09.Nov.2001
AmigArt
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Linux: Debian 2.2r4 released
Debian released the latest version of their linux distribution.
PowerPC specific port information and also a port for Motorola
680x0 based machines is available.
(ps)
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09.Nov.2001
Markus Nerding (e-mail)
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DTP: PageStream 4.1
After about two years it is done - there is a new version of
PageStream. The
most significant new feature is the integrated table editor. This
was originally planned as an add-on but because of the many requests
it was decided to make it an integral part of the package. Further
functions are mail merge, control over compression in PDF files,
text inset function, object transformation and a higher speed.
The most important new functions:
- Table editor
- Built in Mail Merge
- PDF export control over compression and encoding
- Text inset from column edges
- Custom column widths and gutters inside text frames
- Shift-cursor text selection
- Move pages between chapters
- Duplicate/Transform objects across pages
- Speed improvements
- and of course much more
Windows, Amiga and Macintosh versions
At the moment only the Windows version of PageStream 4.1 is available.
The Amiga and Macintosh versions will follow shortly.
More information on this on the PageStream homepage at the title link.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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09.Nov.2001
Gerd Frank (e-mail)
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Route planner: AmiATLAS 6 available
Although the availability of AmiATLAS 6, the multimedia route planner, was planned
for the 15th November 2001 (we reported),
it is already finished. Users of version 5 receive a cheaper update.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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09.Nov.2001
Czech Amiga News
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WHDLoad Website down
Bert Jahn: "The website is currently down due problems with the internet
service provider. I hope that will be solved in some days/weeks/months.
If you know a provider with at least 100 MB space, 3GB traffic, ssh
access, own cgi and below 40 eur/month let me know."
WHDL is friendly Harddisk-Install package.
(ps)
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08.Nov.2001
Scenet
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FREAX - The demoscene history book
Ever wondered who wrote the first demos? Who was the first to crack a game,
or who invented nowadays' beautiful effects seen in demos? When and how was
the scene born, and who were the first pioneers to pave the road to nowadays'
superproductions?
Ever wanted to see a book about the history of the demoscene?
I mean a printed book, not another website. Not another book about hackers,
and surely not another try to explain the essence of the scene for the lame
general public. A book about the scene for sceners, covering the story of
all platforms: the C-64, the Amiga, the PC and also smaller scenes, like
consoles, Sinclairs, the Apple and so on. From the beginning to present
days, covering every single bit of the great adventure, a narrative history
with interviews, memories, stories, colorful pictures...
A book titled FREAX.
After five years of intense researching, the product is starting to shape.
Read more about it on this website; read a sample chapter and perhaps you
can even find a way to help me. This is something special, something
different: something no one ever tried in this depth.
(ps)
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08.Nov.2001
Virus Help Denmark (ML)
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Virus Help Denmark: VirusWarning.guide V3.4a
A bugfixed update of the "VirusWarning.guide" has been released today,
I made some in the v3.4 release yesterday.
Info about the new update here:
- Name: VirusWarning.Guide v3.4a
- Achive name: vht-vg34a.lha
- Archive size: 108.364 byte
- Release date: 8 November 2001
- Programmer: Virus Help Denmark
Download: vht-vg34a.lha
Remember to vote in the poll, for the programmer that has done the must for the
Amiga antivirus scene in 2001. You can vote right here:
http://home4.inet.tele.dk/vht-dk/amiga/poll.htm
(ps)
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08.Nov.2001
Geoff Milnes (E-Mail)
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Event: Alt-WoA 2002 Website online
The website for Alt-WoA 2002 UK is now up and
running. Last year's site with photos is linked in here too so you see what a
good time we had then - whet your appetite!
http://www.alt-woa.org
Make a note in your diary for the 23rd February 2002.
Anyone wishing to book space, please do so as soon as possible - it's going
fast with currently 13 trade exhibitors plus 5 User and Support Groups confirmed.
(ps)
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08.Nov.2001
Golem - IT News für Profis
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Golem: In competition to LEO? Online English Dictionary by Linguatec
»New and free online dictionary at Linguadict.de
Who deals with Enlish texts every day the free online dictionaries
like the LEO English/German Dictionary by the technical university
Munich or other translation services of great help. The offeror of
translation software Linguatec now offers an own online dictionary for
free use.«
Complete article see title link (German).
