Week of motherboards

2012-10-30 01:46:19 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We have published the report: eComStation and compatible hardware.

The users have posted the reports about the latest motherboards, check the listings! This week is dedicated to collection of info about compatible/non-compatible motherboards. Our database contains 320 records only... Major part of the models are not manufactured anymore.

Post new reports using the web-form

Does the motherboard use UEFI interface? Does ACPI driver work with the motherboard?

Thinkpad is growing

2012-10-11 21:47:31 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Lenovo Takes Slight Lead Over HP for No. 1 Global Position www.gartner.com

Let's collect photos of Thinkpad with eComStation! Use web-forms for contacts. Let's see if your photos may be showed to other people. Better use PNG icons on desktop and load useful data to the applications.

Videos for eComStation users

2012-10-08 09:09:36 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eComStation works on Samsung Series 7 Slate (english/deutch):

Fast review of ancient Thinkpad models (english)

Thinkpad + SSD drives

2012-09-29 01:39:27 -- eCo Shop

eCo Software recommends install SSD drive to Thinkpad laptop. There are some reports about SSD drives

You can use the laptop/SSD in trains or cars, it's silent and doesn't overheat the laptop.

Post more reports about tested SSD drives.

Panorama VESA 2012

2012-09-26 17:28:25 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

It's necessary release new version of Panorama VESA.

If Panorama VESA works slow on your computer, then run benchmarks to measure performance and send the report to http://ecomstation.ru/projects/panorama/?action=benchmarks

Use SysBench -> Graphics tests http://www.os2warp.org/SysBench/

Add more information about your system: version of Panorama VESA, model of motherboard/laptop, CPU, RAM size.

Week of WiFi access points

2012-09-23 21:16:15 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

ASUS WL-330 WiFi access point for eComStation users (small ligth box).

If your WiFi adapter is not supported by eComStation, attach Ethernet cable to this box and get WiFi connection.

Do you use similar device? Add report to Hardware database

Suspend/resume - more laptops are supported

2012-09-22 03:03:18 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

ACPI driver is updated: we receive more and more reports that suspend/resume works for popular laptops: Thinkpad X60, T60, T61.

Let's test other laptops:

• X61, X61 Tablet
• T400, T500
• T410, T510
• X200, X200 Tablet
• X201, X201 Tablet

Pills for suspend

eComStation and tablet laptops

2012-09-13 14:10:59 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Seems that you can use stylus in eComStation not only with Thinkpad laptops, some models of ASUS, Fujitsu and HP should be supported: discussion in forum

There is demand on new simple application:

• fullscreen white canvas,
• selection of brush size and color.
• button to switch to the next page (neverending), prev page.
• you can save all pages with one click (file names are generated from date and time)

List of transofrmer laptops which should be supported by eComStation

• IBM / Lenovo:
  • Thinkpad X200 Tablet, X200, X201, X201s, X220
  • Thinkpad X61 Tablet, Thinkpad X60 Tablet
  • Thinkpad X41 Tablet
• Fujitsu:
  • Fujitsu LifeBook T4310 T4410 T5010 Tablet PC
• ASUS:
  • ASUS Tablet EP121
• HP:
  • HP TC440 TC4200 2710p 2730p 2740p 2760p Tablet

Week of laser printers

2012-09-05 02:53:57 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The week is dedicated to collection of info about compatible/non-compatible laser printers (personal, budged, PS). Our database contains 313 records only... Major part of the models are not manufactured anymore. Post new reports using the web-form.

Attention! The developers of solutions are interested to know the list of unsupported devices.

What is the driver? Is it Postscript printer? Do you use CUPS driver? Do the instructions help you?

Bar code scanners

2012-09-01 03:52:52 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [eCo Shop]

You can post reports about tested bar code scanners to Hardware database.

Main question: do we have system universal dialog to support bar code scanners? Library to printe bar code scanners?

Thinkpad: DVD player via USB

2012-08-14 14:12:01 -- eCo Shop

The users of Thinkpad replace DVD player with 2-nd harddrive very often:

What to do with Lenovo DVD player?!

You can morph it to USB DVD and attach to any PC in the office:

Advantages:

• no need to buy other USB DVD/CD
• the component of the laptop is used every day

eComStation supports Thinkpad Tablet laptops

2012-08-03 08:05:30 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Laptop notebooks (transformer) have some advantages:

• Light -- mobile & light, works longer from battery
• Digitizer -- you can draw sketches, add marks to documents. the digitizer is integrated to the laptop, no need to attach external.
• Powerful -- dual core, support of 8 Gb RAM, if add SSD disk then you can use it to run heavy applications.

It's wonderful! You can use stylus in eComStation. Drivers from Wim Brul

Mobile internet in my village

2012-07-30 02:23:50 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Share your story how to setup mobile internet? (eComStation operating system). Your operator, what hardware do you use? dial program and tricks&tips.

We are going accumulate all information at this site:
http://ecomstation.ru/mobileinternet

Reward: after we publish your story, you get 20 USD to your eCo Market account and can buy eCo Software products, etc. Restrictions: the offering is actual till the end of September 2012, only 5 users can get the reward.

Week of Thinkpad dock-stations

2012-07-25 01:59:49 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [eCo Shop]

This week is dedicated to collection of info about compatible/non-compatible dock stations for Thinkpad laptops. Our database contains 0 records only, Post new reports using the web-form

Free space on the left and right

Let's collect all information at SCSI/IDE/...-controllers section.

Does eCS boot with attached dock-station? What happens if you attach/detach DVD player, COM-port, etc. Compatibility with ACPI driver.

eComStation PC: Printers

2012-07-19 15:55:08 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [bottomtop, http://www.os2world.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,63/topic,5986.msg25751/topicseen,1/#new]

How to find information about specific model of printer? What control language does it support? Information on Printers from Various Manufacturers (Support for Various ASCII Printers)

IBM PS/2: 25 years celebration

2012-07-17 21:35:41 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

What is the relation of OS/2 to PS/2? Read more: The IBM PS/2: 25 Years of PC History