• Now GUI is font sensitive
• New TooltypeUPDATE_IMMEDIATELY=YES|NO
• Minor bugs in GUI fixed

• DCE & Support (long version)
• DCE & Support (short Version)
• Pictures of the Amitopia Tour 2002

• Results of the logo-contest
• Results of the name-contest

• 03.09.02 new: Space Station (Paradox) done by DJ Mike
• 03.09.02 new: Allo 'Allo (Alternative) done by DJ Mike
• 03.09.02 updated: Sooty & Sweep (Alternative Software) install script updated
• 02.09.02 improved: Dogs of War (Elite Systems) supports another version
• 02.09.02 improved: Banshee (Core Design) access faults removed, CD³² version supported
• 01.09.02 new: Top Banana (Hex) done by Codetapper
• 31.08.02 new: Erik (Atlantis) done by Codetapper
• 31.08.02 updated: Switchblade (Core Design/Gremlin) supports kixx budget release
• 30.08.02 updated: Speedball 2 CD³² (Renegade) reworked install package
• 30.08.02 improved: Fire & Ice (Graftgold) various improvements
• 29.08.02 new: Batman Vuelve (Batman Group) done by Codetapper
• 29.08.02 new: Authentik (Skarla) done by Psygore
• 28.08.02 improved: Loopz (Audiogenic/Mindscape) supports another version, misc changes, new icons
• 23.08.02 new: Donkey Kong (Bignonia) done by JOTD
• 20.08.02 new: Frantic Freddie (Bignonia) done by Asman
• 20.08.02 new: Ultimate Gameboy Simulator (Symbiosis) done by Galahad
• 20.08.02 new: Sorceror's Apprentice (Art Computer Software) done by Codetapper
• 20.08.02 new: Marvins Marvellous Adventure CD³² (21st Century Entertainment) done by René Gennes
• 20.08.02 new: Leviathan (English Software) done by Codetapper
• 20.08.02 improved: Insects in Space (Hewson) blitter waits added
• 20.08.02 improved: Executioner (Codetapper) supports another version, new icon

• Complete StuffIt-support (XAD)
• Complete CAB-support (XAD)
• Polish translation (XAD)
• Detection of many tricks of hiding of viruses (XFD)

• Added function "search, count", which provides a means for counting coins belonging to a search result (e.g. a certain collection area). A.o. number of coins, total purchase value and total value are counted.
• Extended pre- and postfix in catalog no. by five and three characters respectively.
• Added sales project info, showing a.o. how many coins were sold at which total price.
• The list window can now also show the numbers of the item and sales list windows (e.g. 1999|PP:1 ST:5 SS:10|Motiv) (function had previously been imcomplete).
• Improved handling of the setup window (now double click on list settings and the settings can be in- or decreased).
• Other small changes.
• Fixed bug.

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A M I G A   O S   4 . 0   F R E A T U R E S   L I S T E D

A M I G A F E S T   # 4   F R O M   A M I T E C H - D A Y T O N

A O N E   G O T H E N B U R G   F A L L   E V E N T

P E G A S O S   A N D   M O R P H O S   U P D A T E

A M I G A   O N   M O R P H O S   L E G A L I T Y

E L B O X   M E D I A T O R   P C I   1 2 0 0   S X

S O U N D F X   V 4 . 2   I S   A V A I L A B L E

I O U S B   2 . 0   F R O M   I O S P I R I T

P O S E I D O N   U S B   S T A C K   1 . 2 6

I O S P R I T   S O F T W A R E   D I S T R I B U T I O N

W O R K S   N E E D E D   F O R   2 0 0 3   C A L E N D A R

P R I V O X Y   3 . 0 . 0   F O R   A M I G A

Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:

It's been a quiet month. Apparently, work continues on Amiga ONE and
OS 4.0 with quiet determination. At least I hope so, and there's
really no reason to think otherwise. However, it's now been a very
long wait. Fortunately, the Amiga community is used to long waits. I
believe the community as a whole still feels this one will turn out
differently from all the others. I know I still do. But it does feel
frighteningly familiar, doesn't it?
Quiet or not we have several interesting items for you to read this
time. Most interesting to me is the situation with Pegasos and Morph
OS. I am constantly amazed that supposed promoters of the Amiga do
things that, if successful, can only hurt the company. In this case,
damaging Amiga's ability to control its OS. The small companies that
continually do these things seem to have no concern that Amiga is
itself small, and damage to its intellectual property could cause
severe difficulties or even put them out of business. And the small
companies that do this seldom get anything genuinely useful on the
market.
My personal opinion is that both products have about as much chance
for real success as (to use an old American expression) "a snowball in
Hell". But they are causing already limited resources to be wasted by
Amiga Inc. in defending their property.
Ah well, bad judgement takes funny forms sometimes.
Most of our other stories show the good side of the Amiga community,
and I enjoyed some of the news very much.
We hope you enjoy this issue also.
Brad Webb,
Editor
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A M I G A   O S   4 . 0   F R E A T U R E S   L I S T E D

{Taken from the Amiga OS website, and apparently just posted there
despite the date. Thought you might like to see these. Brad}

07-Aug-2002 - AmigaOS Features

Listed below are the modules that make up the core of AmigaOS 4. Most
of the OS modules (including the kernel) are finished and being tested
internally by the OS 4 development team.

Current work centers around Intuition and Reaction, 2D/3D drivers, A1
Bios, additional kernel functionality (virtual addressing and
page-based memory handling) and the integration of the 68K emulation
into the system.

Here are the modules that make up AmigaOS 4:

Exec Second Generation (Exec SG)

Exec is the AmigaOS kernel and was written in 68K assembly
for AmigaOS 3.1. It has been rewritten in C, as ExecSG, for
AmigaOS 4.

The following features are planned for ExecSG:

Hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
Virtual addressing (for automatic stack enlargement etc.)
Page-based memory handling (less fragmentation and more
efficient)
Virtual memory
New library interface
Resource tracking and management
Optional memory protection
WarpOS backwards compatibility

Just in Time (JIT) 68K emulation

PPC native TCP/IP stack & PPP drivers

fastest on the platform

Re-implementation of the Amiga file system (FFS2) for PPC

PPC native CD Filesystem

with limited Mount Rainier support (use your CDRW as a floppy)

Recovery and Salvage tools for FFS2 and SFS

PPC native CD back-up tool

OS 4 will include a simple tool which allows the user to back-up
files by burning them to an ISO 9660 CD which also allows for
exchanging data between systems)

PPC native RTG system

Picasso 96 V3

PPC native arithmetically optimised version of layers.library

Warp3D (3D driver system)

OpenGL 1.3 support (Mesa 4.0)

PPC native RTA system based on AHI

with Soundblaster Live! Drivers

PPC native GUI system (Intuition and Reaction)

PPC native shell

PPC native version of "Amidock"

PPC native utility for archiving and de-archiving

SCSI drivers for onboard (UW) SCSI controllers

AmigaInput API (for multimedia controller devices)

