OS/2 FREEWARE

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Loris Rinaldo

WPS and System Utilities

• System utilities

  [#####] FreeType/2 TrueType font engine, enhances os/2 standard TT font rendering (350k)

  [####] File Phoenix v 1.35: recovers deleted files from FAT or HPFS <4GB without having undelete enabled (93k)
  

  [####] SimplyFix a Visual Tool to apply fixpacks easily. - postcard Ware (770 k)

  [#####] Latest fixpack for Warp4 choose appropriate language directory (many kb)

  [#####] Latest fixpack for Warp3 choose appropriate language directory (many kb)

  [##] File Freedom a free File Manager (250k)

  [.....] IBM1S506 replacement IDE driver, enable busmastering with many newer chipsets. (170 k)

  [....] Win'95 VFAT IFS for OS/2, enables reading and writing with long filenames on win95 partitions. (182 k)

  [....] FAT32 IFS vs 0.91, file system for the VFAT32 file system introduced by win95 OSR2 and Win98. (230 k)

  [....] NTFS IFS file system for the windows NT file system. (310 k)

  [....] ext2 IFS driver for the Linux ext2 file system. (230 k)

  [...] Hierarchal File System (HFS) driver for OS/2 528 kB 1997 or recognition of Macintosh disks

  [?] Toronto Virtual File System v2.11 471 kB 1998

  [....] Dynamic RAM disk installs a variable size RAM disk. (97 k)

  [###] SYSBENCH 0.94e: Benchmarking Utility (video, CPU, disk, and memory) (517k)
  

  [#####] Lswithcer ALT TAB switcher like win95 - italiano - (40 k)

  [####] Recurse Folder Settings allow settings for all sub-folders of a given folder. - (20 k)

  • [....] Association editor for OS/2 V2/3/4
  • [?] Program Terminator version 1.2 - (42 k)
  • [?] Windows List utility (98 k)
  • [#] Syncro, utility to sinchronize 2 directories
  • [##] Graphical line to line File Compare v1.2; works under OS/2 Warp 4 FP5 - IBM Emploee Written Software (44 kb)
  • [####] Multithreaded PM application. Find and replace strings in multiple files.
  • [####] Confing Maint probably the most complete source of information CONFIG.SYS settings.
  • [?] Hot Scroll 1.1 configure mouse middle button to scroll windows. (83 k)
  • [####] SmartBar 3.0 collection of system monitors.
  • [?] SysBar/2 collection of system monitors (disk space, CPU load, memory...). "Play CD" routine included.
  • [?] FM/2 shredder a new WPS object "mshred," a shredder that deletes most anything. (24 kb)
  • [?] Infra Red device driver I still have to check if it's free. (14 k)
  • [##] watchCat 2.1 task killer. Postcardware for non commercial (personal) use. Registration suggested. (650 k)
  • [?] wNice watchCat 2.1 DLL add on. Is it free? (200 k)
  • [?] wKill watchCat 2.1 kill enhancer. Is it free? (10 k)
  • [?] Screen saver 49 kB 1997
  • [?] Wipeout Screen Saver 2161 kB 1998.
  • [#####] NewDialog 1.1a (1.7 kB) 1996 Replaces the WinFileDlg (openFile) or search new vers.
  • [?] Windows95 keys support for os/2 wps 38 kB 1998 or Remaps the three extra Windows'95 keys 48 kB 1997

  [#####] xFolder: a great WPS enhancer.
  You'll also need a "language pack" check here (filename xf085??.zip) to find out if yours is available!
  

  [###] NPS WPS Enhancer 1.82: Enhances the Work Place Shell (101k)
  

  [####] PM Calc 1.0 - (41 k)
  

  [.....] Animated mouse pointer for OS/2 http://www.online-club.de/m1/clanganke/

  [###] Workplace Shell Tools '99 (335 kb)

• [?] Nice-os2 enhancer a wps enhancer
• [?] Candy Bar Z 1.30 Beta 1: System skinner, adds gradient filled title bars. '99 (399 kb)
• [###] Program Commander 2.1: provides a WPS replacement, launchpad alternative, and multiple desktops (1'400 k)
  
