25.Jan.2007
Pegasos.org (Website)
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Efika - Complete PC Systems available
Dennis Clarke from BlastWave is offering complete Efika-systems under the title link. Besides a hard disk, graphics board and a power supply a self made steel housing is part of the shipment. (snx) (Translation: tz)
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25.Jan.2007
Grzegorz Kraszewski (ANF)
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MorphOS: IMA ADPCM sound decoder for Reggae
A new sound decoder class for Reggae has been released by Grzegorz 'Krashan' Kraszewski. The ima-adpcm.decoder is capable of decoding 3-bit and 4-bit IMA/DVI ADPCM streams with any number of channels (up to 256).
The wave.demuxer class has been updated as well to recognize WAVE files using this codec. (snx)
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24.Jan.2007
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AROS: Status update by Paul J. Beel
At the title link Paul J. Beel gives an overview over the latest news and changes regarding AROS. (cg) (Translation: ub)
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24.Jan.2007
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IRC client: WookieChat 2.5
James Carroll just released a new version of his MUI based IRC client WookieChat for AmigaOS 3/4. New in v2.5 is the option to supress the "join", "quit" and "away"messages, also the seperate "Server-Tab" is not needed any longer. The changes in detail:
- You can now close the leftmost server tabs
- Dedicated server tabs can be disabled/enabled. Configure this setting at: Main Settings > Servers. Server tabs can be closed now regardless
- When a person sends you a file with DCC SEND, the file comment field is filled with their nick and IP address, and the network name
- When messaging someone in private, away messages are only displayed once unless they change
- The ignore function now ignores /notice messages
- Added an ENV variable for AmiUpdate compatibiilty
- Added a "Hide" menu item, with short cut, for quick iconifying
- Bugfix: No more crashing when closing second networks
- Bugfix: Parting channels on the Serenity IRC network no longer crashes
- Added a workaround for a strange PREFIX parameter on the EnterTheGame IRC network
- Bugfix: No more garbage characters bug when using cursor up/down to scroll through your input history. (used to happen at the end)
- Type /playing or /tunenet to show whats playing in TuneNet. It's not that useful a feature really.. I added it by request. It's something nice to play with, just for ####s 'n giggles
- You can optionally turn on smaller tab sizes, by running wookiechat with the "smalltabs" switch. i.e. "run wookiebeta_os3 smalltabs". I'm aware that they dont always look right though
The Author thanks all users who registered WookieChat for the additional "pocket money". (cg) (Translation: ub)
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23.Jan.2007
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Update for CygnusEd Pro 5
Today for the text editor CygnusEd Pro 5 an update has been published under the title link.
Some new features:
- If you want to load a file which already has been loaded CygnusEd asks if this file is supposed to be loaded again, if the already loaded file is supposed to be displayed or if you want to abort
- The size of all requester windows (search & replace, text input, number input) can be changed and CygnusEd will remember it
- CygnusEd can now search and replace in all opened files instead searching only in the active window
- CygnusEd can search for a word while you write it. This is called "Live Search".
- The section where you want to serach now can be limited.
Some fixed bugs:
- OS4 Final has (limited) memory protection which caused problems with CygnusEd and MetaMac because it could change files in the memory which should be constantly. This concerned loading of macro files and the ARexx-command list
- The size of the CygnusEd window does not get smaller if you open it again
- CygnusEd does not delete Auto-Save files any longer to use it for something different
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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22.Jan.2007
Martin 'Mason' Merz (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: New 32 bit icons
Martin 'Mason' Merz has released 19 new or reworked sets in the new 32 bit icon format of AmigaOS 4:
Development:
- DevMI - a basic icon set for developers
Disk & File:
- DisksMI (reworked) - a collection of disk icons
- DOpus4MI (reworked) - a complete set for Directory Opus
Emulation:
- ArcEmMI - an icon and drawer for ArcEm the Archimedes emulator
- DOSBoxMI - an icon and drawer for the DOS emulator DOSBox
- EUAEMI - an icon and drawer for the Classic emulator E-UAE
- FrodoMI - an icon and drawer set for the C64 emulator Frodo
- HatariMI - an icon and drawer for the ATARI emulator Hatari
- RunDOSMI - an icon and drawer for RunDOS a tool for DOSBox
Painting:
- PfPaintMI - a complete icon set for PerfectPaint
Sound:
- AEMI - a complete icon set for AudioEvolution
- HivelyTrackerMI - a complete icon set for HivelyTracker
System:
- CPUWatcherMI - icon and drawer for CPUWatcher
Viewer:
- BibleTVMI - icon and drawer for BibleTextViewer
- FontPreMI - icon and drawer for FontPreviewer
- PicShowMI - a complete icon set for PicShow
Web & Net:
- SambaMaticMI - icon and drawer for SambaMatic
- SWATMI - some images for the Samba tool SWAT
Workbench:
- PointersMI - HiRes 32 bit pointer icons
For further information please visit the Masonicons homepage at the title link. (snx)
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21.Jan.2007
MorphZone (Forum)
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Graphics program SView5 2.00 / Version 45.57 of ak datatypes
Andreas Kleinert has released updates to his graphics program SView5 as well as to ak datatypes in Aminet.
