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`18.Dec.2004` Steffen Nitz (ANF)	News regarding DKG II and the SN archives Today a new version of the coins data base SN-EuroArchiv was released. New in v1.8 are among other things an improved image support, slide and thumbnail show, the possibility to enter special coins and medals, that are part of currency coins sets, the support for the 2 Euro commemorative coin was improved, etc. All changes can be found in the history. As a special offer for Christmas are "Die kleine Gilde II" and all SN archives (SN-EuroArchiv, SN-BilderArchiv, SN-MarkenArchiv etc.) available for special prices at eBay. (cg) (Translation: wk) [News message: 18. Dec. 2004, 20:56] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`18.Dec.2004` Robin (ANF)	Hollywood game: TriMa'gic Under the title link you can find a small Workbench game written with Hollywood by Robin Hueskes "similar to Logical but completely different". The principle of TriMa'gic is to remove all pieces of the same colour from the board. The game is available for AmigaOS 3.x, MorphOS and WarpOS. (snx) (Translation: wk) [News message: 18. Dec. 2004, 07:56] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Dec.2004` Elbox Computer (ANF)	Elbox announces ColdFire-based accelerator board for the Amiga 1200 ELBOX COMPUTER is proud to announce its breath-taking new product for Amiga 1200 computers - DRAGON ColdFire. DRAGON is a ColdFire-based accelerator card combined with the PCI/AGP Expansion busboard. With its DRAGON ColdFire development, Elbox brings to Amiga computers top performance of the latest Freescale's ColdFire V4e core based-processor, the successor of the 68k dynasty. DRAGON-equipped Amiga computers are ready to run most of the 68k Amiga programs/applications several times faster when compared against Amiga 1200 with the fastest 68060 accelerators. 'By combining many attractive features like the high-performance ColdFire processor, fast DDR memory, AGP graphics, powerful PCI 66MHz technology and comprehensive software support, DRAGON-equipped Amiga computers turn into modern, fast and extremely functional power machines,' said Maciek Binek, president and CEO of Elbox. The DRAGON's mainboard and the DRAGON's ColdFire CPU card are designed on two separate circuit boards. With modular design, the DRAGON can be easily upgraded and configured to meet the needs of the most demanding Amiga users. DRAGON Technical Specification: ColdFire MCF5475 processor (410MIPS) running at 266MHz Two sockets for DDR-266 SDRAM modules, support up to 1GByte of memory (1GB/s peak) One AGP slot (264MB/s peak access from the main processor) Five 66/33MHz, 32-bit PCI slots, PCI 2.2 compliant (264MB/s peak) 2MBytes of 32-bit Flash memory (containing upgradeable DRAGON firmware) Asynchronous design with fast access to Amiga 1200 motherboard hardware Multi-channels DMA support (PCI <-> PCI, PCI <-> DDR, PCI <-> AGP, PCI <-> A1200) Auto-Recharge battery-backed Real Time Clock Four high-speed programmable serial (UART/USART/IRDA/modem) controllers (optional) One Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and two FastEthernet 100Mbps controllers (optional) ColdFire processor: The DRAGON ColdFire will initially be available with the fastest ColdFire MCF5475 processor in clock speed of 266MHz. MCF5475 features the V4e ColdFire core with MMU, dual precision FPU and EMAC. The 266MHz version of the ColdFire MCF5475 processor provides raw performance of 410MIPS. Up to 1GB of DDR SDRAM: The DRAGON comes with two DIMM slots for ultrafast DDR-266 SDRAM memory. This high-speed memory rushes data at up to 1GB/s throughput. It is over 25 times faster compared against the fastest A1200 accelerators available so far. As memory is scalable up to 1GB, you can add RAM to meet increasing demands of your applications and workflow. AGP Graphic Slot: The DRAGON comes with the 3.3V 66MHz AGP slot which supports up to 264MB/s data throughput. The following AGP graphics cards will be supported: Radeon 9700, Radeon 9500, Radeon 9200, Radeon 9000, Radeon 7500, Radeon 7000, Voodoo 5, Voodoo 4, Voodoo 3. PCI Expansion Slots: The DRAGON comes with five 66/33MHz, 32-bit PCI slots compliant with the PCI 2.2 specification. The DRAGON system can be configured with PCI 66MHz or PCI 33MHz expansion technology. All PCI slots provide DMA capability. The DRAGON's ColdFire processor has linear access to the 4GB PCI space. Multi-channel DMA support: DRAGON hardware provides Multi-channel DMA support. PCI bus master cards can provide DMA accesses to all DRAGON resources: the AGP card, DDR memory, other PCI cards and the Amiga 1200 motherboard space. DRAGON' PCI-to-DDR Direct Memory Access can reach up to 264MB/s throughput. This feature allows even the fastest mass storage PCI controllers to run at their top performance. 