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05.Jul.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)


MorphOS: Sirena Player 2.20
Beim Sirena Player handelt es sich um einen mit Hollywood geschriebenen Audio-Abspieler, der MP3-, WAV- und MOD-Dateien wiedergibt und nach zuvoriger Veröffentlichung für AmigaOS 4 und Windows (amiga-news.de berichtete) mit der Version 2.20 nun für MorphOS vorliegt. (snx)

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04.Jul.2013
Alfred Faust (ANF)


Alle Quellcodes rund um BarsnPipes New freigegeben
Alfred Faust schreibt: Nach reiflichen Abwägen meiner persönlichen Situation habe ich mich entschieden, alle Quellcodes meiner Programmierarbeit rund um BarsnPipes New interessierten Programmieren frei zur Verfügung zu stellen. Damit soll eine Weiterentwicklung für die Nutzer-Gemeinde ermöglicht werden. Ich selbst fühle mich nicht mehr in der Lage, am "Großprojekt BarsnPipes" weiterzuarbeiten.

Das gesamte Material ist als (großes - 176MB) Lha-Archiv von der Download-Abteilung meiner Internetseite zu beziehen. Alles Material wird als FREEWARE (NICHT Public Domain) veröffentlicht.

Alfred Faust (cg)

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04.Jul.2013
Andreas Magerl (ANF)


Printmagazin: Amiga Future, Ausgabe 103
Die deutsche und englische Ausgabe 103 (Juli/August 2013) des Printmagazins Amiga Future ist heute erschienen und kann direkt bei der Redaktion und im Amiga Fachhandel bestellt werden. Zu den Highlights dieser Ausgabe zählen Tests von MorphOS 3.2 , C64 Forever und Netsurf 3. Eine ausführliche Inhaltsangabee sowie Leseproben sind auf der Webseite des Magazins zu finden. (cg)

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03.Jul.2013
Exec.pl (Webseite)


AmigaOS 4: TinySID für Catweasel MK4
Ian Gledhill hat unter dem Titellink eine Alphaversion von TinySID für AmigaOS 4 veröffentlicht, einem Abspielprogramm für mit einem SID-Chip ausgerüstete Diskettenlaufwerkscontroller des Typs Catweasel MK4 von Individual Computers. (snx)

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02.Jul.2013
christian@retropulsiv.de (ANF)


1. RETROpulsiv an der Hochschule Augsburg
Pressemitteilung: Wir sind der Meinung: Es gibt zu wenige Retrocomputing-Veranstaltungen im Süden der Republik Deshalb findet am 03.08.13 die erste RETROpulsiv an der Hochschule Augsburg statt.

Viele erinnern sich noch aus Kinder- und Jugendtagen an Computer wie den Commodore Amiga, den Atari ST oder den Schneider CPC. Die IT-Welt in den 80er und frühen 90er Jahren zeichnete sich durch eine geradezu spektakuläre Vielfalt aus. Noch bevor Windows überhaupt auf dem Markt war, rangelten zahlreiche Computersysteme auf dem Markt um die Gunst des Kunden. Nicht wenige der "Generation Golf" sind mit diesen Computern aufgewachsen, haben sich darauf an zwar technisch wenig aufwändigen, dafür aber inhaltlich umso spannenderen Spielen amüsiert oder erste Gehversuche in der Programmierung unternommen. Die Knappheit an Rechenleistung und Speicher in der damaligen Zeit führte zu kreativen Höchstleistungen in der Programmierkunst.

Die erste RETROpulsiv an der Hochschule Augsburg lässt diese Zeit wieder lebendig werden. Anhand zahlreicher Exponate demonstrieren Zeitzeugen die IT-Techniker der 70er, 80er und 90er Jahre, als 8 Bit der Standard, Taktfrequenzen 1-2 stellig und 1 MByte unglaublich viel Speicher waren. Taucht ein in die spannende Jungzeit der IT-Technik!

Die RETROpulsiv ist eine geschlossene Veranstaltung. Das heißt, teilnehmen kann jeder, der sich vorher anmeldet. Bitte nutzt hierzu das unten angefügte Formular. Einfach ausschneiden und und ausgefüllt per Email bis spätestens 27.07.13 an anmeldung@retropulsiv.de senden

Die Veranstaltung beginnt um 10 Uhr und endet um 23 Uhr. Sämtliche anfallende Kosten werden von der Hochschule übernommen, ein Eintritt o.Ä. wird also nicht fällig.

Und natürlich freuen wir uns über mitgebrachte Exponate aller Art aus der Welt des Retrocomputing!

Wer von Euch Interesse hat, die anwesende Community mit einem Vortrag zu beglücken, sei hierzu herzlich eingeladen. Interessant sind alle Themen rund um Retrocomputing im weitesten Sinne.

Detailliertere organisatorische Informationen erhaltet Ihr nach Eurer Anmeldung.

Wir freuen uns auf Eure zahlreiche Teilnahme und eine tolle erste "RETROpulsiv"!

