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==Other OS/2 and eComStation related web sites== | ==Other OS/2 and eComStation related web sites== | ||
* [http://www.ecsoft2.org eCSoft/2] - OS/2 & eCS software news an listings - By far the best updated and most comprehensive out there - In both Italian and English. | *[http://www.ecsoft2.org eCSoft/2] - OS/2 & eCS software news an listings - By far the best updated and most comprehensive out there - In both Italian and English. | ||
* [http://en.ecomstation.ru eComStation.ru] - Loads of info in Russian and English | *[http://en.ecomstation.ru eComStation.ru] - Loads of info in Russian and English | ||
* [http://www.os2world.com/ OS/2 World] - News, forums and Wiki. | *[http://www.os2world.com/ OS/2 World] - News, forums and Wiki. | ||
* [http://os2news.warpstock.org/ OS/2 Warp News and Rumors] | *[http://os2news.warpstock.org/ OS/2 Warp News and Rumors] | ||
* [http://www.ecomstation.co.kr/ OS/2 and | *[http://www.ecomstation.co.kr/ OS/2 and eComstation Korea] South Korean user forums and so on, responsible for a number of OS/2 ports of UNIX software. | ||
* [http://www.os2.org OS/2.org] - Used to be a generic info page on OS/2 and eComStation issues but is now primarily a German language forum, but as such all in all more popular than any English language one. | *[http://www.os2.org OS/2.org] - Used to be a generic info page on OS/2 and eComStation issues but is now primarily a German language forum, but as such all in all more popular than any English language one. | ||
* [http://blog.warpserver.de WarpServer Blog] - In German - News snippets on new and updated OS/2 software and more detailed blog postings on older ones. | *[http://blog.warpserver.de WarpServer Blog] - In German - News snippets on new and updated OS/2 software and more detailed blog postings on older ones. | ||
* [http://kimludvigsen.dk/os2/index.php Nightcall BBS] - These are the archives of what used to be ''the Scandinavian BBS'', outdated but contains a lot of old files there that are not to be found anywhere else. | *[http://kimludvigsen.dk/os2/index.php Nightcall BBS] - These are the archives of what used to be ''the Scandinavian BBS'', outdated but contains a lot of old files there that are not to be found anywhere else. | ||
* [http://os2.sitesz.com/ Alex Chapman OS/2 Home Page] - Tad outdated in parts but useful info buried in between. | *[http://os2.sitesz.com/ Alex Chapman OS/2 Home Page] - Tad outdated in parts but useful info buried in between. | ||
* [http://www.wisdomtree.info/ Wisdomtree] - Collection of eCS & OS/2 related links. | *[http://www.wisdomtree.info/ Wisdomtree] - Collection of eCS & OS/2 related links. | ||
There are also a few related groups that have become invite only in the last couple of years. | There are also a few related groups that have become invite only in the last couple of years. | ||
;OS/2 related blogs | ;OS/2 related blogs | ||
* [https://metztli.it/blog/index.php?blog=4 Metztli Information Technology Blog] - IBM VAR, mostly Linux and zSystem, but quite a number of OS/2 related blogs in-between. | *[https://metztli.it/blog/index.php?blog=4 Metztli Information Technology Blog] - IBM VAR, mostly Linux and zSystem, but quite a number of OS/2 related blogs in-between. | ||
==Conferences, seminars and user groups== | ==Conferences, seminars and user groups== | ||
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*[http://www.warpstock.eu Warpstock Europe] - An OS/2 user/developer conference - Held in Europe yearly | *[http://www.warpstock.eu Warpstock Europe] - An OS/2 user/developer conference - Held in Europe yearly | ||
*[http://www.scoug.com/programming/ SCOUG Programming SIG] - A special interest group of the [[Southern California OS/2 User Group]] | *[http://www.scoug.com/programming/ SCOUG Programming SIG] - A special interest group of the [[Southern California OS/2 User Group]] | ||
*[http://www.pasug.org Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group] - Highly OS/2 oriented | |||
* [http://www.pasug.org Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group] - Highly OS/2 oriented | |||
