27.Dec.2006
Amiga.org (Forum)
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Video: Amiga debut at the BBC Micro Live show (1985)
At the title link there is a record of the AmigaD debut at the British tv show BBC Micro Live from 1985. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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27.Dec.2006
Guido Mersmann (ANF)
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USB driver: ArakAttack 1.22
A not before the release of the last recent Poseidon update undiscovered program error within the ArakAttack drivers, prevented the UHCI and EHCI drivers to work with Poseidon 3.5. This issue has been fixed with the update to version 1.22.
Download: ArakAttack.lha (172 KB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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27.Dec.2006
Franz (ANF)
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WinUAE: AmiKit 1.28
AmiKit, a complete distribution füor WinUAE users, has been updated to version 1.2.8. It may be obtained by the integrated Live Update function or bymanual download.
The changes of this version include beside many updates of included programs also the introduction of the experimental flash plugin for IBrowse. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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27.Dec.2006
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: System monitor Snoopy (beta version)
Colin Wenzel's Snoopy is a system monitor of the kind of SnoopDOS, but according to the author it'll have more functionality. Due to the final AOS4 release the program has been released now as bete version.
Download: snoopy.lha (69 KB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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27.Dec.2006
Matthias Rustler (ANF)
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AROS: Porting Guide (English)
Based on the "Porting Guide for Dummies" (amiga-news.de reported) Matthias Rustler has created an English manual for AROS ports that is availble at the title link. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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26.Dec.2006
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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IntuitionBase: "Install Guide" for AmigaOS 4.0 Final
At IntuitionBase.com there is a detailed and English install guide for the final version of AmigaOS 4.0.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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26.Dec.2006
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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DiscreetFX: PageStream lottery for AmigaOS 4
Because of the publishing of the final update of AmigaOS 4.0 on the one hand and the currently hard situation of the PageStream-developers Deron Kazmaier on the other hand DiscreetFX raffles the e AmigaOS 4 version of this desktop publishing program six times.
In order to take part on this lottery taking place on January 1st you must be AmigaOS 4 owner and have to send an email to DiscreetFX with the topic "PageStream 5.0 AmigaOS 4.0 offer". Possibly there will be a similar offer if MorphOS 1.5 will be released.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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26.Dec.2006
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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WinUAE: Preview to version 1.3.4
Under the title link the developers of the Windows-based Amiga emulator WinUAE give a preview to the next version. WinUAE 1.3.4 is supposed to be released still at the end of this year.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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26.Dec.2006
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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PC reads Amiga disks: adfread 1.1
With adfread a normal PC can read Amiga disks. Two disk floppies (no USB devices; the floppies must be connected with the same wire and both must be supported by BIOS) and at least Windows 2000 are required. New in version 1.1:
- Improved internal disk operations
- Adfread can be run multiple times and only damaged sectors are retried (uses <name of adf>.status file to store sector status information)
- Small fixes and updates
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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26.Dec.2006
Simon Neumann (E-Mail)
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AmigaOS 4: Picture cataloguer AmiPhoto 1.5
Press release
Wehrheim, Germany, December 25th,2006.
Alinea Computer is proud that we can offer AmiPhoto 1.5 for all registered customers. If you are not a customer of Alinea Computer because you miss a few features, then please contact us. We hope we can fulfill your desire.
We have reworked nearly the complete AmiPhoto source code which has enabled us to use some new AmigaOS 4.0 functions.
New features of AmiPhoto 1.5:
- Export of HTML catalogues
- Simple password protection
- Change catalog order
- Scaleable window
- Possibility to use two screens for AmiPhoto (Multimonitoring)
- Reaction prefs
- Recursive picture import
- Mouse wheel support
We also updated the PDF manual.
All registered customers can access the new version in our download
section. If you have not registered, please register your copy here.
Big thanks go to you, our customers and all the other people who has supported us over the last year. We will be happy to welcome you into the year 2007 and hope you continue being a customer.
We wish all Amiga users a merry Chrismas and a happy new year.
