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`09.Sep.2002` Elwood on ANN	AmigaOS4 Status Update As shown at the French Amiga show this week-end, here is the status update of the AmigaOS4 project. Exec will be finished this week. Ramlib is done. DOS is done. Intuition is 95% done. The new sys-i class still needs to be added. Work scheduled for completion end of the month. The prefs program is done at 80%. Graphics is done. Layers is done. Utility is done. Iffparse is done. cia.ressource, audio.device and timer.device done at 99%. keyboard.device done at 99% (a few lines of ASM code left) input.device done. keymap.library done. lowlevel.library done. utility.library done. clip handler This is the very first release of the cliphandler, i.e. the CONCLIP: device, that provides clipboard support on the level of the dos stream I/O. It also provides a simple library for applications that cannot call the dos.library directly. Queue handler done. Shell, features added, bugs fixed. CDFS is done. FFS2 is done. Plugin feature added allowing (plugins can be added to some partitions for encryption, caching, mirroring....) i.e. you can write a plugin that allows you to encrypt automatically all files copied into a partition. AmiDock is done. One of the so many features are the Dockies. These are plugins that allow the user to add active content into the dock like a running clock or a lens that displays the area under the mouse pointer, or ... whatever you want ! Who will write a demo in a Docky ? :-) GhostScript is added. It allows to create/display PostScript or PDF. Also a port of xPDF will be added. USB stack (with Subway/Highway/Thyclacine support) Soundblaster Live drivers! MUI IBrowse 2.3 PPC native datatypes Reaction (95% finished) MediaToolbox PartitionWizard ft2.manager, diskfont.library. You'll now be able to open all sort of font formats... Items still outstanding for OS 4: SCSI driver Remaining Intuition/Reaction work (5%) Roadshow GUI completion 2D driver completion (5% remaining) 68K emulation integration AmigaInput (nearly done) Best regards, Ben Hermans Managing partner Hyperion Entertainment (ps) [News message: 09. Sep. 2002, 16:16] [Comments: 2 - 23. Sep. 2002, 00:02] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`09.Sep.2002` amos factory	Programming language: Mattathias becomes Open Source Mattathias BASIC, a programming language written in ANSI C, has become Open Source under "GNU General Public License (GPL)". After six weeks of planning and checking, there is already a first pre-alpha version. The official project pages and further information can be found at Sourceforge. (ps) (Translation: cb) [News message: 09. Sep. 2002, 15:52] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`09.Sep.2002` WHDLoad	Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 11.09.2002) (Update) With WHDLoad you can install games you only can play on disks on your hard disk. The following games are added or updated: 11.09.02 new: Static Chaos (Silents) done by Psygore 11.09.02 new: Garfield: Big, Fat, Hairy Deal (The Edge) done by Codetapper 09.09.02 new: Pro PowerBoat Simulator (Codemasters) done by Codetapper 09.09.02 new: Coala (Empire) done by JOTD 08.09.02 new: Giddy (Phil Ruston) done by Codetapper 08.09.02 new: Thug Life (Essence) done by Psygore 08.09.02 updated: Dogs of War (Elite Systems) loader optimised 07.09.02 improved: Chromagic (Dual-Crew Shining) interrupts fixed for 040/060 processors 07.09.02 improved: Sonic Attack (Dual-Crew Shining) interrupts fixed for 040/060 processors 05.09.02 updated: Axel's Magic Hammer (Core Design/Gremlin) supports another version 04.09.02 new: Axel's Magic Hammer (Core Design/Gremlin) done by Codetapper 04.09.02 improved: 4D Sports Boxing (Mindscape) various improvements 03.09.02 new: Drip (Art Skiles) done by DJ Mike 03.09.02 new: Steigar (Screen 7) done by DJ Mike 03.09.02 new: Multi Megamix 3 (Kefrens) done by Psygore (ps) [News message: 09. Sep. 2002, 15:22] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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