06.Oct.2001
Carsten Schröder (ANF)
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Magazine: AMIGA aktuell 10/2001 released
The October issue of AMIGA aktuell contains among other things
- an up-to-the-minute interview with AMIGA president Bill McEwen,
- many information regarding the Amiga emulators AmigaXL and Amithlon,
including a preview and several comments,
- a final word titled »Is the PowerPC nearing its end?«,
- a review of the IDE-SCSI adapter »HighPerTEC SCSIDE-BR2«,
- the first part of a workshop about shared filesystems,
- a preview of the space game »Descent: Freespace«,
and much more. AMIGA aktuell 10/2001 can be read online on our website or be
downloaded in HTMl or AmigaGuide format. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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06.Oct.2001
Dirk Baeyens
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Event: Amiga 2001 - website now online
The website of the Amiga 2001, that will be held on 17. and 18. November 2001 in Cologne in
the Mediapark 6 (KOMED), is now online under amiga-messe.de (title link). The complete exhibitors list will follow soon.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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06.Oct.2001
Mariusz Wloczysiak (email)
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Elbox: Warp3D running on Voodoo3, 4 and 5 in Mediator
Elbox Computer is humbly informing all the Amiga fans
that Warp3D Voodoo drivers for Mediator PCI busboards
are on the release now.
Warp3D drivers prepared by Hyperion Entertainment for
Mediator PCI busboards work flawlessly on PPC & 68k
processors with the following graphic cards:
- Voodoo3 2000/3000,
- Voodoo4 4500,
- Voodoo5 5500.
Warp3D Voodoo drivers are now included in the software
package bundled with all the Mediator PCI busboards.
For all the registered users of Mediator PCI busboards
Warp3D Voodoo drivers are available free of charge
directly and exclusively from Elbox Computer.
Update:
Because of the different comments we have contacted Hyperion and asked for an
official statement that was sent to us just now by
Hans-Jörg Frieden
via email.
Here the official comment of the Warp3D team:
First some facts:
- No member of the Warp3D team owns a Voodoo 4/5.
- We don't have any documentation about it.
- There were never talks about support for Voodoo 4/5. The drivers in their
current form, no matter whether for Prometheus, G-REX or Mediator, was
designed for a Voodoo3/Avenger and are functionally identical.
In general it can't be excluded that the Avenger driver works with other chips
of the Voodoo family. This includes the Banshee as well as the Napalm (VSA-100
of the V4/5). But it is out of question to take on support or guarantee for the
operation in any way. Should it really work (that couldn't be tested by now)
then it is pure chance. And it doesn't need to work with all existing boards or
revisions of the chips.
Should it come out that the drivers really work with the Napalm chips it
will probably count the same for the Prometheus as well as the G-REX busboards.
But: neither Hyperion Entertainment nor the Warp3D team can guarantee in any way
the operating of the drivers with any Napalm based graphics board. As far as we
are concerned we do only deliver support for Voodoo 3.
Ciao,
Hans-Joerg Frieden
Senior Software Developer, Hyperion Entertainment
Mail: Hans-JoergF@hyperion-software.de
Web: http://www.hyperion-entertainment.com
(ps)
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06.Oct.2001
Michael Burkhard (email)
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Michael Burkhardt: Farewell to Hof
Michael Burkhardt, known to many Amiga users by his company IOM Messefilme
and the Amiga controlled video wall on exhibitions, wrote:
»
Dear friends,
now it is official: I change from my lackluster
autonomy to an employment.
Already on Monday I'll move to Berlin 300 km from here,
take a furnished apartment and work for the D.A.V.I.D. GmbH from
Tuesday on.
This decision was a hard step for me and required a great effort.
Especially the last months when a management consultant was helpfully by my
side showed that it would be much better to live and work in a real Media town.
But to move my company would never have been to put through. I never would have
taken this enormous risk. The more happy I was to have found a job now in
the media industry.
At the D.A.V.I.D. GmbH I'll ensure as project engineer planning, technical
support, and network installations for radio stations. This software house is
specialized in applications for radio broadcasting. More details about the company can be
found at www.david-gmbh.de.
I would like to thank all those who have helped me in my period of
autonomy. Of course the company IOM will continue to exist, but I
personally won't have the chance to deal with the management as
my new job requires 100% of my time.
Particularly during the beginning it will become very stressful and it likely will be
hard to contact me. Of course my e-mail address, my mobile phone number
(0171-3296371), and my ICQ will remain the same, but surely I won't be able to answer
immediately in the beginning, however.
In any case thanks to all people who always supported me in continuing
my company. Of course I'm at your disposal for questions during this weekend.
Best regards,
Michael Burkhardt
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Medientechnik
IOM Film- und Videoproduktion, Hof/Germany
D-95030 Hof/Saale * Kornhausacker 56
Phone Contact: +49-9281-767102
Fax Contact: +49-9281-767103
Web Contact: http://www.messefilme.de
Email: info@messefilme.de
ICQ: 40465741« (ps) (Translation: wk)
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06.Oct.2001
Cyborg (ANF)
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Instant Messenger: CIM Update for IP-NAT Version 1.04ext
CIM now also works when using an IP-NAT router. Besides that many GUI improvements
had been done. Data transfer is now possible.
CIM is a messaging utility developed by Marius 'Cyborg' Schwarz on the basis of
the small ICMP demo on the
ASP
(Amiga Security Page). PGP is already integrated.
MrMarco (www.highantdev.de) has
kindly made 'Traffic' available on his server. With this everything for a
network similar to ICQ is given. Everybody who wants can log in. The program has
been tested on several Amigas and runs stable. The installation is extremly
easy, so no installation script is needed.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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06.Oct.2001
Chip
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Chip: Exclusive: Radeon 8500 beats GeForce3 Ti/500
»ATI's Radeon 8500 is the high end competitor to Nvidia's
GeForce3 Titanium 500. With a chip clock of 275 MHz and a memory clock of
effective 550 MHz it offers powerful arguments.«
Full article (German) see title link. (cm) (Translation: wk)
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06.Oct.2001
Andre Geisler (ANF)
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Game: Payback PPC/W3D available
Payback PPC and the Warp3D version for 68k and PPC is available at Apex Designs
since today. In Payback the player is taking over the role of a young fleeing
driver and is trying to become a big gangster boss.
A new 68k version has been released, too. The following new features have been
added:
- PowerPC support
- Warp3D support
- Gouraud shading
- Rotating 3D mode
- You can now add custom textures to user maps
- Map preview added to rampage and multiplayer setup screens
- Fonts and in-game images are automatically scaled up at resolutions of
640x400 and above
- Finnish and Dutch language support
- Lots of minor bug fixes
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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06.Oct.2001
Gerrit Timmermann (ANF)
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Mailbox: Stardate-bbs temporarily not accessible via Internet
Because of massive DSL problems is the Stardate bbs (Amiga mailbox for
more than 10 years) for the time being not accessible via Internet.
All Pollboxes/Points may please move over to the modem/ISDN dial in.
The Telekom is working on the problem.
The popular Dynamite server stardate.2y.net is affected by this, too.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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06.Oct.2001
Jürgen A. Theiner (ANF)
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playamiga.de: new column
The October is here. As in every new month we have a new column, "Quo Vadis,
Amiga?". In the charts there have been not many changes as the participation
last month was relatively weak. Please participate as you have in the beginning.
THANK YOU.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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06.Oct.2001
Kilian Servais (ANF)
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Disk magazine: NoCover issue 91 released
As already announced last month many changes had taken place at APC & TCP. So is
the NC, that of course continues to be issued at the beginning of the month,
from now on available free of charge and the membership at the APC & TCP is
now free of charge, too. People who want to get the NC sent on a regular
basis via email just send an email to kilian@apc-tcp.de. Of course will the NC
from now on be uploaded onto the Aminet (docs/mags), so that the interested
ones can download the latest issue from there, too.
At the moment we're looking for users who want to collaborate on the NC - we're
always pleased about articles that can be submitted not only via email but also
via snailmail (Kilian Servais, Feldkampstr.78, 44625 Herne). The NC #92 will, by
the way, be released on the Aminet within the next 48 hours resp. can be ordered
via email. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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05.Oct.2001
Thomas Steiding (e-mail)
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e.p.i.c. interactive ports the Earth 2150 series to Mac and MorphOS!
e.p.i.c. interactive entertainment has signed a contract with Zuxxez
Entertainment (http://www.zuxxez.com) to bring 3D RTS series Earth 2150 to
the Macintosh. EARTH 2150: ESCAPE FROM THE BLUE PLANET will lead the way
and should be available for Mac gamers this winter. Sequels EARTH 2150: THE
MOON PROJECT and EARTH 2150: LOST SOULS will follow at a later date. More
information on EARTH 2150 can be found in the projects section. A
movie trailer will soon be available. Additional information on EARTH 2150
can also be found on the official Earth 2150 homepage.
A version for Pegasos/MorphOS will follow!
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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05.Oct.2001
László Török
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PalMooVId version 1.2 (demo) - AVI player for PalmOS
If you want to expand your Palm handheld with an AVI player you'll find a demo
version of PalMooVId at the title link. The program was written by László Török,
known to many Amiga users from his AVI player for Amiga. The program will be
shareware.
New in version 1.2:
ADDED OS version check (3.5 req)
FIXED some minor bugs
Download:
PalMooVIdDemo.zip
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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05.Oct.2001
KATO
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AMPlifier V2.32
AMPlifier is mainly a convenient player program for MP3 (MPEG) audio, but
it can also play a variety of 16 bit sound formats (AIFF, MAUD, WAV, RAW).
AMPlifier supports hardware-based MPEG audio decoders as well as software
decoding through mpega.library. The visual appearance can be adapted by the
user through so-called 'Skins' to suit her own preferences. Since the same
system as in WinAMP is used, thousands of complete skins are available.
AMPlifier now has features requested by users:
- ReAction user interface
- works with packed skins (.wsz)
- ID3v2 tag support improved
- two new ARexx commands
- direct input of URLs for MP3 streaming
- saving of MP3 streams to harddisk
Download: amplifier232.lha
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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05.Oct.2001
AROS
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AROS News: Mirror and IRC channel
If you find the main server of aros.org too slow, you can alternately bookmark
http://aros.planetmirror.com.
'4play' created an official AROS IRC channel on EFNet
which you can reach with /join #aros.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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05.Oct.2001
Mikey C. (ANF)
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Event: Exhibitors list of the 'World Of Amiga Southeast' Show
Start planning! There are only four weeks to go! On Saturday, 3rd
November 2001, Amiga Active will be sponsoring the World of Amiga South
East Show, to be held in Brentwood, Essex, UK, From 12:00pm till 5:00pm.
The World of Amiga Southeast show, Exhibitors list is finally here, and Amiga are coming!
Please note, the layout and exhibitors list on the WOAse website is incorrect, please refer to this
list for now. A correct hall layout and list will be posted sometime today at http://www.worldofamiga.com.
List of Exhibitors...
Space..............Company/Organisation
1-2................Kicksoft Ltd
3..................Pagan Games
4..................Huddersfield Amiga User Group
/Blackpool User Group
5..................TBA
6..................Amiga
7..................Cloanto
8-14...............Eyetech
15-16..............Fore-matt Home Computing
17.................100% Amiga Magazine
18.................South Essex Amiga Link
19.................Amiga North Thames
20.................Kickstart
21.................Amiga Support Association
22.................Elbox (SharkPPC Premiere)
23-24..............Mediator Support Team
25-27..............Virtual Programming/Amiga Active
Magazine (Show Sponsors)
28-30..............Weird Science
31-33..............Stellar Dreams
34.................Hyperion Games Arena
35.................Gloucestershire Amiga User Group
Sadly, Analogic are unable to attend due to commitments elsewhere.
On the positive side, Haage and Partner have confirmed their
attendance and may take the last unsold space.
Don't forget tickets can still be purchased in advance via our
website http://www.worldofamiga.com
and via telephone/mail order from Fore-Matt Home Computing on
+44 (0)8700 112234
Other important announcements about the show including information
on where to stay. will follow in due course.
World of Amiga Southeast is sponsored by
Amiga Active Magazine (ps) (Translation: rh)
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05.Oct.2001
Amigan Software
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Tool: Report+ Version 5.06
With Report+ by Amigan Software bug reports, Aminet readme files, autodocs and
similar reports can be easily created. The program is Freeware and supports
the GUI systems ReAction and GadTools.
Download: report.lha (426 KB)
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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05.Oct.2001
TheLegacy
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Game museum: TheLegacy news
An improved search engine was built into the website of the game museum for
C64, Amiga, Atari, PC and Schneider/Amstrad CPC which makes it very easy to
find certain game descriptions or screenshots.
An update with about 500 new games was put online on October 3rd, 2001 and
a rotating "Top 5" built into the start page which contains three different
themes. The data is created dynamically from the database.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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05.Oct.2001
WHDLoad
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Installer: New packages for WHDLoad (up to 04.10.2001)
Games which were made for disk use only can be installed to harddisk thanks
to WHDLoad. The following packages have been newly added or improved:
- 04.10.01 new: Golden Eagle (Loriciel) done by CFOU!
- 04.10.01 new: Cadaver Demo Level (Bitmap Brothers) done by JOTD
- 03.10.01 fixed: Operation Stealth (Delphine) needs less memory now
- 03.10.01 fixed: Dream Tripping (Digital) install script corrected (ReadMe,Image)
- 03.10.01 fixed: Shadow of the Beast 3 (Psygnosis) intro in PAL version fixed
- 03.10.01 new: Slightly Magic (Code Masters) done by Bored Seal
- 03.10.01 improved: Fire Force (ICE) support for CD³² version added
- 03.10.01 new: Crazy Cars (Titus) done by CFOU!
- 03.10.01 new: Ballistix (Psyclases/Reflexions) done by CFOU!
- 01.10.01 new: Wayne Gretzky Hockey (Betchesda SoftWorks) done by CFOU!
- 01.10.01 improved: Tetrix (Markus Olinger/CT-Verlag) supports another version and a small fix
- 01.10.01 improved: Run the Gauntlet (Ocean) supports another version
- 01.10.01 fixed: Quest of Agravain (Codemasters) small change
- 01.10.01 new: Knight Force (Titus) done by CFOU!
- 30.09.01 improved: Kult/Chamber Of The Sci-Mutant Priestess (Exxos/Infogrames) supports another version
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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05.Oct.2001
Japan Amiga User Group (ANF)
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Japan Amiga User group's homepage soon finished
Japan Amiga User Group's (JAUG's) homepage is soon finished. This website
offers "Japanese Amiga Profile & History", "Japanese Amiga Power User now",
"Japanese Amiga Newspaper", "Japanese Amiga books, videos & softwares",
"Japanese Amiga Business movements", "JAUG'S BBS" & a lot of others.