(cg) (Translation: cg)
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26.Dec.2006
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Aminet-Uploads until 25.12.2006
These are the newest Aminet uploads which have been added since our last message:
DirectoryOpus418.lha biz/dopus 788K OS4 The legendary filemanager
FussballBundesliga.lha biz/misc 13K GEN TurboCalc Spreadsheet Football (german)
egg2mirc_0.06_mos.lha comm/irc 21K MOS egg2mirc
IRCStats_1.0_mos.lha comm/irc 84K MOS IRCStats
irssi2mirc_1.0_mos.lha comm/irc 13K MOS irssi2mirc
log2mirc_0.01_mos.lha comm/irc 20K MOS log2mirc
xchat2mirc_1.0_mos.lha comm/irc 12K MOS xchat2mirc
micq_0.5.2_mos.lha comm/net 1.1M MOS mICQ
ncftp_3.2.0_mos.lha comm/net 658K MOS NcFTP
openssh-bin.lha comm/tcp 973K OS4 OpenSSH secure networking tools
openssh_note.txt comm/tcp 1K GEN How to Obtain Amiga Port of OpenSSH 3.0.
A71Mail.lha comm/www 20K GEN Email Form multilanguage written in php
IBrowseSP.lha comm/www 19K GEN IBrowse 2.x spanish catalogs
MCC_NList-0.98.lha dev/mui 972K VAR NList custom classes for MUI (v0.98)
Peek-Mem.lha dev/src 49K OS3 Peeking memory, using Python V1.4+.
AutoBackUp.lha disk/bakup 4K GEN Backup/clean (mirror imaging) using Back
DiskValid.lha disk/salv 11K OS3 A GUI Front end for PFS DiskValid tool
PC-Task_Guide.lha docs/help 18K GEN A guide for PC Task 4.4 owners
TotalChaosAGAr6.lha game/strat 76M OS3 Magic & Monsters combat strategy!
wesnoth.lha game/strat 88M OS4 Battle for Wesnoth OS4 port
SkinsArTKanoid.lha game/wb 674K GEN More skins for ArTKanoid game
autotrace-mos.lha gfx/conv 644K VAR Raster bitmap to SVG etc. converter
potrace-mos.lha gfx/conv 754K VAR potrace - raster bitmap to SVG converter
AMIGA-Project1.lha hard/hack 305K GEN A simple kids project for the AMIGA.
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 212K OS3 Emerson Arcadia 2001 emulator
hugo.lha misc/emu 457K MOS PC-Engine/TurboGrafX-16 emulator
winarosstart.exe misc/emu 2.0M ARO Comfortable WindowsAROS file transfer
ZXTaper.lha misc/emu 1K OS3 Load ZX Spectrum cassette
etaisyys.lha misc/sci 4K OS3 Shortest way between two points on earth
LightTravel.mpg mods/mpg 2.8M GEN Diezi7 song
AmySequencer.lha mus/edit 307K OS3 MIDI sequencer for the AMIGA
HivelyTracker.lha mus/edit 1.4M OS4 AHX based multichannel chiptune tracker
SamplesMaster.lha mus/misc 106K OS3 Creates IFF and RAW samples (italian)
EP_DBialluch.lha mus/play 13K OS3 EaglePlayer "Dirk Bialluch" replayer
EP_DigitSound.lha mus/play 10K OS3 EaglePlayer "Digital Sound Cr." replayer
EP_EarAche.lha mus/play 10K OS3 EaglePlayer "EarAche" external replayer
EP_EMS.lha mus/play 12K OS3 EaglePlayer "Editeur Musical Seq." playe
EP_HippelCOSO.lha mus/play 14K OS3 EaglePlayer "Jochen Hippel COSO" player
EP_JHippelST.lha mus/play 13K OS3 EaglePlayer "Jochen Hippel ST" player
EP_MarkCooksey.lha mus/play 15K OS3 EaglePlayer "Mark Cooksey" replayer
EP_MaxTrax.lha mus/play 23K OS3 EaglePlayer "MaxTrax" external replayer
EP_Musicline4V.lha mus/play 46K OS3 EaglePlayer "Musicline 4V" replayer
EP_Musicline8V.lha mus/play 33K OS3 EaglePlayer "Musicline 8V" replayer
EP_PumaTracker.lha mus/play 14K OS3 EaglePlayer "PumaTracker" replayer
EP_SierraAGI.lha mus/play 13K OS3 EaglePlayer "Sierra AGI" external replay
THanimation.lha pix/anim 1.7M GEN Aga animation of cassini space mission
PNG_Icons.lha pix/picon 189K GEN PNG Icon Collection
GlassBottles.lha pix/theme 105K GEN Images for AmiGG Comunicator
pdf2pic.lha text/dtp 1.3M OS3 an alternative way of viewing PDF's
BareED.lha text/edit 367K OS3 ASCII/TIS-620 editor/text highlighting
replacer.i386.zip text/edit 3K ARO String Replace Utility
AntiwordGui-de.lha text/misc 18K GEN German locale for AntiWordGui
Conspiracy-Deutsch-New.lha text/misc 89K OS3 Generates conspiracy theories - German!
