02.Jun.2007
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Windows: PPViewer 1.0 to show files packed with PowerPacker
The Windows program PPViewer shows files that were packed on an Amiga using PowerPacker 2.0 (screenshot). The .NET framework is needed.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
[News message: 02. Jun. 2007, 19:30] [Comments: 0]
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02.Jun.2007
Murmel (forum)
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Domain amiga.de for sale
The domain amiga.de, for years the access point to the German Amiga Technologies GmbH website and at last just forwarding to the website amiga.com is offered for sale.
The current owner is the company Tapon del Darien LLC which registered office is in Panama City.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
[News message: 02. Jun. 2007, 18:21] [Comments: 0]
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02.Jun.2007
Ash Sert (ANF)
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Freescale's new System-on-Chip (SoC) CPU: MPC5121e
Press released (shortened): Freescale Semiconductor has introduced a new highly integrated System-on-Chip processor (SoC) that is optimized for applications with complex graphics, multimedia and realtime requirements regarding power and power consumption.
Technical data for the MPC5121e
- e300 core
- built on Power architecture technology
- 32 KB cache for instruction code and 32 KB for data
- double precision floating point unit and two integer units
- up to 400 MHz deliver 760 MIPS computing performance
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- user-programmable 32-bit RISC multimedia core at up to 200 MHz
- 2D/3D graphics core, based on a PowerVR MBX/VGP Lite
- integrated display controller for resolutions up to 1024 x 768 (XGA)
- 12 programmable controllers for serial interfaces UART, SPI, AC97, I2S
- SDRAM DDR-I/DDR-II/mobileDDR memory controller
- 10/100 Fast Ethernet MAC (media access controller)
- Three I2C interfaces
- PCI 2.3 interface
- Two hi-speed USB 2.0 On-the-Go (OTG) controllers, one integrated PHY
SATA controller (serial advanced technology attachment)
- PATA controller (parallel advanced technology attachment)
- Four CAN 2.0A/B modules
- intelligent DMA I/O controller with 64 channels
- serial S/PDIF audio interface (Sony/Philips digital interface format)
- SDHC (secure digital host controller) to support MMC/SD/SDIO protocols
- 27x27 mm – 516-pin PBGA package with 1 mm pitch
Availability
Samples of the MPC5121e processor are said to be available at the end of the 2nd quarter. Further information about the MPC5121e under freescale.com/files/pr/mpc51xx.html.
Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. The privately held company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries.
www.freescale.com
Das Freescale Technologieforum
The Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) has become the developer event of the year for the embedded semiconductor industry. The Forum, which debuted in 2005, has been enthusiastically received by the global developer community, drawing more than 12,000 attendees at FTF events worldwide since its inception. For more information about FTF events, please go to www.freescale.com/ftf
(cg) (Translation: wk)
[News message: 02. Jun. 2007, 16:32] [Comments: 0]
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02.Jun.2007
amigafuture.de (website)
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Amigaweb.net: IRC session with Bill Buck and Raquel Velasco
The executives from Genesi are participating in an IRC session organized by amigaweb.net. On June, 24th at 20:00 Uhr (GMT) will Bill Buck and Raquel Velasco answer users questions.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
[News message: 02. Jun. 2007, 16:23] [Comments: 0]
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02.Jun.2007
Edgar Schwan (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: GQView 2.1.5 for Cygnix
Edgar Schwan makes a further application for his X11 environment Cygnix available: GQView 2.1.5 is an image viewer that makes it easy to navigate through a great number of images. Pictures can be shown fullscreen or as slideshow, they can be copied, moved, renamed and deleted. Context menus make it easy to use the program. A search function that can compare images content is available, too.
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(cg) (Translation: wk)
[News message: 02. Jun. 2007, 15:48] [Comments: 0]
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02.Jun.2007
Andre Pfeiffer (ANF)
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How to: video slot expansion for the A1000
Andre "Ratte" Pfeiffer has enhanced his Amiga 1000 with an A2000 compatible video slot with a Multivision 2000 FlickerFixer inserted:
construction manual/pin configuration
images of the project
An A500 respectively a first generation A2000 (those without a complete video slot) are said to be expandable in accordance with these hints, too. The author wishes a lot of fun when soldering.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
[News message: 02. Jun. 2007, 15:44] [Comments: 0]
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31.May.2007
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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APC&TCP is looking for Programmers
APC&TCP is looking for programmers with a (very) good knowledge in 68k assembler, but first of all C as well as C++ for speeding up some projects under development. Experience in the field of audio, video and graphics is explicitly required.
The gui design is created with ReAction and/or MUI, partially even with GadTools. Programmers for AmigaOS3 and AmigaOS4 are required, even MorphOS is appreciated. The payment refers to the agreement. Interested parties should contact
Andreas Magerl.
(nba) (Translation: tz)
[News message: 31. May. 2007, 14:20] [Comments: 0]
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31.May.2007
unknown (ANF)
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Jay Glenn Miner would have been 75 years old today
Jay Glenn Miner, the originator of the Amiga, would have been 75 years old today.
