Date: Tuesday, March 26
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Place: Panera Bread
501 E Hamilton Ave
Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 370-7840

Panera Bread has plenty of room, it's quiet and they have WiFi. There is a
light rail station near the meeting location.

Last meeting, the museum received a substantial donation of vintage OS/2 stuff.

Meeting topics:
OS/2 Museum West collection
eCS 2.1 tips and tricks

As usual, we'll have an OS/2 Q and A for any user questions.

Come join us in our monthly meeting. We are OS/2 and eComStation users, and we
meet every month to discuss ideas about our favorite operating system.

Meeting announcements and more are available on the BayWarp website.
www.baywarp.org
-- Neil Waldhauer neil@blondeguy.com www.blondeguy.com
Expert consulting for OS/2 Warp and eComStation

Eugene posted a message about testing the eCo software FOC (file open dialog). This is shipped in eCS 2.1 but not switched on by default. This can be switched
by running the script: Execute command: focdlg /I

If you do however run tests. Make certain you download the lastest eCo runtime from:
en.ecomstation.ru/projects/developer/toolkit/
The latest FOC version can be downloaded by loggin in via www.mensys.com and and then via the Mensys betazone you can download the latest FOC version.

Also note that the problems with FOC are not caused by NIC drivers or FS drivers that are broken. This was an incorrect technical statement.

Best regards,

Roderick Klein
Mensys B.V.

All users of eComStation 2.1 can activate File Open Container

(Homepage of FOC: ecomstation.ru/foc):

Execute command: focdlg /I

 

 

It's important check that all your apps are compatible with FOC.

 

For users: FOC is optimized, accelerated and debugged.

If you have troubles with new FOC (hangs, ..) then search the cause

in drivers (Ethernet drivers / filesystem drivers)

 

For developers:

use standard file open dialog calls.

don't modify the dialog (don't move elements / don't hide),

simplify your code.

 

 

New File Open Container

ecomstation.ru/pic/news/201210/FOC-20100929b.png

 

 

Old File Open Dialog

ecomstation.ru/temp/200905/os2warp4.png

I have updated the USB host controller drivers

USBUHCD.SYS, USBOHCD.SYS, USBEHCD.SYS, USBD.SYS (and now also: USBRESMG.SYS)

I have now placed these on hobbes.
hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/incoming/usbhcd189.zip

They will eventually make it into directory:
/pub/os2/system/drivers/misc

1) USBUHCD,USBOHCD,USBEHCD: booting from USB should now work

2) USBEHCD: performance should be back to normal

3) USBUHCD,USBOHCD,USBEHCD,USBD: did some changes to improve device
attach when devices are already attached on bootup

a) there is currently a problem with USBD.SYS if an external hub is
repeatedly plugged an unplugged. We are working on getting it fixed.

b) there is not yet isochronous device support (webcams etc.) in
USBEHCD. We are working on it.

DO NOT mix USBUHCD,USBOHCD,USBEHCD with a USBD of different version.
It will most likely not properly work.

 

Lars

New version is available from eCo Market.

Use PCI Dock to view computer configuration after eCS installation.

Start the utility to resolve the conflicts of controllers

(If you have installed new adapters / attached more SATA devices / USB devices)

 

Homepage of PCI Dock: ecomstation.ru/pcidock

 

PIC: ecomstation.ru/projects/pcidock/pics/pcidock-20130301.png

 

 

btw, (not related to PCI Dock),

Please share your experience, what system information do users need today?

For example,

* Dive/OpenGL presence

* Detailed information about laptop battery

* Applications which were started on system startup

eComStation.RU site has implemented an excellent model to keep database of hardware:

a) the users are posting short reports

(they have 5 minutes only; No barriers, users type simple text and post it; that's all that we can collect from the users;)

b) periodically we are posting large reviews with information how to install eCS on modern hardware and how to adjust system settings.

