19.Mar.2002
SoftCinema
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Videoplayer: SoftCinema Version 0.18
Version 0.18 of the movie- and animationplayer SoftCinema of Sebastian Jedruszkiewicz
released. It is shareware and can be registered via RegNet.
The main changes in the latest version:
- Fixed avi palette handling. (bug introduced in 0.17)
- Optimizations in OpenDivx decoder.
- DivX 5.0 codec supported.
- Angel Potion codec supported.
- Added support for several different motion jpegs codecs.
- Few bugfixes in AVI parser.
- Introduced external plugins, only few converted to new API so far.
- Crash when NOVIDEO option was used. Fixed.
Suggestions and bugreports send to softcinema@frogger.rules
p .pl.
Download:
http://amiga.pl/softcinema/
http://highantdev.de/softcinema/
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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19.Mar.2002
Dietmar Knoll (ANF)
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Amiga User List: GAUHPIL Update
Dietmar Knoll:
The Geographical Amiga User Home Page Internet List is the largest list with
homepages of Amiga users. If you like to be on the list write to me.
At the weekend I have checked the upper half of the Europe map and removed 48 invalid
links. Als some URLs are updated.
P.S.: Home.pages.de is obviously dead. Please use only http://GAUHPIL.amiga.tm/, especially if you link
on GAUPHIL. Thank You!
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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19.Mar.2002
Diverse Quellen
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AmigaOne.5 is mentioned in many publications (Update)
Some of these links are in german:
Gamestar: Amiga kehrt zurück
Toms Hardware Guide: AmigaOne wird an Entwickler ausgeliefert
Chip Online: AmigaOne.5: Neue G3/G4-Rechner kommt im Mai
Heise: AmigaOne für Entwickler erhältlich
Future Zone: Amiga geht in Produktion
Pro Linux: Amiga geht in Produktion - mit Linux
Kaliko: Kaliko have the fullest confidence in Amiga Inc
KDH: AmigaOne Vorbestellung
Slashdot: ATX PPC Motherboards from Eyetech
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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18.Mar.2002
Eyetech Group Ltd.
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Eyetech: Pictures of AmigaOne.5
There are six different views of the new AmigaOne. 5 at the title link.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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18.Mar.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: "PuzzelBOBS" Demo-Update
A new demo version of "PuzelBOBS", a "Bust a Move"-Clone by Nexus
Development, is now available.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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18.Mar.2002
Golem - IT News
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Golem: AmigaOne.5 - Production start of AmigaOne
Golem.de reports about the start of the production of the new AmigaOne.5.
Unfortunately this article is just available in German.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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18.Mar.2002
Different Sources
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Software Updates
Report+ Version 5.31
Version 5.31 of Report+ is now (only for OS3.9) available for download. Report+, by Amigan Software, lets you create bugreports, readme-files, autodocs and similar documents with ease. The program is freeware and supports ReAction as well as GadTools. (There is also a an older version available for owners of OS2.1 - 3.5)
Download: ReportPlus.lha
BlitzKick Version 1.24rc1
The homepage of Harry ´Piru´ Sintonen
is now back online. Beside of Blitzkick there are some other updated programs (for example cnet.device) available.
New card sets for Klondike
Dirk Stöcker made some new card sets for the Klondike card game RekoNet available at his homepage. Further details can be found here.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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18.Mar.2002
Amiga Expo 2002
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Events: Amiga Expo 2002 News
The Amiga Expo 2002 will be held from 29th to 31st March 2002 in Baltimore (USA).
The two following press releases show that beside many companies there
will be some interesting people attending the show.
For example: Douan and Tonya Bingham of Team Secret Robots and Joe Torre.
See following press releases for more informations:
Amiga Expo is Gonna Kick 'Bot! and
Arcade-in-a-Box to be at Amiga Expo.
On the show will be presented the Arcade-In-A-Box.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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18.Mar.2002
David McMinn (ANF)
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AmiBlitz2 / Blitz2000 news
The latest version of AmiBlitz has been uploaded to the Blitz2000
site, along with many other improvements to the information about this
BASIC (yet powerful :) language.
AmiBlitz2 is the name for the free version of Blitz Basic 2.
A full list of updates to the Blitz2000 site can be found at
http://news.blitz-2000.co.uk.