ctags_5.6_mos.lha text/misc 271K MOS Generate tag files of source code
mpega_libmad.i386.tar.bz2 util/libs 267K ARO libmad based mpega.library i386 (+src)
idle2_1.lha util/moni 17K OS3 A (working) A68K cpu monitor
idlewos.lha util/moni 12K WUP A cpu monitor with WarpOS Support
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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26.Dec.2006
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os4depot.net: Uploads until 25.12.2006
These are the newest os4depot.net uploads which have been added since our last message:
hivelytracker.lha aud/edi 1Mb AHX based multichannel chiptune tracker
svg_dt.lha dat/ima 1Mb Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) datatype
libtimidity.lha dev/lib 476kb libTimidity - add midi playback to your
tree.lha gam/mis 2Mb Spot wishes you a merry x-mas w/ 'Christ
wesnoth.lha gam/str 87Mb Battle for Wesnoth
sgrab.lha gra/mis 321kb Screen grabber with GUI
png_im.lha lib/mis 71kb PNG icon loader/saver module for AmigaOS
ib_transanims.lha net/bro 3Mb Updated Ibrowse transfer animation
openssh-bin.lha net/mis 972kb OpenSSH secure connectivity tools
xnet_rss.lha net/new 198kb Native AOS4.0 RSS News Reader
diskmaster2.lha uti/fil 394kb DiskMaster2 for OS4
reporttool.lha uti/mis 25kb A tool to help problem solving in OS4
avcodec_lib.lha vid/mis 776kb Audio and Video codec library for OS4
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26.Dec.2006
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AROS-Archives: Uploads until 25.12.2006
These are the newest AROS-archives which have been added since our last message:
winarosstart.exe emu/uti 1Mb StartWinAros (fast and comfortable file
lunapaint_v03.tar.gz gra/edi 330kb Graphics program similar to TVPaint on A
replacer.i386.zip uti/tex 2kb String Replace Utility
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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25.Dec.2006
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AROS: Lunapaint 0.3
Hogne 'M0ns00n' Titlestad has published a new version of his graphic program Lunapaint (screenshot).
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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25.Dec.2006
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: File manager DiskMaster 2.7 beta 6
The new beta version of the file manager called DiskMaster has a completely revised and Reaction-based user-interface.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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25.Dec.2006
Timo Kloss (ANF)
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MIDI: Software instrument Phonolith 0.3, Sequencer Horny 1.2
Timo Kloss from Inutilis Software has published a new version of his MIDI-sequencer Horny. Besides this there is a first version of the software sampler Phonolith:
Phonolith 0.3
Phonolith is a software instrument for AmigaOS 4.x which plays the "sampled Waveforms". Phonolith can be used with every CAMD-based sequencer just like Horny or with an external MIDI keyboard.
Features of version 0.3:
- receives MIDI notes through camd.library
- mixer unit with volume controls
- 16 different instruments at once
- ADSR amp envelope for each instrument
- unlimited number of samples for each instrument, for key and velocity ranges
- supports AIFF (16 bit) sample format
- imports Logic EXS24 instruments (only from Macintosh (PPC?))
- ReAction GUI
For version 1.0 the following additionaly features are planned:
- downmixing to AIFF file (not for lite version)
- mixer unit with panning controls and peak meters
- WAVE sample support
- better EXS24 import (Intel format...)
