[GEM Development] OpenGEM Release 3 BETA out now

[Shane M. Coughlan]

Dear Everyone

OpenGEM Release 3 BETA is now online for testing.  It is intended to be an
easy to use, stable and well tested GUI for DOS, and to provide the best
possible choice of 16bit GPL singletasking desktop software for end users.
OpenGEM is designed to compliment the FreeGEM project.

It has the following changes from OpenGEM 2.2.0

              * Added SHUTDOWN.COM to GEMAPPS\GEMSYS to allow new
                options to reboot and shutdown the computer while
                using OpenGEM
              * Added code to GEM.BAT in C:\ to allow 'shutdown'
                options when exiting OpenGEM
              * Added PRINTER.BAT to GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\SETUP to
                allow SETUP.BAT to change printer drivers
              * Updated SETUP.BAT in C:\ and GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\SETUP
                to allow changes to printer drivers
              * Updated VIDEO.BAT in GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\SETUP to
                allow users to choose from all GEM video drivers
              * Updated SETUP.BAT in C:\ and GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\SETUP
                to allow use of all GEM video drivers
              * Redesigned INSTALL.BAT (by Chris Evans) to tidy the
                install process
              * Replaced missing copy of SETUP.BAT in C:\
                (in OpenGEM 2.2.0 it was accidentally only located
                in GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\SETUP)
              * Updated SETUP.BAT to reflect the removal of multiple
                desktop options
              * Updated GEMWEB.APP in GEMAPPS\GEMSYS to newer debugged
                version
              * Updated GET.EXE  in GEMAPPS\GEMSYS to newer debugged
                version
              * Updated DESKTOP.INF in GEMAPPS\GEMSYS to remove
                references to old applications and disk drives
              * Corrected error in README.TXT file in GEMAPPS\HELPZONE
                which incorrectly listed some setup instructions for
                loading HIMEM.EXE and EMM386.EXE.  They were listed in
                the wrong order for use in CONFIG.SYS
              * Renamed GEMSETUP.TXT in GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\SETUP\PRINTERS
                to PRINTER.TXT to make its purpose clearer
              * Renamed LISTOF~1.TXT in GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\SETUP\VIDEO
                to VIDEO.TXT to make its purpose clearer
              * Removal of GEMAPP\GEMSYS\SETUP\DESKTOPS folder and
                all contents to transition OpenGEM to only using
                John Elliott's FreeGEM Desktop
              * Removal of OFFICE.ACC from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS to free
                memory for GEM applications
              * Removal of DESKTOP.BAT from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\SETUP as file
                was no longer used
              * Removal of GDOSINST.EXE from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS as file was
                not used
              * Removal of UMBPCI.SYS from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS as file was
                not used
              * Removal of TESTGEM.APP from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS as file was
                not used
              * Removal of GEMLOGIN.EXE from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS as file was
                not used
              * Removal of ADDUSERS.EXE from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS as file was
                not used
              * Removal of LOGIN.EXE from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS as file was
                not used
              * Removal of GEMPREP.EXE from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS as file was
                not used
              * Removal of GEMPREP.BAT from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS as file was
                not used
              * Removal of HIGEM.ASM from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS as file was
                not used
              * Removal of LHGEM.ASM from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS as file was
                not used
              * Removal of BANNER.COM from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\SETUP\PRINTERS
                as file was not used
              * Removal of BLACKOUT.EXE from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\SETUP\PRINTERS
                as file was not used
              * Removal of GIF2RAW.COM from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\SETUP\PRINTERS
                as file was not used
              * Removal of OGEM2.GEM from IMAGES as file was not used
              * Removal of OGEM2.IMG from IMAGES as file was not used
              * Removal of SHANE.GEM from IMAGES as file was not used
              * Removal of SHANE.IMG from IMAGES as file was not used
              * Removal of GDS.TXT from GEMAPPS
              * Removal of SPELING1.TXT from GEMAPPS
              * Removal of DESKTOP.H from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS
              * Removal of DESKOSIF.AS from GEMAPPS\GEMSYS
              * Removal of MASTMIND.GIF from GEMAPPS
              * Removal of unused folder CONN4 from GEMAPPS\TEMP\TC
              * Removal of unused folder VDITEST from GEMAPPS\TEMP\TC
              * Removal of unused folder TW from GEMAPPS\TEMP\TC
              * Removal of empty folder GEMAPPS\TEMP\TC\ADVENTUR
              * Removal of empty folder GEMAPPS\TEMP\TC\DOODLE
              * Removal of empty folder GEMAPPS\TEMP\TC\GEM
              * Removal of empty folder GEMAPPS\TEMP\TC\INCLUDE\SYS
              * Removal of empty folder GEMAPPS\TEMP\TC\INCLUDE
              * Removal of empty folder GEMAPPS\TEMP\TC\LIB
              * Removal of empty folder GEMAPPS\TEMP\TC\PPORT
              * Removal of README.TXT from C:\
              * Removal of LICENSE.TXT from C:\

You can obtain OpenGEM Release 3 BETA from
http://gem.shaneland.co.uk/downloads/OGEM3BETA.zip

I hope that you can test it and let me know about any problems before the
official release date of the 10th of August 2004.  You can always contact me
at gem at shaneland.co.uk

Best regards

Shane

PS:  The final version of OpenGEM Release 3 will feature further
enhancements and functions not included in this BETA release.

PPS:  Sorry that some posts have been duplicated on the GEM-DEV and
GEM-ANNOUNCE mailing lists.  My postings were repeated after failing to
appear on the list due to an unknown error.

PPPS:  See?  Nagging me endlessly to make a new release of OpenGEM did
work...the power of email is boundless...