<< Previous Message << >> Next Message >>
| Date: | Fri, 11 Sep 1998 16:11:30 EST |
| From: | SBT Information Systems <sbtaus@ibm.net > |
| Reply-To: | |
| To: | 32bits@sbt.net.au |
| Subject: | OS/2 News, Views and PRs 16-1-1998 |
OS/2 News, Views and PRs 16-1-1998
====================================================================
REMOTE SERVICES MANAGEMENT (R.S.M.) (R)
Remote Control , File Transfer & Software Distribution
For Windows NT, Windows 95, OS/2, Windows 3.1, DOS
__________________________________________
For trial versions of R.S.M., go to the download page :
http://www.iss2you.com/download/
__________________________________________
R.S.M Flash - December 1997 - English version (version francaise ci-dessous)
*************************************************************
REMOTE SERVICES MANAGEMENT (R.S.M.) v4.2 TO BE RELEASED ON JANUARY 15, 1998.
R.S.M. new version v4.2 will be available on January 15, 1998.
New features :
1. Fully compatible version of P.S.L. for Windows NT & Windows 95.
P.S.L. (programming script language) allows you to update database
information, automate remote collection and remote distribution functions.
A new P.S.L module (D.S.M) is included : it allows management, scheduling
and planning of Remote Distribution, Remote Collection and Remote Execution
process.
2. Multiple Client Gateway
3. New password encryption
4. Multiple gateway for directive broadcast
5. Disable screen saver & animation parameters
6. Terminal mode for Windows NT
7. Windows NT User profile management when using file transfer
8. Direct client command-line control
9. Use marker on the Client side.
10. Choose your own graphical environment
11. New 30-day trial version
*************************************************************
JOIN US AT IT COMDEX France PARIS FEBRUARY 2-6, 1998
International Software Solutions will be at the IT - COMDEX France
We will be pleased to meet you at one of the largest computer fairs
In Europe.
To get your free invitation, let us know before JANUARY 10, 1998 ;
Send us an E-mail or Call 0033 (0)4 76 524 222
*************************************************************
YPHISE FUNCTION LABEL AWARDED TO REMOTE SERVICES MANAGEMENT
The Yphise function label is now Available on www.yphise.com
It certifies that R.S.M. is the best remote control product with respect to
The Yphise study specifications : "Remote Workstation Operations".
The Yphise Corporation selected R.S.M. after having studied the 7 principal
Remote Control software pacakages currently sold in the market
*************************************************************
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ALL OF US
AT INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
====================================================================
check out RAMFS.IFS - a memory mapped filesystem for OS/2
http://home3.inet.tele.dk/kro/ramfs.zip
====================================================================
OS/2 success sells Win products for IBM
Now that IBM has dropped all further development of OS/2-based voice
recognition software, in the latest IBM Software Update Spring 1997 IBM
promotes their Windows-only ViaVoice using Dr Graham Norton's success with
his OS/2 based system.....
========================================================================
If you haven't yet tried Mesa, you still can:
Since the final version of Mesa 2.2 is not yet available, Sundial Systems
has decided to release another PreRelease so that you may continue to use
and evaluate the new features.
This updated PreRelease will be available late Thursday. To download it, and
a new evaluation license visit
http://www.sundialsystems.com/mesa/mesa22printrofromhome.html
Thank you for using and testing Sundial Systems products!
----------
Rollin White
Sundial Systems Support Services
http://www.sundialsystems.com
========================================================================
Adventure Software delivers Internet Adventurer v1.21 for OS/2 Warp
Roskilde, Denmark, January 12, 1998
Adventure Software is proud to announce the release of Internet Adventurer
version 1.21 for OS/2
With the release of version 1.21, Adventure Software confirms its commitment
to deliver the best Internet Suite for OS/2
Internet Adventurer is OS/2's premier Internet Suite. It contains everything
you need for using the Internet.
"We are very exited about the response from our users - they really think that
Internet Adventurer is the best" says Kim Rasmussen, president of Adventure
Software. "We are getting famous for the support we provide to the users of
our software - and most of the suggestions for enhancements enters the
product" he adds.
Adventure Software, developer of Internet Adventurer, OS/2 Internet Suite,
received the highest possible score from TUCOWS (http://os2.tucows.com) in
May, 1997 and a rating of "Excellent" from Software Showcase in June 1997. The
Internet Adventurer suite includes IRC, WWW (using WebExplorer or Netscape/2
interface), gopher, FTP, newsreader, mail, telnet, WebWatcher and integrated
support for running native JAVA applets. Taken from the Software Showcase web
page, "Support from the author, Kim Rasmussen is second to none!"
When EDM/2 (http://www.edm2.com) reviewed Internet Adventurer, they said:
"In conclusion the Internet Adventurer suite of programs is an excellent
program which has great potential. The GUI design is clean and direct. The
user is never overpowered with two much information even though at times the
program has several presentation manager windows opened."
EDM/2 also said "In short, this program can fulfill the needs of all but the
most demanding of Internet users."
Following is a description of the main features, further info can be found on
http://www.inetadv.net
* General
* Easy to use navigation window
* Customizable toolbars
* Full 32-bit pentium optimized code
* Quicklist for storing URLs
* Built-in address book
* Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
* DCC Chat and file transfer
* One window per channel
* REXX scripts support
* Easy customization
* Doubleclick on any URL to view it in the www-browser
* Built in identd support
* World Wide Web (WWW)
* Can integrate with Netscape/2
* Has a builtin WWW-Browser, based on IBM's WebExplorer
* USENET News and Email
* Tight integration of email and news
* Multiple email accounts and news servers
* Online or Offline use.
* Simultaneous downloading of messages in multiple groups/servers/accounts
* Killfile support
* News/Email filters
* Custom folders for storing of messages
* Fill MIME and national language support
* Automatic decoding of attachments
* Syntax highlighting editor and message viewer
* Doubleclick on any URL to view it in the www-browser
* Support for external editors
* Address book
* Handling of crossposted articles
* WebWatcher
* Keeps a watch on www-pages and let's you know when they change.
* Can play a wav-file when a page is changed
* Can send email whenever a page changes.
* Support for proxy firewalls
* Java
* Can run any Java applet that Netscape/2 can run
* Allows for easy access to future technologies
Internet Adventurer is distributed and sold as shareware - this means that you
get to try it before buying it, and you only have to pay for it if you
continue to use it.
Screenshots are available at http://www.inetadv.net , where you can also
register and download the shareware version.
After 30 days of evaluation, you _must_ register if you want to continue using
Internet Adventurer !!!
You can register at with us at current-exchange-equivalent in A$
The following prices apply:
Internet Adventurer 1 User 40 USD
Internet Adventurer 3 Users 110 USD
Internet Adventurer 5 Users 175 USD
Internet Adventurer 10 Users 300 USD
Internet Adventurer 50 Users 1350 USD
Internet Adventurer 100 Users 2500 USD
Internet Adventurer 200 Users 4700 USD
Internet Adventurer Site license 7000 USD
___________________________________________________________
Kim Rasmussen - Author of Internet Adventurer for OS/2 PM
President, Adventure Software
This truck driver hauling a tractor-trailer load of computers stops for a
The bartender comes over to him, sniffs, says he smells kind of nerdy,
As he is sipping his beer, a skinny guy walks in with tape around his
The bartender said not to worry, the nerds are overpopulating Silicon
So the truck driver finishes his beer, gets back in his truck, and heads
So remembering what happened in the bar, he pulls out his gun and starts
A highway patrol officer comes zooming up and jumps out of the car
"Well, sure," said the patrolman, "But you can't bait 'em."
====================================================================
NOTE: If you would like to be removed from this mailing list,
OS/2 CONNECT is THE authoritative source for contact information
The newsletter is implemented as a web page at:
It is also available as a set of HTML files suitable for use with standard
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
B. CompuServe
In the "IBM OS/2 Users+" Forum (GO OS2USER), go to the
2. On the Internet:
FTP Sites: hobbes.nmsu.edu (/pub/os2/info/newsltr/connect) or
World Wide Web Sites:
OS/2 CONNECT home page (HTML)
- the zipped HTML files for downloading can be found at:
IN BRAZIL
IN DENMARK:
3. Bulletin Boards:
The 42nd Street BBS (Northern Ireland, UK) +44-(0)1247-270883
The OS/2 CONNECT HTML files can be distributed free of charge.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO RE-DISTRIBUTE THIS NOTICE ACCORDINGLY.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
====================================================================
====================================================================
Harrison, New York, January 1, 1998, InnoVal Systems Solutions announced
InnoVal will unveil the J Street Mailer at a meeting of the New York
InnoVal is now accepting memberships in a J Street Mailer Charter User
The first beta release of J Street Mailer is scheduled for January 30,
InnoVal will be inviting journalists from software trade publications
"A significant presence of OS/2 users in the charter group is essential.
