JFS.IFS (2010/03) for eComStation

2010-03-12 02:20:25 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

New version of JFS.IFS contains important fixes. The users with eComStation software subscription can install it today. Download via BETAZONE, here is the FAQ

BldLevel signature @#slainc:1.8#@##1## 03/09/2010 08:42:24 slamain::::0::@@ JFS/eCS (c) Mensys BV 2010

20100309

• Avoid lost labels and traps when more than 20 drive letters assigned http://bugs.ecomstation.nl/view.php?id=2685
• Revert percentage complete calculations to count from 0 to 100% just once http://bugs.ecomstation.nl/view.php?id=2399

20100121

• Avoid trap if DOS VDM passes attributes flags 0xffff http://bugs.ecomstation.nl/view.php?id=2077
• Avoid trap when volume opened in DASD mode http://bugs.ecomstation.nl/view.php?id=2680
• Avoid traps when JFS formatted USB flash disk ejected http://bugs.ecomstation.nl/view.php?id=2468
• /autocheck:v+ now forces autocheck (EK) http://bugs.ecomstation.nl//view.php?id=2328

DevCon: how to reanimate old project?

2010-03-09 20:51:54 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCoSoftware toolkit is updated, DevCon site

How to reanimate old project?

• step 1: switch to LANGE library => this will make you read the source code of your program, simplify and refine it, remember its structure. Multilanguage support will attract more users.
• step 2: use modern MsgBox and Progress bar
• step 3: update artwork: use transparent PNG instead of ugly BMP and ICO (send us a request, we are going draw icons for some applications and utilities free of charge)

Now you can move to the next stage - update the engine of you program (update algorithm, use modern formats of files, use modern libraries)

eComStation in sci-tech labs / students

2010-03-05 22:30:31 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The students can select new areas of research, exchange knowledge and start the development of new eCS tools. Homepage for students and engineers

New ideas/offerings for the students:

• Chemistry: we need more tools to draw molucules, 2D graphics.
• 2D/3D graphics -- the users need simple program to create 2D and 3D graphics (Use MesaGL and OpenGL 1.x libraries)
• Hardware, programming microchips: bootloader for the Microchip PIC microcontrollers (Supports families of PIC devices: 16F, 18F, dsPIC30)
• Let's publish information about applications/tools for medicine.
• Updated software: PMViewMol3D

Initiate new project today and win the prize at e-ball Awards 2010

eCoLabs - more and more tasks

2010-03-04 16:56:23 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Software published more tasks for standalone developers and users: simple utilities, reviews of software and technologies, small libraries, local fixing of device drivers.

Influence on eComStation community - write a review

2010-03-02 18:17:09 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eComStation.RU site is ready publish your article/review in "Articles" section (total: 207 articles and overviews)

What to overview? What to discuss? You can review eComStation applications, write about the advantages of the operating system, take an interview from famouse developer/user.

Send your contacts information via web-form

Start of eComStation/Rus 2.0 RC7 testing

2010-03-02 17:10:58 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The users may join testing of eComStation/Rus 2.0 RC7 (release-candidate).

Features:

• installation from USB CD-ROM
• Genmac Wrapper automatical installation

The disk is assembled in Japan by Alex Taylor.

Additional information:

• (RUS) Advice before installation of eComStation
• (ENG) Restrictions of eComStation 2.0
• Restrictions of eComStation/Rus 2.0 RC7

Drivers for eComStation

2010-03-02 01:29:48 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Current state of development (2010/03):

• The development of AHCI driver was started. What can you do today? Share the information which notebooks (SATA-controllers) can't be switched to compatible mode.
• Panorama VESA - Lars ans Steven fixed the trap in GRADD + the research of MTRR continues - the users of i3/i5/i7 CPUs got significant increase of video output (bug-report 2582, bug-report 2755, bug-report 2755). The users of Panorama VESA can share information: which monitors+adapters work well in large video modes (1920x1080, etc)
• JFS.IFS - some bugs are fixed, there is work on reliability of the FS. What other developers can do? It's necessary create more disk tools.
• CUPS - Paul updated CUPS subsystem, drivers for Hewlett-Packard. What simple user can do? Test the driver, send report to Hardware database
• Genmac may be updated - source: Genmac forum, What you can do? You know how to run a network adapter in UNSUPPORTED mode, post the report to the site
• Uniaud - the 5-th attempt to accumulate Uniaud Matrix: let's collect reports which models of HDAudio work well with Uniaud v.X?
• ACPI - let's continue to accumulate the reports about ACPI (while no other database),
• USB-stack - it's necessary debug USB 2.0 before start of USB 3.0 development. What you can do? Report about problems with mouses, traps in USB drivers, for developers: which endpoints/interfaces don't work properly.

Share your opinion: My internet provider - #@$#%%@$

2010-03-01 12:03:40 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

How do you connect eComStation PC to the Internet? Does eCSCoNet fulfil your requirements? Do you use "satelite inrernet"?