The new version 2.00 of SView5 offers an area select function as part of the graphical user interface as well as unlimited undo facility, among other things.
Download:
SView5.lha (2.6 MB)
akFAXX-dt.lha (183 KB)
akGIF-dt.lha (41 KB)
akJFIF-dt.lha (208 KB)
akLJPG-dt.lha (70 KB)
akNAIL-dt.lha (63 KB)
akPNG-dt.lha (207 KB)
akSVG-dt.lha (71 KB)
akTIFF-dt.lha (521 KB) (snx) (Translation: cad)
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21.Jan.2007
amigaharry (ANF)
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MorphOS: SearchStar 0.75
The search program SearchStar by Tom "amigaharry" Duin was optimized again, in addition, there were improvements to the graphical user interface. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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21.Jan.2007
pegasosforum.de (Web page)
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MorphOS: SDL game MissDriller
MissDriller is a clone of the Namco classic Mr. Driller, the MorphOS port comes from Herbert "HAK" Klackl.
Download: missdriller-0.05-morphos.lha (300 KB) (cg) (Translation: cad)
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21.Jan.2007
RhoSigma, Roland Heyder (ANF)
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MemOptimizer 3.013
MemOptimizer by Roland Heyder defragments memory. In addition to many "hand optimizations" to the main program, the FreeStack system of the memoptimizer.library was also completely revised again, in order to still save the last processor cycle here as well.
Download: MemOptimizer.lha ( KB) (cg) (Translation: cad)
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21.Jan.2007
amiforce (ANF)
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Amiforce temporarily offline due to technical problems
The Amiga portal Amiforce is temporarily offline due to technical problems. There is no fear of data loss, and, except for the web server, all server services are still active. The operators thank all members and visitors for their understanding. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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21.Jan.2007
Mirko Engelhardt (ANF)
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Amigaland.de: Six more games available
At Amigaland.de, six more games from Microprose can be downloaded: Kennedy Approach, Knights of the Sky, Microprose Soccer, Impossible Mission 2025 ECS & AGA, International Soccer Challenge and M1 Tank Platoon. (snx) (Translation: cad)
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20.Jan.2007
Pegasos.org (website)
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MorphOS: experimental Flash plugin for IBrowse
The IBrowse team makes the first experimental Flash plugin (V1.14) for its Web browser now available for Morphos, too, thanks to Harry Sintonen. The plugin is based on GPLFlash and therefore supports only Flash 4 as well as some few features of newer Flash standards.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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20.Jan.2007
Amiga Future (webseite)
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Development: Blade MP3 Library 1.0
With the Blade MP3 Library you can create MP3 files within a program without the need to use the command line or the command Execute() to use an external MP3 encoder.
The library can handle RAW data (8 or 16 Bit; 32000 Hz, 44100 Hz or 48000 Hz; mono or stereo). These can be converted into a mono or stereo MP3 file with a bitrate of 32 - 320 kBits. To handle the data buffers are made available in a structure. All created MP3 files get an ID3 v1.1 tag.
System requirements: AmigaOS 2.x, MC68020 processor with MC68881-FPU
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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20.Jan.2007
Amigaworld.net (website)
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AmigaOS 4: SambaMatic 0.5
SambaMatic is capable to find the servers in your network and spare you this way the work on configuration files, server names and addresses. All you have to know is just your work group name.
Download: sambamatic.lha (67 KB)
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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20.Jan.2007
Michael Böhmer (ANF)
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E3B: Press release regarding potential software problems
In a press release at the title link, E3B is informing users on potential software problems when using USB controllers together with products of Elbox (especially after Elbox software upgrades). All USB controllers using the standard USB stack Poseidon might be affected. (snx)
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20.Jan.2007
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Image data base: unofficial patch for Collector 3.5
Jörg Strohmayer explains under the title link how to patch the image data base Collector using a hex editor to fix a bug in the program and speed up the loading of an existing catalogue e.g under AmigaOS 4 noticeably.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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20.Jan.2007
amigaworld.net (website)
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AmigaOS 4: archiver GUI cranu 0.5
Cranu is a graphical user interface for AmigaOS 4 to easily create LhA, LZX, Zip, TGZ or Tar.bz2 archives (screenshot). By using so called profiles you can add support for further archive formats. New in version 0.5:
- Now accepts files to archive in workbench arguments. This means that you can shift-click a bunch of icons, and then with shift held down double-
click on Cranu's icon and it'll run with those selected files listed
ready to archive. It also means you can drag icons onto Cranu's icon in
AmiDock and it'll pop up with those files listed and ready to archive.
