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OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical => Applications => Topic started by: Martin Iturbide on September 26, 2023, 09:41:41 pm
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Hello.
Does anybody has an idea what is this Ruki (Ruki.sys) driver for?
It says its developed by Alex Romanov. It is for OS/2 and it shows it loads on boots, it loads ruki$, but no idea what is for.
Or it is just somekind of demo/sample?
(Please don't try it on a production/critical machine, I don't know what it is)
Regards
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Demo, sample or a skeleton to be built on. It is small and running strings on it produces little,
H:\tmp>strings Ruki.sys
ruki
ruki$
.sys 0.01 Device Driver
Copyright (C) 1998 Alex Romanov (2:50340/759)
All R
4s Reserved.
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Thanks Dave !!
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Hello
I'm trying to find out if this software runs for you, I get a Japanese error:
- WRUMIN (DBCS-Ruminator) 1.0
- From A.Y.DAYO
- https://www.vector.co.jp/vpack/browse/person/an023499.html (https://www.vector.co.jp/vpack/browse/person/an023499.html)
It's Japanese, it translate as:
- DBCS input assistance utility
- Supports DBCS input in overseas-made applications that cannot input DBCS (full-width characters)
I guess I will put it on "/pub/os2/util/international".
Regards
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Hello
I don't know what this DOS software is about:
- http://cd.textfiles.com/swextrav4/swextrav4-4/os2utilf/tame21.zip
I found this little description on the internet "Tiny TSR fm Pete Fitzsimmons to Tame OS/2 2.1 by Converting". But I still don't get what it does.
Regards
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Looks like it gives up time slices in a DOS session
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I'm trying to find out if this software runs for you, I get a Japanese error:
- WRUMIN (DBCS-Ruminator) 1.0
- From A.Y.DAYO
- https://www.vector.co.jp/vpack/browse/person/an023499.html (https://www.vector.co.jp/vpack/browse/person/an023499.html)
It's Japanese, it translate as:
- DBCS input assistance utility
- Supports DBCS input in overseas-made applications that cannot input DBCS (full-width characters)
Looks like it requires PMNLSSSC.DLL, which is only included in DBCS versions of OS/2.
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Ruki.sys - fun empty driver.
if somebody tells to other user that "your hands grow from ass",
then he recommends install correct driver, "good hands", "in the right hands"
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Thanks for the feedback.
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Hello.
I guess this are some command line inf viewers?
- ftp://bbs.bajer.cz/pub/files/osysdoc.fe/VIEW-OS2.ZIP
- ftp://bbs.bajer.cz/pub/files/osysdoc.fe/VIEW-DOS.ZIP
The OS/2 version gives me a:
[C:\HOME\MARTIN\DESKTOP\VIEW-OS2]view-os2
SYS1808:
The process has stopped. The software diagnostic
code (exception code) is 0005.
Any idea if it runs? ...and yes, it is the first time a try to read a INF file from VIO.
Regards
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The DOS one does work, get the same error with the OS/2 one. Looking, the only copyright I can find is,
Portions Copyright T(c) 1983,92 Borland
1993 by Matthias Withopf / c't
Searching for Matthias Withopf gives http://withopf.com/ (http://withopf.com/) with various freeware published in c't. Perhaps a German user can expand on the c't, which seems to have been a magazine. Unluckily the archives don't seem to go back that far.
IBM has released VIO versions of view too and IIRC a DOS one was included with IBM PC-DOS 7
edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C't (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C't)
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Thanks Dave, I'm writting Matthias, maybe I can get some reply about a latest version or even if he can open the source code.
Regards
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... on the c't, which seems to have been a magazine.
c't is still a valuable computer magazine. Homepage - https://www.heise.de/ct.
I've trashed all these old copies long ago. I fear at this time there was no annual CD too as it was in the 200x years. But if there is really an urgent need for some old article, changes are good that you can still get/buy it. Have to look at my old CD collection first.
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... on the c't, which seems to have been a magazine.
c't is still a valuable computer magazine. Homepage - https://www.heise.de/ct.
I've trashed all these old copies long ago. I fear at this time there was no annual CD too as it was in the 200x years. But if there is really an urgent need for some old article, changes are good that you can still get/buy it. Have to look at my old CD collection first.
