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BYTE OF SOFTWARE SYSTEMS (BOSS) GETTING OUT
Well, after many years we are getting out of the business. Consequently, we
have two applications that we want to sell. Source code, documentation,
copyright rights, everything.
Go to http://www.bossi.com/ and
follow both DB-Fill and MRSR.
Other than the obvious, both apps have some interesting code within
them. Written in ANSI C on Borland C for OS/2 then ported using Watcom. For
you Linux people, it should port quite easily.
Um, no we will not release them into open source. Don't even bother to
e-mail us about it. If no one buys them, then they will fade away.
- Wojtek Bok
Byte Of Software Systems Inc.
E-Mail: info@bossi.com
Langley, BC, Canada
November 23, 2001
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ZOC 4.3 BY EMTEC INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE
ZOC is an award winning telnet/SSH client and terminal emulator. It's
functions (like typed command history, scrollback, multiple window
support, etc.) and solidly implemted emulations make it the preferred
tool for people who have to access Unix shell accounts from a Windows
platform. Linux admins will feel like sitting on their native console
with ZOC's support for colors, meta-keys and local printing.
Besides that it features widely used terminal emulations like vt102,
vt220 and several types of ansi and not so widley used ones like TN3270,
Wyse, TVI and Sun's CDE. ZOC also features major file transfer
protocols like X-, Y- and Zmodem as well as Kermit and others. All these
are offered in solid implementations that leave nothing to be desired.
ZOC is highly configurable and offers the usual terminal features like
keyboard redefinition and scroll back buffer as well as some advanced
and unique features among which are like a powerful script language,
automatic triggering of actions based on received or typed text or a
line trace feature.
ZOC is available in both English and German as a free 30 day trial for
Windows and OS/2.
http://www.emtec.com/zoc
- Markus Schmidt
EmTec Innovative Software
October 7, 2001
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ANNOUNCING NORMAN VIRUS CONTROL
Announcing the availability of Norman Virus Control for OS/2 and
eComStation Beta 1a.
For information and download instructions, see our web
page:
http://www.norman.no/nvc5_os2beta.shtml
Norman Virus Control provides easy and secure protection against
viruses, worms, trojans and other malicious code. Our advanced
scanning-engine, on-access scanning and easy internet update ensure
maximum protection with a minimum of interference in your daily work
and routines. Full WPS integration makes on-demand scans a breeze and
provide easy access to other features of NVC. The smart upgrade Agent
provides for easy upgrades throughout even large heterogeneous
networks.
NVC allows you to define your own level of protection, from full
on-access scanning of all files as they're used, to the occasional
on-demand scan of specific files or directories. Common scanning tasks
can be created and scheduled for unattended scanning at any time.
- Harald Eilertsen
September 26, 2001
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VIRTUAL MACHINE APPLICATION FOR eCs AND OS/2
Running Windows and Linux on eCS and/or OS/2 may be coming soon. Connectix,
developers and publishers of Virtual PC for Windows, signed agreements with
Serenity Systems and InnoTek on Friday, September 14, for the development,
marketing, and sales of a virtual machine application.
The new application will be developed by InnoTek based on intellectual
property from Connectix. The product will be marketed as an OS/2
application by both Serenity Systems and InnoTek, as well as an
optional feature for eCS. It is anticipated that the application will
include a Linux guest capability. Plans include support existing
Windows licenses.
Serenity Systems anticipates reselling OS Packs from Connectix for
users who require an authorized and supported distribution of Windows.
- Bob St.John
Dir, New Business Development
Serenity Systems International
September 19, 2001
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NETDRIVE 2.0.1 FOR OS/2
SEPTEMBER 6, 2001 - Blueprint Software Works, Inc.
has released NetDrive 2.0.1 for OS/2, a virtual file system, that allows
seamless access to various resources.
The new version has improved support for external plugins and is required
for the 'CIPHER' plugin. NetDrive Control Panel, included in this version,
does not lock PM when a resource is being mounted.
Available external plugins are:
- FTP - access to a FTP server (included in the NetDrive distribution package).
- NFS - mounts a NFS (Network File System) server disk.
- VFAT - read/write access to disks with Microsoft Windows 95 VFAT long names.
