This version contains a fix for the recent update (v2.10.02) that would fail on startup if there was no existing INI file plus a couple of other minor things that turned up in the interim. FileStar/2 is an easy to use PM file manager with features for real power users that want performance and flexibility.

AVP for OS/2 is the only Anti-Virus product available which has a fully functional on-access scanner, monitoring all file and disk activity. Available in the UK from Oxford Solutions. +44 (0)1844 210300, sales@oxford-solutions.co.uk
For availability in the rest of the universe look up your local distributor at http://www.avp.ru

I have released version 2.11 of the LPTool utility, wich has a few MAJOR fixes supporting directory synchronisation. The LPTS.CMD REXX macro now performs synchronisation of directories (or complete trees) in one or two directions based on date and time information on each side. There is also better support for configuring LPTool for different LPT port addresses (DEVICE command and LPTDD.CMD)
For those of you that don't know LPTool yet, its main purpose is file-transfer using a standard LapLink parallel cable connection (same cable as LapLink, MS Windows INTRSRV etc). It is being used mainly for synchronization of laptops that do not have network connectivity. It is not very fast (max 45 Kb/sec) but reliable... It also supports remote execution of commands over the cable, including redirection of output (similar to TCP/IP REXEC). At the moment, only an OS/2 version exists, so you cannot exchange files with a Windows or Linux machine. LPTool, just like my DFSee utility, is FREEWARE. There is a nice screen-shot with additional information there as well.

v0.94: Fix some little bugs and one great bug. But it wasn't my. I use "iconv" - series of national languages support routines. But, in fact, IBM doesn't put in OS/2 some DLLs and tables (so, puts them only into Visual C++ package). Even Aurora doesn't have them. Now I know, why can't see any good Russian-translated programs :-( I include needed DLLs and several translation tables. You can place "ICONV" and "UCONVTAB" subdirectoryes on any directory from "LOCPATH" environment variable. Or, you can simply start program through command file.

Retrocade is a multi-arcade game emulator, similar to MAME. It supports fewer games than MAME does (about 120 or so) but the emulation cores were designed for SPEED! The "business" part of the code was written almost entirely in assembly language and it shows!

In addition to the speed advantage over MAME, Retrocade offers a very attractive and futuristic GUI of its own, making its overall package very impressive. If you're a fan of MAME or a fan of old arcade games, give it a try!

The currently released version is *alpha* level code. Please be sure to read the ReadMe.OS2 file before running it for the first time. It currently has graphics and sound support, but lacks mouse and joystick support (which are coming soon). I'm releasing this version to get early feedback, so feel free to contact me about it.

This is quite a major release, there have been lots of changes and updates on nearly every part of ServerConfig/2. Read the history information for a complete list!

Also adds support for the new Apache 1.3.11.

Soom to come: SSL support.

ServerConfig/2 is a PM configuration utility for Apache web server, the InetPowerServer/2 and the IBM TCP/IP Firewall! Also supports remote management for Apache (even unix).

Features:

• NLS: English, Croatian, German, Italian and Polish
• Translation tool: create your own Language support
• Output to file formats (SDF with PRG, ASCII text, HTM).
  You can select range (start and end record), sort options (no sort, ascending or descending) in output file.
• Manual.

Briefly, Electronic Teller is a native OS/2 financial management suite for home users. It does not yet include investment account support, but will eventually.

With InfoZip's update to version 2.3 of their "Zip" utility on the 9th of this month, we have had to make a few adjustments to to accommodate the new version. Programs that have been updated are DeskTop Backup (DTB), WarpZip and the SFX Installer. The PillarSoft Suite distribution has also been refreshed with the updated programs for those of you that would like to download them that way.

DeskTop Backup is a point and click interface to building self-extracting recovery archives for your essential desktop information and configuration data. DTB will suggest files to archive (if you ask nicely) and allow the user to add his own listings by file, filter or directory. DTB also has a "Smart" AutoStart to keep your backups current. DTB is only $15 and more information can be found at: http://www.pillarsoft.net/dtb.html

The SFX Installer is the first widely distributed one file, self-extracting installer available for OS/2. Archive setups are point and click and the setups can be saved for future use. The SFX Installer's price point is $35 and information on it may be found at: http://www.pillarsoft.net/sfx.html

WarpZip is the latest in archive managment for OS/2. While zip files are the main point of attack for WarpZip, it will also find and open OS/2 "packed" files for viewing or extracting. The search mechanisms built into WarpZip for peering into zip files are second to none. WarpZip is just $29 and information on this terrific program is residing at: http://www.pillarsoft.net/warpzip.html

The PillarSoft Suite is a fine collection of native OS/2 tools and utilities from PillarSoft and is currently available under our introductory special pricing ($99). Further information on the PillarSoft Suite and what it includes is available on our website at: http://www.pillarsoft.net/suite.html

Most important is the new "Firewall Wizard", which helps you set up your firewall the first time.
However, it's still beta (as always ;), so I need all the feedback I can get to perhaps one day get a "bug-free" version out.

