sNOa Game Pack has been updated; Deathmorozes and Tree of Apocalipse! version 1.2 has been released (12/30/2004), and Mars! is now (12/2/2004) at version 1.2. It also includes Operation "WARP", Tie Revenge, and Xonix.
Drivers for the VIA Tech. 8233/8235 integrated sound chip have been updated (12/28/2004). This is an AC97 sound driver for VIA Technologies KT266A / KT333 / KT400 (8233 / 8233C / 8233A / 8235 south bridge) with IOCTL90 support. There is also an optional package that has ALC-201A patches, diagnostics utility, startup sound driver and source code.
Several SDL games have been ported (12/22/2004) to OS/2. Included are Abe's Amazing Adventure 1.0, 2Pong 0.6, Formido 1.0, Rock Dodger 0.6, Tile World 1.0, SDLZombies 1.0.0, SDLRoids 1.3.4, SnakeMe 1.0, UHexen 0.601, xrick, and Tower Toppler 1.0.5. There are screenshots available so you can get an idea of what the games look like before downloading.
eZIP version 0.99e has been released. This integrates ZIP and RAR files with the WPS, and has extra features for users of XWorkplace. It is intended to be a replacement for the Object Desktop ZIP folders. From VOICE News.
PMSheet version 2.1 has been released (12/18/2004). This is an image viewer with thumbnails, image rotation, and a few other features. Also available is the source code for the directory control used.
LDBkup 1.0.2aa has been released. Large Drive Backup will back up an 80 GB volume as easily as a 1 GB partition. This does backups to disk (not tape), supports FULL and DIFFERENTIAL backups, automatically handling archive bits, and utilizes RAR to do the actual backup.
LaBela 2.00 beta has been released. This is a label and business card design program. From VOICE News.
PMJobWorks version 0.6 has been released. This is a WPS Tool that facilitates the handling of batch jobs. It is an open source VisPro Rexx project. From VOICE News.
IBM has updated (11/15/2004) the drivers for PC Card 8.0 CardBus. You need a Software Choice subscription or access to eCS updates to get this. From VOICE News.
Release 10 of an OS/2 port of UnixODBC has been released (11/14/2004). These are programs for ODBC DSN administration, a PM query program, and database drivers for text files, DBF files, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and FreeTDS (Sybase and Microsoft SQL). They also work with the QE database drivers supplied with DBExpert, Lotus Smartsuite, and the OS/2 DB2 driver. There are RexxSQL modules and sample Rexx programs as well. Thanks to Lorne Sunley for the news.
Daniela Engert has refreshed (11/14/2004) a patch to OS2LDR that fixes the OS/2 >64MB memory detection defect found with some recent BIOSes. This release is from June 2003, but wasn't uploaded to Hobbes until now.
jSyncManager version 3.2 alpha 03 (API and Core Application Set) has been released (11/12/2004). This is a Java tool for synchronizing with Palm handhelds.
RexxGd version 2.0 has been released (11/4/2004). This is a graphics support library callable from Rexx. Thanks to Bart for the info.
Album Grabber version 0.80 has been released. This is basically a bot that grabs album covers off of www.allmusic.com, which requires Java 1.3.
RexxSeek is a replacement program for PMseek, the file and text search utility provided with OS/2. Unlike PMseek, RexxSeek can handle filenames containing blank spaces, and can be called from a command line. It can optionally create shadows or program objects in a results folder. From VOICE News.
LEDPanel version 0.8.1 has been released (10/20/2004). This is an OS/2 bitmap font resembling the digits (and letters) of a LED display. Its primary purpose is to be used on digital clocks on the e/xCenter and other kinds of panels, providing a sharp and clear display in different styles. From VOICE News.
IBM has released (10/15/2004) Fixpak 13 for DB2 version 7. Also available (6/17/2002) is FixPak 11 for DB2 version 6.1. From OS2World.
eBayWatch/2 version 1.09y is now available (10/8/2004). This is an eBay auction management tool. From VOICE News.
EAToolbox has been released (10/5/2004). This is a set of tools to handle problems deriving from false extended attributes attached to files and/or directories, and can remove selected extended attributes without touching others. You can also compare real filenames against .LONGNAME attributes. From VOICE News.
