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Archive 09/2006

`24.Sep.2006` ANN (Web page)	MorphOS: Freespace - The Great War / Update to Freespace 2 Under the title link, Michal 'kiero' Wozniak has released a MorphOS port of "Freespace: The Great War" as well as an update to Freespace 2. Among other things, the update offers a better video playback as well as an improved high-resolution mode. To activate the latter, you must enter "Videocard=OpenGL (1024x768)" in the .ini file. The MorphOS version of "Freespace: The Great War" requires MorphOS 1.4.x, 3D drivers and the powersdl.library by Ilkka Lehtoranta. Though 256 MB RAM should suffice in the author's opinion, he cannot guarantee that everything already runs properly with it. A Radeon graphics card is strongly recommended. Network games are not available in the existing version. Moreover, only the "Silent Threat" mod was tested. For the installation, you need the 2 CD version of the game (the English and the Polish versions were tested). Afterwards, copy the files of the MorphOS archive to the desired directory and start the installation script. In principle, the port works with the Amiga version of Freespace as well, however, the films here were converted to another format, so that these are not played back. (snx) (Translation: cad) [News message: 24. Sep. 2006, 17:07] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`24.Sep.2006` ANN (Web page)	AROS: Graphics program Lunapaint 0.2.4 Lunapaint is a graphics program for AROS, inspired by DPaint and TVPaint. Improvements in version 0.2.4: Fixed: Colorize works correctly (WILL be further perfected later) Fixed: Lighten and darken pays notice to the colors they darken and lighten (better) Fixed: More BOOPSI compliance internally (IPTR) Fixed: Crash on canceling loading of a datatype project !Regression: No 64-bit exporting due to reprogramming NEW: Chosen color is not directly connected to palette NEW: Rewritten scroll routine makes fluid scrolling a reality NEW: Unerase tool! Recover erased areas [WIP] NEW: Export with flattened layers (wasn't implemented before) NEW: Animation export, vertical strip for programmers and one image pr. frame for making gif animations etc (cg) (Translation: cad) [News message: 24. Sep. 2006, 16:30] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`24.Sep.2006` ANN (Web page)	Pianeta Amiga: Audio message from Bill McEwen In the meantime, the audio message from Bill McEwen (Amiga Inc.) can be downloaded on the web page of Pianeta Amiga, which was played back within the scope of the Italian event yesterday. In his greetings message, Bill McEwen mentioned the acquisition of Ruksun as well as his enthusiasm for the Samantha mainboard. Moreover, at the AmiWest show next month in Sacramento (USA), the prototype of a motherboard from the high-end desktop sector will reportedly be presented, which is developed by another group, with which they are working together for a long time. Download: PianetaAmiga.mp3 (4.6 MB) (snx) (Translation: cad) [News message: 24. Sep. 2006, 13:28] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`24.Sep.2006` Sven Scheele (ANF)	Event: Status report on Amiga-Meeting Nord With over 40 participant registrations in the meantime, the Amiga-Meeting Nord, which takes place from the 13. up to the 15. of October in Bad Bramstedt, is practically booked up. However, as Sven Scheele informs, registrations via the website are still accepted and put on the waiting list - for the case that places become available yet on short notice. Reportedly, a visit is worthwhile especially on Saturday, for day visitors as well, since some interesting presentations are planned. The admission price for day visitors amounts to 5 Euro. Following developers and dealers are among the participants: Guido 'Geit' Mersmann (Valiant Vision, among others) Sven Dröge (proBanking, Bonds) Axel Dörfler (Spreadsheet Ignition) Timo 'Ermentrud' Kloss (Midi sequencer Horny) Alinea Computer (Demonstration of the distributed products) Matthias Goldisch (Dealer for Amiga & retro computing) Axel Knabe (Office & information service, presentation of BurnIt, among others) (snx) (Translation: cad) [News message: 24. Sep. 2006, 13:11] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`24.Sep.2006` (ANF)	Amiga Inc.: Indian subsidiary purchases Ruksun assets Under the title link, Amiga Inc. discloses that "Amiga Development India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amiga, Inc." had purchased the majority of the assets of Ruksun Software Technologies on August 10 of this year. The acquisition reportedly includes intellectual property, business and engineering and support staff and all development contracts. Ruksun was one of the original partners for Amiga's AmigaDE project. (cg) (Translation: cad) [News message: 24. Sep. 2006, 02:12] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`22.Sep.2006`	AmigaOS 4: SDL games Primate Plunge and Tower Toppler "Spot" has ported the platform game called Primate Plunge to AmigaOS 4. Besides this there is a new version of the Nebulus clone called Tower Toppler. (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 22. Sep. 2006, 16:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`22.Sep.2006` Mirko Engelhardt (ANF)	4 new games at amigaland.de On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Star Trek three new games have been made available at amigaland.de for free download. These are the Freeware/PD games "Star Trek - The Game of the Future of Mankind" written by Tobias Richter, "Star Trek - The Game" written by Jimbo Barber and "Star Trek" created by Twistet Images. Additionally there is also