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November 03

Text Converter 0.9.0

Text Converter is freeware OS/2 PM program to convert text files between various platforms and code pages. Supported are code pages used on DOS, OS/2, Internet/Unix, Macintosh, and Windows.

Files to be converted may reside in a disk file or in the clipboard, and must be plain (unformatted) text. Word processor, spreadsheet, ... file formats are NOT supported.

Language support:
English, Croatian, Dutch, French, German, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, Swedish.

Features:
- more than 40 supported code pages
- add new, change or delete code pages
- source and target may be file or to clipboard
- conversion between dos - mac - unix file format
- convert multiple files
- command line conversion program (useful for your batch scripts)

To download Text Converter 0.9.0 visit:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/
Later it will be placed in:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/convert/


November 03

shorten - fast compression for waveform files

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=shorten-32.zip

Shorten reduces the size of waveform files (such as audio) using Huffman coding of prediction residuals and optional additional quantisation. In lossless mode the amount of compression obtained depends on the nature of the waveform. Those composing of low frequencies and low amplitudes give the best compression, which may be 2:1 or better. Lossy compression operates by specifying a minimum acceptable segmental signal to noise ratio or a maximum bit rate. Lossy compression operates by zeroing the lower order bits of the waveform, so retaining waveform shape.


November 03

phpMyAdmin 2.2.1 has been released

http://phpmyadmin.sourceforge.net/

phpMyAdmin can administer a whole MySQL-server (needs a super-user) but also a single database. To accomplish the latter you'll need a properly set up MySQL-user who can read/write only the desired database. It's up to you to look up the appropiate part in the MySQL manual. Currently phpMyAdmin can:

create and drop databases
create, copy, drop and alter tables
delete, edit and add fields
execute any SQL-statement, even batch-queries
manage keys on fields
load text files into tables
create (*) and read dumps of tables
export (*) and import data to CSV values
administer multiple servers and single databases
communicate in more than 20 different languages

Main changes/improvements since version 2.2.0:

- security fixes

- the "blank screen" bug is fixed

- the bug with "LIMIT" clause in "UPDATE" statements is also fixed (requires MySQL >= 3.23.x)

- binary fields were not exported the way they should in dump files

- importing dump files is about two times faster in this version

- multiple drop/alter statements have been implemented

- new languages were added (finnish, greek, turkish) and some old ones updated


November 03

Slashdot asks: where are the OS/2 users?

Looks like it's time to re-educate some more Linux users again. There's an article on Slashdot (see link) that asks where all the "OS/2 junkies" have gone. You don't need an account to reply - just talk about how you're using OS/2 today. Don't forget to mention eComStation and the Convenience Packs.

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/11/01/1927232


November 03

nistime2.zip

Queries multiple NIST time servers, updates PC clock

Backward-compatible upgrade to NISTIME utility which provides better accuracy (+/- 0.5 second) and ability to query user-configurable list of NIST time servers with improved error recovery. Source code included. FREEWARE.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=nistime2.zip



November 02

Unofficial patch for Mortal Kombat (version 2

Just wanted to announce that I managed to get Mortal Kombat 100% working under OS/2. MK had 2 "speed-bugs", which are now removed and special OS/2 / eCS patched-in code to compensate some "bug" (whatever you call it) in OS/2 VDM. MK is using a 16-bit IRQ handler under 32-bit Protected Mode. The VDM simply forgets the IRQ handler that way :(

Now it's working 100% *FULL SOUND* via Soundblaster.

Have fun :)

cu Kiewitz

P.S.: I cannot upload to os2world/games, so please get it from hobbes.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/mortalfx.zip

From: Martin Kiewitz martin@kiewitz.de


November 02

DrawIt 3.4

DrawIt is a vector oriented drawing tool where in you can combine bitmaps and metafiles with your own drawings. It supports the im/export of GIF,TIFF,BMP,PCX,TGA,XBM,MET,PIC,JPEG and the internal file format. Drag/Drop is supported for Bitmaps,colors and fonts. It it highly recommended to read the About and the Getting started chapters of the online help in DrawIt.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=drawit34.zip


November 02

OS/2 mentioned at osOpinion

There is an article at osOpinion, by Tom Nadeau. Funny and clever, check it out at:

http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/14534.html


November 01

OS/2 Software Special items

Hello,

Since yesterday we have a large amount of OS/2 software at hand. It includes TrueSpectra, Object Desktop, BlueCad, Opalis, VisPro, etc. for instance. Wednesday afternoon we are going to present a web page at http://www.compusaar.de/os/2, on which we are going to present our special offers.

