28.Aug.2007
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Podcast: Amiga Round Table, Episode 8
"Amiga Round Table" (ART) is an English Podcast created by Rich Lawrence and Sean Fitzgerald where Amiga users and guests discuss the current events of the Amiga scene.
These are the topics of the eighth issue which will be broadcasted at 8:00 pm (replay at 10:00 pm) over AmigaWorld Radio:
- OS4 Classic?
- AmiWest Update
- Agnus Brew rears it's head again
- Hivelytracker - OS3.x, OS4 & AROS
- Airwaves - Online Radio Show dedicated to MOD music
- Amiga Future Preview #68 Online
- Sam440 for sle at Planetia Amiga in Italy
- Commodore Music Show
- Gateway Bought by Acer
- Mini-Mig kits - We Voluntold Mike to keep us updated on building his Mini-Mig
- C64 Tape Converter - Mike and Rich talk about emulators and programs
- Rich has a D&D Moment
- JMEC64 - Mobile C64 EMulator
- AMIGA Sighting - Syllable OS Newsletter
- We gang up on Jeremey and ask questions about his Ars Technica
articles. - BWA-HAHAHAHA!!
Guest is the English reporter Jeremy Reiner (arstechnica.com, Micro Mart).
Older issues of ART can be found on Aminet. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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28.Aug.2007
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AmigaOS 4: Package management system AmiUpdate 1.75
AmiUpdate is a simple package management system similar to RPM or dpkg which are known from the Linux world. In contrast to its prototypes AmiUpdate can not handle references. Required components are not automatically installed for a certain package.
On behalf of the users AmiUpdate searches for newer versions of the installed applications (list of supported packages), downloads and automatically installs them (if this option is supported by the package).
AmiUpdate has been available for years but so far was only used by AmigaOS beta testers to keep their beta systems up to date. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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27.Aug.2007
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Retro-Gaming: The Lemmings Story
In "The complete History of Lemmings" told the Ex-"DMA Designs"-developer Mike Dailly the way of the classical game - from the first only for fun created animation of a 8x8 Pixel big Figure within to the finished game. (cg) (Translation: aj)
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27.Aug.2007
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Datei-Manager: NewFilemaster 3.1 Beta 5
Filemaster is a file-manager with a configurable on BGUI based GUI. The program supports until 8 directory windows and use rigorous the multitasking of the amiga system.
The support of this program was stopped by the original author and will be now processed as "NewFilemaster" from Christian Kummerow. A Keyfile for free will be found on the Aminet. (cg) (Translation: aj)
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27.Aug.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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MorphOS: SimpleView 1.9e, SearchStar 0.91
Tom "AmigaHarry" Duin new version of his minimalistic picture viewer SimpleView and his search programs SearchStar is now available. (cg) (Translation: aj)
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27.Aug.2007
Ron van Schaik (ANF)
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Event: Picture of the last C= Show, more dates
The"Commodore Gebruikers Groep" provides pictures of his last Commodore Event, which was joined by many people in defiance to the good summer wether.
The next "C= Show" starts on the 22. September in Kerkrade (Netherlands). A larger event is in Maarssen planed for the 30. Oktober, where several Retro-Computer-Clubs and -Museums are exhibit hardware.
(cg) (Translation: aj)
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27.Aug.2007
Gary7 (ANF)
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Acer buys US-Computermanufactor Gateway
The taiwan computer company Acer buys the US PC-manufactor Gateway, which is known for Amiga-user with his small entrance as owner of the Amiga-rights.
(cg) (Translation: aj)
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27.Aug.2007
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Aminet-Uploads until 26.08.2007
Aminet-Uploads since our last report:
getvideo.lha comm/www 7K GEN get FLV files from YouTube etc.
seventhsense.lha comm/www 95K MOS Automated website monitor
AMOSlist-1998-06.lha dev/amos 58K GEN AMOS-list archives for June 1998
PureBasic.lha dev/basic 1.2M OS3 Advanced BASIC derivative
exomizer.lha dev/cross 527K MOS A cruncher for 6502 executables
MCC_BetterString-11.12.lha dev/mui 143K VAR BetterString custom class for MUI
trackdisk-src.lha driver/media 51K GEN Pegasos floppy driver for MorphOS (src)
trackdisk.lha driver/media 31K MOS Pegasos floppy driver for MorphOS
TV.lha driver/video 3K MOS Free dummy of Elb*x tv.library
amoebax-0.2.0-morphos.lha game/actio 9.6M MOS One or two player Tetris clone
tomatoes-1.55a-morphos.lha game/actio 9.1M MOS Destroy as much tomatoes as possible
BuildEMC.lha game/patch 2K OS3 Fancier gameplay for classic Dune 2
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 345K OS3 Arcadia 2001/Interton VC 4000/TVGC emul.
