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Archive 05/2001

`28.May.2001` Kickstart Show 2001	Event: Pictures of the Kickstart Show 2001 There is a collection of pictures of the Kickstart 4 at the title link. (ps) [News message: 28. May. 2001, 22:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.May.2001` Thomas Steiding (e.p.i.c. interactive) via E-Mail	New Multiplatform-CD: Amiga ClassiX 3 The Multiplatform-CD ´Amiga ClassiX 3´ will be available on the 6th June 2001. This CD will contain more then 100 classic games. For example: Der Seelenturm, Lure of the Temptress, Wheelspin, Crystal Dragon, Ziriax, Der Trainer, Tactical Manager, Pinball Obsession, Fatman, Embryo, Sixth Sense Investigation, Kid Pool, Xtreme Racing, Blade, Virtual Karting II and many more. ´Amiga ClassiX 3´ will be available for Amiga, Macintosh and Windows. Additional information is available on the webpages of Darkage Software. (ps) [News message: 28. May. 2001, 14:12] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.May.2001` Hans-Jörg Frieden via E-Mail	Hyperion Entertainment changes status of Warp3D V4 Hyperion Entertainment changes status of Warp3D V4 We would like to inform you that after extensive deliberation, Hyperion Entertainment has decided to upgrade the status of Warp 3D V4 from a freeware product to a commercial OEM product which will offered to Amiga hardware developers for a moderate license fee. This decision was prompted by two major reasons: Hyperion Entertainment has reached an agreement with Amiga Inc. to incorporate Warp3D V4 into Amiga OS 4.x on a per unit royalty basis. Producers of zico compliant hardware (Amiga One etc.) will be required to license Amiga OS 4.x and will as such be paying indirectly for Warp 3D V4 drivers. It would be unacceptable to both Amiga Inc. and these hardware producers that they would be required to pay royalties for a product which other hardware producers would receive free of charge. Warp 3D started out as a freeware product developed by non-commercial developers to support the Virge and Permedia 2 chipsets. Compared to current chipsets, the Virge and Permedia 2 are extremely primitive and feature-poor. The effort and time needed to adequately support modern chipsets such as the Voodoo 3 and Matrox G450 with their rich and advanced feature-set is far greater than the effort required to support the Virge and Permedia 2 chipsets. Combined with the fact that there are currently no less than 7 different PCI product from three different manufacturers, it's clear that the effort required to support modern chipsets on all the different PCI hardware available goes far beyond the scope of a freeware project. As the original Warp 3D developers have now moved on to commercial development, maintaining Warp 3D as a freeware product would entail that development of new Warp 3D drivers and extension of the Warp 3D API would be very slow as development could only take place "after hours". This is not only not in the interest of Amiga users but it is also not in the interest of hardware producers and resellers who rely on the availability of Warp 3D drivers to successfully market their Amiga hardware. Hyperion Entertainment fully understands that the company has a responsibility towards the Amiga community including the hardware producers because of its control over the Warp 3D API and no attempt has ever been made or will be made to exploit this position unfairly. We have already successfully negotiated agreements with Matay and DCE regarding Warp3D V4 support for the Voodoo 3 on their respective PCI hardware. We are therefore happy to report that Voodoo 3 drivers for these PCI solutions will be available shortly. A similar proposal was made to Elbox but so far we have not received any reaction. Users considering purchase of a PCI solution for Amiga and who are interested in high-performance 3D graphics should investigate the availability of Warp3D drivers prior to making their decision to opt for one or the other PCI solution. It should also be noted that Warp3D will remain free for end users. (ps) [News message: 28. May. 2001, 14:06] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.May.2001` Oliver Roberts	Datatypes: WarpDTPrefs V44.4a Version 44.4a of the preferences-program for the datatypes by Oliver Roberts is now available. This program lets you change the preferences of the following datatypes: WarpJPEG, WarpPNG, WarpBMP and WarpPSD. This