08.Jul.2008
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Lucy 2.22
With version 2.22 of the transparency patch Lucy for MorphOS 2.0 you can now leave out single windows by theit taks titles. You can also leave out windows without names like AmiNetRadio.
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08.Jul.2008
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Cave Story ported
Cave Story (Doukutsu Monogatari, Wikipedia, trailer, Fan site) is a ein Japanese action adventure by Daisuke 'Pixel' Amaya (Interview) which fans translated into English.
THe SDL-/Linux-port by Peter Mackay and Simon Parzer was now compiled by Peter 'Xeron' Gordon and Johan 'Spot' Samuelsson to AmigaOS 4. Similar to the Linux version the preference program is missing here as well. If you want to run the game in a window then simply rename the file config.dat.
Download: cavestory.lha (916 KB)
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08.Jul.2008
Symphonic Shades-Webseite (ANF)
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Chris Hülsbeck: Symphonic Shades album announced
Press release: It is clear: An Album will be produced with all the tracks of the "Symphonic Shades - Hülsbeck in Concert" event. The concert at WDR on 23. August 2008 will be dedicated to one of the most famous composers of computer and video game music: Chris Hülsbeck.
The album has a play time of 70 minutes and will be published few months after the concerts. The price is 22,00 EUR (RRP). You can order in advance from now on by MAZ Sound Tools GmbH.
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07.Jul.2008
scacom.de.vu (ANF)
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Fanzine: English.SCACOM, issue 3
English.SCACOM is an English PDF magazine about computers developed by Commodore. The third issue has 34 pages and offers the following articles:
- Picture of the month
- News
- Gold Quest 4
- Interview with Thorsten Schreck
- SCACOM Disk
- Making of Nyaaaah! 11
- Giana Worlds
- Aztec Challenge
- 1541 Ultimate
- Best C64 Games List
- Baracudas story
- Bill Gates and Commodore
- Interesting things
- Background picture
- Poll / Computerstory / Feedback
- Word search
- Game Show / SCACOM
- Disk-cover for „Nyaaaah! 11"
- 10 reasons / Some final pictures
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07.Jul.2008
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MorphOS: Multimedia keys requests with deluxe 0.9
Deluxe written by Christian Rosentreter is a commodity with which you can test multimedia keys of keyboards. The author said that he could add some additional features if requested.
deluxe-0.9.lha (26 KB)
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07.Jul.2008
Martin (DaFreak) Rebentisch (ANF)
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Music: Liquid Skies records #104
Yesterday the scene group Liquid Skies published its 104th musicpack. This time it includes a music track called "Sky Angel" composed by Maxus. The cover was created by Angeldust.
Here some further information:
- Title: Sky Angel
- Artist: Maxus
- Stily: Trance
- Play time: 5:57
- Format: mp3 @ 128 kbps
- Size: 5.5 MB (ZIP-packed)
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07.Jul.2008
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MorphOS: SMS-/GameGear-Emulator SMSPlus 1.4
SMSPlus emulates Sega's Master System as well as the GameGear-console. Changes in version 1.4:
- Shortened the commodity description line
- Clones Ambient resolution in full screen + Overlay
- Audio channels only allocated while emulation is running
- Added compact mode
- Added BG pattern toggle
- Added video sync option
- Cleaner sound channel termination
- Fixed MUI colors to work with most configs
- Added rompath selector
- Made gui resizable and fixed spacing
- Added 1 and 2 player joypad configs
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07.Jul.2008
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Instant Messenger: SabreMSN Alpha 28
James 'jahc' Carroll has published another alpha version of his Instant Messenger for the MSN-network (screenshots: 1, 2, 3, 4). The changes in alpha 28 are included in the readme. SabreMSN is available for Amiga 3/4 and MorphOS.
