• Es gibt jetzt mehr Tipps
• Drucker wurden hinzugefügt
• Der Belkin Drucker-Adapter ist hinzugekommen
• Der INTEREX USB Hub ist jetzt dabei
• Marcus Montkowski's Präsentation zum Thema "Treiberentwicklung für USB-Geräte (englisch)" befindet sich im Tools-Bereich.

• Added a tip about the Labtec USB speakers by J. Ivask
• USB Cameras area added
• Added a Tools area with a quick description of OS/2 USB Resource Manager.
• Added some USB printer models at the Printers Area with someone that are reported to work under OS/2.

plus:

• Added Scanners area, but itĘs empty right now. If you found an USB scanner that works under OS/2, let me know.
• USB Hubs area added, but empty for the moment.
• Added text navigation bar at the botton of the page.
• Added link to www.usbman.com

Don't doubt to send me info about USB stuff working under OS/2.

The IACT website has posted a brand new 24x7 technical report "Solutions for e-Mail: Some Lessons from REXX, BeOS and OS/2" focusing on compatibility, security and choice. It takes a close look at how the system capabilities and design philosophies of OS/2 and BeOS can help netizens to send, receive and manage e-mail with built-in options not even available yet in other environments. As an example of such integrated solutions, the report introduces the new e-mail handler called RexxMail, released as OS/2 freeware under the GNU Public License and developed with the REXX multiplatform programming language.
Bookmark IACT's 24x7 Reports Page and check out the intriguing possibilities of RexxMail, BeOS and OS/2.
International Alliance for Compatible Technology
more open standards, user choice and free access to compatible technology

Aus dem englischen frei Übersetzt: jsk

Hello everyone,

Slightly more than two weeks have passed since I received the email from About informing me that Focus on OS/2 had been terminated. Since I knew it was against About's policy to forward email sent to a cancelled site or Guide, I published a note on the web explaining what had happened with the sole intention of preventing you my readers from drawing the wrong conclusion from the sudden disappearance of my site. I didn't want you to think that I had suddenly given up on you, or worse, that I had died.
I was completely unprepared for what happened next. I was flooded with email expressing appreciation for my site over the past three years and concern that the articles I had written would be lost; several were even concerned that the OS/2 world might lose me as a contributor.
As you might imagine, having a project in which you have invested 3 years of your life abrupted terminated and taken down has a powerful emotional impact. Your kindness during this time, as well as your support and desire to see my work continue has done a great deal to soften this blow. I thank each of you who has taken the time to write me from the bottom of my heart.

Now for my announcement.

Two editors contacted me within minutes of my publication of the "Farewell to Focus on OS/2" note. I am happy to report that I have reached mutually satisfactory arrangements with both editors and their respective publications to begin writing for them beginning in May. These publications are "VOICE Newsletter", published by VOICE, and "Extended Attributes", published by POSSI, the Phoenix OS/2 Society.
Initially, at least, I'll aim for an article in every issue of EA--in other words, every other month, and another article in every other issue of the VOICE Newsletter. Every article I write, regardless of where it gets published, will also go online in my personal web site, and hopefully on also on Warp Doctor. (I'll be keeping the copyright of all my articles; in addition both Mark Dodel of the VOICE Newsletter and Esther Schindler of EA have generously given me express permission to keep them online.) More details on that later. These will be added to the Focus on OS/2 articles which I have already started uploading to my personal web site. (Eventually I want to accumulate a complete library of my articles online for the benefit of anyone who may find them useful. I've tentatively named this library, "Walter's OS/2 Treasury". I'll publish the URL for my personal web site copy after I've cleaned it up a bit more and created a front page for my articles.)
Finally, I wish I could respond positively to the many generous offers that were made. However, it quickly became clear that wasn't going to be possible. Let me just express my thanks once again to all who wrote me, and especially to those who found my contributions to the OS/2 community worth preserving, and were willing to devote some of their own valuable server resources to help make it happen. This has been a truly humbling experience.

Walter

The website now also holds three 'how to' guides ginving you step-by-step instructions about the following subjects:

• creating a direct link using standard software
• Importing the Contacts on your Psion into Lotus Organizer for OS/2
• Importing data from your Psion's Agenda into Lotus Organizer

• From the Editor
  Hot weather and sandy beaches beckon.
• Editorial
  Novell, Inc.: Great NOS, Bad Attitude
  R. Bret Walker isn't too happy with Novell right now.
• Opportunities
  Robert Basler vents a little steam.
• News
  R. Bret Walker looks at the month's news.
• Reviews
  Graverobbers: Embellish 2.02
  R. Bret Walker reviews a dead image editor well worth having.
• Articles
  Smartsuite for OS/2 Warp 4 Version 1.6 in Depth
  • Robert Basler has a quick look at the overall package.
  • Pete Grubbs looks at Lotus Word Pro.
  • Robert Basler looks at the venerable Lotus 1-2-3.
  • Robert Basler tries out Freelance Graphics.
  • Robert Basler builds a database system using Lotus Approach.
  • Pete & Robert take a real brief look at Lotus Organizer.
  Pete & Robert tell us what they think overall.
Converting CD's to MP3's Part II
John Bijnens looks at CD Magic.
• Into Java Part 16
  Simon Gronlund looks at serialization and adding menus to your Java application.
• End Note
  A little humour to end off the issue.

I have set up a new mailing list at Yahoo Groups to allow discussions of all the web browsers available for OS/2 Warp and eCS including Netscape, Mozilla, Warpzilla and soon, Opera. IBM has already released a new generation of web browser for OS/2 and this new list can provide a forum for OS/2 and eCS users looking to explore both the current and future offerings from IBM, Netscape, Mozilla, Opera. To join the new list, send a blank message to the following address: WarpBrowsers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
You will receive a response asking you to confirm your subscription to which you must reply before your membership in the group is finalized.

What kind of child would your favorite OS be? A whiny baby like Windows, a cute but immature child like Linux, or a wise and mature youngster like OS/2??

(...)AMD's goal is to have its Sledgehammer and Clawhammer chips based on the x86-64 architecture in the second half of 2002, according to the company's processor roadmap. AMD eventually plans to have the 64-bit architecture work on a variety of Linux distributions, including SuSE and Red Hat, plus most other major operating systems, including Windows, Solaris, DOS, and OS/2. In some cases, the chips will work in 32-bit mode before they're tested for 64-bit mode.

The latest arrangements are being made before the release of ThirdEye project by Igor Vanin and Eugene Gorbunoff - this is a new PM application designed to manipulate most popular digital cameras. We wonder if you are ready to support our project. Visit our survey, look at ThirdEye screenshot and evaluate our work. Besides we will be glad if in the comments to the poll you will indicate the model of your digital camera and functions that you would like to have when working with ThirdEye.

Finally, we found newsmaster of English part of our server. Martin Chlouba is our new editor.
From now, we can provide you regularly and fresh news from the amazing world of OS/2 and eComStation as well as interesting articles, e-cards, e-books, skins, icons and other things...