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Applications / Re: BrainStorm: Best Classic OS/2 Software
« on: November 25, 2025, 06:42:45 pm »
If I think about the Best Classic OS/2 software, I have to input what I still use daily.  I agree with Object Desktop.  I install it every time.  I like the roll up windows and the 'look'.
I also use, just about every day, the word processor DeScribe.  I know it does not have colored text (a purposeful decision by the developers for speed) and their keyboard shortcuts were poor (but they can be changed).  What I really like that it is styles based.  Styles make it so easy to change so many things so simply.  I am surprised DeScribe has not been mentioned before.

ME

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Applications / Re: BrainStorm: Best Classic OS/2 Software
« on: November 25, 2025, 06:35:42 pm »
Any comment of Colorworks for OS/2?  I have a copy of the CD and the hardback book.  I guess I never was creative enough to really use the software.  I only touched minor parts of the program.

ME

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Applications / Re: BrainStorm: Best Classic OS/2 Software
« on: November 19, 2025, 04:26:13 am »
Yes.  The CD contains a Deutsch folder.  Subfolders (like the English folder) include: acro, xos2, xwin_16, and xwin_32.

ME


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Applications / Re: Lost / Missing Software for OS/2
« on: November 19, 2025, 04:23:05 am »
I have zipped the OS/2 files for Xact from the CDROM.  Installing from the CDROM does not require a code.  Does anyone have any idea where I can upload the zip file?

ME

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Applications / Re: BrainStorm: Best Classic OS/2 Software
« on: November 18, 2025, 04:55:14 pm »
Another piece of OS/2 software I use (at least now and then) is TrueSpectra Photo Graphics Pro.  Back then is the distant past I heard the developers moved from PC software to server based software for web graphics and discontinued development for the personal computer.

Heck, I even have a copy of Micrografx Designer 3.1 for OS/2.  This software used Micrografx Mirrors to convert a Windoze programing to OS/2.  I must admit that with OpenOffice drawing I rarely use Designer 3.1 anymore.

ME

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Applications / Re: BrainStorm: Best Classic OS/2 Software
« on: November 18, 2025, 04:50:05 pm »
I have zipped the OS/2 English files for Xact.  Where should I send the .zip file?

I could install from the CDROM without the serial number.  Hopefully someone can give the installation a go from the zip file.  Xact is installed on all my OS/2 machines.

ME

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Applications / Re: Lost / Missing Software for OS/2
« on: November 03, 2025, 10:22:14 pm »
I have the CD for Xact version 7.0 and the unlock code.  How do I archive the files from the CD?  P.S. the CD also contains the files for the Windoze version.

ME

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Applications / Re: Lost / Missing Software for OS/2
« on: October 31, 2025, 01:51:06 pm »
One of my useful pieces of software is Xact.  It is written to make graphs, line, bar, etc.  I have version 7.  Version 8 came out when I could not afford it.  Now that I have the funds, the company SciLab in Germany has closed shop.  Since the company is gone, does anyone know if we can get the OS/2 version of Xact 8.0?
Thanks,
ME

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Comments, Suggestions & Questions / Re: USB to Parallel
« on: February 07, 2024, 07:50:35 pm »
Well I got it working.  I am not sure how.  I can't remember doing anything different from what I did before.  Plugging in the USB to parallel cable (Campture2.jpg)  automatically showed up in the printer output port (Captured001.jpg).  I then reinstalled the HP 2100 printer and driver.  Sending a print job to the 2100 printer starts the light on the printer flashing.  NOW - let me report that is is working but ever so slowly.  It took 25 minutes to send down and print four (4) lines of simple text.  We are talking about 250-300 characters.  It takes hours to send down (print) a single page of rather full pdf info.  Yes it does work but not what I would call useful work.


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Comments, Suggestions & Questions / Re: USB to Parallel
« on: January 16, 2024, 07:14:16 pm »
Yep, ArcaOS 5.1.  Yep, the hp 2100 laserjet has a parallel connection only.
Installed the legacy HP 2100 laserjet driver.  And directed the output to the USB to parallel cable USB output port ('Prolific_IEEE_1284_Cont_1').
Works great with the old laptop that has a parallel port (LPT1) with the legacy driver.
I did try a shorter cable.  That was how I got the error message.

Later I thought to try printing a simple text file instead of a DeScribe file.  After a few clicks on the 'ignore' printer warning window the printer printed:
PCL XL error   Subsystem: IMAGE    Error: ExtraData     Operator: ReadImage     Position: 37

Thanks for the ideas.  I will see how much time I will have to spend on this with classes starting.  Maybe I will try under Windoze in an attempt to test the cable.  But since I don't know Windoze very well it will also be a challenge.

ME

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Comments, Suggestions & Questions / Re: USB to Parallel
« on: January 12, 2024, 08:14:54 pm »
I went with a Ugreen USB to DB25 parallel printer adapter cable since I have a very long parallel cable running around the edge of my office.  When I plugged in the USB to my laptop, OS/2 reported a Prolific_IEEE_1284_Cont_1 in the Printer Outout Port tab.  Yea.  But, that didn't work.  I wondered if the problem might be too long of a parallel cable so I tried an old (very thick) parallel cable.  Still to results.  After trying to print and a timed out from the OS the printer spits out the following:
PCL XL error
   Subsystem:  KERNEL
   Error:   IllegalOperatorSequence
   Operator:  BeginFontHeader
   Position: 28

I also tried using printer only fonts but no output from the printer this time at all.

I wondered if I should set the numbers on the USB port Printer -> Properties -> Output Port -> (#2 click ->) Properties -> Timeouts in seconds (Print, Query, Job) any differently?  Or any changes in the Advanced Properties?

Thanks for any ideas.
ME

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Comments, Suggestions & Questions / Re: USB to Parallel
« on: December 12, 2023, 09:33:15 pm »
HP laserjet 2100 located in my office at work (University) so I have to stay local (USB, was parallel cable).  At home I put an HP color laserjet on the home network.  It runs great even with the incorrect old (included) driver.
Thanks, ME

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Comments, Suggestions & Questions / USB to Parallel
« on: December 12, 2023, 04:55:29 pm »
New laptop (notebook).  Has anyone had any success connecting a parallel printer to a USB port?  I have a cable.  Do I need a driver?  If so where do I find said driver?

Thanks,
ME

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Applications / Re: ColorWorks ArcaOS
« on: September 29, 2022, 07:14:12 pm »
Sorry no problems here.  Running fine under ArcaOS.  But I did install the program some time ago.  Also I am using the old (original) file open container.
ME

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Applications / Re: Online learning
« on: March 26, 2020, 06:24:48 pm »
Yep.  I am getting there.  OpenOffice will export each slide as a jpeg using the export as html.  This also gives me the option of simply setting up the slides on a web server.  All I have to do is generate an audio file for each jpeg then add one line of code in the html file and good to go.

To get the timing right on a mpeg4 video, I am thinking of using AVxCAT to generat a mp4 of each slide which would be the length of the audio file.  Then combine the mp4s into one file using AVxCAT.  That gets around timing the audio to the default specified time for each slide.

I am hopeful.  Now to record the audios, where is that mic that came with OS/2 back in the 90s?
Thanks for the help.  I will continue to update.
Mike Engle

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