- Includes 32bit icons
- Includes italian, french and german translations
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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18.Jan.2007
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Development: clib2 1.202
A new version of the clib2 for AmigaOS/68k and AmigaOS 4 was released under the title link (new features). It is an ANSI C library for the Amiga. (snx) (Translation: tz)
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18.Jan.2007
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German Language File for WinUAE 1.3.4
'Chopper' has built a German language file for version 1.3.4 of the Amiga emulator WinUAE.
Download: WinUAE_German_dll.zip (22 KB) (snx) (Translation: tz)
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17.Jan.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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IRC client: Wookiechat 2.4.1 beta 9
James Carroll has published a new beta version of his MUI-based IRC client Wookiechat for AmigaOS 3/4. Changes in beta 9:
- Beta 8: Made the "disable server tabs" option less buggy
- Beta 8: Included updated catalogs for svenska,deutsch,norsk,polski,hungarian
- Beta 9: Bugfix: Launching WookieChat before Roadshow was ready was preventing Wookie from working properly. I was forgetting to try reopening the bsdsocket.library interface when trying to connect
- Beta9: Bugfix: No more garbage characters bug when using cursor up/down to scroll through your input history. (used to happen at the end)
- Beta 9: Type /playing or /tunenet to show whats playing in TuneNet. It's not that useful a feature really.. I added it by request. It's something nice to play with, just for shits 'n giggles
- Beta 9: Bugfixed the "file comment" code for recieved files. It works on SFS partitions now (i dont think it liked OS3 either, but it should work now)
- Beta 9: All catalogs except spanish are up to date again
- Beta 9: Made the chat history buffer smaller (less wasted space), and increased the maximum outgoing buffer a little
Direct download: wookiechat2_5beta9_17thJan2007.lha (768 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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17.Jan.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Updates of MUICON, SSHCON, logtool and PowerTerm
Jacek Piszczek has published updates of the MUI-based consoles MUICON and SSHCON as well as of the Log-analyzer logtool. All mentioned tools requires the latest version of the MUI-terminal-class PowerTerm.mcc which was published yesterday.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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17.Jan.2007
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os4depot.net: Uploads until 16.01.2007
These are the newest uploads at os4depot.net which have been added since our last message:
amigaamp-dec.lha aud/mis 73kb Enhanced OS4 decoding engine for AmigaAM
tunegme_plug.lha aud/pla 294kb GME plugin for TuneNet
tunenet.lha aud/pla 594kb Music Player (Multiformat)
vector.lha dem/mis 43kb Small vector routine with 3 cubes rotati
kickedit.lha dev/edi 46kb Visual Kicklayout editor
libgme.lha dev/lib 275kb Plays GBS, VGM/VGZ, GYM, SPC and NSF, et
openjpeg.lha dev/lib 1Mb OpenJPEG library
sdl_image.lha dev/lib 210kb SDL image file loading library
sdl_mixer.lha dev/lib 408kb a sample multi-channel audio mixer libra
spots_pfd.txt doc/man 24kb Spot's Porting for Dummies
ndstrim.lha emu/uti 177kb NDSTrim - strips dummy data off NDS ROM'
gnugo.lha gam/boa 2Mb Gnugo - the boardgame
mmemory.lha gam/puz 734kb Martian Memory - A very Amigaish memory
wesnoth.lha gam/str 82Mb Battle for Wesnoth
wesnoth-ed.lha gam/uti 3Mb Battle for Wesnoth map editor
potrace.lha gra/con 1Mb a tool to convert B/W images to free Sca
ib-toolbars.lha gra/the 8kb two Toolbars for IBrowse 2.4
epistula_it.lha net/cha 2kb Italian catalog for Epistula
rtl81x9_dev.lha net/mis 25kb SANA2 Ethernet device for Realtek 81x9 c
diskmaster2.lha uti/fil 243kb DiskMaster2 for OS4
ranger.lha uti/mis 39kb Process diagnostic tool
eliza.lha uti/sci 27kb A classic AI therapist
freud.lha uti/sci 1Mb A standalone C++ port of the Emacs Psych
aztree.lha uti/she 27kb Prints directory tree with subdirs and f
open_parent.rexx uti/wor 0kb close drawer, open parent, clean up, res
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17.Jan.2007
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AROS-Archives: Uploads until 16.01.2007
These are the newest uploads at the AROS-archives which have been added since our last message:
xpired.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 1Mb Action-puzzle game X-pired
xpired.src-aros.zip gam/puz 500kb xpired source with metamake
mss.zip net/ser 504kb Snug HTTP server
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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17.Jan.2007
Thomas Wenzel (ANF)
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Sound card: Prelude AHI driver v6
Thomas Wenzel has published version 6 of the AHI driver for the Zorro sound card Prelude. Changes in v6:
- Bugfix: It could happen that an application displayed crazy character garbage instead of input or output names.