USB stack

already adapted for the Highway and Subway hardware

PPC native datatypes

New HDToolbox ("Media Toolbox")

Support for TrueType/OpenType fonts

Web-browser (Ibrowse 2.3)

MUI PPC (for legacy applications)

Reading/printing of PDF files

PPC native rewrite of DOS library

PPC native movieplayer

"Action" with DivX and MPEG4 support

PPC native devices

Generic PPC native PCI library

http://os.amiga.com/os4/OS4Features.php
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A M I G A F E S T   # 4   F R O M   A M I T E C H - D A Y T O N

AmigaFest 2002, The Show Within a Show at Computerfest®

12 August, 2002

For the fourth year in a row, AmiTech-Dayton, Amiga Computer Users
Group, is sponsoring AmigaFest, a show within a show at Computerfest®.
The purpose of AmigaFest is to provide a concentration of Amiga
oriented vendors and exhibitors in the show to provide improved
support for the Amiga Community. If you are a current or former Amiga
user, or are just curious about the platform, stop by AmigaFest 2002
and find out what is currently going on with Amiga. There are many new
developments on the horizon and we will have some available for
demonstration or sale at the show.

The AmigaFest 2002 area will include a Seminar/Presentation section,
that will be showing off the capabilities of the Amiga system,
including alternative operating systems that are currently in
development for the Amiga community. Presentations will be going on
continuously throughout the show. In addition there will be an Amiga
museum displaying nearly every model of the Amiga that was produced.

One of the advantages of the Amiga platform is its extremely
efficient operating system that has provided pre-emptive multi-tasking
since its introduction in 1985. The next version of the Amiga OS will
make full use of the PowerPC CPU line. A new generation of Amiga
hardware is on the horizon that will back up the efficiency of the
operating system with modern computing horsepower. Amiga OS Emulators
are also currently available, and will be demonstrated at AmigaFest
2002, bringing Amiga efficiency to X86-based systems bypassing
Windows. Drop by and find out about all the upcoming developments.

As in years past we will be holding several demos that should be of
interest to any present, past or future Amiga user. We will have demos
of MorphOS installed on a PPC equipped Amiga 1200, Amithlon and
AmigaXL installed on a PC, and using digital cameras on your Amiga.
Other demos are in the works. Stop by our booths for a complete
schedule of events.

We are expecting several exhibitors for this year's AmigaFest. They
include Extreme Computing, developers of a new line of X86-based
computers optimized to run new Amiga OS emulation systems; Compuquick
Multi Media Center; FWD Computing; Mr. Hardware; E. S. Productions; G
and G Publications, publishers of The New Amigans magazine; the Amiga
Cafe; AmiTech Dayton and Grasshopper LLC, developer of Pagestream, the
premier desk top publishing program for Amiga, now also available for
Macintosh and Windows.

Additionally, on Saturday night after the show, we have arranged to
have a gathering for a dinner and social get together for all Amigans.
Stop by the AmiTech-Dayton booth, pick up a flyer, and be sure to join
in the fun.


We think it's going to be an interesting and fun show. There are a
couple of definite advantages to having an Amiga Show in conjunction
with a show like Computerfest®. First of all it gives the Amiga user
access to a concentrated selection of Amiga gear, a lot of which will
be at special show prices. Secondly, it gives them unparalleled access
to a broad selection of general equipment that we all need and a
little shopping will find them at bargains beyond belief.

As always, we hope all Amigans will stop by and show their support.
Hope to see you there!


21 August, 2002

AmigaFest Update: Pegasos to be demonstrated in Dayton, Ohio


AmiTech-Dayton Amiga User Group is pleased to announce that they will
be privileged to have live demonstrations of the Pegasos computer
system during this years AmigaFest at the Dayton ComputerFest¨, August
24th-25th. We are quite excited that they have accepted our invitation
and hope to see many of our long time Amiga friends come by to see
this much-talked about platform.

Also, we would like to announce our other vendors participating in
AmigaFest 2002:

Compuquik Media Center - Amiga hardware and software vendor.

E.S. Productions - Artwork by Eric Schwartz and home of Amy the
Squirrel

Extreme Corporation/Computing - Home of ready configured
Amithlon/AmigaOS XL systems.

FWD Computing - Vendor of Amiga software and collectibles.

G&G Publishing Ent. - Publisher of The New Amigans magazine.

Grasshopper LLC - Your source for Pagestream for the Amiga, PC, and
Mac systems.

Amiga Cafe - Amiga IRC chat site.

And of course our club, AmiTech-Dayton will on hand! Along with our
table will be an Amiga Museum, a collection of nearly every model of
Amiga produced along with some of our members modified machines.

Plus, we will be having demos of the Pegasos, the Extreme machines,
Pagestream, Personal Paint, Photogenics, and Amicamedia that will be
going on constantly during the show. And as always, there is no charge
for these demos. Please check with the AmiTech table for a listing of
times and locations.

We will once again have a social gathering off site once the show
closes on Saturday. This year will will have door prizes for those
attending the gathering courtesy of our friends at Software Hut. Space
for this dinner is limited, so check with the AmiTech table for full
details.

Show hours are 9:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday and 10:00am to 4:00pm on
Sunday. Some vendors may not be able to stay for the full day on
Sunday, so come early! With over 30,000 attendees, the Dayton
ComputerFest¨ is one of the largest shows of its type in the United
States. And AmigaFest will be there for the fourth year in a row. Come
be a part of the excitement!

For further information contact Ron Schwartz at: schwartr@gemair.com
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A O N E   G O T H E N B U R G   F A L L   E V E N T

28 August, 2002

When & where

AONE Gothenburg 2002 Fall Event will take place on the 21st of
September, which is a Saturday. The event will last between 12 - 17
and the premises where we will hold the event is called Kajutan ("The
Cabin" in English).

For those who visited the AmiGBG 2002 fair earlier this year it will
be quite easy to find their way to Kajutan that is situated in Tolken,
that is the same building that we used when we arranged the fair. The
entrance to Kajutan is placed on the same side of the Tolken building
and we will set out direction signs so that it will be easy to find
your way.

Kajutan is often used for conferences and seminars and we think that
this is a suitable place to have this event since we will have a
number of lecturers present that will tell you all you want to know
about the Amiga One.

The new Amiga - AmigaOne

At this event, the first new Amiga computer in ten years will for the
first time be seen in Sweden.

We see this as a scandinavian kickoff for the new Amiga!

The name of this computer is AmigaOne (AONE). The first version has a
PowerPC G3 processor running at 600 MHz. This first board goes under
the name AmigaOneG3-SE and is at the moment shipped to a selected
group of developers/beta testers.

Two of these beta testers, Justin from Denmark and Ole-Egil from
Norway will visit us in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 21st of September to
demonstrate this new hardware that so many have waited so eagerly to
see. The computers that they bring to Gothenburg are their own
AmigaOne developer machines.

The AmigaOne machines that will be running during the day in
Gothenburg will have different versions of PowerPC Linux installed
(Debian and SuSe), as well as UAE Amiga Emulator (emulation of the
classic AmigaOS).