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07.Jul.2008
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MorphOS: MPlayer 1.0 (SVN) with Altivec support
Fabien Coeurjoly has published a new version of his MorphOS port of the media player MPlayer. The port is based on the sources of the current beta version from 30th June. For the first time there is an Altivec support which requires MorphOS 2.0 and which supports the Altivec-units of a G4-processor.
Direkter Download:
MPlayer-1.0-svn-2008.06.30.lha (8,1 MB)
MPlayer-1.0-svn-2008.06.30.altivec.lha (8,4 MB)
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07.Jul.2008
amiga.org (Webseite)
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AmigaSYS: New distribution for E-UAE
AmigaSYS is a preinstalled Workbench for different Amiga emulators. Additionally only a file with the Kickstart-ROM as well as at least a Workbench-disk of version 3.x are required.
Now there is a new version of the emulator (Mac OS X, Linux, AmigaOS 4, MorphOS). Additionally the website of the AmigaSYS-project was reworked.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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06.Jul.2008
Amiga Arena (ANF)
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Amiga Arena: Interview with "pornophonique"
"pornophonique" have nothing to do with the Amiga but in 2007 they published their album "8-bit lagerfeuer" which used sounds from GameBoy and C64 and combined them with guitar and singing.
Titles like "SpaceInvaders", "Lemminge in love" or "Sad Robot" speake for itself.
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06.Jul.2008
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Origyn Web Browser 2.1
Jörg Strohmayer has published a new version of his port of the Origyn Web Browser which is now based on the latest version of OWB called "DoDuo".
DoDuo uses the latest version of the rendering-engine Webkit which has a highly improved XHTML-compatibility. Additionally several bugs were fixed.
The AmigaOS-4-port of DoDuo has been not still adapted to AmigaOS in this way like OWB 1.24 because all Amiga specific changes muste be still implemented.
Changes in OWB 2.1:
- AmigaOS4 SharedTimer implementation
- AmigaOS4 intuition Events implementation
- AmigaOS4 WebViewPrivate implementation
- AmigaOS4 OWBLauncher with ReAction tool bar
- Small changes for AmigaOS4 in various parts
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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06.Jul.2008
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Nintendo emulator FCEU 1.3
Kelly Samel has published a new version of his MorphOS-port of FCE Ultra which is an emulator of the Nintendo Entertainment Systems (NES) (screenshot).
New in version 1.3:
- Fixed MUI colors to work with most configs
- Shortened the commodity description line
- Clones Ambient resolution in full screen + Overlay mode
- Audio channels allocated only while emulation is running
- Added compact gui mode
- Added BG pattern toggle
- Added video sync option
- Borders filled black in fullscreen mode
- Cleaner sound channel termination
- Alternate gfx set by Christophe Delorme added in archive
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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06.Jul.2008
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: GenesisPlus 1.4
GenesisPlus is an emulator of the Sega game console MegaDrive (Genesis) and in version 1.4 it now also runs under MorphOS 2.0.
Changes:
- FullScreen + Overlay mode clones the Ambient resolution
- Fixed MUI colors to work with most configs
- Added video sync option (fix screen tear on some systems)
- Added compact gui mode
- Option to remove background patterns
- Improvements to the spacing and resizing of gui elements
- Audio channels are allocated only while emulation is running
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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06.Jul.2008
MorphZone (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Lucy 2.0
In version 2.0 the transparency patch Lucy can now ignore front and toolbar windows and windows just by their window title.
Additionally the documentation has been reworked and explains now which possibilities Lucy offers under MorphOS 2.0.
Download: Lucy.lha (25 KB)
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06.Jul.2008
Amiga.org (website)
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PCMCIA drivers: prism2.device and etherlink3.device
Beta versions of prism2.device and etherlink3.device (a replacement for 3c589.device) that support PCMCIA cards under AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS have been released by Neil Cafferkey. The author thanks Chris McGonagle for testing several versions of the AmigaOS 4 drivers on a PPC-equipped A1200 as he does not own such hardware himself.