J Street Mailer requires Java 1.1.4 or later. InnoVal will provide
For additional information, please send an email to jstreet@innoval.com
InnoVal reserves the right to limit the size of the Charter Users Group
====================================================================
First in a series of "Java for OS/2 and OS/2 for Java" Initiatives
Harrison, New York, December 22, 1997. In the first of a series of
Commercial and shareware Java developers who use OS/2, and software
Features
-- A single image control in which all images are placed in a single GIF
--Full control over placement of buttons in a horizontal, vertical, or
--Buttons may be any size with variable spacing between buttons
--Transparent GIF's are supported for special effects (icon over
--Selection of button border styles (e,g. none, single, or double).
--Full control of alternate images for mouse-over, mouse down,
--Built-in off-the-bar bubble helps may be placed above or below the
--Any one or more buttons may be set as latchable
--Buttons may be manipulated (clicked or "illuminated") with method
--Buttons may be re-arranged under program control
--Small code footprint, suitable for both robust applications and
--Includes InnoVal's Calendar Pad control
--Requires Java 1.1.4
To request a license, please send an email to Marianne Roderus at
--Please include the word InnoBar in the subject.
--Full Name
--Name of company or organization
--Full postal street address
--Email address
--A statement that you use OS/2 or that your company develops native
--Your phone number
--Your email address
InnoVal plans to release the first beta version of a comprehensive
For additional information please send an email to innoval@ibm.net or
====================================================================
The employees of InnoVal want to thank you for your past support and
Dan has prepared a report on InnoVal, the Post Road Mailer, Java, and
The current issue of OS/2 e-Zine also has an excellent review of Hacksaw
Similarly, there is a wonderful review and description of NetExtra at
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/luvabo/reviews.htm
Again, thanks and Happy New Year.
The InnoVal Team
====================================================================
Java Compiler for OS/2 Available
HPJ for OS/2 now available on AlphaWorks
The High Performance Java Compiler is now available for download from
Reference for more information: http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com
Regards,
Ian Morphett
====================================================================
> Do you have any plans to allow Relish to communicate with the >
We're working on "something" and will announce details when they're
Rollin White Sundial Systems
Many of you already know me, since I have been for the last ten years the
Starting from scratch in 1987, as many other successful software start-ups,
However, if I have really enjoyed the real success of ISS (over 2 million
If you are interested by the skills and experience I have acquired over the
Now, before my departure, I want to take the time to thanks the thousands of
Thanks again for your interest and, "I'll be back"!
Best Regards.
Philippe-Charles Krug-Basse. Founder of International Software Solutions.
====================================================================
>Does anyone know anything about SNMP, and are there any simple SNMP
I revisited the Java version of an SNMP management utility under OS/2
-----------------------------------------------------------
====================================================================
What's Queued Up?
CIBC Thriving on Network Computing and Java
The No-Compromise Infrastructure: Bridging to Network Computing
//of course we all know the original WinFrame was developed on OS/2//
Mike Lawrie at the Mike
Question: Why is IBM putting its updated Java Virtual Machines
ML: A lot more goes into IBM's commitment to make OS/2 a premiere
I'd also like to take this opportunity to assure the viability and
PMfax: December's OS/2 WARP FM Application of the Month
//see also some tips further on//
The OS/2 WARP FM application of the month for December is Keller
In addition to the standard fax features -- sending, receiving,
For even greater flexibility, PMfax includes a printer driver for
PMfax not only serves as an exceptional standalone fax application
For developers who want to vary fonts, customize cover pages or
Two new variations of PMfax, targeted for year-end availability,
PMfax has grown up with OS/2. It first appeared in 1990, taking
Press Points
ZDNet News, Response to Mary Jo Foley's article titled, "Death
Internet Week - "IBM Rolls Out OS/2 Warp Server Add-On - Part 371",
IL SOLE-24 ORE "IBM's BlueBird spread the wings of the new Network
InfoWorld Electric - "IBM to port WorkSpace on Demand to other
C/NET - "IBM expands network access" by Ben Heskett, November 24,
PRESS RELEASE: OS/2, Lotus Notes become OA standard of China's
Back Issues of OS/2 WARP FM are available on-line at
For more information on the OS/2 Family of products see:
Check out other Network Computing Software Division Publications --
Subscribe to Java Update at
Visit the on-line edition of the eNetwork Connection newsletter at:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
VOLUME 2 OS/2 WARP FM November 1997
What's Queued Up?
CIBC Thriving on Network Computing and Java
________________________________________________________________________
What's Queued Up?
E-Business Potential in Manufacturing
TIBCO's MarketSheet for Java - OS/2 WARP FM January Application of
The OS/2 WARP FM product of the Month for January, MarketSheet for
This cost-effective, lightweight alternative to the Windows- or
The MSJ suite of applets are building blocks that can be combined in
Full Quote - shows a complete set of data fields for a given
Page - displays page based data
Graph - shows real-time price movements in graphical form
News - shows scrolling, live news headlines; click on a headline to
The TIB** in TIBCO stands for The Information Bus and as with all
On the Air with Donn Atkins
In his new role as IBM General Manager for OS/2 and WorkSpace
The old saying "The more things change, the more things stay the
The things that really count -- our values -- are not going to
And on a personal note... I'm definitely not going to change
I invite you all to continue to be candid with me-- tell me what
Sincerely,
Donn
OS/2 in the Most Unexpected Places
Since the early 1990's Environmental Systems Products, Inc. (ESP), a
Over the years (from 1972) emissions devices for gasoline automobiles
One of the required BAR-97 tests is for nitrous oxides, which can
System One's large colorful graphics, which are built using OS/2
Because of the system's outstanding performance and multitasking
Garages throughout the United States are currently using or will be
For more information on System One and Environmental Systems
Are We There Yet?
In mid-December, Sun responded to Java critics by delivering the beta
Their impatience is understandable given the promise of this latest
IBM receives two versions of the JDK from JavaSoft -- one written for
JavaSoft writes the JDK in C, C++ and Java. The Java portion,
The AWT shouldn't be changing anymore since further updates in the
The fact that the most of the graphics/user interface code is no
For more information on JDK 1.2 features and enhancements, see
Information Briefs
HongkongBank Financial Explorer
This impressive graphical Java 1.02-based application runs on OS/2*
Even More Reason to Feel Secure with OS/2
This completely integrated OS/2 security system, co-developed by
For more information on SafeGuard Easy and the complete family of
WorkSpace On-Demand for the Year 2000
VOLUME 2 - OS/2 WARP FM InfoFlash - FLASH 41
New Java Compiler on Alphaworks Site
New Java Compiler on Alphaworks Site
IBM has released a test version of a high performance Java(TM)
The compiler currently supports most of the Java 1.1 APIs,
Press Points
PC Week - "Lowering TCO At Warp Speed" by Michael Caton, December
IBM Press Release -- December 8, 1997
Information Week - "Java For The Enterprise" by Rich Levin December
Industry News
OS/2 Warp 10th Anniversary 1987 - 1997
====================================================================
> what do you need to run Inet.Mail mail server ?
