InetPowerServer/2 version 1.0.2.2 has been released (12/25/2005). This is an internet server application that includes ftp, http, smtp, and pop3 servers.
DOSIdle version 1.4 has been released (12/25/2005). This improves performance when using legacy CA-Clipper based applications that tend to use 100% CPU load under OS/2. Thanks to Sander Nyman for the info.
Ispell version 3.3.02 has been ported (12/24/2005) to OS/2. Ispell is a fast screen-oriented spelling checker that shows you your errors in the context of the original file, and suggests possible corrections when it can figure them out. It can also handle languages other than English.
PMMIncoming version 2.02 for PMMail/2 has been released (12/20/2005). This REXX script manipulates malformed emails so that they will be correctly handled by PMMail/2. Also available is a script for integrating PMMail with Mozilla. Thanks to Axel Hagedorn for the info.
Harddisk Manager version 1.1.5 has been released (12/17/2005). This is a replacement for IBM's LVMGUI, which requires Java 1.3 or later. It features a Swing interface, Fat32 and ext2/3 support, and more.
Drivers for the National Semiconductor network chipsets have been updated; the DP83820 driver is at version 1.09 (12/24/2005), and the DP83815 driver is at version 1.07 (12/17/2005).
NIC drivers for various VIA Rhine network chipsets have been released (12/17/2005): version 1.06 for the VT6102, version 1.04 for the VT6105, and version 1.04 for the VT86C100A.
There are updated (12/17/2005) NIC drivers available. The ADMtek AL981 driver is at version 1.03, the VIA Velocity VT612x driver is at version 1.05, and the Tamarack TC9021 driver is at version 1.10.
eCalc 2.0 preview 3.1 has been released. This is an easy to use, flexible calculator program. From VOICE News.
JawBreaker/2 version 1.00 has been released (12/11/2005). This is a game where you must clear bubbles off the board.
Slash'EM version 0.0.7e7f2 has been released (12/4/2005). This is a Nethack variant (similar to the old Rogue game). There are both X11 and console versions.
HTML Tidy has been ported (12/3/2005) to OS/2. This checks and repairs HTML and XHTML in conformance with current W3C standards. You can find the OS/2 version on Hobbes.
zmuzic version 0.9b has been released (12/1/2005). This is a PM front end for the z! mp3 player.
IBM has updated (11/29/2005) the IDEDASD drivers, which includes updated OS2DASD.DMD, OS2CDROM.DMD, IBM1FLPY.ADD, and of course the IDE support (IBM1S506 and IBMATAPI). The latest version requires a Passport Advantage subscription or access to eCS updates; there is still an older free version available. From OS2World.
NTP version 4.2.0 has been ported (11/24/2005) to OS/2. This is used to synchronize the time with a reference time source.
CBIRC version 1.12 has been released (11/22/2005). This is a Java IRC client with features that include color, web links, DCC, and more.
Qt version 3.3.1 RC 6 has been ported (11/22/2005) to OS/2. Qt is a C++ graphics toolkit; the KDE desktop environment is based on it. From OS2.org.
antiword version 0.37 has been ported (11/19/2005) to OS/2. There's another port of the same version on Hobbes. This program converts Word documents to text and postscript. Thanks to Paul Smedley for the news.
ZxMail Server version 1.2.19 has been released (11/16/2005). This is a POP3 and SMTP server that allows REXX filters, sharing of external POP3 accounts with server users, mail fowarding, multi domain support, allows using a relay SMTP server to minimize bandwidth usage, and more. There is now special academic pricing for students; you can get a basic 10 user license is $10, $25 off the regular price, if you contact the author. There is also a free 2 users license available now.
Norman Virus Control version 5.8 has been released (11/7/2005). This anti-virus program has WPS integration, on-access scanning, and more. Detailed information is available in the Release Notes.
Innotek has released (11/4/2005) an update for the ipluginw package. GCC versions of Mozilla require this in order to use Java and the scripting features of Flash. It is listed as being from September 15th, since that is when it was first made available elsewhere (it has been on the Warpzilla Tips page for weeks).
JFDraw version 1.8.0 has been released (10/27/2005). This is a Java-based graphics application, with graph routines for complex vector graphs. You can use it to create mechanical, electronic, or architectural graphs, or business process or workflow graphs.
WPS Dump version 0.1 has been released (10/20/2005). This is a backup tool for the WPS desktop, with the ability to restore only a partial desktop. It is released under the GPL license. Thanks to Yuri Dario for the info.
Bandit Tagger version 2.03 has been released (10/16/2005). This is a tool to add taglines to your outgoing mail and newsgroups posts; they can be selected randomly or manually. The source code is now included as well, if anyone wishes to take up development. Thanks to Guillaume Gay for the info.
