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15.Sep.2002
Pegasos Gothenburg Show 2002 (ANF)


Event: Pegasos Gothenburg Show 2002
A Pegasos show hosted by Swedish dealer GGS Data will take place on 22nd September 2002 from ca. 11.00h in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Itineraries, Pegasos specifications and lots of new Pegasos pictures can be found on the web site created especially for the show. (sd) (Translation: cb)

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15.Sep.2002
Chris Hodges (ANF)


Event: O.A.S.E. live web cam via USB
A USB web cam has been installed at short notice, which broadcasts live from the O.A.S.E. in Graz. For this purpose a small USB web cam is used which is hooked up via a Highway Zorro USB card. (sd) (Translation: cb)

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15.Sep.2002
Ned Kelly (E-Mail)


Event: Metroplex Commodore Computer Club on 19th Oct 2002
The Metroplex Commodore Computer Club (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area) is having its 16th annual show on 19 October 2002.

What:             Metroplex Commodore Computer
Clubs 16th annual show
and Flea Market
Where:            Brookside Convention Center,
Hurst, Texas
When:             Saturday, October 19, 2002
Time:             1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Admission:        Free
Club web address: www.AmigaMCCC.org
Contact person:   Ned Kelly,
email: nedkelly@ticnet.com
(sd) (Translation: cb)

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15.Sep.2002
Amiga Future


Workbench: Scalos Beta V40.22
On 13th September 2002, beta version V40.22 of the Workbench alternative 'Scalos' has been released.

The history lists 33 changes compared to version 40.21. Among these are bug fixes and new features.

Scalos runs from CPU 68020, AmigaOS 3.0, 1MB RAM and MUI V3.6 (MUI V3.8 recommended).

The beta archive contains only the executable program as update.

Download: ScalosBeta.lha (240K), History (sd) (Translation: cb)

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15.Sep.2002
ANN


Music: Games soundtracks 'Immortal 2'
On 12th September 2002, the audio CD 'Immortal 2' has been published on synSONIQ Records.

This CD contains a.o.t. Amiga games soundtracks by Chris Hülsbeck, Jochen Hippel, Allister Brimble and Richard Joseph.

For the CD produced by Jan Zottmann the tracks have been reissued by their respective composers using studio equipment. All in all the CD contains 14 tracks and a bonus track:
  1. Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 - Barry Leitch 4:26
  2. Lionheart - Matthias Steinwachs 5:08
  3. Final Countdown - Torsten Gellrich 3:06
  4. SWIV "Decimation" - Andrew Barnabas 5:41
  5. Body Blows - Allister Brimble 3:59
  6. Carcharodon - Torsten Gellrich 3:27
  7. Jim Power - Chris Hülsbeck 4:36
  8. Z-Out "Level One" - Rudolf Stember 4:22
  9. Shadow of the Beast 3 - Tim Wright 5:54
  10. James Pond 2 - Richard Joseph 3:58
  11. X-Out - Chris Hülsbeck 4:07
  12. Battle Squardron - Ron Klaren 8:28
  13. Lethal Xcess - Jochen Hippel 7:05
  14. Hero Quest "Ingame" - Barry Leitch 3:04
  15. Bonus Track: Rain - Jan Zottmann 4:31
Sound samples and ordering details can be found under the title link. (sd) (Translation: cb)

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15.Sep.2002
Stefan Kleinheinrich (ANF)


Tool: SpringMaus V0.8 (dual monitor operation)
SpringMaus is a commodity designed for the use with dual monitor systems which allows you to change screens by scrolling sidewards.

Testing has been done with an Amithlon system featuring a GeForce2 and a Matrox Mystique, but it should work with all other GFX cards.

The final version will appear on the Aminet, with some minor enhancemets like seperate screen list for each monitor.