- Code cleared: From the beginning of the development of the driver resources have been used which are no longer required.
Because the main server of Aminet currently works only with restrictions the driver is only available under the title link.
Important: The 24-bit modi of this driver make only sense in connection with the "Arpeggiator" digital-SPDIF modul for the Prelude and only then if there is appropriate 24-bit equipment. For the analog part or for normal CD-player the 24-bit modi will not supply a better sound than the 16-bit.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jan.2007
MorphZone (Forum)
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Further translations of "MorphOS: The Lightning OS"
The current version 2.02 of the article "MorphOS: The Lightning OS" written by Fulvio Peruggi et al. is available in English as well as German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and French.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jan.2007
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AFPL Ghostscript 8.54
The Amiga port of AFPL-Ghostscript is available in version 8.54 and can be downloaded under the title link.
Ghostscript is a free interpreter of PostScript and Portable Document Format.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jan.2007
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AmigaOS 4: Battle for Wesnoth 1.2.1
The AmigaOS 4 port of the round based fantasy and strategy game "Battle for Wesnoth" is available in version 1.2.1. In this version the map editor has been added. You can get further information about the changes
here.
Download: wesnoth.lha (83 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jan.2007
AROS-Exec (Forum)
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AROS: Snug HTTP-Server ported
Besides the versions for Windows, OS/2 and BeOS Snug HTTP-server is now also available for AROS/x86.
Download: MSS.zip (504 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jan.2007
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future issue 64 published
Issue 64 (January/February 2007) of Amiga Future has been published.
This month Amiga Future provides detailed reports about the Final Release of AmigaOS 4 and
the trading simulation Airline Tycoon.
Additional to a test of Robin Hood there are many further test reports
of applications, games and hardware. You can get a detailed list of contents as well as reading samples
under this link.
On CD there is the complete Eric Schwartz Archive CD. Besides this there are many full versions
like Anstoß, Anstoß World Cup, AnstoßHDD, Bugbash, Carton Rouge League,
Cartonrouge, Cyberpunks, DeluxeGalagaAGA, DeluxeGalagaECS, DeluxePacman,
Der Patrizier, Hanse - The Expedition, Hyboria, Hyboria HDD, On the
Ball - The Football, On the Ball - League Edition, On the Ball - WorldCup
Edition, Pure Basic, The Patrician, Visualprefs as well as many unpublished
games on the CD.
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15.Jan.2007
Slashdot (Webseite)
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Demoszene: C64-Remake of a Amiga-Modul from Musician copied?
A C64-Remake of the Amiga-Modul "Acid Jazzed Evening", original composed by a the finnish Demoscene-Musician Janne 'Tempest' Suni, shall be copied by the known Music-Producer Timbaland. A Video proved thus the Melody of "Do it" on the Album "Loose" from Nelly Furtado should be the same. (snx) (Translation: aj)
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14.Jan.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Game database: 104 new titles at lemonamiga.com
The game database lemonamiga.com has been completed with 104 new titles.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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14.Jan.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Level-Designer MapMasterDX 0.4
With Kelly Samel's MapMasterDX you can create large game landscapes made with single tile (screenshot).
Direct download: mapmasterdx.lha (370 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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14.Jan.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Audio-Player: Updates of decoding-engines for AmigaAmp
Thomas Wenzel has published new versions of all decoding-engines for his Audio-Player AmigaAmp. News in version 2.19:
- Fixed possibly uninitialised pointer causing crashes and/or corrupted memory
- Better detection of average bitrate for files that don't have a XING header
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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14.Jan.2007
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Amigaworld: New ports available
At Amigaworld Matthias Münch has published several Linux ports. Additional to known MorphOS ports there are also new versions of the following titles for AmigaOS 3 and MorphOS:
- thttpd 2.25b
- thttpd 2.21b with PHP 4.4.4
- ASP 2 PHP 0.77.3
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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13.Jan.2007
Amigaworld.net (forum)
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AmigaOS 4: Samba installation guide (English)
James George released an English guide to install Samba under AmigaOS 4 as there were, according to him, some details still missing in the "Samba Idiots Guide" e.g. security actions on the user level.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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13.Jan.2007
AmigaRemix (ANF)
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AmigaRemix: more songs added
AmigaRemix makes remixes of the sound tracks of Amiga games available for download as MP3 files. Since our last news 123 further songs were added. An overview about the new titles can be found under the title link. (snx) (Translation: wk)
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12.Jan.2007
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AmigaOS 4: Status update for Classic version
According to Hans-Jörg Frieden from Hyperion in a
thread
on amigaworld.net the OS4-Team will, after finishing the AmigaOne version, concentrate on porting the operating system to classic Amigas with PPC extension.
