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Archive 01/2002

`13.Jan.2002` Amiga Future	JPEG: exif.library 1.1, pfDirectoryView V13.1 On 13 January 2002 updates were published on the web sites of Steeple Software (Paul Huxham) for "exif.library" and for "pfDirectoryView". The "exif.library" supports the selection of the EXIF-data of a JFIF-(JPEG)-image file. It was developed to gain useful information from image files as saved by most digital cameras. Example programs and a single image with EXID-data are included in the library. In this version a bug in a language string has been fixed. In the "pfDirectoryView V13.1" module for PhotoFolio 2.2 a bug has been fixed in connection with loading locale catalogs. Download: exiflibrary11.lha (57K), Readme pfDirectoryView131.lha (10K), Readme (sd) (Translation: sr) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 23:38] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` Amiga Future	Scalos: Updates for DefIcons, Persistent Windows und WB39-Plugins On 13 January 2002 new versions of DefIcons, Persistend Windows and WB39-Plugins for the Workbench alternative "Scalos" were released. DefIcons Plugin V45.6 This can be used as a replacement for the filetypes-plugin. It can display a default icon for files without icon, depending on the type of the file. DefIcons requires AmigaOS V3.5+ Persistent Windows Plugin V39.16 This plugin records all the directory windows a user opens and closes and keeps a record. Should a reboot or a crash occur this data is used in order to open the windows automatically so that the former condition is restored. Note: If you had previously the SnapDesktop beta installed, it is necessary to delete the old files completely before this new plugin is installed. WB3.9 Plugin V45.21 This plugin is for AmigaOS 3.5/9 users only. It provides Scalos with some missing functions that will now allow some other software to work correctly, e.g. AmiDock. It also offers an integrated volumegauge for AmigaOS 3.5+ users. It now loads in OS3.5+ volumegauge preferences as set in the Workbench preferences. There were also further system checks added so that this plugin is now more stable. Note: Users who use this plugin don't need the volumegauge.plugin. If it was previously installed, it must me removed. Download: Scalos-Plugin_DefIcons.lha (12KK) Scalos-Plugin_Persist.lha (20K) Scalos-Plugin_WB39.lha (24K) (sd) (Translation: sr) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 23:38] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)	Amiga Arena: Interview with Gerd Frank (AmiATLAS) Olaf Köbnik writes: In November it finally happened. A new version of the travel planner "AmiATLAS" was published for the first time since 1998. It was developed by Andreas Regul and then Gerd Frank took over and developed it further. Within a short period of time he created a piece of software of the highest quality - AmiATLAS 6. The Amiga Arena talked to Gerd Frank about the development and future of AmiATLAS and about the question why some of the planned features were not finished for the release. Just a personal remark I can only appeal to all of you. Whoever wants good software for the Amiga will destroy its future by using pirate copies which are unfortunately also available from AmiATLAS. Many people don't seem to be aware of the fact that every registered and sold unit counts! Just now that we are about to have the chance to get an up-to-date software it would be a shame to ruin ourselves and also the future of the platform Amiga by using pirate copies. I take this interview as an opportunity to once again draw attention to this issue! Olaf - Amiga Arena (sd) (Translation: sr) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 22:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` Virus Help Denmark	Virus Help Denmark: WatchDog 2.1 On 13 January 2002 Zbigniew Trzcionkowski released with version 2.1 a current snapshot of his memory watch tool 'WatchDog'. The tool uses the 'xvs.library' in order to check every three seconds if there are any known bugs in the memory. There are further features which are explained in the documentation. 'WatchDog' runs from AmigaOS 2.04 and uses the xvs.library. Download: WatchDog.lha (16 834), Readme (sd) (Translation: sr) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 19:27] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` Amiga Future	Audio: Amplify V1.0a On 13 January 2002 version 1.0a of the audiotool 'Amplify' was released. In addition, benchmarking results was put online on a 060-computer. Amplify offers the following features: Modulates on 0dB. Removes empty spaces at beginning and end. Removes a particular time interval at beginning and end. Mixes together the left and the right channel. Dubs in and fades out. Inserts pauses at beginning and end. Removes crackling at beginning and end. System prerequisite: AmigaOS 3.1, 68020+, 1,5 free memory. The tool is available for download for various 68k-CPUs and PPC via the title link. (sd) (Translation: