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      J I M   C O L L A S   W A N T S   F E E D B A C K   . . .

  . . .   A N D   C O M M E N T S   O N   A M I G A   A N D   P C S

 U K   R E P A I R   C E N T E R   ( O R   C E N T R E )   O P E N S

                     A M I W E S T   U P D A T E

        A M I G A   A N I M A T I O N   C O M P E T I T I O N

             B E T A   R E L E A S E   O F   O S   3 . 5

       U P D A T E D   O S   3 . 5   F E A T U R E S   L I S T

          3 . 5   A T   A M I G A   D O W N U N D E R   9 9

              A M I G A F E S T   9 9   -   U P D A T E

  O R I G I N A L   N E W   T E K E R   M O N G O M E R Y   D I E S

                       V I R U S Z   I I . . .

            A N D   N E W   V I R U S C H E C K E R   I I

           N E W   B O X E R   S P E C S   R E V E A L E D

              A M I D O G ' S   M O V I E   P L A Y E R

                N E W S   F R O M   C L I C K B O O M

                 H A A G E & P A R N T E R   N E W S

          U P G R A D E   F O R   O P U S   M A G E L L A N

Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:
 We're about half way through the year, and what a year it's been so
far. It seems there's a genuine rebirth of confidence in the future
for Amiga. We have also discovered Amiga's new president is at home on
the web, and is actively using it. What a pleasant surprise that's
been! We have a number of thoughts from Jim Collas below that were
initially shared with the Amiga community through web postings. He's
even responded to a letter printed in "Amiga Update", and made sure
the facts got to our readers. This is all very good.
 Perhaps not so good, but who can be sure, the year has seen a rash of
"promise to pay or I won't make/write it" marketing schemes. I have
mixed feelings about those, but generally don't like them. We hear
from a reader on that topic in this issue.
 I don't want to get into a long "the year so far in review" column,
so I'll drop that theme right here. Instead I'll point out that we
seem to be missing another issue from the archives, just as we've
completed an effort to recover a number of issues that had been lost
along the way. This is issue 980525, which I didn't even realize we
had. (Embarrassed blush follows.) If anyone knows of or has a copy,
please help us out. We'll add it to the archive, and to our newly
revised backup plans.
 One last thing - the Amiga Yellow Pages (http://ayp.amiga.tm) are
putting "Amiga Update" online in a snazzy html format. Stop by, take a
look, and let them know what you think.
 Best regards,
 Brad Webb,
 Editor
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E-mail to the E-ditor:

14 Jun 1999

Greetings Brad,

 I enjoy the Amiga Update, and read the posts religiously. I have
noticed a trend lately in the Amiga community that is just now
starting to take off, the Pre-Pay. I am an understanding individual, I
can see that some products may warrant a drastic measure such as this,
but it is going too far. First, we have phase5 asking for pre orders
for the new G-3 based cards. Thats fine, hardware is expensive and
their funds were depleted by an earlier, uhm, boo boo. Since it worked
for them, some other hardware producers have followed the lead. But,
this deal about Fusion and PCx?? Oh, give me a break! Sometimes,
companies just need to take a chance. I might pre-order some hardware,
but not an emulator. Did the original version of Fusion do well? Did
they make a profit? With the new G-3s coming, I don't see how they
could insult us so. Where is it going to stop? Am I going to have to
pre-pay for my next pair of shoes before they are made? I'm sorry if I
am too loud, but this is too much. I have an A1200(infinitiv tower)
040/32m, and an A3000 that is waiting for a G-3.
 Anyway, Brad, thank you so much for continuing to produce a fine
newsletter. I read it often, and share the content (and the text
files) with my non-i-net friends.

Until H&P needs 700 pre-orders for os3.6,
Dave
~~~~~~

Dave,
 On balance, I agree with you. I doubt I'd ever do a pre-pay just
because it almost feels like blackmail. By the way, you'll have a long
wait before you find a pre-pay from Haage & Partner. They've gone on
record as stating they don't approve of the procedure, so "OS 3.6"
should be free of it. Good for them!
 Brad
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14 Jun 1999

Brad,

 I have a Gateway Win95 box at home (in addition to my A3000 and
A4000). My internal IDE Zip drive on that machine failed, such that
you would insert a disk, the drive would start clicking slowly, and
nothing else would happen. Gateway replaced it for free.

 This was discussed briefly in MaximumPC magazine, in an interview
with Zip's president. He acknowledge the problem, which seems to have
been fixed.

 Sincerely,
John

P.S. - I am quite grateful for Amiga Update - thanks!
~~~~~~
Hi John,
 Glad you're enjoying the Update, and thanks for your information.
There is also much information on the net. Point a web browser at any
good search engine and look for "Zip" and "click of death". It's
amazing how many turn up. Our thanks to all the readers who sent us
the URLs of their "favorite" Zip COD sites.
 Brad
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      J I M   C O L L A S   W A N T S   F E E D B A C K  . . .

22 Jun 1999

{The following was posted to the net recently by Amiga President Jim
Collas. We think you'll find his words very interesting. Brad}

> feel free to start a thread here and we shall do our best to give
> you the answers you seek, and we shall try to keep it on topic wont
> we people .......

 How can I refuse such a request? I have many postings and emails
about the critical features like CPU, multimedia capabilities, 3D
graphics performance, etc. Even though I am a bit rusty from years as
a large corporate executive, I have extensive experience as a hardware
designer focused on advanced computer architecture so I think I
understand these basic requirements. Putting the mainstream features
aside, I would like feedback on 3 targeted areas:

 1) I would really like some feedback on our overall strategy. I have
outlined our strategy in my last two postings in the executive update
section on our web page. I would like people to read these and give me
some feedback. Focus on the creation of a integrated, networked, and
distributed computing environment supporting powerful multimedia
computers and easy-to-use information appliances. Keep in mind that we
are using the emerging Information Appliance market to build momentum
for a new platform.

 2) I would also like some input on our implementation strategy. We
have spent the last four months researching technology and identifying
the best technology available in the world. Many top companies have
spent billions of $ generating some very exciting technology.
Technology like Java, Jini, QNX, Linux, new CPUs, graphics chips,
audio, etc. Our plan is to integrate the best technology in the world
into a new exciting computer platform focused on the future. We will
do this using Amiga developed object technology, GUI interfaces,
industry standards (PCI, USB, etc)and custom hardware. The resulting
platform will be revolutionary in nature allowing people to do things
they can't do with other computers. This is in the spirit of the Amiga
brand and the original Amiga computer. We will also offer a degree of
backwards compatibility with the current Amiga.

 3) The QNX kernel is very similar to the Linux kernel since they are
both variations of Unix. Because of this, we can leverage Linux device
drivers and even some applications. What do people think of leveraging
resources in the Linux community. They are the other great "non-MS"
community. This could help us accelerate our schedule. Remember that
the O/S kernel is only a small part of our software and overall
architecture. We still have Amiga GUI, Amiga objects, custom device
drivers, advanced networking, and the hardware architecture.

 This is enough for now. One more note, I will be traveling on
business for several days and won't have a chance to check this thread
until this upcomming week-end. I will look forward to the responses.

Sincerely,
Jim
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   . . .   A N D   C O M M E N T S   O N   A M I G A   A N D   P C S

13 Jun 1999

{the following exchange was between Amiga's Jim Collas and Philip
Kaulfuss in the Amiga newsgroups. Severl postings have been combined
and edited here. Philip's comments have > preceding them, those by Jim
Collas do not. Brad}

> Judging from this month's Amiga Format interview with Jim Collas, the
> new Amiga is 'just' going to be a very high-spec PC running QNX.


I haven't read Ben's write up yet but I don't recall saying anything to
the effect that the new Amiga will just be a high-end PC. This isn't an
accurate statement if you are referring to a Wintel PC. The new Amiga
will be very different than a Wintel PC. The only elements we will
share are industry standards like PCI, USB, etc. These are computer
industry standards and not Wintel PC standards. I think it's obvious
why we need to support good industry standards when possible. CPU and
core chipset will definitely be different and we are still evaluating
graphics alternatives. The O/S, GUI, APIs, software structure, etc.
will all be completely different. The new Amiga will be as similar to a
Wintel PC as the Apple Mac is.

> I didn't have Wintel in mind: I think it will take after the PC
> in that it will be using standard components.

 Thanks for the clarification. Our plan is to integrate the most
impressive emerging technologies into a unique and exciting solution.
There are many great companies working on exciting technology for next
generation computers in general. Many of the companies are only
working on pieces of the solution and don't know exactly how to bring
their technology to market. Our value is to pull it all together. We
are also looking at ways to emulate parts of the original Amiga at
lower levels. Once we release more information I think Amigans will be
very excited about the new Amiga.

> Well, if I heard right, the MMC was supposed to be a completely
> secret chip made by a reasonably well-known company who were not
> known for making CPUs. Seeing as evaluation of several CPUs is
> underway, I'm just wondering if there was much truth in the original
> MMC announcement.

 I understand. I can't comment on this without disclosing more than I
should at this time. This is tough for me also since I am personally
anxious to share more with the Amiga community. We will have more
details at WoA and AmiWest.
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 U K   R E P A I R   C E N T E R   ( O R   C E N T R E )   O P E N S

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IAT Manufacturing Amiga Service Centre

15 June 1999

 IAT Manufacturing is to offer an Amiga repair and Service centre
facility as from the 20th of June this year. As part of an ongoing
expansion into the mainstreem Amiga Market our Engineering Dept. has
made the decision to establish an Amiga Repair system. We will be
providing the following facilities:

 If you have a: Faulty, 'Flakey' or Dead machine, email:
IATtheta@netcomuk.co.uk for your free no obligation quotation.

 Also See our web site:

 http://www.freeyellow.com/members7/IATmanufactuirng/Repair.html

*_Repairs_*

- Work done on all Amiga machines including:

 o Replacement of custom Chips, ROM(s) & CPU's
 o Replacement of damaged connectors
 o Repair to PCB tracks
 o Repair to Keyboards and mice

 Charges: £25.00-£30.00 (Including most parts) - Quotations given free
of charge.

*_Other Services_*

 o Keyboard Re-spring & clean (£3.50)
 o Case & motherboard clean (A600/1200 £2.50 - A1500/2000/3000 £3.50 -
 A3000T/4000T £4)
 o Custom system upgrading - we will find the best upgrades and
expansions to suit your needs and install them both Software and
Hardware

Regards

IAT Manufacturing Engineering

--

****************** IAT Manufacturing
- Impulse 5307 -
- Logic Design Services
http://www.freeyellow.com/members7/IATmanufacturing/index.html
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                   A M I W E S T   U P D A T E

16 June 1999

 Jim Collas, AMIGA President, will be conducting a joint conference at
AmiWest in Sacramento and World of Amiga in London on Saturday, July
24, 1999. Mr. Collas will be in London, but will be talking via a
trans-Atlantic phone connection to the attendees at AmiWest. The joint
presentation will occur at AmiWest in Sacramento at 11 a.m. and in
London at 7 p.m. Mr. Collas will be revealing the latest developments
on the new hardware and software planned for release in the late 4Q of
this year.

 AMIGA has also announced that the following AMIGA personnel will be
at AmiWest99:

 o Jim VonHolle, Vice President, Marketing and OEM Sales. Jim brings a
strong background in product and marketing strategy to AMIGA with
experience in business and relationship management. He has great
experience and insight into the computer software and Internet
industries.

 Jim will be speaking at the AmiWest99 Saturday night banquet.

 o Bill McEwen, Marketing and Software Evangelist. Bill has over 12
years experience in the Sales and Marketing field, most recently with
the Atrieva Corporation. He has worked for several software companies
throughout the years, including ConnectSoft, Inc.; genSoft Development
Corporation; and Bumblebee Software. He also has extensive experience
with sales, marketing and PR in the US and Europe; and international
OEM sales and licensing. Bill has been responsible for several
magazine awards and Best of Show at the Fall Comdex in 1994.

 Attendees at AmiWest98 will remember Bill as one of our banquet
speakers
 at the 1998 show.

 o Darreck Lisle, User Groups Coordinator. Darreck has been an avid
Amiga user for over 10 years. A key player in interfacing with the
current Amiga Community, and organizing shows, the focus of his work
is to keep the community strong and give it a sense of direction. He
has a degree in Law Enforcement, with 5 years experience in
Information Technology.

 Remember, AmiWest99 is being held on Friday through Sunday, July
23-25, at the Holiday Inn, Sacramento NorthEast, in Sacramento, CA.
Classes and seminars will be held Friday through Sunday with the
exhibit hall being open on Saturday, July 24th from 10 A.M. - 5 P.M
and Sunday, July 25th 10 A.M. - 4 P.M.

 Specially priced tickets for AmiWest99 are available in advance by
mail. Prices are: two day admission tickets, $12 and one day admission
ticket, $8. If you elect to purchase tickets at the door, the prices
are: two day ticket at the door, $15 and One day ticket at the door,
$10.

 There will be a banquet dinner on Saturday evening, July 24th. Price
is $35 per plate. Banquet tickets must be purchased in advance. They
will NOT be sold on Friday nor Saturday due to the hotel needing
attendance figures for planning the banquet.

 You can mail your requests for advanced admission and banquet tickets
to:

  AmiWest99
  c/o Sacramento Amiga Computer Club
  P.O. Box 19784
  Sacramento, CA 95819-0784

Make checks payable to "AmiWest".

 Special hotel room rates are available at the Holiday Inn for those
attending AmiWest99. Room rates are $ 79 (Single) and $ 89 (double) if
reservations are made by July 1. You must mention that you are
attending AmiWest to get the special rate. You can phone the Holiday
Inn at 1-916-338-5800, 1-800-388-9284 (Tool Free - Hotel directly) or
1-800-465-8329 (Toll Free - Holiday Inn Reservation Number) to make
hotel reservations.

Hope to see you at AmiWest99 on July 23-24, 1999.

John Zacharias, Chairperson, AmiWest99
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        A M I G A   A N I M A T I O N   C O M P E T I T I O N

June 17, 1999

 Big Animation Competition Powered by Amiga

 AMIGA International, Inc. in Langen, Germany is looking in
co-operation with IOM Film and Video productions in Hof, Germany for
the best video trailer for the new Operating System 3.5.

 You can win 3 Amiga 1200 HDD Magic Pak (value DM 500,-- ea.) and 25
of our new OS 3.5 (value DM 99,50 ea.)

 What you need to do is to produce a trailer animation only with Amiga
software about 30 seconds long. Of course, the combination of video
sequences and audio is allowed. Your win option increases the more
professional and original the result is.

