13.Aug.2001
amiga.org
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Event: Date of the Ottawa Amiga Show
The Ottawa Amiga Show will be held on the 17th and 18th of November
2001 at the Travelodge Hotel Ottawa. Additional details are available
at the title link.
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13.Aug.2001
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - Version 14.4
A new archive (version 14.4), containing WHDLoad and all available
installers, is now available for download.
The following installers are new or updated:
- 11. August 01 new: The Deep (Cream Corp/US Gold)
- 11. August 01 new: Project X (Team 17)
- 11. August 01 new: Motorhead (Virgin)
- 11. August 01 new: Fire Force (ICE)
Download: WHDLoad_14.4_usr.lzx (120 KB)
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13.Aug.2001
Individual Computers
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Controller: Shipping of "CLeo" delayed
Cleo is a controller that makes Amiga formated floppy-discs, and other formats to, available for other computers. It is based on the Catweasel by Individual Computers.
Merlancia Industries licensed this technology from Individual Computers for selling it with the name Cleo for Tsunami developer-devices and other Pegasos-based computers.
Due to some internal problems the shipping of the controller will be
delayed for some time. Further information can be found at the title link.
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13.Aug.2001
Richard H. Poser II (E-Mail)
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Messenger: AmigAIM BETA Version 0.9431
Richard H. Poser released version 0.9431 of his AIM-messengers AmigAIM. AmigAIM is a client for the AOL instant messenger service.
Some changes:
AmigAIM 0.9431 Beta (12. August 2001)
- Found and removed bug in Single Window mode when Timestamps are selected.
- Buddy List window now has different settable size for Single Window and
Standard modes.
- Timestamps now default to the correct values as set in prefs.
- Changed the 'Always view time stamp' to 'Display time stamp by default' for
prefs item text.
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12.Aug.2001
Amiga Future
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Datatype: WarpTIFF V44.2
Oliver Roberts released version 44.2 of his WarpTIFF datatype, which
runs on both 68k and PPC Amigas under WarpOS and MorphOS.
Changes since prior version:
- New: Multi image TIFF files support. Applications can select the picture
to be displayed via PDTA_GetNumPictures- and PDTA_WhichPicture tags.
- New: CMYK graphics support.
- Bugfix: PixarLog decompression did not work.
- Bugfix: Files missing the StripByteCounts tag don't cause crashes, any more.
- Bugfix: Files missing information about samples per pixel now are loaded
without problems.
- Bugfix: Fixed problems while operating pictures without separate colour components.
- Changed: Error operation and error code return have been reworked and enhanced.
- Changed: Several code not needed any more was removed.
More information available under the title link.
Download: WarpTIFFdt.lha (204K)
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12.Aug.2001
Amiga Future
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PCI: Prometheus-SDK V1.50
Matay released version 1.50 of the Prometheus SDK.
Changes since prior version:
- New: Header files for GCC, VBCC, SAS/C, and StormC.
- New: Source code examples now can be compiles using the above mentioned compilers.
- New: The 'developer.guide' was extended with a description of the PCI interrupt handling.
- Bugfix: A little bug in the 'prometheus.library' was fixed; PrmScan ended up in an endless loop if
there was no PCI board installed.
Download: prometheus150.lha (177K)
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12.Aug.2001
GameDev.net
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Programming: Tutorials for BlitzBasic
Blitz Coder is a new website dealing with the
Basic dialect 'BlitzBasic' among other things
is suited for programming of games.
Currently several tutorials are on this site, which first induct you into programming in general
and then address programming of games.
'Blitz Basic' initially was released for the Amiga and now is available for Windows, too, but
at least the general tutorials might be useful as an entrance to 'Blizt Basic' programming
using one of the elder Amiga versions.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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12.Aug.2001
René Stelljes (E-Mail)
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User: Amiga-User-List (AUL) V11.01 SE
René Stelljes wrote:
From today version 11.01 SE (05.08.2001) of the AUL is on our homepage.
This version was created for the compuer party of the Amiga user from Göttingen, Germany.
The Amiga-User-List again is available at
http://www.amiga-user-liste.de/.
Unfortunately there still are problems with the online form, because of this still isn't online.
A prepared ASCII form is part of the guide-version's archive. (sd) (Translation: mj)
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12.Aug.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Handicrafts: Pictures of an A500 desktop
Under the title link the A.C.E. user group released
pictures of an A500 built into
a desktop like case and equipped with an external keyboard.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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12.Aug.2001
amigadev.net
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AmigaDE: Game - drillbohrer V5.04.27
On 09. Agust 2001 Timm S. Müller has released version v5.04.27 of
the Arcade game 'drillbohrer' for the AmigaDE SDK.