Viele Grüße
Christian Krenner (alias cktwo, www.amiga600.de)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Schöler (Hochschule Augsburg, Fakultät für Informatik)

Anmeldeformular:

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Bitte copy/paste, ankreuzen bzw. ausfüllen und per EMail bis spätestens
27.07.13 an anmeldung@retropulsiv.de senden:

Antwort von ___________________________ 

[  ]  Ich nehme an der ersten RETROpulsiv am 03.08.13 mit insg. _____ Personen
      (inkl. mir) teil. Den Eintrittsbeitrag in Höhe von 5 Euro bezahle ich bar.
[  ]  Ich bringe folgendes Equipment mit (bitte auch an Verlängerungskabel,
      Mehrfachstecker und Verkabelungsmaterial denken!):
	______________________________________
[  ]  Ich benötige einen Tisch (Größe ca. 180 x 65 cm pro Tisch)
[  ]  Ich hätte Interesse, einen Vortrag zu folgendem Thema zu halten:
	______________________________________

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Update: (03.07.2013, 14:45, cg)

Inzwischen hat sich die Hochschule bereit erklärt, sämtliche Anfallenden Kosten zu übernehmen, ein Eintrittsgeld wird also nicht mehr fällig. (cg)

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02.Jul.2013
David Brunet (ANF)


Neue Artikel auf der Obligement-Webseite
In den letzten zwei Monaten wurde die Webseite des französischen AmigaOS- und MorphOS-Magazins Obligement um die untenstehenden Beiträge erweitert. Übersetzungen in andere Sprachen sind stets willkommen, Interessenten wenden sich bitte an David 'Daff' Brunet.
  • May/June 2013 news.
  • Old articles from A-News 29 to 32: report: Comdex 1990, Hardware: ATonce, Report: Amiga '90 Köln, Review: TurboPrint Professional 1.0, Review: Indianapolis 500, Review: AmigaTex, Hardware: Station Multimedia, Interview with Gerard Bucas,...
  • Interview: Wolf Dietrich (director of Phase 5, 1997).
  • Hardware: Raspberry Pi.
  • Report: Alchimie 111111.
  • Review: MorphOS 3.2.
  • Review: Krypton Egg.
  • Review: The Sentinel.
  • Review: Benefactor.
  • Comparison: some AmigaOS 68k patches (for CPU and disk).
  • File: TRSI demo group (episode 1: the RSI period).
  • File: models and IDs of PowerPC Macintosh (update).
  • File: blockbusters on Amiga.
  • Point of view: the futur of the Amiga under Commodore UK (1994/1995).
  • Tutorial: ProStation Audio (SMPTE synchronisation).
  • Tutorial: installation of MorphOS.
  • Tutorial: Imagine 3D (create a dice).
  • Special quizz about the CDTV.
(cg)

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01.Jul.2013
boingsworld.de (ANF)


Podcast: BoingsWorld Episode 41
Das Boingsworld-Team schreibt:
Hallo werte Amigafans,

in der Episode 41 befassen wir uns größtenteils mit dem kürzlich erschienenen MorphOS 3.2. Unser Gesprächspartner Guido Mersmann in der Telefonleitung, erzählt welche Neuerungen es gibt und welche Rechner jetzt zusätzlich von MorphOS unterstützt werden. Da wir Guido gerade an der "Strippe" hatten, informierte er uns auch über das Hardwaretreffen Geit@Home #2 2013. Außerdem gab es noch einige Details zu seinem Spiel "BoulderDash Resurrection", welches exklusiv für MorphOS V3.4 oder höher erscheinen wird.

Wir wünschen Euch viel Spaß und gute Unterhaltung mit der aktuellen Ausgabe von BoingsWorld dem Podcast "roundabout" Amiga. BoingsWorld Episode 42 erscheint am 1.August 2013

Euer BoingsWorld Team (cg)

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01.Jul.2013



PC OpenSystems LLC kündigt "Amiga OpenLinux" sowie AmigaOS-Unterstützung an
Roberto J. Dohnert von PC OpenSystems LLC, der vor einer guten Woche die Umbenennung seiner Linux-Distribution in "Amiga OpenLinux" angekündigt hatte, hatte sich bereit erklärt, sich in der Nacht von Sonntag auf Montag einem moderierten IRC-Chat mit Amiga-Usern zu stellen.

In dem rund zweistündigen Gespräch (kompletter Mitschnitt s.u.) erklärt er, dass er die Markenzeichen "Amiga OpenLinux", "Amiga Enterprise Linux" and "Amiga Education System" beim US-amerikanischen Marken- und Patentamt habe registrieren lassen. Dies sei möglich gewesen, da Amiga Inc. bereits seit vielen Jahren keine Betriebssystem-ähnlichen Produkte mehr unter diesem Namen vertreibe und schon seit langem kein Warenzeichen für Software mehr registriert habe (Anm. d. Verfassers: Amigas registriertes Warenzeichen gilt lediglich für Computer-Hardware).

Einige Stunden vor Beginn des Chats hatte Dohnert auf amigaworld.net eine Auflistung der Dinge veröffentlicht, die er und sein Team zum eigentlichen AmigaOS beitragen wollen: Darunter Portierungen von Qt, Gtk, Java und Chromium, oder eine Virtualisierungslösung um Linux-Anwendungen unter AmigaOS laufen zu lassen. Auch im Chat bekräftigt er diese Pläne nochmals, Nachfragen zum erwarteten Aufwand werden jedoch nur sehr ausweichend beantwortet. Seine Motivation zur Mitarbeit sei lediglich der Wunsch zu helfen.

