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Archive 11/2002

`12.Nov.2002` AmiSpaTra	Australia: Synapse Computer closes - many special offers The Australian trader Synapse Computer closes after ten years at 30th November 2002 its shop and has created a list with Amiga software offered at special prices. (ps) (Translation: gf) [News message: 12. Nov. 2002, 19:53] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Nov.2002` WHDLoad	Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 11.11.2002) With WHDLoad you can install games on your hard drive which were originally made only for use with disks. The following packets have been added or updated since our last message: 11.11.02 improved: SAS Combat Simulator (Code Masters) supports another version 11.11.02 improved: Populous 2 (EOA/Bullfrog) more stable, support for EZMouse 11.11.02 improved: Mig-29 Soviet Fighter (Code Masters/Rapier Design) small fixes, supports another version 11.11.02 improved: Midwinter 2 (Maelstrom Games) supports another version 11.11.02 improved: Gobliins 2 (Cocktel Vision) supports another version 11.11.02 improved: Campaign 2 (Empire) supports another version 11.11.02 new: Blazing Thunder (Hi-Tec Software) done by Galahad 07.11.02 improved: SAS Combat Simulator (Code Masters) supports another version 07.11.02 improved: Populous 2 (EOA/Bullfrog) miscellaneous changes 07.11.02 improved: Midwinter 2 (Maelstrom Games) supports German version 07.11.02 improved: Campaign 2 (Empire) supports another version 05.11.02 improved: Monkey Island 2 (Lucasfilms Games) miscellaneous changes (ps) [News message: 12. Nov. 2002, 18:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Nov.2002` OSNews.com	ExtremeTech: Interview with Bill McEwen Under the ExtremeTech title "Amiga`s Grand Plans Revealed" you will find an interview with Bill McEwen, talking about the future plans of Amiga Inc. In the interview Bill McEwen mentions that AmigaOS 4 for PPC will be finished in three weeks - the single components are ready have to be fit together. (ps) (Translation: gf) [News message: 12. Nov. 2002, 17:36] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Nov.2002` Steffen Haeuser (ANF)	Amiga Quake2 Page with new design The Amiga Quake2 page has a new design, thanks to Tristan Mangold. To consecrate the new page two new mods are released on it: Annihilation Q2 - a deathmatch mod with many weapons HolyWars Q" - chase the one with the halo! Have fun! Steffen Häuser Hyperion Entertainment (ps) (Translation: gf) [News message: 12. Nov. 2002, 17:18] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Nov.2002` Faces of Mars (ANF)	freeCD: Amiga Fonts Amiga Fonts contains about 700 fonts in TrueType- and CompuGraphics format. The fonts are sorted by name and a special drawer with SciFi fonts is integrated. The CD can be ordered on the FOM site and will cost 3 Euro. (ps) (Translation: gf) [News message: 12. Nov. 2002, 10:21] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Nov.2002` Digital Almanac Homepage	Astronomy: Modifications in Digital Almanac III Achim Stegemann writes: In order to keep the program slim, I decided to cut off some very old stuff. In this case the support of the graphics format IFF-RGFX will be stopped. IFF-RGFX is an alternative graphic format to IFF-ILBM, which was originaly developed by Andreas Kleinert and carried by me. While IFF-ILBM only archieves a weak image compression, IFF-RGFX offers by the use of the XPK modular compression rates for the encoding. Unfortunately this format was never assumed by the Amigans. I do not know any other program, which supports RGFX except SuperView and Digital Almanac. Therefore I threw it now of the program. RGFX was replaced by the portable PNG format, which is supported already for some time in DA III. Moreover I am developing a new concept for the program documentation. Instead of using connected HTML files as before, which can be read then in an external Browser. From now on a program assistance will appear within DA III. Each window therefore possesses its own description, which in an extra assistance window is displayed. Thus storage space is saved and an update of the documentation is likewise simpler than so far. The release of the new DA III version 4.9 are to be expected in December 2002! (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 11. Nov. 2002, 23:43] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Nov.2002` Jan Andersen (E-Mail)	Antivirus software: xvs.library Version 33.39 Georg Hoermann has just released a new update of the xvs.library. Remember this library is very important for all the major antivirus programs, because they all use this library to get recog. for viruses. Here is some info about the new update: Name: External Virus Scanner Library Version: v33.39 Archive name: xvslibrary.lha Archive size: 91.362 bytes (lha packed) Release date: 11 November 2002 Programmer: Georg Hörmann - ghoermann@gmx.de News: xvs.library 33.39 (size: 61.196 bytes) Added size check to bootblock virus recognition in xvsCheckFile(). Any files bigger than 2048 bytes will no longer be tested