PCI+AGP bus sniffer version 1.04 has been released (10/13/2005). This tool shows PCI, AGP and CardBus device information, has a huge database of known vendors and devices,and can tell what IRQs are supported by which slot.
IBM has updated (10/10/2005) the USB printer driver. This driver supports USB printers, as well as provides support for parallel printers attached to the system by means of USB Parallel Convertor cables. You need a Software Choice subscription or access to eCS updates to get this. From VOICE News.
Paul Ratcliffe has released (10/9/2005) aspirout.sys version 1.1 beta 10, which is needed for programs that access SCSI (or emulated SCSI for IDE) at an application level, such as SANE and some CD recording utilities.
Linky version 2.7.1 has been released (10/5/2005). This is an add-on for Mozilla that adds extra link-related items to the menu, allowing you to perform tasks such as opening all links on a page in new tabs or copying selected links to the clipboard.
WorkPlaceCalendar version 0.8 has been released. This creates a calendar object on your desktop, which shows the date and a monthly calendar. It supports German and English, and you can see a screenshot. From VOICE News.
Alizarin Tetris version 1.07 has been ported (10/2/2005) to OS/2. This Tetris game includes multi-player support, can use TCP/IP networking, and features a few different AI opponents. Thanks to Paul Smedley for the news.
INADYN version 1.96 has been ported (9/19/2005) to OS/2. This is a dynamic DNS client, with support for dyndns.org, freedns.afraid.org, zoneedit.com, and no-ip.com.
Columba version 1.0 has been released (9/18/2005). This is a free, open-source Java email client, with support for POP3 and IMAP. It reportedly works with Innotek Java 1.4.2, but not Golden Code Java 1.4.1. Thanks to Isaac Leung for the info.
Pilot Link version 0.12.0 pre4-b2 has been ported (9/12/2005) to OS/2. This is a suite of tools used to connect to your Palm or PalmOS compatible handheld.
CDRWSEL version 4 beta 2a has been released (9/5/2005). This is a GUI progam to attach multiple CDRW at the same time, using RSJ CD Writer. It can also now function as a frontend to DVDDAO. From VOICE News.
CoolFM version 2.17 has been released. This is a powerful FM radio tuner control program, compatible with most popular FM tuners, including several USB models.
SuperVersion version 2.0 beta 8 has been released (8/18/2005). This is a multi-user distributed version control system based on change sets. This Java program features a graphical user interface, branches, and conflict detection and resolution, a history tree view, export and report functions, CVS-compatible keyword substitution, overridable file type autodetection, and a transactional internal database.
IconPainter is a shareware icon editor, which requires Java. Note that it does not support the OS/2 native icon format.
GIMP version 2.2.8 has been released (8/4/2005) for XFree86/OS2. The GNU Image Manipulation Program is similar in function to PhotoShop. In addition to XFree86/OS2, it requires EMX and several other ported Unix libraries, which are all available on Hobbes.
BlackSheep version 0.67 has been released (8/4/2005). This is a Java Address Book that requires Java 1.4.
Some command line MP3 utilities have been ported (7/30/2005) to OS/2, including MP3Splt version 2.1, MP3Wrap version 0.5, and MP3Gain version 1.46. These can be used to split MP3 files, combine them, and adjust their volume, respectively.
libusb version 0.1.10a has been released (7/30/2005). This is a library to enable applications to communicate with USB devices.
jWPS version 0.0.1 alpha has been released (7/29/2005). This is a set of Java classes for working with the WPS and EAs. Included is a sample program that manipulates EAs in Java.
PMDisk version 1.12 has been released (7/28/2005). This is a binary File and Disk editor.
Stella Vision version 1.60-775 has been released (7/27/2005). This is apparently some kind of CAD/CAM system. Thanks to Sassy for the info.
A utility to change IRQs on PCI cards has been updated (7/25/2005).
A NIC driver for the Davicom 9100 network chipsets has been released (7/24/2005).
PMExif version 0.93 has been released (7/23/2005). This is a GUI application which produces a list of Exif data for a whole directory of images, based on the RxExif.dll.
A NIC driver for the Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 Gigabit Ethernet chipsets has been released (7/23/2005).
A driver for the SIS 900 network chipset, version 1.03 has been released (7/23/2005).
Ramtest version 0.4a has been released (7/18/2005). This memory test utility can be used for burning in memory and stress testing your system. The source code is included.
AE version 1.9.8 has been released (7/17/2005). This is a replacement for E.EXE that fixes most of the annoying things about it.
A UniAudio Mixer has been updated (7/6/2005). This is a PM sound mixer for the UniAudio drivers. For some reason, it is only effective while it is running.
CcDoc version 0.8r41 has been ported (7/5/2005) to OS/2. CcDoc is a javadoc like tool that automatically generates web documentation from C++ programs by parsing the source file headers.
