19.Mar.2004
ANN (Website)
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NVIDIA-driver for AROS
For AROS the first accellerated 2d-driver has
been completed. The NVIDIA-driver has been successfully tested with TNT2-, GeForce2/4- and
nForce-based cards but should also work with many other versions.
The driver is to be found on Nightly Build.
Using the NVIDIA-driver AROS currently opens a screen of the size 640 x 480 which cannot
be changed except by recompiling of AROS. This applies only for the standard size
of the Workbench while programs can open screens of various size.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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19.Mar.2004
Steffen Nitz (ANF)
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Game: New version of "Die Kleine Gilde II" also available for MorphOS
I have just published version 0.15 of Die Kleine Gilde II
on my homepage.
The cross-bow competition has been added which can be played nearly each fifth year.
Additionally a version for MorphOS has been added where the bug of the enter fields has been
avoided by using ReqTools. This does not look very good but so the MorphOS users
can also play this game.
The "Die Kleine Gilde II" is a round based economy simulation for the time of the
Middle Ages of 1400 until 1600 but it is also a realtime strategy game and a life
simulation. You have to found a whole family dynasty if you do not want to finish
the game after your death but want to continue playing with one of your children.
You are a trader who first works as a smith, joiner, stone-mason, alchemist, innkeeper,
thief or preacher. If you then have earned some money you can change your profession.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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19.Mar.2004
amiga-news.de editorial office
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amiga-news.de: Voluntary registration in comment-area (Update)
At the beginning of March Sven Drieling has extended the comment-script for a voluntary
registration with access data.
But with some browsers this login did not work. The new script should now work with
all browsers but sometimes only if you accept cookies.
Changes:
- BUGFIX: If cookies are accepted the login could work with all browsers.
Without cookies it does not work with all browsers:
(Robin, mk, Sprocki, Wizek, tokai,
Thilo Köhler, Gojira, TriMa, noch ein test, schluckebier)
Site-effect if you do not logout:
It can now happens that if you have not logged out during the next visit
the login-requester appears continously. In this case:
- Successfully login over the login-requester
- Or delete the cookie 'cookie_comLogin' manually with the help of the cookie-management of the browser.
- BUGFIX: Saving the preferences in the cookies should now work. (Chris Hodges, Holger and other)
- CHANGE: Whole Nick/Name is displayed in thick font. (AP)
- NEW: Login-Info is displayed in the survey. (Holger)
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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19.Mar.2004
Hammer (ANF)
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Heise: YaST is to fall under GPL
As Heise Online reports
Novell will release the Linux installation tool YaST (Yet another Setup Tool) of SuSE
under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL) in order to increase its spread.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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19.Mar.2004
ANN (Website)
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GTK-Amiga: SourceForge-Project to GUI-Toolkit-port
Already in December of the last year at SourceForge.net a project for a port of the
GTK-GUI-Toolkit for AmigaOS was started. Currently further steps are planned and
files have not been published.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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19.Mar.2004
ANN (Website)
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MorphOS: wget V1.9.1 ported
Christian Rosentreter
has compiled
version 1.9.1 of wget for MorphOS (358 KB).
The program wget which is also available for AmigaOS is a tool for downloading files
via HTTP or FTP. It is also possible to continue aborted downloads or to make updates.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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18.Mar.2004
Martin (DaFreak) Rebentisch (ANF)
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Liquid Skies Records #067
The scene group Liquid Skies released their 67th music pack today. This time it contains the track "Spacer W Chmurach" by the Polish musician Maxus. The English translation is something like "Stroll over the Clouds" and there's also a fitting cover.
- Title: Spacer W Chmurach
- Musician: Maxus
- Style: Rave
- Song Length: 3:05
- Format: mp3
- Size: 2.9 MB
You'll find the zipped file under the title link as a free download. (cg) (Translation: dm)
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18.Mar.2004
Elbox (E-Mail)
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Elbox: MedConfig v1.3 available
The MedConfig ver. 1.3, a configuration tool for all Mediator PCI busboards, has been released today.
MedConfig helps configuring all Mediator jumpers and all variables of Mediator drivers for the PCI cards. Currently MedConfig has three language versions: English, Italian and Polish.
