31.Dec.2004
Steffen Nitz (ANF)
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SN-FindColour V1.1 published
SN-FindColour is Freeware and meant to find certain colours. Red-, green- and blue-figures
can be set with the help of a scroller and thus the colour will be calculated.
Besides this it is also possible to enter and calculate HTML colour codes.
There is a standard and a MorphOS version (problems with entering fields).
You can find SN-FindColour under "Weitere SN-Archive" on my homepage (title link).
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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31.Dec.2004
Steffen Nitz (ANF)
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Announcement of updates of three SN-Archives
In a few days there will be updates of SN-EuroArchiv and 2in1-Project
SN-MünzenArchiv II and SN-MarkenArchiv II. For SN-Münz-/Marken-Archiv
the HTML-support has been added. Here is a possible
example.
Steffen Nitz: "I wish all Amiga users and the users of SN-Archives and the
game "Die Kleine Gilde II" a Happy New Year!"
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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31.Dec.2004
David Brunet (ANF)
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Game database: Update of the "Amiga Games List"
The "Amiga Games List" (AGL) has been updated and reworked by David Brunet.
The AGL tries to list all Amiga games in a clear format. The list contains games, editors and
data disks. With 8645 listed games the AGL is the most extensive database for Amiga games.
If you have comments or completions then please contact obligement AT free DOT fr .
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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31.Dec.2004
Martin (DaFreak) Rebentisch (ANF)
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Liquid Skies records #081
Today the scene group Liquid Skies publishes its 81st music pack. This time it contains
a song called "Before Tea Time" which was composed by Lcr reworked by Kuadziw.
The cover was created by Kuadziw.
Some further information to the track:
- Title: Before Tea Time
- Artist: Lcr feat. Kuadziw
- Style: Drum'n'bass
- Play time: 5:08
- Format: mp3 @ 160 kbps
- Size: 6 MB (ZIP-packed)
You can download it under the title link.
The LQS-crew wish all people who are interested in music a Happy New Year!
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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31.Dec.2004
ANN (website)
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MorphOS: "Weather" shows information to the weather
"Weather" uses the database of weather.com to
show you current information about the weather on the Workbench (screenshot).
Weather requires the datatype-system MOSMedia which was published a few days ago (amiga-news.de reported).
Download: weather.lha (490 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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30.Dec.2004
Bernd Roesch (ANF)
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WinUAE: New Online Help
Under the title link you'll find the new online help for WinUAE. The data "winuae.chm" must be placed in the same directory as "WinUAE.exe." Then it can be called with the help button in the WinUAE GUI.
The new online help goes completely on the new WinUAE, including a few screenshots.
Whoever uses UAE for more than games can find some tips for the usage of the emulator under "Tips->Hints for Powerusers" and now the description of the referenced program is also complete.
Whoever wishes to participate in the further development of this documentation, please send a comment to the author to get hold of the corresponding archive. (cg) (Translation: dm)
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30.Dec.2004
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Software News Through 29th December, 2004
vbcc 0.8g patch 3
Another update for the C-compiler vbcc 0.8g has been released. The following problems have been solved:
- The minimal startup code from vbcc_target_m68k-amigaos, minstart.o, didn't work with latest vlink.
- New OS3.5 functions for workbench.library and icon.librarary were missing.
Link: homepage
vlink 0.9h
Vlink is a portable linker written in ANSI-C that controls a variety of object and executable data formats. Changes in the new version:
- Respect ALLOC and NOLOAD flags in binary file generation
- Linker scripts: NOLOAD was not reset for the following sections
Link: Homepage
HomeBank 3.1 (Beta)
In the newest version of the account manager "HomeBank" a few bugs have been removed.
Link: Homepage
Download: HomeBank31beta.lha (660 KB)
German language catalog data (v3.0): hb_deutsch.lha (6 KB)
Cocktail Shaker
Cocktail Shaker is a database of cocktail and mixed drinks, programmed in Hollywood (screenshots: 1, 2). English and Spanish language versions exist, of course users can assemble their own translations and are called upon to let the author know.
Link: Homepage
Download: cocktailshaker.lzx (1.4 MB)
Worm Wars 8.23
"Worm Wars" is a Tron clone von James "Amigan" Jacobs (screenshot). Version 8.23 contains many small optimizations and bugfixes.
