25.May.2005
Thomas Würgler (ANF)
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Susumu Hirasawa composes boot jingle for AmigaOS 4.0
Leuven, Belgium, May 25, 2005 - Chaos Union and Hyperion Entertainment VOF announced today that recording artist Susumu Hirasawa will deliver a boot jingle created specifically for AmigaOS 4.0. Two additional tracks will also be included on the AmigaOS 4.0 CD to showcase Hirasawa's music.
About Susumu Hirasawa
Susumu Hirasawa is a highly acclaimed recording artist. He has written soundtracks for commercial successes such as Millenium Actress, Paranoia Agent, the Beserk TV-series and videogame, and he is currently working on his latest CD-release. Since 1979 he helped defined Japanese pop-techno in the group P-MODEL and launched his first solo album in 1989. Since the mid-90s Hirasawa has toured with his Interactive Live Show utilizing Amigas with the support of Amiga user group of Japan (FAMIGA) for a spectacular interactive multimedia performance.
About Hyperion Entertainment VOF
Hyperion Entertainment is a privately held Belgian-German company, founded in March of 1999. The company specializes in 3D graphics and the conversion of top-quality entertainment software from Windows to niche-platforms including Amiga, Linux (x86,PPC) and MacOS (OS 9/X).
Hyperion Entertainment has undertaken contract-work in the field of 3D graphics for companies such as Monolith (www.lith.com) and has developed a mature, fast, small foot-print technology to bring 3D graphics to low power digital devices such as PDAs and STBs.
Hyperion is currently working on AmigaOS 4.0, a vastly enhanced PPC native incarnation of the groundbreaking OS introduced by Commodore in 1985. (snx)
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25.May.2005
dietmar (ANF)
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Formerly commercial editor microgolded updated and now a free download
microgolded is now available as free download. Instead of asking users to pay for it, it is released as sponsored software and contains offline advertising.
About microgolded: microgolded is a small editor. It provides basic editing features, such as undo-redo, folding, macro recording, formatting, auto-case, auto-completion and other basic editor stuff. It is very fast and very configurable. All in one file, no installation.
Screenshot
Download
Registered users can find a new, advertising-free version on the GoldED website. New features: black-on-white color scheme (optional) and navigation tabs.
Amiga users and dealers interested in advertising software, events, websites or services in microgolded please contact GoldED support. (snx)
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25.May.2005
Jürgen Lucas (comments)
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MUI: Update of texteditor.mcc to version 15.11
The open source texteditor.mcc is now available in version 15.11 and offers most functions of a normal
text editor, embedded to a MUI class. The archiv contains native version for MorphOs and AmigaOS4 also.
Download: MCC_TextEditor.lha (340 KB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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25.May.2005
Amiga.org (website)
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Adventure: "The Labyrinth of Time" Amiga version available for free download
The originally 1994 published game "The Labyrinth of Time" (screenshot) is
now freely downloadable.
The Amiga version requires AmigaDOS 1.3, 1 MB Chip RAM and 512 KB Fast RAM and runs under UAE also. An English manual is
online available. Please study the included readme file.
Ordering the game on CD is possible at the title link.
Download: LABAMIGA.lha (134 MB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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24.May.2005
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MorphOS: Software news until 24-05-2005
Blob Wars
Blob Wars is an SDL based board game.
Link: Homepage of the Linux version
Link: Downloadpage
Pachi el marciano
One more board game which is similar to "Manic Miner" or "Jet Set Willy"
(screenshot).
Link: Homepage of the Linux version
Link: Downloadpage
Password manager: Ling 1.3
Ling is a data base for saving several passwords. All passwords are encoded with the BlowFish CBC algorithm before storing them to the data base.
(screenshot). The latest changes:
- Windows were left locked after an export operation
- Arggggggg found a very bad bad in passwords saving. All 1.1 archives are not compatible anymore
- Changed RNG function: now it is a KISS one with a sha1-ed randomly generated seed
- Some minor changes
Please note that old data files which were created with an ancient version of Ling are not compatible to Ling 1.3. Please export all your data prior to
updating to a CSV file and import these files then by hand to Ling 1.3.
Link: Homepage
Download: Ling.lha (635 KB)
TheBar.mcc 20.5
"TheBar" is a MUI class by Alfonso Ranieri to easily generate button banks.
Link: Homepage
Download: MCC_TheBarMOS.lha (425 KB) (cg) (Translation: ub)
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24.May.2005
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Package management system: APMS
With "Amiga Package Management System" (APMS) David Pitcher releases a clone of the known from the Unix world package
manager like RPM or apt-get. APMS should assist users while installation or upgrade of software packages:
The program recognizes dependencies (application X requires library Y) and manages the download and installation
of all required archives.
In a later phase APMS will introduce an Amiga specific format,
also mechanisms to transmit bug reports to a central data base are planned. Additionally support of further platforms
(beside AmigaOS 4) and servers (beside os4depot.net) is thought of.
