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From: junk@bbs.darktech.org                             05-Dec-99 03:08:18
  To: All                                               05-Dec-99 05:18:05
Subj: Re: Odin Application Database

From: "sl" <junk@bbs.darktech.org>

	Please add a link to the Application Database off
http://www.netlabs.org/odin..

Gili


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From: hunters@sapphire.indstate.edu                     05-Dec-99 21:13:02
  To: All                                               05-Dec-99 19:50:28
Subj: Re: Odin Application Database

From: hunters@sapphire.indstate.edu

In article <fyoofqnexgrpubet.fm9dad0.pminews@nntp.generation.net>,
  "sl" <junk@bbs.darktech.org> wrote:

> 	Please add a link to the Application Database off
> http://www.netlabs.org/odin..

But there already is one... Lower-left table, the word "Applications".

--
-Steven Hunter                *OS/2 Warp 4 * |But on the other hand...|
hunters@sapphire.indstate.edu *AMD K6-2 400* |There's 5 more fingers. |


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From: nospam                                            06-Dec-99 10:10:21
  To: All                                               05-Dec-99 21:17:16
Subj: Re: Suggestions of OS/2 Games for a 4-year-old "Assertive" Girl

From: glenn@<nospam>senet.com.au (Glenn Thompson)

On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 10:08:29, mike@lionsgate.com (Mike Stephen) wrote:

-> :>My 4-year-old granddaughter, whom I am describing as "assertive" to make
-> :>it clear that she might like a simple action game, is staying with us
-> :>for almost three weeks.  At home, she is used to a panoply of Win 95
-> :>games, some of which we've bought for her.  However, I run only OS/2.  

You could try Masteroids, I believe it's on hobbes. An excellent OS/2 
asteroids game. It will work on any resolution and not cause any 
problems with desktops etc.

Glenn.

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From: jbergman@ixc.ixc.net                              06-Dec-99 02:23:05
  To: All                                               06-Dec-99 05:15:24
Subj: Re: MAME for OS/2 version .36 beta 10 is available

From: Trancser <jbergman@ixc.ixc.net>

Some good work on MAME/2, I was wondering if full screen mode will be a
possibility
in a future version? And if so, would non-full screen DIVE be faster than full
screen DIVE?

thanks!


Marty wrote:

> MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.
>
> It allows you to play up to 1876 classic (and some not-so-classic arcade
games)
> from the 70's through the 90's from the comfort of your OS/2 desktop.
>
> The OS/2 version has been updated to the latest version of the MAME core
(.36
> beta 10).  If you are upgrading from beta 6 or higher, it will automatically
> update your Quick List and scan for newly supported games the first time you
> start it up so you don't have to manually rescan everything from scratch and
> erase your Favorites list.
>
> I took some time to fix several bugs and annoyances this release.  The
> following items have changed since version .36 beta 9.1:
>
> * Updated to MAME core version .36 beta 10
> * PONG is available to everybody!!!!!
>   ** NOTE:  You must disable the joystick to use this game.
>             There is a bug in the MAME core causing the
>             joystick to block out keyboard input and not
>             function properly.
> * Fixed a stupid, STUPID, bug causing a crash when the ROM
>   search path is changed.
> * Changed the DIVE initialization code slightly to (hopefully)
>   work better with some ThinkPads and other hardware with
>   flakey DIVE support.
> * Fixed a bug that caused changes in the joystick settings to
>   not immediately take effect in the middle of a game.
> * Fixed a bug causing games with looped samples (like Galaxian)
>   to stop playing the samples when the game is unpaused.
> * Got rid of a few ugly error messages in the Debug.Log when
>   the game is paused and sound is enabled.
> * Tweaked the Quick List dialog screen to give the window focus
>   to the Favorites list by default.
> * Fixed the startup sequence when using a game name as a
>   command line parameter so that the loading status screen gets
>   the window focus while it is loading.
>
> As always, you can download the latest release from
> http://emuos2.vintagegaming.com.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> - Marty

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From: mamodeo@stny.rr.com                               06-Dec-99 11:16:24
  To: All                                               06-Dec-99 14:17:04
Subj: Re: MAME for OS/2 version .36 beta 10 is available

From: Marty <mamodeo@stny.rr.com>

Trancser wrote:
> 
> Some good work on MAME/2, I was wondering if full screen mode will be a
possibility
> in a future version? And if so, would non-full screen DIVE be faster than
full
> screen DIVE?
> 
> thanks!

