_#TWF News.#_

#1. Explorer 2260 Update.# 

#2. Maim & Mangle Update.# #3. Next News Update#

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#1. Explorer 2260 Update.#

This is what has been added (on the design and programming end of things) to
Explorer 2260 in June.

- Core system, file operation and synchronisation code complete.

- High-level command interpreter V1 (non-optimised) complete.

- external game preferences and startup module complete.

Unfortunately outside development commitments have got in the way and could
reduce the amount of work that can be done on the game (programming side of
things) over the next couple of months. Hopefully this won't affect the
current release schedule too much.

#2. Maim & Mangle Update.#

Well this month has had quite a lot of developments over the past month.
These include:

 - First screenshots of the present game engine have been put on to the TWF
   website. These are early pictures of the
   engine and will have quite a few improvements in appearance over the
   next few months.

 - 3D landscape has now been added to the engine (no screenshots of it in a
   week or thereabouts).

 - Units can be moved.

 - A secondary window on the GUI allows up to 3 units selected to display
   the viewpoint from their perspective (this will go from wireframe to
   fully texturemapped depending on the specification of the amiga).

 - 16 bit mode (only CVPPC/BVPPC)

 - scroll the camera with the mouse.

 - transparencies on the remote unit marker

 - shadows (yeah, units/buildings leave their shadow on the terrain). Work
   still to be done on that to improve the look.

 - min obj, to speedup the engine when using zoom factor 3

 - New Terrain Editor

 - I'm sure there are loads of other stuff added that I've forgot about it's
   been updated so much recently. :)

There are still loads to do in July of-course and these include:

 - a new gui (maybe based on semi-transparent floating windows)

 - more fx effects

 - first AI implementation

There was also several work on our internal development tool, M3D editor and
Terrain editor.

A decision on the new GFX artist(s) for Maim & Mangle will be made this
Monday/Tuesday (as long as it's not the end of the world on Sunday :).

#3. Next News Update#

31st July/1st August

All the best,
Ed.
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The World Foundry Ltd - Amiga PPC - Explorer 2260 - Maim & Mangle

• Der Systemkern des Spiels, Dateioperationen und der Code zur Synchronisation sind fertig.
• Der Hochspracheninterpreter in der Version 1(unoptimiert) ist fertig.
• Das Voreinstellungsprogramm für die Spieleinstellungen und das Startmodul sind fertig.

• Erste Bildschirmfotos, der derzeitigen Spieleengine, wurden auf http://www.worldfoundry.com/M&M/ veröffentlicht. Dies sind frühe Bilder der Engine, die Grafik wird über die nächsten Monate verbessert.
• Die Engine arbeitet nun mit einer 3D-Landschaft(Bildschirmfotos werden ungefähr in einer Woche veröffentlicht).
• Gegenstände können bewegt werden.
• Ein zweites Fenster erlaubt es bis zu 3 Einheiten anzuwählen, um die Landschaft von ihren Standpunkt aus zu betrachten. Abhängig vom jeweiligen Amiga wird eine Darstellung beginnend mit einer reinen Liniengrafik bis zu vollständig texturierten Landschaft möglich sein.
• 16-Bit-Modus(nur CVPPC/BVPPC)
• Kamerabewegung per Maus
• Transparenter Marker
• Einheiten/Gebäude werfen Schatten. Der Effekt wird noch verbessert werden.
• Kleinere Objekte, zur Beschleunigung der Engine bei einem Zoomfaktor von 3.
• Neuer Editor zur Erzeugung von Landschaften.
• Arbeiten an internen Entwicklungstools
• Und viele weitere Erweiterungen

• Spiel: Erste Bildschirmfotos von "Maim & Mangle", Power-Brei, 23-Jun-1999, http://www.amigaworld.com/power-brei/06-1999/NT.230619990MM.html

• Fetch - Eine Datenbank ins aktive Verzeichnis kopieren
• Install - Angewählte Datenbank vom Amiga auf den PalmPilot übertragen
• Delete - Angewählte Datenbank auf dem PalmPilot löschen
• Purge - RAM des PalmPilot's aufräumen
• Backup - Komplettes Backup des PalmPilots RAMs anlegen bzw. aufspielen

• AmigaOS V3.0+
• MUI V3.8+
• palmlink.library V1.2+ (liegt bei)
• PalmPilot von 3Com

• 3Com, http://www.3com.com/

• Jim Collas, "Offener brief an die Amiga-Gemeinde - Juni/Juli 1999", Amiga, 02-Jul-1999, http://www.amiga.de/diary/executive/ol-0699-d.html
• Amiga, http://www.amiga.de/
• Tony Smith, "Amiga boss hints at Java-style technology", The Register, 01-Jul-1999, http://www.theregister.co.uk/990701-000024.html
• "Inprise Appoints David Curtis as Director of Enterprise Technologies", Inprise, 11-Aug-1998, http://www.inprise.com/about/press/1998/curtis.html

• Jim Collas, "Open letter to the community - June/July 1999", Amiga, 01-Jul-1999, http://www.amiga.de/diary/executive/ol-0699-e.html
• "Update on major activities - June/July 1999", Amiga, 01-Jul-1999, http://www.amiga.com/diary/executive/up-0699-e.html

• We have identified an office building for our operations in San Diego. We will be moving out of the Gateway building into a separate building in order to accommodate the expansion in Amiga's staff.

• We hired Dave Curtis as director of object technology and transaction services. Dave will be responsible for developing our transactional object technology. Dave was one of the original architects of CORBA and has worked for Inprise (Borland), the Object Management Group (OMG), and other organizations focused on object oriented technology. Dave's expertise will help us implement transactional object technology in the Amiga Operating Environment.
• We hired Dr. Jim Miller as director of user experience. Jim will be responsible for all user interface design and software development. Jim has worked in the human interaction groups of both Hewlett Packard and Apple Computers. Jim is highly respected and well known in the national and international user interaction (UI) community.

• O/S 3.5 - The target final release is August 21st at the Amiga Downunder show in Australia. We are talking to Amiga hardware development companies to qualify hardware products targeted at the O/S 3.5 release. We plan to come out with a recommended hardware configuration and list of qualified Amiga hardware products for the O/S 3.5 release.
• AmigaSoftTM Operating Environment (OE) - We are developing our next generation operating environment including operating system, user interface, and some revolutionary software structures to be disclosed at a later date. Target beta version is late 3Q99 with final in late 4Q99. We are also looking at the possibility of porting this new AmigaSoftTM OE to the O/S 3.5 recommended hardware configurations. If we can accomplish this it will allow people to run the new OE on specific Amiga configurations with PowerPC boards.
• AmigaSoftTM development system - This is planned in late 3Q99 along with the beta release of the new AmigaSoftTM Operating Environment.
• Amiga Multimedia Convergence Computer (MCC):
  • We have finalized our industrial design and created foam models.
  • The next mechanical design step is hard models. These will be available for WoA and AmiWest.
  • We have initiated final schematics of the system board design.

• We held a telephone conference with the Amiga press to bring them up to speed on our plans.
• We received all of the nominations for Amiga Advisory Council (AAC) members. We will be notifying the top nominated members for approval in the next week. First AAC conference call should occur within two weeks.
• We initiated multiple Amiga hosted forums accessible though our Amiga website.
• We will sponsor and participate in the 1999 London World of Amiga show in late July.
• We are also planning to support the AmiWest show in late July.
• We are planning for the Cologne and Las Vegas shows in November.

• SSH-Unterstützung
• VT100-, ANSI- und TTY-Emulation
• Vollständige ANSI X3.64 1979 & DEC VT100 Implementation
• Unterstützung der XPR z & X-Modem-Libraries
• Einfach benutzbar
• Schnelle Ausgabe
• Größenveränderbares Telnet-Fenster
• 'Telefonbuch' für die bevorzugten Server
• Dynamischer Buffer
• Automatisches Update mit AmFTP
• Copy & Paste Clipboard-Unterstützung

• AmigaOS 2.x+
• MUI 3.x
• TCP/IP kompatibler Stack: Genesis, Miami, AS225rs, INET, MLink, TIA, SLiRP

• "VaporWare - AmTelnet Product Information", Vapor, 01-Jul-1999, http://www.vapor.com/products/?prod=amtelnet

• Allan Odgaard, "ImageManager.library proposal", 30-Jun-1999, http://www.diku.dk/students/duff/ImageManager.html

• Interview mit Emmanuel Henné zu Phoenix und Future Tales
• Tests u.a. von CandyFactoryPro, GoldED 6, Eat The Whistle
• Serie: Amiga-Historie, FlashUpdatePPC-Ratgeber und Kurse
• Test zu Microtek ScanMaker X6/ADescentPPC/AmiMasterGear
• `Media Mal X`-Bereich mit Kritiken+Reviews
• Coder's Corner: u.a. Stolperfallen vermeiden
• 'Alf'-Bereich mit Kommentaren zum letzten 4teljahr
• ...und natuerlich ausfuehrliche News, Problemecke etc.