- connection to Horny for automatic project loading
Horny 1.2
Horny is a MIDI-sequencer for AmigaOS 3.5, 3.9 and 4.x similar to "Logic" or "Cubase" and wich is above all easy to use.
Features of version 1.2:
MIDI:
- Up to 16 midi ports usable with CAMD (Lite: 1 port)
- Up to 128 tracks (Lite: 16 tracks)
- Signature and tempo changes inside songs possible
- Midi mixer: VU meter, volume, pan, 6 more (Lite: 3) chooseable controller
- Automation of all mixer parameters direct in tracks
- SysEx manager with as many sort groups as you like
- Controller transformer e.g. for controlling volume with modulation wheel
- eXtream Sync support for synchronizing with AudioEvolution 4 and other software
Editors:
- Piano Editor: Quantizing (with triplet support), velocity compressor,...
- Controller Editor: Compressor, reducing, smoothing,...
- Multiple undo/redo in piano/controller editor
- Position marker in arranger window
- Complete overview of projects in arranger window
- Sound selection with names (not only GeneralMidi, but able to extend for any synthesizers)
- Midi controllers are named for any supported synthesizers as well
File formats:
- SMF import and export
- Horny file format is up- and downwards compatible
- Autoload project for your own templates
- SysEx files import and export in SysEx Manager
User-Interface:
- ReAction GUI at setting windows
- On Workbench or own screen
- Arranger window can be used as background (backdrop)
- locale.library support: Up to now german and english
- Some GUI elements are 24 bit graphics (PNG files)
- Mouse wheel support for scrolling in editors (OS4 and NewMouse)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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25.Dec.2006
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Board play: Total Chaos AGA 6.4
Total Chaos which is a fantasy board game for up to eight human or computer controlled players has these news in version 6.4.
System requirements:
- Operating system: AmigaOS 3.0
- Processor: 68020 (68040 for the Intro-sequence)
- Memory: 2 Chip-RAM, 16 MB Fast-RAM
- Chipset: AGA
- Harddrive memory: 69 MB
Download: TotalChaosAGAr6.lha (76 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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25.Dec.2006
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AmigaOS 4: Several Icon sets in new OS4 style
Martin "Mason" Merz has published several 32 Bit Icon sets in the new style introduced with the final version of AmigaOS 4.0.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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24.Dec.2006
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AmigaOS 4: Instant Messenger Epistula 52.1
The newest version of the MUI-based Instant Messenger Epistula includes the following changes:
- 32bit image support via my new MUI Custom Class (preliminary AISS support)
- Basic emoticon support, which is limited at present but will be customisable in an update
- New instant message display
- Updated TOC and MSN plugins (finally nailed the bug which won't show contacts as being online!)
- My own little executioner 'Pierrepoint' will take care of shutting down plugins cleanly and swiftly
- Lots of little bugs fixed here and there...
(cg) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
amigans.net (Web page)
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AmigaOS 4: New modules for the screensaver
Rene W. Olsen has developed a range of modules for the screensaver of AmigaOS 4. Some of the plugins require the final version of AmigaOS 4.0. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
amigaworld.net (Web page)
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IBrowse 2.4 installs 68k MUI classes under PPC operating systems by mistake
In the installation of IBrowse 2.4 on PPC operating systems, the NList#? MUI libraries are possibly overwritten by 68k versions. Affected users should install the corresponding classes again. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
amigaworld.net (Web page)
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AmigaOS 4: Movie player MPlayer 1.0rc1
Andrea Palmatè is making available a new version of his OS4 port of MPlayer. MPlayer 1.0rc1 requires the final version of AmigaOS 4.0, improvements compared to the last release:
- Full overlay support thru p96_pip driver (needs AmigaOS4 Final)
- Removed cgx software modes
- The only software mode now is SDL
- Using libmad for mp? audio decoding
- Use th every last mplayer rc1 cvs
- DVD now can be played at full speed (on my G4 at least..)
- Full screen is not yet supported by p96_pip driver
- Two separate version (G3 and G4)
- XMAS icon by Kenneth Lester jr (thx!)
