10.Feb.2000
Airsoft Softwair Homepage
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TUP2 version 1.6 released
This version of "The Ultimate Protector" includes some improvements and bug fixes.
Download: TUP1_6.lha
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10.Feb.2000
AMIGA
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Cable TV Show 2000 in Calcutta, India
From 27 - 29 January, Amiga International, Inc. attended one of the biggest Cable TV Shows in Calcutta,
India. Just like last year, it was another full success. This time, there were four more AMIGA booths
apart from the main one.
Monarch Video and Agani PTY from Mumbai as well as Abishek Enterprise from Calcutta and Rajan Electronics
from Delhi also had booths at this exhibition. There were lots of visitors from neighbouring Bangladesh,
the coming market where the Amiga will gain shares of the cable TV market.
In a TV interview, Petro Tyschtschenko explained why AMIGA is so popular in the Indian market and what
solution it means for the TV market.
Amiga International, Inc. plans to participate in this important event again next year.
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10.Feb.2000
Alexander Kurtz in ANF
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Aminet-GUI now in English
The Aminet-GUI is now also available in English. This is possible by using an online translator.
Upon calling the Aminet-GUI, the German or English version can be selected on the intro screen.
More languages are planned for the future. If you know good online translators from German or
English to other languages, please send an e-mail to
AmiNET@LXK.FindHere.COM. I would also welcome
language suggestions.
(Translation: mb)
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10.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer in ANF
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NES Emulator ANES CGFX Fix available
Download: anesfix.lha
(Translation: mb)
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10.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer in ANF
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pre-Update for CyberGraphX 4.2 released
Download: cgxv42_r2_pre1.lha
(Translation: mb)
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10.Feb.2000
Haage & Partner
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Haage & Partner news
In the last few days, there have been some new announcements of 3D software titles. More details
in the 3DWorld.
Who wins ArtEffect or AmigaWriter???
At Haage & Partner, the 555,555th visitor of their website is expected soon. To celebrate,
again a software package can be won. Lottery
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10.Feb.2000
Thomas Steiding by e-mail
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Tales From Heaven demo available
Epic Marketing writes:
On our homepage there is now a demo of Tales From Heaven available.
Please note that the demo does not support graphic cards, while the finished game will do so.
Download: TFH_demo.lha
(Translation: mb)
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10.Feb.2000
Dundar Unsal in ANF
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Amigart opened a farewell guestbook for phase 5
Amigart opened a guestbook where you can send a farewell to phase 5.
(Translation: mb)
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10.Feb.2000
Jan Andersen by e-mail
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VirusHelp Denmark - Virus warning
On Wednesday, for a very short time there was an archive named PatchYamPPC12.lha on Aminet.
The program replaces the file "s:cedmacros" with a different file. We don't know (yet) what
this new file does. If you have installed this program, it should be sufficient to delete
the file s:cedmacros.
Name: YAMPatcher
Archive name: PatchYamPPC12.lha
Archive size: 7,088 bytes
(Translation: mb)
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10.Feb.2000
Jeppe Nielsen in ANF
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New demo and homepage for HomeLand online
A new homepage for HomeLand has gone online, where you can always find the latest version
of HomeLand. HomeLand is a real-time strategy game similar to C&C or Napalm, with many
new features. Units can be configured and commanded according to individual wishes. The game
is distributed by Alive Mediasoft.
Download demo version 1.0:
HomeLand.lha - 664 Kb
(Translation: mb)
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09.Feb.2000
TUMULT
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New class: Wheel.mcc
Wheel.mcc by Henning Thielemann. Download:
MCC_Wheel.lha.
TUMULT has a new Gallery, presenting
new Image sets for MUI. Starting is author Mario 'Padrino' Cattaneo with new gadgets in
Xenbar / MWB look.
(Translation: mb)
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09.Feb.2000
Sid4Amiga
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Sid4Amiga version 3.32 released
Sidplayer for Amiga version 3.32
Download:
Sid4AmigaV3_32.lha
(Translation: mb)
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09.Feb.2000
John Chandler
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Part II of the Greenboy interview
Greenboy is member of the Phoenix Consortium, and speaks especially about QNX in part II
of this four-part interview. Part III and IV will be released next week and the week after.
Part I can be found here.
