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eCS history

eComStation (eCS) history

1999 - OS/2 Warp 5 will not be released.

IBM annunce that there will not be an OS/2 Warp 5 but it will only update the exiting versions (support until 2007).

1999 - Stardock leaves OS/2.

Stardock an OS/2 software house, failed to obtain a development license from IBM for the new OS/2. Stardock will leave OS/2 develop in the following months.

2000 - eComStation project.

Serenity Systems has an OEM software agreement with IBM. Serenity will explore a potential licensing agreement with IBM for a client product based on the Warp Server for e-business kernel. This product will be know as eComStation.

2001 - eComStaion 1.0 released.

Based on IBM Merlin Convenience Pack 4.51, it has a new look and includes the following programs: eCS StylerLite, DTOC v4, HOBLink-X11 Server, InJoy Pro Dialer v2.3, InJoy PPPoE, Norman AV, SmartSuite 1.6, StarOffice 5.1A, Java2 and much more.

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2002 - German version of eComStation shipped.

Mensys released the German version of eComStation. No others locale versions are avaibile.

2002 - eComStation 1.1 demo.

Readers of a PC magazine in Germany may find a demo version of ecs 1.1 (german).

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2003 - eComStation 1.1 released.

Initially only the US english and german version of eComStation 1.1 are available with the following features:

Simplified installation process;
A greatly enhanced desktop with extensive help-system;
Virtual desktops;
Remote desktop;
Support for modern Internet connections like ISDN, xDSL, PPtP and PPPoE.

Separate product:

eComStation Application Pack contains: Lotus SmartSuite for OS/2 version 1.7, HobLink X11 server, Sti Applause + Scannerdrivers;
Multi Processor Pack that supports the use of multiprocessor systems up to 64 processors.

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2004 - eComStation 1.2 released.

Initially only the US english and german version of eComStation 1.1 are available with the following features:

Simplified installation process;
Virtual desktops;
New multimedia subsystem classes;
Remote desktop;
Support for modern Internet connections like ISDN, xDSL, PPtP and PPPoE;
CD Writing application (RSJ);
HOBLink X11 server.

Separate product:

eComStation Application Pack contains: Lotus SmartSuite for OS/2 version 1.7.2, OpenOffice 1.1.1, SVISTA virtual machine;
Multi Processor Pack that supports the use of multiprocessor systems up to 64 processors.

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2006 - eComStation 1.2r (media refresh) released

Updated version with the latest drivers, fixes an software. This version supports Athlon64 processors.

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