version now contains a Portuguese catalog and documentation. Download: WarpDTPrefs.lha - 122 kB (ps) [News message: 28. May. 2001, 11:21] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.May.2001` Thrill (ANF)	Emulator: WinUAE-Kaillera Release 1 released The newest version of WinUAE-Kaillera was released today. This modification of the well known emulator offers the possibility to play over the net. Further information is available at the title link Download: WinUAE-Kaillera_r1.zip (ps) [News message: 28. May. 2001, 11:10] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.May.2001` PerfectPaint	Paint program: New modules for PerfectPaint V2.6 There are new modules for saving and opening of jpeg-files. Download: modules.lha (ps) [News message: 28. May. 2001, 10:59] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.May.2001` Brad Webb via E-Mail	Newsletter: Amiga Update by Brad Webb Brad Webb is publishing a monthly newsletter, 'Amiga Update', that deals with news concerning the Amiga. Read the newsletter at the title link. (ps) [News message: 28. May. 2001, 10:40] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.May.2001` Bernd Lachner (ANF)	Press conference by Lineo about co-operation with Sharp on Friday Lineo announced that they will hold a press conference on the 1st June 2001. This press conference will deal with the co-operation of Lineo with Sharp for the Zaurus-device by Sharp. (ps) [News message: 28. May. 2001, 10:32] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.May.2001` Marius Schwarz (ANF)	Icon-Designer for DirectDos wanted Marius Schwarz is searching a graphician who could 'just' paint about 1,200 icons. Those Icons shall be used to identify datatypes in DirectDos, so it isn't really about 1,200 icons, but might be only 300 to 400 - so it's an absolutely practicable task :-). At this time 166 (more or less good) icons exist. If you are interested, please mail to Marius Schwarz. (ps) [News message: 28. May. 2001, 10:25] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.May.2001` AIO	Magazin: AIO issue #47 published AIO is still looking for authors of articles and reviews. They are especially looking for some one who is able to write 2-3 game-reviews per month. Download: AIOV47.LHA (ps) [News message: 28. May. 2001, 09:28] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.May.2001` Andreas Magerl via E-Mail	APC&TCP: LOM 2.0 - Science Fiction CD Version 2.0 of the CD-ROM 'Lights over Mars' was released. An update will be available, if you own the original CD, for 5 DM. The CD-ROM contains a big archive of the most well-known science fiction visions. Additional information is available at the title link in the 'support'-area. (ps) [News message: 28. May. 2001, 09:19] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`27.May.2001` Andreas Falkenhahn (E-Mail)	Survey on the Airsoft Softwair Homepage Andreas Falkenhahn wrote: The Airsoft Softwair Homepage was completely reworked on this weekend and also a poll was added which will contain a recent vote from time to time. The first poll has just been added: Many users told me that they would prefer paying by credit card for my programs (especially users from overseas). So I'm asking now if there are really people out there who want this method of payment. If you do not order any of my programs or the The Best Of Airsoft Softwair Gold Edition CD-ROM just because you cannot pay with credit card please vote now on the Airsoft Softwair homepage. But please vote honestly! Thank you! (sd) [News message: 27. May. 2001, 19:36] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`27.May.2001` Richard Kapp (E-Mail)	GFX-BASE: Test of 'WordHunt', Search, Links Kevin Hansen has released an English test of the think-game 'WordHunt' by Robert/Bob Dickow on GFX-BASE. 