In the 90s they already had annual CDs, and today you can still buy a complete archive (Blu-Ray, USB stick, DVD). So if you have also thrown out the CDs ...
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The DOS one does work, get the same error with the OS/2 one. Looking, the only copyright I can find is,
Portions Copyright T(c) 1983,92 Borland
1993 by Matthias Withopf / c't
FYI: Matthias replied me:
Unfortunately I don't know this programs. I'm not the author.
Apparently the OS/2 version uses a library I developed 30 (!) years ago.
It's part of the effort to use Borland Pascal 7 to create 16-bit OS/2 programs.
Regards,
Matthias Withopf
I guess we are stuck here.
Regards
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Hello
Can someone please help me to confirm if this zip file is corrupt?
- ftp://bbs.bajer.cz/pub/files/osysdoc.fe/OS2FAQ.ZIP
Regards
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Seems corrupt here.
error [H:/OS2FAQ.zip]: start of central directory not found;
zipfile corrupt.
(please check that you have transferred or created the zipfile in the
appropriate BINARY mode and that you have compiled UnZip properly)
Archive: H:/OS2FAQ.zip
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Hello
I have this beatbug file (1988) here that I can not run. Not sure if it is a command line game.
PMDLL tells me it is an unsupported executable, but when I run it on the command line it tells me : "SYS1804: The system cannot find the file BRUN30P."
Any tips on how to run it? Thanks.
Regards
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Perhaps a quickbasic program and it needs its runtime? http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Microsoft_BASIC_PDS (http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Microsoft_BASIC_PDS), perhaps https://winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-basic/pds-71 (https://winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-basic/pds-71) or earlier version?
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Hello
I found, what is supposed to be a 1988 OS/2 command line education game. But it does not run here, it does not get recognized as an executable.
- "BEATBUG.ZIP 12K 9-17-88 Childrens education in protect mode"
Is there any hope to make it run?
Regards
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Try running in a full screen session. I get a sys1804, can't find file brun30p. Perhaps some type of basic language runtime?
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Hello Dave.
I noticed I ask about BeatBug before. I must be loosing it.
The idea will be to try to find this old MS Basic compilers for OS/2 (MS Quickbasic? (http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Microsoft_QuickBasic)) and see if I can find some "brun30p.DLL", right?
I will check pds-71 first as suggested.
Regards
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The idea will be to try to find this old MS Basic compilers for OS/2 (MS Quickbasic? (http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Microsoft_QuickBasic)) and see if I can find some "brun30p.DLL", right?
The idea is correct. However, the DLL you are looking for is located in another package: https://winworldpc.com/product/ibm-personal-computer-basic-compiler/-2 (https://winworldpc.com/product/ibm-personal-computer-basic-compiler/-2). Specifically, on the floppy disk image: BasicISAMv1.0.
The program starts in a full-screen session and then waits for the input of a name. After that, it starts.
I tested it under a virtualized OS/2 2.1. The major problem, however, is the execution speed. The game is running so fast that it's impossible to operate the game. I have tested the program under VirtualBox, 86box and also under qemu.
If one could decrease the execution speed, it should be possible to play it.
I have attached the DLL here along with a screenshot of the program start.
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Thanks P.R.
It runs the same in ArcaOS 5.1, it is unplayable because of the speed, at least it runs and we know it's name now. But I still don't know what the game is about ;D
I just put a basic readme and include the DLL just in case.
Regards
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Hello
I don't know what is this Japanese software. Even that I used the translator, I don't know what it does. It runs with Odin according to the reading.
Any tip is welcome.
Regards
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Hello
I'm looking for some screenshots or whatever can be found of N/joy:
- https://www.os2world.com/wiki/index.php?title=N/joy
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/N/JOY
Even that is very old it is says it provided an OO exotic GUI (Microsoft's Bob style), and just want to see if it still runs and how it looks.
Regards
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Hello
Any idea what is this file? Seems to be created with VisPro/REXX and has a long REXX script on it, but the .exe is recognized as a DOS application.
REgards
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Hello
Any idea what is this file? Seems to be created with VisPro/REXX and has a long REXX script on it, but the .exe is recognized as a DOS application.