The dictionarey contains 512,527 entries, more than 2 mio. words.
linguadict.de (ps) (Translation: mj)
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08.Nov.2001
Jumpgate
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Jumpgate: Interview with Eric W. Schwartz
Jumpgate has published an interview with Sabrina Online's creator
Eric W. Schwartz.
(ps) (Translation: ps)
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08.Nov.2001
Stephan Rupprecht
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ilbm Datatype 44.26 and ilbm Datatype for WarpUP 45.7
Stephan Rupprecht has
published on his website new versions of his ilbm Datatypes.
Download: ilbm44.lha -
ilbmdtPPC.lha
(ps) (Translation: ps)
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08.Nov.2001
Golem - IT News für Profis
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Golem: Met@box will send data using the read-off-gap
»Finacially stricken company signes contract with German Telekom
In the progress of the planned restructure of the Met@box company from Hildesheim, Germany,
they signed a contract with the Deutsche Telekom AG, as Met@box stated. This contract enables the company to further market sales bringing sub-technoligies.«
Complete article see title link (German). (ps) (Translation: mj)
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08.Nov.2001
Rüdiger Hanke (ANF)
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AMidi: New localisations
The preferences of AMidi, the device to paly MIDI music, has got more languages by the help of ATO.
All in all there are available English (built in), German, Czech, French, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, and Turkish.
The installation script was updated respectively, but strongly requires the InstallerNG in the original installer due to a heavy bug. There is a licensed version inside of the archive, now. For those already have AMidi installed there is a small (7 kByte) archive available only containing the translations. Thank you very much for your work, ATO.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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08.Nov.2001
Richard H. Poser II (E-Mail)
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Messenger: AmigAIM BETA Version 0.9436
New version of AmigAIM has been uploaded to the normal locations, as well as
the bookmarks on the Mailing list have been changed. Extract of history of
AmigAIM 0.9436 Beta (07 November 2001):
- AIM has apparently stopped sending the Message of Day for the time being,
the determination of online was being done via that signal...
Download: AmigAIM_BETA.lha
(ps)
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08.Nov.2001
Amiga Future
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Amiga Future: Interview with Oliver Wagner
Today Amiga Future published a interview with Oliver Wagner.
(ps)
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08.Nov.2001
Solar (ANF)
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ArsTechnika: Article on G4/AMD and G4e/P4
A posting on ann.lu called my attention to the following articles comparing processor architectures
in a very understandingly and informing way:
G4 and AMD K7 (Athlon)
G4e and Intel Pentium IV
The Pentium 4 and the G4e: an Architectural Comparison
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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07.Nov.2001
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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Update-MACH for Buddha Flash IDE Controller
The update for the Buddha Flash Controller which has been announced already for the last year is now available: The controller works fine in a RBM Zorro-Daughterboard for the A1200 (OnBoard Ex). Besides this there are some changes concerning the timing that saves the functions of the Silversurfer on the extension ports.
Unfortunately the update is not free because it is a failure which has been not caused by us. From now on new controllers will be sold without surcharge, old ones can be equipped with a new MACH for 19,- EUR.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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07.Nov.2001
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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First software for VarIO interface card
On the support section of the website of individual Computers you can
find a first archive with software for the new IO-board VarIO. The driver also recognizes the serial interface Silversurfer and thus replaces the old silversurfer.device. The installer script is easy to understand and in two languages. Before you install it you should delete the silversurfer.device but the hardware should keep to be installed.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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07.Nov.2001
Interviewer: Christoph Gutjahr
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Interview with Ben Hermans from Hyperion
Interview with Ben Hermans - Managing Director, Hyperion Entertainment
Done by Christoph Gutjahr - 07.11.2001
Amiga-News: First of all, thanks a lot for your efforts to bring us OS 4.0.
Let's start with some technical questions. Are the OS 4.0/4.2 features
outlined in the tech updates on www.amiga.com and various press releases
from Alan Redhouse still valid? Will you have to put some stuff "on
hold" to match the deadline (e.g. USB support)? Or may we even get some
new (minor) goodies to play with?
Ben Hermans: The feature list which can be found on Amiga.com is still essentially correct
but can be considered a bare minimum. We intend to deliver more if we can. More
details will follow.