 Deadline is October 15, 1999. Everybody can be in! With participation
in the competition all rights are ceding to AMIGA International, Inc.
All trailers sent must be free from third party rights.

 The prize award takes place at the "Home Electronics World" in
Cologne on November 14, 1999 at 2 p.m.

 To support you AMIGA International, Inc. will put all necessary logos
on their webpage http://www.amiga.de. The trailers must be sent in a
video format.

Please send the trailers to:

AMIGA International, Inc.
Robert-Bosch-Str. 11 b
D 63225 Langen /Germany

Code Word :  Trailer Competition

For technical questions please contact:

IOM Film- und Videoproduktion
Kornhausacker 56
D-95030 Hof/Saale
Tel. 09281-65325
Fax: 09281-64705

email: info@messefilme.de
http://www.messefilme.de
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           B E T A   R E L E A S E   O F   O S   3 . 5

 For immediate release:

 June 16, 1999 - San Diego CA, Langen Germany - Amiga announces the
public beta release of OS 3.5.

 Amiga and Haage and Partner have announced the public beta release of
OS 3.5 for the Amiga.

 The first external beta version of 3.5 is shipping this week. The
beta product testing will continue over the next several weeks until
the final product is completed. Beta testers have been selected from
all over the world, reflecting the global nature of the Amiga
Community.

 "We are excited to be so close to the release of 3.5. We realize it
has been a long time since there has been an OS update for the Amiga
systems and we want to make sure there is an ongoing and active
interest in the current generation of Amiga systems as we move towards
the release of the new Amiga products" said Jim Collas, President and
CEO of Amiga.

 We have been working with Haage and Partner to deliver an exciting
upgrade and we now look forward to working with the external beta
users to test and finalize the product for release this summer.

 OS 3.5 can be pre-ordered through your favorite Amiga dealer. Many
are also accepting internet orders.

 Continue to watch the Amiga.com web site for more details, as we get
closer to the release of OS 3.5.
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     U P D A T E D   O S   3 . 5   F E A T U R E S   L I S T

 BENEFITS OF THE AMIGAOS 3.5 UPDATE

 Easy Internet Access (updated 22. June 99)
 Support for Hard disks > 4GB
 Modern Graphical User Interface (GUI) (updated)
 Extensive CD-ROM support
 Support for current printers
 PowerPC support
 HTML Online Documentation
 Bug Fixes (updated)
 Enhancements (new)

 EASY INTERNET ACCESS

 TCP/IP Stack (updated)
 o Easy to setup the connection to your provider within minutes
 (automatic configuration utility that detects IP addresses,
 netmasks, DNS servers, dial script and all other required
 information by itself)
 o Multi interface support (Internet and Ethernet)
 o Support for multiple configuration files, e.g. for multiple
 Internet providers (updated)
 o Integrated TCP/IP protocol stack with built-in PPP, SLIP, INetD,
 SANA-II and usergroup support (updated)
 o Comprehensive PPP implementation with support for PAP and CHAP
 (updated)
 o Latest Socks v4/5 client module for firewalls
 o Enhanced SANA II support for fast transfer rates
 o SANA-II R3 support for newer Ethernet drivers (comes with a set of
 optimized MNI Ethernet drivers for all Amiga Zorro-II Ethernet
 boards that provide faster data transfer than ordinary SANA-II
 drivers) (updated)
 o Multi user support
 o Supports analog modem lines, ISDN boards, ISDN TAs, PPP, SLIP,
 Slirp, TIA, ADSL, cable modems, Ethernet LANs, Arcnet LANs, parallel
 links and several other types of connections (includes comprehensive
 modem and ISDN database) (new)
 o Support for DHCP and BootP (important for ADSL and cable modems)
 (new)
 o Option for automatic hang-up on inactivity, and option to prevent
 the ISP from hanging up on inactivity (new)
 o Dynamic DNS cache for faster web browsing (new)
 o Built-in fingerd, identd and inet-handler (new)
 o Compatible with bsdsocket.library V4
 o OS 3.5 GUI style

 WWW Browser with Offline/Online support
 o Browsing the OS 3.5 documentation and the Internet

 New Cross-Application E-mail Library
 o General API for sending and receiving of E-mails

 New E-Mail Client
 o Based on the E-mail library


 SUPPORT FOR HARD DISKS > 4 GB

 NSDPatch
 o New standard for 64 Bit Devices
 o Updated Info, Format, Diskcopy and FastFileSystem

 New HDToolBox
 o The low-level library processes the following tasks
 o Scanning the SCSI bus
 o Read the physical information of the hard disk
 o Read/write the logical information (RDB)
 o Create Mount files
 o Read special Mount entries to restore the RDB
 o HDToolBox application that uses the low-level library
 o New GUI style


 MODERN GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)

 New Icon Set (Glow Icons)
 o New complete icon set for all system tools
 o New icons for most applications

 New Icon Library
 o Icons with up to 256 colors
 o Automatic color adaptation
 o NewIcon compatible
 o Compatible to OS 3.1 icons
 o New API functionality (updated)
 o Faster and more robust (updated)

 New BOOPSI Library
 o New complete set of powerful BOOPSI gadgets
 o Very fast, modular and scalable
 o AmigaOS compatible implementation
 o Compatible to existing BOOPSI classes

 New Resource Library
 o Loads and manages all GUI resources
 o Change the GUI without recompilation of the application
 o Can be used with any programming language

 New GUI editor for developers
 o WYSIWYG GUI editor
 o Creates resource files that are used by the new resource library
 o Automatic localization of the application

 Updated and enhanced Workbench (new)
 o More responsive user interface (new)
 o Progress requester for copy/delete (new)
 o Enhanced information requester (new)
 o Smart display update (new)
 o New keyboard control functionality (new)
 o New API functionality (new)


 EXTENSIVE CD-ROM SUPPORT

 CacheCDFS
 o ISO9660, RockRidge, Joliet (Win 95/98) and MAC HFS compatible
 o Supports Amiga protection bit and file comments
 o MultiSession CD-ROM support

 New PlayCD
 o (programmable) Audio player for SCSI and ATAPI CD-ROM drives
 o Low memory consumption

 New CDFSPrefs
 o CacheCDFS preferences for 'on the fly' configuration

 FULL PRINTER SUPPORT

 New Printer Device
 o Drivers for all common printers
 o PowerPC support
 o New functions to print all kinds of bitmaps
 o New API to define page size and page break correctly
 o Support for 24 bit Picasso96 DumpRastPort command
 o TurboPrint compatible functions to print 8 Bit chunky and 16/24 bit
 bitmaps

 New Printer Preferences
 o Updated for new GUI style

 POWERPC SUPPORT

 New WarpUP PowerPC Support
 o AmigaOS compatible integration
 o Extensive functionality
 o Hardware independent driver system, easy to extend

 New Preferences
 o Updated for new GUI style

 HTML DOCUMENTATION

 New Comprehensive Instructions

 o Reworked documentation for Workbench, DOS, ARexx and Harddisk
 o Completion of all the new features of AmigaOS 3.5
 o Extensive illustrations
 o Bilingual English/German

 BUG FIXES
 o Corrections to improve overall robustness and to fix long standing
 bugs (updated)
 o Reworked A2024 monitor driver
 o Reworked CLI command (Join, Status, Type)
 o Reworked IPrefs command (more robust, better Workbench pattern
 support) (new)
 o Reworked LoadWB (new)

 ENHANCEMENTS

 o Updated asl.library (more responsive, faster, enhanced user
 interface, more robust) (updated)

 o Updated DataTypes (updated)
 o 8svx.datatype (now supports stereo sound playback; faster and more
 robust)
 o amigaguide.datatype / amigaguide.library (faster, new API
 functionality)
 o anim.datatype (now supports all major IFF-ANIM formats; more
 robust)
 o animation.datatype (now supports stereo sound playback; more
 robust; new API functionality; RTG compatible)
 o ascii.datatype (faster and more robust)
 o cdxl.datatype (now supports stereo sound playback; more robust)
 o ilbm.datatype (now supports true color pictures; more robust)
 o picture.datatype (now supports true color pictures, dithering and
 color quantization; more robust, new API functionality; RTG
 compatible)
 o sound.datatype (now supports stereo sound playback; more robust,
 new API functionality)
 o text.datatype (faster and more robust)

 o New DataTypes for GIF, JPEG, PNG and AIFF file format (updated)

 o Updated 68040.library (performance improvements) (new)

 o Updated bullet.library (performance improvements) (updated)

 o New SCSI Mount tool

 THE FUTURE (PLANS AND OPTIONS)
 o Further releases or Add-On packages
 o New reworked and extended Kickstart
 o Extended PowerPC support
 o New 68K Emulator for PPC-only systems
 o Many new System Libraries as PPC-native
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20 Jun 1999

Hello Everybody,

 As you may or may not know, the worldwide release of OS 3.5 will be
at Amiga Downunder 99, Canberra, Australia. This show will be on
August 21 and 22. Petro T. will be there, aswell as Jim Collas and
Haage & Partner's, Jurgen Haage.

For More info go to -  http://www2.dynamite.com.au/krash/amigadu
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             A M I G A F E S T   9 9   -   U P D A T E

25th June 1999

 AmigaFest 99 (formerly referred to as Amiga Expo 99) at the Dayton
Computerfest®, one of the country's largest computer shows, will be
held at Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio on 28 & 29 August. It is a show not
to be missed for Amiga users and the excitement continues to grow.

 O.S. 3.5 is to be formally released the weekend before AmigaFest 99
at the Amiga Show in Australia. While it will go on sale in North
America at the same time, AmigaFest 99 will be the first Computer Show
here where it will be available. We are seeing a lot of new products
being announced now and this will be the first opportunity for the
users to see them and for the developers and manufacturers to display
them in the eastern half of the country. Don't miss this opportunity!

 This show is being fully supported by Amiga. They have kindly
supplied some items for prizes to be given away. We have two Amiga
1200s and several Mice, Pads, and posters to give away. We are also in
discussion with Amiga Inc. executives about the possiblity of their
attendance. Don't miss this opportunity either!

 AmigaFest 99 is a unique opportunity for Amiga Users:

 o It will provide you an opportunity to see and purchase all of the
new Amiga products.
 o It will provide you access to a concentration of Amiga Vendors so
you can get the Amiga gear you need/want, often at special show
prices.
 o It will provide you access to an incredible selection of general
computer equipment such as drives, storage media, printers, etc., at
incredible prices. 4. As with all Amiga Shows, the opportunity to
spend time socializing with fellow Amiga Users and Luminaries.

 An Amiga Get Together off-site, since there are no facilities except
snack bars at Hara Arena, is in the planning stages for Saturday
night. It will be informal at a facility where we can dine together
with a social time following. It will be pay as you go, order your own
meals and other refreshments. No formal presentations, unless we have
visitors from Amiga, who would be welcome to speak to the gathering.

 We planning two Amiga forums in the seminar rooms. Additional Amiga
presentations are welcome, however, we must commit the rooms before
others do. Anyone desiring to give a presentation at the show please
contact Ron Schwartz as soon as possible so we can get the rooms
committed.

 The exhibitors that are currently committed to AmigaFest 99 include:

   o Compuquick Media Center
   o FWD Computers
   o Dan's Deals
   o E. S. Productions
   o AmiTech-Dayton
   o AMICON

Tentative exhibitors:

   o Nova Design

 We have also had initial contact from other vendors, some individuals
considering a table to sell some of their old gear, and several User
Groups. Vendors, Developers, User Groups and individuals considering
exhibiting, demonstrating, or selling, there is no better place than
AmigaFest 99/Computerfest®. Cost is only $60 per table and that gives
you access to 30,000 attendees. It is surprising too, how many of
those are Amiga Users who are not in the mainstream and do not get the
magazines or go to the Amiga shows, but come here to get the bargain
equipment. It is also amazing how many people with little money find
what they can afford in a PC is useless, but an old Amiga, for cheap,
is still capable of doing amazing things.

 AmigaFest 99 at Computerfest® is a unique opportunity both for the
user as well as the vendors and other exhibitors. It's a great time to
be an Amiga supporter. Don't miss this opportunity to spread the word!
SEE YOU IN DAYTON!!

 Up to date information can be found on the AmiTech-Dayton web site.
http://www.coax.net/people/erics/amitech.htm Additional information on
the Dayton Computerfest® can be found at www.computerfest.com

For further information contact:

Ron Schwartz - schwartr@gemair.com

Len Carsner - nard@erinet.com
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  O R I G I N A L   N E W   T E K E R   M O N G O M E R Y   D I E S

 Play Co-CEO and Visionary Paul Montgomery
 1960 - 1999, Earth
 1999 -     , Elsewhere

 June 21, 1999 - Rancho Cordova, CA - Paul Montgomery, Co-CEO of Play
Incorporated, died of a sudden heart attack late Saturday night while
vacationing with his wife in Seattle. Mr. Montgomery, 39, served as
President, Co-CEO and a member of the board of directors since
co-founding Play with his partner Mike Moore in 1994. Mr. Montgomery
is survived by his wife, Michele, his parents and siblings as well as
his extended family of friends at Play and throughout the industry.

 "This is an overwhelming loss both for Play and for the entire
industry. Paul was a visionary leader and a tremendous force shaping
the future of video, communications and the Internet," said Mike
Moore, Mr. Montgomery's partner and Co-CEO, "To his family, friends,
and co-workers he was a boundless source of wisdom, love and creative
energy. Beyond those he touched personally, Paul shaped the lives of
millions of people through the ideas, technologies and products he
championed into existence."

 "Paul will continue to touch millions more people through the teams
he molded and the powerful visions he seeded here at Play. Paul often
said, 'The best way to predict the future is to invent it.' Today, his
loving friends, partners and co-workers at Play proudly dedicate
ourselves to honoring Paul's memory by continuing forward to invent
the future he so passionately believed in."

 Prior to starting Play, Paul Montgomery was instrumental in launching
the desktop video industry. In 1986, Mr. Montgomery left his position
as a product manager at industry leader Electronic Arts to join a
fledgling company called NewTek. Mr. Montgomery's work catapulted
NewTek from a garage startup to one of the most influential companies
in video. In 1987, Mr. Montgomery and his co-workers conceived a new
kind of video production tool which Mr. Montgomery dubbed the Video
Toaster. The Video Toaster is now widely credited with launching the
desktop video industry and resulted in a Prime Time Emmy Award for Mr.
Montgomery and the Toaster team in 1992.

