27.Jan.2002
Sebastian Beloch (ANF)
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Game: ScummVM AGA v0.38 with sound support
Today the new version of ScummVM AGA has been released on the ScummVM website.
Features:
- Changed delay routines: the game is *A LOT* faster !
(Try the FASTMODE at least once: press RightShift+f !!!)
- Sound support (AHI required)
- F1 will now grab the scummaga screen (requires iff.library)
- Adjustable talk delay (use '+' and '-' on keypad)
- Screen mode is now saved to disk
- Put back color cycles (SLOW under AGA...)
- Changed keys: 'ESC' will now skip cut scenes and 'F10' will exit
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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27.Jan.2002
SLF-Team (ANF)
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Game: Battlefield competition
On 21 January the battlefield graphic competition finished.
Unfortunately there were only two participants so that finding the winner will
be very easy. The winner will be announced very soon and the prize
will be presented. Further information is available under the title link.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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27.Jan.2002
Guido Mersmann (ANF)
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Incompatible Euro keymaps and fonts
For the attention of everybody who produces fonts and keymaps:
Because of the introduction of the Euro some people have unfortunately
got on the wrong track. The Amiga uses the Latin-8858-1 code table that
allocates the Euro sign to the ASCII code 164.
This allocation is binding. All the keymaps and texts which have
recently been checked in Aminet showed faults. Often the sign is allocated
to code 128 as it is common in the PC world. This might be based on the
assumption that a text transfer is easier in this way. Unfortunately
this is not the case because special signs specific to a country must
be converted anyway. Therefore it's up to the manufacturers of the
conversion programs to implement the Euro sign.
This false code leads to the unwanted effect that texts on other Amiga
systems cannot be read correctly and that the Amiga becomes
incompatible to itself. Besides such a text is not convertible automatically.
Moreover the key combination "Alt E" should be agreed on.
The symbol (@) is on the bottom right hand side of the keyboard
and it is activated by pressing the "Alt" key. If you have a Win keyboard,
which are the only Amiga keyboards with the Euro sign, the Euro sign is
also on the bottom right hand side of the keyboard. The combination
"Alt E" seems to be more logical than "Alt Shift E".
Creating texts with the Euro sign in both code positions is not
desirable due to the loss of a sign on the one hand and due to the
loss of transparency on the other hand since the user
will not know if the used sign is really compatible.
Here are some correct programs, texts and keymaps from Aminet:
EuroHack.lha: Patches the Euro sign in the topaz 8 font on 164!
EuroConv.lha: Converts the Euro sign from the PC on the Amiga.
According to the author the font set EuroFonts.lha has already been changed
to 164 although the wrong Euro is still implemented. The new archive with
approximately 900 Kb is supposed to be released over the next few days.
The small archive (300 Kb) isn't compatible.
Last but not least try the test which checks the compatibility of the
created Euro sign:
Open a shell and enter the following lines.
"EEEE" stands for one or more Euro signs.
Echo "EEEE" to t:Test
type t:test hex
As a result the value "A4" should appear for each of the Euro signs!
The value "0A" should be ignored.
0000: A4A4A4A4 0A
If another value other than "A4" comes up, the keymap is incompatible.
Guido Mersmann
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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27.Jan.2002
kultpower.de (ANF)
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Kultpower: New comics by Karl Bihlmeier
gene writes:
Check out Kultpower.de for some new comics of the popular "Ninja Turkeys"
from the magazine Videogames.
While the Modul series was finished, the prologue is now available
as well as the first three parts of the continuation "Return to Modul"
by Karl Bihlmeier (who is also the graphic artist of "Hermann the User").
Have fun!!
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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27.Jan.2002
Matthias Jaap (ANF)
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New Emulator-CD-ROM
Emulator compilers for the Amiga - from ABC80 to VC20 and PC.
Apart from the emulators there are matching tools available as
well as images of the emulated systems. To enjoy the games legally
the CD (ISO9660-format) contains various PD games.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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26.Jan.2002
Golem - IT News
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Golem: news regarding the case between Obelix and MobiliX
»Reply to suit released on the Internet
On November 2001 had Werner Heuser, provider of the Open Source project
MobiliX - UniX on Mobile Computers received a
suit from "Lés Editions Albert René", owner of the trademark rights
"Obelix". Heuser didn't want to simply abandon the mark and therefore went to
court. The reply to the suit by the Berlin law firm Jaschinski Biere Brexl
(JBB) was made available by him on his pages.«
Full (German) article see title link.