a game by Microprose: "Greens" which was formerly known as "Microprose Golf". (nba) (Translation: dr) [News message: 22. Sep. 2006, 13:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Sep.2006` AROS-Exec (Website)	MorphOS: Short Video about the Sputnik Development Status A short video from the latest development status about the yet unreleased, khtml-based web browser Sputnik shows mouse events, dhtml and javascript. Download: video.mpg (1,3 MB) (snx) (Translation: tz) [News message: 21. Sep. 2006, 19:07] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Sep.2006` amigaworld.net (Website)	AmigaOS 4: FastTrackerII-/Protracker-Klon Milkytracker Milkytracker is a 100% compatible clone of ProTracker resp. FastTrackerII, but it has a strongly optimized editor (Screenshot). Milkytracker can save the formats MOD and XM and is able to import songs of the formates MOD, XM and DBM. Besides the main program certain video tutorials, a package with samples as well as some example songs are available. The Amiga port comes from Varthall / Up Rough, Henning Nielsen Lund and Spot / Up Rough. (cg) (Translation: tz) [News message: 21. Sep. 2006, 15:52] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Sep.2006` Libero Moschella (ANF)	Pianeta Amiga: Official Announcement of "Project Samantha" Press release: Empoli (Florence), Italy, September 15, 2006: On September 23 and 24 at Palaesposizioni exhibition palace in Empoli, it will take place the 10th edition of Pianeta Amiga Show. This is nearly an historic appointment for the italian scene of alternative information technology, but not only limited to Italy and not only limited to Amiga computers, because Pianeta Amiga exhibit it is continuously growing and expanding, due to presence of foreign visitors and exhibitors from all Europe. The Pianeta Amiga event, it represents a place of rendez-vous for all amigans and users of various alternative platforms, and an aggregation point which is exclusive in the italian outline, and it is also a privileged launch pad platform for literally dozens of projects and products which continuously born and grew up in the sparkling world of alternative computing. The appointment of this year truly represents a milestone for italian information technology, because during the event in Empoli it will take place the official presentation of a new computer, entirely designed, developed and manufactured in Italy. This new motherboard will be capable to use wide part of Operating Systems created to run for Linux-like PPC based platforms, and it will also capable to run various other alternative Operating Systems that are widely used on the scene of I.T. world. It was a long time since the moment that technology innovation left italian peninsula. Now it was born again a new Hi-Tech challenge, and this is due to the efforts in co-operation and synergy lead by three dynamic italian firms: Alternative Holding Group Srl., Soft3 and Virtual Works, which started together a partnership in order to complete the first one of many projects, lots of these still in development and evolving. The results of their co-operation it is a compact, versatile, and scalable motherboard based on PowerPC processor by IBM, which could be adapted to fit the needings of any niche in the market, and more, the motherboard is enhanced with innovative and decent characteristics. All the features will be revealed during a conference that will take place on Saturday 23 September 2006 starting at 11:00 during Pianeta Amiga show. Apart from this main event, during the "two days" exhibit in Empoli, it will be on schedule various conferences dedicated to developers, and it will be presented various other products. Pianeta Amiga is sure an untipycal appointment, and from a certain point of view it could be considered truly "amazing" if considering the whole panoramic view of italian Information Technology. It is an event in which to enjoy again the taste for the "genuine" information technology of the origins, a time in which passion, intuition and the genius of young people led I.T. towards unimaginable progress not tied only by the common rules of commerce and simple market logic. This progress completely renewed the idea of free commerce and expanded actual computer market to new frontiers, and it also brought quickly all mankind to enter the world of today and face the world of tomorrow. About Pianeta Amiga: Pianeta Amiga was born in 1997 from the intuition of Jasa Communication in Empoli. The P.A. exhibit, during last years grew up to became nowadays a well known appointment in Europe, which can be considered unique if you could compare it with the entire category of exhibitions and annual shows it belongs to. This year it occurs the tenth anniversary of this event, which deals mainly with alternative technologies and which makes of this technology the "key for its success". For further infos and contacts you can easily visit its official homepage. See you in Empoli 23 and 24 September 2006. Ciao, Jasa Communication Bitplane Alternative Holding Group Soft3 Virtual Works (cg) (Translation: tz) [News message: 21. Sep. 2006, 15:23] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Sep.2006`	MorphOS: SDL-Games Primate Plunge and Shotgun Debugger Herbert "HAK" Klackl has ported two more SDL-titles for MorphOS: In the platform game Primate Plunge the player is steering a monkey through several environments, whereas Shotgun Debugger is a traditional shooter from the bird's-eye view. (cg) (Translation: tz) [News message: 21. Sep. 2006, 00:34] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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