REgards
I got this reply:
The persys.exe contained in persysv322.zip appears to be somewhat corrupted. It is on OS/2 as indicated by the LX header which appears to be somewhat corrupted. The binary has an MZ header which along with the corrupted LX header explains why OS/2 falls back to trying to run it as a DOS application.
Persys appears to be VisPro/REXX app designed to manage IBM Personal Communications configuration files and such.
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Hello
Just a fun/odd note. First time I tried this utility from 1995. It extends the OS/2 desktop in a very strange way, run it and move your mouse to the edge of the screen... It is so weird. Try moving a window outside the desktop area.
Is there any other utility that does something similar to this one?
Do not try it on an important production system.
Regards
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Martin, I think that was for Warp 3 which might explain odd results if you are running it on Warp 4 or its derivative.
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Martin, I think that was for Warp 3 which might explain odd results if you are running it on Warp 4 or its derivative.
I believe desktop wizard expanded the screen to something bigger than what you could actually see.
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Hello
"WPS Left!" is also weird to reduce the size of the desktop showing the scrolls bars.
It has the source code, but I don't know if it is missing the DLL's source code.
Regards
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Hello
Any idea what is this Chinese 90's OS/2 software is about? I added a google translation of the readme, but I can not make it run (Gives a GDI error). I'm not sure if it is some kind of calendar or PIM ?
Regards
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There's a calculator, calendar, editor, expression thingy and hpv, which crashes with the GDI error.
Run them from a cmd prompt as all but the hpv.exe are text mode, the calculator and calendar seem to use English, though not the editor.
I'd guess that hpv.exe wants a DBCS system.
Edit: the calculator uses the number pad, need numlock on.
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Thanks Dave
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Hello
Any ideas what is this csv_imp exe ? some kind of csv import command line tool?
I can not run it, since it says it requires "WPPERSDB".
Regards
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I can not run it, since it says it requires "WPPERSDB".
wppersdb.dll seems to be part of "Personal Card Manager" on ecomstation.ru: https://en.ecomstation.ru/projects/wpperson/?action=history
(back in 2013)
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Thanks a lot Tom. It runs now.
[C:\HOME\DESKTOP\CSV_IMP]csv_imp
CSV to PCM import utility v1.1 (c) cat 2008
start with parameter - path to Thunderbird's CSV file
With your hint, I was able to found the website: https://en.ecomstation.ru/projects/wpperson/?action=sync
Regards
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Hello
This time I don't know what this software is about:
- http://ps-2.kev009.com/pccbbs/os2_coding/migrat.zip
Some place say it is a " NetWare Migration Utility" and "Netware Migration Utility for Netware 3.11 and 4.0", but other place says it is "Fix for 000D's when migrating apps "
Did someone remember this one? I just want to have it documented and archived, not that I have any plans.
Regards
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This appears to be an older version of the IBM supplied migration tool (\os2\install\migrate.exe).
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Thanks Steven. I didn't remembered that old tool.
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Hello
I found this VSE/ESA Workstation Interface:
- http://ps-2.kev009.com/pccbbs/os2_coding/vse-esa.zip
I'm guessing it is a utility to send commands to a mainframe, right?
It comes with a .VRP and some .VRX files, are those the source code of it for VX-REXX ?
Regards
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Hello
Just trying today (if trying is right word) this software I found: "IBM M-Control Program/2 (https://www.os2world.com/wiki/index.php?title=IBM_M-Control_Program/2)". It is some multimedia/video software for several platforms and for OS/2 MMOS2. It has a toolkit, libraries, samples, but I'm still now sure what is this software for.
I guess it is something relates to Video and LaserDisc, it says it has support for the following device:
Pioneer LD-V2200
Pioneer LD-V4200
Pioneer LD-V4300D (NTSC/PAL)
Pioneer LD-V4400
Pioneer LD-V6000
Pioneer LD-V6000A
Pioneer LD-V6010A
Pioneer LD-V8000
Sony LDP-1200
Sony LDP-1450
Sony LDP-1500
Sony LDP-1550
Sony LDP-2000 (Models 1-5 RS-232 Interface)
Sony LDP-3600D (NTSC/PAL)
I downloaded those files and transform them from diskette images to zip files.
If someone knows a more easy going definition what is this for, let me know.
Regards
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Hello again.
I'm trying to unzip this file, but it says it has a problem.