• [##] FM/2 Utilities: Bunch of Free Utils (incl defrag) (714k)
  
• [##] Find Duplicates v 1.01: Searches hard drives and lists duplicate files (128k)
  
• [#] Warp Cab: Clone of Win 3.x File Manager / w95 explorer (304k)
  
• [?] Tiny Alarm 2.1: Mini alarm program includes countdown and time alarm (26k)
  
• [?] Program Creator 1.22: Creates program objects very easily (12k) UPDATE (Feb)
  
• [?] OS/2 System Resources v3.30: Displays lots of system information (642k)
  
• [?] Process Viewer is a GUI process viewer and killer. Lots of info provided on each thread. Very nice! '98 (696 kb)
• [?] Replacement OS20MEMU.DLL for the OS/2 Memory Usage Display Tool (9 k)
  
• [?] Boot OS/2 v9.29 utility that allows you to build a BOOTable OS/2 V2, V3 or V4 system on either Floppy Disks or a Hard Disk Partition. (338 kb)
• [?] Service Center v3.0: Suite of Free PM Utils (714k)
  
• [?] Add an English spellchecker to the EPM editor (378k)
  
• [?] PM Camera: screen and image grabber (155k)
  
• [?] Backup Utility allows you to back up the OS/2 Desktop and a limited number of user-specified files. '93 (100 kb)
• [?] INIEdit/2 v1.52. OS/2 Binary INI file editor 90 kB 1997 or INI editor, like IniMaint/UniMaint w/repair functions

Internet and communications programs

[#####] NetScape Navigator & Communicator - internet browser

[####] Innoval's J Street Mailer, a (now) free Java e-mail client (3080k)

[....] Innoval's Post Road Mailer 3.0 a (now) free OS/2 e-mail client (1890 kb)

[####] Slurp - WWW mirroring tool (77k)

[....] GNU WGET v1.5.3, ftp client with reget options and more - compiled for OS/2. (210 k)

[####] NcFTP v 2.3.0 FTP client with reget option (447k) - text mode, requires EMX Run Time library

[?] Ytalk client and Ntalkd daemon, like the UNIX talk program

• [?] VX-FTP, multi-threaded PM FTP client (638 kb)
• [?] Simple PM ftp batch download/upload utility (235 kb)
• [?] PopBiff 1.1: POP3 mail indicator (152k)
  
• [###] Add HTML extensions to the EPM editor v0.98 (33k)
  
• [?] Nistime: Update time/date from NIST Internet server (36k)
  
• [?] Clock setting Client/Server using RFC868 protocol (104 kb)
• [?] TimeKeeper/2, RFC 868 Time Protocol Client that keeps your system time and date accurate (78 kb)
• [?] PM Finger and Ping (129k)
  
• [?] PM Finger (468 kb)
  
• [?] Pine v 3.95: Mail reader for IAK or Connect (851k)
  
• [?] HTML to Text Converter 1.0 (25k)
  
• [?] HTTP Daemon 1.0a1: WWW Server for OS/2 (easy to set up!) (885k)
  
• [?] INI2URL: Convert WebExplorer QuickList to URL objects
  
  
• [##]MagCom v 2.3: telecommunications (modem) program (84k) - text mode
  
• [?] MultiMail offline reader v 0.32 (137k)

Applications

[#####] StarOffice - Complete office suite: word proc., spread sheet, presentation graphics, image editing, internet apps (65'000 kb) - free: read licence

[####] Embellish image editor (2'500 kb) - http://www.dadaware.com/

[.....] GIMP/2: the Graphics Image Manipulator Program. "PhotoShop like" graphic manipulator, requires XFree86/2.

[....] Generalized Bitmap Module (GBM), read/write graphic file formats. Also available here. (620 k)

[#####] Ghost view and GhostScript, Post script, PDF and other format viewer and converter.