(Translation: mb)
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09.Feb.2000
clickBOOM
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S-File 3 for Nightlong
The first alpha version of Nightlong is finished. The full game is working, but there are
optimizations to be done. For example, Nightlong is so big that it is hard to put everything
on the three CDs planned! As soon as all problems are solved, beta tests will start.
Oh, yes, and beta testers to-be have to pre-order Nightlong!
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09.Feb.2000
Fax from Phase5
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Phase 5 filed for protection from its creditors
On January 26th, 2000, Phase 5 filed for protection from its creditors. Talks are held
with third parties interested in taking over (and continue) the AMIGA technology part.
This way, running developments and products, especially the new G4 CPU cards, could be
continued.
In case of liquidation, all customers that placed preorders and
prepayments with phase 5 digital products will be contacted and informed of their
rights.
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09.Feb.2000
Ingo Musquinier in ANF
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AmiTradeCenter Public Beta
The latest version of the FTP client "AmiTradeCenter", recently released on Aminet, is now
also available from the ATC homepage. A mailinglist has been created at OneList.com. To
subscribe, please send an e-mail to:
amitradecenter-subscribe@onelist.com.
Download: ATC_beta_08022000.lha
(Translation: mb)
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08.Feb.2000
Oliver Roberts
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WarpJPEG.datatype version 44.9 PPC (WarpUp only)
This version removes the problem in the "error cleanup code" which crashed PPCs while decoding
corrupt JPEG images.
Download: WarpJPEGdt.lha - 39 Kb
(Translation: mb)
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08.Feb.2000
Pagan Games
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Pagan Games News
Pagan Games is working on a Members Area. This closed area is still under development, but
will include many interesting things. There will be several forums, e.g. a discussion forum,
a developer forum, and an opportunity to talk to Pagan developers directly. Demo download
offers, monthly newsletter and vote areas are also planned.
Pagan Games is happy to introduce two new employees. Axiom will work on the graphics of
Dafel: Bloodline, and Psycho (szene coder of Loonies)
will join the Magick development team to create the 3D engine.
(Translation: mb)
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08.Feb.2000
Aaron Digulla via Email
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AROS: Menues are now working
The code for the menues has been inserted. Different than on the original
Amiga, tasks are handled as a task that contains all input-events as long
as the right mouse button is pressed. For this reason the menues will not
block other tasks, and are easily improved upon. If blocking menues are
still a problem then they ccan be controlled by by each program
individually by checking for RMB down/up.
In other words the AROS-Menues work better than the original Amiga OS
menues.
(Translation: mb)
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08.Feb.2000
Juan Manuel in ANF
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HTMLEXT 2
AMIGALAND now has a completely redone version of HTMLEXT (Web Maintenence
for GoldED) for free download, complete with intstaller. Prerequisite:
Gui4Cli 3.8 (installed).
Download: htmlext210.lha
(Translation: mb)
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08.Feb.2000
Achim Stegemann on ANF
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Digital Alanac II 1.8.6 Bugfix
A Bugfix for the well-known Astronomy Program Digital Almanac II is
available both in Aminet and on the authors homepage. Also included is the
Frech calalog files after having been forgotten in the last version. A few
guru-causing functions have been corrected and improved. See the Aminet
readme file for more info.
(Translation: mb)
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08.Feb.2000
Chris De Maeyer in ANF
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EZQuake V.1.04 available
The Quake launcher EZQuake in now in version 1.04 available with the
following new features: Select Quake executable, MemAs Gadget to support
both Clickboom versions. New versions can be found on the Support page
(title link).
Download: ezquake.lha
(Translation: mb)
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08.Feb.2000
Martin "Mason" Merz in ANF
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OpusMI - GlowIcons for DOpus 5 Magellan
This Opus icon collection contains 240 OS3.5 icons and 480 images in IFF
format for the toolbar and startmenu in DOpus 5 Magellan version 5.82 (with
OS 3.5 support). The icons are in 40x32 pixel format to ensure ease of use even at
higher resolutions. The archive will be uploaded shortly to Aminet in "biz/dopus".
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
PPT
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PPT version 6.18 released
Janne Jalkanen has released version 6.18 of his image processing software.
Download: PPT_dist.lha
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
Joachim Nink by e-mail
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New Multiuser File System (MuFS) v2 website
Wez Furlong has created a new and up-to-date portal for Multiuser File System (MuFS) v2
online. Details at the title link.
