CAOS/2 - Astronomy Program in Early Beta.
CAOS12.ZIP is now uploaded to ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/incoming/CAOS12.ZIP.GOOD and ftp://nautilus.fis.uc.pt.
CAOS/2 is a program for OS/2 that allows you to submit to the IAAC and browse the IAAC database. It also shows time, UT, sidereal time and JD. For more information on the IAAC (Internet Amateur Astronomers' Catalog) send an email to:
majordomo@netastrocatalog.latrade.com
subject: (as you like)
message: info netastrocatalog
CAOS/2 will be a full blown astronomy program in the future. It will help you to plan your observations and make your sessions more efficient. Updates will be posted to both sites .
CAOS/2 is freeware. It will become shareware with higher versions. Beta testers will receive a considerable discount. You may distribute this beta as you like. The only thing required is for whoever uses it should send e-mail to the developer. Bug reports and suggestions are HIGHLY welcome.
CAOS/2 needs VROBJ.DLL present on your system.
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Workplace Security v2.1.0 Now Available.
Maple Valley Software (Maple Grove, MN) announces the availability of version 2.1.0 of Workplace Security - the add-on object level security product for OS/2 Warp.
Workplace Security for OS/2 Warp provides seamless object level security for the Workplace Shell. Workplace Security was developed using System Object Model (SOM) technology. Workplace Security provides password controlled access to protect your desktop objects from being deleted, renamed, moved, copied, dragged, or from receiving dropped objects. Workplace Security prevents "locked" objects from being opened or having their settings changed without entering the correct password. Workplace Security allows you to control which menu items are displayed for the desktop and for any folder or program object when the object is locked.
While Workplace Security provides access controls for your objects, it does not provide file-level access security. Any DOS, Windows, or non-Workplace Shell OS/2 file manager can access your files, regardless if an object is locked or unlocked. Workplace Security's "object-level" protection complements other file-level security products which do not provide object level access controls.
Workplace Security is available from a number of sources such as America Online - OS/2 Forum - System Tools library; Hobbes; Walnut Creek; Compuserve - GO OS2SHARE - OS/2 Shareware library; and BMT Micro. For more information, send E-MAIL to mvsoft@aol.com. Registration is $25.00 USD.
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New Web Page for Voicemail Software.
"Voice of OS/2" is a new web site dedicated to native OS/2 voicemail/TAM applications. The site currently contains information and links to all the OS/2 commercial, shareware and freeware voicemail applications of which I am aware! There is some limited information about the new version of FaxWorks which is rumoured to be voice enabled.
Future expansion will include an OS/2 voicemail FAQ and user survey, and information on how to program a voice modem.
For more information, visit the site:
If you have any additional information which you think should be included, or questions which you would like to be in the FAQ, send a mail message to Michael Davis.
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IBM Adds Lotus Notes to Next Version of OS/2 Warp.
At PC Expo today, IBM announced that the next version of OS/2* Warp, code-named Merlin, will include Lotus Notes Mail**, the Notes Release 4 client/server messaging client, to provide OS/2 customers a state-of-the-art e-mail solution. With Notes Mail and OS/2 Warp's new speech recognition software, sending and managing e-mail will be as easy as saying "send," "delete," and "reply."
"Along with the WarpCenter, an enhanced version of the Lotus SmartCenter, this is another example of how IBM will incorporate Lotus technology to give users a superior operating system solution," said Wally Casey, vice president of client product management, IBM Software Group. "With speech recognition, Java*** technology and a wealth of other features, we think the next OS/2 Warp will be the standard by which all operating system solutions are judged."
Providing a significant enhancement to current e-mail, Notes Mail will provide OS/2 Warp with a full-featured word processing editor, providing multiple fonts, colors, a wide variety of formatting options, and one-click creation of tables. The next version of OS/2 Warp Will extend Notes Mail with the inclusion of Post Office Protocol3 (POP3) and Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME). POP3 support will provide users with one program for all of their e-mail activities, including Internet mail and office messages. This will allow users to receive all of their e-mail in one place, reducing the hassle of checking multiple locations for messages.
The next version of OS/2 Warp also enables users to keep messages private. Users can click the "For Your Eyes Only" icon to restrict the ability of the recipient to forward a message; it turns off cut, copy, paste, printing and forwarding commands while allowing the recipient to reply only to the sender.
Since Notes Mail is a Notes Release 4 client, users can leverage the extensive facilities of the Notes Release 4 server to support scalable, reliable and secure client/server e-mail on the LAN or in a mobile environment.
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