todd@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Todd Ogasawara) (10/18/89)
I installed IBM OS/2 1.1 Extended Edition on my PS/2 55SX a few weeks
ago. I haven't done much with it myself and got to wondering what
others are doing with OS/2. At the moment my copy is simply taking up
much of my 60M hard disk.
From what I've seen of OS/2 1.1 EE, I'm quite disappointed... The various
applications that IBM supplies with EE (SQL, Editor, etc.) all seem to only
run in full screen (non-presentation manager) mode. The only thing that
seems to run in PM mode is SideKick for PM which was bundled with OS/2.
The DOS emulation Window is poorly implemented and not very useful.
Given all the shortcomings of this version of OS/2, I'm about ready to dump
it off of my hard disk and go back to DOS 4.01 and Windows/386.
Anyone out there actually doing productive things with OS/2? If so, I'd
like to hear what you are doing. I'm ready to give OS/2 a chance, but
personally, I'd prefer a UNIX system of any flavor over OS/2...todd
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INTERNET: todd@uhccux.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU <==I'm told this rarely worksroot@mustang.dell.com (0000-Admin(0000)) (10/19/89)
Actually, I have been using OS/2 1.1 quite a bit, and had good luck with it so far. Sidekick is one PM app, but there are others out there. I personally do not like Sidekick for PM anyway, but so much for personal opinions. I have been using Excel for PM, and I think it is excellent, possibly even better than the DOS version, in functionality as well as graphics support. I recently got Brief for OS/2, and it is also very good. One of my favorite applications is Tickler/2, which as far as I know does not have PM support, but it will pop up on top of a PM app, and is the best reminder/ calendar program I have seen. Paradox OS/2 is a favorite as well, but again not PM yet. I usually run most apps in a Text window under PM and get around this anyway. There are quite a few nice Public Domain and shareware OS/2 programs starting to show up now. I recently began evaluating a product called ProPascal from Prosper Software, and it seems to be well implemented, although I prefer C programs especially with the OS/2 environment. James R. Howard Dell Computer Corporation P#: (512) 343-3480 9505 Arboretum Blvd. !s: cs.utexas.edu!dell!mustang!jrh Austin, Texas 78759
dkb@cs.brown.edu (Dilip Barman) (10/19/89)
I have enjoyed using OS/2 1.1 EE but wish there were more applications
available. I really like the user interface and am using the "DOS box"
less and less.
Regarding SideKick, have any other users noticed some bugs? First of all,
when I installed it, I had commented out in my CONFIG.SYS a line with
my DLL library path. SideKick ended up seeing this REMed out line (which
appears immediately before the "real" line) and modified it with the
SideKick DLL files and killing the next line, thus corrupting the file and
making OS/2 unbootable! Luckily I figured out what went wrong and was able
to correct the problem. In using the product, occasionally notes that I
associate with appointments disappear or are badly truncated. Last night,
for example, I modified an existing note, saved it, and later referred to
it again, but it was mostly gone!
Dilip Barman dkb@cs.brown.edu
U.S. mail: Brown University Home: 19 Elton Street
Dept. of Computer Science, Box 1910 Providence, RI 02906
Providence, RI 02912 (401)863-7666 (401)521-9731mikec@ux1.lbl.gov (Mike Chin) (10/19/89)
We've also used PM Excel, DDE'ing to custom hardware, it looks neat, but the guy doing the coding for the server says it's difficult to debug using SPY and CVP. He's started using the Logitech Debugger with some positive results, it's not a panacea. I'm using an 8514 display, and the mep editor that comes with the SDK suits me fine; I usually have an OS2 text window with mep (often split), another one with QHelp, and a CVP window (full screen text only, I'm afraid, for PM apps). People are aware that in order to run OS2 apps inside of a text window (so it doesn't flip to full screen) you have to "markexe" it as WINDOWCOMPAT, right? Have people been doing any benchmarking? My waveform animation apps run about 1/2 speed that of Win386 versions. We've recently been playing with os2 v1.2, it's got a command history, a PM version of the System Editor, nicer desktop and icons, but I've discovered some weird behaviour running apps made with the 1.1 SDK, the only one we have so far... Anybody have the real 1.2 SDK? Mike Chin Lawrence Berkeley Labs MJChin@lbl.gov
ander@pawl.rpi.edu (Michael R. Primm) (10/19/89)
As a 1-month veteran of OS/2, I'm still trying to gather the critical mass
of applications I need to totally drop the DOS box (which i'll probably keep
around for occasional games, in any case). Even so, what I've found really
nice is being able to have a ray tracer (QRT, which I ported to OS/2) running
while I'm also doing a 30 minute compile, while I'm running a communications
program, and not having the communications program (or editor, for that matter)
effectively grind to a halt while doing this (a la Windows/286). Also,
being able to write a simple but usable communications program in about 3 hours
(with the help of my trusty "Advanced OS/2 Programming" book), and having that
program be less than 100 lines of C, makes quite an impression.