Interesting here is the release of the full reply to the suit,
where among other things websites as well as subsites with similar names like
for example Idefix are mentioned. Affected by this are among
others the Aminet and Jens Schönfeld. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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26.Jan.2002
Amiga.org
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Amiga.org tests Mambo Site Server
After having made bad experiences with PHP-Nuke as
web interface and suffering several hacker attacks Wayne Hunt
has now installed partially Mambo Site Server
as new web interface at amiga.org.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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26.Jan.2002
Virtual Dimension
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Virtual Dimension news about exhibition video and Star Empire II
After a short time out during Christmas is Virtual Dimension busy again: the
text of the exhibition
video has been translated to English so that VD can go next week into the
studio for the audio recordings.
VD additionally points out that the
registration
phase for the new round of the Internet space strategy game
Star Empire II
ends soon - the game starts on 1.2.2002! Everybody who wants to
take part
should now hurry...
By the way: the evaluation is now also available as
HTML guide
with better layout, additional information and easier navigation through direct
links.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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26.Jan.2002
AmigAIM
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Messenger: AmigAIM BETA version 0.9439
Richard H. Poser has released beta version 0.9439 of the AIM compatible
messenger software AmigAIM. AmigAIM is a client to connect with the America
Online Instant Messenger (AIM service). Here's an excerpt taken from the history
where you can find the changes made:
- Repaired a problem with the line graphics in the setup portion of
the Buddy list that occurred when I removed the memory leak in the
previous release.
Download: AmigAIM_BETA.lha
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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26.Jan.2002
XBaze Site
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Data base: XBaze version 7.1
Rafal Kaczmarczyk has released version 7.1 of his data base 'XBaze'. The program
offers an easy-to-use editor for the fields of the data records and the layout
(drag'n drop). It runs from AmigaOS V3.0 on.
Bug reports and suggestions can be sent to the following address: rav@nowydwor.wroc.pl
This version contains the following changes:
- Added new tooltypes:
- NOSIZEABLE - main window can't be resized.
- NONAVBUTTS - window without navigation buttons.
- 3DLOOK - navigation buttons will have 3D-look.
- Added possibility to assign ARexx programs to TEXT fields. Programs will be called during every record refresh.
- Added new option: "Project|Define..." used to define fields.
- Menu "Edit|Markers|" was divided to : "Edit|Mark|" and "Edit|Unmark|".
- Added following menu items:
- "?|Help..." - calls on-line help
- "?|Shortcuts..." - calls on-line help
- "?|e-mail..." - opens mail program
- "Navigation|Next|Marked" - goes to next marked record
- "Navigation|Next|Unmarked" - goes to next unmarked record
- "Navigation|Prev|Marked" - goes to previous marked record
- "Navigation|Prev|Unmarked" - goes to previous unmarked record
- "Navigation|First|Marked" - goes to the first marked record
- "Navigation|First|Unmarked" - goes to the first unmarked record
- "Navigation|Last|Marked" - goes to the last marked record
- "Navigation|Last|Unmarked" - goes to the last unmarked record
- Added on-;ine help available under [Help] key.
- New popupmenu for navigation gadgets in window border.
- Gadgets "Reset to default" and "Last saved" in program settings window was moved to popup menu.
- Added posibility to change placement of toolbar, you can change it using settings or tooltypes.
- New options in program settings window, suitable to tooltypes: NOSIZEABLE, NONAVBUTTS.
Download: XB-7.1.lha (561 KB)
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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26.Jan.2002
Bernhard Wörner Homepage
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Audio: Amplify version 1.2 (Update)
Bernhard Wörner has today released version 1.2 of his audio tool 'Amplify'.
Amplify offers the following features:
- Modulation on 0 dB
- Removing of empty space at beginning and end
- Removing of specific time ranges at beginning and end
- Mixing left and right channel together
- Fade in and out
- Inserting of breaks at beginning and end
- Removing of knacking at beginning and end
Minimal system configuration: AmigaOS 3.1, 68020+, 1,5 MB free memory
The tool is available for download for different 68k and PPC CPUs via the title
link.