Amiga-News: Which of the following models is the better description of AmigaOS 4.0's
concept:
- a WarpUp kernel running an "AmigaOS-Box", meaning that PPC tasks are
running in a WarpOS environment while 68k tasks are executed by
exec.library
- an exec.library that is able to execute both 68k and ppc tasks, plus
an "emulation layer" for existing WarpOS applications
Ben Hermans: [2]. OS 4 will not be WarpOS based. WarpOS was a solution for a dual CPU architecture
and isn't suitable for what we have in mind. We will ofcourse provide full backwards
compatibility with WarpOS programs.
Amiga-News: There are rumours that Harry "Piru" Sintonen is working on the OS4.0 exec.library?
Ben Hermans: This is incorrect.
Amiga-News: Could you describe the current state of the AmigaOS sources? Years ago,
Jeff Schindler claimed that "it's a complete and ugly mess". I read a
German Interview with Juergen Haage, where he stated that they cleaned up
most of the Kickstart sources and they were able to recompile them in
one go. What's your personal experience (or that of your programmers)?
How much of the core parts are available in C and can actually be
recompiled for PPC? Are there parts that must be rewritten from scratch
(e.g. because they're only available as 68k ASM)? Are there any plans
to use AROS code for OS4.0 (if neccessary)?
Ben Hermans: Olaf Barthel and H&P did an outstanding job by cutting down the number of compilers
required to compile the OS, cleaning up the OS 3.1 source-code and moving code from ASM to C.
Whilst there still are some parts which are in ASM, this is a minority. Olaf also put the
entire source-code in to a CVS repository which is a tremendous asset.
We have talked to Aaron Digulla who was very helpful and is generally a nice guy and we have
come to an agreement about using parts of AROS if need be.
Amiga-News: Alan Redhouse announced that OS4.0 will also run on existing
CyberstormPPC accelerator boards. What about the BlizzardPPC boards? I
assume they won't be supported, is this due to performace issues or are
there problems with the FlashROMs of those cards (as some people
supposed)?
Ben Hermans: We haven't ruled out the Blizzard PPC's completely but we must first be satisfied with the
performance of OS 4 on these machines. There are indeed some technical issues that need to
be solved before support of the Blizzard line of cards can be contemplated.
Amiga-News: OS4 available for Classic PPC Amigas - that brings up another question:
Which PCI solutions will be supported? I assume that Elbox and Matay
will be supported, as they are "Amiga partners". What about DCE's GRex
Boards? Are you (or Amiga Inc.) in contact with DCE?
Ben Hermans: We intend to support the widest possible range of MODERN hardware including the available
PCI busboards. It can't be ruled out that drivers for older hardware will break under
emulation but generally we expect no problems.
Amiga-News: What's your intended "information policy"? I suppose there's not much
to demonstrate for now (i.e. only an A4000PPC running an OS that looks
and feels exactly like AmigaOS 3.x), will you go quiet until the
AmigaOne/OS4 combination can be demonstrated? Or will there be some
kind of "progress meter" on your/Amiga's website or regular press
releases?
Ben Hermans: We intend to release regular progress reports.
Amiga-News: Will developer documentation be available for free?
Ben Hermans: We intend to encourage people to develop for OS 4. Developer documentation will therefore be
available at production cost.
Amiga-News: Does the agreement that was signed on the WOA-SE only deal with OS4.0 or
did some/all of the parties involved commit to contribute to the further
development of the OS?
Ben Hermans: I cannot comment on the terms of the agreement but suffice it to say that OS 4.0 is just a
step in a continuous process whereby the OS gradually gets moved from 68K to PPC with full
backwards compatibility, whereby the OS is untied from the custom chipsets and whereby modern
functionality is introduced along the way.
Amiga-News: Hyperion are known for their strict "no AmigaOS for x86" Attitude. You
are now a key developer of OS4, and you develop the 3D API. We don't
know much of the proposed specs of OS5, but we know that it will be
available for several platforms, including x86. Will your intellectual
property (e.g. the Warp3D and OpenGL implementations) be a available for OS5?
Ben Hermans: It's true that we are no fans of the x86 architecture for reasons we have outlined before and
which have to do with Windows smothering all competition. Recent developments such as the demise
of BeOS, the sale by Corel of its Linux activities and the bankruptcy of Loki, the largest
games-developer for Linux, have only reinforced our view.
Talk about OS 5 is a bit premature at this point so we will reserve judgement until things are
a bit more concrete.
Amiga-News: I assume most of your staff is working on OS4 now. How does that affect
your other products? E.g., what's the scheduled release date for
"Descent Freespace"? Will other projects (Realsoft 3D, Worms
Armageddon) be put on hold until OS 4.0 is finished?