The first version of APMS still has several bugs and is partly incomplete:
- Install, uninstall and update do not work yet
- Loads of debug output
- The program does not show verbose status information
- Before download the (os4depot.net-) category must be selected by hand
For all interested ones there is a mailing list at yahoo groups available. (cg) (Translation: ub)
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21.May.2005
ANN (website)
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OpenPCI: updates for RTL8139 driver and OpenPCIInfo
Benjamin Vernoux released a new version of his OpenPCI driver for the RTL8139 ethernet chipset fixing several problems with connection abortions and with file transfers.
A new version of OpenPCIInfo is available, too. Here were internal configuration options added.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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21.May.2005
jamiga.org/ (ANF)
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Amiga-Java: Jamiga 0.0.5
Jamiga, a Java implementation for AmigaOS and MorphOS, is available in version 0.0.5 (download page).
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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20.May.2005
Jörg Renkert (ANF)
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Puzzle game: Update of AmiBrixx to version 1.2
Jörg Renkert has published an update of his puzzle game called AmiBrixx. The
version 1.2 is available from now on under the title link for AmigaOS/68k, WarpOS, AmigaOS4 and
MorphOS.
News:
- OS4 version added
- Code optimation
- Skins can now contain graphics and sounds
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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20.May.2005
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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Live camera of Amiga-Osna user meeting is online
Today at 6 pm the live-camera of the LAN-party of the Amiga-Osna user group is
online. It will stay until Sunday at 5 pm.
An Active-X-Plugin for Windows or Mac OS X is required. Amiga users can watch a picture
which must be updated manually.
Besides this there will be a picture archive under the following address: ftp://ftpuser:05404957836@pegasos2.homelinux.net:21/IP-Cam/
The guest access is:
Name: guest
Password: 05404957836
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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19.May.2005
Eule (ANF)
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Demo-Crew "Abyss" Now Developing for Nintendo
The members of the earlier Amiga demo group Abyss are now developing for Nintendo under the name "Shin'en." You'll find an interview with Manfred "Pink" Lizner under the title-link. (cg) (Translation: dm)
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19.May.2005
Chris Hodges (ANF)
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Ten Thousandth Day of Amiga Timekeeping
After nearly 20 years of Amiga, Chris Hodges called our attention to another reason to celebrate this year: today is the 10,000th day since 01-Jan-1978, the beginning date of the Amiga's internal time calculator. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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18.May.2005
Michael Garlich (ANF)
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Papyrus Office: French dictionary available
For Papyrus Office customers a French dictionary is available now for download:
Dowload: pap_frenchdictionary.lha (189 KB) (cg) (Translation: ub)
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18.May.2005
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MorphOS: Dodgin' Diamond & Ling
Shoot'em Up: Dodgin' Diamond 2
Dodgin' Diamond is an SDL based, vertical scrolling Shoot'em Up (screenshot).
Link: Homepage of the Windows version
Download: dd2-0.2.1_mos.lha (326 KB)
Password manager: Ling
Ling is a data base for storing several passwords. All passwords are encoded with the BlowFish-CBC algorithm before saving them to the data base
(screenshot).
Link: Homepage
Download: Ling.lha (479 KB) (cg) (Translation: ub)
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18.May.2005
amigafuture.de (website)
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Hardware compendium: Updates of the Big Book of Amiga Hardware
The "Big Book of Amiga Hardware" was expanded with a few more details and
photos. An overview with the latest changes is available
here.
(cg) (Translation: ub)
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18.May.2005
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Interview with Ian Chapman
Amiga Future today has published an interview with Ian Chapman (The Big Book of Amiga Hardware). (snx)
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18.May.2005
Rupert naTmeg Hausberger (ANF)
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MorphOS: BullDog - an nzb-based Usenet ripper
BullDog is a MorphOS program by Rupert Hausberger to download from Usenet using the nzb-descriptor files. For full features see the enclosed readme file.
Main features:
- Can download from multiple servers at the same time
- Each server can download with multiple connections
- Connections can be paused or aborted
- Pause/Resume downloads, even after quit
- Abort/Restart downloads any time
- Easy to use, non-blocking and intelligent GUI
(snx)
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18.May.2005
Dietmar Knoll (ANF)
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Amiga-User-List: GAUHPIL Database shows all registered users
From now on, the GAUHPIL database shows all registered users, but only for other registered users that have to be logged in.
A personal homepage is no longer required for registration.
The new "Amiga-User-List" is not limited to users with homepage. After registering and filling in name and country, one can already browse the new "Amiga-User-List". Furthermore, the introduction of additional address information is prepared.
The GAUHPIL (Geographical Amiga Users Home Page Internet List) is a MySQL based database created and moderated by Dietmar Knoll. It contains website addresses of Amiga users, that can be questioned by continent and country. Additionally, it features a flexible search function.
