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March 18, 1997 Announcements

JShifter v1.61 Released.

Version 1.61 of the freeware program JShifter for OS/2 and DOS has been released.

JShifter shifts the state of Num Lock to on (at boot up) in OS/2 and allows user to select shifted state of Num, Caps and Scroll locks in all DOS sessions launched under OS/2.

Includes English and Danish versions.

It can be downloaded from Hobbes, LEO, cd-rom or directly from Cramon Utilities homepage.
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More Options for Warp Server Users.

IBM Offers New Freedom for Customers With Windows NT and Mobile Clients

AUSTIN, TX, March 17, 1997... IBM today announced two beta programs that will further establish OS/2* Warp Server as an ideal server operating system platform for business in network computing environments.

Building off of IBM's recent Windows** 95 and NT client enhancements for OS/2 Warp Server, the Primary Logon Client for Windows NT, which is now in beta, allows customers with Windows NT clients the option of using OS/2 Warp Server as their server operating system platform. With this enhancement, validating the user's ID and password on the OS/2 Warp Server eliminates the need for a Windows NT server for these functions. This results in easier administration of, and increased security for, Windows NT clients on an OS/2 Warp Server network.

The Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server, which is also in beta, allows all point-to-point protocol (PPP) clients, including Windows** NT, Windows 95, IBM 8235 and Shiva*** users, to remotely access an OS/2 Warp Server as if they were locally attached. This enhancement offers OS/2 Warp Server users the market's widest variety of remote client access support and offers new levels of performance and security and reduced cost of ownership, adding further value to the industry's most feature-complete server operating system solution.

OS/2 Warp Server in a Network Computing Environment

These enhancements help propel customers into the world of network computing and further establish OS/2* Warp Server as the premier server operating system solution for Internet and intranet environments. OS/2 Warp Server already provides a high level of concurrent user connections, with the addition of the Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server, more popular industry clients are able to establish dial-in connections; making it easy for users to gain access to a Web server. OS/2 Warp Server customers may also download a copy of IBM's base Internet Connection Server 4.2 for OS/2 Warp Server to get the newest version with a higher level of functionality, performance and ease of installation.

Whether accessing the network locally or remotely, OS/2 Warp Server delivers industry leading support for the widest set of client platforms. With the Primary Logon Client for Windows NT, Windows NT users now have full access to the rich features of OS/2 Warp Server.

Some key functions gained with this feature include:

Primary authentication provider support allows Windows NT users to choose which server will authenticate their logon and allows Windows NT clients to have a single centralized location for their user information.

Centralized account definition and administration support gives system administrators the capability to define and administer all users from an OS/2 Warp Server domain. This same user account can be used for OS/2, DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95 and Windows NT clients.

Roaming user support allows users to access their personalized desktop at Windows NT workstations utilizing system policies to control access.

Network provider support ensures Windows NT client access to the resources in a heterogeneous server network.

The Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server allows more types of clients to remotely access a OS/2 Warp Server from anywhere. Thus, customers or employees traveling on the road with a laptop computer or working from a home PC have the same access to network resources and files as if they were locally attached to the server.

Availability

Limited beta programs for both enhancements have recently begun. IBM's Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server and Primary Logon Client for Windows NT are planned for general availability in the second quarter of 1997.
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Vigilance on TalosV Coming Soon.

VIGILANCE ON TALOS V LANDS APRIL 15,1997

From out of nowhere, PolyEx Software announces the upcoming release of Vigilance on TalosV for OS/2 Warp 4.0 and 3.0 (with Fixpack 26 installed). In a matter of weeks this product will be flying out the door!

Be sure to ORDER EARLY at the insanely low price of only $39.95 and be the first one on your block to defend the universe in this exciting game that was developed with the aid of The Wordup Graphics Toolkit for OS/2 Warp!
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BackTalk v1.3 Released.

The BackTalk project is a free set of REXX files using Rsynth 2.x to synthesize speaking English. It will allow many programs to support speech through REXX. BackTalk 1.3 installer will now let you choose between various ways of accessing the sound card, this way, any sound card able to play WAV file will work proprely with BackTalk. For a full list of new features in BackTalk 1.3, please read history.txt included in the archive.

The package includes the following:

- Speaking Mail will notify you of arriving mail speaking the sender and the subject. Tested with PMMail, MR/2 ICE and Internet Adventurer Mail

- Speaking IRC will speak practically any messages coming over from the IRC server to your IRC client, also allowing you to choose the type of messages to speak (private, ctcp, etc.) and to specify different voice settings for specific nicknames. Tested with GammaTech IRC 2.0x, Internet Adventurer IRC and IRC/2.

- Speaking Clock will speak the time at a determined interval, in either international, civil or offset manner.

- Speaking Timer will allow to set a message that will be spoken at a given interval, as well as an urgent message after a certain period of time has passed, and an alert message.

You can also add speech to any of your REXX scripts and programs that supports REXX!

BackTalk should be found on one of the following places:

   Hobbes /incoming
   Hobbes /new
   Walnut Creek /new
   Hobbes /os2/mmedia
   Walnut Creek /os2/mmedia
You will also need the EMX runtime librairies.
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AlphaPro for OS/2 Released.

AlphaPro for OS/2 has just been released. This is a spelling and counting game for children ages 2 to 8 years old. Its similar to Soup Kidchen but it is bilingual (Spanish and English). It's also a great teaching tool for young users learning mousing skills (successfully tested with 2-year olds). Full online help in both languages is included.

Download a demo from: http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/alphapro/

Or see NEGC Software for more information.
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Stardock Magazine Online.

For OS/2 users who didn't receive a copy of Stardock Magazine in the mail, the Winter 1997 version of Stardock Magazine is now available on its website:

http://www.stardock.com

It is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. The OS/2 Acrobat reader is also linked on the Stardock Magazine webpage.
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