Snow mix of eComStation news

2010-02-28 14:07:27 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Some news from the Internet:

• (RUS) List of applications which should be created for eComStation
• Some useful tips for those who are going install eComStation: Installation of eComStation 2.0: hard disk
• Warpstock USA 2010 conference is planned for august, We are ready publish your report from this conference.
• Here is the list of presentations for Warpstock Europe
• Qt4 toolkit and runtime for eComStation were released some days ago Qt4 runtime, Qt4 applications
• Some comics from 2001
• Lenovo is going change the components in notebooks again, - new headache for eComStation users.
• Visit the galleries of eComStation screenshots: http://ecomstation.tv/gallery, www.facebook.com
• 2010/01 -- One more article: What Do OS/2 and New IBM System z Solution Edition for Cloud Computing Have in Common?

Poll: Which new features of eComStation 2.0 are most important to you?

2010-02-23 18:27:48 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The date of eComStation 2.0 release is coming.
What is new in eCS 2.0?
What is the reason to upgrade the OS?

Here is the question: Which new features of eComStation 2.0 are most important to you?

Please select:

• New sub-systems and libraries (ACPI, SDL, Cairo, ..)
• Support of modern hardware (Panorama VESA, Genmac, Uniaud, i3/i5/i7)
• Useful system utilities (new widgets, ..)
• Modern applications (web-browser, communications, viewers)
• Improved network support (Samba client)
• Advanced desktop (eWorkPlace, WPS associations fix, ..)
• New functions of the installer (disk tools, ..)
• (ALL) all this features are important for me
• (NO) I need something different

(Don't forget input anti-spam 6-digits CODE on the page of voting below the list of answers)

eComStation PC: Week of Mobile phones/communicators

2010-02-21 04:01:20 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Help us collect information about communicators and mobile phones compatible with eComStation (visible to eCS as USB MSD device, wifi connectivity, supported modem, data sync)

Here is the list of tested models: 25 models. Add new reports or comment reports posted by other users.

How to setup the device? Is it necessary format disk (filesystem)? Which dialer to use? Do you use USB_ModeSwitch utility to enable the modem?

Homepage of eComStation PC

Bonuses for eComStation/Rus users

2010-02-19 16:55:39 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Russian users which buy eComStation before March 8, get useful bonus: "eComStation frequently asked questions and answers" brochure.

European users can buy this brochure via Mensys shop

Future development of GenMac Wrapper

2010-02-19 01:06:17 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

There is a chance that Willibald Meyer will include more drivers to Genmac (the drivers which work in UNSUPPORTED mode) + he can resolve the problem of 0 MAC address.

source - Genmac Wrapper news-group

More information about Genmac Wrapper - http://ecomstation.ru/genmac

For Sale: A sporty laptop

2010-02-19 00:29:12 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [> http://www.os2world.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,63/topic,2151.msg14634/topicseen,1/#new]

Blonde Guy has prepared a sporty new laptop. Mobilopeep is small, yet powerful. Intended to be easy to travel with, Mobilopeep weighs 3 lbs, 3 oz and has a 12 inch screen that fits in places where larger laptops are awkward. Battery life is 5 hours with the extended battery.

Mobilopeep starts out as an IBM Thinkpad X41, then gets the maximum RAM and an UltraBase X4 docking station with an UltraBay Slim DVD/CD-RW drive. Then Blonde Guy installs a 64 GB solid state drive (SSD) for outstanding hard drive performance. At home, the dock connects to your monitor, keyboard and mouse (USB and PS/2 are both supported.) SNAP accelerated graphics supports both normal and wide screen monitors.

See the Blonde Guy Computers For Sale web page for more details and ordering information.

Blonde Guy Computers come with eCS installed and configured and many applications, including OpenOffice.org 3.11 and RSJ CD-Writer installed as well.

If you don't see what you want on the website, please tell me what you'd like to see when you buy your next eCS computer.

Share your knowledge: internet bank for eComStation user

2010-02-18 18:54:29 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The users are interested to discuss:

"My operating system: eComStation, web-browser: Firefox. Which bank do you recommend? I am going manage my account via web-browser. In other words, Which internet bank do you recommend for eComStation user"

Let's fill this table:

• %Date% -- %Name of bank, country, city% -- can you view the account balance and messages? -- can you sign the documents? -- more notes? -- %User%
• 2010/02 -- Alfa-bank for companies, Saint-Petersburg -- View of account balance, messages, history works OK -- I can't sign the payment orders because no support for Aladdin eToken key -- No other remarks -- From: Eugene Gorbunoff
• ABN-AMRO ??
• Deutsche Postbank ??
• ..

e-ball Awards 2010

2010-02-07 21:17:58 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The 1-st e-ball Awards attracted the attention of users and developers. Here is the list of winners in 2009: http://ecomstation.ru/awards

The voting is planned to the end of 2010, let's wait for new interesting programs!

What is the list of categories in 2010?

• Best eComStation Application
• Best WorkPlace Shell Application
• Best eComStation Utility
• Best eComStation Driver
• Best eComStation Developer Tool
• Best eComStation Game
• Best eComStation tool for engineer/student
• Best eComStation web-site
• Best eComStation Automation program
• Best eComStation Widget
• Best eComStation Student Product
• Best Technical Article for eComStation Developers

ATTENTION: The competition covers the programs created (or updated significantly) during 2010.