Currently, the GAUHPIL lists 702 users from 38 countries. Again, lots of broken links have been removed. (snx)
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17.May.2005
Elbox Computer (ANF)
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D-Box 1200: New tower case announced by Elbox
Elbox today announced the D-Box 1200 for early June, a new tower case for Amiga 1200 computers which has been designed for the Dragon 1200, a ColdFire turbo board with included PCI/AGP expansion board announced in December. The new tower is said to be useable for other bus boards like Mediator PCI 1200 SX, Mediator PCI 1200 LT4, Mediator PCI 1200 or Mediator PCI ZIV, too, though.
The case offers four 5.25" and five 3.5" bays, two USB front connectors and one CD drive cover. Also included is a 350 W ATX power supply unit.
The D-Box 1200 replaces the discontinued Mirage 1200 and E/Box 1200 (also known as A1200 Power Tower and A1200 Winner Tower) Amiga tower systems. The suggested retail price will be EUR 149.95 or US$ 194.95 (VAT and local taxes excluded). (snx)
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17.May.2005
Amiga.org (website)
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Feelin: Update of the object oriented system to version 9.0
Olivier Laviale's open source project 'Feelin', an object orientated system for AmigaOS, is now available in version 9.0
(screenshot).
The system consists of two compounds: the completely assembler written feelin.library as core as well as an expandable system to
create graphical user interfaces. Even there is a set of classes aiming at the latter purpose delivered with Feelin it is not
limited to such use.
With the update there are now 20 new classes (76 all together), additionally the website is extended with many
autodocs, three more screenshots
and forum.
Download: feelin050517.lha (814 KB)
Complete list of changes:
Feelin is an object-oriented system (OOS) for the AmigaOS. It provides two things: A small shared library, fast and powerful (the object-system's core), offering everything needed to create a complete object-oriented environement. And an extensible system to create and maintain GUIs. Although Feelin comes with a lot of GUI oriented classes, Feelin is not limited to that, and can be used for a variety of projects.
New preference item standard
Preference items are now defined in a CSS style format e.g. $button-frame (note well the dollar sign). The preference system has been partially rewritten and is now even more efficient.
Preview / Pop / Adjust
Created an adjust system with two new base classes FC_Adjust and FC_Preview. All previous adjust and pop classes are now subclasses of those two. FC_Adjust and FC_Preview subclasses are very modular, it's so simple now to create preview, popup and adjust classes.
Documents: XML / HTML
FC_XMLApplication has been split to create FC_XMLObject. FC_XMLDocument has been split to create FC_Document, which is now the base class for documents interpreting. FC_HTMLDocument is one of its new subclass. As FC_XMLDocument is used to parse XML code, FC_HTMLDocument can be used to parse HTML code (which is less formal).
XMLObjects
Feelin is not only able to create whole applications from XML files, but is now also able to create XML objects anywhere in your applications (and classes) very easily! For example, all groups used by the preference editor are generated from XML files.
XMLApplications was a first step in the separation between code and GUI, now the user can do WHAT HE WANTS with its GUI.
FC_PreferenceGroup totally rewritten
ALL preference groups (group objects used by the preference editor to adjust preferences) are now using XMLObjects! XML files are available in the "Feelin:XMLSources/Feelin/Preferences" directory.
Only ONE tiny little line of code is needed to create a preference group! It was already very easy to create preference groups, now everything is AUTOMATIC! Thanks to the new preference items standard (e.g. $button-frame), the XML support and the FPreferenceScript type the whole preference process (object generation, loadin, saving and object disposal) is TOTALY AUTOMATIC!
A LOT of preference items have been added to a LOT of classes, making the GUI EXTREMELY configurable.
Layout & Rendering
At last, FC_ImageDisplay is
capable of drawing GRADIENTS. This awaited improvement make the GUI really nice and soft.
Feelin GUI is now powered by a new layout rethinking system, the fourth and the last (I hope), it's just fabulous! Rethink requests are now buffered, even if 20 rethinks are requested, only 1 redraw is performed! And as usual only modified objects are updated.
Window expansion is nicer now. The window is expanded from all sides, thus a centered window expanding remains centered, instead of expanding only to the left and the bottom.
FC_Area and FC_Window are now subclasses of FC_Frame, which now handles the FA_Back on its own making refreshing just perfect. The complex refresh mode has been improved and is now fabulous!
Events
The new event code FV_EVENT_BUTTON_WHEEL of class FF_EVENT_BUTTON has been added and can be used to react on mouse wheel. Most classes are now using this nice feature. In fact, eveything that can be adjusted with the mouse can also be adjusted with mouse wheel e.g. lists, sliders, proportionals, cycles, event group pages!
Dialogs
Subclass of FC_Window, the new FC_Dialog class can be used to create a lot of commom requesters e.g. "Ok", "Yes | No", "Save | Use | Cancel"... Custom objects can be added very easily making dialog window fully customizable e.g. FC_PreferenceEditor is now a subclass of FC_Dialog.
FC_List
FC_List has been particuliarly updated and is now become as powerful as configurable. Column format is now defined in XML and a lot of features are available.
With, 20 new classes (76 classes available), I've done my best to offer a more complete, powerful and pleasant framework for Amiga developers; and an attractive GUI for users that like customizing A LOT. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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