xTech Ltd. is pleased to inform that the XDS-related mailing list have been set up. We intend to use it to keep in touch with our customers, beta testers, and all who evaluates our pre-releases.
A few words for those who have no idea what XDS is. XDS is a professional multi-platform development system featuring Modula-2 and Oberon-2 languages. The Modula-2 compiler complies with ISO Modula-2 standard which is about to be published soon. Full set of ISO libraries is provided. OS/2 and Win32 editions come with IDE and host OS API definition modules. For more information about XDS, please visit our Web pages at:

• http://www.iis.nsk.su/xtech/xds/
• http://www.dct.com/~johnm/xds.html (US mirror)

Now, back to the mailing list. The following kinds of information will be posted to this list on a regular basis:

• Announce new XDS implementations, (pre-)releases, betas, updates etc.
• Announce new tools, utilities, libraries etc.
• Known and fixed bug lists with workarounds
• XDS FAQ, tips, trick, hints and stuff like that

At the same time, we invite all XDS users to ask questions, make contacts, share their XDS experience by means of this list. To subscribe to the XDS mailing list, send message with the following body to majordomo@listserv.iis.nsk.su:
subscribe xds
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To learn more about listserver commands, send message
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To submit a posting to the list, send it to xds@listserv.iis.nsk.su.

There is new section called Projects on OS/2.cz!

• Wallpaper Collection (nice wallpapers for your OS/2 and eComStation system)
• I-Col - about 800 high-resolution icons for OS/2 and eCS
• Skins Collection - skins for your PM123 player - now version 3.5!
• XML/2 - all about XML and OS/2 - this project is under construction, I need your help!

Visit OS/2.cz and check the news!

• Acorn BBC
• Amstrad CPC
• Apple II
• Atari ST
• Genesis
• N64
• NES
• Turbografx-16

Please be advised that today we have released the July 2001 issue of the OS/2 CONNECT newsletter.

NOTE: If you would like to be removed from this mailing list, simply send an e-mail reply of REMOVE.

OS/2 CONNECT is THE authoritative source for contact information in the universe of IBM's OS/2 32-bit operating system.The newsletter is implemented as a web page at: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/. It is also available as a set of HTML files suitable for use with standard web browsers, such as the Netscape Navigator.The file is named CON0701.ZIP which includes a 1README.TXT file describing the newsletter and how to install it. The newsletter is being distributed through the following channels:

1. On the Internet:
   
   World Wide Web Sites:
   • OS/2 CONNECT home page (HTML) http://www.os2ss.com/connect/
   • the zipped HTML files for downloading can be found at: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/purpose.htm
   • OS/2 WORLD (Mirror site in Europe) http://www.os2world.com/connect/
   • IN AUSTRALIA - SBT Internet Systems Pty. Ltd. http://www.sbt.net.au/connect/
   • IN BRAZIL http://macarlo.com/
   • IN DENMARK: http://www.lionmail.dk/
   • FTP Site:hobbes.nmsu.edu(/pub/os2/info/newsltr/connect) or (/pub/incoming)
2. Commercial Networks:
   • America Online: In Computing; "OS/2 Forum" - under "OS/2 Newsletters"

     NOTE:You can also access our Web site through AOL's "OS/2 on the 'Net" section in the OS/2 Forum; select "OS/2 Publications Websites."

3. Bulletin Boards:
   The 42nd Street BBS (Northern Ireland, UK) +44-(0)1247-270883
   IBM OS/2 BBS Slovenia (Ljubljana, Slovenia) +386-61-1253464
   The Lighthouse OS/2 Support BBS/HUGO (Netherlands) +31-183-402427
   NightCall (Odense, Denmark) +45-6312-1074

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,
Tim Bryce
Editor, OS/2 CONNECT

There is a VOICE General meeting on IRC on Monday June 18th at 8PM EDT
We welcome input from anyone, members and non members alike, so feel free
to attend even if your not a member.
For more on VOICE meetings and IRC please see the VOICE Meeting
Information page at http://www.os2voice.org/meetinginfo.html. For any help with IRC feel free to stop by the #voice IRC channel on WEBBnet
(http://www.webbnet.org/) or send me an email (mailto:andreww@aaip.net).

See it online at http://www.os2ezine.com

IN THIS ISSUE:

• From The Editor:
  Robert Basler makes some more changes.
• News:
  R. Bret Walker looks at the month's news.
• Editorial:
  Want to make Money in the Software Biz? - Robert Basler reveals the dirty little secret to making money in the software business.
• Reviews:
  Quick Looks - Isaac Leung takes a quick look at several interesting apps.
  NewView - John Bijnens looks at a nice replacement for OS/2's Help Viewer.
  JunkSpy 2.0 - Robert Basler finally finds an effective weapon in the war against SPAM.
  Scanning with Sane - Marco J. Shmerykowsky P.E. looks at software for scanning.
• Articles:
  Java Essence - Gili Tzabari looks at some Java myths.
  ODBC on OS/2 Part 2 - Douglas Clark tells us where to get, and how to install, ODBC for OS/2.
  Cookie Management for the Paranoid - Robert Basler shows us how to take a shot at internet marketdroids.
• Forums:
  Ask Bas and John
  Bas Heijermans and John Bijnens answer your OS/2 questions in this ongoing forum.
• June Forums:
  Questions for the authors? Disagree with us? Take it to the forums.

