nd-exf99.lha         mods/neuro 297K+OSS "Exploding Fist" conversion
CrazySueII_mus.lha   mods/pro   306K+Music from Crazy Sue II game
CrazySue_mus.lha     mods/pro   305K+Music from Crazy Sue game
handsom.lha          mods/roz   140K+Sum house by Roz/RNO^Fit^pJz
orchest.lha          mods/roz   448K+Asm99 entry by Roz/RNO^Fit^pJz
phatkhem.lha         mods/roz   394K+Weird breakbeat stuff by Roz/RNO^Fit^pJz
junokit02.lha        mods/smpl  414K+Juno-106 sample kit vol 2
SparDas.lha          mods/techn  66K+Techno like mod using Assampler sounds
onesmallst.lha       mods/tranc 150K+Space-Trance by Eraser/Sector B
Assampler.lha        mus/edit   626K+Object oriented sound processor program
AssamplerDebug.lha   mus/edit   329K+Debug version of Assampler
AssamplerExtra.lha   mus/edit   178K+Some extravagances for Assampler
ahipre.lha           mus/misc   506K+Prerelease of AHI-PPC,binary files
ahisrc.lha           mus/misc   432K+Prerelease of AHI-PPC,source files
LAMEbeta.lha         mus/misc   298K+The best MP3 encoder for 040/060/PPC v3.
MP3TEDv25.lha        mus/misc   160K+MP3-TagEditor v2.5 - (Free Keyfile)
Eclipse99.jpg        pix/astro   59K+An AMIGA created montage of my recent so
AF-Eclipse1.jpg      pix/boot   184K+Colorful image of the sky w/ sun and ref
WolfB_IGfx.lha       pix/icon    79K+Misc beautiful Icons in IconoGfx-Design
EnterpIncident.jpg   pix/mark   284K+Enterprise meets Romulans
Enterprise.jpg       pix/mark   284K+Classic Enterprise in Deep Space
saku99k1.lha         pix/misc   3.5M+Pics from Saku 99, Finnish Amiga event.
saku99k2.lha         pix/misc   1.3M+More Saku 99 pics (Finnish Amiga event).
ToyBox.mpg           pix/mpg    3.5M+Toy Box Animation
SJI-Aurora-Pre.lha   pix/nicon  654K+SadJesterIcons Aurora Set Prerelease 3. 
LAW_01.lha           pix/sport  1.0M+Ladies Arm Wrestling pics - Archive 1
LAW_02A.lha          pix/sport  1.2M+Ladies Arm Wrestling pics - Archive 2 (1
LAW_02B.lha          pix/sport  1.2M+Ladies Arm Wrestling pics - Archive 2 (2
ATWB.lha             pix/wb     160K+Pics from my nice WB
eraserwb.lha         pix/wb      70K+Eraser's 16col "Trekkie-Workbench"
ThinpazB.lha         text/bfont   3K+Great thin font for use with Workbench!
Amitex_3.19.lha      text/edit  281K+Text editor (French and english versions
BAH.lha              text/edit   93K+Adds configurable toolbars to BED. V3.6
rSrT.lha             text/misc    3K+Repeated Search/Replace in Textfile(s)
WordConverter.lha    text/misc   89K+Converts Word 2,4,5,6,7,8 files to text,
prtman39.lha         text/print 169K+Printmanager for AmigaOS3 (39.28)
EvenMore.lha         text/show  252K+V0.54 - A nice textviewer
appxtrakt.lha        util/arc    28K+Little tool to extract Lha,Lzx & Zip fil
bootstartupv2.lha    util/batch   6K+Programmable boot menu script v2
CovertBoot.lha       util/boot   45K+Covert Bootup for Syspic 4.00
RemAPollo.lha        util/boot   30K+A1200 040\060 MMU Apollo Turboboard Rema
EsperantoCX.lha      util/cdity  90K+Esperanto Commodity - Easy Access to Sup
MCXPrefs.lha         util/cdity 108K+Gadtools GUI for MultiCX 2.80 (FREEWARE)
GatewayTools.lha     util/cli   840K+Various tools for use in CLI
RunFromWB.lha        util/cli    11K+Runs file in WB way
StarDate.lha         util/cli   106K+StarDate-Clock (CLI) for free use
VersCheck.lha        util/cli   418K+Check your libs,MUI,devs,dtypes,classes,
akNAIL-dt.lha        util/dtype  91K+AkNAIL-dt V44.4 (NAIL, 68000-060)
russian.hash.lha     util/gnu   762K+* iSpell Russian Dictionary (Ami1251) v1
GatewayLibrary.lha   util/libs   78K+Shared Library with many functions
mpega_library.lha    util/libs  346K+MPEG Audio decoder library V2.4 (68020+)
ButtonBar.lha        util/misc   77K+Button launching interface.
bws_progs.lha        util/misc   22K+Various Wanted Commands and GUI's
DelfInit.lha         util/misc   14K+Initialization utility for Delfina sound
loto99.lha           util/misc  104K+National Lottery & Thunderball checker
loto99a.lha          util/misc  104K+National Lottery & Thunderball checker
mvslink.lha          util/misc  133K+Splitting utilities with gui. v.1.4  
ReqAttack.lha        util/misc  515K+V1.1 Cool new requester improver (animat
StripHunks.lha       util/misc    9K+V1.7 CLI tool to strip useless hunks
agf.lha              util/pack   20K+AGF V0.9 - n*8-bit Sample Pre-Packing Pr
agf_030fpu.lha       util/pack   11K+AGF - n*8-bit Sample Pre-Packing Process
xpk_Develop.lha      util/pack  106K+V5.2 Compression package, developer cut
xpk_Source.lha       util/pack  176K+V5.2 Compression package, source files
xpk_User.lha         util/pack  225K+V5.2 Compression package, user edition
Homebanking.lha      util/rexx   29K+Homebanking mit ADM und Multitermkit (Ge
MergePacScores.lha   util/rexx    7K+ARexx script for merging two PACMAN.HISC
Yamtoguide.lha       util/rexx    5K+Converts Yam Folders to AmigaGuide.
InstallerNG.lha      util/sys   251K+C= Installer compatible replacement
JoinReplace.lha      util/sys    16K+V1.19 powerful Join replacement
AT.lha               util/time  101K+New database and reminder (german only)
CyberClock.lha       util/time   21K+Digital clock w/ changeable digits
SetDST.lha           util/time   52K+Adjusts time for Daylight Saving Time
FileShield.lha       util/virus  28K+Protect Your executables against linkvir
Safe.lha             util/virus  23K+Best new linkviruses detector
VirusExecutor.lha    util/virus  98K+VirusExecutor v1.82f
VTDocsEng.lha        util/virus  46K+English translation of VTx.yz docs
IconType.lha         util/wb     25K+IconType converts the type of an icon
UpBR.lha             util/wb    101K+Portugues-BRASIL v1.6 upgrade kit for Am
WBWelcome.lha        util/wb    313K+Random Workbench greeter
Hingis.lha           biz/dbase  194K+Martina Hingis tennis singles matches in
OpusGIbar.lha        biz/dopus  159K++120 Nice GlowIcons for your DOpus Toolb
MPackMUI.lha         comm/misc   36K+V1.0 MUI interface for MPack V1.5
PalmBackup.lha       comm/misc  163K+1.7 - Backup/Restore/Install for PalmPil
IPScanner.lha        comm/tcp    21K+Shows open TCP/IP Port from a given doma
aipw.lha             comm/www    26K+MUI IP Watcher. Shows your IP+HostName. 
AWebResume.lha       comm/www    61K+Integrate FTP and HTTP resume support in
gng.lha              comm/www   753K+GNU Internet mirroring tool with interfa
HTTPResume_Slo.lha   comm/www     3K+Slovenian localization for HTTPResume v1
MiamiOnline2.lha     comm/www     2K+Load FreePhone Number If Weekend (Miami)
MWI-SDV20.lha        demo/mag   1.2M+SAVE DA VINYL #20 - packmag by Madwizard
adv-ita.lha          dev/amos    77K+Italian adventures creator for AMOSPro
modifile.lha         dev/amos    67K+File modifier written by AMOSPro
SineWriter.lha       dev/asm      5K+Generate fixed point sine/cosine/hybrid 
PureBasic.lha        dev/basic  421K+V1.02 - Brand new powerful programming l
GED_Scripts.lha      dev/c       18K+Useful ARexx Scripts for C Programming
2b_Brush2eMui.lha    dev/e       42K+Changes brushes to E src for MUI
2b_CreativE.lha      dev/e       69K+New AmigaE compiler
TearOff13.3_E.lha    dev/e        8K+E Modules for TearOff MUI classes
jikes-diffs.lha      dev/lang    12K+IBM's fast Java compiler, v1.04 (diffs)
jikes.lha            dev/lang   568K+IBM's fast Java compiler, v1.04 (source)
jikes000.lha         dev/lang   545K+Fast Java compiler, v1.04 (68000 binary)
jikes020-060.lha     dev/lang   539K+Fast Java compiler,v1.04 (68020-060,FPU)
S3DC.lha             dev/mui      4K+Simple MUI example source to compile wit
CDCat-AmiNet32.lha   disk/cdrom 1.7M+CDCat Index Of AmiNet 3-32
FlashROM.lha         disk/cdrom  17K+Amiga tool to change the flash ROM of Pl
GetCDDB.lha          disk/cdrom  46K+Easy download of CD disc id files
MakeCDsvenskaC.lha   disk/cdrom  35K+Swedish catalog for MakeCD V3.2
2b_HfMounterNG.lha   disk/misc   18K+Manager for 'fmsdisk.device' units.
PFSDefragTry.lha     disk/optim   6K+Tries to defrag PFS partitions (37.4), w
musiccharts.txt      docs/anno    0K+Announcment regarding.....
aMiGaPoWeR.lha       docs/hyper  68K+AMiGa=PoWeR French Amiga Magazine
bruce_dickinso.lha   docs/hyper  51K+Bruce Dickinson Guide V1.0
iron_maiden.lha      docs/hyper 135K+Iron Maiden Guide V2.5
AO_0101.lha          docs/mags    9K+AO newsletter - volume 1, issue 1 - 3 Se
AO_0102.lha          docs/mags    9K+AO newsletter - volume 1, issue 2 - 13 S
AO_0103.lha          docs/mags   11K+AO newsletter - volume 1, issue 3 - 17 S
sol_dt.lha           game/board  62K+*Inofficial* German exe for Solitaire v1
Lekis_XTR_Trac.lha   game/data   78K+Tracks for Xtreme Racing
malicemod.lha        game/patch 240K+Malice (Quake TC) bot-mod & fpsbooster
YAGACFix.lha         game/role  197K+Graphic adventure creator (Balrog Soft)F
YAGACFix2.lha        game/role  193K+Graphic adventure creator (Balrog Soft)F
stefadv.lha          game/text   22K+Little italian text adventure
stefadv2.lha         game/text   65K+2nd little italian text adventure
startrekprg.lha      game/think 1.3M+-Star Trek-, Fixes all known bugs
VE-ReadMe.lha        gfx/edit     5K+Visual Eng. - Registeration & Readme
VE-shadow.lha        gfx/edit     5K+Visual Eng. - Shadow v3.34
MakeWebPic.lha       gfx/misc    18K+ARexx-Packet to work with Pic-Archiv
akMPEG2.lha          gfx/show   122K+MPEG player for CyberGfx/AGA V3.01 (68k/
AMP.lha              gfx/show   246K+MPEG1/2, FLI/FLC, AVI, QT player for War
SoftCinema.lha       gfx/show   223K+Ultimate Movie Player (PPC)
Win95MapGB.lha       hard/drivr   8K+Win95 British keymap, CTRL+\ support.
APPE1_2.lha          hard/hack   82K+Use any PlayStation Pad in your Amiga
A4KTower.lha         hard/misc  608K+How to towerise your A4K easily! 
AmiOS35amp.lha       misc/emu    20K+Skin for WinAMP with the Amiga-look
Electrostatic.lha    misc/emu   101K+Atari 2600 emulator/translator. V2.1
warpsnes.lha         misc/emu   359K+SNES Emulator for PowerPC (WarpUP) V4.1
imdbDiff990910.lha   misc/imdb  2.0M+Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase
TotalCalc1_23.lha    misc/math   48K+Calculator with interesting features
distract.lha         mods/k4k   313K+"Distracted" trance-song by Kure/RNO^WPZ
martys.lha           mods/k4k   262K+"Martysbear" trance-song by Kure/RNO^WPZ
rNO-L004.lha         mods/misc  792K+RNO-LABEL release nO.4
RussianONE.lha       mods/symph 1.3M+Simphonie music module
CDMix10demo.lha      mus/edit    11K+Prog to mix a number of CDDA files. DEMO
sox-12.16-base.lha   mus/edit   267K+Multiformat sound converter (src)
sox-12.16-bin.lha    mus/edit   194K+Multiformat sound converter (bin)
ataruita.lha         mus/midi    20K+Urusei Yatsura italian song
divert12.lha         mus/midi    56K+Divertimento12, GM song by Stefano Regat
divert3.lha          mus/midi    31K+Divertimento3, GM song by Stefano Regatt
felicida.lha         mus/midi    19K+Felicidad, GM song by Stefano Regattin
AmigaOS_bootpi.lha   pix/boot   301K+AmigaOS - BootPicture and cgxbootpic.lib
A4000T_Kosh.jpg      pix/wb     208K+K.O.S.H. Workbench in 16bit
Printout.lha         text/print  15K+Print Zweckform Labels NO. 4738/4739
appxtrakt.lha        util/arc    30K+Little tool to extract Lha,Lzx & Zip fil
Archiver.lha         util/arc   275K+A very good MUIGui for Lha, Lzx...etc.V2
AutoExt.lha          util/arc     3K+Auto Extract Archives (Lzx, Lha, Rar...)
1TouchMac2.lha       util/boot   99K+Boot others startup files with mouse
alba.lha             util/boot   45K+Lock your Amiga with a password 
Rainboot2_67.lha     util/boot  997K+The Ultimate Multimedia Boot v2.67
MirrorCopy.lha       util/cli    20K+Create/maintain exact copy of dir (V1.3)
VersCheck.lha        util/cli   414K+Check your libs,MUI,devs,dtypes,classes,
muitoolkit.lha       util/libs   42K+1.0 - The MUI Toolkit library (FREE)
PortugueseAcce.lha   util/libs    2K+Portuguese accent for translator lib.
bprefs.lha           util/misc   42K+MUI Preference program for Birdie [1.31]
ProPassWord.lha      util/misc  163K+PPW is a FOF securty System 0.17b2
TNM.lha              util/misc   19K+MUI Make ThumbNails and HTML files.
FWCalendar.lha       util/rexx  108K+THE calendar creator for FW & Pagestream
Scion2html.lha       util/rexx   32K+WWW browser HTML's from Scion Genealogy 
AlarmClock.lha       util/time    9K+Alarms by playing a MP3 at a specified t
Millenium.lha        util/time    8K+Millenium-Countdown
vhtvb220.lha         util/virus  62K+Version 2.20 of Virus_Checker II brainfi
VirusExecutor.lha    util/virus 117K+VirusExecutor v1.83
count.lha            util/wb     15K+Recursivly counts the size of files/dirs
JoyTest1_04.lha      util/wb     24K+Test operation of joystick

