30.Apr.2001
AmigArt
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Unofficial iFusion-FAQ - Part 2
AmigArt put together an unoffical FAQ concerning the new Mac-PPC-emulator for Amiga -
called 'iFusion' - and published part two today.
Part 1 was released on the 18th of April 2001.
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30.Apr.2001
The Register
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The Register: Red Hat Partners on Linux GUI for PDAs
There are some information about a GUI, supposed to be intended for the
Zaurus PDA. It seems to be an embedded version of Gnome.
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30.Apr.2001
Matthias Henze on ANF
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stormamiga.lib/HSMathLibs-Mailing Lists closed
Due to the inactivity of the users of the mailing lists about stormamiga.lib
and HSMathLibs, these two lists will be closed. Further information is available at the title link.
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30.Apr.2001
Peter's Amiga Homepage
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Peter's Amiga Homepage: Programming
Peter mainly deals with the development of drivers for printers and give some advice
about emulators. Now, there is a new area called 'Programming'. This new part gives
you a glimpse on the basics of Amiga-programming.
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30.Apr.2001
Paul Nolan via E-Mail
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Paul Nolan: Photogenics Trademark Trouble
Due to legal problems Paul Nolan is looking for owners of 'Photogenics' in the USA who has got
their copy before 1998. Details are available in the press release at the title link.
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29.Apr.2001
AmigArt
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Instant-Messenger: Jabber for Amiga
'JabberWocky' is an instant messenger
being developed for the AmigaOS using the Jabber technology.
AmigArt released a
screenshot
of the JabberWocky about requester (AmigaOS 3.x, 68k, MUI).
More information about the program hasn't been released, yet.
The Jabber technology is open source. XML is used for data exchange.
It is possible to connect to the AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, MSN
Instant Messengers, Yahoo messenger, and IRC clients via so called
'transports'. SMS support is planned, too.
The system is planned to offer more peer-to-peer services in the future.
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29.Apr.2001
amiga.org
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WinUAE: Kaillera Beta 1 - Gaming via the Net
First off
WinUAE-Kaillera was developed by Sane and Thrill. The original WinUAE was developed by Brian King, based on
the original UAE. Brian King has no part whatsoever in the development of WinUAE-Kaillera, therefore do not send
him any questions about this beta-release, as he can't answer them. Kaillera, the engine on which this product is based,
is developed by Christophe Thibault, who also has nothing to do with the actual development of WinUAE-Kaillera. See
at the end of the document for related websites. Bug-related questions should go to poopy@postmark.net .
Description
WinUAE-Kaillera enables users of this great emulator to play against another person over a TCP/IP network, such as
the internet. For this it uses the Kaillera-Engine,
a program developed specifically for enabling emulators to achieve
netplay. As Kaillera itself already has proven its merits on emulators such as Mame and Bliss, this was the perfect
choice for the development of this program. In this first BETA release there is support for (shared) keyboard and
joystick. Mouse does NOT work yet (we're working hard on that one :). Do not expect this BETA release to work
flawless. This version uses the source code as released on the WinUAE page, v0.8.14. As there are new versions out
already, it could be that this version does not work on your computer. Do not send bug reports/questions about this
please.
Usage
First of all: netplay requires a fast and good internet connection. A typical ping to the other player should not exceed
150 ms, otherwise the game could become difficult to handle. In theory there is no reason you can't run it on a 56K
modem, apart from the fact that modems sometimes prove to be unreliable. Judge for yourself. When you start
WinUAE-Kaillera you will notice a few changes over the original WinUAE. On the 'Configuration'-tab there is an
extra button 'Start Kaillera', furthermore the 'Gameport'-tab has three extra buttons 'Remote 0', 'Remote 1' and
'None' (default).
Before playing, both players should first acquire the exact same configuration-file. Any differences in these can/will
cause the game to 'desync'. Ofcourse the game/kickstart should also be the same.
The 'Remote X' buttons must be configured prior to any netplay. They decide who is using what joyport on the remote
end. If you are using joystick 0 in port 0, and the remote player is using joystick 0 in port 1, you should enable 'remote 1'.
The remote player should do exactly the reverse and enable 'remote 0'. Furthermore make sure your joystick settings
are right. Each player should use joystick 0 on its local port, and have joystick 1 configured for the remote port. See
screenshots for clarification.
