OS/2 Technical Notes

1. Setting Up
   I've produced detailed installation guides for OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business that reflect current hardware and assume a networked environment.
   
   
   1. Installing Warp 4
      How to install OS/2 Warp 4, a detailed installation guide that reflects current hardware and assume a networked environment.
      
      
   2. Installing Warp 4 Convenience Package
      How to install OS/2 Warp 4 Convenience Package, a detailed installation guide that reflects current hardware and assume a networked environment.
      
      
   3. Installing eComStation
      How to install eComStation, a detailed installation guide that reflects current hardware and assume a networked environment.
      
      
   4. Installing Warp Server for e-Business
      I've produced a detailed installation guide for OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business that reflects current hardware and assume a networked environment.
      
      
   5. Installing Warp Server for e-Business Convenience Package
      Installation guide for OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business Convenience Package; also known as the Aurora Convenience Package (ACP).
      
      
   6. How to create utility disks
      Instructions for creating the utility disks that can be used to boot an OS/2 machine from diskettes. This procedure is needed because the easy-to-use utility in the System Folder gets and error on disk 1, and leaves you to fend for yourself. Read this essay so you can fend for yourself.
      
      
   7. Install Warp 4 on an IBM Thinkpad A20
      Instructions for installing OS/2 Warp 4 on an IBM Thinkpad A20m. I did this install for a client, and I did get OS/2 to install on this unsupported laptop. But there were issues, of course.
      
      
   8. Install Real Audio Player 5.0
      Instructions for installing Real Audio Player 5.0 on OS/2 Warp 4 with particular attention to getting the Netscape plug-in to work.
      
      
   9. Virtual PC
      Instructions for installing and configuring Virtual PC for OS/2.
      
      
2. Hardware
   There is a guide for building a computer to run OS/2, and procedures for adding CD-Writers, Zip Disks, Wheel-mice and DSL to OS/2.
   
   
   1. OS/2 Notebook Server
      Converting an old, unused notebook computer to a server can save electricity, and prevent waste.
      
      
   2. How to replace the server hard drive
      When the hard drive on the server goes, you've got to replace it quickly, to minimize server down-time. Here is a complete procedure.
      
      
   3. Building a computer to run OS/2
      I built my own computer to run OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business. I used only components I knew to have OS/2 support. The computer worked first time, and there were no glitches installing OS/2.
      
      
   4. Iomega Zip Drive
      I've produced a detailed installation guide for the Iomega Zip Drive ATAPI version. If you have a parallel port version, return it to the store.
      
      
   5. IDE CD-RW drive
      I've produced a detailed installation guide for some IDE CD-Writers. Read the essay to which CD-Writers will work.
      
      
   6. ScrollPoint or Wheel mouse
      I've produced a detailed installation guide for the ScrollPoint or Wheel mouse. Users of WSeB do not need this guide because wheel mouse support is standard.
      
      
   7. Installing a new Sound Card
      I found this explanation of how to install a new sound card in OS/2, and it was the most elegant way I have seen.
      
      
3. Network
   I have more than one computer in my home. Even if I only had one, I would still need a network to use DSL or a Cable Modem. This section shows how I set up a home network. Instructions for the InJoy Firewall are also included. The wireless network page applies to networking notebook computers over 802.11b WiFi.
   
   
   1. Building a home network
      I have more than one computer in my home. Even if I only had one, I would still need a network to use DSL or a Cable Modem. This section shows how I set up a home network. Instructions for the InJoy Firewall are also included.
      
      
   2. InJoy Firewall
      I've produced a detailed user guides InJoy Firewall, standard edition, which I use to do Network Address Translation so all the machines on my home network can share one DSL connection.
      
      
   3. Wireless networking
      A description of my WiFi 802.11b networking setup under OS/2 and eComStation. Links to available hardware are included.
      
      
   4. Virtual Network Computing
      How to set up the VNC server and client under OS/2 for remote desktop control.
      
      
4. XFree86/2
   There is a wealth of Unix programs that are ported to OS/2. Much of the time, the documentation still assumes you are using Unix, and so this software is difficult to install and use. I am writing procedures for OS/2 users to lower the effort needed to use programs we got from Unix.
   
   
   1. Installing emx
      How to install emx, a prerequisite for XFree86.
      
      
   2. Setting Up XFree86 OS/2
      I've produced a detailed installation guide for XFree86 OS/2.
      
      
5. Developers
   I have developed a few programs under OS/2. Some of them are on display here.
   
   
   1. my experience with emx
      My first essay ever was my experience with emx. Rough, but I had a heartfelt need to develop OS/2 apps. The company was totally ungrateful, even though they made so much money from their contract that the company was acquired.
      
      
   2. OS/2 Agent
      This essay describes an OS/2 agent I wrote for a software tracking product. The agent tracks all the programs that the user runs.
      
      
   3. OS/2 C/C++ Compilers
      A brief description of the C and C++ compilers in use today on OS/2.
      
      
   4. Unattended Installation using WarpIN
      I needed to automate WarpIN installation for my Suntan Special project. I've summarized what I learned here. This can be useful if you prefer command line and text editors, or even if an application using WarpIN won't let you do what you want.
      
      
6. Hot Keys
   I've made a short description of the hot keys available on OS/2. Now I don't have to remember them, I can look them up here.
   
   
7. Pleasant Surprises for OS/2 users
   I decided to build a PC to run OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business. These are the things I found to be easier than I thought.
   
   
8. OS/2 links
   There is a core set of bookmarks that everyone in the OS/2 community should visit. I check up on these sites fairly often.
   
   
9. Web applications
   Run your application on a web server and use the web browser as your viewer. This may be the future of OS/2. See my web applications and how to run web applications on OS/2.