Please send press releases to Tim Bryce
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:
New external plugin that will be released soon:
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
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
Everyone wanting to participate in discussions about the upcoming event can now join the online Warpstock Europe Discussion Forum. Whether you want to offer suggestions to the event team or you have some questions about the event, or if you want to volunteer to help with the organization of the conference, you are welcome to join the discussion at http://warpstock.os2.org/en/forum/
The Discussion Forum is the perfect place to prepare for your journey to Hasselt, Belgium where Warpstock Europe 2001 will take place. "We can only offer so much information on the web site," says web master Johan Driesmans, "but if you want to know all the little details about traveling to Belgium and how to make the best of your journey, the discussion forum is the best place to start looking for information." Members of the organizing team will monitor the forum regularly and participate in the discussions taking place. Everyone is invited to join the forum to stay informed about the event and to keep in touch with other Warpstock Europe attendees, while we are all counting down to November 2, 2001.
The Warpstock Europe 2001 Conference will be held on November 2-4, 2001 at the 'KH Limburg' College near Hasselt, Belgium. Warpstock Europe is an annual gathering of developers, vendors and users of the OS/2 and eComStation operating systems, for the purpose of education, providing information and support to everyone with an interest in these operating systems or related technology. More information is available at the Warpstock Europe web site http://warpstock.os2.org
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
eCS BonusPak eCSguide
ThirdParty eCSguide
Drivers
Fixes\IBM-official
MMeCS
Product | until Sept 30 | effective Oct 1 |
eCS upgrade from IBM SWC | $99 | $189 |
eCS upgrade from Warp 4 | $139 | $239 |
eCS new user | $279 | $359 |
eCS SMP feature | $110 | $130 |
eCS Pro upgrade from Warp4 | $249 | $369 |
eCS Pro new user | $389 | $489 |
eCS Upgrade Protection (12 mos) | $69 | $89 |
- 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)
"This year's event site is perfectly located for most visitors," says Team Coordinator John Bijnens. "With Hasselt (Diepenbeek) we have found a location that can be reached by car in less than one hour from most major cities in Belgium and in just a few hours from major cities in The Netherlands, Germany and France." Web master & Technical Coordinator Johan Driesmans says, "We are expecting visitors from all over Europe and even people from other continents to attend Warpstock Europe this year, and we want to provide them with an overview of their traveling options to help them plan their journey."
Most international flights to Belgium arrive at Zaventem (BRU - Brussels), which is located approximately 70 km from the event site. If you are planning to rent a car and drive to the event site yourself, you will find several car rental companies at the airport terminal. Complete driving directions from Brussels to Hasselt will be made available on the Warpstock Europe web site. There are also some flights to regional airports like Gosselies (Charleroi), Deurne (Antwerp), Bierset (Liege) and Beek (Maastricht, NL). Those are often operated by low budget airlines, so it may be worthwhile to check them out too.
Traveling by train to Warpstock Europe is a convenient alternative. There's a train shuttle service between the airport terminal in Zaventem and the city center of Brussels. The Belgian railway operator NMBS offers connections to Hasselt every hour from all major cities in Belgium, including Brussels, Antwerp, Gent, Leuven, Ostend and Luik (Liége). On weekdays, train connections are available every half hour from Brussels, Gent and Leuven.
From the city center of Hasselt - which is only a few kilometers away from the event site, several bus routes are available at very affordable rates, to take you to the KHLim Campus in Diepenbeek. Up-to-date bus schedules for connections from Hasselt to the event site are available for download at the Warpstock Europe web site.
Finally, here's a collection of web sites with useful information to help you plan a convenient and trouble-free journey to Warpstock Europe 2001 :
"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:
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
Highlights of the product include:
ZxMail Server is a POP3 and SMTP Server.
Here are some of the features of ZxMail Server:
You can download a demo version of ZxMail from http://www.zeryx.com. ZxMail Server may be purchased from our site and also at BMT Micro and will soon be available at Mensys.
What's New?:
PLEASE READ the ReadMe.OS2 file included in the archive thoroughly before attempting to run SNES9x.
You can download SNES9x for OS/2 here:
http://emuos2.netlabs.org/snes9x/snes9x_137_os2_r9_amd.zip (AMD optimized version)
http://emuos2.netlabs.org/snes9x/snes9x_137_os2_r9_pent.zip (Pentium optimized version)
Changes for this release:
You can download the full source code and binaries here:
http://emuos2.netlabs.org/generic/mglserver_r3_srcbin.zip (MGLServer source and executable)
http://emuos2.netlabs.org/generic/dmlib_r3_srcbin.zip (DualMode library source and binaries)
Bug reports and suggestions for enhancements are appreciated.
CrossTec announces the release of NetOp for OS/2 v6.5
New version offers continued remote support and platform migration
options for mission critical OS/2 applications
Besides an updated user Interface, designed to look more like the NetOp for Windows Host screen, NetOp for OS/2 includes a new File Manager. According to Soren Andersen, VP of Sales and Marketing with Danware, "The NetOp Remote Control File Manager has won numerous awards for speed and features. We took most of that functionality and added it into the new OS/2 version so our corporate customers could easily synchronize files with remote servers and locations." The new OS/2 File Manager includes a dual window layout for easy 'Drag and Drop' file selection and transfer, along with a progress meter, delta file transfer, history list and crash recovery.
NetOp for OS/2 also includes TCP support for connecting to remote PCs over the TCP/IP device protocol. By using this dynamic TCP NetOp protocol instead of NetOp's default UDP setting, users are able to connect directly to a NetOp Host, which adds speed and may enable users to more easily connect through firewalls. Also added to NetOp for OS/2 is the ability for remote users to send a request help message via network or modem dial-up. NetOp customers rely on the SOS feature so users can easily send a NetOp Instant Message to support providers. Once a technician receives a message, they can easily take control of the troubled user with a click of their mouse, saving the organization valuable time.