Praktisch zeitgleich mit dem Chat wurde auch ein neuer Blog-Eintrag auf os4online.com veröffentlicht, in dem erneut ein neues Logo für Dohnerts Linux-Distribution angekündigt wird: Das Wahrzeichen soll nun doch ein weiß-/roter BoingBall werden - aber einer, der nach links statt nach rechts geneigt ist und (Zitat Dohnert) "sich nur dreht, und nicht hüpft".

Der komplette Mittschnitt:
(01.07.2013, 00:00 Uhr, #Team*AMIGA auf irc.superhosts.net)

<Kelli217> Ladies and gentlemen, Roberto J. Dohnert.
* Ken gibt Voice-Status an rjdohnert
<rjdohnert> Hey guys how are you doing. My name is Roberto, I am the CEO of PC OpenSystems LLC out of North Carolina and the lead developer of the OS4 OpenLinux project soon to be the Amiga OpenLinux Project
<rjdohnert> We look forward to answering all your questions
<rjdohnert> So lets go ahead and get started
<Ken> eliyahu How did you secure a license to the Amiga trademark? And from whom?
<rjdohnert> We secured the US trademark through registration with the USPTO of Amiga OpenLinux, Amiga Enterprise Linux and Amiga Education System
<Ken> eliyahu So that means you have no license from the IP owners, correct?
<rjdohnert> Yes, we are the IP owners of Amiga OpenLinux, Amiga Enterprise Linux and Amiga Education System
<Ken> broadblues what is the purpose of you chanig your brand name to include "amiga"
<Ken> pjsX1K How many people (full time, part time, outside) in your organization and please give some history of it (dates, accomplishments, etc)?
<Ken> pause to let him catch up
<rjdohnert> Amiga has always meant to me cutting edge, it also means user friendliness and the ability to use the computer to do your tasks quickly and efficiently. Now the Amiga OS in all of its days has done just that and we want to bring that to the Linux world. We feel and our users feel we are the most user friendly, cutting edge distribution of linux on the market today
<rjdohnert> So we share a lot in terms with what Commodore did all those years ago
<Ken> rjdohnert: ask for next question so we know you're ready
<rjdohnert> We have about 5 full time employees, we also have numerous contributors that help out. Our passion has always been to bring the best technology to the masses, we did that with PC/OS , OS4 and we intend to keep doing that with Amiga OpenLinux and Amiga Enterprise Linux
<rjdohnert> Next question
<Kelli217> <eliyahu> OK. So, again, you did not secure a license for the marks from Amiga, Inc.? <Kelli217> I would expand on eliyahu's question ... That is, you either contend that Amiga, Inc.'s trademarks are abandoned or you are purposefully posing the issue in order to force such an opinion?
<rjdohnert> Once again, we didnt need to get an IP license from Amiga Inc. We are our own brand. Since Amiga Inc no longer owns, resells or develops computer systems or general computer operating systems we feel they have indeed abandoned the market. The current buisness of Amiga Inc is in the game market and mobile market and we do not intend to get into that market.
<rjdohnert> Next question
<Ken> broadblues do you assert that the amiga linux and amiga (traditional shall we say) tardmarks do not conflct?
<rjdohnert> No they do not and if you do a USPTO look up, Amiga Inc owns the trademark regarding computer hardware, they lost the trademark for computer operating systems and software development tools
<rjdohnert> Those trademarks have been dead for quite a number of years now
<rjdohnert> Next question
<Ken> pjsX1K What specific experience (things done?) do any of your staff have in coding & completing AmigaOS apps?
<rjdohnert> Our CTO, Cristobal was an Amiga developer, Seth and Daniel, who are on our team also are Amiga enthusiasts and worked in the traditional Amiga market. Plus with the 5 of us we have a lot of years in computer development
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Ken> PaulS what makes the amiga linux different from other linux distributions, is it just looks
<rjdohnert> No, its a stable product. If you look at traditional Linux distros you are a constant beta tester. They push new kernels, new drivers and beta and sometimes alpha quality software on their users. We dont do that. We use a stable version of the kernel, our apps are the production ready stable releases and we test our distro alot before we release. So users know they are getting a stable, ready product and we wont push out
<rjdohnert> a new kernel and take the chance of crashing their systems or interrupting their infrastructure.
<rjdohnert> Next question
<Ken> liyahu How large is your current community? Do you think having the Amiga brand will help add to those numbers significantly?
<Ken> [15:18:32] eliyahu You posted a long list of to-dos on AWN recently. How was this list determined? Are you already working with existing AOS developers? Do you have a
<Ken> cooperation agreement with A-EON?
<Kelli217> Take your time answering all of those, Roberto.
>rjdohnert< CTCP VERSION
-rjdohnert- VERSION xchat 2.8.8 Ubuntu
<rjdohnert> Our current community with customers and just users who use the free distribution is about 12,000 altogether. We are hoping that the brand shows the Amiga community that we are there to help them, they can continue their hobby with Amiga OS on the powerPC and use our distro for more modern needs, running servers, being able to access modern tools and technology that the Linux community has to offer. The list was determined by
<rjdohnert> the team and we looked at the current situation of the Amiga and asked how can we contribute? These solutions were reasonable, it helps the community. A-EON is assisting us with our port of OS4 PowerLinux, that product will be for the PowerPC processor, Why did we name the product OS4 PowerLinux. Because we felt in the PowerPC market where Hyperion and the Amiga OS were present, that we didnot want to confuse users or cust
<rjdohnert> omers on whether they were getting Amiga OS traditional or what they were getting. So since our position is not to interrupt Hyperions market we decided to keep the name OS4 for the PowerPC distro. We are hoping to extend cooperation with other PowerPC developers as well
<rjdohnert> Next question
<Kelli217> <JimS> Could you explain what your product means to say classic users under UAE, OS4 users on PPC hardware, and AROS users on x86?
<rjdohnert> AROS users, will benefit because they have a wider usage scenario, using Hosted AROS will allow them to keep running their classic apps and give them a modern platform for them to be able to accomplish tasks they may want to do that the classic Amiga cant do, It also helps get AROS out there into a broader audience who may want to join the hobby and elp extend and expand that. Since Amiga OS 4 does not have a server component
<rjdohnert> to it, OS4 PowerLinux works in two ways users can continue to use Linux in conjunction with Amiga OS 4, we do intend to make it as user friendly as our x86 distro, and also when the time comes and they buy a new machine for the Amiga OS, they can recycle their current investment and set up a simple file server at home or use it as their Linux desktop
<rjdohnert> Next question
<Ken> pjsX1K Please tell us when Cristobal was an Amiga OS dev and what applications he worked on.