'WordHunt' is about finding words hidden in a box full of characters. Moreover the website was extended at other areas: the search function has been strongly enhanced, so among other things searching inside of the scene demo database is now possible, too. New links as well as game and scene demo entries were added and some days ago the GFX-Base introduced the last week's Aminet highlights. (sd) [News message: 27. May. 2001, 16:54] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`27.May.2001` Czech Amiga News	File manager: DirOpus V4.15k Beta Jacek Rzeuski has released beta version 4.15k of the file manager 'DirOpus' on 25 May 2001. This update contains some small enhancements listed in the history. This version outputs debug information to the serial interface which can be redirected to a Workbench window using Sushi/Sashimi. This beta version only contains changes since 'Directory Opus v4.15'. That version and the source code are to find on the download page. DirOpus is a file manager, coded by Jonathan Potter and Greg Perry of GP Software. The source code was released under the terms of GNU public license in 1999. Jacek Rzeuski then started to rework and enhance the program. Download: DOpus415kbeta.lzx, History (sd) [News message: 27. May. 2001, 16:54] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`27.May.2001` Grzegorz Juraszek (ANF)	PCI: Matay and Elbox (Update) Matay published an official statement about the letter Elbox Computer sent to Fabio Trotta. The letter by Elbox bears on Fabio Trotta's test of the Prometheus board on NoRiscNoFun and is part of the statement. Supplement 27 May 2001 Elbox accused Matay to use graphics board drivers by Elbox without permission, whereas Matay refers to an existing contract with the Picasso96 team. (Desiatox) (sd) Supplement 28 May 2001 Today also the Picasso96 team piped up to definitively invalidate the accusation, "we, the Picasso96 team, just want to straighten out that the Voodoo boards driver utilized for the test was written by ourself. After all we have experiences with this chip-set since the MacPicasso850. Furthermore Matay are respectable business partners of ours. From our point of view all of the accusations launched by Elbox are completely weak and of unbelievable bad style". Entire message here. (ps) [News message: 27. May. 2001, 15:55] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`27.May.2001` Czech Amiga News	Amiga Flame: Problems with British Server Philip Cosby at the time being has no possibility to access the British Amiga Flame website, due to the carrier of the web-server is closing business. That's why this site cannot be updated. He does not think this problem to be solved in short term. But the US mirror still is available under http://www.geocities.com/~amigaflame/. The Amiga Flame website contains current news messages and tests regarding Amiga games. (sd) [News message: 27. May. 2001, 15:30] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`27.May.2001` REBOL	REBOL/Command V2.0 On 25 May 2001 version 2.0 of REBOL/Command was released. This version supports HTTPS, SSL, FastCGI, external libraries, as well as several encryption systems like Blowfish, RSA, and DSA. REBOL/Command/View is an additional part of the packet. In the case of databases Oracle 8 (Windows, Solaris Sparc, and Linux libc6), and MySQL 3 are supported. The ODBC interface was tested with Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL. REBOL/Command V2.0 is runnable on 30 platforms including: Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, ME BSD Unix: BSDi, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD for several CPU's. Linux libc5 and libc6 for several CPU's. Other: Sun Solaris, BeOS R5, HP-UX, Amiga, IRIX, QNX RTP, Mac OS/X. (sd) [News message: 27. May. 2001, 15:30] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`27.May.2001` László Török	AVI/MOV-Player: MooVId and PIV-MooVId version 1.5 László Török announced on his website that versions v1.5 of the AVI/MOV players 'MooVId' and 'PIV-MooVId' have been finished. Registered users should mail him to get the updates. (ps) [News message: 27. May. 2001, 01:58] [Comments: 1 - 08. May. 2002, 19:29] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`27.May.2001` Apex Designs	Game: New Extra-Maps for Payback In the ´Extra-Maps´ area there are new towns for the action game »Payback« by Apex Designs. In one or two month there also will be a PPC version (WOS) for the game in which you can rise from a nobody to a gangster's boss. (ps) [News message: 27. May. 2001, 01:32] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`27.May.2001` Håkan Parting	Amiga-Buddy and Chat Program: AmiComSys 1.34 Håkan Parting has released version 1.34 of his Amiga-Buddy and chat program ´AmiComSys´. This program functions similar to the popular ICQ, but only exists for Amiga computers, at this time. Currently about 200 users are using this program. The central server moved to Sweden and now is available under amicompsys.dhs.org, port 2957. (ps) [News message: 27. May. 2001, 01:23] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`26.May.2001`	