19.Dec.2001
Willy Trautsch (ANF)
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1 Million AOL CDs are supposed to be collected
One million AOL-CDs are supposed to be collected to empty then them before the AOL central office. The action is meant against the aggressive advertising campaign of AOL and the waste of valuable resources. Up to now 7,808 CDs have been already collected. You can find more details e.g. to the national collective places which have been established under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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19.Dec.2001
Aminet (ANF)
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PPClib.emu V0.9 available on Aminet
The PPClibemu is an emulation of the ppc.library and of the PowerUp kernel under WarpOS. The author of this emulation is called Frank Wille.
more ...
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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19.Dec.2001
Payback (ANF)
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Payback: Update 6 now available (Update)
Under the title link you can find update 6 of the game ´Payback´. Payback is a game in the style of GTA and supports 68k- and PPC-processors (WarpUP) as well as hardware-3d-rendering (Warp3D).
The following things are new in update 6:
- Vehicles can now be added to custom maps.
- Added high score tables to rampage mode.
- Improved vehicle textures.
- In multiplayer mode, your kills will now go negative if you commit suicide with zero kills.
- Added sparks when two vehicles scrape against each other.
Download: PaybackUpdate6.lha (link corrected).
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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19.Dec.2001
Blick - Schweizer Tageszeitung (ANF)
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Blick Online: Defender of the Crown - Comeback after 18 years
Peter Glauser has found this article on the most important Swiss newspaper 'Blick':
»There is a reason for hope: The classic «Defender of the Crown» will be published as a reworked version already next spring. For all those who do not know this game: In «Defender of the Crown» the C64- or Amiga-player had to win the rule over England.«
Have a look at the title link for the full article.
On autumn the game will be published by Cinemaware for Xbox, PS2 and PC.
(ps)
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19.Dec.2001
Virtual Dimension (ANF)
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Video of fair 'Amiga 2001' ready
Virtual Dimension has completed its fair report about the Amiga 2001. The crucial points of the video are AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. Ben Hermans of Hyperion and Gerald Carda of bplan report about the status and visitors of the fair are also asked.
more ...
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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18.Dec.2001
Timo Kloss (E-Mail)
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Graphics Adventure Engine: Update of 'Inga'
A new udpate of the graphics adventure engine "Inga" is available on the
Inga homepage (title link), from now on. The following has changed:
- The sound plugin now enables voice and sound output via AHI.
- RAM cache system reworked.
- CLI programs can be executed with the "Extern" command.
- Single character animations are only loaded if required.
- Animations now appear as fast as if the engine would run at 20 fps (no frames skipped)
- The scroll text in sequences now also moves with constant speed, independant of the actual
number of fps.
- No more mouse pointer in sequences, anymore.
- Characters can be displayed that far on top of the screen, that e.g. only
the feet are visible (this would have caused graphic erros in the past).
- Running characters will reach their target point accurate on pixel (previously only roughly).
- Animated objects can be displayed as still picture, whereas the single picture to be viewed
can be set using Inga-Skript (see compendium under "Objekt-Standbild").
- Objects "bound" to the mouse pointer are now displayed along with thier animation.
- PlugIn system reworked (safer now).
- PlugIns can be disabled by thier options (tooltypes).
- Miscelleanous little bugs fixed.
So, only audio CD support is still missing, now.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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18.Dec.2001
Andreas R. Kleinert (E-Mail)
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Image Editing: PNG-Box V 2.51 and SViewIV V 9.25
Andreas Kleinert has placed PNG-Box version 2.51 and SViewIV version 9.25 in the Aminet. With PNG-Box you can convert graphic files via the SuperView-Library to PNG.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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18.Dec.2001
Amiga Future (E-Mail)
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Amiga Future: Interview with Andrzej Bugajny (Exodus)
Amiga Future has made an interview with Andrzej Bugajny, the coder of Exodus.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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18.Dec.2001
Amiga Arena (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Darius Brewka
There are some startmenus for the Amiga, but non of those are currently
being further developed. With "AmiStart" recently a new version was released
on Aminet, which development leads back to 1998. The Amiga Arena talked to
the author Darius Brewka about the relaunche of the development of AmiStart as
well as about Amiga Inc., Amithlon and the future of "AmiStart".
