15.Mar.2002
Carsten Schröder (e-mail)
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Amiga Aktuell: E-mail problems
Carsten Schröder:
There are technical problems with my e-mail account at surfeu.de since
yesterday. Since I don't know whether mails that were sent to me will
still be delivered I ask you to resend important mails you may possibly
have sent me yesterday (Thursday) after 8 p.m. (Meanwhile I forward
mails which are sent to aakt@aakt.de to another account.)
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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14.Mar.2002
Elbox Computer (E-Mail)
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Elbox: Mirage 4000 Pro Installation Guide
The Elbox Computer Website has been updated today.
The Mirage 4000 Pro Installation Guide (title link)
has been added in Support - Product Manuals.
The manual illustrates installation of the A4000D motherboard,
PCI and Zorro cards in the Mirage 4000 Pro system.
(ps)
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14.Mar.2002
Horst-Uwe Kroll (ANF)
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New Mailing List for NoCover Disk-magazine
Horst-Uwe Kroll started a new mailing list at Yahoo for the "NoCover" disk-magazine. The list is for discussion, and articles may also be submitted. If you are interested, just click on the title-link above.
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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14.Mar.2002
Dennis Lohr (E-Mail)
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Music: DBPro-Community is looking for your music links
Do you make music? Or do you know someone who produce exclusively
with the Amiga? After many questions we finally want to try it.
The DigiboosterPro-Community seeks to find your Web address to your
homepage where you can find music in the DBM or other formats.
With interest please write an e-mail to:
music@psyria.de
with a small description of the person and the songs.
(ps)
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14.Mar.2002
Carsten Schröder (E-Mail)
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Microsoft: Amiga Will Publish WindowsCE .NET-Software
+++ AMIGA-aktuell-Special +++
The worldwide software giant Microsoft has just made known that Amiga Inc. is to provide software for Windows CE .NET, beginning in April this year.
Simultaneously, the URL of the official website of "Amiga-Anywhere" (formerly Amiga DE) was announced: http://www.amiga.anywhere.com.
Following is the official Microsoft press statement, which may also be downloaded at this link.
»PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12, 2002
For More Information, Contact: Bill McEwen, Amiga Inc.
425-396-5660 (x226 ) (voice) - 425-396-5671 (fax)
Amiga® To Provide Content For Next Generation Windows CE .NET-Based Devices
Amiga Games and Productivity Applications Will Target Windows CE .NET
San Francisco, CA - March 12, 2002 - Amiga, Inc. announced the release and
distribution of Amiga applications targeted at the Microsoft Windows CE
.NET operating system. The applications will run on any of the range of
Windows CE .NET-based devices including handhelds, smart phones, web pads,
and set-top boxes.
Amiga has a rich history of gaming and multimedia and has been delivering
rich, compelling applications since 1985. The new breed of Amiga
applications have been written to run on the entire range of Windows
Powered products including PDA's, Cell Phones, and Set Top Boxes. Amiga
provides a middleware portability layer, which allows Amiga applications
to be written once and run across a range of Windows Powered devices
without change. More than 100 applications will be made available
initially and many more are being created by Amiga developers worldwide.
"We are pleased to be able to deliver content that is optimized to run on
the Windows CE .NET Platform", said Bill McEwen President/CEO of Amiga
Inc. "Amiga developers are world renowned for their abilities to create
amazing multimedia content with a small footprint. This gives us the
ability to deliver a robust and exciting experience for even the smallest
devices."
"As the number and variety of small- footprint and mobile Windows Powered
devices continues to grow, ISVs want to ensure that their applications are
able to run on as many of these different devices as possible," said Keith
White, senior director of marketing for the Embedded and Appliance
Platforms Group at Microsoft Corp. "Amiga Anywhere enables application
developers to easily take advantage of the rich application and multimedia
support in Windows CE .NET to write gaming applications that will run on a
broad range of smart Windows Powered devices."
Amiga for Windows Powered Products is expected to ship in April this year.
More information can be found on the Amiga Anywhere web site at
http://www.amiga-anywhere.com/.
About Amiga
Amiga Inc. established itself in 1985 as the premier provider of
multi-media technologies to the world. Today Amiga continues leading the
way in multi-media by providing language independent technologies to
developers for writing and porting applications to a new multi-media
platform that is hardware agnostic. Amiga Anywhere, powered with intent(TM)
from the Tao Group, enables applications to run unchanged on a broad range
of processors including ARM, StrongARM, Intel X-Scale, OMAP, MIPS, Intel
x86, Motorola 68K and Hitachi SH. It can run hosted on a wide variety of
operating systems including Windows CE .NET, Windows 9x, 2000, Windows XP,
Linux, and Embedded Linux. AmigaDE Player and applications can be
purchased at www.amiga-anywhere.com. Amiga is based in Snoqualmie, WA, and
has offices worldwide. Amiga can be reached at (425) 396-5660 or visit
Amiga on the web at www.amiga.com.
Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their
respective owners.«
Amiga Inc. had reported
the Amiga DE => Amiga Anywhere name change a few hours earlier. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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13.Mar.2002
Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)
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Amiga Future: Preview of issue 35 online
Today the German print magazine Amiga Future has published on their website
a preview of the coming issue #35. (ps)
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13.Mar.2002
Thorsten Schölzel (ANF)
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Pegasos-advertisement on a private car
Thorsten Schölzel writes:
Who does not know the impressive title page of the AMIGAplus with the PEGASUS designed by Alexander Scholz. This PEGASUS now decorate the rear window of my car (look at the title link) and thus I advertise a little bit for bPLans PEGASOS computer and MorphOS.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Mar.2002
Lee (E-Mail)
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Competition for Amiga websites
Only Amiga-user who maintain a website can take part on the competition. You can win 10 opinion-poll-accounts without advertisement at ragonvote.de. The competition will finish on 18.03.2002. You can get further information under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Mar.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Full version update "Pferderennen 1.1b"
There is a new beta-version of the game "Pferderennen" ready for download. Pferderennen as the name says is match where you can back one from six horses.
Pferderennen offers:
- Entertainment for up to eight players
- Detailed "horsepowers" ;)
- Up to 30 stables with respective up to 50 horses
- A horses editor
- Possibility of saving game scores
A special thank to Markus Pohlmann who is the developer of "Pferderennen" for making this update possible despite the lack of time. Please send your feedback, ideas and bugs to Markus Pohlmann.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Mar.2002
Timo Kloss (E-Mail)
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Update to Inga-developer packet version 1.0/6 beta
There is a new update of the Inga-developer packet. Inga is an engine for the classic graphic adventures like Monkey Island 3 which can be easily created with the help of this developer packet.
The update includes the following things:
- Inga-engine version 1.0/6 (beta)
- Audio-CDs can be played (via cdplay.library).
- New script commands: pre-loading, clearing, ilkabove, ilkdown, "LadeLaufkarte", "AusDieMaus", "Leistensperre", "LeistensperreAus" and menu.
- The two mouse colours were changed to be equal to the workbench-standard.
- Developer modus integrated. Thus it is possible to load old game scores with processed script versions. Besides this the inventar and the variables can be changed during the game.
ScriptShell version 1.1
In the new version the command list was put in an external file ("IngaCommands") from the program file. Thus you do not have to update the full program if there are new script commands.
There is also an English version of the "IngaCommand"-file so the script language can be also changed to English.
If you compile a log-file is created in the "Dats"-directory of the game ("ScriptShellLog") where all labels with their address pointers are listed. These will be required for the developer modus of the engine.
"OrtEditor" version 1.1
In a new menu you can select between German and English script-language. If you push the key <DEL> while positioning a graphic element the element will be invisible or visual again. This is very practical if you want to test if an element sits right on the background.
You can find the update as well as further information under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Mar.2002
Timo Kloss
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Graphic artists wanted for the adventure 'Ermentrud'
A graphic artist is searched for the graphic adventure "Ermentrud" for animating the persons. You have to paint the animation phases for already existing fixed-images. The graphics will be created with a
constant palette of 64 colours.
You can find further information under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Mar.2002
Thomas Steiding (E-Mail)
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e.p.i.c.: Foundation Gold update now available
Users of "Foundation: Gold Edition" will find an update which solves all of
the currently known problems with this edition of the game in the download
section of our homepage as well as on the Foundation Support page.
Users of
the Mission Pack CD "The Undiscovered Land" will find an about 2 Mbyte large
fix on the Foundation support site.
(ps)
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13.Mar.2002
Tom Duin (ANF)
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Tool: RealPlayerInfo 1.6 update
RealPlayerInfo 1.6 update. RealPlayerInfo shows the Title, Author and
Copyright text stored in Realmedia files. Included DefIcon for DefIcons
support. (ps)
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13.Mar.2002
Bernd Lachner (ANF)
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Sharp: New portal-site for Sharp Zaurus
Sharp has opened a German portal-site (title link) for the new Sharp PDA SL5500G to the Cebit. But you can see that this site is still under construction because many information sites are still empty.
The German homepage of Sharp was also completely new designed. In the section products you can now also find information to SL5500G. In the section Sharp Place / Office /PDA you can find an animated demo of the PDA.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Mar.2002
Jürgen Lange (ANF)
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Now Amiga content is available - Anywhere and Everywhere
Amiga, Inc. announces the Amiga® Anywhere line of products
for PDAs, Cell Phones, Set Top Boxes, Internet Appliances, Desktops,
Digital TVs and more.
Now Amiga content is available - Anywhere and Everywhere
March 11th, 2002 - Snoqualmie, WA - Amiga, Inc. is pleased to introduce its new
line of products, a complete solution for the delivery of content to any type
of digital device with the express purpose of enriching the end user experience.
Amiga Anywhere, provides a revolutionary infrastructure for the production and
distribution of digital content emphasizing high performance, superb quality,
and minimal resource consumption.
With 3,000 developers already signed on, 67 titles available and hundreds more
in development, Amiga Anywhere brings developers and consumers together Anywhere
and everywhere on any and every digital device.
