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`18.Dec.2000` Heise [Newsticker]	Heise: Competitor to Microsoft's new Video Format «3ivx is to be made available for every platform as there are Windows, Macintosh, BeOS, Linux, Amiga, and other. A related player is planned as open source project. Already for now there exists a delta version 1.0d1 of the 3ivx decoder for MacOS Classic and Windows at the download area of the 3ivix pages. To play the example videos Apple-Player from version QuickTime 4.0 is needed. Initial tries to use this decoder with the QuickTime player under Windows leaded to less successful results - the format wasn't recognized.» Complete article at the title link (German). 3ivx Homepage for more information about the project. [News message: 18. Dec. 2000, 16:59] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`18.Dec.2000` Andreas Falkenhahn via eMail	The Best of Airsoft Softwair Gold Edition CD-ROM From now on the successor of the 'The Best of Airsoft Softwair' CD-ROM, which was released by APC&TCP last year, is directly available from Airsoft Softwair. The Gold Edition is fully filled with 650 MB of data and contains all of the releases by the user group Airsoft Softwair, again including some full versions exclusively, e.g. the CD32 Games Install Kit v4.0 NG, and Rainboot v3.1. The other shareware applications of course are there as full versions, too. The CD-ROM costs just 29.95 DM (20 USD) and can be ordered now. Owners of the Best of Airsoft Softwair CD-ROM Vol.1 can even upgrade for only 19.95 DM (15 US$). More information under the title link. Airsoft Softwair Homepage [News message: 18. Dec. 2000, 16:59] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`18.Dec.2000` Marc Oberst at ANF	Science Fiction Encyclopaedia for Amiga The PKD-Guide, a freeware-encyclopaedia by the American sience fiction author Philip K. Dick, started in 1994, now has it's 'own' homepage. They are looking for help to publish an international version of the guide. They are urgently looking for translators and collectors of informations all over the world. But people who wants to read the newsletter or talk to others are also welcomed. The guide is already available in the AmigaGuide-format and a HTML version will be available, too. Version 4.0 beta is already available form Aminet. [News message: 18. Dec. 2000, 16:59] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Dec.2000` Achim Stegemann on ANF	Digital Almanac III - Christmas Update Achim Stegemann wrote: The Christmas update for DA3 is ready and can be downloaded on the homepage. There had some adaption regarding the new OS 3.9 to be done (because of the new math-libs). During the installation pay attention to the hints by all means! Besides that I wish all Amigans a merry Christmas and a happy new millenium! [News message: 17. Dec. 2000, 22:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Dec.2000` Sven Droege on ANF	Bonds v1.78 BETA3 with New Homepage Sven Droege wrote: The users of the financial software Bonds had to count on long waitstates for updates. Since today there's a new homepage under the known address www.programmed-excellence.de online. Through a server change the access probabily should be improved drastically. Besides that there's a new update v1.78 BETA3, which only contains some small bugfixes. Additionally for registered users there's now the tool "quotations updater", that can be used to update quotations also without Bonds. The email-address of the author has also changed. It's now Sven.Droege@programmed-excellence.de. [News message: 17. Dec. 2000, 19:34] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Dec.2000` Fun Time World	ppclib.emu v0.8e On 16. Dezember 2000 Frank Wille has released the version 0.8e of the 'ppclibemu'. This library makes it possible to run PPC programs, that use the ppc.library made by p5 directly under WarpOS. Added in this version is the support for DoMethod, DoSuperMethod and CoerceMethod, so that now the Voyager Flash-PlugIn does also run with the ppclibemu. Download: ppclibemu.lzx V0.8e (update - only libraries) util/libs/ppclibemu.lha V0.8d [News message: 17. Dec. 2000, 18:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Dec.2000` Fun