 In 1994 Mr. Montgomery left NewTek, and later that year founded Play
Incorporated with partner Mike Moore and a close-knit team of former
co-workers. Together, Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Moore developed a unique
corporate culture based on self-organizing teams and creatively
nurturing environments. This innovative leadership has made Play one
of the most successful and highly-respected companies in the high-tech
industry. In the 1996 book, 'The Age of Videography', Mr. Montgomery
was cited as one of the 25 most influential people in the history of
video. Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Moore were named recently by Wired
Magazine as two of the most influential people in the future of
Hollywood.

 This week Play will launch a memorial website dedicated to Mr.
Montgomery where the millions of people he touched can gather to
celebrate his life and achievements. The site will be reachable
through a link on the Play Incorporated site. Photos and written
memories may be emailed to: ThanksPaul@play.com or sent to: Thanks
Paul, Play Incorporated, 2890 Kilgore Rd. Rancho Cordova, CA
95670-6133.

 Play Incorporated was founded in 1994 by a team of well-known
computer and video industry pioneers with the goal of bringing
high-end video and graphics capabilities to PCs and the Internet.
Among its award-winning products are the Snappy Video Snapshot, the
best-selling video peripheral in history, Trinity, which
revolutionized TV production and graphics throughout the world, Gizmos
98, PC Magazine's 1998 Product of the Year and Electric Image, the
low-cost 3D animation software used to create spectacular visual
effects for the recently released Star Wars and Austin Powers films.
For more information call 800.306.PLAY or visit www.play.com
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                        V I R U S Z   I I . . .

25 June 1999

 Georg Hoermann has decided to discontinue VirusZ II. The good news is
that he is going to keep updating the xvs.library and VirusZ III.
VirusZ II was and always will be a very good virus killer, because the
brain of VZ II is the xvs.library. Now Virus Help Denmark has recieved
the source code of VZ II and they are looking for someone to develop
and improve VZ II. If you think you´re the right person for this job,
send e-mail to vht-dk@post4.tele.dk telling about you and why we
should give you the source code of VZ II. If Georg Hoermann and Virus
Help Denmark think you are OK, you ´ll get the source via snail mail
soon.
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            A N D   N E W   V I R U S C H E C K E R   I I

22 Jun 1999

Hello all....

Alex van Niel has been busy again. A new update of VirusChecker II has
been released, here is some information about the release:

Name : VirusChecker II v2.1 (Brain v2.17)
Archive name : vht_vc21.lha
Archive size : 560.759 bytes
Release date : 22 June 1999
Programmer : Alex van Niel


News in this version:

- Fixed 68000 related bug. When Xvs was turned
 on, VirusCheckerII would crash on 68000 machine
 upon file checking. This was caused by again some
 register copied wrongly.

- Fixed a few problems with Xad support routines.
 (softlink and directory handling)
 (to do: error handling better)
 Thanks to Dirk Stoecker for reporting this

- Fixed a bug for unregistered users: no file
 was scanned for virus (woops)
 Thanks to David Amies for reporting this

- New Features: Icon Window can now also be positioned
 (separate from Main Window) and snapshotted. Use the
 preferences program to either snapshot the Icon Window
 settings or type them in manually.
 (Thanks to Paul Compton for this idea)

VCPrefs:

- Fixed problems with loading of config from disk
 Thanks to a lot of users for reporting this :)

- Fixed Format Protection configuration
 Unreliable results sometimes caused the feature
 to be disabled and enabled on random
 Thanks to Pam for reporting this

- Added to Format Protection which holds all
 loaded devices available from which one
 can choose to protect against formatting

- New Features: Snapshotting of IconWindow
        now possible. (Thanks to Paul Compton for this
 idea)

Installer:

- Completely redone installer
 Made update feature smart
 Fixed version copy
 (CBM's Installer program not needed anymore)
 Thanks to several users and betatesters for reporting
 problems with the installer, especially Jonathan Jackson.


In VirusChecker.brain

- Added WireFace/HDToolbox trojan virus
- Removed continuous call for Timer.device


Amiga Antivirus try: www.vht-dk.dk
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          N E W   B O X E R   S P E C S   R E V E A L E D

26 Jun 19999

 It has now been quite some time since news first came out about the
BoXeR, a fully Amiga compatible motherboard being produced by Access
Information. In that time the project has suffered various delays,
some to do with the problematic situation in the Amiga market, and
others to do with a desire to improve the specification of the
product.

 At last BoXeR is nearing completion. The final board design is due to
enter prototyping within the next few days, and a prototype board
should be on display at the stand of distributor Blittersoft at the
World of Amiga show in London on the 24th to 25th of July. It is quite
likely that the board will not be fully functional by the time of the
show.

 Updated specification

 The main reason for the delays in BoXeR is a radical redesign which
will provide a significantly more up-to-date and powerful motherboard
than has been previously announced. The board pictured here was the
original motherboard design intended to be a modernised A4000 - the
new BoXeR contains a far more powerful feature set, close to what had
been mooted for the BoXeR 2 in the past.

 Probably the most obvious improvement is the inclusion on the
motherboard of 4 fully active PCI slots, which will enable BoXeR
owners to expand their machine with cheap but powerful PCI cards.
Although we will have to wait and see which cards will have drivers
written for them, we can expect to see SCSI cards, cheap 100MBit
Ethernet, powerful soundcards, internal modems and low cost but
phenomenally powerful graphics cards such as the Voodoo Banshee which
provides better than BlizzardVisionPPC performance for well under
£100. However the improvements do not stop there.

 High speed DMA I/O transfer means that most peripherals will work at
high speeds with lower CPU overheads - you'll be able to use fast
serial and parallel devices, UDMA hard drives and so on. This, along
with ATX formfactor, DIMM sockets and PS/2 peripheral compatibility,
will make the BoXeR a very powerful and cheap to expand system.

 BoXeR is also designed to bring the more specifically Amiga aspects
of the architecture up to date. The thing that is most likely to
please and surprise the Amiga faithful is that the BoXeR has a highly
integrated single chip replacement for the AGA chipset, which is
feature compatible but will include significant enhancements,
including for the first time a total removal of the Chip RAM barrier.
A 64 bit wide connector for a PowerPC expansion card will also allow a
cheap solution for future upgrades to G3 or even G4 processors.

The latest specifications for the BoXeR motherboard are as follows:

 o 100% Amiga compatible.
 o ATX motherboard based on Amiga technology - fits in standard PC
   Desktop/Tower case..
 o Motorola 68040 or 68060 at 25-75MHz supported in a single processor
   socket..
 o Highly integrated single chip chip-set, AGA feature compatible but
   with performance enhancements..
 o Most peripherals support high speed DMA transfers, increasing
   throughput while reducing processor overhead..
 o No CHIP RAM limits..
 o 2 x DIMM sockets for combined use as FAST/CHIP..
 o Dual IDE Hard disk interface, supports fast IDE modes..
 o Flash ROM 2Mb, 32 bit wide. Used for boot ROM's and resident
   modules..
 o Hi-Density floppy disk drive interface, uses standard PC floppy
   drives..
 o CD-ROM audio input connector and mixer..
 o Real Time Clock..
 o Keyboard port for standard low cost PC PS/2 keyboard..
 o Mouse port for standard low cost PC PS/2 mouse..
 o 4 x Active PCI slots..
 o Amiga Video slot..
 o Expansion connector to support 5xZorro 3 slots..
 o Connector for full 64-bit PowerPC expansion card..

Connectors :

 o Printer port..
 o RGB video..
 o PS/2 Keyboard..
 o PS/2 Mouse..
 o Serial port..
 o Amiga Joystick port..
 o Stereo audio..
 o IDE - 40 pin (Dual) header.
 o Floppy drive DF0:/DF1: header.
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             A M I D O G ' S   M O V I E   P L A Y E R

13 June 1999
 AmiDog's Movie Player

 - The worlds fastest Movie Player for your PPC equiped Amiga!

 Another release with some new cool (?) features! IMPORTANT: I've
changed the way the prefs file looks, so your old file won't work
anymore!

 o New features:
 o Frameskip (AMP automatically skips B-frames when required).
 o Seeking (just hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse
 left/right).
 o Uses my AsyncIOPPC (WarpUP) routines for faster playback (+10%).
 o 15bit now also uses direct gfxmem access.
 o New way of defining the prefs, you can also use GetBestMode,
 Requester or PAL.


 o Removed bugs:
 o CGFX support only worked on 8/16/32bit screens.
 o AMP did crash if the MPEG had audio and reported 0kHz as the
 samplerate.
 o If the MPEG reports size 0x0, AMP assumes 352*288.
 o There used to be no way of setting the default path.


 o Known bugs:
 o None.


 o Features to be added (in no particular order):
 o Custom playback size.
 o Window playback.
 o More speed.
 o AVI/QT/ANIM/FLI/FLC... support.

 Please don't contact me about problems that are described above!
Thanks!

For more information: http://www.amidog.com/amp/news.html
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                N E W S   F R O M   C L I C K B O O M

24 Jun 1999

The latest developments at clickBOOM:

1.  T-ZER0 IS FINISHED
======================

The game is completed and it's currently going
through the final stages of testing.  We are happy
to say that it looks and plays great, and believe
you'll enjoy shooting endless hordes of alien scum.

Preordering is available until July 15,
with lots of special offers and a chance to win
a Mikronik Infinitiv Tower with Phase 5 CV64/3D card.

T-zer0 site is located at http://clickboom.com/t0
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                H A A G E & P A R N T E R   N E W S

16 June 99: Tornado3D Special Prices

 Until 1. July 99 customers of version 1.5 can buy the 3.0 update for
a special price of 398 DM (afterwards: 498 DM). Everyone who buys v2.1
now or who had already done so (not valid when you got 2.x by
download) will be able to download 3.0 update for free from Eyelight's
webpage. Students and owners of competitive 3D programs can get T3D
for a special price of 649 DM.

08 June 99: Samples for FontMachine & X-DVE

 To show you the power of FontMachine and X-DVE to create Internet
graphics Klaus Ziereis created some outstanding samples.

Please visit our homepage for more news and information:
http://www.haage-partner.com/e.htm
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           U P G R A D E   F O R   O P U S   M A G E L L A N

12 June 1999

Free Update Patch for Opus Magellan 5.8

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 GPSoftware is proud to demonstrate its continuing support for the
Amiga with the release of a FREE UPDATE patch to its popular File
Management and Workbench Replacement software, Directory Opus Magellan
II.

 The update is available free to registered users and upgrades Opus
Magellan 5.8 to 5.81. While some new features have been added such as
support for the NewMouse standard, improved OpusFTP operations, and
improved ease of use, this release is mainly a service update
providing solutions to a number of issues identified by end users.

 It is available direct from the GPSoftware web site at

http://www.gpsoft.com.au

 Opus Magellan Clinics at World of Amiga Show, London

 We are also pleased to announce our support for the World of Amiga
show in London July 23/24th. Dr Greg Perry will be running clinics in
Opus Magellan installation and useage and will be available to talk to
users during the two days of the show. We hope to see you there.
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 All back issues available at:
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    {Note new address!}
Stop by and check out our archive!
 NEW!! Check us out in html at the "Amiga Yellow Pages" site,
       http://ayp.amiga.tm
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• "Amigaschool", 22-Jun-1999, http://www.allcomm.co.uk/~instantprint/amigaschool/

• Amiga Aktuell, http://www.mediaspace.net/amigaaktuell/
• Amiga Information Online, http://www.aio.co.uk/

xtm-16stone.lha      biz/dkg     68K+Additional texture for Extreme
xtm-Eternity.lha     biz/dkg     38K+Additional texture for Extreme
xtm-GreyMarble.lha   biz/dkg     41K+Additional texture for Extreme
xtm-tassels.lha      biz/dkg     35K+Additional texture for Extreme
xtm-TecnoBlue.lha    biz/dkg     34K+Additional texture for Extreme
MMail203.lha         comm/amiex  66K+Email Door for /X *UPDATE*
Camedia.lha          comm/misc   38K+Transfers pictures from digital camera (
SimpleFTP.lha        comm/tcp    56K+SimpleFTP - New and easy to use FTP clie
YGM.lha              comm/tcp    80K+Checks POP3 mailboxes for new mail
aminet+v2.lha        comm/www   101K+Star Trek Interface for the aminet
Ibiza.lha            comm/www    22K+A MUST for every HTML-Designer
Dkg-prices.lha       docs/anno    1K+DarkAge Software pricelist (June)
HowToWriteEmu.lha    docs/help    7K+How to write a Computer Emulator
AtariLynx-FAQ.lha    docs/hyper  29K+Atari Lynx FAQ
GameBoy-FAQ.lha      docs/hyper  13K+GameBoy FAQ  V 2.0
M2-FAQ.lha           docs/hyper   6K+M2 videogame console FAQ (Ver 1.06)
NeoGeo-FAQ.lha       docs/hyper  19K+NeoGeo FAQ (Ver 3.3)
NES-Architectu.lha   docs/hyper   8K+NES system architecture  V 1.4
NES-SysDoc.lha       docs/hyper  20K+NES system documentation V 0.40
rhcp-bssm.lha        docs/hyper  10K+V1.0 Blood Sugar Sex Magik Lyrics Guide
Spectrum-FAQ.lha     docs/hyper  88K+Spectrum FAQ (Ver 3.10)
ascene0F.lha         docs/mags  1.3M+First Austrian Online Amigazine, May.99
WHDBetrayal.lha      game/patch  28K+HD Installer for Betrayal
WHDTrolls.lha        game/patch  30K+HD Installer for Trolls V1.2
SvII-PPC.lha         gfx/misc   637K+Update for SViewII/PPC V23.4 (PPC)
SvII-WOS.lha         gfx/misc   323K+Update for SViewII/PPC V23.4 (WOS)
RiVA.lha             gfx/show    21K+New FAST! MPEG Player for AGA/P96/CGFX
MCControl.lha        hard/hack  149K+V1.15 PSX MemoryCard Reader
flamingo.lha         misc/emu    89K+Commodore Plus/4 emulator V1.05
imdbDiff990604.lha   misc/imdb  1.9M+Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase
imdbDiff990611.lha   misc/imdb  1.6M+Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase
imdbDiff990618.lha   misc/imdb  1.6M+Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase
SuperToto_New.lha    misc/misc  276K+Program TotoGol & TotoCalcio (only italy
EVO.lha              misc/sci    41K+The evolution of mankind
noiseBreed.lha       mods/techn 118K+A techno PT module by Breed
mindBreed.lha        mods/tranc  52K+A speed trance PT module by Breed
overBreed.lha        mods/tranc  40K+A cool trance PT module by Breed
AmTagEd.lha          mus/misc   250K+1.75 - MPEG audio ID3 tag editor
EP_TFMX.lha          mus/play     6K+EaglePlayer "TFMX" external replayer
FlutterPlugin.lha    mus/play    18K+Graphical effect plugin for AmigaAMP
ParallaxPlugin.lha   mus/play    18K+Graphical effect plugin for AmigaAMP
Megane.lha           pix/vehic   95K+2 JPEG scan of Cabriolet MEGANE RENAULT
img2html0_2.lha      text/hyper   8K+Makes html image tags automatically.
DictSqueeze.lha      text/misc   10K+Squeeze & UnSqueeze wordlist
prtman39.lha         text/print 152K+Printmanager for AmigaOS3 (39.26)
LhA.run              util/arc   141K+LhA / LhX v2.1 archiver, German docs (!)
WDelta.lha           util/cli    21K+Scompare/spatch replacement
TeleWords.lha        util/conv   15K+Converts phonenumbers to words and back
D2G.lha              util/misc   32K+D2G - Directory 2 Guide.
tnm.lha              util/misc   12K+MUI Make ThumbNails and HTML files.
afinch.lha           util/moni   35K+AFinch - Fibonacci benchmark for M68k/PP
aflops.lha           util/moni   86K+AFlops - Floating point benchmark for M6
Sgrab.lha            util/wb     46K+Screen grabber with GUI (1.10a)