• AmigaOS 2.x
• Miami 2.x+
• MUI 3.6+
• NList.mcc
• Ein AIM-Zugang(http://www.aol.com/aim/)

• Bugfix: Nachdem Umschalten der "Use Font" oder "Use Color" Checkboxen in einer Gruppeneinstellung, führte das zweite Öffnen der Gruppe zu einem Absturz.
• Änderung: HTML-Tags werden nicht mehr als Quotezeichen hervorgehoben.
• Neu: Die Neuformatierung kommt besser mit Einrückungen zurecht.
• Neu: Das DblSpace-Selektion-Filter kann nun optional auch Muster mit anderen sich wiederholenden Zeichen wie z.B. in "T*h*i*sI* s S*p*a*m*!" erkennen.
• Neu: Dateien für zufällige Taglines(Cookies) werden unterstützt. Das Format ist identisch mit dem von YAM.
• Bugfix: Die Sortierung von gespeicherten Artikeln vor nicht gespeicherten oder gelesenen vor nicht gelesenen arbeitete fehlerhaft und wurde korrigiert.
• Neu: Ein Filter mit dem man Threads nach der Anzahl der Postings bewerten kann, die innerhalb eines bestimmten Zeitraums geschrieben worden sind. Hiermit können sehr aktive und weniger aktive Threads hervorgehoben werden.
• Neu: Filter können mit einen selbstdefinierbaren Toolbar-Icon versehen werden, mit denen sich ein Filter ein- und ausschalten läßt worauf die Artikelliste entsprechend aktualisiert wird. Hierzu stellt NewsRog im Images/Filter-Verzeichnis verschiedene 24-Bit Icons mit 50*30 Punkten zur Verfügung, die auf eine Auflösung von 800*600 in True-/Highcolor zugeschnitten sind.
• Bugfix: Die Any/All-Gadgets in Filterlisten besitzen nun eine Sprechblasenhilfe.
• Das Tutorial zu den Filtern wurde um Informationen zum Any/All-Modus erweitert.
• Änderung: Beim Anwählen des Close-Gadgets oder Cancel-Buttons während des Edierens eines neuen Postings wird nun gefragt, ob das Posting gelöscht oder zur Post-Queue geschickt werden soll.
• Neu: Der erste erreichbare bzw. nicht gelesene Artikel kann nun automatisch angezeigt werden, wenn vom All-Threads-Modus in den One-Thread-Modus gewechselt wird.
• Neu: Die Batch-Download-Buttons des Gruppenfensters besitzen nun Tastaturkürzel.
• Neu: SENDPOST ARexx-Befehl zum Versenden von einer oder mehreren, in der Post-Queue, anliegenden Nachrichten.
• Neu: Es gibt nun ein Druckermenü innerhalb des Gruppen-Menüs. Hierüber kann der angezeigte Artikel mit oder ohne Kopf ausdruckt werden.
• Änderung: Der Algorithmus zur Generierung von Abkürzungen für Usernamen wurde geändert. Wenn nur ein Name vorhanden ist wird nun nur noch der erste und nicht mehr die ersten fünf Buchstaben zurückgegeben.
• Neu: Die "variable lookup language" wurde stark um Formatierungsmöglichkeiten und mathematische Funktionen erweitert.
• Bugfix: Die PRI-Option der ${exec}-Funktion wurde bisher ignoriert.
• Neu: Verschiedene Filter zur Darstellung von Artikeln können den Text nun auch beim Speichern, Drucken und Beantworten modifizieren. Dies funktioniert bei den Filtern, die den Text eines Artikel verändern.
• Bugfix: Die HTML-Größenangaben des Server-Gruppen-Fensters im Tutorial #5 waren fehlerhaft.
• Änderung: Die HTML-Dokumentation wurde um viele Bildschirmfotos und neue Bereiche erweitert. Ältere Bildschirmfotos wurden durch neue ersetzt.
• Neu: Die Kommandozeilenoption SP=STARTPROJ/K wurde in SP=STARTPROJ/M geändert, dies erlaubt es einen Projektnamen ohne das STARTPROJ- bzw. SP-Schlüsselwort anzugeben.
• Änderung: Der Cache-Algorithmus für Artikel wurde so geändert, daß die gerade angezeigten Artikel immer im Speicher bleiben, selbst wenn sie die eingestellte Cachegröße überschreiten.
• Bugfix: Falls die "Mem cache articles" Einstellung für eine Gruppe ein vielfaches von 16 betrug, wurden u.U. Speicherbereiche überschrieben.
• Bugfix: Beim Lesen von Artikeln mit verschiedenen Längen in diversen Kombinationen konnte der Speicher-Cache zerstört werden.
• Neu: Ein neuer Button, inklusive Tastaturkürzel, erlaubt die Entfernung von selektierten Artikeln oder Threads aus der aktuellen Artikelliste, ohne daß diese Postings gelöscht werden.
• Bugfix: Einige, fehlerhafte News-Server geben eine erfolgreiche Antwort bei NNTP ARTICLE/HEAD/BODY-Befehlen, ohne eine einzige Textzeile zu verschicken. Dies führte bisher zum Absturz von NewsRog. Nun reagiert NewsRog auf diesen Fall entsprechend und kennzeichnet den Artikel mit einem entsprechenden Icon.
• Neu: Falls durch die Anzahl von runterzuladenden Artikeln die Obergrenze, der in einer Gruppe gewünschten Artikel überschritten wird, kann man nun die entsprechende Option so einstellen, daß die ältesten Artikel nicht oder alle Artikel unter Ignorierung der Größenbeschränkung runtergeladen werden. Dies kann automatisch im Hintergrund ohne Bestätigung oder erst nach einer Bestätigung erfolgen.
• Neu: Das Filter für die MIME-Anzeige bietet nun eine "No-Display Types"-Einstellung mit der die Anzeige von MIME-Typen, z.B. text/html, unterdrückt werden kann.
• Änderung: Die BadWrap-Fix-Option ist nun in der Voreinstellung aktiviert. Dies hat jedoch keine Auswirkungen auf existierende Projekte.
• Änderung: Der voreingestellte Wert der HLQuotes-Option ist nun "scrolled quote blocks" statt "toggled quote blocks". Dies hat keine Auswirkungen auf existierende Projekte.
• Bugfix: Fortlaufende Zeilen innerhalb der Artikel-Köpfe werden nun besser verarbeitet. Dies betrifft z.B. Referenzen und einige MIME-Features.
• Bugfix: Einige MIME-kodierte Bilder werden mit dem Dateinamen in der Dateinamenangabe des Content-Disposition Feldes verschickt. Üblicher ist es den Namen im Content-Type Feld anzugeben. Das Filter zur MIME-Anzeige kann nun beide Fälle verarbeiten.
• Neu: Falls ein Posting und die angehängte Signatur nur ASCII-Zeichen enthält, wird das Posting als text/plain MIME-Dokument mit der quoted-printable Kodierung verschickt.
• Neu: Der Zeichensatz, der beim Schreiben und Lesen von Postings verwendet wird, kann nun frei gewählt werden.
• Neu: Der Post-Editor besitzt mit "View Encoding" einen neuen Vorschaumodus. Dieser zeigt die raw-quoted-printable Kodierung des aktuellen Dokuments an. In diesen Modus sieht man Markierungen wie "=3D".
• Bugfix: Ein Speicherleck des Author-Note-Features bei Filtern wurde behoben.
• Neu: Die HELP- und USAGE-Kommandozeilenoptionen geben nun das NewsRog Befehlsmuster aus.
• Neu: Eine neue Spalte in der Gruppenliste zeigt an, ob die Gruppe moderiert ist. Der voreingestellte Wert ist "Nein" und wird nur geändert wenn man eine "Read Description"-Operation für die jeweilige Gruppe ausgeführt wird.
• Änderung: Klammern sind nicht mehr Teil der Abkürzung eines Usernamens.
• Bugfix: Die Benutzung der "Limit to Selected"-Gruppenmenüoption ohne vorhandene selektierte Artikel, führte zu einer Endlosschleife. Derselbe Fehler hatte zur Folge, das ein Artikel weniger als eigentlich angewählt angezeigt wurde.
• Änderung: Die minimale benötige Stackgröße für NewsRog wurde auf 80KB erhöht.

• On- und Offline lesen und schreiben, wobei selektierte Artikel, Gruppen und Threads in einem Rutsch auf die eigene Festplatte übertragen werden können.
• Internes Multitasking u.a. ist es möglich schon Artikel zu lesen, während die Nachrichtenköpfe von anderen Artikeln noch vom Server geholt werden. Eine zusätzliche Option erlaubt es gezielt einen Thread vorzuladen, während man noch den ersten Artikel des Threads liest.
• Unterstützung mehrerer Server.
• Clipboard Unterstützung.
• Suche innerhalb von Nachrichtentexten und -Köpfen.
• Plug-Ins zur Anzeige von Artikeln. Die Anzeiger erlauben es u.a. Postings in verschiedenen Zeichensätzen und mit farblich hervorgehobenen Passagen anzuzeigen, Signaturen zu unterdrücken usw.
• Filter zum Hervorheben von gewünschten und Unterdrücken von ungewünschten Postings und Threads.
• Sortierung von Artikeln, Gruppen usw. nach diversen Vorgaben.
• Unterstützung von MIME(Base64, quoted-printable) und UUEncode.

• 68020
• 8MB RAM
• 8MB auf der Festplatte
• AGA
• AmigaOS V3.0
• MUI V3.8
• Installer V39.1
• TCP/IP-Stack(AmiTCP/Miami kompatible)
• WWW-Browser
• Datatypes: OS 3.1

• 68040+
• 16+MB RAM
• 16+MB auf der Festplatte
• Grafikkarte 800*600*256+
• WWW-Browser mit Tabellenunterstützung
• Datatypes: PicDT V43, JPEG, GIF etc.

• "Interview mit Stefan Domeyer", Financial Life Magazine, 25-Jun-1999, http://www.flife.de/home/magazin/investors/investorsdigest19990625_1.html

• [1] "Surfbox für 30 Mark pro Monat", Heise-Newsticker, 28-Jun-1999, http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/jo-28.06.99-000/
• [2] "Metabox vermietet Internet-Zugangsgerät für 29,90 DM", MacGadget, 29-Jun-1999, http://www.macgadget.de/nachrichten.html
• [3] "Met@Box: Set-top-Box zum Mieten", ZDNet News, 29-Jun-1999, http://www.zdnet.de/news/artikel/1999/06/29006-wf.html
• [4] Met@Box-Website, 30-Jun-1999, http://www.metabox.de/

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PBMdt44.lha          util/dtype  28K+PBM picture datatype 44.2 for >= OS 3.0
threadlib20.lha      util/libs    2K+Thread shared library for Amiga. v2.0
RHelfer.lha          util/misc  177K+Helps to solve german crosswords. V2.12
Xoper28.lha          util/moni  102K+A powerful system monitor
IconTool.lha         util/wb     30K+Manipulat icons from the CLI

• Eine intuitve Oberfläche mit WYSIWIG, Ebenentechnik und Font-Sensitivität
• Online-Hilfe

• Symbolbibliothek
• Linien, Kreise, Texte, Muster, Wände, Öffnungen, Fenster, Türen
• Flächen- und Volumenberechnung
• Halbautomatische und manuelle Bemaßung
• Schraffuren, Muster
• 3D-Bauteile und 3D-Grundkörper

• Intuitive Bearbeitung in Grundriss, Ansicht und Isometrie.
• Berechnung von Hidden-Line Grafiken aus den Perspektiven und Isometrien, wobei die Blickpunkte beliebig gewählt werden können.
• Materialdatenbank für die Ausgabe an Renderer.

