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Archive 02/2000

`07.Feb.2000` PPT	PPT version 6.18 released Janne Jalkanen has released version 6.18 of his image processing software. Download: PPT_dist.lha (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` Joachim Nink by e-mail	New Multiuser File System (MuFS) v2 website Wez Furlong has created a new and up-to-date portal for Multiuser File System (MuFS) v2 online. Details at the title link. (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` PerSuaSiVe SoftWorX	akMPEG4 version 4.30 (68k + PPC) available Download: akMPEG4.lha - 148 Kb (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` AmigaNation	Amiga Mozilla Page James Russel from AmigaNation News has placed a new site online named AmigaMozilla Home. With James at the helm, this site will surely last longer than the several other websites about AmigaMozilla that have already vanished again :). (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` amiga-news.de	Hotlist You will surely have noticed that the link to our old hotlist (in the link bar on top) and the Quick Links from the right-hand menu have vanished. It would have been redundant, additional work to maintain them in addition to the comprehensive Amiga Link Directory. If your website is not yet listed in the ALD, we would be happy if you'd take the two minutes it takes to register. Changes to the submitted data can be commited with the password given on first submission. So you can add a banner (100x100) later, if you haven't one handy right now. (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` GoldED	GoldED now also retailed by GTI From now on, apart from Amigaland, GoldED is also distributed by GTI Grenville Trading International GMBH, Carl-Zeiss-Str. 9, D-79761 Waldshut-Tiengen, Tel: +49 7741 83040, Fax: +49 69 25577025. (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` FutureZone	FutureZone: Hints at Software-Piracy are booming "The 'Business Software Alliance' BSA, a global association against Software-Piracy, has received 8,126 hints at illegal software in western europe for the year 1999, which is 39 percent more than in 1998. 2,577 hints were exclusively for offers on the net. Therefor the BSA has had 1.808 sites closed until now." At BSA Deutschland you can find many interesting details and statistics Concerning the subject. Maybe Amiga should also join this association! (ps) (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` Amiga	Executive Update (Update) The Executive Update of February 3rd has been reworked at several points. Basically, the wording has been redone, and the following paragraph has been added: "We will soon be starting official meetings in Europe, the UK, and the US for developers and dealers. This will include introductory training seminars for the new OS, and introductions to the retail pricing and schedules. We will also begin the process of introducing the new web site, and putting the Amiga Advisory Council to work." Here's a copy of the most recent version: "February 4, 2000 Greetings to one and all: A great deal has occurred over the last couple of weeks, and it is only going to get more interesting as we move forward. It has been some time since I spoke with you, and I wanted to share some of the fun. In the last two weeks we have announced our new foundation partner, started technical training with our new development team, and had many meetings with future technology partners The responses have been overwhelmingly positive and, to quote an old song "they ain't seen nothing yet". On January 8, 2000 at CES in Las Vegas we announced our partnership with the Tao-Group as our foundation OS partner. This is not just a technical but a strategic relationship and brings with it great rewards. I have asked Fleecy to write a short document highlighting the Amiga/Tao relationship from a more technical perspective, to save you from having to put up with my telling everyone how incredibly great and fantastic it is. We want you to make your own minds up. In the next two weeks we will make another strategic partnership announcement with regards to the new path for Amiga. As with all our announcements, look at it against the whole picture and not in isolation. After a week long trip to Germany and the UK I have come back with a much better understanding of what we can and cannot do. As mentioned before we are not going to make promises or product announcements. We will announce to you, the community, only after the deal is signed or the product is sitting before us. This won't put a stop to rumours, but it will make them all the more obvious. Change brings uncertainty, and in an information vacuum, mischief makers like to take the spotlight. If it isn't officially sanctioned by Amiga, don't believe it. Our job as a company is to create exciting