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`03.Jan.2004` MorphZone (forum)	MorphOS: GUI for MLDonkey available Attention Software have created a Graphical User Interface for the P2P filesharing program MLDonkey (amiga-news.de reported). An alpha version (12 KB) can be downloaded from their homepage. (snx) [News message: 03. Jan. 2004, 18:12] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Jan.2004` Philippe Bourdin (ANF)	Some details about the OS4 SDK At AmigaWorld.net, Hans-Jörg Frieden announced further details about the AmigaOS4 SDK which will be included on the Developer Pre-Release CD: GCC 2.95.3 and GCC 3.4 have been ported to OS 4 native (and as a cross compiler for Linux/x86, Linux/PPC, Windows/Cygwin, Darwin/PPC, AmigaOS 3.x/m68k) The SDK will also contain gdb, the Gnu Debugger. Then there's vbcc. vbcc is Frank Wille's contribution, I don't know if it will be contained in the SDK directly, but it will in any case be downloadable. The SDK also contains a number of additional utilities, among them "fdtrans", which is a program to convert old-style SFD files into next-gen XML files. XML files are used by the program "idltool", which is a program that converts these XML files into all sort of output files (much like fd2pragma or SFD before). idltool is primarily used to generate all required include files for an OS 4 style library, but it can also generate a skeleton source code for a library, so that a programmer only has to write an XML file, turn it into source code, and add the functions to it. This should make it easier to write libraries in OS 4. (snx) [News message: 03. Jan. 2004, 17:44] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Jan.2004` ac-logic (ANF)	Mai Logic: News regarding PPC 970 support Mai Logic, Inc. Licenses IBM®'s Elastic Interface Technology For Its Articia Chipset Family and Teron Series Systems in Support of IBM®'s PowerPC™ 970 Microprocessor Family FREMONT, CA. December 21, 2003. Mai Logic, Incorporated, a leading global semiconductor provider of bus-interface controller circuits, embedded platforms and total system solutions, announced today it is licensing IBM®'s ultra-high speed PowerPC™ 970 Elastic Interface technology. Mai Logic plans to incorporate IBM®'s Elastic Interface technology within its Articia I chipset and Teron I series system product offerings, working hand-in-hand with the PowerPC™ 970 microprocessors to help improve the performance of next generation embedded applications in consumer electronics, multimedia, storage, main-stream computing, servers and networking application for consumer, industrial and military implementations. "IBM®'s latest licensing agreement with Mai Logic demonstrates the continuing momentum of the PowerPC™ 970 family in the market," said Mark Ireland, Manager of PowerPC™ Strategy and Business Development, IBM® Microelectronics. "Our relationship enables IBM® to provide Mai Logic with the latest, most innovative microprocessor core technology for their products while in turn, driving momentum for the PowerPC™ architecture in the embedded space." "IBM®'s PowerPC™ 970 architecture provides us with tremendous flexibility," said Jason Hou, CEO of Mai Logic. "We plan to utilize the Elastic Interface technology with Articia I to expand our leading-edge Articia family roadmap for a variety of compelling products which span several of our target markets that require optimal performance, low-power consumption, low-cost 64-bit capabilities. The technology will be a significant asset in our portfolio as we move forward." Mai Logic's Articia I System Controller and Teron I Series Systems Mai Logic's feature-rich Articia I supports IBM® PowerPC™ 970 microprocessor, DDR 2 memory interface and other advanced peripheral interfaces such as PCI Express and PCI-X. The combination of IBM® PowerPC™ 970's performance speeds, the ultra high speed Elastic I/O technology and Mai Logic's AGP 8X compatible Articia I chipset represents a formidable solution in the embedded markets, particularly those requiring high resolution graphics such as multimedia, gaming, medical and aerospace industries. With built-in MPEG4 accelerator and TV decoder designed for developing integrated graphic and video subsystems, Articia I is well positioned to bridge the gap between the computer and the television as the worlds of entertainment and computing converge. Articia I is also equipped with self-repairing and self-testing functions to ensure performance stability. The PowerPC™ 970 + Articia I based Teron I series solutions provide system developers scalability and synthesizability to meet the ever-increasing performance demands of future-generation devices, accelerate time-to-market, and minimize overall complexity. Samples of the Articia I chipsets, Teron I series systems, and PowerPC™ 970 processor are expected to be available in early second quarter of 2004. IBM®'s PowerPC 970 Microprocessor The PowerPC™ 970 is a high-performance 64-bit microprocessor for use in a variety of applications, including desktops, workstations, servers and communications products. The chip is derived from IBM®'s award-winning POWER4™ server processor to provide high performance and additional function for users. It is designed for manipulating data in larger, 64-bit chunks and accelerating compute-intensive workloads, like multimedia and graphics, through specialized circuitry known as a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) unit. About Mai Logic, Incorporated Mai Logic, Inc. is a leading global semiconductor provider of bus-interface controller circuits, embedded platforms and total system solutions. With more than 60 US and International invention patents granted and 100 more pending in the fields of IC, security, and systems design engineering, Mai Logic, through demonstrated cost-effective advanced technology offerings, has established itself as a proven technology powerhouse. Mai Logic's innovations include: Intelligent Memory (iMemory), which enables industry's first in-field DRAM fault detection and real-time fault recovery without the need of a system reboot; Control Pipeline allowing flexible timing on various system clocks and low power consumption; Genetic Computing