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09.Nov.2003
MorphOS-News.de


Genesi evaluates interest in REBOL for a Pegasos SDK
Genesi has begun discussions with REBOL Technologies to integrate portions of REBOL into a free developer package for the MorphOS Developer Connection - or maybe even a full REBOL package for a "Pegasos SDK" covering all supported operating systems on Genesi's hardware.

At MorphOS-News.de Genesi invites everyone to a brainstorming about interest in and advantages of REBOL's integration into MorphOS. (snx)

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09.Nov.2003
Elbox Press Dept. (ANF)


21st Birthday of Elbox Computer
This month Elbox Computer company celebrates its 21st birthday! For this special anniversary we have prepared a special offer for Amiga users. From 08 November to 07 December 2003 most of the items in their Online Store will be delivered without any shipping costs. This offer is valid for orders from all countries of the world.

The offer applies to most of the products in the online offer, including Mediator PCI busboards, FastATA/PowerFlyer controllers, eFlash memories, Spider USB 2.0 cards, mouse and keyboard interfaces, and many other accessories. For details, see the Special Of9fer.

Elbox has been developing and producing electronic equipment since 1982. Since 1989 they have been supporting the Amiga platform. Their Amiga designs include: SharkPPC G3/G4 PowerPC PCI motherboard design; Mediator busboard line introducing the PCI standard into Amiga computers; Mirage and E/BOX tower systems also known as Power Tower in the UK and Winner Tower in Germany; Zorro busboards; Fast ATA controllers known also under the name of Power Flyer in the UK and Winner High-Speed Controller in Germany; Memory expansion cards for all types of Amiga computers; Mroocheck PC Mouse interfaces also known under the name of Punchinello and many other minor Amiga accessories. Since 1999 Elbox has been the owner of Twin Spark Soft, a company producing software for Amiga computers (in the Polish language only).

Other Elbox activity is development and production of electronic equipment for industry. It covers process controllers for injection moulding machines and many high-end devices in the fields of radio- and telecommunications: paging systems, pagers, speech coding devices, radio modems and GPS tracking systems. For further information, please send an email to info@elbox.com. (nba)

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05.Nov.2003
Richard Ames


Health: MouseBean Ergonomic Hand Rest
An independent study has shown that three out of four computer mouse users suffering from workrelated upper limb disorders (WRULDs) and painful hands and wrists, found their symptoms alleviated after only two weeks of using the MouseBean Ergonomic Hand Rest. This is important news for the increasing number of computer users suffering from WRULDs and for businesses losing millions of working days each year when sufferers have to take time off work to recover from these disabling conditions.

The independent study was conducted by John Ridd, a consultant ergonomist specialising in workplace design and musculoskeletal disorders. A mixed group of typical computer mouse users with self-reported hand, wrist and upper limb musculoskeletal disorders, tested the MouseBean Hand Rest in an office environment.

After using the MouseBean Hand Rest for only two weeks, three out of four users found it effective at reducing the symptoms of WRULDs. At the end of the test phase, 85% of subjects said that they would choose to continue using the MouseBean Hand Rest if they could. John Ridd concludes: "The study would suggest that, for many mouse users suffering with hand or wrist pains, there is a very real likelihood of reducing those symptoms within two weeks of using the MouseBean Hand Rest."

The MouseBean Hand Rest is very different to regular wrist rests - it uses two soft pads to support the hand in comfort and the curved base lets you glide on the mouse mat with a relaxed arm and shoulder. The pads form a gap under the hand, helping to reduce pressure in the wrist and protect the delicate median nerve from the dangers of poor posture.