Through a long term partnership with the Tao Group, Amiga content and services
are now available for the vast majority of software platforms including the
various flavors of Microsoft Windows, Linux, Embedded Linux, Symbian OS and
VxWorks. The software runs unchanged on almost all of the mainstream
microprocessor families.
Bill McEwen, Amiga's President and CEO, said, "The Amiga community is renowned
world-wide for creating exciting applications. It has a heritage as one of the
leaders in the video game industry and film animation. Today, those skills are
being used in creating content that can run on almost any digital device and
will offer new levels of excitement as we move forward."
"In the two years since Tao and Amiga first began working together, our
relationship has progressively tightened," said Francis Charig, Chairman of
Tao. "Operators are seeking content that consumers will actually pay for,
portable content that runs across a broad range of appliances. Amiga is the
first company that has actually got content that fulfills this important
objective."
Amiga Anywhere capable devices have instant access to a rapidly growing
world of quality applications, exciting content and valuable services. Many
existing devices can become Amiga Anywhere capable while several new devices,
such as the Nokia MediaTerminal come with that capability as standard, offering
a compelling reason for customer purchase.
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13.Mar.2002
Manfred Rauer (ANF)
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Bill McEwen to appear on TechTV
Amiga Inc. reports on its website that on 13.03.2002 Bill McEwen will present Amiga products in the show "Screen Savers" of the station TechTV.
TechTV has announced that McEwen will present AmigaDE on WindowsCE, Linux and on the media-terminal of Nokia.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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12.Mar.2002
Amiga Arena
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Mathias Roslund
Mathias Roslund is known to many users by his software "AMP". Besides "AMP", a multimedia player, he has ported many PPC emulators like FPSE, AmiGenerator, DarcNES and others.
Many thanks to Christian Busse for translation and follow the call of Mathias Roslund - send feedback, a feature request or simply a good joke!
You will find the interview here.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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12.Mar.2002
Onlinekosten.de
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Onlinekosten.de: Creative buys 3Dlabs for own gfxchips
3Dlabs, known as producer of
powerful 3D-gfxboards, was taken over by
Creative. More details you will find in the press release of 3Dlabs. Creative plans to produce its own gfxchips. Due to this transaction Creative will be a direct competitor with NVIDIA (Quadro4-Series).
Onlinekosten.de article (German): title link.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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12.Mar.2002
StrICQ (ANF)
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Instant-Messenger: StrICQ v2 Beta6
Douglas F. McLaughlin released beta 6 of the Instant-Messenger 'STRICQ'
(version 2). Compared to the previous version the following changes have
been made:
- Fixed the '*** NULL POINTER ***' text some people reported showing up
in the contact list. It was caused by sending or receiving a message
to/from a UIN in the 'Not in List' group.
- Now that the above bug is fixed, sending or receiving a message
to/from a UIN will cause that UIN to remain in the contact list
even after restarting STRICQ. However, there will be no status
changes for those UINs.
- When a UIN shows up in the 'Not in List' group, STRICQ will now
request that UIN's short info and display the Nick in the contact
list.
- Fixed a long-standing bug in the contact list display that would
cause a crash if the existing nick was changed after the UIN was
already inserted into the contact list.
Download: STRICQ v2 Beta 6 STRICQv2.lha
Installation tips:
STRICQ V2 is incompatible with STRICQ and must for this
reason be installed in its own directory.
At the moment STRICQ V2 can only be launched from a shell prompt.
There's a lot of debug output in the shell window, which can be
send to Douglas F. McLaughlin in case of occurring bugs.
Run the program. It won't get online right away. Enter your nickname,
your UIN and your password. Click 'Save'. Close the program by using
the close window button on the contact list window. Your prefs are
now saved. Restart the program and if all went well, you should now
be online. However, you should consider the following points:
- You cannot add contacts manually yet. If you have never used ICQ2001b,
don't bother using STRICQ V2 at this time.
- If you have used ICQ2001b before, STRICQ V2 will import your contact list
from the server
- If you get an enforcer hit, please forward it to Douglas F. McLaughlin
on the message base. You should use <pre></pre> tags.
- You will need the latest versions of NList, NListtree and TextInput.
Links for download are available at
STRICQ-Homepage
(ps)
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11.Mar.2002
H&P
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H&P: 1,000,000 visitors
H&P welcomed the 1,000,000. visitor of theire homepage at the last weekend. H&P: "We are proud of the interest for our webside
and we will do everything to offer an interesting page for you."
Congratulations! (ps) (Translation: sk)
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11.Mar.2002
Elbox (E-Mail)
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New Elbox-Tower: MIRAGE 4000
Elbox is offering a new Elbox A4000 tower that includes the Mediator 4000 PCI board and a 300w powersupply.
Features of the Mirage 4000 Pro:
- Mirage 4000 Tower-case with 300W powersupply
- Mirage A4000 Zorro III/PCI Busboard
- Mediator PCI 4000
- Mediator Multimedia CD
This case will be available from the 21. March 2002. Additional
information is available at the title link.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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