02.Dec.2000
Scalos
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Scalos News
The website of Scalos, a Workbench replacement, can be reached at own
domain scalos.com from now on.
Mick Carter is currently busy creating a Online-Help for Scalos.
SnapDesktop BETA has been released. The program memorizes the status
of Workbench windows at shutdown and reopens them again after a reboot.
Scalos Developer Kit Version 3 has been released. The archive contains updated
includes and supports Amiga E.
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02.Dec.2000
Matthias Henze on ANF
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New Alpha Version (V.45.00 alpha 4) of stormamiga.lib for SAS/C
There is once more an alpha version (V.45.00 alpha 4) of stormamiga.lib
V.45.00 for SAS/C. In this version some functions have been added, some
functions have been reworked, and some bugs removed. This version is for beta testers only.
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01.Dec.2000
Elbox via eMail
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Elbox PR: Total Graphic Mania
Elbox announces in their new press release that the developers of the Elbox
development department have implemented a new version of Voodoo3 drivers for
the Mediator PCI bus board.
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01.Dec.2000
Alex Kazik via eMail
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Version 2.0 of cmp (ALeXcompare) Released
cmp is a program which compares files in two directories (or trees).
That can be very useful, e.g. to examine in a backup, which files have
been changed / are new. AmigaOS 2.1 is required.
Download: ALeXcompare.lha -
ALeXcompare.readme
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01.Dec.2000
Gary Peake on Team Amiga-ML
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AmigaOne Discussion Board Remains Open
On November 24th, amiga-news.de reported that Amiga Inc.'s AmigaOne discussion
board will be closed on December 1st. The reason was a huge number of insults
which were published there.
On November 28th, Gary Peake of Amiga Inc. has announced in the Team Amiga
mailing list that the AmigaOne discussions won't be closed. He doesn't know
where the remark originated from, at least it didn't come from Amiga.
So the discussion board can still be
accessed,
but now only for registered users, which wasn't explicitly mentioned by
Gary Peake.
If anyone asks, we are NOT closing the AmigaOne forums on
www.amiga.com
Somebody must have been playing on their Momma's computer and got
loose and posted that remark.
It did NOT come from us. [...] (Gary Peake)
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01.Dec.2000
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AmigaOS 3.9 - a well done surprise?
In fact we would have liked to write an article about the new AmigaOS 3.9 on our own, but found the
article by Martin Steigerwald in the AMIGA Magazin 01/2001
so much perfect that we asked Joern-Erik Burkert, member of the editorial staff at Amiga Magazin,
to allow us publising it on amiga-news.de in both, German and English. Thank you very much for consent.
AmigaOS 3.9 - A well done surprise?
© AMIGA Magazin - Author: Martin Steigerwald
Translation by Martina Jacobs
This article in German
The announcement of the AmigaOS 3.9 came by accident for many people. Only a few dared to
think of having a new version of the AmigaOS in their hands within this year, already.
Nevertheless Haage&Partner together with many partners developed the new OS. Read
in this initial overview which new features it offers, and come to your own
conclusion whether or not this surprise was well done.
AmigeOS 3.9 is shipped on CD-ROM. Who is not satisfied by the operating system's online
help might order a printed version (German) from Haage&Partner, which is a tips&tricks
book describing what's new in AmigaOS 3.9 in a comprehensive way.
AmigaOS 3.9 contains big and completely new implemented features, e.g. the dock program
»AmiDock«, as well as many enhancements in detail and bugfixes, too. Additionally
proved third party tools are integrated: features formerly only available as patches, such as
like the FontCache or the configuration of asl file requesters, now are firmly integrated into
the OS, tools like »RAWBInfo«, and »ViNCEd« simplify the daily work.
The description of new features in this article does not claim to be complete and bases on
a pre-version of AmigaOS 3.9. But the features described here are already implemented and
supposed to be for sure.