• DXF 2D/3D

• DXF 2D/3D
• Lightwave-Objekt-Format
• RPL-Real3D-Objekt-Format
• EPS (Postscript)
• 3D-DXF Export zu Reflections

• Workbench-Drucker
• Mit Env.-Variable CYSCALE für Verzerrungsfaktor bei der Druckausgabe
• HPGL

• AmigaOS V3.0
• 68020
• 2MB RAM
• Festplatte

• AmigaOS V3.1
• 68030/68882 oder 68040/60
• 6+MB RAM
• Grafikkarte
• Festplatte

• Auf GTK(The Gimp Toolkit) basierte GUI
• Dialoge zum leichten Design von Elementen inklusive Datenbank zur Verbesserung des Arbeitsablaufs.
• Eine flexible Ebenentechnik, die auch die Arbeit mit transparenten Vorlagen simuliert.

• POVRay-Modul zur einfachen Erzeugung getracter Grafiken

• POV (POVRay)

• Linux-System mit glibc2
• X-Window-System, Version 11 (X11)
• x386DX
• 16MB RAM
• 20MB frei auf der Festplatte
• Grafikauflösung von 800*600 in 256 Farben
• Ghostscript zur Ausgabe auf nicht Postscript Druckern

• x86 PC 133+Mhz
• 32+MB RAM
• Grafikauflösung von 1024*768 mit einer Farbtiefe von 16+Bit
• 50MB frei auf der Festplatte

• "WWW-Browser: aMozillaX Spezifikation", Power-Brei, 25-Apr-1999, http://www.amigaworld.com/power-brei/News/04-1999/NT.250419996Mozilla.html

• [1] Ben Rothwell, "Press Release", AmiSite, 28-Jun-1999, http://home.clara.net/tom.hurst/amisite/news/19990628-fa.html

From: Carsten Schroeder aakt@gmx.de
Reply-To: Carsten Schroeder aakt@gmx.de
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 22:25:02 +0200
Subject: AMIGA-aktuell-Special (28.06.99)

AMIGA-aktuell-Special +++ AMIGA-aktuell-Special +++ AMIGA-aktuell-Special

AMIGA kündigt Veröffentlichung des AmigaOS 3.5 an (28.06.99)
------------------------------------------------------------

Wie bereits vermutet, soll das AmigaOS 3.5 zur australischen Amiga-Messe
Amiga Down Under '99, die am 21./22. August stattfindet, erscheinen:

»San Diego, CA - OS 3.5 Launch to be held at Amiga Down Under '99

With the imminent release of OS 3.5 for the Amiga Classic systems available
soon, the Amiga Down Under show scheduled for August 21, 22 will be the
host event for the official launch of 3.5.

OS 3.5 is the first new product for the Amiga in over 5 years, and it
includes the integration of the most requested features by Amiga users.
"When I took over the management of Amiga, one of my first decisions was to
get 3.5 moving and get it shipping.  Now with the release of the external
beta, and the imminent release of the shipping version of 3.5, I am
pleased to say that we are beginning to ship product", said Jim Collas
"This is only the beginning of the New Amiga."

"This has been a very exciting project for us, and we know that this is
going to be a great product for the Amiga Community" said Juergen Haage of
Haage and Partner - the development partner working with Amiga to release
3.5.  "We look forward to the party in Australia to celebrate its
release."

OS 3.5 is available through your local Amiga dealer or retailer, and
pre-orders are being accepted by most dealers. For those who have
pre-ordered 3.5, it will begin shipping as soon as it is released.  We are
using the Amiga Down Under show as our celebration party.

OS 3.5 features include easy Internet access, support for hard disks
greater than 4GB, a modern Graphical User Interface (GUI), extensive
CD-ROM support, support for current printers, PowerPC support, HTML Online
Documentation, bug fixes, and other product enhancements.  Please visit
http://www.amiga.com/amigaos35/index-e.html for more details.«

(Quelle: AMIGA)

--

aMozillaX soll erst zur World of Amiga erscheinen (28.06.99)
------------------------------------------------------------

Die Veröffentlichung einer ersten Version des WWW-Browsers aMozillaX
verzögert sich erneut:

»[free amiga organisation]

For Immediate Release:

aMozillaX Press Release

This statement is made by Ben Rothwell on behalf of the entire
aMozillaX team.

When, in January 1999, we had the chance to begin work porting the
Mozilla source code to the 68k and PPC Amiga platforms, the press
coverage was significant and the community anxious to see a browser
with significant parts of the Netscape source code in it.

However, recently it has come to light that there is a growing stem
of discontentment amongst users of the Amiga, due to the fact that
they still do not yet have aMozillaX.

We would like to take this chance to make a formal apology to the
community for this situation. Initially we aimed for a release in June,
and at one stage it looked possible to make an early release in
early May. However, developing a program of this size and complexity is
not an easy task, and sometimes problems with the code or other problems
make the time slip back and the community ever more impatient.

We can assure you however that we are working hard to ensure that we
will be able to release Version 1.0 of aMozillaX at the World of Amiga
show in London, mid July. Certain features will be missing, such as Java
mainly due to problems and delays in third party JVM solutions.

However, we are confident that aMozillaX will be able to outperform all of
the current Amiga browsers upon release, offering speed and flexibility,
as well as power. ECMAScript, Dynamic HTML, DOM1, HTML4.0 will all be fully
supported in this release.

We are also working to ensure that when we release binaries and source
code, the right structure is in place to enable other developers to work
with us on improving aMozillaX, more information about this improved web
presence can be found at www.freeamiga.org.

Any further queries may be directed to ben@freeamiga.org«

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ohne Änderungen weiterverbreitet werden (z.B. in Newsgroups, Foren).

AMIGA-aktuell-Special +++ AMIGA-aktuell-Special +++ AMIGA-aktuell-Special

• 5 Parallax-Wolken, zur Anzeige der Windgeschwindigkeit und -Richtung.
• 6 animierte Parallax-Ebenen für Wellen
• 2 Parallax-Ebenen für Berge
• Sanftes aus-/einblenden per Copper
• Weiches, Vier-Punkte Scrolling
• 2 Spielebenen(vorne und hinten)
• Verschiedene Missionen im Ein-Spieler-Modus
• Beeinddruckende Explosionen und reichlich Blut
• 50 Bilder/s auf einem 68020-System
• Über 40 Waffen und ein angekündigtes Erweiterungspacket
• Verschiedene Spielkombinationen:
  • 2 SpielerInnen gegen Computer
  • SpielerIn gegen SpielerIn
  • Geteilter Bildschirm(Splitscreen) oder über eine serielle Verbindung
• Frei definierbare Missionen, Szenarien, Sounds und Teams
• Erzeugung eigener Level

• 68020
• 4MB Fast-RAM
• AGA
• CD-ROM Laufwerk
• Derzeit 1MB auf der Festplatte

• "Satanic Dreams: Product Sect!", Satanic Dreams Software, 21-Jun-1999, http://www.satanicdreams.freeserve.co.uk/Product/msd.html