As far as servers, my own server is a 486 system with
how to with PMFax/FaxWorks:
> installed PMF LAN system with DeptA
If you enter a pathname in the Activity Report field on the Printer
If these departments are actually on separate file servers, then you
Also note the following "advanced use" features related to this:
CLIENT NUMBER DATA FOR CHARGE-BACK REPORTS - You can now make the
The file may contain:
For example:
------
PMfax File Format Specification
Important Note
If you are interested primarily in creating and sending text as a
Comma-Separated Values
Each record is a line in the file. Each field consists of ASCII
As an example of comma-seperated value records, consider the
Firstname Lastname,Company Name,1 (123) 555-5555,Group1
Note that most fields are of variable size (up to the specified
Index File (fax.idx) File Format
Phone Book File (.PBK)
Log File (FAX.LOG)
Activity Report File
Workstation Information (WS.INI)
Example - Adding a Log File Entry
as to make the PMfax software send a fax document, it must do the
1) Using file locking, read the fax.idx file to obtain the next
2) Write a fax document in TIFF Class F format to a file in the PMfax
3) Using file locking, append an appropriate record of "Spool " status
====================================================================
> Since we received several requests from FaxWorks v3 LAN users who wish to
FaxWorks v3 Support Program
(below are US$, $A prices at current exchange rates)
====================================================================
> I had my usual problems, but thanks to Leon Zetekoff at Solution
True Spectra Pro *includes* STI's Twain scanner drivers
There's an excellent little network monitor called NIMHH. It's freeware and
Your friend and mine,
Check this out
====================================================================
Retiring from web page - seek new owner/maintainer
Reply-to: sing@ibm.net (Colin Williams)
This is basically to let those that do visit it on a regular basis that I am
Its a hard decision for me to make because I am quite proud of how well the
So, I am currently looking for someone who would like to take the page over
I would prefer that someone did take over the reins rather than just
Thank you all for your support over the last 15 months - Its been a lot of
Kind regards,
Colin Williams.
=================================================================
Corrections from version 1.4d:
* Font selection on systems with a large number (>200) of installed fonts
* Problems in using large numbers of data groups (data columns) have been
Other fixes:
* The printing problems experienced by users running Warp version 4 appear
Basic LinePlot Capabilities:
* LinePlot is extremely flexible in allowing graphing of a wide range of
* Data can be plotted with lines, symbols, error bars, or combinations.
* Complete user control of the graphing axes. A single graph can have up
* Graph annotations that are independent of the data being plotted, can be
* LinePlot can produce printed output or OS2 metafiles. Metafiles can be
* All LinePlot file operations are conducted on a separate thread.
* Extensive, context sensitive on-line help. The on-line help includes a
* Program installation includes a number of sample graphs, with separate
-----------------------------------------------------------------
LinePlot as distributed is full featured. Program registration disables
Program registration fee is $25(US). On-line registration through the
Availability
The current version of the program is 1.4e, and is contained in a single
OS2 Shareware BBS
George P. Nelson
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Anyone interested can either check out the home page,
http://members.tripod.com/~dc210/
or catch a copy from /pub/incoming on Hobbes.
Stephane Charette
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dc210_18.zip proposed
RemindMe is a full-featured and very flexible calendar and scheduling
RemindMe also comes with an intelligent To-Do list. The To-Do list looks
Above all else, RemindMe is easy to use and very flexible. Both fonts and
This application is Shareware. Please register this program for $10 if you
get105 is a scripting ftp upload, download utility.
Your comments and suggestions are appreciated.
Keith Cotroneo
Warp City announces the first membership drive of 1998 for new members
As many know, Warp City is a private membership web site just for OS/2
Warp City also offers a huge ongoing list of the most popular and latest
For fun we offer midi music, a load of interesting and fun-loving Java and
We also highlight the newest, hottest and best web sites and home pages as
Our membership drive will end when we sign-up 400 new members or by January
Subscription Info: http://chauvet.com/wc-subscribe.html
URL; http://www.warpcity.com
http://www.io.com/~timur/crystalos2.html
This page contains lots of information on using the Crystal Semiconductor
I've updated the FAQ on this web page. There is now a question and answer
--
Want the best OS/2 soundcard? http://www.io.com/~timur/crystalos2.html
My OS/2 Java site can be reached at
http://javaos2.ml.org/Java/ or
My main OS/2 page is at http://doofus.ml.org/
-Aaron
--
Thanks to everyone that supported MR/2 ICE with their votes! I was a bit
See http://www.SharewareJunkies.com/awards1998.htm
At the bottom of this page is a short list of categories. Best OS/2
MR/2 ICE is a feature-packed internet email client for OS/2. Newsreading
http://nick.secant.com/mr2ice.htm
Nick
The URL is http://www.edm2.com/
EDM/2 is happy to announce the availability of the Introductory and
Starting date is late January, cost is $25 per head. The course will run
The courses will run subject to sufficient enrolment, but of course will not
===== Background
The EDM/2 Web site URL is: http://www.edm2.com/
EDM/2 is currently in its sixth straight year of publishing OS/2 development
EDM/2 offers a series of online courses, on topics from introductory C
EDM/2 has an online bookstore where you can purchase many programming books,
EDM/2 is the home of both "Timur Tabi's Developer Links" and "The OS/2 API
You can download EDM/2 straight from the site, or you can read any issue
Carsten Whimster
Master Gear is a console emulator which allows you to play your favorite
http://www.geocities.com/~spiceware
Darrell Spice Jr. --==> http://www.geocities.com/~spiceware <==--
The product can be used as a stand-alone application, ready to run in
A comprehensive HTML manual, for end users and developers, is included in
MaxBase was awarded the "Top 5%" rating from Jars (http://www.jars.com) in
MaxBase can be found at:
Latest release is, as said, *1.14*.
Max Marsiglietti
---------------------------------------------------------------------
WarpZip is a fresh new way to handle your archives. The integration of a
We are unaware of any software that will help you find those almost
There have been many small changes accumulating since the 1.03 version but a
More items remember drag & drop color & font changes.
We would like to thank you all for the terrific reception you have given.
The upcoming version (v1.05) will provide one of the most powerful zip
More information is available at the PillarSoft website:
http://fm-net.com/pillarsoft
---------------------------------------------------------------------
CodeQuill is a text editor written in entirely in Java.
Features:
Requirements:
Where:
Respond to:
John Simmons - Sonoran Software Guild
re device driver job we had in December News:
> I am afraid it's bad news. The customer came back saying that they were
> OS/2 should be Public Domain if it is to survive!
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The cd master went to the cd house on Friday, so we're looking at the end of
=====================================================================================
some interesting reading from Mother Jones and elswhere on BSA, MS and
http://www.motherjones.com/mother_jones/JF98/toc.html
Voytek Eymont
Return to [ 11 |
September |
1998 ]
http://home3.inet.tele.dk/krasmus/
___________________________________________________________
beer. As he approaches the bar he sees a big sign on the door saying
"NERDS NOT ALLOWED -- ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!" He goes in and sits down.
asks him what he does for a living. The truck driver replies that he drives a
truck, and the smell is just from the computers he is hauling. The
bartender says OK, truck drivers are not nerds, and serves him a beer.
glasses, a pocket protector with twelve kinds of pens and pencils, and a belt at
least a foot too long. The bartender, without saying a word, pulls out a
shotgun and blows the guy away. The truck driver asks him why he did that.
Valley, and are in season now. You don't even need a license, he said.
back onto the freeway. Suddenly he veers to avoid an accident, and the load
shifts. The back door breaks open and computers spill out all over the
freeway. He jumps out and sees a crowd already forming, grabbing up the
computers. They are all engineers, accountants and programmers wearing
the nerdiest clothes he has ever seen. He can't let them steal his whole
load.
blasting away, felling several of them instantly.
screaming at him to stop. The truck driver said, "What's wrong? I thought nerds
were in season."
MDX Paint 2 now available, check www.modulardreams.com, US$99
====================================================================
Please be advised that today we have released the February
1998 issue of the OS/2 CONNECT newsletter.
simply send an e-mail reply of REMOVE.
in the universe of IBM's OS/2 32-bit operating system.
http://www.os2ss.com/connect/
web browsers, such as the Netscape Navigator or IBM's WebExplorer. The file
is named CON0298.ZIP which includes a 1README.TXT file describing the
newsletter and how to install it. The newsletter is being distributed
through the following channels:
"OS/2 on the 'Net" section in the OS/2 Forum;
select "OS/2 Publications Websites."
Library & Browse the "Documentation" section.