Simplified Installation
Compared to AmigaOS 3.5 installation has been simplified distinctly. It is no longer
necessary to install AmigaOS 3.1, at first. Also there is no need to restart the system, any
more. There are two kinds of installation: the update installation updates an existing AmigaOS 3.5,
and only copies icons which are new since OS 3.5. The full installation installs AmigaOS 3.9 -
including all of the necessary files of AmigaOS 3.5, and AmigaOS 3.1 - including all of the GlowIcons.
Full installation also allows a fast new installation of the system, if booted from a before created
emergency disk. This way AmigaOS 3.9 can be re-installed easy and fast even in case of a complete harddisk
failture. As with AmigaOS 3.5 the emergency disk also supports RTG systems and AGA 31KHz screenmodes.
Due to this also in case of emergency no 15KHz monitor is needed, any more.
Well Docked?
»AmiDock« simplifies working with the Workbench in a enormous way. To start programs
usually one has to click down to the related directory and then double click the program's icon. But
with »AmiDock« you are able to easily create button strips, which allow to open programs and
directories by one single mouse click.
Contrary to most of the other tools like this AmiDock fully supports the new coloured icons. And - maybe
the most important feature - it is extremely easy and fast to use. If you would have to open a
configuration window for other programs, with »AmiDock« you just drag the icon of the
desired directories and programs into a dock. If you drop the icon, it will automatically be included.
This way docks can be created as fast as the wind, cause you don't have to configure each single
switch. Moreover this, there are default configurations for certain directories: e.g. AmiDock just
reads the »Prefs« and displays all of the preferences in one dock.
Also the adjustment of the dock's size is conceivable intuitive. Instead of being forced to declare
the number of lines and columns inside a configuration window, you just drag the dock to the desired
size. Then the dock will be fixed at the related width and height. AmiDock shows this by a small
handle bar. By clicking on this the size will be released, again. Or you just drag the dock to a new
size.
Beside of calling programs AmiDock also supports opening directories on the Workbench, as well as
calling programs using arguments: so e.g. you may drag'n drop a text on the switch which for example
will start the editor »EditPad«, and just lets EditPad insert this text.
More comfortable Workbench
Also in other parts working with the Workbench became more comfortable: many new assistants are
supporting the daily work. »RAWBInfo« offers a Workbench information window with a nice
ReAction GUI which really has got many features. E.g. you even can give an icon a different
picture which is loaded via datatypes.
To make the Workbench deal with files which don't have an icon in a reasonable way there is
»DefIcons«. This program gives files without an own icon a default icon according to
the file type. This way pictures and texts without an icon can easily be started via double click.
DefIcons can be configured via it's own preferences program.
Who - a bit envious of Apple or Windows - always was wishing a trashcan directly on the Workbench,
will get this feature in OS 3.9. With »BenchTrash« this is no problem. This program
either just will delete files dropped on the trash or will move them to a certain directory. But that's
not all of it: who always wanted to eject a CD-Rom like it is done on the Mac can do that now. Just
drag'n drop the CD's icon on the trash, and there you go! Also handy is the feature to clean up the
trash regularly and to delete every file older than a certain amount of days.
It has also been cared for a new clock. »WBClock« displays itself as an animated AppIcon
on the Workbench. It even is optionally transparent, which looks very good sometimes.
Also very handy is the search function of the Workbench. This is done by a external program called
»Find« which can be started via the Workbench menu »Window/Search« or as a single
task. According to how it was started and configured it allows to search in the current Workbench
directory or in one or more harddisk partitions. It cannot only be searched for file names, but
also for contents (e.g. keywords). Double clicking on a file found tries to start a reasonable action
on it: this way e.g. a seldom used file can be searched and started directly from Find.
LhA, LZX, but also archive files of other formats (see »Features«) can be unpacked
by a simple double click, thanks to the implementation of »xad« in AmigaOS 3.9. »xad«
supports many formats. This way the user only seldom will happen to meet an archive which cannot be
unpacked, if any. Related programming knowledge assumed one can write an own unpacking routine.
»xad« can also be addressed via shell commands.
More Multimedia
But also some has happened in the case of multimedia. PlayCD, the somehow bare appearing CD player from
AmigaOS 3.5 has been started up thoroughly: the program now supports skins. Another advancement: PlayCD
as a rule doesn't need to be configured any more, but itself looks for a suitable CD-Rom drive,
if necessary.