When the end user version of AmigaOne is ready for sale, it will be
bundled with the next generation AmigaOS, OS4. This Amiga operating
system is a modernized and rewritten OS for the PowerPC processor.
AmigaOS4 is still under development by Amiga Inc's partner Hyperion.

Whether we will have any news regarding OS4 at the event, we don't
know yet.


What will happen during the day?

During the day of the event, seminars around AmigaONE will be held.
Of course it will also be possible to ask questions about this new
Amiga and to see it in action!

We are very proud to announce that we will have Alan Redhouse from
english company Eyetech attending the showcase. Eyetech is the company
behind AmigaOne. We are also working on the possibility to have other
prominent guests with connections to AmigaOne and OS4 here at the
event, so stay tuned.

At this event we will also have a machine running Amiga DE. This is
because of the future development with DE being integrated into the
new AmigaOS. You'll get an opportunity to ask questions about DE and
to see how far the development process has proceeded.

More detailed information regarding seminars and lectures will be
available soon before the event, so hold on!

http://www.amigbg.com/
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P E G A S O S   A N D   M O R P H O S   U P D A T E

06-Aug-2002

Getting the Pegasos Market Going!

This is a message for traditional ``Amiga Community'' Resellers...

Since our involvement and the earliest threats against MorphOS, we
have had German and European experts checking the applicable law. If
fact, in spite of the latest threats, we are looking forward to the
timely release of MorphOS.

A word about the past: the spirit of ``Amiga'' rose from the demise
of Commodore with what was an incredibly well designed and functional
operating system. It became one of the first examples of "forward
compatibility." A word about the present: MorphOS is ready to take the
first step to co-exist with this internationally appreciated example
of software engineering that has generated a distinctive Community of
Users, Developers and Resellers.

We would like to address our potential Resellers. What will be our
future relationship with you? Well, we tried one approach. It worked
for the Linux market, but not for your market. Nearly all of you
wanted the same thing - a Pegasos running MorphOS to test. You will
have that now. You can buy one this week or next month, or whenever
they want. There will be many available soon. You will find MorphOS
for the PPC is something new. Before, MorphOS was a kernel, which ran
on the PPC, but required AmigaOS files to be able to run Amiga
applications. Now it is different. MorphOS is the complete core of the
Pegasos and can function as a complete operating system. No additional
files are required to achieve this. To be completely clear, what
MorphOS is today is not what ``MorphOS'' was before (and what is still
available today online). MorphOS today is different. It is a great
accomplishment and a credit to Ralph Schmidt and his team to have
MorphOS where it is today, but that will not stop us from making it
better. You won't be wasting your time and effort when you begin to
sell these machines.

We have decided that while there was a Community suave enough to
handle the Pegasos and MorphOS as it was, the regular computer user
was not, and frankly initially, neither were the Resellers. Our
original concept did not work well. We had only one reseller in this
Community order ten boards until two weeks ago when we had three more
place orders (two of them for a very decent size), but this was slow
enough in coming that we understood we needed to take another
approach. We sent back their money or did not accept it. We had a bad
dream about an OS based website dedicated to The Best 100 Bug Fixes --
have you heard of that before? We woke up.

Ladies and Gentleman, we need to remember that the target is regular
computer users, who are ``new'' users and who represent new markets
for this Community. A little economic success could improve plenty of
things around here - for Developers, for Resellers, and ultimately for
Users themselves - so we decided MorphOS needed to be ready for
them.... and you. That is why there will be a few steps.

Step One: The ``Betatester'' with MorphOSv.90
Step Two: Pegasos with MorphOSv1.0
Step Three: The Pegasos Handheld with MorphOSv1.0+

But, in this post we will stick to our Resellers and our message to
them. We will come back to Developers and Team Betatester after this
weekend in Bordeaux at the SLACH PARTY. Later, we will describe in
detail our hardware plans here and all the peripherals we plan on
introducing. We have plenty of things to share and we will do it here
on www.morphos-news.de

The cost of the Pegasos will fall in the next production runs. We
will keep optimizing and as we do there will be more profit to carved
up. Right now, we are just spending money. Releasing a product with no
strings attached that is not ready for a ``regular computer user'' is
commercial suicide. We cannot afford to do that, but we need to begin
to cover our investment and we need to take a straight line to the
commercial /regular consumer release point. We need to get going!

So, here is our promise to our Resellers: we will have a product you
can release to ``regular computer users" in December. We intend to
fully support the computer show being planned in Aachen that month. We
will not only have an operating system to release, but a few
applications, including a game that will surprise even the normal
fans.

Just to make sure that is clear:

We will ship Pegasos boards to all Resellers by 2 December 2002, if
not before.

If you have comments or questions you can email us at
bbrv@thendic-france.com

We will also present our Pegasos Handheld Prototype in December!

Keep your eyes on the site for the latest updates!

Best regards,

Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck

Singleview
Thendic-France/bplan

http://www.morphos-news.de/
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A M I G A   O N   M O R P H O S   L E G A L I T Y

{We don't often run stories on what are really non-Amiga items, but
we feel the Pegasos / Morph OS story should be covered because of the
potential impact on Amiga. Hence, we decided to use the preceding
story. However, it is very important to keep the legality of the
situation in mind. To that end, we run the following quotes from an
interview conducted by the Scandinavian Amiga magazine "Amitopia". You
can find the full interview at the "Amitopia" site, referenced below.
The interview actually consists of questions and answers from a
variety of dates. Brad}

29 July, 2002

I would start this interview, by asking if you see at MorphOS as a
illegal product?

Amiga INC. writes:

Our position is that the elements of MorphOS which allow it to
provide AmigaOS compatability have been illegally derived. These
either need to be removed or a licence obtained for them. I am afraid
I cannot say more than that due to advice from our lawyers.


Monday, April 29, 2002, 11:10:22 PM, I asked:

And finally...

But you should stop doing this.. Why cant Amiga go for the future,
show that you are strong? I know this is a marked {sic. perhaps he
meant to type "market". Brad} strategy to somewhat push MorphOS out.
Its like Lindows for the PC marked. Its a competitor to Windows, but
also RUN's Windows programs. You should start to think like an Amiga
user Bill. If you have full believe in your work, then drop the case
and go further. We all know you should have the right to use Amiga,
but MorphOS aint using Amigas name. I want both products on the
marked, it will be a colourfull marked and thats what we want, not
another Commodore keeping all secret and kinda forget what the
userbase want. Please clear things out for me?

Amiga INC. writes:

You do not understand the legal implications of what you say.
Whatever the merits or otherwise of MorphOS, they used illegally
obtained AmigaOS source code to develop their product. If Amiga Inc
does not defend that code, then we can lose all rights to it. We have
no choice BUT to prosecute anyone who dares to make use of Amiga code.