(/pub/incoming)
ftp-os2.cdrom.com (/pub/os2/incoming) or (/pub/os2/newsltr)
http://www.os2ss.com/connect/
http://www.os2ss.com/connect/purpose.htm
http://www.ele.puc-rio.br/~donnici/os2.shtml
http://www.ele.puc-rio.br/~donnici/os2_eng.shtml (in English).
http://www.zitech.dk/userwebs/ericjohs/
ABSOLUT(e)LY TEMPORARY (Las Vegas, NV) 702/254-8601
Clarion BBS (Tampa, FL) 813/832-3851
IBM OS/2 BBS Slovenia (Ljubljana, Slovenia) +386-61-1253464
Interactive BBS (India) +91-11-7104973
The Lighthouse OS/2 Support BBS/HUGO (Netherlands) +31-183-402427
MBA's The "PRIDE" Network (Palm Harbor, FL) 813/786-4864
NightCall (Odense, Denmark) +45-6312-1074
OS/2 Home BBS (Zlin, Czech Rebulic) +420-67-523247
OS/2 Shareware;Pete Norloff's BBS (Fairfax, VA) 703/242-4482
Status Indiagate (New Delhi, India) +91-11-6985111, 6993111
Status Kalptaru Net (Nagpur,M.S,India)+91-712-744323,745946,745715
Viper OS/2 (Enschede, The Netherlands) +31-53-4780086
Virtual Dream BBS (Palermo, Italy) +39-91-489642
Xanadu OS/2 BBS (Stockholm, Sweden) +46-8-918390
Tim Bryce
Editor, OS/2 CONNECT
M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. (MBA)
777 Alderman Road
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/
MBA: Developers of the "PRIDE" Information Factory(R)
and Batch Manager
Since 1971: "Software for the finest computer - the Mind"
latest IBM Oz price list is (will be/should be) at:
www.sbt.net.au/sbt/ibm/master
J Street Mailer Announcement
today a Charter Users Group for J Street Mailer and a timetable for the
product's beta program. J Street Mailer is one of the first
comprehensive email programs and one of the first general user
applications written completely in Java.
City PC Club's OS/2 SIG on January 14. Dan Porter, InnoVal's president,
will demonstrate the product and discuss the importance of Java for
OS/2. In mid-February, Porter will demonstrate the J Street Mailer
again at a meeting of the Montreal OS/2 Users Group. "This has been the
most exciting and ambitious project we have ever worked on," said
Porter.
Group. Group members will receive access to any and all beta and
preview releases of the J Street Mailer throughout a two to three-month
product test cycle. At the conclusion of the beta program, charter
group members will receive a license for the production "gold" code and
a one-year upgrade subscription. The enrollment fee for the Charter
Users Group is $40.00 US. See InnoVal's web site at www.innoval.com for
details on how to become a charter member.
1998. Beta releases will only be available to Charter Users Group
members and journalists.
and e-zines to try the beta software and participate in email
discussions with beta testers. "It's unusual for a beta program to be
completely open to journalists in this way," said Porter. "We are going
to be very pro-active with the press. This is software for serious
email and we plan to use it to demonstrate the full capabilities of Java
for comprehensive and feature-rich applications. With the help of
public relations consultants, we hope to engage members of the press
with our users."
OS/2 is rapidly becoming the best and most promising platform for Java,"
Porter stressed. "We believe that Java is not only important to the
future of OS/2 but that OS/2 is important to the future of Java. We
want to get this message out."
links to appropriate releases of Java and complete installation
instructions.
or innoval@ibm.net, write to InnoVal Systems Solutions at 600 Mamaroneck
Avenue, Harrison, New York 10528, USA, or telephone InnoVal at
914-835-3838. InnoVal's home page may be found at
http://www.innoval.com.
and to increase the enrollment price without notice. Prices are in U.S.
Dollars and U.S. funds. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. OS/2
is a trademark of the IBM Corporation. J Street Mailer is a trademark
of InnoVal Systems Solutions, Inc. All other trademarks and service
marks are the property of their respective owners.
Java for OS/2 and OS/2 for Java Initiative
"Java for OS/2 and OS/2 for Java" initiatives, InnoVal Systems Solution
announced today that it will release InnoBar(TM), a high performance
toolbar component for Java developers. InnoBar is the toolbar component
created for InnoVal's upcoming 100% Java email program. The developer
product will ship on or about January 15, 1998.
development firms (ISV's) who develop native OS/2 software and are or
will be developing Java applications, are eligible to receive a free
developer's license. This offer is limited to two licenses per
enterprise, company, or organization. The license agreement provides
for royalty-free redistribution of the class files when the component is
distributed as a part of an application or applet. You must request a
copy of the InnoBar component no later than January 15, 1998, in order
to receive the license free of charge (list price is $75.00).
file for fast loading and high performance
array structure
background)
Bright and dark edge colors may be set
last-clicked, etc.
button or supressed. Delay before bubble appears is controllable
calls
applets
innoval@ibm.net. Your email must be received by January 15th and it
must include the following information:
OS/2 software
Java program for serious email in late January. InnoVal will target the
OS/2 community for a significant portion of its beta tester group.
telephone InnoVal at 914-835-3838.
InnoVal Employees to Our Customers
offer our best wishes to you in the coming year.
OS/2. We think that you will find it interesting. A link to the report
may be found in the current issue of OS/2 e-Zine.
for OS/2 (and Windows NT/95). We are very proud of this. It would not
have been possible without the help so many of you provided.
the Warped Site.
AlphaWorks. This compliments the versions already available for AIX and NT -
available from the same site. All three are at the same JDK 1.1.1 level
Desktop Software Strategist
Relish - Pilot link ???
PalmPilot?
available.
====================================================================
Looking for a "Top Gun"?
Founder, then President, CEO, and main "voice" of International Software
Solutions group. ISS is the worldwide renowned developer of the
multiple-award winning cross-platform remote control software named
R.S.M.-PolyPM/2 (product available for OS/2, DOS, Windows 3.1x, Windows 95
and Windows NT).
in my garage (in the south-east of France), ISS today represents a
multi-national group with 40 people, four different locations (West Palm
Beach - Florida, Basingstoke - England, Grenoble - France and Heidelberg -
Germany), and a yearly gross revenue of over $4 million dollars generating
during the last three years an average benefit of over $1 million dollars
per year.
copies of PolyPM/2 - R.S.M. distributed in more than 30 countries), I left,
in September, 1997 the group I founded ten years ago. This was because of a
very strong clash of ideas with my partners in relation to the future of ISS
in terms of: financial aspects, marketing options, technical development
directions, and strategic alliances.
last 10 years both on the US and European software "Theaters", in the
challenging management of a marketing and sales force, as well as the
day-to-day emulation of a technical team, please take a moment to look at
the resume I publish on my Web site at the following address:
http://www.as2.com/pckb.html.
customers who have embraced my most successful creation (PolyPM/2 - R.S.M),
especially since the time has come to move on to new ventures.
pckb@as2.com
SNMP anyone?
>capture utilities for OS/2?
with the Java 1.1 Applet viewer and amazingly enough it works! You can
download a working evaluation version without source at
niceman@worldnet.att.net (mike nice)
-----------------------------------------------------------
_____________________________________________________________
VOLUME 2 OS/2 WARP FM November 1997
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm
____________________________________________________________
The No-Compromise Infrastructure: Bridging to Network Computing
with WinFrame
Experts Expound on the Merits of Java
Mike Lawrie at the Mike
PMfax: December's OS/2 WARP FM Application of the Month
Press Points
Information Briefs
What's So Great about the Latest OS/2 JVM?
with WinFrame
(JVM) only on the strategic platforms namely WorkSpace On-Demand,
OS/2 Warp 4.0, OS/2 Warp Server, OS/2 Warp Server Advanced, and
OS/2 Warp Server SMP?
Java platform for e-business than just taking the code from Sun
Microsystems and attaching it to the operating system. To get the
kinds of performance improvements that we've achieved with each
new JVM release for OS/2, we need to make a number of modifications
to OS/2 Warp. Just to remind you -- we made a 44% jump in
performance when we went from the 1.02 release to 1.1 and then just
last month we added a 50% boost going to 1.1.4.
vitality of the OS/2 family. Despite what you may have read from
the on-line publications looking to stir up controversy with the
old, and by now tiresome, "OS/2 is dead" cry, the merging of PSP
with the Network Software and Java teams into the Network Software
Division does not signal the demise of the OS/2 line of products.
On the contrary, by working even closer with the groups that create
the Java initiatives and network infrastructure technologies, the
reorganization strengthens OS/2's position within IBM's overall
network computing and e-business strategy.