*[http://www.os2voice.org/about.html VOICE] - A "virtual" user group, i.e. not geographically constrained and holds meetings only on-line. | *[http://www.os2voice.org/about.html VOICE] - A "virtual" user group, i.e. not geographically constrained and holds meetings only on-line. | ||
*[http://www.os2.org.nz/ Wellington User Group] - New Zealand | *[http://www.os2.org.nz/ Wellington User Group] - New Zealand | ||
* [http://www.teamos2hamburg.de Team OS/2 Hamburg] - Germany | *[http://www.teamos2hamburg.de Team OS/2 Hamburg] - Germany | ||
*[http://www.os2voice.org/usergroups.html A list of Worldwide OS/2 user groups] - from VOICE | *[http://www.os2voice.org/usergroups.html A list of Worldwide OS/2 user groups] - from VOICE | ||
==Companies and individuals offering OS/2 and eComStation services== | ==Companies and individuals offering OS/2 and eComStation services== | ||
* [http://www.bitwiseworks.com/firewall/os2.php BWW Bitwise Works] - Austrian company that offers custom OS/2 programming services and more. | *[http://www.bitwiseworks.com/firewall/os2.php BWW Bitwise Works] - Austrian company that offers custom OS/2 programming services and more. | ||
* [https://www.arcanoae.com/ Arca Noae] - USA based company, offers driver updates and sundry custom install, development and deployment services. | *[https://www.arcanoae.com/ Arca Noae] - USA based company, offers driver updates and sundry custom install, development and deployment services. | ||
* [https://www.xeu.com XEU] - Dutch company that offers the eComStation OS and sundry related services | *[https://www.xeu.com XEU] - Dutch company that offers the eComStation OS and sundry related services | ||
* [http://www.ecomstation.it eComStation.it/Massimo Sangriso] - Italian integrator, provides all common services and sales locally | *[http://www.ecomstation.it eComStation.it/Massimo Sangriso] - Italian integrator, provides all common services and sales locally. | ||
*[http://www.blondeguy.com Neil Waldhauer] aka Blond Guy - California, USA, does consulting and support of OS/2 related systems. | |||
* [http://www.blondeguy.com Neil Waldhauer] aka Blond Guy - California, USA, does consulting and support of OS/2 related systems. | *[http://www.russharvey.bc.ca Russ Harvey] - OS/2 consultation and services in Canada | ||
* [http://www.russharvey.bc.ca Russ Harvey] - OS/2 consultation and services in Canada | |||
==Project and source hosting== | ==Project and source hosting== | ||
Websites that provide a range of support options for OS/2 developers, the big two are [[SourceForge]] and [[GitHub]] and they have their own separate pages. | Websites that provide a range of support options for OS/2 developers, the big two are [[SourceForge]] and [[GitHub]] and they have their own separate pages. | ||
* [http://www.codeplex.com/ Codeplex] - Microsoft's alternative, good but not flexible about licenses - Free | *[http://www.codeplex.com/ Codeplex] - Microsoft's alternative, good but not flexible about licenses - Free | ||
* [https://gitorious.org/ Gitorius] - Less popular alternative to GitHub - Free for open source projects | *[https://gitorious.org/ Gitorius] - Less popular alternative to GitHub - Free for open source projects | ||
* [https://bitbucket.org/ Bitbucket] - Offers both free and paid project hosting - not as flexible as some of the others. | *[https://bitbucket.org/ Bitbucket] - Offers both free and paid project hosting - not as flexible as some of the others. | ||
* [https://www.codebasehq.com Code Base] - Project hosting - Not free but inexpensive and has more features than most free alternatives. | *[https://www.codebasehq.com Code Base] - Project hosting - Not free but inexpensive and has more features than most free alternatives. | ||
* [https://launchpad.net/ Launchpad] - Project hosting - Primarily intended for open source projects. | *[https://launchpad.net/ Launchpad] - Project hosting - Primarily intended for open source projects. | ||
*[https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/ Jira] - Paid for only | |||