Ben Hermans: Our resources are obviously not unlimited and OS4 development will have an impact. It should
however be realised that it isn't the case that work on OS 4 is only now starting or that
Hyperion will be doing all the work. Most OS 3.5 and 3.9 developers are already onboard and
we have a good working relationship with the AROS team which will help cut down on development
time.
Amiga-News: Looking at Hyperion's projects and reading statements from your employees
about the sales of Linux and Amiga products, one could wonder that
Hyperion still exists ;-) If I understood that correctly, you won't be
paid in advance for OS4 (Alan Redhouse: "no upfront costs for Amiga
Inc."). There must be a point were you can't stretch any further, even
for Hyperion? Is a "success" of OS4 crucial to the future of the
company Hyperion?
Ben Hermans: No. The vast majority of Hyperion's revenue comes from paid contract-work for Mac OS 9/X.
The Amiga market alone cannot sustain a company with several full-time developers.
Obviously, the more successful the project is, the more time we can allocate for Amiga
development, time which is now spent doing contract-work.
Amiga-News: Thanks a lot for this interview and good luck for the future.
Contact information Hyperion Entertainment:
WWW: www.hyperion-entertainment.com
E-Mail: Ben Hermans, Managing Director
E-Mail: Ben Yoris, PR Manager (ps)
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07.Nov.2001
H&P
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H&P: AmigaOS XL: More FAQs
H&P just added an extensive collection of answers to frequently asked
questions (FAQs). Amongst others it is explaind how to partition a
hard disk, how to install a boot manager and how to install Amithlon
on a hard disk. (ps)
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07.Nov.2001
Virus Help Denmark (ML)
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Virus Help Denmark: New VirusWarning.guide
Virus Help Denmark has published a new VirusWarning.guide. The facts follow:
- Name: VirusWarning.Guide v3.4
- Achive name: vht-vg34.lha
- Archive size: 107.799 Bytes
- Date: 7. November 2001
- Programmer: Virus Help Denmark
Download: vht-vg34.lha
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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07.Nov.2001
Robert Williams (ANF)
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Goodbye Clubbed... Hello Total Amiga Magazine
South Essex Amiga Link is happy to confirm the announcements about our
future plans for Clubbed magazine made at the World of Amiga South
East Show on the 3rd of November. In the next few months we plan to
make two major improvements to the magazine:
A New Name
From issue 10 "Total Amiga" will be the new name for Clubbed magazine,
we hope that this name better reflects the fact that we are a general
Amiga magazine and will encourage new readers to give us a try. Along
with the new name the magazine will have an extensive redesign but
will retain the essential feature of Clubbed, honest down-to-earth
writing by real Amiga users.
Bimonthly Publication
With the changes at Amiga Active, Total Amiga is the only regular UK
print classic Amiga magazine (as far as we are aware). To help fill
this role we want to publish the magazine more regularly, therefore we
will be looking to move to bimonthly publication as soon as possible.
The main barrier to this is the number of writers on the magazine so
in the coming months we will be actively seeking more contributors and
we hope to work with the French magazine Amiga Power to share content
(translated both ways). Whatever happens issue 10 will still be three
months after issue 9 (just published) because we have to transform
Clubbed into Total Amiga as well as create the new issue.
About Total Amiga
So far we have published 9 issues of Clubbed and the magazine has been
praised for its quality and production values. Each issue has 44 or
more A4 pages, a colour cover and is professionally printed. At World
of Amiga South East both Fleecy Moss of Amiga and Alan Redhouse of
Eyetech endorsed Total Amiga and you can expect to see articles from
them in future issues.
The magazine is entirely produced on the Amiga, written by enthusiasts
and operates on a not-for-profit basis. We are committed to covering
all aspects of the Amiga market and all products aimed at Amiga users
in a totally impartial manner.
A 4 issue subscription to Total Amiga costs £14 including UK postage
and single trial issues are available for £3.50 inclusive. Overseas
subscriptions are available, please see our web site for rates. You
can order direct from SEAL by cheque or postal order or via credit
card through Forematt Home Computing
(http://www.forematt.free-online.co.uk) or on-line at Kicksoft
(http://www.kicksoft.co.uk).
For more information including details of all back issues please
visit: http://www.seal-amiga.co.uk and click on the Clubbed section.
An all-new Total Amiga web site with its own domain name will be
on-line before the first issue is published.
(ps)
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