2MB of 32-bit Flash memory: DRAGON includes 2 MBytes of the 32-bit extremely fast Flash memory. It includes factory-programmed DRAGON's boot firmware and diagnostic software. Flash ROM allows remapping of the Amiga Kickstart, as well. FastEthernet 100Mbps and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (optional): The DRAGON's MCF5475 processor has one built-in Hi-Speed USB 2.0 controller and two FastEthernet 100Mbps controllers. External ports for these controllers will be available on an optional module. Hardware-acceleration encryption (DES, 3DES, RC4, AES, MD5, SHA-1, RNG) is built into the processor. Dual-channel architecture permits single pass encryption and authentication. High-Speed serial controllers (optional): Up to four programmable serial controllers (PSCs), each with separate 512-byte receive and transmit FIFOs for UART, USART, modem, codec, and IrDA 1.1 interface, are built in the DRAGON's MCF5475 processor. External ports for these controllers will be available on an optional module. Compatible Tower systems: The DRAGON ColdFire busboard is designed to be used in the following tower systems: Mirage 1200, E/BOX 1200, Power Tower, Winner Tower and Infinitiv Tower. Besides, an Elbox custom-designed case for the DRAGON ColdFire system will be announced soon. Supported AGP and PCI cards: Graphic cards (Radeon 9700, Radeon 9500, Radeon 9200, Radeon 9000, Radeon 7500, Radeon 7000, Voodoo 5, Voodoo 4, Voodoo 3) Sound cards (Sound Blaster 4.1 Digital, Sound Blaster 128 and cards based on the ForteMedia FM801 chipset--e.g. Terratec 512i Digital) Serial ATA controllers (SiI 3114 support in development) Spider Hi-Speed USB 2.0 controllers TV tuner cards (based on Bt848/849/878 and FUSION 878/879) Fast Ethernet 100Mbps cards (based on RTL8139 chipset) Ethernet 10Mbps cards (based on RTL8029 chipset) Pricing and availability: The DRAGON ColdFire is planned to be available by the end of January 2005 for a very attractive price, offering superior price/performance ratio. The suggested retail price is 349 EUR. (VAT excl.) Registered owners of Elbox Mediator 1200 PCI busboards will receive a special incentive upgrade offer in January 2005. (snx) [News message: 17. Dec. 2004, 13:38] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2004` Jens Schönfeld (ANF)	Catweasel MK4 delayed, C64 products on time Bad news first: Unfortunately, one of our suppliers did not ship in time, so the production of the Catweasel MK4 could not start at the planned time. Due to this delay, we can't ensure that all our customers will have the controller under their Christmas tree. The soonest day of shipment is December 23rd, but it's more probable that shipping starts between Christmas and the new year. The time that we already rented on the assembly machines is put to good use: In the past days, the last networking card for the C64 "RR-Net" has been sold, so there would have been a delivery bottleneck if the new production run would have been started as planned early 2005. The second production run of RR-Net networking cards can now be brought forward, so the network-bundle for the C64 that we're offering since September 2003 is kept available without any interruption. Developer Oliver Achten has finished his first product that will be produced by individual Computers: MMC64 is an MMC- and SD-card interface for the C64 computer. It uses the multimedia and Secure Digital flash cards that are known from the PDA world. That means that after you power up the computer, you can access any MMC or SD card that's FAT16-formatted - up to the size of 4GB! The built-in flashable BIOS with integrated file browser allows the user to load games and other programs, play SID-files with the built-in player, or write D64 images to a floppy drive. MMC64 has a clockport for expansions like RR-Net, and a pass-through for other expansion cards. This pass-through is 100 % compatible with the Retro Replay - both expansions can be used in their full functionality at the same time. MMC64 will be available for 49,- EUR starting February 2005, and will be demonstrated for the first time at the TUM party in Hemsbach, Germany (December 27th to 29th, 2004). (cg) (Translation: cg) [News message: 16. Dec. 2004, 23:24] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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