for high-level security and privacy; and Floating Buffer to achieve a true concurrent system. Mai Logic, incorporated in California, is part of the Atum Group in Taipei. The Group has design and development operations in Fremont Ca and Taipei and Beijing , with Marketing and Sales support world wide. Mai Logic is a total solution IC system design house devoted to customer satisfaction. (snx) [News message: 01. Jan. 2004, 21:48] [Comments: 1 - 03. Jan. 2004, 17:43] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Jan.2004` Computerwoche (ANF)	Computerwoche: BIOS Successor EFI Advances Within three months the longtime partners Microsoft and Intel wish to establish a forum to spread a new PC specification named EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface). EFI attempts to replace BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) that has been used for 23 years. BIOS initializes a computer's hardware before the loading of the operating system. Read the complete, German language article at Computerwoche under the title link. (nba) (Translation: dm) [News message: 01. Jan. 2004, 15:02] [Comments: 1 - 03. Jan. 2004, 17:46] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Dec.2003` MIchael Merkel (ANF)	GS8gui - GUI for Ghostscript8 published GS8gui is a graphical user interface for GhostScript 8. Similiar to the old Ghostscript-GUI GS8gui offers as a new feature the ability to use the internal GS8 viewer. Printing with the internal TurboPrint drivers is supported also. The developer wants to emphasize that the GUI is a draft put together so bugs are likely to be expected. Please report discovered bugs to the developer via email. Download will soon be possible from the Aminet, at the developer site it's available already as GS8gui.lha . (nba) (Translation: ub) [News message: 31. Dec. 2003, 16:28] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Dec.2003` Bill Panagouleas (ANF)	Spontaneous Combustion: New Video Effects from DiscreetFX Chicago, Illinois -- Dec 30, 2003 -- DiscreetFX LLC Inc., Real-time Broadcast Quality Visual Effects developer for the Amiga/Video Toaster Flyer and MorphOS, releases the Amiga/Video Toaster 4000/Flyer/MorphOS version of Spontaneous Combustion. DiscreetFX Releases Spontaneous Combustion; Amiga/Video Toaster 4000/Flyer & MorphOS version. A New Real-Time Fire, Smoke & Explosion Effects Library and Digital Video Effects (DVE) collection. Information about Spontaneous Combustion: Spontaneous Combustion is selling for $129.95 but is available for the special price of $49.95 only till the end of 2003. Thats right we are still going to honor the PreOrder price even though it is now shipping but you have to hurry if your interested since this offer is only good until midnight December 31st 2003. We are even crazy enough to include Free Shipping. As many of you know Andy Panagouleas was hurt badly in August 2003. He has been stuck home these many months recovering and unable to go back to school. Andy asked to help with the development of this version of Spontaneous Combustion since he is a big Amiga and Video Toaster owner/fan. Andy's hard work helped get the product done in time for 2003 and he receives a % of all sales. Spontaneous Combustion: The unofficial sequel to the Amiga/Video Toaster Flyer version of Pyromania from Bill Panagouleas and Andy Panagouleas. In development for over two years Spontaneous Combustion gives you much more than just fire, explosion and smoke effects. Rendered on Silicon Graphics O2 and Octane systems @ 4000 X 4000 resolution and quadra down sampled to full overscan uncompressed D1 video (720 X 486), you won't have to sacrifice quality. More frames, more depth, more realism. Over 40 unique Real-time effects, many never before seen for any video editing system including Sexy Smoke, Ultimate Explosion, Big Shooting Star, Car Crash, Flame Columns, Streaking Comet, TNT, Detonate, Phlogiston and Apocalypse. Amiga/Video Toaster 4000/Flyer & MorphOS version includes. Forty Real-time Broadcast Quality Fire Effects in Amiga Video Toaster 4000 DVE format. Forty animated Video Toaster Flyer clip files that can be used for advanced Compositing with the Video Toaster Flyer, Lightwave ToasterPaint 4.0 or Aura. Forty animated Amiga Anim files that can be used as an overlay on video with any Amiga the has a Genlock. These Anim files can also be used under MorphOS or Amiga OS 3.1-4.0 with Amiga/ MorphOS animation software that supports the Anim standard like ImageFX 4.5 and others. Complete 24 bit IFF image sequences of all Real-time effects included. Can be used with any Amiga/ MorphOS software that supports IFF 24. For more information please call toll-free at 1 (800) 852-0930 or send an e-mail to sales@discreetfx.com. Payments can also be sent via Paypal to sales@discreetfx.com. If you wish to pay by check or none Paypal credit card you can, just contact us first toll-free at 1 (800) 852-0930 If you need our snail mail address it's at http://www.discreetfx.com/Contactinfo.htm. Spontaneous Combustion includes a 100% Money Back Guarantee. Please note Amiga/ Video Toaster 4000/Flyer & MorphOS version includes bonus features and unique content not found in the Windows version. Spontaneous Combustion is the only new product released in 2003 for the Amiga Video Toaster/Flyer. MorphOS is a new platform we are supporting, please let us know when ordering if you use MorphOS. If we get enough interest and support from MorphOS customers we will continue to support this new operating system. More information and screenshots is also available at www.discreetfx.com/SpontCombustion.htm. About DiscreetFX DiscreetFX creates Real-time transitions and effects seen on over 100 television programs including Blind Date, 5th Wheel, Shipmates, NFL, Buffy the Vapire Slayer and more! You can also see DiscreetFX software used on the following networks HBO, Showtime, Discovery Channel, PBS, Fox and many more! Best regards Bill Panagouleas DiscreetFX Founder/CEO bill AT discreetfx DOT com www.discreetfx.com (snx) [News message: 31. Dec. 2003, 10:33] [Comments: 1 - 31. Dec. 2003, 11:27] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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