Be sure to install the provided 68k pccard.library in LIBS:. Further information about installation, compatible cards and contact details can be found in the older prism2 and 3c589 archives on Aminet.
Download:
pcmcia_drivers.lha (86 KB) (snx)
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06.Jul.2008
Martin Merz (ANF)
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New Masonicons
Martin "Mason" Merz has published new and reworked icons in AmigaOS 4-format. If you want to support Merz you can send his son Max something from his Amazon wish list.
The new pictograms:
- AmiTransformatorMI - an icon and drawer set for Amitransformator
- CubicIDEMI - an icon and drawer set for CubicIDE
- DevMI (UPDATE) - an update of the basic default icons set for Developers
- SashimiMI - an icon set (on/off) for Sashimi
- DefIconsMI (UPDATE) - a collection of new default icons
- DiavoloMI - an icon and drawer set for Diavolo Backup
- Disks&FoldersMI (UPDATE) - a update of the disks and folders archive
- DrawersMI - a collection of drawer icons
- MegaDMI - an icon and drawer set for MegaD
- MySpellcheckerMI - an icon for MySpellchecker
- ImageFXMI - a full icon and drawer set for ImageFX
- PhotogenicsMI - an icon and drawer set for Photogenics
- ProperCropperMI - a icon and drawer set for ProperCropper
- TVPaintMI - a full icon and drawer set for TVPaint
- EOMI - an icon and drawer set for Everyday Organiser
- MGEdMI - an icon and drawer set for MicroGoldEd
- XBaseMI - an icon and drawer set for XBase
- TubexxMI - a full icon set with images for Tubexx
- MuchMoreMI - an icon and drawer set for MuchMore
- AmiDynDNSMI - an icon and drawer set for AmiDynDNS
- AmRSSMI - a full icon set with images for AmRSS
- WetMI - an icon and drawer set for Wet
Hint: Usually the pictograms partly are not in AmigaOS - but in PNG-format. Therefore it is recommended to install the PNG-plugins. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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05.Jul.2008
Sven Dröge (ANF)
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Programming: AmiBlitz³ 3.1
After a long time of development and tests today the final release of version 3.1 of the Basic developing environment AmiBlitz³ was published. The archive runs out-of-the-box and can be downloaded uner the title link.
Additional to the documentation several source code examples are included. If you have questions or or suggestions you can use the forum under amiforce.de.
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05.Jul.2008
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Metacompiler: PortablE r2
Christopher Handley's metacompiler PortablE translates the programming language E to other ones. Through this long E-programs are supposed to be converted into forms which can be used by more platforms than before.
Version r2 of the program has been written in E and compiles itself. It works under AmigaOS, AmigaOS 4, AROS and MorphOS.
Changes:
- Programs can now be compiled on an OS4 machine, thanks to support for GCC v4 & NewLib
- Programs can now be run from Workbench, and "wbmessage" is supported
- Shell return codes are now support, by returning a value from main()
- Added a Run Time Type Information (RTTI) system for classes
- Fixed several bugs, including an OS4-specific one
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05.Jul.2008
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS 2.0: Help Desk, compatibility list, screenshots
Under the title link the MorphOS developing team has established a Help Desk which replies frequently asked questions.
In the forum of MorphZone users started threads to software-compatibilities and further screenshots. The last mentioned one includes also a detailed pictorial documentation published by the MorphOS-team-member Christian 'tokai' Rosentreter.
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03.Jul.2008
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future 73 (July/August 2008)
Press release: The Amiga Future 73 (July/August 2008) has been released. This means that all subscriptions, pre-orders and dealer supplies have been shipped. Now it's out of our hands and up to the postal service when the magazine actually gets to you.
In this issue you'll find recent reviews of OWB, MySpellChecker, Sputnik, Deneb and lots more. Needless to say the specials like Game Endings or a report about Jagged Alliance are also in this issue. Also in the magazine, we have interviews with the makers of NatAmi and Thilo Köhler.