Download: WormWars.lha (699 KB)
Report+ 6.16
Freeware Report+ version 6.16 has been released. The tool is based on ReAction/GadTools, requires AmigaOS 3.9 and offers a variety of functions. For example you can make Aminet "readmes" with Report+, the Commodore Bug Reporting Tool may be replaced, you may show the byte count for any directory. Changes to this newest version:
- Path size report: optional deletion of .fastdir files
- Linted source code
- Bug fixes
Download: ReportPlus.lha (306 KB) (cg) (Translation: dm)
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30.Dec.2004
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Flood Catastrophe: Appeal for Donations
The tidal wave catastrophe in the Indian Ocean causes great shock here at home as well. Aid organizations are dealing with more than 100,000 dead, possibly more than 1,000 of them are from Germany. In this exceptional situation we'd like to call on our readers to help all those affected and to support locally the medical and humanitarian work of the relief organizations. Donate - even small amounts alleviate the emergency! If you would like to help those in the disaster areas, you may donate to the following account links:
[I'm going to put the translated name to the right of the actual organization name for English language readers. If you want to give you should probably use the German language name -DM]
Aktion Deutschland hilft [Germany Helps Campaign]
Alliance of these aid organizations: medeor,
Adra, ASB, AWO, Care, Help, Johanniter, Malteser,
Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband and World Vision
Bank name: Bank für Sozialwirtschaft
Bank code: 370 20 500
Account number: 10 20 30,
Keyword: "Seebeben Südasien" [means "South Asia ocean quake"]
Ärzte für die Dritte Welt [Doctors for the Third World]
Bank name: EKK Bank
Bank code: 500 605 00
Account number: 104 88888 0
Keyword: "Seebebenopfer" [means "ocean quake victims"]
Ärzte ohne Grenzen [Doctors without Borders]
Sparkasse Bonn [Savings Bank Bonn]
Bank code: 38 05 00 00
Account number: 97 0 97
Keyword: "Seebeben" [means "ocean quake"]
Caritas International
Postbank Karlsruhe [Postal Bank Karlsruhe]
Bank code: 660 100 75
Account number: 202 753
Keyword: "Erdbeben-Südasien" [means ocean quake South Asia]
Christoffel-Blindenmission [Christoffel Mission for the Blind]
Sparkasse Bensheim [Savings Bank Bensheim]
Bank code: 509 500 68
Account number: 505 05 05
Keyword: "Südasien"
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz [German Red Cross]
Bank für Sozialwirtschaft [Bank for the Social Economy]
Bank code: 370 205 00
Account number: 41 41 41
Keyword: "Südasien" [means "South Asia"]
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe [German Hunger Relief]
Sparkasse Bonn [Savings Bank Bonn]
Bank Code: 380 500 00
Account number: 20 20
Keyword: "Erdbeben Asien" [means "earthquake Asia"]
Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe [Diakonie Disaster Relief]
Postbank Stuttgart [Postal Bank Stuttgart]
Bank code: 600 100 70
Account number: 502 707
Keyword "Erdbeben-Südasien" [means "earthquake South Asia"]
Kindernothilfe [Children Emergency Help]
KD-Bank
Bank code: 350 601 90
Account number: 45 45 40
Unicef
Bank für Sozialwirtschaft [Bank for the Social Economy]
Bankcode: 370 205 00
Account number: 300 000
Keyword: "Erdbeben Asien" [means "earthquake Asia"]
World Vision
Volksbank Frankfurt [People's Bank Frankfurt]
Bankcode: 501 900 00
Account number: 2020
Keyword: "Tsunami Südasien" [means "Tsunami South Asia"] (nba) (Translation: dm)
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30.Dec.2004
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amiga-news.de: Changes to Editorial Team
Two changes occurred this month in amiga-news.de's editorial team: Alfred Sturm left; he had tended the Amiga Link Directory from June 2000 until December 2004 by adding and deleting websites and putting up a screenshot of each. His responsibilities there have been taken over by Christoph Gutjahr. Don't forget to announce your new Amiga websites in the Amiga Link Directory. Gerhard "Gary7" Schmid ceased his activity as moderator of the "classified advertisements" forum. His successor is Martina Jacobs, who returns to amiga-news.de. She had managed the English language section for three years. We thank our two departing coworkers for their commitment in the last years and wish them for the future all prosperity! (nba) (Translation: dm)
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29.Dec.2004
ANN (website)
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AROS: Latest state of the TCP/IP stack development
By the title link there is a forum thread at AROS-Exec, which contains
information about the current state of the TCP/IP stack
development for AROS and a screenshot. The latter shows the
browser Mosaic and a simple webserver, Cheetah. An e-mail
client is in development.