The MorphOS team knows this and has spent the last six months or so
trying to remove any code they have which was derived from AmigaOS.
However, our attorneys already have a copy of a MorphOS release where
via disassembly, you can prove that they did use the same source
routines as were in the AmigaOS source code that they had.

http://home.powertech.no/micbergs/Interviews/
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E L B O X   M E D I A T O R   P C I   1 2 0 0   S X

13 Aug 2002

Elbox Computer, the leading manufacturer of hardware for Amiga
computers, the company that introduced the PCI standard to Amiga
computers, is proud to announce expanding the MEDIATOR busboard
product line with the new Mediator model for towerised Amiga 1200
computers: Mediator PCI 1200 SX.

With this product Elbox offers Amiga 1200 users the opportunity to
use up to 6 PCI cards significantly improving the computer
performance. Additionally the new Mediator model has the Power
Management Interface, which allows waking up the computer with
external events (e.g. with USB or LAN signals) and shutting it down
controlled by software.


Features

* 6 PCI slots (PCI 2.1 compatible)

* Power Management Interface

* 66/33MHz PCI clock (transfer rate up to 264MB/s)

* 32-bit PCI datapatch

* 4GB PCI memory space

* Busmastering/DMA in all PCI slots

* Compatible with 68030/040/060 and PPC turbo cards

* AT and ATX PSU connectors with control IC

* Ready for SharkPPC(+) G3/G4 cards

* Fits in any A1200 in E/BOX (Power, Winner), EZ-Z4 and Infinitiv
tower

Included with the Mediator PCI 1200 SX is the Mediator Multimedia CD
with drivers for Sound, TV tuner, Ethernet 10Mbps, Fast Ethernet
100Mbps and Graphic PCI cards. For the list of currently supported PCI
cards see Mediator Driver Guide website at
http://www.elbox.com/mdg.html.

For more info, see Mediator PCI 1200 SX website at
http://www.elbox.com/products/mediator_pci_1200_sx.html.


Pricing and availability

The Mediator PCI SX will be on sale beginning with 1st September
2002, and its suggested retail price is EUR 239.95 (VAT excl.) To
locate an authorized distributor or purchase product visit the Elbox
Computer website at http://www.elbox.com/buy.html.


Why Mediator?

Do you need your Amiga to display crystal-clear image up to
2048x1536x32@75? Do you want your favourite games run in accelerated
graphics? Take a PCI graphic card from the Voodoo family and enjoy its
2D and 3D performance.

Care for superb high-quality music? Just install the inexpensive,
high-quality Sound Blaster sound PCI card and play your MP3 files in
the 16-bit resolution.

Want fast network connections to surf the net? Put a low-cost RTL8139
Fast Ethernet 100Mbps PCI card into the Mediator slot and connect your
computer to the network.

Do you want to watch and capture your favourite TV programmes? The TV
tuner PCI card allows you not only watching TV... you can also connect
a TV-SAT tuner, a camcorder or a digital camera. Although the full TV
image resolution runs at 30 fps in the PIP window on your Workbench
screen, it does not use the Amiga processor's time at all.

And all this is possible NOW, with the MEDIATOR.

Mariusz Wloczysiak
ELBOX COMPUTER, Press Department
contact: press@elbox.com

http://www.elbox.com
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S O U N D F X   V 4 . 2   I S   A V A I L A B L E

20 August, 2002

After more than a year of development and testing, the final version
of SoundFX 4.2 has finally been released!. WinUAE/AmigaXL/Amithlon
users can try the 060 version. It should run without any problems on
their systems. The list of new features and bugfixes is here. SoundFX
is a powerful sound-processing package for AmigaOS, developed by
Stefan Kost. For a shareware price it offers professional features,
many of which are quite unique on the Amiga. It is a real must for
every Amiga sound designer or music
producer.


SoundFX V4.2
Changes since the previous version


- Stable as never before.

- Extensively tested also on emulated systems: WinUAE, AmigaXL and
Amithlon.


NEW FEATURES

- Significant internal changes made in order to allow advanced
features (like realtime processing) in the future.

- The ARexx port has been completely rewritten. It is now almost 100%
faster.

- New operator: a 3-band parametric equalizer.

- Apart from whole samples, sample ranges can now be saved as well.

- All sample-windows have two new gadgets in the title bar. One hides
the window, the other displays the Sample Options local menu (useful
for people who do not have a 3-button mouse). These features require
Massimo Tantignone's titlebar.image.

- Now there are altogether three ways to hide the sample-window: the
'Box' button in the toolbar, the Hide gadget in the window title bar,
and the local menu.

- SoundFX can display "Tips of the Day" at startup. OS3.5+ (or an
older system with ClassAct installed) is recommended for this feature.

- You can get to SoundFX's homepage at www.sonicpulse.de and e-mail
the author directly from within the program: see the Help menu. This
feature requires openurl.library installed and configured properly.

- New About-window gives extensive information about the program and
the system. This feature requires Richard Koerber's identify.library.

- The quality of the Hall operator has been improved.

- New Utility menu with functions for manipulation with sample data
(sign and byte-order switching, channel interleaving and
deinterleaving).

- New functions for preference handling (see Prefs menu).

- When calculating the maximum sample volume (Amplify operator) a
progress-bar is now used, as this operation can take a long time with
large samples (like CD tracks).


SUPPORT

- There is a new bugtracker suite at http://www.sonicpulse.de/phpbt/
for reporting bugs and submitting feature requests.

- The HTML documentation has been extended and updated.

- Documentation now available also in PDF and PostScript formats.
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I O U S B   2 . 0   F R O M   I O S P I R I T

19 Aug 2002

IOUSB System 2.0 Update with OS 4 support

IOUSB, developed by IOSPIRIT, is a system for USB-device-drivers that
allows them to access USB stacks via a uniform API. Thus any driver
that builds upon it can theoretically be used with every USB-stack on
the AMIGA.

Apart from the already existing support for Poseidon (Highway/Subway,
MorphOS), support has been added for the Sirion-stack (Thylacine,
Highway/Subway) in cooperation with the AmigaOS 4.0 development team.
Thus it is now also possible to use devices covered by IOUSB with the
Thylacine USB-board and the upcoming AmigaOS 4.0.

The update to version 2.0 can be found on our download-page. It also
contains an update to version 1.1 of the iousbscanner.device fixing a
timing-problem with the Epson Perfection 1650.

EMail: info@iospirit.de
WWW:   http://www.iospirit.de/
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P O S E I D O N   U S B   S T A C K   1 . 2 6

16-Aug-02

Introduction
~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Poseidon USB Stack is a software solution that unleashes the
possibilities of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) and the devices with
USB interface, ranging from mice, keyboards, tablets, joysticks,
printers, scanners, webcams, digicams, flash card readers, zip drives,
floppy disk drives, harddisks, memory sticks, ethernet adapters,
scanners and audio adapters to less common things like power supplies,
GPS location devices or finger print readers. It is intended to be a
solution for all systems.