Download: SpringMaus.lha (sd) (Translation: cb)

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15.Sep.2002
Martin Heine (ANF)


MorphOS: Ambient screen shots (update)
Gunne Steen has published screen shots of Ambient (MorphOS Workbench), the audio adjustments program "Pegasos-Mixer" and MUI. Additionally you can see the MorphOS shell on the pictures and make out that MiamiDX and IBrowse are running on the Pegasos. (sd) (Translation: cb)

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14.Sep.2002
Carsten Siegner (ANF)


CD recording software: MakeCD 3.2 beta 10 released
Already on August, 24th 2002 had a new beta version of MakeCD been released. In this version have new CDR and CDRW drivers been implemented (especially for Yamaha recorders). (ps) (Translation: wk)

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14.Sep.2002
Carsten Siegner (ANF)


Audio: Ogg-Vorbis encoder/decoder for Amiga
On August, 14th 2002 had the first stand-alone encoder/decoder for the new audio media format "Ogg-Vorbis" been released. This media format was until recently only implemented in the program "Lame". Now you can also listen directly to the Ogg-Vorbis files. The only requirement is a full AHI installation. The processor power needed is very high, probably higher than for MP3.

There's an 060 and a MOS version of both the encoder and the decoder. Next to one of these you need the ixemul.library. Advantage of the new format is the better sound quality at the same bit rate than with MP3. Furthermore it can encode/decode Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. (ps) (Translation: wk)

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14.Sep.2002
Oliver Hummel/Amithlon ML (ANF)


Statement by Bernd Meyer regarding the upcoming AmithlonXL package
According to Bernd Meyer it is unclear to him for now whether the yesterday by VMC on amiga-news.de announced AmithlonXL is just an "add on" CD similar to the Elbox Multimedia CD or in fact a full emulator package.

In case that it should be a full emulator package, Bernd Meyer points out in his statement that VMC/Haage&Partner wouldn't have any license for the distribution of those parts of Amithlon that are basing on his work (e.g. optimized Jit), furtheron both sides don't have any license by Amiga Inc. for the distribution of the needed Kickstart/Workbench files.

Additionally he won't make future updates meant for users of the original Amithlon available for an AmithlonXL package.

Editorial comment:
We all cannot judge which of both sides (Bernd Meyer vs. VMC/H&P) is right or wrong here resp. respectively which of the sides is misinterpreting the concluded contracts. In any case it is clear that there are obviously two very different points of view existing. We ask therefore our readers to be very objective in possible comments and to do without any recriminations and insults.

Here the complete statement:

              Regarding so-called "AmithlonXL"
              ================================

* I have absolutely no knowledge of this "product" beyond that which is
  publicly available on Amiga news sites.

* I am not in any way involved with this "product".

* At the current time, it is unclear (to me at least) whether this is
  supposed to be an add-on for existing Amithlon users (akin to the
  Elbox "Multimedia CD", simply offering a collection of new drivers),
  or whether it is meant to be something including emulator executable
  and ROM files.

* If it is just a collection of drivers, I have no problem with it.
  About bloody time, I'd say.

* If, however, someone is planning to distribute my IP (as contained in the
  emulator executable), I'd strongly advise to reconsider, as neither
  Harald Frank nor Haage&Partner have any license to do so. Furthermore,
  to the best of my knowledge, neither of those parties have a license
  from Amiga Inc for the distribution of kickstart images. 

* The announcements on www.amiga-news.de and www.ann.lu also talked about
  the demo machine being equipped with a Dual Head Matrox card. I sincerely
  hope that this is not an indication that my multi-head capable
  gfx driver for Amithlon is considered or presented as part of
  "AmithlonXL", as the license attached to that driver quite clearly
  prohibits it.

* Let me also reiterate that of the contents of the amithlon_contrib*
  packages released by me, ONLY the parts under the GPL are available
  for inclusion with any Harald Frank or H&P product, and that inclusion
  of those parts would require the strict adherence to the licensing
  terms of the GPL.
  
* Obviously, I won't be supporting an "AmithlonXL" which violates my
  intellectual property rights in any way. This would certainly include making
  sure that the proprietary parts of any further contrib packages I release 
  for the users of the original Amithlon would not work with such an
  "AmithlonXL". Personally, I despise crap like that, but what can I do?

* I would finally like to ask everyone to recognize that at the current
  time, to the best of my knowledge "AmithlonXL" is purely a Harald
  Frank idea --- I have yet to see a single word about it from Haage&Partner.
  So please don't abuse H&P over something they, for all I know, might not 
  even know about.