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990914

      H E ' S   D E A D ,   J I M   C O L L A S . . . M A Y B E
               {See Editor's Thoughts and Introduction}

            T H E   P R E S I D E N T   S P E A K S . . .

                    A N   A L T E R N A T I V E ?

Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:

 We present the much anticipated statement from the new President of
Amiga below. Frankly, we're not sure what to make of it and will
withhold most of our comments for a few days to think it over. Our
first thought, in all honesty, is a question: if the Amiga isn't a
"box" or an operating system, what, exactly, is left? Clearly, this
statement tells us there will not be a computer from Amiga. We never
expected them to make many, but we did expect them at least to control
hardware specs for a new machine, based on recent developments. An
Internet Appliance server for the home if nothing else. Also, we
expected the same control for an operating system, not just something
to run on top of other operating systems (Windoze? NT? Mac? Solaris?)
also based on recent developments. Our second thought is another
question: what is the cost of a good Dell computer running Linux? Our
third thought: are we being too hasty in seeing only negatives here?
Is there a real vision spelled out here which could, in fact, be the
next real Amiga? That IS a possibility ... I think ...
 We like to give everyone a fair chance. So, you'll get a real
editorial in the near future, after we digest this, but not tonight.
However, we bring you a second story that may be of interest to some.
 Nothing seems to come easily for us, does it?
 Brad Webb,
 Editor
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            T H E   P R E S I D E N T   S P E A K S . . .

September 14, 1999


TO: THE AMIGA COMMUNITY

 Thanks for your notes and comments about our plans for Amiga. In the
past couple weeks, we've received hundreds -- if not thousands -- of
emails and messages from loyal Amigans worldwide, many of you
expressing a concern about Amiga's future based on recent reports in
the media and in numerous chat rooms. I am so impressed with the
spirit and passion of this great community and I wanted to make sure I
told you that.

 The fact is... to borrow from Mark Twain... the reports of Amiga's
death have been greatly exaggerated. To that end, I wanted to provide
a little more detail about our plans for Amiga... both as a product
and as a company, and hopefully clear up any confusion that exists.