Requires: a compatible USB card

Big news

~~~~~~~~
V1.26:

- Mass storage fixed and extended.

- New USB Modem class.

- UPAR printer mountlist included.

V1.25:

- German manual and installer script

- Fixed the bugs in the installer script that would copy the UMSD
file to  the wrong drawer (and without icon)

- New usb->serial converter class

- Mass storage now automounts

Changelog
~~~~~~~~~

poseidon.library 1.26

o On USB devices with multiple configurations, only the first one was
read due to me thinking that I would get all configurations
automatically. This is now fixed. Hey, it was the first time I came
across a device with multiple configs, so I couldn't test the code
before.

massstorage.class 1.11

o Added information messages on mounting (after three attempts :) ).

o Mounting now again uses lowcyl = 0. But therefore, detection of an
already mounted partition has been reduced to unit, device and
dostype. This means that no multiple partitions on a harddisk will be
mounted, but only the first one. I hope this is not a problem for most
of you.    (thanks to Jens & Jean-François).

o After mounting, a diskchange signal was sent. This is now fixed
(thanks to Jens).

o Added NSD and TD64 support. This means you now can uses harddisks
>4GB.

serialpl2303.class 1.3

o Fixed buffer management. Added EOF mode.

cdcacm.class 1.2

o Initial. Should support state reporting and EOF mode.

pencamtool

o Added UPTO option.

highwayusb.device 2.8

o Optimized copyloop a bit.

subwayusb.device 2.2

o Initial

serialpl2303.class 1.2

o Initial

bootkeyboard.class 1.6

o Now calls reset handlers of the keyboard.device on reset. This is
done in a tricky, but system-friendly way. If any reset handler is
found, the reset is delayed by 10 seconds (no way to find out, if the
reset handlers have finished).

massstorage.class 1.9

o Added 200ms delay for some strange devices before first
interaction. I hope this is enough for most drives.

o Added automounting capability for FAT95. Took me ages to get this
working. Sorry.

o Added experimental untested support for CB and CBI transport
protocols.

o Added special init sequence for eUSCSI bridges.

o Disabled internal retry mechanism for HDCMD_SCSI commands. Maybe
this fixes the disk changing bugs when using "+s" on FAT95.

o Fixed broken disk change detection. Sorry, just forgot some
paranthesis.

hub.class 1.14

o Changed the init sequence to be more error tolerant, adding several
retries

o Added locking mechanism (oops! how could I forget) of address 0 to
avoid confusion on the bus with multiple hubs connected to a hub at
the same time.

o Lots of little changes.

poseidon.library 1.25

o If SET_CONFIGURATION fails, the enumeration will now still proceed.
This seems to be the case with a few USB2.0 devices.

o Changed psdSpawnSubTask() to launch a process if started with dos
available.

o Misc little changes.