- p96_pip driver made by Joerg Strohmayer
- WMV3 now are native and at FULL SPEED
- a lot of mplayer bugfix!
Download: MPlayer_XMAS.lha.lzh (10 MB)
(cg) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
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Hyperion releases AmigaOS 4 - The Final Update
Leuven, Belgium, 24 December 2006.
Hyperion Entertainment is very pleased to announce the immediate availability (for registered AmigaOne customers) of Amiga OS 4.0, The Final Update.
Originally released in May of 2004, Amiga OS 4.0 (www.amigaos4.com) is the most stable, modern and feature-rich incarnation to date of the multi-media centric operating system launched by Commodore Business Machines (CBM) in 1985 with which it still retains a high degree of compatibility.
Amiga OS 4.0, The Final Update is the culmination of 5 years of development and takes the form of a stand-alone ISO image which contains a full installation of all Amiga OS 4.0 components.
A list of new features can be found here (baseline: Update #4).
Availability of PowerPC hardware suitable for operation with Amiga OS 4.0 will be announced by third parties early 2007.
The Hyperion Entertainment management would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers and supporters a pleasant holiday season!
Amiga OS 4.0 © 2001-2006 Hyperion Entertainment VOF, developed under license from Amiga, Inc. "Amiga" is a registered trademark of Amiga, Inc. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
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Amiga-News wishes Merry Christmas!
The entire team of Amiga-News wishes all readers, partners and Amiga fans a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! (cg) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
amigafuture.de (Web page)
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WinUAE: AmiKit 1.2.7
For AmiKit, a complete distribution for WinUAE users, an update to version 1.2.7 is available. This can be obtained via the integrated live update function or installed manually.
Among the improvements in this version are the newest versions of Ibrowse and StarAmPlan, among other things. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
amigafuture.de (Web page)
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AmigaOS 4: CPUTemp.docky
CPUTemp.docky displays the current CPU temperature in the AmigaOS 4 dock. The program was successfully tested with 603e, 750FX, 750GX and 7455 processors and apparently works with some 7451 models. Other CPU types (604, 750CXE etc.) were not tested.
CPUTemp.lha (24 KB) (cg) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
Sebastian Bauer (ANF)
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E-Mail: SimpleMail 0.30
Version 0.30 of the MUI-based E-Mail client SimpleMail was released today. Since the last release, minor bugs in the HTML display as well as in creating indices were fixed. News that are shown in the preview window are now marked as read.
The new version of SimpleMail is available for AmigaOS 3/4 at present, the MorphOS version will be delivered later.
The SimpleMail team wishes everyone a contemplative Christmas and a happy new year. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
Amiga Future (Web page)
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vbcc: Compiler target for the SmartFirmware
Under the title link, Frank Wille has created a target for PowerPC OpenFirmware (specifically: the SmartFirmware of the Efika board) for the C compiler vbcc.
Through this, plain ANSI-C programs (OpenFirmware-calls and standard I/O) can be launched directly from the firmware, without needing to launch a "proper" operating system first. (snx) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
PPA (Web page)
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Mediator: TV tuner control TvR 2.10
The program TvR by Robert Krajcarz (screenshot) is now available in version 2.10. With this software, TV tuner PCI cards used via a Mediator board can be controlled.
The most important changes in this version:
- Fixed routines to get backdrop back after quitting Backdrop mode
- Fixed routines of saving/playing recorded animation
- Changed methods of sleep mode (Music parameter removed)
(snx) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
T.Schölzel (ANF)
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Website: CD32-Allianz online again
Press release The team of CD³²-Allianz wishes all readers of our Internet page a merry and contemplative Christmas 2006!
As a thank you for your faithfulness, support and numerous contributions in our forum, there is a Christmas present for free download. Where? Simply stop by at our forum for it.
On time for Christmas, our problems with the server are solved, so that our Internet page is online again. (snx) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
amigafuture.de (Web page)
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AmigaOS 4: RSS reader XNet-RSS 52.1
XNet-RSS displays so-called RSS feeds, i.e. brief news in text form, like those offered by amiga-news.de as well, for example.
