From: stevew@scitechsoft.com
To: announce.snap.os2@list.scitechsoft.com
SciTech SNAP Graphics 3.0 for OS/2 - Professional Edition
You can download SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2 version 3.0 from our
web site using the following URL:
http://www.scitechsoft.com/products/ent/snap_os2_content.html
This is not a free upgrade from SNAP Graphics 2.x for OS/2. If you
wish to use it beyond the 21 day trial period, you may purchase a
license for it in our online store; discounted upgrade pricing is
available for a limited time: http://store.scitechsoft.com/
Here are the major changes since version 2.2.3, the last announced 2.x version of SNAP Graphics for OS/2:
For a complete list of changes, see the changelog: http://www.scitechsoft.com/snap2_changes.txt
From: "Jon Saxton"
To: os2-unix@mail.warpix.org
** Reply to note from John Poltorak [jp@warpix.org] on Wed, 19 May 2004
13:11:07 +0100
> Does anyone know if I can run FreeBSD under OS/2 using SVISTA?
From SVISTA.doc:
Supported guest operating systems:
Jon Saxton [js@triton.vg]: Developer of cross-platform software for UNIX, Windows and OS/2 U.S. agent for Triton Technologies International Ltd - http://www.triton.vg/
Warpstock 2004 is the eighth edition of the annual event. The Warpstock conference is a gathering of OS/2-eComStation users, developers, and vendors from around the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. Warpstock 2004 will be held at the Sheraton Denver Tech Center Hotel, October 21st through the 24th. More details can be found at Warpstock2004.
Organizers of Warpstock 2004 are excited to announce that a co-author of the OpenOffice.org 1.1 Resource Kit will give a major presentation on key features of this powerful open source suite of office applications. Drawing on her extensive knowledge, Solveig Haugland will give a 90-minute presentation on OpenOffice.org at Warpstock 2004.
Solveig Haugland has been writing, editing, and delivering training for eleven years,
helping newbies and techies alike learn about Java, accounting software, WebLogic,
and of course StarOffice and OpenOffice.org. She's currently a technical trainer and
author with getopenoffice.
The conference will also provide attendees with an opportunity for an in-depth exploration of Mozilla, the open source web browser. Arne Blankerts of netlabs.org, will explore the many extensions and options that can be used with Mozilla, which he describes as "the ultimate Internet application." Blankerts will instruct attendees on how to install existing plug-ins and show experienced users how they can create their own extensions and add features.
Blankerts will also host another session to discuss the various projects underway at
netlabs.org, an important center for the development of Open Source software for OS/2
and eComStation.
Presentations at Warpstock 2004 range from introductions to general computing topics to advanced programming classes and using cross-platform development tools. The 2004 edition has been expanded to four days to allow for the inclusion of some four-hour classes, along with the traditional 60 to 90-minute presentations. A full list of classes and presentations is given at http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2004/presentations.html For further information contact: Bill Armstrong, Communications Coordinator - Warpstock 2004. Email hygrade7 .at. accesscomm.ca
SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2 - Personal Edition BETA What is the Personal Edition? SciTech Software, Inc. is proud to announce the availability of our new web site for dynamically generating Personal Edition versions of SciTech SNAP Graphics. Personal Editions are licensed for non-commercial use, and are locked down to a single graphics chipset as part of the dynamic building process on the web site. To use the Personal Edition log into the new web site (URL listed below) and register an account. Once you have an account listed, you can select your Operating System (presently Linux and OS/2 are supported), your graphics card manufacturer and your graphics chipset. Once you have validated your account via email, you can then log in and start generating custom builds of SciTech SNAP Graphics. Note that the Personal Edition versions of SciTech SNAP Graphics have no timeout period, but are not licensed for commercial use. Commercial users should continue to use the full version available for download from our web site. Where can I download it? In order to download the personal edition of SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2, you must sign up and create an account on our web site using the following URL: http://my.scitechsoft.com For the duration of the beta period this web site is password protected, so you will need to use the following userid and password to gain access to the site: User Id: mybeta Password: lassen
What is VCDGear?Check it out on the downloads page of VCDGear.
VCDGear is a tool written to effortlessly extract MPEG streams from CD images, convert VideoCD files to MPEG, correct MPEG errors, create (Super)VideoCDs and more!. The first public release was back in late 1997 and ever since then, VCDGear has continued to grow in complexity, offering a multitude of features to make this a very powerful tool for VideoCD enthusiasts. VCDGear is the result of over 6 years of work.