For those who don't already know, Zampa is a utility to configure the built-in firewall in TCP/IP 4.1 and above. The firewall is not documented by IBM, except for the documentation for the AIX firewall that also contains some references to OS/2. This program makes setting it up and using it fast and easy.

The beta release has been delayed for about another week or two so...
In the mean while I suggest you download the regular Windows version and start writing your driver with it. The Windows version includes a powerful Wizard that enables you to detect and diagnose your hardware before you write a single line of code. The wizard will also automatically generate most of your driver code.
All you will have left to do is to copy the files the wizard generated to your OS/2 machine - replace the WinDriver kernel module with the appropriate one for OS/2 and compile. Your driver will now run on Windows 9x, 2000/NT and OS/2 (at least for the evaluation period).
Please feel free to contact me any time with any question you may have on WinDriver for OS/2 or any other OS.

GNP is an editor from the GNOME-project with HTML support. That means is looks like normal word processing, with it's ICON-bars, but adds the HTML-Tags to you text instead of doing font manipulation.

Copyright (C) 1999 Link Guard Solutions Ltd.

Link Guard Solutions is proud to present new beta of SafeFire PPP.

SafeFire PPP with the new PM user interface is the simplest way to the Internet.

Check Link Guard solutions homepage to get Your copy.

If you like SafeFire PPP you can buy your copy at The GammaTech Mall
For details refer to REGISTER.TXT.

Note: Beta version is fully functional in 30 days after build.

SafeFire PPP is a new, powerful implementation of a PPP protocol now with PM interface.

Most notable SafeFire PPP features are:

• 'One button' PM GUI
• PPP over Ethernet
• PPP implementation compatible with latest RFC
• Callback
• Dial-On-Demand
• Modular design
• Three TCP/IP packet filters
• NAT (Network Address Translation)
• CCP (Compression Control Protocol)
• PAP (Password Authentication Protocol)
• CHAP (Challenge Authentication Protocol)
• MS-CHAP (Microsoft extension for CHAP)
• REXX API for connection script (compatible with standard PPP.EXE)
• REXX API for authentication
• REXX API for message processing
• REXX API for message log processing
• A set of predefined configuration files for most common cases

Refer to \doc\eng\index.html for more information.

• In der "Prüfen" Funktion war es nicht möglich den letzten Fehler zu berichtigen.
• In der "Prüfen" Funktion erscheint nach dem drücken von "Ändern" ein Eingabefenster, hier wurde der Pfad nicht richtig angezeigt, stattdessen wurde immer "TMP" angezeigt.
• Auf der Call Seite funktionierte der Aufruf der Hilfe Seiten per F1 nicht richtig.

• ca. 70 neue und einige erweiterte Einträge in der Config.sys Dukomentation.

• Die Config.sys Dokumentation wird, je nachdem was ich an neuen Infos bekomme, ca einmal im Monat erweitert.
• Nach der Fertigstellung einiger anderer Projekte werde ich im Frühjahr 2000 mit der Version 2.0 von Tyra/2 beginnen. Für die nächste Version habe ich viele neue Funktionen und Detailverbesserungen geplant, mit dem Release ist nicht vor Sommer 2000 zu rechnen.

PMJPEG is a shareware image viewer with image processing and conversion capabilities for OS/2. PMJPEG is a 32-bit port of WinJPEG to OS/2 2.x and above with OS/2-specific features.

PMJPEG has been updated on 1-2-2000 and includes the following changes:

• Fixed the PMJPEG file save dialog so that it shows PNG in the filter list.
• If you used the PMJPEG file dialog to save to a BMP file, it would save with the wrong compression option.
• If you view the file info of a file created in Y2K, the month would be off by 1.
• Could not read Windows BMP Version 5 (uncompressed or RLE).
• Fixed a bug in decoding PICT/JPEG files.