<rjdohnert> Cristobal is not here with me, he has posted his e-mail address and you can ask him that when he gets a chance
<rjdohnert> next question
<Kelli217> <broadblues> How does you "stable" PC/OS OS4 Amiga Linux compare with a standrad distros stable release?
<rjdohnert> Even when a tradition, stable distro gets released it still has a lot of beta and sometimes Alpha quality software and they claim its stable. With our distro, if you download it and look we do not mix in software from beta channels. So you are getting the latest stable release of ALL your applications.
<rjdohnert> Next question
<Ken> ktadd You mentioned assisting with writing device drivers for AmigaOS4. What types of devices do you plan to support?
<rjdohnert> Wifi devices, hopefully through AROS get touch screen working properly, and also common networking devices. If the time comes and AROS, Amiga OS, and even MorphOS has a problem with getting certain devices to work we will offer our expertise and development resources to helping them get it to work properly.
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> There is not qurrently a question pending, but at least one person has said that they are composing one
<rjdohnert> ok
<Ken> <broadblues> so you are saying PC/OS OS4 Amiga Linux is a very out of date distro then?
<rjdohnert> No, as a matter of fact its a very up to date distro. If you look at our product when an application achieves stable release status we compile and include it in our repositories and thats why if you download our distro, certain software versions are ahead of what Ubuntu or Linux mint includes
<rjdohnert> Nect Question
<Ken> Derfs you have talked about java and Qt for amiga os, have you spoken to the people working on the amiga os ports of them already?
<rjdohnert> Yes I have, and that conversation is ongoing. We are not here to throw bones to the community, we are fully commited that when say a new release of QT is available to immediately start work on the new release, same with Java and same with our port of Network Manager. We see how sometimes these releases that were produced before get 5 or 6 releases behind. With us working on Java and QT that wont happen.
<rjdohnert> Next question
<Kelli217> <alanwall> since the ppc is considered end of life,how are you able to keep a distro up to date/are you able to port x86 apps to ppc ? Thanks !
<rjdohnert> The PowerPC is not EOL. There are several chip companies out there, IBM and Freescale who produce and continue to produce chips and systems with those chips. We need to open up dialogue and refresh the supply.
<rjdohnert> What apps we can port from x86 we will work on. Obviously things like Flash and other closed source software we cant.
<rjdohnert> Next question
<Kelli217> eliyahu had a very similar question to that last one, so we'll skip that.
<Kelli217> Ah, here we go. <Derfs> you spoke of partners selling amiga branded hardware, were you talking about a-eon or another company?
<rjdohnert> A-EON and other companies, both. Some of those companies are under NDA. We have a few announcements coming within the next 48 hours and some of these have been in the community before.
<rjdohnert> Next question
<Kelli217> <ktadd> Chromium for AmigaOS4 would be great to have. How much time would you guestimate porting something like that would take? How could the community help
<Kelli217> bump it up on your priority list?
>Kelli217< you claim you're planning to work on AmigaOS drivers and software. why would you do that, i.e. where's the benefit for you, your group or your actual product?
<rjdohnert> Well its not a easy port, we are guestimating something like that would coincide with our release of our first betta of OS4 PowerLinux. Also, testers if we have committed testers we can produce a stable product.
<rjdohnert> Next question
<Kelli217> <pjsX1K> Assuming you are not yet in possession of a current AmigaOS machine, have you ordered one or otherwise made arrangements to get one?
<rjdohnert> Yes we have.
<rjdohnert> Next question
<Kelli217> <mikebrantley> I'd like to know if any of the Amiga Open Linux team members will attend AmiWest.
<rjdohnert> I am planning to attend and we will be showing our work on OS4 PowerLinux
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <cgutjahr2> you claim you're planning to work on AmigaOS drivers and software. why would you do that, i.e. where's the benefit for you, your group or your actual product?
<rjdohnert> because we believe in community and we believe in helping alleviate problems. Since we are planning to be involved in the PPC market as well it will help benefit the users as they will be able to use the same hardware for OS4 PowerLinux without having to swap out devices because it doesnt work with the Amiga OS. So this helps users, and its the right thing to do as a citizen of a community.
<rjdohnert> Think of it like this, if you live in a village where you have an electronic water pump and your neighbors dont, are you going to just let them use yours or are you going to help them build one for themselves.
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <pjsX1K> how long will it take to port GTK or a linux VM to Amiga OS ?
<rjdohnert> We plan to release that in conjuction with our final release of OS4 PowerLinux so far its feasible, doable
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <vapor> To do AmigaOS drivers will you need to have at least Developer status with Hyperion?
<rjdohnert> That depends on Hyperion. If Ben Hermans wants to open up discussions with us and let us join as a part of a developer network, we are more than happy to do that and we believe cooperation is productive. If he doesnt then we will work with other Amiga OS developers and help them. What Ben does is up to him but we encourage you, the community, to contact him personally and urge him to do the right thing.
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> PaulS How much RAM will the distribution need to run properly or does it require recent x86 hardware and will it have features we like so much in AmigaOS like a
<Kelli217> RAM disk that is available right after you booted.
<rjdohnert> 512 mb of RAM is the sweet spot for our distro on x86, we use a the XFCE window manager and its very fast and lightweight and except for the screen fan feature, which I would love to have, its very comparable to what is available in the Amiga OS in terms of ease of use.
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <Derfs> are you looking at having an amigaos cross compiler pre-setup in the os4 linux distro, and if so when do you see this happening?
<rjdohnert> We are planning for the cross compiler to be ready for the 14.0 release coming in August. For 13.6, Hosted AROS will have all development tools installed.
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <ktadd> What is the best way to contact you if we are intrested in beta testing AmigaOS4 software?
<rjdohnert> Contact the support team, support@pc-opensystems.com
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <PaulS> will there be any software compatibilty with 680x0 or PPC amiga software or will it include an Amiga emulator and a suite of Amiga software