- https://ftpmirror.infania.net/sites/pccbbs/misc/chaos.zip
If someone can give it try, or know of an alternative let me know.
Regards
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Martin, I unzipped it and zipped it back up again. Try this zip file.
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Martin -- You can open wtih Zip Control ver 2.7.4
David -- Your file is bad, only can see the txt files, the rest is size 0.
This program work well.
This program work with the Caos teory.
Saludos
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Thanks for the Tip Roberto.
I installed ZipControl and it unzipped the file fine. I noticed that it is a DOS software and not OS/2, it works on DOS full screen session. I will repackage it and upload to hobbes /dos/ just to have it there.
Regards
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Hello
I'm trying this Fractals software and it does not run.
http://cd.textfiles.com/ems/emspro17/disk3/OS2UTIL/FRACTZ.ZIP
It gives this POPUPLOG error.
06-24-2024 15:59:29 SYS3175 PID 00f1 TID 0001 Slot 008f
C:\HOME\MARTIN\DOWNLOADS\FRACTZ\FRACTZ.EXE
c0000005
000197ec
P1=00000001 P2=00000004 P3=XXXXXXXX P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=00050048 EBX=00000004 ECX=00000000 EDX=00000001
ESI=00000000 EDI=1b30cb68
DS=0053 DSACC=d0f3 DSLIM=5fffffff
ES=0053 ESACC=d0f3 ESLIM=5fffffff
FS=150b FSACC=00f3 FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000 GSACC=**** GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:000197ec CSACC=d0df CSLIM=5fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:0003b250 SSACC=d0f3 SSLIM=5fffffff
EBP=0003b268 FLG=00010287
FRACTZ.EXE 0001:000097ec
Any tip on how to make it run is welcome.
Regards
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I increased the stack, which stopped it crashing, still doesn't do much besides a dialog box with weird characters with an OK button that exits.
exehdr /stackos2:20000 FRACTZ.EXE
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Yes, it is very weird.
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I tried building it with VisualAge 3.08 and os2tk45
Complex.h was missing, I got it from the Visualage includes, along with iostream.h. complexm.lib was missing, I edited it out of the makefile. Almost compiled, I don't know ibmcpp well enough, error was,
...
Object Modules [.obj]: /base:0x10000 /pmtype:pm +
Object Modules [.obj]: "fractz.OBJ"
Run File [fractz.*]: "FRACTZ.EXE"
Map File [FRACTZ.map]: ""
Libraries [.lib]:
Definitions File [nul.def]: "fractz.def"
ILink : fatal error LNK1082: lnkods50.exe : stub file not found
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'W:\OS2\CMD.EXE' : return code '12'
Stop.
complex.h seems to be a bunch of math stuff in a class.
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The executable included in the zip file will never run on a typical modern system. It's limited to 256 colors. With more it will eventually trap at or near
FRACTZ.CPP:1369
pbmi->argbColor.bBlue = blTable & 0x000000ff;
because blTable is defined as
FRACTZ.CPP:246
static LONG blTable[256], // color tables
alTable[256];
You should be able to get FRACTZ.EXE to build with VAC 3.0.8 using nmake and tweaking the included MAKEFILE.
Since I wanted to see where the trap occurred, I built for debug with:
MAKEFILE:17
FRACTZ.EXE: \
fractz.OBJ \
FRACTZ.RES \
MAKEFILE
ICC.EXE @<<
/B " /pmtype:pm /de"
/Fe"FRACTZ.EXE"
fractz.OBJ fractz.def
<<KEEP
and
MAKEFILE:35
{.}.cpp.obj:
ICC.EXE /J- /Gm /Gf /Ti /C .\$*.cpp
My testing says stack size had nothing to do with the exception. However, it
you find you really need a larger stack to support more colors, you can set
the stack size in the .def file with:
FRACTZ.DEF:9
STACKSIZE 0x30000
I'm not sure why your link attempt went wrong. Probably the linker you attempted to use. I can link here with either icc.exe or 3.0.8's ilink.
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I'm not sure why your link attempt went wrong. Probably the linker you attempted to use. I can link here with either icc.exe or 3.0.8's ilink.
Yes, it was using ilink 5.0. My env cmd had %VACPP%\bin towards the end of PATH so it was picking up the wrong ilink.