xtm-Deco3.lha        biz/dkg     94K+Additional texture for Extreme
xtm-deco4.lha        biz/dkg     57K+Additional texture for Extreme
xtm-deco41.lha       biz/dkg     59K+Additional texture for Extreme
xtm-deco7.lha        biz/dkg     82K+Additional texture for Extreme
xtm-organ62.lha      biz/dkg     65K+Additional texture for Extreme
xtm-organix.lha      biz/dkg     31K+Additional texture for Extreme
AE30-catala.lha      biz/haage   13K+ArtEffect 3.0 - Catala locale
MMail202.lha         comm/amiex  38K+Email Door for /X *UPDATE*
amiftpd19.lha        comm/tcp    47K+Easy-to-use FTP service daemon for Miami
Socks5.lha           comm/tcp   406K+Socks5 proxy server for AmiTCP/GenesisTC
simplehtml.lha       comm/www    24K+V0.3 of the simple HTML Offline Browser
PPC680x0V1.4.lha     dev/asm     64K+Use your PPC as the ultimate 68k! V1.4
mkmk.lha             dev/c      266K+Makefile rebuilder
Mags_txt_index.lha   docs/mags   39K+TEXT indices of magazine articles
ChopLifter3D.lha     game/shoot 242K+ChopLifter 3D V0.18
VE-addtexture.lha    gfx/edit     2K+Visual Eng. - Add texture v1.00
VE-Examples.lha      gfx/edit   517K+Visual Eng. - Examples
VE-ReadMe.lha        gfx/edit     3K+Visual Eng. README
SkinCrop06.lha       gfx/ifx      8K+Easy AmigaAMP Skin creation script for I
SuperEnalotto.lha    misc/misc   99K+SuperEnalotto v1.0 DEMO (ITALIAN)
lnsS1_Hbeat1.lha     mods/inst  386K+Hardstep beats - sampel pack nr 1 
lnsS2_Hbeat2.lha     mods/inst  231K+Hardstep beats - sampel pack nr 2 
lnsS3_Abeat.lha      mods/inst  687K+Acidhouse beats - sampel pack 
lnsS4_Gbeat1.lha     mods/inst  451K+SpeedGarage beats - sampel pack nr 1
lnsS5_Gbeat2.lha     mods/inst  414K+SpeedGarage beats - sampel pack nr 2
lns37_deck.lha       mods/jungl 109K+Down on the deck - jungle
mvp_0045.lha         mods/mvp   1.2M+MoPlayaz - malic acid
lns41_irn.lha        mods/techn 307K+The Irn-bru man - slowbeat minimalism 
lns45_crow.lha       mods/techn 439K+Return of the giant crow - slowbeat mini
lns46_peoEp1.lha     mods/techn 239K+Powerpeople - minimalistic people Ep par
lns47_peoEp2.lha     mods/techn 341K+Boring people - minimalistic people Ep p
lns48_car.lha        mods/techn 212K+Car keys - mysterious slowbeat techno (M
Prayer2.0.lha        mus/play   301K+MPEG audio player with great GUI and mor
pris18.jpg           pix/trace  115K+Pris at the landing-field of 3Pyramids
starwar9.jpg         pix/trace   71K+Star Wars Star Destroyer (Tornado3D)
img2html0_1.lha      text/hyper   8K+Makes html image tags automatically.
MWRescue.lha         text/misc    5K+Rescues a damaged MacWrite file
SRename.lha          util/cli   105K+Advanced rename/renumber CLI program.
vht-vc21.lha         util/virus 548K+VirusChecker II v2.1 (Brain v2.17)
merlin061.lha        util/wb    325K+Project Merlin Amiga GUI V0.61

• Deskjet-Utility: Druckkopf-Ausrichtung funktioniert nicht für Deskjet 890.
• "Drucker nicht bereit" Fehlermeldungen kommen zu früh
• HP DeskJet 8xx druckt Text bei FinalWriter oder Wordworth manchmal mit zuviel Farbe
  
• betrifft nur V7.00 von der Computer '98:
• Epson Stylus Color 300 druckt im Farbmodus die Farben versetzt
• Bei Hardcopies von 16/24-Bit Bildschirmen wird schwarz durch weiß ersetzt
• Die druckerspezifischen Einstellungen werden zwar verwendet, aber nicht abgespeichert

1. Ich kann mich jetzt voll auf das Geschäft konzentrieren und werde somit auch viele der Fehler, die in den letzten 2 Jahren leider passiert sind, vermeiden können. Für diese Fehler entschuldige ich mich hiermit bei allen, die darunter zu leiden hatten.
2. Wir bieten (erst einmal befristet bis Ende August) folgende Sonderaktionen/Preise an:
   • Bei jedem Einkauf, der den Warenwert von 150,- DM (inkl. MwSt.) übersteigt, erhalten Sie kostenlos die CD GOLDEN GAMES mit 1000 Top Games für den Amiga. Wahlweise kann auch das Spiel KangFu (CD) oder das Programm Pelikan Press (Diskette) genommen werden (solange der Vorrat reicht).
   • Wir senken dem Preis für die Arbeitseinheit (AE) / 10 Min. von 18,50 DM auf 16,- DM pro AE. Das ergibt einen Stundenpreis von nur noch 96,- DM anstatt 111,- DM.
3. Ab Anfang - Mitte Juli kann im Geschäft auch mit der VISA/Eurocard/Diners Club Kreditkarte bezahlt werden.

• Vormittag: Montag - Freitag 10.00 - 14.00 Samstag 10.00 - 13.00 Uhr
• Nachmittag: Dienstag - Freitag 15.00 - 18.00 Uhr
• ACHTUNG: Montag nachmittag geschlossen

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WebDesign.lha        comm/www   323K+Html editor with external editor support
WebDesignNoLib.lha   comm/www   208K+Html editor with external editor support
fc_sol01.lha         game/data  274K+Solutions for Darryl Hartwig's FreeCell 
MaP_bat.lha          game/data  559K+Cardset for the game MarryAmPic
warpsnes.lha         misc/emu   318K+SNES Emulator for PowerPC (WarpUP) V3.5a
regrets.lha          mods/misc  235K+Relaxe DBM by Mr.Lou / Dewfall Productio
lns38_slow.lha       mods/techn 336K+My mind is slowing - slowbeat minimalism
lns39_out.lha        mods/techn 350K+A world outside - slowbeat minimalism 
lns40_room.lha       mods/techn  97K+Emergency room - hard slowbeat minimalis
lns42_fly.lha        mods/techn 110K+On the fly - hard slowbeat minimalism 
lns43_old.lha        mods/techn 536K+The friend of old bikes - housy minimali
mNV-mEDDLE01.lha     pix/art    513K+Artistic type pictures colection by rUDY
NewOsaka.lha         text/misc   16K+Converts japanese EUC to Osaka dialect
Archiver.lha         util/arc   348K+A very good MUIGui for Lha, Lzx...etc.V2
WoW.lha              util/conv   46K+Text converter (Html, Ww6, Rtf, Ascii, A
ArDbCaos.lha         util/rexx   19K+Birthdays anniversaries name days. V.1
NewIcons46.lha       util/wb    659K+The Ultimate GUI Enhancement System, V4.
NewIcons46upd.lha    util/wb     19K+Updates NewIcons System 4.5 to 4.6

• Wir nehmen Ihren alten IDE 4x Adapter (mit Kabel + gebuffert) für den Amiga 1200 zum Preis für DM 50.- in Zahlung.
• Wir nehmen Ihren alten IDE 4x Adapter (mit/ohne Kabel + nicht gebuffert) für den Amiga 1200 zum Preis für DM 25.- in Zahlung.
• Wo und wann Sie den 4x Adapter gekauft haben ist dabei unwesentlich :-)

• Zwei neue Programme stehen zum Download zur Verfügung: SearchPacket v1.00 und MakeExeBB v1.00.
  SearchPacket ist ein aus zwei Tools bestehender, extrem schneller Dateisucher, welcher speziell für große bis sehr große Datenträger bzw. Verzeichnisse geeignet ist.
  MakeExeBB ist ein kleines Programm, mit welchem man ausführ- bare Programme auf die zwei Sektoren des Bootblocks einer Diskette speichern kann.
• Die Rubriken "Hilfe" und "Coder's Corner" haben jeweils einen neuen Workshop bekommen.
  "Hilfe: Mit dem Macintosh und T-Online in's Internet" ist für alle Macintosh-User oder Besitzer eines Amigas mit Mac-Emula- tor gedacht und erklärt, wie man mit dem Mac online gehen kann.
  "Coder's Corner: Direkte Manipulation eines RastPorts" erläu- tert einige Felder des RastPort-Structs und beschreibt, wie man sie manuell (d.h. ohne graphics.library Funktionen) verän- dern kann.
• Die Linkseite wurde von mir etwas überarbeitet. Fehlerhafte Links (Deadlinks) wurden entfernt oder korrigiert, ein paar neue sind dazugekommen.
• Das Einschreiben in die StarGATE-Mailingliste bzw. das Stornie- ren der Einschreibung kann nun komplett über die StarGATE-Page erfolgen.

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Konwerter2.03.lha    biz/misc   110K+Convert files from Metastock and Omega t
MoMail20.lha         comm/amiex  41K+Email Door for Ami-Express BBS.
mdii_gi.lha          comm/misc   10K+Glow Icon images for MicroDot-II
nc_icons.lha         comm/misc   49K+Netconnect Toolbar Icons
FreedomGer.lha       comm/net     9K+German Catalogs for FreedomCall V1.12
TimeLord.lha         comm/net   162K+OS timeclock resync tool (version 2.10)
qudproxy.lha         comm/tcp     8K+Quake proxy, allows playing via IP-NAT.
TView.lha            comm/tcp    26K+Check what's on TV.
x-treme.lha          comm/tcp     9K+Easy access to X-treme Network (Greece) 
AmTGr.lha            comm/term   22K+Unofficial greek translations for AmTerm
wpz-frozen14.lha     demo/aga   673K+Frozen Pack#14 - Remedy Party Edition
wpz-info07.lha       demo/mag    97K+WhelpzInfo issue#o7. Minimagazine about 
Keyfilemaker.lha     dev/amos     3K+Let you use keyfiles in your own AMOS pr
GTCodeCreator.lha    dev/basic  182K+The Ultimate Blitz 2 GT Source Code crea
UDP_Chat.lha         dev/basic  120K+UDPfuncsV2.5 for Blitz-good for Net game
IdentCDR.lha         disk/cdrom  12K+Identifies CD-R media (brand, recording 
SolarHTML.lha        docs/hyper 215K+V2.11 of my Solar HTML Cosmic Database
AaktInt0699.lha      docs/mags  263K+International infotainment magazine
AaktInt0699GFX.lha   docs/mags  133K+International infotainment magazine (gra
rusfaqs.lha          docs/misc   53K+Amiga FAQs, in Russian
RMMUIMine.lha        game/data   11K+High-colour graphics set for MUIMine
RMSoliton.lha        game/data  129K+High-colour cardset for Soliton
WBADoom.lha          game/patch 111K+Very nice GUI for A Doom with lots of fe
Adom.lha             game/role  1.0M+Ancient Domains Of Mystery V0.9.9 G14
Adom_68020.lha       game/role  1.0M+Ancient Domains Of Mystery V0.9.9 G14 (6
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Adom_PPC.lha         game/role  1.3M+Ancient Domains Of Mystery V0.9.9 G14 (P
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SkinCrop05.lha       gfx/ifx      7K+Easy AmigaAMP Skin creation script for I
ICS.lha              hard/misc  1.3M+V1.04 ICS - professional color correctio
lovecalc.lha         misc/misc   11K+Love Calculator V1.1
Megasquad_mus.lha    mods/chip   51K+Custom module of "Megasquad" music
invention_1.mpg      mods/elbie 863K+Invention n1 Chambermusic by ElbiE^t13n!
meduzamx.lha         mods/misc   39K+Meduza potpurri, blandade refr nger.
DynaWar_mus.lha      mods/pro   264K+Music from Dynamite Warriors
Pegase.lha           mus/misc   208K+Hi-Q mp2 audio encoder (68k+FPU/PPC)
EP_AMComposer.lha    mus/play     4K+EaglePlayer "A.M.Composer v1.2" external
imbrug_1.lha         mus/play   107K+Natalie Imbruglia Skin for mpeg players!
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WF7_WOA_Lon10.mpg    pix/anim   1.7M+Wildfire 7 - WOA 99 - Anim 10 - Cube
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bootpicname.lha      util/boot    6K+Creates month-dependent filename for boo
Rainboot2_6.lha      util/boot  774K+The Ultimate Multimedia Boot v2.6
meautostart.lha      util/cdity  48K+Autostart function like Wind**s 95,1.5
meexchange.lha       util/cdity  30K+Exchange-Replac.,with new features,3.0
mereset.lha          util/cdity  17K+Commodity to reset the computer, V3.2
WaitNoPort.lha       util/cli     3K+Wait until given MsgPort(s) disappear.
calculator.lha       util/misc   32K+Simple integer calculator
vowelcount.lha       util/misc   27K+Counts vowels within entered sentence
AmyInfo.lha          util/moni   14K+Clock, CPU usage, uptime and free memory
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DateF_src.lha        util/shell  16K+DateF_src V1.01 - a french date shell co
backclock.lha        util/time   55K+Beautiful Transparent clock for Workbenc
AmiGad99.lha         util/wb     10K+Bitmap Gadgets for Visualprefs
M2I5_78.lha          util/wb    324K+Run Programs with Menus & Icons v5.78
M2IUpd78.lha         util/wb     85K+M2I Update 5.77 -> 5.78
RMBirdie.lha         util/wb     38K+Bitmap set for Birdie
RMVPrefs.lha         util/wb     23K+Bitmap set for Visualprefs
SSearch_Good.lha     util/wb     30K+Global String Searcher V0.9 Edited versi