According to that thread there are two stacks
under development now. One developer goes for the TCP/IP bounty
and develops a SANA2 compatible driver. That stack might,
like Roadshow, become an AmiTCP heir and accordingly build on the
bsdsocket.library.
The second version is a port of LwIP by those both developers who
contributed the screenshot.
Currently only loopback is working, but a tap/tun driver for
the Linux hosted version of AROS is close.
Here, the bsdsocket.library is a regular, disk based library.
The first call of that library leads to the start of the stack task
and programs may access by the bsdsocket.library the network. But the
driver will be a different one. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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29.Dec.2004
S. & R. Raghoebardayal (ANF)
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Coyote Flux: PPC680x0 released as freeware
After lots of bugfixes and updates, PPC680x0 has become freeware and can be downloaded from this site. Both the docs and the program have been updated.
Since PPC680x0 V2.0 is in beta state, please let us know if the program contains any bugs. PPC680x0 has not been tested on machines without custom chips, so we cannot guarantee that it will work on such systems. It should work under UAE. Have fun!
Coyote Flux wishes everyone a happy and excellent 2005! (snx)
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29.Dec.2004
Robin (comments)
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MorphOS: PowerSDL 10.0 released
PowerSDL 10.0 is a MorphOS port of the SDL version 1.2.7 (screenshot of the
SDL preferences). It is based on the Amiga version by Gabriele
Greco, but was rewritten to a far extent to support the features
of MorphOS better.
Some features of
PowerSDL: - Integrated SDL settings with
localization
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Joystick support
- CDROM support
-
Overlay support
- MorphOS integration: SDL programs may be
controlled by Exchange or by an ARexx port, windows have an
iconify gadget, etc.
Download:
powersdl.lha (147 KB)
powersdl_sdk.lha (946 KB)
powersdl_src.lha (443 KB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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29.Dec.2004
Christian Rosentreter (ANF)
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MorphOS: OpenTTD 0.3.5 svn 1282 (inofficial bug fix release)
By the title link Christian Rosentreter has released the latest SVN
snapshot (revision 1282) of OpenTTD (Multiplayer screenshots: #1, #2).
It will be the last SVN version which is compatible with the official
release 0.3.5; it removed the scrolling issues with the
server list. (cg) (Translation: ub)
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29.Dec.2004
Robin (comments)
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MorphOS: Datatypes replacement MOSMedia released
Grzegorz Kraszewski has created a Datatypes replacement for MorphOS
called MOSMedia, which also features streaming. Thus, it is
possible to view or listen to files while still downloading them.
Currently it is possible with audio files, an example
"Soundplay" is included within the drawer "Examples". To start it it
is required to copy the content of the drawer "Classes" to the
drawer "MOSSYS:Classes/Multimedia".
The implementation of the video codecs and display routines
is currently under work.
Download:
mosmediapack12.lha (235 KB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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29.Dec.2004
S. Eichholz (ANF)
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Website for the demo party "Breakpoint 2005" online
Since yesterday the website for the demo party "Breakpoint 2005" at
Bingen/Rhine is online. Like all the years the party will happen during
the Easter days (March 25th to 28th). The website provides all
required useful information and also introduces the futuristic looking
event location, the "Rundsporthalle". (snx) (Translation: ub)
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27.Dec.2004
Pegasos.org (ANF)
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Event: Registration for PUSH 2005 in Gothenborg has started
It is now possible to register for PUSH 2005. Like last year you will get a discount if you register. Registration does not imply that you have to come and if you fail to show up you will not be required to pay us anything. If you are planning to show up, please register so that we know how many tables to set up.
For the second year PUGS will arrange a computer party in Gothenburg, Sweden. We hope - with your help - that this year's PUSH can be as good as last year, or even better. Everybody is welcome, even without computer. But our focus this year will be on PowerPC computers.