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07.Feb.2000
PerSuaSiVe SoftWorX
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akMPEG4 version 4.30 (68k + PPC) available
Download: akMPEG4.lha - 148 Kb
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
AmigaNation
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Amiga Mozilla Page
James Russel from AmigaNation News has placed a new site online named
AmigaMozilla Home. With James at the helm, this
site will surely last longer than the several other websites about AmigaMozilla that have already
vanished again :).
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
amiga-news.de
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Hotlist
You will surely have noticed that the link to our old hotlist (in the link bar on top)
and the Quick Links from the right-hand menu have vanished. It would have been redundant,
additional work to maintain them in addition to the comprehensive
Amiga Link Directory.
If your website is not yet listed in the ALD, we would be happy if you'd take the two minutes
it takes to register. Changes to the submitted data can be commited with the password given
on first submission. So you can add a banner (100x100) later, if you haven't one handy right
now.
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07.Feb.2000
GoldED
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GoldED now also retailed by GTI
From now on, apart from Amigaland, GoldED is also distributed by
GTI Grenville Trading International GMBH,
Carl-Zeiss-Str. 9, D-79761 Waldshut-Tiengen, Tel: +49 7741 83040, Fax: +49 69 25577025.
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
FutureZone
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FutureZone: Hints at Software-Piracy are booming
"The 'Business Software Alliance' BSA, a global association against Software-Piracy, has received
8,126 hints at illegal software in western europe for the year 1999, which is 39 percent more than in 1998.
2,577 hints were exclusively for offers on the net. Therefor the BSA has had 1.808 sites closed until now."
At BSA Deutschland you can find many interesting details and statistics
Concerning the subject. Maybe Amiga should also join this association! (ps)
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
Amiga
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Executive Update (Update)
The Executive Update of February 3rd has been reworked at several points. Basically, the wording has been
redone, and the following paragraph has been added:
"We will soon be starting official meetings in Europe, the UK, and the US for developers and dealers. This will include
introductory training seminars for the new OS, and introductions to the retail pricing and schedules. We will also begin
the process of introducing the new web site, and putting the Amiga Advisory Council to work."
Here's a copy of the most recent version:
"February 4, 2000
Greetings to one and all:
A great deal has occurred over the last couple of weeks, and it is only going to get more interesting as we move forward. It has been some time since I spoke with you, and I wanted to share some of the fun.
In the last two weeks we have announced our new foundation partner, started technical training with our new development team, and had many meetings with future technology partners
The responses have been overwhelmingly positive and, to quote an old song "they ain't seen nothing yet".
On January 8, 2000 at CES in Las Vegas we announced our partnership with the Tao-Group as our foundation OS partner. This is not just a technical but a strategic relationship and brings with it great rewards. I have asked Fleecy to write a short document highlighting the Amiga/Tao relationship from a more technical perspective, to save you from having to put up with my telling everyone how incredibly great and fantastic it is. We want you to make your own minds up.
In the next two weeks we will make another strategic partnership announcement with regards to the new path for Amiga. As with all our announcements, look at it against the whole picture and not in isolation.
After a week long trip to Germany and the UK I have come back with a much better understanding of what we can and cannot do. As mentioned before we are not going to make promises or product announcements. We will announce to you, the community, only after the deal is signed or the product is sitting before us. This won't put a stop to rumours, but it will make them all the more obvious. Change brings uncertainty, and in an information vacuum, mischief makers like to take the spotlight. If it isn't officially sanctioned by Amiga, don't believe it.
Our job as a company is to create exciting market opportunities for Amiga developers to take advantage of, and to give Amiga users a platform they can enjoy. This requires more than just an upgrade to the existing OS. This requires, indeed demands a complete strategy reaching into all areas of the present and the future. The time has come for all of us to move forwards, owner, developer, and user.
Many of you have sent us business proposals, and product marketing ideas, and for this we thank you, and ask for your patience as we look over them. Some are providing us with valuable insight into the desires of the Amiga community as a whole, others are providing us with a good chuckle. This is the Amiga advantage that other platforms just do not share.
Over the next few months there may be some companies that come out with their own plans, or state that we do not have the community at heart as we move forwards. The reality is, they do not know what we have planned. In order to stay focused and to keep up our incredible pace, we are not sharing our plans outside of our signed partnerships.
We have to prioritise and act singlemindedly if we are to reach our first plateau in our given timescales. Once there we will be able to pause for breath. Some are not happy about this, but they do not know the full plan. Our mission is not just about restoring the Amiga, but about pushing it forwards as THE technology for tomorrow.
