The eCSoft/2 weekly newsletter for OS2Voice

March 18, 2019 by ecsoft2.org@gmail.com

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* Dosbox/2 0.74 https://ecsoft2.org/dosbox2
DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library which makes DOSBox very
easy to port to different platforms.
* Agena 2.14.6 https://ecsoft2.org/agena
Agena is an easy-to-learn procedural programming language suited for
everyday usage.
* Links 2.18 https://ecsoft2.org/links
A text-mode web browser, which is able to correctly display tables and
frames, and to render correctly most pages, even if they include several
graphical elements.
* NewView 2.19.5 https://ecsoft2.org/newview
A replacement for View.exe, the original OS/2 help viewer.
* FreeRDP Client for OS/2 20190312 https://ecsoft2.org/freerdp-client-os2
A FreeRDP port for OS/2, eComStation and ArcaOS. FreeRDP is a client for
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), used in a number of Microsoft Windows
operation systems.
* Driver supporto di base USB 11.17 & 10.226
https://ecsoft2.org/usb-basic-device-driver-support
USB basic driver stack including UHCI, OHCI, EHCI (USB 2.0) support,
always required and to be installed first!

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* Internet Application Integration 1.0.9.2
https://ecsoft2.org/internet-application-integration
The Internet Application Integration package is designed to let you set up
your web browser, email client, and other internet applications to work
smoothly together. Integrated in eComStation.
* LyX 2.0.7 https://ecsoft2.org/lyx
LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based
on the structure of your documents, not their appearance. It is released
under a Free Software / Open Source license.
* Varsha https://ecsoft2.org/varsha
Varsha is a Java user-friendly DVD frontend for various command-line tools
such as dvdauthor, mkisofs, growisofs etc
* RexxMail 155329 https://ecsoft2.org/rexxmail
RexxMail is an object-oriented WPS e-mail client, written in REXX, which
uses the standard WPS user interface.
* ME, Martin's Editor 0.99 https://ecsoft2.org/me-martins-editor
ME is a substitute for the OS/2 System Editor E.EXE and based on the
WDSibyl tEditor.
* OS/2 Maintenance Tool 0.78 https://ecsoft2.org/os2-maintenance-tool
OS2MT can be used to easily find and install software on OS/2 or eCS.
* FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) 1.3.2
https://ecsoft2.org/flac-free-lossless-audio-codec
FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3,
but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in
quality.
* JRescuer JUne and ISJ for JFS 2.21 & 2.31
https://ecsoft2.org/jrescuer-june-and-isj-jfs
An utility to retrieve files from un-mountable JFS volumes, unavailable
due to any of a lot of reasons: phase 3 chkdsk fail etc. Includes JUne, PM
undelete utility.
* DjView & DjVuLibre 4.10.6 & 3.5.27 https://ecsoft2.org/djview-djvulibre
Standalone viewer for DjVu files. Features include navigating documents,
zooming and panning page images, producing and displaying thumbnails.
* 32bit Linux ext2 file system driver (EXT2 IFS) 2.40
https://ecsoft2.org/32bit-linux-ext2-file-system-driver-ext2-ifs
This is an old driver for the Linux ext2 file system taken from kernels
2.0.x.
* FAT32 0.10b https://ecsoft2.org/fat32
FAT32.IFS for OS/2 will allow you to access FAT32 partitions (max 32 Gb,
non removable) from OS/2.
* KeyRing Mini 1.0 https://ecsoft2.org/keyring-mini
KeyRing Mini is an encrypting password archival tool. Encrypted storage
files can e.g. be safely uploaded to the Internet. Safety copies of
password files can be very useful in an emergency.
* KeyRing/2 1.4 https://ecsoft2.org/keyring2
KeyRing/2 is a secure database for all your passwords, registration codes,
lock combinations, Bank PINs - any small secret.
* MikMod & MikMODPM 3.3.11.1 & 3.2.8 https://ecsoft2.org/mikmod-mikmodpm
An OS/2 PM & Text-Mode MOD Player using the MikMod Library. The MikMod
Library is a portable sound library for Unix and other systems.
* Opus Interactive Audio Codec Library & Opus tools 1.1.2 & 0.1.7
https://ecsoft2.org/opus-interactive-audio-codec-library-opus-tools
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_%28audio_format%29 is a totally open,
royalty-free, highly versatile audio codec.
* Ogg Vorbis & Libvorbis 1.3.3 & 1.3.6
https://ecsoft2.org/ogg-vorbis-libvorbis
Ogg Vorbis is an audio compression format similar to MP3 but free of
patented algorithms and fully open source. Plugin for PM123 included.
Port by different authors.
* Libusb 1.0.16 https://ecsoft2.org/libusb
Libusb is a C library that gives applications easy access to USB devices
on many different operating systems at userspace level.
* DrDialog (Doctor Dialog) 3.27 https://ecsoft2.org/drdialog-doctor-dialog
DrDialog is an application builder from IBM Developer Connection.
* SANE 1.0.22 https://ecsoft2.org/sane
Sane (Scanner Access Now Easy) is software to access scanners with
Non-Windows/Mac-Systems. Now with USB support.
* HTMEPM 0.99 https://ecsoft2.org/htmepm
Provides menu-driven HTML editing abilities to the OS/2 Enhanced Editor.
Supports most HTML 3.2 and some HTML 4.0 tags.
* OS/2 Trace Tools 20180329 https://ecsoft2.org/os2-trace-tools
This package includes two scripts (trcinit.cmd and trcctl.cmd) that 
implement an interface to the OS/2 Trace Facility.
* POSIX Pthreads 20171227 https://ecsoft2.org/posix-pthreads
This library provides basic POSIX Pthreads
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX_Threads support for OS/2.
* FFmpeg & FFplay 2.8.6 & 4.0.2 https://ecsoft2.org/ffmpeg-ffplay
*FFmpeg* is a very fast video and audio converter. It can also grab from a
live audio/video source.
* REXX Reference Summary Handbook https://ecsoft2.org/rexx-reference-summary-handbook
REXX Reference Summary Handbook - 4th Edizione Ottobre 1997.
* BuildSOM 1.0 https://ecsoft2.org/buildsom
BuildSOM is a REXX program that will create OS/2 WPS objects. Currently,
the program supports only program and folder objects.
* Driver ACPI 3.23.11 https://ecsoft2.org/acpi-driver
Purpose of this driver is to provide ACPI interface:
* Fixpak 06 (XR_M006) - Portugal 9.030
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-06-xrm006-portugal
*Fixpak 15 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 05 (XR_M005) - Turkey 9.029
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-05-xrm005-turkey
*Fixpak 05 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 05 (XR_M005) - Thailand 9.029
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-05-xrm005-thailand
*Fixpak 05 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 06 (XR_M006) - Sweden 9.030
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-06-xrm006-sweden
*Fixpak 06 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 05 (XR_M005) - Slovenia 9.029
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-05-xrm005-slovenia
*Fixpak 05 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 05 (XR_M005) - Russia 9.029
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-05-xrm005-russia
*Fixpak 05 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 11 (XR_M011) - Poland 9.035
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-11-xrm011-poland
*Fixpak 11 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 06 (XR_M006) - Norway 9.030
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-06-xrm006-norway
*Fixpak 06 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 05 (XR_M005) - Korea 9.029
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-05-xrm005-korea
*Fixpak 05 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 12 (XR_M012) - Hungary 9.036
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-12-xrm012-hungary
*Fixpak 12 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 11 (XR_M011) - Greece - English 9.035
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-11-xrm011-greece-english
*Fixpak 11 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 12 (XR_M012) - Greece 9.036
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-12-xrm012-greece
*Fixpak 12 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 10 (XR_M010) - Finland 9.034
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-10-xrm010-finland
*Fixpak 10 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 09 (XR_M009) - United Kingdom 9.033
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-09-xrm009-united-kingdom
*Fixpak 09 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 09 (XR_M009) - Netherlands 9.033
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-09-xrm009-netherlands
*Fixpak 09 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 12 (XR_M012) - Denmark 9.036
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-12-xrm012-denmark
*Fixpak 12 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 11 (XR_M011) - Czechoslovakia 9.035
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-11-xrm011-czechoslovakia
*Fixpak 11 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 05 (XR_M005) - China - Taiwanese 9.029
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-05-xrm005-china-taiwanese
*Fixpak 05 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 05 (XR_M005) - China - People's Republic of China 9.029
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-05-xrm005-china-peoples-republic-china
*Fixpak 05 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 05 (XR_M005) - Spain - Catalan 9.029
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-05-xrm005-spain-catalan
*Fixpak 05 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 11 (XR_M011) - Saudi Arabia 9.035
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-11-xrm011-saudi-arabia
*Fixpak 11 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 15 (XR_M015) - Spain 14.062
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-15-xrm015-spain
*Fixpak 15 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
*Bring the system to OS/2 Warp server for eBusiness service level!*
* Fixpak 15 (XR_M015) - Japan 14.062
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-15-xrm015-japan
*Fixpak 15 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
*Bring the system to OS/2 Warp server for eBusiness service level!*
* Fixpak 15 (XR_M015) - Italy 14.062
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-15-xrm015-italy
*Fixpak 15 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
*Bring the system to OS/2 Warp server for eBusiness service level!*
* Fixpak 15 (XR_M015) - Germany 14.062
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-15-xrm015-germany
*Fixpak 15 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
*Bring the system to OS/2 Warp server for eBusiness service level!*
* Fixpak 15 (XR_M015) - France 14.062
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-15-xrm015-france
*Fixpak 15 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
*Bring the system to OS/2 Warp server for eBusiness service level!*
* Fixpak 15 (XR_M015) - Canada - French 14.062
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-15-xrm015-canada-french
*Fixpak 15 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
*Bring the system to OS/2 Warp server for eBusiness service level!*
* Fixpak 05 (XR_M005) - Bulgarian 9.029
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-05-xrm005-bulgarian
*Fixpak 05 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 05 (XR_M005) - Brazil - Portuguese 9.029
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-05-xrm005-brazil-portuguese
*Fixpak 05 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
* Fixpak 15 (XR_M015) - Brazil 14.062
https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-15-xrm015-brazil
*Fixpak 15 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
*Bring the system to OS/2 Warp server for eBusiness service level!*
* Fixpak 15 (XR_M015) - United States https://ecsoft2.org/fixpak-15-xrm015-united-states
*Fixpak 15 for OS/2 Warp 4*.
*Bring the system to OS/2 Warp server for eBusiness service level!*
* Flashblock 1.5.17 https://ecsoft2.org/flashblock
Flashblock is an extension for the Mozilla https://ecsoft2.org/node/574
and Firefox https://ecsoft2.org/firefox browsers that blocks ALL Flash
content from loading.