<rjdohnert> UAE will be included but users will have to provide their own kickstart ROM. I intend to contact the right people to see if we can get a license to ROMS to include
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <ktadd> Have you tried contacting Hyperion yet? If so what was the response?
<rjdohnert> Yes, I have tried contacting Hyperion, despit a lot of run around, nothing has been achieved but Im stubborn and will continue e-mailing ben Hermans everyday as I have been doing.
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <cgutjahr2> according to your blog, you have changed the OpenLinux logo *again*, now it's a red and white boingball again. this one *is* still used in commerce, are you trying to see if hyperion can muster a defense?
<rjdohnert> Its not a boing ball, its a checkered sphere which is different in the rotation of a boing ball. Ours will spin in the new Plymouth theme and not bounce As for the traditional Boing Ball, I could use it, the trademark for that has expired as well
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <cgutjahr2> btw. the beos guys have a broken water pump aswell. do you need a contact adress ? I could supply one
<Kelli217> That may be just a throwaway question. ;)
<Kelli217> <pjsX1K> While borrowing the history of the Amiga name might help your linux clone get some attention, how does dilluting the Amiga name help the profile and
<Kelli217> reputation of the real Amiga OS ?
<rjdohnert> Actually the BeOS community is no more, owned by ACCESS. Im sure Jean Louis could use one, do YOU need his contact info? Be glad to give it to you.
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <pjsX1K> While borrowing the history of the Amiga name might help your linux clone get some attention, how does dilluting the Amiga name help the profile and
<Kelli217> reputation of the real Amiga OS ?
<rjdohnert> We are not diluting it and its a completely different beast. We are in the consumer and enterprise software market. The Amiga OS is in the tech hobbyist and PowerPC market.
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <vapor> Is there possibility to get Eclipse and Xmos XC working for ppc (at least Eclipse)?
<rjdohnert> Excellent question, once we assist with the Java stack we actually discussed this morning Eclipse and we will evaluate that.
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> There isn't one pending at the moment.
<Kelli217> Anyone? Bueller?
<Kelli217> Here we go, just a moment...
<Kelli217> <Derfs> what do you see as your biggest challenge in this journey?
<rjdohnert> The biggest challenge, Amiga Inc and Hyperion. I dont think from a legal standpoint as some have suggested. Getting them to be productive and assisting giving us straight answers. The code part while challenging is just time sensitive. Another challenge will be community support. Tho I think when we show them we are not here to play heart strings, we are here to be productive members I think that will help.
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> Okay folks, it's been about 90 minutes now, so let's wrap this up. Last questions, please.
<Kelli217> This may be a repeat... <ktadd> What is the current timeline on your OS4 PowerLinux release?
<rjdohnert> Beta 1 by November 2013, full final release January 2014. We will be releasing the Beta to the public and testers. So when that lands please be kind. :)
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <pjsX1K which GUI would you use for the AmigaOS network manager? Intuition, Reaction, MUI, Triton, ReneGUI ?
<rjdohnert> MUI
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <ktadd> Could you explain what "Virtualization of Linux" on AmgiaOS4 would look like? Would it be something like AmiCygnix?
<rjdohnert> We are hoping more like X11 on certain other platforms, seamless and integrated well. We will also work on themeing so it doesnt look ugly.
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <vapor> Do any of your team have PPC equipment of their own? If yes, what kind?
<rjdohnert> Mac Mini, g4 powerbooks, G5 and we are getting one from a partner in the very near future.
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> <pjsX1K> what sort of coding have you personally done?
<rjdohnert> I have done inhouse coding at jobs I have worked at, I have also contributed code to the OpenBSD group, the Linux community and currently I worked with the Raleigh Police department and helped them write their new checkin system at the new Justice Center and also attended the opining of that center. We are also working with a medical supply company where I am helping them port their own inhouse software to our Enterprise Linux
<rjdohnert> offering
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> I had another question on virtualization but it seems to have been answered
<Kelli217> Okay, another pointed question: <cgutjahr2> "OpenLinux" was a distribution from (IIRC) Caldera, you're old distribution logo was the old NeXT logo, the new distribution logo is a not-boingball and the current name of your distribution is borrowed from us. do you see a pattern here?
<Kelli217> Questions are now closed. We'll clear the queue before we call it done, though.
<rjdohnert> Are you reffering to the name OpenLinux from Caldera, Amlogic or many of the other Linux distributions that used the term OpenLinux? A cube is a cube, is a cube. Dont see how thats relevant to your case there and we are not "borrowing" anything. Completely different brand, completely different approaches
<rjdohnert> OpenLinux is a term used by many in the community because Linux is OPEN
<rjdohnert> Thanks guys, it has been great.
<Kelli217> Well, folks, I had only three question left, but it looks like Roberto is growing fatigued...
<Ken> thanks rjdohnert
<JimS> Thanks, Roberto
<rjdohnert> Well throw them at me if we have only three left
<Kelli217> Okay.
<Kelli217> vapor> Time flies. Do you or any of your team, like tinkering with hardware? Thanks Roberto.
<rjdohnert> Yes, we all love tinkering with hardware
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> Clarification: <broadblues> my question was a follow up as he said virtualisation would be via X server but we have X server (AmiCygnix)
<Kelli217> so perhaps how would it improve on AmiCygnix?
<rjdohnert> It will look very much more integrated and work like a regular application should. We are striving for once you click on a Linux binary, it will launch seamlessly
<rjdohnert> Next Question
<Kelli217> And the last one...
<Kelli217> <PaulS> Why should people upgrading from Amiga hardware migrate to your product over other products from apple or microsoft. If this product was geared towards existing Amiga users or mainly to new users not familiar with Amigas.
<rjdohnert> Both, it will allow them to use UAE or AROS to run the applications they know and love and we target an audience very much outside the "Amiga scene" so users who want to migrate away from Amiga and just have that one app they love can still use it.
<rjdohnert> As well as reap the benefits of Linux
<rjdohnert> Thanks guys
<Kelli217> Thank you, Roberto.
(cg)