New in version 52.1 are mouse wheel support as well as improved routines for charset conversion, among other things. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
amigaworld.net (Web page)
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IBrowse: Experimental Flash plugin
The IBrowse team is making available a first experimental Flash plugin for its web browser. The plugin is based on GPLFlash and thus supports only Flash 4 as well as some few features of newer Flash standards. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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24.Dec.2006
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AmigaOS 4: Directory Opus 4.18
Joachim "Zerohero" Birging is releasing version 4.18 of the well-known file manager Directory Opus 4. After the earlier alpha versions, the program is now available for the first time as a PPC-native version for AmigaOS 4, in addition, the update includes numerous minor improvements. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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23.Dec.2006
Dennis 'Psyria' Lohr (ANF)
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Music: Christmas update on Psyria homepage
Psyria wrote on his homepage: "This year there is also (traditionally) special downloads to Christmas!
You can find four well-known songs in the download section:
- Acid Dreams
- Electronic Knights (studio version)
- Heart of the Jungle
- Until Dawn
as well as two so far unpublished titles:
- Out of my life (dance studio version)
- Time of Day (studio version)
as 'Full-Free-Download' - all newly mixed.
I want to wish the fanbase as well as the whole Amiga community Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." (snx) (Translation: dr)
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22.Dec.2006
Amigans.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: DvPlayer 0.58 / avcodec.library 51.45
For AmigaOS 4 updates of the video and DVD player DvPlayer as well as of the avcodec.library have been published. The library has got several bug fixes as well as an improvement of speed.
Changes in the release 0.58 of DvPlayer:
- Added support for OpenDML AVI files
- Fixed and improved overlay support with fullscreen overlay mode, improved speed, triplebuffering (requires AOS4.0 final), aspect ratio correction, overlay is now used by default if available
- Fixed problem with MS-ADPCM audio (also requires avcodec.library 51.45)
- Added multiple charset support for subtitles (DvPlayer will use the charset you have configured in your preferences)
- Fixed a bug in window mode which caused a slowdown, now window playback is about 10% faster
- Further improved AVI support and added workarounds for more buggy AVI files
- Disabling Audio Boost now halves the volume instead of saturating to 100%
- Screenblanker is now also allowed while a movie is paused
- Added Mousewheel volume adjustment
- Added DTS audio support for AVI files
- Added Movie Information window (available in the Control menu)
- Added window resize gadget possibility (new gadget ID defined for skin files)
- Added custom pointer when mouse is moved over the window resize gadget
- Bringing up the menu now temporarily pauses movie playback. Also mouse is temporarily turned on in fullscreen when the menu is invoked
- Many more bugfixes and improvements (subtitle bug fixes, I/O plugin support fixes/improvements, etc.)
The author would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Download:
avcodec_lib.lha (776 KB)
DvPlayer-0.58-Demo.lha (527 KB)
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22.Dec.2006
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Webbrowser: IBrowse 2.4 available
Today version 2.4 of the MUI-based Webbrowser IBrowse has been published. The browser can be bought from IOSpirit. Registered users of the previous version 2.x will get the update for free.
Additional to several buf fixes version 2.4 has got some news just like the plugin interface and context sensitive mouse pointer. This is the official press release:
"Lund, Sweden, 22nd December 2006 - Stefan Burstrom and the IBrowse Team
are pleased to announce the immediate release of the much anticipated
update to IBrowse 2.3.
