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`21.Apr.2003` Das NetBSD-Team (ANF)	NetBSD 1.6.1 released The NetBSD project is pleased, to announce the availability of version 1.6.1 of the NetBSD operating system. Further details about this release as well as about the NetBSD operating system can be found at the title link. (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 21. Apr. 2003, 21:18] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Apr.2003` Amig@lien (ANF)	Descent: Freespace: MultiplayerPack 08 released The the MultiplayerPack 08 for Decent: Freespace has been released. (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 21. Apr. 2003, 21:13] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Apr.2003`	Aminet Uploads until 21.04.2003 Following the Aminet uploads which were added since our last message: MicroBase503de.lha biz/dbase 841K+Database supports dBASE, HTML - GERMAN MicroBase503en.lha biz/dbase 444K+Database supports dBASE, HTML - ENGLISH Progr_Langs_v8.lha dev/misc 73K+Comparison of progr. langs AmigaPower.lha docs/hyper 57K+AMiGa=PoWeR French Amiga Magazine (April amigazette_13.lha docs/mags 1.0M+AMIGAzette 13th issue (09.11.2002) (ital amigazette_14.lha docs/mags 507K+AMIGAzette 14th issue (20.01.2003) (ital amigazette_15.lha docs/mags 243K+AMIGAzette 15th issue (13.04.2003) (ital obligement38.lha docs/mags 1.1M+Obligement #38 - The Famous FRENCH fanzi boulderdaesh.lha game/jump 909K+V5.15, BoulderDaesh RTX Main Archive WormWars.lha game/misc 585K+Worm Wars 7.41: Advanced snake game RebootStartV42.lha game/patch 59K+Degrader & run any game from Workbench Kulce_HU.lha game/wb 1K+Hungarian catalog for Kulce game BoingBall.lha gfx/3dobj 74K+LW3D boingball object SmartScale.lha gfx/conv 32K+A CLI/WB program used for gfx conversion ZoneXplorer.lha gfx/fract 2.8M+Modular,true color fractal explorer (PPC ImageFX45txtFR.lha gfx/ifx 62K+ImageFX 4.5 French interface Text wipes.lha gfx/ifx 7K+Wipe/Transition Arexx Script v0.7 for IF DCEKeyFix.lha hard/drivr 20K+Working RAMIGA for DCE-Keyboardadapters imdbDiff030411.lha misc/imdb 9.0M+Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase l33t_is_sh1t.lha mods/chip 3K+Protracker 1.1 chip music module rno-r084.mpg mods/mpg 4.8M+Rno-records release #84 by Xhaust(dNb) AP21Covers.lha pix/misc 219K+AMiGa=PoWeR N 21 Covers Recto & Verso obligement-38.jpg pix/misc 71K+Obligement's cover n 38 mathlibspatch.lha util/boot 9K+Mathffp, ieeesingtrans libs SpeedUp Patc TxtToHTML.lha util/conv 92K+Converts txt files to HTML Docs (+GUI v1 IdentifyDev.lha util/libs 84K+Identify hardware and more, OS3.9 (V37.1 IdentifyUsr.lha util/libs 123K+Identify hardware and more, OS3.9 (V37.1 HomerSampleFix.lha util/misc 2.6M+Works with the Latest NewHomer (v1.85) Scout-src.lha util/moni 564K+V3.1, System monitor - GNU-GPL source co Scout.lha util/moni 888K+V3.2, System monitor (MUI & AmiTCP optio arxced41.lha util/rexx 21K+ArexxGuide online help macro for CED 3.5 (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 21. Apr. 2003, 17:41] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Apr.2003` Richard Körber (ANF)	Tool: Identify 37.1- inoffical release Richard Körber wrote: The Identify LIBRARY can be used to identify Zorro boards and supply further system specifications. I published the project under LGPL on Sourceforge. Recently Thore Boeckelmann released an update of the Identify LIBRARY (V37.1) in the AmiNet. This publication happened without my knowledge. I do not exactly know either what was changed in the V37.1. According to the mails of users, whom I received since then, however this release seems to work incorrectly. Up to further I recommend to install for safety's sake again the version released by me last (see URL to the title). I have already contacted Thore and hope that we can release an official update soon. (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 21. Apr. 2003, 12:58] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Apr.2003` Andreas Weyrauch (A.W.Design) (ANF)	Screenshots of AmigaOneXE and Linux/Mac On the homepage of pointdesign one can find some screenshots depicting the AmigaONE G4 XE running LinuxPPC and MacOnLinux. (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 21. Apr. 2003, 11:28] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Apr.2003` AmigaWorld (ANF)	Weekly Q&A's with Fleecy Moss - episode 6 The English online magazine AmigaWorld has published episode 6 of the regular questions and answers session with Fleecy Moss, CTO at AMIGA, Inc. (Update 2012-03-17, cg: as the original document is no longer available, the following content was moved into our database): 1) realize: How do you intend to get people to develop native OS4 apps? ( This is what will make you sink or swim) Fleecy: By offering direct support to them, a variety of incentives and most importantly, a succesful new platform that both allows them to do what they can't do on other platforms and which allows them to make money and enjoy themselves. 