»ACTION« plays Quicktime and AVI movies optionally on an own screen or inside a window on the
Workbench.In doing this it's very fast. Even on not that good equipped Amigas acceptable results are
to accomplish. Control buttons allow to start and stop the movie, to adjust volume, as well as to
well directed »skim through« the movie using a scroll bar.
»Amplifier« beside MPEG-3 music files also plays AIFF and WAV files. It has got play lists which
can be both, loaded and saved. The program as well supports skins and is capable of playing music either
via the Amiga sound chip Paula or via a sound card. With this the standards AHI and X-Audio are supported.
A X-Audio driver for the Paula sound chip is included. On the Workbench music files can easily be drag'n
dropped into the play list to add them to this.
»AWeb SE 3.3« which came with AmigaOS 3.5 has been updated to the new version of »AWeb«.
This version now also supports »FONT FACES«. So you can let it display websites nicer and
more true to original with suitable fonts. Support of JavaScript has been enhanced, too, and much more.
And to be able to start surfing immediate AmigaOS 3.9 contains the full version of »Genesis« with
ReAction GUI. Only the Genesis preferences program could not be transposed to ReAction in time, because
of it's scope. Who has MUI installed can use it however - otherwise MUI must get installed. But
the enhanced Genesis Wizard compensates for that, which makes it very easy to configure an internet
account on the basis of the provider database.
Powerful Console
Beside of the extensions to the Workbench and the players also shell enthusiasts will not miss out with
the new update: as console handler for shell windows now the powerful »ViNCEd« is used.
From now on all of the console windows are having scrollbars to re-display text which scrolled out of
the window. But it also has been thought of the shell users which don't like typing in: using the TAB key
incomplete file or directory names can be completed now. With this »ViNCEd«, according to it's
settings, not only searches for suitable entries inside the current directory, but e.g. also inside the
assign list or inside the command search path. If »ViNCEd« finds only one entry the string
immediately gets completed, otherwise an asl requester will open to choose from the suitable entries
found. Handily the completion also works multileveled: if needed the given string gets completed up to
the first char from which multiple entries are possible. By entering a character or pressing the TAB key
and selecting an entry the procedure can be continued. »ViNCEd« is very versatile configurable and
offers many other features.
- complete ANSI emulation
- supports graphics boards
- Macros - with these e.g. it is possible to use the F keys for often used commands and functions.
- configurable keyboard control
- Job control, as known form Unix shells
And what else?
Moreover there is a nice set of interesting and useful features: so the new »diskfont.library«
with integrated FontCache cares for faster display of font requesters. This features has been implemented
completely transparent for applications, but also can be disabled for single directories. New installed or
deleted fonts are automatically recognized and the cache file gets updated accordingly.
Also »asl« has been extended. Using the preferences program position, size, and sorting order of
asl requesters can be set. Also this is not a patch any more, but is »officially« controlled
by the new »asl.library«, and the new »IPrefs«. The »text.datatype« now
supports searching inside of the text, as well as marking parts of the text. Marked parts handily
are automatically copied to the clipboard. Also the »string.gadget« has been extended: so now you
can mark char by char or undo the last change inside of every text input field.
The new »test« function of the screenmode preferences program is a nice detail, too.
You no longer have to tapper in the dark and maybe reboot, if the newly chosen mode accidently cannot be
displayed contrary to what you've expected.
New Features
- AmiDock: completely new written and extremely easy to use dock program. The fast way to easy
start programs or to open certain directories.
- Integration of Workbench extensions: »RAWBInfo« offers a nice done and rich of functions
Workbench information window, »DefIcons« a default icon system
- More compatibility: »newiconemu« allows to edit the new coloured icons
(»V44-GlowIcons«) with NewIcon capable programs, too.
- New Tools: »BenchTrash«, the free configurable trashcan on the Workbench; »WBClock«
, the clock being an icon; as well as »IoMegaTools«,
the tool for ZIP and JAZ drives.