Here you can come to know all about Amiga status in Japan. (ps) (Translation: rh)
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05.Oct.2001
Tom Duin (ANF)
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Bindassigns 1.2 and RealPlayerInfo 1.0 at Amigaharry corner released
Bindassigns 1.2 and RealPlayerInfo 1.0 released at Amigaharry corner.
Bindassigns replaces "MakeDir"s and "Assign"s in Startup-Sequence. It can
also replace the "Assign"s in the User-Startup.
RealPlayerInfo 1.0 shows information about Real-Audio and Real-Video files.
Tom Duin alias amigaharry
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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04.Oct.2001
Gerd Frank (E-Mail)
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AmiATLAS 6 - Release planned for 15. November 2001 (Update)
Gerd Frank is being thinning an optimizing his 1.5 million of AmiATLAS code lines, and
whiping into shape 50 MB of map data, hotel guides and city guides. In all foresight
AmiATLAS6 would be finished for the Cologne show in November and available from the
booth of KDH and maybe from the booth of APC & TCP.
Changes since AmiATLAS5 (partial statement!).
- All of the previous additional maps included, now.
- Free updates (at least v3) until 30. June 2002, maybe even longer.
- Updated and extended data set.
- Extensive hotel guide, city guide, ....
- Extended rout calculation (brakes, traffic jam menace, ...).
- Functions speeded-up, some more than 30%.
- Menus and dock bar free configurable.
- GUI graphics (e.g. dock) easy to exchange.
- GUI and display optimized and extended.
- Phonetic search, e.g. for towns or street names.
- External data tools for AVON, post code, and car registration numbers (city code).
- External vehicle cost manager.
- OS3.5/3.9 Support
- Delivered on a coloured printed CD-RW in DVD-case with coloured cover.
- Price 109,- DM
Possible to be ordered from:
AmiATLAS Development Team
c/o Gerd Frank
Wölsauerhammer 51
D-95615 Marktredwitz
E-Mail: AmiATLAS@gmx.net
Or from the popular AMIGA stockists.
For more information it is vital to have a look at he website for the
prior version AmiATLAS5 at
http://software.freepage.de/iss,
but which is not topical!
Gerd Frank established a mailing list for bugreports, suggestions, and other
discussions all about AmiATLAS:
amiatlas@freelists.org. To register
to this list, please send an e-mail with subject subscribe to
amiatlas-request@freelists.org.
Update 05.10.2001:
Price statement changed. (ps) (Translation: mj)
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04.Oct.2001
dynAMIte
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Game: dynAMIte Version 1.8
Version 1.8 of the network / online game 'dynAMIte' was released. This game is
about a Bomberman clone.
Download:
dynAMIte_update.lha (154 KB) -
changes.txt
dynAMIte.lha (1,5 MB)
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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04.Oct.2001
AmigaOS XL
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H&P: AmigaOS XL FAQ now in English, too
The AmigaOS XL (FAQ)
now is online in English language, too. (ps) (Translation: mj)
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04.Oct.2001
Andreas Schaumlöffe
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Programmer for unready MUI Gnutella client wanted
'Gnutella' is a free program which is preeminently suited to share and exchange any desired
files (mp3, exe, mpeg, txt, jpg, etc.) with other users.
Until a short while ago Jay Cornwall was developing a Gnutella client for the
Amiga, but now released the sources to Aminet due to lack of time. Maybe this is the
way to find a programmer interested to finish this project. More information can be
found under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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04.Oct.2001
Steffen Nitz (E-Mail)
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New version of Regist II released
Version 0.7A of Regist II (title link) was released in the Aminet.
Regist II enables programmers to easily administrate and operate software
registrations.
Please send registrations, suggestions, and other feedback to:
Steffen.Nitz@t-online.de.
Changes in this version:
- Global-Prefs-Option for printer and text editor settings, etc..
- Local-Prefs-Option for the respective data field with the following options implemented:
- Editing of the entries list in the main window for a better overview of data field entries.
- Basic currency and number format for the fees taken can be given, which e.g. will be displayed
in the main window's title-bar.
- Currency list get's adjusted to the basic currency (currency conversion).
- Texts for the options of "Update", "Zugestellt" (delivered), and "Bezahlt" (payed)
(on or off) can be edited and entered.
- Compressing-program and the file viewer for the text files given under
"Sonstige Angaben" (other data) in the main window now can be given.
- Now a text file can be given under "Sonstige Angaben" (other data) and displayed with the
external file viewer.
- This text file can be loaded into or adapted to the input field under "Sonstige Angaben" (other data).
This text then can be edited using an external text editor given in the global settings.
- E-Mails and letters can be printed right after those were created.
- It is now possible to print entries using a self-created template.
- Reg.Nr. can be calculated, loaded from a file and the highest value can be calculated.
- Data filed loading up to 4 times faster!
- Entries can removed or deleted from the data field.
- New file samples "Aktuelles Datum" (current date), second and third address line
and for the text under "Sonstige Angabe" (other data) added.
- The program can be controlled by tooltypes (e.g. a data field can be given to automatically be
loaded when Regist II was launched).
- Progress bar when loading data fields is more precise.
- Other changes and optimizations.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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04.Oct.2001
Mariusz Wloczysiak (E-Mail)
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Elbox: PREMIERE: Fast Ethernet 100Mbps in Amiga
ELBOX COMPUTER is pleased to announce that from now onwards
Amiga computers equipped with MEDIATOR PCI offer the possibility
of using Fast Ethernet 100Mb/s network cards.
This has become possible with the FastEthernet.device SANA-II
driver developed by Elbox for the MEDIATOR PCI busboard series.
This driver enables using 100Mb/s cards based on RTL8139
chipsets in MEDIATOR PCI bus-boards.
Fast Ethernet driver is now included in the MEDIATOR MULTIMEDIA CD
collection. All the registered MM CD users are now receiving this
new driver free of charge.
Fast Ethernet RTL8139 card features:
- 10Mb/s and 100Mb/s operations
- Support for 10Mb/s and 100Mb/s N-way Auto-negotiation operation
- Half/Full duplex capability
- Support for Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x)
- 10/100Base-TX compliant
- PCI bus master data transfer capability
- Two large (2Kbyte) independent receive and transmit FIFOs
- Descriptor-based buffer management
- LED indicators for various network activity monitoring
MEDIATOR bus-boards are at present the only PCI solution for
Amiga computers with the exclusive support for:
- TV cards,
- Sound cards, and
- Fast Ethernet PCI cards.
(ps)
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04.Oct.2001
BTTR-Team
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Back to the Roots Amiga-News 233
We enjoyed the summer a bit, but now it's finally time
to update "Back to the Roots" (http://www.back2roots.org)
again - and this is another massive update!
With permission from "Reakktor Media" we can offer you
"Subtrade", a brilliant M.U.L.E. clone. Other new games
are e.g. Conquest of the Longbow, Zeppelin, Blastar,
Seek and Destroy, Zool 1+2 (HD), Banshee (HD) and many
more.
Then we added 20 AGA demos, 20 ECS demos, 40 PC demos,
50 Amiga game tunes, 100 demoscene tunes and 70 scene
pictures. A lot of stuff for you to download, isn't it?
(ps)
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04.Oct.2001
(ANF)
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Filesystem: SFS V 1.193 (Beta)
On 02. October 2001 Jörg Strohmayer has released version 1.193 of the
SmartFilesystem. New in this version:
- ACTION_FH_FROM_LOCK didn't return an error for directories,
fixed.
Download: SFS.lha (40 KB)
This is a beta version. Bugreports and runability confirmation can be send to
Jörg Strohmayer.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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04.Oct.2001
Patric Klöter (ANF)
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Commodore - Amiga: The devotee page has moved!
From today the Commodore-Amiga devotee page is available at the new
address http://www.commodore-amiga.de (title link)! Please, adjust your
bookmarks.
Beside of some optical changes the content was extended. Recently the rubric
"Spiele-Klassiker" (classic games) was added containing pictures and
comments of some classic Amiga games. I would be happy if you would
drop in on this site. ;-)
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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03.Oct.2001
Wojtek Kozlowski (E-Mail)
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Elbox: Mediator PCI 4000 Quick Installation Guide
The Elbox Computer Website has been updated.
The Mediator PCI 4000 Quick Installation Guide has been added
in Support - Product Manuals.
The manual illustrates installation of the Mediator PCI 4000
and PCI cards in Amiga 4000D in the E/BOX 4000 tower case
(aka Power Tower 4000).
To view the installation in html, click
here.
To download the pdf file manual, click
here.
(ps)
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03.Oct.2001
flextron (ANF)
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Overview of Amiga-Groups and Clubs
As many as possible Amiga-groups and clubs are supposed to be found here. We want to
report about the background of these groups and clubs. We especially want to focus on
information about club-subscription and number of members.
We also have forums where you can ask questions or write answers to different topics.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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03.Oct.2001
FORE-MATT Home Computing (ANF)
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New Amiga Online Superstore now open
A new Amiga Online Superstore has
just opened from FORE-MATT Home Computing.
Hundreds of products are now available to order from the website with many
hundreds still to be added. Featuring 128 Bit secure encryption when
ordering your desired Amiga items.
As well as our vast range of CD software
currently on the site, you will also be able to purchase hardware,
peripherals, books, magazines, and AmigaOne products as well as selected
Amiga retro classic titles. Many titles can be purchased at a lower price
than our catalogue or competitors price! FORE-MATT Home Computing is the
largest stockist of Amiga software in the UK and many of the titles to be
added will be exclusive to the Amiga Online Superstore.
Also, to celebrate
the opening, there will be FREE SHIPPING to anywhere in the world for all software
purchases made through the online ordering system and received by 14 October
2001.
(ps)
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03.Oct.2001
Ralph Reuchlein (ANF)
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Database: After a long time a new version of MUIbase published
After one year of a break of development there is a new version of MUIbase again
which is v1.6. MUIbase is a relationale database with several datatypes and trigger-functions.
The Amiga-magazine assesses MUIbase 1.2 on issue 11/99 with 87%.
The MUIbase-homepage has moved to http://www.muibase.de/
because amigaworld.com the provider till now do not work just fine. You can access the old site
over http://old.muibase.de/ but which will be not updated any
longer. Bit there you can still find old examples and some hints. On the new site download and
registration works as usually but if there should be displaying faults then please say it to me
because presently I have not an entirely working Amiga and I have no time for reinstalling.
Bugfixes, ARexx-support and transactions as you know of other databases have been added.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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03.Oct.2001
Michael Garlich (ANF)
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MotionStudio for MorphOS announced
Titan Computer announces MotionStudio which is a new videocut-software for MorphOS exclusively.
Some of the outstanding features are e.g. particle effects free to define which can be applied on
each b-w mask you like, 40 video effects, very intuitive GUI and much more.
On the website you can already watch a Quicktime-film where Motionstudio has worked on
a PowerPC G4 with 350Mhz.
(Translation: dr)
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03.Oct.2001
Horst Diebel (ANF)
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Society: Hard- and Software-Updates
- NEW PICTURES Chaos Engine 2 thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Aladdin thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Alien Breed thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Agony thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Ambermoon thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Anstoß thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES 1869 thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Backstage thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Zak McKracken thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Wet thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Virtual Ball Fighters thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Civilization thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Coloniization thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Cruise for a Corpse thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Defender of the Crown thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Fightin Spirit thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Foundation thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Foundation DC thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Foundation Gold thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Lionheart thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES Primal Rage thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
- NEW PICTURES PowerMonger thanks to Nico Barbat/Amiga Plus
The Big Book of Amiga hardware has been already updated on 30th of September.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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03.Oct.2001
Michael Asse (ANF)
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Wanted: AmigaFFE-Web-Updater
Michael Asse wrote:
Hello,
because presently I have limited access to the Internet I am looking for an updater for my website
concerning the AmigaFFE-project who might take care of updating the website.
Mainly you might have to do copy/paste tasks and not to take care of the design of the site or project itself.
I would send you mails which contain the site and the according changes as long as I got a better access to the Internet.
If anyone would be interested in it then simply send me a mail.
In addition to it I am still always looking for some interested people for the port of the game
Elite-The New Kind. I have an unfinished version here which
we might have to get to an end. Thanks a lot!
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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02.Oct.2001
T.o.T.
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Game: Tales of Tamar Amiga-Version V0.37R6
'Tales Of Tamar' is a round based internet game from Eternity Entertainment Software
available for all platforms.
With this version 0.37 R6 for Amiga you can see for the first time OnScreen
animations with full colour update. From now on one after another weapons and
buildings will be integrated into the following versions. Very pleasant from the
players. All animations are running even on a 68030 with AGA! Also on Amigas
with gfxboards now animations with changing colourpalette per frame are no problem.
A result of the extraordinary work of this Bindel :-).
The latest version of the Battle-Lost-Screen is added. It is another piece of fine
art from Dieter Zenteck.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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02.Oct.2001
Stefan Sommerfeld (ANF)
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Soundcard: New Repulse Toccata-Emulation
The latest version of the Toccata-Emulation for the Repulse soundcard is available.
Thanks to Christian Haldenwang who placed us a VLabMotion and a Toccata at our
disposal so we could fix some bugs. The Toccata-Emulation works now very fine with
MovieShop. So the Repulse is the perfect replacement for the Toccata.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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02.Oct.2001
Brad Webb (E-Mail)
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Newsletter: Amiga Update #010930 from Brad Webb
Brad Webb publishes monthly his newsletter 'Amiga Update', he informs you about the
most important events around the Amiga. Read the latest newsletter under the title
link.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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02.Oct.2001
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Events: AmigaMeeting 2001 in Lodz (Poland)
On October, 6th in Lodz, Poland, the AmigaMeeting 2001 will take place. The event is
held by the University of Lodz (Banacha Street 22). Some of the exhibitors:
- ELBOX Computer (Mediator, G3 Shark)
- MATAY (Prometheus and software from Hyperion)
- eFunzine (Amiga e-shop)
- X-Soft (e.g. the books "Amiga na Infostradzie [Amiga on
Infostrada], "Wordworth w praktyce" ["Wordworth in practice"]
- Fleecy Moss will visit the AmigaMeeting 2001, but this is not confirmed.
The Organizers:
- X-Soft
- Mathmatic Section of the University of Lodz
- Matay
Contact:
Tel.: ++48 42 630 50 42, 0600 483 029 (Mobil)
E-Mail: biuro@xsoft.w.pl
Travel route:
From PKP Lodz Kaliska or PKP Lodz Fabryczna Rail Station take the tramway 12 (look at
map)
All tickets (price: PLN 15 0 less than DM 10) will take place in a lottery. If you
wish to present your Amiga, contact the Organizers - you get free tickets.
