17.Feb.2000
Achim Klopsch by e-mail
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News from FusionPPC
As to hear from Microcode Solutions, some problems occur in WarpOS. But they are
working hard to overcome them so this should be the last hurdle before release. There is
still hope for FusionPPC!
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17.Feb.2000
young monkey studios by e-mail
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Articles of Dhomas Trenn online
Dhomas Trenn wrote many good articles for magazines like NewTekniques, CU Amiga
and Amiga Informer. To avoid these informative articles vanishing, youngmonkey
studios placed them online (see title link).
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16.Feb.2000
Aminet Recent
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New Aminet uploads
A-Fix_130200.lha comm/ambos 11K+AmBoS-Fix Release 130200 (Sunday 13-Feb-
amirsay.lha comm/irc 13K+Uses 'Say' to speak on AmIRC (extra sett
UnrealIRCd-bin.lha comm/irc 211K+Advanced IRC Daemon Based On Elite-IRCD
SimpleFTP.lha comm/tcp 162K+SimpleFTP v2.10 - Easy to use FTP client
Aakt0200HTML.lha docs/mags 244K+AMIGA aktuell - German infotainment maga
3DWorld-BestOf.lha docs/misc 36K+The best of the 3D World ML (selected po
3DWorldArc010.lha docs/misc 91K+Archive of the 3D World ML for 01/00
3DWorldArc1299.lha docs/misc 89K+Archive of the 3D World ML for 12/99
HighOctaneExtr.lha game/data 77K+Extra Tracks for High Octane
NicronWormsLev.lha game/data 88K+Extra Levels for Worms
FoundCard-II.lha game/hint 53K+Foundation Card-Hints Miss29-33.
FoundTip29-33.lha game/hint 50K+Foundation Hints Mission29-33 (German)
HBMonopoly.lha game/wb 521K+V2.1 Monopoly now as network game!
AtomUhr14.lha hard/hack 42K+AtomUhr V1.4 - DCF77 Receiver
SpaTra05.lha misc/misc 127K+Spanish Translations Pack 05 v0.7
bO-005.lha mods/techn 372K+#005 bOhema release by spektra (house)
JumpED.lha text/edit 16K+Handy Text editor tool, Jump to Labels v
LvWB_11.lha util/boot 60K+From Nicron Productions
ReSize.lha util/cli 14K+Shell tool to set file size
SIATP.lha util/moni 176K+System Information And Test Program (SIA
VersionWB.lha util/sys 38K+V2.13 AmigaDos Version replacement.
scalospl.lha util/wb 11K+Polish translation for Scalos 1.2a
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16.Feb.2000
Numen in ANF
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Amiga 4ever issue 14 released!
What you can find in the latest Amiga 4ever:
- News about the Amiga
- loads of tests of current software, like Foundation DC, Seaside etc.
- short stories and reviews of Audio CDs and books
- szene demos and picture galery
- AmigaAktuell issue 01/2000
The Amiga 4ever is released monthly (15th) and can be downloaded
from our homepage (title link).
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16.Feb.2000
AROS
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AROS
The Aros website has been changed and improved. The beginning of the page
has a News summary concerning new developments and changes. The autodocs
have been completely relocated.
Also read the press release by Steve Crietzman about the strategic
partnership between Open Amiga Foundation and AROS:
PRESS RELEASE
16 FEBRUARY 2000
Media Contact: Steve Crietzman
President and CEO
Open Amiga Foundation
Tel: +44 (0)1778 393323
OPEN AMIGA FOUNDATION AND AROS ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP
16 February 2000 -- The Open Amiga Foundation and AROS are to
enter into a strategic relationship which they believe will be
of great benefit to their organisations, their members and the
wider Amiga community. In the words of Open Amiga president
Steve Crietzman, "our objectives are compatible, it makes sense
for us to work together."
Under the terms of the deal, the Open Amiga Foundation (formerly
known as Open Amiga/COSA), will become the organisation
responsible for public relations, marketing, business and
legal affairs of the open-source AmigaOS project.
The Open Amiga Foundation, led by Steve Crietzman, will also
oversee the creation and development of Standards Bodies, Working
Groups and Development Teams to focus on the development of modern
standards, and the production of high-quality Amiga software and
applications for an open-source Amiga OS.
The Open Amiga Foundation will also handle general promotion of
open standards, open platforms and open-source software within the
Amiga world.
It is our intention to fill the vacuum left by the disappearance
of Commodore's CATS and Developer Support programme, and the lack
of decent high-quality application software.
The Amiga Research OS project, led by Aaron Digulla, will handle
the actual development of the Amiga Operating System core. As
part of this, OAF have agreed to encourage all our developers
to register with the AROS project, and to delegate Amiga OS core
development to AROS. AROS will continue to operate independently
from Open Amiga, but our relationship nonetheless acts, as Aaron
Digulla put it, "like a symbiosis."
The Amiga Research OS (AKA "AROS") project will, in a sense, become
the Amiga Operating System development wing of the Open Amiga
Foundation, and will focus it's efforts on development of AmigaOS/
AROS, should the Amiga operating system be released as open source,
as we hope it will be (and are working extremely hard to achieve).