Time World	MorphOS: MUI class - NList v19 On 16. Dezember 2000 a PPC version of the MUI class NList v19 for MorphOS/PPC has been released. This class is used for example by the email client YAM. The PPC version speeds up the building of the lists. Besides the PPC archive you need the 68k version of NList. This is ready for download on the NList-Homepage. Download: NList_19.lha/PPC (141K) [News message: 17. Dec. 2000, 18:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Dec.2000` Gunter Hinrichsen on ANF	HTMLread v.48 Gunter Hinrichsen has released an update of 'HTMLread' on 17. December 2000 and an update of the Genesis plug-in for HTMLread on 14. December. HTMLread is an extension for the email client YAM that allows reading HTML mails. YAM can't display e-mails written in HTML for now, as they are sent by Netscape, Eudora or Outlook. HTMLread discovers, converts and sends these e-mails to a HTML viewer. Some changes have been made in the new version: Two bugs were fixed, it's become smaller, condition images are supported, the download manager now doesn't open his condition windows anymore when you're offline, the downloadmanager now knows the option QUIET, better looking condition GIFs and some more changes. The Genesis plug-in toggles Genesis automatically on- and offline again for the download of web-images. Download: HTMLreadV48.lha (40K), needs v.4 HTMLreadV4.lha (290K) GensisPlugin.lha (17K) [News message: 17. Dec. 2000, 17:27] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Dec.2000` Marcus Neervoort on ANF	Marcus Neervoort with New URL Marcus Neervoort's homepage is now reachable under the new URL http://amigapage.de/. On his site there are among other things informtion about the history of the Amiga, Fleecy Moss' speech on the WoA 2000 and pictures of the WoA 2000 to be found. The move became necessary as the web-space Neervoort needs to keep the page running wasn't sufficient anymore at T-Online coupled with other providers of web-space. [News message: 17. Dec. 2000, 17:27] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Dec.2000` Stefan Martens on ANF	Stefan Martens with E-Mail Problems Stefan Martens wrote: Freedoms causes probs. All those who have sent me an email from Thursday on to xy@stefan1200.de, xy@amiga-user-liste.de or amiga@alternative-games.de, please send this mail once again to Stefan1200@gmx.de. And please use this email address at least until Tuesday. As soon as the normal e-mail addresses work again I'll announce this. For the time being there are also problems with the related homepages, these are partly not accessible! If there will occur any problem, please use: Stefan1200/AUL: http://die.hotcity.de/stefan1200/ Alternative-Games.de: http://die.gamecity.de/alternative-games/. [News message: 17. Dec. 2000, 17:27] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Dec.2000` Kurt Geens via eMail	www.amigasdk.com with New Layout www.amigasdk.com is presented in a new layout and uses now PHP-Nuke for generating the pages as Amiga.org already does. The site informs comprehensively about the AmigaSDK. The actual editoral by James Russell with 'Why Linux Needs Amiga' as topic covers the running-anywhere feature of AmigaDE regarding games for Linux. [News message: 17. Dec. 2000, 16:10] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Dec.2000` Fun Time World	Office package 'Papyrus' for Amiga The office package 'Papyrus' by the company R.O.M logicware shall be ported to the Amiga. Until now the package was available for OS/2, TOS(Atari) and Windows. Responsible for the prot is Titan Computer. For the next issue of Amiga Plus it is planned to print more information. In the issue 11/2000 of the 'st-computer' there's an interview with the manager of R.O.M. logicware. Fun Time World had already released the following quote on 11. December: «For all the love for the Amiga, but very important for us are a Macintosh and a Linux version at the moment..... As we have just come together for a cooperation with an important company in the Amiga market, that also supports us heavily on doing the MacIntosh version one can count indeed on three more supported platforms: Mac, Linux and also Amiga.» [News message: 17. Dec. 2000, 