 First, I hope you'd agree that Amiga was never about a box. It was
never about an operating system either. Sure those things were part of
what made the original Amiga great, but at its heart, Amiga was simply
about a better way. Amiga was ahead of its time. Amiga promised to
change the world. It ran against conventional wisdom and was better
than anything out there at the time. In fact, we could all argue that
it's still better than anything out there.

 The ideals and spirit of that original Amiga are alive and well
today. But to limit Amiga to just one box, one product, one OS, is to
keep Amiga from ever seeing its full potential. Think about it.... The
original Amiga never did really reach its full potential despite its
technical advantages and its cost and ease of use advantages. Why?
Because it never became ubiquitous. The company's early vision was
probably too limited for the vast potential that Amiga offered.

 The original Amiga was all about multi-media, so why not have Amiga
running on every type of device imaginable, on top of every other OS
out there? That's the beauty of Amiga and where we are as an industry.
We're in the midst of a revolution unlike anything the world has seen,
and Amiga has never been better positioned to change that world and
make a bigger impact. Limiting Amiga to just one box and one OS at
this point would be like offering the world a better horse and
carriage at the dawn of the automotive age. Amiga and its
revolutionary spirit deserve better than that. Amiga is going to
produce software technology that will enable Internet services on an
emerging category of products commonly referred to as "Information
Appliances". It is an exciting new mega trend in the industry and we
are excited about being at the forefront of this next great wave in
computing history. In addition, we have decided to work with business
partners who will deliver our software technology on their systems,
rather than enter the hardware business directly.

 So long live Amiga, but if you think that Amiga was just a box,
you've missed the point. Amiga is about a better way. In the coming
weeks and months, we promise to keep you posted on progress against
our plans for Amiga, and we thank you for your continued support.
Let's work together to enable Amiga to revolutionize the industry and
change the world!

Long live Amiga,


Thomas J. Schmidt
President & C.E.O.
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                     A N   A L T E R N A T I V E ?

14 Sept., 1999

              == THE PHOENIX PLATFORM CONSORTIUM ==

 We are pleased to announce the acceptance of provisional charter for
the Phoenix Platform Consortium.

 Phoenix signatories believe it is time to place our destiny back in
the hands of folks who understand what the Amiga is all about. You
will notice members of the original Jay Miner team within our ranks.

 Unlike other new entities we will not field questions from
newsgroups, mailing lists, or in email, nor will we be erecting a
marketing facade to false hopes. Results and honest direction are our
mandate.

 The Phoenix Platform Consortium will assume responsibility for aid
and recommendation for reference platforms for the Amiga users who
wish to upgrade their present Amigas, as we establish an open
migration path to a new platform. That platform will in spirit and in
feel be a new Amiga experience while incorporating and surpassing the
features found on the desktop elsewhere today.

 More information will be posted when we have facts to present. Please
do NOT email the participants in curiosity. We ask for your patience
in this matter. Please respect the wishes of the participants named
below. There is much to do and we have just begun.

 As information becomes available it will be posted on mailing lists,
newsgroups, and at the following website: http://owlnet.net/phoenix/
which will be up shortly. This announcement is freely repostable.

 Thanks, from the Phoenix Platform Consortium, currently:

    Alan Crandall       JMS
    Alan Swithenbank    Stanford Comp Systems Lab
    Albert Bailey       Flying Mice
    Andy Finkel         Met@box
    Aron Digulla        AROS
    Bart G Colbert      BG Colbert
    Berardino Baratta   MetroWerks
    Bill Bull           QNX
    Bill McEwen         Amino
    Bohdan Lechnowsky   REBOL
    Bruce Ellsworth     AmiTrace/ACSVideo
    Carl Sassenrath     REBOL
    Christian Kemp      ANN
    Clash Bowley        Flying Mice
    Dan Dodge           QNX
    Daryl Low           QNX Internship
    Dave Cook           GuruMeditationError
    Dave Haynie         Met@box
    dinglis             QNX
    Don Cox             Don Cox Computer Productions
    Drew S Tarmey       IAT Manufacturing
    Dr Greg Perry       GPSoftware
    Ed MacKenty         MacKenty Software Services
    Eric Herget         Ki Networks
    Fleecy Moss         Amino
    Frank Friesacher    QNX
    Fred Wright         The Wright Solution
    Gary Peake          Team AMIGA/OwlNet
    Geert Bevin         Thunderstorms/The Leaf
    Giorgio Gomelsky    JMS
    Glenn Davidson      Cloud Media
    G'o'tz Ohnesorge
    greenboy            Phoenix
    Hal Greenlee        HardDrivers
    Holger Kruse        Nordic Global
    Igor Kovalenko      Motorola iDEN
    Joanne Dow          Wizardess Designs
    Joe Gulizia         SCOLA
    Johan Rönnblom
    John Shepard
    Kevin Lowe          BrainDrops
    Kevin Tiernan       Elfnet
    Marc Albrecht       A.C.T.
    Mario Charest       Zinformatic
    Mario Saitti        Phoenix
    Marko Seppänen      Visual Engineer
    Martin McKenzie     CADTech
    Matt Sealey         U of Leicester
    Michael Battilana   Cloanto
    Mick Tinker         Access
    Odd H Sandvick
    Olaf Barthel        logical line GmbH
    Paul Lesurf         Blittersoft
    Paul May            Phoenix
    Paul Nolan          Paul Nolan Ltd
    Ray Akey            HMetalsoft/ZenMetal
    RJ Mical            Mical.org
    Robert Krten        PARSE/Cisco
    Ron Liechty         MetroWerks
    Rudi Chiarito       Magrathea Development
    Samuel A Falvo II   Dolphin
    Shaun Sauve         QNX
    Stephane Desrosiers
    Stephen Jones       Siamese Systems
    Steve Tomkins       QNX
    Tobias Abt          Picasso 96
    Vegard Berget
    Wolf Dietrich       phase 5


Interested developers may contact greenboy [greenboy@bigsky.net]
 with a post titled

   Dev Database «your name»

and with the following information in the body

1. Name
2. Company
3. Email@
4. Developer Category
     A. Hardware
     B. Software
     C. Beta tester
     D. Marketing/Support Functions
     E. Internet-oriented development
5. Development Description (ie specialties - video, office suite, etc)
     A. Current Projects
     B. Past Projects
6. Platforms currently involved
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From:             Martin Baute solar@baud.de
To:               team@amiga-news.de
Date:             Tue, 14 Sep 1999 20:12:43 +0200
Subject:          Open Letter to Tom Schmidt
Voller Name:      Martin Baute
Homepage:         http://www.baud.de/public/members/solar.html

Dear Sir,

we are the Amiga community. We are a community of people brought together
by a very different kind of computing, which survived despite the gravest
of circumstances, beyond bancrupty, beyond despair, beyond obsoletion.

The community survived because there was hope, and little alternative.

We look at the market of home, personal, and office computing, and we see
bloated, inefficient, unreliable systems that offer little "feeling" to
the power user, and much irritation to the beginner.

So we dared to hope, that one day there would be a computing alternative
available again to the masses, one that made computing fun again for
everyone, not only for the elusive few who actually like to modify arcane
registry entries or .rc lines.

And our hopes, for long, and sometimes very dark years, were on the brand
named "Amiga", because this brand - rather, the philosophy and spirit it
stood for - embodied what we liked in computing.

We have seen many changes at the helm, even more changes in direction.

And every time again, ever since EsCom times up to the latest ongoings at
Amiga Inc., whenever there was a change at helm or a change in direction,
we feared.

Our fear always was the same. Will there be an Amiga computer we can
buy, to sit on our desks at home or in the office?

There has always been talk about Set-Top-Boxes. In more recent times,
there is talk about "information appliances".

But what the community anxiously waits for, always has waited for when
the winds of change were blowing, is not about Set-Top-Boxes, not about
"information appliances". I do not want to critizise, to the contrary.
There are evolving markets out there waiting to be explored, and it is
a good feeling that Amiga might be among the spearhead of explorers to
this market.

However, for us, the existing, living, starving community scattered all
around the world, for the distributors, developers, vendors, users, for
us, it is the desktop we most anxiously wait for.

Yes, there certainly is a mass market for Set-Top-Boxes and information
appliances, and the Amiga Inc. concept for a pervasive home network is
a nice one for sure. But all this is not what the brand "Amiga" promises
to us.

To make a long story short, to ask the question so vital for motivation,
faith, and hope for many of us, I ask you:



- Do the plans at Amiga Inc., which you told us will be followed
  through, still include a home/personal computer product range similar
  or at least alike to the "Multimedia Convergence Computer" previously
  presented by Amiga Inc.?
  Manufactured by Amiga Inc. itself, or by third party manufacturers?

  (Means, will we see hardware as revolutionary as your software
  technology, or will we share the fate of BeOS, fine OS without
  own plattform?)

- And will it be presented anywhere near to the original time scale
  (1st quarter 2000)?