sr) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 19:26] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` ANN	File Manager: Translations for DiskMaster 2 needed Rudolph Riedel is looking for further translators for the next Aminet release of his file manager 'DiskMaster 2'. At the moment there are translations available for English, German, French and Dutch. The Italian version will soon be released, the Hungarian has been announced. Whoever is interested in doing translations should contact Rudolph Riedel. (rudolph-riedel@t-online.de) 59 short sentences have to be translated. If you haven't got a tool to convert the DM2.cd file, you can use one of the empty .ct files or you can ask Rudolph Riedel for an empty .ct file. (sd) (Translation: sr) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 18:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` Czech Amiga News	ProStationAudio: ALPS-Update and WinUAE-Benchmark On 12 January 2002 an update of the plug-ins for 'ProStationAudio Titanium' as well as early DSPSpeed benchmarking results for WinUAE- JIT (0.8.17 R3) were released. The ALPS update makes sure that the plug-ins APS-1 and APR-1 (Stereo Phase Rotator) are compatible with 'ProStationAudio Titanium'. The benchmark tool 'DSPSpeed' measures the performance of a computer system with AmigaOS which runs 'ProStationAudio' in real time. Here the reference system is AmigaOS/68 on a 68060 with 50MHz. To this system the index value 100% was allocated. The result page for this benchmark has now been extended with early results for WinUAE-JIT (0.8.17 R3) on a Celeron Coppermine with 1000 MHz. At this benchmark WinUAE runs at approximately half-speed than Amithlon and still provides high acceleration for 'ProStationAudio' compared to the reference system. Download: ALPSfix020112.lha (sd) (Translation: sr) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 18:30] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` amiga-topcool.de (ANF)	topcool: Interview-Steffen Häuser about Quake 2:68k-Version probably too slow At the moment Quake2 is generated by Hyperion-Entertainment only for the PPC since the 68k computer has turned out to be too slow. In the interview with amiga-topcool Steffen Häuser gives away many more interesting details about porting the game which is registered in Germany. Steffen Häuser is working together with Hans-Jörg and Thomas Frieden on a port of Quake2 for AmigaOS. Update 13.01.2002: Daniel Orth: "Steffen Häuser has asked me to change the heading of the interview. He emphasized that the 68k version for QuakeII hasn't died yet. He won't exclude it explicitly, since a decision hasn't been made yet. In the interview he only said that a 68k version might be too slow. more...". (ps) (Translation: sr) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 18:02] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` Czech Amiga News	MorphOS: csa.morphos appears on Usenet-Servers Daniel Miller writes in the MorphOS mailing list that the new Usenet group 'comp.sys.amiga.morphos' now appears on Usenet-Servers. You can read and post to it. Since it is a new group, it cannot be found on all servers. However, you can find the group under 'news.freenet.de' Port 119 'infosun2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de' Port 119 (sd) (Translation: sr) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 16:24] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` ANN	Programming Language: PowerD V0.19 alpha4 On 12 January 2002 Martin Kuchinka released the alpha version 0.19 alpha4 of his compiler for the programming language 'PowerD'. Amongst other things bugs were removed in this version, the compiled executables can be launched directly from the Workbench and there is also a German catalogue available. More detailed information can be found under Readme The alpha.lzx archive contains as update those files which have changed since the last version. Download: alpha.lzx (178K), Readme powerd.lzx (767K), Readme (sd) (Translation: sr) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 16:24] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` Marco Lovera (E-Mail)	AmigaPage: "Amiga Passion"-Contest The "Amiga Passion" competition was born to let you share in the AmigaPage life. The target of this competition is all the Amiga users to participate by sending one or more of your Workbench screenshots (max 3) to kanuka@ciaoweb.it with "Concorso" for the subject. Originally "Amiga Passion" expired on 31. December 2001, but a new expiration date was decided to be 31. January 2001. So there is another chance for everybody to win !!! Prizes: Position 1: Full version of EXTREME plus full version of PuzzleBOBS plus mouse pad. Position 2: Full version of EXTREME plus a brooch Position 3: Full version of EXTREME plus a poster. Games contributed by DKGStore. Mouse pad, brooch, and poster contributed by AmigaPage. The jury consists of Marco Lovera, Sandra Lovera, and Claudio Marro Filosa. All of the screenshots sent in will be published on the following websites: www.amigapage.it/concorso_eng.htm www.amigapage.it www.dkgstore.com After the competion expired all shots will be moved to our "Computer Passion" section. I invite you to participate in the "Amiga Passion" competition! (Message text edited by mj) (ps) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 02:13] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` Timo Kloss (E-Mail)	Graphic Adventure-Developer Kit: Inga-Engine Version 0.9/5 Timo Kloss writes: Once again there is a version which is really almost totally finished! Of course the Audio-CD-Support is still missing. Compared to the last version the most outstanding difference is the following: the plug-in system has been removed!!! What's all this about? All the features offered by the plug-ins of late have now been firmly integrated (sound-/ language and MED-music) and can be activated by using normal script commands. Accordingly, Inga has been prepared to be ported to other platforms. However, a complete compatibility of all versions would be endangered by a plug-in system. Consequently, it has been removed! Further information can be found in the compendium under "LadeSound", "SpieleModule" etc. Besides the following improvements have been made: You can now also talk to the characters even when you can't run to them all the way (because of the run card). However, it's still not possible to give them anything (that is to say "WennBenutzt" works but "WennBenutzt-Mit" doesn't work!). The destination of the run towards the characters is now better calculated. So far it has only been possible to run either on the left-hand or right-hand side (only provisional). Small mistakes have been removed: If animated characters appeared for example only from the left-hand side and if they bent forward, it was impossible to find a suitable representation. Inga-pictogram information now enables the features "NOSOUND" and "NOPLAYER" as a substitute for "DISABLE" at the plug-ins. You can find further information in the game instructions. The speed of the characters can now be changed. (Consult the compendium under "Laufschnelligkeit" (speed)). InutilisGraphics Version 1.04 For this you can also find an update with two improvements: Even for small graphics a big screen now opens up so that it is possible to control the characters from a point outside the graphic. 24-bit-pictures are now recognised and activate a warning message while previously the program got stuck. (ps) (Translation: sr) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 01:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` Andreas Falkenhahn (E-Mail)	Miscellaneous news at Airsoft Softwair Finally all prices for the Shareware programs on the Airsoft Softwair website, which is http://www.airsoftsoftwair.com/, were changed from DM (Deutsche Mark) into EUR (Euro, the new European currency). Of course, all prices are available in USD (US dollars) too. In near future there will also be new versions of Akiko (including NV-Ram emulation and real Joypad emulation!), NewInstaller and Rainboot. So stay tuned and check back on this homepage every once in a while. By the way, there were also some small changes on this homepage. (ps) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 01:42] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` Pawel Filipczak (ANF)	SMS-Tool: New TaskiSMS New (2.60) version of TaskiSMS has been released. News in this release: updated VLF plugin updated ICQ plugin updated GoldenTelecom plugin added Vizzavi plugin added MTNSMS plugin added folder filters (only for registered users) Using this program you can send SMSes to cellular phones to over 160 countries around the world. You can download demo version from TaskiSMS homepage or from AmiNet. (ps) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 00:31] [Comments: 1 - 16. Jan. 2002, 08:44] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Jan.2002` Martin Merz (ANF)	MI News: AppMI 7 is available for download The archive features over 600 image sets and animations in 27 categories based on the GlowIcons design by Mat Chaput. Each image set content three single images for normal, selected and ghosted display. AppMI is Freeware. (ps) [News message: 13. Jan. 2002, 00:26] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Jan.2002` Spiegel	Spiegel: Kimble on the run Kim Schmitz, known to the Amiga scene since his "Hacker times", understands it perfectly to put himself in the limelight in one or another way. This time he feels abandoned by the German authority of the state and mocked by the press. He turns disappointed Germany his back with a good bye on his website. Spiegel: »Now he's gone. Up and away. Like Graf Zahl from the Sesame Street with sensation, fireworks and much artificial fog. The most shimmering person of the New Economy has left the German Republic. « Full article see title link. Update: Other articles: Die Kimble-Doku von Torsten Kleinz Telepolis: Kimble ist ausgewandert (ps) (Translation: wk) [News message: 12. Jan. 2002, 19:51] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Jan.2002` onlinekosten.de	onlinekosten.de: big T-DSL chat »Telekom answered questions about the broadband/satellite access and Fastpath Yesterday, on Januar 2002 10th, had a big, presented T-DSL chat been held where Telekom employees answered questions from 14:00 to 17:00 o'clock about the Telekom's own broadband access. "In the big DSL live chat answered the experts for three hours the questions of the customers regarding connection, hardware installation, costs or modem installation. The responce to the experts chat was so big that during the three hours not all questions could be answered.", so the Deutsche Telekom. We want to give you a short overview about the most important questions and answers.