You can find a more detailed description of the full content on our website.
As always on the Amiga Future cover CD you can find lots of PD software and some full versions like Hoi, Clockwiser and Real3D.
Amiga Future is available as a German and English print magazine directly from the editorial office and also through some Amiga dealers. Amiga Future is also available as a single issue or by subscription, each with or without a cover CD.
We ask all interested users to order this issue as soon as possible because we print only a few magazines additional to the subscriptions and pre-orders.
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03.Jul.2008
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WHDLoad: New packages until 03.07.2008
With WHDLoad you can install games and scene demos to your harddrive which were originally meant only for use with disks. Additionally several incompatibilities with newer Amiga models were fixed.
The following installers have been updated, improved or added since our last message:
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03.Jul.2008
Grzegorz Kraszewski (ANF)
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MorphOS: AppendDate 1.3
AppendDate by Grzegorz Kraszewski is a CLI tool for inserting a date into file and directory names. Version 1.3 can insert the date not only at the end of file, but before the original name as well.
It has also smart name extension detection mode, where the date is inserted right before the extension. A serious bug has been also fixed, causing program crash when month or weekday names were used in the date template (snx)
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02.Jul.2008
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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MorphOS 2.0: Transparency-patch Lucy
The new transparency functions in MorphOS 2.0 cannot be set for all windows but must be started by the applications. The patch "Lucy" written by Matthias "UltraGelb" Böcker uses this function to make currently inactive and/or unfocussed windows translucent. Lucy requires MorphOS 2.0 and enabled 3D Layers.
Lucy.lha (22 KB)
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02.Jul.2008
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Information, tools and screenshots about MorphOS 2.0
If you cannot test MorphOS 2.0 at Youtube you can find a Video which demonstrates the operating system. Martin "Senex" Heine has published some screenshots at Photobucket.
Michal "Kiero" Wozniak has published a tool called Scube (159 KB) which demonstrates the new 3D-functions of MorphOS.
MorphOS 2.0 has still some bugs:
- There are not any working audio driver for Efika motherboards
- SCSI-devices are not always recognized correctly
- There are some problems with certain Pegasos-/Radeon-combinations (e.g. a Pegasos 2/G3 with Radeon 9000 Pro)
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01.Jul.2008
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Amiga Arena: AmigaInsider #4 / Enemy - Tempest of Violence
At Amiga Arena additional to the action-adventure "Enemy - Tempest of Violence" you can also download the fourth and last issue of the PDF-magazine AmigaInsider.
If should anyone have high-resolution versions of AmigaInsider #3 and #4 then please contact Amiga Arena.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2008
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Tales of Tamar: Homepage nominated for German "Phantastik"-award
The website of the massive-multiplayer-PBEM-game Tales of Tamar was nominated for the German "Phantastik"-award 2008. The prize-giving will take place on 18th October.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2008
David Brunet (ANF)
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New article on Obligement-website
In the last two months several articles were added to the website of the French AmigaOS- and MorphOS-magazine called Obligement. Additional to the the texts listed down below on Obligement there are the issues 75-77 of the former French magazine "Amiga News".
- Amiga and MorphOS news of may/june 2008.
- Interview with RJ Mical (september 1994).
- Self-interview of Georges Fornay.
- Review of Visual Boy Advance.
- Review of Wazp3D.
- Review of Word Me Up XXL.
- Review of Agony.
- Review of Aladdin.
- Review of Alien Breed Tower Assault.
- Review of Apidya.
- Review of Atomic Robo-Kid.
- Review of Battle Squadron.
- Review of BC Kid.
- Review of Blood Money.
- Review of Brian The Lion.
- Review of Carcharodon.
- Review of Chaos Engine.
- Review of Deliverance.
- Review of Denaris.
- Review of Disposable Hero.
- Review of Dominator.