- Psion - to access Psion PDA disks.
- HPC200 - to access pictures on Hewlett-Packard PhotoSmart C200 digital camera.
- ISOFS - read only access to contents of ISO-9660 CD images. Supports joliet,
rockridge, long ISO names, national characters, multisession images.
New external plugin that will be released soon:
- CIPHER - transparent access to files in cipher.
You can download NetDrive 2.0.1 for OS/2 and plugins from
Blueprint Software Works, Inc. at
http://www.blueprintsoftware.com/netdrive
Also the archive have been uploaded at
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/ndfsv201.zip
and later will be moved to
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/system/drivers/filesys/ndfsv201.zip
- vitali1973@yahoo.com
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REXX TIPS & TRICKS v3.20 RELEASED
I uploaded the new version 3.2 of "REXX Tips & Tricks" to Hobbes.
You can find it at
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/dev/rexx/rxtt32.zip
"REXX Tips & Tricks v3.20" is an OS/2 INF file containing useful
hints and information about OS/2 REXX.
Included are information about literature for REXX, further
Software for REXX, hints & tips for OS/2 commands, hints & tips
for REXX commands & functions, some hints for optimizations, a
lot of REXX source code (functions & complete programs) and much more.
If you have any comments, suggestions or corrections for "REXX Tips & Tricks"
please contact me via e-mail.
Caution:
To read this file you need either OS/2 or an INF Viewer for your
operating system!
A possible view program for Windows 3.1 and newer versions is
oview.exe
You only need the files
ipf.dll
libipfx.dll
oview.exe
From the file ov_demo.zip inside of win_inf.zip. It should be possible
to decompress them without installing the demo - but I don't know how
(I'm not so familar with Windows).
- Bernd Schemmer
August 10, 2001
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eCS GA AND PRICING
eComStation has reached general availability and is shipping to North
American customers this week. Other geographies are expected to ship
next week. More information about National Language Support will be
coming in the second half of August.
Promotional pricing of eCS will end on September 30. New pricing,
effective on October 1, will be available on
http://www.ecomstation.com/
and web sites of resellers and distributors.
eCS
OS/2 4.51 - Folks here should know this is the Merlin Convenience Pack
eCS Calculator
eCS DialogEnhancer
eCS StylerLite
eCS World Clock w/scheduler
eCS Theme Manager
WiseMachine - various WiseMachine scripts
eCS BonusPak eCSguide
DeskTop on Call v4
Macromedia Flash Player for OS/2 v1.1
Graham Utilities (demo, limited to 100 uses)
HOBLink-X11 Server
InJoy Pro Dialer v2.3
InJoy PPPoE
Norman AV (90 days of updates)
pmFax Lite
SIOeCS
SmartSuite 1.6
Stellar Frontier v1.0 w/Admiral's Club
StarOffice 5.1A
Applause - not on CD, download
Scanner - not on CD, download
Java2 1.3 runtime (7/5/01)
Java2 1.3 dev (7/5/01)
Netscape 4.61 (Jun 2001 refresh)
Zampa
IBM Warp BonusPak eCSguide
Halite
IBMWORKS
tutorial
videoin
VoiceType
ThirdParty eCSguide
AssocEdit
PillarSoft enhanced editor
Initools v1.1 - (by Goran Ivankovic)
ISDNPM 3.02 Release eCS-Edition (2001-06-23) (by Willibald Meyer)
Netware
Netlabs PMPDF
Netlabs WarpIN v.9.13
Netlabs Odin - odin32bin
-20010531xxx.wpi Thu May 31 10:16:00 2001
Netlabs Odin App
REALNETWORKS RealPlayer 8 Basic
RSJ CD Writer File System Version 3.55 (Demo) - 30 day trial, will continue to burn demo track
Netlabs XWorkplace 0.9.12
Misc
Drivers
Dani-IDE
Dani-IDE-latest
IBM-IDE
IBM-IDE-latest
IBM-Iomega-PP-Zip
IBM-PRINT01
IBM-Raid
N512DASD
NICPAK-IBM-DDPAK
pccard
PrinterDrivers
SCSI
Adaptec-SCSI-7800FAM
ADVANSYS
INITIO
LSI-SYMBIOS
QLOGIC
TrackPoint
Fixes\IBM-official
Java118
Netscape
tcpip43
update-kernels
IBMMisc
CHKDSK-logformatter
CorrectiveServiceTool-143
DevToolKit
MCP-readme-appndx
OpenGL
rsu
FeatureInstaller