Besides enhancements to the NetOp for OS/2 Guest and Host modules, the NetOp for OS/2 Gateway Server and Access Security Server products have been updated as well. The OS/2 Gateway now permits out-going NetOp calls from NetOp Windows users. The NetOp Gateway acts as a secure inbound and outbound software router and firewall for NetOp traffic. The OS/2 Gateway now also enables a request help message from remote NetOp Host to call a NetOp Help Provider on an internal Network. The NetOp Access Security Server, which provides centralized security and management of NetOp Remote Control users, now makes it possible to define a default OS/2 Host group. NetOp can also establish a session with a Windows Host using Windows Security Management authentication.
Developed by Danware Data A/S as a network support tool in 1987, NetOp continues to win awards for its speed, security and stability. NetOp for OS/2 is available in combined guest/host packages starting at $295. Reseller and enterprise site-license pricing is also available. NetOp products, along with personalized pre and post sale support are available in North America from CrossTec or authorized NetOp resellers. For a free fully functional evaluation copy and additional information visit the CrossTec web site at http://www.CrossTecCorp.com/ or call 800-675-0729.
For more information on NetOp for OS/2 visit: http://www.crossteccorp.com/netopremote/os2.htm
To download a fully-functional 2.3MB eval visit: https://www.crossteccorp.com/tryit/
Larsen Commander has a look and feel like the classic Norton Commander, but in a GUI environment. It combines the best of two very different worlds; - the command line and the file management panels. Both are available at the same time, and even in parallel while one or more commands are running in the background!
Larsen Commander is extremely useful espessially for advanced users such as programmers and system administrators that knows the power and the value of having the command line possibilities and the file operation panels available at the same time and in the same shell window. In fact, you can use Larsen Commander almost exactly the same way as you are using the standard system shell, but with a large number of additional and powerful features, such as the console monitor being scrollable and not limited to those "stupid" 25 lines or so of the default OS/2 shell.
But Larsen Commander is not only for the advanced users. Even the novice will find this piece of software very nice at hand. It makes the standard file operations a play, such as copying, moving and renaming files and directories. And of course the command line can be 100% disabled and hidden, for those who never uses it anyway.
Larsen Commander is available at
http://home.online.no/~leifel/lcmd/index.html
For a screenshot of a typical Larsen Commander in action, take a look at:
http://home.online.no/~leifel/lcmd/lcmd_screen.html
Please also be aware of the open Larsen Commander discussion forum at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lcmd
This new release has a lot of fixes and improvements. For a complete list, take a look at:
Data Shield is a secure deletion program that removes sensitive information from a hard drive. Normally, deleting a file only marks the file as deleted on your drive but the data remains and may still be recovered. Data Shield will obliterate it so that data may not be recovered by overwriting it x number of times or according to Department of Defense specification.
It has options to do a standard or secure delete on:
Data Shield will automatically find standard installations of Netscape 2.02, 4.04, 4.61 or 6.0 and offer to clean any part of it according to the versions need.
In this version we have included the routines to securely overwrite and clean entries for the new IBM Browser as well as a few changes in file deletion routines to increase effectiveness.
If you have sensitive data on a drive (financial records or client lists for example) never give away or sell the drive without cleaning it thoroughly.
The Enhanced E has a few new features and fixes also. New items in v2.4:
The PillarSoft Suite has been updated to contain both of these programs plus 11 more OS/2 and eCS specific programs for only $129.
NOTE: The $99 PillarSoft Suite special remains in effect for a few more days. You can take advantage of this great price on a full suite of OS/2 and eCS software until June 4th.
Downloads and more information:
Data Shield:
http://www.pillarsoft.net/dshield.html
Enhanced E:
http://www.pillarsoft.net/enhanced.html
PillarSoft Suite: http://www.pillarsoft.net/suite.html
Guiffy 2.0 enhancements include:
License: Fully functional 30-day evaluation. Single User registration is $49.
By accepting bids so early (14 months in advance), the Warpstock Committee is hoping to announce the location and date of Warpstock 2002 during the Warpstock 2001 conference. It is expected that such early announcements will become the norm for all future Warpstock conferences and will have a number of benefits.
The location of each Warpstock conference is chosen by the Warpstock Committee. The selection is made from bids that are submitted by interested parties who want to host the next conference.
Groups wishing to host Warpstock 2002 should indiciate their intent to bid by sending an e-mail to bids@warpstock.org by June 1, 2001. The e-mail should include the location (i.e. which city), the names of the individuals involved (they would then become the Event Team), and any other information available at that time (e.g. possible locations for the conference).
After submitting the bid intent, the group should work on submitting a completed bid form by August 15, 2001. The bid form, and all other relevant information, can be found at http://www.warpstock.org/2002/bid_form.html, in RTF, PDF, and WordPro formats. Any questions should also be directed to bids@warpstock.org.
We have also updated the code templates on our web site for use with the editor. In tagging languages like HTML you can now highlight text and doubleclick a tag in the template tool to tag it. Making a quick fix or even writing new web pages has never been easier and now you can save them directly to your website.
New features in v2.3 are:
Take a peek at our web site for more information on the Enhanced E's. The PillarSoft Suite has also been updated and can be downloaded from our website.
The Enhanced E is $25 and is available through BMT Micro, Mensys and others. The PillarSoft Suite contains this program plus 12 more OS/2 specific programs for only $99.
Downloads and more information:
PillarSoft:
http://www.pillarsoft.net/
Enhanced E:
http://www.pillarsoft.net/enhanced.html
PillarSoft Suite:
http://www.pillarsoft.net/suite.html