PUSH 2005 will take place February 25-27, Friday from 12:00 to Sunday 12:00. (snx)
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27.Dec.2004
Vinnny (ANF)
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Russia: 'Amiga Information Center' celebrates its 5th anniversary
Today Amiga Information Center (AiC) is celebrating its 5th anniversary. For five years now AiC is supporting Russian Amiga users with fresh news and support. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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24.Dec.2004
AROS-Exec (website)
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New Bounty-Project started for AROS: Kickstart replacement
TeamAROS-Bounty #23 is dedicated to the creation of a fully working Kickstart-ROM-replacement
for AROS under UAE. Currently the project is supported with 100 US-Dollar.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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24.Dec.2004
Dennis Lohr (ANF)
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Music: New track on Psyria-Homepage
Dennis Lohr wrote: "...and the fire still burns!
This year there is another track by Psyria. Because at the beginning of 2004 there was
only one download to Christmas there is an exclusive title for all fans. 'Electronic Knights'
can be downloaded in the FinalMaster-Studio version.
I wish all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Amiga Year."
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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24.Dec.2004
AmiATLAS Development Team (ANF)
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MERRY CHRISTMAS: Christmas greeting from the AmiATLAS - Team
The "AmiATLAS Development team" wishes contemplative and peaceful Christmas with many presents for all users.
On this way we also would like to thank those which have supported to us this year in varied manner. We hope that you are involved also next year again.
And if we had one more wish freely, we would wish for all that it goes next year with the Amiga, finally, again uphill going.
Happy Christmas!
Gerd Frank
Manfred Rohde
www.amiatlas.de
www.mrworld.de (cg) (Translation: cg)
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24.Dec.2004
RMS Communications - Christoph Pölzl (ANF)
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Image editor: Pixel32 for MorphOS announced
Pavel Kanzelsberger, author of Pixel32, announces under the title link a port for MorphOS, to be presented in a few weeks. Pixel32 is an image/photo/animation painting/editing and retouching application usable for all kind of graphicians, but best for web designers (screenshot).
Some of its features:
- multiplatform design with own skinnable GUI, which allows us running Pixel32 in Windows, BeOS and even in DOS
- most of routines written in highly optimized 32-bit assembler decreasing program's size and increasing its speed
- plugin architecture allows adding new effects, import/export plugins but also new dynamic brushes (called BrushFX), layer types etc.
- supporting all popular file formats
- support for layers, channels, masks, selections
- support for animations, image clickmaps, slices, web optimizations and other webtools simplyfing your work
- variety of brushes, including animated and full color brushes
- variety of patterns allowing pattern-painting, texturizing and more
- variety of color/alpha gradients with universal usage
- templates, styles, layouts...
- and much more...
Currently, as a Christmas present, Pixel32 can be purchased for USD 20 until end of the year. If one registers now, all updates until next major release (v2.0) will be free. Furthermore, the registration is platform independent, so that one can use his license also with upcoming ports to other operating systems.
There are demo versions of the current version 1.0 RC2 for Windows, Linux and BeOS/Zeta as well as of version 0.99.8 also for QNX, Solaris and MS-DOS. In these demo versions there are only two limitations: a visible watermark in the images and a small annoying dialog box informing about the usage of a demo version. (snx)
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24.Dec.2004
ANN (website)
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Instant Messenger: Update of AmiMSN to V1.0rc5
AmiMSN which is an in ARexx written, console based IM-client for the MSN-Network
is now available in version 1.0rc5.
Changes and improvements:
- Changed: Everything placed into one main executeable
- Fixed: You now can't initiate a conversation with someone offline
- Fixed: In some cases AmiMSN would try reading a message that wasn't there
- Added: P4-Context header is now parsed. Needed for BOT2K3
- Added: Notification server disconnection messages now parsed
- Added: AmiMSN.cfg now has a version number
Download: AmiMSN-1.0rc5.lha (38 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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24.Dec.2004
Sebastian Bauer (ANF)
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E-mail Client: SimpleMail 0.24 (Update)
Today version 0.24 of the MUI based e-mail client called "SimpleMail" has been published.