Right now, if you're a programmer, OS/2 is a ball compared to DOS (and
UN*X, since there are much more available references for purchase). Threads
are easy to use and much more useful than fork()ing around :-). Overall, there
are lots and lots of very usable and interesting services just waiting to be
used ( a refreshing change, if you're a DOS developer ).
--Mike Primm
BTW, has anyone out there gotten 1.2?? How is HPFS?? What other features
have been packaged with 1.2??bobf@lotus.com (Bob Frankston (BFrankston)) (10/19/89)
I use OS/2 almost exclusively for my work (except when doing stuff with the Unix side of my brain). OS/2 Standard Edition is what I think of as OS/2 with the EE mainly being a set of extensions. You should just SE by EE. There are now many applications for OS/2. I also distinguish between OS/2 and PM. Programs like Wordperfect 5, Word 5 and (of course) Lotus 1-2-3/R3 run under OS/2 even though they aren't PM apps (yet). Others include Paradox, RBase, Q&A, Brief, Epsilon, the Microsoft Development tools, Lattice Compilers. Most of these will also run in a VIO window under PM. PM Programs are starting to ship. Sidekick is an example. Pagemaker works well, there is Excel, the Logitech tools, and DeScribe. I've seen other programs demoed including Micrographics designer, Autocad, and even Ventura. I don't know about their actual ship dates. There is also Lan support for Lan Manager (3com and others) and Novell (also from Interlan). TCP/IP is supposed to be coming. I'll turn the question back to you -- what is it that you are missing in OS/2 at this point. ================ The usual disclaimer -- these are my own opinions and don't represent anyone or anything else.
osbornk@uther.CS.ORST.EDU (Kasey S. Osborn) (10/20/89)
In article <1989Oct19.143604.21001@rpi.edu> ander@pawl.rpi.edu (Michae) writes: >BTW, has anyone out there gotten 1.2?? How is HPFS?? What other features >have been packaged with 1.2?? I'm running MS-OS/2 1.2. I really like what they've done with the look and feel. Task Manager has become "Task List" and is a popup dialog box. (Not a standard window any more.) Start Programs has become "Desktop Manager" and has movable icons. The buttons have changed. They are 3D. I haven't installed HPFS yet but I understand that you want to think twice about installing it on a primary partitions. Other OS's may have problems booting. Otherwise, it's a speed improvement and lets you name files Unix-like (but still case insensitive). My harp on it is that dual monitor support is broke. No more MODE MONO or CVP /2. Bad news for PM programmers like myself. -Kasey
jack@csccat.UUCP (Jack Hudler) (10/20/89)
In article <13220@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> osbornk@mist.CS.ORST.EDU (Kasey S. Osborn) writes: >In article <1989Oct19.143604.21001@rpi.edu> ander@pawl.rpi.edu (Michae) writes: >>BTW, has anyone out there gotten 1.2?? How is HPFS?? What other features >>have been packaged with 1.2?? > >I haven't installed HPFS yet but I understand that you want to think >twice about installing it on a primary partitions. Other OS's may have >problems booting. Otherwise, it's a speed improvement and lets you >name files Unix-like (but still case insensitive). I've been running 1.2 for about 4 months or so, HPFS is a very much faster than FAT. And yes it's still case insensitive, probably 2.0 for that. The only drawback, and it's really no problem, it to do a proper shutdown of the system, lest ye croupt it. Like I've told others that have asked me,I droped th DOS box many months ago(just takes up memory), and don't really see the need for it, at least for me. > >My harp on it is that dual monitor support is broke. No more MODE MONO >or CVP /2. Bad news for PM programmers like myself. > I run it on a PS/2 and I really havent had any problems with CVP, except when you get break into a WM_PAINT cycle. -- Jack Computer Support Corportion Dallas,Texas Hudler UUCP: {texsun,texbell,attctc}!csccat!jack
dkb@cs.brown.edu (Dilip Barman) (10/21/89)
What's HPFS??