Contact
~~~~~~~
Any mail, comments or donations welcome:

Chris Hodges
Kennedystr. 8
D-82178 Puchheim
Germany

WWW: http://www.platon42.de/
Email: hodges@in.tum.de
IRC: platon42 on EfNet
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I O S P R I T   S O F T W A R E   D I S T R I B U T I O N

14 August, 2002

Software distribution via IOSPIRIT

IOSPIRIT, known worldwide for its high product quality and its
well-accepted service, is expanding its distribution activities. Thus
we are looking for interesting programs and projects, that lack a
distribution partner or that want to open up new market segments.

Distribution activities include the wide-spread mail-order
distribution and popular, modern Electronic Software Delivery (ESD),
where everything is handled digitally - from the customer's payment to
the product delivery. Besides we also offer support aids like
mailinglists and a FAQ-system.

Advertising (both banners and print), flyers and our presence at
exhibitions allows us to introduce the products distributed through us
to a broad public. Furthermore we already have a strong customerbase
within and outside Germany.

More general information and information about the advantages of our
distribution services can be found on the page "Distribution services"
under "Information" Don't hesitate to contact us directly, if you are
interested and want to learn more.

EMail: info@iospirit.de
WWW:   http://www.iospirit.de/
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W O R K S   N E E D E D   F O R   2 0 0 3   C A L E N D A R

9 August, 2002

DiscreetFX Announces The 2003 Amiga Art Calendar. Attention Amiga
Artists - now is the chance to get your best Amiga artwork seen by
thousands and share in the proceeds of the sale. You only have until
October 5th 2002 to send in your artwork for consideration for the
2003 Amiga Art Calendar. This Calander is being produced exclusively
on the Amiga and will go on sale in time for the 2002 Christmas
holidays. All submissions must be created on an Amiga and or Video
Toaster (Amiga version) and must include a list of what software/
hardware was used to create the artwork. A panel of 12 judges/Amiga
enthusiates will select the 13 pieces of artwork that will be included
in this years edition. Please send all submissions to
discreetfx@yahoo.com on or before October 5th 2002.
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P R I V O X Y   3 . 0 . 0   F O R   A M I G A

28 August, 2002

Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for
protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing cookies,
controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
obnoxious junk. It is based on the Internet Junkbuster.

o Development Status: 5 - Production/Stable

o Environment: No Input/Output (Daemon), Web Environment, Win32 (MS
Windows)

o Intended Audience: End Users/Desktop, System Administrators

o License: GNU General Public License (GPL)

o Natural Language: English

o Operating System: MacOS X, Windows, Other OS {Including Amiga.
Brad}, HP-UX, Linux, SunOS/Solaris

o Programming Language: C

o Topic: WWW/HTTP, Firewalls

http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/
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• a hands-on experience report about the new USB controller "Highway",
• the third part of our "Ghostscript" workshop,
• a workshop about the usage of the Workbench addon "ToolsMenu",
• a report from the June party of Amiga-Freunde Pfalz,
• miscellaneous comments and assessments about the Amiga situation,
• a.m.m.

• Aakt0702GUIDE.lha
• Aakt0702HTML.lha
• Aakt0702GFX.lha

• 100% system-friendly. Runs on all Amiga systems.
• Application can be displayed in window on Workbench or own screen.
• Transparent windows on Workbench (see screen shot).
• Transition effects.
• Functions to scroll graphics smoothly.
• Transparent Graphics.
• compiler and linker for creating executables.
• Easy monitoring of user input (keyboard, mouse).
• DOS functions.
• String functions.
• Math funktions.
• Variables and arrays.
• Applications run independent of the current screenmode.
• Compatible with older Rainboot versions.
• Different fonts can be used.
• Supports anim brushes.
• Supports sound modules and samples.
• Conditions (if, else, elseif, endif).
• Loops (for, next, while, wend).
• System functions.
• Can still be used during booting.
• MorphOS and AmigaOS4 versions planned.
• and much more.

%BGPIC1=mypic.iff

%CODE
%Locate(CENTER,CENTER)
%PrintStr("Hello World")
%WaitLeftMouse
%Quit

• Extended: Amiga games list
• Extended: Body Blows
• New Entry: Super Hang On
• New Entry: RVF Honda
• New Entry: Shadow of the Beast
• New Entry: TV Sports Football
• New Entry: Dragons Lair
• New Entry: Goldrunner II
• New Entry: Atomino
• New Entry: LOOPZ
• New Entry: Flight Simulator II
• New Entry: Super Tennis Champs

• Extended: Desert Strike

• Muscles/Impulse
• Fetish/Ozone
• Kah835GB/Floppy and Mawi
• Dose/Mellow Chips

• New Dawn Fades
• Heavy Traffic.

• Bugfix: Some errors have been corrected.
• New: Some code examples have been added.
• New: Some GLUT/GLU functions have been added:
  • GLUT: glutMouseFunc, glutMotionFunc, glutPassiveMotionFunc, glutEntryFunc, glutShowWindow, glutHideWindow, glutPositionWindow, glutReshapeWindow.
  • GLU: gluCylinder, gluDisk, gluSphere.
  • GL: glGetString

• AmigaOS: > 3.1
• RAM: 6 MB FAST, 1 MB CHIP
• HDD: ~10 MB

• Cold buffet
• Show program
• Music and dance
• Exhibition showing the club and Amiga history
• Video presentation
• Draw with interesting prices

• - Photos of an "AmigaOne SE" running LinuxPPC,
• - Photos of the new "AmigaOne XE" showed by Alan Redhouse (Eyetech) during the conférence
• - Photos of "cristO classic" high end tower case from Naya Design.
• - Various photos of well known French Amiga users (Professionals and normal users)
• - and more... :)

• Test Highway USB Card
• Test Ascon Files
• Test Monstro
• Test Demo Collection
• Test Theme Park
• Test Chaos Engine 2
• Test Wasted Dreams
• Test Dynamite CD Collectors Edition
• Test Aminet 48
• Test EmuCD
• Preview AmigaOS 4.0
• Preview Earth 2150
• and a whole lot more

• Chaos
• StarDefender
• Zerberk
• Microbes
• Gnome
• Digibooster 1.7

• Anubis Version 3.2.3
• abcm2ps Version 3.0.19
• bnclient Version 0.1

• Yes, I liked Cologne every time
• Yes, but another location would be okay as well
• No, more to the north would be better
• No, more to the south would be better
• No, more to the east would be better
• No, more to the west would be better
• Doesn´t matter I won´t attend it anyway

• 11.07.02 new: Analogia (Analog) done by Psygore
• 09.07.02 fixed: Eye of the Beholder (Westwood/SSI) supplied diskimage corrected
• 08.07.02 new: Vectorball (Mastertronic) done by Codetapper
• 08.07.02 improved: Brutal Paws of Fury (GameTek) supports CD³² version
• 08.07.02 improved: Mig-29 Soviet Fighter (Code Masters/Rapier Design) supports another version
• 08.07.02 improved: Future BasketBall (Hewson) keyboard fixed, new install script
• 08.07.02 new: Yogi's Great Escape (Hi-Tec) done by Codetapper
• 08.07.02 fixed: The Real Popeye (Bignonia) works on faster machines too
• 08.07.02 new: Pong (Claudio Buraglio) done by JOTD
• 08.07.02 new: KGB (Cryo) done by JOTD
• 08.07.02 improved: Insanity Fight (Microdeal) supports another version
• 08.07.02 new: Fright Night (Microdeal) done by Psygore
• 08.07.02 new: European Football Champ (Domark) done by Codetapper
• 08.07.02 improved: Black Sect (Lankhor) access faults removed, docs/solution added
• 08.07.02 improved: American Gladiators (GameTek/Imagitec Design) blitter waits added, SMC fixed

• Multiplayer is tested and works on Amiga.
• Few bugs fixed.
• Sound still disabled for Amiga.
• For all SDL games, you can have the good colors with P96 when you play SDL games in window mode with a 16 bits (not 16 Bits PC) Workbench.

• OS used, e.g. OS 3.1, 3.9, XL etc.
• Tools used to give Workbench this look.
• Programs visible on the screen shot.
• If so wished by the user, also eMail address and further information. (Please always indicate that these my be published!)

• Program and arguments can be chosen via FileRequester
• RAmiga+C for copying an entry
• Snapshot Window + FileReq (position, size and directory)
