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27.Mar.2002
Bernward Hofmann (E-Mail)


Sequencer: BarsnPipes version 1.10
On the homepage of Alfred Faust (title link) there is an improved version 1.10 of the sequencer program BarsnPipes.

The source code of BarsnPipes has been released on 25th of May 2001 by Todor Fay. Since Alfred Faust has continued developing this program it became freeware.

These are the improvements:

  • Screenmode requester
  • GadTools-gui
  • You can use most of the requester with the help of the keyboard.
  • CAMD-library
  • New 32-colour-design
  • Localisation (German catalog included)
  • and much more
Please read BnP_Addenum.guide if you want to have a closer look at the changes.

Now this program is also useable for users of Amithlon (until now this did not work because of the "old" screen pop-up.

Download: BnP1_10.lha (ps) (Translation: dr)

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27.Mar.2002
ACT-Albrecht (ANF)


Free full version of SamplitudeOpus
On the site of ACT you can download the free full version of SamplitudeOpus and the corresponding key. (ps) (Translation: dr)

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27.Mar.2002
Project Privoxy (ANF)


Privoxy (JunkBuster) version 2.9.13 (beta)
The new beta version 2.9.13 of Privoxy has been available since Sunday. Download over the title link.

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

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27.Mar.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)


Amiga Arena: Interview with Michal Lanser
With his program "MP3TOCDDA" Michael Lanser enables decoding of MP3-songs to CDDA-files with the help of the MPEGA.library. Because the byte order can be chosen the CDDA-file can be directly burned on CD. In the interview Michael Lanser answered the questions of Amiga Arena. (ps) (Translation: dr)

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27.Mar.2002
Dieter Groppé (ANF)


Tool: MCP (MasterControlProgram) V 1.38
Again some bugs have been fixed and some minor functions added. Additionally there is a preview of the new preferences program called MCPPrefs. (ps) (Translation: dr)

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27.Mar.2002
WHDLoad


Installer: WHDLoad - New pakets (until 26.03.2002)
With WHDLoad you can install games on your hard drive which were formerly meant only for use with disks. The following packets have been added or updated:
  • 26.03.02 new: Formula 1 Grand Prix (Cirrus Software/Tynesoft) done by Codetapper
  • 25.03.02 improved: Wanted (Infogrames) filesystem compatibilty
  • 25.03.02 improved: Rugby the World Cup (Domark) misc changes
  • 25.03.02 new: Minskie - The Abduction (Binary Emotions) done by JOTD
  • 25.03.02 new: International Ice Hockey (Impulze/Zeppelin) done by Codetapper
  • 21.03.02 new: Hacker 2: The Doomsday Papers (Activision) done by Codetapper
  • 21.03.02 improved: Flashback (Delphine Software) misc changes
  • 21.03.02 fixed: Joyride (Phenomena) color signal
  • 20.03.02 new: Nippon Safes Inc (Dynabyte) done by CFOU!
  • 20.03.02 updated: Mad TV (Rainbow Arts) minor changes
  • 20.03.02 new: 1000 Miglia (Simulmondo) done by CFOU!
  • 20.03.02 new: Mental Images Game Disk 2 (Mental Images) done by Abaddon
  • 18.03.02 new: Campaign 2 (Empire) done by Bored Seal
  • 18.03.02 new: Archon (Electronic Arts) done by JOTD
  • 18.03.02 new: Air Support (Psygnosis) done by Psygore
  • 18.03.02 new: The way of the Little Dragon (Parsec Software) done by Psygore
(ps)

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26.Mar.2002
Dirk Baeyens (E-Mail)


Tao Group Delivers Rich Java(TM) Media Content to Devices Powered by TI's OMAP
Enables premium services for mobile client devices
San Francisco (March 25, 2002) - To meet the demands for its technology from blue chip consumer electronics manufacturers and global telecommunication carriers, Tao Group has made its intent, best-in-class multimedia engine, available on TI's OMAP(TM) application processors.

intent is the core software for the Open Contents Platform Association (www.ocpa.jp), which was formed in 2001 to enable the mobile and home client device market to develop premium contents based around a single software platform. The association now has more than sixty member companies including corporations such as Toyota, Sony, Sharp, Kyocera, Samsung, Epson, JVC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Pioneer, Sanyo, Sega, Bandai, Taito and Capcom.
Please find the complete press release under the title link. (ps)

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26.Mar.2002
Dirk Baeyens (E-Mail)


Sendo Announces Tao Java(TM) Technology for Smartphones
Sendo and Tao partner to bring Java to Smartphone 2002 platform
San Francisco, 26 March 2002. Sendo has licensed Tao Group's intent® multimedia Java platform to be available on the Z100 Multimedia Smartphone, which uses Microsoft® Windows® Powered Smartphone 2002 software. This agreement further expands the extensive range of possibilities for developers to offer wireless data services and solutions.

