23.Sep.2004
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XTeam Software: Diverse Amiga Games as Good as Done
XTeam has made it known that the Amiga versions of Virtual Ball Fighters SE (90% ready), Virtual Games Casino EX. (90%) and Digital Chess XAIBrain (80%) are mostly finished.
Before the products get their last polishing and the CDs go into production, XTeam would like to check the customer demand:
- Virtual Ball Fighters SE (14.95 euros, incl. DVD case and PC version)
- Virtual Games Casino EX. (9.95 euros, incl. DVD case and PC version)
- Digital Chess XAIBrain (19.95 euros)
All of these games require a graphics card (640x480, 16 Bit), a CD-ROM drive, AHI, RTGMaster, at least a 68040 CPU and 8 MB FastRAM.
Whoever's interested in one of the titles, please send an e-mail to shop@xteamsoftware.com.
(cg) (Translation: dm)
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23.Sep.2004
ANN (Website)
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Gathering: Finnish Saku Shows Beta-Versions of AmigaOS4 and MorphOS 1.5
New betas of Amiga OS4 as well as MorphOS 1.5 are going to be shown this Saturday at Saku, in order to give visitors an unfiltered comparison. Likewise will the Finnish Amiga dealer Gentle Eye Ky be there. You'll find more information under the title link. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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22.Sep.2004
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amiga-news.de belonging to the 6000 most important German websites
In 2001 amiga-news.de has been added to the Internet guide "Das Web-Adressbuch für
Deutschland - Die 6.000 wichtigsten deutschen Internet-Adressen" (Web address directory - the 6000 most important German Internet addresses).
The editors of the publisher "mw-Verlag" tested around 250,000 web services individually and decided for the 6000 best sites.
As before the 2005 issue features amiga-news.de also.
The web directory is an ideal tool for Internet beginners who are not too familiar with the usage of search tools. But also for advanced users it is a rich source of information and useful addresses.
The web directory "Das Web-Adressbuch für Deutschland 2005
Die 6.000 wichtigsten deutschen Internet-Adressen"
published by Mathias Weber
8th revised and extended issue 2004. 896 pages with 600 colour figures, 21 cm. Paper back
Euro 15.90 (D), Euro 18.00 (A), SFr 29.90, ISBN 3-934517-05-6
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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22.Sep.2004
Amiga.org (Forum)
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Amiga emulator UAE for Sega Dreamcast
By the title link there is an alpha version (761 KB) of the Amiga emulator UAE for the game console Sega Dreamcast available. Currently 70 to 90 percent of the Amiga 500 speed is reached, but still without sound. Mouse and joystick emulation are done by the game pads. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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22.Sep.2004
ANN (Website)
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MorphOS: SeventhSense 0.14 released
Grzegorz Kraszewski has released Vversion 0.14 (118 KB) of his scanner for website updates "SeventhSense".
SeventhSense is working in multithreading and thus allows to check many websites in shortest time. It is possible to check about 10 pages/minute with an analog V90 modem. The HTTP header dates are checked, optional more data of any kind may be used for the version check. Thanks to OpenURL support updated pages are to open easily by a double click. An example list for some of the most popular MorphOS and Amiga sites is included.
Changes since V0.13:
- BUGFIX: [http.stream] Busylooping on some HTTP/1.0 sites
- BUGFIX: When user selected "Load" from menu and then cancelled the ASL requester, the program still loaded default site list. Bug reported by Audun Evensen
- FEATURE: Sites can be disabled (from the context menu), disabled sites are not checked and marked with a blue LED. Feature suggested by antibike
- FEATURE: "Updated" status of a webpage (marked by emboldening its name) can be manually cleared with context menu "Forget update" option, it can be done for all sites with "Forget all" button. Feature suggested by antibike
- FEATURE: SeventhSense now remembers a path to loaded site list. At the next start this remembered list is loaded. "Save" option in main menu saves to currently loaded list, "Save as default" saves to "PRGODIR:sites.list". Both options make backups by adding ".bak" to the filename. Feature suggested by antibike
- FEATURE: Path to currently loaded site list is displayed on the window titlebar.