After you both verified your settings are correct on both ends, press 'Start Kaillera' on the 'Configuration'-tab. The
Kaillera-window will now be opened, and you can use a server from the list that appears on the screen or enter an IP
of another Kaillera- server. If you are both on the server, one player creates a game using 'create game' on the bottom.
After that, the other player can simply join the game, by selecting it and pressing 'join'. If you are both ready, the player
that created the game starts it by pressing 'start game', and off you go!
Finally, the local player can start the game, after which both emulators will start loading the game.
The emulator will now sync up (this takes a little while) and the game will be loading. You can now play just as you
would play on a single computer, with the extra addition that the keyboard is shared. You can both press keys on it to
choose extra options. For clarity and fair play, it is recommended that you decide beforehand who is handling the
keyboard.
Close information about how to use it including screenshots and hints how to solve problems
are available in the
documentation.
This is about a beta release which still might contain bugs. Bug reports can be sent to
poopy@postmark.net
Download: WinUAE-Kaillera_b1.zip
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29.Apr.2001
Titan SoftwareDev via E-Mail
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Game: 'Shogo MAD' Available from Monday
The 3D shooter 'Shogo MAD' has been finished and will be shipping from Monday, 30 April 2001.
Shogo requires an Amiga with PowerPC, at least 64MB of RAM, a graphics board, CD-ROM drive, and
400 MB of free harddisk space. More information about Shogo are available under the title link or
on Hyperion's homepage.
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29.Apr.2001
Amiga Flame
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AmigaDE: 'Cyberoxygen' Company
Cyberoxygen is developing software for the AmigaDE. They envisage a new generation of
digital appliances spreading to all parts of life. So Cyberoxygen will develop products
for desktop computers, PDA's, digital TV-sets, up to computer supported cars and
refrigerators.
Java[TM] API's, PDA/desktop games, as well as the sound editor, player and converter 'Sounds Cool'
belong to their current projects.
'Sounds Cool' will support different audio formats, such like
Microsoft's RIFF WAVE PCM (.wav), AIFF, MP3 (import), Ogg Vorbis (.ogg),
and music modules (import, mod, .s3m).
Ogg Vorbis is about an audio format offering
similar opportunities like those of MP3. The Ogg Vorbis format is open source and
not patented.
On the Cyberoxygen site there is a link to
jorbis - being an
Ogg Vorbis decoder for Java[TM].
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29.Apr.2001
Amigaharry on ANF
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Startup-Tool: BindAssigns
BindAssigns is a tool enabling the replacement of 'makedir' and 'assign' calls
inside of both, startup-sequence and user-startup.
Download: bindassigns.lha
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29.Apr.2001
ANN
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Magazine: Amiga Information Online #46
Issue #46 of the English online magazine 'Amiga Information Online (AIO)' has
been released.
Among other things this issue takes a critical look on AROS.
AOI is looking for a new
editor for the games section. People interested in writing game tests for AOI might
e-mail to general@aioworld.com
using the subject 'Games Editor Position'.
Download: AIOV46.LHA
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29.Apr.2001
Richard Kapp via E-Mail
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GFX-BASE: Interview, WBGags, New URL
You can read an interview with Ronald van Dijk, the author of SameGame.
SameGame
is a think-game about removing bowls of different colours from the game's board.
Additionally there is a new section called WBGames, an new extended link list, a fresh and
better forum, and last but not least a new and hopefully easy to remember URL:
http://www.gfxbase.de.vu/.
GFX-BASE offers overviews and other information about games and demos running on
graphic boards.
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29.Apr.2001
Andreas Guenther on ANF
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ScanQuix 5 Homepage
Since February this year the popular scanning software "ScanQuix 5" is no longer
distributed by rbm digitaltechnik. Production and distribution now is done by
Vesalia-Computer.
Please, contact Vesalia Computer regarding questions about ScanQuix.
Recently a ScanQuix 5 homepage was
created. There you will find information about the program's features and
a list of supported scanners. Furthermore you have the opportunitiy to online register yourself
as ScanQuix 5 user. This is to find out about how many active ScanQuix users still exist. Since
data of already registered users were not handed down by rbm, these users should register for
Vesalia, once more.
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28.Apr.2001
Faces of Mars on ANF
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FOM: Three New Freeware CDs Assembled
'The Faces of Mars' has assembled three new CDs:
- Paranoia: playable versions of Doom, Genetic Species, Brainkiller,
Charly the Mercerer and Cyber Games. Further on there are many add-ons for Doom
and Quake on the CD.