Network operators are looking at Java(TM) technology to differentiate their services and offer personalised applications to their customers, such as games. Now, Sendo can offer wireless developers the opportunity to write applications for the Z100 Smartphone. The application can be made available to consumers either by including it on the phone or by making it directly downloadable to their phones, depending on the security controls of their operator.
Please find the complete press release under the title link. (ps)

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26.Mar.2002
Krister S (ANF)


Wanted assembler coder for tracks & fields miditracker
Krister S:
Wants someone who have time to get rid off some bugs for tracks & fields miditracker and for further development. I got the sourcecode so if anyone are interested contact me. (ps)

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26.Mar.2002
Vesalia


Vesalia: Pegasos-Sonderseite updated
Vesalia has updated the pages about the Pegasos mainboard. New on this page is a list of all ports and the specifications are updated. (ps) (Translation: gf)

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26.Mar.2002
Jürgen Lange (ANF)


Amiga NG-Page reworked and new comments added
Jürgen lange:
The part about the Amiga NG of my internet page is reworked and a new comment is added. Also you can access old comments now. (ps) (Translation: gf)

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26.Mar.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)


Amiga Arena: Interviews with Paul Heams and Michael Rybinski
Amiga Arena ? Interview with Paul Heams
Olaf Köbnik: ?Like many others of you I grew up with the C64 and when something has found its way into my memories it was the samples and soundtracks of games like "OutRun", "Rambo", "Declathon", "Winter Games" or "Beach Head".

With ?Sid4Amiga? a comfortable player for these unforgettable C64-sounds is available! Paul Heams, the developer of "Sid4Amiga", talks about the further development of his programs and in really positive way about the AmigaDE; he is awaiting his pre-ordered AmigaOne SE. You will find the interview here.

Paul Heams is looking for beta testers for the new version of ?Sid4Amiga?, if you are interested, send an eMail to Paul.

Support the developers, and the developers are supporting you! (ps) (Translation: gf)

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26.Mar.2002
Jürgen Lange (ANF)


Petunia maybe part of AmigaOS 4
µlmos Rajnai has developed a JIT-compiler named Project Petunia for PPC that shows really good performance. As the Author mentioned it could be part of AmigaOS 4. More details under the titlelink. (ps) (Translation: gf)

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26.Mar.2002
Amiga Inc.


Amiga Inc.: Executive Update - Status

Executive Update - Amiga Status Announcement more ... (ps)

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26.Mar.2002
Dennis Lohr (ANF)


Music: Winners of the DBPro-Compo
Today the competitors and their songs are announced: more ... (ps) (Translation: gf)

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26.Mar.2002
Jürgen Lange (ANF)


Pegasos Board will be delivered in week 20 (midth of May)
As stated in an eMail of Mr Oliver Does, Vesalia Computer, bplan GmbH has announced to deliver the Pegasos board in week 20. (ps) (Translation: gf)

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25.Mar.2002
Sven Dröge (ANF)


Bonds-guidebook available
After a longer interception the guide for Bonds is now available. The pdf-file will be mailed to every registered user who included his email-address. A HTML and AmigaGuide version will soon be available. (ps) (Translation: sk)

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25.Mar.2002
Jim Steichen, author of AmigaTalk (ANF)


AmigaTalk V2.0 uploaded to Aminet
V2.0 of AmigaTalk has been uploaded (and is now available) on Aminet. AmigaTalk is a port of the Little Smalltalk interpreter that has been greatly expanded (it's no longer "Little"!) & given an Amiga GUI. More classes have been added & a bug in the Tags Class has been corrected. You can also obtain the program from the AmigaTalk Homepage.

Download: amigatalk.lha (ps)

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25.Mar.2002
Dino Papararo (ANF)


New 2.0 update of FlashMandelWOS released on Aminet
A new version of FlashMandelWOS has been uploaded on Aminet in gfx/fract directory. As soon as possible the support site will be updated too.