DLURLEA has been updated (7/3/2005). This program adds the download URL to the extended attributes of files you download with Mozilla.
Sunny Pills version 1.2 fix1 has been released (7/1/2005); this is part of the sNOa Game Pack. This is a puzzle game, where you swap adjacent pills to make sets of 3, 4 or 5. The fix for version 1.2 can be found on Hobbes.
Knomos version 1.0a has been released (7/1/2005). This is an open source application for the workflow, project, and knowledge management in law firms and corporate counsel departments. It is based on MySQL, Apache, PHP, Java, Firefox and OpenOffice.org. Thanks to Stefano Sutti for the news.
A driver for Xircom and Intel CardBus Ethernet adapters has been released (6/30/2005). Supported cards include Xircom CardBus Ethernet 10/100, Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Mobile CardBus 32, and IBM EtherJet 10/100.
Michal Pohorelsky has released (6/29/2005) version 0.99 of his PM123 User's Manual in INF format.
PyOpenOffice version 0.4 has been released. This will convert OpenOffice.org Writer files to PDF, without needing OpenOffice.org installed. It requires Python 2.3, and can do a few other manipulations on OpenOffice.org files.
MPEG audio utility version 0.28 has been released (6/19/2005). This utility analyzes all the frames of MPEG audio files, allowing you to manipulate them, such as removing leading and trailing silence.
A hard disk image converter has been updated (6/13/2005). This will convert between DFSee, SVISTA, and Virtual PC images.
Tyrant version 0.334 has been released (6/12/2005). This is a graphical Rogue-like fantasy adventure game, written in Java. You can also play online.
RBLcheck version 2.3 has been released (6/9/2005). This program helps filter spam by checking incoming messages against real-time blacklists. Also available is POPprxy, a POP3 proxy daemon which runs RBLcheck for each message that passes through it; this enables you to use RBLcheck regardless of mail client. Thanks to Jeroen Besse for the news.
BoulderDash/2 version 0.6 has been released. This is a remake of the old C64 game BoulderDash. From VOICE News.
eAccounts version 1.2 has been released. This is a database application to manage your account data, such as passwords, PIN codes, user-ids, etc. It can record text and binary data. You can find this update for version 1.1 here. From VOICE News.
An SVISTA Disk Image Utility has been released (5/27/2005). This tool enables you to convert partitions into virtual hard disks suitable for use with SVISTA. You can provide feedback in the DIU forum. From VOICE News.
Oops! version 1.5.24 has been released (5/27/2005). This is is a caching HTTP/FTP proxy, which can be used in place of Squid.
IBM has updated (5/25/2005) the power management (APM / SpeedStep) drivers. The latest version requires a Passport Advantage subscription or access to eCS updates. From OS2World.
wxTask beta 4 has been released (5/25/2005). This XCenter plugin for switching and killing tasks is modeled after the one in WarpCenter.
David Graser has released several animated mouse pointers, including a collection of country flags and one of animated lights. They all require the Animated Mouse Pointer replacement class by Christian Langanke.
jfig version 3 has been released (5/13/2005). This is a graphics or diagram editor written in Java. It offers all typical drawing primitives including bezier splines, each with attributes like colors, line and fill styles, etc. The user interface of jfig aims to be compatible with "xfig", the de-facto standard graphics editor on Unix and Linux workstations.
Firewall Documentation for the MPTS firewall & VPN feature has been updated (5/11/2005) to version 1.4. This INF document describes how to configure and use the powerful built-in firewall feature with support for IP packet filtering and IPSec VPN tunnels that have been included in TCP/IP v4.1 and above.
Drivers for the Intel EtherExpress (Pro/100) Ethernet cards have been updated (5/7/2004) to version 4.57. Also included are the Intel Pro/1000 version 4.17 drivers. You can get the package from Intel as well, although it is packaged as a Win32 executable. From VOICE News.
The game Luola version 1.2.7 has been ported (5/4/2005) to OS/2. This is a 2D arcade game where you fly a small V shaped ship in different kinds of levels. Thanks to Doodle for the info.
JPG Info version 0.92 has been released. This program reads meta information (comments, EXIF data) from JPG files, and you can write your own comments to them. From VOICE News.
Sarg version 2.0.6 has been ported (4/27/2005) to OS/2. Squid Analysis Report Generator allows you to view Internet activity. Thanks to Alex Samorukov for the info.
MBMon2 beta 1 has been released (4/23/2005). This is a universal motherboard monitor for a broad range of boards, based on XMBMon 2.05.
PM Disk Monitor version 1.0 has been released (4/15/2005). This displays I/O stats about IDE disks, using info provided by DaniS506. From VOICE News.
