20.Aug.2001
BTTR-Team
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Back to the Roots: Amiga-News 232
"Back to the Roots" (http://www.back2roots.org) is far
away from being dead. We are happy to announce that our
traffic problems are fixed, as we now have a dedicated
server in norway. A new problem which occured, ISDA the
site terminators, tried to shut us down behind our back.
We believe we fixed that issue, but unfortunately they
don't have the culture to respond email communication
they initiated themselves, so we decided to update and
not let you all wait for them further. Read more about
their attack on our news page.
Two new companies are supporting our project. From Soft
Enterprises we can offer you the addictive puzzle games
"Brain Artifice" and "Cube-X". Nightmare Productions
are the creators of the rpg game "Antares". Other new
games are: The entire "Premier Manager" series, Venus
the flytrap, Switchblade 2, Colossus Bridge X, Alien
Syndrome and more.
60 new scene demos from groups like Fairlight, Haujobb,
Scoopex, Ambrosia, Cocoon or The Black Lotus have been
added, while 150 new brilliant scene and game pictures
were included to our pics-archive.
We're pleased to announce, that the famous games
musician Andrew Barnabas has agreed to make his classic
tunes (e.g. SWIV or Double Dragon III) available in our
music section. And there are over 100 other new tunes
from various composers ready for download. And last but
not least we'd like to notify you about two new reviews
of Melcom's great Audio CDs.
Respects from yours
Back to the Roots Team
Bobic + Hippie2000
http://www.back2roots.org
info@back2roots.org
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)
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APC&TCP: New Amiga CD-ROMs
Brave New World CD-ROM
It´s a Brave New World! This CD contains hundreds of Amiga programs in the following categories: 1982 (classic Amiga game), Babylon 5, esoteric, fantasy, faces of Mars, games, Internet, languages, mathematics, misc, music, pictures, science, science fiction, space, star trek and star wars. All programs are tested with AmigaOS 3.9 thus there should be no problem by using a new computer.
The Scene Archives #11 Double-CD-ROM
This Volume contains Disks 9751 to 10730 of the "The Scene Archives"
collection. There are myriads of interesting Scene Productions on this
CD, including the following categories: Animations, Dentros/Demos, Digis,
Intros, Magazines, Menus, Miscellaneous, Music Demos, Demo Packs, Slideshows
and Trackmos. Now Includes "Scene Archives Search Utility" (SASU),to make
"The Scene Archives" even easier to use.
Both CD's are available from APC&TCP. (ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Nico Barbat (E-Mail)
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Scenet event-calendar
Due to the upcoming visit of the 100.000 visitors of Scenet, a online magazin and gateway for the os-independent computer demoscene, is proud to present a new area to you.
Here you can find an up-to-date event-calendar containing details about more then 800 upcoming and past parties and exhibitions including reports and invitations.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Sharwin & Rakesh Raghoebardayal (ANF)
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Coyote Flux moves to Paris
Since early July 2001 we have moved to Paris to live and do some classified (Amiga) projects. This doesn't mean that our previous projects are discontinued, but like expected these projects are slightly delayed. PPC680x0 2.0 is reaching the final state of development, with several big improvements and bug-fixes in the Floating Point engine and all the additional features from the PPC680x0 page.
The 3D engine is our main focus at the moment, developed to be a games engine as well as professional photogrammetry/mapper software. More information on the 'Mapper' (which is finished) will be released soon as well as some screenshots. Little note about the speed: Both the 68060 (80-bits FPU) and PPC604 (64-bits FPU) versions are written in optimized assembly language and the 604/233MHz runs the same program 15 times faster than the 68060/60MHz which is quite an improvement. The 64-bits FPU 3D engine renders 3 million "real" depthcued polygons in less than 4 seconds using several realtime correction filters.
We are working on an Amiga hardware project as well, although this is currently strictly confidential. Details will be released soon... :-) (ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Kickstart (ANF)
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Game: New move for H2
Some weeks ago I discovered a new move in H2. I think that this one is not very well known out there. It is a Wirnelattack using the bladecrook.
Just run and beat (you allready know this) and press one of the side-step keys at the same time. This looks realy cool :)
P.S.: To enter the tubes in the swamp just go right and climb to the top of the liana. Turn right and jump onto the trees. Then walk to the end of the trees and use the bladecrook to jump in one of the tubes.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)
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Amiga Future: Interview mit ClearWater Interactive
Amiga Future published an interview with ClearWater Interactive (the former Crystal
Interactive Software). They are well known for the games "Bubble Heroes" and "Land of Genesis".
(ps)
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20.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: xvs.library update
The xvs.library (External Virus Scanner Library) has been updated today.