The main problem with the Classic version is the support of the drivers: Currently there are native drivers
for BVision-/CVision-graphic cards, the SCSI-Host of the CyberstormPPC as well as for the PCI-Busboard of Prometheus. If and in which way the Mediator-busboards will be supported with native
code is still not clear. But the existing PCI solution which is porvided by Elbox with its hardware should also work with AmigaOS 4.
There is still not a working driver for the SCSI-Host of the BlizzardPPC.
The question is how existing (68k-) drivers come along with the new memory management - according to Frieden some authors have not accurately followed the guidelines. Especially the DMA-drivers could become a problem. At the same time when the Classic version of AmigaOS 4 will be finished a list with compatible hardware will be published.
During the quarter of 2007 AmigaOS 4 for classic Amigas may be published. But the author points out that this is not an precise date.
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11.Jan.2007
Amigaworld.net (website)
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Apache 1.3.37 mit PHP 4.4.4
The version 1.3.37 of the http-server Apache including PHP 4.4.4 for AmigaOS 3.x was released under the title link. (snx) (Translation: tz)
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11.Jan.2007
Amigaworld.net (Website)
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AmigaOS 4: Ranger 1.0
Suitable for the functions to manage process families introduced with AmigaOS 4.0, Steven Solie has developed a small program which could be helpful for debugging. Ranger (screenshot) shows the trees of processes and gives additional informations.
Download: ranger.lha (40 KB) (snx) (Translation: tz)
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11.Jan.2007
Alfred Faust (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Potrace 1.7-2
Alfred Faust has released a second revised version of his AmigaOS 4 port of potrace. The program converts black and white bitmap images into free scalable vector graphics.
Input formats: pbm, pgm, ppm, bmp
Output formats: eps, ps, pdf, svg, pgm, xfig, gimppath (experimental)
The used conversion algorithm from the professor of mathematics, Peter Selinger, can be integrated from programmers in own projects via a link library.
Download: potrace.lha (1 MB) (snx) (Translation: tz)
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11.Jan.2007
amigaworld.net (Website)
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PPC-Hardware: Availability of Sam440ep for the first Quarter of 2007
The three italian dealers Alternative Holding Group, Soft 3 and Virtual Works, who have announced the soc platform (System on a Chip) Sam440 at the end of last year, have founded a common affiliated company called ACube Systems Srl. for production and distribution of the Sam440 product line.
The availability of the company's first product, the mainboard Sam440ep, is planned for the first quarter of 2007. Besides this further solutions for the embedded and desktop market are in work. More news will be announced within the next weeks. (cg) (Translation: tz)
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10.Jan.2007
Genesi (email)
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Genesi: XGI developer program launched
Within the sope of Genesi's XGI develoment program project proposals are accepted now. The program should customize the graphic chips by XGI with drivers to the Power architecture.
The program is especially intended for those accepted participants of the Efika and Pegasos developer program, whose projects might benefit from XGI graphics. Accepted applications will get a Volari graphic board and, depending on actual availability, the according source code.
Further information is provided at the forum of the Powerdeveloper website. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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10.Jan.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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MorphOS: C compiler HuC 3.21 for PC Engine/TurboGrafX16
HuC is a C compiler for the PC Engine (also known as TurboGrafx16) that allows to programm software for that console. (cg) (Translation: ub)
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10.Jan.2007
(ANF)
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AROS: Status update of the USB implementation
At the title link Michal Schulz reports about the current state of the his USB implementation for the AmigaOS compatible open source operating system AROS. (cg) (Translation: ub)
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09.Jan.2007
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MorphOS: Picture viewer ShowGirls 0.9
ShowGirls" is a picture viewer written by Michal 'kiero' Wozniak which has picture editing functions and combines features of "MiniShowPicture", "ShowPPC" and similar programs (Screenshots). Changes in version 0.9:
- Possibility to set predefined display scaling factor using image display context menu.
- Batch converter can use semi-inteligent scaling, adjusting dimensions to image orientation.
- Batch converter preserves image exif data
- Browser allows jumping to next directory from parent one if you run out of pictures in current one.
- Inverse mode for glow effect (spread dark colors on bright ones).
- JPEG Saver can transfer EXIF tags to new file.
- Threshold value setup for sharpening (unsharp mask) filter.
- Faster display refresh (only on 32bit/radeon screens).
- Splitscreen mode for filter preview (allows to see both original and modified image).
- Modified exposure time display in exif overlay.
- Extended Insert Alpha tool. Possibility to copy image's alpha channel to displayed image.
- Extended Resize tool. In border mode picture can be placed in defined position.
- Border can be filled using color from image edges.