       Bernd Meyer, 

       Main Amithlon programmer                                                  

(ps) (Translation: wk)

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13.Sep.2002
Timo Kloss (ANF)


New demo version of adventure "Ermentrud"
Because the last demo version of Ermentrud was really very old there is now a new one which uses the current engine and has final graphics. Despite of it this is a small demo with only three places because it should only give a rough impression. (ps) (Translation: dr)

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13.Sep.2002
Anu Seilonen (ANF)


Finnish Amiga Users Group's Meeting Will Showcase Amiga Community Progress
Finnish Amiga Users Group will host its annual meeting on Saturday September 28th 2002 in Oulu, Finland. In addition to an official general meeting agenda, the users group has used this opportunity to invite prominent parties from the extended Amiga community to showcase their progress. (ps)

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13.Sep.2002
VMC Harald Frank (ANF)


AmithlonXL world premiere at O.A.S.E.2 event in Graz
The O.A.S.E.2 event, which will be held this weekend in Graz, will see the first public demonstration of AmithlonXL components. Some of the parts shown would regularly be first available only with the release of the announced OS4 operating system.

The new stuff demonstrated there will include audio drivers for SBLive, TerraTec Solo1, TerraTec 512i, CMedia and many many others. However, because of the short time we had, we were unable to get all the hardware to demonstrate all new audio drivers.

The network connection will be established through a RealTek 100Mbit card controlled by the brand new TCP/IP stack RoadShow from well known Olaf Barthel. The features of RoadShow will include great services like PPPoE, firewall and extended routing possibilities.

The system will be presented by Mr. Schober on his AthlonXP 1800. This machine will be equipped with SoundBlasterLive, RealTek 100Mbit network adapter and Matrox DualHead graphics card.

If possible, some benchmarks with the new FFS2 file sytem will be made, but if time should prove to be too short for those, we will deliver their results on our Amithlon product home page later.

More information about AmithlonXL and AmigaOS XL Updates will be available shortly on the usual web sites of our distributor Haage&Partner. Naturally these will also contain information about pricing and availability.

O.A.S.E.2 show
Amithlon / AmigaOS XL homepage (ps)

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13.Sep.2002
Michael Carrillo (ANF)


Event: WoA Southeast 2002 - Rumble in the Jungle 2002
Ladies and Gentlemen: Welcome to the clash of the year, presenting, In the Red Corner, all the way from Germany and the UK, with years of experience, a true survivor - Amiga OS4 supported by AmigaOne! Presenting in the Blue Corner, from Germany and France, the new young pretender to the crown, MorphOS supported by Pegasos! The main event will be held at the World of Amiga Southeast Show in Poplars Hall, Brentwood, Essex, England, (UK) on Saturday November 2nd 2002.

Don't miss this exciting one off spectacular clash, get your tickets in advance from Fore-Matt Home Computing for only £ 3.50. This Action packed event will feature Amiga veterans, Eyetech, Weird Science, Fore-Matt Home Computing, ZeoNeo, Kicksoft, Thendic France, Mediator Support Team and of course Amiga Inc. themselves. Plus the infamous Gaming Arena and the Mandatory After show speeches/demonstrations.

This is a great opportunity to see AmigaOS4/AmigaOne Versus MorphOS/Pegasos under the same roof on the same day.

For more information, please visit our temporary website. For tickets visit www.forematt.co.uk or call +44 (0)8700 11 22 34.

World of Amiga Southeast 2002, aren’t you glad you are going? (ps)

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13.Sep.2002
FORE-MATT Home Computing


Magazine: 100%AMIGA now RTG/Amithlon/OS4 Compatible
Issue 28, September 2002, is now available and has been completely rewritten from scratch. Many of you with graphics cards and non AGA machines had difficulty running the old Scala interface. This has now been replaced and you can now run 100%AMIGA on ANY computer with a graphics card or AGA and 4MB RAM. 100%AMIGA is now AmigaOne and OS4 ready.

For that matter, can run on Amithlon, MorphOS, Windows, MacOS etc. So what is on it? This month we have features on OS4, FXSCAN4, and an exciting new monthly publication. We review Drawstudio 2 CD edition as well as our usual news roundup read to you by our newsreader.

Come here, there's more: also on the CD we have a collection of free games and utilities for your Amiga. See it, Hear it, Experience it! (ps)

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13.Sep.2002
Michael Budde / LACS


Online-project: LACS searches members
The web-project "Lobby Alternativer Computer-Systeme" (LACS) is a portal of Internet and a collection of links for all who want to inform about the advantages of computers and operating systems which are not Windows compatible.