Remember if you use VirusExecutor, VirusChecker II or VirusZ, you MUST
install this library in you libs: dir, if not, your anti-virus program can't find the
new viruses. It is very important, we get email from users that has not updated
this library for 2 years ??????????????
Here is some info about the release:
Name : xvs.library v33.30
Archive name : xvslibrary.lha
Archive size : 57.295 bytes
Release date : 20 August 2001
Programmer : Jan Erik Olausen
E-Mail: virusexecutor@c2i.net
xvs.library size: 58.140 Bytes
News in version 33.30:
- Added Jode Capullos 2 Trojan file virus
Thanks to Fabrizio Bartoloni for the file
- Renamed MKG to Jode Capullos 1
- Added Hitch-Hiker 5.00 Installer file virus
This is the same for all three link viruses
- Added Hitch-Hiker 5.00 Link virus
Added Hitch-Hiker 5.00a Link virus
Added Hitch-Hiker 5.00b Link virus
Thanks to Jan Andersen for the HH5 files.
Remember to join the Amiga antivirus maillist for free. Just send
an empty email to: vht-dk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To leave the maillist, just send an empty email to: vht-dk-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
You can find this update at Virus Help Team's websites, and on Aminet within the next
24 hours.....
PS: If you think that Jan Erik Olausen is doing one hell of a job, with keeping you Amiga
secure for viruses, then send him a little donation. I know that xvs.library and VirusExecutor
is freeware, but Jan has done one hell of a job in the last 6 month, to add new virus recog.
in VirusExecutor and now with xvs.library. Send him 4 or 5 US-$, a postcard and even
flowers, if you think he is doing a great job, and would like to keep the xvs.library alive......
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: VirusExecutor V2.20
A new update of VirusdExecutor has been released today.
Here is some info about the update:
Name : VirusExecutor v2.20
Archive name : VirusExecutor.lha
Archive size : 281.228 bytes
Release date : 20 August 2001
Programmer : Jan Erik Olausen
Requires : xvs.library (included), xfdmaster.library, reqtools.library,
xadmaster.library
Changes since last version
2.20
- VE doesn't need the VirusExecutor: assign anymore, so you can delete
some lines in s:user-startup.
IMPORTANT!
All files that comes with VE must be in the same directory where the
main program are located! (Not libraries and catalogs).
- Recoded 'View patch memory'... It's quite similar to the memory
monitor in VirusZ.
- Thanks to Harry, VE do get the right opcodes when checking for
patched functions.
- Added decoding of 4 shell-scripts.
The DKG-Blum and Jode Capullos virus was hiding in such scripts.
- Fixed some 'out of address' bugs while checking memory.
- Added AHI device channel 0 right.
- Fixed small bug in the vector check window, that could cause
strange characters to be displayed.
- Fixed bug when removing a deleted file from the watch list.
- Added close gadget to the prefs window.
- Added 'Fast file checking' to the prefs window.
Activating this flag will disable all text output, memory checking
and some error messages during file checking...
- When the 'Skip encrypted files'-flag are set, encrypted arhives
are also skipped.
- Added LVO names to device functions.
- Fixed text out of range bug when viewing memory.
- Fixed Enforcer hit in 'View KickMemPtr/KickMemPtr'.
- When VE is infected with a virus it says it is modified and quits.
Stupid, cause when a virus is around, VE should not quit! Fixed.
- Added powerpc.library recog to 'Soft Int'
- Added COP to memory recog.
Thanks to Harry Sintonen and Joerg Riemer for reporting bugs/hits
and for all suggestions and help...
Remember to join the Amiga antivirus maillist for free. Just send
an empty email to: vht-dk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
You can find this update at Virus Help Team's website's now,
and on Aminet within the next 24 hours.....
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: New trojan 'Muahaha'
A new trojan has been found today. The trojan will delete every file
that has the "key" in the name of the file. This trojan is just like
the that has found of the 15'th of August, named MZ-Makey trojan. But
this trojan was found on Aminet, but removed now.
This is what we know of the trojan:
Virus Type.... : Trojan
Trojan size... : 39.048 bytes
Archive name.. : Muahaha.lha
Archive size.. : 39.217 (lha packed)
Archive info.. :
Short: muahaha ss-intro
Type : demo/mag
Desc : a intro msg for the ppl interesed... >;)
Thanks to 'JEO' for sending the archive, and to JEO for the test of
the archive. (sd) (Translation: sk)
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19.Aug.2001
Martin Tauchmann (E-Mail)
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Programming: Crossgcc/AmigaOS-68k for Linux/x86 V2.95.3-3 (update)
Martin Tauchmann
released version 2.95.3-3 of gcc for AmigaOS/68k as a cross compiler for
Linux/x86 on Aminet.