Group's PMfax. This completely integrated fax and voice solution
is a classic 32-bit OS/2 application. It takes advantage of OS/2's
traditional strengths including the powerful user interface,
multi-tasking and robustness.
viewing, and printing documents, PMfax incorporates powerful
editing tasks within a well-conceived user interface. Users can
rotate or zoom a fax, type or even draw on it, or paste objects su
ch as signatures or logos onto it. The OS/2 font support provides
outstanding text quality and the optical character recognition
(OCR) option converts fax images into text. Version 3.0 features
voice support, a Rexx application programming interface (API) and
Internet faxing, which is particularly convenient for sending faxes
internationally.
printing or sending faxes from OS/2, DOS and Windows applications
run on OS/2. So a word processor could be set up for fax merging
with automatic transmission. Savvy users can also add special
commands to the printer driver to build cover sheets and send fax
documents without intervention. Therefore sending a fax becomes as
easy as printing a file.
supporting more fax hardware than any other fax software product on
any operating system, but the LAN version works well in a shared or
multi-line environment. The most recent update released in November
significantly improves the product's capabilities in more complex
configurations with enhanced Windows workstation client support and
greater integration with Lotus Notes and cc:Mail. The
Notes/cc:Mail Gateway option lets users send and receive faxes
directly from these e-mail systems. And now users can obtain fax
numbers directly from Notes' address books.
broadcast documents to many recipients, Keller Group offers an
Enhanced Printer Driver Toolkit with an enhanced OS/2 printer
driver, documentation and examples. The enhanced printer driver fe
atures can be used from drag-and-drop text files, command files,
REXX programs, DOS programs, Windows programs or OS/2 programs.
are geared at small businesses. The first is basically a
repackaging of the multi-line set with reduced capacity at a lower
price. The second variation adds a shared load option where multi
ple workstations use the same fax hardware.
full advantage of the OS/2 features. IBM included a lite version
of the product in the OS/2 Warp bonus pack. It is still going
strong, adding more sophisticated capabilities as OS/2 evolves and
the requirements of the market change. For more information on
PMfax, see the Keller Group web page at http://www.kellergroup.com.
Knell For OS/2 Desktop?", December 2, 1997
This wonderful, sarcastic response to the "Death Knell" article --
not from an IBM representative -- showed very strong support for
OS/2. It included some very pointed comments about the "official
partner close to IBM" that Ms. Foley quoted as her source.
Page 12, December 1, 1997
This article suggests casting OS/2 Warp Servers as control hubs for
thin-client or managed PC environments as part of its explanation
of WorkSpace On-Demand. Describing WorkSpace as an OS/2 Warp
Server add-on, the story summarized its functions as providing
server-side execution of OS/2, DOS, and Windows 3.1 applications as
well as 3270 and 5250 host access to a client that is a scaled-down
version of OS/2 Warp 4.
Computing", November 28, 97
This article published in Italy brings back the code name for
WorkSpace On-Demand, positioning the product as a client/server
solution that supports "almost all types of personal and business
applications." It also explained that the Citrix WinFrame server
could add to the solution with support for 32-bit Windows NT and 95
applications.
OSes" by Steven E. Brier, November 25, 1997
This article was the second of two to divulge that IBM will give
WorkSpace On-Demand the ability to manage platforms that are
neither Intel-based nor OS/2. This information clearly indicates
that WorkSpace On-Demand is a solution for a broad range of comp
uting environments.
1997 See: http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,16769,00.html.
This is just one more on-line article that reported the shipping of
WorkSpace On-Demand. It compared WorkSpace to Microsoft's Hydra
technology that will run with Citrix server software.
Ministry of Electronic Industry, November 6, 1997
In the spirit of better late than never... This release announces
the successful development and implementation of Office Automation
(OA) based on OS/2 and Lotus Notes by China's Ministry of
Electronic Industry (MEI). Building from this foundation, MEI has
formed two committees to create the national Chinese Application
Program Interface (API) standards to facilitate software developers
and users.
http:// www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm.
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp.
http://www.software.ibm.com/mailing-lists/java-update.
http://www.networking.ibm.com/cover/cover.htm.
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm
____________________________________________________________
The No-Compromise Infrastructure: Bridging to Network Computing
with WinFrame
Experts Expound on the Merits of Java
Mike Lawrie at the Mike
VOLUME 3 OS/2 WARP FM January 1998
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm
_______________________________________________________________________
Looking Eastward: Interview with IBM's Software GM for Asia Pacific
TIBCO's MarketSheet for Java: WARP FM January Application of the Month
On the Air with Donn Atkins
OS/2 In the Most Unexpected Places
Are We There Yet?
Information Briefs
WorkSpace On-Demand for the Year 2000
the Month
Java** (MSJ), allows traders, portfolio managers, investment advisers
and brokers to gather, view and analyze both stored and live market
data from around the world at any time, from anywhere using any PC
equipped with a Java-enabled browser. MSJ is the Java version of
MarketSheet, one of the world's top trading information software
packages.
UNIX-based trader workstation is a collection of Java applets for
distributing and displaying market prices, news analysis and
historical information gathered from a wide range of sources such as
Reuters, Knight Ridder and the Tokyo stock exchange. Since MSJ was
designed to leverage Java strengths, it requires very little, if any,
installation and maintenance support.
HTML pages customized to individual requirements. The Java applets
are linked together to enable users to switch views from quotes to
graphs or to related news with a click of the mouse. Real-time
updates can be viewed in the following formats:
Quote Grid - displays a table of instruments and field values
instrument
see the full story.
TIBCO products, it is the foundation of MarketSheet and MarketSheet
for Java. This event-driven software bus collects data from many
sources and converts the varying formats into a common form
understood by all the applications it serves. It is the pipeline
that enables the exchange of data between applications.
On-Demand products, Donn Atkins will address the OS/2 WARP FM
audience with a new column that replaces Mike Lawrie at the Mike.
same" pretty much sums up how I see 1998 taking shape. Sure a few
things have changed for the OS/2 team. We reorganized into a new
division, working closely with the networking software and Java
development groups. I now have a greater realm of responsibility
within the OS/2 organization, which allows me to draw from the
experience I had as the marketing vice president to influence the
development side of the business. But all this is just surface
stuff.
change. Our team is as committed as ever to the OS/2 line of
products and IBM's network computing strategy. We are proud that in
the summer of 1996 we recognized the direction the industry was
taking. It allowed us to become one of the industry leaders in
helping customers leverage prior investments and begin to reap the
benefits of network computing as they prepare their businesses for
the next millennium. We're looking forward to maintaining this
leadership by delivering creative and innovative solutions that do
what our customers need them to do.
(although I'd like a little more time on the golf course). I still
want the same close contact with our sales teams, customers and
business partners that I've enjoyed so much for the past two years.
As I look back, the times that were most valuable from a business
perspective and most gratifying from a personal one were those spent
talking with people, sharing ideas, and most importantly,
listening.
we're doing right, what we're doing wrong and what we can do better.
I anticipate many good times ahead - sharing success and all the
rewards that come from taking the right steps forward.
wholly owned subsidiary of Wellman North America, Inc., has used
OS/2 to power its emissions analyzer, System One. OS/2's
multitasking, multithreading and graphic capabilities form the
foundation for the advanced software that makes this state-of-the-art
testing device the top in its field for performance, accuracy and
ease of use.
have evolved from just testing the basic pollutants -- hydrocarbons
and carbon monoxide -- to complete systems that test all automobile
components that control emissions such as the fuel gas cap,
evaporative canister, and the catalytic converter. As these devices
have grown in complexity the California Bureau of Automotive Repair
(BAR) has standardized the core set of features, the latest version
of which is known as BAR-97. ESP's System One satisfies the
requirements of BAR-97.
only be measured when a vehicle is "under load" -- that is driving up
hills. System One's Analyzer relies on a device called a dynamometer
to simulate this condition. In addition to its emissions testing
objectives, System One capabilities include database management and
communications. Furthermore, ESP can customize the device for testing
centers to satisfy any additional requirements that local licensing
bodies may impose.
custom controls, is only one of a number of features that
differentiates ESP's emission analyzer from the competition. Other
unique features include a patented non-contact engine speed (RPM)
probe, an automatic and integrated gas cap tester and a low profile
bi-directional dynamometer.
characteristics, testing centers can break down the process into
several discrete steps that can be done in parallel. For example,
data entry can begin for one vehicle while the previous one is still
being tested. This enables ESP customers to create a high-volume,
and consequently a high-profit, test center.
using System One in states such as Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia,
Utah and California. The typical center performs tests using an
analyzer sanctioned by the locality where they conduct business.