Changes:
- Message preview in main window
- Import of Outlook Express message files (.dbx files)
- New address book with seperate group and contact management
- More possibilities of configuring the application icon
- ARexx port improvement: GETMAILSTAT, FOLDERINFO
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements
- First official OS4 version
Currently the OS3 and OS4 version are available. The MorphOS version will probably
follow this day. Please check if you have installed the newest versions of the NList-classes
which have been published few days ago.
The SimpleMail team wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Update: (17:25, 24.12.04, snx)
Now the MorphOS version is also available.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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24.Dec.2004
ANN (website)
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PegXMac V1.3 also finished for AmigaOne
David Bentham has a Christmas surprise for all AmigaOne users: His live-CD PegXMac
is now available in version 1.3 also for this platform. PegXMac allows starting Mac OS
with the help of Mac-on-Linux without installing Linux before.
The AmigaOne version was tested by Sinan Gürkan and Ross Vumbaca and is equivalent to
the Pegasos II version except the use of MOL 0.9.70+.
On the AmigaOne only MOL 0.9.68 runs because it is not an Open
Firmware platform and therefore newer MOL versions need specific adaptations.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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24.Dec.2004
Christian Rosentreter (ANF)
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MorphOS: OpenTTD 0.3.5
Christian Rosentreter announces that the new version of OpenTTD (which is an Open Source
clone of the well-known strategy game Transport Tycoon Deluxe) has been finished and
with it he wishes all MorphOS- and Amiga-users a Merry Christmas.
Important changes:
- [Network] New network, very stable, a lot of new features
- [Network] Ingame Serverlist (with online game-servers to join
- [Network] Webbased Serverlist: http://servers.openttd.org/
- [Network] Added dedicated server support
- [Network] Cheat protection in MultiPlayer
- [Network] Patch settings are also synced with the server
- [Network] Chat
- Custom currency settings
- Per-station vehicle lists
- More realistically sized catchment areas
- Sticky windows
- Even better support for new grf-files
- Implement improved vehicle loading algorithm
- Even more advanced in-game console (press ^ to open it)
- OpenTTD runs with the grf files of the DOS version
- [Big Endian Systems (MacOS, MorphOS, LinuxPPC)]: are able to load savegames by TTD(Patch)
- new languages: Spanish, Catalan and Icelandic
- And many, many more things....
If you want to know the complete list of changes then have a look at ChangeLog
which the archive contains.
The archive can be downloaded under the title link.
Comments:
- Currently the "Dedicated Server"-support (OpenTTD -D) does not work with Amiga TCP/IP-stacks.
But the game itself can create a normal server. Games between Windows, Linux, MacOS and
MorphOS are possible without any problems.
- The Amiga68k-support in the source code possibly is not working because of the
many changes. Christian Rosentreter (karibu@gmx.net) himself cannot test the new code
under 68k and therefore he asks for feedback and diff-files to be able to fix existing
problems in the new network code.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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23.Dec.2004
Robin (ANF)
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Update of Hollywood Game TriMa'gic
The Hollywood game TriMa'gic has reached version 1.0 for 68k, WarpUp and MorphOS; the wishes of Tristan Mangold (TriMa) have been realized.
New developments are that sounds have been added, one can right-click to turn in the other direction as well, and because someone who preferred it asked for it, the game may be skinned to the darker original version. It comes with both skins. To do this some bugs with the ring-selection were overcome.
Along with the main page (under the title-link) there's a mirror.
The author thanks Tristan Mangold for his game skin, his idea and the suggestions for improvement and wishes everyone a happy celebration and a great New Year. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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23.Dec.2004
morphos-news.de (website)
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MorphOS: New Screenshots of "Rage Hard"
Under the title link you'll find some new screenshots of Titan's tactically-enduring multiplayer 3D-Shooter "Rage Hard."
(cg) (Translation: dm)
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23.Dec.2004
Werner Lange (E-Mail)
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HCS Lange: Auction of Spare Parts after Closing of Workshop
Werner Lange, of the former Commodore and Amiga service HCS Lange (Detmold, Germany), announces that he's auctioning on EBay the remaining spare parts from his workshop as well as other Amiga accessories.
