07.Mar.2008
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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List of Famous Amiga Uses updated (English)
After over four years today the list of firms and companies have been updated where the Amiga is used. The English list is available in HTML as well as in AmigaGuide format vor.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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04.Mar.2008
Jens Langner (ANF)
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Network File System-Implementation aNFS (formerly known as ch_nfs) now under GPL
Since a few days there is a new open-source project on SourceForge.net: It is the source of the NFS file system (ch_nfs) written by Carsten Heyl which formerly belonged to AmiTCP.
A few years ago he released the sources as GPL and handed it over to Jens Langner. With this new project he is looking for interested developers who help to speed up the development of a NFS-file system for the Amiga sector.
With the new open-source project now called aNFS the programmer team try to get the source files of the old NFS-file system work under the new operating systems like AmigaOS 4, MorphOS or AROS.
Because the project is quite new developers are very welcome. At the moment some parts of the source files do not exist and have to be written again.
Interested developers may contact Jens Langner and can get further information about the status of development.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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02.Mar.2008
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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YouTube: Video "Space Wars" by Tobias Richter (1992)
YouTube user Kenzoid27 has digitized the animation "Space Wars" from the year 1992 from a VHS cassette, slightly reworked it and made it open to the general public under the title link, in order to bring back memories and to highlight what was already possible on the Amiga at that time.
The video by Tobias J. Richter (Story, Modeling, Animation), Carsten Fuchs (Program) Bjørn A. Lynne (Music) and Frank Brehme (Editor) was generated on two Amiga 2000's and three Amiga 3000's using the programs Reflections 2.0, Videoscape 2.0, Deluxe Paint IV, Scala as well as Music X and was recorded directly. (snx) (Translation: cad)
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02.Mar.2008
Moo Bunny (Forum)
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AROS: WebKit preview (alpha version) for the daring
In order to allow AROS users that are keen on experimenting a test of the current development status of his WebKit port, Robert Norris has released a preview version under the title link (screenshot).
Please note that this early alpha version of the future web browser Traveller is still unusable for the most part and will definitely crash. (snx) (Translation: cad)
[News message: 02. Mar. 2008, 14:42] [Comments: 0]
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02.Mar.2008
Amiga.org (Web page)
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Magazin: The Crypt - Issue 53
The 53rd issue of the English-language magazine The Crypt includes articles on the tinker project of an Amiga USB joystick controller as well as on hardware access with AmigaBASIC and ARexx, among other things. In addition, the winner of the AmigaOS 4 Classic package will be announced. (snx) (Translation: cad)
[News message: 02. Mar. 2008, 14:33] [Comments: 0]
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02.Mar.2008
Tomasz Wiszkowski (E-Mail)
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Burning program: Frying Pan 1.3.2
Tomasz Wiszkowski has released version 1.3.2 of his burning program. Frying Pan is available for AmigaOS, AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and AROS.
The update solves the problems of both previous versions and addresses itself to those users who had problems with strange texts on the cycle buttons, Enforcer hits when ending the program or still incorrectly finalized discs. (snx) (Translation: cad)
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02.Mar.2008
AmigaFreund (ANF)
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YouTube: Inteview with Michael Labiner from 1999
Our reader AmigaFreund has come across an interview with Michael Labiner (Amiga Joker, PC Joker) on YouTube, which was conducted in 1999 within the program Giga.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3 (snx) (Translation: cad)
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02.Mar.2008
Amition.de (ANF)
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Video from the Retrobörse (Retro-Market) 2008 in Bochum
On Amition.de, a good seven minutes of video with impressions from the Retrobörse 2008 in Bochum was made available. (snx) (Translation: cad)
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02.Mar.2008
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on the Obligement website
The following articles have been added to the website of the french Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement during the last two months:
- Amiga and MorphOS news of january/february 2008
- Old Amiga news of november/december 1999
- News: The death of the HD-DVD
- Interview with Andreas Magerl (editor of Amiga Future)
- Review of YAM 2.5
- Review of Tubexx
- Review of Project-X
- Review of Wings
- Review of Step Five
- Hardware: Minimig
- Point of view: The AmigaOS 4 objective in Amiga history
- File: Messages of developers for crackers
- File: History of the Amiga - year 1995 and 1996 (update)
- Tutorial: Transfer files between two Amigas via serial port or Ethernet port
- Quizz of the year 2007
- Quizz about Project-X
(snx)
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01.Mar.2008
MorphZone (Forum)
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SerialEcho 50.1
Christian Rosentreter's SerialEcho for AmigaOS and MorphOS works like the "echo"-command: But it sends its output to the serial interface.