Program Control version 1.07 has been released. This is a VIO utility to manipulate program sessions (minimize, maximize, restore), or kill them.
NpWrap Preview Release 1 has been released (10/2/2004). This is a binary loader for Win32 plugins: it allows native OS/2 browsers to load and execute Win32 plugins on the fly, without converting them. Odin must be installed and working. This is not free, and PR1 will stop working on October 31, 2004. Thanks to Yuri Dario for the info.
SysBar/2 version 0.23 has been released (9/22/2004). This is a set of toolbar utilities; the source code is also available.
Control Your Fans version 2.0 has been released (9/16/2004). This is a REXX script and XCenter widgets to control the speed of your fans as a function of the current CPU temperature. It works with the Winbond W836xx chipsets.
RPM version 4.04 has been ported (9/15/2004) to OS/2. Also available (2/19/2001) is an older port of RPM 3.06. RPM is the RedHat Package Manager; you can extract or install files from Linux CDROMs or Linux FTP sites, and make rpm packages for OS/2 users.
SetMBR version 2.0 has been released (9/14/2004). This provides a set of programs to backup / restore / wipeout the master boot record of physical disks, and is specifically designed to allow partitioning of a USB memory stick. From VOICE News.
Jasmine version 4.00 has been released (9/12/2004). Jasmine is an ftp front end for maintaining webpages. Thanks to Ken Kinoshita for the news.
The Wall version 3.50 has been released (9/12/2004). The Wall changes background images and/or color at user-set intervals. Thanks to Ken Kinoshita for the news.
PopCD! version 2.20 has been released (9/12/2004). When you insert a CD, this creates a desktop for open/play, and ejects it when you drag and drop the object into the shredder. Thanks to Ken Kinoshita for the news.
Spawner/2 version 1.0 has been released (9/11/2004). This is a Lan Server / Lan Manager service that spawns other programs, allowing them to be controlled as if they were services themselves. For example, ftpd can be run as a service like so: "NET START FTP" From VOICE News.
dotree version 1.0 has been released (9/9/2004). This executes any shell command recursively on files of a directory tree. An optional file mask can be used.
Rocko! beta has been released (9/9/2004). This is a free textmode IRC client.
A Mozilla plugin for DjVu version 0.93 has been released (9/2/2004). DjVu is a set of compression technologies, a file format, and a software platform for the delivery over the Web of digital documents, scanned documents, and high resolution images. You can find some examples here and here.
An OLE2 stream unpacker has been updated (8/29/2004). This will extract files embedded in various Microsoft formats, such as *.doc, *.msi, etc.
MMPORT version 1.0 has been released (8/27/2004). This is a generic way of uploading / downloading (such as MP3 files) to portable devices that use proprietary protocols. Currently supported is the USB Casio WMP-1 watch.
ZOC version 4.15 has been released (8/25/2004). ZOC is an award-winning telnet, secure shell (SSH), rlogin, modem and ISDN comm. program. Apparently, the OS/2 version will be discontinued for 5.x, which is currently in beta for Windows. Thanks to Eugene Tucker for the news.
IBM has updated (8/24/2004) drivers for the Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet network chipset. You need a Software Choice subscription or access to eCS updates to get this. From VOICE News.
SETI@Home Monitor Widget version 1.0.2 has been released (8/24/2004). This is an xCenter based widget that monitors the progress of workunits of a running SETI@Home.
XML libraries XSLT 1.1.8 and XML 2.6.11 have been ported (8/17/2004) to OS/2. There is also a REXX library with samples. From VOICE News.
typ_os2 has been updated (8/13/2004). This program shows used compiler / packer / crypter, displays content of many archives, partition tables, boot sectors, bios password, and more.
Text2PDF version 1.1.1 has been ported (8/8/2004) to OS/2. This is a utility to convert plain text files into Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
Enhanced shutdown helper version 0.01 has been released (8/1/2004). This can perform reboot / power-off after system shutdown, from either PM or the command line. Thanks to [stom] for the info.
TTF2PT1 version 3.4.4 has been ported (7/28/2004) to OS/2. This tool will convert TrueType fonts into Adobe Postscript Type 1 fonts.