Among the things available are hundreds of ICs, and also computers, disks, a range of brackets, magazines, service manuals, folders and much more. Those interested may find these offers from Werner Lange under the e-mail seller ID "welandt." (snx) (Translation: dm)
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23.Dec.2004
amiga.org (website)
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New PowerPC Products for the Classic Amiga (update)
ACK Software Controls, Inc. is pleased to announce two new products for the Amiga 1200. The first product is a Freescale 8245 based CPU card clocked at 400 MHz.
The card will have a SODIMM slot for memory expansion and also includes a Silicon Images 680 IDE controller and a Radeon Mobility graphics chip. This CPU card will fit in standard A1200 cases, but a towered system is recommended.
The second product is a modular busboard and CPU combination for use with towered A1200 machines. The bus board features an AGP 1X slot and three PCI slots. Additional features of the busboard include two DDR DIMM slots for memory expansion, a Silicon Images 680 IDE controller, onboard USB and ethernet. The CPU card will initially be a 750CXe product, but other CPUs will be available.
Both products will ship with an OEM version of AmigaOS 4 and contain a version of U-Boot as the firmware. Products are presently in prototype form running Linux and will be available in Q1 2005. Additional information will follow in the new year.
Sincerely,
Adam Kowalczyk
ACK Software Controls, Inc.
Update: (24.12.04, 2:30, cg)
In a thread on amiga.org, Adam Kowalczyk states that similar expansions are in the works as well. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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23.Dec.2004
Bernd Roesch (ANF)
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WinUAE 1.0 public beta #3, Remarks on Postscript Printing
With version 0.9.92 the WinUAE Team is possibly releasing the last beta-version before the final release 1.0. Whoever is able to locate bugs is asked to advise the authors.
There is now better online help that explains about printing and the "autoflush" function more clearly.
Changes in WinUAE 0.9.92:
Bug fixes:
- Regular HDF TD_GEOMETRY returned incorrect data (caused some
larger HDF's fail to mount, 0.9.91 only)
- Filesystem bug fix (0.9.90-91), files with Windows
System or Hidden -flag set didn't open properly in all cases
- Stardust starwars-scroller in cycle-exact mode
- SuperStardust AGA tunnel-section and Superfrog intro bee flashing
plus other sprite emulation fixes
- Random disk formatting verify errors when using non-turbo mode
(was broken couple of releases ago)
- Display corruption/crashes if display width was larger than 1024
and display depth was 32bit (only native display mode, Picasso96
was unaffected)
- Windowed mode window close button didn't work if "Use CTRL+F11
to quit" was enabled
- Input-panel autofire yes/no-selection
- AVIOutput video recording bug in interlaced modes
New features:
- Filesystem emulation now uses NTFS named streams to store Amiga
FS protection flags and comment instead of __UAEFSDB.__-files
(non-NTFS drives still use old method)
- Postscript printer emulation using Ghostscript. All Windows
supported printers work now. Amiga-side only needs standard Amiga
Postscript printer driver
- Automatic print job flush after user configurable timeout
- Improved hardfile creation, filesystem selection (OFS/FFS/SFS) etc.
- Disk swapper key shortcuts:
- END+1-0 (not numeric keypad) = insert image from swapper slot 1-10
- END+SHIFT+1-0 = insert image from swapper slot 11-20
- END+CTRL+1-4 = select drive
- GUI drag'n'drop (no more ugly up/down arrows)
- Screenshots are now named _xxx.bmp
- User configurable emulation speed adjustment from 5 to 100 fps
- Rar and 7zip -archive support (using archiveaccess.dll)
- Some custom chipset emulation improvements here and there
- Improved drive click sound emulation
- X-Arcade build-in key mappings
- Onscreen disk and HD leds flash red while writing
- "Always on top"-windowed mode setting
[Rest of long article not translated. It was mostly about printing and Christmas greeting from Bernd Roesch. -DM] (cg) (Translation: dm)
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23.Dec.2004
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distributed.net: PowerPC/AmigaOS Surpasses x86/DOS in the RC5-72 Competition
The PowerPC/AmigaOS platform zipped past x86/DOS sooner than expected, taking 14th place among platform rankings. PowerPC/AmigaOS now finds itself directly behind PowerPC/MorphOS, which is itself coming up quickly behind X86/NetBSD and is projected to catch it on 24th February, 2005. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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23.Dec.2004
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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New Debian Install ISO Image for the Amiga One
Under the title link there's a new Debian installation ISO image for AmigaOne computers ready for download. The only addition since the previous version is the standard use of kernel 2.4.26. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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22.Dec.2004
amigafuture.de (website)
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MorphOS: System patch "Zapper"
"Zapper" modifies the ZipWindow() function of the intuition.library, i.e. the behaviour of the "Zoom" gadget at the top right border of a window. Instead of switching between two different window sizes, it resizes the window to full screen by click now. If the title bar is enabled that will be kept free.
