29.Jan.2002
Matthias M. (ANF)
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New PowerPC Mainboard
On the daily trip into the Internet I discovered a site you can find informations about another PowerPc mainboard.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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29.Jan.2002
Matthias Henze (ANF)
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New home pages for HSMathLibs and stormamiga.lib
As allready reported,
Matthias Henze is forbidden to use the name "CyberdyneSystems" in connection wit "HSMathLibs" and
"stromamiga.lib", as result of a law suit. Therefor HSMathLibs are to find at
http://WWW.HSMathLibs.de/ and stormamiga.lig at
http://WWW.stormamiga-lib.de/ from now on.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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29.Jan.2002
Spot / Up Rough (ANF)
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A Brand New Up Rough EP (musicdisk) Is Out!
"Saturday at Joe's EP" featuring Samuel (Substance) & Nasley.
The EP is loaded with the phattest Jazzbeats yah ever heard.
Get your personal copy now!
Download:
UP-EP010.lha (2,7 MB)
Readme (ps)
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29.Jan.2002
AMIGAplus / SOL-Invictus (ANF)
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Multislownik 1.0 - Aware of Langenscheidt and Collins
According to AMIGAplus the Polish
programmer Arkadiusz Wahlig has developed a program to use the PC CD-ROM
dicionaries from Langenscheidt and Collins with allmost all of the
features incl. voice output on the Amiga, too. But the program is
completely in Polish.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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29.Jan.2002
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 28.01.2002)
WHDLoad helps you to install your old game to your harddisc. The following packages were added or updated:
- 28.01.02 new: Time Soldiers (Smart Egg Software) done by Abaddon
- 28.01.02 new: Rise Of The Robots (Mirage/Time Warner) done by JOTD
- 28.01.02 new: Netherworld (Hewson) done by Abaddon
- 28.01.02 new: Kid Gloves (Logotron) done by Abaddon
- 27.01.02 new: Wembley Rugby League (Audiogenic) done by Codetapper
- 27.01.02 new: Nam 1965-1975 () done by JOTD
- 27.01.02 new: Frontier (GameTEK/Konami) done by JOTD
- 27.01.02 updated: Alien III (20th Century Fox) install script fixed
- 24.01.02 improved: Cosmic Relief/Terramex (Grandslam) supports another version
(ps)
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29.Jan.2002
Marius Schwarz (ANF)
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Messenger: CIM now supporting PGP5 for encrypting chat
Marius Schwarz wrote:
CIM is now supporting PGP5 to encrypt packets.
This mode was not tested, yet. Since PGP5 outwardly only differs in
its syntax from PGP2.6, I guess it works without problem.
CIM allows to send messages through firewalls server independent and
with PGP encypted, has a clear user management and useful additional
information.
CIM is not compatibel with ICQ , AIM or YIM.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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29.Jan.2002
Virus Help Denmark
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Virus Help Denmark: VirusZ III Version 0.96
Well, this is the best news in 2002 (so far).. Georg Hoermann has started
to update VirusZ III, and a new full update is now available for download
at our homepage.
Here is some info about the update:
Name: VirusZ III v0.96
Archive name : Vz3_096.lha
Archive size: 35.575 Bytes
Date: 27 January 2002
Programmer: Georg Hörmann
Requires: OS 2.04+, xvs.library
Neu in VirusZ III v0.96:
- Once again written by Georg Hörmann, as Dirk Stöcker doesn't have
any time. No longer beta version, because all features are working
well, missing ones are no reason for a beta release.
- Fixed bug in vector check that appeared with xvs.library 33.37.
No longer uses private stuff from inside the library.
- Fixed bug in vector check startup code invented by Dirk's updates.
No longer uses uninitialized gadget pointers.
- Added 'Show...' function for 'Data Viruses' from xvs.library.
- Rearranged 'File Check Preferences' back to just one window after
Dirk replaced the old archive stuff with XAD.
- Added missing 'ROM Update' memlist entries to the brain.
But: There still exists one entry that cannot be added because of
missing static data.
- Added recognition for MuForce and MuGuardianAngel patches.
(ps)
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28.Jan.2002
eisblock (ANF)
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Amiga Online Games Update
The AOG-homepage was relaunched with a complete new design and powered with PHP and MySQL. Currently the database contains 73 games.
The new page enables you to post your opinion, rate each game and insert new games.
Screenshots of of every game released for the Amiga is welcomed (Highresolution only!).
