This is the latest and, what we hope will be, the most functional archiver solution ever produced for the OS/2 family of operating systems. We had originally planned to get this update out in February but over the past few months we have had our share of delays. One thing remains certain... we have never stopped working for the platform.
WARPZIP OVERVIEW
WarpZip is the latest in ZIP, RAR, ARJ, LZH and OS/2 "Packed" file management. Beneath WarpZip's stunning interface you will find some revolutionary and powerful functions that will save both time and effort and boost your productivity.
The integration of a directory tree as part of the interface makes unarchiving complete archives or just selected file(s) from an archive to any directory as simple as a 3 inch drag and drop, to ANYWHERE on your drives. If you don't have the directory you want, create it! You can also open any folder from the directory tree for drag and drop operations. Drag files into or out of archives. Delete any directory or even complete directory trees from WarpZip!
Double clicking any "install.exe" entry in an archive automatically opens the archive and starts the installation executable. When you're finished, just click the "Clean up" button and WarpZip will not only delete the mess but destroy all the temporary objects that were created in the process!
DOWNLOAD PREPROCESSOR
No more manually selecting a directory when downloading from NS. WarpZip's Download PreProcessor allows your browsing sessions to sport one click downloads that obey your every whim. It will selectively move your downloaded zip files to any directory you choose, test them for integrity, virus test them and queue them up for later review by WarpZip. All this is handled seamlessly in the background while you spend your online time making your browser session count. When you're offline, WarpZip will be waiting with the list of files you've downloaded. It will automatically load them in it's queue on startup and present you with any test results you may have requested.
PACKED FILES?
OS/2 Packed file extensions can have "_" or "@" or no extension at all. So how do you locate them? Better yet, how do you locate and see what files are archived inside of them? We are unaware of any software that will help you find those almost unrecognizable OS/2 packed files except WarpZip. Of course, dragging a file out of them or viewing them is as easy as working with a ZIP, RAR, ARJ or LZH archive.
SEARCH FACILITIES
WarpZip will search a directory, directory tree, hard disk or CD for ZIP, RAR, ARJ and LZH archives as well as OS/2 packed files. It will add or delete files from archives, view files in archives or you can test run them (to do an installation, for example) and let WarpZip clean up after you. You can test zip files or run virus scans, view bitmaps, grep, build self extractors, copy, move, rename, delete... well... you get the picture...
WHERE CAN I FIND IT? Downloads and information are obtained from our website at: http://www.pillarsoft.net/warpzip.html
WarpZip licenses are available at BMT Micro ($29) http://www.bmtmicro.com/
We will also be offering the PillarSoft Suite at a discount during WarpTech. The PillarSoft Suite will be available for only $99 at WarpTech. If you can't make it to WarpTech, you can still take part in the discount through the PillarSoft Suite website at: http://www.pillarsoft.net/suite.html
"The upcoming 2.10 build of PMView will feature several improvements based on customer requests. There are two new file formats WAP Bitmap (a new file format used in WAP mobile phones) and Softimage PIC, also more than a dozen corrections to correct all known problems," said Peter Nielsen, developer and owner of PMView. Regarding his future plans, Peter added "When the 3.0 release is made you will be able to run it on your Linux machine as well, but that is all I will say for now."
PMView is image editing and conversion tool for the OS/2 and Windows operating systems. With the upcoming 2.10 release it will feature support for over 40 image formats, as well as a automatic thumbnailing, built-in slideshow and screen capture utilities. PMViews features make it great for webmasters, presentations, or anyone who needs to archive a variety of image formats. More information on PMView 2000 as well as the current release are available at the PMView website http://www.pmview.com/
Blueprint Software Works is a privately held firm located in Wilmington, NC specializing in software development, as well as publishing and marketing services for independent developers. Negotiations with leading developers in the Internet and multimedia market are currently under way as well and Blueprint Software Works will be announcing these agreements as they are finalized.
Blueprint Software Works, Inc.
Ste. 102
5019 Carolina Beach Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28412
Tel: 800/603-5684 (USA-Canada)
Tel: 001-910-452-4787 (Outside USA & Canada)
Fax: 910/452-9734
E-Mail: info@blueprintsoftwareworks.com
WWW: http://www.blueprintsoftwareworks.com/
Download the latest version from http://www.rsj.de/stage/en/downos2.asp. A list of changes is available at http://www.rsj.de/stage/en/chgos2.asp
The OS/2 port of the open source Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live! Linux audio driver is now officially available.
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The driver binaries have been uploaded to the incoming directories of ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu, ftp://ftp.os2.org and ftp://ftp.leo.org as sbliveos2.zip
Note that this is beta software and should be used with caution.
A new version of OS2Bot, the IRC bot for OS/2, is now available for download. This updated version fixes various Y2K problems.
Electronic downloads are available at http://www.gt-online.com/.
Documented fixes are:
For information, see http://www.cds-inc.com/techsprt/ba2ktech.html#wks_latest
Products include PartitionMagic v5 ($30), DriveImage v2 ($30), DataKeeper v3 ($25), SecondChance v2 ($30), Lost&Found ($30), and OpenLinux 2.3 ($25).
Deeper quantity discounts are also available for mixes of any 3, any 4, any 5 or any 6 products.
I was particularly impressed with PartitionMagic v5 and all its features, for use with OS/2, ably demonstrated by Jim Nuytens at our March 22nd Philadelphia OS/2 SIG meeting.
Subsequently placed an order for PM-v5 at this User Group price, since my good old PM-v3 may not be capable of dealing with hard drives larger than 8.3GB. I plan to install a new 20.5GB drive in the very near future.
PowerQuest Corporation can be reached at http://www.powerquest.com/.