for bootblock viruses to avoid fake recognitions inside disk-images. Finally fixed the last MuForce hit ($c0.w) in xvsSurveyMemory(). Thanks to Sensei again for the report and Zeeball for further suggestions on this topic. Fixed severe bug in 'Illegal Access' recognition code that caused crashes on any files with virus-like hunklengths. Thanks to Zeeball for the report and the example files. Added 'NoName (196 Bytes)' linkvirus and 'XFD Infiltrator' virus. Thanks to Zeeball for sending them. Fixed problems with native MorphOS applications that directly call xvs.library functions. Thanks to Harry Sintonen for the report and for further help. Implemented custom Disable() function that prevents loss of data on the serial port during xvsSurveyMemory() calls. Thanks to Christian of CAPS (www.caps-project.org) for the report and the excessive beta-testing! xvsSurveyMemory() now closes TCP ports opened by several viruses. These currently are: 1666, 2000, 2001, 2227, 2333, 2421, 2551, 4097 and 9876. Please note that closing an open port doesn't cause a virus report, it just happens! Once again improved the internal security stuff for less timing problems with sensitive software (serial.device still has trouble with 115200 baud on a MC68030, use 8n1.device instead!). Added 'Neurotic Death' viruses (6 versions) to xvsSurveyMemory() and the installer files to xvsCheckFile(). Added new developer files created by Dirk Stöcker. Thanks a lot and sorry that I forgot to add them to the last release. Added installer script written by Dave 'Targhan' Crawford. Thanks a lot for this contribution. (ps) [News message: 11. Nov. 2002, 22:00] [Comments: 1 - 12. Nov. 2002, 14:06] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Nov.2002` AMIGAplus	Emulator: WinUAE v0.8.22r2 announced Amiga plus writes: The Windows based Amiga emulator WinUAE is to appear in the coming week in the version 0.8.22r2. Additional information can be found at the title link. (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 11. Nov. 2002, 21:34] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Nov.2002` Jan Andersen (E-Mail)	Virus Help Denmark online again Jan Andersen writes: Hi all..... It has been some time now, I have been moving and I have had no Internet connection. But just to inform you all that I'm alive and still kicking.... I got an email from Charlene, that she had a hard disk crach. So I have desided to make an emergency Virus Help page, where users can get the latest antivirus programs. I'll do the uploading from my work computer (my boss does not mind) :-) Okay, so the Virus Help Denmark page in up and running at a small size, but all the latest Antivirus programs are on it. And only Amiga stuff is for download. The complete Virus Help Denmark website will be up on the 1'th of December 2002. Then I get my ADSL connection back. I know that this has been as much a problem for you, as it has been for me. But this was out of my hands !!!! My new email is: vht-dk@mail.dk VHT-Denmark: www.vht-dk.dk I hope to hear from you all soon..... Kind Regards Jan Andersen Virus Help Denmark vht-dk@mail.dk www.vht-dk.dk (ps) [News message: 11. Nov. 2002, 19:59] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Nov.2002` z5 (ANF)	A.D.A. celebrates 1 year online with 10 new demos One year ago, Amiga Demoscene Archive appeared online with 123 demos and about 900 screenshots. One year later, we have updated the database to 234 demos and 2142 screenshots. On the newest update, which was the biggest update we ever did, 10 high quality Amiga demos were added: 9 fingers/Spaceballs, Authentik/Skarla, Crash test/Cryptoburners, Dust addict/Fiction, Guardian Dragon 2/Kefrens, It can't be done/Ram Jam, Mosaic/Exceed, System crime/Scoopex, Xpose/The Silents and Omnirush/Mystic. Enjoy! (ps) [News message: 11. Nov. 2002, 13:10] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Nov.2002` Mirko Naumann (E-Mail)	Flash: Swfplayer V1.2c (07-Nov-2002) Alexandre Balaban published the version 1.2c of the independently running Shockwave Player 'Swfplayer' in the Aminet. The Player is based on libflash for Linux by Olivier Debon. In this version the PPC support (WarpOS) was added. In detail in relation to the previous version the following changed: New: Loop-Play-Option. New: PPC-version for WarpOS (WOS) Changed: improved Makefiles The Player supports Flash files up to version 4 and some Flash 5 features. It runs on 68040+ or PPC and needs AGA (thus also on graphic cards). Further information can be found in the Readme of the program as well as notes about well-known problems. Download: gfx/show/swfplayer.lha (291K), Readme gfx/show/swfplayersrc.lha (388K), Readme (sd) (Translation: sk) [News message: 11. Nov. 2002, 00:15] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2002` Amiga Future	Comic: Sabrina Online.de with Strips 204-207 On 10th November 2002, the German edition of Eric W. Schwartz's cartoon series 'Sabrina Online' has been updated. The additions are: 204 - Straßenraub als Pointe 205 - Das Stinktier-Einmaleins 206 - Taktvolles Mädchen 207 - Angst hat heute Verspätung (sd) (Translation: cb) [News message: 10. Nov. 2002, 21:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2002` Amiga Future	Benchmark: AmiGOD 2 Beta 10.11.2002 On 10th November 2002, Lukas Stehlik has released a new beta version of 'AmiGOD 2'. This is a modular AmigaOS benchmark. Changes as compared to the previous version: The previous archive (AG2 BETA 14.10.2002) was defective. Internal module for UAE + GeForce2 Ti. Load/Save module in development. The benchmark runs from AmigaOS 3.0 (AmigaOS 2.0 has not been tested), CPU 68k, PPC (or PC and UAE or Amithlon resp.), 0.2 MB RAM and the identify.library (enclosed). Download: AmiGOD2.lha (sd) (Translation: cb) [News message: 10. Nov. 2002, 21:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2002` Amiga Future	Game: Payback for GBA - Status report #2 On 10th November 2002, James Daniels (Apex Designs) has published the second status report on the Gameboy Advance version of Payback. Over the last month the game has been speeded up by about 30% due to optimizations. The full report, screenshots and further information about Payback are accessible through the title link. (sd) (Translation: cb) [News message: 10. Nov. 2002, 21:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2002` Peter's Amiga Homepage	UAE: Winuae.chm V1.7.1 On 9th November 2002, Peter Hutchison has released Version 1.7.1 of the Winuae.chm file. This version contains some small updates and additional information about the Amiga programs enclosed with WinUAE. (sd) (Translation: cb) [News message: 10. Nov. 2002, 21:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2002` Martin Kuchinka's home page	Programming language: PowerD V0.20 Alpha 3, AHI archive On 10th November 2002, Martin Kuchinka has released version 0.20 alpha 3 of the programming language 'PowerD'. Additionally, Philippe van Calsteren has put the developer archive for AHI on the PowerD site. Changes compared to the previous PowerD version are: fixed (u)word/(u)byte shifts/rotates under PowerPC fixed an old bug in PowerPC support, that made executables about 5%-10% longer! added support for functions pointers in variables: DEF a:() // define the variable as a function pointer (no args here) a:=&func // assign a function address to the variable a() // launch the function addressed in variable a fixed static lists containing doubles under PowerPC added some examples written by Philippe van Calsteren basic OOP again started to work :) (see oop.html) bugs reported/fixed by Marco Antoniazzi shared library support is now working better and safer! Download: alpha.lzx (305K), Readme dmod_ahi.lzx (21K), Readme (sd) (Translation: cb) [News message: 10. Nov. 2002, 21:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2002` Amiga Future	Game: Detris V3.2 Beta 6 On 8th November 2002, Daniel Westerberg of OnyxSoft has released the beta version V3.2 Beta 6 of Tetris clone 'Detris'. Changes as compared to the previous version: Bugfix: Now the highscore should let you enter stuff even if it's full, given that you are better then the worst that is. The auto-resize of the window should work better now. Detris works from AmigaOS V2.04 with MUI. Download: detris.lha (sd) (Translation: cb) [News message: 10. Nov. 2002, 17:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2002` Amiga Future	MIDI: BarsnPipes V1.17 Already on 7th November 2002, Alfred Faust has released version 1.17 of the MIDI software 'BarsnPipes'. Compared to the previous version, the following changes have been made: Double ScreenWidth and Double ScreenHeight now are exactly the double of the Text-Overscan of the current choosen screenmode, equal, which dimensions you have had defined in the screenmode-requester before. NB.:Text-Overscan is the size of the screen, which fits exactly the visible range on the monitor. ATTENTION ! These values are not stored anywhere. If you want to go back to these values, you must: uncheck the Double Width and Double Height gadgets "Choose" - screenmode and insert your values into the Width and Height integer-gadgets in the screenmode-requester and resume after that you may click "Save" or "Use", like you want Changed the method of altering a value with the mouse in the List-Editor in "Magic-Wand"-mode Changed the colorization in the song-construction-window. Now the marked and shifted range is more "colored". (Not in the "classic" version) MIDI-Defaults now defineable for each MIDI-channel separate, and they may be saved and loaded in separate files Download: BnP1_17.lha (575K), History (sd) (Translation: cb) [News message: 10. Nov. 2002, 17:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2002` Amiga Future	GUI: reaction.lib alternative by Stephan Rupprecht On 9th November 2002, Stephan Rupprecht has released an alternative to the NDK 3.5/3.9's reaction.lib for software developers. The reaction.lib contains support functions for the ReAction GUI classes from AmigaOS 3.5. This release is NO official Update from Amiga Inc., but a redevelopment of most of the original SAS/C's reaction.lib which is enclosed with NDK 3.5 and 3.9. The library's full