 

* Here is the 1st review of Thinkpad running eComStation (the last 7 years):

Thinkpad X61 and eComStation, First Impressions (russian text)

ru.ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php

(The previous reviews were published in 2004 or early)

 

* eComStation installation: Lenovo Ideapad S206

ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php

EDM/2 is the premier site to find OS/2 and eComStation software development information.

 

Here is some news about the site.

Non-EDM/2 Republished Articles

 

There are several OS/2 and eComStation programming articles floating around. When the authors authorize to republish their articles under the Creative Commons license, it can be included on the wiki and the most important thing of all, there are clear rules to create derivative works.

 

The re-published articles on the EDM/2 wiki are:

 

Moving Up to VisualAge C++ From CSet++ by Roger E. Pett and Joel Troster (August 1996)

OS/2 Debugging in Style by Chris Matthews and Dave Evans (August 1996)

Accessing Databases Using Java and JDBC by Fernando Lozano (July 1998)

SGML and OpenDoc - Bento by Matt Timmermans (September 1995)

Using the IBM Developer API Extensions for OS/2 Warp by Todd Crowe (April 1996)

Using the OS/2 Tutorial Framework by Mike Kaply (August 1995)

OS/2 device driver interrupt processing and the kernel by Joseph Nord (December 1, 2008)

IOCTL90 - OS/2 Ioctl90 Multimedia Mixer - Official API Definition by Joseph Nord (August 9, 2003)

LPTIDC - How to share Parallel port with the OS/2 printer device drivers by Joseph Nord

EXENAME - How to query fully qualified name of current executable from program source by Joseph Nord

DrDialog, or: How I learned to stop worrying and love REXX by Thomas Klein

Part 1 (September 2002)

Part 2 (October 2002)

Part 3 (November 2002)

Part 4 (December 2002)

Part 5 (January 2003)

Part 6 (March 2003)

Part 7 (April 2003)

Part 8 (May 2003)

Part 9 (July 2003)

Part 10 (September 2003)

Part 11 (January 2004)

Part 12 (April 2004)

Part 13 (June 2004)

Part 14 (June 2005)

Workplace Shell and DSOM: Together at Last by Eric Osmann (January 1995)

 

Links

 

There is also some non-Creative Commons development related articles/publications that the EDM/2 wiki links to.

 

This month it had been included the following links.

 

What is OpenDoc? - Apple Computers - 1996

OpenDoc End User Overview - Apple Computers - 1996

Overview of SOM by AIXpert (August 1995)

IBM's System Object Model (SOM): Making Reuse a Reality by IBM (July 7, 1994)

Dynamite business systems with DSOM and OpenDoc by Larry Baptist (16 Sep 1996)

Object-Oriented Programming with SOM/6000 By Debora Blakely-Fogel AIXpert (June 94)

The System Object Model (SOM) and the Component Object Model (COM): A comparison of technologies from a developer's perspective by IBM (July 7, 1994)

SOMobjects Developer Toolkit and Workgroup Enabler: Making reuse a reality by IBM

SOMobjects for OS/400 by IBM

A Close-Up of OpenDoc by Kurt Piersol (June 1994)

Developing With Java(TM) by Herman Rodriguez and Miguel Sang (August 1996)

Developer Connection: Spinning Our Web by Stacey Miller (August 1996)

Inside the Next Release of OS/2 Warp by Cathy Longenberger(August 1996)

Connect Your Data to the Web with Net.Data by John E. Peterson(August 1996)

Network Computing: Get Ready for the Next Wave

Attention DB2 Developers(August 1996)

Get Educated--Enroll Via WWW(August 1996)

Digital Sound Music Interface for OS/2 Adds Multichannel Support for Multimedia Applications (August 1996)

Simplify Pen Application Development by Bryan Dobbs (August 1996)

Introducing the Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 Warp Version 4 by Jill Simula and Robert Spinneweber (August 1996)

TeamConnection for OS/2: More Than a Source Code Library by Lee R. Perlov (August 1996)

Secure Your Enterprise by Donna Skibbie and Lee Terrell (August 1996)