This means that if you hear something annoying, or frustrating, or downright nasty, and the source is not Amiga Inc, then disregard it.
Plain and simple.
If you did not hear it from us, or read it here on this web site it is not true.
We are not asking for your trust or your undying belief. We only ask that you take us on OUR words and deeds, not on the misinterpretations of others.
We will soon be starting official meetings in Europe, the UK, and the US for developers and dealers. This will include introductory training seminars for the new OS, and introductions to the retail pricing and schedules. We will also begin the process of introducing the new web site, and putting the Amiga Advisory Council to work.
I want to thank each and every one of you for your hospitality during our meetings and for your continued support as we move forwards. We have had the chance to meet with many end users, developers, dealers, and new partners, and look forwards to meeting even more of you as time goes on.
There is a great deal of activity, with a lot of first footsteps on some truly amazing paths. New partners excited, old faces returning, familiar faces reminding us of our heritage. Indeed we are already having to move into bigger facilities, such is our rate of growth.
I know it can be frustrating but after years wandering lost in a dark place, the sun is finally starting to crack a smile on the horizon. Together, we will march into tomorrow.
Keeping the faith,
Bill McEwen and the rest of the Amiga Team."
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07.Feb.2000
Eternity
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Eternity: 20.000st visitor on the Eternity Homepage
At 3:34 PM on February 5th, 2000, the 20.000st visitor logged onto the Eternity Homepage. Congratulations go
to Mirko Patzenbein from Frankenberg/Sachsen. Mirko is working on a A1200PPC / Bvision connected
to a Ilyama 19'' Monitor. The desired game, Heretic II or Shogo, will be shipped as soon as it will be available.
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
Czech Amiga News
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Peter Verswyvelen makes several games available for free download
Peter Verswyvelen makes several of his old Amiga video games available for free download, for example
Ziriax and Zarathustra. Deliverance should follow. The games are also playable using UAE Amiga Emulator.
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
Chip
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Chip: ATI announces All-in-Wonder 128 PRO
"ATI presents the graphics and multimedia expansion card All-in-Wonder 128 Pro. It unites all of the
known features of the well known All-in-Wonder 128 with the highly efficient graphics chip RAGE 128 Pro
and delivers new, convincing multimedia functions to the user. The use of the RAGE 128 Pro chip
enhances the 2D-, 3D- and video-performance by 40 percent compared to the former model and delivers
the best over-all performance for the actually available games and applications. Furthermore the newest
member of the All-in-Wonder family features the fastest DVD-accelerator, the most uptodate
video compression technology as well as Digital VCR and realtime-video-capture."
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
CamX/Camouflage
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CamX/Camouflage Project News
From now on the CamX/Camouflage Projekt (MIDI/Audio-Sequencer) has its own domain at
http://www.camx.de
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07.Feb.2000
Heise [Newsticker]
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Heise: Corel takes over Borland
"Corel, newest member in the group of Linux-distributors and Inprise/Borland, manufacturer of
developper environments for Linux, are planning fusion. Finacial basis of the deal:
Corel exchanges Inprise shares for own shares worth 2,5 million US-Dollars. The new company
will be known as Corel; the leadership will be assured by Corel CEO Michael Cowpland."
Complete article (German) under the title link."
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07.Feb.2000
AWNPipe®
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AWNPipe® version 2.34 released
Download: AWNP_2-34.lha - 196 Kb
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07.Feb.2000
AmigaAMP
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AmigaAMP 2.8 Beta-2 available
Download: AmigaAMP28b2.lha - 438 Kb
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
TigerTronics
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USB for Amiga - Statusreport
The prototyp that has been announced for end of february will probably be ready 4 weeks later. Even if the development
has moved on very fast, some more, thorough test are necessary, to eliminate any remaining problems.
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
Carsten Scholling in ANF
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New List-Tree class NListtree.mcc
A new List-Tree class named NListtree.mcc Version 1.0 (18.0) is available from now on as a public beta version at
Apocalypse Hard- und Software. Problems, tips,questions and improvements can be send to cs@aphaso.de
Download: MCC_NListtree.lha - 132 Kb
(Translation: mb)
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06.Feb.2000
Olaf Köbnik by e-mail
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Amiga Arena News
MUIbase as special offer
Probably the best Amiga software for relational databases, at the Amiga Arena as one-time
special offer of roughly 20 Euro, normal retail price: 30 Euro. Please support shareware
programmers! More details about the Amiga Arena in the "Aktion" area.