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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28.Jan.2002
Golem - IT News
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Golem: Apple: 1-GHz-PowerMac G4 with two CPUs and GeForce4 MX
»Three new PowerMacs avialable in the USA
Apple started shipping new desktop machines in the USA. The new top-model
is equipped with two 1-GHz-PowerPC-G4 CPUs and NVidia's not yet officiall
announce GeForce4 MX graphics board.
«
See title link for complete article (German). (ps) (Translation: mj)
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28.Jan.2002
Amiga Arena
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Richard Smedley (UltraAccounts)
Amiga Arena - Interview
Richard Smedley, developer of the homebanking software UltraAccounts, just released an update
that enables the usage of the Euro with UltraAccounts. UltraAccounts is shareware, the first version was available 9 years ago. The English version of the interview
is available here.
Olaf Köbnik: "This interview once again turns out how much important feedback is for the developers. Whether or not development of "UltraAccounts" will be continued in the future depends on if there are users interested in this. It would be more than a pitty, if another developer would stop development due to lack of feedback!"
Note of own concern:
Dear Amiga friends! "Amiga Arena" might stop its service in the foreseeable future. The first measures will not be taken before easter.
Olaf Köbnik - Amiga Arena
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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28.Jan.2002
Maxime Doyen (ANF)
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Software: HomeBank Version 2.0
The new public release of your amiga favourite financial tool!!
This is only a minor update to fix some little (but annoying) problems.
As usual see the Changes file for a complete description of changes.
Download: HomeBank.lha (289 KB)
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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28.Jan.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Question for Digital Dreams Entertainment
Amiga Arena asked Digital Dreams Entertainment if they are still developing for the Amiga.
Digital Dreams Entertainment released "Wasted Dreams" (1999) one of the best action adventure games of the last years.
The original answer:
Unfortunately we had to cancel all our Amiga only projects.
We are now working on several new projects, from support parts for 3D
animators (in 3dsMax, Lightwave or Maya) to children games for PC and
Console.
Kind Regards,
Thomas
Digital Dreams Entertainment
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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28.Jan.2002
Sebastian Beloch (ANF)
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Messenger: StrcICQ first V2 BETA released
The first beta-version of the new client V2 is now available at the titlelink.
Download: STRICQv2.lha
Important information:
- Unarchive to its own directory. STRICQ and STRICQ v2 are incompatible.
- Only run STRICQ v2 from a shell prompt (I have not tested it with an icon, are you brave?)
- There is a lot of debug output to the shell window, you may need to send me a copy of it.
- Run the program, it will not be able to get online right away.
- Enter your Nick (whatever), 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.
Know Problems and Caveats: IMPORTANT!
- You can not 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.
- You can't close the prefs window, so don't try. :-)
- If you get an enforcer hit, please forward it/them to me on the mailing list.
- You will need the latest versions of NList, NListtree, and TextInput.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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28.Jan.2002
Sebastian Beloch (ANF)
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Game: ScummVM AGA version 0.38.2
Scumm interprets the datafiles of old LucasArts classic-adventures and makes them available for the Amiga. Version 0.38.2 by NoGFX
contains the following changes:
- Fixed the Bottom-Line bug: should prevent crashes on some machines
- Fixed a bug in scummvm: Monkey1 now works with the non-ixemul version
- At least the color cycles are as fast as they should be (even FASTER !)
- Removed Ixemul version from the archive
Download:
ScummVM_AGA_0382.lha (251 KB)
Readme
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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28.Jan.2002
ANN
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Magazine: Amiga Information Online (AIO) #55
Issue no. 55 of the English "Amiga Information Online (AIO)" magazine was published.
The current issue contains an interview with Steffen Häuser and the announcement of the new AIO-CD.
Download: AIOV55.LHA
(sd) (Translation: sk)
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27.Jan.2002
ANN
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Boing Attitude: Interview with Ben Hermans about AmigaOS 4.0
On 26 January 2002 an interview with Ben Hermans
from Hyperion about AmigaOS 4.0 was published on Boing Attitude.
The interview is available in
French
and
English.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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27.Jan.2002
Amiga Future
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Game: Graphic designers wanted for Ermentrud
The website of the game Ermentrud
has been updated . It now shows first images of the adventures as they
appear in the game. At the same time it becomes obvious that the game
is in the process of being developed since the Inga engine has finally reached
the beta version 1.0 (not yet published).
Ermentrud requires a lot of graphic design and some graphic designers are
still needed for the background images.