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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17.Dec.2001
PC-WELT
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PC-WELT: Beware of Exploding CDs
The article of "PC-Welt" (German computer magazine) reports that
CD-ROMs starting from 48x speed under certain circumstances get in that much strain that these explode inside the drive.
This also happened to the St. Andrews University in Edinburgh, England.
Read the University's advices on this subject:
Exploding CDs?.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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17.Dec.2001
Charlene of Virus Help Team Canada (ANF)
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XAD Unpacks ZIP Archives For VirusChecker To Test
For quite some time, VirusChecker has been unable to unpack and virustest
any ZIP archives. I have now managed to unpack .zip archives quite nicely
with Dirks XAD shareware package. Please remember to support all our
excellent Amiga programmers, even if their particular program has gone
from shareware to freeware. You may not realize what a God-send they
are, until something goes wrong. Thanks!
more ...
(ps)
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17.Dec.2001
Charlene of Virus Help Team Canada (ANF)
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XAD Unpacks ZIP Archives For VirusZ To Test
For quite some time, VirusZ has been unable to unpack and virustest any
ZIP archives. I have now managed to unpack .zip archives quite nicely
with Dirks XAD shareware package. Please remember to support all our
excellent Amiga programmers, even if their particular program has gone
from shareware to freeware. You may not realize what a God-send they
are, until something goes wrong. Thanks!
more ...
(ps)
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17.Dec.2001
Sebastian Beloch (ANF)
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NetInfo Version 2.10 released
Today, the new version of the network information tool NetInfo
was released. Popular helping programs are integrated into NetInfo
such as "Tracerout", "Ping", "WhoIs", and "Finger".
more ...
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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16.Dec.2001
John Harris (Amiga Open-ML)
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AmigaDE: VP Starter code
On 14 December, 2001 John Harris released the current version
of his VP-Starter-Codes for AmigaDE.
This update contains bug fixes and improvements.
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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16.Dec.2001
Basil Flinter (amigaone-ML)
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Fair: ADUG-Stand planned at the IT COMDEX in Sydney
Following the great success of the Amiga Downunder (ADUG)
Stand at the IT/Expo + COMDEX mainstream IT exhibition
in Melbourne last September the Sydney Amiga User Group (SAUG)
is now planning an ADUG Stand at the IT COMDEX & NetWorld+Interop
Exhibition to be held in Sydney fom 5-7 March, 2002.
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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16.Dec.2001
Amiga Future
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WWW: SiteWay-Bundle "Web-Tools" V1.01
On 14 December, 2001 Christian Effenberger released version 1.01
of the SiteWay Bundle "Web-Tools". SiteWay is a content management
system and a collection of tools for the creation and maintenance
of web sites.
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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16.Dec.2001
Aminet
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Aminet: New Interface
There is a new WWW-Interface available on the Aminet site
US-Site.
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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16.Dec.2001
Chaos Update (Mailingliste)
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CCC: 18. Chaos Communication Congress
The CCC writes:
Hi,
The 18th Chaos Communication Congress is about to take place:
as usual at 'Haus Am Köllnischen Park' in Berlin
from 27 until 29 December 2001
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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16.Dec.2001
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: CLMV V2.1" Full Version
In cooperation with Steffen Nitz Amiga Arena has released the
full version of the data bank "CMLV V2.1".
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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16.Dec.2001
Oxygenic (E-Mail)
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Audio: AudioCutter Cinema V1.1, 3D-Chat
The "AudioCutter Cinema" of Virtual Worlds Productions
is now available in all the variations of version 1.1.
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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16.Dec.2001
amiga.org
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MP3: mp3Play V2.01
On 15 December 2001 Carl Svensson published version 2.01
of his minimalistic GUI "mp3Play" for the MP3-Player "MPEGA".
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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16.Dec.2001
Czech Amiga News
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CDTV: "C= CDTV Information Center" 1 year old
On 15 December 2000, exactly a year ago, the website
"The Commodore CDTV Information Center" went online. This site
gives detailed information about the history, the possiblities,
new developments and the software of the CDTV.
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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15.Dec.2001
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amiga-news.de poll: Which hardware broke last?
On proposal by Deepsilence (Silvio Kurze)
we have started a new poll in which we ask for your hardware that broke last. We'd be very pleased about big participation.
more ...
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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15.Dec.2001
David Brunet (E-Mail)
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Magazin: Obligement 30 is now out (Special 5 years birthday issue!)