DSS--We have your Size By Dave Bachmann (August 1996)

Tips Techniques - Tips on Using DSS Threads (August 1996)

Extend DB2 Beyond the Ordinary by Ed Ort (August 1996)

SMARTsort Just Got Smarter by Jane Shen (August 1996)

Cross-Platform Hints (August 1996)

Highlights on Some New Volume 11 Products (August 1996)

Are The LAN CDs? (August 1996)

DevCon Catalog Browser Updates Hints (August 1996)

Professional Certifications (August 1996)

First Failure Support Technology (FFST) - Probing for Solutions to OS/2 Problems by Tony Mueller (August 1996)

Tips & Techniques -- Java - April 1996 (April 1996)

Tips & Techniques -- LAN Systems - April 1996 (April 1996)

Q's & A's - April 1996 (April 1996)

IBM Revamps Developer Support (April 1996)

PV--Program Visualizer Technical Information (April 1996)

Go Cross Platform With the Developer Connection by Jackie Walker (April 1996)

Java--An Exciting World of Opportunities by David Mounce (April 1996)

What's New on Volume 10? by Karen Foley (April 1996)

Finally...Software MPEG Video Playback! by Lauren Post (April 1996)

OpenDoc for AIX by Leigh Williamson (April 1996)

Mustering DCE Registry Objects with the Managed Object Class Library by Theodore Shrader and Gregg Wilson (April 1996)

Strategies for Using the DCE Managed Object Class Library by Theodore Shrader and Gregg Wilson (April 1996)

Enabling DCE Application Servers for System Management by Rick Cohen and Umesh Khatwani (April 1996)

DSS Directory Services by Joe Lucas (April 1996)

32-Bit Memory Management in OS/2 by Monte Copeland (April 1996)

DBCS Enabling of Applications by John Howard (April 1996)

The Power of Hyperwise by Cathy Longenberger (April 1996)

SMARTsort: The Choice for Handling Workstation Data by Tony Gilbert (April 1996)

PMCX: A Combined Solution by Matt Smith, Prominare, Inc. (April 1996)

Bento Brief (1995)

Bento Design Overview (1995)

Happy 2nd Anniversary! (DeveloperConnection) by Barbara Britt (August 1995)

Prepping for the PowerPC by Jeri Dube (August 1995)

The Battleground: Software Consistency and Ease of Use by Joe Pesot and John Sweitzer (August 1995)

What's New on Volume 8? (Developer Connection) by Karen Foley (August 1995)

IBM Developer API Extensions by David E. Reich (August 1995)

Understanding How OpenDoc "Ticks" Using Trace and Debug Tools by Robert Tycast (August 1995)

Creating a Workplace Shell "PileOf" Class by Bernie Arruza (August 1995)

Ultra-Fast Audio for Games and Multimedia by Linden deCarmo (August 1995)

An Accurate Software Delay for OS/2 Device Drivers by Frank J. Schroeder and Allen Wynn (August 1995)

Using the OS/2 Tutorial Framework by Mike Kaply (August 1995)

Pen for OS/2 Version 1.03: Text Entry Control Data by Mario Galliano (August 1995)

Migrating Your Source Code to OS/2 Warp, Part 3: Migration, Analysis, and Translation by Ingrid Rodriguez (August 1995)

SMART Tips (August 1995)

Hyperwise 2.0: Helpful Hints and Tips by Cathy Longenberger (August 1995)

Getting Started with VisualAge C++ by John Robertson (August 1995)

Introducing URE

New Tool: Universal Resource Editor by Matt Smith, Prominare, Inc. (August 1995)

Developing Games for OS/2 Warp Made Easy by Lynette Mitchell and Herman Rodriguez (August 1995)

Tips & Techniques - August 1995 (August 1995)

IBM Product Compatibility Program (August 1995)

EXTRA! EXTRA! Read about the Toolkit! (August 1995)

OS/2 Applications Benchmark (August 1995)