- Scorpius: the complete collection of Scorpius Software, beginning with their
early works up to Blade and Burnout.
- Classic Revolution: German and English version of the first class dark future
graphics adventure Beneath a Steel Sky. Tested under OS 3.9 for CD, hard
disk and disk. There can further Lure of the Temptress in the disk version
be found on the CD.
The price per CD is DM 5.- plus p&p and you can get them directly from FOM.
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28.Apr.2001
Blittersoft
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Mac emulator: iFusion v1.1.1
Blittersoft makes two different updates to version v1.1.1 for the Mac emulator
iFusion available that fix some reported bugs (CD mountlist, direct mode on hard
drives, and memory issues). Before downloading, please verify the version of
iFusion on your CD and then download the needed update for 1.0.0 or for
1.0.1. Further details can be found under the title link.
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28.Apr.2001
Olaf Koebnik via email
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Amiga Arena Special Discount Offer: SViewIV, akMPEG
In co-operation with Andreas R.
Kleinert the Amiga Arena makes a special discount for SViewIV and akMPEG
possible. SViewIV is an Amiga picture viewer and processing program, akMPEG
is a MPEG video player. The bundle is available until the 31.05.2001 for a
unique special price! Further information regarding the registration can be
found in the Amiga Arena in the area "Aktionen".
TaskiSMS special price!
The SMS sender for the Amiga is only available at the special price until 10 May 2001!
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28.Apr.2001
Jan Andersen via email
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Virus check: VirusExecutor v2.16
Virus Help Denmark reports the availability of VirusExecutor v2.16. Here the
details:
- Name: VirusExecutor v2.16
- Archive name: VirusExecutor.lha
- Archive size: 267.132 Bytes
- Release date: 28. April 2001
- Programmer: Jan Erik Olausen
- Requires: xvs.library (included), xfdmaster.library, reqtools.library, xadmaster.library
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28.Apr.2001
Amiga Alternative Audio Page
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MP3 encoder: LAME v3.89 alpha
Alpha version 3.89 of the MP3 encoder LAME by Sigbjørn Skjæret has been released.
Download: LAMEbeta.lzx
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28.Apr.2001
BTTR team
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Back To The Roots Amiga News 229
'Back to the Roots' is a website that offers old Amiga classic games
for download with the agreement of the copyright owners. New added are the two
great games 'Carrier Command' and 'Battle Command'. Those
can be downloaded for free from "Back to the Roots". Besides these two, there are
also 'Valhalla 2', 'Garfield', 'Hattrick!',
'Soldier of Light', 'Detroit' and many other games available.
For friends of effects there were tons of brilliant demos at the annual Mekka Symposium
demo party. The best of those were added to the BTTR archive. New pixel art
works by artists like Critikill or Acryl can be admired. Great screenshots of
the 3D action game Genetic Species, the Turrican clone Land of Genesis and the
classic Disposable Hero are waiting in the picture gallery, too. For music
friends there are 115 new pieces.
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27.Apr.2001
Amigan Software
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Tool: Report+ V4.51
Report+ Version 4.51 was released. With Report+ bug reports, Aminet readme files,
documentations and similar reports can be easily created. The program is freeware
and bases on ReAction and GadTools.
Download: report.lha - 381 kB
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27.Apr.2001
Google
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Google: Entire Usenet Archive Available Now
In February the search engine Google took over the Usenet service from Deja.com
(Dejanews), but only integrated parts of it into the search engine.
Google now has integrated the entire Usenet archive beginning from 1995 and by that
enables searching in 650 million of messages (over 1 terabyte of communication).
Until the middle of May it should be possible to post messages to single news groups on
the Usenet via Google Groups.
Some links to AMIGA relating news groups:
alt.amiga
alt.emulators.amiga
alt.sys.amiga.uucp
comp.sys.amiga.misc
comp.sys.amiga.games
comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
comp.sys.amiga.programmer
comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
comp.sys.amiga.emulations
comp.sys.amiga.hardware
comp.sys.amiga.networking
comp.unix.amiga
comp.sys.amiga.applications
de.comp.sys.amiga.misc
de.comp.sys.amiga.tech
de.comp.sys.amiga.unix
de.markt.comp.hardware.misc
fido.ger.amiga
ger.amiga
z-netz.rechner.amiga.allgemein
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