The following are the major features of FlashMandelWOS:

  • Full functional program for rendering Mandelbrot & Julia fractals with different exponents.
  • Support for ECS/AGA/RTG and 68020+/PPC Amiga computers or compatible systems.
  • Uses new Reaction GUI, Arexx port, Localization, and has an Installer script also to easy update or uninstall the program.
  • C & Asm 68k/PPC sources included !
  • It's really fast even on old Amigas and should be also compatible with all new Amiga clones ;-)
  • It's really cool and free ;-)
FlashMandelWOS is Giftware, if you like it send nice goodies to author just like $ or gold medals ;-))

The major feature of the new 2.0 version is the ability to make animations and save them in an easy way using the new arexx port, some example scripts and a guide about all Arexx commands of FlashMandelWOS was created.

What's changed in 2.0 update:

  • Added an ARexx port. (Edgar Schwan)
  • Created a new guide to explain all features of FlashMandelWOS ARexx port. (Edgar Schwan)
  • Created some example Arexx scripts. (Edgar Schwan)
  • Compiled a special no 68k fpu version for owners of Blizzard MC040LC/PPC603e, it runs also on other systems without an FPU.
(ps)

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25.Mar.2002
Jens Tietze (ANF)


AmigaEmulation.de - A page about emulation
Jens Tietze:
The redesign of our homepage is now finished. We offer a closer look onto all classic computers and programs as well as downloads for Amiga and PC. Furthermore we have a forum, picturecollection, videodownloads, specs of the different Amiga models and a huge linkcollection for you. (ps) (Translation: sk)

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25.Mar.2002
jockl (ANF)


SUN: platform-independend gaming
After all SUN now has a own "Play Anywhere" strategy. It is based on Java will offer a complete games engine. More details can be found at the titlelink. (ps) (Translation: sk)

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25.Mar.2002
Czech Amiga News


Matay: Frühe Beta des Apus-PPC-Kernels für Prometheus
An early beta version of the Apus-PPC-kernel by Matay for the Prometheus-PCI-board is now available. There are some points that have to be taken into account when testing the kernel. more ... (sd) (Translation: sk)

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24.Mar.2002
Martin Steigerwald (E-Mail)


Martin Steigerwald's new web site online
Martin Steigerwald has changed his web site completely so that it now also offers an Amiga section. You can find WBTools, some configurations and scripts.

Depending on the browser setting the web site comes up in German or English. (ps) (Translation: sr)

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24.Mar.2002
Nico Barbat (E-Mail)


A+ News 24.03.02 - AMIGAplus 03/2002
Because of some technical problems at the printer's the delivery of the current AMIGAplus and st-computer has been delayed. The issue will be sent to all subscribers on Monday, 25 March 2002 and should be with you by Wednesday, 27 March 2002. The following issue 04/2002 has not been affected by this delay. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please read letters from Goukassian, the director of the publishing house.

The AMIGAplus 03/2002 contains the following subjects among other things:

  • AmigaOS 4: Interview with Ben Hermans
  • Status Report: AmigaOS 4 decoded
  • New: Pro Station Audio 5
  • Who ist nun who: AMIGAplus-Redaktion
  • Workshop: Web encoding with .htaccess
  • Workshop: QNX for beginners
  • Shareware Special: The best on 6 pages
  • Scenish: Mad Wizards
  • u. v. m.
(ps) (Translation: sr)

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24.Mar.2002
Slashdot


GameSpy: Sony Talks About Their R&D Efforts
In the above mentioned English article at GameSpy Dave 'Fargo' Kosak talks about the presentation of Shin'ichi Okamoto, Senior Vice President and CTO of Sony Computer Entertainment, at the Game Developers Conference 2002. more ... (sd) (Translation: sr)

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24.Mar.2002
Amiga Future


HTML tool: HSC V0.923
On 22 March 2002 Matthias Bethke released version 0.923 of the HTML preprocessor 'HSC' ('HTML Sucks Completely'). This update contains some fixes related to XHTML:
  • LOWERCASETAGS/XHTML now also applies to ENUM attribute strings
  • XHTML now implies QUOTESTYLE=double
  • removed some unused debug code
This version is only available as a source code release. It should be possible to compile the source code on all systems, which have been supported so far (tested with SuSE Linux V7.3 and HP/UX V10.20). more ... (sd) (Translation: sr)

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24.Mar.2002
Amiga Future


Demos: ADA updated - D.O.S., Lethal Exit, Visison etc.
On 23 March 2002 the Amiga Demoscene Archive (ADA) was updated. The following things were added: Showbase Shape/C-lous, D.O.S./Andromeda, Lethal Exit/Digital, a slide show by Lazur called 5977/Scoopex and Vision/Oxygene. more ... (sd) (Translation: sr)