Flamingo68k_SRC.lha misc/emu 94K GEN Source code for Flamingo 1.54
ht14_aros1.lha mus/edit 898K ARO Hively Tracker
Fairies.lha util/blank 2.0M VAR Fairies Screen Saver
(cg) (Translation: aj)
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27.Aug.2007
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os4depot.net: Uploads until 26.08.2007
HUploads on os4depot.net since our last report:
ht14.lha aud/edi 926kb Multichannel chiptune tracker, based on
amoebax.lha gam/puz 10Mb A great Puyo Puyo clone
png_icon_editor.lha gra/edi 7Mb A Tool for Manipulating PNG Images and I
wookieclassy.lha gra/the 0kb A classy colour theme for WookieChat
wookiecrystal.lha gra/the 152kb Wookiechat Smileys: 'Crystal'
wookieicq5.lha gra/the 30kb Wookiechat 'ICQ5' Smileys
wookiewetw.lha gra/the 170kb Wookiechat Smileys: 'White emoticons tha
mcc_betterstring.lha lib/mui 143kb BetterString custom class for MUI
ib_transanims3.lha net/bro 2Mb IBrowse transfer animation
openssh-bin.lha net/mis 997kb OpenSSH secure connectivity tools
(cg) (Translation: aj)
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27.Aug.2007
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AROS-Archives: Uploads until 26.08.2007
HUploads on AROS-Archives since our last report:
ht14-i386-aros.lha aud/tra 897kb Hively Tracker
(cg)
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26.Aug.2007
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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MUI-class: MCC_BetterString 11.12
Jens Langner has published new versions of the following MUI-classes for AmigaOS 3.x, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS: BetterString.mcc and BetterString.mcp in version 11.12 as well as HotKeyString.mcc in version 12.8.
Changes:
- mcc/hotkeystring: adapted documentation and minor tweaks to the sources of HotkeyString.mcc
- mcc/BetterString_mcc.h: converted all MUIV_BetterString_DoAction_#? values to a named enum rather than simple defines
- mcc: added new MUIM_BetterString_DoAction method which allows to manually perform certain actions like Copy/Cut/Paste,... which are normally just executed with the default shortcuts. This way the gadget can completly controlled remotely
- mcc: added new MUIA_BetterString_NoShortcuts attribute that allows to disable the default shortcuts like Amiga+C, Amiga+V, etc. for applications interested in performing those operations manually
- include/mccinit.c: updated to latest 1.10 version
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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25.Aug.2007
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Chiptune-Tracker: Hively-Tracker 1.4 for AmigaOS 3/4 and AROS
HivelyTracker is a tracker based on the AHX-format (screenshot). AHX was developed in the nineties to write songs which have the typical chip-sound of the SID (sound-chip of C64). Changes since version 1.3:
- Playback no longer stops when the "Load Mod" filerequester is open
- Undo & Redo for almost all edit operations
- Cutting an area in the position editor cleared both columns of
the left & right edges even if they weren't selected. Fixed.
- Cutting or pasting in the position editor didn't update the
track editor even if the current tracks were changed by the
operation. Fixed.
- If you change preference options that require the GUI to be closed
and re-opened, it now does that instead of requiring you to quit
and restart.
- Skin directory, initial song directory and initial instrument
directory options all now can be selected via ASL directory requester.
- Right-clicking on a channel mute button now mutes all other channels
except that channel. If it is already the only un-muted channel,
all channels will be unmuted instead (suggested by Syphus).
- Added "9xx" panning command to the instrument performancelist. It
only changes the panning position for that specific instrument. The
next time an instrument is played in that channel, it returns to
the last panning position set with the traditional "7xx" track
command.
- Pasting or marking blocks in the position editor didn't work
correctly if channel 1 wasn't the leftmost channel. Fixed.
- Pressing Ctrl+B while marking a block now cancels block marking
instead of resetting the mark position.
- Added a drumpad mode, selectable either by the funky new on/off
gadget or via the backslash key. When enabled, selecting instruments
via numeric keyboard causes them to be played, and if edit mode is
set, the instrument is inserted into the song. Suggested by Syphus.
- Changed the release cut gadget from a 0/1 number gadget to the funk-
tastic new on/off gadget (W00T!!111)
- Fixed a bug in the command line replayer that was really dumb and
should have been spotted ages ago! Oops.