Changes:
- Uses RawPutChar instead KPrintF
- 68k/SASC changes
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 01. Mar. 2008, 19:21] [Comments: 0]
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01.Mar.2008
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Origyn Web Browser 1.15 (Update)
Under the title link Jörg Strohmayer has published an update of Origyn Web Browser. It includes a new memory allocation which is slower and requires more memory - at least 256 MB.
But thus more sites should be correctly displayed without crashing. Additionally scroll bars were implemented.
Update: (18:41, 01.03.08, snx)
Meanwhile, version 1.15 is available; it fixes an error of the previous one. (snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 01. Mar. 2008, 17:30] [Comments: 0]
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27.Feb.2008
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmigaGuide/HTML viewer: strangé 0.22
strangé is a MUI-based AmigaGuide/HTML viewer which uses the HTMLView.mcc. In version 0.22 several minor bugs were fixed. strangé is available for MorphOS and AmigaOS 3.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 27. Feb. 2008, 17:19] [Comments: 0]
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27.Feb.2008
gamereset.de (ANF)
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Retro-market on Sunday, 1st of March 2008 in Bochum
The organizers are reminding again of the
"Retro-Börse", coming Saturday in Bochum at the Falkenheim.
Amiga fans are especially invited. (cg) (Translation: ub)
[News message: 27. Feb. 2008, 15:21] [Comments: 0]
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26.Feb.2008
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Minimig: First experiences
To the Amiga clone Minimig there are first reviews. "TheDaddy" introduces the computer. He shows the content of the package as well as pictures which are supposed to demonstrate the small size of the mainboard. The report will be completed.
At Obligement there is a French report.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 26. Feb. 2008, 15:41] [Comments: 0]
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25.Feb.2008
AROS-Exec (Forum)
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AROS: Murks!IDE on SourceForge
After releasing the source code of the integrated AROS development environment Murks!IDE at the end of 2006 the project was hosted on SourceForge.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 25. Feb. 2008, 21:37] [Comments: 0]
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25.Feb.2008
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Game: Koules 1.4 ported
The game Koules (screenshot) has been ported in version 1.4. It requires an Amiga with at least a 68040-processor, AGA/RTG and AmigaOS 3.x.
Features:
- 1-5 players simultaneously
- Sound effects
- Triple keyboard and double joystick/gamepad support
- Source code
Download: Koules.lha (196 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 25. Feb. 2008, 21:17] [Comments: 0]
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25.Feb.2008
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Emulator: PSPUAE 0.70
PSPUAE is a port of the well-known Amiga emulator E-UAE for Sony's portable game console PSP. Version 0.70 has an improved speed.
Changes:
- Added alot of Rics FAMEC code and optimisations. (Gave some speed increase)
- Altered Hsync handler. (Removes slow down when sprites on screen, with CPU = MAX)
- Altered CPU CYCLE UNIT to 256 (Gave the most speed increase)
- Altered CHIPSET settings (To fall inline with CPU CYCLE UNIT change, its now a much more finer setting than in previous versions. Giving better results)
- Added Rics FAMEC Sound code (Still clicks, we know what the problem is, but i need help to solve it)
- Added Interpolation 4CH Sound under sound menu (This can improve sound slighty)
- Altered HEAP SIZE for available memory to PSPUAE (This solves all memory problems)
- Added Rics FAMEC FrameSkip Algorithm (This gives a finer smoother Auto FrameSkip)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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25.Feb.2008
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Origyn Web Browser 1.13
Jörg Strohmayer has published an update of the Origyn Web Browser. Further components are now used as so called shared objects.