IBrowse 2.4 brings web browsing on AmigaOS to a new level - below is a
very brief summary of the changes since version 2.3:
- New integrated Search Bar, allowing you to easily perform searches of your favourite sites. Search engines can be added manually or automatically via the Mycroft project site
- The Status Bar has been overhauled to optionally provide the status of IBrowse graphically. Due to requiring less space than text, this has allowed us to show additional statuses such as when Javascript is being processed
- Plugin API system for embedded objects based on the v4 NPAPI (Netscape Plugin API) to allow for easier porting of NS compatible plugins, this is used to allow IBrowse to display embedded objects (such as flash animations) within the browser when a suitable plugin is available
- Support for AmiSSLv3 has been added to IBrowse 2.4, allowing the use of the most up to date SSL implementation available for AmigaOS
- Context sensitive mouse pointers have been added, providing different mouse pointers in different areas of IBrowse
- Background tab loading has finally been added to the Browser Tabs. Links can be opened in new browsers which remain inactive, allowing you to continue browsing the original page uninterrupted
- The spoofing engine has been totally re-written for 2.4, and provides a range of pre-defined spoofing options
- The JavaScript engine has been improved yet further providing support for more event handlers, and improved DOM support, along with some significant speed increases in certain areas. It now supports the complete JavaScript 1.6 extension, as found in Firefox 2.0, along with the majority of JavaScript 1.5 and the revision 3 of the ECMAScript (ECMA-262) specification
- HTTP compressed content support has been added, which includes both gzip and deflate algorithms
- On websites which ask for a username and password in a HTML based form, IBrowse can now (optionally) save these details for future visits
- Web Advert Control Language (WACL) is a feature of IBrowse based on a proposal by Stefan Stuntz for a user configurable, flexible scripting language to control the display of adverts on webpages
- Improved general stability and memory leaks plugged
- Hundreds of other minor and major bug fixes + improvements, and increased tolerance of broken sites for better compatibility
All these improvements greatly improve the browsing experience, and allow IBrowse to offer compatibility with many more websites than before.
IBrowse 2.4 is available from IOSPIRIT - to purchase, please visit
http://amiga.iospirit.de (registered users of IBrowse 2.x can upgrade
for free, and there is a special upgrade price available to registered
IBrowse 1.x users)."
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22.Dec.2006
Christian Rosentreter (ANF)
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MorphOS: OpenTTD 0.5.0-RC1 published
OpenTTD is an Open-Source clone of the Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe" (screenshot).
In this version Unicode/UTF8 support has been added as well as a new landscape generator. For further details please have a look at the Release notes.
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22.Dec.2006
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Previews of issue 64 online
Press release Since today reading samples and the detailed preview for the Amiga Future issue 64 (January/February 2007) are online.
Additional to a detailed preview to the Final Release of AmigaOS 4 and Airline Tycoon as well as a test of Robin Hood there are more test reports to applications, games and hardware in this issue of Amiga Future.
You can find a detailed list of contents as well as reading samples in the forum of the Amiga Future.
As a special Christmas gift this time on the reader-CD there is the complete Eric Schwartz-Archive-CD. Besides this there are many full versions like Anstoss, Anstoss World Cup, Anstoss HDD, Bugbash, Carton Rouge League, Carton Rouge, Cyberpunks, Deluxe Galaga AGA, Deluxe Galaga ECS, DeluxePacman, Der Patrizier, Hanse - The Expedition, Hyboria, Hyboria HDD, On the Ball - The Football, On the Ball League Edition, On the Ball WorldCup Edition, Pure Basic, The Patrician, Visualprefs and many unpublished games.
You can buy many older issues of our magazine in our Onlineshop.
Because of the Holidays the Amiga Future 64 will be published on 15th January 2007.
On our webseite you can download the CD32 full version o Beneath a steel Sky for free, too.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Andreas Magerl
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22.Dec.2006
MorphZone (website)
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MorphOS-Team: Update of the JIT-compiler Trance
A new version of the Just-In-Time Compiler Trance has been released for MorphOS 1.4.5. The changes since the previous release are:
- Fixed a bug that would make certain IBrowse CPU versions crash (at least IBrowse 2.3 and 2.4)
- Some SAS/C float/double integer calculation fixes (lsd/asd X flag). For example, the integer version of IBrowse's javascript.library
- Addx/Subx with predecrement was fixed. These instructions are very rare, but could be used for some multiprecision math
- Trancestats has been updated to work properly with the latest MUI versions
In order to install Trance v50.12 (09.12.2006) on your MorphOS system, please download the update from the MorphOS download portal or FTP server. Then, follow these steps:
- Copy MorphOS/C/trance to MOSSYS:C/
- Copy MorphOS/Libs/trance.library to MOSSYS:Libs/
- Copy Utilities/Trancestats SYS:Utilities/
- Reboot
The MorphOS Team wishes everyone Happy Holidays and a Great New Year! (snx)
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22.Dec.2006
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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Windows/C64: Christmas updates for Catweasel and MMC64 / tUM sponsoring
Press release Just in time for Christmas, we have an update for our Catweasel-customers that fixes two small bugs and adds a lot of new disk formats. The list of formats would go beyond the scope of this news-item, therefore we have chosen a few special formats:
VERSAdos: Dr. Kümmerle of the department for safety and radiation protection of the Research Centre Jülich has sent sample disks of a Motorola VERSAdos computer, because the Research Centre had to comply with laws about archiving measurement data. More than 2000 disks have been archived and copied to up-to-date media using the Catweasel.