This cross compiler allows to compile Amiga programs - ANSI-C and C++ -
for 68k Amigas under Linux/x86. AmigaOS includes are required additionally,
which are to find on the Deverloper-CD, Geek Gadgets CD Vol. 2 or FrozenFishCD,
for example.
This compiler was compiled with the mpentiumpro option and requires a 686 compatible
CPU.
Download: crossgcc_linux.tgz (5,3M),
Readme
Update 22. August 2001:
Since there where no version of the above mentioned Crossgcc containing the
'-fbaserel'- and '-fbaserel32' bugs on Aminet the following sentence
was deleted from this message: 'This version fixes the '-fbaserel' and '-fbaserel32'
problems.'.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
amigadev.net
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AmigaDE: Benchmark - DECbench
Patrick Roberts released version 1.0rc1 of the 'DECbench' benchmarks for
the AmigaDE SDK v1.1.
'DECbench' is an extendable benchmark test written in C. This test suits for the AmigaDE system, but
was developed with regard to the PDA games section. This benchmark tests resolution and preciseness of
timers as well as memory stats, zlib decompressing and miscellaneous AVE functions.
Download: util/misc/DECbench.zip (833K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
amigadev.net
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AmigaDE: 3D-Demo - kellerballs
Fank Pagels and Timm S. Müller released the metaballs 3D routine 'kellerballs' for
the AmigaDE SDK on 15. August 2001. This routine uses the marching cube algorithm.
The source code is not optimized and not good enough to be a release. It presumeably will
be part of one of the upcoming TEKlib releases of Example-Suite.
Download: kellerballs.zip (59K),
Readme (sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
amigadev.net
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AmigaDE: Game - Etch-a-Sketch Clone
Nicolas Mendoza released version 1.0 of the Etch-a-Sketch clone
'etch' (game) for the AmigaDE SDK on 14. August 2001.
He wrote this little game to learn how to program the AmigaDE - it is about his first C program.
Ronald Hof's GM was very helpful to him, which simplifies
game programming.
The 'etch' source code can be used for free.
Download: game/etch.zip (21K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Scalos (ANF)
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Workbench: Scalos Beta V40.10
Beta version 40.10 of the alternative Workbench 'Scalos' was released.
This release in particular fixes several bugs.
Changes since prior version:
- Repaired bug in updateicon which sometimes caused icons to appear in incorrect windows
- Duplicating/cloning items now pops up the file copying progress window
- Dragging multiple icons now shows one or two text lines under pointer telling how many files and
drawers are being dragged
- Fixed severe bug in wbl.c: WBNode's were allocated with AllocVecPooled() and freed with FreeVec()
- Added a varargs version of SCA_ScreenTitleMsg()
- Added flag to switch between Flag: old dragging (all icons visible) and new "icon stack"
- Added new SCA_ScalosControl() tags SCALOSCTRLA_GetOldDragIconMode and
SCALOSCTRLA_SetOldDragIconMode
- IconWinCheckUpdate() now correctly updates INF_DefaultIcon flag and INF_SupportsLeaveOut
attribute
- Missed a CurrentDir() when renaming objects, leading to a directory lock getting never UnLock()ed
- When D&D copying or moving icons, "Replace All" and "Abort" now should work correctly
Message strings "xxx already exists" are now different when moving and copying objects
- When moving icons inside window and new position overlaps other icon, the moved icons now jump
back to their original positions
Bugs can be reported using the
bug report site.
Download: ScalosBeta.lha (180K),
History
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Matt Parsons (AROS-User-ML)
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AROS: IBM-PC/native on one single floppy disc
Matt Parsons released a new native version of
AROS for IBM-PC compatibles,
which can be installed to one single floppy disc for direct
booting.
This version contains a working format command and allows to
install AROS to a harddisk or partition. With the boot disk
this harddisk installation can be used.
The graphical output still is very simple, so don't expect AROS
to benefit from the speed of your board, at this time.
The readme included to the archive describes how to create
a boot disk under Windows 95+ or Linux.
AROS is an open source project to implement a portable version
of AmigaOS v3.1.
Download: AROS-ibmpc-bin.zip (680K)
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Event: Amiga user groups on the Australian COMDEX
'The joint Australian Amiga User Groups' have cooperate to present the Amiga on their
own booth on the ITExpo/COMDEX, which will take place from 05. to 07. September 2001
in Melbourne, Australia.
The user groups ADUG, MAUG, AUG, ESEUG are expected to attend the show. They will
exhibit the AmigaSDK, Amithlon (Amiga emulator), PPC equipped Amigas with Mediator
boards, and A4000's cases.