New version includes:
* enhanced reporting module,
* new TV.prefs files,
* Italian localisation by Arturo Franzin.
MedConfig 1.3 is available for download in the DOWNLOADS | Mediator section
of the Elbox website at http://www.elbox.com/downloads_mediator.html. (snx)
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18.Mar.2004
Genesi
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Genesi Gold Sponsor at Motorola's Smart Developer Network Forum
Motorola has named Genesi a Gold Sponsor for the Smart Developer Network Forum to be held in Dallas on 26-29 April.
Details can be found here.
In addition to having a full display eight Open Desktop Workstation (ODW) based on the Pegasos, Genesi will also provide complete support for the on site Internet Cafe available for Forum participants. The Internet Cafe will feature the ODW running various versions of Linux and demonstrating the flexibility and usability of the Linux Desktop. In the Genesi Booth the focus will be toward the embedded system development market featuring the latest Motorola development tools running on ODW.
Genesi will also be featured at SNDF Europe, 28–30 September 2004 in Frankfurt, Germany, and later in the year SNDF Asia. (snx)
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18.Mar.2004
Bill Buck in der MorphZone (ANF)
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Genesi being added to the ATI Developer early release schedule
As Bill Buck mentions in a comment in the MorphZone, Genesi are being added to the ATI Developer early release schedule. According to him, they will be getting PowerPC driver support and the latest compiled lib/binary for PPC. (snx)
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18.Mar.2004
Ray A. Akey (ANF)
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Amiga Inc.: Next CAM Delayed until the Beginning of April
HMetal alias Ray A. Akey of Amiga Inc. says here in this forum that the next issue of the magazine "Club Amiga Monthly" will possibly be a combined March-April issue released in the first week of April with the contents of both months in there. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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18.Mar.2004
MorphZone (Website)
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Emulator: Frodo Ported to MorphOS
The C64 Emulator Frodo is now in a MorphOS-native version available for download from here (512 KB) at Morphzone. This is a direct port of the Amiga version with AHI support. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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18.Mar.2004
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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ScummVM V0.6.0 Ported to AmigaOS 4.0
Version 0.6.0 of ScummVM has been ported through Hans-Jörg Frieden via the use of Hyperion's SDLport for AmigaOS 4.0. A screenshot shows "Flight of the Amazon Queen".
Adventure classics from LucasArts, like Monkey Island 1-3, Day Of The Tentacle, Sam & Max, The Dig and Vollgas, may be played on modern Amiga systems through the use of ScummVM. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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18.Mar.2004
Relec Software & Hardware Amiga (ANF)
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Relec Announces "MicroA1-EZ"
The Swiss merchant Relec stated that there would be a MicroA1-EZ at the next meeting of the Amiga club AMF-Lausanne-Schweiz on Saturday the 3rd of April from 2 to 5 pm. If the prerelease version of AmigaOS 4.0 happens to be ready that will also be displayed. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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18.Mar.2004
Timo Kloss (ANF)
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New Alpha Version 0.4 of MIDI Sequencer Horny
Horny is a MIDI sequencer in the style of, for example, Logic or Cubase whose foremost goal is simple and uncomplicated functionality. In contrast to its previews Horny will remain a pure MIDI program and will not support audio.
The current version has everything necessary for the creation of MIDI songs, wherefore the download is just the lite version.
The author asks all users who try Horny to send him a short email, so that he can gauge the interest. Thanks!
The download link as well as other information may be found at the product website under the title link.
Current characteristics:
- Control of up to 16 MIDI ports over CAMD (Lite: 1 Port)
- Up to 128 tones (Lite: 8 tones)
- Volume and tempo changes possible within a song
- Piano Editor: quantisize, compress velocity...
- Controller Editor: compress, reduce, smooth...
- SysEx management with many desired sorting groups
- Jumpable position markers in an arrangement window
- Sound selection of names (not only general MIDI, particularly for desired synthesizer expansions)
- Controller is likewise named for desired (expandable) synthesizer
- SMF import and export
- Horny data format is forward and backward compatible
- ReAction interface in window configuring
- On Workbench or its own window
- Arrangment window may be used as the background (backdrop)
(nba) (Translation: dm)
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17.Mar.2004
David Brunet (ANF)
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Amiga Games Hit Parade: Election March/April 2004
Amiga Games Hit Parade's maintainers call for the election of the
game of March/April 2004. Participate at the election by
sending a mail to David "Daff" Brunet containing a maximum of your
20 favorite games or vote
online at hitparade.amigames.com.