GeoWorld continues to be a special offer in the Arena until February 29th. GeoWorld is
continuously worked upon, with update 1.11 being available soon.
(Translation: mb)
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06.Feb.2000
Bob Scharp by e-mail
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Bill McEwen - "Live Interactive Video Conference" on March 1st
The Gateway Amiga Club hosts a video conference with Bill McEwen on Wednesday, March 1st:
Press Rlease
Amigan-St. Louis
Bill McEwen - "Live Interactive Video Conference" on March 1
February 4, 2000
Fellow Amigans,
We are happy to assist the Gateway Amiga Club, Inc. in bringing
you Mr. Bill McEwen in...
"Live" from the Gateway Amgia Club"
GAC's meeting will be Wednesday March 1, at the Ladue Horton Watkins
High School Videio Lab. It is located at 1201 South Warson Rd, in
Ladue, MO. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM, with the conference
starting at 8 PM CST.
Mr McEwen will discuss the "OS for the 21st Century" and
demonstrate some "new stuff". This is a meeting you won't want
to miss.
The interactive nature of this conference, will allow the speaker to
view his audience as they view him. Viewers can even ask questions
when their site is selected for viewing.
Amiga Clubs interested in viewing this live interactive video
conference" should go to GAC's web page at:
http://www.icon-stl.net/~amiga
and click on the "Amiga News" link. There you will find the
details of how to apply for the conferences link.
We suggest that clubs attempt to find video conferencing
equipment at their local high schools, colleges, or businesses
to keep their costs down. It is possible to rent Kinko equipment,
but costs can be higher than most clubs can afford.
Due to the video sites needing possible on-site approval, we will
need to have your request no later than February 14. Please
remember to fill out the form on the GAC website.
See you on the Big Screen,
Bob Scharp
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WOW! Amiga 2K is going to be HUGE! http://www.amiga-stl.com
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06.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer by e-mail
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AmiAIM version 0.15 / Frogger Version 1.53b3
New version of AmiAIM and Frogger.
Download:
AmiAIMv015.lha
frogger_ppc_153b3.lha
frogger_040_153b3.lha
frogger_060_153b3.lha
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06.Feb.2000
Felix Schwarz by e-mail
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fxPAINT demo version by Innovative finished
Due to the big demand, we decided to develop a demo version of fxPAINT. You can download the
result now. The demo version offers almost all the functionality of the full version, except
for those functions allowing to save or print a graphics. The PPC support is untouched by
these limitations.
Download: fxPAINTDemo.lha
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06.Feb.2000
Holger Beer by e-mail
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HBMonopoly 2.0
I have just finished version 2.0 of the game HBMonopoly. So now it is possible to play
Monopoly over network with up to eight Amigas. And now there is an official HBMonopoly
homepage (see title link).
Download:
HBMonopoly.lzx.zip
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06.Feb.2000
Ulrich Hambuch in ANF
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WBInfo V3 released
We did it, the demo version of WBInfo V3 is available immeadiately from our homepage. The Aminet
upload will follow in a few days!
Download:
wbinfo3demo.lzx
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06.Feb.2000
R0b0TR10T in ANF
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Anapster version 0.2 released
Download: anapster02.lzx
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06.Feb.2000
Sebastian Bauer in ANF
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Freeciv beta 1.7 released
The current Freeciv Beta is available from my homepage immediately.
Download:
freeciv_devel.lzx
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06.Feb.2000
Achim Klopsh in ANF
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RC - RUNCOACH, the runner trainer for Amiga
Finally, there is an Amiga training program for runners available. It calculates detailed
training suggestions to prepare for contests. After entering personal data, like weight,
pulse etc., a training plan with differing demand until contest day is calculated.
The program is a C port of the well-known Runcoach
by Paul Shields. He was so kind to supply me with the Prolog source code. After some effort,
I was able to get Eric Engdahl to make the Amiga port. I would like comments and expansion
requests, so RC will get many users. The program can be found on Aminet.