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24.Mar.2002
CyberGFX


CyberGraphX: Help for disappearing screen modes for OS3.9 BoingBag2
After the installation of OS3.0 BoingBag2 it can happen that all screen modes disappear. This is due to the same error that happened a few months ago when a newer version of BlizKick was released. The problem is related to a version check of exec. library. Newer exec versions (> v40) cause problems when scanning the display database for cgxsystem.library less than version 42.6. Any exec.library patch or hack with a version > v40 runs into this problem. more ... (sd) (Translation: sr)

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24.Mar.2002
Amiga Flame


Games: Paul Burkey about Amiga ports
In Usenet Paul Burkey of Epic Interactive (Foundation, Feeble Files) discussed the difficulties encountered when porting a game to the Amiga. more ... (sd) (Translation: sr)

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24.Mar.2002
Czech Amiga News


Fair: Amiga Expo and Lightwave
From 29-31 March 2002 the Amiga Expo is taking place in the Marriott Hunt Valley Inn in Maryland. Also Tim Jenison, founder and Technical Manager of NewTek, will be present in order to present the video keynote. more ... (sd) (Translation: sr)

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24.Mar.2002
Matthias Acklow (ANF)


Patch: BlizKick V1.24rc3
On 23 March 2002 Harry 'Piru' Sintonen released version V1.2rc3 of BlizKick. This version offers improved romfixes for the OS3.9 BoingBag2.
  • Fixed V45 exec.library of AmigaOS 3.9 BoingBag2. It uses quite crude hack to enable it, you'd better have true 32bit memory that doesn't go away at reset for this to work. Works on my BlizzPPC, Wizor's & SMF^'s Blizzard 1260, Cyber2th's CSMkII and Zerohero's Blizzard 2060 at least. YMMV. Note that this hack automatically fixes some buggy programs that peek $f80000 for version information. Thanks to my impatient betatesters: Wizor, Jagge, Cyber2th, Zerohero, SMF^ and Lizard. Special thanks to Lizard for bugging me about this. Also thanks to everyone who mailed me about the problem.
  • Improved romfixes module: No longer fails whole module if some sub-patch fails. Now it should be possible to use romfixes as the last module.
  • Modified files since 1.24rc2: BlizKick.readme BlizKick/BlizKick BlizKick/BlizKick.ASM BlizKick/Modules/romfixes BlizKick/Modules/romfixes.ASM
Download: BlizKick-1.24rc3.lha (258K), Readme (sd) (Translation: sr)

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23.Mar.2002



Poll: What do you think about the AmigaOneG3-SE?
On request by 'Flash' we have started a new poll that you can find following the title link. (ps) (Translation: wk)

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23.Mar.2002
Mario Cattaneo (ANF)


Update: MagicMenu v2.35
After exactly one month there's another update for MagicMenu. The archive contains this time additionally (next to the German) further updated catalog files. (ps) (Translation: wk)

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23.Mar.2002
Spitfire²


Palm Desktop for Amiga: Spitfire² version 1.9b
Spitfire² by Ralph Torchia is a Palm desktop for AmigaOS that has been released in version 1.9b. Information about changes can be found in the history.

The shareware software enables a connection to a Palm computer by 3Com or compatible devices. The program offers among other things HotSync functions between Amiga and Palm.

All features of the program are listed on the homepage. Next to the main archive there are for registered users additionally ClockSync plugin and YAMSync plugin available for download. (ps) (Translation: wk)

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23.Mar.2002
Sid4Amiga


Music: betatesters for SIDPlayer 'Sid4Amiga' wanted
Paul Heams is looking for his Sid player 'Sid4Amiga' betatesters. Interested are asked to contact him.

The announcement of the AmigaOne has motivated him to start again on the development of his program. The next version of 'Sid4Amiga' will contain the following enhancements:

  • Reverb - 10 presets with variable return levels.
  • A new PlaySid emulation library for use with Delitracker, PlaySid etc..
  • An updated GUI for the new reverb settings. (Mixing desk)
  • Bug fixes and a reworked library.
(ps) (Translation: wk)

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23.Mar.2002
Andreas Magerl (email)


Amiga Future: draw
As in every issue of the Amiga Future there's also a draw in issue #35 in that you can also participate online. Deadline is March 31, 2002. Prices are two full versions of Myst. Further information can be found following the title link. (ps) (Translation: wk)

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23.Mar.2002
Sven Dröge (ANF)


Manual for the stock exchange software Bonds finished
Sven Dröge:
There's finally a manual for the stock exchange software Bonds available. It contains around 40 pages and will be available as PDF file. Before it will be sent to all registered users of the software for free, I need someone to read it as a check to remove possibly remaining bugs. People who are interested in doing this task - fast - should contact me.