PPaint7_Update.lha   biz/cloan  824K+Free update from PPaint 7.x to v. 7.1b
MusicManager.lha     biz/dbase   49K+Small polish CD data base for MUI. (v.1.
golded605.lha        biz/demo   2.3M+GoldED Studio 6 Demo
CanMortgage.lha      biz/swood   26K+Final Calc Canadian Mortgage Evaluation 
Mdoors3.lha          comm/amiex 241K+TWELVE! of the best /X doors available [
Mdoors4.lha          comm/amiex 285K+SIXTEEN! of the best /X doors available 
Mdoors5.lha          comm/amiex 263K+SIX! of the best /X doors available [SET
MyMatch.lha          comm/irc    15K+Display Countries of Users in an IRC Cha
ML-Support.lha       comm/mail   55K+Tool to manage MLs, 2.0, MUI
ML-Support_Src.lha   comm/mail   22K+C Sources for ML-Support
magPLIP-lin2.2.lha   comm/net    32K+Plip.c update for magplip38.1 and Linux 
SimpleFTP.lha        comm/tcp    55K+SimpleFTP - New and easy to use FTP clie
Lynx283dev1.lha      comm/www   869K+Powerful WEB Browser (HTTP,FTP,NEWS...)
amiga-c-may99.lha    dev/c      122K+Postings to Amiga-C mailing list in Apri
amiga8.lha           dev/cross   66K+LUnix SDK (chkobj chklib lld lupo luna r
Cha-la-J.lha         docs/hyper   1K+DragonBall Z opening theme lyrics (jap)
GeGeGe.lha           docs/hyper   0K+"Ge Ge Ge no Kitarou" lyrics (japanese)
GinGinJingBell.lha   docs/hyper   0K+GinGinJingleBell Lyrics
HachaMecha.lha       docs/hyper   1K+"HachaMecha Hime" lyrics (japanese)
Ichigatsu.lha        docs/hyper   0K+IchiGatsu IchiJitsu Lyrics
JinJingleBell.lha    docs/hyper   1K+JinJinJingleBell Lyrics (japanese)
KissKiss.lha         docs/hyper   0K+"Tokyo Babylon" Ending Theme
Kotowaza.lha         docs/hyper   1K+Japanese proverbs (japanese)
Kuchibiru.lha        docs/hyper   1K+"Kuchibiru Ni Memorii" lyrics (japanese)
Kunou.lha            docs/hyper   1K+KunouChan ga yattekuru lyrics (japanese)
Masamune.lha         docs/hyper   6K+Various japanese songs translated
MenuSong.lha         docs/hyper   1K+Neko Hanten Menu Song lyrics (Ranma1/2)
Ranma-Ly.lha         docs/hyper   3K+Ranma1/2 Theme Song
RanmaWhoisWho.lha    docs/hyper  17K+Ranma1/2 Who is Who
RoadBuster.lha       docs/hyper   1K+"Riding Bean" Opening Theme lyrics
SazaeSan.lha         docs/hyper   1K+"Sazae San" Opening Theme (japanese)
SkiesOfLove.lha      docs/hyper   0K+"Skies of Love" lyrics
SolarHTML.lha        docs/hyper 155K+V2.10 of my HTML Solar System reference
Tamagoyaki.lha       docs/hyper   2K+"Dragon Half" Ending Theme (japanese)
YumeNoNaka.lha       docs/hyper   1K+"Valis" Ending Theme (japanese)
Watchme.lha          game/gag    62K+Fast system-friendly "pointereyes"
ACB_Pics_V1_2.lha    game/hint  857K+Pics for Amiga Cheat-Box 1.2
Saturn-Worms.lha     game/hint    5K+Guide to Worms (SATURN)
Galactic-HD.lha      game/patch   6K+Galactic Xmas Remix HD installer
JPEG-Box.lha         gfx/conv   211K+JPEG generator for WWW graphics V4.13 (6
jpeg2mov.lha         gfx/conv    29K+Creates a QuickTime-Movie
PNG-Box.lha          gfx/conv   225K+PNG generator for WWW graphics V4.13 (68
Apdf040.lha          gfx/show   198K+PDF doc. viewer, 040+fpu
PrtDrvGen.lha        hard/drivr  64K+Generates AmigaOS 1.2 printer drivers
mccontrol.lha        hard/hack   57K+V1.10 PSX MemoryCard Reader
adfm.lha             misc/emu     4K+Program for ADF files. (from PC/UAE). (1
Stranger.mpg         mods/elbie  40K+Stranger in Paradise [Atmos] by ElbiE
Strangers.mpg        mods/elbie 2.4M+Stranger in Paradise [Atmos] by ElbiE
lns35_meta.lha       mods/jungl 217K+Goodby metal - jungle
lns36_mick.lha       mods/jungl 186K+You do Mickey Mouse - jungle
epsilon.lha          mods/misc  112K+Van Ghorne's music
inter.lha            mods/misc   34K+Van Ghorne's music
inter2.lha           mods/misc   17K+Van Ghorne's music
some.lha             mods/misc   36K+Van Ghorne's music
subst.lha            mods/misc    3K+Van Ghorne's music
salty_Anthema.mpg    mods/mpg   5.2M+Maximum Drum+Bass by the 10pence Kidd
salty_Dyscotek.mpg   mods/mpg   5.5M+Maximum Drum+Bass by the 10pence Kidd
salty_frame.mpg      mods/mpg   5.8M+Maximum Drum+Bass by the blumax
salty_IngreX.mpg     mods/mpg   5.4M+Maximum Drum+Bass by the blumax
salty_Meta.mpg       mods/mpg   6.4M+Maximum Drum+Bass by the 10pence Kidd
BD-ThanxBrasil.lha   mods/techn  11K+"Thanx Brasil" by Black Dragon/Honoo+LED
lns34_foot.lha       mods/techn  90K+My left foot - minimal techno mix
lns34_rams.lha       mods/techn 125K+Ramsesboy - minimal techno mix
lnsR23_jul.lha       mods/tranc 444K+JullerupFerryCity - acidtrance remix
Lamer.lha            mus/misc   295K+Great MP3 encoder for PPC v3.12
old_anim.lha         pix/anim   153K+Few very old animations by PopoCop/Retro
WF7_WOA_Lon01.mpg    pix/anim   563K+Wildfire 7 - WOA 99 - Anim 01 - Intro
WF7_WOA_Lon02.mpg    pix/anim   681K+Wildfire 7 - WOA 99 - Anim 02 - Back for
WF7_WOA_Lon03.mpg    pix/anim   905K+Wildfire 7 - WOA 99 - Anim 03 - WF 3D
WF7_WOA_Lon04.mpg    pix/anim   1.7M+Wildfire 7 - WOA 99 - Anim 04 - Only Ami
WF7_WOA_Lon05.mpg    pix/anim   1.7M+Wildfire 7 - WOA 99 - Anim 05 - Momentum
WF7_WOA_Lon06.mpg    pix/anim   843K+Wildfire 7 - WOA 99 - Anim 06 - ParPlot
WF7_WOA_Lon07.mpg    pix/anim   1.4M+Wildfire 7 - WOA 99 - Anim 07 - 2D
LETO-rgb.gif         pix/art     99K+Anime / manga style picture
old_gfx.lha          pix/art     70K+Few very old pictures by PopoCop/RAE
Esagon.lha           pix/imagi  285K+A small image of a space station near th
Constellation.jpg    pix/mark   287K+A Constellation class vessel (Star Trek)
GB2PinYin.lha        text/misc   30K+Translates Big5/GB encoding to PinYin
AmiRebootWB.lha      util/cdity  20K+A Commodity to put RebootWB in the tools
Ejecter.lha          util/cdity  38K+Button to open CD Tray with masses of co
TestCard.lha         util/misc  116K+Testcard generator for all PAL systems.
breakman.lha         util/sys     3K+For break programs (use MUI).

• hohe Erkennungsgenauigkeit von Diktaten (Soundkarte erwünscht)
• Diktate speicherbar in Text und HTML
• Mit erweiterbaren Easy-Click-Dictionary Wörterbuch für 480.000 Wörter
• direktes Übersetzen von Diktaten, iff, aiff und wav, allen Texten (ASCII, Wordworth, RTF..), Email (YAM) und HTML Dateien über 46.000 Redewendungen
• neu entwickeltes Sprachausgabensystem (englisch oder deutsch)
• warpUP support

• Wie groß ist das Interesse an einer Camouflage Amiga-NG Version?
• Version 2.9 demnächst erhältlich...
• Version 2.9 bietet: Programmierbarer MIDI-Generator (=Cubase's Mixermaps)
• Verwaltung der Audio-Dateien in Ordnern
• Preissenkung: Camouflage AB auf 159,-DM inkl. Upgrade auf Camouflage 3.0
• Neue Version AB 2.85 vom 25.05.99
• Neue Adresse: I.S.M/Martin Endres, Schwarzenbergstrasse 75, 21073 Hamburg

AExplor_Update.lha   biz/cloan   63K+Free update to AExplorer 3.02
PPaint7_Update.lha   biz/cloan  823K+Free update from PPaint 7.x to v. 7.1b
GolemBetaDemo.lha    biz/demo   473K+0.83 - Business soft for firms (PL only)
phonewizard15.lha    comm/misc  197K+Phone answer machine for voice modems
newscoaster.lha      comm/news   56K+Offline Newsreader (BETA release)
CIAs_in_Blitz.lha    dev/basic    9K+Example of using CIA interrupts in Blitz
NewCommandSet.lha    dev/basic  337K+NCS V1.90 - 24 new Blitz Basic II libs t
PManager.lha         dev/misc    51K+Visual C project manager v2.92
SCSIQuery.lha        disk/misc   18K+Prints internal infos of SCSI devices
LDDcheck.lha         docs/lists  86K+System Check (Libs, Dts, Devs)   - 2-
woas1.lha            docs/mags  241K+World Of Amiga Special - Number 1
Scenet29.lha         docs/misc  127K+SCENET - Sceners's internet database - #
F1GP_1999.lha        game/data    8K+1999 F1 season data for F1GP-Ed (13 Jun)
TheMod.lha           game/patch 533K+TheMod 0.9 (fast servermod for Quake)
R4_Falcon.lha        gfx/3dobj  8.1M+Millennium Falcon for monzoom 3d pro
AmiCAD.lha           gfx/edit   630K+Schematics vectorial electronics program
AMP.lha              gfx/show   148K+MPEG1/2 video player for WarpUP, v1.04 (
Show040.lha          gfx/show   389K+Cybergfx only picture viewer (040) V2.5
ShowPPC.lha          gfx/show   367K+Cybergfx only picture viewer (PPC) V2.5
MCControl.lha        hard/hack   55K+V1.00 PSX MemoryCard Reader
ISOLocalePL.lha      misc/misc   10K+Polish Locale drivers using ISO 8859-2 i
scan8800.lha         misc/sci   726K+Controller for FRG8800,AR5000,FT1000MP.
scan8800_881.lha     misc/sci   177K+Controller for FRG8800,AR5000,FT1000MP.
scan8800_KepMa.lha   misc/sci    92K+Manager for Kepler-Data
scan8800_t.lha       misc/sci   178K+Controller for FRG8800,AR5000,FT1000MP.
scan8800_t40.lha     misc/sci   177K+Controller for FRG8800,AR5000,FT1000MP.
BD-BangkokKn.lha     mods/techn  70K+"Bangkok Knight" by Black Dragon/Honoo+L
BD-Clawzmania.lha    mods/techn  84K+"ClawzMania" by Black Dragon/Honoo+LED. 
BD-Niagarave.lha     mods/techn  55K+"Niagara-ve" by Black Dragon/Honoo+LED. 
BD-Sora.lha          mods/techn  63K+"Sora" by Black Dragon/Honoo+LED. Techno
BD-Sora2.lha         mods/techn  66K+"Sora 2" by Black Dragon/Honoo+LED. Tech
BD-Sora3.lha         mods/techn  50K+"Sora 3" by Black Dragon/Honoo+LED. Tech
BD-Sora4.lha         mods/techn  32K+"Sora 4" by Black Dragon/Honoo+LED. Tech
BD-Sora5.lha         mods/techn  61K+"Sora 5" by Black Dragon/Honoo+LED. Tech
BD-Terminated.lha    mods/techn  48K+"Terminated" by Black Dragon/Honoo+LED. 
BD-Thunderdome.lha   mods/techn 111K+"Thunderdome" by Black Dragon/Honoo+LED.
BD-WildM.lha         mods/techn  45K+"Wild Melodie?" by Black Dragon/Honoo+LE
ep_lme.lha           mus/play     4K+EaglePlayer "Leggless Music Editor" exte
tree17.lha           util/cli     7K+Lists Dirs Tree-like
TestCard.lha         util/misc  116K+Testcard generator for all PAL systems.
PoolMem.lha          util/sys    66K+Memory defragmentizer/AllocP superset
ABeat.lha            util/time    9K+Simple Swatch-Beat clock.
DKG-CGXfix.lha       util/wb      5K+A small utility for Pal Monitors/Tv when
VisualPrefs.lha      util/wb    415K+Configure the look of the Amiga GUI!

KOSH [Kommunity Orientated Software Hardware]

Weekly Summary

Week Commencing: 5th June 1999

Number: 024

Mailing List: kosh-general

In the mailing list this week, the following items were discussed. Please do
not email the scribe regarding any of these topics, it is not his job to answer
these questions but merely to report  the topics of conversation. If you have
any queries about this summary, please email ben@kosh.net, stating the Summary
Number, and Mailing List Name, and he will try to answer your queries.

a)

Subject: The Bobby Tool and KOSH

Summary of debate: As mentioned a long while ago (but now directly relevant
                   again as we discuss the KOSH website) the Bobby Tool which
                   is available from http://www.cast.org/bobby checks a URL to
                   see if it conforms to certain standards. The aim of this is
                   is to increase accessibility to the web page(s) in question
                   by examining the html code to see that it includes things
                   like alternative text for images (used by speech based web
                   browsers). It was suggested that all KOSH pages should use
                   this tool. A page that passes the tests can use a "Bobby
                   Approved" link logo on the page.