Miner was born in May 31, 1932 in Prescott, Arizona. He was the head of the original Amiga developer team and cofounder of Amiga Corp. in Los Gatos. Jay Glenn Miner passed away in June 20, 1994 in
Mountain View, California, because of kidney failure.
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(nba) (Translation: tz)
[News message: 31. May. 2007, 14:17] [Comments: 0]
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31.May.2007
amigaworld.net (website)
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PDF-Magazin: #Amigaguide, First Issue
The first issue of the English print magazine #Amigaguide is available as a free pdf article and is meant as a reading rehearsal.
(cg) (Translation: tz)
[News message: 31. May. 2007, 00:06] [Comments: 0]
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29.May.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Status update for role-playing game Eve
Under the title link Kelly Samel gives a first impression of his latest project "Eve".
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 29. May. 2007, 16:33] [Comments: 0]
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29.May.2007
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os4depot.net: Uploads until 28.05.2007
These are the latest uploads to os4depot.net which have been added since our last message:
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(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 29. May. 2007, 16:03] [Comments: 0]
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29.May.2007
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AROS-Archives: Uploads until 28.05.2007
These are the latest uploads to AROS-Archives which have been added since our last message:
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(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 29. May. 2007, 16:02] [Comments: 0]
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28.May.2007
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Survey: What do you think about the Amiga-Hyperion litigation?
In our latest survey, we'd like to know what our readers think about the litigation between Amiga, Inc. and Hyperion Entertainment. Do you welcome the chance to have (hopefully) all disputes finally settled, or do you expect the lawsuit to have mainly negative effects?
(cg) (Translation: cg)
[News message: 28. May. 2007, 17:38] [Comments: 0]
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28.May.2007
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Issue 39 and 51 online
Pressrelease: The german issues 39 and 51 of the Amiga Future are out of stock. Because of that you can read the two magazines (amongst many other issues) online at http://www.amigafuture.de/forum/kb.php?mode=cat&cat=10 .
The issue 66 has been released recently and is available in our online shop. Just now we work hard on issue 67.
No. 67 will be the first Amiga Future issue being published in German and English.
We ask all interested users to order issue 67 as soon as possible because we'll print only the preordered amount plus a small reserve.
(cg) (Translation: aj)
[News message: 28. May. 2007, 15:30] [Comments: 0]
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28.May.2007
Supermatse (ANF)
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Diskmag: Jurassic Pack #17 released
At the "Maximum Overdose", a Game- and Demo scene event for
8/16-bit-Computer in Luebeck, was the 17. issue of the Scenedisk magazin "Jurassic Pack" released.
The Highlights of this issue:
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(nba) (Translation: aj)
[News message: 28. May. 2007, 02:07] [Comments: 0]
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27.May.2007
Björn (ANF)
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Netzwelt: Gezerre um den coolsten Code (Tugging at the coolest code)
In its Netzwelt (Networld) column today, the online branch of Spiegel reports on the Breakpoint demo party, which takes place on Easter every year in Bingen am Rhein, and on the allure of the demoscene. You can read the entire recount under the title link.
(nba) (Translation: cad)
[News message: 27. May. 2007, 17:37] [Comments: 0]
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27.May.2007
Guido Mersmann (ANF)
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Pictures from the ongoing hardware meeting at "Geit", MorphOS video
Under the title link, Guido Mersmann is making available pictures from the ongoing hardware meeting. In addition, a video that shows the new transparency features of MorphOS 2.0 is available for download.
(cg) (Translation: cad)
[News message: 27. May. 2007, 15:45] [Comments: 0]
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26.May.2007
diverse
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Briefly software updates
The following tools for AmigaOS 3.x, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS were updated in the last days:
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(nba) (Translation: wk)
[News message: 26. May. 2007, 22:02] [Comments: 0]
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25.May.2007
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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VNC-Client: TwinVNC 0.8beta
Already on 9th of April the beta version 0.8 of TwinVNC was completed. TwinVNC is a Giftware-client for the Virtual Network Computing-protocol.
There are versions for AmigaOS 3.1, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. Under the title link you can find a list of changes.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 25. May. 2007, 22:10] [Comments: 0]
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25.May.2007
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Stockholm: Medley of classical games music
On 2. June 2007 a Commodore Amiga-medley has its premiere in Stockholm. For this Jan Zottmann has arranged the music of some game classics for orchestra and choirs. There is a C64-medley during the "Play!"-concert, too.
The Commodore Amiga-medley contains compositions of Allister Brimble (Alienbreed), Richard Joseph (James Pond 2), Olof Gustafsson (Pinball Fantasies), Matthias Steinwachs (Lionheart), Brian Johnston and Tim Wright (Lemmings) as well as Chris Huelsbeck (Turrican 2).
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 25. May. 2007, 21:59] [Comments: 0]
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