(pp) (Translation: gf)
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02.Oct.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: Safe v17.1
Virus Help Denmark has released version 17.1 of the virus-detector 'Safe' of
Zbigniew Trzcionkowski. 'Safe' discovers viruses in the memory of the computer and
removes them if possible. Changes since the last version:
- changed all text output to PutStr(),
- added security mechanism that will react in case of xvs.library deactivation,
- fixed installer script to avoid crashing WinUAE and to really replace old file
with new one,
- added to package initial releases of my new AV tools which
prospectively become components of new anivirus called MILL. Check them out as they
already are functional. Please let me know how they work on your configurations.
Special thanks to Soenke Freitag for letting me continue and release his private
integrity checker!
Name: Safe v17.1
Archive name: Safe.lha
Archive size: 30.671 Bytes
Release date: 1. October 2001
Coder: Zbigniew Trzcionkowski
Download: Safe.lha (30 KB),
Readme
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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02.Oct.2001
Oliver Hummel (ANF)
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Emulator: Jagulator is open Source
With the Jagulator it is possible to emulate the Atari jaguar (the first 64-bit game
console of the world). Now the Jagulator was released as open Source. Maybe somebody
has time and joy to port the Jagulator for the Amiga.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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01.Oct.2001
WHDLoad
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Installer: New installers for WHDLoad
WHDLoad lets you install floppy-based games onto your harddisc. The following installers were added or updated.
- 30.09.01 improved: Kult/Chamber Of The Sci-Mutant Priestess (Exxos/Infogrames) supports another version
- 30.09.01 new: Winter Camp (Thalamus) done by Codetapper
- 30.09.01 new: Quest of Agravain (Codemasters) done by Codetapper
- 30.09.01 new: Ray Of Hope (Majic 12) done by Psygore (ReadMe,Image)
- 30.09.01 new: Barbarian 2/Axe of Rage (Palace SoftWare) done by CFOU!
- 30.09.01 new: Alien Breed 3D (Team 17) done by Psygore
- 30.09.01 improved: Trivial Pursuit (Domark) german version added
- 30.09.01 new: Purple Saturn Day (Exxos) done by CFOU!
- 30.09.01 improved: Drakkhen (Infogrames) some changes
- 30.09.01 fixed: Titan (Titus) AF removed
- 30.09.01 new: Plan 9 From Outer Space (Gremlin Graphics) done by CFOU!
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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01.Oct.2001
László Török
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PalMooVId Version 1.1 (Demo) - AVI-Player for PalmOS
If you want to watch AVI-files with your Palm-device there is a demoversion of PalMooVId available at the title link. The
program was developed by László Török, well known for his AVI-player for Amiga computers.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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01.Oct.2001
Maxworld
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Personal finance: Screenshots of HomeBank 1.9
HomeBank helps you to manage your personal finances as well as the monitor the costs of your car. There are
some screenschots of the new version available at the title link. This new version should be released in the first days
of October.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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01.Oct.2001
GeoWorld
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GeoWorld® Developer-Tool
André Beer and David McMinn are currently working on the finishing of GeoWorld-developer-tool. With this tool you are able
to change or extend the infos about countries or towns and international organizations. Data updates will still be released
in the future.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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01.Oct.2001
Oliver Roberts
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Datatype: WarpDTPrefs Version 44.6a
WarpDTPrefs lets you change the preferences of the datatypes by Oliver Roberts.
Download: WarpDTprefs.lha
(ps)
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01.Oct.2001
amiga.org
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Magazine: Amiga Information Online (AIO) #51
Issue number 51 of the online-magazine Amiga Information Online (AIO) is now available.
AIO use their own viewer, available for AmigaOS.
Download: AIOV51.LHA
(sd) (Translation: sk)
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01.Oct.2001
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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Eyetech Statement on AmigaOne/OS4
On the AmigaOne mailing list Alan Redhouse responds to requests regarding the AmigaOne / OS4.0 development
status and to reclamations regarding the long period of time without any new announcement.
>>The Eyetech timeline hasn't been updated for over a quarter (northern
hemisphere tm.) ;) and as I see it, we are, in a way, partners with
Eyetech and Amiga Inc. and so it would be courteous and helpful if they
could give us some kind of update on the situation. Delays if necessary
are fine (well, y'know what I mean) and I certainly don't want to add to
the pressures that Alan and Eyetech etc are already under, but I think it
would be reasonable to break the silence.
>Would giving you / anyone on this list / me more information affect how many
units they ship? Businesses aren't courteous because they're, well, because
they're businesses I guess.
It is about business, not about a lack of courteousness and, particularly,
the A1 project is not a reality TV show or soap opera.
This is a complex, specialist project that no large (sane?) company would
undertake for a small and diminishing market. The end result has to be
affordable, despite the small production runs so the whole development has
to be done under very tight cost control.
Of course in any complex project there are snags and solutions, holdups and
breakthroughs almost daily, many of which are outside our and our partners
control. However it is our collective jobs to sort them out professionally
and not to conduct our daily business lives as if we were on Big Brother,
Loft Story (or whatever its called in your country).
This is also made more difficult by us trying to be as open as possible
within the bounds of NDA's and the propensity of mailing lists to
rumourmonger. We have deliberately kept this list open, but the commercial
downside is that Bill Hoggett misses no opportunity to promote Amithlon and
knock the whole PPC concept, Paul Qureshi doesn't love Eyetech (for some
reason that I'm unclear about) and thinks Elbox's rumoured solution is best.
And we know Ralph Schmidt is in the list representing the interests of bplan
who are also intending to compete for the contents of Amigan's wallets. All
that means that we have to be even more aware of the misinterpretation of
any information that we put out.
Its also common and public knowledge (ie Bill said it in his St Louis
speech) that Amiga Inc are having difficulty raising their second round of
finance since the tech meltdown earlier this year. This has inevitably had
an effect on the level of resources that they have been able to put into the
A1/OS4.x project, and there has therefore had to be a reallocation of
financial and operational responsibilities within it across the other
partners. This all takes time (and money) to sort out and so, yes there have
been some delays. And it is obviously important to treat all the A1/OS4.0
work as a single project because it is clearly not feasible to sell the
hardware in advance of the OS being ready - all you get then is a very
expensive but not very functional paperweight.
However OS4.0 is now well under way and looks like it will make a November
release, but maybe not the 1st.
So why has there been silence?
- Everyone wants certainty in announcements, either to plan and be
reassured, or to snipe and start rumours. There is no point in making
announcements while negotiations are still proceeding and therefore some
aspects of the outcome are still uncertain.
- Amiga Inc has been on the verge (and still is) of obtaining a substantial
funding package for the past few months, which would clearly change the
resources available for the project substantially. We have all been hoping
to make a joint news announcement incorporating this and its effect on the
A1/OS4.x project.
- There are many individuals providing input to the project and they all
need to be consulted prior to making substantive announcements. In fact I'm
probably breaking my own code of conduct in this respect by posting this
note.
Ok thats not a lot, but its all this list is getting from me today. I hope
it helps.
Alan
PS Several people have commented that they think we have a monopoly
supply position with the A1 board. Well we do have the only PPC product that
will run OS4.0 (although we are pressing for OS4.0 to be released for the
Cyberstorm PPC as well), but that is because OS4.0 needs an existing Classic
Amiga chipset to run. In theory there would be nothing to stop someone (eg
bplan) designing a pci card with the classic chipset on and using it as the
basis of the classic compatibility on a CHRP-compatible board. But the
economics of doing this just don't add up, particularly when A1200's are
readily and cheaply available (the type - PAL or NTSC - doesn't matter) and
there would be a significant amount of additional work in porting/testing
OS4.0 to work on this new card. Given the small market size there is really
only scope for one A1-type product. If someone else had been mad enough to
decide to build one we would almost certainly have decided to drop out - so
there would still have been only a single product to choose from.
(ps)
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01.Oct.2001
Jürgen Haage (E-Mail)
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H&P answers questions about AmigaOS XL FAQ
As reported H&P made a German online FAQ about the
emulator AmigaOS XL available. After reading the FAQ I asked Jürgen Haage some questions concerning the point 30.
Following you will find the answers.
FAQ:
30. What about AmigaOS 4.0?
The development is managed by Amiga Inc.
Question to H&P:
AmigaOS 4.0 should be exhibited with the AmigaOne in November this year. Does the follwing sentence mean that H&P is not
currently working on AmigaOS 4.0 for AmigaOne?
Jürgen Haage:
As you may know the discussion started early this year. The first prototypes were planned for March. We planned the
development of our part of AmigaOS4 according to this date. The first presentation was expected for the St. Louis Show
in April...
But up until know we still have no hardware to develop for.
FAQ:
It is mainly a porting of AmigaOS 3.9 to PPC. Only some few new components are planned for this release. They are also
available for 68k and could be easyly used with Amithlon/AmigaXL. But this is a decision of Amiga Inc.
Question to H&P:
This means that it is only some political decision made by Amiga Inc. if OS4 will be available for Classic-Amigas?
Jürgen Haage:
There are some important assumptions to be able to make a political decision. I do not think that these assumptions are
available at the moment.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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30.Sep.2001
Thomas Igracki (ANF)
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Audio: cddb.library
With this library every programmer can integrate CDDB support in his/her
programs without knowledge of cddb protokols or tcp/ip.
CDDB is about a database of audio CDs from which one can draw title, track title, etc. of any
desired audio CD.
Download: cddb-lib.lzx
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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30.Sep.2001
Alexander Kurtz (ANF)
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Aminet: Initial beta version of the new amiNET.GUI
Alexander Kurtz wrote:
The amiNET.GUI is being reworked completely to be changed from a
static HTML site to a dynamic PHP script.
This will bring much advantages to the users.
Now I'm able to offer the dowload pages in several languages and can even add
more languages without any problem.
Moreover an automatic debriefing of the MOD (Message Of the Day) is
possible. So the user immediately will be informed about trojans or viruses,
if appear in the Aminet.
Before long it also will be possible to automatically let create a message on
the news page, if you upload using amiNET.GUI
Soon I will be able to offer an operative version of AULA.
An initial beta version of the new amiNET.GUI is online. This is far from
containing all of the functions, but already views the direction the
amiNET.GUI is going.
My ambition is to get the amiNET.GUI off beta status until the
Amiga meeting on 17. November 2001 in Bremen, Germany.
I would be very happy to learn about your opinion and/or suggestions,
cause the amiNET.GUI wasn't made for me only, but for you.
(sd)
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30.Sep.2001
AmigaArt
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Audio: Betas of AHI V5.17 and paula.audio V4.27
Martin Blom released beta version 5.17 of the 'ahi.device' for
PPC/68k, and beta version 4.27 of 'paula.audio'.
This release contains bugfixes for AmigaOS, MorphOS, and Amithlon.
Download shortcut: www.lysator.liu.se/~lcs/files/ahi/beta/
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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30.Sep.2001
Amiga-News.net (ANF)
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Ride agency to the show and other events
xandiy wrote:
Like all the other past years, again I offer a ride agency. This time
at Amiga-News.net (has nothing to do with amiga-news.de).
Me and other Amiga devotees would be happy about many offers and requests.
xandiy
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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30.Sep.2001
Amiga Future
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Amiga-Society: Software page extended, Schlachtfeld bugfix
The Amiga-Society website was updated.
New or extended articles were added to the software page, primarily by the help
of Nico Barbat, Falke Verlag (AMIGAplus).
The current archives for the strategy game
Schlachtfeld were missing
the sound files 6_24 to 6_28. On 30. September those missing sounds were included and
released on the
download page.
Download: Schlachtfeld2_V2.15.lzx (1613K)
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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30.Sep.2001
Amiga Future
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Event: AMIGA World 2001 on 17./18. November 2001 (update)
Amiga Future magazine on their website
report about the 'Amiga WORLD 2001' to take place on 17th and 18th November
2001 in the 'Mediapark 6' in Cologne. About 400 m² of exhibition space is
available there. The Falke Verlag is organizer of this fair.
Amiga Future established a
thread
on this show in their forum with topical news and discussions.
According to AMIGAplus magazine the following exhibitors
would attend this show:
- Amiga Inc.
- AMIGAplus
- Amiga Active
- Amiga Future
- APC&TCP
- bplan
- Cloanto
- COOLbits
- DCE
- Eternity
- e.p.i.c. interactive
- Haage & Partner
- Hyperion
- individual Computer
- KDH Datentechnik
- Matay
- Merlancia or Vesalia
(sd)
Update 01. October 2001:
From today, on the website for this Amiga show it is
mentioned that this show is called 'AMIGA 2001' and will take place in the KOMED in Cologne, Germany. (ps) (Translation: mj)
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30.Sep.2001
Oliver Förster (ANF)
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Music: Sid4 Amiga Beta V3.34
On 28. September 2001 Paul Heams has released a new beta version
of the SID-(C64-music-)player 'SID4Amiga'.
New is a 'Reverb' routine which makes it possible to add a bit atmosphere to
the good old pieces of C64-music.
Download: S4AB_334.lha
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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30.Sep.2001
Olaf Koebnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Interview with J. Jalkanen and full version of
Amiga Arena - Interview Project
Janne Jalkanen, developer of the image editing software "PPT" answered
the questions of the Amiga Arena and unveiled interesting stuff about
his future and the AmigaDE.
Amiga Arena - BladeHD
After many users weren't able to run the Amiga Arena version of the RPG game
"Blade" by Mark S., the final German version is available for exclusive donwload.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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30.Sep.2001
Soren Ladegaard (ANF)
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More C= Commodore TV-commercials
A 16 second videoclip (mpeg) showing "Commodore Amiga präsentiert -
Seaquest DSV" recorded from German RTL television is now available for
download at
The Commodore Billboard
in the "Commercials -> Amiga" section. Audio preview available too. (ps)
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30.Sep.2001
Tom,s Hardware Guide
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Tom's Hardware Guide: ATi Radeon 7500: Class for the mass
»ATi a bit precipitated made inroads into the editorial offices with
prototypes
of the Radeon 7500 and 8500. Now the final silicon was finished for the cheaper variant Radeon 7500
and it now is shipping to the vendors. Innately this board comes with dual monitor support and a
TV out connector.«
Complete article (German) see title link.
More articles about this subject:
Tom's Hardware Guide: GeForce3 Under Attack: ATi's Radeon 8500 Previewed
Tom's Hardware Guide: SMARTSHADER - Up The Pixel Shader Ladder
Tom's Hardware Guide: Matrox Launches The G550
Tom's Hardware Guide: More articles from the graphics boards field.