You can also find AmiBlitz2 on the site AmiForce
which also has an online manual and forum.
(ps)
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17.Mar.2002
Amiga Future
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Evenmore: Updates for Word Perfect and RTF Plugin
With regard to 'Evenmore', updates for Word Perfect and RTF plugin have been
released.
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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17.Mar.2002
Amiga Future
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Audio: Audiomaster2k V0.78
Version 0.78 of the sample editor 'Audiomaster2k', by Frank Fenn, has
now been released. It's now possible to save either the left or right-
hand channel. In addition there's MMC ATAPI support and DeVocalize.
more ...
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17.Mar.2002
Richard Kapp (ANF)
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GFX-BASE: Review of Feeble Files
Richard Kapp writes:
On the GFX-BASE you can once again read a detailed English
review.
This time it's about the 3D adventure 'The Feeble Files', which has
recently been released for Amiga.
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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17.Mar.2002
Slashdot
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Donald E. Knuth: All Questions Answered
On 5 October 2001 Donald E. Knuth gave a presentation at the 'Technische
Universität München' entitled 'All Questions Answered'. 350 people
were present and he just answered all the questions of the audience.
AMS published an English article of 7
pages about everything that was said including photos. In the article
you'll find answers to the following questions:
- Do you have thoughts on quantum computing?
- What importance do you give to the design of efficient algorithms,
and what emphasis do you suggest giving this area in the future?
- Can you give us an outline for computer science, some milestones
for the next ten or twenty years?
- What is the relationship between God and computers?
- What is your thinking about software patents?
Donald E. Knuth
is the author of
"The Art of Computer Programming" and the TeX settings system.
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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17.Mar.2002
Amiga Future
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Tool: PNGTool V1.3
On 17 March 2002 Stephan Rupprecht released version 1.3 of PNGTool.
This tool converts pictures into PNG format. Compared to the previous
version the following modification has been made:
- Bugfix: The processing of HAM pictures didn't work.
Download: PNGTool.lha (104K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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17.Mar.2002
Amiga Future
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Magazine: Amiga Future Homepage is moving
From the Amiga Future homepage:
The Amiga Future homepage is moving to a new server right now.
That's why there could be some disruptions for a few days. We apologize
for the inconvenience.
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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17.Mar.2002
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Instant Messenger: STRICQ 2.7
On 15 March 2002 Douglas F. McLaughlin released the beta version 2.7 of
the instant messenger 'STRICQ'. Compared to the previous version the
following features have been changed:
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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17.Mar.2002
AROS
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AROS: Palm, Zune (MUI), Build-System, HDToolBox
At AROS the work on Palm port, Zune (MUI), the build system for
compilations of AROS and the HDToolBox for partitioning the hard disc
has progressed a lot since the beginning of March.
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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17.Mar.2002
Daniel Miller (ANF)
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Portal: amiga.com.pl and amiga.hu boycott Amiga Inc.
Because of Amiga Inc.'s plans to provide Microsoft Windows CE.NET with
software www.amiga.com.pl and
www.amiga.hu have decided to boycott
Amiga Inc.. All links to Amiga Inc. will be removed from the pages and
there'll be no more publications of news regarding the company, their
products and their employees. As far as Amiga Klassik, MorphOS etc. is
concerned everything will stay the same.
more ...
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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17.Mar.2002
Kindsoftware (ANF)
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AmigaDE: SmallEifel Compiler
For a long time
"SmallEiffel" has
been available as an Eiffel compiler for AmigaDE.
more ...
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16.Mar.2002
AMIGAplus
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TechTV interview as MPEG video
There's an MPEG video of Bill McEwen's TV interview at TechTV ready for
download. In the interview Bill McEwen is speaking about details regarding the new
product line ´Amiga Anywhere´ and gives information about the AA Game
Pack. The AA Game Pack is a package of memory card and software for playing the
Amiga Anywhere data on different platforms.
Download:
Mirror 1 -
Mirror 2 (85 MB)
Further mirrors
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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16.Mar.2002
Amiga Arena / Olaf Köbnik (email)
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Georg Hörmann
Georg Hörmann, known to many as original author of the xfdmaster.library now
further developed by Dirk Stöcker, released after a long time a new version of
the virus killer "VirusZ".
