The eCSoft/2 weekly newsletter - week 53

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  • Klickstartmenu 1.0.1000 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:46)

    Klickstartmenu is a configurable taskbar and Start menu for OS/2 and ArcaOS.

    Features:

  • Open Watcom C/C++ & Fortran77 2.0.1 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:32)

    Open Watcom is a joint effort between SciTech Software, Sybase , and a select team of developers, which will bring the Sybase Watcom C/C++ and Fortran compiler products

  • Lame 3.100 (record updated 06/08/2026 - 18:30)

    Lame is a free, open source MP3 encoder, which has proven to be the best quality mp3 encoder in many independent tests.

  • VNC Server and VNC Viewer 20260320 (record updated 07/08/2026 - 06:00)

    This package provides a VNC server and client for OS/2 Presentation Manager, you can connect to a VNC-server somewhere in the network and display its content in a windo

  • Bitmap OS/2 Programming Font sample (record updated 08/08/2026 - 10:53)

    A simple skeleton to create your bitmap fonts for OS/2 Presentation Manager and VIO windows. Customize your OS/2 as you like!

  • Netwide Assembler (NASM) 3.02 (record updated 06/08/2026 - 18:40)

    Assembler compiler.

  • X264 for OS/2 0.164.4573 (record updated 06/08/2026 - 18:38)

    x264 is a free library for encoding H264/AVC video streams.

  • QSINIT 07082026 (record updated 09/08/2026 - 06:31)

    QSINIT is a replacement of OS2LDR created from scratch.

  • Agena 7.8.5 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:38)

    Agena is an easy-to-learn procedural programming language suited for everyday usage.

  • Renzoku Player/2 0.9.9 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:30)

    A simple GUI front-end in Rexx language for Mplayer, KMovie Player and

  • Mplayer 1.5 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:31)

    Port of MPlayer: it is a movie player which runs on many systems (see the documentation).

  • Uniaud, Universal Audio Driver 1.9.7 & 3.03.01 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:32)

    Uniaudio is the OS/2 and eComStation port of the ALSA project (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture).

  • SdlZombies 1.0.0 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 06:57)

    Use the arrow keys to move the penguin, and make red (zombie) penguins fall into holes.

  • Data Transport Agent (DTA) (record updated 12/08/2026 - 06:57)

    This is a beta release of the new Data Transport Agent (DTA) for eComStation.

  • Lua Programming Language 5.5.1 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:45)

    Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language developed at PUC Rio (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio). Port by different authors.

  • 2XVFNT (Alternative 2.X VIO Fonts) 1.0b (record updated 08/08/2026 - 10:54)

    Alternative 2.x VIO fonts for VGA and BGA (8514/A) adapters. These fonts are used in OS/2 Windows (and DOS Windows) and in Comms Manager 3270 emulator windows.

  • Fatbits 1.0 (1990-Jun-08) (record updated 08/08/2026 - 10:50)

    Fatbits is a pixel magnifier program for OS/2 Presentation Manager. Source code and binaries included. Public Domain.

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  • Klickstartmenu 1.0.1000 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:46)

    Klickstartmenu è una taskbar configurable ed un menu Start per OS/2 ed ArcaOS.

    Caratteristiche:

  • Lua Programming Language 5.5.1 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:45)

    Lua è un linguaggio di programmazione per scripting potente, veloce, leggero e facilmente incorporabile, sviluppato presso la PUC Rio (Pontificia Università Cattolica d

  • Agena 7.8.5 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:38)

    Agena è un linguaggio di programmazione procedurale facile da apprendere e studiato per l'utilizzo quotidiano.

  • Open Watcom C/C++ & Fortran77 2.0.1 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:32)

    Open Watcom è una collaborazione Scitech Software, Sybase e un selezionato numero di sviluppatori con lo scopo di fornire alla comunità opensource i compilatori Sybase C/C++ e Fortran.

  • Uniaud, Universal Audio Driver 1.9.7 & 3.03.01 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:32)

    Uniaudio è il port ad OS/2 ed eComStation del progetto ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture).

  • Mplayer 1.5 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:31)

    Port di MPlayer: è un riproduttore multimediale disponibile per diversi sistemi (vedere la documentazione).

  • Renzoku Player/2 0.9.9 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 18:30)

    Semplice front-end grafico in linguaggio Rexx per Mplayer, KMovie Player e

  • SdlZombies 1.0.0 (record updated 12/08/2026 - 06:57)

    Usate i tasti freccia per muovere il pinguino e fate cadere tutti gli altri pinguini rossi (zombi) nelle buche.

  • Data Transport Agent (DTA) (record updated 12/08/2026 - 06:57)

    Questa è una release beta del nuovo Data Transport Agent (DTA) per eComStation.

  • QSINIT 07082026 (record updated 09/08/2026 - 06:31)

    QSINIT è un'alternativa a OS2LDR sviluppata in maniera originale.

  • 2XVFNT (Alternative 2.X VIO Fonts) 1.0b (record updated 08/08/2026 - 10:54)

    Caratteri alternativi VIO 2.x per adattatori VGA e BGA (8514/A). Questi caratteri sono usati nelle sessioni OS/2 (e DOS) e nelle finestre emulatore Comms Manager 3270.

  • Bitmap OS/2 Programming Font sample (record updated 08/08/2026 - 10:53)

    Semplice infrastruttura di base per creare i vostri font bitmap per il Presentation Manager e le finestre comandi di OS/2 (e DOS). Divertitevi a personalizzare il vostro OS/2!

  • Fatbits 1.0 (1990-Jun-08) (record updated 08/08/2026 - 10:50)

    Fatbits è un programma che visualizza in una finestra dimensionabile le aree ingrandite dello schermo sotto il puntatore.

  • VNC Server and VNC Viewer 20260320 (record updated 07/08/2026 - 06:00)

    Questo pacchetto fornisce un server ed un client VNC per il Presentation Manager di OS/2,  è possibile connettersi con un server VNC disponibile in rete e visualizzare

  • Netwide Assembler (NASM) 3.02 (record updated 06/08/2026 - 18:40)

    Compilatore assembler.

  • X264 for OS/2 0.164.4573 (record updated 06/08/2026 - 18:38)

    x264 è una libreria gratuita per la codifica di video stream H264/AVC.

  • Lame 3.100 (record updated 06/08/2026 - 18:30)

    Lame è un MP3 encoder open source completamente libero ed è considerato da molti il migliore in circolazione.