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Thanks for taking a look at it. I guess that at the end it is not working in modern OS/2/hardware, right?
Regards
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Hello again
Now I tried Lemon. (Musical Notation Recognition Software 1996-01)
- http://hobbesarchive.com/Home/Download?path=/Hobbes/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/sound/LEMON.zip
I run it in ArcaOS 5.1 and it quits with POPUPLOG message, and I even tried "start Lemon.exe" with the same results
06-25-2024 16:07:04 SYS3175 PID 0076 TID 0001 Slot 008f
C:\HOME\MARTIN\DOWNLOADS\LEMON\LEMON\LEMON.EXE
c0000005
0007aa0d
P1=00000001 P2=00000004 P3=XXXXXXXX P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=00000004 EBX=00000000 ECX=000b5444 EDX=0009cd9c
ESI=00000023 EDI=00000000
DS=0053 DSACC=d0f3 DSLIM=5fffffff
ES=0053 ESACC=d0f3 ESLIM=5fffffff
FS=150b FSACC=00f3 FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000 GSACC=**** GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:0007aa0d CSACC=d0df CSLIM=5fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:000b51b4 SSACC=d0f3 SSLIM=5fffffff
EBP=000b551c FLG=00010202
LEMON.EXE 0002:0005aa0d
But some other people tell me it runs fine. Any idea?
Regards
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Ran fine here, besides the default scaling being too small. After adjusting the scale to 100% looks good.
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Fractz could be fixed to work with systems with more than 256 colors. All that is needed is to avoid array overflow. It might be sufficient to increase
static LONG blTable[256], // color tables
alTable[256];
to hold 16M entries. If this makes the program too big to fit in memory, there are other options.
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I did try that, along with a larger stack,
06-25-2024 22:00:48 SYS3175 PID 01d5 TID 0001 Slot 0082
H:\TMP\FRACTZ\FRACTZ.EXE
c0000005
1f9adf76
P1=00000001 P2=0c685000 P3=XXXXXXXX P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=00001740 EBX=00001740 ECX=00000230 EDX=121ff344
ESI=0c685000 EDI=122001c4
DS=0053 DSACC=d0f3 DSLIM=bfffffff
ES=0053 ESACC=d0f3 ESLIM=bfffffff
FS=150b FSACC=00f3 FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000 GSACC=**** GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:1f9adf76 CSACC=d0df CSLIM=bfffffff
SS:ESP=0053:0809278c SSACC=d0f3 SSLIM=bfffffff
EBP=ffffe8c0 FLG=00010202
PMMERGE.DLL 0004:0001df76
I've since lost my work as it was on the ram disk
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Hello
I found this software from 1992. I don't understand what it does or how to generate the dictionary it request.
Regards
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Hello
Here I have Qplay. it does not run on ArcaOS, it loads and quit instantly and does not produce a popup error log.
Regards
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Hello
Here I have Qplay. it does not run on ArcaOS, it loads and quit instantly and does not produce a popup error log.
Regards
Works fine here, did you read the readme? Try something like qplay.exe E:\MMOS2\SOUNDS\APPLAUSE.WAV"
Adjust the drive letter as needed.
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Thanks Dave. I don't know why I thought it was a PM app. ;D
Regards
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Hello
I found this one:
eCSExpand. It is supposed to be a HTML Processor. I guess it transform HTML to another thing, but it hangs for me even with a basic HTML file.
It did not include any information and seems to have the VX-REXX source code.
Regards
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Seems to only work with HomePage Publisher, http://homepagepublisher.com/index.php (http://homepagepublisher.com/index.php) .
You could register, create a web page and test.
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Thanks Dave
Seems to only work with HomePage Publisher, http://homepagepublisher.com/index.php (http://homepagepublisher.com/index.php) .
You could register, create a web page and test.
How do you find the HomePagePublisher reference? on the source code?
Should I add on the documentation that it should only work with homepagepublisher.com? Just to help the hypothetical user that tries this software. There was no documentation where I found this file.
Regards
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Thanks Dave
Seems to only work with HomePage Publisher, http://homepagepublisher.com/index.php (http://homepagepublisher.com/index.php) .
You could register, create a web page and test.
How do you find the HomePagePublisher reference? on the source code?