- Remembers 5 recently used dimensions settings.
- Possibility to remove rotation tag from JPEG's EXIF tags (file's context menu->JPEG).
- FIXED: Lossless transformations remove image rotation data stored in exif.
- FIXED: Rewrote layouting for thumbnails view. Doesn't break for lots of files (large height).
- FIXED: Doesn't need LayGroup Custom Class anymore.
- FIXED: Changing saver configuration options or file format doesn't reset entered filename.
Direct download: ShowGirls-0.9.lha (479 KB) (cg) (Translation: dr)
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09.Jan.2007
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: New version of libsdl
Richard Drummond has published a new version of the link-library SDL. After the installation some path definitions must be changed.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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08.Jan.2007
Amigaharry (ANF)
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MorphOS: Picture viewer SimpleView 1.9
Tom "Amigaharry" Duin has published version 1.9 of his picture viewer SimpleView. Now a picture is correctly scaled if the size is larger than the solution of the screen.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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08.Jan.2007
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os4depot.net: Uploads until 07.01.2007
Uploads on os4depot.net since our last report:
hivelytracker.lha aud/edi 1Mb Multichannel chiptune tracker, based on
horny.lha aud/edi 223kb easy to use MIDI sequencer in Logic/Cuba
amigaamp-dec.lha aud/mis 68kb Enhanced OS4 decoding engine for AmigaAM
tunehvl_plug.lha aud/pla 59kb HivelyTracker (HVL) / AHX plugin for Tun
targa_dt.lha dat/ima 18kb Targa (.tga) picture datatype
memguard.lha dev/deb 27kb Mungwall-like tool for OS4
libatan2fix.lha dev/lib 10kb the atan2fix link library
libsdl_image.lha dev/lib 53kb *Working* libSDL_Image 1.2.4
sdl_ttf.lha dev/lib 34kb SDL_ttf
abc-shell.lha dev/uti 311kb Amiga Bourne Compatible Shell
spatch.lha dev/uti 42kb Clone of SAS Binary File Patcher w/src
blitzen.lha emu/mis 25kb Blitter emulator for OS4 machines withou
hhhorse.lha gam/act 4Mb Help Hannah's Horse - A cute one for the
jpegoptim.lha gra/edi 158kb utility to optimize/compress JPEG/JFIF f
fp_skin.lha gra/mis 100kb Frying Pan Skin
ibtoolbar_nf.lha gra/mis 12kb ibtoolbar.lha without the frame.
jpeginfo.lha gra/mis 126kb prints information and tests JPEG/JFIF f
epistula_german.lha net/cha 3kb German catalog file for Epistula
sambamatic.lha net/sam 60kb A "semi" automagical share lister
diskmaster2.lha uti/fil 252kb DiskMaster2 for OS4
reorg_win.rexx uti/wor 0kb cleanup by column & resize to fit & snap
(cg) (Translation: aj)
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08.Jan.2007
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AROS-Archives: Uploads until 07.01.2007
Uploads on AROS-Archives since our last report:
id3ren.i386-aros.zip aud/mis 41kb id3 tagger and renamer
id3ren.src-aros.zip aud/mis 55kb Source code for id3ren
penguin-command.i386-aros.zip gam/act 1Mb Missile command clone
gnurobbo.i386-aros.zip gam/mis 291kb Remake of an old Atari XL game
(cg) (Translation: aj)
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08.Jan.2007
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WHDLoad: New Packages until 08.01.2007
With WHDLoad is it possible old Games or Scene-Demos, which are made only for working on Floppydisks, to install them on a Harddrive. Also several incompatiblity with new Amiga-Models will be fixed.
Following Installer are added or updated since our last report.
(cg) (Translation: aj)
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08.Jan.2007
amigans.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Blitter-Emulator Blitzen 0.3 cares for a DPaint-compatibility
Peter "Xeron" Gordon provides with "Blitzen" a Emulator, which emulate the function of the Classic Amiga Blitter. The development aim is to raise the compatibility of old executables, which are requires the Custom-Chip-function.
The actual Version of Blitzen works mostly with DPaint 3 and DPaint 5 on AmigaOS 4, only the Gradient-Functionen makes trouble. More Information are on a Thread on amigans.net. (cg) (Translation: aj)
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08.Jan.2007
amigans.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Amiga Bourne Compatible Shell 52.1
The abc-shell ("Amiga Bourne Compatible Shell") is a to POSIX resp. Bourne compatible Shell, which makes the porting of Unix-/Linux-Software easier..