* [https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/ Jira] - Paid for only | *[https://unfuddle.com/ Unfuddle] - Paid for project hosting | ||
* [https://unfuddle.com/ Unfuddle] - Paid for project hosting | |||
See also: [[Configuration management]] | See also: [[Configuration management]] | ||
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==Programming related news groups, forums and mailing lists== | ==Programming related news groups, forums and mailing lists== | ||
* [news:comp.os.os2.programmer.tools comp.os.os2.programmer.tools] - OS/2 development tools | *[news:comp.os.os2.programmer.tools comp.os.os2.programmer.tools] - OS/2 development tools | ||
* [news:comp.os.os2.programmer.porting comp.os.os2.programmer.porting] - Porting software from other operating systems to OS/2 | *[news:comp.os.os2.programmer.porting comp.os.os2.programmer.porting] - Porting software from other operating systems to OS/2 | ||
* [news:comp.os.os2.programmer.oop comp.os.os2.programmer.oop] - SOM, WPS, and other object-oriented OS/2 programming | *[news:comp.os.os2.programmer.oop comp.os.os2.programmer.oop] - SOM, WPS, and other object-oriented OS/2 programming | ||
* [news:comp.os.os2.programmer.misc comp.os.os2.programmer.misc] - General OS/2 programming | *[news:comp.os.os2.programmer.misc comp.os.os2.programmer.misc] - General OS/2 programming | ||
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/os2ddprog Os2ddprog] - Yahoo OS/2 Device Driver Development Group | *[http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/os2ddprog Os2ddprog] - Yahoo OS/2 Device Driver Development Group | ||
* [ | *[https://88watts.net/software.html David's device driver page] | ||
==Magazines and articles with OS/2 programming content== | ==Magazines and articles with OS/2 programming content== | ||
*[http://www.os2ezine.com/ OS/2 e-Zine] - The premier OS/2 news source, with the occasional developer-related article | *[http://www.os2ezine.com/ OS/2 e-Zine] - The premier OS/2 news source, with the occasional developer-related article | ||
*[ | *[https://www.microsoft.com/msj/backissues86.aspx Microsoft Systems Journal back issues] - Although they're no longer online, the older issues have lots of OS/2 information. | ||
==FTP sites (or their WWW equivalents), search engines, and other indices== | ==FTP sites (or their WWW equivalents), search engines, and other indices== | ||
* [http://www.bmtmicro.com/BMTCatalog/BMTCat_SoftwareOS2.html BMT Micro's OS/2 catalog] - A collection of shareware OS/2 tools | *[http://www.bmtmicro.com/BMTCatalog/BMTCat_SoftwareOS2.html BMT Micro's OS/2 catalog] - A collection of shareware OS/2 tools | ||
* [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-browse.php?dir=/pub/os2/dev Hobbes' dev directory] - | *[http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-browse.php?dir=/pub/os2/dev Hobbes' dev directory] - Lots of stuff. | ||
==Low-level OS/2 programming== | ==Low-level OS/2 programming== | ||
Device drivers, real-time control, hardware access, etc. | Device drivers, real-time control, hardware access, etc. | ||
* [https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/os2ddprog/info The OS/2 Programming Device Drivers mailing list] - This page contains all driver-related information. | *[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/os2ddprog/info The OS/2 Programming Device Drivers mailing list] - This page contains all driver-related information. | ||
==Visual programming, CASE, RAD, etc.== | ==Visual programming, CASE, RAD, etc.== | ||
* [http://www.ibm.com/software/ad/visgen/ VisualAge Generator] - A RAD tool for Java, I think. | *[http://www.ibm.com/software/ad/visgen/ VisualAge Generator] - A RAD tool for Java, I think. | ||
*[http://www.gwdg.de/~sbrauk/software.htm Object WorkBench] - A workframe for C++ and Java programmers | |||
* [http://www.gwdg.de/~sbrauk/software.htm Object WorkBench] - A workframe for C++ and Java programmers | *[http://xcprod.com/titan/ZMECH/ ZMECH] - A cross-platform visual CASE tool | ||
* [http://xcprod.com/titan/ZMECH/ ZMECH] - A cross-platform visual CASE tool | |||