- Extended PowerPC support: WarpOS V5 is included, new »picture.datatype« supports PPC
- More multimedia: new versions of »PlayCD« with skin support and many bugfixes;
QuickTime and AVI movie player »ACTION«; player for MPEG3, AIFF, and WAV »Amplifier«
- Genesis: the TCP/IP stack for local area networks and internet connection - already widely with ReAction GUI.
- xad: the archive unpacking system. unpack archives from the Workbench by just double clicking it. Supports
LhA, LZX, ZIP, RAR, ARJ, DMS, and many other formats.
- ViNCEd: new console handler with scrollbar, file name completer, ANSI emulation, and many other handy
features.
- AWeb 3.4 SE: the in AmigaOS 3.5 included browser has been updated.
»FONT FACE« support, enhanced Javascript support, and much more.
- Find: allows searching for file names or file content on multiple partitions. Can be called directly from
the Workbench menu.
- Asl requester: there is also a preferences program for setting the size of, and the sorting order inside of
requesters.
- text.datatype: now allows searching inside of the text, and copying of marked text parts into the clipboard.
- New gadgets: the colour wheel (»colorwheel.gadget«), and the gradient slider (»gradientslider.gadget«)
now support screens with 65000 or 16 millions of colours; the new »string.gadget«
offers marking char by char, undo, and much more.
- New FontCache: faster display of font requesters.
- rexxmathlib.library: new math functions for ARexx.
- Many bugfixes: new mathe libraries with important bugfixes, bugfixes in ReAction, Workbench, and many other.
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30.Nov.2000
Fabio Trotta on ANF
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Elbox Interview at No Risc No Fun
At NoRiscNoFun you can find an interview
with Mariusz Wloczysiak from ELBOX. Find out all about the drivers and by MEDIATOR PCI board supported cards.
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30.Nov.2000
Warp9 Editorial Staff on ANF
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wARPgATE to be in German only
Due to editorial reasons wARPgATe is to be continued in German only from 01. Dec. 2000.
Background: Because of rather low response in spite of much efforts, and recently number of vistors per day
on the WarpOS news pages decreased to 300, unfortunately our editor left the wARPgATe project. Also the
future of WarpOS rather is unsettled with view on the change to a new Amiga era whith the AmigaOne. Not to
completely shock the users we decided to continue the site as it is from 01. Dec. 2000, and to expand it
as the case may be. But we are only able to do that in German, so the site will not be continued in
English after it's 21 month lasting existence. We ask you for your understanding.
Warp9 Editorial Staff
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30.Nov.2000
Oliver Gantert on ANF
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UnLZX 2.16 Released
UnLZX 2.16 (68k/PPC/x86) is available for download on my homepage.
A percentage display, and some more speed has been added.
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30.Nov.2000
Ben Yoris via eMail
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Hyperion on WoA 2000, too
Also Hyperion Entertainment will be present with their own booth at the WoA 2000, which
will happen on 9th and 10th of December 2000 in Cologne's Mediapark 6 and 7. Hyperion will
not only place some fantastic announcements, but even will present Heretic 2 in a way never
seen on an Amiga computer.
The games 'Shogo:MAD', and 'Freespace: The Great War' will be presented at
Hyperion's booth. The Hyperion team will be available for any kind of questions, and they will
accept pre-orders of Shogo, and they are hoping to meet you in Cologne within less than two weeks!
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30.Nov.2000
BTTR-Team via eMail
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Back to the Roots Amiga-News
Back to the Roots worte:
It's not necessary to mention that we are making more scene demos available for
download, but it is to mention that our legal and free available Amiga software
mission now also is supported by Acid Software. With Skidmarks we are able to
offer a real highlight. Furthermore there are four adventure rarities by Infocom, and
a lot of other games for download.
We are happy to be able to provide a review on the music CD "Merregnon", a truly astonishing CD
offering a sound experience of special kind thanks to musicians like
Chris Huelsbeck (Turrican), Allister Brimble (Superfrog), oder Markus Holler (Tales of Tamar).