Some of the features you will find in VCDGear are:Anyone requiring the need to transport their video materials will find VCDGear as a useful tool to assist them in getting the video to play on their computer or VideoCD player.
- MPEG stream extractions from popular CD images
- On the fly MPEG correction to fix certain types of MPEG errors
- Super VideoCD and VideoCD image creation
- Sample generation
- Multilanguage support
- Graphical interface and command-line versions available
- Cross platform
- Free! (donations are accepted!)
Mozilla 1.6 is available at Mozilla Contributed. This update requires libc04fix1.zip (Innotek dlls).
Also note that the TAVI pages contain various useful OS/2-related information and utilities.
From the helpful folks at POSSI (Doug Leach):
>Where does one - *any*one - get JAVA 1.3 or 1.4 - for OS/2?
Java 1.3.1 for OS/2 is a software choice "reserved feature" In other words, you need a subscription to Software Choice, or a license to eCS to get it.Java 1.4.2 for OS/2 is a free download from Innotek. And Innotek is www.innotek.de/ of course. The Java Runtime only (19Mb) is at http://download.innotek.de/javaos2/142_01/install.exe and the Java SDK (42Mb) is at http://download.innotek.de/javaos2/142_01/install_sdk.exe
Golden Code Development also has a port of Java 1.4.1 for OS/2. You need to get a "license" to download and install it from Golden Code's FTP site. The license is free though.
The TVFS is an implementation of some Unix file concepts for OS/2. From the users guide:
"The Toronto Virtual File System (TVFS) is an OS/2 Installable File System that combines VM and UNIX (**) file system concepts. The specific VM file system concept employed is the "CMS search path". The specific UNIX file system concept employed is the "symbolic link"."
From the POSSI mailing list:
Mozilla/Firebird 0.7 is now available. Get it here: MozillaFirebird-0.7-os2.zip Don't forget to install the latest Innotek libc DLL. Then get ready for turbocharged surfing...0.7 is visibly twice the rendering speed of 0.61 !!
"For the past year, Serenity Systems has been working to expand the support for host and guest operating systems in the NetSys GmbH virtual machine product, twoOStwo. Joachim Benjamins and David van Enckevort, both of Mensys, will discuss plans for delivering this support and what this will mean to OS/2 users, as well as how the technology will be integrated into the eComStation product family. This presentation and demo is based on material recently delivered by Leif Braeuer of 6PAC, a German services company, at IBM Warp Update.
This Warpstock presentation will primarily cover the unique host and guest support combinations being made available, including support for OS/2 - eComStation as a guest running on Linux and FreeBSD systems. Other OSs are also supported as hosts and guests, but OS/2 on Linux is unique in the industry.
There will be a detailed demonstration of Linux host support running eComStation. The session will include information on participating in the public beta programs and the planned OS/2 host feature."
See the Sep26 announcement further down this page for details on how to get to Warpstock.
SNAP Professional 2.2.3 has a bunch of new features, including full acceleration, zooming support, DVI output, TV out, AGP 3.0, Opteron cpus, and the latest GRADD components from IBM.
Here is a summary of the changes since version 2.1.3:
You can download SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2 version 2.2.3
from our web site using the following URL:
http://www.scitechsoft.com/products/ent/snap_os2_content.html
For more detailed information about SciTech SNAP Graphics for
OS/2 (including the list of supported graphics chipsets) see the complete
readme at: http://www.scitechsoft.com/ftp/snap/os2/readme.txt
If you wish to discuss this release with other users, you are welcome
to use the SciTech newsgroups at: news://news.scitechsoft.com/scitech.snap.graphics.os2
Please note that the product has a 21-day evaluation period; if you
would like to purchase it for continued use, it is available in
our online store. Once you have registered, you can get
priority support by opening tickets on the SciTech HelpDesk:
http://www.scitechsoft.com/support/helpdesk/
Here is a condensed version of the Warpstock 2003 announcement from the POSSI mailing list.
Warpstock 2003 in San Francisco, taking place the weekend of October 18th, will host an important presentation previewing the newly announced support for Open Office on OS/2 and eCS. Here's the background info.