Cosmopolitan Computer novices as well as users of Windows who think about a change or existing alternative users belong to them who searches for helps of argumentation. After a break now the homepage will be supposed to be updated. For this project we need volontaries who are supposed to take responsibility for respective one LACS rubric and to maintain the links.

You can choose between the sections Amiga, BeOS, Linux and RISC OS and if needed also OS/2 and others. We would be also delighted if a short introduction could be written about each section just like at "Atari" it was done.

Those ones who want to help without permanent support may point out missing or dead links or may send suggestions of improvements. (ps) (Translation: dr)

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13.Sep.2002
Jean-Yves AUGER (E-Mail)


Event: Videos of the AlchimieII/A-Expo
Jean-Yves AUGER has uploaded several videos in AVI-format of the event Alchimie II to his website Pixel-ART. You are welcome to download them.

Video 1 - Video 2 - Video 3 (ps) (Translation: dr)

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13.Sep.2002
Mariusz Wloczysiak (E-Mail)


Elbox: Spider USB 2.0 presentation at O.A.S.E. in Graz
The first public demonstration of the Spider USB 2.0 Hi-Speed PCI card working in the Mediator system will have place in the O.A.S.E. (Open Amiga Southeast Europe) show in Graz (Austria) on 14-15 September 2002.

The fastest Amiga USB solution will be presented with various USB devices like USB ZIP, USB HDD, USB CD and USB mouse units. Spider USB 2.0 will be presented working in the PCI slot of the newest Mediator model: the Mediator PCI 1200 SX.

The Mirage 3000 system will also be presented. (ps)

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12.Sep.2002
Steffen Nitz (ANF)


Sources of SN-Münz and Marken Archives Lost (w. Update)

Steffen Nitz reports: Unfortunately something awful has happened. I lost the source codes to SN-Münz Archive and SN-Marken Archive and everything related. It is also not possible to work with registrations anymore. I'm asking registered users to send me their keyfiles.

Update, 13th September, 2002:
Steffen Nitz found the source code from SN-Münz Archive version 1.0 (it had reached 1.4) including the keyfile editor, and registrations for SN-Münz Archive are possible once more.

(ps) (Translation: dm)

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12.Sep.2002
Mariusz Wloczysiak (E-Mail)


Elbox ships Spider USB 2.0 PCI card for Mediator
Elbox Computer is proud to introduce the first USB 2.0 host controller for the Amiga computers. The Spider USB 2.0 PCI card provides a simple and affordable way to add five Hi-Speed USB ports to Mediator-equipped Amigas.

The Spider USB 2.0 Hi-Speed PCI controller is backward-compatible, which means it works also with older USB 1.1 peripherals.

Features:
  • Four external and one internal USB 2.0 Hi-Speed ports
  • Compatible with both USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and USB 1.1 (12 Mbps) devices
  • Compliant with EHCI, OHCI and PCI 2.2 standards
  • All ports can handle high-speed, full-speed and low-speed transaction
  • Supports up to 127 downstream USB devices
  • Supplies 500 mA power to each USB port
  • Supports PCI-Bus Power Management Interface
  • Hot Plug Capability
Requirements:
  • One free PCI slot
  • Mediator Multimedia CD
The package contents:
  • Spider USB 2.0 High-Speed PCI card
  • Mediator OHCI USB drivers for the Poseidon stack
  • Unregistered, time-limited version of the Poseidon USB stack
Mediator EHCI USB drivers for the Poseidon stack will be shipped to registered Spider Card users as a free update (when completed).

Pricing and availability:
The Spider USB 2.0 High-Speed PCI card will be on sale as of 16 September 2002, at the suggested retail price of EUR 39.95 (VAT excl.) To locate an authorized distributor or purchase the product visit this Elbox Computer website.

Mediator users are the first, as always... (ps)

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12.Sep.2002
Jürgen Klawitter (ANF)


Text Viewer: Next Version 3.4

The text viewer and offline-browser Next has reached version 3.4. The substantial new developments are:
  • external programs, for example Apdf, can be started from Next
  • improved support for wheel mouses
  • text blocks are not limited by complete lines (a block can be less than one line)
  • the copying of blocks in the clipboard works better
  • a bug was removed, which previously led to a crash during the unpacking of archives
Download: Next3.4.lha

(ps)

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