These images are supposed to be scanned pencil drawings which are coloured in
by the computer. The following skills are required:
- Being able to draw very well, according to the style of the
example image.
- Opportunity to scan (with good quality).
- Not necessary but desirable: being able to colour in images, according to the
style of the second
example image.
The payment is based on profit share after the game has been published.
Unfortunately Inutilis can't afford a pre-payment since the whole project
is more or less a spare time activity.
Please mail your applications including drawings to
Timo@inutilis.de.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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27.Jan.2002
Amiga Future
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FreeCD: Pinball Nights
The FreeCD "Pinball Nights" has been published on the "The Faces of
Mars" website. It contains the full versions of Pinball Dreams,
Pinball Fantasies, Pinball Illusions, Pinball Hazard and Obsession
Pinball.
The CD can be ordered via the title link.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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27.Jan.2002
Virus Help Denmark
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Virus Help Denmark: WatchDog 2.5
On 25 January 2002 Zbigniew Trzcionkowski released with version 2.5 the
latest snapshot of his memory surveillance tool 'Watchdog'. In this
version further tests have been added amongst other things.
Compared to version 2.1 the following details have changed:
- added ToolType 'IgnoreSnoopDos' - currently this is the only patcher
I have decided to include since in future I want to use heuristics
to analyse ANY patches...
- added 'WatchDog' position in WB/Tools menu. After watching this
requester memory test is performed too...
- added new memory installation and new timing routines...
a. read: memory deprotection of WatchDog together with xvs should
be more difficult for virus now...
b. time between memory checks is adjusted using AI features and
varies somewhere between 5 and 10 seconds (depending on system
and user activity)...
c. fixed little bit my unfreezing toy...
- added few more vital Exec vectors to memcheck...
- added checker for some important dos vectors (with $4ef9 opcode
generic restorer)
- added some debug tooltypes - no need to mention them here...
- added S:startup-sequence and S:user-startup notification so that
any change (or deletion) of these important files is reported to the
user. If You don't know what that notification is You'd better
believe me that it slows no machine and causes no accesses to the
watched files...
- added ToolType 'NoNotify' to switch off ability mentioned above :)
The tool uses the xvs.library in order to check every three seconds
if the memory contains any known virus. All further features of the
program are explained in the documentation.
Watchdog runs from AmigaOS 2.04 and needs the xvs.library.
Download: WatchDog.lha (19K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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27.Jan.2002
ANN
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Amiga Flame: Amiga and AmigaDE - the 'game of the year' election
Amiga Flame
runs also this year an election to award the
Amiga-game of the year.
There is now also a
'game of the year' election for
AmigaDE.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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27.Jan.2002
ANN
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AROS: latest snapshots
With regard to AROS the latest snapshots of the sources and binaries
were published on
Sourceforge.
AROS is an open source project for the implementation of a portable OS which is
compatible with AmigaOS 3.1.
Release Name: 20020126
The following files are available:
- AROS-20020126-source.tar.gz
The main AROS sources.
- AROS-20020126-contrib-source.tar.gz
contrib sources.
- AROS-20020126-i386-linux.tar.gz
The hosted version for Linux/i386. This is the most complete and
mature port, which means that you can run almost all included
programs and demos with it. This archive contains all AROS and
contrib binaries compiled from the CVS tree.
- AROS-20020126-i386-freebsd.tar.gz
The hosted version for FreeBSD/i386. This is a fairly new port for
which binary snapshots haven't been available until now, so it might
not be as mature as the Linux/i386 port. For example, this archive
does not contain contrib binaries.
- AROS-20020126-i386-pc.tar.gz
The native version for i386-based PC AT computers and compatibles.
It works quite well, but the driver support is very limited at the
moment. This archive contains all AROS and contrib binaries compiled
from the CVS tree, but not boot floppy or cdrom images which are
available separately.
- AROS-20020126-i386-pc-floppies.tar.gz
The native version for i386-based PC AT computers and compatibles.
This archive contains the boot and contrib disk floppies which you
can quickly write to a disk and boot AROS with.
- AROS-20020126-i386-pc-cdrom.iso.gz
The native version for i386-based PC AT computers and compatibles.
This is the bootable CDROM ISO image, which contains all programs in
AROS-20020126-i386-pc.tar.gz.
The image is a bit experimental, which means that eg. the
Startup-Sequence hasn't been adapted properly yet
(although you can boot into AROS). Also, this version WILL NOT work
with computers that have more than one CD-ROM drive.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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