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PDF-Magazin: Lotek 64, Ausgabe 45
Das Magazin "Lotek64" widmet sich alten bzw. alternativen Computersystemen. In der 45. Ausgabe gibt es u.A. folgende Berichte:
  • LucasArts-Adventures: eine Retrospektive
  • Adventure-Schatzkiste: Stupid Invaders
  • Portrait Magnetic Scrolls
  • Amiga-Tutorial: Filme abspielen auf einem Standard-Amiga 500
  • C64: Interview mit James Monkman/RGCD
  • C64: Retro Treasures: Katakis
  • Die Lange Nacht der Computerspiele / Interview mit René Meyer
  • Commodore-Treffen Wien 2013
  • News, Chipmusik u.v.a.m.
Beim Herausgeber ist auch eine gedruckte Version des Magazins erhältlich. (cg)

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AROS: AEROS für Raspberry Pi, kostenlose Betaversion 1 / AresOne 2k13
Wie angekündigt, steht unter dem Titellink jetzt auch eine kostenlose Download-Version der AEROS-Distribution für das Raspberry Pi zur Verfügung. Gegenüber der Fassung auf SD-Karte ist diese abgespeckt, Linux-Anwendungen können nicht mittels des LX-Befehls aus AROS heraus gestartet werden. Zudem ist diese Distribution bezüglich der Systemdateien etwa zwei Monate älter als die zum Verkauf angebotene Supporter-Version.