market opportunities for Amiga developers to take advantage of, and to give Amiga users a platform they can enjoy. This requires more than just an upgrade to the existing OS. This requires, indeed demands a complete strategy reaching into all areas of the present and the future. The time has come for all of us to move forwards, owner, developer, and user. Many of you have sent us business proposals, and product marketing ideas, and for this we thank you, and ask for your patience as we look over them. Some are providing us with valuable insight into the desires of the Amiga community as a whole, others are providing us with a good chuckle. This is the Amiga advantage that other platforms just do not share. Over the next few months there may be some companies that come out with their own plans, or state that we do not have the community at heart as we move forwards. The reality is, they do not know what we have planned. In order to stay focused and to keep up our incredible pace, we are not sharing our plans outside of our signed partnerships. We have to prioritise and act singlemindedly if we are to reach our first plateau in our given timescales. Once there we will be able to pause for breath. Some are not happy about this, but they do not know the full plan. Our mission is not just about restoring the Amiga, but about pushing it forwards as THE technology for tomorrow. This means that if you hear something annoying, or frustrating, or downright nasty, and the source is not Amiga Inc, then disregard it. Plain and simple. If you did not hear it from us, or read it here on this web site it is not true. We are not asking for your trust or your undying belief. We only ask that you take us on OUR words and deeds, not on the misinterpretations of others. We will soon be starting official meetings in Europe, the UK, and the US for developers and dealers. This will include introductory training seminars for the new OS, and introductions to the retail pricing and schedules. We will also begin the process of introducing the new web site, and putting the Amiga Advisory Council to work. I want to thank each and every one of you for your hospitality during our meetings and for your continued support as we move forwards. We have had the chance to meet with many end users, developers, dealers, and new partners, and look forwards to meeting even more of you as time goes on. There is a great deal of activity, with a lot of first footsteps on some truly amazing paths. New partners excited, old faces returning, familiar faces reminding us of our heritage. Indeed we are already having to move into bigger facilities, such is our rate of growth. I know it can be frustrating but after years wandering lost in a dark place, the sun is finally starting to crack a smile on the horizon. Together, we will march into tomorrow. Keeping the faith, Bill McEwen and the rest of the Amiga Team." (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` Eternity	Eternity: 20.000st visitor on the Eternity Homepage At 3:34 PM on February 5th, 2000, the 20.000st visitor logged onto the Eternity Homepage. Congratulations go to Mirko Patzenbein from Frankenberg/Sachsen. Mirko is working on a A1200PPC / Bvision connected to a Ilyama 19'' Monitor. The desired game, Heretic II or Shogo, will be shipped as soon as it will be available. (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` Czech Amiga News	Peter Verswyvelen makes several games available for free download Peter Verswyvelen makes several of his old Amiga video games available for free download, for example Ziriax and Zarathustra. Deliverance should follow. The games are also playable using UAE Amiga Emulator. (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` Chip	Chip: ATI announces All-in-Wonder 128 PRO "ATI presents the graphics and multimedia expansion card All-in-Wonder 128 Pro. It unites all of the known features of the well known All-in-Wonder 128 with the highly efficient graphics chip RAGE 128 Pro and delivers new, convincing multimedia functions to the user. The use of the RAGE 128 Pro chip enhances the 2D-, 3D- and video-performance by 40 percent compared to the former model and delivers the best over-all performance for the actually available games and applications. Furthermore the newest member of the All-in-Wonder family features the fastest DVD-accelerator, the most uptodate video compression technology as well as Digital VCR and realtime-video-capture." (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` CamX/Camouflage	CamX/Camouflage Project News From now on the CamX/Camouflage Projekt (MIDI/Audio-Sequencer) has its own domain at http://www.camx.de (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` Heise [Newsticker]	Heise: Corel takes over Borland "Corel, newest member in the group of Linux-distributors and