• Bugfix: Nachdem Umschalten der "Use Font" oder "Use Color" Checkboxen in einer Gruppeneinstellung, führte das zweite Öffnen der Gruppe zu einem Absturz.
• Änderung: HTML-Tags werden nicht mehr als Quotezeichen hervorgehoben.
• Neu: Die Neuformatierung kommt besser mit Einrückungen zurecht.
• Neu: Das DblSpace-Selektion-Filter kann nun optional auch Muster mit anderen sich wiederholenden Zeichen wie z.B. in "T*h*i*sI* s S*p*a*m*!" erkennen.
• Neu: Dateien für zufällige Taglines(Cookies) werden unterstützt. Das Format ist identisch mit dem von YAM.
• Bugfix: Die Sortierung von gespeicherten Artikeln vor nicht gespeicherten oder gelesenen vor nicht gelesenen arbeitete fehlerhaft und wurde korrigiert.
• Neu: Ein Filter mit dem man Threads nach der Anzahl der Postings bewerten kann, die innerhalb eines bestimmten Zeitraums geschrieben worden sind. Hiermit können sehr aktive und weniger aktive Threads hervorgehoben werden.
• Neu: Filter können mit einen selbstdefinierbaren Toolbar-Icon versehen werden, mit denen sich ein Filter ein- und ausschalten läßt worauf die Artikelliste entsprechend aktualisiert wird. Hierzu stellt NewsRog im Images/Filter-Verzeichnis verschiedene 24-Bit Icons mit 50*30 Punkten zur Verfügung, die auf eine Auflösung von 800*600 in True-/Highcolor zugeschnitten sind.
• Bugfix: Die Any/All-Gadgets in Filterlisten besitzen nun eine Sprechblasenhilfe.
• Das Tutorial zu den Filtern wurde um Informationen zum Any/All-Modus erweitert.
• Änderung: Beim Anwählen des Close-Gadgets oder Cancel-Buttons während des Edierens eines neuen Postings wird nun gefragt, ob das Posting gelöscht oder zur Post-Queue geschickt werden soll.
• Neu: Der erste erreichbare bzw. nicht gelesene Artikel kann nun automatisch angezeigt werden, wenn vom All-Threads-Modus in den One-Thread-Modus gewechselt wird.
• Neu: Die Batch-Download-Buttons des Gruppenfensters besitzen nun Tastaturkürzel.
• Neu: SENDPOST ARexx-Befehl zum Versenden von einer oder mehreren, in der Post-Queue, anliegenden Nachrichten.
• Neu: Es gibt nun ein Druckermenü innerhalb des Gruppen-Menüs. Hierüber kann der angezeigte Artikel mit oder ohne Kopf ausdruckt werden.
• Änderung: Der Algorithmus zur Generierung von Abkürzungen für Usernamen wurde geändert. Wenn nur ein Name vorhanden ist wird nun nur noch der erste und nicht mehr die ersten fünf Buchstaben zurückgegeben.
• Neu: Die "variable lookup language" wurde stark um Formatierungsmöglichkeiten und mathematische Funktionen erweitert.
• Bugfix: Die PRI-Option der ${exec}-Funktion wurde bisher ignoriert.
• Neu: Verschiedene Filter zur Darstellung von Artikeln können den Text nun auch beim Speichern, Drucken und Beantworten modifizieren. Dies funktioniert bei den Filtern, die den Text eines Artikel verändern.
• Bugfix: Die HTML-Größenangaben des Server-Gruppen-Fensters im Tutorial #5 waren fehlerhaft.
• Änderung: Die HTML-Dokumentation wurde um viele Bildschirmfotos und neue Bereiche erweitert. Ältere Bildschirmfotos wurden durch neue ersetzt.
• Neu: Die Kommandozeilenoption SP=STARTPROJ/K wurde in SP=STARTPROJ/M geändert, dies erlaubt es einen Projektnamen ohne das STARTPROJ- bzw. SP-Schlüsselwort anzugeben.
• Änderung: Der Cache-Algorithmus für Artikel wurde so geändert, daß die gerade angezeigten Artikel immer im Speicher bleiben, selbst wenn sie die eingestellte Cachegröße überschreiten.
• Bugfix: Falls die "Mem cache articles" Einstellung für eine Gruppe ein vielfaches von 16 betrug, wurden u.U. Speicherbereiche überschrieben.
• Bugfix: Beim Lesen von Artikeln mit verschiedenen Längen in diversen Kombinationen konnte der Speicher-Cache zerstört werden.
• Neu: Ein neuer Button, inklusive Tastaturkürzel, erlaubt die Entfernung von selektierten Artikeln oder Threads aus der aktuellen Artikelliste, ohne daß diese Postings gelöscht werden.
• Bugfix: Einige, fehlerhafte News-Server geben eine erfolgreiche Antwort bei NNTP ARTICLE/HEAD/BODY-Befehlen, ohne eine einzige Textzeile zu verschicken. Dies führte bisher zum Absturz von NewsRog. Nun reagiert NewsRog auf diesen Fall entsprechend und kennzeichnet den Artikel mit einem entsprechenden Icon.
• Neu: Falls durch die Anzahl von runterzuladenden Artikeln die Obergrenze, der in einer Gruppe gewünschten Artikel überschritten wird, kann man nun die entsprechende Option so einstellen, daß die ältesten Artikel nicht oder alle Artikel unter Ignorierung der Größenbeschränkung runtergeladen werden. Dies kann automatisch im Hintergrund ohne Bestätigung oder erst nach einer Bestätigung erfolgen.
• Neu: Das Filter für die MIME-Anzeige bietet nun eine "No-Display Types"-Einstellung mit der die Anzeige von MIME-Typen, z.B. text/html, unterdrückt werden kann.
• Änderung: Die BadWrap-Fix-Option ist nun in der Voreinstellung aktiviert. Dies hat jedoch keine Auswirkungen auf existierende Projekte.
• Änderung: Der voreingestellte Wert der HLQuotes-Option ist nun "scrolled quote blocks" statt "toggled quote blocks". Dies hat keine Auswirkungen auf existierende Projekte.
• Bugfix: Fortlaufende Zeilen innerhalb der Artikel-Köpfe werden nun besser verarbeitet. Dies betrifft z.B. Referenzen und einige MIME-Features.
• Bugfix: Einige MIME-kodierte Bilder werden mit dem Dateinamen in der Dateinamenangabe des Content-Disposition Feldes verschickt. Üblicher ist es den Namen im Content-Type Feld anzugeben. Das Filter zur MIME-Anzeige kann nun beide Fälle verarbeiten.
• Neu: Falls ein Posting und die angehängte Signatur nur ASCII-Zeichen enthält, wird das Posting als text/plain MIME-Dokument mit der quoted-printable Kodierung verschickt.
• Neu: Der Zeichensatz, der beim Schreiben und Lesen von Postings verwendet wird, kann nun frei gewählt werden.
• Neu: Der Post-Editor besitzt mit "View Encoding" einen neuen Vorschaumodus. Dieser zeigt die raw-quoted-printable Kodierung des aktuellen Dokuments an. In diesen Modus sieht man Markierungen wie "=3D".
• Bugfix: Ein Speicherleck des Author-Note-Features bei Filtern wurde behoben.
• Neu: Die HELP- und USAGE-Kommandozeilenoptionen geben nun das NewsRog Befehlsmuster aus.
• Neu: Eine neue Spalte in der Gruppenliste zeigt an, ob die Gruppe moderiert ist. Der voreingestellte Wert ist "Nein" und wird nur geändert wenn man eine "Read Description"-Operation für die jeweilige Gruppe ausgeführt wird.
• Änderung: Klammern sind nicht mehr Teil der Abkürzung eines Usernamens.
• Bugfix: Die Benutzung der "Limit to Selected"-Gruppenmenüoption ohne vorhandene selektierte Artikel, führte zu einer Endlosschleife. Derselbe Fehler hatte zur Folge, das ein Artikel weniger als eigentlich angewählt angezeigt wurde.
• Änderung: Die minimale benötige Stackgröße für NewsRog wurde auf 80KB erhöht.

• On- und Offline lesen und schreiben, wobei selektierte Artikel, Gruppen und Threads in einem Rutsch auf die eigene Festplatte übertragen werden können.
• Internes Multitasking u.a. ist es möglich schon Artikel zu lesen, während die Nachrichtenköpfe von anderen Artikeln noch vom Server geholt werden. Eine zusätzliche Option erlaubt es gezielt einen Thread vorzuladen, während man noch den ersten Artikel des Threads liest.
• Unterstützung mehrerer Server.
• Clipboard Unterstützung.
• Suche innerhalb von Nachrichtentexten und -Köpfen.
• Plug-Ins zur Anzeige von Artikeln. Die Anzeiger erlauben es u.a. Postings in verschiedenen Zeichensätzen und mit farblich hervorgehobenen Passagen anzuzeigen, Signaturen zu unterdrücken usw.
• Filter zum Hervorheben von gewünschten und Unterdrücken von ungewünschten Postings und Threads.
• Sortierung von Artikeln, Gruppen usw. nach diversen Vorgaben.
• Unterstützung von MIME(Base64, quoted-printable) und UUEncode.

• 68020
• 8MB RAM
• 8MB auf der Festplatte
• AGA
• AmigaOS V3.0
• MUI V3.8
• Installer V39.1
• TCP/IP-Stack(AmiTCP/Miami kompatible)
• WWW-Browser
• Datatypes: OS 3.1

• 68040+
• 16+MB RAM
• 16+MB auf der Festplatte
• Grafikkarte 800*600*256+
• WWW-Browser mit Tabellenunterstützung
• Datatypes: PicDT V43, JPEG, GIF etc.

• Update-Download bei ShadowWorks
• WWW-bestellung (ohne Sicherheitsprotokoll)
• WWW-Bestellung (mit Sicherheitsprotokoll)
• Telefon: +1 303-659-4028
• Preis: 35 US-Dollar + Versandkosten

From: Carsten Schroeder aakt@gmx.de
Reply-To: Carsten Schroeder aakt@gmx.de
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 10:48:19 +0200
Subject: AMIGA-aktuell-Special (27.06.99)

AMIGA-aktuell-Special +++ AMIGA-aktuell-Special +++ AMIGA-aktuell-Special

Internet-Nutzung für 1 Pfennig pro Minute (27.06.99)
---------------------------------------------------

Wie bereits gemeldet, kosten an diesem Dienstag Ferngespräche zwischen 21
und 24 Uhr über Talkline (01050) nur 1 Pfennig pro Minute. Doch dann ist
auch der Internet-Aufenthalt, selbst für Anwender, die keinen Provider mit
Einwahlnummer in der Fernzone haben, nicht teurer:

»Internet-Nutzer für 1 Pf./Min. Telefonkosten, aber kostenlos ins Internet

Hamburg, 24. Juni 1999. Die POP® Point of Presence GmbH, Hamburg, startet
preisaggressiv in die Sommerzeit. Denn auch die Internet-Nutzer sollen
sich über fallende Preise und Sonderaktionen der Telefongesellschaften
freuen können. Mit Highspeed ins Internet browsen sie ab dem 26. Juni 1999
an vorerst zwei Test-Wochenenden (26. und 27. Juni sowie 3. und 4. Juli)
kostenlos ins Internet. Jeweils von Freitag 24.00 Uhr bis Montag 0.00 Uhr
gilt diese Aktion, die gemeinsam von der POP Point of Presence GmbH,
Internet-Service-Provider, und der Telefongesellschaft HanseNet GmbH
realisiert wird. "Es spielt dabei keine Rolle", erklärt
POP-Geschäftsführer Holger Gruel, "über welche Telefongesellschaft sich
die Internet-Surfer einwählen." Sie könnten den jeweils günstigsten Tarif
für die Telefon-Gebühren selbst bestimmen. Der günstigste Tarif am
verbleibenden Juni-Wochenende wird z.B. über die 0109004152919888 für 2,9
Pf./Min. angeboten. Gleich dahinter plazieren sich die 0105004152919888 ab
3,9 Pf.Min. und die 0107004152919888 ab 4 Pf. Noch günstiger wird es
am Dienstag, dem 29. Juni 1999: über die 0105004152919888 zahlen die
Internet-Nutzer in der Zeit von 21-24 Uhr nur 1 Pf./Min. für das Surfen im
Internet!!! Die Abrechnung der Telefon-Gebühren erfolgt wie üblich über
die jeweilige Telefonfirma. Extra-Kosten wie für Anmeldung, Mindestgebühr
oder Grundgebühr fallen für die Internet-Nutzung nicht an. Und so geht's:
Im DFÜ-Netzwerk muß der Benutzername/Login "hansenet", das Kennwort/
Paßwort "pop", die Einwahlnummer "010xx-04152919888" und für die IP-Nummer
"dynamisch" eingegeben werden. Das genügt. Es stehen für die Testphase bis
einschließlich 4. Juli 1999 über 1000 Ports zur Verfügung, so daß 1000
Nutzer gleichzeitig über diese Plattform surfen können. Einmal
doppelklicken und verbinden. Und los geht's: Kostenlos ins Internet!!
Weitere Infos sind im Internet unter http://call.pop.de erhältlich.«