(cm) (Translation: mj)
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30.Sep.2001
Hard Tecs 4U
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Hard Tecs 4U: Prices for the new Athlon XP turned up
»Initial information about prices for the new Athlon XP turned up
at The Register.«
Complete article see title link. (cm)
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30.Sep.2001
Tom's Hardware Guide
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Tom's Hardware Guide: TFT prices still in downtrend
»Market investigators continue to expect TFT screen prices to tend downwards.
Near the end of 3Q01 prices for these handy displays will be about 20% cheaper than
early this year. The analyzers all in all expect twice as much devices to be sold in
2001 compared to sales of the previous year.«
Complete article (German) see title link. (cm) (Translation: mj)
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29.Sep.2001
Jens Henschel (ANF)
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AMIGAplus forum online again
Today at 14:30 h has the AMIGAplus forum gone online again. The bugs were
removed and the design got a revision. Enjoy posting!
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Sep.2001
Fr3dY's Amiga Web Page
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Tool: giFT V0.9.6
giFT V0.9.6 is a generic interface to FastTrack, the Peer-to-Peer
network that is used by Morpheus, KaZaA and Grokster for shared use of files.
Available for download are versions for 020, 040 and 060 CPUs as well as a
MorphOS version.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Sep.2001
programmed-excellence.de
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Genealogy program for Amiga in the works
Sven Dröge is working on a genealogy program for the Amiga.
The idea for this program came him when Sven looked at his father-in-law who
was doing some investigation about his family. That man entered personal data
into some software on the PC. The PC software owns an export function into the
GEDCOM format, the default data exchange format for family tree data. Sven
Dröge asked his father-in-law to open such a file for him, and he got
information about this format from the Internet.
As further investigation showed that such software doesn't exist for the Amiga,
the decision was made to program a genealogy program himself.
´Dynasty´ was born and the plan is to make Dynasty that
genealogy program for the AMIGA. You can read about already realized resp.
planned features under the title link. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Sep.2001
Volker Grabbe (email)
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Scanner calibration software ICS for AmigaOS 4?
Volker Grabbe has asked Wolf Faust, the programmer of the scanner calibration
software ICS, about the future development of this software.
With permission by Wolf Faust we release the questions and answers:
Volker Grabbe:
Good day, Mr. Faust, as I use on my A4K Scanquix 5, I'd like to ask you a
question. What about coming support of the AmigaOS 4.x from your side? May Amiga
Inc. possibly have approached you because of your product to be integrated into
the OS?
Wolf Faust:
No. AmigaOS 4 is at least for me rather far away. Neither was I asked about it.
And even if so, right now there's simply a lack of time for something like this.
And even if there would be time there had to be something happening financially
to view OS 4 as development platform. In the end the investments into OS 4
have to pay back sometime. Many of the developments here in the last time are
extremly expensive and would almost be not financeable even in the best of Amiga
times.
Volker Grabbe:
I didn't want to embarrass you with my questions yet I am curious about the
future.
Wolf Faust:
Quite clear: there'll be only developments that aren't Amiga specific. But Amiga
users make profit of the expensive developments for PC/Mac. It would be
inconceivable for example to realize the coming offer for transparency units only
for Amiga users. The investments alone for the machine/working time are
running into the hundreds of thousands.
But when I look at the little number of accesses by Amiga users to my website etc. I'm beginning to doubt that even this makes still sense in the long
run.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Sep.2001
Stefan Blixth (email)
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OnyxSoft: Cathedral v1.1 and updates
New Program : Cathedral (version 1.1)
Information : - This is a program made to create
really *phat* reverb effects on
audio samples.
- Included engines :
* 68020 (w/o FPU)
* 68040 (FPU)
* PPC-WarpOS
* PPC-PowerUP
Use your PPC to create "phat"
echo-effects very quikcly :-)
----
New version : DECH (version 1.4)
Information : - It can now be used for other
compilers than AmigaE!
- It's possible to save 5 different
pre-defined command-lines for
your five favourite compilers.
- Plus other useful changes.
---
New version : TheMPegEncGUI (version 2.08)
Information : - Added a settable delay between
the encoding of files in the list
to let the filesystem save it's
directory structure to prevent
eventual loss of finished mp3's
in case of a crash.
- Added some modes for Lame.
----
And if you have some minutes over, please fill
in our little survey at:
http://www.onyxsoft.nu/survey.html (ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Sep.2001
Werner Lange (email)
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HCS Lange: no calls possible until 1.10.2001 (Update)
As the Amiga repair company HCS Lange has moved recently it cannot be contacted via
phone because of the switching of the telephone number. From 02.10.2001 on
should the line work again.
HCS Lange
AMIGA & COMMODORE SERVICE
32756 Detmold
Phone and Fax 05231 - 34530
Update 30.09.2001:
HCS Lange is available via email. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Sep.2001
Florian Rehnisch (ANF)
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Discussion about deleting of news:de.comp.sys.amiga.archive
On news:de.admin.news.groups they are discussing at the moment the deleting of
the newsgroup de.comp.sys.amiga.archive.
The newsgroup was used for releasing announcements and archive lists of
mailboxes and FTP sites, but is for some time now only used for daily upload
statistics of the Aminet. The proponent of the process (Simon Paqet) is thinking
that this can't be the meaning of a newsgroup that is distributed worldwide via
many news servers.
(Title link: 1.RfD via Google-Groups)
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Sep.2001
Michael Göken (ANF)
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Event: pictures of and report about the Amclust meeting
Michael 'MCP' Göken wrote:
The second Amclust meeting 2001 was again a full success.
The Amclust and the AC Osnabrück met last weekend.
On this occasion were many interesting views exchanged regarding the present situation of
the Amiga market and its loyal users.
As highlight Thomas Dellert presented his PCI-Board 'GREX'.
All were very impressed by the new hardware, only the price is set a little bit
too high in many users' opinion.
In addition has our Guido Mersmann introduced his keyboard adapter which
offers really many features, for example hardware password protection,
multimedia keys, computer on/off, etc..
For this exists a superb software that is also already available on Aminet. On
interest email to Geit@gmx.de.
Apart from that people had been working for three days with the Amigas.
We've taken some snapshots of this event (see title link).
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Sep.2001
Achim Stegemann (ANF)
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Digital Almanac III - news
Good news for all users of and people interested in Digital Almanac III. After
the sales of the astronomy software had to be stopped because of defective
hardware it can go on again. There's hardware again, so the development and the sales of the CD-ROMs can restart.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Sep.2001
Tao Group
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Tao Group: Tao Strengthens Wireless Java
Reading, England, September 27, 2001 -- Tao Group today announces it has acquired additional intellectual property software rights from ASCII Corporation in Japan to further strengthen its 'intent JavaTM Technology Edition' software suite.
The Tao Java product, compliant with industry standards and Sun Microsystems-branded, has been developed over five years and is already being installed into an array of products including digital cameras, phones, pda's, digital televisions, set top boxes, personal computers and web tablets. The various specifications supported by the intent JTE are compact and robust, and run real world content many times faster than any alternative.
Dr. Paddy Byers, Chief Technology Officer of Tao said: "Emphasis on the development of Tao's product has always been on enabling Java technology-based services that the operators and manufacturers must be able to deliver to the consumer to support their economic models. The agreement with ASCII makes our story stronger than ever."
Francis Charig, Tao's Chairman, commented: "This is an excellent acquisition for Tao as we consolidate the technology on the intent media stack for both wireless and wired devices. Our Java product is part of a comprehensive multimedia, language independent solution which is uniquely helping companies take compelling and differentiated products to market both quickly and at low cost."
The conclusion of the ASCII Agreement is the first of several key announcements by Tao in the wireless space over the coming months.
The complete press release can be found following the title link.
(ps)
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28.Sep.2001
Markus Pohlmann (ANF)
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New role-playing game for Classic Amigas in the works
Project Crashsite - that'll be the name of the new role-playing game for
Classic Amigas which is currently still under development. The role-playing
game in the science fiction genre will require a CD-ROM, 68040 (minimum)
and a graphics card.
Here an excerpt from the description:
»Mankind has reached for the stars and colonized a planet system.
Far away from Sol, Future II develops into a self-sufficient economy system with
own government. Not only has this government plans for Future II but the
Sol government also. The third in the trio is McJevl, the space flight company
who made the settling and terraforming possible. McJevl has plans too, and
gets a big chance to make them reality.
Here enters the player as member of the Future Security Corps, the system-internal
police. With a team consisting of up to six characters, law and order must be
preserved in Future II. A difficult task which gets even harder as a meteor
hits one of the planets and an eye-witness of the event is being murdered before
the eyes of the Future Security Corps.
Investigations lead to the fact that this is not the only death ...«
Up-to-date information on the game development are now available at
projektcrashsite.de.
If you want to get a first impression of what the Classic Amiga is in for
you should surf by.
Comments, suggestions and critics are welcome. (ps) (Translation: rh)
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28.Sep.2001
AudioLabs
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Audiosoftware: ProStationAudio compatible with G-Rex PCI bus boards
ProStationAudio is compatible with G-Rex PCI busboards by DCE and Terratec
PCI audio boards. Frank Mariak, DCE's software designer of drivers for
the G-Rex, confirms that drivers they just made for the 128i and 512i
Terratec models have passed preliminary tests for analog I/O with
ProStationAudio. Drivers for the 512i are being extended with S/P-DIF
support.
G-Rex makers and AudioLabs are actively cooperating to provide the best
compatibility between this new PCI busboard and ProStationAudio (a big
thank you to Frank for his continued and accurate work).
The G-Rex PCI busboard, available in two models for the A4000 and A1200
is a solution developed specifically for owners of P5/DCE CyberStorm and
Blizzard PPC and/or 68K CPU cards. The G-Rex 4000D replaces the stock
A4000 backplane, offering slots for PCI and Zorro cards. ProStationAudio
takes advantage as well of PCI graphic cards installed on the G-Rex.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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28.Sep.2001
dynAMIteXXL
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Game: dynAMIteXXL version 1.7a
dynAMIteXXL version 1.7a, a Bomberman clone, is available for download.
dynAMIte requires from this version on the identify.library V13.
This update contains many changes which are listed in the
changes text.
Download: dynAMIte.lha -
dynAMIte.readme
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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28.Sep.2001
Grzegorz Kraszewski (ANF)
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Software update for Prometheus
Matay has released small software upgrade for Prometheus - Zorro III to
PCI bridge. It consists of new version of SANA-II driver for Ethernet
cards based on RTL8029 chip, and small graphical network traffic monitor
called NetMeter. These can be downloaded from
Prometheus support page.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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28.Sep.2001
Amarpreet Singh Munde (ANF)
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Datatype: DocDatatypes V40.22
Amarpreet Singh Munde has released an update of DocDatatypes.
DocDatatypes is a set of datatype classes for documents. The list of
supported formats include: MS-Word (Windows, Mac, OS2), RTF, WordPerfect,
Write, MS-Works, AmiPro, WordStar, WordStar 2000, Pocket Word, Quill,
XyWrite III, Psion Word, Psion TextEd, Palm DB TEXt Doc (pdbdoc), First
Word Plus, Mac Write and Mac Text.
New for this version (40.22) is the support of writing Compressed Palm Docs
and the fixing of the Mac Write, Mac Text, Mac TeachText and WordPerfect 4
descriptors. Also all datatypes have had some speed improvements and memory
optimisations.
There is also the latest version of FindFile in the archive. A new fast,
easy to use file finder application that offers search by name, size, date,
and even file type.
Also, in association with Amiga Arena, DocDatatypes Lite is available for
registration at a reduced fee for those who do not require support of all
the exotic formats.
Available to download only from http://go.to/docdatatypes
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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28.Sep.2001
AmiBench
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AmiBench celebrates 4th birthday
Mark 'tecno' Wilson, maintainer of AmiBench, the website for international
and free ads, celebrates the fourth birthday of the website with a quiz.
Happy birthday.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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28.Sep.2001
AmiDog
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AmiDog: AMP PPC-Movieplayer V2.04
Mathias "AmiDog" Roslund has made available version 2.04 of his movie player
'AMP' for PPC for download. AMP is a shareware program which can currently
play the following multimedia formats:
- MPEG1/2 video with sound (optional)
- MP2/MP3 audio streams
- FLI/FLC
- AC3 streams
Changes since AMP v2.03:
- Optimized the AC3 decoder, it's about 50% faster now.
- Added LORES option that will decode the MPEG at 1/4 of the original size (i.e. half width and half height). This is about twice as fast depending on bitrate and resolution.
- Fixed some bad init in the MPEGV decoder, should remove the jerky playback at startup.
- Fixed AC3 sync bug causing it to not work at all. Also, pausing may have caused any kind of strange effects.
- Made the subtitle decoder handle LORES as well.
- Fixed the "PPC Alignment Exception" problem.
- GUI: Replaced Gray with Mode and added options for Gray/Color with/without Lores.
Download: AMP204.lha
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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28.Sep.2001
Golem (M. Lunk by e-mail)
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Golem: Vim 6.0 - new version of the free Vi editor clone
»New version offers many new functions
More than one year after the first alpha release, the finished version of the editor
Vim 6.0 (Vi Improved) sees the light of day. The free
Vi clone is still almost 100% compatible with the almost legendary Unix editor "Vi"
but offers many extensions and is tailor-made for the needs of programmers.«
Full German article at the title link.
Update:
Download Amiga version: Mirror Oldenburg (ps) (Translation: rh)
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28.Sep.2001
Bernd Roesch (ANF)
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Emulator: WinUAE version 0.8.17r2
WinUAE, the Amiga emulator for Win95, Win98, WinME, Win2K and WinXP, has been
released in version 0.8.17 Release 2 (JIT version). At the title link you'll
find a detailed listing of the improvements and changes.
Download: WinUAE0817R2.exe
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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27.Sep.2001
Golem
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Golem: Corel still with profits
»Profit and sales declining
In 3Q01 Corel gained sales of 34.2 millions USD which is slightly less than
the 36.4 millions USD of last year and the 36 millions USD of 2Q01.
Profit was at 500,000 USD or 0.01 USD per share.«
Complete article see title link (German).
Another message about this subject:
The Register: Corel makes money shock!
(cm) (Translation: mj)
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27.Sep.2001
Ralph Ewers (ANF)
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Hardware: Water cooling for Cyberstorm-PPC
A do-it-yourself project which might be of special interest for overclockers,
since water is known to cool better than air does. This is said to run
trouble-free up to know - at this time the author has in mind to utilize
a peltier element together with the water cooling.
Even if one would not try this himself, it is vital to take a look at
the picture of this reconstructed CSPPC on the page - somehow fascinating :-).