                   Also suggested is that we should include a separate page on
                   the KOSH site explaining exactly what the approval logo
                   means and why we feel that it is important, etc.


b)

Subject: Siamese Amiga

Summary of debate: See http://access.amiga.tm/ or
                   http://ww.snowcrash.u-net.com/ which contain information on
                   the "Amiga on a PCI" project being designed by Access and
                   Siamese.

c)

Subject: KOSH Survey WG - draft user survey document

Summary of debate: The draft user survey document from the KOSH Survey WG was
                   posted to the ML (see the email from Michael Merriman,
                   repugnant@yahoo.com, 8th June, "[KOSH] KOSH User Survey
                   Draft"

                   Comments, suggestions and ideas on it were asked for from
                   the people on the General ML before the survey is made
                   publicly available.

                   The survey will be available at
                   http://www.kosh.net/survey/index.html
                   and will also be available by email from
                   survey-request@kosh.net with the word "Survey" in the
                   subject line.

                   KOSH will -not- be using mass mailing to reach people with
                   the survey - if anyone receives it via a mass email they
                   should forward it to abuse@kosh.net (complete with the
                   header) so that action may be taken.

                   A selection of comments from the General ML on the survey
                   follow:

                   BeOS should be included as a separate OS and not be grouped
                   under "other". The same applies to OS/2. MacOS could be
                   subdivided like the Amiga entries are (AmigaOS 3+ and 2 and
                   under).

                   Some may object to being asked what sex they are. Perhaps
                   "gender" is the term that should be used and the question
                   should be marked as optional?

                   the job section should recognise disabled people in some
                   way without giving wrong impressions. Also, "Homemaker" or
                   a similar category should be included.

                   How about a category to directly identify respondees that
                   have jobs that are directly computer related?

                   Could we ask if a person uses a particular OS through
                   choice, because it came with the machine, because it was
                   recommended or because they have to (at work for example)?

                   Thomas Jensen volunteers to make a Danish Translation of the
                   survey.

                   Personal information should be clearly marked as:
                   - optional
                   - completely confidential
                   - purely for identifying KOSH's audience
                   Compulsory personal information tends to put one into Lie
                   Mode.

                   The survey should -somehow- reach people that don't
                   generally use computers for whatever reason (but -not- via
                   mass e/mailing).

                   The above (and more) were taken on by the User Survey WG
                   team and are to be considered for incorporation into the
                   survey.

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         O P E N   L E T T E R   F R O M   J I M   C O L L A S

    N O M I N A T I O N S   F O R   A D V I S O R Y   C O U N C I L

                A N T S Y   F O R   A   M E E T I N G ?

          A M I G A   E X T R A V A G A N Z A   I N   I N D Y

                  A M I G A A C T I V E   O N L I N E

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              P E T S O F F ' S   D E L F I N A   P L U S

                 P C B   D E S I G N E R   N E E D E D

                S O F T W A R E   H E L P   N E E D E D

 M I L L E N N I U M   -   N E W T E K   A N D   N O V A   D E S I G N

            S H A R E W A R E   A U T H O R S   W A N T E D

         P C X   A N D   F U S I O N   F R E E   -   M A Y B E

                  F A C T S   2 . 7   F O R   T I M E

            " F O R M A T "   F O R   L A R G E   D I S K S

         U P D A T E   O N   U P C O M I N G   I - B R O W S E

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                 R E B O L   2 . 0   A N N O U N C E D

             H T T P R E S U M E   F A K E   V E R S I O N

Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:
 One of the most interesting things we bring your way in this issue is
the announcement by Amiga of nominations for their Advisory Committee.
You can pick up a nomination form from one of several web sites, print
it out, fill it out and fax it back. Give the matter some thought if
you decide to nominate someone, but don't hesitate if you can come up
with a good candidate.
 The letter below from Jim Collas clears up some interesting comments
made by Gateway's top person Ted Waitt. We were surprised there wasn't
more talk in the Amiga community about Mr. Waitt's statements, but
apparently there was sufficient to cause the writing of this letter.
We really appreciate the attempts at communication being made by Amiga
lately, and hope the community appreciates these efforts as well (even
if, as has been pointed out on the net, the folks at Amiga seem to do
all their writing in Micro$oft Word! On a Windows based net site!
Hmmmm.)
 Despite the choice of word processor and web server, despite the fact
that the photo of him on the website makes Jim Collas look
suspiciously like "The Master", we're beginning to think we have
someone more like "The Doctor" this time. We hope so. We also hope he
occasionally uses an Amiga for some of his work ...
 Brad Webb,
 Editor
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E-mail to the E-ditor:

30 May 1999

 Just been reading the Amiga Update which arrived a couple of days
ago.

 My primary comment concerns the new Gateway computer, "for sale in
Japan".

 That new machine, with the motherboard built into the back of the LCD
display has been available at some of the Country Stores in the USA
since early March.

 It is just a Windows box with one out of the ordinary feature ... In
the CMOS setup, there is a choice of operating system to start up at
boot time. The choices are Windows and Other.
======
Robert,
 Interesting observations - I was unaware of the "Other" designation.
Presumably that would be something like Linux.
 What interested me was the juxtaposition of the story about the
Japanese Gateway computers with the Amiga concept drawings, which were
being made available to the press. One of those drawings clearly shows
a very portable Amiga with an attached LCD display - very reminiscent
of the description of the Japanese computers. Time will tell if
there's anything in common.
 Brad

~~~~~~
28 May 1999

re: mikdom's letter in your 19-May-99 issue:

 What's all this about a ZIP drive "click of death"?

 Thanks
 Allan
======
Allan,
 I'm no expert on this, but I've heard something of a failing that
happens with some Zip drives, where the death of the drive is
preceded by a clicking sound. Could one of our readers send more
details?
 Brad

~~~~~~
29 May 1999

Dear Brad,

 Regards the gentleman who can't find an Amiga to buy...

 Tell him to check Ebay. Find a seller with lots of positive feedback
and little or no negative feedback; those folks are as good as gold,
because they protect their feedback status fervently, feverishly, and
fretfully.

 Seriously, I've noticed A4000, 1200, 600, 500, 2000 and 3000s (not
sure what the gent is looking for).

 Keep up the good work, and there is NO excuse for not owning an
Amiga, if you want one.

Regards,

Mike
======
Mike,
 That's a very good suggestion. Another possibility is
comp.sys.amiga.marketplace if you have access to newsgroups. There's
less protection from unscrupulous sellers, but there are sometimes
notes posted about who's regarded as good and who's not.
 Brad
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        O P E N   L E T T E R   F R O M   J I M   C O L L A S

June 8, 1999

Dear Amigans,

 Ted Waitt was recently interviewed by Guardian Online about Gateway's
plans in general. There was also a question specifically about
Gateway's plans for Amiga that Ted answered as follows: "we've had a
group of people working on leveraging the Amiga assets into an
appliance strategy for us. How well that works out, I don't know: it
will be interesting to see. There are some great assets there. It's
definitely not a computer business.'' This comment has obviously
spurred many responses from the Amiga community. I want to assure
people that this doesn't reflect a shift in our Amiga plans. We have
not changed our plans to release a next generation Amiga multimedia
computer. I have described the new multimedia computer and how it
integrates into a full "information appliance" environment in my May
letter to the community posted on our web site. Please read the May
letter, as it will help you understand Amiga's product strategy.

 Ted's comments refer to Gateway's product plans for using the Amiga
technology. Gateway's main interest in the next generation Amiga
technology is for the emerging information appliance market. Gateway's
focus on Internet connected information appliances is justifiable
given the extremely high potential of this market and it's threat to
the PC industry. Prominent Industry analysts have called information
appliances "the next Internet wave'' and "one of the most exciting
opportunities of the new millennium.'' By the year 2002, it is
forecasted that information appliance shipments will surpass PC
shipments and there will be more information appliances connected to
the Internet than PCs. If I were CEO of Gateway, this would also be
one of my primary areas of focus. But I am not CEO of Gateway. I am
CEO of Amiga and I don't want to confuse Gateway's plans with Amiga's.
There is a significant overlap in our plans but there is a difference
in focus. I have been empowered by Ted to drive Amiga as an
independent company with it's own strategy and plans. This will
eliminate a major challenge that has held Amiga back for many years.
The challenge of getting the proper attention and priority from large
corporate parent companies which are focusing on their core business.

 Regarding Amiga's strategy, I have mentioned many times that Amiga
will use the immense emerging information appliance market to build
momentum for our next generation architecture. This is why we have
come up with an architecture that integrates the power of multimedia
computing into a full home computing environment that includes
information appliances. This is a revolutionary architecture and
computing environment for the future that combines power and
simplicity. It is a powerful plan that gives Amiga a great chance of
rising again as a significant force in the industry. On my trip to
Germany and the U.K. last month, I presented details of the
architecture and plans to a small group of prominent people in the
Amiga community. I did this confidentially to get some feedback and
validation on our plans. Once people understood exactly what we were
doing, the feedback was very positive and people were excited about
the revolutionary new architecture. Personally, I am extremely excited
about sharing details of the new Amiga architecture with the community
as a whole but we are still in a very sensitive stage relative to
competition and technology partners. I know this is frustrating to the
community since you have waited so long for a next generation product.
We will continue to share as much information as possible when it is
appropriate.

 I hope this letter clarifies Ted's statements on Gateway's use of
Amiga technology. I will continue communicating as much as possible.
You can expect to see my June letter to the community in a few weeks.
I promise you that 1999 is going to be a great year for Amiga and the
Amiga community. Keep the momentum going as we come back for the
future.

Sincerely,
Jim Collas
President and CEO, Amiga
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    N O M I N A T I O N S   F O R   A D V I S O R Y   C O U N C I L

For Immediate Release

 San Diego, CA - June 10th 1999 - Amiga announces availability of
Nomination Forms for the Amiga Advisory Council.

 As the company moves forward, the advisory council will be
influential in helping to set the future direction of Amiga, with a
special focus on the needs and desires of the existing Amiga
community.

 The Council will be made up of representatives from the Amiga
community. Once the Nomination forms have been faxed in, then Amiga
management will select representatives from the developer, press,
dealer/distributor, user group, and general user communities.

 Amiga will be evaluating and selecting the candidates based on the
following criteria.

 * Experience with the classic Amiga products

 * Experience with the various Amiga user groups or similar Amiga
community organization (such as ICOA, Brainiac, UGN, Team Amiga, Jay
Miner Society, AmigaSOC, D.A.U.G.)

 * Amiga Dealers and Distributors

 * Amiga Developers

 * Communication with the Advisory council will be in English and will
primarily be done via the Internet.

 Amiga has already begun receiving numerous Nomination forms, and we
are closing the nominations on June 19th, 1999.

 The council will be selected and announced the first week of July.

 Nomination forms can be found at the Amiga Web Site at
http://www.amiga.com/e-fr.html . It is also available at several other
web sites throughout the Amiga Community, here are two other locations
where the form can be found:
http://www.amiga.org/articles/1999/NominationForm.jpg or
http://www.realdreams.cz/amiga/

 "In order to make Amiga a great company, delivering the type of
innovative products that users desire, it is imperative that the
Spirit of Amiga flow throughout our products, and that Spirit is the
community." Said Jim Collas - President of Amiga

 Please visit one of the web sites listed above, and nominate your
Amiga Advisory Council member.
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               A N T S Y   F O R   A   M E E T I N G ?

9 Jun 1999

 Amiga North Thames are pleased to announce Crystal Software will be
giving away demo copies of their forthcoming title Dark Millennia at a
specially re-arranged ANT usergroup meeting.

 The original meeting was cancelled, but has now been re-scheduled.

 Attendees will be the first in the world to see the demo of this
tremendous game. Screenshots available from the AmigaFlame website at:
http://www.amigaflame.co.uk/aminews.htm

 As before the head programmer and Graphics Artist will be at hand to
chat and answer your questions about Dark Millennia. Andrew Reed,
Crystal Software's Owner, will be also be at hand to answer your
questions.

Details...

Date: Sunday 20th of June 1999

Time: 1:00pm until 5:00pm

Venue:
Friends Meeting House,
61 Church Hill
Winchmore Hill
London
N21 1LE

Everyone is welcome.
Tea, Coffee and will be available and maybe, just maybe biscuits.

 More details and a map to the venue will be posted on the ANT website
on Friday 11th of June. http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ant.london

Michael Carrillo (aka Mikey C)
ant.london@ukonline.co.uk
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        A M I G A   E X T R A V A G A N Z A   I N   I N D Y

 Amiga Extravaganza Show to Take Place in Indianapolis

 There will be an Amiga computer show in the Midwest this October to
replace the one normally held at Columbus, Ohio. This in no way
precludes anyone from attending the Dayton Computerfest Amiga show
within a show. Both should be well supported.

 There will be a new Amiga show October 8-10 called Amiga Extravaganza
at Indianapolis, Indiana. It is being put on by ARCUG, the Indy Amiga
user group. It is also being supported by FWD Computing of Mexico,
Indiana.

 Further info and link to info on this can be found at either of the
following:

http://www.amiga.de/diary/events-e.html Amiga Inc web site
    or at
http://midlink.com/amiga/AEShows.html

Frank Davis
FWD Computing
P.O. Box 17
Mexico, IN 46958
765-473-8031
fdavis@iquest.net
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                A M I G A A C T I V E   O N L I N E

28 May 1999.

 Pinprint Publishing are delighted to announce the launch of
Amigactive Online, the official website of the forthcoming UK based,
glossy newsstand Amiga magazine, Amigactive.

 Amigactive Online will form an integral part of the Amigactive
experience, and will be updated frequently with the latest news about
the magazine as well as news from the rest of the Amiga world.

 We will make Amigactive the best Amiga magazine money can buy, and
you can help us to do this by filling in our first online survey - and
stand a chance of winning yourself a pair of tickets to this year's
World Of Amiga show in London in the process!

 Lasty, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all those
people who have contacted us with messages of support since we
announced our decision to produce a brand new UK Amiga magazine.
Without you, we would not be here today. Thank you.

 So, for all the latest information about Amigactive Magazine, visit
Amigactive Online:

www.amigactive.com

Best Regards,
The Amigactive Team.
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                      3 D F X   F O R   P I V

3Dfx Add On for PicassoIV - Name The Baby

Press-Release:

 Scheduled for the 3rd to 4th quarter 1999 is Village Tronic's new add
on board for the PicassoIV modular graphics-board:

 The board will bring 3Dfx technology to ZorroIII Amigas like A3k,
A4k, A1200 with z3 board in conjunction with an additional PicassoIV.
It will give you never seen 3d functionality to the amiga-classic
range of computer systems.

