eCo Market - more than 200 apps

2011-12-02 14:52:07 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Market is a catalogue of popular apps for eComStation / IBM OS/2 Warp. Moreover it contains different fixes (and unofficial fixpak), system kernels packed to .wpi.

Screenshots of eCo Market here

New applications:

• Genmac wrapper network driver - for Thinkpad users with Atheros WiFi adapters (eCS doesn't include this driver).
• NEW Firefox, Seamonkey, Thunderbird packed to .wpi
• Communications: PMFax ready for use

Help us load the catalogue with apps:

• Multimedia converters
• Productivity tools
• What small native Games do you recommend?
• we are seaching for Qt runtime packed to .wpi

For developers: we recommend develop cheap applications for eCS, eCo Market is ready to distribute this products.

How to support eCo Market? Order shareware apps via eCo Market.

eComStation: Scan, fax and print

2011-11-28 21:03:37 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The users are composing several reviews:

• (RUS) Scanning documents and photos with eComStation
• (RUS) Fax based on eComStation
• How to setup CUPS - universal driver for inkjet printers

Write a review, get a bonus

2011-11-27 02:26:03 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

You can write a review / article related to eComStation / IBM OS/2 Warp before 2011/12/31 and get a reward.

What is the topic of review? You can notify the editor. web-form for contacts, Review of an application, review of eCS / OS/2 technology, interview with a famous developer, ..

What is the quality? The editor can decline the text. Usually you can show 3-5 screenshots, 10-20 paragraphs. Look at good examples: www.os2voice.org, www.os2ezine.com

Reward:

• We announce your text among all eCS sites
• You get 5 EURO to your virtual eCo Market account

The text is published at eComStation.RU web-site

Spanish and Swedish LIP packs

2011-11-24 23:10:28 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

(LIP - Language Interface Pack)

How to attract new users to eComStation? One of the requirements - it's necessary translate the UI to other languages.

eCo Software starts work on Language Interface Packs project. If you want translate the User Interface of eComStation to your native language, contact us and we help you initiate this project.

eComStation should be translated to:

• English (International) - OK
• German - OK
• Japanese
• Simplified Chinese
• Tradional Chinese
• Swedish
• Dutch
• Italian
• Russian - OK
• Spanish
• Danish
• French

Contacts: web-form, maintainer: Yuri Larin

Current state: you can request the 1-st version of

• Spanish LIP package (Language Interface Pack)
• Swedish LIP package

For developers: Please use LANGE library to simplify the translation of your program to other languages: LANGE homepage

eComStation and Thinkpad

2011-11-24 17:29:50 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Software recommends use DVD/CD Toys for users of eComStation.

If you don't use the player then insert the 2-nd harddive:

New ACPI driver (should be releases before the end of year) supports Thinkpad notebooks much better. Do you have more requests, what to improve in Thinkpad support?

Snow eComStation news

2011-11-22 00:26:41 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Some news in short:

1) For Moscow:

SET TZ=MSK-4 

2) Yuri Dario, 2011/11/10: OS/2 OpenOffice patches being committed to Apache Foundation OOo incubator http://t.co/JIpAdZ02 #os2 #ecs #ecomstation #openoffice

3) Does AHCI driver work for you? Post short report via web-form. (read more)

4) What IDs add to SNAP? (we talk about adapters which are supported by SNAP but not detected). Example: ATI Radeon 9250 Mobility

5) Modern motherboards for eComStation:

• AMD chipsets: a) 870, 880 - ОК, b) chipset 970 - troubles?
• Intel chipsets: a) G31 - ОК, b) P55 - troubles?

6) XWorkPlace is updated, Split-view is debugged! Do you have more bug-reports related to XWP?

Thinkpad notebooks for eComStation users

2011-11-15 12:44:19 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [eCo Shop]

You can share some information:

• Does AHCI driver work with your Thinkpad? http://ecomstation.ru/ahci
• How to setup unimix mixer (Uniaud)? Unimix init

btw, dock-stattion are very useful: easy to connect / disconnect. DVI output, DVD drive, SPDIF.

Order Icons for your app

2011-11-15 02:07:24 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The desktop of eComStation is changing.. Look how the icon of folder was changing in time: Sunny icons history: folder icon

Are you going distribute your application via eCo Market? The users don't like ugly apps, we (would like) can draw an icon / logo for your application / utility.

Week of SATA controllers

2011-11-13 16:45:25 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Does AHCI driver work for you? Send short report via web-form. The driver was developed for new eComStation 2.1 operating system.

All reports are published on this site: http://ecomstation.ru/ahci

It's important to exchange the results of experiments. Today every user should test the driver by himself and spend several hours for reboots or recovery.

• Model of PC / notebook
• Your name (nickname), Date
• version of driver
• switches
• status: GOOD / FAIL / not supported
• comments, reference to the bug-tracker of Hardware database

Setup of mobile internet in eComStation

2011-11-12 02:37:28 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

More and more users start using mobile internet.

One more actual article: Setup of mobile internet in eComStation (RUS)

Other reviews about mobile internet:

• (RUS) Connection to Internet via GPRS (2007/04)
• (RUS) Setup of GPRS Internet (2004/04)

Configuration of CUPS for eComStation

2011-11-12 02:05:53 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We published russian instructions how to setup CUPS for eCS.

English instructions here: http://svn.netlabs.org/ecups/wiki/HowTo

eCoLabs - win the e-ball

2011-11-07 01:23:51 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

You have time to develop the best program for eComStation in the competition e-ball Awards 2011

eCo Labs International

• To support eCS resellers, it's necessary develop new SysInfo/Benchmark utility, offer new index of performance aimed to compare the computers.
• CalcPad - utility for visual calculation of money
• Application aimed to collect user's data for migration from old eCS to new eCS
• #630 - ideas how to improve WarpIn
• #544 - Detect of small mobile friend (mobile phone)
• The users need simple game Piano (to test audio adapters)
• #632 - To suppoer eCS resellers, it's necessary support Fingerprint scaner (USBCALL library?)

Thinkpad + eComStation

2011-11-06 01:02:03 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Shop continues sell Thinkpad notebooks with eCS pre-installed. There are many reports in the Hardware database related to Thinkpad.

Thinkpad T61, 14.1" and 15.4":

Does your local eCS reseller offer notebooks with eComStation pre-installed?

Suggestions for the 3-rd generation of eComStation

2011-11-05 23:15:06 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

What do you expect from the next generation of eComStation? eCo Software offers sort the priorities: The third generation of eComStation

What are the needs of your company? Do you have questions regarding the next generation of eComStation? We are ready collect and pass your questions to Mensys BV (the company responsible for eComStation). web-form for suggestions

Discounts for european users

2011-11-04 23:43:04 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Software offers some discounts for foreign users: here is the list

Moreover, eCo Software have spent huge resources to the development of applications for eComStation, we need some sponsor support: list of offerings.

Solutions based on eComStation

2011-11-04 00:13:10 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eComStation is an international product, we continue to collect list of Solutions and large customers: Solutions page

How does your company use eComStation or IBM OS/2 Warp? Please share this information else it's difficult to promote eComStation and protect your investments made into the platform.