(Quelle: Point of Presence)

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          U P G R A D E   F O R   O P U S   M A G E L L A N

Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:
 We're about half way through the year, and what a year it's been so
far. It seems there's a genuine rebirth of confidence in the future
for Amiga. We have also discovered Amiga's new president is at home on
the web, and is actively using it. What a pleasant surprise that's
been! We have a number of thoughts from Jim Collas below that were
initially shared with the Amiga community through web postings. He's
even responded to a letter printed in "Amiga Update", and made sure
the facts got to our readers. This is all very good.
 Perhaps not so good, but who can be sure, the year has seen a rash of
"promise to pay or I won't make/write it" marketing schemes. I have
mixed feelings about those, but generally don't like them. We hear
from a reader on that topic in this issue.
 I don't want to get into a long "the year so far in review" column,
so I'll drop that theme right here. Instead I'll point out that we
seem to be missing another issue from the archives, just as we've
completed an effort to recover a number of issues that had been lost
along the way. This is issue 980525, which I didn't even realize we
had. (Embarrassed blush follows.) If anyone knows of or has a copy,
please help us out. We'll add it to the archive, and to our newly
revised backup plans.
 One last thing - the Amiga Yellow Pages (http://ayp.amiga.tm) are
putting "Amiga Update" online in a snazzy html format. Stop by, take a
look, and let them know what you think.
 Best regards,
 Brad Webb,
 Editor
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E-mail to the E-ditor:

14 Jun 1999

Greetings Brad,

 I enjoy the Amiga Update, and read the posts religiously. I have
noticed a trend lately in the Amiga community that is just now
starting to take off, the Pre-Pay. I am an understanding individual, I
can see that some products may warrant a drastic measure such as this,
but it is going too far. First, we have phase5 asking for pre orders
for the new G-3 based cards. Thats fine, hardware is expensive and
their funds were depleted by an earlier, uhm, boo boo. Since it worked
for them, some other hardware producers have followed the lead. But,
this deal about Fusion and PCx?? Oh, give me a break! Sometimes,
companies just need to take a chance. I might pre-order some hardware,
but not an emulator. Did the original version of Fusion do well? Did
they make a profit? With the new G-3s coming, I don't see how they
could insult us so. Where is it going to stop? Am I going to have to
pre-pay for my next pair of shoes before they are made? I'm sorry if I
am too loud, but this is too much. I have an A1200(infinitiv tower)
040/32m, and an A3000 that is waiting for a G-3.
 Anyway, Brad, thank you so much for continuing to produce a fine
newsletter. I read it often, and share the content (and the text
files) with my non-i-net friends.

Until H&P needs 700 pre-orders for os3.6,
Dave
~~~~~~

Dave,
 On balance, I agree with you. I doubt I'd ever do a pre-pay just
because it almost feels like blackmail. By the way, you'll have a long
wait before you find a pre-pay from Haage & Partner. They've gone on
record as stating they don't approve of the procedure, so "OS 3.6"
should be free of it. Good for them!
 Brad
======

14 Jun 1999

Brad,

 I have a Gateway Win95 box at home (in addition to my A3000 and
A4000). My internal IDE Zip drive on that machine failed, such that
you would insert a disk, the drive would start clicking slowly, and
nothing else would happen. Gateway replaced it for free.

 This was discussed briefly in MaximumPC magazine, in an interview
with Zip's president. He acknowledge the problem, which seems to have
been fixed.

 Sincerely,
John

P.S. - I am quite grateful for Amiga Update - thanks!
~~~~~~
Hi John,
 Glad you're enjoying the Update, and thanks for your information.
There is also much information on the net. Point a web browser at any
good search engine and look for "Zip" and "click of death". It's
amazing how many turn up. Our thanks to all the readers who sent us
the URLs of their "favorite" Zip COD sites.
 Brad
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      J I M   C O L L A S   W A N T S   F E E D B A C K  . . .

22 Jun 1999

{The following was posted to the net recently by Amiga President Jim
Collas. We think you'll find his words very interesting. Brad}

> feel free to start a thread here and we shall do our best to give
> you the answers you seek, and we shall try to keep it on topic wont
> we people .......

 How can I refuse such a request? I have many postings and emails
about the critical features like CPU, multimedia capabilities, 3D
graphics performance, etc. Even though I am a bit rusty from years as
a large corporate executive, I have extensive experience as a hardware
designer focused on advanced computer architecture so I think I
understand these basic requirements. Putting the mainstream features
aside, I would like feedback on 3 targeted areas:

 1) I would really like some feedback on our overall strategy. I have
outlined our strategy in my last two postings in the executive update
section on our web page. I would like people to read these and give me
some feedback. Focus on the creation of a integrated, networked, and
distributed computing environment supporting powerful multimedia
computers and easy-to-use information appliances. Keep in mind that we
are using the emerging Information Appliance market to build momentum
for a new platform.

 2) I would also like some input on our implementation strategy. We
have spent the last four months researching technology and identifying
the best technology available in the world. Many top companies have
spent billions of $ generating some very exciting technology.
Technology like Java, Jini, QNX, Linux, new CPUs, graphics chips,
audio, etc. Our plan is to integrate the best technology in the world
into a new exciting computer platform focused on the future. We will
do this using Amiga developed object technology, GUI interfaces,
industry standards (PCI, USB, etc)and custom hardware. The resulting
platform will be revolutionary in nature allowing people to do things
they can't do with other computers. This is in the spirit of the Amiga
brand and the original Amiga computer. We will also offer a degree of
backwards compatibility with the current Amiga.

 3) The QNX kernel is very similar to the Linux kernel since they are
both variations of Unix. Because of this, we can leverage Linux device
drivers and even some applications. What do people think of leveraging
resources in the Linux community. They are the other great "non-MS"
community. This could help us accelerate our schedule. Remember that
the O/S kernel is only a small part of our software and overall
architecture. We still have Amiga GUI, Amiga objects, custom device
drivers, advanced networking, and the hardware architecture.

 This is enough for now. One more note, I will be traveling on
business for several days and won't have a chance to check this thread
until this upcomming week-end. I will look forward to the responses.

Sincerely,
Jim
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   . . .   A N D   C O M M E N T S   O N   A M I G A   A N D   P C S

13 Jun 1999

{the following exchange was between Amiga's Jim Collas and Philip
Kaulfuss in the Amiga newsgroups. Severl postings have been combined
and edited here. Philip's comments have > preceding them, those by Jim
Collas do not. Brad}

> Judging from this month's Amiga Format interview with Jim Collas, the
> new Amiga is 'just' going to be a very high-spec PC running QNX.


I haven't read Ben's write up yet but I don't recall saying anything to
the effect that the new Amiga will just be a high-end PC. This isn't an
accurate statement if you are referring to a Wintel PC. The new Amiga
will be very different than a Wintel PC. The only elements we will
share are industry standards like PCI, USB, etc. These are computer
industry standards and not Wintel PC standards. I think it's obvious
why we need to support good industry standards when possible. CPU and
core chipset will definitely be different and we are still evaluating
graphics alternatives. The O/S, GUI, APIs, software structure, etc.
will all be completely different. The new Amiga will be as similar to a
Wintel PC as the Apple Mac is.

> I didn't have Wintel in mind: I think it will take after the PC
> in that it will be using standard components.

 Thanks for the clarification. Our plan is to integrate the most
impressive emerging technologies into a unique and exciting solution.
There are many great companies working on exciting technology for next
generation computers in general. Many of the companies are only
working on pieces of the solution and don't know exactly how to bring
their technology to market. Our value is to pull it all together. We
are also looking at ways to emulate parts of the original Amiga at
lower levels. Once we release more information I think Amigans will be
very excited about the new Amiga.

> Well, if I heard right, the MMC was supposed to be a completely
> secret chip made by a reasonably well-known company who were not
> known for making CPUs. Seeing as evaluation of several CPUs is
> underway, I'm just wondering if there was much truth in the original
> MMC announcement.

 I understand. I can't comment on this without disclosing more than I
should at this time. This is tough for me also since I am personally
anxious to share more with the Amiga community. We will have more
details at WoA and AmiWest.
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 U K   R E P A I R   C E N T E R   ( O R   C E N T R E )   O P E N S

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IAT Manufacturing Amiga Service Centre

15 June 1999

 IAT Manufacturing is to offer an Amiga repair and Service centre
facility as from the 20th of June this year. As part of an ongoing
expansion into the mainstreem Amiga Market our Engineering Dept. has
made the decision to establish an Amiga Repair system. We will be
providing the following facilities:

 If you have a: Faulty, 'Flakey' or Dead machine, email:
IATtheta@netcomuk.co.uk for your free no obligation quotation.

 Also See our web site:

 http://www.freeyellow.com/members7/IATmanufactuirng/Repair.html

*_Repairs_*

- Work done on all Amiga machines including:

 o Replacement of custom Chips, ROM(s) & CPU's
 o Replacement of damaged connectors
 o Repair to PCB tracks
 o Repair to Keyboards and mice

 Charges: £25.00-£30.00 (Including most parts) - Quotations given free
of charge.