A question so simple, but of utmost importance for those who look at
Amiga Inc. today. Those looking at Amiga tomorrow might be satisfied
by Set-Top-Boxes and "information appliances".

We are not. Scatter our fears.
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With kindest regards,
--
    Martin Baute          /// Amiga A1200 Towerhawk - PowerPC 603e / MC68060
 => solar@baud.de <=     /// Newsmaster - English:  http://www.amiga-news.de
Member of Team AMIGA \\\/// Member of the Bielefeld Amiga Users & Developers
100% Microsoft free!  \XX/ Maintainer of Version Watch: http://www.vwatch.de

Amiga - The Last Line of Defense.
-- www.baud.de



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990910

                    E T   T U ,   G A T E W A Y ?
               {See Editor's Thoughts and Introduction}

       S T A T E M E N T   F R O M   N E W   P R E S I D E N T

             P H O N E   C H A N G E S   A T   A M I G A

               D I G I T A L   I M A G E S   Q U I T S

           I W I N   D O E S N ' T   W A N T   C =   N O W

                  N E W S   F R O M   S A K U   9 9

                A M I G A   " F L E A "   M A R K E T

                   T E X A S   A M I G A   S H O W

  M O R E   T H A N   E X P E C T E D   -   F R O M   P H A S E   5

              I B R O W S E 2   I S   A V A I L A B L E

       I M A G I N E   -   N E W   U P D A T E   R E L E A S E

                F X P A I N T   O N   S C H E D U L E

            T H E   B O X E R   I S   A V A I L A B L E !

               B O I N G   C O I N   A V A I L A B L E

               L I L J E D A H L   C D   R E L E A S E

Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:

GATEWAY OUT COMMODORES COMMODORE ... ?

 Visitors to the Amiga web site already know it's not the place it
was. The entire American staff is no longer listed. Most of the
material which refers in any way to the building of Amiga computers in
the future have quietly vanished. The short and mostly meaningless
statement from the new head of the company pointedly refers only to
Internet Appliances. On top of that comes a story in "Business Week
Online" that a change of direction has occurred at Amiga. The company
has no plans to build anything. Instead, it will work on standards and
software for internet appliances and the like. The story, "Seems
Gateway Isn't the Friend Amiga Fans Thought It Was" has this to say:

 "Gateway has dropped plans to build the new machine. Instead, it will
focus on creating a user-friendly interface that will link Internet
appliances over home networks. 'Amiga will be the Internet-appliance
infrastructure company. We don't intend to build anything,' says a
source close to the company. Gateway declines to comment."

 As if that isn't depressing enough, the author (Steven V. Brull) adds
later:

 "Amiga has dropped plans to engage in manufacturing and appears to
have broadened its ambitions by moving into the home-networking
territory targeted by behemoths such as Microsoft, Sun Microsystems,
and Sony. 'There won't be a whole lot that relates to the Amiga name,'
says one insider."

 At the time Jim Collas was forced out as company President, we
wondered if it weren't at least partly over a difference in vision for
the future. From the beginning, Gateway has always said they were
interested in the Amiga patents for use in the upcoming Internet
appliance market. Thoughts of a computer were secondary at best. Jim
Collas and some others saw Amiga computers as part of the mix. It now
looks like their vision of the future was lost in the internal
struggle within Gateway and Amiga.
 In fact, the time is ripe for an alternative to Wintel computers. Sun
Microsystems understands that but their vision - a low priced empty
box which just talks to a server somewhere - won't fly. You'd need to
have a Sun server in your home in order to use it there, or tie up the
phone lines or cable modem every time you wanted to do anything - play
a game, write a note; anything. Sorry, Sun, it's going to die just
like the Java Station did, and for the same reasons.
 Computers companies may be lost but users are showing the way. Linux
isn't growing by chance - it provides the alternative that no one else
is. Now if only someone were visionary enough to market an easy to use
Linux box, maybe one with some real multimedia capabilities, a lot
more people could be brought into the fold ... Unfortunately, Gateway,
once a company with some vision and entrepreneurial spirit, now seems
to have little of either. It's become a corporate conservative. Such a
company will always live and grow, but it will never leave a legacy.
 It bothers me that almost no-one is listening to the users, and
looking ahead based on what's current, but that's actually a common
practice of Information Technology organizations. Gateway is clearly
not able to do better than any other run-of-the-mill IT company. The
most they're likely to accomplish is to offer Linux in the common
form.
 Speaking of patents, which we did a moment ago, it's been a buzz in
the Amiga community for some time now that Gateway has filed for a
whole series of new patents apparently deriving from their Amiga
activities. These patents are without a doubt Intel oriented. Remember
Gateway's talk about "no X86 solutions!"? Sounds like another change
of mind and not one that helps the Amiga.
 So where does that leave us? You certainly shouldn't look to Iwin to
save us. Don't look to Phase 5 or QNX either. None of these efforts is
likely to be strong enough to do anything meaningful, if they do
anything at all. Unless I'm misreading what has happened at Gateway
very badly (oh, how I hope I am!) there is no more future for the
Amiga. The only conceivable "out" now would be if Amiga licensed the
building of computers by others, while retaining control of the
operating system (or environment), something they've talked about
doing in the past. There are no current indications they'll be taking
this approach.
 Assuming the worst is true, the community will hang on for a while,
and "Amiga Update" will be here to report it. We don't have to turn a
profit, so we can stay with this as long as it's appropriate. The
community will dwindle away, probably becoming ever more lunatic
fringe as it dies. Already, it's too small to support many of the
companies that have been with us for a long time. Look at how many
have left to date. Stand by for more defections. As ad expenses for
Amiga products can no longer be covered by product sales, the ads will
end and the publications that carry them will follow. This is already
the trend, and without an Amiga NG, it'll pick up steam rather than
reversing.
 We've noticed hate posts and calls for Gateway boycotts already
flying thick and fast in the Amiga newsgroups. This isn't likely to
have much affect on Gateway's decisions of course, though it will make
some people feel a bit better. The hate posts and the foul language
don't reflect at all well on the community and should stop now!
 The Amiga community certainly isn't strong enough to make a
meaningful boycott that would hurt Gateway. However, Gateway may in
fact have made a tactical blunder, though it's affects will be
relatively mild. There seems to be a disproportionate amount of
Amigans who work in corporate IT organizations. They can't buy Amigas
for their companies of course, but they can influence whose PCs are
bought. Gateway will have a hard sell in the future in places which
will likely surprise it, if the sales force ever even knows why some
doors are now closed to it. I doubt it'll hurt them badly, but if
there truly will be no Amiga NG, people won't forget why. Gateway
would have done much better to have said nothing about computers. They
did say things about computers, and many (I for one) will never
forgive them if things truly are as bad as they look right now.
 We trust you'll find this issue interesting.

 Brad Webb,
 Editor
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E-mail to the E-ditor:

 Where have I seen this before? Ah yes, this seems to be a legacy from
the old Commodore days. Some things never change. Everytime we see a
bright spot on the horizion, it never fails that some way must be
found (or made) to screw it up. This is one piece of Amiga history I
really wish we could leave behind. Makes me wish we could find a way
run a company WITHOUT upper management.

--
BCNU,

Mark
~~~~~~
Mark,
 Tend to agree with you. Actually, there is a way to run a company
without upper management, or at least with upper managment under some
sort of control. It's the cooperative system but it's pretty much out
of favor these days except in the farming community, at least in this
country. Wonder if anyone's ever tried that with a computer company?
 Thanks for the thoughts,
 Brad
======


2 Sep 1999

Brad,

 When is the boat going to stop rocking???? As a Commodore/Amiga owner
since 1983, I began to have a little hope for Amiga. Perhaps Amiga
needs Steve Jobs, or a clone!

Virginia
~~~~~~
Virginia,
 The boat may stop rocking very soon now. Unfortunately, that may not
be a good thing in this case. As we've often said, time will tell.
 Brad

======

1 Sep 1999

Hi Brad,

 Sometime ago I wrote you that my A2000 had been in the closet for a
couple years and that shortly after retirement; I dug it out, plugged
it in, bought IBrowse, Miami, YAM, PPaint, a couple of hundred dollars
in new hardware, etc., etc., etc. Also, I spend many hours trying to
get everything to work. Ordered a game which wouldn't work and another
game that they sent in PAL from a USA dealer! Even with all of this I
was still excited. Excited about the pending release of OS3.5, excited
about the new AmigaNG (which I intended to buy), excited about Mr.
Collas and the new and exciting direction that the Company (read
Gateway/Amiga) was taking. I have been a good ambassador for Amiga
these past few months, telling the story over and over again to
friends and acquaintances. Telling them that Amiga is back and to be
on the lookout for a kickass system in the near future. I even bought
a hat, a mug, a shirt, a pen, a mouse pad,  and additional
software at the St. Louis convention.Shame on me!

