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`02.Nov.2002` Carsten Stand (ANF)	Review of Sendo Z100 in magazine "Mobilfunknews" In issue #6 of the magazine "Mobilfunknews" is a review of the Sendo Z100. All features are introduced (and that are quite a number). The software platform Amiga Anywhere is also named. The result of the editors: "...We are convinced in any case that you can't buy a better Smartphone for the money in Germany (yet)...". (ps) (Translation: wk) [News message: 02. Nov. 2002, 20:40] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Oct.2002` Andreas Balke (E-Mail)	Website Covering Amiga 600 as MP3-Player Renovated Andreas Balke has completely redone his website covering his use of an A600 in his car as an MP3 player, and added improved, specialized pictures of the innards, the keyboard, and the side view in the car. In addition to that, he's taking on another project related to mobile Amigas: Frank's Suitcase-Amiga. (ps) (Translation: dm) [News message: 31. Oct. 2002, 21:03] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Oct.2002` z5 (ANF)	A.D.A. presents Sulaco/Encore and additional screenshots A.D.A. is proud to present Sulaco, Encore's high end Amiga demo from Abstract 2002, featuring gorgeous textures and graphics, a cool tune and nice design. Extra screenshots were added to the following nice productions: Abecedarian/Iris(2), J'_/Ephidrena(4), Retrospectacular/Contraz(1), Klone/DCS(3), Push/Extreme(3), Exit planet dust/Artwork(3) and The Prey/Polka Brothers(2). (ps) [News message: 31. Oct. 2002, 19:03] [Comments: 2 - 02. Nov. 2002, 22:05] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Oct.2002` AMIGAplus	AROS: IRC Channel Moves to New Server The IRC channel of the alternative operating system AROS is now on the Freenode IRC network. You can make the connection at irc.freenode.net, or you can find another Freenode server at www.freenode.net. Long nicknames, nick registration and many other things are possible with this. The channel name is still #aros. (ps) (Translation: dm) [News message: 31. Oct. 2002, 13:31] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Oct.2002` Oliver Hummel (ANF)	The World's First 32-bit Game Console? This is not exactly burningly current news, but it is meaningful in an historical context. On my foraging for exotic game consoles I bumped into a very interesting Fujitsu product, the FM Towns Marty. Fujitsu sold a lot of FM Towns PCs in the late 80s. At some point back then, they decided to develop a game console, and the FM Towns Marty came from that. The Marty was equipped with a 386 at 16 MHz, later there was a 486 version. It also had 2 megs of RAM. For storage there was a CD-ROM drive and a 3.5 inch floppy drive. For the graphics there were special custom chips which made 256 colors from a HiColor palette possible. But the most interesting thing is: Marty was introduced in 1991! So the CD-32 loses its title as the first 32-bit console in the world to the Fujitsu Marty. By the way Marty may also be the second console to come with a CD-ROM drive (after the PC-Engine). Because of the close compatibility to the FM Towns PCs there were also a lot of games available, but there were also specialized Marty games, including versions of the Lucas Arts classics Zak McKraken and Monkey Island, and I would guess that these were the best versions of these games, what with 256 colors and not the grisly MIDI music found in the PC version. Pictures of the FM Towns Marty may be viewed here and here. Because Marty was not officially sold outside Japan it's difficult to come by information on it. So I suppose the CD-32 could also claim to be the world's first 32-bit game console. (ps) (Translation: dm) [News message: 31. Oct. 2002, 13:09] [Comments: 3 - 04. Nov. 2002, 14:09] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.Oct.2002` Virtual Dimension (ANF)	Videos of LARP Tamar I and LARP Tamar II online Celebrating the release of the online-game "Tales of Tamar" the video about the second LARP from the world Tamar can now be downloaded. Additionally we present to you a few photos from the LARP II. You can now also download the video about the first LARP again and a few download-links have been fixed. (ps) [News message: 28. Oct. 2002, 14:20] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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