• Quotation marks in the command line are now possible
• %A (always filerequester), %O (optional filerequester), %K (keyboard) for controlling of pictogram and FileRequester as command arguments
• Highly extended and reworked documentation
• Installation + Guide + Catalog in German, English and Italian (Italian Guide will follow within the next days)

• 03.07.2002 - Updates for Schlachtfeld, improvement in the "books"
• 02.07.2002 - Updates for Schlachtfeld area
• 01.07.2002 - Updates for Little Book
• 30.06.2002 - Updates for Little Book
• 29.06.2002 - Updates for Little Book
• 28.06.2002 - Updates for Little Book
• 27.06.2002 - Updates for Little Book
• 26.06.2002 - New entry and updates for Little Book
• 25.06.2002 - Neue entries and updates for Little Book
• 24.06.2002 - Several entries in Little Book switched to "new" Format

• New command "load picture."
• Use of the same mask data for several pictures is possible (look in the index under "Load Picture").
• No explanation text at the pointer during an automatic course.

• Catalog-data updates.
• Interruption of compilation after errors is possible.

• Bug in the ILBM loading routine overcome (when Chunks have uneven lengths).
• Data name now disappears, when "close" button is pushed.
• Logical suggestions of data names also for mask data (see 1.05)
• Catalog data updated.

• Catalog data updated.

• Catalog data updated.

• Name: VirusExecutor v2.24
• Archive name : VirusExecutor.lha
• Archive size : 283.092 bytes
• Date : 3 July 2002
• Programmer : Jan Erik Olausen - vht-dk
• Requires: AmigaOS 2.04 or better
  xvs.library (included)
  reqtools.library
  xfdmaster.library
  xadmaster.library

• Added asl.library and reqtools.library to the patch watch.
• Added more commands to the memory monitor and fixed some bugs.
• Fixed 'Modified' message when starting VE outside the current directory. Thanks to Charlene for finding this bug.
• Renamed execPrivate functions. Thanks to Harry Sintonen for the info.
• Unknown patches are now highlighted. Thanks to Andrew Boyarintsev for this tip.
• Checking updates from aminet (US) fixed.
• Improved patch checking... Should work with OS 3.9 (BB2).
• Added MD5-128 bit checksum checking for BB2 exec.library.
• Fixed bug, when saving KickStart to file under BB2.
• VirusExecutor.patches has been renamed to VirusExecutor.PatchBrain!
• Removed all sound. This is because VE used external programs to produce the sound... Not very clever if those programs were infected.. In the future I will add internal sound support.
• Added MuMove4K right.
• Fixed bug in CPU Int. and Exec Int. ValidMem was not doing the job.
• Thanks to Harry Sintonen for the new GetVBR code and help.
• exec.library now shows the right function name under MorphOS. Thanks to Harry Sintonen for the info.
• Added recog for AHI (paula.device) to audio 0 ch. Thanks to Harry again.
• Fixed bug when 'Converting IBM...' to Amiga and 'Rename pictures'
• Changed CRC-32 to MD5-128 checking (FileWatch). Thanks to Harry Sintonen for this tip.
• Fixed Enforcer hit when deleting from File Watch.
• Fixed hits/crash when running VE under MorphOS. Thanks to Harry Sintonen for the info about lib_NegSize under MorphOS. There are still some bugs to be fixed while running MorphOS...
• Fixed small bug in memory area name (Memory monitor).

• Added 2 more patches from TrueMultiAssigns v1.09
• Added 1 more patch to MCP
• Added MuFastZero v40.20
• Bugfix: FixGetMsg vs SystemPatch
• Changed the author of ReqAttack to Jacek Piszczek jr.
• Added Magic Layers v1.0
• Added BlazeWCP v1.73
• Added FixLongMult v1.00
• Added FakeDefIconMsg v0.1
• Added DiskSafe v1.32
• Added ScreenTab v3.2
• Added PatchWork v0.15
• Added TitleShadow v1.0
• Added BDebug v1.688
• Added FixGetMsg
• Added SAS/C_CPR v6.58
• Added LibWatch v0.1
• Added PM v37.8
• Added CentreQuest
• Added AssignWedge v1.5
• Added one more patch to NewMode
• Added RAWBinfo v1.35
• Added AslToRT v39.8
• Added MuForce v40.30
• Added SaferPatchesv 2.12
• Added more from MCP
• Added SegTracker v37.74
• Added MagicTV
• Added RPP v1.0
• Added Snapper v1.0
• Added PatchControl v2.6

• 2 new MogwaiMen card sets
• RomantikGirls and Sonya Kartensets by Andreas Sauer added/updated
• Some descriptions corrected

• less then one year
• < 2 years
• < 3 years
• < 4 years
• < 5 years
• < 6 years
• < 7 years
• < 8 years
• more than 8 years

• 02.07.02 new: The Real Popeye (Bignonia) done by Bored Seal
• 02.07.02 new: Insanity Fight (Microdeal) done by Bored Seal
• 02.07.02 new: Colorbuster (Indian Software) done by Bored Seal
• 02.07.02 improved: Blasteroids (Tengen/Image Works) supports another version
• 02.07.02 improved: Black Crypt (Raven Software) access faults removed, protection removed
• 01.07.02 new: Cubix (Media GmbH) done by Asman
• 01.07.02 improved: Ween (Coktel Vision) more versions supported
• 01.07.02 fixed: Vyrus (Amiga Fun) keyboard routine corrected
• 01.07.02 improved: Seven Gates of Jambala (Thalion) supports another version, various other changes
• 01.07.02 improved: Rubicon (21st Century) colorbit fixes, trainer and blitter waits added
• 01.07.02 improved: Geisha (Cocktel Vision) Spanish version supported, new install script
• 01.07.02 improved: Emmanuelle (TomaHawk) access fault removed, more versions supported
• 01.07.02 improved: Black Sect (Lankhor) access faults removed, docs added
• 29.06.02 new: Supaplex (Digital Integration) done by CFOU!
• 29.06.02 new: Pinball Magic (Loriciel) done by CFOU!
• 29.06.02 improved: Darkseed (CyberDreams) new icons, CD³² version supported
• 29.06.02 improved: Capone (Actionware) new install script, other version supported

• A sales window, to get an overview of which coins have been sold (with statistics).
• Introduction of a year number statistic.

• Instructions are now available.
• A parts list window for each quality type has been added.
• It is now possible to search for entries.
• A new statistics type (enumeration) has been added.
• In list processing the lists can now be sorted and entries deleted.
• On startup via CLI a data record can be passed which is then loaded automatically. Thus it is possible to start the program by double-clicking a data record. It is also possible to enter a data record in the settings which is to be loaded upon startup of SN-MünzArchiv.
• Entries can be exported and appended.
• Lists can be printed.
• Upon saving of a database, a backup (.bak) is now created.

• It is again possible to enter records into the lists without having to press the sort button.

• New entry: Heart of China
• New entry: Menace
• Updated: A-Train
• Updated: B-17 Flying Fortress
• Updated: Backstage
• Updated: Battle Command
• Updated: Battle Isle
• Updated: Battle Isle Data Disk I

• New entry: Human Race Jurassic
• Updated: K240
• Updated: World Cup USA 94
• Updated: Battle Isle Data Disk II
• Updated: Battle Squadron
• Updated: Beam
• Updated: Beneath a steel Sky

• Updated: Zool
• Updated: Zeewolf
• Updated: X-Out

• Updated: Anwendungsliste (Applications list)
• Updated: Xenon 2
• Updated: Wolf Pack
• Updated: WipeOut 2097
• Updated: Winzer
• Updated: The Adventures of Willy Beamish
• Updated: White Death

• New entry: Die Siedler (The Settlers)
• New entry: Afrikakorps
• New entry: Quintette
• Updated: Amiga Spieleliste (Amiga games list)

• Updated: Spieleliste (Games list)

• MCC_NList.lha (194K)
• MCC_NListtree.lha (168K)

• Alpha Omega/PMC
• Makaveli/Essence
• Iraq-demo/Animators

• Sendo Z100 in the AmigaDE area.
• New pages about the Amiga Anywhere Entertainment Pack #1, Ami2D and the AmigaOS 4.0 screen shots.
• Information about Scala Workstation 500 and Scala Infochannel.
• Information about Amiga based arcade machines.
• Further adverts - among others the current ones of the Tao Group.
• The "Famous Amiga Uses" list has been combined with the one by Pär Boberg.

• java2html v1.7
• xmlclitools v1.25
• cave v1.0
• abcm2ps v3.0.16
• gnuyahoo v0.3.pre0
• speex v0.4.0
• muhstik v3.12.1
• Anubis v3.2.1

• Simplified the over-complex quantization algorithm. The new algorithm leads to similar results, with much better performance.
• Semaphores are (finally!) correctly initialized to zero.
• Minor cleanup.

• render.library is an Amiga shared library that serves an image processing kernel.