ClamFilter has been released (4/13/2005). This is an antivirus filter for Weasel, which uses ClamAV.
ZTree Bold version 1.94a5 has been released (4/1/2005). This is a file manager clone of XTree Gold. You can find the latest version on Hobbes.
XFree86 version 4.5.0 has been updated (3/29/2005) for OS/2. This is a port of the (formerly) popular windowing system used on Unix platforms. There is also an installation guide available. From VOICE News.
TrayMonitor version 1.5 has been released (3/29/2005). This is a monitoring client utility for SysTray/WPS or XCenter/eCenter SysTray widget to periodically execute monitor's REXX scripts with an icon's indicator.
NISTime/2 version 0.3j has been released (3/27/2005). This program queries multiple NIST time servers, and updates the PC clock. Thanks to Sander Nyman for the news.
SDL Lopan version 0.9 (3/25/2005) has been ported to OS/2. There are screenshots available so you can get an idea of what the games look like before downloading.
sNOa Game Pack has been updated (3/15/2005) to include the game Operation Warp II. Thanks to Eugene Gorbunoff for the info.
A program to convert PMMail *.msg files for use with Mozilla and/or Thunderbird has been updated (3/3/2005). From VOICE News.
On NetLabs, there is a package (3/3/2005) to support USB Webcams in WarpVision. According to wcamlist, several models from Philips, Logitech, Creative Labs, Samsung, and a few others should work. From VOICE News.
ZoneEdit Updater version 0.9 has been ported (2/23/2005) to OS/2. This program updates your DNS information on the free Dynamic DNS provider ZoneEdit.
unrar version 3.4.3 has been ported (2/21/2005) to OS/2. This tool for extracting RAR archives has >=2Gb file support and no EMX dependency, and includes the source code.
Marty Amodeo has updated his enhanced MMOS2 PLAY.CMD. It should do a better job of freeing up resources, and additionally supports a play list, with optional randomization.
IBM has released (2/14/2005) a build of SNAP Graphics/se for the ThinkPad T43, which has PCI Express Mobility Radeon graphics chipsets.
Analog Devices AD188x (SoundMax) OS/2 audio driver version 3.1.9 has been released (2/14/2005) by IBM.
Micropress, Inc has updated (2/9/2005) VTeX/2, the free OS/2 port of the TeX-to-pdf compiler VTeX, and is now based on v8.44.2 of the TeX-PDF compiler. VTeX is a TeX program, which generates PDF or PostScript output from TeX source files. It comes with a complete ready-to-run LaTeX system, many additional macro packages and fonts, and the BibTeX and MakeIndex programs. From os2.jp.
F version 4.79 beta has been released (2/7/2005). F is a freeware text-mode configurable file manager, with an FTP/FXP client, an editor with syntax-highlighting, numerous tools for developers, simple e-mail and news clients, as well as small HTTP and FTP servers.
More SDL games have been ported (2/5/2005) to OS/2; included are Kobo Deluxe 0.4 pre8, and SDL Invaders 0.8. There are screenshots available so you can get an idea of what the games look like before downloading. Thanks to Doodle for the info.
IBM has released (1/31/2005) ServeRAID driver version 6.11. From OS2.jp.
xPuTTY version 0.56 has been ported (1/26/2005) to XFree86/OS2. This is a graphical telnet/ssh client.
IBM has updated (1/18/2005) the ThinkPad Infrared Stack. You need a Passport Advantage subscription or access to eCS updates to get this. There is also an older (10/30/2002) version that may support more hardware on Hobbes. These allow for printing, communicating with a cell phone, and LAN access using IrDA. From OS2World.
os2unix version 2.2 has been released (1/16/2005). With this tool, you can easily compile software for OS/2 from Linux source code, without needing autoconf. From OS2.jp.
There is a tool named PMM2TB to convert PMMail messages and address books to a format Thunderbird (and Mozilla) can import.
KVEC version 3.19 has been released. This is a tool which can vectorize images using several graphic formats (BMP, Windows Metafile, Enhanced Metafile, AutoCad DXF, HPGL, ART).
Contact/2 version 1.31 has been released. This is an address book program with interfaces to other programs; web browsers and email clients can be integrated. It is now freeware for home and nonprofit use. If you want to use it in a commercial environment, you should contact the author via email to get information on how to purchase a valid license. From VOICE News.
IBM has updated (1/12/2005) the Single Mouse driver. The latest version requires a Passport Advantage subscription or access to eCS updates, although the older version (8/6/2004) is still available. From OS2.jp.
The Neptune project is a giant library of skins for the PM123 MP3 player. You can now (1/9/2005) download several catalogs of skins. Thanks to Michal Pohorelsky for the news.
Drivers for VIA 8233 CPU cooling and power management have been updated (1/6/2005).