Download: rc.lha
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06.Feb.2000
Markus Lück in ANF
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StrICQ beta 0.1723 released
Download: STRICQ.lha
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04.Feb.2000
amiga-news.de
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VillageTronic answers :-)
On February 3rd, the German main page of amiga-news.de
reported that, with a change in layout on the VT website, visitors get the impression that the
Amiga area is now only secondary for VT. Yesterday, Village Tronic spoke out about the ParaGlide
project. Since no excellent hard- and software engineer could be found in 1999, and ParaGlide was
not on top of the priority list, VT concentrated on other projects. ParaGlide has not been
cancelled, however, since the developers from the Amiga section would not have it.
Village Tronic is now looking for a ParaGlide fan who is an experienced PCB layouter, using
the Protel Layout System. Candidates please contact amigasupport@village.de.
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04.Feb.2000
Andreas Falkenhahn by e-mail
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Rainboot version 2.8 released
A new Rainboot version has just been released on the Airsoft Softwair Homepage. Version 2.8
offers some major improvements, like a completely new GUI. Some bugs have been fixed, some
parameters been added.
Download: Rainboot2_8.lha.
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04.Feb.2000
Thomas Steiding by e-mail
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3D jump-and-run "Tales From Heaven" already shipping
Epic Marketing released the game "Tales From Heaven" yesterday. Tales is the first
3D jump-and-run for the Amiga. It was inspired by the console classic Mario 64,
and requires a 030 CPU, AGA and 8 MByte RAM. Graphic cards are supported.
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04.Feb.2000
M. Wenngatz by e-mail
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Diavolo Update
Finally! Diavolo Backup 2000 and Diavolo Backup 2000 Terra (for DraCo) are shipped, starting
immediately. Of course there are updates for older versions. More info can be requested from
info@crevico.com. For more details see the news entry
from Frebruary 3rd, 2000.
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04.Feb.2000
Falk Lüke by e-mail
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Eternity expecting visitor number 20,000
The Eternity pages enjoy growing popularity, as we could see from our growing visitor numbers.
So there is stuff for free again for visitor number 20,000: If you can prove (screenshot and
time) that you were visitor 20,000 of the Eternity page, you can choose:
- a highspeed IDE controller or
- a game from our current offers
With the "proofshot" and the above data, you should contact the webmaster
(patrick@synotec-webdesign.com). If there
is more than one, the time of the visit decides. :-)
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03.Feb.2000
amiga-news.de
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amiga-news.de now with Amiga Link Directory (ALD)
amiga-news.de opened the new Amiga Link Directory (ALD) for the public on 23.1.2000.
The new directory`s aim is to become THE directory for AMIGA-pages.
Innovative, a software-company based in
Herzogenaurach/Germany developed the required technology for this exciting enterprise.
Entries are sorted by categories and letters or can be found easily via the available
search-function. In order to guarantee an always up-to-date database, entries can be
changed by the "owners" of the entry at any time via a previously defined password.
For every entry, if provided by the "owner", further information is available. This
can include, but is not limited to the postal adress as well as the phone-number,
email-adress and homepage.
The ALD will also partially be available via the popular Aminet-CDs (means: only entries
of "owners" who want their entries to be part of a "directory" on the Aminet-CD).
For the first time there will be a bridge between the AMIGA-online and -offline-world -
and it will be called ALD. This way communication within the AMIGA-community will
improve and companies can also reach users, that don`t have an internet-connection yet.
Help us building the greatest online-directory for AMIGA-websites worldwide and
add your website today.
The ALD can be found at: www.amiga-news.de/cgi-bin/anwd-db.pl
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03.Feb.2000
Ralf in ANF
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Amiga-PacketRadio - user search
Since there is no list of active Amiga Packetradio users, I created a list on the Alternative
Computerclub homepage, where all PacketRadio users can have themselves listed. I am curious
how many are still left...
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03.Feb.2000
Richard Inskip by e-mail
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Storm MP3 Digital Audio Decoder
Storm MP3/e is a device plugged into the parallel port, capable of MP3 playback even on an
accelerated A500, 286 or Archimedes (?). The device is powered by a 9V battery, powering up
and down together with the host computer. Expansion options include an IR port, memory expansion
(probably for internal MP3 use only) and radio reciever.
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03.Feb.2000
Stuart Walker by e-mail
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Digital Images job vacancy
There is currently a job vacancy for a C++ programmer to work on Space Station 3000.
You will require knowledge with GUI programming and AI.