Operating System Evolution by Jeri Dube and Paul Giangarra (April 1995)

VisualAge C++. A panoramic View - by Jim Williams (April 1995)

Evolving the Blueprint for visibility through integration by Ken Ast and John Sweitzer (April 1995)

Setting the Stage for Object REXX scripting by Mike Baryla (April 1995)

Hello World: Part II, OpenDoc Views and Presentation Types by Robert Tycast (April 1995)

Workplace Shell Processes and Threads by Deepa Desai (April 1995)

Development Tools for OS/2 for the PowerPC by Robert Spinneweber (April 1995)

Migrating Your Source Code to OS/2 Warp, Part 2 by Ingrid Rodriguez (April 1995)

The Road to the Final Four by Yvonne Nonte Stoetzel and Gregg Mason (April 1995)

One Call Does It All by Monte Copeland (PM Article) (April 1995)

Writing Multithreaded Graphics Programs by Kelvin R. Lawrence (April 1995)

APIs and Frameworks by Robert J. Knaus (April 1995)

Writing OS/2 Device Drivers with WATCOM C by Joseph Nord and Robert Rose (April 1995)

Hyperwise: What's New in Version 2? (April 1995)

Q's and A's - April 1995 by Amir Kolsky (April 1995)

Tips and Techniques - April 1995 (April 1995)

OpenDoc Articles by Rollin White

OpenDoc 202: Writing a Part using PartMeister (1996-Nov-11)

OpenDoc 201: Architecture (1996-Aug-02)

OpenDoc 102: Embedded Documents (1996-Jun-7)

OpenDoc 101: A Technology Frontier (1996-Jan-6)

 

I want to thank all the authors that allowed their articles and documentation to be published on the EDM/2 wiki.

 

Please visit: www.edm2.com

 

Help is always welcome, contact me if you want to help me with the wiki.

We are happy to announce that the OS2World Wiki is back.

 

Now all OS/2 and eComStation users, registered on OS2World.com, can have access to edit and create new pages on the wiki.

 

www.os2world.com/wiki/

 

You are all welcome to post articles and information related to OS/2 and eComStation. All the content in the wiki must be posted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. This license is the same one that uses the Wikipedia and the EDM/2 wiki.

 

The older content of the OS2World wiki is not complete recovered yet. I hope to include more contents (old and new) on the wiki and to fully test the site I had included my document "Comments and Suggestions about eComStation User Experience".

 

www.os2world.com/wiki/index.php/Comments_and_Suggestions_about_eComStation_User_Experience

 

You are all welcome to post content on the wiki, new articles or help to improve the current ones. You may contact me if you have any doubts or problems.

 

Regards

 

Martín Iturbide

Links:

• www.os2world.com/wiki/

This is the latest edition of the bi-weekly netlabs.org newsletter. The newsletter can be read on the web at the following URL:
wiki.netlabs.org/index.php

News from netlabs.org:
25. February - 3. March
ACPI Subsystem for eComStation
Some updates and fixes
See: svn.netlabs.org/acpi/timeline

Dynamic Windows Library
Nice bunch of updates again
See: svn.netlabs.org/dwindows/timeline

Java port for eCS (OS/2)
Sponsoring update
See: svn.netlabs.org/java/timeline

NewView
New ticket raised
See: svn.netlabs.org/newview/timeline

Odin32
Authors file in UTF8 provided
See: svn.netlabs.org/odin32/timeline

Qt Applications for OS/2
One fix, one new ticket and Gottit updated
See: svn.netlabs.org/qtapps/timeline

Qt Version 4 for OS/2
Highmem ticket raised and two corelib updates
See: svn.netlabs.org/qt4/timeline

USB
Many updates and fixes
See: svn.netlabs.org/usb/timeline

xATA
New ticket raised
See: svn.netlabs.org/xata/timeline

18. February - 24. February
eFTE2 Editor
Two updates
See: svn.netlabs.org/efte/timeline

Java port for eCS (OS/2)
Mix of updates and more sponsoring received
See: svn.netlabs.org/java/timeline