If I can ever get the Scitech drivers and MGL apps running on my system
there is a possibility of a full screen version.  Unfortunately, MGL
applications lock up my system entirely with the Matrox drivers.  SDD
itself installs and runs on my system ok, but I can't change the refresh
rates the way I need them to be to use my monitor, so until this is
fixed, the drivers are useless to me.

Any other method of full screen access in OS/2 won't work above
320x200x8 with my Matrox card (believe me, I've tried them all).  I was
thinking about implementing one method anyway, but I wouldn't be able to
test it thoroughly and it might not be compatible with all video
hardware.

Running full screen would be a lot faster than running in a window
because I can have direct access to the video memory and would be in the
exact color mode I need and wouldn't have to convert anything.  I could
also use the palette registers in a full screen mode, greatly speeding
up some games as I wouldn't have to redraw an entire image to change a
color.

- Marty

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From: kychenABC@hpl.hp.com                              06-Dec-99 19:25:29
  To: All                                               06-Dec-99 19:57:15
Subj: Re: Suggestions of OS/2 Games for a 4-year-old "Assertive" Girl

From: kychenABC@hpl.hp.com (Kay-Yut Chen - remove ABC in email to reply)

On 6 Dec 1999 10:10:42 +1050, glenn@<nospam>senet.com.au (Glenn
Thompson) wrote:

>On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 10:08:29, mike@lionsgate.com (Mike Stephen) wrote:
>
>-> :>My 4-year-old granddaughter, whom I am describing as "assertive" to make
>-> :>it clear that she might like a simple action game, is staying with us
>-> :>for almost three weeks.  At home, she is used to a panoply of Win 95
>-> :>games, some of which we've bought for her.  However, I run only OS/2.  
>
>You could try Masteroids, I believe it's on hobbes. An excellent OS/2 
>asteroids game. It will work on any resolution and not cause any 
>problems with desktops etc.
>

Oh geez, you think anyone who has played any modern Win95 game would
want to play asteroid?


Kay-Yut

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From: jbergman@ixc.ixc.net                              07-Dec-99 03:57:23
  To: All                                               07-Dec-99 12:14:19
Subj: Re: MAME for OS/2 version .36 beta 10 is available

From: Trancser <jbergman@ixc.ixc.net>

>
> If I can ever get the Scitech drivers and MGL apps running on my system
> there is a possibility of a full screen version.  Unfortunately, MGL
> applications lock up my system entirely with the Matrox drivers.  SDD
> itself installs and runs on my system ok, but I can't change the refresh
> rates the way I need them to be to use my monitor, so until this is
> fixed, the drivers are useless to me.
>
> Any other method of full screen access in OS/2 won't work above
> 320x200x8 with my Matrox card (believe me, I've tried them all).  I was
> thinking about implementing one method anyway, but I wouldn't be able to
> test it thoroughly and it might not be compatible with all video
> hardware.
>
> Running full screen would be a lot faster than running in a window
> because I can have direct access to the video memory and would be in the
> exact color mode I need and wouldn't have to convert anything.  I could
> also use the palette registers in a full screen mode, greatly speeding
> up some games as I wouldn't have to redraw an entire image to change a
> color.
>
> - Marty

Darn. Um, have you tried it in full screen DIVE already, does it not work good 
...or not
at all?

Kinda wonder just how much better MGL is to DIVE (I'm using SDD/2 right now
myself, but
dont really know of many MGL-using apps).


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From: nospam                                            08-Dec-99 09:36:06
  To: All                                               07-Dec-99 21:27:02
Subj: Re: Suggestions of OS/2 Games for a 4-year-old "Assertive" Girl

From: glenn@<nospam>senet.com.au (Glenn Thompson)

On Mon, 6 Dec 1999 19:25:58, kychenABC@hpl.hp.com (Kay-Yut Chen - 
remove ABC in email to reply) wrote:

-> >You could try Masteroids, I believe it's on hobbes. An excellent OS/2 
-> >asteroids game. It will work on any resolution and not cause any 
-> >problems with desktops etc.
-> >
-> 
-> Oh geez, you think anyone who has played any modern Win95 game would
-> want to play asteroid?