source code, the project file and the binary for StormC4 as well as a modified clib for this library are included (unsupported functions have been removed). Download: reactionlib.lha (11K), Readme (sd) (Translation: cb) [News message: 10. Nov. 2002, 17:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2002` ANN	Audio: OctaMED SoundStudio 2 for Amiga discontinued RBF Software have announced that development of the sample sequencer 'OctaMED SoundStudio 2' for Amiga has been discontinued. According to RBF, the only chance for further development would be if the makers of the new Amiga were ready to talk with RBF Software about a possible new version. "If you still want to see OctaMED arise again on the new Amiga, the only way forward is if the manufacturers of the new Amiga are willing to hold talks regarding a possible new version." (RBF Software) It is not possible to release the Amiga source code as Freeware as some vital parts of the source code have to remain copyrighted. OctaMED SoundStudio V1.03c itself is available for download as Freeware. The makers' full announcement is accessable through the title link. (sd) (Translation: cb) [News message: 10. Nov. 2002, 17:47] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2002` amiga.org	Magazine: The Crypt - New mailing lists The online Amiga magazine 'The Crypt' has set up two mailing lists on Yahoo!. The general mailing list for discussions as well as the mailing list for announcements can each be subscribed to via a form on the bottom of the magazine's entry page. (sd) (Translation: cb) [News message: 10. Nov. 2002, 16:28] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2002` amiga.org	AmigaOne: #AmigaOne IRC web site updated (a.o.t. Aminova) The web site on the #AmigaOne IRC channel in the Undernet has been updated. The site now contains a mirror of the Aminova News, a publically accessible forum, the Photo of the Week and an article area for guests and members of the channel in which articles about anything they like can be published. (sd) (Translation: cb) [News message: 10. Nov. 2002, 16:27] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2002` Andreas Magerl (ANF)	Audio: APC&TCP has acquired rights to DigiBooster Professional Lately APC&TCP have concluded a contract with the programmers of DigiBoosterPro and thus acquired all rights to the program, source and the name DigiBoosterPro. DigiBooster Professional is a sample based music tracker program. With more than 60 commands a choice of 128 tracks 255 available sample locations DSP echo and much more there are no boundaries for inspiration. So, those who have already worked with programs such as Protracker will be able to shortly find their way around DBPro. As DBPro runs completely through AHI, any sound card whose driver is AHI based is automatically supported. Also well known module formats get their fair share. So DBPro is currently able to read and process MOD (Protracker/Noisetracker) DIGI (Digibooster 1.x) XM (FastTracker) S3M (ScreamTracker) MED (Octamed & OctamedSoundStudio). As soon as an able programmer will have been found, it is planned to further develop the program in big steps. Furthermore it is planned to publish future versions on CD instead of diskettes. Detailed information about the program can be found on the APC&TCP homepage which has been extensively updated this week. In the future, APC&TCP will also work very closely with the DigiBoosterPro community. Thus, for example, Dennis Lohr (Psyria) is taking over support for this extensive program. In order to have support for the program as uncomplicated as possible, a forum has been set up especially which can be accessed from the community, APC&TCP as well as the Amiga Future homepage. We would be glad if you would write down your suggestions for improvements and new features in the support forum. This is how you can contact us: Distribution : http://www.apc-tcp.de/ Community : http://www.digiboosterpro.de/ Support Forum APC&TCP : http://www.amigafuture.de/forum/index.php?c=3 Support Forum DigiBoosterPro : http://www.amigafuture.de/forum/index.php?c=4 Distribution (E-Mail) : info@apc-tcp.de Support (E-Mail) : Psyria@apc-tcp.de (sd) (Translation: cb) [News message: 10. Nov. 2002, 16:04] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2002` Jens Langner (ANF)	Developer tool: CVS V1.11.2 for AmigaOS and MorphOS Today Jens Langner has released an update of the CVS (Concurrent Versions System) port. Apart from some important bug fixes re. local repositories, now there is also a MorphOS/PPC version contained within the archive. The complete codebase of CVS has been adapted to gcc so there is nothing standing in the way of a subsequent port to AmigaOS4. As usual, all interested developers can download the newest version under the address http://amcvs.light-speed.de/. Please find all changes in the attached ChangeLog. Download: cvs-1.11.2.lha (1,1M) cvs-1.11.2.lzx (984K) (sd) (Translation: cb) [News message: 10. Nov. 2002, 15:56] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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