[Moderator note: This site is in German and I have no idea if they speak English or how reliable the site is, but they have some interesting OS/2 software packages for sale. You always have to buy a basic package consisting of Opalis, Warp 3, and BlueCad(No idea what this costs, you have to contact them). For 79 DEM (about US$ 36) you can add 3 products from a list or 6 ones for 119 DEM (about US$ 55). I have no idea if the software is German version or not.]


November 01

DFSee version 4.08 released

This is the DFSee version that will be used at the Warpstock Europe workshops ...

DFSee is an FDISK-like display, analysis and recovery tool with powerfull FIX commands and UNDELETE for HPFS and NTFS.

Bootsector recovery for FAT32 is complete now (FIXBOOT).

Details can be found at: http://www.fsys.demon.nl/dfsee.htm

Version 4.08 updates and fixes:
- Use DFSMDOS in DFSUNFD.BAT allowing low memory situations
- Automatic scroll to end of output window before each command - New FATSIM and FATWRIM commands to save/restore fat tables - New FAT32 FINDROOT command, finding all possible root clusters - Added copy of the spare sectors (6&7) for FAT32 FIXBOOT
- Added extra warning for create type 00 (usually an error)
- Use spare MFT in NtfsInit if the base MFT is damaged
- FAT directory display update so 'cl 0' is displayed as 'Root' - Search position of 1st and 2nd FAT if bootsector is damaged - Fixed FAT label display in partition-table display (part) - Added FAT32 rootdir location to standard bootsector display - Changed SWAP/EXT2 naming for type 82/83, more Linux centric

Registering DFSee will give you the right to use all 4.xx versions and get support plus a reasonable amount of assistance by email.

But even more important, it enables further development of DFSee! The next major changes for DFSee will be multiple UNDO/REDO, and a command to copy/move partitions.

Regards, Jan van Wijk

http://www.fsys.demon.nl/

From: Jan van Wijk jvw@fsys.demon.nl


October 31

NEF image decoder

This is a utility which decodes 'NEF' files - the raw image files from the Nikon D1 camera, and produces an image which can be processed by standard image processing tools.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=denef_0_3


October 31

New drivers - DaniS506.ADD, DaniATAPI.FLT and DaniDASD.DMD

Hi folks,

Right before Warpstock EU I've uploaded some new versions of my drivers to Hobbes:

- DaniS506.ADD v1.3.10
- DaniATAPI.FLT v0.3.5
- DaniDASD.DMD v1.4.4

Besides lots of minor fixes, there are some proviously undocumented features documented now. Minor additions are support for some new (not yet available) chips and ATA/133 stuff. The biggest improvement is support for ATA Flash, Compact Flash, CF+, SmartMedia, etc. in PCCard slots - bye bye to PCM2ATA.ADD and OS2PCARD.DMD.

Ciao,
Dani

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=Dani
or http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/daniatapi035.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/danidasd144.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/danis506r1310.zip


October 31

cdrdao2-1.1.6-pre1.zip

Enhanced Os/2 port of cd writing program in DAO mode. Works only with Aspirout 1.1b4 (included). Does not require EMX runtime.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=cdrdao2-1.1.6-pre1.zip


October 31

isdnpm302r7.zip

ISDNPM 3.x is an OS/2-Dialer with support for modem, CAPI 1.1/2.0 and xDSL (PPPoE). It supports NAT/IP-Masquerading and has many filter options for dial-, timeout- and package filter. It can be used as an ISDN dial-in server with authentification via phone number and/or user id.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=isdnpm302r7.zip


October 31

Auto WGet Daemon 1.7.0

Dimitry A. Steklenev has released version 1.7.0 of his Auto WGet Daemon. From the author's homepage:

Auto WGet Daemon is a free utility set for driving GNU WGet or any similar utility for downloading files. Auto WGet Daemon allows you to start downloading by simply Drag'n'Drop to special folder. Aside from, Auto WGet Daemon supports queue for downloads and allows restart failed downloads in the power fail or any other unpleasantness.