 With the optional PabloIV module you will be able to bring your
3D-applications to your 25" Television and/or tape your 3D-Scenes to
your videorecorder.

 From the technical side of view the board will be able to bring up to
960x720 pixels in resolution with 8 MB of texture/pixel ram.
Programmers will get a native GLIDE® API and later an additional
Warp3D driver for the

Haage&Partner 3d API-system.
CHIPSET:            Voodoo, 3Dfx
BUS:                internal PicassoIV PCI connector
RAM:                8 MB
RESOLUTION          960x720 in 16 bit
MODULE SUPPORT      PabloIV
DRIVER SYSTEM:      Glide®, Warp3D
REQUIREMENTS        ZorroIII, (A3k, A4k, A1200+ZIII board)
                    8 MB usual ram, 1 MB chip, CPU 040/25 minimum


 But now we need your help: WE DON`T HAVE A NAME FOR THIS FANTASTIC
BABY! If you have a good idea for our 3D-product and/or painted a LOGO
for it you can drop us a mail and you can win one of the first
3d-add-on board when we use your idea! This contest will close 19th of
july.

Contribute now and send your suggestion to:

amigasupport@village.de

Ekkehard Brüggemann
Village Tronic Support Team
Village Tronic Marketing GmbH
Mühlenstr.2 - D-31157 Sarstedt
http://www.villagetronic.com
amigasupport@village.de
Tel.: +49(0)5066-7013-20
Fax.:+49(0)5066-7013-49
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           P E T S O F F ' S   D E L F I N A   P L U S

2 June, 1999

           DELFINA PLUS - A GREATLY IMPROVED DELFINA LITE

 As companies need to always improve their products based on customer
input, complaints and suggestions, we have taken into consideration
what are the biggest flaws on Delfina Lite and how they could be
remedied without making the board much more expensive. The new Delfina
sound board design fixes the biggest problems and enhances performance
about 100 percent on some areas and over 200 percent on others. We
feel that the improvement definitely deserves a new name - Delfina
Plus.

 Delfina Lite, the popular DSP sound board for Amiga, does not have a
very high speed bus interface. Therefore the overall system may feel
slow responding, especially when running many sound outputting
programs at the same time. Slow bus speed is a result from only 8 bit
Zorro bus interface and inefficient bus handling on Delfina side. On
new design, the greatest priority object was to improve bus interface,
and we have really achieved that. New interface is real 16 bit and
much more efficient, taking less Amiga's CPU time and also less
Delfina's DSP time, while delivering minimum of 3 times the transfer
speeds of Delfina Lite. What this means is, that user can now use many
more simultaneous audio programs (AHI programs or native Delfina audio
programs) without slowing much down system's responsiveness.

 Also DSP clock rate has been risen from 40MHz to 74MHz. Faster clock
rate means that even multiple DelFX effects programs will not use up
all DSP power, and Delfina Kernel will not need to bring down the
sound codec clock rate from 48kHz, as it often does on Delfina Lite.
Delfina Plus is capable of 220 million operations per second, which of
course means nothing in simple use, but sure comes handy with multiple
sound processing with effects piped in. A graphical interface used for
sound piping will be introduced.

 In our tests the effective performance improvement has been much more
than the clock rate increase, because faster clock also makes the
codec and memory transfer tasks use up smaller portion of total DSP
load. User can view the current DSP load with the DelfLoad program.

Some advantages of Delfina Plus against other sound cards:

 o the best AHI support
 o a free PPC AHI driver licence for Delfina owners coming
 o the only soundcard supporting infinite number of virtual AHI
   devices with only one sound card
 o interpolating mix of virtual AHI devices is made with Delfina's DSP
 o AHI brings a wide range of applications to Delfina

 o transparent complex audio effects
 o DelFX effects applicable to any audio producing program's output or
   external input

 o sound piping from program to another
 o piping with CLI utilities or DelFX software
 o graphical sound module piping (not available for Delfina Lite yet)

 o low system load
 o efficient Zorro bus transfer, large audio buffers on board and the
   Delfina's digital signal processor take load off Amiga's CPU

 o programmable DSP
 o Motorola 56002 programming environment included with sample
   programs

 o DelfExp expansion
 o DelfSer serial expansion now finally available!

 Delfina Plus is targetted initially at the price range of 220 Euros
(about 230 US dollars, VAT excluded). Owners of older Delfina models
will have an offer for inexpensive upgrade.
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                P C B   D E S I G N E R   N E E D E D

3 June 1999

 IAT Manufacturing is currently experiencing an extreem stretch on our
existing design staff, especially in PCB design. We are thus looking
for PCB (Printed Circuit Board) artworkers to join our hardware
development team. We are not looking for full time employment, more
contract work in areas such as schematic capture, netlist generation
&c.. If you are already employed or self supporting andwould like to
work from home using your own software and would like to take on PCB
design to reduce strain on our resources we would like to hear from
you. Good rates of set pay negociated per product or on royalty basis.
Regards,

IAT Manufacturing
Contact: L Short
email: IATalpha@netcomuk.co.uk
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                S O F T W A R E   H E L P   N E E D E D

3 June 1999

 You may know Trogladyte Software is embarking on our own Office
package which will feature Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Database,
possibly a Publisher type thing and various other things. Of course,
this whole project depends on any talented Amiga programmers out there
helping! And by help, I mean large interaction and working with the
other project members. Join
http://www.trogsoft.freeserve.co.uk/product/office
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 M I L L E N N I U M   -   N E W T E K   A N D   N O V A   D E S I G N

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NewTek and Nova Design Announce New Product!

8th June 1999

 NewTek and Nova Design, Inc., producers of the award winning ImageFX
and Aladdin 4D packages for the Amiga, announce Millennium - a
comprehensive upgrade package for the Amiga Video Toaster - The
Broadcast Studio in a Box.

 NewTek and Nova Design are bringing together some of the most popular
programs of the past decade as well as introducing all new material
for the Amiga Video Toaster/Flyer. Millennium is being produced in
cooperation with Nova Design, Inc., who is managing and coordinating
with other developers. Users of the Amiga Video Toaster/Flyer will see
more power and greater flexibility in the Flyer's tools. Millennium
builds on the existing set of tools in the Flyer's interface. Hundreds
of new effects and wipes have been added. All new wipes are
professionally designed. Many wipes use live-action to produce the
exciting matte wipes the Amiga VideoToaster has been famous for. You
can create your own wipes with Wipe Studio - a new addition to the
Amiga Toaster/Flyer user's toolkit. Wipe Studio allows you to create
your own effects and wipes for the Amiga Toaster/Flyer. This
easy-to-use, yet powerful standalone utility leads you through
creating your own transitions.

 There is enough new content to fill several CD-ROMs! There are new
fonts, and full color backgrounds for use in Amiga ToasterCG or Amiga
ToasterPaint.

 There are also FlyerClips of video sequences of captured or animated
scenes to use as well. A powerful suite of tools is added to the Flyer
interface, including compositing tools, rendering tools and audio
tools! Hundreds of additional ARexx commands and more content for both
Amiga Toaster and Flyer owners! The package comes with several CD-ROMs
and a full printed manual designed to be inserted into your Amiga
Toaster/Flyer manual for ease-of-use. There will also be a VHS-NTSC
videotape introduction to the Millennium package as well.

 You will need to have at least version 3.1 of the Amiga Toaster
software, but 4.2 will be required to use all of the effects, and new
software. Availability of the new package has not yet been announced,
but it is expected by later this summer. The upgrade price also has
not yet been determined.
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            S H A R E W A R E   A U T H O R S   W A N T E D

10 Jun 1999

 AmigaSoc the UK usergroup UGN representative body will be hosting a
Shareware stall at World of Amiga 1999

 Basically there are a number of reason why we are running the
shareware scheme, and none of them is to make money!

 We have been involved with the Amiga for a long time now, and we
recognise that a large part of the software available for the Amiga
is, or has been at some time, shareware.

 Software is what keeps a computer alive and with the decreasing
commercial market we realise that shareware is becoming more and more
important on the Amiga.

 Here is a list of Shareware authors who have confirmed their
participation so far and have agreed for us to sell their products for
them.

Vapourware Products

Virus checker II        Alex van Niel

F1GP-ED                 Oliver Roberts

PhotoAlbum
CyberShow               Helmut Hoffmann

Webplug
Mapplug                 Esteve Box

MagiC64                 Michael Kramer

ManiacBall
Diamond Caves I
Diamond Caves II        Peter Elzner

Star Trek: A Call To Arms
                        Frank Mathieson

MysticView              Timm S Mueller


We are also in negotiation with:-

 Jean-Francois Fabre and his famous Amiga games patches/hard drive
installers.

 A large number of Amigans use shareware programs but have never
registered them. Many want to, but to be honest, find it is too much
hassle with conversion rates to change money into foreign currencies,
etc.

 We want to support the Amiga and you in any way we can. We would like
to see shareware authors being rewarded for the hard work they have
done, and we hope our scheme will encourage you to keep supporting the
Amiga.

 We don't hope to gain anything out of this free service A small fee
of maybe 50 pence extra will be charged to customers, to cover our
costs of duplicating disks, stand hire, etc),

 As an organisation we hope to keep the Amiga going, with your help we
can.

 The World of Amiga attracts thousands of Amigans annually. Don't miss
out.

 If you would like to help us to help you, then please contact Chris
Livermore of AmigaSoc at chrisl@uk.amigasoc.org for further details.

 Other resources:- World of Amiga Website: http://www.worldofamiga.com
AmigaSoc http://uk.amigasoc.org
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        P C X   A N D   F U S I O N   F R E E   -   M A Y B E

 June 10th, 1999 - Blittersoft have announced today that as a special
offer we will be giving Fusion and PCx 68K emulation packages away
free to all customers who do not own this software and are willing to
prepay for the PPC modules.

 Fusion and PCx PPC modules will be released *IF* it can be assured
that 500 pre-orders for each module are received.

 In order to make this viable, Microcode Solutions need to receive a
minimum of 500 pre-orders.

 So, if you are interested in Macintosh or PC emulation, but only wish
to own PPC versions, you can now do so without having to purchase the
68K programs as well. This will amount to an additional saving to
those supporting the PPC pre-order offer.

 This offer is strictly limited to those pledging to pre-order until
the 500 minimum quantity is reached and *only* to those who do not
already own the programs.

 If you would like full details on price and release schedules, and
the chance to make your pledge, please visit the following page on our
Web Site :

http://www.blittersoft.com/mspreorder.htm

Please register your support and make this happen!
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               F A C T S   2 . 7   F O R   T I M E

29th May 1999

 FACTS is the only GUI-based SNTP clock syncronisation tool available
for the Amiga. It syncronises your system time and/or battery
backed-up clock to a server across the Internet that participates in
the Network Time project (http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp). NTP
attempts to keep time accurate to within 200 picoseconds. FACTS is a
client implementation of a subset of NTP called SNTP, and aims to keep
your computer clock accurate to within 20ms (previous releases - and
most other Amiga clock syncronisers - can only manage 1s accuracy!)

 If there is a problem connecting to your specified server, the new
Aninc(tm) technology allows FACTS 2.7 to try an alternative server
without needing to know the address! A fully customisable AutoDST
implementation means that you only need one program to keep your clock
accurate and adjust for summertime when off-line - and it works even
if you never reboot. FACTS keeps the TZ environmental variable
up-to-date, and also emulates SummerTimeGuard's behaviour for full
compatibility with YAM2 (http://www.yam.ch)

 FACTS can connect to any server on any port number. It supports the
sntp, time/udp, time/tcp and daytime services and works with any
AmiTCP4 compatible TCP/IP stack. It can be run in the background and
controlled via the GUI or ARexx, or simply executed from the CLI when
required. Date strings are localised, and the GUI uses GadTools for
proper system integration and efficiency.

 The program is available for free from Aminet
ftp://sunsite.org.uk/comm/tcp/facts.lha and more information can be
found on the FACTS support page at
http://www.unsatisfactory.freeserve.co.uk/facts/

Chris Young
Unsatisfactory Software
http://www.unsatisfactory.freeserve.co.uk
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          " F O R M A T "   F O R   L A R G E   D I S K S

10 Jun 1999

 {The following was posted to the web. It should be very welcome to
Amigans with large hard drives. Thanks, Ben! Brad}

From Ben Hutchings:

 Back in August I bought myself a new 4.3 gigabyte hard drive to
replace the one previously used in my Amiga, which seemed to be about
to fail. It was then that I decided to do something about the poor
support for such large drives by OS 3.1. I wouldn't have started on
this if Heinz Wrobel hadn't already done the necessary work on disk
drivers and file-systems. What was missing were replacements for
Format and DiskCopy.

 I quickly wrote an incomplete CLI-only replacement for Format, tested
it out, briefly announced it and then left it unfinished.

 This was not the right thing to do. So over the past month or so I
completed all the CLI functionality, added a few extra neat features
by request, made sure it worked in just the same way as Format version
40, and added a font-sensitive GUI. In the last 3 days I spotted and
fixed 6 minor bugs (nothing dangerous). Nothing much seems to be wrong
with it now - except that there are a few parts missing and it isn't
localised.

 If you have a large disk, or just want a nicer looking Format
program, perhaps you'd like to try it out and tell me whether it works
properly for you? The programmers here might also be able to help me
fill in the gaps. (Full source code is included.)

 You can find it on Aminet as util/sys/BHFormat.lha. You may have to
wait a day or so for the current version (43.4) to appear - check the
version in the readme file.
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        U P D A T E   O N   U P C O M I N G   I - B R O W S E

2 June, 1999

 Taller than the tallest building, faster than the fastest plane, it's
not just a rumour, it's...

                (may the power of two be with you)

 Since Easter we have been SWAMPED, not merely swamped but bigtime
SWAMPED, with enquiries about iBrowse 2. Yup, OK, it's our own fault,
some Bright Spark (who shall remain nameless but answers to the word
"boss") insisted on emailing our ever so slightly massive iBrowse
announcements list just before Easter with the news that iBrowse 2 was
imminent.

 Ahem. Not to put too fine a point on it, but this wasn't entirely
true. Notwithstanding the fact that Stefan (the author) put the entire
project on hold while he stood in line for a week to see the first
midnight showing of Star Wars Episode 1, iBrowse 2 is currently still
in beta test (build version 20.22 if anyone is interested).

 And there is a lot to test (take a big breath): full JavaScript 1.2
implementation, HTML 4 support, improved GUI, improved preferences,
the cache system has been rewritten (it's now even faster and even
easier to use), the table parser has been rewritten (it's now lots
faster), spoofing has been implemented, there's external news client
support, an improved URL completer, multiple browsers can be opened in
one window (controlled by a nifty tab system) plus, of course, plug-in
support. And those are just the highlights!