- FEATURE: Length differencies are now shown properly
(snx) (Translation: ub)
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22.Sep.2004
MorphOS-News.de (Website)
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MorphOS: New website for mailing list registration
By the title link there is a form available to assist new customers of the Pegasos to register for access to the MorphOS mailing lists and support sites.
Please note that all current mailing list participants are switched automatically to the new list - there is no need of a new registration. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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22.Sep.2004
PPCNUX (ANF)
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PPCNUX: Interview regarding the new Pegasos server at Sony
At ppcnux.de there is an English Interview with Gunnar von Boehn who set up the Pegasos webserver at Sony (we reported). (cg) (Translation: ub)
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19.Sep.2004
amiga.org (website)
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Wireless network driver beta version released
A beta version of a new wireless network driver is available for download. It supports PCMCIA cards in the A1200/A600 and PCI cards on the AmigaOne.
For potential compatibility information, see Absolute Value System's directory of wireless chipsets. If a card's chipset is listed there as Orinoco, Agere or Prism (except the SSF version) and its bus type is PCMCIA or PCI, it is likely to work. If the card is listed there but doesn't match these requirements, it will definitely not work.
(cg) (Translation: cg)
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18.Sep.2004
amigaworld.net (Website)
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Freeware game: Memo Quick Edition
"Memo QE" written by Simone Bevilacqua is a game based on "Memory" which
requires a 68020 CPU, ECS and AmigaOS 2.04 (screenshots).
Direct download: MeMo_QE.lha (85 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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18.Sep.2004
Timo Kloss (ANF)
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Midi-Sequencer Horny: Version 0.51 published
Here comes a new version of the midi-sequencer called Horny. Using the audio mixer you can
now control up to six midi-controller (e.g. effect-sends) per channel. Thus the mixer
has been completed.
Features in version 0.51:
- Controlling up to 16 midi-ports via CAMD (lite: 1 port)
- Up to 128 tracks (lite: 8 tracks)
- Change of rhythm and time in the song possible
- Piano-editor: Quantisizing, Velocity-compressor, ...
- Controller-editor: Compressor, reducing, smoothing, ...
- Midi-"mixer": VU-Meter, Volume, Pan, 6 further free controller-Potis
- SysEx-management with lots of free sort groups
- Sound-choice via names (not only GeneralMidi but for each synthesizer)
- SMF-import and -export
- Horny data format is up and down compatible
- Autoload-project for self made patterns
- ReAction-GUI for preferences windows
- On Workbench or seperate screen
- Window can be used as backdrop
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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18.Sep.2004
Genesi (E-Mail)
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MySQL user report of Sony International (Europe) mentions Pegasos-Server
An user report (PDF, 518 KB)
of Sony International (Europe) which is accessable under the title link and which is about
the move of Content Management System Filenet, Microsoft SQL and Active Server Pages
to MySQL and PHP also mentions in the section technical environment the
Pegasos server.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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18.Sep.2004
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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Poseidon: New USB-class for "CarTFT" Touchscreen
Because of an inquiry by Carsten Siegner Chris Hodges has written an USB driver for
the touchscreen of an Egalax 7"-Car-TFT-Monitors.
Carsten Siegner has published two beta versions of this driver on his homepage. Because
the monitor of the touchscreen of Carsten currently is out of order the driver is not
developed further.
Limitations of the beta version: Debug-Output on the serial interface,
you can not change the work area of the touchscreen.
Direct Download:
68k-Version: egalaxtouch.class.debug
MorphOS-Version: egalaxtouch.class.elf.debu
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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17.Sep.2004
PPCNUX (ANF)
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Price increase on PegasosPPC-Webshop/Genesi certified MySQL-Partner
The webshop of Genesi has increased
the price for Pegasos II with G3-processor card: the mainboard now costs 600 US-Dollar
instead of 299,- Euro. The G4-system costs with 615 US-Dollar nearly the same as before.
The single price of the processor card is 229 (G3/750CXe) and 249 (G4/7447) US-Dollar.
New in the webshop is the Pegasos-server which is delivered with Linux and preconfigured
with the Debian-versionen from PHP and Apache as well as the current commercial version
of MySQL Pro. The price: 1749 US-Dollar with the G4-version.