Serenity Systems, NorthLAN Solutions, and Innotek Systemberatung recently concluded an agreement to, "make Open Office support available to OS/2 users". While complete details of this agreement remain confidential, we do know that Innotek will be doing the development and that Serenity will offer the product to end users through its reseller channel.
Innotek's Oliver Stein will be making a presentation at Warpstock 2003 during which he will demo the code, tell us what Open Office is, and what the OS/2 specifics are. He'll also be covering the results of their first tests (" ... the performance will be really impressive.") and how Innotek's great font engine can be used to get the best possible WSIWYG on-screen display. Oliver will also be clarifying the timings of expected beta and General Availability roll-outs of this exciting new choice for OS/2 and eCS office productivity software users!
Warpstock 2003 will be at the Doubletree Hotel San Francisco Airport the weekend of October 18th and 19th. Here's the link to the Doubletree Hotel San Francisco Airport's homepage: < http://www.doubletree.com/en/dt/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=SFOAODT > The hotel's direct number is 1-650-344-5500. Their FAX number is 1-650-340-8851.
Here is Hilton's secure reservations URL for making Warpstock 2003 room reservations: < https://secure.hilton.com/en/dt/res/choose_dates.jhtml?&hotel=SFOAODT&spec_plan_desc=Warpstock&spec_plan=CDTWRS >
Here's some further background info on Open Office and Innotek! OpenOffice.org, web site home of the Open Office project, says, "OpenOffice.org is both an Open Source product and a project. The product is a multi-platform office productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites'. Sophisticated and flexible, OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office.
"Available in 25 languages with more being constantly added by the community. OpenOffice.org runs stably and natively on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux), and Windows. Additional ports, such as for FreeBSD, IRIX, and Mac OS X, are in various stages of completion." We can now add OS/2 and eCS to that list! Innotek has demonstrated its expertise in this area with various projects including updated Adobe Acrobat and updated Java support for OS/2 users. Read the Serenity Systems press release on this new development at: < http://www.ecomstation.com/ >
Warpstock, Inc., is a North Carolina corporation. The Warpstock annual conference is a gathering of OS/2 users, developers, and vendors from around the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. More information is available at the Warpstock web site: < http://www.warpstock.org >
A helpful POSSI member recommended wvWare 0.7.6 for OS/2, available at Hobbes. He said "wvWare is a suite of applications that converts Microsoft Word Documents into more "useful" formats, such as HTML, LaTeX, ABW, WML, Text, etc...". These are also available for other platforms.
OS/2 versions of Mozilla 1.5b and Firebird 0.6.1 have been released. The OS/2 version of Mozilla is available as a Zipfile. This release requires updated C runtime DLLs from Innotek. Just copy the two DLLs to the same directory as mozilla.exe. Current Mozilla OS/2 information is on the Ports/OS2 page.
Firebird 0.6.1 is available as a beta for normal use, but not mission critical use. Download Firebird 0.6.1, and check out the Firebird page.
You might also want to check out the OS2BBS site for OS/2 News and Warpzilla updates. The News page has an impressive list of links to new and updated OS/2 software.
If you have the time, checkout the Wishlist page. I just spent an hour reading the list, which had links to free and commercial software that met many of the wishes. There were quite a few I didn't know about, and several I am going to try out. Highly Recommended.
From the helpful folks at POSSI come two links to handy OS/2 sites:
A company named Golden Code Development Corp has announced the release of its Sun Java2, version 1.4.1 VM port (J2SE v1.4.1 in Sun's Marketingspeak) to the IBM OS/2 operating system. It includes the java runtime environment and the jdk as well. More from The Inquirer. A link to Golden Code's OS/2 Java.
InnoTek, as of July 29, has released an OS/2 kit for Acrobat Reader 4.05. This is free for individual use. Here is the link to InnoTek's site to download Acrobat Reader 4.05 for OS/2. Be sure to let InnoTek know that you appreciate their continuing support.
From another useful link in the POSSI discussion list, here is a link to Preventing PDF Colorspace Problems.
eCS 1.1 has been in beta and RCx status for some months past the Jan 1, 2003 scheduled date for shipment. Pre-orders were shipped on 31Dec2002 and later releases were available to journalists, but the folks at eCS wanted this release to be well cooked before it went gold.