'drillbohrer' is a 'oils well' clone, which was released for the C64 in 1983.
The game was written regarding AMIGA's PDA specifications, e.g. the game's window
was limited to a PDA specific size.
This version offers additional music and sound effects. It requires the
'libknpmod sound library'.
The VP assembler source code is part of the archive.
Download: drill_snd.zip (70K),
Readme (sd) (Translation: mj)
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12.Aug.2001
amigadev.net
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AmigaDE: bin2h - file to C source conversion
On 10. August 2001 Patrick Roberts has released version 0.91 of the tools 'bin2h'
for the AmigaDE SDK. 'bin2h' converts any file to a C header file, compressed or
uncompressed.
The existing zlib of the AmigaDE is used for compression. This library also can
be used to uncompress the files in your own program.
Download: bin2h.tgz (2K),
Readme
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11.Aug.2001
Olaf Köbnik (email)
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Amiga Arena News
Amiga Arena - interview campaign
An interview with Sebastian Bauer, the developer of, among other things,
SimpleMail and FreeCiv is online. (main focus: FreeCiv)
Amiga Arena - full version
In co-operation with K.-P. Koljonen the Amiga Arena makes the release of
"HippoPlayer v2.38" available! The HippoPlayer is a module player
for the Amiga that supports a big number of formats.
Some facts about the HippoPlayer:
- Screamtracker I, Fasttracker 1 & 2, Taketracker, Multitracker, 1-32
channels
- "SID-Emulation" by Håkan Sundell & Ron Birk (runs with Kickstart
1.2, too)
- "TFMX modules" (the normal ones as well as the 7-channels version)
- Some 4 to 8 channels sample & synth formats
- Easy-to-use 3D-Interface
- Completely controlled via keyboard
- AppWindow: simply drag icons into the window of HiP
- ARexx
- Public Screen support
- Internal multitasking
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11.Aug.2001
Stefan Instinske (email)
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Event: Maxpo 2001 cancelled
We got yesterday evening information by Stefan Instinske via mail that the Maxpo
2001 is cancelled. As already reported
Falke-Media wanted to hold the "AMIGA WORLD 2001" at this fair.
Talks with Falke-Media showed that they work with high pressure on finding an
alternative location for the Amiga fair. Detailed information about this can be
found at the beginning of next week at amiga-messe.de.
Here's the complete mail of Stefan Instinske (translated from German):
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| 22:56 | Friday - 10. August 2001 |
What was already in several forums broadcasted as rumor seems now to be official:
the Maxpo 2001 in Cologne won't take place this year. Though the organizers
have not officially commented on their webseite yet it seems definitely that
all exhibitors have been written to and informed about the fair's
cancellation. Not least the following message from Arktis makes clear that this year's exhibition
falls through:
»As the MAXPO in Cologne unexpectedly won't take place this year ARKTIS
holds on the 21. and 22. September a big MAC DAY in the ARKTIS company building
in Rosendahl. Detailed information about participiants and supporting programme
will follow soon...«
Reason for the cancellation of the fair may well be the withdrawings of some big
exhibitors and financial losses resulting from this for the organizers. As soon
as we have further and more definitive information we will announce them here of
course.
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Further link about this topic:
Heise: Macintosh-Messe
Maxpo cancelled (German only)
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11.Aug.2001
Thomas Nosutta (ANF)
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Event: more pictures from Göttingen
On the 4. and 5. August the G.A.U. & APC&TCP
meeting took place in Göttingen.
The computer club ACBB wasn't idle at the meeting
and shot many photos (see title link). Have fun watching them and recognizing. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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11.Aug.2001
REBOLforces
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Magazine: REBOL/Zine Issue 4 Vol 1
On 3. August 2001 Jeff Kreis has released the 4. issue of the
REBOL/Zine magazine and made it today online available.
This English online magazine covers the REBOL
system. The current issue contains articles regarding the following subjects:
- REBOL Header is alive - accessing header entries of a script
- Plain text to HTML.. in one line - inserting of P tags using the Parse command
- Look ma, just one face! - example for the Pane function
- RUGBY - sending commands via the network to REBOL processes (Distributed Computing)
- It's Alive!!! - Several practical hints for REBOL
- Basic Make-doc - short introduction into the document format of 'Make-doc'
- Get-Word! - correction referring to the mail filtering article (mbox) in
the REBOL Zine 1
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10.Aug.2001
David Brunet (e-mail)
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Magazine: Obligement 28 is now available
The 28th issue of the famous French e-zine Obligement is now available.