Georg Hörmann talks in the interview with the Amiga Arena about the development
and how the idea for VirusZ came up.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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16.Mar.2002
Cj-Stroker (ANF)
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Amiforce: Amiblitz version 2.25
As the latest version isn't available for download on the Blitz2000 site yet it
has been made available at Amiforce for now.
Amiforce cannot and does not want to replace the Blitz2000 site in any way or
compete with it. The focus lies here clearly on the beginners and German
users.
The distribution of Amiforce will follow as soon as the last remaining problems
have been fixed.
A German mailing list is planned as well. As addition there's already the forum
available.
All interested people are kindly invited.
Visit also the official Blitz2 site.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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16.Mar.2002
Dirk Salzsieder (ANF)
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German solution for Feeble Files in HTML format
Dirk Salzsieder wrote:
I have converted the German solution for Feeble Files by Stephan Gururom
(AmigaWriter format) to the HTML format.
The HTML format can be viewed on all computer systems provided an Internet
browser is installed.
People who are interested in getting this game solution in the HTML format can
mail me with the subject Feeble
Files solution. I will as soon as possible send this email back with the solution
in the HTML format atttached.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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15.Mar.2002
H&P
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Haage&Partner: AXL: New monster system
H&P now offers for power-hungry Amiga users two new top systems. Heart
of both is the AMD Athlon XP 2000+. For cooling, the CPU vent Coolermaster
Heat Pipe is used which was just recently declared the most powerful CPU
vent by a test report. So there is enough room for overclocking. The system
ships with a GeForce 2 graphics card, fast CD-RW writer, DVD drive, sound,
ethernet card, two 40 GB IBM harddisks and the remote system Logitech
Desktop iTouch. The blue Coolermaster aluminium case is used on request.
Amithlon and AmigaXL/QNX are preinstalled and can be selected in the
boot manager. On request, H&P also installs a Windows operating system.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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15.Mar.2002
Jürgen Lange (ANF)
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New information about Eyetech's AmigaOne
Press release:
The A1.5 is now ready!
more ...
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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15.Mar.2002
Thomas Steiding (E-Mail)
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e.p.i.c.: Simon The Sorcerer 2 update for Amiga
In the download section of the e.p.i.c. homepage users of Simon The Sorcerer 2 for
the Amiga will find a new update archive that includes new versions for 68k
users with graphics boards and a PPC/gfx board version of Simon The Sorcerer
2.
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15.Mar.2002
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amiga-news.de: Privacy Policy
Under the title link you will find our statement about the privacy policy
on amiga-news.de.
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15.Mar.2002
Carsten Schröder (e-mail)
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Amiga Aktuell: E-mail problems
Carsten Schröder:
There are technical problems with my e-mail account at surfeu.de since
yesterday. Since I don't know whether mails that were sent to me will
still be delivered I ask you to resend important mails you may possibly
have sent me yesterday (Thursday) after 8 p.m. (Meanwhile I forward
mails which are sent to aakt@aakt.de to another account.)
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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14.Mar.2002
Elbox Computer (E-Mail)
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Elbox: Mirage 4000 Pro Installation Guide
The Elbox Computer Website has been updated today.
The Mirage 4000 Pro Installation Guide (title link)
has been added in Support - Product Manuals.
The manual illustrates installation of the A4000D motherboard,
PCI and Zorro cards in the Mirage 4000 Pro system.
(ps)
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14.Mar.2002
Horst-Uwe Kroll (ANF)
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New Mailing List for NoCover Disk-magazine
Horst-Uwe Kroll started a new mailing list at Yahoo for the "NoCover" disk-magazine. The list is for discussion, and articles may also be submitted. If you are interested, just click on the title-link above.
more ...
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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14.Mar.2002
Dennis Lohr (E-Mail)
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Music: DBPro-Community is looking for your music links
Do you make music? Or do you know someone who produce exclusively
with the Amiga? After many questions we finally want to try it.
The DigiboosterPro-Community seeks to find your Web address to your
homepage where you can find music in the DBM or other formats.
With interest please write an e-mail to:
music@psyria.de
with a small description of the person and the songs.
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14.Mar.2002
Carsten Schröder (E-Mail)
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Microsoft: Amiga Will Publish WindowsCE .NET-Software
+++ AMIGA-aktuell-Special +++
The worldwide software giant Microsoft has just made known that Amiga Inc. is to provide software for Windows CE .NET, beginning in April this year.
more ...