Works with my nephew, have you tried it ?

Glenn.

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From: stefanj@gte.net                                   08-Dec-99 02:03:00
  To: All                                               08-Dec-99 03:27:25
Subj: Re: Suggestions of OS/2 Games for a 4-year-old "Assertive" Girl

From: Jason Stefanovich <stefanj@gte.net>

www.emux.com
www.emuclassics.com
www.zophar.com

Just to name the best!

driven zen wrote:

> Hello Michael:
>
> MAME looks very interesting.  My 25-year-old son will also want to use
> it.  However, finding the ROM code looks like a bit of a challenge.
> I'll keep pursuing links and look through the newsgroups for clues about
> finding the games themselves.
>
> Thanks very much for the suggestion!
>
> Mark
> --
>
> "Michael G. Slack" wrote:
> >
> > driven zen wrote:
> > > My 4-year-old granddaughter, whom I am describing as "assertive" to make
> > > it clear that she might like a simple action game, is staying with us
> > > for almost three weeks.  At home, she is used to a panoply of Win 95
> > > games, some of which we've bought for her.  However, I run only OS/2.
> > > Here is a list of a few that I have downloaded and installed, most of
> > > which are far too complex for her:
> > > $Sheriff
> > > Chomp
> > > DirtyDots
> > > Entrtain
> > > Letters
> > > LitesOut
> > > MakMan!2
> > > Math
> > > MicroLearnDemos
> > > PhotoTigersGame
> > > PMttt
> > > PMWorms
> > > PsyDemo
> > > Reversi
> > > REXXpong
> > > Ribble
> > > RollBall
> > > SemMusic
> > > TIC
> > > Toyland
> > > Whack
> > > WTris
> > > Zapped2
> > ..
> > > I welcome suggestions of OS/2 games that might be appropriate for her.
> >
> > One that you can download and have 100's of games is MAME.  It's at
> > http://emuos2.vintagegaming.com/.  You have to search to find ROMS for
> > it (there are a few that are public domain now that should be available
> > at most of the MAME sites).
> >
> > --
> > ---- Michael Slack ----

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From: tbretz@physik.tu-muenchen.de                      08-Dec-99 15:27:22
  To: All                                               08-Dec-99 14:48:04
Subj: Vice/2 rel. 1.2

From: Thomas Bretz <tbretz@physik.tu-muenchen.de>

Hello all,

a new release (1.2) of Vice/2 - the OS/2 port of VICE - the versatile
commodore emulator - is available. 

Vice/2 uses DIVE and DART at the moment.

Please send bugreports and suggestions to mailto:tbretz@gsi.de

You can find the binaries at:
http://www.prakt.physik.tu-muenchen.de/tbretz/vice2/

Have fun,
Thomas.

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From: swordedg@ntrnet.net                               09-Dec-99 21:24:22
  To: All                                               09-Dec-99 22:41:11
Subj: Re: Suggestions of OS/2 Games for a 4-year-old "Assertive" Girl

From: swordedg@ntrnet.net (David Eckard)

On Sun, 28 Nov 1999 03:51:04, driven zen <drivnzen@netfeed.com> wrote:

> My 4-year-old granddaughter, whom I am describing as "assertive" to make
> it clear that she might like a simple action game, is staying with us
> for almost three weeks.  At home, she is used to a panoply of Win 95
> games, some of which we've bought for her.  However, I run only OS/2.  
>  
> 

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=================================================================
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Webmaster of:  http://www.billswoodshed.com
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From: Thomas.Kellerer@tps-labs.com                      09-Dec-99 14:45:20
  To: All                                               09-Dec-99 22:41:12
Subj: Re: Vice/2 rel. 1.2

From: Thomas Kellerer <Thomas.Kellerer@tps-labs.com>

Looks nice, but where can I get software? (especially David's Midnight
Magic)

Cheers
Thomas

Thomas Bretz wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> a new release (1.2) of Vice/2 - the OS/2 port of VICE - the versatile
> commodore emulator - is available.
> 
> Vice/2 uses DIVE and DART at the moment.
> 
> Please send bugreports and suggestions to mailto:tbretz@gsi.de
> 
> You can find the binaries at:
> http://www.prakt.physik.tu-muenchen.de/tbretz/vice2/
> 
> Have fun,
> Thomas.