You can read in this issue an interview with Gary Peake (Amiga Inc.) and
Bernard Noel (author of the game Imperator), a review of Land of Genesis,
reports of the Amiwest and Amiga Benelux Show, an article about the
Prometheus PCI card and much more!
You can download it at the address:
http://obligement.free.fr
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10.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (e-mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: New team member
The members in "Virus Help Denmark - Amiga Team" have now grown 100% ...
now we are 2 persons in the Amiga team. :-)
Jan Erik Olausen (programmer of VirusExecutor & xvs.library) has now joined as a
full member of Virus Help Denmark. This will help you all of you, if one of us is away
you can always contact the other member of the "Amiga Team".
Jan Andersen
Jan Erik Olausen
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10.Aug.2001
Golem - IT News for experts
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Golem: Speedball comeback
»Bitmap-Brothers classic soon available in new version
Game freaks who once owned an Amiga will remember well the popular developer
team Bitmap Brothers and their
excellent sports game Speedball.
As the team announced, they are currently working on a sequel to the classic.«
Full German article at the title link. (ps) (Translation: rh)
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10.Aug.2001
Lionel Thillot (ANF)
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New information web site for french people
While waiting for the return of Amiga Impact, Amedia Software opened a
section 'current events' for knowledge of the current events of
the world Amiga in Frenchman.
En français:
En attendant le retour d'Amiga Impact, Amedia Software a ouvert une
section 'actualité' pour que vous puissiez connaître toute l'actualité
actuelle du monde Amiga en français et quotidiennement.
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10.Aug.2001
no risc no fun (ANF)
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nrnf: Monzoom3D special summer sale
Together with Oberland Computer,
'no risc no fun' makes a special price for the current version 4.3 of
Monzoom3D for AMIGA possible.
This program is the direct successor of the popular Reflections and
offers countless useful features. The sale continues until end of October.
Prices and ordering information are at the title link.
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10.Aug.2001
Amiga Inc.
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Amiga Inc.: Merlancia buys Amiga Walker and MCC designs
Merlancia Industries is pleased to announce the purchase of the legendary Amiga Walker
and MCC designs.
The Walker and MCC designs (created by Frogdesign and Pentagram respectively) are now
owned exclusively by Merlancia Industries. These designs will be implemented in
Merlancia's MMC/Torro line of multimedia PowerPC products.
The Walker case, designed in 1995-6 by Frogdesign for Escom AG will be implemented in a
Space Conservative Desktop unit; expressly useful for offices and cramped desks. The
Walker design, currently Merlancia Radian, will feature a PowerPC G3 or G4 (750 and 7410
resp.) processor with an advanced graphics chipset and will be targeted for sale around
the $1500 to $2000 price point.
The MCC case, designed in 1999 by Pentagram was planned as Amiga's Multimedia
Convergence Console. Merlancia will be implementing this design for its Apocalypse DT and
ST series systems, based on the PowerPC 7xx and 8xxx series processors. The MCC design
will be implemented in set top box and low cost desktop packages based on the X-Casting
Broadband Video delivery method next year for prices ranging between $699 and $1299.
Dr. Ryan E. A. Czerwinski, CEO of Merlancia Industries comments "We anticipate
minor styling changes and modifications, as needed for the implementation of our hardware,
none of which will effect the beauty or harmony of the case designs. We will be producing
the cases out of stainless steel, with the possibility of other materials being available
as well."
Bill McEwen, President & CEO of Amiga, Inc said "As Amiga has transformed
itself to a Software company, having Merlancia build new products based on these designs
is exciting, and we look forward to seeing more great products from the Merlancia
team".
About Merlancia
Merlancia Industries is a technologies company
specializing in the design and
manufacture of industrial and consumer multimedia and internet appliances and
workstations. Merlancia Industries is a privately held Corporation with offices in
Phoenix, AZ USA and Frankfurt Germany. PR Contact: Malcolm J. Brenner -
m.brenner@merlancia.com
About Amiga
Amiga Inc. provides technology to developers for writing and porting applications to a
new multi-media operating systems which is hardware agnostic. AmigaDE is a joint
development effort between the Tao Group of Reading England, and Amiga Incorporated.
AmigaDE based applications can run unchanged on x86, PowerPC, M Core, ARM, StrongARM, MIPS
R3000, R4000, R5000, SH3, SH4, and NEC V850 processors. AmigaDE can run hosted on Linux,
Embedded Linux, Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, CE and QNX4. Amiga is based in Snoqualmie, WA,
28 miles east of Seattle and has offices worldwide. Amiga can be reached at (425) 396-5660
or visit Amiga on the web at www.amiga.com.
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