Daneben bietet Pascal Papara seit einigen Tagen auch das Modell 2k13 seines im Hinblick auf eine native AROS-Unterstützung zusammengestellten PCs AresOne an. Hierauf ist seine linuxgehostete AROS-Distribution AEROS vorinstalliert, gegen Aufpreis ist AROS jedoch auch nativ erhältlich (IcAROS oder Broadway). (snx)

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Schwedisches Printmagazin: Amiga Forum 5
Seit 2012 gibt es in Schweden nach siebenjähriger Unterbrechung erstmals wieder ein gedrucktes Amiga-Magazin. Die jetzt erhältliche fünfte Ausgabe von "Amiga Forum" umfasst 28 A5-Seiten, davon acht in Farbe, und kostet inklusive Versand 48 Schwedische Kronen (rund 5,50 Euro). (snx)

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Aminet-Uploads bis 29.06.2013
Die nachfolgenden Pakete wurden bis zum 29.06.2013 dem Aminet hinzugefügt:
Charset2-AmIPlug.lha     comm/irc   12K   MOS AmIRC-Characterconversion
Axel20thDemo.lha         demo/misc  204K  68k Old school demo
SDL_AGA.zip              dev/lib    660K  68k AGA port of the SDL audio/vid...
MCC_MailtextSP.lha       dev/mui    5K        MCC Mailtext 3.2 spanish catalog
ScummVM_ECS.lha          game/misc  2.4M  68k Amiga ECS port of ScummVM 1.2...
ScummVM_ECS_030.lha      game/misc  2.4M  68k Amiga ECS port of ScummVM 1.2...
D1X_Rebirth.lha          game/shoot 2.6M  68k Port of Descent D1X-Rebirth v...
D1X_Rebirth_src.zip      game/shoot 1.4M      Descent D1X-Rebirth v0.57.3 (...
Angoes.lha               game/wb    35K   68k Put 3 angles in the same dire...
Ballounes.lha            game/wb    32K   68k Burst some balloons!
InterBall.lha            game/wb    34K   68k Burst some balls!
MySquare.lha             game/wb    33K   68k Try to solve this mathematica...
Triom.lha                game/wb    34K   68k Make trios of shapes!
AmiArcadia.lha           misc/emu   3.3M  68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha       misc/emu   3.5M  OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha        misc/emu   3.6M  MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
DOSBox_AGA.lha           misc/emu   3.0M  68k Amiga port of DOSBox v0.74
genplus_mos.lha          misc/emu   486K  MOS Sega Genesis/MegaDrive emulator
smsplus_mos.lha          misc/emu   343K  MOS Sega SMS/GameGear emulator fo...
VICE-i386-AROS-2.2a.t... misc/emu   13M   x86 Emulate c64,c128,pet,plus4,cb...
PrognoTips.zip           misc/misc  705K  68k New kind of Danish/Dansk Tips...
aros-orca-m68k.zip       misc/os    284M  68k AROS-ORCA (m68k), 2nd Bugfix ...
CTLG2CT.lha              util/conv  17K   OS4 Decompiles catalogs back into...
BoardsLib.lha            util/libs  51K   68k provides detailed info about ...
IconLib_46.4.lha         util/libs  202K  68k free icon.library in optimize...
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OS4Depot-Uploads bis 29.06.2013
Die nachfolgenden Pakete wurden bis zum 29.06.2013 dem OS4Depot hinzugefügt:
barsnpipes.lha           aud/mis 2Mb   4.0 A MIDI sequencer with lots of tools
gtuner.lha               aud/mis 3Mb   4.0 A Guitar Tuner
warpjpegdt.lha           dat/ima 213kb 4.0 JFIF-JPEG datatype
cmake.lha                dev/cro 14Mb  4.1 Cross platform build kit
db101.lha                dev/deb 402kb 4.1 First class debugger
libwebp.lha              dev/lib 4Mb   4.0 lib for handling WebP images
libicu.lha               dev/lib 26Mb  4.0 International Components for Uni...
app_mui.lha              dev/mis 7kb   4.0 Macros for MUI class support
amiarcadia.lha           emu/gam 4Mb   4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
uaeassist.lha            emu/uti 258kb 4.1 E-UAE configuration file editor
dcraw.lha                gra/con 3Mb   4.0 CLI converter for camera raw files
gimp.lha                 gra/edi 143Mb 4.1 Gimp 2.6.11 for AmiCygnix
gimp-src.lha             gra/edi 5Mb   4.1 Sources of Gimp 2.6.11 for AmiCy...
ufraw.lha                gra/edi 19Mb  4.1 UFRaw - a RAW image manipulator ...
ufraw-src.lha            gra/edi 500kb 4.1 Sources of UFRaw and related lib...
iconsreworked3.lha       gra/ico 14Mb  4.1 Icons for 3rd party software
crystal-djnick.lha       gra/the 8Mb   4.0 Crystal theme for AmigaOS4 by dj...
fastview.lha             gra/vie 1Mb   4.1 Show, crop & scale pictures ...
mcc_mailtext.lha         lib/mui 360kb 4.0 Custom Class for Messagetexts
fastcompress.lha         uti/arc 4Mb   4.0 Quickly compress into LHA,ZIP,LZ...
bootmemtester.lha        uti/har 106kb 4.0 AmigaOne BootCD adaption of MemT...
assist.lha               uti/mis 6Mb   4.1 Get the most out of your Amiga
poff.lha                 uti/she 57kb  4.1 Shell/WB command to turn off the...
poff_german.lha          uti/she 2kb   4.0 German catalog files for poff
softshutdown.lha         uti/she 42kb  4.0 Software shutdown
ctlg2ct.lha              uti/tex 45kb  4.0 Decompiles catalogs back into .c...
attachmail.lha           uti/wor 535kb 4.0 Attach file(s) to YAM or SimpleM...
flippaper.lha            uti/wor 538kb 4.1 Manages and auto-change your wal...
jack.lha                 uti/wor 14Mb  4.1 Multi-purpose utility for Workbench
sysmon.lha               uti/wor 1Mb   4.1 monitor for Process, Windows (+ ...
(snx)