Open Amiga will complement this by handling the legal and business
affairs of the project, which Aaron Digulla said was "a big relief
for us here at AROS."
We believe an alliance between the leading open-source OS development
team on the Amiga platform (AROS), and the far-reaching resources of
the Open Amiga Foundation are a match made in heaven, and with our
combined resources, we have the resources and the skills to achieve
great things together.
It is our mutual goal to chart a future for the Amiga operating
system that is ambitious, radical and far-reaching, and gives the
AmigaOS a chance of real survival and growth, as an independent
OS preserving its own unique identity.
And by listening to the Amiga community on the Internet and at
trade shows, we have seen that this what many in the community
WANT. They WANT AmigaOS, not some hybrid, alternative or
"inspired by the Amiga concept" OS. They want AmigaOS, and
they want it to survive, and perhaps more importantly, to grow.
Pure and simple.
Our strategy is to give the community what they want, to address
all of these concerns, and deliver improved, portable and free
versions of the AmigaOS for a variety of next-generation CPUs
and platforms.
People will be able to choose to run AmigaOS on top of another
kernel if that is their wish (in order to benefit from Linux
driver support and such like), but they will not be forced to
do so. AmigaOS will be able to function independently. We
believe this is what a great many people in the community
wants.
Questions and queries regarding the future of AmigaOS as "open
source software" should be directed to Open Amiga, which is
acting in the capacity of an overall parent/public relations
organisation.
Developers wishing to participate, either in the development
of the OS core itself, or in working as part of a development team
to create software or applications for the Amiga, should apply
through Open Amiga Foundation, and you will be put in touch with
the appropriate people managing the projects you are interested in.
Current Working Groups include AROS, led by Aaron Digulla, and
our Streaming Media Working Group, led by Ian Parker. Other
Working Groups, Standards Bodies and Development Teams will be
created in due course.
###
Questions and Answers
QUESTION: Is this a merger between AROS and Open Amiga?
ANSWER: No. Both groups will continue to operate
independently, neither will have operational control
over the other. We are merely pooling our resources,
and dividing up roles between us.
QUESTION: How will this co-operation function in practice?
ANSWER: Both groups will work very closely together, and we
will have very clearly defined roles. We are working on the
same strategy, but we share the various roles, and we are
better at different things. (With regards to AmigaOS:
AROS is the development project, OAF is the business/
organisation.)
QUESTION: What is the likelihood that the AmigaOS will be
released as open source?
ANSWER: At this time, it is not possible to give a straight
answer to this question. We are pursueing all avenues open
to us to make it happen.
QUESTION: I thought Gateway still owned the Amiga patents?
ANSWER: They do, and we are in negotiation with Gateway
already on this matter. We are hopeful that a positive
arrangement can be reached within the next few weeks.
QUESTION: Does Amiga Corporation support what you are doing?
ANSWER: We have their unofficial backing. It is not possible
for legal reasons for them to commit to open-source, since
many legal hurdles prevent them from doing this, most notably
the issue of Gateway's patents.
However, Fleecy Moss and Petro Tyschtschenko of Amiga have
both publicly stated their support for an open-source AmigaOS
in public interviews and forums.
QUESTION: If the AmigaOS is not released as open source,
what happens to AROS and Open Amiga?
ANSWER: We will continue. The source code is not a
necessity for us, but it would be a help.
The main issue for us is access to software patents and
various Amiga trademarks. Providing an adequate deal is
reached with Gateway for access to patents, and a deal
reached with Amiga for access to Amiga trademarks, we can
safely and legally develop a portable clone of Amiga OS.
The source code is unnecessary, but will help us develop
a portable clone of AmigaOS for other CPUs and platforms
in a shorter space of time.
QUESTION: Are you for or against what Amiga are doing re: Tao?
ANSWER: OAF/AROS does not take a position on other Amiga-related
projects including Amiga/Tao or Phoenix/QNX. We support the
right of Amiga users to make their own reasoned judgements
and to choose the solution that is bested suited for them.
We believe it is in the interests of the Amiga community
to be given maximum choice on the path they take, and in that
sense, we support Amiga's creation of a new alternative
option.
QUESTION: I am a developer. I would like to help. What
can I do?
ANSWER: Write to president@amigakernel.org and we will let you
know what groups are looking for more developers, and you will
be invited to join one of our active development teams.
Also bookmark http://www.openamiga.org. Our new, improved
website will be going online within the next few weeks.
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16.Feb.2000
Jan Andersen via Email
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Amiga Virus Gallery
Virus Help Denmark has often been asked by users what a virus "lools" like
or how it can be identified. Since many Viruses actually do print pictures
to the screen, Virus Help Denmark has decided to put up a Gallery of these
pictures. You can find "Gallery" in the left hand menu bar.
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15.Feb.2000
Frank Wille
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PhxAss V4.40 (Beta)
PhxAss V4.xx is a highly optimised Makro Assembler for Motorola CPUs 680x0,
6888x FPUs and 68851 MMU (the 030, 040 and 060 MMU are of course also
supported).