[####] PM Calc 1.0: Pocket scientific calculator (41 k)


• [?] Photo Graphics - image processing (6270k)
• [?] DB2 (database) - should be on IBM software section or file pecmn.zip
• [###] PP Wizard Generic preprocessor to generate html/rexx/ipf/inf from source files (88 k)
• [?] Mortgage Workbook 1.0: Calculate mortgate payments, etc (31k)
  
• [?] FTE text editor syntax highlighting for c/pascal/asm/perl/java/html and more! '99 (420 kb)
• [?] ExCal 3.0m from Dan Khen/IBM EWS. WPS-based PIM with calendar, todo and address book 487 kB 1998

Scientific software

[####] PM Calc 1.0: Pocket scientific calculator (41 k)


• [?] Euler v4.12: numerical math package with 3D/2D plots and programming language (472k) (Free to students only)
  
• [?] gnuplot v3.5: graphing program (389 k)
  
• [?] TeX and LaTeX files for OS/2 (link only)
  

Multimedia

• [###] WarpAmp Beta release of WarpAmp, a WinAmp clone. (299 k)
• [?] QuickMotion 2.0 (Demo) QuickTime movie player / plugin. (1'400 k)
• [?] Frontend for Bladeenc MP3 encoder V 1.06 - I still have to check if it's freeware. (535 k)
• [?] PMMixer 2.0: Sound Blaster Pro mixer (15k)
  
• [?] CD in a Box: Excellent CD player with lots of features. (link) (109k)
  
• [?] Sound Scheme Editor v1.6 for warp 65 kB 1997
• [?] Qframe 1.1: Connectix QuickCam GIF grabber (24k)
  
• [?] SANE 1.01 scanner support for OS/2 build 1 516 kB 1999 or Home Page

Other

• [?] the Xfree86/2 project INFO or DownLoad
• [?] the FreeOS project INFO or DownLoad
• [?] Win32 to OS/2 Alpha version of the dll library to run win95 applications under os/2. (1'300 k)

  [#####] Calmira II 3.0: adds a "win95 like" taskbar on win 3.x/win-os2 environment (770 k)

  [#####] Win3.x or win-os2 enhancers: all3d.zip winfilx.zip dosbar.zip prggrp.zip

• [#] WorkPlace Shell for Win3.x/Win-OS/2 v 1.51 (650k)
  
• [##]  Power Menu, a unique menu system for DOS. No batch files created - Power Menu is a true shell. - text mode (3 k).

  [####] HPFS read-only device driver for DOS & win9x V1.28 (56k)
  

  [###] Info-Unzip unarchiver program (needed for most archiver shells) (273 k) - text mode
  

  [###] Info-Zip archiver program (235k) - text mode
  

  [#####] KAZip: archive packing and unpacking PM manager req. INFO's zip & unzip. PostCard-ware (333 kb)
  

  [#] ZipMe 1.3: PM shell for INFO's zip 2.1 & unzip 5.3 (163 kb)
  

• [###] JShifter/2 v1.62: Turns NUMLOCK on at bootup (88k)
  
• [#] FileQuery v2.23: Enhanced DIR, ATTRIB, and SEARCH command (110k) - text mode
  
• [?] LX Lite 1.21 : Executable packer with lots of features. (293k) - text mode
  
• [?] Whereis 2.1: Text mode file find (36k) - text mode
  
• [?] Yet Another OS/2 Shell v 1.8: command shell that is like 4OS/2 (135k) - text mode
  
• [?] GO v1.5: Display and kill running processes (31k) - text mode
  
• [?] WPS2REXX: Saves the WPS into a REXX script (63k) - text mode
  

Games

• [#####] Mine Sweeper/2 v1.3, OS/2 version of popular game. - (11 k)
• [####] 32-bit updates to OS/2 Chess and Solitaire games (383k)
  
• [?] Mille Bournes card game v1.1 (38k)
  
• [?] Dungeon Chess 2.0: chess with a twist (90k)
  
• [?] Flip 1.0: A PM dice and card game (26k)
  
• [?] Meteor: simple REXX arcade game (18k)
  
• [?] Rebound: FS game for OS/2 with MMPM/2 (784k)
  
• [?] Wizard of Wor: PM action shoot-em-up game (51k)
  
• [?] Sherrif v0.12: PM Western Sherrif shoot-em game (530k)
  
• [?] Chinese Checkers for OS/2 (176k)
  
• [?] American Football for OS/2 (40k)
  
• [?] Backgammon: IBM's freeware version (link)
  

Disclaimer

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