With luck and if Bill McEwen (Amiga Inc.) will have enough time, he maybe will fly
to Australia to attend the show.
This show will be a combination of ITExpo and COMDEX. Additionally the NetWorld+Interop
will take place a the same location. More than 30,000 visitors are expected to
visit the show to meet more than 200 exhibitors there.
Any Amiga hardware or software company wanting to have their products present at
the booth may get in contact with the booth organizers. Contact person is
Michael Czajka from the 'Melbourne Amiga Users Group' (MAUG).
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Emerald Imaging (ANF)
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Game: Aqua now with AHI sound
There is an update with AHI sound support for the full version of
the adventure game 'Aqua' by Emerald Imaging.
Download: game/patch/AquaAHI.lha,
Readme
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Horst Diebel (ANF)
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Amiga-Society: 'Little Book of Amiga-Software' updated
Some updates to the Little Book of Amiga-Software are available, since
yesterday, but up to now there just are some cover scans. At the time being
there is less time for texts, etc. due to the Society's main page soon shall be
available again, too.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Ralf Hasemann (ANF)
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Interview: Dave Haynie (Merlancia Industries)
On c-fmr.com an interview with
Dave Haynie done by Fabrice Mansat was published, yesterday.
Dave Haynie was asked how he came to Merlancia Industries, if Merlancia Industries'
products planned have something to do with the PIOS One, and how he rates the
Be company's BeOS. Furthermore special questions about Tsunami and the
Internet appliances market in general.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: Virus warning II
Here we go again....... Yet, again another installer of the new virus
'Hitch-Hiker 5.00'.
Again there is "NO" cure for this virus right now. You can find
infected files, you will have to replace the infected files with
new clean files. This installer will install the 'Hitch-Hiker v5.00'
virus will add 3748 bytes to every infected file, and place it self
in memory, so you will have to watch out for that as well. This virus
will infect anything that it can get into.
There is a way to see if the archive you download is an installer of
this virus, all you have to do is to unpack the archive, read the
file in an text editor (eg. CygnusEd), and search for this text string
in the code (THIS IS ONLY FOR THE INSTALLER):
-=COVAH=-
If you find -=COVAH=- in the code, that is an installer of this virus
then please send he archive to us.
The virus size has change this time, now it is 3748 bytes.
In the code (decoded), you can read:
Hitch-Hiker Millenium (5.00)
Featuring the Hitcher's Advanced Versatile Optimizing Codemix Engine
A welcome present for Jan Erik by xxxxxx/xxx!
-= On Tour 1995-2001 =-
(VHT-Denmark removed the names of the programmer handle, and replaced
it with 'xxxxxx')
If this is a welcome present for Jan Erik Olausen, the programmer of
VirusExecutor & xvs.library, I think that he would rather have a cold
beer. But he will surely put recog. for Hitch-Hiker 5.00 in the new
update of xvs.library...
The archive was uploaded to AmiNet, but it has been removed now.
(Thanks Urban).
This is what we know of the virus:
Virus Type.... : Linkvirus
Virus name.... : Hitch-Hiker 5.00 (Millenium)
Virus size.... : 3748 bytes
Archive name.. : S-Exec12.lha
Archive size.. : 9.905 bytes (lha packed)
Installer name : LibBase3.10
Installer size : S-Exec
Archive info.. : Compress executables.
There might just be more installers of the 'Hitch-Hiker 5.00' virus
out there, we have found 3 archive in 2 days. If you find anything
please send it to us.
The 'xvs.library' (external Virus Scanner library) will be updated as
soon as possible. In the mean time, take care...
Thanks to D. Olsen for the info about the archive and to Ronald Dijk
for sending the archive to us.
(ps)
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18.Aug.2001
Directory Opus 4 Research Project
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Filemanager: DirOpus v4.16 beta 3
Yesterday Jacek Rzeuski has released the version 4.16 beta 3 of the filemanager
'DirOpus'. This update contains some improvements that are listed in the history.
This beta version does only contain the files that have changed compared to
'Directory Opus V4.16'. This version and the source code are available on the
download page.
DirOpus is a filemanager programmed by Jonathan Potter and Greg Perry of GP Software.
In 1999 was the source code released under GNU Public License conditions.
Jacek Rzeuski had then begun to revise the program and to improve it.
Download: DOpus416b3.lzx (316 KB)
Mirror: http://dopus.free.fr/
Alternative download: DOpus416b3.lzx
New added are the following mirror sites:
home.enitel.no/dopus (Per Martin
Iversen, Norway)
perso.wanadoo.es/d.rey/DOpus4 (David Rey, Spain)
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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