Changes since the last Version Thread auf utilitybase.com erläutert. (cg) (Translation: aj)
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08.Jan.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Bildanzeiger: PicShow 31.371
Thomas Rapp provides aUpdate of his Pictureviewer PicShow. Changes are:
- Added function to correct skewed pictures
- fixed buffer overflow when loading/saving defaults
PicShow is available for AmigaOS 3/4, MorphOS, WarpOS and PowerUp. (cg)
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08.Jan.2007
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WinUAE: AmiKit 1.2.9
For AmiKit, a complete-Distribution for WinUAE-user, is a Update on Version 1.2.8 available. This can be downloaded via the integrated Live Update-Function or can beinstalled by a manuel download. Changes will be shown in the Changelog.
(cg)
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08.Jan.2007
Christian Rosentreter (ANF)
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MorphOS: OpenTTD 0.5.0-RC3 released
OpenTTD is a Open-Source-Klon of the Microprose-Game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe" (Screenshot). Version 0.5.0-RC3 provides following changes:
0.5.0-RC3 (2007-01-07)
- Codechange: Add Lithuanian language as an official translation (r7806)
- Fix: The configure script did not work work for dash, a sh compatible shell [FS#485] (r7893)
- Fix: [OSX] control + enter no longer fullscreens, interfered with team-chat (r7886)
- Fix: Offset engines/wagons by half width in details window; fixes overflowing for display (r7864)
- Fix: [OSX] Remove incorrect debug message about missing grf files. (r7766)
- Fix: [sdl] sometimes ALT-TAB could trigger the fast forward (r7727)
0.5.0-RC2 (2006-12-31)
- General Removed support for OSX older than 10.3.9. Either upgrade, or use 0.4.8 (compatible with OSX 10.2)
- Codechange: Drastically reduce the CPU usage in certain cases (AI using CheckStationSpreadOut()) (r7585)
- Fix: Internal bug in updating the animated_tiles table caused desyncs between (different endian) machines in MP (r7631)
- Fix: Signal update got propagated through incompatible railtypes and under certain circumstances tunnels and rail on top (r7620)
- Fix: Remove landscaping toolbar option from road consturction toolbar in scenario editor [FS#473] (r7586)
- Fix: The server could under certain circumstances tell a client too late to start syncing if it has been waiting to join (r7566)
- Fix: Removing towns in scenario editor didn't remove their subsidies causing possible crashes [FS#468] (r7563)
- Fix: Internal and (patches) GUI were disagreeing about autorenew settings [FS#431] (r7561)
- Fix: No new company could be created if more than 8 clients were connected, even if not all 8 companies were used (r7560)
- Fix; Clicking 'full load' could under certain circumstances change the current depot order [FS#456] (r7559)
- Fix: Do not wait till a crashed vehicle is removed before starting to load other vehicles [FS#464] (r7558)
- Fix: MorhpOS compile and install fixes (r7548)
- Fix: Removing rail station cost was calculated on occupied area not on number of tiles with an actual station on (r7547)
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07.Jan.2007
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MorphOS: MPlayer 1.0rc1
Fabien Coeurjoly is making available an update to the MorphOS version of the video playback program MPlayer.
mplayer1.0rc1.lha (6 MB) (snx) (Translation: cad)
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07.Jan.2007
Amigaworld.net (Web page)
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AmigaOS 4: MPlayer 1.0rc2
Version 1.0rc2 of the AmigaOS 4 port of the video player MPlayer now supports full screen display (but as borderless window on Workbench, not as screen of its own) and resolves an error in the synchronization of the sound output with the video output. (snx) (Translation: cad)
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06.Jan.2007
Grzegorz Kraszewski (ANF)
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MorphOS: MediaLogger 1.6 and multimedia.class 52.1 for Reggae
A small update has been released by Grzegorz 'Krashan' Kraszewski for Reggae, his MorphOS library for stream media. The new version improves the debug logging system of the Reggae multimedia library.
Message filtering has been moved from MediaLogger application to Reggae itself. It decreases logging impact on Reggae performance, especially if MediaLogger is not running, or debug level is set to 'errors' or 'off'.
The update consists of a new MediaLogger 1.6 and the multimedia.class 51.2. (snx)
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06.Jan.2007
David Brunet (ANF)
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Obligement: Update of the Amiga Games List
The french Amiga Games List at the Obligement website has been updated and contains 11535 entries now. According to the publishers, the list is the biggest of its kind available on the internet.
Further changes:
- Addition of the statistics page
- Addition of the "Size" column
- Addition of the "Edit" column (you can see if a game have an level editor or not)
- The column "Réalisé en" is renamed "Langage(s)"
- In the "Langage(s)" column, addition of games created with MUI, Reaction, C++, BCPL, Freescape, AGOS, SAGA, Gob, Kyra, Queen, Cinematique evo1, Virtual Theatre, F Basic and JForth
- In the "Licence" column, addition of the giftware and uDevGame licence
(snx)
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06.Jan.2007
Martin Bertelsmann (ANF)
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PCMCIA NICs: cnet.device 1.9beta2
The new version of the pcmcia NIC driver cnet.device for the Amiga A600 and A1200 models has been released. It fixes a bug in the reset handling of 100MBit cards which mainly occured under Miami bringing up the error message "card reset failed".
