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Archive 11/2012

09.Nov.2012
Amiga Future (Webseite) AROS: USB-Webcam-driver Sonix 0.40 ported
Boran 'serk118' Serkan has ported Sonix 0.40 to AROS. The driver enables the use of USB-Webcams like Sweex 100K, Trust SpaceCam 150 Portable, Macally IceCam Portable and possibly more models. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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08.Nov.2012
Amiga.org (ANF)

Hardware-Information: SysInfo 4.0
Exactly 19 years ago the last update of SysInfo was released. With the permission of the original author Nic Wilson today a new version of the well-known hardware diagnosis tool has been released (screenshot).

Changes in SysInfo 4.0:

Crasch due to assumed accessable memory at $2000 changed to $4000. (tnx Piru)
Updated memory size calculation in Memory Info to handle 64MB+ sizes correctly.
Updated board size calculation to handle 64MB+ correctly, added MB suffix for sizes greater than 2MB.
Several small corrections in the code.
Added some support for 68060, more to do. Doesn't yet handle the difference between LC/EC versions.
Added identification of UAE Autoconfig™ boards.
Added identification of Individual Computers GmbH Germany (www.icomp.de) Autoconfig™ boards. (tnx Jens Schönfeld)
New contact information: http://sysinfo.d0.se SysInfo@d0.se.

(cg) (Translation: dr)

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08.Nov.2012
MorphZone (Forum) MorphOS: Donation for G5-port achieved
With the donated amount of currently 3186,77 Euro the condition of three thousand Euro for the port of MorphOS to PowerMac computers with G5-processor was achieved (amiga-news.de reported).

500 Euro of the initiator Wiktor 'Pampers' Głowacki are included because differently from what was originally expected he had not to provide the hardware. Instead of it two G5-computers will be donated by AmigaDave: Additional to the 2,0-GHz-model M9747LL/A a M9749LL/A with 2,7 GHz as well. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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08.Nov.2012
Amigaworld.net (Webseite) AmigaOS 4: SysMon 2.4
Guillaume Boesel's SysMon is MUI-based and allows you to identify and remove frozen windows, to change priorities of tasks and processes as well as to monitor drives, assigns and system information.

In version 2.4 the version of the graphics driver was added as well as the RageMem-benchmark. A detailed list of changes is available under the title link.

Download: sysmon.lha (401 KB) (snx) (Translation: dr)

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08.Nov.2012
Moo Bunny (Forum) AROS: Video of Jacon McMullan's AmiWest-presentation
Additional to the written copy of Jason McMullan's AROS-presentation on the AmiWest (amiga-news.de reported) under the title link there is a video as well. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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08.Nov.2012
Amiga.org (Forum)

Petro Tyschtschenko: Amiga-1200 shipping started
According to Petro Tyschtschenko the shipping of the Amiga-Magic packages which are still in original packaging was started yesterday (amiga-news.de reported). Two pictures have been published to prove it:

(snx) (Translation: dr)

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06.Nov.2012
os4welt.de (Webseite) AmigaOS 4: New themes "modernDark" and "Blue Accent" (Update)
Thomas Claus who is the graphic designer of Entwickler X (Swamp Defense, Tap Jewels) has created two new themes for AmigaOS 4.1. modernDark is his first attempt to create a "dark" OS4-theme and Blue Accent is available with dark blue or dark grey window frames. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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06.Nov.2012
amigafuture.de (Webseite) Pianeta Amiga: Developer tutorials, exhibitor-lists, Sensible Soccer tournament
From 30. November until 2. December in Bologna the Pianeta Amiga 2012 will take place. Amiga Future and ACube (presenting AROS on the Sam460) will attend the event. Additionally there will be presentations of DigiBooster 3 and of the open-source BeOS-clone called Haiku.

On 30. November there also will be a daylong "DevCon" for novice programmers. Cross-Compiler-Setups, porting applications and Reaction-programming will be explained. All those who are interested in this tutorial please sign up for it via eMail.

A Sensible Soccer tournament also is planned. Further information will be available soon. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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