 With Mr. Collas leaving to pursue other avenues we have just lost a
very intelligent man, a top notch communicator, and someone that we
all put our faith in. Does anyone want to buy 100,000 plus shares of
Gateway? I wish him well, as I'm sure everyone (or most everyone)
does. Mr. Collas - check with Steve Jobs; I'm confident he can use a
good man like you.

 Before I ramble any further I just want to say that I have had it
with Gateway/Amiga and the entire program. Read: I GIVE UP!!!

 I have loved my Amiga for many, many years. I started out with
theC64, then the A1000, then the A2000. Rather than put the A2000 back
in the closet I am shipping same to my grandson so he can play Pacman,
Galaga, etc.

 Now I must make a very tough decision: Do I contact Dell for a 600mhz
system or wait until the new G4 is released. Decisions, Decisions.

Color me gone!

gary

ps: I have loved your newsletters. You do a very outstanding job of
keeping everyone informed. Thank you.
~~~~~~
Gary,
 There's no comfort in it I'm sure, but you're not alone in your
thoughts. While Gateway hasn't given the final word that there will be
no more Amigas, right now it sure looks like that's what they'll be
announcing later this month.
 Thanks for the kind words about "AU". We'll be here for a while at
least.
 Brad
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       S T A T E M E N T   F R O M   N E W   P R E S I D E N T

6 Sep 1999

Dear Amigans:

 I wanted to make sure everyone knew that Jim Collas has chosen to
leave Amiga to pursue other interests and opportunities. I would like
to personally thank Jim for the leadership and vision he brought to
Amiga and the entire Amiga community over the past eight months. We
wish him the best of luck in his new endeavors.

 I have been with Amiga since April of this year as the Chief
Operating Officer and I continue to be extremely excited about the
plans and strategies we have been working very hard on the past
several months. Those plans will continue with a great business and
technology leadership team focused on the emerging Internet Appliance
market space. As we finalize our plans in this area, we will
communicate those to the community.

 I would also like to thank Bill McEwen for his many contributions to
the Amiga community and wish him the best of luck in his future
endeavors. Bill has been a steady and calming voice to the community.

Regards,


Thomas J. Schmidt
President
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          P H O N E   C H A N G E S   A T   A M I G A

1 Sep 1999

{Found this interesting post on the Net. Combined with the statement
above from Mr. Schmidt - pointedly avoiding mention of computers - and
the fact that the American staff is gone from Amiga's web page, it
certainly makes one pause for thought. Brad}

 Does anyone know if something has changed with the phone system at
Amiga, Inc? Using the 888-676-3638 number, all I get is: "Your call is
being answered by Audix. Extension 12512 is not available. To leave a
message, record at the tone. Record at the tone. *beep*". I left a
message at 9:00 PST, no return call yet (granted, it hasn't been that
long).

 The last time I called, it was after 10:00 AM in San Diego (and San
Jose, I see the number should also go to the Engineering group), so I
assume Amiga should be open for business, yet I got the same message.
I'm just trying to contact Developer Relations and see if I can get
involved with NG development (via NDAs or whatever other hoops), which
Amiga *should* be encouraging. Regardless, it seems to me that Amiga
should be projecting a more professional (and friendly) image. _If_
this is a recent change, it seems that drastic (and none too good)
changes may be taking place at Amiga/Gateway.

Comments?

Terry
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              D I G I T A L   I M A G E S   Q U I T S

3 Sep 1999

To Amiga users worldwide,

 Due to recent announcements and problems with Amiga, Digital Images
regrets that we will be suspending all AmigaMCC projects including
Sabrina Offline. Space Station 3000 and Wipeout 2097 will be released
as planned, but we will be suspending all other Amiga developments
until further notice.

 Everyone behind Digital Images has enthusiastically supported the
Amiga through the good times and the bad times. But with the recent
troubles with Amiga, the entire team has unanimously decided to
suspend all Amiga developments (with the exception of Space Station
3000 and Wipeout 2097). We regret to have to take these measures, but
Digital Images cannot afford to spend time, resources and money
developing for a computer which now, as it seems may never appear.

 We hope that everybody reading this understands our position as this
is the last thing that any of us would ever have wanted to do, but
Amiga have made promise after promise that something would appear, but
it has not.

 We deeply regret this decision, but it is a final measure that has to
be taken. We wish that we wouldn't have to go this far, but we now
have no other option - it is the last thing that any of us wanted to
do. We would appreciate it if everybody understood our position and
wouldn't send e-mails of anger and abuse. We have done everything in
our power to avoid this, but it just isn't possible.

 If the Amiga does indeed rise again, which we hope it does, we will
return.

 We hope that you will enjoy our upcoming releases of Space Station
3000 and Wipeout 2097.

 If you do have any questions or queries concerning this announcement,
please e-mail info@digital-images.demon.co.uk

We thank you all once again for your loyal and devoted support.

Kind Regards,

Stuart Walker
Digital Images
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          I W I N   D O E S N ' T   W A N T   C =   N O W

09/03/99

 Iwin Corporation has announced that because of the latest things
happend with Amiga Inc. there is no longer need for the Commodore
brand. Negotiations with Tulip will stop.
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                  N E W S   F R O M   S A K U   9 9

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Petro Tyschtschenko Spoke To Saku 99 Audience Via Telephone

 ESPOO, FINLAND - September 5, 1999 - The biggest Amiga event in
Finland, Saku 99, was held yesterday and turned out to be success,
even though Petro Tyschtschenko of Amiga had cancelled his visit a
couple of days earlier. The show was visited by approximately 400-600
people during the day.

 Although Mr. Tyschtschenko couldn't attend in person, he spoke
briefly at the show via telephone. He apologized for not coming and
asked the audience not to panic. Mr. Tyschtschenko also said that he
is not going to be fired and that he will meet with the new President
shortly. AmigaOS 3.5 will be released by the end of September and the
MCC is still on track, although it could be delayed a bit. He also
mentioned the up-coming Cologne show and hoped too see some of the
audience there. The speech will soon be available in MP3 format.

 Saku 99 was organized and sponsored by the Finnish Amiga Users Group.
The show was also generously supported by Amiga, who donated two Amiga
A1200's for a raffle and gave away literally dozens of AmiColas, Amiga
Theme CDs, card games, mouses, mouse pads, socks, pens and other
promotional items. Haage & Partner, in co-operation with Amiga,
provided an AmigaOS 3.5 pre release for demonstration.

 Warm thanks also to the Finnish exhibitors Amigator, Gentle Eye Ky,
Elysée Arena and Petsoff LP for making Saku 99 a truly memorable
event. In addition to the companies mentioned above, special thanks to
Broadline Oy, ClickBOOM, Digital Dreams Entertainment, Toysoft and
Tsunami Trading for supporting the user group with prize donations and
product samples, some of which were given away at the Saku 99.

 Above all, the Finnish Amiga Users Group would like to thank the hard
working Amiga users who have volunteered their time, passion, talent
and even financial support for making this spectacular event happen. A
list of these individuals will be published in the next Saku e-zine.
There could never have been an event like Saku 99 without the
tremendeous support of the Finnish Amiga community.

 Please visit http://batman.jytol.fi/~saku/english/ or our mirror site
http://tzimmola.tky.hut.fi/saku/english/, for further information.
E-mail inquiries may be sent to Janne Sirén (siren@mikrobitti.fi).

 About Finnish Amiga Users Group

 Finnish Amiga Users Group (Suomen Amiga-käyttäjät ry.) is a
non-profit organization for promoting Amiga computing and helping
Amiga users in Finland. Also known as Saku, after it's disk magazine,
the group is trying to accomplish it's goals by organizing meetings
and by publishing a disk magazine. Since 1993 the Finnish Amiga Users
Group and it's predecessors have released over thirty issues of the
disk magazine and held several public gatherings. Other
accomplishments include the Web site and Sakunet, a national Fidonet
style network of Amiga related bulletin board systems.
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                A M I G A   " F L E A "   M A R K E T

990909

MCCC Flea Market Extravaganza '99

Flea Market Extravaganza '99

Where : The Brookside Convention Center, Hurst, Texas

When : Saturday, September 25, 1999

Time : 12:00 to 4:00pm

Admission : Free

Background

 One of the main goals of last year's Extravaganza was to bring user
