right
here at CeBIT to tell IBMers and IBM customers that OS/2 is not dead and has
a
bright future.
press. IBM will from now on, start to deliver new technology or enhancements
for OS/2 "every Web year" - every 90 days - and to inform press, "to keep
the
OS/2 platform visible and vital".
development
and research last year. This amount will not be changed in the next years.
replied
that IBM has moved the OS/2 Client and OS/2 Server development to the same
place: Out f 900 OS/2 developers in Boca Raton, 720 were moved to the LAN
developers in Austin, Texas, into a new building. All developers now meet at
the coffee machine and for lunch. It's six minutes from one developer to any
other developer "including the elevator queue". John Soyring said that
"spirit
is up, productivity is up and quality is up". And still IBM has saved money.
Warp
4 than we've had in any of the previous 10 years of development, we're going
to continue our investment at a very high rate because the operating system
is
used extensively for mission critical applications among the world's 10,000
largest enterprises."
about 34.000 (thirty four thousand) subsidiaries and about a million
employees
has signed with IBM and will move from Windows to OS/2 for all client PCs.
The
Hong Kong Chinese Bank is so large that one of the bigger banks in England,
the Midland Bank, UK, is just a subsidiary.
to
leave for the next appointment.
leaving the company, has said in public that OS/2 will be here to stay at
least until the year 2005. And with this he left finally.
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Reply-to: polyex@mail.netsrq.com
Submitted by: polyex@mail.netsrq.com
Source: polyex@mail.netsrq.com
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Want to win a free copy of Vigilance On Talos V for OS/2 Warp?
Talos
V, is offering YOU the chance to win a free copy. All you have to do is
fill
out a short survey ,and the randomly selected winner will be announced
March
31st 1997.
Adam Hall
PolyEx Software
Makers of the Wordup Graphics Toolkit for OS/2
Come check out our code at http://www.netsrq.com/~polyex
garden"
-Baron (Rainbow Bridge- Maui 07/1970
AD)
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//if you would like to order this game, please let us know, so we can
guestimate demand, thanks//
SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd - Distributor of OS/2 software
fax 61-2 9310-1118 ph 61-2 9310-1214
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