Products, see http://www.environmental-systems.com.
of Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.2. The release is designed to
simplify the development and delivery of scaleable, commercial,
mission critical Java applications that are both platform independent
and secure. As inevitably as children on a long car ride asking "Are
we there yet?", application developers for OS/2 want to know, "When
will it be available for our platform?".
version. This release marks the first formal inclusion of the Java
Foundation Classes (JFC), which include accessibility features for
users with disabilities, drag-and-drop, Java 2D and the Java
pluggable look-and-feel. Now developers have the choice of using a
common look and feel for all platforms, native interfaces or their
own GUIs. This version also adds new application services, a standard
architecture for extensions, collections, input methods, version
identification, weak references, Java interface definition language
(IDL), servlets, and javadoc templates.
Just as children must find the patience to endure the ride,
developers for OS/2 and other IBM platforms must bide their time
while IBM completes its porting process. But the wait is often
easier when everyone understands what's involved. The following is a
brief description of the process for porting JDKs to IBM platforms.
Windows 95/NT and one for Sun Solaris. The porting efforts are
concentrated in IBM's Java Technology Center located in Hursley,
England. The development laboratories for the various operating
system platforms also participate.
obviously the easiest to deal with, is simply recompiled for each
platform. The other, which is platform-dependent, requires manual
porting. In the past the majority of the conversion work centered on
the Advanced Windowing Toolkit (AWT), which is similar in function to
OS/2's presentation manager. For the update releases (i.e. 1.1.4 or
the recently released 1.1.6) skilled programmers need to cull through
hundreds of files looking for change from the previous version. Any
change then needs to be modified for the platform.
area of graphics will occur in the platform-independent, JFC. While
this will reduce the amount of manual porting, the new release still
contains a number of new features that remain platform-specific such
as Java 2D. In addition, IBM has made a series of performance
improvements that need to be integrated into any new code from
JavaSoft.
longer platform-specific has aroused some concern about performance
in this area. However, Kelvin Lawrence, technical lead for the OS/2
Java team, was unexpectedly pleased with what he observed. In
general, the performance should be excellent considering it's one of
the main focuses of JDK 1.2. The new version decreases the pauses
for garbage collection, improves memory allocation speed, adds memory
compression for loading classes and more.
http://www.javasoft.com/features/1997/dec/jdk1.2beta2.html.
In 1997, a team of IT system developers from Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited (HongkongBank), actively supported by
IBM, created a Java-based self-service kiosk system known as
HongkongBank Financial Explorer (HFE). HFE is designed to provide a
comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly communications channel.
Using a kiosk, bank customers can access a complete range of
financial information such as bank interest rates, foreign exchange
rates, property transactions, stock indices and prices by touching
the appropriate screen icons.
Warp 4 and connects to a back end DB2/2 server. HongkongBank has been
rolling out the application throughout its branch network since late
November.
The BSI (Germany's Federal Department of Information Security) has
certified IBM's SafeGuard Easy, the powerful security subsystem for
OS/2 that protects against unauthorized disk access through
authentication, at the F-C2/E2 level, following the Information
Technology Security Evaluation Criteria (ITSEC). Based on mutual
recognition agreements and common criteria this certification is
recognized by Germany, France, Canada and the United States. The
F-C2/E2 level is basically equivalent to the C2 security class
defined by the United States' Trusted Computer Security Evaluation
Criteria (TCSEC).
Germany's Utimaco Software AG and IBM, offers a wide variety of
security features including boot protection, encryption, and virus
protection. The certified subsystem, the first for OS/2, ensures a
high security standard for protection of data stored on personal
computers and workstations.
OS/2 SafeGuard products see the web site located at:
http://www.software.ibm.de/infocenter/ic_fact.nsf/internetSecurity?openview
________________________________________________________________________
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm
_________________________________________________________________________
Press Points
Industry News
compiler for OS/2 Warp. This compiler is available for download on
the Internet from the IBM Alphaworks site at
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com.
generating native, optimized (object) code for OS/2 Warp, OS/2 Warp
Server, and WorkSpace On-Demand. This new compiler provides an
option for developers who wish to produce software with high perf
ormance requirements for on these specific platforms, while
maintaining common Java source code.
8, 1997
IBM announced the completion of a new Java 1.1 application,
Packview, developed in conjunction with the Ralston Purina
Company. The application, which runs on an OS/2 server and can be
accessed by both OS/2 and Windows NT clients, allows packaging line
operators to view schedules, automatically set-up packing room
equipment, monitor product status and input information 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week at its domestic manufacturing plants. It's a
true example of how Java is being used to run critical business
operations today.
8, 1997. See the complete article at
http://techweb.cmp.com/iw/660/60iujav.htm
This in-depth cover story on Java mentions the work that IBM did to
help Ralston Purina create the Java version of its PackView
application. It also projects that Java is poised to provide
businesses with faster enterprise development, easier systems mana
gement, and applications that scale beyond the largest information
systems used today.
Personal computing to network computing...and beyond
______________________________________________________________
Techno Tips Techno Tips Techno Tips Techno Tips Techno Tips Techno Tips
====================================================================
one of the Kingston Turbo 133 (fast 486) chips and 48 meg of ram. It
runs on multiple scsi disks, one for the os and swap file and one
for everything else. Something in that range would likely do 10k
or 20k messages a day without sweating. I know one customer running
a pentium 133, 64meg of ram, ide disks and 100k messages a day.
> DeptB wants to use the system as well.
> What's the best way for A to keep track/bill B for outbound traffic ?
> preferably something that A can do at the fax server ...?
page of our settings on the fax server, we write a record to that file
for each send/receive event. This record is intended for use in
genearating charge-back reports like this. The record format is
documented below, and can be imported into most spreadsheet or database
programs for generating the report.
may want the MultiLAN Group Facility, too. That's what it is designed
for as described in our LAN Guide manual.
software prompt the user for "client information" when sending a fax,
and even prevent them from sending a fax without selecting a valid
client number. This information is saved in the "notes" field of the
fax log and the activity report, from which you can easily generate
charge-back reports and usage reports. This is controlled by the
presence of the FxNotes.INI file in the log directory (for stand-alone
systems or shared mode LAN systems) or the public directory (for
private mode LAN systems).
- A "=Prompt Text" line to specify the your prompt.
- A second line with just "=" if you wish to prevent the user from
sending a fax without selecting a customer number.
- Additional lines which specify the values which will be displayed
in a pull-down list for user selection. Each value can be up to
40 alphanumeric characters.
1) If the file exists but is empty, the user gets a prompt box but no
pull-down list, and the user can enter a value or leave it blank.
2) If the file contains only "=Enter Customer Number", the user gets
a retitled prompt box but no pull-down list, and the user can enter
a value or leave it blank.
3) If the file contains:
=Enter Customer Number
Cust 1, Matter 1
Cust 1, Matter 2
Cust 2
Cust 3
then the user gets a retitled prompt box and a pull-down list, and
the user can select a value from the list, enter a different value,
or leave it blank.
4) If the file contains:
=Enter Customer Number
=
Cust 1, Matter 1
Cust 1, Matter 2
Cust 2
Cust 3
then the user gets a retitled prompt box and a pull-down list, and
the user MUST select a value from the list in order to send a fax.
--------------
The formats of certain PMfax files are described below. This
information is subject to change without notice and is intended for
use only by licensed users of PMfax and associated programs. Any
direct manipulation of PMfax data files is done at your own risk, and
typical PMfax users should not alter these files. This information
is provided without support.
fax document, be sure to read appendix F in the PMfax User's Manual.
The "printer driver commands" make it very easy to write an application
that can send a fax document by simply writing text to a printer device.
----------------------
The PMfax data files are "Comma-separated values" (CSV) text files.
This format can be imported and exported by various applications.