groups in the region together. We were successful! Members from the
Central Texas Amiga Computing Society (CTACS) in Austin
(http://www.main.org/ctacs/), the Tulsa Amiga Group (TAG), and the
X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio (XCSSA) were present. Amiga
enthusiasts from Houston, College Station and other Texas and Oklahoma
locales were also in attendance. This year we are putting on our
thirteenth annual computer Amiga show with the help and support of
CTACS. So come and join us and show your support for the Amiga.

 Amiga Computer Flea Market

 Hardware and Software for Amiga computers, from members and
non-members, will be for sale. The flea market will be open to members
for a fee of 5% on items sold. A fee of 10% will be charged to
non-members on items sold.

Sellers:

 Items for sale must be turned into a club representative. Prices are
set ahead of time and sales are handled by club representatives.
Arrangements MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE. Items will NOT be accepted on
the day of the show. There will be no exceptions. Items to be sold at
the flea market may be turned in at one of the chapter meetings or you
may make arrangements with one of these club representatives:

Mark Stodola Cedar Hill (972) 299-6824
Ned Kelly Arlington (817) 277-5825
David Owens Fort Worth (817) 847-5486
Dan Stockelman Dallas (972) 985-8522

Buyers:

 Cash and checks accepted from members. Cash only accepted from
non-members.

Prices will be reduced at 3:00 pm.

Door Prizes

 Drawings will be held throughout the day. You must be present to win.

MCCC Amiga Library

 The entire MCCC library of Amiga computer disks, over 2,000 disks,
will be available.

Special Membership Offer

 13 months for the price of 12. This offer is good for new or renewed
memberships.

Amiga Wares Available

 Amiga Wares (shirts, caps and more) from Randomize, Inc.
(http://www.amigawares.com) will be available at the show.

Classes/Demos

 A class/demo of the new 3.5 Operating System will be held if it is
released by the show. We are planning a class on AREXX by Don
Kassenbaum, from CTACS. Also demos of Music-X by another CTACS member
and using Amiga and MIDI by an MCCC Member are being arranged.

3.5 Operating System Available for Sale

 Copies of the new 3.5 Operating System will be available for sale by
Exodus Multimedia.

Amiga 1200 Computer Raffle

 A raffle drawing will be held at the close of the show for an Amiga
1200 Magic Pack. The A1200 is a brand new boxed Magic Pack, complete
with software and manuals, and without a hard drive, courtesy of Amiga
International in Germany. Tickets are $1.00 per chance, cash only.
Tickets will be available at the show and at the CTACS and at both
MCCC September meetings. You need not be present to win.

Amiga Computer Dealers

 Exodus Multimedia (http://exodusmm.com), a local dealer/developer,
will be at the show. Exodus will have classic Amiga OS items for sale,
including the new 3.5 Operating System. Currently Exodus is working on
the first Amiga NG powered digital video workstation, Maverick! They
hope to have the Maverick at the show.

 Space is available to rent for dealers, companies or user groups.
Please inquire on rates.

DIRECTIONS & PARKING

 The Brookside Convention Center is located at 1244 Brookside Drive in
Hurst. To get to the Convention Center get to Highway 183/121 and take
the Precinct Line Road exit and drive south on Precinct Line Road.
After approximately 0.3 miles turn left (east), on Bedford Euless
Road. Drive 0.4 miles to Brookside Drive. The Convention Center is on
the southeast corner. There is plenty of parking space, and parking is
free.

Note

 Amiga has delayed the release of the new 3.5 OS. The new Operating
System might not be released as of September 25th. We will do
everything possible to have 3.5 at the show. Thank you for your
understanding.

URL  : http://www.cucug.org/amiga/aminews/1999/990910-mccc.html
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                  T E X A S   A M I G A   S H O W

1 Sep 1999
Hi, Gang --

 Just a word to all you *Texas Amigans* and other Southwesterners out
there that the Dallas-Ft. Worth Amiga user group, in cooperation with
the Austin Amiga user group, is hosting this year's annual Flea Market
Extravaganza on Saturday, September 25th, at The Brookside Convention
Center in Hurst, Texas, from 12 to 4 p.m.

 It will be a lot of fun, with a great deal of used *and new Amiga
stuff* (including Randomize's Amiga Wares and OS 3.5) for sale.
Additionally, a raffle for a brand new A1200 (courtesy of Petro and
Amiga, International) will be held.

Have a look at:

http://www.startext.net/np/agm/fleamarket/fleamarket.htm

for more information.

Peace,

Steve Folberg
President,
*Central Texas Amiga Computer Society  (CTACS)* Austin, Tx!
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  M O R E   T H A N   E X P E C T E D   -   F R O M   P H A S E   5

2 Sep 1999

Dear Amiga friends:

 Without any regrets, I have to inform the Amiga community that we
have cancelled the BLIZZARD and the CYBERSTORM G3 accelerators. I hope
you will understand our reasons for that step, which I will outline
shortly:

 We don't see a big future for the G3 processors in the Amiga, since
we will be shipping the G4 versions of our next generation BLIZZARD
and CYBERSTORM boards, starting by October 1999. The boards come in
for a similar pricing as the originally announced G3 boards (well,
sorry, you have to pay 10$ more for the 400MHz Altivec unit...)

 You too can now join the gigaflop community now with these exciting
new products:

- PowerPC XPC7400 with Altivec
- Ready for SMP with Dual-XPC7400 configurations
- QNX Neutrino OS included
- Full Amiga 3.x legacy support included
- Ready to run LINUX PPC as well (for those who want it)
- and much more, read the specs in detail at http://www. phase 5.de

 For all users who now finally decide to get one of these boards, we
have extended the preorder program one last time until September 15,
1999. Don't miss the deadline!

 If you have placed a G3 order already, you'll of course get the G4
boards at no extra cost too.

-----
Wolf Dietrich, GM phase 5 digital products
wd@ufoo.phase5.de  http://www.phase5.de

In der Au 27    61440 Oberursel     Germany
Phone +49 6171 583787 Fax +49 6171 583789
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               I B R O W S E 2   I S   A V A I L A B L E

990903

 It's been a long time coming, but now it's here and we know you are
going to LOVE it! Of course the big new feature in iBrowse 2 is
JavaScript support.

 Most websites these days use Javascript, even if sometimes the
webmaster doesn't realise it. You see, it's all these fancy web page
design packages like GoLive and Dreamweaver. You drop a button here
and a graphic there, next thing you know you've got 50K of Javascript
on top of your HTML and anyone without a JavaScript-savvy web browser
is locked out.

 But that's all in the past when you reward your Amiga with iBrowse 2
and its brand new Javascript interpreter.

 It's not just about JavaScript you know, there's lots more in iBrowse
2, more than enough to ensure that iBrowse 2 remains, as it has always
been, the serious Amiga surfer's browser of choice. And now you can do
it all electronically...

 After you you make your purchase you can immediately download the
30-day evaluation version and we will then email you a keyfile which
will unlock that version and magically transform it into the full
program.

 Alternatively you can buy it in a box, bundled with Net&Web 2, and
have it delivered by normal mail.

Aw, come on, buy it man. It really rocks!

£34.95iBrowse 2 full*
£12.95Upgrade from 1.x*ser # **
£39.95iBrowse 2 with Net&Web 2


 * These products are keyfiles (delivered to you by email) which
unlock the downloadable 30-day evaluation version. ** To buy the
upgrade, you must give us your 1.x serial number.

http://www.hisoft.co.uk/amigashop/ibrowse.html
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     I M A G I N E   -   N E W   U P D A T E   R E L E A S E

990829

 A new update release of the Imagine Amiga Constant Upgrade Program
(ACUP) is now available - V5.16. The update can be downloaded by ACUP
subscribers from the usual ACUP download area.

 A brief list of changes are detailed below; Please refer to the
documentation included with the ACUP archive for a more detailed list
of changes.

 Version 5.16:

 o Reworked Detail and Stage editor menus to bring them into line with
 Imagine For Windows.
 o Detail editor: Save object "overwrite requester" improved.
 o Added Lightwave and 3DStudio object export functions.
 o Added three new primitive object types - Hemisphere, Rod and Box.
 o Added new "sharp edges" option to the relevant primitive objects.
 o Added new right mouse button "popup menu" functionality.
 o Added support for double-clicking an object type within the
primitive object window.
 o Added support for double-clicking a render size type within the
 sub-project/render resolution window.
 o Added "path length" option to Detail editor.
 o Added two new "lite" procedural textures - Purplehaze and Caustics.
 o Added three new procedural textures (in 040 and 060 CPU versions) -
 SSFBumps, SSPBumps and SSRBumps.
 o Optimized PPC version of the MPEG video creator; Now utilises the
custom PPC maths routines.