Lucide
One ticket closed as invalid
See: svn.netlabs.org/lucide/timeline

NEPMD
Two updates
See: svn.netlabs.org/nepmd/timeline

Odin32
One ticket closed, two new ones raised
See: svn.netlabs.org/odin32/timeline

Qt Applications for OS/2
Mix of apps updated as well as new tickets for qPDFView
See: svn.netlabs.org/qtapps/timeline

Qt Version 4 for OS/2
One fix applied
See: svn.netlabs.org/qt4/timeline

RPM and YUM
Small update
See: svn.netlabs.org/rpm/timeline

Samba for eCS (OS/2)
Number of fixes
See: svn.netlabs.org/samba/timeline

Unix Ports and more
Configuration options extended as well as quite a bunch of updates
See: svn.netlabs.org/ports/timeline

USB
Nice progress
See: svn.netlabs.org/usb/timeline

WSE Events
Checkboxes added
See: svn.netlabs.org/wse_events/timeline

Netlabs.org relies on your support as well. We hire developers to have better progress on projects, for instance. For sure this costs money so any sponsoring is very welcome! You can support netlabs.org via netlabs.org sponsoring units:
www.mensys.net/NETLABS/

Thanks for your support!

We can be reached at: news@netlabs.org
And we are on Twitter now as well! See: twitter.com

Greetings,
netlabs.org team

Paul Smedley has updated Apache/2 to v2.2.24.
smedley.id.au/os2ports_new/index.php

"The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows NT."

Download: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76425158/httpd-2.2.24-os2-20130301.zip

Please let Paul know if you find this software useful. He needs user
feedback to continue work on these projects. He maintains a bug tracker
for many projects at mantis.smedley.info It just requires a simple
registration.

If you'd like to help support continued development of this project (and
many others) for OS/2 & eComStation, please consider making a donation
either via Paypal using the link on Paul's website, or using the Mensys
Online Store www.mensys.net/os2ports/

Paul Smedley has added WPA Supplicant v1.1 build.
smedley.id.au/os2ports_new/index.php

"wpa_supplicant is a WPA Supplicant for Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, and Windows with support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i / RSN)." This is required for connecting to a wifi router using WPA or WPA2 security. You need a working wireless card driver.

Download: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76425158/wpa_supplicant-1.1-os2-20130112.zip

Please let Paul know if you find this software useful. He needs user
feedback to continue work on these projects. He maintains a bug tracker
for many projects at mantis.smedley.info It just requires a simple
registration.

If you'd like to help support continued development of this project (and
many others) for OS/2 & eComStation, please consider making a donation
either via Paypal using the link on Paul's website, or using the Mensys
Online Store www.mensys.net/os2ports/

Paul Smedley has updated MySQL to v5.1.67.
smedley.id.au/os2ports_new/index.php

"MySQL 5.1 Community Edition is a freely downloadable version of the world's most popular open source database"

Download: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76425158/mysql-5.1.68-os2-20130301.zip

Please let Paul know if you find this software useful. He needs user
feedback to continue work on these projects. He maintains a bug tracker
for many projects at mantis.smedley.info It just requires a simple
registration.

If you'd like to help support continued development of this project (and
many others) for OS/2 & eComStation, please consider making a donation
either via Paypal using the link on Paul's website, or using the Mensys
Online Store www.mensys.net/os2ports/

tech.slashdot.org/story/13/03/01/0140227/ecomstation-22-beta-the-legacy-of-os2-lives-on

"Yes, those OS/2 Warp bastards just don't want to quit. Today the eComStation 2.2 beta live CD was released for public download. There is also this positive review from TechRepublic, and OS/2 Zelots partying/ranting at their community sites."

Also on OS/2 World: www.os2world.com/past-news/80-software/19516-ecomstation-2-2-beta-demo-cd-english

Request eComStation 2.2 Beta Demo CD: www.ecomstation.com/democd/