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* QSINIT 18102021 https://ecsoft2.org/qsinit
QSINIT is a replacement of OS2LDR created from scratch.
* JALv2 Compiler (Just Another Language) 2.4q5
https://ecsoft2.org/jalv2-com
JAL (Just Another Language) is a Pascal-like programming language and
compiler that generates executable code for PIC microcontrollers.
* Watcom VX-REXX 2.1d https://ecsoft2.org/watcom-vx-
VX-REXX is a Visual Programming tool from Watcom that is completely
integrated with the Workplace Shell and offers multiple views, drag-drop
interaction, popup menus, s
* REXX Reference Summary Handbook
https://ecsoft2.org/rexx-refe
REXX Reference Summary Handbook - 4th Edizione Ottobre 1997.
* HighMem 1.0.3 https://ecsoft2.org/highmem
A small utility that allows you to mark libraries so that they are loaded
in "high memory".
* WebServe 2.21 https://ecsoft2.org/webserve
A lightweight web server for OS/2, written in Modula/2 modula-2, that
should be suitable for most non-commercial web sites, and possibly many
commercial ones.
* Galgje 1.3 https://ecsoft2.org/galgje
Galgje is the classic hangman's game. Use the mouse and/or the keyboard to
guess the word.
* ICU - International Components for Unicode 68.1
https://ecsoft2.org/icu-inter
Today's software market *is a global one* in which it is desirable to
develop and maintain one application (single source/single binary) that
supports a
* OpenSSL 1.1.1l https://ecsoft2.org/openssl
The OpenSSL Project is a collaborative effort to develop a robust,
commercial-grade, fully featured, and Open Source toolkit implementing the
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL
* Network Security Services 3.47.0
https://ecsoft2.org/network-s
Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support
cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server
applications.
* Netscape Portable Runtime 4.23.0
https://ecsoft2.org/netscape-
NSPR provides platform independence for non-GUI operating system
facilities.
* Odin 0.9.0 https://ecsoft2.org/odin
Odin is the name of the project and software that allows users to *run
Win32* (Windows 95 and Windows NT) *applications in OS/2 Warp operating
system natively*, almost
* Poppler 0.84.0 https://ecsoft2.org/poppler
Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on the http://www.xpdfreader.com/
project code base.
* kLIBC / GCC Runtime Library 0.6.6
https://ecsoft2.org/klibc-
Runtime libraries required for projects built with *the new GCC compilers
by Netlabs netlabs-gcc* (a "runtime" is a set of low-level routin
* Kai Library (K Audio Interface) 2.1.0
https://ecsoft2.org/kai-libra
K Audio Interface DART/UNIAUD implementation library.
* LSZipWizard 1.22 https://ecsoft2.org/lszipwizar
An easy-to-use helper for Zip archives in OS/2(TM), eComStation(TM) or
ArcaOS(TM)
This Application is a graphical user interface
* DFSee, Display File Systems 16.9
https://ecsoft2.org/dfsee-dis
File-system display & analysis utility. Shows partition-tables and
bootsectors. Shows all HPFS internal disk structures like Superblock,
Fnodes, Dirblocks etc.
* POSIX Pthreads 0.2.4 https://ecsoft2.org/posix-pthr
This library provides basic POSIX Pthreads
https://en.wikipedia.org/
* File Commander/2 2.40 https://ecsoft2.org/node/277
File Commander is a 32 bit text mode file manager and shell that allows
you to locate, copy, move, delete, view, edit and execute your files in a
quick, convenient and
* Links 2.25 https://ecsoft2.org/links
A text-mode web browser, which is able to correctly display tables and
frames, and to render correctly most pages, even if they include several
graphical elements.
* PostgreSQL Server 9.6.6 https://ecsoft2.org/postgresql
A powerful, /open source/ relational database system.
* NEPMD (netlabs.org EPM distribution) 1.23
https://ecsoft2.org/nepmd-net
NEPMD is an add-on for EPM, the Enhanced Editor of OS/2.
* 4OS2 Command processor 3.0.8.4 https://ecsoft2.org/4os2-comma
A free release of the 4OS2 command processor. This software is not
supported by JP Software in any manner, neither is it officially supported
by SciTech Software.
* eCo Software runtime 20210927 https://ecsoft2.org/eco-softwa
Runtime for the *new generation* of applications developed by eCo
software.
* Qt software development framework 5.13.1
https://ecsoft2.org/qt-softwa
Qt is a multiplatform C++ GUI application framework developed by Trolltech
AS (now "The Qt Company"). Qt for OS/2 is a native version of the Qt
Toolkit for the OS/2 Operating System.
* Uniaud, Universal Audio Driver 1.9.7 & 3.01.02
https://ecsoft2.org/uniaud-un
Uniaudio is the OS/2 and eComStation port of the ALSA
http://www.alsa-project.org/m
Linux Sound Architecture).
* FreeRDP Client for OS/2 20210923 https://ecsoft2.org/freerdp-cl
A FreeRDP port for OS/2, eComStation and ArcaOS. FreeRDP is a client for
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), used in a number of Microsoft Windows
operation systems.