Moreover there is an interview with the Amiga demo group Reason expressing their misgivings on
how the demo scene might look like on AmigaOne.
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30.Nov.2000
Markus Lunk via eMail
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IRC-Log Jochen Becher - 73 KB
Markus Lunk has sent us a log file of the chat with Jochen Becher. You can download
it using the title link (mixed, German and English).
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30.Nov.2000
Alexander Kurtz on ANF
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aminetGUI Not Available at www.aminet.de at this time!
Alexander Kurtz wrote:
Because of technical problems at my domain provider aminetGUI unfortunately is not
available at www.aminet.de. At this time it is only accessible via
http://www.amiga-gateway.de/aminetgui.
I will look for a new and reliable hoster, to make such and other problems belonging to
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29.Nov.2000
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ALD Problems Solved
Today we accidently noticed that Amiga Link Directory worked, but it was not possible to make new
entries. Caused by the move the rights have still not been set completely right. We have corrected
this error, and now we are hoping for many new entries.
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29.Nov.2000
Haage & Partner
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WoA 2000 News
Haage & Partner, which is the organizer of this year's WoA 2000 taking place on 9th and 10th
of December 2000 in Cologne's Mediapark six and seven, has made a special
news site
with all fair highlights.
Hendrik Höner informed us that he is doing to prepare
a IRC-conference for UGN again. The IRC-conference will take place on Saturday the 9th December of 2000
between 1 pm and 6 pm. Here the provisional speakers list:
| Participant | Company | Time |
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| Mick Tinker | BoXer | 13:00:00 CET |
| Ralph Schmidt | MorphOS | 14:00:00 CET |
| Alan M. Redhouse | Eyetech | 15:00:00 CET |
| Bill McEwen | Amiga Inc. | 16:00:00 CET |
| Jürgen Haage | Haage & Partner | 17:00:00 CET |
The channel will probably be #WoA2000 on AmigaNet. You can find further information and changes at
http://ugn.amiga.org, soon.
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29.Nov.2000
Amster
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Amster V0.8 for MorphOS Available
Guerer Oezen has ported Amster to MorphOS.
Download: Amster-MorphOS.lha
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29.Nov.2000
BlueBlack Solution
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Work on Operation: Counterstrike in Progress
You can read on the new designed website of BlueBlack Solution that the first unplayable and not
official demo version of Operation: Counterstrike will be ready to be given to the press, soon.
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29.Nov.2000
Amiga Inc.
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November issue of Amiga World Published
November issue of the magazine Amiga World of Amiga Inc. has been published. In this issue you can find
a summary of first impressions of the AmigaSDK.
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29.Nov.2000
Raymund on ANF
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Metabox: Big order from UK
ZDMet: "Metabox International, which is a subsidiary of the company Metabox in Hildesheim, will deliver
at least 100,000 set-top-boxes to UK from May 2001. It is planned that the devices will be placed
at british household's disposal for the use of a T-Commerce-platform from the third quarter of 2001, said
the company. The partner to the contract was not mentioned by the company."
See title link for full article (German).
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29.Nov.2000
ANN
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osOpinion Article about Amiga
osOpinion have posted an article about Amiga which you can find under the title link. The title is
called: "Wanted: A Modern-Day Amiga".
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29.Nov.2000
Stefan Ossowski via eMail
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Schatztruhe GmbH on the "World of Amiga" in Cologne
In this year Schatztruhe GmbH also will be represented at the wintry fair event in Cologne from 9th
to 10th of December. As known from former fairs we will offer interesting products again and will offer
them at our low fair prices.
We will have the fresh burned Aminet 40 which you can buy directly at our booth. Until this time
the new OS3.9 also will be available, and you will be able to buy it at our booth.
It will really be worth visiting the fair, because Bill McEwen will be present and will inform us about
the future of Amiga, as the management of the fair said.
The fair will take place from 9th to 10th of December from 10 am to 6 pm on each day. Location is the
MediaPark six and seven in Cologne (not the fair halls in Cologne!). For more information, please
have a look here.
You can also find detailed information on how to go there (also by public means of transport) there.
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