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13.Mar.2002
Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)
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Amiga Future: Preview of issue 35 online
Today the German print magazine Amiga Future has published on their website
a preview of the coming issue #35.
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13.Mar.2002
Thorsten Schölzel (ANF)
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Pegasos-advertisement on a private car
Thorsten Schölzel writes:
Who does not know the impressive title page of the AMIGAplus with the PEGASUS designed by Alexander Scholz. This PEGASUS now decorate the rear window of my car (look at the title link) and thus I advertise a little bit for bPLans PEGASOS computer and MorphOS.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Mar.2002
Lee (E-Mail)
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Competition for Amiga websites
Only Amiga-user who maintain a website can take part on the competition. You can win 10 opinion-poll-accounts without advertisement at ragonvote.de. The competition will finish on 18.03.2002. You can get further information under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Mar.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Full version update "Pferderennen 1.1b"
There is a new beta-version of the game "Pferderennen" ready for download. Pferderennen as the name says is match where you can back one from six horses.
Pferderennen offers:
- Entertainment for up to eight players
- Detailed "horsepowers" ;)
- Up to 30 stables with respective up to 50 horses
- A horses editor
- Possibility of saving game scores
A special thank to Markus Pohlmann who is the developer of "Pferderennen" for making this update possible despite the lack of time. Please send your feedback, ideas and bugs to Markus Pohlmann.
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13.Mar.2002
Timo Kloss (E-Mail)
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Update to Inga-developer packet version 1.0/6 beta
There is a new update of the Inga-developer packet. Inga is an engine for the classic graphic adventures like Monkey Island 3 which can be easily created with the help of this developer packet.
The update includes the following things:
- Inga-engine version 1.0/6 (beta)
- Audio-CDs can be played (via cdplay.library).
- New script commands: pre-loading, clearing, ilkabove, ilkdown, "LadeLaufkarte", "AusDieMaus", "Leistensperre", "LeistensperreAus" and menu.
- The two mouse colours were changed to be equal to the workbench-standard.
- Developer modus integrated. Thus it is possible to load old game scores with processed script versions. Besides this the inventar and the variables can be changed during the game.
more ...
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13.Mar.2002
Timo Kloss
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Graphic artists wanted for the adventure 'Ermentrud'
A graphic artist is searched for the graphic adventure "Ermentrud" for animating the persons. You have to paint the animation phases for already existing fixed-images. The graphics will be created with a
constant palette of 64 colours.
You can find further information under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Mar.2002
Thomas Steiding (E-Mail)
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e.p.i.c.: Foundation Gold update now available
Users of "Foundation: Gold Edition" will find an update which solves all of
the currently known problems with this edition of the game in the download
section of our homepage as well as on the Foundation Support page.
Users of
the Mission Pack CD "The Undiscovered Land" will find an about 2 Mbyte large
fix on the Foundation support site.
(ps)
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13.Mar.2002
Tom Duin (ANF)
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Tool: RealPlayerInfo 1.6 update
RealPlayerInfo 1.6 update. RealPlayerInfo shows the Title, Author and
Copyright text stored in Realmedia files. Included DefIcon for DefIcons
support.
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13.Mar.2002
Bernd Lachner (ANF)
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Sharp: New portal-site for Sharp Zaurus
Sharp has opened a German portal-site (title link) for the new Sharp PDA SL5500G to the Cebit. But you can see that this site is still under construction because many information sites are still empty.
The German homepage of Sharp was also completely new designed. In the section products you can now also find information to SL5500G. In the section Sharp Place / Office /PDA you can find an animated demo of the PDA.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Mar.2002
Jürgen Lange (ANF)
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Now Amiga content is available - Anywhere and Everywhere
Amiga, Inc. announces the Amiga® Anywhere line of products
for PDAs, Cell Phones, Set Top Boxes, Internet Appliances, Desktops,
Digital TVs and more.
more ...
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13.Mar.2002
Manfred Rauer (ANF)
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Bill McEwen to appear on TechTV
Amiga Inc. reports on its website that on 13.03.2002 Bill McEwen will present Amiga products in the show "Screen Savers" of the station TechTV.
TechTV has announced that McEwen will present AmigaDE on WindowsCE, Linux and on the media-terminal of Nokia.
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