The gold release to manufacturing has just happened and production copies will be available in the next few weeks. It's nice to see these folks take the extra time to do it right. A tip of the hat to the people in charge for making the tough choice.
PostgreSQL 7.3 is now available for OS/2 and eCS.
PG-OS/2: http://www.ecomstation.it/postgres/
PG Tech docs: http://techdocs.postgresql.org/
PostgreSQL Optimization: http://www.freebsddiary.org/postgresql-analyze.php
Remove Foriegn Key: http://www.freebsddiary.org/postgresql-dropping-constraints.php
Thanks to the wizards of Possi, here are some useful tips for OS/2 users. You might want to join the list yourself to see all the information. The POSSI Newsletter, (strongly recommended - see POSSI Newsletters here).
Are any companies selling complete systems? Last time I looked (couple months ago), the Indelible Blue successor Prism Data Works (http://www.prismdataworks.com) was still offering complete OS/2 systems.
The HP LJ 4s (plus 5 and 6 models - ed) were designed to use Printer Control Language (PCL). The 'internal' 'PCL' fonts, are, as far as I recall, based upon Agfa's Intellifont.
What this particular zip-file contains are the standard 'internal' PCL fonts as PS Type1 font files. They are
The direct (download) URL is: http://www.vobis.de/bbs/support/brett64/mp135mu.exe The webpage, itself, URL is: http://www.vobis.de/bbs/support/brett64/index.html
Anyway, the file I'm 'talking' about is: mp135mu.exe 07.10.1997 1979k
From the 'README.HP' file: This self-extracting file includes the 45 typefaces resident in the HP LaserJet 4 and later printers in Type 1 format. These fonts can be installed on OS/2 to provide WYSIWYG capability, so you can see a document in the font it will be printed.
Try looking here instead, and follow the links to kernel updates. http://ps.software.ibm.com/pbin-usa-ps/getobj.pl?/pdocs-usa/fixnews.html#k1026
You need to bookmark: http://ps.software.ibm.com/pbin-usa-ps/getobj.pl?/pdocs-usa/fixnews.html Clearly there's not going to be much new news on Warp4, but the old news is still valid.
If you are having problems, the 10/26/2001 kernels at: ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/update-kernels would be a good place to start. The readmes list the fixes.
SciTech, maker of SNAP Graphics for OS/2 and supporter of the Watcom.org site (open source C++ and Fortran cross platform compilers), has released an update to their V2 SNAP Graphics (formerly the Scitech SDD driver set).
While this is not a major update number, the list of changes is much bigger than you might expect. There is a list of the major changes below, with full details available on the SciTech site. The SNAP Graphics will work on Warp 3.0 FP 35, Warp 4.0 FP 5 and eCS 1.0.
In addition to the Scitech announcement, SteveW at Scitechsoft sent me this in response to my question: "BTW, do you know the status of DVD decoding support on OS/2?" "
"The best option right now is WarpVision: http://os2.kiev.ua/en/wv.php
It can use a dvdcss plugin to decode encrypted DVDs (it is a port of the Linux one)."
The Russian WarpVision site is actually working on a full multimedia suite, including a bunch of formats I didn't know existed. See the summary of information from the site, listed below. Both Scitech and the WarpVision group deserve your support.
The Scitech SNAP Graphics package is $36.95, and well worth it IMHO. This will help support the Watcom compiler project. The WarpVision project looks to be a major improvement in OS/2 multimedia capability. I encourage you to support it as well, which can be done through the BMT Micro site.
Here are a few of the changes since version 2.0:
Added full acceleration support for more chipsets, including:
Added zooming support for more chipsets, including:
TV Out and DVI output is now functional on all tested ATI Radeon and Rage128 chipsets.
For details on all 182 chipsets supported, check this Certified Chipsets link. You can also view the readme file, which contains a listing of the chipsets features.
"The goal of the WarpVision project is to create an OS/2 multimedia player that supports the latest formats, as well as the latest hardware features."
"The WarpVision Player is currently undergoing development, but in the interim you can download the beta versions. All of the work on this project is done in spare time and is distributed under GNU licencing guidelines. If you know of some new features that you'd like to see implemented, or even if you'd just like to do something nice for the authors, you can always make a financial contribution! To find out how you can help the WarpVision team, please mail us at wvision@os2.ru. Also you can make your donation to WarpVision Project on BMT Micro site."