RealTek 8139 network driver version 3.23 has been released (7/28/2004). It should work on Realtek 8139 / 8130 / 810x chips. There is also a RTL8139 CardBus enabler, which includes a patch for PCMCIA.SYS to allow CardBus access functions, and a tool to view information about inserted PCCard and CardBus cards.
OS2CSM has been updated (7/28/2004). This allows customization of config.sys during OS/2 bootup to adjust things like cache, drivers to load, and more.
File Browser version 1.01 has been released (7/19/2004). This is a file manager / Web browser / File viewer (graphics, Netscape plug-ins).
GOGO version 3.13 has been released (7/16/2004). This is a very fast MP3 encoder based on LAME.
DaniN512.FLT version 0.1.6 is now (7/14/2004) available. This filter driver allows removable media with large sectors (1024 and 2048 bytes/sector) to work with other drivers which only support 512-byte sectors.
XNap version 2.5r3 has been released (7/14/2004); also available (6/20/2004) is 3.0-pre1. This is a file sharing client to access the Gnutella and OpenNap networks, written in Java. It is similar to LimeWire, but has more features, including a very fast GUI and less need for RAM.
Innotek Runtime version 1.12 (build 20) has been released (7/9/2004). This is an Odin-based OS/2 Kit that is used to allow some Win32 applications (such as Adobe Acrobat and OpenOffice) to run on OS/2.
Version 3.60 of "REXX Tips & Tricks" has been uploaded (7/5/2004) to Hobbes. REXX Tips & Tricks is an OS/2 INF file containing useful hints and information about OS/2 REXX. Included is information about literature for REXX, further Software for REXX, hints & tips for OS/2 commands, hints & tips for REXX commands & functions, some hints for optimizations, a lot of REXX source code (functions & complete programs) and much more.
JPhotoBrush Pro 1.3 has been released. This is an Image Editing and Enhancement Application/Tool written in Java 1.3 making extensive use of Swing and Java2D.
IBM has a new (6/30/2004) official OS2LDR to fix shared IRQ problems. From os2.jp.
IBM has released (6/30/2004) a Quatech USB serial driver, which supports several Quatech USB to RS-232 Serial Adapters. Also available (7/30/2003) is a more generic USB serial driver. You need a Software Choice subscription or access to eCS updates to get this. From os2.jp.
The OS/2 port of xine has been updated (6/25/2004). This is a GPL video player with source provided; MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video files are known to work, eventually all formats supported by xine on Linux should be working on OS/2. xine for OS/2 is provided as an MCD (Media Control Device), which means it integrates with MMOS2, and any WPS-aware multimedia player can use it. Thanks to [stom] for the news.
VFATMon version 1.2 has been released (6/24/2004). This program monitors removable VFAT Drives and converts long file names to EA's using VFAT2EA. From VOICE News.
A package of Object Desktop fixes has been released (6/17/2004). This third party package enables Zip Folders to use recent versions of InfoZip's Unzip, turns on the CPU meter when running Warp v4.5x, and prevents WPS lockups when dragging over Control Center. From VOICE News.
Ultimate Amiga Emulator (UAE) version 0.8.22 has been ported (6/17/2004) to OS/2.
JMines version 1.11 has been released (6/14/2004). This is a clone of the MineSweeper game for Java.
GOAT version 0.08 has been released (6/10/2004). This is a graphical frontend / extension to the GNU OCR program, which comes with it. From VOICE News.
Batch Editor version 0.45 is now (6/7/2004) available. This is a small multithreaded PM application which allows you to find and replace a list of text strings or binary data in a list of files.
IBM has released (6/3/2004) graphics drivers (SNAP/se version 2.3.0) for the Thinkpad T30, T40, T41, and T42.
PDE version 0.20 has been released (6/2/2004). This is an alternative graphical environment - in other words, a replacement for the Workplace Shell. Thanks to stVova for the news.
EF Commander, another Norton Commander clone, has been updated to version 2.32. See the feature list for more info. From OS2World.
WarpFX has released "The Ultima Visual Solution" version 1.3.4. This is a collection of desktop and folder backround images, icons, animations, startup sounds, graphic art images, boot logos, and more, specifically designed for the OS/2 desktop. Also included is Ultima Advanced Graphics Themes for CandyBarZ and Styler/2, which add advanced 3D titlebars, window controls, pushbuttons, and more. Thanks to Tim Swank for the news.