Java1.3
Netscape
SciTechSE
Theseus4
UDF
USB
basic (incl UHCI - OHCI)
ethernet
keyboard
printer
storage
MMeCS
AVIUPDATE - mainCODEC/2 - (De)Compression Codecs for MMPM/2
HAUPPAUGE - Hauppauge WinTV card drivers
manual
sounddrivers - Crystal ISA drivers, Ultrasound card of Gravis, Crystal PCI drivers, Yamaha PCI
ThirdParty
AssoED
bs4rexx
e-woCtrlZ
EMX
exeinfo
Extract-RegisterDump
Fat32
Gimp & X/Free86
IniTools
IPMON
ISDNPM
Mem
MoreStuff
Mozilla
MSHELL
Odin
OdinApp
pmDwnLdCtr
pmPDF
RealPlayer
RoboSave
WiseTalker
Sysset
WPTool
aspir101
AttributeManager_attmn0
audiocdcreator_047
bset202
cd2mp3pm113
cdrecord-1_10a15_os2
cdrtools102
ext2_240
netsclock
tvfs211
wcat21
- Bob St.John
Dir, New Business Development
Serenity Systems International
Tel: 214/222-3414, ext 101 (outside USA)
Tel: 888/299-6483, ext 101 (USA only)
August 3, 2001
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OPERA WEB BROWSER BETA 1 FOR OS/2 RELEASED
OSLO, NORWAY (July 5, 2001) - Opera Software today went public with the Opera 5.12 for OS/2
Beta 1, pushing the number of Opera browsers on different platforms to a total of six: Opera for
Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris, BeOS and OS/2. OS/2 is the name of one of IBM's platforms for large
businesses and corporations. The OS/2 has been estimated to comprise as many as ten million
users. Most of these customers can be found among large corporations, particularly in the
banking, financial services, health care, and insurance industries that have significant
investments in IBM hardware and software.
"At Opera our mission is to offer our users a fast, efficient and more hassle-free Internet
experience regardless of platform or device," says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Today,
we can show our users the result of many hard years of development work by offering our
users Opera on six different platforms on the desktop and four different platforms for Internet devices."
Opera 5.12 for OS/2 Beta 1 supports the following features:
- Fast rendering of pages. Opera is the fastest full-featured browser on the market today.
- Easy keyboard navigation. Opera's easy keyboard shortcuts save time as well as benefit people
with disabilities.
- Instant toggling of image and documents settings. For even faster browsing, images can be
turned on/off with just the press of a key.
- Multiple windows support. Inside Opera, users may browse in several windows at once, without
straining system resources.
- High quality zooming. Opera users can zoom in on a page up to a 1000%, be it text or images.
- Resume download. In the transfer window, downloads can be resumed if interrupted.
- Small size. Opera is only a 2MB download so updating to the latest version available is always
fast and easy.
Opera 5.12 for OS/2 Beta 1 has powerful search features where users can easily move between the
most popular search engines, and search for terms, domain names, audio/Mp3s, images, video, stock
quotes, books or company information. Opera continues its commitment to the standards as laid out
by the W3C. Opera 5.12 for OS/2 Beta 1 supports the following technologies: 128-bit encryption,
TLS 1.0, SSL 2 and 3, CSS1 and CSS2, XML, HTML 4.01, HTTP 1.1, ECMAScript, DOM and WAP/WML.
About Opera Software
Opera Software ASA is an industry leader in the development of Web browsers for the desktop and
device markets. The Opera browser has received international recognition from end-users and the
industry press for being faster, smaller and more standards-compliant than other browsers. Opera
Software ASA is a privately held company headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Learn more about Opera at
www.opera.com.
Contacts:
Pal Hvistendahl
Opera Software ASA, Communications Manager
Tel: +47 99 72 43 31
E-Mail: pal@opera.com
Download the OS/2 version at:
http://www.opera.com/download/download.cgi?id=129
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