Inprise/Borland, manufacturer of developper environments for Linux, are planning fusion. Finacial basis of the deal: Corel exchanges Inprise shares for own shares worth 2,5 million US-Dollars. The new company will be known as Corel; the leadership will be assured by Corel CEO Michael Cowpland." Complete article (German) under the title link." (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` AWNPipe®	AWNPipe® version 2.34 released Download: AWNP_2-34.lha - 196 Kb (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` AmigaAMP	AmigaAMP 2.8 Beta-2 available Download: AmigaAMP28b2.lha - 438 Kb (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` TigerTronics	USB for Amiga - Statusreport The prototyp that has been announced for end of february will probably be ready 4 weeks later. Even if the development has moved on very fast, some more, thorough test are necessary, to eliminate any remaining problems. (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Feb.2000` Carsten Scholling in ANF	New List-Tree class NListtree.mcc A new List-Tree class named NListtree.mcc Version 1.0 (18.0) is available from now on as a public beta version at Apocalypse Hard- und Software. Problems, tips,questions and improvements can be send to cs@aphaso.de Download: MCC_NListtree.lha - 132 Kb (Translation: mb) [News message: 07. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`06.Feb.2000` Olaf Köbnik by e-mail	Amiga Arena News MUIbase as special offer Probably the best Amiga software for relational databases, at the Amiga Arena as one-time special offer of roughly 20 Euro, normal retail price: 30 Euro. Please support shareware programmers! More details about the Amiga Arena in the "Aktion" area. GeoWorld continues to be a special offer in the Arena until February 29th. GeoWorld is continuously worked upon, with update 1.11 being available soon. (Translation: mb) [News message: 06. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`06.Feb.2000` Bob Scharp by e-mail	Bill McEwen - "Live Interactive Video Conference" on March 1st The Gateway Amiga Club hosts a video conference with Bill McEwen on Wednesday, March 1st: Press Rlease Amigan-St. Louis Bill McEwen - "Live Interactive Video Conference" on March 1 February 4, 2000 Fellow Amigans, We are happy to assist the Gateway Amiga Club, Inc. in bringing you Mr. Bill McEwen in... "Live" from the Gateway Amgia Club" GAC's meeting will be Wednesday March 1, at the Ladue Horton Watkins High School Videio Lab. It is located at 1201 South Warson Rd, in Ladue, MO. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM, with the conference starting at 8 PM CST. Mr McEwen will discuss the "OS for the 21st Century" and demonstrate some "new stuff". This is a meeting you won't want to miss. The interactive nature of this conference, will allow the speaker to view his audience as they view him. Viewers can even ask questions when their site is selected for viewing. Amiga Clubs interested in viewing this live interactive video conference" should go to GAC's web page at: http://www.icon-stl.net/~amiga and click on the "Amiga News" link. There you will find the details of how to apply for the conferences link. We suggest that clubs attempt to find video conferencing equipment at their local high schools, colleges, or businesses to keep their costs down. It is possible to rent Kinko equipment, but costs can be higher than most clubs can afford. Due to the video sites needing possible on-site approval, we will need to have your request no later than February 14. Please remember to fill out the form on the GAC website. See you on the Big Screen, Bob Scharp ------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Scharp, bscharp@icon-stl.net ____ Amigan-St. Louis /\ \|___\| \|\| // P.O. Box 672 //\\ \|\| \|\|// Bridgeton, MO 63044 //__\\ \|\| \| / U.S.A. /_____ \ // \|\|\\ // \\ // \|\| \\ // \\ //__ \|\| \\ // \\ \|____\| \|\| \\ WOW! Amiga 2K is going to be HUGE! http://www.amiga-stl.com ------------------------------------------------------------- (Translation: mb) [News message: 06. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`06.Feb.2000` Markus Fellhauer by e-mail	AmiAIM version 0.15 / Frogger Version 1.53b3 New version of AmiAIM and Frogger. Download: AmiAIMv015.lha frogger_ppc_153b3.lha frogger_040_153b3.lha frogger_060_153b3.lha (Translation: mb) [News message: 06. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`06.Feb.2000` Felix Schwarz by e-mail	fxPAINT demo version by Innovative finished Due to the big demand, we decided to develop a demo version of fxPAINT. You can download the result now. The demo version offers almost all the functionality of the full version, except for those functions allowing to save or print a graphics. The PPC support is untouched by these limitations. Download: fxPAINTDemo.lha (Translation: mb) [News message: 06. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`06.Feb.2000` Holger Beer by e-mail	HBMonopoly 2.0 I have just finished version 2.0 of the game HBMonopoly. So now it is possible to play Monopoly over network with up to eight Amigas. And now there is an official HBMonopoly homepage (see title link). Download: HBMonopoly.lzx.zip (Translation: mb) [News message: 06. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`06.Feb.2000` Ulrich Hambuch in ANF	WBInfo V3 released We did it, the demo version of WBInfo V3 is available immeadiately from our homepage. The Aminet upload will follow in a few days! Download: wbinfo3demo.lzx (Translation: mb) [News message: 06. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`06.Feb.2000` R0b0TR10T in ANF	Anapster version 0.2 released Download: anapster02.lzx (Translation: mb) [News message: 06. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`06.Feb.2000` Sebastian Bauer in ANF	Freeciv beta 1.7 released The current Freeciv Beta is available from my homepage immediately. Download: freeciv_devel.lzx (Translation: mb) [News message: 06. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`06.Feb.2000` Achim Klopsh in ANF	RC - RUNCOACH, the runner trainer for Amiga Finally, there is an Amiga training program for runners available. It calculates detailed training suggestions to prepare for contests. After entering personal data, like weight, pulse etc., a training plan with differing demand until contest day is calculated. The program is a C port of the well-known Runcoach by Paul Shields. He was so kind to supply me with the Prolog source code. After some effort, I was able to get Eric Engdahl to make the Amiga port. I would like comments and expansion requests, so RC will get many users. The program can be found on Aminet. Download: rc.lha (Translation: mb) [News message: 06. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`06.Feb.2000` Markus Lück in ANF	StrICQ beta 0.1723 released Download: STRICQ.lha (Translation: mb) [News message: 06. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`04.Feb.2000` amiga-news.de	VillageTronic answers :-) On February 3rd, the German main page of amiga-news.de reported that, with a change in layout on the VT website, visitors get the impression that the Amiga area is now only secondary for VT. Yesterday, Village Tronic spoke out about the ParaGlide project. Since no excellent hard- and software engineer could be found in 1999, and ParaGlide was not on top of the priority list, VT concentrated on other projects. ParaGlide has not been cancelled, however, since the developers from the Amiga section would not have it. Village Tronic is now looking for a ParaGlide fan who is an experienced PCB layouter, using the Protel Layout System. Candidates please contact amigasupport@village.de. (Translation: mb) [News message: 04. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`04.Feb.2000` Andreas Falkenhahn by e-mail	Rainboot version 2.8 released A new Rainboot version has just been released on the Airsoft Softwair Homepage. Version 2.8 offers some major improvements, like a completely new GUI. Some bugs have been fixed, some parameters been added. Download: Rainboot2_8.lha. (Translation: mb) [News message: 04. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`04.Feb.2000` Thomas Steiding by e-mail	3D jump-and-run "Tales From Heaven" already shipping Epic Marketing released the game "Tales From Heaven" yesterday. Tales is the first 3D jump-and-run for the Amiga. It was inspired by the console classic Mario 64, and requires a 030 CPU, AGA and 8 MByte RAM. Graphic cards are supported. (Translation: mb) [News message: 04. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`04.Feb.2000` M. Wenngatz by e-mail	Diavolo Update Finally! Diavolo Backup 2000 and Diavolo Backup 2000 Terra (for DraCo) are shipped, starting immediately. Of course there are updates for older versions. More info can be requested from info@crevico.com. For more details see the news entry from Frebruary 3rd, 2000. (Translation: mb) [News message: 04. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`04.Feb.2000` Falk Lüke by e-mail	Eternity expecting visitor number 20,000 The Eternity pages enjoy growing popularity, as we could see from our growing visitor numbers. So there is stuff for free again for visitor number 20,000: If you can prove (screenshot and time) that you were visitor 20,000 of the Eternity page, you can choose: a highspeed IDE controller or a game from our current offers With the "proofshot" and the above data, you should contact the webmaster (patrick@synotec-webdesign.com). If there is more than one, the time of the visit decides. :-) (Translation: mb) [News message: 04. Feb. 2000, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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