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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27.Sep.2001
CyberGraphX Homepage
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CyberGraphX Homepage: Visionary site established
Since early September the official
CyberGraphX homepage is being regularly
update again, after a small time-out, and the readers are provided with
interesting information all about CyberGrahpX. At the title link you will
find the newly established sub-site 'Visionary' with many screenshots
of Workbenches running Visionary.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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27.Sep.2001
Thomas Wolf (ANF)
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AmigaKult: Graphic artist wanted!
AmigaKult is wanting one or more graphic artist/s to create small logos and pictures
for the AmigaKult homepage. If you are interested, please send a sample of
your skills to Thomas.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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27.Sep.2001
Mariusz Wloczysiak (E-Mail)
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Elbox approves software
Elbox Computer is pleased to announce formulation of
its new policy aimed at ensuring total compatibility
of software written for Mediator PCI busboards by
external developers with hardware and software designed
and produced by Elbox.
Medication by Richard Brooklyn is the first program for
Mediator to obtain the status of "Approved by ELBOX."
The "Approved by ELBOX" seal means that ELBOX
guarantees this program to be fully compatible with
Elbox hardware and software.
Medication is a tool for every Mediator user. It
allows configuring all the PCI cards installed in the
Mediator busboard in one easy-to-use MUI based GUI.
Medication allows configuring all of the supported
PCI boards installed in Mediator. It enables setting of:
tooltypes in the Picasso96 graphic system, graphic card
parameters, AHI preferences and sound card settings,
TV card settings and control over parameters of the
screen displayed by the TV card.
See the screenshots of the Medication program:
http://www.geocities.com/richardbrooklyn/
More info about the Medication program:
http://www.amiga-mediator.co.uk/medication/medication.shtml
(ps)
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27.Sep.2001
Markus Schmidt (ANF)
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Update of the ICQ user list
Due to other projects Markus Schmidt had less time to intensively care for the ICQ
user list. Hence a lot of registrations retained of which the number of 26 now have
been entered to the list. Six new post code sections were added by this. The number of
20 entries remaining will be entered to the list during the following days.
Markus Schmidt: "By this I ask anybody, who might already have been missing his/her
entry, to apologize and for a little understanding! The list is being maintained by me
only and by hand, which sometimes leads to a longer delay before the next update.
In the future I'll try to prevent longer queue times."
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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27.Sep.2001
Oliver Does (ANF)
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Vesalia: Blizzard-PPC changeover project
Due to great demand for G-REX 1200 boards Vesalia Computer starts one-time and
time limited changeover project for Blizzard PPC with 68040/25 to 68050/50.
Prices contain changeover cost including flashROM update and of course the 68060 CPU.
This offer is also valid for defective Blizzard PPC boards, but doesn't include
cost of repair (time and material). More information under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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27.Sep.2001
Christian Rosentreter (ANF)
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Picture sequence "Commodore Amiga" released
Photo session with an 'old girl-friend'; the model is about an Amiga 4000D
built into a BigTower. As a homage to the community keeping this system
alive since eight years Christian Rosentreter released an arty picture
sequence. More information and the pictures are to find under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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26.Sep.2001
WHDLoad
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Installer: New pakets for WHDLoad (until 25.09.2001)
Games which are only made for floppy discs can now be installed on harddrive with the help of WHDLoad. The following pakets have been added or updated:
- 25.09.01 new: Heimdall 2 (Core Design) done by CFOU!
- 25.09.01 new: Dream Tripping (Digital) done by Psygore (ReadMe, Image)
- 25.09.01 improved: Defender Of The Crown (Cinemaware) small fix
- 24.09.01 new: Tetrix (Markus Olinger/CT-Verlag) done by Codetapper
- 24.09.01 new: Copper Master (Angels) done by Galahad (ReadMe, Image)
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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26.Sep.2001
Amigan Software
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Amigan Software-Updates: WormWars V6.81 and Report+ V5.05
At Amigan Software there are updated versions of the game
WormWars (V6.81) and of the tool Report+ (V5.05).
Download:
wormwars.lha (734 KB)
report.lha (420 KB)
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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26.Sep.2001
AudioLabs
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Audio software: ProStationAudio version 4.20
Version 4.20 of the audio software 'ProStationAudio' has been published. The new version supports all ALPS-plugins. The update will be sent to registered users.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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26.Sep.2001
Dirk Baeyens (E-Mail)
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Amiga.org: Opinion poll for the most popular browser
In the right menu of the Amiga.org-mainsite you will find an opinion poll which asks you for your most popular browser.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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26.Sep.2001
Haage&Partner
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H&P website with new layout
H&P writes:
From today on the new newssite is online. After some experiments with colours and the formation of the head-, bottom- and news area the current layout has been created. As the dominating colour you will find a dark red with white characters - based on the traditional Amiga-colours. On the right border the information column has been placed again. There are messages which besides the current news in the middle will have a staying importance. Up to now only the newssite has been renewed but the rest will follow little by little.
The startpage of our Internet performance
www.haage-partner.de or
www.haage-partner.com
has been also refreshed thus you can access on the current topics in a better way.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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26.Sep.2001
Fr3dY's Amiga Web Page
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Email-program: Anubis V1.0.2
Anubis is an
anonymous mailsender which supports WinGate, encrypted TSL/SSL, anonymous remailing, news posting and much more. You can download the program as MorphOS-version, too.
Download: anubis.lha -
anubis-mos.lha
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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26.Sep.2001
Markus Lunk (E-Mail)
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Blittersoft sold to Virtual Programming Ltd. (update)
Blittersoft has been bought out by Virtual Programming Ltd. As a result,
VP will assume all rights to the product range owned or distributed by
Blittersoft, as well as carrying other Amiga products. VP will be
supporting both the Classic Amiga and new Amiga markets. All existing
Blittersoft customers will be supported by VP and further development
will continue.
Update 29. September 2001:
At Amiga Flame you can find
an extended article
regarding this subject.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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26.Sep.2001
Bob Scharp (E-Mail)
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Event: No more Amiga-shows in St. Louis
Since 1994 Bob and Diana Scharp have organized a great Amigashow in St. Louis and have spent much of their spare time for it. Now they decided to adopt a child which of course will have supreme priority and which lead to the decision of organizing no more shows. Now please read the complete article:
P.O. Box 672
Bridgeton, MO 63044
http://www.amiga-stl.com
bscharp@icon-stl.net
Fellow Amigans,
Over the years, Amigan-St. Louis, (Bob & Diana Scharp), have
brought you many years of Amiga fun and edification. Namely
the Amiga shows we hosted in St. Louis, MO. U.S.A. Since
early 1994, we have been involved with providing the Amiga
community with some of the best Amiga shows ever put on.
Eventually we formed our own company, Amigan-St. Louis, to
run these shows as they got too big to handle with just
volunteers.
We have had many famous people and groups attend, exhibit,
and showcase their products at our events. Some notable
guests include a few Astronauts - Steve Nagel and Linda Godwin,
a singing and dancing group - ANNEX, some celebrities - all of
the various Amiga owners, presidents, staff. Notables such
as Petro Tyschtschenko, Mitch Stone of Boycott Micro$oft,
radio host Jim Singler, plus too many famous Amigans to
mention.
We have not only hosted shows, but held banquets that have
become famous by themselves. Who would ever forget the
reintroduction of Amiga with Gateway, or even better with
Bill McEwen. Then there was the ROAST of Petro Tyschtschenko.
We celebrated Petro's many years of service to the Amiga
community and his retirement the day of the banquet at our
show Amiga2001. That will live in our hearts for many years.
Unfortunately, we cannot continue the shows for now. There
will be no Amiga 2002© show, sponsored by us. The good news,
is the reason why.
Diana and I are adopting a child. Our lives will be even
busier than usual this year and next, so we will have to
pass the torch, at least for awhile, to others. Although
we are not ruling out the possibility of a future show
sponsored by us, we just can't possibly do any for now.
We hope you will understand. We hope you will keep the
Amiga in your hearts. Hey, we hope to see some of you at
other shows and events. Maybe we will be able to bring
our newest Amigan with us.
So for now, we bid farewell to the show side of our
business, but please consider purchasing some of our latest
products from our company.
"Petro ROAST tape"*.................... only $ 15 + $ 5 s&h
"Amiga Antenna balls".................. only $ 3 + $ 1 s&h
"Amiga Coffee Mug (no.2)............... only $ 12 + $ 5 s&h
"Other Bounce-back video tapes......... see web site
* Petro ROAST tape will be available in a few weeks.
For other products, see our web page.
Mail your orders to:
Amigan-St. Louis
PO Box 672
Bridgeton, MO 63044
Please make checks payable to Amigan-St. Louis, in U.S. funds.
Postal Money orders are also accepted. No credit cards or
pay pal.
You can also visit our web site for details, at:
http://www.amiga-stl.com
As a final note on Amiga shows in the U.S., I understand that
Kermit Woodall of Nova Design is putting one together for the
east coast. It is supposed to be held the last weekend of March 2002.
For information, keep an eye on amiga.org and other news sites.
It has been a great pleasure working with many of you, and
showcasing the Amiga and it's capabilities. I wish all of you
great success, and we hope to see you all again.
Best Regards,
Bob & Diana Scharp (ps) (Translation: dr)
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25.Sep.2001
Richard Körber (ANF)
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Tool: Identify-Update with AmigaXL-Support
The Identify-package is now available in version 13.0. New is the AmigaXL support.
The library does not only convert Guru- and Zorroboard IDs into a readable format, it
also displays several data about the used system. Added tools like ListExp are very
useful to create bugreports. Identify can be used by Assembler, C, Basic, Pascal, E,
and ARexx and from the Installer.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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25.Sep.2001
Jörg Brenner (ANF)
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Lexsite: Update of Hardware-Website
Today the Amiga-Hardware-Website is updated. New released on the Lexsite are
following expansions:
- Kupke Golem Turbo 1000 (Turboboard for A1000)
- DCE SX 32 Pro (CD32-Turboboard and general expansion)
- Commodore CDTV
- AmiTrix SCSI-TV (SCSI-Controller for CDTV)
- Breitfeld AccessX 500 & 2000 (IDE-Controller)
- California Access Malibu (SCSI-Controller for Zorro II)
- Commodore A570 (CD-ROM-Drive)
- Expansion Systems DataFlyer 500 Express (SCSI-/IDE-Controller for A500)
- GVP Impact A2000 (Series I) (SCSI-Controller for Zorro II)
- HK-Computer Vector SCSI (SCSI-Controller for Zorro II)
- Mainhattan Data Paradox (SCSI-Adaptor)
- M.A.S.T. Tiny Tiger (SCSI-Adaptor)
- Protar A500 HD (SCSI-Controller)
- Roctec RocHard (IDE-Controller for A500)
- Combitec S-RAM (Memoryexpansion for A500)
- CP-Computer CP500 Plus/Vario 3 (Memoryexpansion for A500+)
- CP-Computer MegiChip (ChipRAM-Expansion)
- DKB Mem 1200 (Memoryexpansion for A1200)
- Intelligent Memory Pro-RAM (Memoryexpansion for A500)
- MacroSystem Multi Mega Box (Meoryexpansion for A500)
- RBW RAM Fighter 2000 (Memoryexpansion for Zorro II)
- W.A.W. 2MB ChipRAM Adaptor
- W.A.W. BigRAM 25 (Memoryexpansion for A500)
- W.A.W. BigRAM 30 (Memoryexpansion for A500+)
Also added are photos and/or gallery pictures for 15 expansions, more details here.
Many Thanks to all who gave material for the Lexsite. The website will be continued
so we are still looking for supplements and pictures (especially about the latest
expansions). (ps) (Translation: gf)
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25.Sep.2001
Markus Nerding (E-Mail)
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H&P: AmigaOS XL Roadshow
H&P will present LIVE the AmigaOS-XL on several events, because you can not imagine
the increase of performance if you have not seen it with your own eyes. Here are the
first dates:
- 20.-21. October 2001: Pianeta 2001, Empoli, Italy, Info
- 3. November 2001: World Of Amiga 2001, Brentwood, Essex, UK. Info
- 17. November 2001: Amiga-User-Club Bremen (Germany)
More informations and dates will follow. (ps) (Translation: gf)
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25.Sep.2001
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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AmigaFire: Pagan Games releases first AmigaDE game
On AmigaFire.com the first AmigaDE game from Pagan Games
(Earth 2140, Dafel:Bloodline) including Screenshots is presented. "It is based upon
the principle of gravity is described best with `Tetris meets Pool - in Space'"
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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25.Sep.2001
mp3Play homepage (ANF)
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mp3Play v1.2 released
Carl Svensson has released a new version of the minimalistic MPEGA GUI,
mp3Play. The new version 1.2 contains a bugfix which removes the problems
with playing files with spaces in their names. mp3Play now handles spaces
in file names just fine, and furthermore it remembers the last visited
directory between loading files.
(ps)
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24.Sep.2001
DCE (ANF)
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DCE: VISIONARY Software for GREX 1200/ 4000 and BT 878 WINTV
Visionary is some kind of a remote control with a modern graphical interface. It gives access to the wide range of
possibilities of the Visual Reality System. With it you can use modern TV/Video PCI-devices with the interface you prefer.
Visionary is made of modules. It supports a greate variety of chips and tuners. Support for new devices is easy to implement.
Topicaly Visionary supports the following chips and tuners:
- BT878
- BT879
- BT848
- Conexant Fusion 878a
- Conexant Fusion 879
- Microtune Tuner
- Philips Tuner
Visionary is not only easy to use but also skinable. You are not only able to watch TV on your Workebnch, Visionary also offers
a cool way to do it. Additional information is available at the title link.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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24.Sep.2001
Oliver Roberts
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Datatype: Update of Warp-Datatypes by Oliver Roberts
Oliver Roberts released updated versions of the following datatypes:
- WarpJPEG.datatype 44.24 - 24.9.2001 - Freeware -
JFIF-JPEG picture datatype (68k,PPC/WarpOS,PPC/MorphOS)
- WarpPNG.datatype 44.20 - 24.9.2001 - Freeware -
PNG picture datatype (68k,PPC/WarpOS,PPC/MorphOS)
- WarpTIFF.datatype 44.4 - 24.9.2001 - Freeware -
TIFF picture datatype (68k,PPC/WarpOS,PPC/MorphOS)
- WarpBMP.datatype 44.5 - 24.9.2001 - Freeware -
BMP picture datatype (68k,PPC/WarpOS,PPC/MorphOS)
- WarpPSD.datatype 44.2 - 24.9.2001 - Freeware -
Adobe Photoshop® picture datatype (68k,PPC/WarpOS,PPC/MorphOS)
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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24.Sep.2001
Da Sixk Port Page
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Tool: MySQL Simple Query Tool MySQT_0.1a
MySQL Simple Query Tool is an utility that will let you to do queries to
a MySQL database with an MUI Gui. MySQT is actually an early alpha version.