==Embedded Systems== | ==Embedded Systems== | ||
*[http://www.embedded.com/links.htm ESP Magazine's embedded systems develop internet resources] - Tons of links to WWW resources on embedded systems development. | *[http://www.embedded.com/links.htm ESP Magazine's embedded systems develop internet resources] - Tons of links to WWW resources on embedded systems development. | ||
*[http://www.robh.nl/picsoft.php JAL V2, XWISP2] - Software for Microchip® PICmicro® controllers | |||
*[http://www.robh.nl/picsoft.php | |||
==Presentation Manager (PM)== | ==Presentation Manager (PM)== | ||
* [http://www.nyangau.org/gbm/gbm.htm Generalised Bitmap Module] - Libraries and source code for loading, saving, and manipulating images in a variety of file formats | *[http://www.nyangau.org/gbm/gbm.htm Generalised Bitmap Module] - Libraries and source code for loading, saving, and manipulating images in a variety of file formats | ||
*[http://www.objectcentral.com/ V C++ GUI Framework] - Cross-platform GUI Framework, now for OS/2! | |||
* [http://www.objectcentral.com/ V C++ GUI Framework] - Cross-platform GUI Framework, now for OS/2! | |||
==Multimedia, Graphics, and Game Development== | ==Multimedia, Graphics, and Game Development== | ||
* [http://www.crystalspace3d.org Crystal Space] - A free 3D engine for OS/2 and other OS's, note that only older versions have explicit OS/2 support, but the code is fairly portable. | *[http://www.crystalspace3d.org Crystal Space] - A free 3D engine for OS/2 and other OS's, note that only older versions have explicit OS/2 support, but the code is fairly portable. | ||
*[http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/games.html BlobCity] - An OS/2 game like SimCity, with great multithreading and full source code | |||
* [http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/games.html BlobCity] - An OS/2 game like SimCity, with great multithreading and full source code | |||
==Version Control and Project Management== | ==Version Control and Project Management== | ||
*[http://www.opussoftware.com/product/product.htm Opus Make] - A cross-platform powerful make utility | |||
* [http://www.opussoftware.com/product/product.htm Opus Make] - A cross-platform powerful make utility | |||
==Copy Protection, Encryption, and Security== | ==Copy Protection, Encryption, and Security== | ||
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==Applications with documented plug-in API's== | ==Applications with documented plug-in API's== | ||
* [http://www.cadwaresoft.com/dnnsite/en-us/download/bluecad/freeproducts.aspx CadWare's BlueCAD 1.0] - An excellent small and fast CAD package for OS/2 | *[http://www.cadwaresoft.com/dnnsite/en-us/download/bluecad/freeproducts.aspx CadWare's BlueCAD 1.0] - An excellent small and fast CAD package for OS/2 | ||
* [http://www.manglais.com Maul Publisher] - An OS/2-only desktop publishing application | *[http://www.manglais.com Maul Publisher] - An OS/2-only desktop publishing application | ||
==Editors and Viewers== | ==Editors and Viewers== | ||
*[http://es.os2.ru/fed.html Fast Editor Lite] - Small yet powerful programmers editor for OS/2 | *[http://es.os2.ru/fed.html Fast Editor Lite] - Small yet powerful programmers editor for OS/2 | ||
*[http://www.nyangau.org/ae/ae.htm Andys Source Code Folding Editor] - Cross-platform editor with the ability to group lines into a larger 'meta-line' | *[http://www.nyangau.org/ae/ae.htm Andys Source Code Folding Editor] - Cross-platform editor with the ability to group lines into a larger 'meta-line' | ||
==Miscellaneous== | ==Miscellaneous== | ||
*[http://www.sewingwitch.com/ken/os2.html OS/2 and Linux Topics] - And yet another mostly outdated index | |||
* [http://www.sewingwitch.com/ken/os2.html OS/2 and Linux Topics] - And yet another mostly outdated index | *[http://i1.dk/ntos2/ OS/2 emulation layer for NT] - Emulates over 110 DOSCALL functions under NT | ||
* [http://i1.dk/ntos2/ OS/2 emulation layer for NT] - Emulates over 110 DOSCALL functions under NT | *[http://www.bratschi.net/english/index.html Christoph Bratschi's Homepage] - Small programmer's editor, Netscape plug-ins, MCI tester, some file viewers, etc. | ||