*_Other Services_*

 o Keyboard Re-spring & clean (£3.50)
 o Case & motherboard clean (A600/1200 £2.50 - A1500/2000/3000 £3.50 -
 A3000T/4000T £4)
 o Custom system upgrading - we will find the best upgrades and
expansions to suit your needs and install them both Software and
Hardware

Regards

IAT Manufacturing Engineering

--

****************** IAT Manufacturing
- Impulse 5307 -
- Logic Design Services
http://www.freeyellow.com/members7/IATmanufacturing/index.html
******************
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                   A M I W E S T   U P D A T E

16 June 1999

 Jim Collas, AMIGA President, will be conducting a joint conference at
AmiWest in Sacramento and World of Amiga in London on Saturday, July
24, 1999. Mr. Collas will be in London, but will be talking via a
trans-Atlantic phone connection to the attendees at AmiWest. The joint
presentation will occur at AmiWest in Sacramento at 11 a.m. and in
London at 7 p.m. Mr. Collas will be revealing the latest developments
on the new hardware and software planned for release in the late 4Q of
this year.

 AMIGA has also announced that the following AMIGA personnel will be
at AmiWest99:

 o Jim VonHolle, Vice President, Marketing and OEM Sales. Jim brings a
strong background in product and marketing strategy to AMIGA with
experience in business and relationship management. He has great
experience and insight into the computer software and Internet
industries.

 Jim will be speaking at the AmiWest99 Saturday night banquet.

 o Bill McEwen, Marketing and Software Evangelist. Bill has over 12
years experience in the Sales and Marketing field, most recently with
the Atrieva Corporation. He has worked for several software companies
throughout the years, including ConnectSoft, Inc.; genSoft Development
Corporation; and Bumblebee Software. He also has extensive experience
with sales, marketing and PR in the US and Europe; and international
OEM sales and licensing. Bill has been responsible for several
magazine awards and Best of Show at the Fall Comdex in 1994.

 Attendees at AmiWest98 will remember Bill as one of our banquet
speakers
 at the 1998 show.

 o Darreck Lisle, User Groups Coordinator. Darreck has been an avid
Amiga user for over 10 years. A key player in interfacing with the
current Amiga Community, and organizing shows, the focus of his work
is to keep the community strong and give it a sense of direction. He
has a degree in Law Enforcement, with 5 years experience in
Information Technology.

 Remember, AmiWest99 is being held on Friday through Sunday, July
23-25, at the Holiday Inn, Sacramento NorthEast, in Sacramento, CA.
Classes and seminars will be held Friday through Sunday with the
exhibit hall being open on Saturday, July 24th from 10 A.M. - 5 P.M
and Sunday, July 25th 10 A.M. - 4 P.M.

 Specially priced tickets for AmiWest99 are available in advance by
mail. Prices are: two day admission tickets, $12 and one day admission
ticket, $8. If you elect to purchase tickets at the door, the prices
are: two day ticket at the door, $15 and One day ticket at the door,
$10.

 There will be a banquet dinner on Saturday evening, July 24th. Price
is $35 per plate. Banquet tickets must be purchased in advance. They
will NOT be sold on Friday nor Saturday due to the hotel needing
attendance figures for planning the banquet.

 You can mail your requests for advanced admission and banquet tickets
to:

  AmiWest99
  c/o Sacramento Amiga Computer Club
  P.O. Box 19784
  Sacramento, CA 95819-0784

Make checks payable to "AmiWest".

 Special hotel room rates are available at the Holiday Inn for those
attending AmiWest99. Room rates are $ 79 (Single) and $ 89 (double) if
reservations are made by July 1. You must mention that you are
attending AmiWest to get the special rate. You can phone the Holiday
Inn at 1-916-338-5800, 1-800-388-9284 (Tool Free - Hotel directly) or
1-800-465-8329 (Toll Free - Holiday Inn Reservation Number) to make
hotel reservations.

Hope to see you at AmiWest99 on July 23-24, 1999.

John Zacharias, Chairperson, AmiWest99
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        A M I G A   A N I M A T I O N   C O M P E T I T I O N

June 17, 1999

 Big Animation Competition Powered by Amiga

 AMIGA International, Inc. in Langen, Germany is looking in
co-operation with IOM Film and Video productions in Hof, Germany for
the best video trailer for the new Operating System 3.5.

 You can win 3 Amiga 1200 HDD Magic Pak (value DM 500,-- ea.) and 25
of our new OS 3.5 (value DM 99,50 ea.)

 What you need to do is to produce a trailer animation only with Amiga
software about 30 seconds long. Of course, the combination of video
sequences and audio is allowed. Your win option increases the more
professional and original the result is.

 Deadline is October 15, 1999. Everybody can be in! With participation
in the competition all rights are ceding to AMIGA International, Inc.
All trailers sent must be free from third party rights.

 The prize award takes place at the "Home Electronics World" in
Cologne on November 14, 1999 at 2 p.m.

 To support you AMIGA International, Inc. will put all necessary logos
on their webpage http://www.amiga.de. The trailers must be sent in a
video format.

Please send the trailers to:

AMIGA International, Inc.
Robert-Bosch-Str. 11 b
D 63225 Langen /Germany

Code Word :  Trailer Competition

For technical questions please contact:

IOM Film- und Videoproduktion
Kornhausacker 56
D-95030 Hof/Saale
Tel. 09281-65325
Fax: 09281-64705

email: info@messefilme.de
http://www.messefilme.de
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           B E T A   R E L E A S E   O F   O S   3 . 5

 For immediate release:

 June 16, 1999 - San Diego CA, Langen Germany - Amiga announces the
public beta release of OS 3.5.

 Amiga and Haage and Partner have announced the public beta release of
OS 3.5 for the Amiga.

 The first external beta version of 3.5 is shipping this week. The
beta product testing will continue over the next several weeks until
the final product is completed. Beta testers have been selected from
all over the world, reflecting the global nature of the Amiga
Community.

 "We are excited to be so close to the release of 3.5. We realize it
has been a long time since there has been an OS update for the Amiga
systems and we want to make sure there is an ongoing and active
interest in the current generation of Amiga systems as we move towards
the release of the new Amiga products" said Jim Collas, President and
CEO of Amiga.

 We have been working with Haage and Partner to deliver an exciting
upgrade and we now look forward to working with the external beta
users to test and finalize the product for release this summer.

 OS 3.5 can be pre-ordered through your favorite Amiga dealer. Many
are also accepting internet orders.

 Continue to watch the Amiga.com web site for more details, as we get
closer to the release of OS 3.5.
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     U P D A T E D   O S   3 . 5   F E A T U R E S   L I S T

 BENEFITS OF THE AMIGAOS 3.5 UPDATE

 Easy Internet Access (updated 22. June 99)
 Support for Hard disks > 4GB
 Modern Graphical User Interface (GUI) (updated)
 Extensive CD-ROM support
 Support for current printers
 PowerPC support
 HTML Online Documentation
 Bug Fixes (updated)
 Enhancements (new)

 EASY INTERNET ACCESS

 TCP/IP Stack (updated)
 o Easy to setup the connection to your provider within minutes
 (automatic configuration utility that detects IP addresses,
 netmasks, DNS servers, dial script and all other required
 information by itself)
 o Multi interface support (Internet and Ethernet)
 o Support for multiple configuration files, e.g. for multiple
 Internet providers (updated)
 o Integrated TCP/IP protocol stack with built-in PPP, SLIP, INetD,
 SANA-II and usergroup support (updated)
 o Comprehensive PPP implementation with support for PAP and CHAP
 (updated)
 o Latest Socks v4/5 client module for firewalls
 o Enhanced SANA II support for fast transfer rates
 o SANA-II R3 support for newer Ethernet drivers (comes with a set of
 optimized MNI Ethernet drivers for all Amiga Zorro-II Ethernet
 boards that provide faster data transfer than ordinary SANA-II
 drivers) (updated)
 o Multi user support
 o Supports analog modem lines, ISDN boards, ISDN TAs, PPP, SLIP,
 Slirp, TIA, ADSL, cable modems, Ethernet LANs, Arcnet LANs, parallel
 links and several other types of connections (includes comprehensive
 modem and ISDN database) (new)
 o Support for DHCP and BootP (important for ADSL and cable modems)
 (new)
 o Option for automatic hang-up on inactivity, and option to prevent
 the ISP from hanging up on inactivity (new)
 o Dynamic DNS cache for faster web browsing (new)
 o Built-in fingerd, identd and inet-handler (new)
 o Compatible with bsdsocket.library V4
 o OS 3.5 GUI style

 WWW Browser with Offline/Online support
 o Browsing the OS 3.5 documentation and the Internet

 New Cross-Application E-mail Library
 o General API for sending and receiving of E-mails

 New E-Mail Client
 o Based on the E-mail library


 SUPPORT FOR HARD DISKS > 4 GB

 NSDPatch
 o New standard for 64 Bit Devices
 o Updated Info, Format, Diskcopy and FastFileSystem

 New HDToolBox
 o The low-level library processes the following tasks
 o Scanning the SCSI bus
 o Read the physical information of the hard disk
 o Read/write the logical information (RDB)
 o Create Mount files
 o Read special Mount entries to restore the RDB
 o HDToolBox application that uses the low-level library
 o New GUI style


 MODERN GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)

 New Icon Set (Glow Icons)
 o New complete icon set for all system tools
 o New icons for most applications

 New Icon Library
 o Icons with up to 256 colors
 o Automatic color adaptation
 o NewIcon compatible
 o Compatible to OS 3.1 icons
 o New API functionality (updated)
 o Faster and more robust (updated)

 New BOOPSI Library
 o New complete set of powerful BOOPSI gadgets
 o Very fast, modular and scalable
 o AmigaOS compatible implementation
 o Compatible to existing BOOPSI classes

 New Resource Library
 o Loads and manages all GUI resources
 o Change the GUI without recompilation of the application
 o Can be used with any programming language

 New GUI editor for developers
 o WYSIWYG GUI editor
 o Creates resource files that are used by the new resource library
 o Automatic localization of the application

 Updated and enhanced Workbench (new)
 o More responsive user interface (new)
 o Progress requester for copy/delete (new)
 o Enhanced information requester (new)
 o Smart display update (new)
 o New keyboard control functionality (new)
 o New API functionality (new)