P.S. Of course only a registered user is acceptable for this! (ps) (Translation: wk)

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22.Mar.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)


Amiga Arena: Interview with Halvadjian Georges
Amiga Arena made an interview with Halvadjian Georges, the programer of the paint program PerfectPaint. Here you will find the English version of the interview. (ps)

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22.Mar.2002
Vesalia


Vesalia: Pegasos board extra page
Vesalia has already put online an extra page about the Pegasos board by bplan GmbH, on which preorders are taken. The features are listed as follows:

microATX mainboard, 133 MHz processor slot, 600 MHz G3 PowerPC up to Dual G4 PowerPC, PC133 memory with two banks, AGP slot, PCI subsystem with three slots, IEEE1394 (Firewire) with 100/200/400 MBit transmission rate, 10/100 MBit network, USB, AC97 sound subsystem, IRDA, ATA100 and more.

More information at the title link. (ps) (Translation: rh)

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22.Mar.2002
Thomas Knäbel (e-mail)


bplan GmbH: website update - Pegasos ART gallery
At the title link you'll find an art gallery with 12 views of our project Pegasos. More news during the course of the next week. (ps) (Translation: rh)

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22.Mar.2002
Dietmar Knoll (ANF)


AmigaOSXL: Experiences with the H&P Big-Tower 1800+ (Update)
Dietmar Knoll:
In my report I describe the experiences I made with the Big-Tower. These now reach from the delivery until the first experiences in everyday usage. The sixth update of my experiences report includes a test of the network card and a hint to the BoingBag3.9-2. As the most important news I can communicate the installation of more software, about which I compiled a software list. The next things I plan to do is install BoingBag2 and then have a closer look at AmigaXL. (ps)

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22.Mar.2002
Elvis (untot) (ANF)


Game: NetHack 3.4.0
The new version 3.4.0 of Nethack is available for download. Versions for several platforms such as Linux, MS-DOS, Windows3.1, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP, Macintosh and Amiga exist. more ... (ps) (Translation: rh)

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22.Mar.2002
Darek Dulian (E-Mail)


Elbox: Mediator Multimedia CD UP 1.14
The MM CD 1.14 update for Mediator PCI 3/4000T, Mediator PCI 4000D, Mediator PCI 4000, Mediator PCI 3000D, Mediator PCI 1200 and Mediator PCI ZIV users who are registered owners of the Mediator Multimedia CD, has also been released by ELBOX Computer.

The update includes the latest version of the driver for the Voodoo card family:
- Voodoo.card ver. 4.14

The new driver includes the workaround to the P96 system to prevent graphic corruption when graphic card memory overflow occurs. (ps)

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22.Mar.2002
Darek Dulian (E-Mail)


Elbox: Mediator UP 3.0
The MediatorUP 3.0 update for Mediator PCI 3/4000T, Mediator PCI 4000D, Mediator PCI 4000, Mediator PCI 3000D, Mediator PCI 1200 and Mediator PCI ZIV users has been made available today.

The update includes the latest version of the driver for the Voodoo card family:
- Voodoo.card ver. 2.14

The new driver includes the workaround to the P96 system to prevent graphic corruption when graphic card memory overflow occurs.

The update includes a new version of the S3 ViRGE driver:
- Virge.card ver. 1.6

The blitter function, which is responsible for displaying text, has been slowed down to prevent lockups in some S3 ViRGE chipsets. (ps)

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22.Mar.2002
MobiliX


Trademark Trouble: Asterix versus MobiliX
As already reported on 26.01.2002, Werner Heuser, administrator of the open source project MobiliX - UniX on Mobile Computers has received a request from the German legal representative of "Lés Editions Albert René", owners of the trademark of the name Obelix, in November 2001. Werner Heuser sent the plaintiffs a 22 page response (PDF). His arguments were rejected, though, by the legal representative of the trademark owner.

Werner Heuser: "Remarkable in the document are the insults at the end, which don't seem usual for writings from lawyers. The legal trouble is documented since its beginning at the MobiliX webpages and is discussed in many mailing lists and news groups. This seems to have impressed the plaintiffs. They now accuse MobiliX of inventing "a new kind of electronical terror", and are ready to sentence MobiliX. It will be interesting to know, which sentence the plaintiff will invent against critical discussion in newsgroups."