System tray widget version 0.3 for XCenter has been released. This is a port of the System tray plugin from SysTray/WPS to XWorkPlace's XCenter. It provides a Windows-style system tray that can be filled with icons added by third-party applications using the SysTray API. From OS2World.
Paul Smedley has created (5/18/2004) a modified version of the IBM Cardbus drivers to support the ENE Technologies range of Cardbus adapters.
Innotek has released (5/17/2004) Citrix ICA Client 7.100 Release 1. This is an Odin-based "OS/2 Kit" that allows running the Windows version of the Citrix MetaFrame client. From VOICE News.
Virtual Pascal version 2.1 build 279 has been released (5/13/2004). Virtual Pascal is a Pascal compiler for OS/2, Win32, 32-bit DOS (DPMI), and Linux.
jSerial API version 2.0 final has been released (5/11/2004). This is the resurrection of the jSerial project, which was conceived and released prior to the advent of Sun's Java Communications API. It has been updated to work with the latest jSyncManager release.
FAST Editor Lite version 0.2.31 has been released (5/4/2004). This is an open source multi-featured programmer's editor, with smart indent, syntax highlighting, and lots more.
AudioStation build 0.33 has been released (5/3/2004). This is an audio player and editor. See the program's mailing list for more info. From OS2World.
TVShow version 0.97 has been released (5/1/2004). This is intended for viewing TV with BT878 based TV cards. From VOICE News.
ExpEmu version 1.01 has been released (4/28/2004). This Explorer "Emulator" works as a pass-thru program that redirects EXPLORER.EXE calls to MOZILLA.EXE, so that Java programs which rely on the existence of explorer.exe will work in OS/2.
jlGui version 2.3 has been released (4/28/2004). This is a graphical music player that supports JavaSound capabilities (WAV, AU, AIFF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis) and WinAmp skins. It requires Java 1.3, and reportedly works well with OS/2.
Opcion version 1.1.1 has been released (4/24/2004). This is a nice TrueType font viewer, which requires Java 1.4.x. Thanks to Klaus Staedtler for the news.
diskio version 1.1.8z has been released (4/24/2004). This is a disk I/O benchmark utility.
up2tb version 1.0.2 has been released (4/22/2004). This FLT driver allows for disk drives up to 2 Terrabytes to be used. It has been tested with an external SCSI Raid array with 570 GB capacity, and works with native hardware ADD SCSI drivers (use DaniS506 for IDE), by altering the CHS disk geometry information passed to OS2DASD.DMD.
The DCF-77 driver has been updated (4/17/2004) to version 6.0. The DCF-77 is a RF transmitter in Germany, which transmits the German local time and may be received in many European countries. This driver sets the system time on successful receipt of a time data package. Thanks to Klaus Staedtler for the news.
Daniela Engert has released (4/16/2004) a patched version of the TI CardBus drivers, which add support for all the additional Texas Instruments chipsets not supported by IBM.
WeirdX version 1.0.32 has been released (4/15/2004). This is a pure Java X Windows server that reportedly works with OS/2.
Troggan's JCalendar version 0.76 has been released (4/11/2004). This is a Java JCalendar library.
ProcMan beta 4 has been released (4/6/2004). This is a process manager / killer, similar in purpose to WatchCat.
Rexx Autostart version 1.911 has been released. This is designed to provide a workaround for timing problems that may lead to a WPS hang on startup.
MozTweak version 1.2.2a has been released (4/1/2004). This is a GUI tool for modifying hidden Mozilla preferences.
CfgSort version 4.6.5 has been released (3/29/2004). This is a CONFIG.SYS sorting utility.
VFAT2EA version 1.5 has been released (3/25/2004). This utility converts VFAT long file names to .LONGNAME EAs and vice versa.
sqlMate version 1.1 has been released. This is a GUI front-end for the administration of MySQL databases. From OS2.org.
socksd version 2.2.7 has been released (3/20/2004). This is a native multithreaded socks daemon with tcp/udp portmaps, external plugins, and http proxy support.
HtmlBook version 0.11 has been released (3/11/2004). This program groups documentation made up by multiple html files, images and other files into a unique file which can then be viewed by any html viewer.
xdskf version 1.00 has been released. This program builds self-extracting executables from diskette image files, which can run under both OS/2 and DOS.