That means, it has been programmed like some Kro$oft software and will
only let you to do "SELECT" queries on small tables. Yes, I have not
implemented dynamical memory allocation yet, but this will come.
Before starting MySQT don't forget to edit icon tooltypes to fit your
database access.
Download: MySQT_0.1a.lzx
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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24.Sep.2001
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Sebastian Jedruszkiewicz
There is an interview with Sebastian Jedruszkiewicz, developer of Frogger/Softcinema, available at
Amiga Arena.
(ps)
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24.Sep.2001
Matthijs Schonewille (ANF)
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Website against terrorism - Stop this madness
Hi, I am an ex-Amiga owner. Today I use linux. I know my message has
nothing to do with computers, but I hope you'll visit my website anyway.
It is a website against terrorism. Please visit it and sign the list.
Thank you.
I am still looking for a German translation. If you can help, please
contact Matthijs Schonewille.
(ps)
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24.Sep.2001
Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)
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Amiga Future: Interview with Back to the Roots
Today, on the Amiga Future homepage a German
interview
with the Back to the Roots team was
released. 'Back to the Roots' is a popular, extended and legal site to find
authorized commercial Amiga software for free download on. An English translation
of the interview will follow, soon.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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24.Sep.2001
WHDLoad / Peter The Rat (ANF)
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Installer: WHDLoad Version 14.5 and new packets (until 23.09.2001)
Thanks to WHDLoad floppy-disk-only games can be installed to harddisk. Yesterday,
version 14.5 was released and furthermore the following packets were added or
updated:
- 23.09.01 new: Beneath A Steel Sky (Virtual Theatre/Virgin) done by JOTD
- 23.09.01 new: Titan (Titus) done by CFOU!
- 23.09.01 New WHDLoad V14.5, some fixes and changes
- 22.09.01 new: Neuromancer (Interplay) done by JOTD
- 22.09.01 improved: Elfmania (Terramarque/Renegade) misc changes
- 22.09.01 new: Blade Warrior (Jason Kingsley/Image Works) done by CFOU!
- 21.09.01 new: Into the Eagle's Nest (Pandora) done by Bored Seal
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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23.Sep.2001
Thomas Wolf (ANF)
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Amigakult established own IRC channel
Thomas Wolf wrote:
Today, the IRC channel for the amigakult.de homepage was established.
'<<< pSYCHo of mOODs >>>' agreed to take the task of
the full time channel operator.
Server: irc.d-t-net.de
Channel: #amigakult
We hope for active participation and wish you much fun.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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23.Sep.2001
Amiga Future
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Database: MySQT V0.1a
Alpha version 0.1a of the MySQL GUI (MUI) 'MySQT' was released. The 'MySQL Simple Query Tool'
in this early alpha version offers the possibility to make SELECT requests from smaller
tables via GUI. The limitation for smaller tables follows from the fact that this early alpha version
still has no dynamic memory management.
It is required to enter your database's access data to the tooltypes before start.
Download: MySQT_0.1a.lzx (alpha version)
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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23.Sep.2001
Sebastian Bauer (ANF)
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Mailer: SimpleMail Alpha V0.11
A new alpha version of SimpleMail was released. New features:
- UIDL Pop3 command supported to not download mails twice.
- Start time improved.
- Bugfixes.
Download: simplemail.lha (233K)
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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23.Sep.2001
irc.openprojects.net (ANF)
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IRC: An Amiga #channel about the future....
Hello people!
Since there just was advertising for #diehard, I would like to show
an alternative:
At irc.openproject.org there is a young channel (#amiga) that is said to be
about Ami-OpenSource (AmigaDE). For the time being there isn't much up. Some don't
have an Amiga anymore, some are Amiga Inc. employees, some develop similar projects
coming from the Amiga world, some are active for the current Amiga scene or are people like
you and me.
So, who feels like dropping in is heartily invented.
Meta-server: irc.openprojects.net
Channel : #amiga
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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23.Sep.2001
Soren Ladegaard (ANF)
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History: Amiga 1000 TV commercial
The Commodore
Billboard celebrates its 1-year birthday with an update that includes
a 30 seconds Amiga 1000 TV-commercial not previously available on the
internet.
The new update includes:
- New Amiga1000 TV-commercial. Very rare!
- Three Brochures Not Aimed At Customers - Dealers Only!
- Two German Amiga Brochures!
- One German Vic20 Advert!
- Five Italian Commodore Adverts!
- Eight Danish Commodore Brochures!
- Eight Danish Amiga Brochures!
- One Italian PC Advert! New Italian Section!
- Five Danish PC Brochures!
- Tons Of New Stuff In The Miscellaneous Section!
(sd)
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23.Sep.2001
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena News: CDBoot; Schatztruhe products wanted
Amiga Arena - Full Version
With permission of Thomas Kessler, developer of CDBoot, and Richard Small
(distribution by Schatztruhe) the Amiga Arena makes possible the release of
'CDBoot'.
You can start almost any CD32 game on an A1200/4000 using 'CDBoot'. Following
a short extract from the list of games tested.
(More information are to find on the CDBoot disk.)
- Arabian Nights - Krisalis - ECS
- Banshee - Core Design - AGA
- Benefactor - Digital Illusions/Psygnosis - AGA
- Brian the Lion - Psygnosis - AGA
- Fire And Ice - GraftGold - AGA
- Gunship 2000 - Microprose - AGA
- Impossible Mission 2025 - Microprose - AGA
- Microcosm - Psygnosis - AGA; unfortunately runs with an PCMCIA CD drive only
- Rise of the Robots - Mirage - AGA
- RoadKill - Vision - AGA
- Superfrog - Team 17 - AGA
- Super Stardust - Team 17 - AGA
- Tower Assault & Alien Breed II - Team 17 - AGA
Note:
Of course Schatztruhe will not offer any support for 'CDBoot', anymore.
Special thank to Thomas K. and Richard S. for their permission.
Amiga Arena - Appeal
The Amiga Arena is looking for other software from 'Schatztruhe'.
Shareware and lowcost product field. Users still owning products
from Schatztruhe might contact
the Amiga Arena .
Developers wanting to share their software as well as contact persons also are
wanted.
Many thanks!
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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23.Sep.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Amiga Arena: Game 'Alibaba' wanted
Olaf Köbnik, Amiga Arena,
has got permission to release the game 'Alibaba' on his website, but up to
now wasn't able to find any full version of this game. If anybody could
help him searching, please write to
olaf.koebnik@online-club.de. (sd) (Translation: mj)
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23.Sep.2001
AmigaArt
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Eyetech: Information about the AmigaOne
Alan Redhouse, Eyetech, posted some
statements
about the AmigaOne regarding AmigaOS 4.0 and the boot sequence on the
AmigaOne mailing list.
«1. OS4.0 is based on OS3.9 which does need 3.1 ROMs
2. Backwards engineering/testing for OS3.0 compatibility would
add weeks onto the already late OS4.0
3. Of course some of this stuff can be put in flashrom/hard disk but
this would require a hugh effort in retesting/linking bits of code from
various sources adding further to the cost/delay of OS4.0.
4. As I have said several times before on this list the boot sequence
for the A1/OS4.0 is:
PPC boots from flash ROM & initialises A1 main board, including
any A1 graphics and any available A1 board boot devices (HD,
CDROM, SCSI, USB, etc. drivers) PPC loads 68K emulator from flash rom and
executes an emulator reset Emulator executes A1200 boot sequence which
looks round for boot devices (A1200 HD, FD, PCMCIA & A1 HD, CDROM, SCSI,
USB etc) Emulator boots OS4.0 from the highest priority boot device.
5. From OS4.2 the bootstrap loader (& main drivers) will be in the
A1 flash ROM and the 68k emulator will only look on the A1 board for
boot devices (inc USB floppies, CDROM's etc etc)
Hope this helps
Alan" - Eyetech»
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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23.Sep.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Library: vapor_toolkit V15.8
On 22. September 2001 version 15.8 of the 'vapor_toolkit.library' was
released. This version fixes a bug which could cause the computer to crash,
if several applications were started simultaneously.
Download: vapor_toolkit_158.lzx (19K)
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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23.Sep.2001
Horst Diebel (ANF)
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Amiga-Society: Several updates
Again, there are some updates to the Amiga-Society:
- General: Link lists extended.
- Software: Some entries added.
- Schlachtfeld: First internal alpha version.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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23.Sep.2001
Thomas Wolf (ANF)
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amigakult.de: Special price project AmIRC
Thomas Wolf wrote:
Amigakult for all of it's registered users makes possible a special price
for the current version of AmIRC. If there would be 50 purchasers, a 20% cut in
price would be possible. To avail this offer you just have to register
and then follow the instructions on the start page.
I'm hoping for active interest and wish you fun!
Thomas Wolf
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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23.Sep.2001
Ralph H. (ANF)
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Role-Game: Pernangband V5.0.1
Version 5.0.1 of the role-game 'Pernangband' was released.
This is about a 'NetHack' like role-game playing in a Tolkien
world, while this variant especially regards to the Pern novels by
Anne McCaffrey and bases on Zangband v2.2.0.
This Angband variant - like many others - still is being compiled for the Amiga.
(Also see: http://thangorodrim.angband.org/)
Download: pernangband-501-ami.lha
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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23.Sep.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Event: Pianeta Amiga 2001
From October 21st to 23rd, 2001, the fifth Amiga trade show 'Pianeta Amiga 2001'
will take place in Empoli (Palazzo delle Esposizioni) in Italy. The show will
begin on Saturday at 10:00 AM and will be closed at 6:00 PM local time, while on Sunday
the doors will be oppened from 9:00 AM, already.
Both Italian and foreign hardware and software developers will attend the show as
exhibitors. Admission charge is 10,000Lit.
Empoli is a town in the middle of the beautiful Tuscan to lie in between of popular towns,
like Pisa, Siena, and Florence.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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23.Sep.2001
Trizt (ANF)
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A real Amiga IRC channel for real Amiga users
Amiga Users!
- Tired of going to channels on net after net searching for
some real amiga users who use real AMIGAs?
- Tired of being in channels where there seems to be an
ongoing linux or windows chat?
- Tired of being ragged on by clone owners who think your
silly to be on amiga still?
- Feel like trying a channel where amiga is the only topic
and there is talk about everything from amiga hardware to
software?
- Does the thought of an amiga emulator bother you?
- There is such a place, it's called #DIEHARD and its on
arcnet! Feel free to stop in,and be sure your using your
amiga!
If you answer yes to the above questions, then maybe this is
the channel for you. It was created by amiga users for amiga
users who were tired of emulator, windows and linux being
talked about in so called amiga channels.
Below are some popular servers to get there:
de.arcnet.vapor.com
ch.arcnet.vapor.com
se.arcnet.vapor.com
uk.arcnet.vapor.com
us.arcnet.vapor.com
(ps)
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23.Sep.2001
Matthias Münch (ANF)
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English translator wanted
For our digiboosterpro.de site we are wanting a translator (German to English),
HTML knowledge required. If you want to help us, please contact
Matthias Münch. (ps) (Translation: mj)
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22.Sep.2001
Jan Andersen (email)
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Virus Help Denmark: Safe version 17.0
Of the virus detector 'Safe' has version 17.0 been released. Here the details:
Name: Safe v17.0
Archive name: Safe.lha
Archive size: 21.110 bytes
Release date: 22. September 2001
Programmer: Zbigniew Trzcionkowski
News in v17.0:
- fixed PatchWork hit at EasyRequest()
- added another security mechanism that should be able to
detect actions of packet based stealth engines.
Thanks to Jan Andersen (for HANF).
- signed the most important stuff with PGP.
My pubkey will be on VHT-DK/VHT-CA sites,
but as for the first time it is also in bonus directory.
Thanks to Charlene McNulty for idea, help, and especially for
the DiskMaster menus.
- My new Aminet uploader is Jan Andersen.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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22.Sep.2001
Kultpower.de (ANF)
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Kultpower.de - server move and new AmigaJoker reviews
Kultpower.de is now placed on a much bigger server (resp. in
a bigger package at the provider), this should solve the problems with shortage
of webspace and restricted data transfer for a longer period of time.
Therefore can all review articles, that will be released from now on,
be made available in better quality (less compression).
There are also at once 22 new AmigaJoker reviews taken from the issues
9-12/1991: Abandoned Places, Apidya, Battle Isle, Blues Brothers,
Bundesliga Manager Professional, Cruise for a Corpse, Die Kathedrale,
Eye of the Beholder, Gunboat, Hunter, James Pond 2, Kings Quest 5,
Knights of the Sky, Life and Death, Lotus Turbo Challenge 2, Magic
Pockets, Manchester United Europe, Mega lo Mania, R-Type 2, Silent
Service 2, The Return of Medusa, Thunderhawk, Utopia. With these there are now
already 79 AmigaJoker reviews of Amiga classics.
Besides that you can now find in the AmigaJoker database for every game a direct
link to the details of the game at the games museum "The Legacy".
For all fans of non Amiga classics there are new PowerPlay reviews taken from
the issues 11/94 and 1/95:
Colonization (MS-DOS), CreatureShock (MS-DOS CD-ROM), DawnPatrol
(MS-DOS CD-ROM), Earthsiege (MS-DOS), Ecstatica (MS-DOS), HellonEarth
(MS-DOS), IronAssault (MS-DOS CD-ROM), KingsQuest7 (Windows CD-ROM),
Lemmings3 (MS-DOS), Lollypop (MS-DOS), MasterofMagic (MS-DOS), PoliceQuest4
(MS-DOS CD-ROM), SystemShock (MS-DOS), U.S.NavyFighter (MS-DOS CD-ROM),
UnderaKillingMoon (MS-DOS CD-ROM), Warcraft (MS-DOS CD-ROM).
The complete number of Powerplay reviews is now grown to tidy 349.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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22.Sep.2001
#ac.de (ANF)
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Logo competition of AC-Deutschland in final round
The Amiga-Club Deutschland e.V. i.Gr. thanks all the senders for their logo creations for the new Germany wide
Amiga club.
The meanwhile more than 20 members
were very happy about the good participation and would be even more pleased
with a similar great interest in the public voting.
Everbody (those not being members, too) may vote for his/her favorite creation
and so contribute his/her share to the look of the AC-DE. We would be pleased if
one or another would give reasons for his/her decision in the discussion forum.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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21.Sep.2001
AudioLabs
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Music: ProStationAudio Millenium
September 2001: ProStationAudio Millenium, T8 and Remix compatible
with SoundBlaster PCI boards.
ProStationAudio is successfully working with Creative's SoundBlaster PCI
boards installed on Mediator busboards, under AmigaOS.