Issue 30 of the famous french e-zine is now available. You can read in
this issue: latests Amiga news, interviews of Gilles Bourdin (ex-Amiga
Technologies) and José Grilliere (from Amigazette), report of the Koln
Amiga Show 2001, article about MorphOS and Pegasos, review of Earth 2140
Mission Pack and lots of others interestings articles!
Download it from the website:
http://obligement.free.fr/.
(ps)
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15.Dec.2001
Andreas R. Kleinert (email)
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Datatypes: new akPNG, JFIF, TIFF and NAIL datatypes V44.131
On the website of Andreas Kleinert you can find version 44.131 of the following
ak-datatypes: PNG, JFIF, TIFF and NAIL. These datatypes were also uploaded to
the Aminet.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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15.Dec.2001
Daniel Miller (ANF)
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Call: vote for setting up of comp.sys.amiga.morphos as newsgroup
Daniel Miller is right now establishing a new newsgroup in comp.sys.* for MorphOS
as comp.sys.amiga.morphos. For this are some votes still needed. Normally, the
language spoken in comp.sys.* groups is English but in the statutes of
comp.sys.amiga.morphos is written that articles in other languages are allowed,
too, when (d) for German, (f) for French etc. is named in the subject. Please
give us your vote! You can participate in the vote until 20.12.2001.
more ...
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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15.Dec.2001
Tel. Alan Redhouse
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Eyetech site hacked
On the website of Eyetech is written today that Eyetech will go into bankruptcy
from tomorrow on. That is wrong, the site has been hacked. Alan Redhouse is
already on his way to the bureau to get the site right.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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15.Dec.2001
Logain (ANF)
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Netscape for AmigaDE in the works
Logain wrote:
While searching through the Mozilla site I came across two interesting pages.
The first one can be reached via the title link and is the page of the AmigaDE port of
Mozilla that is developed by James Russell. The project is in a very early state
and he is still looking for strong support.
more ...
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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15.Dec.2001
Olaf Köbnik
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Amiga Arena: Full version of 'Bürgermeister V2.78'
Amiga Arena - "Bürgermeister v2.78" full version
In co-operation with Steffen Nitz the Amiga Arena makes exclusively the download
of the full version of the economy simulation "Bürgermeister v2.78"
available. The goal of the game is to reach as many points as possible within 10, 25
or 50 years or to become the capital city. It's a registered full version
exclusively for the Amiga Arena.
Steffen Nitz has ceased the development as the source code got unfortunately lost.
more ...
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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15.Dec.2001
Bernhard Wörner
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Bernhard Wörner: new website
Bernhard Wörner introduces on his new website his self developed programs. For
the time being you can find there for example a program with which you can split
big files into several smaller ones. Or Amplify, with which you can edit audio
files.
As his website is quite new the author
would be very pleased about feedback and suggestions.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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15.Dec.2001
EvenMore
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Textviewer: new plugin for EvenMore version 0.59
Chris Perver has programmed a new plugin for his freeware text viewer 'EvenMore'
with which documents created with the word processors 'FinalWriter' and
'FinalCopy' can be converted into pure text documents. EvenMore is right now
available in version 0.59.
Download:
finalwriter2text.plugin -
EvenMore.lha (585 KB)
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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15.Dec.2001
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 14.12.2001)
With WHDLoad you can install games which were formerly meant only for use
with disks on your harddrive. The following packets have been added or
updated:
- 14.12.01 improved: Rocket Ranger (Cinemaware) key to display codes added
- 14.12.01 new: Prime Mover (Psygnosis) done by Psygore
- 14.12.01 improved: Great Courts 2 (Blue Byte) another version added, save player fixed
- 14.12.01 new: Alfred Chicken (Twilight/Mindscape) done by Codetapper
(ps)
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15.Dec.2001
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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Individual Computers: New xsurfadsl.device and appp.device
A new archive with the PPPoE-drivers for our networking card X-Surf can
be found in the support-area of our website. The CPU-load has been
lowered, and some parts of the appp.device have been prepared for
further debugging. The performance is already a bit more stable on
some setups, so we can release this last version before Christmas
for a public test.
(ps)
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15.Dec.2001
IrseeSoft
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Printer drivers: Turboprint version 7.21 beta
Version 7.21 beta of the printer driver package 'Turboprint' has been released.