Should I add on the documentation that it should only work with homepagepublisher.com? Just to help the hypothetical user that tries this software. There was no documentation where I found this file.
Regards
Yes, in ecsexpand.vrx about line 359,
do while lines(InputFile)
ibuf = linein(InputFile)
if (BodyFile<>"") then do
if (pos("<!-- Generated by HomePage Publisher - ",ibuf)>0 |,
pos("<!-- Most recent revision:",ibuf)>0 |,
strip(ibuf) = "</Body>" |,
Strip(ibuf) = "</Html>") then iterate
end
/* <!insert prefix_template.html> */
Not really sure what it does after this. As I said, you could register and create a page to test
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Hello
I found this VSE/ESA Workstation Interface:
- http://ps-2.kev009.com/pccbbs/os2_coding/vse-esa.zip
I'm guessing it is a utility to send commands to a mainframe, right?
It comes with a .VRP and some .VRX files, are those the source code of it for VX-REXX ?
Regards
To answer your first question.
Yes it is an interface (GUI) to send/retreive command/results from a mainframe VSE system.
VSE is nearly a mainframe DOS system, successor of DOS/VSE - ESA was replaced by Z since a long time.
IBM mainframe operating systems: z/VSE, z/VM (also named hypervisor), z/OS, z/Linux (or more commonly Linux on zseries), z/TPF
Somme rexx functions allowing automated processes on a host could be done throught rexx ehllapi and pcomm (personnal communication) too
etc...
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Hi Again
I'm trying this SYSINFO from the 1990, made by Joe Fromm. (not to confuse with several apps called SysInfo).
When I run it it freeze my WPS. Is it working the same for you?
Regards
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Generally, it locks my computer completely. If I double click it fairly quickly after it starts so it has a frame, it doesn't seem to lock it up though I never let it run for very long as I didn't want to power cycle my computer again :)
The CPU meter is broken and likely gets confused by our fast CPU's and the multi-cores.
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Thanks Dave for giving it a try.
I think it will be good to keep this (Joe Fromm's SYSINFO) because it comes with the source code. Maybe on OS/2 2.0 it will work fine. I will try it on the weekend on a VM.
Regards
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Hello
Today I found at eCSoft/2 a post about "OS/2 Doctor" (2025-04-06).
- https://ru.os2.guru/projects/doctor/
- https://en.os2.guru/projects/doctor/
- https://en.ecomstation.ru/projects/doctor/downloads/os2doctor-20250406.zip
I'm trying it but I don't know exactly what it does. Seems it creates a list on a CVS file on C:\HOME\OS2DOCTOR so you can later compare the with a different list if you have a problem in your system.
What do you think?
Regards
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Hello
Just for the sake of trying to understand this tool I did:
- run "dr-agent.exe" and click once the "Collect info" button
- It runs for some minutes and created the file: C:\HOME\OS2DOCTOR\20250613-085625\crcdata.csv
- Run "os2doctor c:" to run the snapshot compare process (I guess). It run a batch process that ended in:
[c:\OS2]
c:\Home
c:\IBMCOM
c:\MPTNxxx
DosQueryFSInfo error: return code = 15
Success.
No idea what else to do. I don't know if there is a report that can show me the changes on the files to find the possible problem.
I found it generated an HTML report on the same directory where os2doctor.exe is running. I guess now I know how it works. The report requires more work, but it is a good first try.
Eugene, if you need an English readme here it is something you can improve:
OS/2 Doctor
Version: 2025-04-06
Homepage: http://os2.guru/os2doctor
Author: eCo Software
=== Description ===
OS/2 Doctor is a collection of utilities aimed to test the integrity of OS/2. OS/2 Doctor consists in two components, the agent (dr-agent.exe) and the main utility (os2doctor.exe).
The idea is to take first an snapshot on your working system and later you can compare it with your future system with an HTML report this tool provides. This report will help troubleshoot any problems.
=== How to use: ===
1) Taking the Capsule (Snapshot):
On an OS/2 working system run "dr-agent.exe" and click once the "Collect info" button that will show up on the screen.
A procedure starts that will scan your hard drive files and collect the information on the C:\HOME\OS2DOCTOR directory.