The software has just passed tests at an audio production
facility, under daily working conditions. The test setup
includes a Mediator PCI busboard, SoundBlaster 128 PCI, and
VooDoo graphic card for displaying the ultra-hi-res PSA GUI.
Mediator 1200 PCI busboard
Audio hardware is accessed via AHI, drivers for additional
Creative's models are due soon (SoundBlaster Live! to start
with) by the busboard makers.
Elbox, makers of Mediator, confirm also that the PCI busboard
supports installing two PCI graphic cards. ProStationAudio
can take advantage of two display cards (and two monitors)
for increased productivity. This feature, already supported
for Zorro graphic cards, is now available also for PCI
boards.
ProStationAudio is the reference audio editing/mastering
software for AmigaOS. With this new developemnt on PCI
hardware the range of supported hardware now includes:
- Draco
- Amiga with one or two CPU, up to two graphic cards, two
monitors and any AHI-compatible audio card or stock audio
chip. Graphic and audio cards can be on Zorro or PCI busses.
ProStationAudio supports also non-AHI pro cards such as the
SoundStagePro DSP and provides direct access to NewTek Flyer,
Sunrize Studio16 and Digidesign SD audio files, beside standard
Amiga, Apple, Windows and Unix audio files includig MP3.
Informations on other PCI busboard options, such as the G-Rex
specific for PPC accelerators owners, will be published as
soon as audio drivers will be released by hardware makers.
ProStationAudio is fully hardware independent and will work
with any audio board, PCI or Zorro, provided AHI drivers are
available from hardware vendors.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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21.Sep.2001
Andreas Falkenhahn (e-mail)
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CD32 Games Install Kit v4.5 released
The CD32 Games Install Kit v4.5 was just released on
the Airsoft Softwair homepage (title link).
This is the first public version of the program since
version 3.9. Until now, versions 4.0 to 4.5 were only
available for owners of the The Best Of Airsoft Softwair
Gold Edition but now the InstallKit is available as
Shareware again. The demo version can be downloaded from
the Airsoft Softwair homepage.
Since version 3.9 many things have been changed:
For example there is now a MUI GUI, the stability of Install2001
was increased and much more games are supported now, for
example Simon the Sorcerer with talkie soundtrack. Also
the integrated emulator which runs games straight from
the CD was greatly improved. Additionally the InstallKit
can now be ordered by credit card through RegNet. And finally
there is now an own section on the Airsoft Softwair homepage
which covers information about the program (in the products section).
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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21.Sep.2001
Heise [Newsticker]
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Heise: Gilmore fears ban of strong crypto software
The co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF),
John Gilmore, fears that cryptography software
may be banned in the USA because of the terror attacks and calls on people to mirror
American cryptography software on foreign servers.
German Heise article at the title link.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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21.Sep.2001
Spiegel online
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Spiegel: Q33NY
Like probably many others I have just received a private mail which
points out something truly macabre: if you open a new document in Microsoft
Word, enter the alleged flight number of one of the machines which were
steered into the World Trade Center, Q33NY, and set font 'Windings'
in size 48, something incredible could be seen. I have made some investigation
on the web and found an interesting German article by 'Spiegel online'
which you can read at the title link. The flight number Q33NY is wrong,
and it is no hidden message but black demagogy.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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21.Sep.2001
Anu Seilonen (ANF)
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Saku 2001 - Cloanto's speech and webcam in Aminet
The speech of Cloanto's Michael Battilana at Saku 2001 and Saku 2001
webcam animation are now available from Aminet:
saku2001.mpg (10 MB) -
saku2001cam.mpg (5 MB)
For more info, photo report and Fleecy's greetings read this
english summary.
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20.Sep.2001
Matthias Münch (ANF)
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DigiBoosterPro Community starting survey
Matthias Münch wrote:
The DigiBoosterPro community page is starting a topical survey, today, to
learn how much are interested in DigiBoosterPro being further developed. This survey has
a 30 days duration. We then will analyze the data and contact the developers.
Thus I ask for your active participation.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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20.Sep.2001
Matay
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Matay: Network card driver for RTL 8029 version 0.22
Version 0.22 of the driver for the chip based network card RTL8029
is available at the download section of the Prometheus support page.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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20.Sep.2001
Amiga.org
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Errorwear: Guru Meditation (Amiga) T-Shirt available
The Amiga Guru Meditation t-shirt announced
by Errorwear is available now and can be ordered under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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20.Sep.2001
Amiga.org
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Amiga.org: New winnings for demo competition
As already reported
the English news service Amiga.org is organizing a demo competition for
the AmigaDE with categories for 64k and 4k demos.
Amiga Inc. is giving away some merchandising
products like the Amiga watch, mouse pads, coffee cups, and hats for this competition.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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20.Sep.2001
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - new packets (until 20.09.01)
Thanks to WHDLoad floppy-disk-only games can be installed to harddisk. The following packets
have been added or updated:
- 20.09.01 new: Road Kill (Vision) done by JOTD
- 20.09.01 new: Chuckie Egg 2 (Pick and Choose) done by Codetapper
- 20.09.01 new: Chuckie Egg (Pick and Choose) done by Codetapper
- 19.09.01 improved: Maniac Mansion (Lucasfilm) supports another version
- 19.09.01 improved: Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis (LucasFilms Games) supports another version
- 19.09.01 new: Eswat (U.S.Gold) done by CFOU!
- 19.09.01 improved: Perihelion (Psygnosis) misc changes
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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20.Sep.2001
Frogger
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MPEG: Frogger in Russian and with new Argue-GUI
Sebastian Jedruszkiewicz is offering for download a Russian translation of the Frogger.guide on
his website, now. Furthermore the Argue-GUI was updated.
This MPEG player supports playing of MPEG-1/2 videos with MPEG layer I, II, and III as well as
AC3 audio formats. The program is available in versions (1.66) for PowerUp, WOS, and 68k, while
audio output is disabled for the 68k version due to a bug which could not be located, up to now.
A version with audio output will be released after this bug was fixed. Als the MorphOS version
was almost finished.
Download of the different versions is possible via
frogger.rules.pl and
highantdev.de/frogger.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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20.Sep.2001
Amigan Software
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Tool: Report+ Version 5.04
With Reoprt+ by Amigan Software bugreports, Aminet readme files, autodocs, and
similar can be created easily. The program is freeware and supports the GUI systems
ReAction and GadTools.
Download: report.lha (376 KB)
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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20.Sep.2001
Fr3dY's Amiga Web Page
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Fr3dY's Software: Ixemul Libs V48.2 and more updates
- 20/September/2001: Updated Ixemul Libs to v48.2
- 19/September/2001: Added Anubis v1.0.1
- 19/September/2001: Added /var/tmp to IxEnv (tip by Jean Holzammer)
- 18/September/2001: Updated SoX to v12.17.2
- 13/September/2001: Updated wvWare to v0.6.7
(ps)
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20.Sep.2001
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Radoslav Marusa
Radoslav Marusa, developer from the "Ablaze Entertainment" team and known by
games like "Strangers" (distributor Vulcan Software) and a realtime strategy game
for ClickBOOM as well as the program "ACommander2" for the AmigaDE SDK answered
questions of the Amiga Arena. Ablaze
Entertainment is developing for the AmigaDE SDK only, at the time being. Read the
interview at the title link.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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20.Sep.2001
Thomas Nosutta (ANF)
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ACBB: ComBär pictures online
From now on pictures from the ComBär are available at the web-gallery.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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20.Sep.2001
Anu Seilonen (ANF)
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Saku 2001 Pictures and Fleecy's Greetings Online
Following the tradition of the Finnish Amiga Users Group's Saku events,
Saku 2001 generated a lot of material in the form of pictures, sounds
and text, which is now available online. All material, including Fleecy's
letter to Saku 2001, can be found via the official page of the Saku 2001
event at http://saku.amigafin.org/saku2001.
(ps)
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19.Sep.2001
Mariusz Wloczysiak (email)
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Elbox: Mediator Multimedia CD update 1.04
Elbox Computer has made available the MM CD 1.04
upgrade today for registered Mediator Multimedia CD users.
The update removes a bug, which led to incorrect
settings for the Sound Blaster PCI128 playback frequency.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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19.Sep.2001
Markus Nerding (email)
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H&P: news about AmigaOS XL
Markus Nerding (H&P) wrote:
Discussion forums
19. Sept. 2001: with the beginning of this week we created two discussion forums
at Yahoogroups. First you have to register at Yahoogroups (groups.yahoo.com or groups.yahoo.de) and than subscribe to the
group. The subscribing is only possible via groups.yahoo.com (just enter there
amigaxl or amithlon in the search field) because the national access doesn't know
these groups. A real stupid error of Yahoogroups.
Important hint: we recommend to discuss all questions in the group amigaxl as
most of the people certainly can't know which emulator they'll use. More
comprehensive instructions will follow tomorrow.
The dealing with the questions runs at full speed.
19. Sept. 2001: We are right now dealing with the countless questions that were
asked. Using these we'll create further texts regarding the products
Amithlon/AmigaXL to make the advantages and limitations more apparent. Please
give us 1-2 days time for this ;-)
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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19.Sep.2001
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - new packages (till 18.09.01)
Games that are thought to run only from disks can be installed to hard
disk thanks to WHDLoad. The following packages were added or updated:
- 18.09.01 improved: Control (Oxygene) better performance
- 18.09.01 new: Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (LucasFilm Games) done by JOTD
- 18.09.01 new: Demons Are Forever (D.O.C.) done by Psygore (ReadMe,Image)
- 18.09.01 new: Tune Disk 1 (Concept) done by Psygore (ReadMe,Image)
- 18.09.01 new: Hardcore (Anarchy) done by Psygore (ReadMe,Image)
- 18.09.01 new: Super Cauldron (Titus) done by CFOU!
- 18.09.01 new: Quik (Stywos/Titus) done by CFOU!
- 18.09.01 new: Maupiti Island (Lankhor) done by CFOU!
- 18.09.01 new: Kult (Exxos) done by CFOU!
- 18.09.01 new: Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (tyne Soft) done by CFOU!
- 17.09.01 improved: Zak Mc Kracken (Lucasfilm) supports another version
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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19.Sep.2001
GoldED / Czech Amiga News
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Discussion forum for GoldED
A discussion forum has been created for visitors of this site to share
comments and opinions with other users of our software. On occasion of
opening the forum, the first week's visitors will get a 50% rabate on
all prices in our shop (while stock lasts). To claim your discount,
log-in to the forum and register your e-mail address during the
process.
(ps)
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19.Sep.2001
AROS
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AROS status: 76,62 % finished and 6,68 % in the works
The development of AROS steadily continues. Right now, already 76,62 % finished
and 6,68 % in the works. This means 16,7 % work still to be done. AROS is an
Open Source reimplementation of the AmigaOS 3.1.
Next to the source code executable versions for Linux/i386, Linux/m68k,
FreeBSD/i386 and the standalone version for IBM compatible PCs have been
released. On the AROS main site you can find
further details regarding this project.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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19.Sep.2001
Mario Cattaneo (ANF)
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MagicMenu searching new home
Mario Cattaneo wrote:
Olaf Barthel, the actual programer of MagicMenu, is leaving. Unfortunately
he hasn't enough time anymore for the project as other works take too much time
(e.g. the programming on AmigaOS 3.9...). For this reason Olaf has sent me all
sources of MM with the request to find a successor. So, everybody with interest
to continue the project may send me his/her application. ;-) This week there'll
be an update to version 2.31. This will probably be the last update done by
Olaf. Further information should follow soon on www.magicmenu.de (title link).
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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19.Sep.2001
ANN
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ANN reactivated
Christian Kemp, the maintainer of Amiga Network News (ANN), is working on
version 3 of the scripts for ANN and had therefore stopped the possibility to post
news at short notice. As the new scripts now do demand more time than supposed
first this function has been reactivated.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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19.Sep.2001
AmiBench
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AmiBench will soon be aged four
AmiBench, the refuge for small advertisments in the Amiga section,
can soon celebrate its fourth birthday. For this reason there'll be a birthday
quiz where among other presents Photogenics, the known image processor for
various platforms, will be raffled.
Besides that, Mark ´tecno´ Wilson, the maintainer of AmiBench,
bannounces that Neil Caunt will support him in the task of managing the site by
doing the daily work.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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19.Sep.2001
ALiENDESiGN
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ALiENDESiGN: CD read errors
Some CDs, that were delivered with the Repulse Gold soundcard, have read errors.
Affected are CDs that were delivered with Repulse Gold soundcards with a serial
number between 51-32-2-0000 and 51-32-2-0069. We will exchange these CDs.
Should you have such a CD then please contact ALiENDESiGN.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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19.Sep.2001
WinUAE Homepage (ANF)
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Emulator: WinUAE 0.8.17 release 1
Since yesterday is in download area of the WinUAE
homepage the WinUAE 0.8.17 release 1 available.
Changes made in version WinUAE 0.8.17 release 1:
- FIXED: Various AGA and chipset-related fixes. (Bernd#1, Toni Wilen)
- FIXED: .GZ support in floppy dialog doesn't cause corruption. (Timothy)
- FIXED: Updated sprite-collision logic which fixes Leander, Archon 1 and 2,
Menace, etc. (Toni)
- FIXED: Updated disk-emulation code, for higher compatability. Also now
supports .fdi and high-density .adf images. (Toni, Adil Temel)
- FIXED: 60Hz support in Dynablaster and BC Kid (Toni Wilen)
- FIXED: BSD-Socket emulation is mostly working, although bugs still exist.
(Bernd#3)
- FIXED: Picasso96 screens smaller than their display-mode would have crap
in their left-hand-border if you grabbed the screen's title-bar and
moved the screen to the right.
- FIXED: Updated copy of rtg.library, including more patches. (Bernd#3)
- FIXED: You can set the WinUAE resolution in full-screen to whatever you
desire. Especially useful so that you set your full-screen size to
match your desktop size, and it will prevent all your desktop icons
from moving around after exitting WinUAE. (me, Georg)
- FIXED: Stupid sound_channels=0 stuff in config-files works properly.
- FIXED: Stupid gfx_center_xxx=yes/no stuff in config-files works properly.
- FIXED: Selecting an item in the Hard Drives page of the GUI and then
moving its position in the list now leaves the item highlighted.
- FIXED: Detect OS version early, and inform the user appropriately instead
of crashing. Windows NT is no longer a supported OS for WinUAE.
- FIXED: Various little off-by-one pixel errors in the GUI.
- FIXED: MIDI in/out lists in the Ports page of GUI were behaving strangely.
- FIXED: Floppy-disc emulation change to allow Shadow of the Beast Trainer
to work. (Toni Wilen)
- FIXED: Small change in MIDI support so that closing MIDI and then
reopening it will work properly. (Bernd Roesch)
- FIXED: Call ahi_install in main.c. No Amiga-side AHI driver yet.