The Psion to Os/2 Connection website has been updated again. Among the updates is a new 'how to' guide that shows you step by step how to import data from your Psion Agenda application into the Schedular from StarOffice 5.1. Other 'how to' guides on this website cover the following topics:

• How to create a direct link between your Psion PDA and an OS/2 computer using standard software
• How to import your contacts in Lotus Organizer
• How to import your agenda in Lotus Organizer

A new review of eComStation 1.0 GA (General Availability), as demonstrated by Kim Cheung at the last Southern California OS/2 User Group (SCOUG) meeting, is online. The article is in three sections. The first section covers the actual eCS demonstration, the second discusses the five alternatives to eCS, and the third looks at how eCS is designed to make it easier for OS/2 users to migrate to Windows.

This is a good OS/2 Multimedia idea project that I had found at the newsgroups. Check the idea !!
(from: comp.os.os2.multimedia)
Over the years people has been releasing OS/2 programs with support for new multimedia formats, like mp3 audio and mpeg2 video, and new interface features, like skins, but they have always been in the form of stand alone applications. What I would like to see is a separation of media decoders and interfaces using MMOS/2, so that any media file can be played with any interface.
I'd be interested in anyone's comments.
Darwin O'Connor
Toronto, Canada
doconnor@reamined.on.ca

There have been some little updates on the OS/2 and USB Site:

• I had updated the Drivers area. Now it is pointing to the ecomstation Drives Download area.
• There had been added some USB CD-RW that are suposed to work with OS/2.
• Added a link to the ecomstation Drives.
• Added the Philips 330 USB speakers thanks to Gabriele Gamba.
• Added the Epson Stylus Color 860 thanks to David Iniesta.

I'm also looking if there is any USB ISDN or DSL Modems working under OS/2. If you know some please let me know which one is and the issues about it.

I am happy that I can say our server is on-line again! We are sorry for the troubles caused you and we would like to invite you to http://www.os2.cz!
We are working hard on new projects as for example:

• Wallpaper Collection
• New PM132 Skins Collection
• New e-cards/2
• XML/2 - All about XML and OS/2
• Games section
• etc.

There is interview with Samuel Audet - author of PM123 player!
I am also happy that I can announce the winner of our last contest for our OS/2.cz CD! Congratulation for Atul Birta!
So, our server is waiting for you...
Yours faithfully,

Filip Molcan

On Mon, 04 Jun 2001 16:29:10 -0400 (EDT), Ralph Cohen wrote:
>Hi,

>I've enjoyed the discussions over the past couple of days regarding the
>ins and outs of recording to CD's and DVD's under eCS, but I understand
>Kim's request to take the discussion off list. Therefore, I've set up
>a YahooGroups list for the discussion of reading and writing CD's and
>DVD's under eCS and Warp that anyone interested is invited to join by
>sending a blank email to: WarpCD-DVD-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

>You will received a confirmation email to which you must reply to
>subscribe.

>Let me know if you run into any problems.

>Ralph Cohen

>rpcohen@neurotron.com

Recently I launched a Dutch eComStation site. A few weeks ago we moved it to Mensys' eComStation.nl server to be the official community site of ecomstation.nl. The site is still in development, but it already is online and can be viewed at:http://community.ecomstation.nl. Dutch eCS users are invited to join development of the site.

• Deutsch - http://de.os2voice.org/newsletters.html
• Englisch - http://www.os2voice.org/newsletters.html

• Deutsch (HTML) - http://de.os2voice.org/files/vnl0601h_de.zip
• Deutsch (INF) - http://de.os2voice.org/files/vnl0601i_de.zip
• Englisch (HTML) - http://www.os2voice.org/files/vnl0601h.zip
• Englisch (INF) - http://www.os2voice.org/files/vnl0601i.zip

ACHTUNG: Bis jetzt haben sich erst etwa 10 Leute gemeldet, falls also nicht mehr ihr Interesse bekunden, werden wir die Unterstuetzung fuer dieses Format wahrscheinlich wieder einstellen.

• Zugriff verweigert - von Christian Hennecke
• FileStar/2 V2.10 - von Bob Stan
• Die Wiederbelebung eines AT-Gehaeuses - von Chris Ayers
• Simplicity fuer Java - von Isaac Leung
• eComStation Preview - Es wird langsam Zeit - von Don Eitner
• Kanada heisst Warpstock 2001 willkommen! - von Walter Metcalf
• Quo vadis OS/2? - von Frank Berke
• Und natuerlich Leserbriefe, Addenda, Tips und die gesammelten Neuigkeiten des Vormonats!