• Direktes Schreibn von MP3 Dateien (nur 44100Hz stereo)
• einige Fehler beseitigt
• neue lustige Fehler eingeführt...

whats new:

• Z! now supports ShoutCAST / streaming MP3, and even works as a Netscape (2.02/4.x) helper application!!

browser installation instructions:

• Netscape 2.02/2
  go into the netscape general pref's, go over to the helpers tab and add hit the 'create new type' button. use 'audio' for the mime type and 'x-scpls' for the mime subtype. click the 'launch app.' radio button and type the full path to z.exe (ex: 'c:\mp3\z.exe'). create another new type, this time using audio for the mime type and x-mpegurl for the subtype. have this one also use c:\mp3\z.exe for the application.
• Communicator 4.x/2
  go to edit -> preferences, go down to "applications" and click "new type" then add the following info:

  Description: Shoutcast
  File extension: .pls
  MIME Type: audio/x-scpls
  Application: c:\mp3\z.exe

  click "new type" again and add this:

  Description: MP3 URL
  File extension: .m3u
  MIME Type: audio/x-mpegurl
  Application: c:\mp3\z.exe

  next, go to http://www.shoutcast.com and try a stream.
• tips
  56k modems should only try the 24kbit streams and lower, 56k streams are for isdn or higher.. run z -c and add more stream buffers if you want to eliminate skips in some cases.

Z! now supports the IR-MAN remote control thing, get one at http://www.evation.com/irman/!

• für DOS real mode
• für DOS protected mode
• für OS/2 16-bit
• für OS/2 32-bit
• für Windows 95 oder neuer

• restoring windows which were minimized while in rolled state
• minimizing, restoring or maximizing command windows in rolled state
• the unroll bitmap wrongly displayed as a titlebar button where the roll bitmap is appropriate (excluding the case where both the options Auto-unroll when getting focus and Auto-roll when losing focus are active)
• a serious problems with window moving or resizing.
  When a modal dialog is displayed while a window is moved or resized even if the modal dialog apparently gets the focus it doesn't get any mouse or keyboard message.
  To reproduce the problem close all important documents you are editing, open an html file located in your disk with netscape (any version), then rename the file and try to resize the window: the window will capture all the mouse and keyboard events leaving no other solution than rebooting by Ctrl-Alt-Del.

With this fix the system should behave properly.

-> URL: http://space.tin.it/scienza/acantato
-> Hobbes-Search: smw123.zip
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FileStar/2 is an elegant PM File Manager that is the 'always loaded workhorse' for many OS/2 users. Powerful file management doesn't get much easier than this.

In Styler/2 version 1.2 after startup, the programs enhancements were applied even to the programs listed in the exceptions pages.
To fix this you have to download smw122.zip (50 KB).

IceCQ is a nice ICQ client clone (not freeware). It's OS/2 native, small, and has a PM interface. The demo version has some limitations.

Currently the following basic functions have been supported:

• New user registration;
• Flashing icons;
• Messages send/receipt;
• URLs send/receipt;
• Contacts (from Contacts list) send/receipt;
• "You are added" message send/receipt;
• User authorization send/receipt;
• User authorization ask (Auth. Request) send/receipt;
• Authorization refuse send/receipt;
• WWPager messages receipt;
• E-Mail Express message receipt;
• User search by name, surname, nickname, UIN or E-mail;
• User information view;
• Personal information changes;
• Password and authorization status changes;
• Invisible / visible list support;

Service functions:

• Messages, information, etc. recoding (Cyrillic codepages support);
• Multiuser support, personal setting for every user;
• Message history with text-mode logs save (optionally);
• Preferences notebook;
• POP3 Email box check, Email client start at new message receipt;
• Sound schemes (separate sound for every event);
• Incoming messages indication in contacts list (previously they just popped up)

Sorry for so short english documentation in this release.

A lot of work has been put into this release including:

• A brand new audio engine that allows for direct-to-hard-disk recording and playback
• Full audio editing capabilities
• Complete audio sequencing with full integration with MIDI sequencing

There have been a whole host of other improvements and performance
enhancements that are too numerous to list here.
For those of you who don't know what MIDI Station Sequencer is -- it's the most advanced MIDI/Audio MIDI sequencer available for the OS/2 platform!! The web site will be updated with correct screenshots of the sequencer over the next few days. Look for the final edition in two weeks! I look forward to hearing your feedback and comments.

We have made a few changes at PillarSoft and have updated a few programs. Here is the skinny...

1) After the addition of the code for the PillarSoft Suite key we have had to update SFX to fix it's registration awareness. In the last build, the setup tool was not properly relaying registration information to the installer.