« Full article see title link. (ps) (Translation: wk) [News message: 12. Jan. 2002, 19:32] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Jan.2002` stern.de	Stern poll: What was your first computer? In the section Computer&Netze the German print magazine Stern runs a poll asking about your first computer. Possible answers are: Amiga Atari ST Commodore C64 (or VC20, C128 etc.) Macintosh (or other Apple computers) PC none of the above mentioned For the time being 705 visitors have taken part in the poll and the C64 is leading with 36.9%. To see the current results click here. (ps) (Translation: wk) [News message: 12. Jan. 2002, 13:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Jan.2002` tecChannel.de	tecChannel.de: Virus: JS.Gigger.A@mm deletes hard disks People using a PC next to their amiga should read this (German) article of tecChannel. According to it there's a new computer virus named 'Gigger' underway that can have desastrous effects. The virus is written in Javascript and spreads via email and IRC (Internet Relay Chat). When the virus comes to work it deletes the contents of all files ending with .asp, .htm and .html on your hard disk, all that resides is a file with 0 bytes. Additionally the virus places the command to format the hard disk after a restart of the computer in the start file "autoexec.bat". Further (German) articles regarding this topic: Golem: Neuer HTML-Wurm formatiert die Festplatte Heise: Neuer Virus zerstört Dateisystem unter Windows (ps) (Translation: wk) [News message: 12. Jan. 2002, 13:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Jan.2002` Amiga Update	Newsletter: Amiga Update by Brad Webb #011230 Brad Webb monthly publishes his newsletter 'Amiga Update' in which he writes about the most important Amiga events. Read the December newsletter under the title link. (ps) [News message: 12. Jan. 2002, 12:47] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Jan.2002` OnyxSoft	OnyxSoft: several software updates OnyxSoft begins the new year with all in all seven software updates and a new program by Daniel Westerburg. Besides, there's now a tutorial by Stefan Blixth been added dealing with the creation of logos. Here the software titles listed one by one: Update for 8SVXtoXXX (version 1.3) Update for BackUp (version 1.3) Update for Cathedral (version 1.3) Update for CDDAtoAIFF (version 1.2) Update for DRemind (version 1.59) Update for MultiRen (version 1.47) Update for TheMPegEncGUI (version 2.09) New program: LPFilter (version 1.0) (ps) (Translation: wk) [News message: 12. Jan. 2002, 12:13] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Jan.2002` Matthias Münch (ANF)	AUG99: present poll Because of demand and as counter part to the Kultpower poll we have started a corresponding new poll. We want to find out here the most popular Amiga print magazine of the currently existing ones. The poll can be found right here. (ps) (Translation: wk) [News message: 12. Jan. 2002, 11:35] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Jan.2002` VMC Harald Frank (ANF)	Telepolis: Buried in New Mexiko According to an investigation of the Telepolis editor Konrad Lischka had the company Atari bought the computer producer Amiga. In the third last paragraph it is written that: "After Tramiel had bought Atari the company concentrated on the home computer market. To enter into the market for respectable business clients Atari took over the Computer producer Amiga. This is not correct. 1984: Amiga, then represented by the chief developer Jay Miner (formerly chief developer of Atari) had in his financial need already got a private credit from Jack Tramiel (who was the founder of Commodore Business Machines, but then parted from the company because of differences, and afterwards bought the clapped-out game console producer Atari). A takeover of Amiga through Atari had already been negotiated. This takeover was avoided in the last moment through a better offer by Commodore (remember: Tramiel had already left Commodore) what led also to a repayment of Jack Tramiels private investment. The takeover had cost 27 millions dollars. To be looked up in the History of the AMIGA. (ps) (Translation: wk) [News message: 12. Jan. 2002, 11:18] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Jan.2002` Darek Dulian (E-Mail)	Elbox: Mediator Multimedia-CD