- Review of Dragon Breed.
- Hardware : AAA.
- Hardware : Hombre.
- Tutorial : how to listen webradios on Amiga.
- File : history of WarpOS.
- File : history of the Amiga - year 1994 (update).
- File : memories (update).
- Point of view : for or against an Open Source AmigaOS ?
- Quizz about Dune 2.
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01.Jul.2008
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File-Manager: Filemaster 3.1 beta 10
Filemaster is a file-manager which is configurable and based on BGUI. There is a free keyfile on Aminet.
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01.Jul.2008
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Book: Reworked issue of "On the Edge" in progress
Currently Brian Bagnall reworks his Commodore biographie On the Edge. The successor will be called "The Commodore Story: A Company on the Edge" and probably will be available from October on.
The second issue includes some additional interviews with Commodore founder Jack Tramiel as well as with former Commodore marketing manager Kit Spencer, Chip-Designer Bill Mensch and Commodore co-founder Manfred Knapp.
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01.Jul.2008
Moo Bunny (Forum)
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Amiga Inc. vs. Hyperion: Conference date
The court hast set the date for the conference date of the so called "Joint Status Report & Discovery Plan" for the 30th of July.
There will be a direct talk between the disputing parties.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2008
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Demo scene: 2 Intros and 6 music tracks by Up Rough Soundsystem
Up Rough Soundsystem has published with Anniversary and Less is Less - Up Rough is More two new intros as well as the following music tracks:
Metaformer a Chip-MOD by Qwan
Urban Shuffle Remix a MOD by Qwan
Waste-Land a MOD by Goto80
Up Garage Treat Mix a MOD by Mortimer Twang
Steal da Wheelz Riddim an XM by Spot
Get the L out of Brooklyn a MOD by Syphus
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01.Jul.2008
Amiga.org (website)
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USB stack: Poseidon 4.1 for Subway, Highway, Algor and Deneb
A new update of Chris Hodges' USB stack Poseidon is available; it can be downloaded using Trident online update or from the title link.
Starting from version 4.0, Poseidon is no longer keyfile bound - it is only
licenced to E3B hardware (and MorphOS). You cannot upgrade Poseidon to version 4.x for using it with the Spider, Amithlon or Thylacine, so please don't attempt to do so, the author will not provide the legacy archives for downgrading.
Users of E3B hardware can upgrade for free to this latest version. This includes Subway, Highway, Algor and Deneb users, no matter if they are using an old Poseidon 2.x or 3.x release. No keyfile is required.
If you want to support the author, please consider donating an item from his Amazon wishlist.
Changes:
Version 4.1:
- Maintenance release
- Fixes in config handling and change detection
- Fixes in PTP class, USB Audio and Mass Storage
- Ethernet drivers now are ready for transmission before S2_ONLINE
- HID class now supports AmigaOS 4 input events for better compatibility
Version 4.0:
- Support for Realtime ISO transfers
- Support for USB Audio (Streaming / Soundcards)
- Better semaphore handling
- Support for 3D Space Navigator in HID Class
- USB Power Sockets supported by shell tool
- Sonix Webcam shell tool and VHI driver with RT ISO support
- Support for the Deneb USB 2.0 board
- Several bugfixes and enhancements
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01.Jul.2008
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MorphOS 2.0 for Pegasos and Efika published
Press release: The MorphOS development is proud to announce the public release of the much anticipated version 2.0 of MorphOS. For an overview of the included new features and updates, please read our release notes. A description of the hardware requirements and installation procedures can be found here. Please check the web page for further updates.
By clicking on any of the links above, you can download a time-limited, yet full-featured version of MorphOS 2.0. In order to bypass the time limit and order a keyfile, please use the included registration software which is to be found in the Tools drawer.
Please note that a personal MorphOS 2.0 key is available at 111,11 EUR as an introductory offer. On Tuesday, the 15th of July, the price will go up to 150 EUR.
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