Zope version 2.6.4 has been ported (3/8/2004) to OS/2. Zope is a leading open source application server, specializing in content management, portals, and custom applications. Zope enables teams to collaborate in the creation and management of dynamic web-based business applications such as intranets and portals. See the Zope web site for more information.
OS/2 Kit for Acrobat Reader 4.05 R4 has been released (3/2/2004); also available is 5.1 preview 1. This is Acrobat Reader for Windows that uses an Odin-based OS/2 Kit (Innotek Runtime, version 1.06 required) that allows it to run on OS/2. A browser plugin is included but must be manually installed. It is free for individual use; see the readme and FAQ for more information. Warning: the plugin does not work with LIBPATHSTRICT. From VOICE News.
CDDBMMCD version 0.45 has been released (3/1/2004). This is a utility to update the MMPM CD player title database via a CDDB database.
Odin Bug Report Generator version 0.5.010 test release 1 has been released (2/22/2004). This is a tool to easily generate Odin bug reports. An older version of this program is now included with Odin.
OdinTool version 0.5.004 is now (2/22/2004) available. This allows you to install Odin ZIP files comfortably, and keep configuration settings.
VCDGear version 1.76 has been ported (2/17/2004) to OS/2. This program converts to/from various VCD (Video CD) MPEG formats, including .raw and .bin CD track formats, .mpg, .dat, etc. Helpful in mastering VCDs (or extracting MPEG data from VCDs for computer playback).
Piton test fix1 has been released (2/15/2004). This is a "eat'em all" game, similar to the old "snake" games.
Rectify It has been released. This is a Java program to remove perspective distortions from an image. Thanks to Klaus Staedtler for the news.
LanScan version 3.0.1 has been released. This is a tool that gives you a list of devices on an Ethernet network which have IP addresses. From os2.jp.
pmmpgp alpha has been released (2/4/2004). This is a GnuPG command line wrapper for PMMail/2.
cuetools version 0.5.1 has been ported (2/4/2004) to OS/2. This is a set of utilities for working with cue and toc files. Thanks to Klaus Staedtler for the news.
Desktop Painter has been updated (1/31/2004). This is a desktop background animation program which uses WarpOverlay.
NTFS.IFS version 2.0.10 has been released (1/18/2004). This is a readonly IFS driver for NTFS partitions, that is only available to eCS users.
Link Guard Solutions has released (1/12/2004) SafeFire Firewall 1.2.2 beta. It is now freeware; LGS will still support it and continue to fix bugs, but future development of this product line is stopped in favor of SafeFire Links. Registered users of previous versions of SafeFire Firewall will receive a free upgrade to SafeFire Links 2.0 SOHO as soon as it is available. This product will provide the same functionality, as well as a full-featured PPP client and server. From os2.jp.
ConfigTool 1.3.0 update 2 has been released (1/10/2004). This is a freeware CONFIG.SYS editor with a searchable database which explains the entries, and has sorting and checking routines. This is meant to be the successor of ConfigInfo and ConfigMaint, and is based on the same database.
World Clock Gadgets for WPS Wizard has been released (1/10/2004). These are some REXX scripts for displaying the current date and time and list of upcoming events on the background of the desktop. It requires WPS Wizard, as well as World Clock version 1.40 fix 4, recently released (1/1/2004). World Clock is a configurable clock with Daylight Savings Time, Stopwatch, Alarm and Program launcher for 1 and 9 cities from 360+ cities in the provided City list. Thanks to Goran Ivankovic for the news.
OS2CLU version 2.2 has been released (1/7/2004); you can find the latest version on Hobbes. The OS/2 Command Line Utilities comprises a suite of native 32-bit OS/2 commands that provide many useful abilities for the OS/2 user, from searching archive files and subdirectories for filenames, through searching text files for patterns, to improved versions of several of the commands that are supplied with OS/2 itself that allow one to remove more of the 16-bit vestiges that remain in OS/2 Warp.
NetHack version 3.4.3 has been released (1/3/2004). This is a clone of the classic game Rogue.
MP3Gain version 1.31/3a has been released (1/2/2004). MP3Gain is a powerful utility to modify the loudness of MP3 files automatically to one common level.