Every kind of game (commercial, freeware, old, new etc.) is
welcome for the list. The final results wil be announced
beginning April 2004.
(cg) (Translation: ub)
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17.Mar.2004
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The lawsuit between Thendic/Genesi and Amiga Inc.
After a court decision regarding the lawsuit between
Thendic/Genesi and Amiga Inc. (we reported) has been made
new applications
were placed which request a post modification of the
decision.
To make the mess of these proceedings a bit more sorted out we
summarized the history once again. If you are interested in the
latest events only, you might jump to the section
"What's next" and get
informed about the current events.
Prehistory
In November 2000 Amiga Inc. and "Thendic Electronic
Components GmbH" (in the following briefed as "Thendic") signed a
license agreement regarding the AmigaDE.
Thendic Electronic Components is a German subsidiary of
"Pretory USA", that holding which also includes the French
Pretory SA and their subsidiary Thendic France.
According to the contract Amiga is committed to port their
"AmigaDE" to several planned devices of Thendic.
Thendic will pay a licence fee of USD 4.50 for every device
delivered with AmigaDE. On the other hand Genesi will get the
right to use the Amiga Logos for their products.
The contract mentions the Cashboy, MobiCash,
Transponder, Cashboy@Home and Smartboy by name but those were
never produced in series.
After a while it came to light that regarding some core points of the
contract there was no agreement between the contractors.
Three issues cristallized as most controverse:
1st: Which devices have to be supported by Amiga
The contract mentions the devices to be supported but
also includes a clause which permits Thendic to add new
devices to the list by appointment of Amiga. Amiga obliges to
do not deny the appointment without well-founded reasons.
After market introduction of the Pegasos
Thendic brings in the appointment refering to that clause to
ask for an AmigaDE port for this PPC computer.
Amiga Inc. denies the port which lead Thendic to sue Amiga in
February 2003.
After both parties took in several written applications
Amiga's lawers asked for the permission to lay down their mandatory in September
2003 - reasons for their request are unknown to us.
The judge granted their request on September the 30th 2003,
Amiga loses the legal advice. According to the local American
law a company is in need of legal advice by a lawer, therefore
the judge announces a several times extended period to bring
on new lawers.
While Amiga fails on that the judge announces the court
decision on February the 20th 2004. Because Amiga's standpoint
must be presented by a lawer the judge has to use the
arguments of Thendic only ("In light of defendant's
failure to participate...") to find a decision. He agrees on
Thendic's point of view which does include the Pegasos to the
devices to be supported.
Amiga is sentenced to fullfill the contract ("specific
performance") and gets a period of 30 days to give the AmigaDE
to the plaintiff thus enabeling the plaintiff to integrate it
to the Pegasos.
2nd: Is Genesi contractor also?
The contract between Amiga and Thendic describes Thendic's
rights as "non transferable" but is valid for Thendic and all
subordinated or related companies or subsidiaries.
On February the 18th 2003 Thendic's lawers applied to accept
Genesi as an additional plaintiff because that company would
be a contractor according to the definition within the
contract. Further details of the relation between Genesi and
Thendic were not given.
In a statement according to Thendic's application Amiga says
they do not have sufficient knowledge of the relation between
Thendic and Genesi to assess that claim and thus do not see
Genesi as an appropriate contractor.
An answer by the judge regarding both applications is not to
find within the publicly accessable documents, but the court
decision mentions the plaintiffs (plural) - if this is a
confirmation of Genesi's standpoint is not known by us.
3rd: Which trademarks may be used by Thendic/Genesi?
Within the contract it is stipulated that Thendic might use
Amiga trademarks for promotion, website, products and
packaging without asking prior.
The "Amiga trademarks" are defined in appendix 3.1 as all
trademarks, logos or trade names Amiga owns and are somehow
related to the AmigaDE. Additionally there is a reference to
appendix D which will describe the handling in detail.
Appendix C (appendix D does not exist) there is at least a
section which covers the usage of the trademarks.