For example, Excel 3.0 can open phone book files (use the Text button
on Excel's Open dialog box to specify a "Comma" column delimiter) and
write phone book files (use the Options button on Excel's Save As
dialog box to specify a file format of CSV). Since the phone book
files contain only ASCII text, you can also create and edit them with
a text editor.
characters. Fields are separated by commas. If the field value
contains comma characters or double-quote characters, the field value
is enclosed in double-quote characters. Double quote characters
within the field value are doubled. When in doubt about the exact
format of any field, use PMfax to create a test file and look at the
resulting file with an editor.
following phone book file:
Firstname Lastname,,1 (123) 555-5555,Group1
Firstname Lastname,,1 123 555-5555,
Firstname Lastname,"Company Name, Inc.",1 123/555-5555,Group1
"Firstname ""Billy"" Lastname",,1 (123) 555-5555,Group1
"Firstname Lastname","Company Name","1 (123) 555-5555","Group1"
maximum size), but certain fields in the LOG file are of fixed size
so that they can be updated in place. Care should be taken to
maintain the fixed size of these fields in the LOG file. Editing and
then rewriting the LOG file using CSV support in a third-party
program may not maintain the fixed size.
--------------------------------
The FAX.IDX file contains a decimal, six-character, left justified
ASCII number. This number is the next available index number for fax
document creation. The number does not have leading zeros. Spaces
are used to right-pad the value.
----------------------
Field Max Size Comments
Name 40 last name (or whole name)
Company 40
FaxNumber 40
Group 40
First 40 first name
Voice 40 voice phone number
------------------
Field Max Size Comments
IndexNumber 6 identifies the fax document, msg, text, or data
Date 9 dd-mmm-yy format
Time 5 hh:mm, 24-hour
Pages 3 number of pages (0 for non-fax)
Status 6 (fixed) status/result code
ElapsedTime 5 m:ss format
Flags 5 bit 001=cover, 002=headers, 004=full size cover
008='to' line, 010=priority,
020=printed, 040=view 1st page only,
100=message, 200=text, 400=data
Line_Id 5 fax line # (0 if not result record)
Retries 2 retries remaining (0 on final result record)
CoverFile 256 cover page .BMP or .CVR file
Name 81 for cover page (lastname, firstname)
Company 40 for cover page
FaxNumber 80 fax number to be dialed (Spool records)
FromName 40 for cover page
FromCompany 40 for cover page
FromPhone 40 for cover page
FromFax 40 for cover page
Comment 1000 for cover page comment
Heading 80 page header text
Notes 40 log notes field
RemoteID 40 as received from remote fax
OwnerID 40 lan routing, API tag, and internal controls
Voice 40 voice phone number from phonebook
Range 40 Spool'ed or Sent page range for partial resends
Last_Speed 5 Sent or Rcvd modem speed (0 if undefined)
--------------------
Field Max Size Comments
IndexNumber 6 identifies the fax document
Date 9 dd-mmm-yy format
Time 5 hh:mm, 24-hour time
Pages 3 number of pages
Status 6 status/result code
ElapsedTime 5 m:ss format
Line_Id 5 fax line #
FaxNumber 40 fax telephone number
Notes 40 log notes field
RemoteID 40 as received from remote fax
OwnerID 40 lan user information
Range 40 Sent page range for partial resends
Last_Speed 5 Sent or Rcvd modem speed (0 if undefined)
--------------------------------
Field Max Size Comments
User_Id 40 user name
Ws_Id 40 workstation name
Full_Name 40 user's full name
Flags 5 bit 001=server, 002=admin, 004=redirector
010=msg, 020=print, 040=command, 080=delete
100=email note, 200=email fax
Printer 40 printer queue
DID 200 routing id
Group 40 routing group strings
---------------------------------
If an application wants directly manipulate the PMfax log file, such
following:
available fax index number, increment the number, and write the
incremented number back into the fax.idx file.
directory using a file name of the form fx123456.fax where 123456 is
the six-digit decimal fax index number. Leading zeros are used to
represent the number as six digits. For example, the fax file for
fax index 123 should be stored in the file named fx000123.fax.
to the fax.log file to schedule the transmission.
Keller Group PMfax/FaxWorks subscription plan
> switch to our PMfax product and our Windows clients, I'm thinking that I
> need to come up with standard "Support Program" prices for LAN users, too.
(for FaxWorks Pro v3 customers who wish to switch to get support from
Keller Group and PMfax maintenance releases)
19.95 standalone
125 LAN - OS/2 workstations only
175 LAN - up to 10 Windows/NT workstations
200 LAN - up to 25 Windows/NT workstations
250 LAN - over 25 Windows/NT workstations
standalone/multiline: one standalone per each line
end user feedback re True Spectra Pro
> Technology, it runs a dream (MUCH better than the manufacturer supplied
> WIN32S programmes - I don't even look at them now!).
====================================================================
>I want to monitor traffic on ppp ports, can anyone suggest how to poll an
interface to >extract the number of bytes sent/received?
small. It will monitor in realtime all network interfaces you have. It's
text-mode, so it has very low overhead, and displays only two interfaces at
a time (you can use the arrow keys to scroll if you have more than that).
Matt
====================================================================
Phil Long said:
Good OS/2 Tools for MIDI and sound are at:
http://www.flash.net/~chuth/
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Some of you may have visited my OS/2 Links webpage - "The Best" OS/2 Links &
News...
retiring from maintaining the page.
page has done...but due to me no longer using OS/2 (since October actually)
and the fact that I will be working in Canada for 3 months starting at the
end of next month, I think that it would be better to pass the page onto
someone who can do a better job of keeping it maintained.
- they can have everything except the current URL as I pay for this and
intend to use that account (with new name) for a new web page/project I have
in mind for later in the year.
dropping the page as I still believe it is a useful resource to all the
OS/2ers out there.
fun!
sing@ibm.net is Colin Williams from Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Personal webspace @ http://www.geocities.com/~bestos2/home.htm
'The Best' OS/2 Links & News @ http://www.geocities.com/~bestos2/
_____________________________________________________________________
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Neighborhood Business Services is proud to announce a new version of its
data graphing program for scientific and engineering data, LinePlot, version
1.4e, is now available. This release removes the 'beta' status of previous
1.4 releases, and corrects a number of bugs and problems that have been
reported by users.
now works as advertised.
corrected. The limitation on line lengths in data files has been
increased to 1,500 characters. Operation of the data editing functions
with larger numbers of data groups has also been corrected.
to be corrected with the combination of LinePlot version 1.4e and the
installation of IBM's FixPack 5 for Warp 4.
data types. The program can use multiple, independent data sets.
Lines connecting data points can be straight or curved. Complete user
control of line and symbol parameters such as size, style, and color is
provided. Colors are full 24-bit, and can be selected by dragging and
dropping from an OS/2 color palette.
to 5, independently scaled, vertical axes. Axis types can be linear,
log, or, 3 probability types based on a normal probability distribution.
All axis types are invertible, to show max. to min. instead of the
normal min. to max. Options for the automatic use of local currency
symbols as well as automatic data truncation by thousands ("K") or
millions ("M"). Scaling and tick marks, both major and minor,
placed anywhere on the graph. Annotations can be used to identify or
highlight the data being plotted, as well as presenting additional
information such as experimental conditions, assumptions, etc. Legends
are also available to identify plotted data. Each annotation and the
legends can have its own selectable font.
pasted directly into other OS2 applications like the Describe word
processor. LinePlot provides for sizing and placement of a graph on a
printed page.
"General Operation" section to give first time users an overview of how
the program works.
documentation plus the raw data files, to illustrate program
capabilities.
a contrasting watermark on printed and metafile output.
OS2 Shareware BBS or Compuserve (GO SWREG, id: 6753) is available.
file, LNPLT14E.ZIP that has been up loaded to the following sites:
hobbes.nmsu.edu
cdrom.com
Neighborhood Business Services
E-mail: nbs@tomco.net
Web: http://www.tomco.net/~nbs
_____________________________________________________________________
I've finished my freeware/shareware image transfer application
for Kodak's DC210 digital camera and OS/2. :)
charette@writeme.com
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/video/capture/dc210_18.zip
_____________________________________________________________________
---------------------------------------------------------------------
[-- Please see below to find out whats new in version 1.03!! --]
application for OS/2 2.x and Warp. You can view the months of the year and
any scheduled events quickly and easily. Simply gliding the cursor over a
day on the calendar will present the user with a synopsis of all the events
scheduled for that day. Editing any of the events for a given date only
involves a double click.
ahead and reminds you of upcoming items you've scheduled. You can choose to
be reminded of upcoming events well before they are actually due (and
without having to sift through the many days and events of a calendar).