MorphOS as well as the account to the superbundle also belong to this offer.
In connection with the popular database-software MySQL yesterday Genesi anounced
in a press release that it is now
Certified Partner
of the Swedish company.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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17.Sep.2004
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Music: "Soothe" from Bjorn Lynne
Björn Lynne (alias "Dr.Awesome") who is responsible for several tracks of Amiga games and demos
has published "Soothe" which is his new album.
The eight tracks (70 minutes) are described as "calming, relaxing and melodious music" by the
author himself. The album is available in the Webshop
of Lynne as audio-CD or as DVD ("Surround Edition", compatible with each
available DVD-Player).
The first 200 copies which will be ordered directly from the composer will have an
individual serial number and have signed with a golden crayon.
The title track "Sooth" is 30 minutes long and thus the longest one on the CD and
can be downloaded under ArtistLaunch
in two versions.
Further information under the title link.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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16.Sep.2004
Tom Duin
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Updates of CDDA_SwapMostLeast & SearchStar
Tom "AmigaHarry" Duin has released new versions of his programs "CDDA_SwapMostLeast" and "SearchStar."
CDDA_SwapMostLeast 1.9
CDDA_SwapMostLeast converts CDDA-data to and from CDDA_MostSignificant- (MOTOROLA) into CDDA_LeastSignificant- (INTEL) format.
The new version (1.9) may now be started from the shell or the Workbench. It's been largely rewritten to eliminate known errors and achieve greater velocity.
SearchStar 0.87
"SearchStar" is a multi-function program that searches your hard-drive for a name or results corresponding to specific search criteria. With this you may select either upper or lower case, additionally SearchStar can replace the results with another designation ("Global Search and Replace").
(cg) (Translation: dm)
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16.Sep.2004
Amigaworld.net (Website)
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"Project: Reality" Website Online
Under the title link you'll find the homepage of "Project: Reality", which dedicates itself to the realization of the "Amiga Fantasy" computer case design by Marko Hirv (picture).
The Amiga 1200-style housing should have room to accomodate the following components:
- Mini-ITX-Board (e.g. µA1)
- Integrated USB keyboard in the Amiga style
- PCI riser card, space for a PCI card
- EIDE hard-drive
- Slimline slot-loading CDROM/DVDROM/Combo-Drive
- opening for the compact Flash slot of the µA1-I
- 60 W fanless netting [I think power supply is meant here, but the word for netting was definitely used -dm]
- External adapter, 110-240 V switchable
They are trying to build a prototype by sometime in the first half of 2005. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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15.Sep.2004
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AmigaOS 4: New uploads at os4depot.net
These are the uploads added to os4depot.net since our last report:
vector.lha (30kb) Small vector routine with 3 cubes rotating
autodocviewer.lha (109kb) Autodoc viewer for OS4
xmamegui.lha (89kb) GUI for the OS4 xMAME port v0.8
xbill_os4.lha (197kb) Port of XBill v2.1 for AmigaOS4
vcdgear176.lha (689kb) MPEG-Video conversion/extraction/repair tool
sambaprefs_1_3.lha (46kb) Configurarion tool for samba server
mixer1_9.lha (76kb) Mixer
pt-player-gui-1-1.lha (43kb) ProTrackerPlayerGui
expat-ppc.lha (380kb) Expat C library for parsing XML
make-ppc.lha (2Mb) GNU make PPC
(cg) (Translation: ub)
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15.Sep.2004
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Amiga games museum: amigamemo.com
At amigamemo.com a collector exhibits his collection of Amiga games. For many famous titles there are box scans, detailed information and screen shots available.
(cg) (Translation: ub)
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15.Sep.2004
Richad Kapp (ANF)
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Media: derstandard.at reports about PocketUAE
The Austrian online news magazine 'derstandard.at' reports about PocketUAE, the PocketPC version of the Amiga emulator UAE, by the title link (amiga-news.de reported). Screen shots are also shown. Further information regarding this UAE version is available at the PocketUAE web site. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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15.Sep.2004
Pegasosforum (Website)
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MorphOS: Devedie and KeyMorpher updated
At the 'Pegasosforum' there are updates available for the DVD player GUI Devedie for MPlayer as well as for the keymap editor KeyMorpher.