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AROS-Archives-Uploads bis 29.06.2013
Die nachfolgenden Pakete wurden bis zum 29.06.2013 den AROS-Archiven hinzugefügt:
gtuner.i386-aros.lha         aud     5Mb   Gtuner - a Guitar Tuner
vice-i386-aros-2.4.tar.gz    emu/com 13Mb  Emulator of c64, c128, pet, plus...
martian-memory.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 771kb Martian-Memory - match the chips...
lunapaint.i386-aros.zip      gra/edi 456kb Lunapaint is a paint app for AROS
digiclock_1.2.i386-aros.lha  uti/wor 49kb  Clock for the Workbench titlebar
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MorphOS-Files-Uploads bis 29.06.2013
Die nachfolgenden Pakete wurden bis zum 29.06.2013 den MorphOS-Files hinzugefügt:
Lua Explorador             0.4  dev/too      54 Source level debugger for L...
GTuner                     1.0  mus/mis   2 142 Application for tuning a gu...
Flacochlorine              0.5  mus/pro      79 FLAC streams validator and ...
Charset.AmIPlug            2.4  net/cha      12 A plugin for AmIRC performi...
AmiArcadia               21.12  uti/emu   3 673 Emulator of many coin-op ma...
GenesisPlus               1.4b  uti/emu     486 Emulator of Sega Genesis an...
CoolCow                    1.2  uti/sci      39 Reduces heating of processo...
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WHDLoad: Neue Pakete bis 29.06.2013
Mit WHDLoad können Spiele, Szene-Demos und Intros von Cracker-Gruppen, die nur für den Diskettenbetrieb gedacht waren, auf der Festplatte installiert werden. Die folgenden Installationspakete wurden bis zum 29.06.2013 hinzugefügt:
  • 2013-06-25 fixed: Super Cars (Gremlin) stackframe fix added for 68010 users, updated installer script (Info)
  • 2013-06-17 improved: Great Giana Sisters (Timewarp/Rainbow Arts) RawDIC slave imager supports another disk (Info)
(snx)

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AmigaOS 4: Demoversion des Spiels Huenison
Huenison ist ein Arcade-Spiel im Retro-Look für AmigaOS 4 und Windows, das nach eigenen Angaben Elemente von Arkanoid, Decathlon, Dynablaster, Impossible Mission, Oil's Well, Pac-Man, Pang, Qix, Slam Tilt, Space Invaders, Tetris und Vital Light vereint. Im Juli soll es erwerbbar sein, eine Demoversion ist jetzt erhältlich. (snx)

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MorphOS: Bounty für OpenXcom-Portierung
Auf MorphOS.pl wurde unter dem Titellink ein Bounty-Projekt zur Portierung von OpenXcom eingerichtet, einem quelloffenen Klon des Microprose-Spiels UFO: Enemy Unknown auf SDL-Basis.

Bei Erreichen eines Spendenstandes von 80 Euro will Paweł 'Stefkos' Stefański die MorphOS-Anpassung binnen 45 Tagen vornehmen. Darüber hinausgehende Beträge könnten für weitere Portierungen durch denselben Programmierer Verwendung finden. (snx)

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OS4 Linux: Anbieter will AROS optional mitinstallieren (Update)
Wie PC OpenSystems LLC, die Firma hinter OS4 Linux (amiga-news.de berichtete), unter dem Titellink ankündigt, will man Hardware-Kunden ab Montag auf Wunsch AROS ohne Aufpreis mitinstallieren - zunächst als Gastbetriebssystem unter VirtualBox und später, falls AROS den jeweiligen Rechner vollständig unterstütze, auch als zweite Boot-Option.

Die Computerpreise haben es allerdings in sich, wie etwa das Beispiel eines im OS4Store "Indigo Desktop" getauften HP-Pavilion-23-Systems zeigt: mit AMD-A4-Prozessor, 4 GB RAM und 500-GB-Festplatte schlägt es mit 1100 US-Dollar zu Buche, während ein mit größerer Kapazität ausgerüstetes Modell beim Hersteller mit 700 Dollar veranschlagt wird.

Update: (18:34, 30.06.13, snx)
Inzwischen wurde eine ergänzte Liste dessen veröffentlicht, was Roberto Dohnert im Hinblick auf den Amiga anstrebt bzw. vorschlägt. (snx)

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FPGA Arcade lieferbar
Nach dem im März angekündigten Produktionslauf ist Mike Johnsons FPGA-Arcade-Board, welches neben dem Atari auf Basis des Minimig auch zur Amiga-Emulation verwendet werden kann, seit letzter Woche lieferbar, der Preis beträgt je nach Modell 199 bzw. 229 Euro. (snx)

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