These items are presented in a second, strictly optional window the user can
place and size totally independent of the calendar. Also included is an
event reminder that provides an additional (optional) visual and/or audio
reminder as events come closer to their scheduled due date.
colors can be set to your preference. Preview areas show you what your
changes will look like before they are made. The program can be adjusted to
any size or simply configured to sit on your desktop and remain small and
out of the way. All settings and preferences are also remembered and
restored whenever the program is launched. This program is also much
smaller and faster than IBM's calendar/PIM application.
find it useful. Details can be found in the remindme.txt documentation
file.
____________________________________________
Reply-to: keit@cmc.net
---------------------------------------------------------------------
get105.zip is now in ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/get105.zip .
It supports many functions such as:
reget
rename
delete
get
put
etc.....
keit@cmc.net
_____________________________________________________________________
--------------------------------------------------------------------
To all OS/2 users:
beginning Friday, NOON, January 16, 1998. Our goal is to reach out to -at
most- 400 OS/2 users who want to take exclusive advantage of Warp City's
outstanding OS/2 informational services.
users. We offer the latest OS/2 information, Nick Marc's popular Gossip and
Rumors column, Tips, Tricks, Commentaries, Opinion Pieces, Reviews, OS/2
news and more than 800 of the most ACTIVE OS/2 web site links for vendors,
user groups, hot sites, personal OS/2 web pages, FTP sites, FAQ sites,
publications and E-zines.
releases of freeware, public domain, shareware and OS/2 demo's and updated
several times a day with direct download links.
JavaScript games, and a great image puzzle to solve if you're looking to
kill some Internet time.
they hit the 'Net. We'll let you know about beta sign-ups, new and
forthcoming OS/2 applications, and what's happening in the world of OS/2.
31st, whichever comes first. Don't miss this opportunity to become a member
of Warp City - an OS/2-only web site. If you love OS/2, then you'll love
Warp City!
_____________________________________________________________________
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Looking for the best OS/2 sound card? Then take a look at
audio device drivers, and where to find sound cards that work with the
driver.
about a particular DART problem with Warp 3.
Timur Tabi, ttabi@crystal.cirrus.com
Crystal Semiconductor, a division of Cirrus Logic
_____________________________________________________________________
---------------------------------------------------------------------
My web site is back up after moving. If you have a link to
http://24.1.65.193, please change it to use doofus.ml.org instead.
http://doofus.ml.org/Java/
Aaron Williams aaronw@DELETE_THIS_PART.home.com (please unmunge to reply)
OS/2 home page: http://doofus.ml.org/
Anti-spam page: http://doofus.ml.org/spam/
_____________________________________________________________________
---------------------------------------------------------------------
MR/2 ICE Wins Best OS/2 Shareware: SharewareJunkies Awards!
-----------------------------------------------------------
surprised, as I wasn't even aware that a vote was being taken until I was
called for contact information. Thanks to all!
Shareware is selectable from there!
capabilities are in beta. You can find out more about MR/2 ICE via the
following URL:
--
-----------------------------------------------------------
Nick Knight
Senior Software Engineer
Secant Technologies, Inc. http://www.secant.com
-----------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
===== EDM/2 Announces the Availability of an Introductory C Course
as well as an Intermediate C Course
Intermediate C Course, mailing-list based programming courses for people
interested in C. Please visit our web site for more details.
approximately two months, or maybe a little longer, if necessary to wrap
things up properly.
cost you anything if they do not run.
and technical material over the Internet for free, and has a diverse set of
columns, as well as many other interesting technical, power-user, graphics,
and developer articles, written by everyone from students and authors of
shareware to high-ranking IBM officials.
programming to device driver programming.
both general books and books specifically relevant to OS/2.
Project", as well as a growing section called "Code Snippets & Tips".
online.
carsten@edm2.com
EDM/2 Editor-in-chief
================================================
The Electronic Developer Magazine for OS/2
http://www.edm2.com/
_____________________________________________________________________
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Version 1.0.4 features
o Added control panel and removed run-time parameters.
o Separate screen size multipliers for Master System and Game Gear.
o Control panel setting for oscilloscope active or not when MasterGear
is first run.
o New Status Box, no longer using title bar for status information.
o Sound is now turned off if a warning dialog box is displayed.
o A max FPS can now be set.
Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear games under OS/2. You may find
it at:
* Retro-Gaming for OS/2! Stop by the SpiceWare homepage for classic
80's video game console emulators (Atari, Coleco, and Sega)
* OS/2 programming and Apple Newton <--> OS/2 info also available.
_____________________________________________________________________
---------------------------------------------------------------------
MaxBase is a suite of Java (and NetRexx) applications, classes, beans that
deal with databases (local and remote). A proprietary format is used, but it
is possible to import/export DBF files.
minutes (be it in a Tcp/Ip, web environment or with local DBs), as a bean in
IDEs like VisualAge for Java, or as a class with command-line tools like
NetRexx and the standard JDK (all available for OS/2). The included classes
and beans are runtime-free.
the standard distribution.
January 1998 and the "what's cool" rating in 1997.
http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/mb-web (usually the most up-to-date)
http://www.javasuperstore.com/products/max.html
http://www.ososoft.com/RXDBASE.HTM
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu (searching for the string MaxBase)
_____________________________________________________________________
WarpZip (v1.04)raises the bar again!
directory tree as part of the interface makes unarchiving complete archives
or just selected file(s) from an archive to any directory as simple as a 3
inch drag and drop, to ANYWHERE on your drives. If you don't have the
directory you want, create it! You can also open any folder from the
directory tree for drag and drop operations. Delete any directory or even
complete directory trees from WarpZip!
unrecognizable OS/2 packed files except WarpZip. WarpZip will search a
directory, directory tree, hard disk or CD for zip files as well as OS/2
packed files. It will add or delete files from archives, view files in
archives or you can test run them (to do an installation, for example) and
let WarpZip clean up after you. You can test zip files or run virus scans,
view bitmaps, build self extractors, copy, move, rename... well... you get
the picture...
few items of note are:
You may now delete directories & directory trees (be careful!) from the
directory container.
Directory container now updates properly when creating directories.
Build self extracting archives.
Base & Search directories are now displayed in the menu.
Five top favorite folders are displayed in the menu.
Antivirus support for IBM's AntiVirus and McAfee's.
WarpZip is truly different than anything we are familiar with and we hope to
expand on that. It is almost more like an unarchiver with a file manager
strapped to the side.
search functions available anywhere.
_____________________________________________________________________
A beta release of the CodeQuill text editor is now available.
- vi style keyboard and command line.
- User definable syntax expansion.
- Auto-nesting.
- Selectable tab stops.
- Space expansion/tab compression.
- Rotating Command line buffer.
- End of line space stripping.
CodeQuill requires a Java 1.1 platform.
hobbes.nmsu.edu
current - ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/cqb008.zip
proposed - ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/java/apps/editor/cqb008.zip
simmons@goodnet.com
_____________________________________________________________________
> moving to NT and that if they proceed with this it
> would be with NT drivers. They are one of OS/2's biggest corporate
> customers and reckon that IBM has abandoned them!
> This is a sad day. Sorry about the news.
Warpstock CD update:
January for first shipping to happen. It's got all of the Warpstock stuff
from the website, about half to 2/3 of the presentations. It also has the
latest fixpacks in disk image form and I think I put Java 1.1.1 on it
also for most languages (left on Chinese). It's about 645mb total.
If your company gets busted for illegal/unlicensed software, just agree to
replace everything with MS Office, and BSA (read "MS") will drop all
proceedings, there is even evidence that happened in OZ - or so Mother
Jones says:
more:
http://www.motherjones.com/mother_jones/JF98/burstein.html
http://www.vcnet.com/bms/
SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd
fax 61-2 9310-1118 ph 61-2 9310-1214
http://www.sbt.net.au
voytek@sbt.net.au
<< Previous Message <<
>> Next Message >>