* [http://www.bratschi.net/english/index.html Christoph Bratschi's Homepage] - Small programmer's editor, Netscape plug-ins, MCI tester, some file viewers, etc. | *[http://www.telvox.com/ Telvox Srl] - Some kind of cross-platform CODEC, I'm not sure what it does | ||
* [http://www.telvox.com/ Telvox | |||
==Historical computing and programming== | ==Historical computing and programming== | ||
* [http://www.fh-jena.de/~kleine/history/history.html Historic Documents in Computer Science] by Karl Kleine at the Jena University, the latter being historically important since it was the primus motor behind the early [[ALGOL]] development, unusual for a then East European country. | *[http://www.fh-jena.de/~kleine/history/history.html Historic Documents in Computer Science] by Karl Kleine at the Jena University, the latter being historically important since it was the primus motor behind the early [[ALGOL]] development, unusual for a then East European country. | ||
==Other Languages== | |||
*[http://lafaix.online.fr/os2/os2dev.html Développer sous OS/2] - A list like this one, but in French | |||
*[http://www.ecomstation.it/pido2/ PIDO/2] - Italian translation project for eComStation and individual software packages. | |||
[[Category:Main]] | [[Category:Main]] | ||
Revision as of 00:50, 30 January 2017
This page is formerly known as "Timur Tabi's Programming Links", from the old EDM/2 web site. The content has seen some recent updates but is still not fully checked so you will find the odd dead link.
Most of the links are to OS/2-specific sources of information, however links to generic (i.e. not platform-specific) sources are sometimes included for completeness.
- eCSoft/2 - OS/2 & eCS software news an listings - By far the best updated and most comprehensive out there - In both Italian and English.
- eComStation.ru - Loads of info in Russian and English
- OS/2 World - News, forums and Wiki.
- OS/2 Warp News and Rumors
- OS/2 and eComstation Korea South Korean user forums and so on, responsible for a number of OS/2 ports of UNIX software.
- OS/2.org - Used to be a generic info page on OS/2 and eComStation issues but is now primarily a German language forum, but as such all in all more popular than any English language one.
- WarpServer Blog - In German - News snippets on new and updated OS/2 software and more detailed blog postings on older ones.
- Nightcall BBS - These are the archives of what used to be the Scandinavian BBS, outdated but contains a lot of old files there that are not to be found anywhere else.
- Alex Chapman OS/2 Home Page - Tad outdated in parts but useful info buried in between.
- Wisdomtree - Collection of eCS & OS/2 related links.
There are also a few related groups that have become invite only in the last couple of years.
- OS/2 related blogs
- Metztli Information Technology Blog - IBM VAR, mostly Linux and zSystem, but quite a number of OS/2 related blogs in-between.
Conferences, seminars and user groups
Want to meet other OS/2 and eComstation users and developers?
- Warpstock - An OS/2 user/developer conference - Held in North America yearly
- Warpstock Europe - An OS/2 user/developer conference - Held in Europe yearly
- SCOUG Programming SIG - A special interest group of the Southern California OS/2 User Group
- Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group - Highly OS/2 oriented
- VOICE - A "virtual" user group, i.e. not geographically constrained and holds meetings only on-line.
- Wellington User Group - New Zealand
- Team OS/2 Hamburg - Germany
- A list of Worldwide OS/2 user groups - from VOICE
Companies and individuals offering OS/2 and eComStation services
- BWW Bitwise Works - Austrian company that offers custom OS/2 programming services and more.
- Arca Noae - USA based company, offers driver updates and sundry custom install, development and deployment services.
- XEU - Dutch company that offers the eComStation OS and sundry related services
- eComStation.it/Massimo Sangriso - Italian integrator, provides all common services and sales locally.