Current Features:
Update 18Mar2003: The OS/2 version is now available.
As of March 14, the OS/2 version is not posted, but I expect it in the next week. Check out http://mozilla.org/releases/#1.3 to see if it is there.
From the status page, the following info on OS/2:
mkaply says that there are two major things on the OS/2 horizon:
- "We are switching away from VACPP(IBM compiler) to GCC (bug 177799). Over the next few weeks there will be checkins and we will be switched to GCC completely by 1.4a.
- We are hiring Jonas Sicking as a co-op for a few months which is pretty cool."
The announcement leaves a lot of details out, but during the six month transition, all Virtual PC products will continue to be sold. After that, who knows?
Currently, Virtual PC for OS/2 is $359 and is available as a download, CD or both. Virtual PC is also available for the Mac and Windows operating systems.
Here is the core of the announcement:
"Product and Support Availability
The transaction was completed as of Feb. 18, 2003; specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Microsoft will continue development of virtual machine solutions from Connectix and will integrate them into the Windows and Mac product portfolios. During the six-month transition period, Connectix will continue to sell and support Virtual PC for Windows, Virtual PC for Mac and Virtual PC for OS/2 products through its current distribution channel partners. Virtual Server will be available as a preview release on the Microsoft Web site April 15."
The whole announcement is available at Connectix.
Ecomstation, the enhanced OS/2, is being sent to testers. I'll be getting a copy of RC1 shortly to test and evaluate. From what I've seen so far, this version 1.1 could justify a 2.0 label in terms of enhancements, but Bob St. John is being careful not to raise expectations too quickly. There is a lot of info on the eCS web site.
The single biggest list of sites comes from the Phoenix OS/2 Society, on the Site List page. The info on the Watcom compiler also comes from the POSSI Newsletter, (strongly recommended - see POSSI Newsletters here).
OS/2 & Watcom compiler:
"With kind regards from Niels Jensen Living Safely in Slangerup northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark."
On his web-page, Michal Necasek writes the following about the currently available patch to the Watcom compiler:
"After a long wait, Watcom 11.0c was finally released and can be found at the Open Watcom FTP site. This is not yet open source and is intended as a patch for existing Watcom 11 users - there are no 3rd party files from Microsoft, IBM or Tenberry included. Depending on your needs however, 11.0c can be used even without previous copy of Watcom. 16-bit DOS development requires no 3rd party files at all and there is a variety of free 32-bit DOS extenders available. For OS/2 users it is possible to use the headers, libraries and tools from the latest 4.5 Toolkit."
Michal Necasek also provides a web-page with instruction on how to use the currently avaiable zip-files with the 4.5 Toolkit included with eComStation. That web-page is: http://pages.prodigy.net/michaln/os2/Watcom11c.html
Now that I got my emx development environment setup based on the articles in os2-ezine, the next weekend project will be to attempt a setup of the Watcom compiler using the 4.5 Toolkit.
An IBM Strategy document on Warp can be found here. They answer these questions:
by Viktor Kartunov aka matik
This excerpt on OS testing of Athlon64 from the full article. The article contains facts and speculation on AMD's new processor. As long as you clearly separate the speculation, it's an informative read.
"To demonstrate full compatibility of its baby AMD tested the new processor in over 50 OSes. Here are some of the configurations:
"SciTech Reaches Agreement with Intel on Future OS/2 Graphics Driver Support for Integrated Graphics Chipset Platforms
SciTech Software, Inc. has reached an agreement with Intel(R) Corporation which will allow SciTech to provide future support for Intel Chipsets for enterprise and business customers worldwide running IBM's OS/2 operating system. The agreement effectively transitions all OS/2 graphics driver development, validation, and support for Intel integrated graphics chipsets from Intel to SciTech as of January 1, 2003.
As part of the agreement between the two companies, SciTech will make their latest device driver technology, SciTech SNAP Graphics, available for licensing directly to OS/2 customers of Intel's integrated graphics chipsets. SciTech will also offer full support for customers using SciTech SNAP Graphics on Intel integrated graphics platforms running OS/2."
Note: SciTech renamed their OS/2 device driver to SciTech SNAP Graphics. This useful detail is not on their website.
