It is a Borland-style integrated environment application:

• Multi-window text editor capable of processing files.
  • vertical block support;
  • line draw mode;
  • expanding/shrinking tables;
  • math operations;
  • text formatting;
  • regular expression search (and in several windows);
  • DOS/UNIX text mode support;
  • infinite Undo/Redo;
  • syntax highlighting;
  • user-defined external help file support;
  • customizable character conversion tables (XLAT) for different kinds of text.
  • syntax highlighting by Colorer plugin
  
  
• Multi-window HEX editor.
  • insert/overwrite mode;
  • selected block operations;
  • search and replace;
  • block fill;
  • logical operations AND, OR, XOR.
  
  
• Text viewer and HEX viewer.
  • view files of any size;
  • regular expression search;
  • copy to Clipboard;
  • overwrite edit mode in HEX viewer;
  • DOS/UNIX text mode support;
  • XLAT support.
  
  
• File Manager which looks much like the Norton Commander but is at least twice as powerful.
  • copy/rename/delete directories;
  • customizable archive processing;
  • long filename support;
  • display/copy/rename/delete file descriptions;
  • optimal fill copy mode and file splitting for removable disks;
  • file panel resizing;
  • Drag-And-Drop files and directories;
  • optional tree info auto-update after disk-changing operations;
  • save/restore panel selection on directory change;
  • select/unselect files from Clipboard;
  • search files by mask, size, time, attributes, contents;
  • approximate condition search, search specified drives or directories only, search in archives;
  • copy/rename/delete found files;
  • sort and highlight files/directories by mask;
  • advanced panel display and copy filters;
  • directory branch unfold;
  • history lists for all inputs;
  • customizable association lists for executable programs and external/internal viewers (Point-And-Shoot);
  
  
• External application executor which is able to run various programming tools such as cross-assemblers, compilers etc. with the user-defined parameters depending on currently active window, or currently focused file name. For example, one can run an assembly code compiler for the newly edited text, view a report generated by the compiler in a special Message window, and quickly go to the source line which caused an error, if necessary. The executor has a lot of flexible features enabling to easily configure itself to run any type of compiler and other batch utilities.
  
• Keyboard macro editor and player. Enables to quickly record, edit and play any sequence of keystrokes and commands and reassign any key or any sequence of keys in the editor, File Manager, terminal windows.
  
• Clipboard window. One can copy/paste data from/to any of the program windows and input lines, including external program screens (Snipper).
  
• Miscallaneous tools:
  • programmer's calculator;
  • alarm clock;
  • ASCII table;
  • calendar;
  
  
• Context-sensitive help system.
  • regular expression search;
  • user-made help files;
  • inter-file cross-references;
  • external application execution.
  
  
• Customizable program setup (colors, work directories, keyboard, mouse, country settings, confirmations, log file etc.).
  
• Local menu (pop-up) called from almost every program window by pressing Alt+F10 keys, or right mouse button click.

• CONNECT/2 7.6.6 (2000/09/17)
• Colorer plugin for CONNECT/2 7.6.6
• CONNECT/DOS 7.5

CONNECT/2 news

CONNECT/2 is in BETA state now: you can experience problems and hangs when using this software. If you discover any bugs and errors, or if you have suggestions write to me. My personal data is located here

CONNECT/2 is one of the projects of Team OS/2 Russian.

The authors of original CONNECT and their personal data (big thanks to them for great filemanager and the documentation): Boris Blant, Dmitry Orloff and Yan Balter.