2) The Status Center (PSC) was updated to allow for some "Swappath" irregularities. The "irregularities" may be rare but are possibilities nonetheless that are allowed for now and are either taken care of internally or a graceful solution is employed.

3) We have also added a help file for WarPaint which previously had none.

Of course this means that the Pillarsoft Suite has been updated with all the changes as well. We won't go into a sales pitch this time (does that make this a bad press release?) but invite you to visit our website for more information, screenshots and fully functional copies of most of our software.

JNapster is a Java implementation of the famous Napster client. It provides a GUI similar to the Napster Windows client. Napster connects you to the online community of MP3 users, and allows you to share files.

This caused various problems like unability to start another winOS2 program, system hangs and unability to properly shutdown the system. To fix this you can download smw121.zip (49 KB).

Note:
At the beginning of February Styler/2 version 1.6 will be available.
All the features not yet implemented and planned for version 1 will be included.
The standard license price will be increased since the new version (1.6) will be available.
A first release of version 2 should be available within March.

• Fix some little bugs.
• New command "!" - run any OS/2 command.
• New command "@" - "run" command file (can be used any of psiftp commands, exept other "cmd" files).
• New commands "backup ", "restore ". Commands compare files's modification time, checks attribute "archive" and copy all of them with subdirectories. All Psion attributes preserved in OS/2 EA. And (I hope :-) are fully restored.
• New command "sattr [+|-][rhsa] . Change file attributes for Psion's file.

WarpIN is intended to become the new universal OS/2 installer. It has full system configuration (CONFIG.SYS, WPS classes, WPS objects), user exists and can fully undo all the changes to your system again.

This version is the successor to the Alpha #4 which was previously available on my home page. This is still a developer's release and not stable yet. However, many improvements have been made.

WarpIN is a Netlabs project. The source code is available on the Netlabs CVS archive. See www.netlabs.org/nosa for details. Even though WarpIN is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL), it can be used for packaging commercial software also.

We have now created two mailing lists at: http://www.egroups.com

Subscribe to warpin-user (for WarpIN users, ie. those who wish to create WarpIN archives) and/or warpin-dev (for WarpIN developers) if you wish to follow discussions or get more information about creating archives.

-> URL: http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/~h0444vnd/os2.htm
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Minor Enhancements:

• Support for ZIPs made by unix-heads who insist on putting a totally redundant ./ at the front of paths.
• Editor: Undo/Redo is now persistent between edits of the same file, just like the cursor position is.
• It's now possible to jump directly into an archive using stored path recall, directory history etc.

Bug Fixes

• Archive reading would crash on archives with more than 32768 entries.
• Found files list box wasn't being updated properly after deleting files from it with F8.
• Using Alt-F9 while panels are turned off with Ctrl-O results in incorrect display when they are turned back on.
• Win9x only: Fix calculation of total and free disk space on Info panel, was wrapping around at 4GB.
• Directory Compare's 'Tag Older' option was tagging older or same date.

And before anyone asks, no this upgrade does not fix any Y2K problems (none have been reported).

The new version includes some new features and some error corrections. For more information see the C-Side home page. C-Side is a native OS/2 WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) CD-cover and label editor, capable of color text and graphics design, and print.

Desktop Clock is a freeware, configurable clock for your Desktop. You can configure date and time display and add your message to display with date and/or time. When started, Desktop clock becomes (and remains) the bottom window - behind all other windows on your Desktop. Features:

• Various date and time display formats
• User's message (stopped or scrolling from right to left)
• Selectable color, position, size, font and fontsize
• Source code is included
• Manual

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• now _really_ runs with Object Rexx as well as Classic Rexx
• power-button starts and stops the player
• stop button reset the player to cd-start
• eject works now without a disc inside the cd-rom.
• application-exit works now without a disc inside the cd-rom.

Hinweis:If you installed version 1.1 please check the exception pages of the titlebar, titlebar hiding and window rolling features: you can find some odd sentences in the list besides MPTS.EXE. This is due to a bug in the installation program of version 1.1 and shouldn't cause any real problem. In any case, please use the Remove button to get rid of them. This version (1.2.0.* - smw120.zip) corrects the following problems and add the following new features:

• The links for registering the program through the BMT Micro pages have been corrected.
• I realized that the term Upgrade license was confusing for what has been so far its real purpose so I renamed it Advanced license. See the Licenses page for more details.
• The next release will probably have all the features planned for this version and will probably be ready in February. The price will be slightly increased then. I expect to distribute a first release of version 2 in March.
• The program now works correctly even if CADCMDR.EXE replaces PMSHELL.EXE in the PROTSHELL command of the CONFIG.SYS file.
• Default values used by the program on its first installation have been corrected.
• Now the shade style button in the Titlebar page of the preferences application shows the correct style.
• Increased performances when serializing access to shared resources.
• The clipboard enhancements in OS/2 and DOS command windows were causing system traps with some particular conditions. Now they should work correctly.
• Now bitmaps and text used by SMARTWIN.DLL are no longer enclosed in the DLL itself, but are loaded dynamically and when the roll/unroll and hide/unhide titlebar are added to the system menu, the accelerator keys are displayed as for the default menu items.
• Full window drag now works in warp 3 and has been improved for OS/2 and DOS command windows in warp 4 as well. This is a full implementation compared to the limited full window dragging of NPS WPS Enhancer. It works with the keyboard as well as with the mouse and works even when moving windows by dragging the window frame, when dragging rolled windows and when resizing as well as when moving the windows around.
• Now the feature Auto-unroll windows vertically resized works correctly when used along with the Full window drag and size feature.
• A divide by zero exception was occurring with particular styles of titlebar shades. Now it has been fixed.
• A Push one step behind sub-option has been added to the Push behind all other windows feature in order to allow moving windows behind other windows step by step.
• A Reduce folders height option has been added to the Titlebar hiding page.
• An Include titlebar sub-option has been added to the Double click emulation option in the Mouse page.
• Various other controls and a Windows keys page have been added to the preferences notebook. The corresponding features do not work at the moment.

Please check my home page for more details and screenshots.

Goose 1.01
Goose is one of `Checking Updated Homepage' utility.
Goose is `Buy-My-CD-Ware'! If you like our pop musics, please order our CD :)
You can listen some MP3 edition and order this CD at MP3.com - Pretty Pop.

Version 1.01 (04.Jan.2000)

• Fixed the minor inconveniences (some GUI and default parameters).

Jasmine 2.86
Jasmine is the ftp front-end using of the OS/2 WARP jenuine part for FTP (File Transfer Protocol) for the maintainances of your webpages.
And Jasmine can copy local files to destination directory with same functions of FTP Mode. Jasmine will put/copy the files and directories, only which are changed or altered from the last put/copy. You can also select if you want to put/copy this time such automatcically selected files and folders. You may record the logs of uploaded files by either daily or monthly, too. And you can remove remote files that uploaded/ copied and managed by Jasmine.

Version 2.86 (04.Jan.2000)

• Fixed the minor inconveniences (some GUI and default parameters).

Gismo 2.14
Gismo is the unique color coordinating utility for those who uses editors to make html documents with various color RGB codes. You may copy the RGB codes which indicated in Gismo to the Clipboard and copy it into the appropriate form in your html documents. You may use your favorite text editors and/or html editors. The Gismo can be worked with any editors that can be corresondent with the clipboards.

Version 2.14 (04.Jan.2000)

• Fixed the minor inconveniences (some GUI and Font).
• Changed the minor specification.

Anmerkung vom OS2.org-Team: Wir haben dem Autor eine Mail geschrieben, das der Download-Link auf der Seite nicht funktioniert. Evtl. wird es aber in den nächsten Tagen gefixt!

• DFSDOS fixes and better extended int-13 support (large disks)
• HPFS UNDELETE speed improvements
• NTFS updates to MFT related displays
• NTFS UNDELETE and file-list support
• FAT2OS cmd, make FAT bootable for OS2, Win-NT, IBMDOS or MSDOS
• QUERY cmd, return any of 40 disk/partition related values in the DFSee exit-code (RC) to aid in automatic FDISK or recovery
• Some enhancements to the user-interface, history and completion

For those of you that don't know DFSee yet, DFSee is an FDISK, display, analysis and recovery tool for disks and filesystems. Because of the targeted use for DFSee it is a command-line and text-only utility (no GUI). At the moment an OS/2, Win-NT and DOS version exist. I would very much like to hear about experiences you have with DFSee, either positive or negative.

I have uploaded a port of the Unix RM utility to Hobbes. This version was compiled for OS/2 from a C version originally written for MSDOS and the C source is included. RM is a command line file and directory removal program. It will remove subdirectories and files including those that are marked as read-only and hidden. The subdirectories do not need to be empty.

Table is combination of an ASCII character code chart and a tool to convert and display binary, decimal, hexadecimal and ASCII representations of a string. You can enter string to convert, or paste from Clipboard. Result can be copied to Clipboard or saved to file. If you have two prepared system code pages you can switch between them and convert and display string. Source code is included.