Software testing

2003-06-03 11:47:45 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [VOICENWS]

Please, join to the testing of perspective drivers.

DTA

Roderick Klein (Mensys) invites you to testing of DTA - the beta release of the new Data Transport Agent (DTA) for eComStation. It is meant to improve the ability to handle datastreams in eCS, DOS and Win-OS/2 sessions. In addition it will enable virtual DOS sessions to play sound via a generic sounddriver, effectively bypassing the need for soundcard specific DOS drivers.

Please download it from the 'download' section for registered eCS Customers. Make sure you read the accompanying readme.txt!

Win32Prn

Vit Timchishin needs testers for win32prn project. This project is for running win32 (MS Windows 2000 to be exact) printer drivers under OS/2. Requirements for testers:

• You need a printer to test it on
• You need living MS Windows 2000 to install drivers (to copy them to OS/2 after).
• You need Odin to run this thing

Current limitations of the project:

• B&W printing only.
• All printer properties must be presetup on Win2K (you may have multiple sets of properties presetup and choosen on OS/2)

Current printers tested on: Canon LBP-810 (latest drivers from Canon)

Hardware for eComStation 1.1

2003-05-15 01:49:17 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

If testing new version with modern hardware, please, send us reports about compatibility of peripheral devices with the operating system.

Usually, users are interested to know:

• about compatible and non-compatible printers;
• industrial devices (laser devices, space satelites);
• mobile devices (flash, mp3-players, digicameras);
• sensing elements for house automatization;

Agreement between SciTech and Intel

2003-04-01 16:25:42 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [www.os2world.com, martini]

SciTech Software, Inc. has reached an agreement with Intel(R) Corporation which will allow SciTech to provide future support for Intel Chipsets for enterprise and business customers worldwide running IBM's OS/2 operating system. The agreement effectively transitions all OS/2 graphics driver development, validation, and support for Intel integrated graphics chipsets from Intel to SciTech as of January 1, 2003. As part of the agreement between the two companies, SciTech will make their latest device driver technology, SciTech SNAP Graphics, available for licensing directly to OS/2 customers of Intel's integrated graphics chipsets. SciTech will also offer full support for customers using SciTech SNAP Graphics on Intel integrated graphics platforms running OS/2.

New ThinkPad T40

2003-03-18 00:34:48 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [www.os2world.com, Jan Waliszewski]

IBM released new ThinkPad T40 which is declared to be compatible with OS/2 (4.51,4.52) with some minor limitations (lack of support for suspend/hibernation mode).

OS/2 and USB site Updated

2003-03-09 01:20:00 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [www.os2world.com, martini]

I had added some files on the drivers area:

• CWUSB Storage drivers 1.2b
• Amouse with USB support 2.4 beta
• Olympus Digital Camera USB Patch

Added some devices

• D-Link DSB-R100 PC FM USB Radio
• Olympus E-20N
• Typhoon USB 6-IN-1 Card Reader

On the Tools area I had added USBMOUNTD.

Go directly to the site or to its mirror.

Hardware

2003-02-10 23:37:19 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Our Supported hardware database is growing continually. Visitors publish reports about servers, notebooks, personal assistants and peripheral devices.

When filling a report about new device, don't forget mention URL with a photo of device (important for mouses, mobile phones), comment about usage in business (for servers, printers and digital cameras), technical characteristics, because all this increases effectiveness of the database.

IBM PCM Compatibility Testkit Updated

2003-01-27 04:38:17 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [os2world.com, martini]

IBM recently (December 2002) updated the OS/2 PCM Compatibility Testkit, a software package that lets personal computer hardware manufacturers (PCMs) perform self-testing to be listed in IBM's list of compatible systems. This is for testers who want to ensure that their hardware products are compatible with OS/2 Warp.

Thanks to Dr. Martin R. Hadam for the info.

AMD testing 64 Bit processors for OS/2

2003-01-11 15:04:42 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [en.os2.org, jsk]

As you know, AMD keeps on promising to release new-generation processors based on the Hammer core - Athlon 64 and Opteron. The first is meant for the desktop market, while the other for the server sector. The new Processors will continue to run

• Windows (3.1, 9x, Me, 2000 Pro, 2000 Server, 2000 Advanced Server, WfW,XP)
• Windows NT (3.51 WS, server, 4.0 w/SP6, NT 4 Workstations)
• DOS (MSDOS 6.21, Novell DOS 7.0, PC DOS 6.1, 6.3, 7.0
• Linux (Mandrake 7.0, 7.1, Redhat 6.0, 6.1, 6.20, 7.0, Slackware 1.2, 2.0, SuSE 7.0)
• Unix (SCO, FreeBSD 3.0, Solaris 2.5, 2.6, 7, 8)
• Misc (OS/2 Warp3.0, 4.0, BeOS 4.5, 5.0, Netware 4.11, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1)

(list taken from digit-life.com)

Hardware

2002-12-12 19:55:17 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Our hardware database growed up in the last week. Users are interested to know about compatibility of industrial devices, mobile, RAID, PCMCIA devices and multiprocessor motherboards.

If you tested new hardware then add this information to our database.

Week of Network printers in Hardware section

2002-06-12 18:56:25 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We collect info about eCS compatible network printers. Welcome to Hardware section. Don't forget mention technical parameters of devices.

Week of Digital assistants in Hardware section

2002-05-21 19:11:51 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We collect info about eCS compatible PDA devices and mobile phones. Welcome to Hardware section.

Week of scaners in Hardware section

2002-04-23 04:03:16 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We collect info about eCS compatible scaners. Welcome to Hardware section.

Computers with OS/2 preinstalled (Russia)

2002-04-10 22:40:03 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru, Max]

There is a company which sells '>computers with OS/2 Warp preinstalled.

Week of netcards in Hardware section

2002-04-10 22:37:49 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We collect info about eCS compatible network cards. Welcome to Hardware section.

One more time about "Hardware reference"

2002-03-28 23:33:55 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Those users who migrate to OS/2 platform ask us about USB compatible devices supported by OS/2. If you have experience in this area and know what USB devices are supported in OS/2 then input a short note please.

Let's build new reference book "Hardware for eCS"

2002-02-01 16:16:34 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [www.ecomstation.ru]

Join our new project -- 'Hardware for eComStation operating system'. Describe hardware installed in your computer and peripheral devices. Your appreciation? Drivers URL? Your report will help those users who migrate to eComStation.