(cg) (Translation: cg)
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05.Jan.2007
amigaharry (ANF)
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MorphOS: SearchStar 0.73o (Update)
The serach program SearchStar for MorphOS written by Tom 'amigaharry' Duin can search in version 0.73n for files, in files or in file comments with the help of the pull-down-menu.
Update: (12:00, 07.01.07, snx)
The meanwhile released version 0.73o fixes the bug that when the "Search" string gadget was empty, always dirscanning was used for the chosen search mode. Also there are colorful bigger string gadgets now. (snx) (Translation: dr)
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05.Jan.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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PowerPoint viewer: Pointrider status update
PointRider is a PowerPoint viewer for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. Under the title link the author provides information about the last changes as well as the functions of the next version which will be published in February. It is supposed to support background pictures and patterns as well as "Slides".
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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05.Jan.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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IRC-client: Wookiechat 2.4.1 beta 7
James Carroll has published a new beta version of his MUI-based IRC-client Wookiechat for AmigaOS 3/4. In beta 7 a bug was fixed which could cause problems when using the PREFIX-parameters not correctly.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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05.Jan.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Web-Filter Privoxy 3.0.6 deletes advertisement and undesired PopUps
Jörg Strohmayer has ported the Web-filter Privoxy 3.0.6 to AmigaOS 4. Privoxy works as connecting tool between TCP-Stack and Web-Browser and deletes banner advertisement and undesired PopUps from HTML-documents before they are sent to the browser.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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05.Jan.2007
Thomas Wenzel (ANF)
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Audio-Player: AmigaAMP 2.18, inclusive AmigaOS 4-Engine
Thomas Wenzel has published a new version of his Audio-Player AmigaAMP. The distribution has been divided to the base packet (AmigaAMP.lha) and several archives for the engines. The base packet now works with mpega.library and sndfile.library. The so called Decoding Engines add additional functions, e.g. high decoding quality, a graphical equalizer (currently only for MP2/MP3) and accurate analyzer.
Currently there are engines for the following architectures:
- m68k-amigaos - Classic AmigaOS 3.x
It is not meant for use in original 68k Amigas but for emulators like WinUAE / Amiga Forever
- ppc-powerup - AmigaOS 3.x with PowerUP or MorphOS
This has been the first implementation. It works directly over ppc.library calls from AmigaAMP and therefore is called 'internal'.
- ppc-warpup - AmigaOS 3.x with WarpUP
Technically seen it is a seperate executable which runs as normal AmigaOS Task and behaves like a Plugin. Therefore it is called 'external', just like the 68k and OS4 version, too.
- ppc-amigaos - AmigaOS 4 final
Works just like the WarpUP and 68k versions but was specially translated for OS4. This is the first public version and may still contain bugs. But all beta testers have had no serious problems anymore. There were few crashes but without obvious reasons.
If anybody can reproduce bugs or crahes then the author can make available the special debug version. A GrimReaper-Log inclusive Stack Trace of this debug version then should be sufficient to specify the problem.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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04.Jan.2007
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AROS: Penguin Command 1.6.10
Matthias Rustler has ported Penguin Command, a slightly modified clone of the game classics Missile Command, for AROS/x86.
Download: penguin-command-aros.zip (1,3 MB) (snx) (Translation: tz)
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04.Jan.2007
Pegasos.org (Wesite)
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The Inquirer: The Amiga is dead. Long live the Amiga!
Together with the release of the final update for AmigaOS 4.0 the news site "The Inquirer" has published an English report of the present situation of the Amiga and its history.
Besides the Commodore Amiga both the AmigaOne and Samantha as well as the Pegasus and the Efika board are mentioned. Furthermore the operating systems MorphOS and AROS. (snx) (Translation: tz)
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04.Jan.2007
Amiga Future (website)
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USB Driver: ArakAttack 1.23
The latest update of the usb driver ArakAttack fixes problems with the UHCI/OHCI (usb 1.x) control short packet transfer.
Download: ArakAttack.lha (172 KB) (snx) (Translation: tz)
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04.Jan.2007
Amigaworld.net (Website)
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Mailbox-Software: CNet Amiga Pro 5.10 available
Already since New Year's Eve Storm's Edge Technologies is offering the version 5.10a of the mailbox software CNet Amiga Pro. Sysops already using version 5.x can get the update free of charge.
Since the acquisition of the program from Todd H. Knight the version 5.10a is meant as the first update after more than ten years, Storm's Edge Technologies claims. However it doesn't offer new features, but it fixes a part of the bugs and security issues of version 5.07. (snx) (Translation: tz)
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