* Createrepo 0.10.4 https://ecsoft2.org/createrepo
This program generates a repodata dir and xml files for a repository of
rpm packages. This repository is compatible with apt/yum/smart/yast and
many other package-repository-related tools.
* cURL 7.75.0 https://ecsoft2.org/curl
cURL is a command line tool for transferring files with URL syntax,
supporting FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, SFTP, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, FILE and
LDAP.
* Testlog 3.44 https://ecsoft2.org/testlog
Create a log file that you can submit with your test results when
reporting a problem with a driver.
* rdesktop 1.9.0 https://ecsoft2.org/rdesktop
RDESKTOP is a client for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), used in a number
of Microsoft products including Windows NT Terminal Server, Windows 2000
Server, Windows XP and
* RPM&YUM for OS/2 4.13.0 & 3.4.3 https://ecsoft2.org/rpmyum-os2
Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful command line driven package management
system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and
updating computer softwa
* RamScope 2.0 https://ecsoft2.org/ramscope
Absolute Physical Memory Viewer. Show any part of OS/2 memory. RamScope is
a debugging tool written for the OS/2 Presentation Manager.
* PCCOFF 20000723 https://ecsoft2.org/pccoff
PCCOFF removes power from all PCMCIA/Cardbus Cards. The BIOS of some
notebooks does not initialize the cards and thus the drivers fail to
recognize the cards after a warmstart.
* FluidSynth 2.2.3 https://ecsoft2.org/fluidsynth
FluidSynth is a software real-time synthesizer based on the Soundfont 2
specifications.
* Corel Office for Java 1.0b https://ecsoft2.org/corel-offi
Corel Office for Java.
* Lynx 2.8.9 dev. 9 https://ecsoft2.org/lynx
Lynx is a text web browser with SSL support, now packaged as self
installing exe file.
Port by different authors.
* BRIEF 3.1 https://ecsoft2.org/brief
BRIEF is an advanced full screen editor using macro language with C-like
syntax, zoom and resizable windows, macros keystroke and smart indenting
for
* R:BASE 4.5 https://ecsoft2.org/rbase
A relational database for OS/2.
* Movie Contact Sheet 1.0 https://ecsoft2.org/movie-cont
Movie Contact Sheet allow you to create Contact Sheets of movie clips and
images.
* Mozilla Suite https://ecsoft2.org/mozilla-su
Mozilla suite is no longer mantained. Available alternatives are:
* CUBE (Config Update/Batch Editing) 3.30
https://ecsoft2.org/cube-conf
Batch update of CONFIG.SYS-like, .INI files and WorkPlaceShell class. CUBE
modifies a Target ASCII file, given a set of commands in a Procedure file.
* CWR Javascript IDE https://ecsoft2.org/cwr-javasc
Javascript IDE written in javasript / html code
* VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.16
https://ecsoft2.org/videolan-
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player supporting most
audio and video formats (H.264, Ogg, DivX, MKV, TS, MPEG-2, mp3, MPEG-4,
aac, ...) from files, p
* ACPIThrottle 01022009 https://ecsoft2.org/acpithrott
ACPIThrottle make user of throttling to reduce power usage and heat
creation on systems running ACPI driver-acpi.
* J51 1.05 https://ecsoft2.org/j51
J51 is a Java Intel 8051 family emulator. Binaries and source code.
* MakeDskF 1.0a https://ecsoft2.org/makedskf
Utility to create disk images for use with LoaDdskF loaddskf-savedskf.
* LOCKDOWN 1.03 https://ecsoft2.org/lockdown
LOCKDOWN.CMD is a simple REXX script to change folders and icons with
known objectid's to prevent deleting, copying, moving, renaming,
* AMD K6, K6-2, K6-III OS/2 driver 1.11
https://ecsoft2.org/amd-k6-
AMD K6, K6-2, K6-III OS/2 driver enable the AMD K6-xx cpu's
"write-allocate" feature according to the amount of main memory installed.
* MemDisk 20090107 https://ecsoft2.org/memdisk
Memory emulated bootable hard disk. Source code available.
* COMPDECO 20050829 https://ecsoft2.org/compdeco
Decompressor for COMPAQ BIOS. Source code available.
* BDSAP 19990514 https://ecsoft2.org/bdsap
BDSAP is a program to create small and fast selfextractor for OS/2. Source
code available.
* Compress 4.12 https://ecsoft2.org/compress
Compress reduces the size of the named files using adaptive Lempel-Ziv
coding.
* ManyClip 3.3 https://ecsoft2.org/manyclip
ManyClip provides OS/2 with multiple text clipboards. Non-text (ie,
bitmap) clipboards are not affected; you will still have a single
clipboard for each format.
* ShowArgs 1.0 https://ecsoft2.org/showargs
ShowArgs displays all of the arguments passed to it and optionally
writes the same information to a log file. Options may also be specified
in an environment variable processed first.
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