 EXTENSIVE CD-ROM SUPPORT

 CacheCDFS
 o ISO9660, RockRidge, Joliet (Win 95/98) and MAC HFS compatible
 o Supports Amiga protection bit and file comments
 o MultiSession CD-ROM support

 New PlayCD
 o (programmable) Audio player for SCSI and ATAPI CD-ROM drives
 o Low memory consumption

 New CDFSPrefs
 o CacheCDFS preferences for 'on the fly' configuration

 FULL PRINTER SUPPORT

 New Printer Device
 o Drivers for all common printers
 o PowerPC support
 o New functions to print all kinds of bitmaps
 o New API to define page size and page break correctly
 o Support for 24 bit Picasso96 DumpRastPort command
 o TurboPrint compatible functions to print 8 Bit chunky and 16/24 bit
 bitmaps

 New Printer Preferences
 o Updated for new GUI style

 POWERPC SUPPORT

 New WarpUP PowerPC Support
 o AmigaOS compatible integration
 o Extensive functionality
 o Hardware independent driver system, easy to extend

 New Preferences
 o Updated for new GUI style

 HTML DOCUMENTATION

 New Comprehensive Instructions

 o Reworked documentation for Workbench, DOS, ARexx and Harddisk
 o Completion of all the new features of AmigaOS 3.5
 o Extensive illustrations
 o Bilingual English/German

 BUG FIXES
 o Corrections to improve overall robustness and to fix long standing
 bugs (updated)
 o Reworked A2024 monitor driver
 o Reworked CLI command (Join, Status, Type)
 o Reworked IPrefs command (more robust, better Workbench pattern
 support) (new)
 o Reworked LoadWB (new)

 ENHANCEMENTS

 o Updated asl.library (more responsive, faster, enhanced user
 interface, more robust) (updated)

 o Updated DataTypes (updated)
 o 8svx.datatype (now supports stereo sound playback; faster and more
 robust)
 o amigaguide.datatype / amigaguide.library (faster, new API
 functionality)
 o anim.datatype (now supports all major IFF-ANIM formats; more
 robust)
 o animation.datatype (now supports stereo sound playback; more
 robust; new API functionality; RTG compatible)
 o ascii.datatype (faster and more robust)
 o cdxl.datatype (now supports stereo sound playback; more robust)
 o ilbm.datatype (now supports true color pictures; more robust)
 o picture.datatype (now supports true color pictures, dithering and
 color quantization; more robust, new API functionality; RTG
 compatible)
 o sound.datatype (now supports stereo sound playback; more robust,
 new API functionality)
 o text.datatype (faster and more robust)

 o New DataTypes for GIF, JPEG, PNG and AIFF file format (updated)

 o Updated 68040.library (performance improvements) (new)

 o Updated bullet.library (performance improvements) (updated)

 o New SCSI Mount tool

 THE FUTURE (PLANS AND OPTIONS)
 o Further releases or Add-On packages
 o New reworked and extended Kickstart
 o Extended PowerPC support
 o New 68K Emulator for PPC-only systems
 o Many new System Libraries as PPC-native
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         3 . 5   A T   A M I G A   D O W N U N D E R   9 9

20 Jun 1999

Hello Everybody,

 As you may or may not know, the worldwide release of OS 3.5 will be
at Amiga Downunder 99, Canberra, Australia. This show will be on
August 21 and 22. Petro T. will be there, aswell as Jim Collas and
Haage & Partner's, Jurgen Haage.

For More info go to -  http://www2.dynamite.com.au/krash/amigadu
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             A M I G A F E S T   9 9   -   U P D A T E

25th June 1999

 AmigaFest 99 (formerly referred to as Amiga Expo 99) at the Dayton
Computerfest®, one of the country's largest computer shows, will be
held at Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio on 28 & 29 August. It is a show not
to be missed for Amiga users and the excitement continues to grow.

 O.S. 3.5 is to be formally released the weekend before AmigaFest 99
at the Amiga Show in Australia. While it will go on sale in North
America at the same time, AmigaFest 99 will be the first Computer Show
here where it will be available. We are seeing a lot of new products
being announced now and this will be the first opportunity for the
users to see them and for the developers and manufacturers to display
them in the eastern half of the country. Don't miss this opportunity!

 This show is being fully supported by Amiga. They have kindly
supplied some items for prizes to be given away. We have two Amiga
1200s and several Mice, Pads, and posters to give away. We are also in
discussion with Amiga Inc. executives about the possiblity of their
attendance. Don't miss this opportunity either!

 AmigaFest 99 is a unique opportunity for Amiga Users:

 o It will provide you an opportunity to see and purchase all of the
new Amiga products.
 o It will provide you access to a concentration of Amiga Vendors so
you can get the Amiga gear you need/want, often at special show
prices.
 o It will provide you access to an incredible selection of general
computer equipment such as drives, storage media, printers, etc., at
incredible prices. 4. As with all Amiga Shows, the opportunity to
spend time socializing with fellow Amiga Users and Luminaries.

 An Amiga Get Together off-site, since there are no facilities except
snack bars at Hara Arena, is in the planning stages for Saturday
night. It will be informal at a facility where we can dine together
with a social time following. It will be pay as you go, order your own
meals and other refreshments. No formal presentations, unless we have
visitors from Amiga, who would be welcome to speak to the gathering.

 We planning two Amiga forums in the seminar rooms. Additional Amiga
presentations are welcome, however, we must commit the rooms before
others do. Anyone desiring to give a presentation at the show please
contact Ron Schwartz as soon as possible so we can get the rooms
committed.

 The exhibitors that are currently committed to AmigaFest 99 include:

   o Compuquick Media Center
   o FWD Computers
   o Dan's Deals
   o E. S. Productions
   o AmiTech-Dayton
   o AMICON

Tentative exhibitors:

   o Nova Design

 We have also had initial contact from other vendors, some individuals
considering a table to sell some of their old gear, and several User
Groups. Vendors, Developers, User Groups and individuals considering
exhibiting, demonstrating, or selling, there is no better place than
AmigaFest 99/Computerfest®. Cost is only $60 per table and that gives
you access to 30,000 attendees. It is surprising too, how many of
those are Amiga Users who are not in the mainstream and do not get the
magazines or go to the Amiga shows, but come here to get the bargain
equipment. It is also amazing how many people with little money find
what they can afford in a PC is useless, but an old Amiga, for cheap,
is still capable of doing amazing things.

 AmigaFest 99 at Computerfest® is a unique opportunity both for the
user as well as the vendors and other exhibitors. It's a great time to
be an Amiga supporter. Don't miss this opportunity to spread the word!
SEE YOU IN DAYTON!!

 Up to date information can be found on the AmiTech-Dayton web site.
http://www.coax.net/people/erics/amitech.htm Additional information on
the Dayton Computerfest® can be found at www.computerfest.com

For further information contact:

Ron Schwartz - schwartr@gemair.com

Len Carsner - nard@erinet.com
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  O R I G I N A L   N E W   T E K E R   M O N G O M E R Y   D I E S

 Play Co-CEO and Visionary Paul Montgomery
 1960 - 1999, Earth
 1999 -     , Elsewhere

 June 21, 1999 - Rancho Cordova, CA - Paul Montgomery, Co-CEO of Play
Incorporated, died of a sudden heart attack late Saturday night while
vacationing with his wife in Seattle. Mr. Montgomery, 39, served as
President, Co-CEO and a member of the board of directors since
co-founding Play with his partner Mike Moore in 1994. Mr. Montgomery
is survived by his wife, Michele, his parents and siblings as well as
his extended family of friends at Play and throughout the industry.

 "This is an overwhelming loss both for Play and for the entire
industry. Paul was a visionary leader and a tremendous force shaping
the future of video, communications and the Internet," said Mike
Moore, Mr. Montgomery's partner and Co-CEO, "To his family, friends,
and co-workers he was a boundless source of wisdom, love and creative
energy. Beyond those he touched personally, Paul shaped the lives of
millions of people through the ideas, technologies and products he
championed into existence."

 "Paul will continue to touch millions more people through the teams
he molded and the powerful visions he seeded here at Play. Paul often
said, 'The best way to predict the future is to invent it.' Today, his
loving friends, partners and co-workers at Play proudly dedicate
ourselves to honoring Paul's memory by continuing forward to invent
the future he so passionately believed in."

 Prior to starting Play, Paul Montgomery was instrumental in launching
the desktop video industry. In 1986, Mr. Montgomery left his position
as a product manager at industry leader Electronic Arts to join a
fledgling company called NewTek. Mr. Montgomery's work catapulted
NewTek from a garage startup to one of the most influential companies
in video. In 1987, Mr. Montgomery and his co-workers conceived a new
kind of video production tool which Mr. Montgomery dubbed the Video
Toaster. The Video Toaster is now widely credited with launching the
desktop video industry and resulted in a Prime Time Emmy Award for Mr.
Montgomery and the Toaster team in 1992.

 In 1994 Mr. Montgomery left NewTek, and later that year founded Play
Incorporated with partner Mike Moore and a close-knit team of former
co-workers. Together, Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Moore developed a unique
corporate culture based on self-organizing teams and creatively
nurturing environments. This innovative leadership has made Play one
of the most successful and highly-respected companies in the high-tech
industry. In the 1996 book, 'The Age of Videography', Mr. Montgomery
was cited as one of the 25 most influential people in the history of
video. Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Moore were named recently by Wired
Magazine as two of the most influential people in the future of
Hollywood.

 This week Play will launch a memorial website dedicated to Mr.
Montgomery where the millions of people he touched can gather to
celebrate his life and achievements. The site will be reachable
through a link on the Play Incorporated site. Photos and written
memories may be emailed to: ThanksPaul@play.com or sent to: Thanks
Paul, Play Incorporated, 2890 Kilgore Rd. Rancho Cordova, CA
95670-6133.

