Drivers for OS/2?

2015-02-03 19:01:22 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

If you want run OS/2 (eComStation) on modern hardware, you need drivers.

All updates are available from Arca Noae and available by subscription. List of drivers: ACPI, Danis506, MultiMac, AHCI, Panorama, JFS, Uniaud, USB stack

Here is the shop: Arca Noae

Mix of OS/2 news

2015-01-31 23:42:28 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

1) Lars Erdmann talks about current works on USB: www.os2world.com/forum

Notes: USB stack is updated but requires debugging, may contain incompatibility, with apps aimed to control USB toys.

2) forum.ecomstation.ru is restored, all data is alive, on losses. We should recover other satelite sites.

3) Google Chairman Eric Schmidt: "The Internet Will Disappear" http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/google-chairman-eric-schmidt-internet-765989

4) Can you access Arca Noae site? http://www.arcanoae.com/, or your web-browser hangs (testing with Firefox 10.x)?

5) IBM Plan To Cut Jobs, Lay Off 10,000 Workers Starts Wednesday source

6) Youtube uses HTML5 by default now, so you can use OS/2 web-browser without Flash osnews.com

7) How to teach 100 people to use REXX? What is the plan of training? (post your suggestions)

Testing Firefox

2015-01-15 05:08:35 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

New version of Firefox is released: Firefox for eCS (OS/2) 24.8.1 Beta 3

Read more

Main question: Does HTML5 player work or not? sound, stability?

Let's test the player with videos:

OS/2, development in Russia

2014-12-22 02:08:18 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eComStation development was stopped several monthes ago. The market reduced, the sellings of shareware software dropped down to minimum.

We should start from zero point again.

1) The budget of OS/2 development is restricted, usually all development goes on sponsor money. Evidently, the development should be organized in Russia/ Ukraine, because of low rate of rouble. so it's more profitable to employ the developers living in this countries.

2) We still don't know what is the purpose of OS/2 in the future, what applications to develop, what areas of usage to occupy.

3) eCo Software goes accumulate budget for OS/2 development again.

OS/2 drivers update

2014-11-22 02:04:56 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Arca Noae company starts distribution of OS/2 drivers. There are some fresh builds:

You need reg.key to use the drivers.

Arca Noe OS/2 roadmap

2014-11-19 12:09:41 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Arca Noe published the roadmap about OS/2 development: https://www.arcanoae.com/first-look-roadmap/ -> https://www.arcanoae.com/roadmap/

This (US) company goes release:

• update general drivers: ACPI, Panorama, Ethernet, USB
• then rebuild: Uniaud, ..
• later work on USB 3.0, GPT, ..

Ask your local reseller about prices and conditions.

Notes:

• The subscription includes OS/2 updates to run it on modern hardware
• The subscription doesn't include IBM OS/2 license.
• Every computer should be equipped with 1 subscription

OS/2 Dutch group, 20 years

2014-11-15 23:24:25 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the HCC OS/2 User Group.

Homepage of HCC OS/2 User Group

10 years ago we have posted: the 10th anniversary of the HCC OS/2 User Group (Warpstock Europe 2004)

eComStation.RU, notes about support

2014-11-11 20:58:38 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

• eCo Software, eComStation.RU don't support eComStation 1.2.5 (1.0, 1.1, 1.2, IBM OS/2 Warp). We are forwarding users to FAQ database. We recommend use eComStation 2.2. beta II + Fixpak 3, because the latest version incudes all functions implemented during the last 10 years.
• Delivery of docs / packages to Crimea - 50% discount during 2014 and 2015.
• Ukranian OS/2 / eComStation users are served without restrictions, we all have equal nationality "osevik" (= os/2 user)

System repair and recovery, eComStation / OS/2 Warp

2014-11-11 10:52:20 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

If system doesn't boot, read some

FAQ database

• Tools aimed to recover system
• eComStation doesn't boot anymore (was working)
• How to get SMART information about harddrive?
• eComStation does not boot! What can be the reason?
• When booting OS, chkdsk works for too long, reboots
• Can't boot from bootable JFS volume (was working)
• Can I use old CDs to repair eComStation 1.2?
• Desktop doesn't boot, Error in os2.ini

Firefox celebrates 10 years

2014-11-10 13:53:43 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

(rus) Firefox celebrates 10 years

10 years ago, at November 9, 2004, Mozilla developers have demonstrated Firefox web-browser. One of the causes why Firefoх was succesful was tabs feature.

Seems that we have two threads of Firefox for OS/2 today:

• bitwiseworks build
• Dave Yeo build

Let's recall and update the history of OS/2 and internet

REXX - area of usage

2014-11-10 03:28:50 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

It's necessary demonstrate REXX at Chaos Constructions festival in 2015. Imagine.. hundreds of people are sitting in large hall and relaxing. We have some minutes to demonstrate them OS/2 and REXX.

Let's collect some materials:

• How do you use REXX today? 1) .. 2) .. 15) ..

  Large applications exist: a) IRC-chat client, b) Mail server (?), c) ..

• (LESSON N) How to parse data text files? html, csv, .. Use constructions of IF, SUBSTR, .. or other methods exist?
• 20 arguments why (when) REXX is better for use?
• (LESSON N) What operations to perform with WPS objects from REXX? Move the objects? or do you have better examples?
• (LESSON N) What are communication features of REXX? Pipes, sockets, ..

Realted links:

• Chaos Constructions 2014 for OS/2 users
• (year 2002) (RUS) REXX - potential of OS/2 platform

Device Manager for OS/2

2014-11-05 01:32:42 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Experience of eCo Software: it's difficult for users to search/change device drivers.

One.. two.. three years till the moment when we get easy to use Device Manager for OS/2. How to create it?

• create monolithic application
• OR extend PCI Dock + extend USB Dock + create additional utility which shows info about other devices and drivers

What functionality to implement in Device Manager?

• show info about devices and drivers
• do we need Update driver function?

Current budget of Device Manager for OS/2: $4

Warpstock 2014

2014-10-31 22:58:22 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Warpstock 2014 was succesful

• Warpstock Agenda
• Report by Martin Iturbide
• Photos
• Report by warpcity2.wordpress.com
• Message at heise.de

Fixpak 3 for eComStation

2014-10-26 02:03:29 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Software selected some fixes and goes release Fixpak 3 for eCS / OS/2.

ecomstation.ru/fixpak

Inform us about the results of installaton

Warpstock conference in USA

2014-10-23 03:33:46 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

All activity and all OS/2 development is moving to USA.

The dates for Warpstock 2014 are Friday, October 24 through Sunday, October 26, 2014. List of presentations

History of OS/2 conferences

How do you use OS/2 today?

2014-10-09 14:01:26 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

To correct plans and goals, let's discuss how do people use OS/2 today?

You can post your wishes, we are going show this table to the developers of OS and standalone developers.