At present, the position will be payed on royalties, but within the next few months,
we will be looking at providing monthly payments to senior members of the company as
well as having them working full time with us in Los Angeles.
If anybody is interested, please contact Stuart Walker directly via e-mail on
djstu@byke.com.
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03.Feb.2000
AppleInsider
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AppleInsider: Outlook for Faster G4 Systems Appear Gloomy
Obviously, difficulties with the G4 CPU layout resulted in a very poor yield in G4 CPUs
with more than 450 MHz (one or two per wafer). The situation will probably not change until
late fall, when new CPU versions (of the G4, not the successor G5!) will be released. Until
then, the G3 is the only PowerPC exceeding 500 MHz clock speed.
Full article at the title link.
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03.Feb.2000
AMIGA
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Executive Update by Bill McEwen
Amiga's Bill McEwen has posted an Executive Update:
"Greetings to one and all:
A great deal has occurred over the last couple of weeks, and it is only going to get more interesting as we move forward. It has been some time since I spoke with you, and I wanted to share some of the fun.
In the last two weeks we have announced our new foundation partner, started technical training with our new development team, and had many meetings with future technology partners
The responses have been overwhelmingly positive and, to quote an old song "they ain't seen nothing yet".
On January 8, 2000 at CES in Las Vegas we announced our partnership with the Tao-Group as our foundation OS partner. This is not just a technical but a strategic relationship and brings with it great rewards. I have asked Fleecy to write a short document highlighting the Amiga/Tao relationship from a more technical perspective, to save you from having to put up with my telling everyone how incredibly great and fantastic it is. We want you to make your own minds up.
In the next two weeks we will make another strategic partnership announcement with regards to the new path for Amiga. As with all our announcements, look at it against the whole picture and not in isolation.
After a week long trip to Germany and the UK I have come back with a much better understanding of what we can and cannot do. As mentioned before we are not going to make promises or product announcements. We will announce to you, the community, only after the deal is signed or the product is sitting before us. This won't put a stop to rumours, but it will make them all the more obvious. Change brings uncertainty, and in an information vacuum, mischief makers like to take the spotlight. If it isn't officially sanctioned by Amiga, don't believe it.
Our job as a company is to create exciting market opportunities for Amiga developers to take advantage of, and to give Amiga users a platform they can enjoy. This requires more than just an upgrade to the existing OS. This requires, indeed demands a complete strategy reaching into all areas of the present and the future. The time has come for all of us to move forwards, owner, developer, and user.
Many of you have sent us business proposals, and product marketing ideas, and for this we thank you, and ask for your patience as we look over them. Some are providing us with valuable insight into the desires of the Amiga community as a whole, others are providing us with a good chuckle. This is the Amiga advantage that other platforms just do not share.
Over the next few months there may be some companies that come out with their own plans, or state that we do not have the community at heart as we move forwards. The reality is, they do not know what we have planned. In order to stay focused and to keep up our incredible pace, we are not sharing our plans outside of our signed partnerships.
We have to prioritise and act singlemindedly if we are to reach our first plateau in our given timescales. Once there we will be able to pause for breath. Some are not happy about this, but they do not know the full plan. Our mission is not just about restoring the Amiga, but about pushing it forwards as THE technology for tomorrow.
This means that if you hear something annoying, or frustrating, or downright nasty, and the source is not Amiga Inc, then disregard it.
Plain and simple.
If you did not hear it from us, or read it here on this web site it is not true.
We are not asking for your trust or your undying belief. We only ask that you take us on OUR words and deeds, not on the misinterpretations of others.
We will soon be starting official meetings in Europe, the UK, and the US for developers and dealers. This will include introductory training seminars for the new OS, and introductions to the retail pricing and schedules. We will also begin the process of introducing the new web site, and putting the Amiga Advisory Council to work.
I want to thank each and every one of you for your hospitality during our meetings and for your continued support as we move forwards. We have had the chance to meet with many end users, developers, dealers, and new partners, and look forwards to meeting even more of you as time goes on.
There is a great deal of activity, with a lot of first footsteps on some truly amazing paths. New partners excited, old faces returning, familiar faces reminding us of our heritage. Indeed we are already having to move into bigger facilities, such is our rate of growth.
I know it can be frustrating but after years wandering lost in a dark place, the sun is finally starting to crack a smile on the horizon. Together, we will march into tomorrow.
Keeping the faith,
Bill McEwen and the rest of the Amiga Team."
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