 Play Incorporated was founded in 1994 by a team of well-known
computer and video industry pioneers with the goal of bringing
high-end video and graphics capabilities to PCs and the Internet.
Among its award-winning products are the Snappy Video Snapshot, the
best-selling video peripheral in history, Trinity, which
revolutionized TV production and graphics throughout the world, Gizmos
98, PC Magazine's 1998 Product of the Year and Electric Image, the
low-cost 3D animation software used to create spectacular visual
effects for the recently released Star Wars and Austin Powers films.
For more information call 800.306.PLAY or visit www.play.com
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                        V I R U S Z   I I . . .

25 June 1999

 Georg Hoermann has decided to discontinue VirusZ II. The good news is
that he is going to keep updating the xvs.library and VirusZ III.
VirusZ II was and always will be a very good virus killer, because the
brain of VZ II is the xvs.library. Now Virus Help Denmark has recieved
the source code of VZ II and they are looking for someone to develop
and improve VZ II. If you think you´re the right person for this job,
send e-mail to vht-dk@post4.tele.dk telling about you and why we
should give you the source code of VZ II. If Georg Hoermann and Virus
Help Denmark think you are OK, you ´ll get the source via snail mail
soon.
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            A N D   N E W   V I R U S C H E C K E R   I I

22 Jun 1999

Hello all....

Alex van Niel has been busy again. A new update of VirusChecker II has
been released, here is some information about the release:

Name : VirusChecker II v2.1 (Brain v2.17)
Archive name : vht_vc21.lha
Archive size : 560.759 bytes
Release date : 22 June 1999
Programmer : Alex van Niel


News in this version:

- Fixed 68000 related bug. When Xvs was turned
 on, VirusCheckerII would crash on 68000 machine
 upon file checking. This was caused by again some
 register copied wrongly.

- Fixed a few problems with Xad support routines.
 (softlink and directory handling)
 (to do: error handling better)
 Thanks to Dirk Stoecker for reporting this

- Fixed a bug for unregistered users: no file
 was scanned for virus (woops)
 Thanks to David Amies for reporting this

- New Features: Icon Window can now also be positioned
 (separate from Main Window) and snapshotted. Use the
 preferences program to either snapshot the Icon Window
 settings or type them in manually.
 (Thanks to Paul Compton for this idea)

VCPrefs:

- Fixed problems with loading of config from disk
 Thanks to a lot of users for reporting this :)

- Fixed Format Protection configuration
 Unreliable results sometimes caused the feature
 to be disabled and enabled on random
 Thanks to Pam for reporting this

- Added to Format Protection which holds all
 loaded devices available from which one
 can choose to protect against formatting

- New Features: Snapshotting of IconWindow
        now possible. (Thanks to Paul Compton for this
 idea)

Installer:

- Completely redone installer
 Made update feature smart
 Fixed version copy
 (CBM's Installer program not needed anymore)
 Thanks to several users and betatesters for reporting
 problems with the installer, especially Jonathan Jackson.


In VirusChecker.brain

- Added WireFace/HDToolbox trojan virus
- Removed continuous call for Timer.device


Amiga Antivirus try: www.vht-dk.dk
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          N E W   B O X E R   S P E C S   R E V E A L E D

26 Jun 19999

 It has now been quite some time since news first came out about the
BoXeR, a fully Amiga compatible motherboard being produced by Access
Information. In that time the project has suffered various delays,
some to do with the problematic situation in the Amiga market, and
others to do with a desire to improve the specification of the
product.

 At last BoXeR is nearing completion. The final board design is due to
enter prototyping within the next few days, and a prototype board
should be on display at the stand of distributor Blittersoft at the
World of Amiga show in London on the 24th to 25th of July. It is quite
likely that the board will not be fully functional by the time of the
show.

 Updated specification

 The main reason for the delays in BoXeR is a radical redesign which
will provide a significantly more up-to-date and powerful motherboard
than has been previously announced. The board pictured here was the
original motherboard design intended to be a modernised A4000 - the
new BoXeR contains a far more powerful feature set, close to what had
been mooted for the BoXeR 2 in the past.

 Probably the most obvious improvement is the inclusion on the
motherboard of 4 fully active PCI slots, which will enable BoXeR
owners to expand their machine with cheap but powerful PCI cards.
Although we will have to wait and see which cards will have drivers
written for them, we can expect to see SCSI cards, cheap 100MBit
Ethernet, powerful soundcards, internal modems and low cost but
phenomenally powerful graphics cards such as the Voodoo Banshee which
provides better than BlizzardVisionPPC performance for well under
£100. However the improvements do not stop there.

 High speed DMA I/O transfer means that most peripherals will work at
high speeds with lower CPU overheads - you'll be able to use fast
serial and parallel devices, UDMA hard drives and so on. This, along
with ATX formfactor, DIMM sockets and PS/2 peripheral compatibility,
will make the BoXeR a very powerful and cheap to expand system.

 BoXeR is also designed to bring the more specifically Amiga aspects
of the architecture up to date. The thing that is most likely to
please and surprise the Amiga faithful is that the BoXeR has a highly
integrated single chip replacement for the AGA chipset, which is
feature compatible but will include significant enhancements,
including for the first time a total removal of the Chip RAM barrier.
A 64 bit wide connector for a PowerPC expansion card will also allow a
cheap solution for future upgrades to G3 or even G4 processors.

The latest specifications for the BoXeR motherboard are as follows:

 o 100% Amiga compatible.
 o ATX motherboard based on Amiga technology - fits in standard PC
   Desktop/Tower case..
 o Motorola 68040 or 68060 at 25-75MHz supported in a single processor
   socket..
 o Highly integrated single chip chip-set, AGA feature compatible but
   with performance enhancements..
 o Most peripherals support high speed DMA transfers, increasing
   throughput while reducing processor overhead..
 o No CHIP RAM limits..
 o 2 x DIMM sockets for combined use as FAST/CHIP..
 o Dual IDE Hard disk interface, supports fast IDE modes..
 o Flash ROM 2Mb, 32 bit wide. Used for boot ROM's and resident
   modules..
 o Hi-Density floppy disk drive interface, uses standard PC floppy
   drives..
 o CD-ROM audio input connector and mixer..
 o Real Time Clock..
 o Keyboard port for standard low cost PC PS/2 keyboard..
 o Mouse port for standard low cost PC PS/2 mouse..
 o 4 x Active PCI slots..
 o Amiga Video slot..
 o Expansion connector to support 5xZorro 3 slots..
 o Connector for full 64-bit PowerPC expansion card..

Connectors :

 o Printer port..
 o RGB video..
 o PS/2 Keyboard..
 o PS/2 Mouse..
 o Serial port..
 o Amiga Joystick port..
 o Stereo audio..
 o IDE - 40 pin (Dual) header.
 o Floppy drive DF0:/DF1: header.
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             A M I D O G ' S   M O V I E   P L A Y E R

13 June 1999
 AmiDog's Movie Player

 - The worlds fastest Movie Player for your PPC equiped Amiga!

 Another release with some new cool (?) features! IMPORTANT: I've
changed the way the prefs file looks, so your old file won't work
anymore!

 o New features:
 o Frameskip (AMP automatically skips B-frames when required).
 o Seeking (just hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse
 left/right).
 o Uses my AsyncIOPPC (WarpUP) routines for faster playback (+10%).
 o 15bit now also uses direct gfxmem access.
 o New way of defining the prefs, you can also use GetBestMode,
 Requester or PAL.


 o Removed bugs:
 o CGFX support only worked on 8/16/32bit screens.
 o AMP did crash if the MPEG had audio and reported 0kHz as the
 samplerate.
 o If the MPEG reports size 0x0, AMP assumes 352*288.
 o There used to be no way of setting the default path.


 o Known bugs:
 o None.


 o Features to be added (in no particular order):
 o Custom playback size.
 o Window playback.
 o More speed.
 o AVI/QT/ANIM/FLI/FLC... support.

 Please don't contact me about problems that are described above!
Thanks!

For more information: http://www.amidog.com/amp/news.html
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                N E W S   F R O M   C L I C K B O O M

24 Jun 1999

The latest developments at clickBOOM:

1.  T-ZER0 IS FINISHED
======================

The game is completed and it's currently going
through the final stages of testing.  We are happy
to say that it looks and plays great, and believe
you'll enjoy shooting endless hordes of alien scum.

Preordering is available until July 15,
with lots of special offers and a chance to win
a Mikronik Infinitiv Tower with Phase 5 CV64/3D card.

T-zer0 site is located at http://clickboom.com/t0
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                H A A G E & P A R N T E R   N E W S

16 June 99: Tornado3D Special Prices

 Until 1. July 99 customers of version 1.5 can buy the 3.0 update for
a special price of 398 DM (afterwards: 498 DM). Everyone who buys v2.1
now or who had already done so (not valid when you got 2.x by
download) will be able to download 3.0 update for free from Eyelight's
webpage. Students and owners of competitive 3D programs can get T3D
for a special price of 649 DM.

08 June 99: Samples for FontMachine & X-DVE

 To show you the power of FontMachine and X-DVE to create Internet
graphics Klaus Ziereis created some outstanding samples.

Please visit our homepage for more news and information:
http://www.haage-partner.com/e.htm
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           U P G R A D E   F O R   O P U S   M A G E L L A N

12 June 1999

Free Update Patch for Opus Magellan 5.8

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 GPSoftware is proud to demonstrate its continuing support for the
Amiga with the release of a FREE UPDATE patch to its popular File
Management and Workbench Replacement software, Directory Opus Magellan
II.

 The update is available free to registered users and upgrades Opus
Magellan 5.8 to 5.81. While some new features have been added such as
support for the NewMouse standard, improved OpusFTP operations, and
improved ease of use, this release is mainly a service update
providing solutions to a number of issues identified by end users.

 It is available direct from the GPSoftware web site at

http://www.gpsoft.com.au

 Opus Magellan Clinics at World of Amiga Show, London

 We are also pleased to announce our support for the World of Amiga
show in London July 23/24th. Dr Greg Perry will be running clinics in
Opus Magellan installation and useage and will be available to talk to
users during the two days of the show. We hope to see you there.
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