- Before, if a skin directory existed, and the logo bitmap existed
in that directory, but there was any other file missing, hively would
bomb out instead of reverting to the default skin and retrying. Now
if a skin fails to load for any reason, hively retries with the
default skin (SIDMonster-Light). This allows hively to load even
if ht.prefs contains an invalid skin (such as SIDMonster-Heavy,
which has been discontinued from 1.4 onwards).
- Fixed an incorrect pointer in the autogain routine
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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23.Aug.2007
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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AmigaOS 4: AmiTV test version 0.5 (Update)
Ian Gledhill has published another test version of AmiTV which is a softare which makes it possible to use TV-cards under AmigaOS 4. He asks for your feedback.
A Radeon-graphic card with Overlay support as well as a TV-card with Conexant CX2388x-Chipsatz (e.g. Hauppauge WinTV HVR1600) or Bt8x8 are required.
Download: AmiTV_0.5.lha (420 KB)
Update: (09:18, 25.08.07, snx)
Meanwhile version 0.5 is available.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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22.Aug.2007
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Ars Technica: A history of the Amiga, part 3
Under the title link Jeremy Reimer has continued his survey about the Amiga history with the first prototypes and the development of the operating system. The third part ends with the purchase by Commodore.
In his article serie the author wants to explain "what the Amiga was, what it meant to his developers and users and why it - despite of the early decline and its [from the current point of view] rather slight brand awareness - had so much influence on the computer industry".
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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22.Aug.2007
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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PPC-Hardware: SAM440 available from the end of September
In an advertisement the producer of the PPC440-based motherboard SAM440 has announced that visitors of the Pianeta Amiga (22. and 23. September, Italy) will may "touch, test and buy" the hardware.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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22.Aug.2007
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AmigaOS 4: Classic-version with native Mediator-support
According to Hans-Jörg "Rogue" Frieden in a thread at amigans.net currently the kernel is adapted to the known PCI-busboards of the Mediator-serie.
In the past it was known that the original pci.library of the producer of Elbox also works under AmigaOS 4 but has some incompatibilities to the existing PCI-driver system of the new operating system. That means users had to use the drivers provided by Elbox.
If and how the DMA problem of the Mediator boards will be solved - the hardware does not support real DMA - is still not clear. Certain PCI-cards (e.g. tv-cards) require DMA.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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21.Aug.2007
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MorphOS: trackdisk.device 41.3 for Pegasos computers
Pavel Fedin has published an update of his floppy driver for Pegasos computers. Changes in this version:
- Formatting now works
- Implemented forgotten TD_SEEK and ETD_SEEK commands
- Preferences program is now more portable
- Preferences program now supports locale
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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21.Aug.2007
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Event: AmiWest 2007
On Oktober 20th the AmiWest will take place in Sacramento, California. In a press release it is reminded that there is still the possibility to book a seat for the banquet.
The entrance itself is for free because it is paid by sponsors.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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21.Aug.2007
Grzegorz Kraszewski (ANF)
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MorphOS: Move of der Reggae website
The website of Reggae which is a multimedia library for MorphOS written by Grzegorz 'Krashan' Kraszewski has moved to a new server and can be now accessed under http://krashan.ppa.pl/reggae.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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20.Aug.2007
MorphZone (Webseite)
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MorphOS: I Have No Tomatoes 1.55a / Amoebax 0.2.0
Herbert 'HAK' Klackl reoleased a small update of the SDL-game I Have No Tomatoes. The rules are to destroy with bombs in 10 minutes a maximum of the tomatos. The MorphOS-Port requires TinyGL.
He builed also a port ofAmoebax, a tetris SDL-Puzzle game, where 4 or more amoebas must be put in one row.
Download:
tomatoes-1.55a-morphos.lha (9 MB)
amoebax-0.2.0-morphos.lha (10 MB) (snx) (Translation: aj)
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20.Aug.2007
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future 68 preview online
Press release: Previews and some excerpts of the Amiga Future issue 68 (September/October 2007) are available now. Starting with issue 67 the Amiga Future is available in German and English.
Besides many articles covering the Amiga there are reviews of AWeb, Shuffle and much more in this issue. A more detailed description of contents can be found at our web site. The cover CD of the Amiga Future features a bunch of full versions besides lots of PD software.
Because of the massive problems regarding shipping of the last issue to outside Germany the Amiga Future is going to be shipped via airmail only.
The Amiga Future is available as a single issue or subscription. You are free to choose whether you want it with or without a cover CD.
The Amiga Future is available directly from the editorial office at amigafuture.de and some Amiga dealers like Alinea, Vesalia, AmigaKit, GGS Data, Samuli...
If dealers are interested in offering the Amiga Future for their customers then simply write us an email.
amigafuture.de
apc-tcp.de (cg) (Translation: cg)
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