Warpstock Inc. Announces 2003 Event Planning
Warpstock Mission Statement:
"Warpstock's mission is to produce an annual conference which provides education, information and social opportunities to the entire OS/2 community. Warpstock is a not-for-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to OS/2. The Warpstock Inc. Board of Directors accepts bids from potential host cities in a competitive process."
Mozilla Announces 1.3 alpha and Phoenix Browser 0.5
"Phoenix is a redesign of the Mozilla browser component, similar to Galeon, K-Meleon and Chimera, but written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform. More information about Phoenix is available at the Phoenix Project Page."
Phoenix supports Windows, Linux and OS/2 at the 0.5 release.
"Software Withdrawal: Selected Part Numbers of OS/2 Warp V4 and Warp Server for e-business Programs Overview
Effective March 12, 2003, IBM will withdraw from marketing the part numbers licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) listed in the Program Withdrawals section.
On or after that date, you can no longer obtain these part numbers directly from IBM. You can obtain these part numbers on an as-available basis through IBM authorized remarketers.
Replacement Product Information: None"
Fortunately, this is not the whole story. Serenity Systems is still selling eCS, their enhanced version of OS/2. More info as I get it.
Update: According to Bob St. John of Serenity-Systems, this move is consistent with IBM plans announced in 2000. The plans for eCS took this into account, so no changes are needed.
The new eCS 1.1 is currently in Gamma testing and should be in RC status by the end of December. I'm looking forward to getting hands on experience and will report on its greatly expanded capabilities.
Check out the latest information at ecommstation.
Look for comments on eCS in the April 2002 column, and in my September 2002 Column on Byte.
What is Open Watcom?
Open Watcom is an effort to take the commercial Watcom compilers, and turn them into an Open Source Project. When Sybase realised that the Watcom C/C++ and Fortran compilers were no longer commercially viable, they searched around to find a solution for their existing customers. SciTech Software, a long time user of Watcom compiler products contacted Sybase about turning the compilers into an Open Source project, and hence the Open Watcom Project was born.
The Open Watcom products are the first and only commercial compilers to be open sourced and, with more than a million lines of source code, the Watcom products represent one of the largest pools of commercial source code of any type ever released under an Open Source license. Sybase is releasing the code under an Open Source license that complies with the Open Source Definition, published by the Open Source Initiative (http://www.opensource.org).
Host Platforms:
Target Platforms
To get the compilers, select the Products tab and click on downloads.
The Gold Release of SciTech SNAP Graphics V2.0 for OS/2 has been released, and is available for download/purchase:
SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2 takes graphics device control to the next level with increased functionality and support for even more graphics chips! Based on the original SciTech Nucleus Technology, SciTech SNAP Graphics delivers rock solid performance and stability while increasing overall device flexibility and available features.
It also features multihead support on the following chipsets: Matrox MGA-G450, MGA-G550
eCS wanted a replacement for HPFS, which was runninginto limitations on file size and caching. For this they developed an eCS version of the AIX Journaled File System (JFS). Let us now look at some of the new features JFS brings to eCS.
A truly 32-bit system; Maximum volume size 2 terabytes (=2,048 gigabytes!) Maximum file size 2 terabytes (=2,048 gigabytes!) This is especially important for large database and server users.
In conjunction with LVM, JFS allows dynamic volume expansion. In other words, volumes can be increased in size "on the fly"! Maximum cache size is the amount of available physical memory.
Uses database journaling techniques to record changes sequentially in a special log, so that in case of system failure, data can be restored much faster than was possible under previous file systems.
Read more about JFS and other features on the web site. JFS Info from eCS site:
According to a PivX advisory, non-Unix platforms like Windows OS2 and Netware are vulnerable, but Unix versions are not. Meanwhile, the fix is simple. Add the following line to the httpd.conf file before the first 'Alias' or 'Redirect' directive: RedirectMatch 400 "\\\.\." The fix is included in version 2.0.40, along with fixes for "two minor path-revealing exposures," Apache says.
HPFS can recover files and directories better than most file systems. This is because every sector used in the filesystem structures has a signature, between two and eight bytes in length at the beginning which uniquely identifies it. This feature makes it possible for CHKDSK to recognise filesystem data structures even on a badly corrupted drive and perform the appropriate recovery. For the most complete recovery, when chkdsk finds one or more errors, rerun chkdsk until it no longer finds errors.
OS/2 and eCS can find help and docs for installing Mozilla plugins here.