 o Improved GUI; This includes the main editors, and the requesters.
 o Added default X & Y aspect ratios to rendering resolution types.
 o Added an Imagine Splash screen. This uses the OS3.x Datatypes, and
also supports the 24Bit datatype system if available.
 o ...and Miscellaneous other changes/enhancements which are detailed
in the included AmigaGuide documentation.

 Further information and screenshots can be obtained from the Imagine
for Amiga website at: http://www.cadtech.demon.co.uk/
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              F X P A I N T   O N   S C H E D U L E

1999-09-07

 Innovative is fully on schedule with the new graphics program
fxPAINT.

 fxPAINT`s first day on sale will be, as scheduled, at the beginning
of November 1999 at the Cologne Show. That`s what the software company
"Innovative" from Herzogenaurach announced today. In order to document
the progress the project makes, new screenshots and new creates
pictures were added to the homepage. Everything announced in the
original announcement is already finished. So the project now is going
into its final phase before release. Since the announcement of
fxPAINT, many new features have been added:

 o Support for grapic tabletts (tableaus)
 o Full TIFF-support (except for LZW)
 o Full support for AmigaOS 3.5 (printer, icons, workbench, datatypes)
 o Ability to draw fire (with special Pyro Plugin for the fastest
creation
 possible) - you find some examples to that in the fxPAINT-gallery.
 o special Plugins e.g. to render an image on an own screen
 o Support for the "ICS Color Calibration System" by Wolf Faust
 o Histogram-functions
 o fxALBUM-Albums now can be exported as HTML-files
 o Online-Help-System (runs in multitasking)
 o many more features, that are unique for the AMIGA and on all other
 platforms

 Innovative also underlines, that the preorder-offer will end on 1st
of November 1999. If you want to save 40.- DEM, you should order
fxPAINT now.

Yours sincerly,
Felix Schwarz
--
Innovative
c/o Felix Schwarz
Am Gründla 3
D-91074 Herzogenaurach
Germany

EMail: info@innovative-web.de
WWW: http://www.innovative-web.de/
Phone: +(0)049 (0)9132/3400
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            T H E   B O X E R   I S   A V A I L A B L E !

990910

From Blittersoft:

http://www.blittersoft.com/

 The BoXeR range of computers offers the next step in Amiga systems.

 Not only is the BoXeR 100% Amiga compatible (utilising all your old
software), but it is equipped to deliver the performance you require
for the future.

 We have addressed the problems of high cost peripherals by
integrating active PCI slots to enable the support of standard PCI
cards such as state of the art Graphics, Ethernet, Sound Cards, Modems
and more.

 The optional Zorro III adaptor board is available if you wish to use
your existing Amiga cards.

 The all-new leading-edge design uses a single chip chip-set with AGA
feature and register compatibility, but has completely new logic to
achieve the highest performance and most flexible design.

 Our Processor connector supports low cost PowerPC upgrades. This
expansion allows the on-board 680x0 to remain in place or be removed
when using appropriate emulation software for a PPC only systems. Both
G3 and G4 accelerators are planned.

 The BoXeR FlashROM allows software and hardware upgrades for future
system enhancements.

BoXeR-4
£ 680.81 + VAT

BoXeR Tower Computer with 68040/40

Specification

 o 100% Amiga compatible.
 o Motorola 68040 or 68060 at 25-75MHz supported in a single processor
 socket.
 o Integrated chip chip-set, AGA 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 64-bit DIMM sockets (low cost) for combined use as FAST/CHIP.
 o Dual IDE Hard disk interface, supports fast IDE modes, including
UDMA.
 o Flash ROM 2Mb, 32 bit wide. Provides kickstart ROM's and resident
 modules.
 o High Density floppy disk drive interface, operating as DF0:
 o CD-ROM audio input connector and mixer.
 o Real Time Clock.
 o 4 x Active PCI slots
 o Amiga Video slot
 o Expansion connector to support 2 x Zorro 3 slots
 o Connector for full 64-bit PowerPC expansion card

 Connectors

 o Printer port (buffered with DMA transfers).
 o RGB video.
 o PS/2 Keyboard.
 o PS/2 Mouse
 o Serial port (buffered with DMA transfers)
 o Amiga Joystick port
 o Amiga Mouse port
 o Stereo audio
 o IDE - 40 pin (Dual) header
 o Floppy drive DF0:/DF1: header

 Features

 o Choice of colour Tower (call for plain system)
 o 64Mb RAM
 o 6.4Gb UDMA Hard drive
 o Keyboard and Mouse (PS/2)
 o 68040/40 MHz CPU (Upgradable to 68060 or PPC)
 o KickStart 3.1
 o OS 3.5
 o Multimedia Speakers

BoXeR-6
£ 765.92 + VAT

Specification

 o 100% Amiga compatible.
 o Motorola 68040 or 68060 at 25-75MHz supported in a single processor
 socket.
 o Integrated chip chip-set, AGA 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 64-bit DIMM sockets (low cost) for combined use as FAST/CHIP.
 o Dual IDE Hard disk interface, supports fast IDE modes, including
UDMA.
 o Flash ROM 2Mb, 32 bit wide. Provides kickstart ROM's and resident
 modules.
 o High Density floppy disk drive interface, operating as DF0:
 o CD-ROM audio input connector and mixer.
 o Real Time Clock.
 o 4 x Active PCI slots
 o Amiga Video slot
 o Expansion connector to support 2 x Zorro 3 slots
 o Connector for full 64-bit PowerPC expansion card

 Connectors

 o Printer port (buffered with DMA transfers).
 o RGB video.
 o PS/2 Keyboard.
 o PS/2 Mouse
 o Serial port (buffered with DMA transfers)
 o Amiga Joystick port
 o Amiga Mouse port
 o Stereo audio
 o IDE - 40 pin (Dual) header
 o Floppy drive DF0:/DF1: header

 Features

 o Choice of colour Tower (call for plain system)
 o 64Mb RAM
 o 6.4Gb UDMA Hard drive
 o Keyboard and Mouse (PS/2)
 o 68040/40 MHz CPU (Upgradable to PPC)
 o KickStart 3.1
 o OS 3.5
 o Multimedia Speakers
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               B O I N G   C O I N   A V A I L A B L E

The Amiga "BoingCoin"

The front shows
Keep the Momentum Going!
Back for the Future

Back shows
www.amiga.com
www.amiga.de

 BoingCoins are BRASS minted and about the thickness of a mouse cable!

 We currently only accept Credit Cards, click below to purchase your
BoingCoins.

Payment by Credit Card

 For alternate payment methods, please email:
boingcoin@allthingsamiga.com

   TOP TEN Reasons to buy an Amiga "BoingCoin":

10. They make great stocking stuffers for Microsoft Employees!
9. Soon to replace the EURO as the currency of Europe!
8. AMIGA! Need I say more?
7. They make excellent User Group gifts.
6. Luckier than a stinky, old rabbit's foot.
5. They have a really neat Boing Ball logo on the front!
4. They make great paper weights!
3. Impress your PC friends! You don't see a PCCoin, do ya!?
2. "BoingCoin" just sounds sooo neat!

    and the number one reason to buy an Amiga "BoingCoin":

1. They're Y2K compliant!

URL  : http://www.allthingsamiga.com/boingcoin.html

$12 Amiga Boing Coin + S&H
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               L I L J E D A H L   C D   R E L E A S E

12 August 1999

 Jogeir Liljedahl, perhaps the most famous Amiga MOD musician ever,
has published his first music CD.

 Jogeir Liljedahl was the composer behind such massive Amiga MOD hits
as "Guitar Slinger", "Mystified", "Face Another Day", "Out of
Silence", "G-Comp", "Physical Presence" and too many others to
mention. He has won several awards and prizes at Amiga demo- and
music-conventions and for years been one of the driving forces behind
the entire free MOD music movement that started around 1987 on the
Amiga computer.

 He started the music-production group "Noiseless" in the early 90's
and they produced such music-disks as "Ambrozia", "Dizzy Tunes",
"Dizzy Tunes 2", "Full Moon" and others.

 For years, Jogeir wanted to publish a CD with his music, but he
lacked the money to get the project off the ground. But in early 1999,
Bjorn Lynne, an old friend and also an Amiga musician, stepped in and
offered to release Jogeir's CD on his "LynneMusic Productions" label.

 Bjorn Lynne was known as "Dr.Awesome" and part of the demo-group
"Crusaders" in the Amiga scene back in the late 80's and early 90's.
Bjorn "Dr.Awesome" Lynne has since then set up a small record label
and mailorder business specialising on music CDs by musicians from the
Amiga demo scene. Bjorn also writes music for computer games and has
released several CD albums, too. He decided to help Jogeir get his CD
released, and in August 1999 the CD was published on Bjorn's label
LynneMusic productions. Other artists CDs available through LynneMusic
are Chris Hülsbeck, Allister Brimble, Adam "Scorpik" Skorupa, Gustaf
"Lizardking" Grevberg and others.

 Jogeir Liljedahl's first CD, titled "The Wanderer", costs £12 plus £1
p&p. It is only available to buy online or through mail order. To buy
online, visit http://www.lynnemusic.com. To purchase by mail-order,
make cheque payable to BJORN LYNNE and send to Bjorn Lynne / Longlands
House / Wakefield Road / Ossett WF5 9JS / ENGLAND.

 For a free catalogue of professionally produced music CDs by
Amiga-musicians, simply write to the above address, and a free
catalogue will be sent to you.
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 All back issues available at:
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From:      AudioLabs info@audiolabs.it
To:        Petra Struck petra.struck@online-club.de