Despite the announcements of the plaintiffs, the case goes on: The court in Munich (Germany) has set the date for the first hearing to June 12th 2002.

At the title link you'll find more interesting details about this trademark trouble. (ps) (Translation: rh)

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22.Mar.2002
Heise [Newsticker]


Heise: Microsoft put pressure on trading partners with contracts
The above German article deals with the anti trust process against Microsoft. Peter Ashkin, ex Gateway manager, testified as witness of the charge that Gateway was taken from Microsoft's "approved vendor" list after the development of a Linux-based surf terminal. German Heise article at the title link. (ps) (Translation: rh)

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21.Mar.2002



Polish Department of amiga-news.de Celebrates 2nd Birthday
For two years now, Piotr Pawlowski has been making amiga-news.de available on his website for Polish readers in their native language.

Tireless, beyond-the-call-of-duty efforts are needed to translate the many daily articles, but this goes without saying. One must be involved often with various issues, and this certainly cuts into one's free time. So at this time we want to give a great "hurrah" and a big, heartfelt "thank you!"

And, not to forget, a "happy second birthday!" :) (ps) (Translation: dm)

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21.Mar.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)


Amiga Arena: "BallMasterAGA" Re-Release and Interview with Michal Rybinski

Amiga Arena - "BallMasterAGA" Re-Release
The puzzle/mindgame BallMasterAGA (registered on "Amiga Arena") from Damir Arh was first offered in the year 2000 and is now available again for download. more ... (ps) (Translation: dm)

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21.Mar.2002
Elbox Computer


Elbox: Mirage 4000 Pro Available
As reported on 11th March 2002, Elbox is offering a new A4000 tower-including Mediator 4000 PCI and 300W power supply. The tower is currently available and drivers may be preordered.
  • U.K. - Power Computing
  • Germany - Vesalia or KDH Datentechnik
  • Sweden - GGS-Data
  • Other countries: see Elbox-dealers

You can find detailed information about this system under the title link. (ps) (Translation: dm)

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21.Mar.2002
Patric Klöter (ANF)


Commodore-Amiga.de: Petro Tyschtschenko Interview
Patric Klöter wrote in to say:
Petro Tsychtschenko was kind enough to respond to a few questions about his past with Commodore and Amiga. The time-frame of this interview covers his beginning at C= in 1982 all the way through his final days at Amiga Inc. in 2001. Petro also explains his view of Amiga Inc. and talks about his planned book.

The interview is on my homepage under the heading "User-Ecke." Here is a direct link: Interview.

I'd like to use this opportunity to thank Petro for devoting his valuable time to answering my questions! Many thanks Petro, and best wishes! (ps) (Translation: dm)

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21.Mar.2002
Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)


Amiga Future: Translation of Crypt Interviews with Vulcan Software
Amiga Future translated the Interview of The Crypt Magazine with Vulcan Software into German, and you can find it under the title link. more ... (ps) (Translation: dm)

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21.Mar.2002
Darkage.it


Italian Software-Concoction 'Darkage' Has a New Website
The Italian software-concoction 'Darkage," known for Amiga Classix 2 & 3, Supreme, Extreme and so on, now has a completely reworked website. (ps) (Translation: dm)

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21.Mar.2002
ExoticA


ExoticA: Demo Scene Reference Manual, Logo Contest, SID Collection
ExoticA, the website that concerns itself with music capabilities and the history of Amiga, has issued a new edition of the "Demo Scene Reference Manual," now at version 4.16. more ... (ps) (Translation: dm)

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21.Mar.2002
thomas raukamp communications (ANF)


Atari ColdFire-Project Website is Online
The "Atari ColdFire Project" aka xTOS has the mission of creating an Atari ST compatible system based on Motorola's ColdFire processor. The ColdFire series is known for a high compatibility with the older 68K series of processors.

The official website of the project is online. (ps) (Translation: dm)

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21.Mar.2002
Richard Kapp (ANF)


GFX-BASE: Interview with Nikolaj Thygesen
You can read an English-language Interview with Nikolaj Thygesen. Nikolaj is the creator of a professional freeware image-authoring program, similar to Photogenics or ArtEffect. Right now he is busy with a new beta that not only has an improved layer/levels-system, countless paint-effects and the usual design-tools but it also has splines, an anti-aliasing font-engine, an improved GUI and much more. more ... (ps) (Translation: dm)

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