Update 1.12 The MM CD 1.12 update for Mediator PCI 4000, Mediator PCI 1200 and Mediator PCI ZIV users, who are registered owners of the Mediator Multimedia CD, has been released by ELBOX Computer. The MM CD UP 1.12 includes the following updates: tv.vhi ver. 1.1 VHI Studio now works on PowerPC and on 68k processors in both MMU and NO MMU pci.library modes. Voodoo.card ver. 4.13 An incorrect change in the border colour has been eliminated in the Voodoo.card driver, which could occur in ver. 4.12 driver when 8-bit screen was switched to any other colour depth. (ps) [News message: 12. Jan. 2002, 00:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Jan.2002` LinuxToday	LinuxToday: Linux in Korea Linux PR announce in a press release that the Korean government decided to start to switch to Linux and has ordert the first packets. The product is "HancomLinux Deluxe 2.0" combining the MS compatible Office Suite and LinuxOS. (ps) (Translation: mj) [News message: 11. Jan. 2002, 23:55] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Jan.2002` Bernhard Wörner (ANF)	Audio processing tool "Amplify" in version 1.0 online Bernhard Wörner: Version 1.0 of my audio processing tool "Amplify" is available on my homepage since today. You can for example do the following things: set recording level to 0dB fade in and out cut off silence at beginning or end The program will also appear on Aminet in the next days. (ps) (Translation: rh) [News message: 11. Jan. 2002, 20:17] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Jan.2002` SOL-Invictus (ANF)	"Open Letter" from Matay You can find an "open letter" from Filip Dab-Mirowski (CEO) on the new Matay homepage. In this letter he announces that there is a new, free firmware upgrade for the "Prometheus" PCI bridge with which drivers for e.g. Fast Ethernet, TV cards and soundcards will be released. The "Prometheus" boards ordered from now on will be shipped with the new firmware, further the program "English Teacher 5" is added as a bonus. Also, the game Boing'em for AmigaDE is already available. (ps) (Translation: rh) [News message: 11. Jan. 2002, 13:13] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Jan.2002` Bright Light Software	SB 128 sound mixer AC97 version 1.3 for Amithlon Frank Fenn has released version 1.3 of the SB 128 sound mixer for Amithlon. Currently supported are ES1370, ES1371 and CT5880 chip sets. The program allows volume and balance control for MASTER, AUX, CD, PCM as well as MUTE. (ps) (Translation: rh) [News message: 11. Jan. 2002, 13:04] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Jan.2002` Wojtek Kozlowski (E-Mail)	Elbox: Mediator Driver Guide Update Elbox Computer website has been updated today. In the SUPPORT / Mediator Driver Guide section the current list of PCI cards has been placed which are supported with drivers for Mediator PCI busboards for Amiga 1200 and Amiga 4000. (ps) [News message: 11. Jan. 2002, 10:51] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Jan.2002` Shaun Bebbington (ANF)	Magazine: Retro Computing Today Retro Computing Today - What is the big idea? There seems to be a growing interest in computers and technology of yesteryear. With very few publications actually acknowledging this, it is left to a handful of small magazines to fill the gap, with profitable publications such as Computer and Video Games dedicating less than 4 pages to "The Old School". Retro Computing Today aims to be the one of the first professional publication to cover all topics regarding this very subject matter, instead of concentrating on one particular computer or platform, as Commodore Scene does, Retro Computing Today aims to cover as many topics as there are interests for. For instance, those people who choose to use a Vic 20 to view web sites through to the Amiga classic/AmigaOne platform. Obviously, the more support a particular platform receives, the more of the magazine will be dedicated to covering it, however, we would hope to provide some sort of balance, unlike at least 90% of current publications, whom tend to concentrate on the Windows/XBox platform. Do you have big ideas yourself? Details are sketchy at the minute, as the publication is still in early planning stages. We can confirm the following: Launch issue for early May 2002. 8 copies a year (1 every 6 weeks). If there is enough demand, we will move towards 10 copies a year (1 every 5 weeks). Website launched soon. A sample issue will be available to download. Special edition no. 1 will be available to pre-order soon. So, if you would like to shape this publication, please email me with your suggestions or comments. If you would like to write any articles for the launch issue, please forward them in .txt format, with the subject matter as Submissions 092246. We would appreciate greatly any help we can get. Thank you for reading, Shaun/Retro Computing Today - retrocomtoday@aol.com. (ps) [News message: 11. Jan. 2002, 10:45] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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