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From: luc.vanbogaert.nospam@pandora.be                  10-Dec-99 13:31:17
  To: All                                               10-Dec-99 10:35:21
Subj: New OS/2 game

From: "Luc Van Bogaert" <luc.vanbogaert.nospam@pandora.be>

Hi,

I'm surprised I haven't seen this being announced here : there's a completely
new OS/2 game available 
(the demo version is availale now, the shareware version to follow) at
http://www.admoore.de

The game is called "Crown of might" and is a multimedia strategic game like
"Defender of the crown"


Luc Van Bogaert

 OS/2 User Group Belgium - www.os2ugbe.org
  The Warped Site - users.pandora.be/luc.vanbogaert


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From: christian.hennecke@ruhr-uni-boch...               10-Dec-99 15:52:28
  To: All                                               10-Dec-99 14:58:22
Subj: Re: Vice/2 rel. 1.2

Message sender: christian.hennecke@ruhr-uni-bochum.de

From: Christian Hennecke <christian.hennecke@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>

Thomas Kellerer schrieb:
> 
> Looks nice, but where can I get software? (especially David's Midnight
> Magic)

http://arnold.c64.org

Christian Hennecke
-- 
Keep passing the open windows! ("The Hotel New Hampshire", John Irving)

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From: madodel@ptdprolog.net                             10-Dec-99 17:25:14
  To: All                                               10-Dec-99 14:58:23
Subj: Re: New OS/2 game

From: madodel@ptdprolog.net (Mark Dodel)

How about a review of it for the VOICE Newsletter?  I downloaded the 
demo, but haven't had time to install it let alone try it.  :-(

Mark

On Fri, 10 Dec 1999 12:31:34, "Luc Van Bogaert" 
<luc.vanbogaert.nospam@pandora.be> wrote:

-)Hi,
-)
-)I'm surprised I haven't seen this being announced here : there's a
completely new OS/2 game available 
-)(the demo version is availale now, the shareware version to follow) at
http://www.admoore.de
-)
-)The game is called "Crown of might" and is a multimedia strategic game like
"Defender of the crown"
-)
-)
-)Luc Van Bogaert
-)
-) OS/2 User Group Belgium - www.os2ugbe.org
-)  The Warped Site - users.pandora.be/luc.vanbogaert
-)
-)

--

---------------------------------------------------------
 From the Desk of: Mark Dodel, RN, BSN, MBA
             Healthcare Computer Consultant
                   madodel@ptdprolog.net
    http://home.ptd.net/~madodel

  For a VOICE in the future of OS/2
             http://www.os2voice.org/index.html
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From: zygcxz@yahoo.com                                  10-Dec-99 21:55:01
  To: All                                               10-Dec-99 20:37:01
Subj: Computer Games With Largest Selection  724

From: zygcxz@yahoo.com

The Most Games @ One Site

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From: mamodeo@stny.rr.com                               10-Dec-99 19:31:25
  To: All                                               10-Dec-99 21:22:23
Subj: MAME for OS/2 version .36 beta 11 is available

From: Marty <mamodeo@stny.rr.com>

MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.

It allows you to play up to 1900 classic (and some not-so-classic) arcade
games
from the 70's through the 90's from the comfort of your OS/2 desktop.

The OS/2 version has been updated to the latest version of the MAME core (.36
beta 11).  If you are upgrading from beta 6 or higher, it will automatically
update your Quick List and scan for newly supported games the first time you
start it up so you don't have to manually rescan everything from scratch and
erase your Favorites list.

The following items have changed since version .36 beta 10:

* Updated to MAME core version .36 beta 10 
* Fixed a bug requiring an extra keystroke when the MAME core asks you to
  type "OK" to acknowledge a message

A suggestion was made to show the joystick button status to the Input Options
dialog box.  I haven't had the time to do this yet, but it will be implemented
by the next release.

Another suggestion was made to run LxLite on the executables, which I have
done.  The executables shrank from 10MB to 4MB, although the ZIP file is about
the same size to download.

As always, you can download the latest release 486 and Pentium optimized
versions from http://emuos2.vintagegaming.com.

Enjoy!

- Marty

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