 Testing is going well and iBrowse 2 is very, very close to being
released. We know you are going to love it and as soon as we've ironed
out the few remaining glitches we'll be mailing everyone on the
iBrowse announcements list with a special pre-release upgrade deal -
if you're not already on the list, you can sign-up to it on the FAQ
page.
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     P P C   F U S I O N ,   P C X   -   M A Y B E   N E V E R

31 May, 1999

           How bad do you want PowerPC versions of PCx and FUSION?

 Microcode Solutions has had hundreds of emails over the last year
asking about PowerPC native versions of PCx and FUSION. Because the
Amiga market is getting smaller every day, we have had to look at
other markets (the PC market specifically). We are very fond of the
Amiga, and its superior operation system, but unfortunately we must
run a business.

 After careful consideration, we have decided to put the decision, to
you the customer, as to whether we finish PowerPC native versions of
PCx and FUSION.

 What we propose is to accept pre-payment for each product, at a
reduced rate from the normal retail price. We would need 500
pre-orders for each product before we would commit ourselves to
finishing each product. This must be a two stage process, with the
first stage a simple email stating that you would be willing to
pre-pay for the product. Once 500 people have emailed us from the 1st
stage, we would then begin accepting payments (check, VISA, and M/C).
From the time that we begin accepting payments for each product, to
the time of completion will be 60 days. If after 60 days, Microcode
Solutions is not able to begin shipping, customers may request a full
refund or wait until the product is released.

 The retail price for the PowerPC upgrade modules is $199.95 for each
module (PCx and FUSION). If you pre-pay for either product, you will
be charge only $149.95.

 If there are not enough pre-paid orders for either product, we will
not finish that product.

 So, let's begin stage 1:

 If you are willing to pre-pay $149.95 + $5.00 shipping for the PCx
PowerPC upgrade module, click here.

 If you are willing to pre-pay $149.95 + $5.00 shipping for the FUSION
PowerPC upgrade module, click here.

DO NOT ALTER THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE EMAIL MESSAGE!

QUESTIONS ASKED USING THIS EMAIL WILL NOT BE ANSWERED!

 We will be keeping a running total, to let you know just how close we
all are to these exciting upgrades!

 Current number of people willing to pre-pay for the PCx upgrade: 145

 Current number of people willing to pre-pay for the FUSION upgrade:
126
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              R E B O L   2 . 0   A N N O U N C E D

 UKIAH, Calif. - May 11, 1999 - REBOL (pronounced "REB-ul"), the first
in a new breed of Internet messaging languages, today revolutionized
the exchange and interpretation of network-based information by
allowing programs authored in REBOL/core 2.0 to run on more than 15
popular computing platforms without modification. The new version,
released today by REBOL Technologies, extends the language's platform
and operating system independence and is available for free download
at www.rebol.com.

 Carl Sassenrath, CEO and founder of REBOL Technologies and creator of
the Amiga multitasking operating system, said, "With this release,
REBOL Technologies continues its mission to simplify computing in the
Internet age. REBOL is a messaging language built from the ground up
to enable easier global network communication between applications,
computers and people. Seasoned programmers, systems and network
professionals -- even novice developers -- can quickly put REBOL to
use on a daily basis as a powerful, flexible tool for a broad range of
practical applications."

 Rebol/core 2.0 Packs a Robust Set of Features

 REBOL/core 2.0 is designed to be faster, more reliable, more compact,
and more consistent than the prior version. It's less than one half
the size of version 1.0, has twice as many features, and operates 35
times faster on average. Other REBOL/core 2.0 benefits include:

 o Full platform independence so that programs built once can run
without modification on most of the popular systems, including BeOS,
FreeBSD, Linux, Macintosh, Amiga, SPARC, Windows 95/98/NT, and others;

 o Server-level power delivered to the hands of ordinary users thanks
to built-in network support for common Internet protocols such as CGI,
HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, NNTP, daytime, and finger;

 o A natural set of language features supporting domain-specific
dialecting as well as more complete integration of data and functions
easily understood by humans (such as money, dates, time, email
addresses, URLs, etc.);

 o A common lexicon independent of any particular country introducing
a new, simple, international method of distributed computing.

 REBOL has very little syntax to learn; meaning that novice users can
learn its fundamentals through a short 10-step introduction and become
productive within hours. REBOL stores and transfers all of its data as
text, allowing it to be sent and received over email, and viewed and
edited with a simple text editor. Understanding of networking
technology or software structure is not required, making the language
especially attractive for the new and growing market of independent
and corporate Web developers that have entered the industry from
design, publishing, and other non-computer backgrounds. For seasoned
professionals, REBOL offers a smooth learning curve for the
performance of complex, sophisticated tasks such as distributed object
management or invention of new network protocols.

 REBOL Finds Early Acceptance in Developer Community

 According to Elan Goldman of Microworks LLC and a 2.0 beta tester,
"The combination of the new parse function together with the new
built-in CGI support really flies. I was able to convert the long
string returned from an HTTP server into a simple REBOL list, which,
with two lines of code, selected and validated the credit card data.
With just a few more lines, I automatically generated either a
personalized thank you message, or one informing the customer of the
credit card entry error. Now that's a productivity boost!"

 REBOL Technologies encourages the open exchange of REBOL-based
content over its web site by supporting archives, directories, and
warehouses of scripts. Technical support by email and an active
mailing list are also available for the REBOL/core user community.
Since REBOL's first general release six months ago, the messaging
language has attracted nearly 40,000 downloads at www.rebol.com. The
company not only continues to distribute REBOL/core free of charge,
but will also offer a supported version, REBOL/Alliance 2.0 later this
Spring. It will include advanced CGI, LDAP support, calling of
external applications, browser plug-in and ODBC.

About REBOL Technologies

 REBOL Technologies was incorporated by AmigaOS creator Carl
Sassenrath in March 1998. Based in Ukiah, Calif., the company
develops, markets, licenses and supports the REBOL network messaging
language.

 REBOL challenges the common belief that software and development
languages must be complex in order to be productive. Unlike
alternative programming and scripting languages, REBOL is
human-centric rather than computer-centric. By harnessing the powerful
capabilities of human-language expression inherent in
context-sensitive languages, REBOL breaks through the barriers of
computing complexity. The result: REBOL cuts application solution
lengths from thousands of lines of code to hundreds. It improves
productivity because it is easy-to-learn, easy-to-customize, elegant,
and robust. Typical REBOL applications might be email processing, web
page management, Internet searching, file transfer, or newsgroup
processing.
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           H T T P R E S U M E   F A K E   V E R S I O N

16 May 99

Posted to the net by Andrija Antonijevic

 Here's the message I wrote to HTTPResume users whose e-mail addresses
I know:

 You received this message because you expressed interest in
HTTPResume. If you don't want to receive these announce messages in
the future, please tell me.

 HTTPResume v1.6a appeared on Aminet. It was *not* released by me and
it's *not* official HTTPResume release. The latest official release is
still v1.6, dated 24-Apr-99 01:22:40 and its size is 107036 bytes.
Official archive is 110318, .readme 2109 bytes long. Checking on
http://www.bigfoot.com/~TheAntony/HTTPResume/ is the only way to be
sure that the new version is out. It will always have information on
latest HTTPResume releases and latest HTTPResume archive on local
server.

 I have no connection to v1.6a and can't say whether it has backdoors
or anything malicious inside it (I doubt it, though). I have uploaded
the official v1.6 archive to Aminet today. If you haven't downloaded
"v1.6a", you have no reason to download any comm/www/HTTPResume.lha
archive from Aminet for a while since next version (v1.7) won't be
released in near future. If you are unsure which version you have,
download the official archive from HTTPResume page mentioned above.

 If you have installed this "new" version, please replace it with the
official one. Thank you.

----

 The story goes like this: Tonight I received an e-mail message:

From: "xxx"  Name and address removed to protect the guilty.
Subject: HTTP Resume
Date: 15 May 1999 10:59:59 GMT

Hello,

 Just to tell you that I find it very childish of you to include
propaganda against the war in an Amiga program.

 If removed the line of text and replaced it with what it should be,
and will release this on Aminet within 36 hours as version v1.6a you
can stop me by releasing your own version with the message string
REMOVED

 It's your choice

That's it, l8er alligator !
[SNIP signature]

----

 [The propaganda mentioned is string "Stop NATO bombs!" in title bar
of HTTPResume's main window. Any discussion about this to e-mail,
please.]

 I looked at Aminet recent list and found out that HTTPResume v1.6a
was there (so much about 36 hours). The guy that uploaded it also
decided that he can speak in my name and wrote version history for
"v1.6a" making it look like I wrote (the word he likes to use,
"childish", comes to mind). The rest can be read in message above. The
scary thought is that anyone can replace anything on Aminet with no
problems, and there's nothing that can be done about that. It seems
that PGP signing is the only solution...
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    {Note new address!}
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Peter Price                     Amiga Universe
Webmaster                       Moving to www.amigauni.u-net.com
IRC: Agima @ ARCNet             You read it because you're weak
ICQ: 15849650                   PGP Keys available - just ask :)

We'd like to inform you of a few things at clickBOOM:

1.  OUR NEW HIT T-ZER0 IS ALMOST READY

- A full level editor that was used to create the game
  will be included on the CD for free!  So, you'll be
  able to create new T-zer0 levels and share them with
  others.
- There are now 2 types of CD music you can
  choose from (high-tech and classic arcade).
- You can also choose between high-tech and
  arcade style powerups.
- The intro has been extended with speech and more gfx...
- Explosions have been redesigned.

T-zer0 site is located at http://clickboom.com/t0

Preordering is still available with lots of special offers
and a chance to win a Mikronik Infinitiv Tower with
Phase 5 CV64/3D card.

Diese Viruswarnung könnte für die von Interesse sein,
die eine PC/MacEmu nutzen.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Viruswarnung: Mischung aus CIH&Melissa-Virus aufgetaucht
---------------------------------------------------------------
Dem Viruserfinder ist es gelungen einen Virus zu basteln, der
sich wie Melissa drastisch per eMail vermehrt und solch einen
Schaden anrichtet, wie es der CIH-Virus getan hat.

Der Virus mit dem Namen "Worm.Explore.Zip" verbreitet sich,
indem er sich selbst an eMail-Adressen des Adressbuches und an
die Absender, von denen bereits eine eMail empfangen hat,
verschickt.

Er benötigt dazu eMail-Programme, die auf Messaging
Application Programming Interface (MAPI) beruhen, wie z.b.
Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Exchange, Netscape Mail.

In der eMail steht folgendes: "I received your email and I
shall send you a reply ASAP. Till then, take a look at the
attached zipped docs." Der Betreff der eMail ändert sich
laufend.

Die Datei (zipped_files.exe) ist 210,432 bytes groß. Das
Icon der Datei sieht aus, wie das Icon des WinZip Self-Extractors.
Beim öffnen der Datei wird folgende Fehlermeldung
vorgetäuscht: "Cannot open file: it does not appear
to be a valid archive. If this file is part of a ZIP format
backup set, insert the last disk of the backup set and try again.
Please press F1 for help."

Jetzt durchsucht er Ihre Festplatte nach Dateien mit den Endungen:
.c, .cpp, .h, .asm, .doc, .xls, or .ppt. Er löscht dann den
Inhalt der Dateien, so das die Dateien dann 0 byte groß sind.
Der Virus kopiert sich dann in das Systemverzeichnis von Windows
unter dem Namen Explore.exe und verändert bei Windows 95
die Datei WIN.INI und bei Windows NT einen Eintrag in der
Regestrierung, so daß das Programm jedes Mal ausgeführt
wird, wenn der Rechner startet.

Um den Virus loszuwerden, muß folgendes unternommen werden:

Windows 9x:

Starten Sie ihren Rechner im MS-DOS Modus
Geben Sie ein: edit C:\Windows\Win.ini löschen Sie fogenden
Eintrag: run=c:\windows\system\explore.exe
Danach können Sie die Datei C:\Windows\System\explore.exe
löschen.

Windows NT:

Im Task Manager ist der Virus unter dem Namen "explore" zu
erkennen. Starten Sie regedit, indem Sie regedit bei Start,
Ausführen, eintragen. Löschen Sie aus dem Ordner
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows] folgenden Schlüssel
"run"="C:\\WINNT\\System32\\Explore.exe"
Starten Sie Windows NT neu und löschen Sie die Explore.exe
im Windows-System32 Verzeichnis.

Bei Symantec (www.symantec.de) gibt es schon passende
Virus-updates, die man sich auf jedenfall installieren sollte.

Moin Hackergemeinde,

nachdem es lange viel zu still um das Camp geworden ist, geht es jetzt
richtig los. Nach langer Verzögerung sind nun die FAQ  und aktualisierte
Projektbeschreibungen online.

     http://www.ccc.de/camp/faq.html
     http://www.ccc.de/camp/projects.html

Außerdem kann man sich ab sofort für Camp registrieren lassen, damit man
seinen Ticket auch sicher bekommt. Als Dankeschön für die Vorbezahlung
des Tickets gewähren wir dabei auch einen Nachlaß um DEM 20,00, so daß
der Eintritt für normale Teilnehmer nur noch DM 130 beträgt. Wir wollen
damit auch den Leuten mit etwas weniger Knete im Portemonnaie
entgegenkommen.

     http://www.ccc.de/camp/register.html

Anfahrtsbeschreibung sowie Informationen für unsere Freunde von der
Presse folgen in Kürze.

Wer am Camp teilnehmen will und auch alle anderen weiteren Informationen
zur Veranstaltungen nicht verpassen will, sollte

     http://www.ccc.de/camp/update.html

in seine Bookmarks aufnehmen oder sich gleich auf der Camp-Announce
Mailingliste einschreiben. Dort wird jedes Update und vor allem die stets
aktuelel FAQ gepostet.

     mailto:camp-announce-subscribe@lists.ccc.de


Alle Informationen auf der Web Site und dem FAQ sind in englisch, da das
Camp eine internationale Veranstaltung ist und wir derzeit den Aufwand
für eine bilinguale Information nicht leisten konnten. Wer Probleme mit
der englischen Ansprache hat oder auch nur noch weiter - in der FAQ nicht
berücksichtigte - Fragen hat, sollte sich an die Camp Crew wenden:

     mailto:crew@camp.ccc.de

Wer Zewit und Lust hat, sich beim Camp als Freiwilliger der Crew
anzuschließen und beim Aufbau des Netzwerks und des Camps mitzuhelfen,
melde sich ebenfalls bei der Crew.

Viel Spaß am Gerät
Das Chaos

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