The eCSoft/2 weekly newsletter - week 36

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  • Anagramarama 0.9 (record updated 02/08/2026 - 17:28) 
    Anagramarama is a free word puzzle game. A scrambled 7-letter word is displayed; you must guess as many valid anagrams of that word as possible before the 5-minute clock runs out.
  • WarpWidgets (Desktop widgets for ArcaOS and OS/2 Warp) 1.0 (record updated 04/08/2026 - 20:07) 
    WarpWidgets is a lightweight desktop widget application for ArcaOS and OS/2 Warp. It places frameless, always-on-top information panels directly on the Workplace Shell desktop.
  • Klickstartmenu 1.0.795 (record updated 08/08/2026 - 21:56)

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

    Features:

  • 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.

  • Amoebax 0.2.1 (record updated 02/08/2026 - 17:13)

    Amoebax is a free multi-platform match-3 puzzle game where the objective is to beat your opponent in a battle by filling their grid up to the top with garbage.

  • File (libmagic) 5.30 (record updated 05/08/2026 - 05:28)

    File is an implementation of the UNIX File command. It knows the "magic number" of several thousands of file types.

  • 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

  • Lines (or Alines) 1.28 (record updated 05/08/2026 - 05:17)

    Lines solitaire for OS/2.

  • 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!

  • Kuklomenos 0.4.5 (record updated 02/08/2026 - 17:25)

    Kuklomenos is an abstract shoot-em-up with minimalistic graphics, short game-length and very challenging at the higher difficulty levels.

  • 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 02082026 (record updated 02/08/2026 - 06:18)

    QSINIT is a replacement of OS2LDR created from scratch.

  • Agena 7.8.3 (record updated 05/08/2026 - 18:48)

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

  • Kobo Deluxe 0.5.1 (record updated 02/08/2026 - 17:19)

    Kobo Deluxe is a single player action game. The play is quite simple. Your object is to destroy all the fortresses.

  • SnakeMe 1.0.0 (record updated 02/08/2026 - 17:58)

    SnakeME is the classic arcade game snake by Ysagoon.

  • Lua Programming Language 5.5.1 (record updated 07/08/2026 - 05:52)

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

  • Gnuplot 6.0.4 (record updated 05/08/2026 - 05:18)

    Well-known command-line driven interactive function plotting utility.

  • 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 1.0.795 (record updated 08/08/2026 - 21:56)

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

    Features:

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Lua Programming Language 5.5.1 (record updated 07/08/2026 - 05:52)

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Agena 7.8.3 (record updated 05/08/2026 - 18:48)

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

  • File (libmagic) 5.30 (record updated 05/08/2026 - 05:28)

    File is an implementation of the UNIX File command. It knows the "magic number" of several thousands of file types.

  • Gnuplot 6.0.4 (record updated 05/08/2026 - 05:18)

    Well-known command-line driven interactive function plotting utility.

  • Lines (or Alines) 1.28 (record updated 05/08/2026 - 05:17)

    Lines solitaire for OS/2.

  • WarpWidgets (Desktop widgets for ArcaOS and OS/2 Warp) 1.0 (record updated 04/08/2026 - 20:07) 
    WarpWidgets is a lightweight desktop widget application for ArcaOS and OS/2 Warp. It places frameless, always-on-top information panels directly on the Workplace Shell desktop.
  • SnakeMe 1.0.0 (record updated 02/08/2026 - 17:58)

    SnakeME is the classic arcade game snake by Ysagoon.

  • Kuklomenos 0.4.5 (record updated 02/08/2026 - 17:25)

    Kuklomenos is an abstract shoot-em-up with minimalistic graphics, short game-length and very challenging at the higher difficulty levels.

  • Kobo Deluxe 0.5.1 (record updated 02/08/2026 - 17:19)

    Kobo Deluxe is a single player action game. The play is quite simple. Your object is to destroy all the fortresses.

  • Amoebax 0.2.1 (record updated 02/08/2026 - 17:13)

    Amoebax is a free multi-platform match-3 puzzle game where the objective is to beat your opponent in a battle by filling their grid up to the top with garbage.

  • QSINIT 02082026 (record updated 02/08/2026 - 06:18)

    QSINIT is a replacement of OS2LDR created from scratch.

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