2) Desmon: Why hasn't Amiga.inc stepped into the Amithlon/Umilator argument and taken on the distribution themselves? Fleecy: It is a very complicated situation in which multiple parties have taken positions that have made it difficult for any solution that is acceptable to all to develop. We are as interested in seeing a resolution as everyone else but a lot needs to happen to achieve this. 3) Dave_P: Why do you still bother? I am serious. With all the mud that is thrown day in day out, the small Amiga userbase, the innuendo and flack. Why exactly do you bother to get out of bed and not take an IT job in the mainstream industry but continue persist with the Amiga against such odds? Fleecy: We have a firm view of the future that many people find exciting and, despite the volume of noise, most of it is from a relatively small group of people who have a varied set of reasons for making that noise. That is not to say we don't deserve it - we are the first to admit that mistakes have been made but there have also been other circumstances that have made our progress difficult. Luckily, the majority of Amigans have stayed Amigans because they are committed to having the best digital platform on the market and, as with us, we are in it for that target, not for the sight seeing on the way. 4) ssolie: Amiga Inc. has been accused of spreading FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) do to its past announcements and delays in shipping product. Does Amiga Inc. have a policy regarding FUD and if so, what is that policy? Fleecy: We have made mistakes in our PR and communications strategies. As I have said previously, we are caught between those who want lots of information and those who only want information about shipping products or what they call 'tangible news'. We have been rightly criticised for saying too much about some developments that have not worked and wrongly criticised for others, as in the case of the Nokia Media Terminal and Sendo, both signed deals that fell apart after announcement not because of us but because the products were then pulled by their parent companies. Our current policy is to make PRs only about things that can be proved. In this way we hope to win back the trust of those who believe we have misled them, although it will annoy those who want more information. 5) Doobrey: With regards to all the FUD and mud slinging, what is your opinion of the legality of MorphOS ? Fleecy: As an officer of the company, my opinion is that of Amiga Inc. As CTO I concentrate on technical issues and our legal department concentrates on issues of legality. 6) z5: how many people are working at Amiga Inc? Fleecy: That is internal information and I don't have exact numbers but we operate with a small group of employees and a larger distributed number of contractors. 7) SlimJim: AInc often refer to "internal developers" when talking about what is being done behind the scenes. In contrast to the people working on AOS4, very little is known about AInc's "own" development muscle. Can you give some more information about these famed "internal developers"? Fleecy: No. Last time we did that, a few of them got mail bombed. 8) Dandy: I can remember of an official AInc-Announcement of July 14th, 2001, stating that "StormC" of Haage & Partner had been chosen by AInc as official developing environment for the next generation Amiga platform. Is this statement still valid? Fleecy: No. We haven't heard from H&P for over a year now and the last thing I heard was that they were threatening to give up on Amiga and move to other platforms. We are investigating doing our own development environment. 9) alx: In Week 3 Q4, you mentioned how ExecSG was now capable of running OS3.9. Can you confirm that integration of emulation (the main setback) is now finalised? Fleecy: The test suites for OS3.9 and OS4.0 on the CSPPC are progressing rapidly and despite a few glitches caused by the CSPPC itself, we have found very few problems. The test suites are not complete yet so I can't say it is finalised but we have been very pleased with the performance, stability and compatability so far. 10) jumpship: Is AmigaINC planning on comissioning a standard case for the AmgiaONE? Maybe not for this release, but for the future? Fleecy: We have discussed it in terms of a marketing identity but there are no firm plans yet. (Copyright © 2003 Amigaworld.net. All rights reserved. Originally available at http://amigaworld.net/modules/fleecymoss/index.php?cat_id=7 You may freely redistribute this article, providing that a URL is provided to the original source, and the copyright notices remain intact) (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 21. Apr. 2003, 01:12] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`20.Apr.2003` Gunnar Bernhardt (ANF)	Emulator: WinUAE Version 0.8.22R6 Yesterday version 0.8.22 Release 6 of the Amiga emulator 'WinUAE' for Windows by Toni Wilen has been released. Download: WinUAE0822R6.exe WinUAE0822R6.zip Changes in WinUAE 0.8.22 Release 6 of 19th April 2003 compared to the previous version: Bugs fixed: increased compatibility display emulation graphics corruption in some programs (NOTE: some very old games, for example Eliminator, require OCS Agnus) sprites outside display window emulated partially (Banshee AGA, Alien Breed 3D) audio emulation fixes (noise and random popping) input configuration fixes crash when creating new CD32 NVRAM-file compressed disk images can be write-enabled more compatible with newer CDTV extended ROMs (still no CDROM controller emulation) disk emulation fixes (writing freeze, drive type, disk eject/insert, more compatible disk change detection, writing to multiple drives simultaneously) stuck middle button when "Middle Mouse-Button -> ALT-TAB" was enabled don't crash if zlib.dll is missing lost mouse input events when using high refresh rate mouse New features: compressed state files rewritten and more compatible serial port emulation, serial link game support more compatible blitter speed in non cycle-exact mode (Spindizzy Worlds, PP Hammer..) turbo-floppy speed enables fast writing disable screensaver when WinUAE is active improved configurable CPU idle-function screenshots saved to ScreenShots-directory input configuration joystick port swap and device disable-button implemented. A German mirror ist available under http://www.webwood.de. (ps) [News message: 20. Apr. 2003, 10:09] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Apr.2003` Dietmar Knoll (ANF)	GAUHPIL: Many areas updated The GAUHPIL (Geographical Amiga Users Home Page Internet List) is a list created and moderated by Dietmar Knoll about websites of Amiga users that is sorted geographically according to continents and countries. Today the following areas have been updated: Europe New Links List Lost Links List History 2003 (ps) [News message: 19. Apr. 2003, 22:22] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Apr.2003` Martin Heine (ANF)	G4 Upgrade card to be released on July 1st, 2003 Bill Buck and Raquel Velasco have announced that the promised G4 CPU Upgrade card for Pegasos1 owners will be available on July 1st, 2003 for 200Euro. Pegasos1 owners can buy it at www.pegasosppc.com when pegasos-usa.com is integrated into the new site. There will also be a new software bundle available then. Bill and Raquel also confirmed that the CPU cards for the Pegasos II are the same as the CPU cards for the Pegasos I. That way every Pegasos II user, who already got a Pegasos I, can use his old Pegasos I CPU card and Pegasos I users can buy Pegasos II CPU cards. They also made clear that this offer has no impact on the Pegasos-I-trade-in offer. You can still get a Pegasos II including a G4 processor card for your old Pegasos I machine plus 200 Euro. (ps) [News message: 19. Apr. 2003, 15:50] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Apr.2003` Diverse	Short Software News (19.04.2003) Emulator: Mame for MorphOS Version 0.67 - Mame0.67 added (bug fixes and overlay support) see readme.txt for more information. Tool: MCP Version 1.42 MCP ("MasterControlProgram") from Dieter Groppé version 1.42 Emulator: A/NES CGFX v1.31 The cool feature added here is the autoframerate option that makes miracles (well close to) for your NSF's assuming you usually don't have a fast enough computer to play them back at correct speed. Worth to check out anyway hopefully. You'll find the latest archive in the download section. Be sure to run the installer aswell if your earlier A/NES CGFX version is < v1.30 since the installation procedure now installs more files than previous versions. Anyway, enjoy the release and have a Happy Easter! :-) Game: Worm Wars Version 7.41 Download: WormWars.lha 585 KB Game: Payback GBA report Nr. 6 MorphOS.net: New xpkmaster Update: Mr. Skjæret has released an updated xpkmaster for MorphOS. It needs a previously installed xpkmaster setup: xpkmaster_bin.lha (ps) [News message: 19. Apr. 2003, 14:42] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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