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Archive 04/2008

`21.Apr.2008` Andreas Magerl (ANF)	Printmagazin: Amiga Future 72 (Mai/Juni 2008), Vorschau Pressnote: The preview and excerpts for the Amiga Future 72 (May/June 2008) are online now. In this issue you can find recent reviews of DvPlayer, "AmiKit", Word Me Up XXL, Goonies and lots of more. Furthermore there is an interview with the makers of Tales of Tamar. A more detailed description of content and excerpts can be found at: http://www.amigafuture.de/kb.php?mode=article&k=2358 The Amiga Future is available as an English or German printed magazine directly from the editorial office and also some Amiga dealers. The Amiga Future can be obtained either as a single issue or by subscription each version either with or without a cover CD. As always you can find lots of PD software and some full versions of software/games such as Nemac IV DC on the Amiga Future cover CD. We ask all users having an interest in this magazine to order as soon as possible, to avoid disappointment, as some previous copies have already sold out. (cg) (Translation: aj) [News message: 21. Apr. 2008, 15:56] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`20.Apr.2008` Amigaworld.net (website)	AmigaOS 4: MIDI-Sampler Phonolith 1.0 Phonolith is a software instrument created by Timo Kloss for AmigaOS 4, which plays sampled waveforms. It is usable with Horny and other CAMD based sequencers, or just a connected MIDI keyboard. Starting with version 1.0, Phonolith is free software under the GNU General Public License (GPL) now. This decision was made because the author won't spend much time on this project anymore. He lost the need for it, because he stopped making music on Amiga. Please contact him if you are interested in the source code. A sourceforge.net project will follow. Furthermore, the MIDI sequencer Horny is free now (but not open-source). To receive a keyfile, please contact the author. Features of Phonolith 1.0: Downmixing to AIFF file Receives MIDI notes through camd.library Mixer unit with non-linear volume/panning controls and peak meters 16 different instruments at once ADSR amp envelope (non-linear decay and release curves) for each instrument Unlimited number of samples for each instrument, for key and velocity ranges Supports AIFF and WAVE sample format (only 16 bit) Imports Logic EXS24 instruments (PPC and Intel format) ReAction GUI Application.library support (for saving settings and registering Phonolith as application) Connection to Horny 1.3 for automatic project loading AmiUpdate support Locale.library support (snx) [News message: 20. Apr. 2008, 17:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`20.Apr.2008` MorphZone (Web page)	MorphOS: Sputnik beta version 4 Marcin 'Marcik' Kwiatkowski has released a fourth beta version of his KHTML/Webcore port Sputnik for MorphOS. The specific improvements can be gathered from the changelog. Sputnik is based on the same HTML engine as Safari (Apple) and Konqueror (KDE), whereby the program is the first browser for MorphOS with support for the formatting language CSS, among other things. (snx) (Translation: cad) [News message: 20. Apr. 2008, 15:29] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`20.Apr.2008` Amigaworld.net (Web page)	WinUAE: AmigaSYS 4 AmigaSYS is a pre-installed Workbench for the Amiga emulator WinUAE with many enhancements - similar to AIAB (Amiga In A Box) or AmiKit. Additionally required are merely a file with the Kickstart ROM as well as a Workbench disk of version 3.x at least. With AmigaSYS 4, it is now possible to install AmigaOS 3.9 without 3.0 or 3.1. In addition, the installers for those three operating system versions were heavily upgraded and support five languages. You can find a list of details on the project page under the title link. (snx) (Translation: cad) [News message: 20. Apr. 2008, 08:15] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Apr.2008`	Commodore International is bankrupt Commodore is bankrupt again: The Dutch Yeahronimo Media Ventures that owns the brand was declared bankrupt this week. According to a spokesman it will appeal the court order. Commodore claims its daily operations are not affected by the legal battle. Its branding company has no personnel. The Commodore gaming PCs are sold by Commodore Gaming which is a Joint Venture between Commodore International and The Content Factory. (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 19. Apr. 2008, 16:07] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Apr.2008` (ANF)	Cinnamon Projects: Tasks for C++-developer With the "Cinnamon Projects" the author of the SDL-based text editing software Cinnamon Writer tries to establish a kind of private bounty system: In order to speed up the development of programs he offers low amounts of money for the development of single modules or routines to external developers - currently you can earn 100 Euro if you develop a "Printer class" for Cinnamon. The Cinnamon Projects are financed with the bounties paid for Cinnamon Writer. The finished moduls are intellectual property of the Cinnamon-author as well as of the external developer. (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 19. Apr. 2008, 15:22] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Apr.2008` (ANF)	Print magazine: #Amigaguide, second issue Currently the second issue of the English print magazine #Amigaguide is being sent to the subscibers. The free PDF-version is supposed to be avaiable in about 14 days. You can find an outline as well as an explanation of the delay of publishing of four months of the magazine under the title link. (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 19. Apr. 2008, 15:02] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Apr.2008` Amiga Future (ANF)	ComicOn 1.0 downloads Comic-Strips ComicOn 1.0 is the successor of "Garfield Strips" and downloads and shows comic-strips of different websites. ComiCon is available for AmigaOS 3/4, MorphOS and AROS. (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 19. Apr. 2008, 14:54] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Apr.2008` Amiga Future (Webseite)	Origyn Web Browser 1.21 and 1.3 (Update) The AmigaOS 4 port of the Origyn Web Browser (OWB) is now available in version 1.21. Changes: Added a workaround for font releated OWB memory leaks in the AmigaOS 4 font implementation Fixed crashlog entries cl25 and cl37 Speed up text rendering No longer uses own mouse pointer Update: (19:18, 19.04.08, snx) Furthermore, version 1.3 has been released for AmigaOS 3.x. Changes: Ported the memory allocator used in the AmigaOS4 version to AmigaOS 3.x, requires AmigaOS 3.9 BB 2 (exec V45) Added more workarounds for bugs in the AmigaOS 3.x SDL library Implemented the font system for AmigaOS 3.x. It's currently limited to the 3 outline fonts included in AmigaOS 3.x (CGTimes, CGTriumvirate and LetterGothic) Implemented intuition event handling for AmigaOS 3.x, all keys should work now. Of course text input will always be limited to ISO-8859-1 on AmigaOS 3.x since it didn't support different charsets yet AmigaOS mouse wheel, 4th and 5th mouse button events are supported as well, but there is probably nothing for AmigaOS 3.x which can generate them Implemented the graphics device for AmigaOS 3.x, requires Picasso96 Implemented a minimal replacement for the missing ICU libraries (UTF-8, ISO-8859-1 -10 and 13-16) (snx) (Translation: dr) [News message: 19. Apr. 2008, 06:22] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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