MHS Bootdisk: Douglas Tennant has sent a disk to us that is used to start an MHS machine. Since these disks cannot be copied using the original legacy equipment, the Catweasel now ensures that the machines can be operated in the future, using backup copies of the bootdisks.
Casio sampler disk: Casio has used disk drives in their samplers that spin at unusually high speeds. The Catweasel floppy controller has a variable bitrate, so it can read and write these disks in off-the-shelve drives. This is a good example that the topic of data recovery is not limited to computer technology. More floppy disk formats of music instruments will be implemented in future updates of the Catweasel driver software, such as the legendary synthesizer Emulator II.
If you have disks that are not yet supported by the Catweasel, please don't hesitate to contact us!
The new driver version has been reported to be stable since the last update, therefore it has left beta state. It can be downloaded for free from our support site.
Direct download: CWMK42200.zip
Planned formats for the next version of the driver are: Apple IIe, Macintosh 800K and 400K disks, and DEC RX01 and RX02 disks that have been requested by Mr. Axel Thiel of the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation.
MMC64 updates
The new BIOS-version v1.04 and the recovery disk are available for free download from our support site. The MP3-plugin that enebales the MP3@64 module on the MMC64 has been improved: Playback on NTSC machines now works errorfree.
individual Computers sponsors tUM-Party
Once a year, the creative elite of the European demoscene meets at "The ultimate meeting". Find out more about the demoscene on the websites of the digitale Kultur e.V. (Digital Culture).
We're proud to provide financial support once again for a party that has satisfied all expectations that visitors have in a demoparty for several years in a row. tUM takes place from december 27th until december 29th, 2006 in Karlsruhe-Durlach, Germany. Find out more on the official website.
We wish all our customers and partners merry christmas and a happy new year! (snx)
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21.Dec.2006
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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IRC-client: Wookiechat 2.4.1 Beta 4
James Carroll has published a new beta version of his MUI-based IRC-client Wookiechat for AmigaOS 3/4. Changes since the last release:
- Beta 3: You can close the leftmost server tabs now. But it doesnt yet select another tab straight away, you have to click on another one yourself
- Beta 4: You can turn the smaller tab sizes on by running wookiechat with the "smalltabs" switch. i.e. "run wookiebeta_os3 smalltabs". It will default to the regular tab sizes
Direct Download: wookiechat2_4_1beta4_21stDec2006.lha (750 KB)
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21.Dec.2006
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PDF-Magazin: a1k.org - The Magazine (preversion)
"a1k.org - The Magazine" is a PDF magazine created by "Hagbard" with topics around the Amiga. There is a first preview which is only a preversion and which is supposed to give you a impression of the content and style of the first issue.
If you want to join the team of a1k-Magazine please contact the publisher. Everybody is welcome who have ideas, can write articles or create cover-designs or can check the texts. You can find further information on a thread at a1k.org (registration is required).
Download: a1kFunMag.zip (4,4 MB)
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21.Dec.2006
H-J Ottinger (ANF)
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MorphOS: Icon-Dock PolyNetNG 1.42
PolyNetNG is a configurable AmiDock clone which can work with pictograms as well as GIF-animations and which can start programs and handle "Sub-Docks" (screenshot). PolyNetNG requires MUI 4. The current version is no longer distributed as Shareware.
You can read the numerous changes in v1.42 in the Changelog. Hans-Jörg Ottinger has published a German catalog file for the current version of PolyNetNG.
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