For example: x:\HOME\OS2DOCTOR\20250613-085625\crcdata.csv
2) Analyzing Changes
If an problem occurs on your OS/2 system you can analyze the changes from the latest capsule (snapshot) with the following command.
os2doctor.exe x:
Where x: is the drive to analyze.
It will start to compare the capsule (snapshot) with the current drive:
▓▓▓OS/2 Doctor, collect analysis about system / version: Q0405
c:
Found: 1 capsules (= savings, sessions)
Going to compare current state with the latest one..
Press any key to Start. Press Ctrl-Break to Exit
Press any key to start the scanning. You will see on the command line the scanning procedure.
Once the procedure is completed, a new directory will be created with the HTML report of the changes. For example:
x:\....\Doctor-report-20250613-095322
Open "report.html" with the browser to see the report of changes in your system.
=== Restrictions ===
1) You can manually edit the list of capsules (snapshot) located in:
x:\Home\OS2DOCTOR\os2doctor.list
Names should be longer than 8 characters.
=== License ===
Shareware. License cost: 500 rubles.
And here it what I posted on the OS2World wiki about it:
- https://www.os2world.com/wiki/index.php?title=OS/2_Doctor
Regards.
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Hello
I found on some old online CD's "Champion for OS/2" which seems to be a Japanese IBM Works/Office alike software.
Seems to belong to IBM, MicroBurst and MetaSoft. Does anybody remembers if this was freeware or commercial?
Regards
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Hello
I found on some old online CD's "Champion for OS/2" which seems to be a Japanese IBM Works/Office alike software.
Seems to belong to IBM, MicroBurst and MetaSoft. Does anybody remembers if this was freeware or commercial?
Regards
Hi Martin, never heard about this software. Which is weird, since I got interested in Japanese years ago and sought for OS/2 based solutions but to no avail.
I would think about it as a commercial software, otherwise there would be some shareware copy on Hobbes or os2site.
Mentore
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Hi
Just in case I put some screenshots here:
- https://www.os2world.com/wiki/index.php?title=Champion_for_OS/2
Now that I see it better, looks very similar to Legato, and Legato is is from MicroBurst. I'm guessing this is the Japanese grandfather of IBM Works.
- https://www.os2world.com/wiki/index.php?title=Legato
Regards
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Hello
Any idea what this software is supposed to do?
/****************************************************************************/
/* Sends messages to Desktop - OS/2 2.x */
/* Instructions: Find the modifiable section to add desktop popup */
/* menu items and follow the comments. */
/* Author: Brian McManamon CIS - 73243,166 */
/* To compile this program using IBM CSET/2 - icc /B"/pmtype:pm" desktop.c */
/* Warning: This program is provided as is. It has hung my desktop in */
/* some cases becauses some messages have been lost. This is a temporary */
/* solution for a specific problem until the WPS development team publishes */
/* a supported solution. */
/**** Make sure all program names are present and can be found in the ****/
/**** path before running this program or your desktop will hang. ****/
/****************************************************************************/
In ArcaOS it starts, shows like the desktop settings and closes very fast. (Includes source code)
Regards
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Hello
I have no idea what is this, just says "TransIt protocol driver for OS/2" (1991-06-27)
Any idea of what is this for is welcome.
Regards
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Hello
I have no idea what is this, just says "TransIt protocol driver for OS/2" (1991-06-27)
Any idea of what is this for is welcome.
Regards
Looks like it is a utility to transfer data via serial COM1 port. It's not really a driver, it's an executable that likely makes use of the normal file API and devioctl calls.
The help is really thin:
[Z:\TRANSIT_1991-06-27]transit
transit <r[o][g]|s[t][g] {<path-name>}>
I guess "r" stands for "receive" and "s" for "send" ...
That would make it likely that you run this app on both sides of the serial connection in order to transmit a file
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Thanks Lars. I will be trying to include some documentation on the file.
Regards
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Hello
Any idea what this software is supposed to do?