- Neil Waldhauer aka Blond Guy - California, USA, does consulting and support of OS/2 related systems.
- Russ Harvey - OS/2 consultation and services in Canada
Project and source hosting
Websites that provide a range of support options for OS/2 developers, the big two are SourceForge and GitHub and they have their own separate pages.
- Codeplex - Microsoft's alternative, good but not flexible about licenses - Free
- Gitorius - Less popular alternative to GitHub - Free for open source projects
- Bitbucket - Offers both free and paid project hosting - not as flexible as some of the others.
- Code Base - Project hosting - Not free but inexpensive and has more features than most free alternatives.
- Launchpad - Project hosting - Primarily intended for open source projects.
- Jira - Paid for only
- Unfuddle - Paid for project hosting
See also: Configuration management
Online References
Manuals and other online guides on OS/2 programming
- The OS/2 API Project - OS/2 API documentation on the web
- IBM BookManager - Tons of documents in BM format.
- comp.os.os2.programmer.tools - OS/2 development tools
- comp.os.os2.programmer.porting - Porting software from other operating systems to OS/2
- comp.os.os2.programmer.oop - SOM, WPS, and other object-oriented OS/2 programming
- comp.os.os2.programmer.misc - General OS/2 programming
- Os2ddprog - Yahoo OS/2 Device Driver Development Group
- David's device driver page
Magazines and articles with OS/2 programming content
- OS/2 e-Zine - The premier OS/2 news source, with the occasional developer-related article
- Microsoft Systems Journal back issues - Although they're no longer online, the older issues have lots of OS/2 information.
FTP sites (or their WWW equivalents), search engines, and other indices
- BMT Micro's OS/2 catalog - A collection of shareware OS/2 tools
- Hobbes' dev directory - Lots of stuff.
Low-level OS/2 programming
Device drivers, real-time control, hardware access, etc.
- The OS/2 Programming Device Drivers mailing list - This page contains all driver-related information.
Visual programming, CASE, RAD, etc.
- VisualAge Generator - A RAD tool for Java, I think.
- Object WorkBench - A workframe for C++ and Java programmers
- ZMECH - A cross-platform visual CASE tool
Embedded Systems
- ESP Magazine's embedded systems develop internet resources - Tons of links to WWW resources on embedded systems development.
- JAL V2, XWISP2 - Software for Microchip® PICmicro® controllers
Presentation Manager (PM)
- Generalised Bitmap Module - Libraries and source code for loading, saving, and manipulating images in a variety of file formats
- V C++ GUI Framework - Cross-platform GUI Framework, now for OS/2!
Multimedia, Graphics, and Game Development
- Crystal Space - A free 3D engine for OS/2 and other OS's, note that only older versions have explicit OS/2 support, but the code is fairly portable.
- BlobCity - An OS/2 game like SimCity, with great multithreading and full source code
Version Control and Project Management
- Opus Make - A cross-platform powerful make utility
Copy Protection, Encryption, and Security
- SecureIt - Registration protection for your shareware application
Applications with documented plug-in API's
- CadWare's BlueCAD 1.0 - An excellent small and fast CAD package for OS/2
- Maul Publisher - An OS/2-only desktop publishing application
Editors and Viewers
- Fast Editor Lite - Small yet powerful programmers editor for OS/2
- Andys Source Code Folding Editor - Cross-platform editor with the ability to group lines into a larger 'meta-line'
Miscellaneous
- OS/2 and Linux Topics - And yet another mostly outdated index
- OS/2 emulation layer for NT - Emulates over 110 DOSCALL functions under NT
- Christoph Bratschi's Homepage - Small programmer's editor, Netscape plug-ins, MCI tester, some file viewers, etc.
- Telvox Srl - Some kind of cross-platform CODEC, I'm not sure what it does
Historical computing and programming
- Historic Documents in Computer Science by Karl Kleine at the Jena University, the latter being historically important since it was the primus motor behind the early ALGOL development, unusual for a then East European country.
Other Languages
- Développer sous OS/2 - A list like this one, but in French
- PIDO/2 - Italian translation project for eComStation and individual software packages.