• render.library is an interface between planar, truecolor and chunky graphics, plus it supports all Amiga specific pixel and color schemes.
• render.library provides palette management, histograms, alpha channel processing, color reduction, rendering, dithering, scaling, texture mapping, and lots of conversion functions.
• render.library is built on a distinct architecture of functional classes, which allows e.g. texture mapping and rendering in a single pass, without the need to allocate intermediate buffers.
• render.library is fast.
• render.library comes with autodocs and tutorials, and is freeware for freeware and shareware applications.

• akJFIF-dt.LHA
• akPNG-dt.LHA
• akTIFF-dt.LHA

• Fixed bug with addi and subi undefined size code generation. These opcodes now support optimisation.

• I want to buy an Amiga One and am taking part in the $50 coupon & t-shirt promotion
• I want to buy an Amiga One, and I would buy a $50 coupon & t-shirt but only from a local German dealer
• I want to buy an Amiga One but without any preorder, and I want to have a good look at it first
• I am looking for another solution

1. go to page linked at title of this article
2. click on the word "interactive" on that page
3. make your selection in the yellow box on the next page
4. click "abstimmen" to vote.

• fixed rexx/storage module
• fixed one enforcer hit
• fixed a lr storing problem with ppc, caused a crash
• debug file do now support global variables
• bugfixes reported by Michel Bagmeijer
• '\xDf' changed to '\xDS' to get full name of day
• bugfixes reported by Marco Antoniazzi
• global labels didn't compile

• 26.06.02 new: One On One (Electronic Arts) done by JOTD
• 26.06.02 new: Eye of the Beholder 2 - The Legend of Darkmoon (Westwood/SSI) done by CFOU!
• 26.06.02 new: Eye of the Beholder (Westwood/SSI) done by CFOU!
• 25.06.02 new: Strider (Tiertex/US Gold) done by Codetapper
• 25.06.02 new: Bargon Attack (Coktel Vision) done by CFOU!
• 24.06.02 improved: Rise Of The Robots (Mirage/Time Warner) supports cd³² version too
• 24.06.02 new: Ween (Coktel Vision) done by CFOU!
• 24.06.02 new: The Cartoons (Loriciel) done by CFOU!
• 24.06.02 improved: Elfmania (Terramarque/Renegade) new install script, new icons
• 24.06.02 improved: Bio Challenge (Delphine Software) new install script, new icons
• 24.06.02 improved: Ballistix (Psyclases/Reflexions) new install script, new icons
• 24.06.02 improved: Aquatic Games (Millennium) new install script, new icons
• 24.06.02 new: AGE (Coktel Vision/Empire) done by CFOU!
• 24.06.02 improved: Aaargh! (Arcadia Systems) new install script, new icons
• 24.06.02 improved: Blasteroids (Tengen/Image Works) supports another version
• 24.06.02 new: A10 Tank Killer (Dynamix) done by JOTD

• Ray of hope 2/Majic 12
• Extension/Pygmy Projects
• Full moon/Virtual Dreams

• ASpV082b_exe.lha (34K) - Program only
• ASpV082.guide - Documentation (AmigaGuide)
• Minimal MuLib distribution archive. V43.6 (60K)

• Barbie - Action for the Game Boy
• The Game of Life
• Space Gun - Flop of the month
• Total Eclipse - 3DO review
• Wing Commander - Amiga

• Civilization - Game of the month
• Mag! - Haven't your always wanted to be a games editor?

• Wing Commander - 3DO review

• optional lower case output
• support for undocumented instructions can be turned off
• authentic TEDMON hex dump output
• enhanced program statistics
• support for non-CBM files
• an ARexx script called Souw for creating full source codes

• 17. June 2002 fags v0.2.2devel3
• 14. June 2002 muhstik v3.9.5
• 14. June 2002 Anubis v3.1.0
• 14. June 2002 cURL v7.9.8
• 14. June 2002 dsbl v0.9.4
• 14. June 2002 neoBOPM v1.1
• 14. June 2002 speex v0.3.0

• First review: Amiga Anywhere Entertainment Pack #1
• PDA special: Compaq iPAQ, Sharp SL-5000 and Palm IIIc
• Interview with clickBOOM: of knights and demons
• QNX dances Samba: monster workshop to link to
• Online auctions: we show you where the hammer hangs
• File sharing: AudioGalaxy client AmiSAT reviewed
• Movie special: Amiga at the Movies, part 2
• Scenish: the Who is Who of the demo makers
• Interactive: small adverts and readers forum
• a. m. m.

Here is some info about the archive:

Name: Safe v18.0
Archive name: Safe.lha
Archive size: 18.658 bytes
Date: 20 June 2002
Programmer: Zbigniew Trzcionkowski
Requires: OS 2.04+, xvs.library

Changes in Safe v18.0:
- small fixes

• 20.06.02 improved: Dyna Blaster (Hudson Soft) misc changes, new icons, new install script
• 19.06.02 new: Dune 2 (Westwood/Virgin Games) done by CFOU!
• 19.06.02 new: Darkseed (CyberDreams) done by CFOU!
• 19.06.02 improved: James Pond 2 - Robocod (Millennium) supports AGA version too
• 19.06.02 improved: Great Courts / Pro Tennis Tour (UBI-Soft) supports another version
• 19.06.02 new: Walker (DMA Design/Psygnosis) done by Codetapper
• 19.06.02 new: Trained Assassin (Digital Magic Software) done by CFOU!
• 19.06.02 improved: Scorpion (Digital Magic Software) new install script
• 19.06.02 improved: Nippon Safes Inc (Dynabyte) new install script
• 19.06.02 new: Megademo (Dragons) done by Psygore
• 19.06.02 improved: 1000 Miglia (Simulmondo) new install script
• 12.06.02 improved: Arcade Pool (Team 17) supports CD³² version too

• HTTP/1.0 200 OK.
• HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found.
• Simple logging of Inquiries.
• Display of the contents of directories, if no index document is available.
• Execution of ARexx commands of webpages.
• Execution of exeternal ARexx scripts with a query string as argument.
• Query String/URL unescaper.
• Complete parsing of external ARexx CGI scripts (.xgi files).
• Fancy Files (Support for unsafe characters in file names).

On the website of the Danish Meteorlogical Institute you can have a look how often lightning has struck in this region between 15 and 19 o'clock.

Angus (and others)
First, please do not forget that this is a public list and anything published on it gets read by non-A1 enthusiasts, misinterpreted, severely mangled and reposted to the gossip lists almost immediately. This then takes a disproportionate amount of our valuable business time to try to rectify. We (I) have been open in the past and have learnt lessons the hard way!

Secondly anyone who ordered a developer board - dealer or end user - was subscribed to a closed list under NDA. This allows us all on the list to be very open, even democratic, in the way the boards are shipped and packaged. Several people on this list are on the closed a1g3dev list have boards and some - but not all - of them have boards. I certainly have not had any adverse feedback from them either in private or public as to how things are being handled from the dev board perspective.

What I will say is that inevitably some people on the list have far more experience than others when it comes to installing linux. Since the dev group voted to initially standardise on SuSE PPC Linux - and the A1 boards are NOT the same as the Teron CX boards (which run Turbo Linux) - the group decided to let a select few of the real experts to make an easily installable distribution of SuSE Linux PPC and UAE-PPC first.

Given this - and although the remaining dev boards have already been manufactured - it was/is in my view, unfair to ask the remaining, less Linux-centric developers to pay for their dev boards until this SuSE/UAE release is finalised. Progress has been very good and this is expected to take place - without fanfare - shortly.

In parallel with this Hyperion are making good progress with sorting out the OS4 boot process, and the help that they have received form the Linux experts on the A1G3 dev list has been significant.

Oh yes, and the release by Gentle Eye was strictly speaking outside the A1G3dev list NDA, and I will be having a word with them about this today.

A new section has been added: COMMUNITY.
SUPPORT and DOWNLOADS sections are updated.

The new COMMUNITY section (http://elbox.com/community.html) offers information on discussion groups related to Elbox products, links to websites dedicated to our designs and the section on feedback from users. In SUPPORT the Resources section is added for our partners and developers.

New in this version:
+20dB MIC / dynamic 3D enhancement slider if supported / show&hide of every mixer / ARexx / Surround support VIA onboard sound (beta)