From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 00:01:06 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1018 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Thursday 30 December 2004 Number 1018 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 SKYPE : nickl at pacific dot net dot au 2 Re: SKYPE : Kris Steenhaut 3 Re: SKYPE : Voytek Eymont" 4 Re: SKYPE : nickl at pacific dot net dot au 5 Re: SKYPE : Terry Kemp 6 Re: SKYPE : Voytek Eymont" 7 Re: SKYPE : Kev **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 08:46:34 +0800 From: nickl at pacific dot net dot au Subject: SKYPE Good Morning All. Just had a note from my sister in Willoughby N.S.W. Said she's just been told about a programme called "Skype" that you can make STD calls for free. They've even gone to the trouble of buying a set of headphones and mic for $15.00! Went to the site , and am at present, getting their 10MB Windows monster. It appears you need a 400Mhz Processor, Internet Connection, and Sound Card and the headphones as above. Question is: Do we have anything similar for eCs-OS/2? If I get a chance, I will first try it under Odin, then under Win2K container in SVista. A little gloomy on the outcome, but then again, that's me :-) Anyone know anything about Skype? Regards NICK ----------------------------------------------------------- nickl at pacific dot net dot au ----------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 02:10:03 +0100 From: Kris Steenhaut Subject: Re: SKYPE nickl at pacific dot net dot au schreef: >Went to the site , and am at present, > >Question is: Do we have anything similar for eCs-OS/2? > Predictable answer: no. > If I get a chance, >I will first try it under Odin, then under Win2K container in SVista. A >little gloomy on the outcome, but then again, that's me :-) > > It installs (installed) perfectly in the former Innotek VPC. I even can call and be called ... however, sound doesn't work. So, as the Innotek VPC is as dead as the dodo chanches to have that changed are slim. Maybe you could try Svista. If sound would be Ok in Svista it should work. Keep us posted! btw: the install executive file is about 10Mb: 5-09-04 17:02 9.663.488 0 a--- SkypeSetup.exe Compared to the full blown mozilla rather humble a size I would like to say. :-) -- Groeten uit Gent, Kris ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:27:41 +1100 (EST) From: "Voytek Eymont" Subject: Re: SKYPE nickl at pacific dot net dot au said: > Good Morning All. > Anyone know anything about Skype? yes, I believe that what most windoze users use I kinda started looking at VOIP and that stuff few month ago, and, was told 'skype' by some friends as well after looking a little more, AFAIR, skype was based on some proprietary protocol, non interoperable wheras, I think, 'sip' is the open standard, such as used in engin ( dot com dot au) and VOIP hardware ultimately, you can buy a VOIP handset/POTS adapter for about A$200-300 then I looked at cost of the so called 'phone cards', and, kinds thought the phone crads were more cost effective I mean, if you wish to call someone' phone, NOT PC, you still need to buy a service from some gateway provider unless, of course, people fancy having to use PC mic/handsets rather then POTS handset... so: should/if I get the urge, I think I would buy a VOIP handset or VOIP POTS adapter (phone handset hooked into ehternet) rather than stuff around with windoze, meanwhile, a phone crads with $.01 /minutes from any phone seems like a simpler idea..... YMMV (of course the VOIP h/w doesn't care whether you use windoze or in fact whether you have a PC or not) let us know how you go... -- Voytek ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:35:02 +0800 From: nickl at pacific dot net dot au Subject: Re: SKYPE Hi Kris In <41D3556B.3010605 at hccnet.nl>, on 12/30/2004 at 02:10 AM, Kris Steenhaut said: >nickl at pacific dot net dot au schreef: >>Went to the site , and am at present, >> >>Question is: Do we have anything similar for eCs-OS/2? >> >Predictable answer: no. Saw that coming, but had to ask. >> If I get a chance, >>I will first try it under Odin, then under Win2K container in SVista. A >>little gloomy on the outcome, but then again, that's me :-) >> >> >It installs (installed) perfectly in the former Innotek VPC. I even can >call and be called ... however, sound doesn't work. So, as the Innotek >VPC is as dead as the dodo chanches to have that changed are slim. Maybe >you could try Svista. If sound would be Ok in Svista it should work. Keep >us posted! The SVista version I have has only PC Speaker support, so that may be the end of the matter. >btw: the install executive file is about 10Mb: > 5-09-04 17:02 9.663.488 0 a--- SkypeSetup.exe >Compared to the full blown mozilla rather humble a size I would like to >say. :-) Agreed. I'll unpack it anyhow (if I can) and tinker with it. I also sent this note to their "contact us". I won't hold my breath for a return, but I'll post it, if they deign to answer. "We are out there, and we are interested. At this point I am running Win2k under an SVista Virtual Container, but would much rather have native eCs Support. Is there anyone working on that? I am sure there are resources in our world that would like to make an arrangement about porting it to eCs. The above website is a good start. If there is something I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask." Regards Nicholas Lysaght ----------------------------------------------------------- nickl at pacific dot net dot au ----------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 5 ==========================** Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:22:50 +1100 From: Terry Kemp Subject: Re: SKYPE Hi Nick You might be lucky there is a Linux version of the software. Regards Terry PS Happy New Year to All nickl at pacific dot net dot au wrote: > >Agreed. I'll unpack it anyhow (if I can) and tinker with it. > >I also sent this note to their "contact us". I won't hold my breath for a >return, but I'll post it, if they deign to answer. > >"We are out there, and we are interested. At this point I am running Win2k >under an SVista Virtual Container, but >would much rather have native eCs Support. Is there anyone working on >that? I am sure there are resources in our world that would like to make >an arrangement about porting it to eCs. The above website is a good >start. If there is something I can do to help, please don't hesitate to >ask." > >Regards > >Nicholas Lysaght > > > > > >----------------------------------------------------------- >nickl at pacific dot net dot au >----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 6 ==========================** Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:50:25 +1100 (EST) From: "Voytek Eymont" Subject: Re: SKYPE Terry Kemp said: > Hi Nick > You might be lucky there is a Linux version of the software. > I heard from some Linux folks it was made by Hoover -- Voytek ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 7 ==========================** Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 19:48:04 +0800 From: Kev Subject: Re: SKYPE Hi Gize Voytek Eymont wrote: > > I heard from some Linux folks it was made by Hoover Does this mean it really sux?? If M$ ever make a product that doesn't suck, it'll be a vacuum cleaner!! Cheers all Kev ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------