Download: PhxAss.gz
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15.Feb.2000
SDS
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Scalos V1.x now Freeware
It is official, Scalos V1.x will soon be Freeware. Satanic Dreeams Software
will soon release a new archive of Scalos V1.2a.
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15.Feb.2000
John Chandler
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John Chandler: Greenboy Interview (Part III)
John Chandler: Greenboy Interview (Part III)
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15.Feb.2000
STRICQ
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STRICQ Version 0.1726 (Beta) released
Download: STRICQ.lha
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15.Feb.2000
AA Awards
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AAA Awards News
Starting immediatly candidates for the 1999 Awards can be submitted.
(Translation: mb)
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15.Feb.2000
LinuxInfo.de via Email
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New Report: MS - SQL access with PHP and Apache
A new report is available in our Report section that decribes the usage of
Apache and PHP to access MS - SQL Servers. It specifically decribes what
software is needed ans which steps need to be taken. With this solution it
is possible via a Linuxwebserver to use content, functions and databases of a
MS - SQL server. (German only, sorry!)
(Translation: mb)
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15.Feb.2000
Heise (Newsticker)
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Heise: Deutsche Telekom Flatrate not yet done deal
Some of the rates that Deutsche Telekom CEO Ron Sommer announced on
Friday are not yet a done deal. A spokesman has characterized
Sommer`s speach as a programatic vision of the Telekom`s future. These
however are subject to appoval by the regulatory agencies. For the entire
artikel see the title link (German only).
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15.Feb.2000
amigarealm via email
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amigarealm.com Layout improved
The webmaster from amigarealm has changed the layout and improved the
"Smart Directory Service".
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15.Feb.2000
Hakan Parting via email
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VersionWB Version 2.13 released
Besides may bugfixes this version also contains many new features.
Download: VersionWB2_13.lha
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15.Feb.2000
Carsten Schroeder via email
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Amiga aktuell 02/2000 online
Amiga aktuell 02/2000 has been released.
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15.Feb.2000
Stefan Sommerfeld via email
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REPULSE Web - update
The REPULSE website (sound card for A2/3/4000) has changed. A number of
new pages have been added, among them a News page that reports on the
development status. Also, new features of the card have been added.
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15.Feb.2000
amiga-news.de
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Answers to Phase5`s insolvancy
Several questions were raised by Phase5 digital products' application for insolvency, which we
have sent
by Fax to the provisional administrator of insolvency procceedings, Mrs. Angelika Amend on February 10, 2000.
At first the questions we have submitted:
Many users have sent in devices (CPU boards, etc.) to Phase 5 for
repair. Some of these under terms
of guarantee, but some also liable for costs. What can those users do to
get their boards back as soon as possible (repaired or not)?
Subject: Prepaiments for preordered G3/G4 boards.
If we are informed properly, prepayments were made against the background that those payments will
be effected to an account in trust. Such a statement was made by Phase 5 in the media back then to
make sure that the customers would get back their money, if those boards
would be never released (whatever the reason). Was the money of those customers actualy effected
to an account in trust, or are those payments possibly part of the insolvency procedure?
We have heard from several sources Phase 5 would consist of two companies. One a Ltd. (associates are not
known by me) and the other one an association of common law between Wolf Dietrich and Gerald Carda.
This brings up a question, which of these companies has made the application for insolvency. Unfortuantly,
one could not find out the form of the association from the letter on which the recieved press release
was written.
How will a user come to know if the insolvency proceedings have been disclosed, so that potentially aggrieved
people are able to log on their rights?
The reply, dated 02/15/2000
Today we recieved the following answers, which we mirror here word by word:
Angelika Amend, Lawyer
Am Aufstieg 10
61476 Kronberg im Taunus
Fax-Nr. 06173/940342
amiga-news.de
Petra Struck
15. Februar 2000
aa/gh - phase-006 (Please, qoute allways)
Insolvency proceedings for Phase 5 digital products
Dear Mrs. Petra Struck,
in response to your writing from 02/10/2000.
At present the users only can wait and see, if insolvency proceedings will be disclosed.
Because the suspended business activities there are currently no repairs made etc.
The users should solely denounce thier pretensions with the signatory. Up to now the
signatory does not know about an account in trust.
Insolvency proceedings are pending only for the acquirements of the association of common law,
existing of Wolf Dietrich and Gerald Carda. The users are creditors of the association, so they
will be informed about the disclosure of insolvency proceedings.
Sincerely yours
Angelika Amend
Lawyer
for provisional administrator of insolvency procceedings
[signature]
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15.Feb.2000
Amigazone
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Livechat with Fleecy Moss
Download the Logfile of the last chat: fleecy1.lha
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15.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer in ANF
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SecondSpin 1.99 Beta released
Download: SecondSpin_Install.lzx
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15.Feb.2000
Sascha W in ANF
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MAS-Player now available for sale
The MAS-Player ist a hardware that allows any Amiga to play MP3 files in
realtime. It attaches to the parallel port. Even on a 68000 with 7mhz it
can play mp3 files up to 128 kbps. No external power supply is required. It
is available for 180,- DM (92 Euro).
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