Dilip Barman dkb@cs.brown.edu
U.S. mail: Brown University Home: 19 Elton Street
Dept. of Computer Science, Box 1910 Providence, RI 02906
Providence, RI 02912 (401)863-7666 (401)521-9731osbornk@uther.CS.ORST.EDU (Kasey S. Osborn) (10/21/89)
In article <3336@csccat.UUCP> jack@csccat.UUCP (Jack Hudler) writes: >>[I write] >>My harp on it is that dual monitor support is broke. No more MODE MONO >>or CVP /2. Bad news for PM programmers like myself. >> >I run it on a PS/2 and I really havent had any problems with CVP, except >when you get break into a WM_PAINT cycle. Do you have dual monitor configuration going on a PS/2? Running OS/2 1.2? I didn't know anyone manufactured a Monochrome Display Adapter for Micro Channel Architecture. For me, MDA+VGA really beats CodeView's F4. -Kasey
brian@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Brian A. Onn) (10/21/89)
In article <13220@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> osbornk@mist.CS.ORST.EDU (Kasey S. Osborn) writes: >In article <1989Oct19.143604.21001@rpi.edu> ander@pawl.rpi.edu (Michae) writes: >>BTW, has anyone out there gotten 1.2?? How is HPFS?? What other features >>have been packaged with 1.2?? > >I'm running MS-OS/2 1.2. I really like what they've done with the >look and feel. Task Manager has become "Task List" and is a popup >dialog box. (Not a standard window any more.) Hmm. I'll have to wait and see if I'll like this or not. I liked being able to click on the Task Manager Icon and switching to any task, without touching the keyboard. How do you pop it up now? >Start Programs has become "Desktop Manager" and has movable icons. >The buttons have changed. They are 3D. Yeah, both these features are welcome. The 3D buttons should look good. >I haven't installed HPFS yet but I understand that you want to think >twice about installing it on a primary partitions. Other OS's may have >problems booting. Otherwise, it's a speed improvement and lets you >name files Unix-like (but still case insensitive). Arrgh! Not still case insensitive. Why don't they do it right the first time? What is the name length limit (if any)? Thanks, Brian. -- +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Brian Onn | UUCP: ..!uunet!attcan!ncrcan!brian | | NCR Canada Ltd. | INTERNET: Brian.Onn@Toronto.NCR.COM | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
pdcst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Patrick Champion) (10/21/89)
I will convert to OS/2 but have a about 1.2. I am very used to Unix Tcsh and the dos utilities CED and FILEC. Does OS/2 1.2 do file completion and command line editing on par with CED and Tcsh. Will it respond to something like up and down arrows to get a previous command on the history list? If it doesn't do any of these, does anyone know if 2.0 might do any of these? If nothing else, file completion would be VERY handy when one has file names up to 255 characters in length. Patrick Champion (My views, etc are unrelated to Pitt's of course)
todd@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Todd Ogasawara) (10/21/89)
In article <1989Oct19.153709.21567@lotus.com> bobf@lotus.UUCP (Bob Frankston ) writes: >I'll turn the question back to you -- what is it that you are missing >in OS/2 at this point. Good question... I probably haven't given it the thought I should, but here goes... 1. (Due to my own cheapness)... When I upgraded Microsoft C, I only sent off for the DOS version. In hindsight, I now see I sno}ld have spent a little bit more and gotten the OS/2 portion also. 2. (Due to being poor :-)... I bought DOS versions of Excel, etc. But have not purchased OS/2 versions yet (guess I should check for upgrade info). 3. A file archive program like ARC, PKZIP, or ZOO. 4. An inexpensive (read "cheap") paint program (bitmap images) 5. An reasonably priced draw program (vector based) 6. A PM-aware Microsoft Word... That's all that comes to mind at the moment...todd -- Todd Ogasawara, U. of Hawaii UUCP: {uunet,ucbvax,dcdwest}!ucsd!nosc!uhccux!todd ARPA: uhccux!todd@nosc.MIL BITNET: todd@uhccux INTERNET: todd@uhccux.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU <==I'm told this rarely works
sidney@saturn.ucsc.edu (Sidney Markowitz ) (10/21/89)
In article <5185@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> todd@uhccux.UUCP (Todd Ogasawara) writes: >3. A file archive program like ARC, PKZIP, or ZOO. I believe I saw an OS/2 version of PKZIP 1.02 on the simtel20 archive. (That's on wsmr-simtel20.army.mil) -- sidney markowitz <sidney@saturn.ucsc.edu>, online again!