There the Amiga trademarks are defined as the 'Powered by Amiga' logo,
the 'Amiga' logo, the Amiga Boingball and all further Amiga
trademarks which are hold by Amiga.
Which one of the both contradictionary definitions is valid and which is void is not
known to us.
Also the use of the trademarks is classified here in detail
again and is identical to the classification within the main
text. But this section has an additional hand written record
which limits the usage of the trademarks to be only in
conjunction with AmigaDE products and only after approval by Amiga.
If this addition stays valid is also not known by us, the
extension within the version of the contract viewed by us is signed by Bill McEwen only.
That both parties interpret this aspect of the contract in a
different meaning is to infer by the recently announced use of
the Amiga trademarks by Genesi or the just released declaration by
Amiga they sold the AmigaOS - including the according
trademarks - to KMOS Inc. Because that issue was not covered
by the court yet the final decision has still to be found.
What's next
Amiga Inc. may - if they can get some legal advice again -
appeal against the court's decision within a period of 30 days,
according to our information they have not done so yet.
In the meanwhile Thendic/Genesi's lawers applied for a
modification of the decision. The judge should
grant not only for access to the AmigaDE but also to
all documentation, all source codes, all object codes, and
all derived code from that, all extensions and all
enhancements, updates and upgrades.
In that context Genesi seems to see the AmigaOS 4 as kind of
"Upgrade" of the AmigaDE. This point of view should be
supported by screen shots of several publications at Amiga's
website and an email which is said to origin from Fleecy Moss.
On March the 15th Amiga Inc. - who now do have lawers again -
commented that application detailed. They deny all claims for
accessing the source code by the plaintiff and refer to
according clauses within the contract.
With statements by Fleecy Moss, Bill McEwen, Ray A. Akey (Amiga Inc.), Garry Hare (KMOS Inc.)
and Francis Charig (TAO) Amiga tries to point to
other inconsistencies. So they claim Thendic and/or Bill Buck
would not have been reachable by the given address. And the refered
email by Fleecy Moss would be a fake which should be known by
the plaintiff also.
Further on some postings by Bill Buck within several discussion
boards are refered to bring evidence that he tries to gain
more than what the contract grants to him. (cg) (Translation: ub)
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17.Mar.2004
rc5-72 stats (ANF)
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dnetc: MorphOS overrounds AmigaOS PPC and AmigaOS 68k
At the rc5-72 statistics
MorphOS while crunching for two months only has overrounded the
taking fifteen months crunching efford of the distrbuted.net
client for AmigaOS 68k and AmigaOS PPC.
(snx) (Translation: ub)
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17.Mar.2004
Amigaworld.net (Website)
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Emulators: Native ports for AmigaOS 4
Amigaworld.net reports this week the beta test of the OS4
native version of UAE 0.8.25 (screen shot)
will begin. Referencing a second post
the C64 emulator Frodo as well as the arcade emulator xMAME
(screen shots)
were successfully ported to AOS4 already.
(snx) (Translation: ub)
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16.Mar.2004
IrseeSoft / ZEDOnet (ANF)
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Printer drive: TurboPrint-Version 7.60 available
The printerd rive software TurboPrint of IrseeSoft has been published in the version 7.60 with new printer drives:
- Canon i250*, i350*
- Canon i560, Canon i865, Canon i965*
- Epson Stylus C64, Stylus C84
- HP DeskJet 515x*, DeskJet 565x, DeskJet 585x*
- HP LaserJet 1100, 1200, 1300, 2xxx
*) USB Interface-card needed, f.e. Highway-USB
The update is for the user, who have a new supported printer or want to buy one.
(snx) (Translation: gf)
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16.Mar.2004
Coyote Flux (ANF)
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Coyote Flux: Major website update
The website has been updated with new information about CoyoteFlash and J Miner (EE). An optimized version of the website will be added soon for Amiga and mobile platform users.
In the meantime, many changes have been made to our photogrammetry package J Miner including the support for exporting 3D objects in common file formats such as LOW, C4D and DXF. J Miner now runs on a seperate screen in any resolution and supports several new 3D reconstruction features. Several screenshots have been added to the J Miner page, all created using the latest version of the program.
CoyoteFlash has been updated (1.2) with several bug fixes over the last version. (snx)
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