- FIXED: MIDI-input doesn't have the concept of a "default device", unlike
MIDI-output. Changed the GUI and programming accordingly.
- FIXED: MIDI-output now does the right things with the serial-port after
each written byte, which allows some other programs to finally
work (MusicX, Deluxe Music, etc.)
- ADDED: New hook function in uaelib for checking on removable drive state.
- ADDED: Disk-change status is now tracked via WM_DEVICECHANGE notifications
which allows "run >nil: uaediskchange cd0:" in the startup-sequence
to work properly. Eject a CD-ROM, and the Amiga knows about it.
Insert a new CD-ROM, and the Amiga knows about it. Woo-hoo!
NOTE: Probably really buggy.
- ADDED: New collision-modes, fast-copper mode (not save-able with config).
- ADDED: State-save support. (Toni Wilen)
- ADDED: Option in Sound page of GUI to enable/disable synchronized sound.
- ADDED: Printing of DDCAPS info for display-driver, to help diagnostics.
- ADDED: FDI disk-image support (Toni Wilen)
- CHANGED: Tweaked the sound-code yet again, hopefully will get less out of
sync. (Jose Gil, myself)
- CHANGED: Add PC Drives no longer adds the floppy-drives. If you want access
to A:, then you'll have to add it manually in the GUI.
- CHANGED: Added ability to allocate larger amount of ZorroIII memory.
(Bernd#3)
- CHANGED: Added ability to allocate larger amount of RTG (Picasso96) memory.
(Bernd#3)
- CHANGED: Removed Vertical Blank Synchronization (VSync) support in Flip
calls. This should increase synchronization and performance in
full-screen mode, but may introduce some tearing/artifacting.
- CHANGED: Use the system "hand" cursor when pointing at web-links in the
About page (if available). (Oscar Sillani)
- CHANGED: Use Tahoma font in About page of GUI.
- CHANGED: Use up/down icons in the HardDisk page of GUI. (Oscar Sillani)
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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19.Sep.2001
Thomas Steiding (email)
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Strategy game: Knights and Merchants (Mac) shipping
Realtime strategic economy simulation Knights and Merchants is now shipping
for the Mac. Knights and Merchants recreates the era of the Middle Ages. The
player takes on the role of an ordinary captain in the king's Palace guard
who finds himself responsible for the defense of the last loyal province.
You, the player, must win back all those provinces which once belonged to
your king. You have to manufacture different products, making use of
numerous buildings and producer goods of the Middle Ages period. One result
of your productive labor is the manufacturing of weapons and armor. But your
success or failure depends mainly on the structure and organization of your
economy. An efficient organization increases production, while a badly
organized structure will cause non-stop delays.
Features:
- about 25 different types of buildings , including horse stables, farms and
schools
- over a dozen different types of characters such as serfs, miners or
winemakers
- 10 different types of military units including archers, Knights and
pikemen
- realistic landscape display using complex Gouraud Shading techniques
- production processes portrayed in detailed animation (watch your horses
grow)
- rendered cutscenes
- german localisation
- onscreen hints and tutorial mode provide easy guidance to get started
- multiplayer Mode for upto 6 players in LAN
- 20 singleplayer missions
- 10 multiplayer maps
Knights and Merchants comes in fully localised english, french, german and
spanish versions.
The distribution in Germany is done by the company Arktis. More
Information about Knights and Merchants can be found in the project area on our
pages (title link) or under
http://www.knightsandmerchants.de.
(ps)
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19.Sep.2001
Peter Sander (ANF)
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AS-WebShop online again/ server problem fixed
Peter Sander, manager, wrote:
The SGH-Hildesheim (provider) seems to have solved the server problem.
I could upload the webshop again - inclusive env variables - and run it. All is
(hopefully) in best conditions.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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19.Sep.2001
Amclust "Amiga Club Steinfurt" (ANF)
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Amclust & AC Osnabrück hardware event with (DCE) PCI board presentation
On the next weekend Amclust and the AC Osnabrück meet for a "Amiuser"
weekend in Rheine. The meeting is taking place from 21.09. to 23.09.2001 in
Rheine in the TV-Jahn Haus, Germanenallee 4.
Following are the activities planned:
- Computer check
- Software hints
- Cando programming with Ch. Effenberger (support)
- Discussions with Frank Mariak and Thomas Dellert
- Hardware presentation of the GRex PCI boards in A1200, A4000D/T with Thomas Dellert
- Presentation of CyberGraphX (native) under MorphOS with Frank Mariak
- Hardware presentation of the keyboard adapter for multimedia keyboards
(SuperFeatures).
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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19.Sep.2001
Amiga Future
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Amiga Future: PC monitors and your Amiga
Someday there'll be the day all fear. The monitor stops working! Amiga monitors
aren't built anymore for several years now. And now? Or your monitor is still
working but you're looking enviously at PC and Mac users with their 17 or 21
inch monitors. In both cases this short text, written by a reader of the Amiga
Future, helps.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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18.Sep.2001
Jazzy (ANF)
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Boing-ball on Microsoft's website
I was just looking at some screenshots of Windows XP and found a boing-ball in some
demo step. :-)
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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18.Sep.2001
Henning Thielemann (ANF)
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Sound card: Realtime effects for Delfina
Who's owning a Delfina sound card will receive some nice realtime effects
with "DelfLuxe", such like filters (band-passes, low-passes, flanger, allpas-phaser),
reverberation, distorter, similar to the effects of my sound synthesis program Assampler.
Who additionally has a MIDI interface can access the parameter from MIDI devices, too, e.g.
the claviature, the pitch-bender or the modulation-wheel. Furthermore it is possible to
combine the software modules of the card using "DelfSetPipeMui", which has a MUI interface.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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18.Sep.2001
Mikey C (ANF)
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World of Amiga Tickets can now be purchased ON-LINE!
We are happy to announce that our show sponsors,
Amiga Active Magazine have set up an
online service for you to buy WOA southeast tickets in advance via their secure server.
Why queue outside in the cold November weather whilst you can waltz straight in with your pre
purchased ticket?
Remember if you purchase 5 or more tickets, you pay the reduced fee of just £3.00 per ticket!
Alternatively, tickets can still be purchased via our exclusive Telephone/Mail order, sales
re-seller, Fore-Matt Home Computing on +44 (0)8700 112234.
Visit our website for ticket purchasing information
http://www.worldofamiga.com
(ps)
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18.Sep.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: xfdmaster.library Version 39.13
Dirk Stöcker updated his xfdmaster.library which is very important, since almost
any antivirus software requires it for unpacking and archiving before and after
virus tests. Here are the details:
Name: xfdmaster.library v39.13
Archive name: xfdmaster.lha
Archive size: 163.510 Bytes
Release date: 17. September 2001
Programmer: Dirk Stöcker
Xfdmaster.library info:
The XFD system is for single file decrunching. It can be compared to
XAD system, which is for file extraction from archives! They do
different work, but are used together often.
This software package allows you to decrunch almost every packed file
known on the Amiga. It consists of the xfdmaster.library as the brain
and a couple of programs that offer certain functions to the user.
The xfdmaster.library is a standard Amiga shared, runtime library. It
works with Kickstart V33+ and offers applications the possibility to
directly support any crunched files.
Other than the predecessor decrunch.library, the xfdmaster.library has
a more flexible interface, offers the possibility to decrunch already
loaded program segments, supports external decrunchers, is able to
unlink 4EB9/4EF9- and text-linked files and can scan for crunched data
in any memory area.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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18.Sep.2001
NetBSD/Amiga (ANF)
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NetBSD-1.5.2 released
The NetBSD project announce the release of NetBSD-1.5.2.
NetBSD-1.5.2 is a "pathc release" building on the NetBSD-1.5 branch and
basically containing corrections.
For example a problem with the installation procedure for NetBSD/Amiga was
fixed, which creeped into NetBSD-1.5.1.
Furthermore secure problems in sendmail, telnetd, openssl, dmuplfs, fts,
dhcp, and the size test parameter with some kernel calls were fixed.
Please, take more datails from the original announcement (title link).
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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18.Sep.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: Safe Version 16.9
Version 16.9 of the virus detector 'Safe' was released. Here are the details:
Name: Safe v16.9
Archive name: Safe.lha
Archive size: 18.371 Bytes
Release date: 14. September 2001
Programmer: Zbigniew Trzcionkowski
News in v16.9:
- cosmetic changes
- removed most of offending texts
Thanks to Charlene McNulty for paying attention.
- removed ZeebsVS as I have shown what I had to
Thanks to Dirk Stoecker for paying attention,
thanks to Georg Hoermann for reaction!
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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18.Sep.2001
Apple
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Apple Expo 2001 in Paris canceled
Yesterday, Apple announced cancelation of the Apple Expo which was planned to
take place from 26th to 30th September in Paris, Porte de Versailles, France.
"Under the clouds of last week's tragical and disastrous incidences we feel impelled to cancel
the Apple Expo", said Steve Jobs, CEO Apple. "We are sorry to disappoint our customers and
exhibitors, but your security takes priority."
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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18.Sep.2001
entwickler.com
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entwickler.com: Trend Micro obtained US patent for scanning Java viruses
Trend Micro, known by extensive
antivurs sofware solutions, patented their Trend-Mirco technology for scanning
Java viruses as patent number 6.272.641 for the USA. The company considers viruses
to be dangerous also outside of PCs and networks, due to the increasing distribution
of Java in the mobile phone field.
See title link for the article of entwickler.com (German).
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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17.Sep.2001
Reader (ANF)
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Sourceforge: Internet C++ - Build One Program - Run It Everywhere
A reader wrote:
There is a new project at sourceforge (follow the title link). This project has the following description:
"Build One Program - Run It Everywhere". I think that I know this concept. Slashdot called it an alternartive for Java.
It will be a hard struggle for Amiga if this becomes a common thing. It is released under the GPL and supports OpenGL,
Java and much more.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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17.Sep.2001
The Register
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The Register: Motorola completes 1.6GHz PowerPC G5
According to 'The Register' the new PowerPC 8500 (G5) will soon be available as 800 MHz, 1 GHz, 1.2 GHz, 1.4 GHz an 1.6 GHz
versions. The processor is a 64Bit one and will support multiprocessor systems. The new processor will be shipped early next
year.
The whole article is available at the title link.
(cm) (Translation: sk)
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17.Sep.2001
Hugo Hoekstra, GREat Effects Development (E-Mail)
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GREed Website: new URL
The website of "GREat Effects Development", developers of the "Professional FileSystems" (PFS),
has a new URL (http://on.to/greed). Please change your bookmark.
(mj) (Translation: sk)
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17.Sep.2001
Christain Rosentreter (ANF)
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New cartoon by Eric Schwartz
The new cartoon by Eric Schwartz deals with the topical situtation in the USA.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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16.Sep.2001
amiga.org
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Logo competition of AMIGA Center
The French Amiga specialist 'AMIGA Center' is organizing a logo
competition. You can win an A1200 Magic. More detailed information
in French are available via the title link.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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16.Sep.2001
amiga.org
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MP3: mp3Play V1.1
On 16. September 2001 Carl Svensson has released version 1.1 of
his 'mp3Play' GUI for the MP3 player 'MPEGA'.
This GUI distinguishes by the player being started with the respective
options set in a way that only 25% of the CPU time given is used on a
68060/50 (according to Dashboard). The GUI was written in ARexx using
ReqTools. Changes since prior version:
- Bugfix: Pressing 'Cancel' now brings you back to the GUI with a
'no file' display, as with pressing 'Stop'. In v1.0 always a file requester was
show first.
Download: mp3Play.lha (38K)
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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16.Sep.2001
Amiga Future
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Game: dynAMIte V1.7
On 16. September 2001 version 1.7 of the network capable Bomberman clone
'dynAMIte' was released.
This version fixes some small bugs and comes with many smaller changes, a lag'O'meter was
added and sprites handling was completely changed to make the sprite routines use less
CPU performance.
All changes in detail can be taken from the
changes text.
Download:
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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16.Sep.2001
Milan Pollé (ANF)
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Game: Genetic Species for Gameboy Advance
Some time ago Milan Pollé started a petition
to learn how much are interested in a Gameboy Advance port of the Amiga ego-shooter 'Genetic Species'.
Many interested people vote for such a port
(http://www.dreamcast.ca/gameboyland/gs/gs.htm) and
there where even more Amiga users for such port than people from the
'IGN Gameboy Advance'-Forum.
Now Milan Pollé received an e-mail from 'Marble-Eyes' anouncing the porting in cooperation with the Danish games
developers 'Entale'. Those introduced the game to publishers on the ECTS 2001 by screenshots and tests:
«Hi,
Marble-Eyes has recently started cooperation with Danish game developer
Entale on porting GS to Game Boy Advance. Armed with sales documents,
screenshots and rave reviews, Entale representatives have attended the
ECTS 2001 show in London to meet publishers and show them the potential
of GS.
We are all very excited and looking forward to a possible revival of GS
on the GBA console. GS and Amiga lovers out there, thank you for the
great support!
For future news on the progress of GS Advance, please visit
www.entale.com.
For any questions or encouraging words, feel free to write Entale at
geneticspecies@entale.com
Regards
Martin Halberg, Marble Eyes Development»
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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16.Sep.2001
Achim Stegemann (ANF)
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Digital Almanac III - News
Distribution of the astronomy program 'Digital Almanac III' must be put
on hold for an undefined period of time due to the Amiga computer being
defective.
Because of occupational reasons also further development of DA III was stopped
for the time being (lack of time).
At this time no decision was made regarding a possible OS 4.0 port for the
AmigaOne board.
Support and mailing list is being continued without any cutback.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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16.Sep.2001
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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Website for card reader / writer almost completely online
Carsten Siegner put online a website about the use of the card reader / writer
'PCD47' by Microtech with the Amiga.
Already some information about this device can be found there and some material
and programs can be downloaded.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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16.Sep.2001
amigadev.net
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AmigaDE: Requester - fjm V1.2
On 13. September 2001 Claudio La Rosa has released version 1.2 of
the requester tool 'fjm' for the AmigaDE SDK. This is about an
Intent-Secondary-Tool which emulates the AmigaOS-EasyRequest() function.
Download: dev/tlib/fjm.zip (28K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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16.Sep.2001
amigadev.net
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AmigaDE: Tool - devinfo.00 V1.0
On 14. September 2001 Robert Kocher has released version 1.0 of the
'devinfo.00' tool for the AmigaDE SDK. This is about a replacement of
the original devinfo tool from '/app/sdtio', with some extensions.
Those extensions are coloured output and the output of descriptions of
all devices, and more.
Download: util/moni/devinfo.00 (3K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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