jamin@cogsci.berkeley.edu (Sugih Jamin) (10/22/89)
In article <20142@unix.cis.pitt.edu> pdcst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Patrick Champion) writes: > > I will convert to OS/2 but have a about 1.2. I am very used to >Unix Tcsh and the dos utilities CED and FILEC. Does OS/2 1.2 do file >completion and command line editing on par with CED and Tcsh. Will it >respond to something like up and down arrows to get a previous command on the >history list? OS/2 EE 1.1 cmd.exe does not do any of these. But, Hamilton C Shell does all of these plus aliases and very much c-shell like scripting. Very nice. It also lists for $350. sugih
jack@csccat.UUCP (Jack Hudler) (10/22/89)
In article <13270@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> osbornk@mist.CS.ORST.EDU (Kasey S. Osborn) writes: >In article <3336@csccat.UUCP> jack@csccat.UUCP (Jack Hudler) writes: >>>[I write] >>>My harp on it is that dual monitor support is broke. No more MODE MONO >>>or CVP /2. Bad news for PM programmers like myself. >>> >>I run it on a PS/2 and I really havent had any problems with CVP, except >>when you get break into a WM_PAINT cycle. > >Do you have dual monitor configuration going on a PS/2? Running OS/2 >1.2? I didn't know anyone manufactured a Monochrome Display Adapter for >Micro Channel Architecture. For me, MDA+VGA really beats CodeView's F4. > >-Kasey You are correct, as far as I know no one makes a MDA for a PS/2,I sould have said, I didn't find the F4 any real problem, as long as the machine is fast. -- Jack Computer Support Corportion Dallas,Texas Hudler UUCP: {texsun,texbell,attctc}!csccat!jack
jack@csccat.UUCP (Jack Hudler) (10/22/89)
In article <20142@unix.cis.pitt.edu> pdcst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Patrick Champion) writes: > > I will convert to OS/2 but have a about 1.2. I am very used to >Unix Tcsh and the dos utilities CED and FILEC. Does OS/2 1.2 do file >completion and command line editing on par with CED and Tcsh. Will it >respond to something like up and down arrows to get a previous command on the >history list? It only works with the arrow keys, although I haven't botherd to figure out the size of the buffer use to save the commands, sorry no file name completion. I've already bitched, I expect great things in this department for 2.0. -- Jack Computer Support Corportion Dallas,Texas Hudler UUCP: {texsun,texbell,attctc}!csccat!jack
dkb@cs.brown.edu (Dilip Barman) (10/23/89)
Why is it that so many feel case sensitivity is a boon? In learning UNIX
recently, I find it to be kind of a pain in fact - I like the DOS and OS/2
way of ignoring case.