There is also a lot of other software packages written or maintained by Dimitry A. Seklenev on this site.

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/7567/software/english/awget.html


October 31

OpenWatcom Watcom 11.0c beta

http://www.openwatcom.org/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information please contact:
SciTech Software, Inc.
(530) 894-8400
pressinfo@scitechsoft.com

SciTech Announces Watcom 11.0c Beta Release

Update Paves the Way for Massive Open Source Effort

Chico, Calif., September 27, 2001 -- SciTech Software, Inc. today announced the beta release of the 11.0c update to the popular Watcom˜ C/C++ and Fortran compilers. The patch includes a number of eagerly anticipated fixes and enhancements and can be downloaded, free of charge, from the Open Watcom web site at www.openwatcom.org. Support for the update will be handled exclusively through the Open Watcom web site.

"This binary update will immediately aid thousands of active Watcom developers," said Rob Veitch, Director of Business Development at Sybase , "This release shows Sybase's commitment to its customers and it demonstrates that SciTech Software is up to the task of assuming the leadership role in the Open Watcom development effort."

Jointly developed by Sybase, SciTech and a core team of Open Watcom developers, the 11.0c update is the first new release of the Watcom compilers in over three years. The Watcom 11.0c release is a prelude to the to the forthcoming Open Source release.

About Open Watcom The Watcom C/C++ and Fortran products will be the first mass market, proprietary compilers to be Open Sourced and, weighing in at nearly three million lines of source code, will represent one of the largest pools of commercial source code of any type ever released under an Open Source license. Sybase, Inc. developed the original Watcom code and SciTech Software, Inc. is the official maintainer of the project.

The Open Watcom project has stirred tremendous interest among developers worldwide. Thousands have already joined the Open Watcom community at http://www.openwatcom.org/ in order to use Open Watcom and contribute to its further development.

Watcom supports software development in Windows, DOS, OS/2, Netware, QNX, and other operating systems (a Linux version of Open Watcom is planned). The Open Watcom web address is http://www.openwatcom.org/.

About SciTech Software, Inc. SciTech Software, Inc. is the leading supplier of PC graphics utilities, drivers, and tools for high-performance graphics applications, including computer games. SciTech's products help users fix graphics hardware problems and allow software developers to achieve maximum performance from PC graphics hardware. SciTech's products include SciTech Display Doctor, the only universal display driver, SciTech GLDirect, an OpenGL to Direct3D driver and SciTech MGL, an Open Source, professional graphics library used to develop some of today's most popular software programs. SciTech products support the Windows, Linux, OS/2, DOS, QNX, and SMX operating systems. Many major software companies and hardware companies license portions of SciTech's technology for incorporation in their products. SciTech is privately held and the company's Web address is http://www.scitechsoft.com.

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Sybase and Watcom are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sybase Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.


October 31

LogView 1.03

ws it-service, Wolfram Schmid (A Href="w.schmid@ws-it.de">w.schmid@ws-it.de) updated LogView, a text and log file viewer program for OS/2 and eCS.

LogView can trace files in realtime and is very quick. It can be used during program development to disply debug output or to show any other text file or logfile created by any arbitrary program.

Features of LogView:

- Traces the growing of text files
- Handles large text files with more than 65535 lines
- Scrolls automatically to the end of the file (optional)
- Shows line numbers and file positions
- Starts viewing after program start (optional):
- from the begin of the file
- from the end of the file
- Copy to the clipboard
- Open file via Drop or file dialog
- Window position and size can be stored.
- Column wide can be stored.

New in this version:

- Font of the text view are stored automaticaly
- Fixes a bug with copy to clipboard

Web Site (english): http://www.ws-it.de/en/product/logview



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