16:10] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Dec.2000` Czech Amiga News	Online shops of Epic Direct Ltd. The shops AmigaGames.co.uk and AmigaUtils.co.uk of Epic Direct Ltd. are online. The former offers games and hardware like joysticks, the latter applications like office and developer software. [News message: 17. Dec. 2000, 16:10] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Dec.2000` Czech Amiga News	Status of the AmigaOS v4.0 Petition On the website of Amigart there's a form made available a little bit to the bottom which can be used to show one's interest for Amiga v4.0. For the time being 825 people have subscribed to this petition. For now it is planned to run it until 1. January 2001 and then hand them over to Amiga Inc. [News message: 17. Dec. 2000, 16:10] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2000` Simon II	Simon The Sorcerer II - Update 3 Paul Burkley has released Update 3 of Simon II for download. This update solves problems with loading and saving with the adventure game while running AmigaOS 3.9. I just tried it myself and now the game runs without any problems under AmigaOS 3.9.. Download: Simon2Upd3.lha - 79 KB [News message: 16. Dec. 2000, 06:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2000` Czech Amiga News	Aqua - New Adventure-Game Crystal Interactive will retail the new adventure 'Aqua' . At Emerald Imaging you will find information and screenshots of this game. In this game you'll find yourself in a mysterious world and you must find a way to leave it. [News message: 16. Dec. 2000, 06:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2000` Frank Carlos on ANF	Amiga Expands the Linux Community through Cross-Platform Architecture Here's an article/demo about the Amiga's revolutionary VP (virtual processor) assembly code, the heart of the new Amiga's Digital Environment. It takes you through an in-depth look at an an Amiga demo written in VP (virtual processor) assembly code. Also take a look at this Interview with Bill McEwen (President) and Fleecy Moss (VP of Technology), to learn more about the technology behind the new Amiga Digital Environment and why it's so revolutionary and so damn cool! And here's an article, that covers more advanced Amiga topics about the new Amiga SDK. [News message: 16. Dec. 2000, 06:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2000` Andre Beer on ANF	GeoWorld - Christmas Offer for People Interested in Geography There is an abslolutely special offer of the newest version of GeoWorld for all who quickly decide to buy it. The offer is valid until 24.12.2000 (date on the stamp or email order). A demo version and an order form and more information can be found under the title link. [News message: 16. Dec. 2000, 06:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2000` Alfred Sturm	New Aminet Uploads FLeagues_BB2.lha biz/dbase 116K+Football Database For 50 Leagues (v1.4b) StarBase_SCR.lha biz/dbase 116K+Star Trek Episodes Database (v4.0) streamer.lha comm/www 24K+Internet radio - Shoutcast player d4-bullp4pp3r.lha demo/ecs 76K+D4rkn3ss - Amigademo from Dreamhack 00 SamplesMaster.lha dev/amos 108K+Creates IFF and RAW samples (italian) BlitzLstFeb00.lha dev/basic 383K+Blitz mailing list archives for February BlitzLstMar00.lha dev/basic 179K+Blitz mailing list archives for March 20 BlitzLstNov00.lha dev/basic 140K+Blitz mailing list archives for November Amiga-C-Nov00.lha dev/c 89K+Postings to Amiga-C mailing list in Nove amiga12.lha dev/cross 71K+LUnix SDK (binary distribution) WarpUp-Nov00.lha docs/misc 97K+Postings to the WarpUp mailing list in N Snace.lha game/2play 308K+2pl. snake-like racing game, but in all Mattonite.lha game/demo 234K+BreakOut demo game, working in progress DiamondBOX.lha gfx/edit 390K+Layer based 24 bit image editing V1.XMAS mccontrol.lha hard/hack 522K+V1.55 PSX MemoryCard Reader LocaleCS_cats.lha misc/misc 1.7M+Czech and Slovak Locale - catalogs OS39-Boot.lha pix/boot 88K+CyberGraphX-BootPic.library for OS3.9 HideWB.lha util/boot 17K+HideWB is a nice util that shift up WB s EasyConvert.lha util/conv 23K+Easy Convert - converts miles - km, etc. GuiSplatch.lha util/misc 31K+Split and join files with easy to use GU ShootTheScreen.lha util/misc 502K+It's main task is