Dilip Barman dkb@cs.brown.edu
U.S. mail: Brown University Home: 19 Elton Street
Dept. of Computer Science, Box 1910 Providence, RI 02906
Providence, RI 02912 (401)863-7666 (401)521-9731yozzo@arnor.UUCP (Ralph Yozzo) (10/23/89)
There is an OS/2 version of PKzip and it's called PKzip2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Ralph E. Yozzo | DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed | | IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Ctr. | herein are the Authors. | | Arpanet: yozzo@ibm.com | And are not necessarily those of his | | | employer. | | Bitnet: yozzo@yktvmx.bitnet \---------------------------------------| | Home: ..!uunet!bywater!acheron!larouch!yozzo | Phone: (914) 945-3634 work | | | Phone: (914) 564-4731 home | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
yozzo@arnor.UUCP (Ralph Yozzo) (10/23/89)
In article <5185@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> todd@uhccux.UUCP (Todd Ogasawara) writes: >In article <1989Oct19.153709.21567@lotus.com> bobf@lotus.UUCP (Bob Frankston ) writes: >>I'll turn the question back to you -- what is it that you are missing >3. A file archive program like ARC, PKZIP, or ZOO. There is a PKzip2 available for OS/2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Ralph E. Yozzo | DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed | | IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Ctr. | herein are the Authors. | | Arpanet: yozzo@ibm.com | And are not necessarily those of his | | | employer. | | Bitnet: yozzo@yktvmx.bitnet \---------------------------------------| | Home: ..!uunet!bywater!acheron!larouch!yozzo | Phone: (914) 945-3634 work | | | Phone: (914) 564-4731 home | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
root@dialog.UUCP (Christian Motz) (10/24/89)
In article <1645@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM> brian@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Brian A. Onn) writes: > > [...] > >Hmm. I'll have to wait and see if I'll like this or not. I liked being >able to click on the Task Manager Icon and switching to any task, without >touching the keyboard. How do you pop it up now? Simply double-click any place on the desktop not covered by a window. The "Task List" will pop up right where you clicked. I think this is one of the neatest features of 1.2 ... >The 3D buttons should look good. Trust me, they do. I wonder if the 3D buttons have anything to do with IBM buying the NeXTStep License ;-) -- Christian Motz uucp: ...!uunet!mcvax!unido!nadia!dialog!root "Trust me, I know what I'm doing!" -- Sledge Hammer Bix: cmotz
randyd@microsoft.UUCP (Randy Day) (10/24/89)
The most recent version of OS/2 1.2 is case-sensitive. However, many utilities and other programs remain case insensitive. The File Manager understands case. Randy Day randyd@microsoft.uucp
brian@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Brian A. Onn) (10/24/89)
In article <DKB.89Oct22174725@anquetil.cs.brown.edu> dkb@cs.brown.edu (Dilip Barman) writes: >Why is it that so many feel case sensitivity is a boon? In learning UNIX >recently, I find it to be kind of a pain in fact - I like the DOS and OS/2 >way of ignoring case. I guess it depends on which OS you started with. I started with Unix, got to like it's case sensitivity, then moved to DOS and OS/2 as well. On the latter two, I missed the case sensitivity, which I used under Unix to impose some order to my files. Granted, the case sensitivity under Unix can sometimes get in the way, and often causes mistakes and the need to retype. I still like it, though. Brian. -- +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Brian Onn | UUCP: ..!uunet!attcan!ncrcan!brian | | NCR Canada Ltd. | INTERNET: Brian.Onn@Toronto.NCR.COM | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
todd@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Todd Ogasawara) (10/24/89)
In article <1338@dialog.UUCP> root@dialog.UUCP (Christian Motz) writes: ]In article <1645@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM> brian@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Brian A. Onn) writes: ]>Hmm. I'll have to wait and see if I'll like this or not. I liked being ]>able to click on the Task Manager Icon and switching to any task, without ]>touching the keyboard. How do you pop it up now? ] ]Simply double-click any place on the desktop not covered by a window. The ]"Task List" will pop up right where you clicked. I think this is one of ]the neatest features of 1.2 ... I think this sounds non-intuitive (not counter-intuitive, mind you, just non-intuitive). One of my pet peeves about X-Windows was the non-intuitive use of mouse driven commands. I hope OS/2 doesn't cause me that problem too. -- Todd Ogasawara, U. of Hawaii UUCP: {uunet,ucbvax,dcdwest}!ucsd!nosc!uhccux!todd ARPA: uhccux!todd@nosc.MIL BITNET: todd@uhccux INTERNET: todd@uhccux.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU <==I'm told this rarely works
root@dialog.UUCP (Christian Motz) (10/24/89)