Changes:
- Fixed OWB bug 178 (fonts related endless loops) in the AmigaOS4 fonts implementation
- If loading a page failed the progress bar is set to 0 now
- Added tooltype DISABLEGIFANIMS, if it's set the anims are still played once since usually the last image is better than the first
- Added tooltype DISABLEJAVASCRIPT
- Using shared libcurl, libssl, libxml2, libxslt and libz now, you have to download sobjs.lha, extract it and and copy them to SOBJS:. Not required if you use AmiUpdate to update OWB, the new shared objects are installed automatically
- The shared libcurl uses DEVS:curl-ca-bundle.crt instead of S:curl-ca-bundle.crt (since it's not a script using S: was wrong)
- Mounting RANDOM: is not required any more
Download:
OWB.lha (2,8 MB)
sobjs.lha (1,8 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 25. Feb. 2008, 20:35] [Comments: 0]
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24.Feb.2008
Oliver Eschbach (ANF)
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Amiga User Rheinland: New Internet address
Oliver Eschbach writes: The homepage of Amiga User Rheinland can be found under aur.eschi-web.de with immediate effect and until further notice. For reasons that remain unexplained so far, the owner of the old domain address has changed, whereby we no longer had access to the sub-account.
Should anyone have linked to our homepage, may thus bring the Internet address to the current state please. The homepage will continue to be maintained and updated. (snx) (Translation: cad)
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23.Feb.2008
(ANF)
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AmigaOS 4.0 February 2008 Update for CyberStormPPC and BlizzardPPC
Press release:
Leuven, Belgien - 23. Februar, 2008
Hyperion Entertainment VOF is pleased to announce the immediate availability for download for registered customers of another service update of AmigaOS 4.0 which addresses some outstanding issues on BlizzardPPC and CyberStormPPC machines.
The update includes:
- A new kernel that fixes outstanding issues with the Mediator 1200/Voodoo combination as well as some other minor bugfixes
- Support for all Mediator models, including the new Mediator 1200 TX
- Updated Intuition and Layers modules that fix a rare occurance of graphics trashing
- Fixed queue-handler
- Two AREXX-libraries that have been missing in the original release
- Updated RealTek 8029 network driver that fixes a lockup problem
- A new version of DvPlayer SE
The update is highly recommended for all users of either CyberStormPPC or BlizzardPPC. As usual, you can find the update in our download area.
We once again wish to take this opportunity to reassure our customers that development of AmigaOS 4.x continues apace on a number of platforms.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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22.Feb.2008
Elbox Computer (ANF)
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Elbox: New PCI board Mediator 1200 TX
Press release Elbox Computer, the company that introduced the PCI standard to Amiga, is pleased to announce the latest Mediator model - Mediator PCI 1200 TX - the successor of the Mediator PCI 1200 SX.
New firmware embedded in the CPLDs of Mediator 1200 TX allows significant speed-up of graphic card operations when hardware 2D and 3D acceleration is used in single-processor systems (68k or PPC).
The new firmware operation modes are supported by the new Mediator AmigaOS 3.x System Files provided on the enclosed Mediator Multimedia CD. Native PowerPC support will be provided in the upcoming update of AmigaOS 4.0.
Mediator PCI 1200 TX, like its predecessor, has 6 PCI slots, busmastering in all PCI slots, Power Management Interface, ATX and AT power connectors, and provides 3.3 V auxiliary supply to all PCI slots.
Mediator PCI 1200 TX is dedicated for A1200 in D-BOX 1200, Mirage 1200, E/BOX 1200 (Power, Winner), EZ-Z4 and Infinitiv tower cases.
Included with the Mediator PCI 1200 TX is the Mediator Multimedia CD with new versions of drivers for Sound, TV tuner, Ethernet 10 Mbps, Fast Ethernet 100 Mbps and Graphic PCI cards.
For the list of currently supported PCI cards see Mediator Driver Guide.
For more information, see Mediator PCI 1200 TX website.
Pricing and availability
The Mediator PCI TX will be on sale from 27th February 2008 with suggested retail price EUR 195.95 (plus local taxes and shipping costs).
To locate an authorized distributor or purchase product in Elbox Online Store visit our website.
Upgrading Mediator 1200 SX to the new Mediator 1200 TX will be possible. The TX Upgrade program for Mediator 1200 SX users will be announced at a later time. (snx)
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