Update 28.01.2002:
Bernhard Wörner:
The program now needs only AmigaOS 3.0!
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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26.Jan.2002
SPIEGEL
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SPIEGEL: new IBM strategy - Linux for mainframes
»IBM goes Linux: The American computer giant presents its first mainframe
computers that are developed exlusively for the Open Source operating system.«
Full (German) article see title link. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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26.Jan.2002
Amiga Arena
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Amiga Arena: interview with Ralph Torchia (Spitfire²)
With Spitfire² exists a very good shareware software for all Amiga and PalmOS
users. Spitfire² allows a connection between a Palm computer and an Amiga
computer. Amiga Arena talked to Ralph Torchia, the developer of Spitfire², about
the past and the future of the program. The interview can be found following the
title link while the English version is available here.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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26.Jan.2002
Sebastian Beloch (ANF)
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ScummVM - Amiga ports website goes online!
Since today is the ScummVM Amiga port website online. It contains actual
information about ScummVM_AGA by NoGFX or about the MorphOS version by Rüdiger
Hanke, screenshots, downloads and much more. In a few days there'll be the new
version of ScummVM_AGA released!
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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26.Jan.2002
Amiga Future
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Amiga Future: log file of the bplan chat translated to German
On 21.01.2002 at 19.00 o'clock took on the IRC channel
#AmigaFun a chat with
Salvador Fernandez Gomez from bplan
place. Via the title link you'll find the translation by
Amiga Future of the
original log file.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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26.Jan.2002
Greg Donner
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Greg Donner: much updated Amiga information
Gregory S. Donner releases on his private English Amiga website uncountable
interesting information about the Amiga and updates his website regularly. In
the area 'Workbench Nostalgia' for example you can find information beginning
with the first Workbench up to the just released information regarding AmigaOS 4.0.
Comprehensive FAQs for AmigaOS 3.5 and 3.9 and reviews invite for reading as
well as detailed information about different hardware components.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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26.Jan.2002
CUCUG
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CUCUG: Status Register January 2002
The Status Register is the monthly newsletter of the Champaign-Urbana
Computer User Group. Dealt are current and important information
regarding Amiga, Macintosh and PC as well as the computer industry. (ps)
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26.Jan.2002
Chris Perver (ANF)
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Textviewer: EvenMore 0.59 now with MacWORD Plugin
The EvenMore executable has been updated to allow hilighting of text
simply by clicking and dragging the mouse over the text. A new plugin has
also been created to read MacWORD documents. (ps)
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25.Jan.2002
Robert Williams (ANF)
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New Total Amiga Website
South Essex Amiga Link is proud to announce the launch of a
website for Total Amiga Magazine:
http://www.totalamiga.org
Total Amiga is the new name for our established quarterly
printed Amiga magazine, "Clubbed".
On our new site you can find full details about the magazine,
contents lists for past issues and our plans for the future.
There is information on ordering trial copies of the magazine
and subscriptions with links to ForeMatt Home Computing and
Kicksoft who offer an online ordering service for us.
We also have a behind the scenes section where you can find out
how the magazine is produced (on the Amiga of course) and see a
preview of the new design.
The first issue of Total Amiga is going to press next week and
will be available in February.
(ps)
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25.Jan.2002
Michael Böhmer (ANF)
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SUBWAY / HIGHWAY poll results
The poll for SUBWAY / HIGHWAY has given first results. You can find them
under the title link, after clicking on the British flag in the menu bar.
Thanks to everybody who did participate in this poll!
We will try to get your ideas (if technically possible) into our work. (ps)
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25.Jan.2002
Matthias Henze (ANF)
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Important information regarding HSMathLibs and stormamiga.lib
As a result of the litigations concerning the name "CyberdyneSystems" I was
forbidden to use this name in connection with "HSMathLibs" and "stormamiga.lib".
Since this also concerns the domain name, the "HSMathLibs" and "stormamiga.lib"
soon will not be found at "WWW.CyberdyneSystems.de", any more. I will inform
about the future place to find those pages as soon as this was fixed. Due to
the changes the respective pages may be down for a short time. I ask you for
your understanding.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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