In article <8154@microsoft.UUCP> randyd@microsoft.UUCP (Randy Day) writes: >The most recent version of OS/2 1.2 is case-sensitive. However, many utilities >and other programs remain case insensitive. The File Manager understands >case. What driver level is that (or does Microsoft have a different revision level System than IBM?), because in 12.115 it was still case insensitive and, even worse, mapped everything to upper case. -- Christian Motz uucp: ...!uunet!mcvax!unido!nadia!dialog!root "Trust me, I know what I'm doing!" -- Sledge Hammer Bix: cmotz
barry@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Barry Lay) (10/24/89)
We are part of a cooperative program with IBM, so we use OS/2 whether we like it or not. I am hooked up to the mainframe via a token ring, so I use the Communications Manager to do 3270 emulation. It is better than the old workstation program on the 3270 PC. The thing that I like about OS/2 is that you can fire up multiple OS/2 windows to do things like format disks, figure things out, and the like, without giving up the terminal session. This makes the PS/2 much more useful in an office environment where everyone doesn't have one. I tried to use the Database Manager as well, as we run DB2 on the mainframe, and I wanted to look at the distributed database idea to help with performance. I found that 60Mb is not enough for serious OS/2 use. With SAS and Lotus on there as well, there just isn't a way. I saw some EE 1.2 stuff at a recent Guide, and it looks like they have fixed a lot of the non-PM stuff. Unfortunately, it won't even boot with less than 3.5M of RAM, and won't run very well in less than about 6M. The mouse tracking is still awful. When SAS 6.06 comes out, I think that we will start to see some of the advantages. Barry
davidbro@microsoft.UUCP (David Brown) (10/24/89)
In article <1645@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM> brian@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Brian A. Onn) writes: >In article <13220@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> osbornk@mist.CS.ORST.EDU (Kasey S. Osborn) writes: >Hmm. I'll have to wait and see if I'll like this or not. I liked being >able to click on the Task Manager Icon and switching to any task, without >touching the keyboard. How do you pop it up now? Right mouse button. >What is the name length limit (if any)? HPFS name length limit: 254 chars. dave (I test HPFS) -- Dave Brown ...!uunet!microsoft!davidbro Systems Division, Microsoft Corp., Redmond Wa. ...ni ssendriew eht tel eW "Going deep South, going down..."
grantk@manta.NOSC.MIL (Kelly J. Grant) (10/25/89)
In article <1650@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM>, brian@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Brian A. Onn) writes: > dkb@cs.brown.edu (Dilip Barman) writes: > >Why is it that so many feel case sensitivity is a boon? In learning UNIX > >recently, I find it to be kind of a pain in fact - I like the DOS and OS/2 > >way of ignoring case. > > I guess it depends on which OS you started with. I started with Unix, got > to like it's case sensitivity, then moved to DOS and OS/2 as well. I, like most of you, (hackers) enjoy Unix style case sensitive names. We tend to remember filenames and the subtleties of case. I propose that a vast number of PC users are not concerned with the elegance of mixed case file naming. I believe it could case problems for the non-adventurous user who *knows* that there should be a file called junedata where in fact it is in JUNEDATA. I wonder if Mac users have any problem with this..? Side note: I would like to know the pros and cons for application developers under OS/2. I like the idea of compiling in background. How much effect do the foreground and background processes have on each other ? Are there enough OS/2 application programs yet to tell ? Kelly Grant grantk@nosc.mil Computer Sciences Corporation 4045 Hancock St. San Diego, CA, 92110 (619) 225-8401 Ever in search of the perfect environment...
leefi@microsoft.UUCP (Lee Fisher) (10/25/89)
[part of a list of what is missing/not available for OS/2:] > > 3. A file archive program like ARC, PKZIP, or ZOO. > > I believe I saw an OS/2 version of PKZIP 1.02 on the simtel20 archive. > (That's on wsmr-simtel20.army.mil) SEA's ARC is available for OS/2; their BBS data line is +1.201.473.1991. PKWare's ZIP is available for OS/2; their BBS data line is +1.414.352.7176. I haven't seen Rahul Dhesi's ZIP for OS/2. I dug up the code to BOOZ (bare-bones ZOO extractor) and have that running under OS/2, but I can't find where I placed the ZOO sources to get that running under OS/2. I seem to recall that Rahul addressed many portability issues nicely in that code, so it should not be that difficult to get running. Related to this list of archivers, I got PAX (the CPIO/TAR replacement) up and running under OS/2 with no problems. -- lee fisher, leefi@microsoft.uucp, leefi@microsoft.uu.net {uw-beaver,decvax,decwrl,fluke,sco,sun,uunet}!microsoft!leefi my opinions are not necessarily those of my employer.