Date:      Thu, 09 Sep 1999 16:43:10 +0100
Subject:   Press Release


Press Release

DATE:       09-Sep-99
TOPIC:      NL-editing system for Amiga and DraCo
CONTACT:    info@audiolabs.it


AudioLabs (http://www.audiolabs.it) is proud to announce ProStationAudio,
the ultimate NL-editing software for AmigaOS-based systems.

Featuring   timeline  visual   editing,  region-based  audio  management,
realtime  DSP effects,  faders automation, studio-quality digital mixing,
ProStationAudio  is  the  largest  audio  project in development for the
AmigaOS.

ProStationAudio v2 Demo is available for downloading at the AudioLabs web
sites. North America residents can take advantage of the local web server
at http://usa.audiolabs.it for faster downloads.



[FEATURES]

- Import/export audio from/to any platform. Exchange audio files with
  industry standard platforms including Windows, MacOS, Unix or
  dedicated hardware (DraCo, NewTek Toaster/Flyer, AD516/Studio16).

- Internet friendly: MPEG layer 1, 2 and 3 (the popular MP3) import,
  Java ulaw import/export. Import multiple MP3 files, overlap them
  on the timeline to create automatic crossfades, add realtime effects
  such as EQ and stereo field expansion, then master to CDDA, all with
  ProStationAudio.

- Hard-disk based non linear editing. Work with audio recordings up to
  2GB each, regardless the amount of RAM memory installed. Disk streaming.
  Instant random access to any location.

- Non destructive editing. Trim, cut, fade, crossfade audio recordings
  without affecting the original takes. Instantaneous operations
  regardless the file size.

- Region-based editing. Any fragment of audio is accessible from an
  alpha-sorted list, managed by the application. Any fragment generated
  by cutting, bouncing, recording, gets automatically named and sorted.
  Let ProStationAudio take care of your most complex projects.

- Visual approach. Build your projects managing visual audio blocks.
  Examine on-screen waveforms to create perfect edits. Each block can
  be distorted manually to create fades and trim its boundaries. Blocks
  can be dropped over blocks to create crossfades (or to have them
  automatically align in various ways). Multilayer graphics: objects,
  waveforms, fades/xfades, automation.

- Extensive set of tools for positioning and aligning objects, ranges
  and the cursor. Accurate spotting to SMPTE locations, at sub-frame
  resolution. Tools for DJs such as shifting and scaling ranges. The
  intelligent Magic Wand tool lets you create perfect loops in a
  fraction of a second, automatically.

- Automotion (tm), the automation engine. Create the perfect mix while
  letting the software remember all of your moves. Automation tracks
  can be graphically edited in the timeline window or recorded in
  realtime by grabbing the faders during playback.

- Realtime design. Operate on faders, pans, effects parameters, even
  the virtual tape speed, always in realtime, to tune up your mix on
  the fly or create dynamics effects. These dynamic effects can
  optionally be recorded to disk, again in realtime, while playing.

- Advanced auditioning. Fast-forward and slow-motion during playback.
  Realtime time stretching. The auditioning signal can be digitally
  recorded to disk in realtime.

- ALPS architecture for audio DSP plugins: unlimited expansion
  possibilities. Multiple DSP inserts allow to apply different DSP
  effects to each track, in realtime. Multiple master DSP inserts
  (post-fader processing).

- ALPS plugins: freely accessible modules for realtime DSP operations.
  Downloadable from the web site. Include dynamic compression,
  several EQ modules, spatial processing, ducking, delays, ...
  http://www.audiolabs.it/plugins

- Hi-end hardware support: ProStationAudio takes advantage of 1 or 2
  CPUs, 1 or 2 video monitors, 1 or 2 graphic cards.  Add value to
  your hardware investments.

- Hi-quality graphic interface, scalable, font-sensitive, supporting
  up to 1600x1280 on two different monitors. Shaded look, includes
  gadgetry (pots, switches,...) scanned from real gear. Supports also
  a dual screen display on a single monitor.



[TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS]

- sampling system:         16bit linear
- sampling rates:          48/44.1/32 KHz
- processing resolution:   from 24bit to 64bit
- audio tracks (disk):     16
- audio tracks (console):  16
- automation tracks:       80: 5 automated controllers x 16 tracks
- DSP channel inserts:     48 stereo: 96 channels processed
- DSP master inserts:      3 stereo (post-fader)
- automated faders:        16
- automated pans:          16
- automated inserts:       48
- faders groups:           8
- time metrics:            24, 25, 29.97, 30, 75, 100 FPS
- time resolution (audio): 1/100th frame
- time resolution (automation):  1/10th second
- objects per track:       unlimited
- audio regions:           unlimited
- audio sub-region levels: unlimited
- maximum editing size:    120 minutes
- locator markers:         10
- range store/recall slots:10
- display snapshot slots:  10
- display resolution:      up to 1600 x 1280
- video monitors:          1 or 2
- CPUs supported:          1 (680x0) or 2 (680x0 + PowerPC60x)
- CPU models:              68040, 68060, PowerPC 603, PowerPC 604
- Realime effects:         ALPS, software plugins system
                           http://www.audiolabs.it/plugins
- EQ (parametric, 1 band):  [2.5Hz : 20000Hz] [-+12dB]
                          [0.05 : 1.00 Q] [1/12th octave steps]
- EQ (parametric, 2 bands): [2.5Hz : 20000Hz] [-+12dB]
                          [0.05 : 1.00 Q]  [1/12th octave steps]
- EQ (shelf, 2 bands):      [2.5Hz : 20000Hz] [-+12dB]
                          [0.05 : 1.00 Slope] [1/12th octave steps]
- EQ (band / notch):        [2.5Hz : 20000Hz]
                          [1/12th octave steps]
- EQ (lowpass / hipass):    [2.5Hz : 20000Hz]
                          [1/12th octave steps]
- Audio import:           MPEG Layer1/2/3, AIFF, WAVE, CDDA Intel and
                          Motorola, FlyerClips, Studio16, MAUD, Maestro,
                          SoundDesignerI, IFF, Sun/Next, Voc
- Audio export:           AIFF, WAVE, CDDA Intel and Motorola,
                          FlyerClips, Studio16,MAUD,
                          Maestro,IFF,Sun/Next, Voc




[PRICING & ORDERING]

ProStationAudio is US$395. The software can be ordered only via Internet,
directly to AudioLabs. Local orders and payments are possible in US and
Canada, these orders are passed to AudioLabs by local representatives.

Crossgrade price for registered AudioLab16 users, US$245.



The AudioLabs www sites are located here:

http://www.audiolabs.it (european server)
http://usa.audiolabs.it (US server)


Email:

info@audiolabs.it
orders@audiolabs.it


ProStationAudio (tm), ALPS (tm), AutoMotion (tm), AudioLab16 (tm) are
trademarks of AudioLabs.

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990901

           C O L L A S   A N D   M C E W E N   G O N E

Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:
 If you spend much time on the Internet, you may not need this special
short issue. For those who haven't heard, as of today several news
sites such as ZDNet and CNET are reporting that Jim Collas has
resigned as President of Amiga. Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer Tom Schmidt has been promoted to take over.
 Here's a quote from the CNET story, written by Jim Davis:
"Collas,former senior vice president of global products for Gateway,
has left Amiga after less than nine months on the job, Gateway
spokesperson Brad Shaw confirmed. He is being replaced by Tom Schmidt,
who joined Amiga in April as its senior vice president and COO.

 Schmidt was formerly with AlliedSignal, a manufacturing and
technology concern in the market for aerospace products and services
and automotive products."

 Separately, other web sites indicate that Bill McEwen is out as
Amiga's contact to the press and users. This change apparently
happened Tuesday.
 It would seem we now know why the sudden change to quiet mode by
Amiga. The only good news in all of this is the reports we've seen all
indicate Amiga intends to continue with its existing plans. The
question here is - how close are those plans to what we all think they
are? We'll find out over time.
 "Amiga Update" will attempt to keep you informed about any other
changes at Amiga as we go forward. At this point, there's no
information available at Amiga's web site.
 URLs for the stories from ZDNet and CNET are:

http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,41208,00.html?st.ne.fd.mdh.ni

and

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2326207,00.html
?chkpt=hpqs014

Brad Webb,
 Editor
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* Forwarded from newsgroup "a Mail"
* Originally from: Fabian Jimenez (fabian@cais.com)
* Original date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 23:01:48 -0400

Hello All,

I regret to inform that Bill McEwen told me as of
Tuesday he will no longer be under contract at
Amiga.  Sigh.

I called him about some newsletter plans he had
in mind, only to receive yet another bit of
disappointing news.

Regards,
Fabian
--
Fabian Jimenez : fabian@cais.com : ICQ# 21377601
       Editor, Amiga Intuition Newsletter
National Capital Amiga Users Group, www.ncaug.org

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