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From: Eugene Gorbunoff <egDESPAM@DESPAMecomstation.ru>

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eCo Software newsletter, week 38

Please pay attention to our new products for eComStation!

The fall is dedicated to creation of end-user applications based on modules 
and libraries prepared during 2006.


Updated ACPI drivers.

As you know, eComStation has modern ACPI subsystem now. ACPI offers new 
opportunities to developers and makes developers update their device drivers.
Usually users need two auxiliary drivers:
APM.ADD 1.5 (requires ACPI 2.12) - Power management for notebooks and desktops
  * fixed throttling (for SMP only), fixed semaphore event, fixed power detect
  * AcpiDaemon is improved
  * Read tester.doc to test the driver; read troubleshooting.doc to solve 
troubles
  * If you are developing a program to control UPS devices, you can 
integrate it into eComStation power management subsystem.

ACPI snooper (requires ACPI 2.12)
  * The snooper is aimed to manage IRQs, setup ACPI virtual machine on start.
  * Read tester.doc to test the driver; read troubleshooting.doc to solve 
troubles
  * Don't remove all snoopers from snoop.lst (keep acpisnp.snp and 
ibmkbd.snp) else Enable full hardware detect is ignored.



New versions of eSchemes.
New beta-versions of eSchemes are released often. Current version: 1.35
  * Whatsnew: improved editor of schemes. Read the overview of editor again 
-- http://ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php?id=146
  * eSchemes FAQ contains 26 records now -- 
http://ecomstation.ru/projects/eschemes/?action=faq
  * eSchemes is available from eComStation beta-zone -- 
http://betazone.ecomstation.nl
  * Don't laze to change schemes, visit the collection of schemes -- 
http://ecomstation.ru/eschemes

New product! eSchemes Deluxe
  * eSchemes Deluxe is a set of WPS classes which simplify navigation over 
eComStation desktop. First version introduces WPImageFileEx (images 
preview) and WPObjectEx (information about object) WPS classes and 
MMImagePak (set of MMOS2 I/O Procedures)
  * Read the  announcement of eSchemes Deluxe -- 
http://ecomstation.ru/commentnews.php?id=1316
  * eSchemes Deluxe is a separate project, support WPS developers and they 
will bring life to our OS (http://www.mensys.net/eSchemes)
Screenshot of eSchemes Deluxe -- 
http://ecomstation.ru/projects/eschemes/screenshots/eComStation-eSchemes-Deluxe-Sosnovka2.jpg




Internet utilities

GNU utilities -- http://ecomstation.ru/projects/gnu/download/GNU-20060831.wpi
  * General network utilities is a set of utilities to setup TCP/IP, view 
statistics, diagnose problems.
  * Firewall ports setup uses other method to query Firewall state.
  * all utilities are equiped with Help

PM Downloader v0.9.7 -- http://eros2.by.ru/pmdownloader.shtml
  * Fixed intensive downloads list "blinking" and CPU load if items in 
"waiting" state present in list.
  * Fixed handling of 'no such file' FTP error.
  * Fixed - 'Incomplete' directories was created in every individual 
download path.
  * Updated Swedish translation.
Do you like future design of PMDownloader?
Screenshot of PMDownloader -- 
http://ecomstation.ru/projects/pmd/pics/eComStation-PMDownloader-20060928.png


Disk utilities
  * Please, don't use JFS filesystem with old harddisks. New bad sectors 
may cause loss of data;
  * Use UPS to protect against power leaps;
  * Don't fill JFS volume completely. Always keep freespace (10% of total 
volume size);
If you don't want follow this simple instructions then purchase JUne - 
utility to rescue/undelete data from JFS volumes (http://ecomstation.ru/june)


Office applications
Personal Cards Manager, new beta-version -- http://ecomstation.ru/pcm - 
it's not only address book but the only application to bring photos of your 
friends and relatives to desktop.
  * We don't use database anymore. * You can copy e-mails from preview 
window to clipboard.
  * Post questions to the PCM forum -- 
http://forum.ecomstation.ru/viewforum.php?f=4
Screenshot of Personal Cards Manager -- 
http://ecomstation.ru/projects/wpperson/pics/eComStation-PersonalCardsManager-20060928.png



Students support.
To create unique technologies and software, we should attract more students 
and engineers to eComStation.
  * gDiagramm v0.07 -- http:/shatura.laser.ru/evgen/soft/gDiagramm  -- 
builds graphs from CVS-file (2Gb, 50 millions of lines)
  * Do you have self-made applications for students (computer science, 
mathematical, chemical)? We are interested gather this files.


eCo Software support service.
  * Hardware database contains more than 950 records now.
Currently we are gathering reports about Multicore - multiprocessor 
computers (Core Duo notebooks -- 
http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category&section=brand  and 
motherboards for Dual Core desktops -- 
http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category&section=mb)


Collaboration with other developers.
  * Robert Lalla created very useful addon to ACPI snooper. His driver 
removes Exclusive flag from High IRQs. In result, we have more happy users 
with working SMP notebooks and desktops.
  * Dmitry Frolov continues to release USBCALLS updates. Visit the homepage 
of froloff -- http://froloff.homeip.net
  * Do you need widescreen modes on ATI X1600 videoadapter? Robert Lalla 
created a driver to activate this modes. Contact us and join the testing!


How to help to eCo Software?
  * Write overviews of our software;


Welcome to eCo Software homepage -- http://ecomstation.ru/ecosoft/?action=crew
Previous eCo Software newsletter -- 
http://ecomstation.ru/commentnews.php?id=1313

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