The keymap editor KeyMorpher by Vladimir Javorski offers with version 0.095 a new graphic user interface and a possibility to edit 'dead' keys.
The also by Vladimir Javorski written GUI for DVD playback supports with version 0.5.6 now also version 1.0 of the movie player MPlayer. Additional a menu item, 'PlayFile', has been added and the 'DragBar' menu bug has been removed. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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15.Sep.2004
Christian Rosentreter (ANF)
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MorphOS: OpenTTD 0.3.4 released
OpenTTD is a clone of Transport Tycoon Deluxe, a popular game originally
written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely
as possible while extending it with new features.
The new version comes with several smaller and bigger changes.
New Features:
- Added more translations
- Add: Generalised A* Algorithm
- Add: Generalised queues (Fifo, Stack, InsSort, BinaryHeap)
- "None" as option for number of industries in difficulty settings
- Add many random industries and towns in scenario editor
- Added level land button to scenario editor (Chris Huebsch)
- Added never_expire_vehicles to patches GUI (Chris Huebsch)
- Added new icons for landscaping toolbar (drawn by sign_de)
- Align toolbar left/center/right patch (TrueLight)
- All TTDLX kind of savegames are supported (.SS1, .SV1, .SV2, .SV0, .SS0).
- Alpha version of a new AI (TrueLight)
- Autodetect server in LAN via udp (Sign)
- Build_date of station (viewable with Query tool)
- Company HQ can now be moved somewhere else (cost 1% of company value). Water floods HQ.
- Competitors menu under patches
- Copy/share orders now works from ship depot window for ships and hangar window for aircraft
- Difficulty settings window has been changed (Darkvater)
- Enable/disable all buttons in message settings
- Executable is now openttd(.exe) always
- Ingame console (sign_de)
- Invalid (void) orders in schedule are highlighted in red (Celestar)
- Invisible trees when in transparent mode (patch entry)
- Option to sort vehicles in vehicle-list window by different criteria.
- Proper crediting to graphics artists to about box.
- Removing town roads has been finetuned.
- Terraforming toolbar (in the plant tree menu)
- Working multiplayer gui (sign_de)
- etc.
Fixes:
- A lot of network fixing (sign_de)
- A lot of old AI fixed
- Autosave folder was not created on MorphOS
- Coast line near edge of map and near oilrigs (Dribbel)
- Delete canal under bridge wasn't possible
- Error message for 'game load failed' when no town is in a scenario
- Game not pausing when saveload dialog is clicked in main menu
- Load Scenario fix
- Memory leak in news system (blathijs)
- Monorail/maglev became available around 1927
- Move around sort-widgets a bit so it looks more natural
- Old scenarios have correct colour
- Placing/editing signs is possible in paused mode
- Playing new game with scenarios in windows works
- Problems around exclusive transport rights (Celestar)
- Railroad crossings on slopes are now possible
- Random crash when player-face was displayed in error-dialog
- Rare mousewheel scrolling with scrollbar crash
- Road vehicles don't get stuck any more at stations (Truelight + Celestar)
- Savegames are sorted with newest date first by default
- Scenario editor now asks before it generates a random landscape
- Slopes graphics fix (dominik)
- Starting a new game in DesertLandscape crashed the game
- Stupid bug in company league window if non-player is first
- Wrong building of road-slopes for a future AI/Town
- Wrong pathfinding when northern station tile is missing (blathijs)
- You cannot take ownership of an oilrig by building right next to it
- [SDL] Performance fix for palette animation and mouse jumping (jirif)
- [SDL] Same resolution was displayed more than once in game options
- [SDL] Smoother mouse and performance fix, like in Win32 (jirif)
- etc.
For a full list of changes, new features and fixes have a look to the Changelog inside the archive.
Before you can run OpenTTD, you need the following files from the original Windows version of Transport Tycoon Deluxe as OpenTTD makes use of the original TTD artwork: sample.cat, trg1r.grf, trgcr.grf, trghr.grf, trgir.grf, trgtr.grf.
The archive for MorphOS and other systems can be downloaded from the title link. (snx)
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