Zapper also may be used in "Smart Resizing" mode which resizes windows only on the not already used screen area and does not hide other windows.
Direct download: zapper_0.9.lha (20 KB) (Readme)
(cg) (Translation: ub)
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22.Dec.2004
Amiforce (ANF)
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Amiforce/Abakus-Design: Seasonig greetings and Snowman (Classic)
With Snowman (Classic) a tiny Christmas game is available at Abakus-Design. Unfortunately an entire new game was due lack of time not possible and the same reason lead to only minor changes to the game:
The game is running in 800x600 with any colour depth. Also on classic Amigas it should run without problems. Some new figures were pixeled which are now on wood plates. Thus, the game comes closer to the C64 original version. The archive is about 10 MB in size.
Last but not least Telemar Rosenberger and Franz Schlick wish a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2005.
(cg) (Translation: ub)
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22.Dec.2004
Thomas Wenzel (ANF)
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MP3 player: AmigaAMP 2.13
Thomas Wenzel writes:
"Just on time for Christmas there is an update for AmigaAMP. It is nothing world moving; I just fixed some bugs. New features aren't there, but code maintaining is better than nothing, I guess.
For example the old version 2.12 messed badly around with several state messages of the mpega.library which are not used by the original, but are by the libmad version. Directories containing brackets in their name could not be added to the playlist, etc.
All that and some other smaller bugs are now fixed and the program gained further stability.
Enjoy it"
(cg) (Translation: ub)
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22.Dec.2004
Sylvio.k (ANF)
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Soms3d: Xmas edition
The Soms3d team wishes a Merry Christmas and a Hapy New Year to all Amiga users! As a little present there is a special edition of the Soms3d-Engine available (5 MB, requires PPC/Warp3d).
(snx) (Translation: ub)
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22.Dec.2004
Thomas Steiding (ANF)
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Robin Hood coming for MorphOS
"Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood", originally developed by Spellbound Entertainment for the PC, will soon continue his adventures on the Pegasos. The MorphOS version of Robin Hood has just reached "first playable" on the Pegasos. A demo version will be released soon and the game is expected to start shipping in QI/2005 for MorphOS.
About "Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood":
Do not only take on the role of the hero Robin Hood, but also the roles of his faithful vassals and take them to the battle field against the nasty Prince John Lackland. In doing so you are able to enjoy the fabulous English landscape of 1190 as well as the giant castles and funny characters. The thrilling story is introduced by an award-winning introduction and transfers you directly into the hero\s body with the first mission, in which you have to set the captive comrades free. Take up the battle against the oppressors and free the farmers from the Prince\s reign! Be smart, be fast! Be Robin Hood!
Features:
- More than 30 non-linear missions in which, for instance, you have to save Little John and Brother Tuck and prevent a wedding between Marianne and the revolting Guy of Gisbourne or attack the taxation collectors of the Sheriff of Nottingham
- Visit five giant castles on different ways, at day and night times, and at different weather conditions
- Play with up to nine integrated characters being outstanding due to their specific abilities and qualities
- Due to an innovative fighting system you are able to control the hero\s sword in battles by mouse
- Decide yourself which tactic appears to be the right one for you: reach the goal by creeping around the guards or fight bravely using sword and bow
System requirements:
- Pegasos I/II at 600 MHz or better
- 128 MB RAM
- Radeon 7000 or better
- MorphOS 1.4.x
More information on "Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood" can be found at:
www.epic-interactive.com
www.spellbound.de
www.robinhood-game.com (snx)
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22.Dec.2004
ANF
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Community site for the ColdFire board Dragon opened
At http://dragon.amigaworld.de/ DJBase opened the first community website for Elbox announced ColdFire board Dragon for the Amiga 1200.
(snx) (Translation: ub)
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