/****************************************************************************/
/* Sends messages to Desktop - OS/2 2.x */
/* Instructions: Find the modifiable section to add desktop popup */
/* menu items and follow the comments. */
/* Author: Brian McManamon CIS - 73243,166 */
/* To compile this program using IBM CSET/2 - icc /B"/pmtype:pm" desktop.c */
/* Warning: This program is provided as is. It has hung my desktop in */
/* some cases becauses some messages have been lost. This is a temporary */
/* solution for a specific problem until the WPS development team publishes */
/* a supported solution. */
/**** Make sure all program names are present and can be found in the ****/
/**** path before running this program or your desktop will hang. ****/
/****************************************************************************/
In ArcaOS it starts, shows like the desktop settings and closes very fast. (Includes source code)
Regards
This program will not work on a non-english version of OS/2. It expects the desktop title to be "Desktop" but on my system it is "Arbeitsoberfläche". The proper solution would be to search for the object via the Object ID <WP_DESKTOP> (and then to open the settings view of the object) instead of trying to find the window by its window title. That makes this program rather useless.
What this program is trying to achieve (adding menu items to the context menu) is better done via WPS.
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Thanks for the feedback Lars. I documented those files.
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Hello
I found this demo on some Japanese CDs.
"Magus PageTurner version 1.00.03
Magus PageTurner provides PostScript file viewing and electronic publishing capabilities."
I guess this is a .PS file viewer. I can not make it run. It installs, runs, shows a logo and it hangs the machine. I can not kill it with TOP.
Regards
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Hello
I wanted to see how to make this MIDI database to work:
- https://hobbesarchive.com/Home/Download?path=/Hobbes/pub/multimedia/music/midi/collect/mdb_data.zip
It says it works with MIDI DB, and I think it is this one:
- https://hobbesarchive.com/Home/Download?path=/Hobbes/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/sound/players/MIDI_DB_1-3.zip
Sadly I can not make it work. Even that I put PARADISE.SYS it keeps telling me it can not run. "(RC = 3) Can not start MIDI DB."
I don't know if I'm doing it right. Any comments welcome.
Regards
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Hello
I wanted to see how to make this MIDI database to work:
- https://hobbesarchive.com/Home/Download?path=/Hobbes/pub/multimedia/music/midi/collect/mdb_data.zip
It says it works with MIDI DB, and I think it is this one:
- https://hobbesarchive.com/Home/Download?path=/Hobbes/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/sound/players/MIDI_DB_1-3.zip
Sadly I can not make it work. Even that I put PARADISE.SYS it keeps telling me it can not run. "(RC = 3) Can not start MIDI DB."
I don't know if I'm doing it right. Any comments welcome.
Regards
Pretty difficult to diagnose with so little documentation - I'm checking the package, it's from 1997 and there is something about palette managing, which makes me think this is something rather old.
As always, having the source code would be bliss. I don't think the problem is in the drivers, most probably you should check if the database is in the correct format or in the correct path.
Mentore
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Hello
I found this demo on some Japanese CDs.
"Magus PageTurner version 1.00.03
Magus PageTurner provides PostScript file viewing and electronic publishing capabilities."
I guess this is a .PS file viewer. I can not make it run. It installs, runs, shows a logo and it hangs the machine. I can not kill it with TOP.
Regards
The program works without any problems by following the instructions from the accompanying README file. It's important to have a correct environment, including LIBPATH, GS_LIB and GS_FONTPATH.
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Thanks for the feedback.
I can not make PageTurner work. I have it on the LIBPATH and
SET GS_LIB=C:\PAGETURN
SET GS_FONTPATH=C:\PSFONTS
But it freeze on the information square screen and brokes the WPS. I will try on a different VM just in case.
Regards
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Thanks for the feedback.
I can not make PageTurner work. I have it on the LIBPATH and
SET GS_LIB=C:\PAGETURN
SET GS_FONTPATH=C:\PSFONTS
But it freeze on the information square screen and brokes the WPS. I will try on a different VM just in case.
Regards
Most probably this is a stupid question, but is it possible that a different Ghostscript installation is needed? ISTR in the past Ghostscript has changed a lot.
Mentore
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Thanks for the feedback.
I can not make PageTurner work. I have it on the LIBPATH and
SET GS_LIB=C:\PAGETURN
SET GS_FONTPATH=C:\PSFONTS
But it freeze on the information square screen and brokes the WPS. I will try on a different VM just in case.
This program will only work with the ST/V VM which is contained in the DLL files that should be in the LIBPATH. The program itself can be at a different place.
I never tried other VMs from PARTS Workbench or VSE.
The PM printer driver is very important as outlined in the README. The standard PostScript with 300dpi should fit.