It contains updated drivers for:
- Canon S500/630/6300
- Epson Stylus C60,C70,C80, Photo 810
- HP DeskJet 92x, 94x, 96x
Download: tp721beta.lha
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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15.Dec.2001
tarbos (ANF)
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Registration site for Pegasos developer system online
On the website of bplan GmbH exists since yesterday the possibilitiy to register
as developer for the first series of the Pegasos mainboard via a form. The
developer system contains the Pegasos mainboard including CPU card + MorphOS
developing environment. The shipping will probably start in January 2002
and will take place in order of the registration. The needed additional
equipment is not included (casing, power supply, memory, keyboard, mouse,
harddisk, CD Rom, floppy, graphics card).
more ...
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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14.Dec.2001
Jörg Rebenstorf (ANF)
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Repulse sound cards: price reduction
ALiENDESiGN lowers the price for their Repulse sound cards. Orders for
the new price are possible in ALiENDESiGN's online shop and
soon also from your dealer. Merry Christmas!
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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14.Dec.2001
Jim Steichen (ANF)
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AmigaTalk V1.8 (Update)
An updated version (1.8) of AmigaTalk, the best port of Little Smalltalk for
the Amiga was uploaded by the author Jim Steichen on 14-Dec-2001. AmigaTalk is a little
smalltalk interpreter that utilizes more of the AmigaOS than any other
smalltalk dialect for the Amiga. There is a large amount of documentation
included with the distribution, so check it out!
more ...
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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14.Dec.2001
ANN
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Hyperion: Ben Yoris no longer PR manager
PR manager Ben Yoris is leaving the software company Hyperion Entertainment for
personal reasons. The PR will be managed in future by the owner
Ben Hermans.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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13.Dec.2001
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Emanuele Cesaroni (PuzzleBOBS)
The Amiga Arena talked to Emanuele Cesaroni,
Nexus Development, about
his current game "PuzzleBOBS".
"PuzzleBOBS" is a puzzle Bobble clone being completely configurabel and having
a very funny game mode and more. One game mode of cooperative style, where two
players stay in the same level and shoot at the same bobbles.
more ...
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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13.Dec.2001
Amiga.org
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NAG: AmigaOS XL Review
Rick Ruge of the user group 'Northwest Amiga Group' from Oregon, U.S.A., has written
a review of AmigaOS XL, which you can find in the "December 2001" rubric.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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13.Dec.2001
Michael 'Das MCP' Göken (ANF)
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GRex IRC Channel closed for the time being
Michael Göken, who presented DCE's PCI board GRex on the Amiga 2001 show,
has established a support channel for GRex users on 27. October 2001
(we reported about). Now, after
about six weeks this channel was put on hold until further notice.
more ...
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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13.Dec.2001
Chaos Computer Club
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CCC: 18. Chaos Communication Congress, Berlin - 27./29. December 2001
From 27. to 29. December the 18. Chaos Communication Congress will take place
in the 'Haus Am Köllnischen Park' (HAKP) in Berlin, Germany. The Chaos
Communication Congress is the annual symposium of the Chaos Computer Club e.V.
(CCC). This three-days congress will be about technology, community, and
utopias. The congress will offer lectures and workshops about a variety of
subjects all around information technologies, computer security, Internet,
cryptography, the discerning and inventive use of technogies, and
discussions about how technological progress effects society.
more ...
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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13.Dec.2001
Blitz 2000
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Programming language: AmiBlitz Version 2.21
Blitz2 has been updated and is now released under GPL. It's now called
AmiBlitz2 and has lots of new features including optimisations, faster
compiler, PPC and FPU assembly and many bugfixes. A full distribution
will be worked out soon, but for now you will need to get this and use
some files from a previous Blitz installation (the demo might work).
more ...
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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13.Dec.2001
SonicPulse
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Sample Editor: SoundFX - Status of V4.2
SoundFX is an editor for digitized audio data (samples). SoundFX
was built modular and has a comfortable GUI. You can add digital effects
(which are unique on the Amiga) to samples and edit them. Currently the
programmer is working on version 4.2 and gives the following status report:
Stefan Kost: "The changes of the saving API were finished, so one now also
can save to areas. Now I will adjust the savers. Furthermore I have added some
new menu items (help menu). Of course some bugs had to bite the dust, too, and
the documentation is progressing as well (FAQ almost finished)."
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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