Commenting on the gel-filled wrist rests currently on the market, John Crocker, managing director of MouseBean Limited says: "Although they feel soft, some gel-filled wrist rests may be doing more harm than good! Research has shown that they can actually increase pressure in the wrist and lead to nerve damage! We believe that the MouseBean Hand Rest is the first device of its kind to have undergone a comprehensive evaluation and are naturally delighted with the results of the independent study. Whilst three out of four mouse users suffering from WRULDs found their symptoms alleviated, we have anecdotal evidence to suggest that the device may be preventing the onset of some symptoms as we have no reports of customers developing new hand or wrist conditions since fitting the device to their mouse. In addition, the majority find it so comfortable to use that they don't want to go back to using a mouse without it."

The independent study shows that the MouseBean Hand Rest is one of the simplest and most effective ergonomic aids for mouse users; it converts a regular mouse into an ergonomic mouse. Available in a wide variety of attractive colours, the MouseBean Hand Rest can be attached (with the simple plug and socket device supplied) to most regular mice. It can also be customised with a logo or made to match corporate colours. To order, visit the website under the title link and click `How to Buy'. Retail price from £6.99. (nba)

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05.Nov.2003
ANN


Articia S: Genesi and Hyperion gave information about the supposed "Bug"
During a discussion at the thread "Pegasos Italia" at ANN Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck by Genesi as well as Ben Hermans by Hyperion gave detailed information about the supposed bug of the Articia S northbridge for the first time.

Genesi published during that discussion protocol with which the problem should be reproduceable:

The following problem is given with the current Articia S versions:

The CPU interface fails to make all needed PCI to Memory transactions transparent to the CPU. This leads to failed (missed) snoop responses from the CPU in case of a modified cache line. The result may be a data corruption. The problem can be verified by creating a huge DMA load to the system.

1) Create a Linux partition with reiserfs using the IDE channel
2) Create a Linux partition with reiserfs using a 1394 (firewire) drive
3) Create any Linux partition (any device possible)
4) Enable DMA for IDE using 'hdparm'
5) Copy some data ~1-2GB using 1) and 2)
6) unmount 1)+2)
7) run the 'reiserfsck' tool using an endless shell script for 1)+2)
8) Start a ftp of a huge file (>memory+swap) using 3) and calculate a checksum for that file using an endless shell script

Be sure that the L2 cache of the CPU is enabled during your tests. Watch the results.

Required Resources
1 - Red Hat Linux Distribution 7.x
2 - IDE Hard Drives
1 - PCI Firewire Card
1 - 1394 Firewire Drive

Notes:
Line 1) - One IDE Drive for the O/S
Line 2) - Needs PCI Firewire Card, 1394 Firewire Card and SW Drivers for same
Line 3) - Configure partition on additional IDE Drive

Requires 2 weeks minimum full time effort (probably 3 weeks) for someone with advanced Linux configuration setup and test expertise.

Hyperions answer to this is:

"This 'so called' problem is the direct result of the Articia S's ability to handle memory access by the CPU and PCI bus.

This behavior reduces latency but is unknown in the Wintel world which is why the Linux drivers don't cater for it.

In the Wintel world either the CPU or the PCI busmaster is allowed to write to memory, not both at the same time.

MAI has been reworking the Linux drivers to cope with this and Hyperion has been aware of this feature for quite some time and has taken it into account when doing DMA capable drivers for the AmigaOne hardware. [...]" (snx) (Translation: ub)

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05.Nov.2003



Novell's going to buy SuSE / IBM invests into Novell
As reported by CNN Money, Novell is going to buy the German SuSE Linux GmbH for about 210 millions US$. Additionally IBM is said to buy Novell shares for about 50 millions US$. (snx) (Translation: ub)

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04.Nov.2003
Amiga.org


IBM wins the CPU contract for the Microsoft's X-BOX 2
Microsoft Corp. and IBM Corp.'s Technology Group announced today (Nov. 3) that the next-generation Xbox electronic game console will use a yet-to-be-designated IBM processor. IBM's chip will replace Intel Corp.'s Pentium III processor now in the current Xbox version. IBM is producing the chip for Nintendo's Gamecube and is developing the CPU for the Playstation 3 in cooperation with Sony.

Further information: EE Times and Heise (German). (snx) (Translation: gf)

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