doing series of Screen GoodTime.lha util/time 410K+GoodTime is a WB clock showing time usin TacyCacy.lha util/wb 469K+Display citation on WB in very nice way. VisualPrefs.lha util/wb 459K+Configure the look of the Amiga GUI! [News message: 16. Dec. 2000, 05:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2000` Thorsten Schölzel via eMail	CD³²-Allianz News On the CD³²-Developer-Site there are new information about coding including the Akiko-GPU. Furthermore you can find three more documents there. These texts are only available in English and therefor we are searching for somebody who could translate them. [News message: 16. Dec. 2000, 05:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2000` Alexander Kurtz on ANF	aminetGUI is NOT offline In some forums there is a rumor that says the aminetGUI and even the whole AmiNET were offline. This is not true. he AmiNET as well as the aminetGUI are online. Only the URL www.aminet.de is offline since the domainprovider has problems. The current URL is www.amiga-gateway.de/aminetgui/index.html. All services of the GUI can be reached under this URL. Alexander Kurtz, webmaster of the Aminet-GUI wrote: "I do not intend to give up on this project. Currently I lack the time to make all the changes I imagined to make, but I am still working on it! I owe this to you, the Amiga community." [News message: 16. Dec. 2000, 05:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2000` Christoph Meier	Chip: Nvidia buys 3dfx: Spectacular 3D-Company takeover The moment has finally come: 3D graphics pioneer 3dfx closes its doors - and sells the company to its hardest opponent: Nvidia. You can find the complete report under the title link. [News message: 16. Dec. 2000, 05:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2000` Christoph Meier on ANF	EASys! Update 4.8.4 and bugfix with OS 3.9 The update to version 4.8.4 of EASys! will be ready for 20.12.2000 at the latest. User who bought the 4.8.4 CD-R package at the fair in Cologne don't need that update anymore. But following things should be arranged with 4.8.4 CD-R package so OS 3.9 runs completely. rename the file EASys!:config/OS39_with_toolsdaemon to OS39_with_rexxmenu in file SYS:StartSys/e_WB/2_Toolbar (or 2_ToolManager_EASys) add one line before the startup of the toolmanager: wait 10 this is required because an asynchron simultaneous start of AmiDock and ToolManager causes a bug. [News message: 16. Dec. 2000, 05:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2000` Christoph Meier on ANF	Interview with Paul Nolan GraphicsBoard.com did an interview with Paul Nolan, the author of Photogenics. You can find the complete interview under the title link. [News message: 16. Dec. 2000, 05:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2000` Michael Ufer on ANF	New Sample-Set for WormsDC Since Hyperion are taking their time for "Worms Armageddon" for the Amiga, I have created a new sample-set with up to 90% of German samples for the old "Worms - The Directors Cut" (try the "Suizid-Oma" or atomic bomb;)). This puts the fun back into WormsDC :-). Caution: the set is approximately 3 MB large (you need a lot of Fast-Ram to use the samples). Download: NewWorms.lha [News message: 16. Dec. 2000, 05:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2000` Patrick Beerhorst on ANF	Mini-GlowIcons 1.3 including OS3.9 Updates The current MiniGlowincons archive with over 400 small icons for start-bars or small VGA desktop is now available on our homepage. Included are among others icons for OS 3.9 (UnArch, AmiDock, Action...). In the download area there are also some desktop backgrounds and MP2/MP3 sound files that where created with the Amiga. [News message: 16. Dec. 2000, 05:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Dec.2000` Christoph Meier on ANF	Heise: Speculations about Corel's Linux-business As formerly announced, Corel sold its Linux area. Here are more links concerning the subject: ZDNet: Scoop: Corel to sell its Linux arm The Register: Corel Linux selloff nearly a done deal The Register: Corel responds to Linux sale speculation [News message: 16. Dec. 2000, 05:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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