Aminet Uploads until 26.05.2001 DOpusRxTrash.lha biz/dopus 3K+Global trashcan for DOpus Magellan AmigaDynsCX.lha comm/tcp 2K+Update Dynamic IP at dyns.cx/dyns.net rxsocket.lha comm/tcp 162K+Rxsocket.library TCP/IP ARexx library clockita.lha dev/basic 68K+Italian clock+alarm+source code (bugfix) Rkm_asm.lha dev/src 272K+My own translations and codes of the R.K ReCatItPro_PL.lha docs/help 11K+Polish Locale for ReCatItPro1.0 SGrab1.14PL.lha docs/help 9K+Polish Locale for SGrab1.14 JumpingAround.lha game/demo 188K+JumpNRun demo game, working in progress Mattonite.lha game/demo 259K+BreakOut demo game, working in progress Mattonite_Src.lha game/demo 323K+Source codes of Mattonite and MattoniteE ArTKanoid.lha game/wb 104K+ArTKanoid V1.1 - a tiny break out game f da3v21.lha misc/sci 1.6M+Update Digital Almanac III V1.x to V2.1 da3v31.lha misc/sci 2.0M+Update Digital Almanac III V2.x to V3.1 da3v35.lha misc/sci 1.9M+Update Digital Almanac III V3.x to V3.5 rno-r061.lha mods/misc 252K+Rno-records release no.61 by spektra/boh Juman_en.jpg pix/art 42K+Japanese portrait (10.000 Yen banknote) HTMLstrip.lha text/misc 24K+HTML stripper which can also replace HTM MiraWizARC_HU.lha util/arc 2K+Hungarian catalog for MiraWizARC11b unpacker.lha util/arc 26K+GUI for CLI based unpackers (LHA...) Stm.lha util/misc 41K+A replacement SAY/GUI that uses most, if MemTest.lha util/moni 53K+Test CHIP/FAST memory. V1.0 (MAY/20/2001 rmh.lha util/rexx 70K+Rmh.library - Rexx Must Have library rxasl.lha util/rexx 22K+Rxasl.library 9.0 asl functions for ARex rxcd.lha util/rexx 34K+RxCD 8.1 - Audio CD ARexx Library envhandler.lha util/sys 13K+A happyenv replacement (1.7) Image2Icon.lha util/wb 59K+Creates thumbnail icons 68k+WOS (1.17) sgrab.lha util/wb 53K+Screen grabber with GUI (1.15) (as) [News message: 26. May. 2001, 23:41] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`26.May.2001` Olaf Köbnik via email	Amiga Arena News: interviews and updates Amiga Arena Interview campaign The Amiga Arena talked to Markus Pohlmann about the present state of the development of his game "Projekt Crashsite" which is a science fiction role playing game (RPG). The interview can be found in the section "Aktionen". Markus Pohlmann is urgently looking for users supporting him in rendering. If you're interested please send an email to: Markus-Pohlmann@t-online.de. Amiga Arena preview and updates For FBase were German short instructions added. In the area ´PD links´ you can find the German translation of the preview of the Snake clone Krsnaked Preview. In the area ´Aktionen´ is the English translation of the interview with Dirk Stöcker online. Special thanks go to Kilian Server and Kai Stegemann for the translations. (ps) [News message: 26. May. 2001, 17:41] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`26.May.2001` Olaf Köbnik via email	Amiga Arena: full version of "Pferderennen" With permission from Markus Pohlmann the Amiga Arena makes the use of the full version of "Pferderennen" available. ´Pferderennen´ is, as the name already suggests, a bet game in which you can place a bet on one out of six race horses. The game is available for download in the section "Vollversionen". "Pferderennen" offers: entertainment for up to 8 players detailed "horse powers" ;) 30 stables with a maximum of 50 horses each a horse editor saveable scores (ps) [News message: 26. May. 2001, 17:31] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`26.May.2001` amiga.org	Event: 28./29. July: Ottawa Amiga Show, Canada Amiga.info organizes after three years the first Amiga Show in Canada. The 'Ottawa Amiga Show' will be held on the 28. and 29. July 2001. The place of the event hasn't been fixed yet. Information regarding this will be made known as soon as possible on the website (title link). (ps) [News message: 26. May. 2001, 11:18] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`26.May.2001` Matay	Developers: free SDK for Prometheus PCI card Company Matay offers to all developers who want to write drivers for Matay's Prometheus PCI card a free Software Developer Kit (SDK). In case you need some help or have questions, please contact the Prometheus designer and programmer Grzegorz Kraszewski. For general questions and comments Grzegorz Juraszek is at your disposal. (ps) [News message: 26. May. 2001, 10:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`26.May.2001` Fun Time World	MPEG player: Frogger 1.65rc5 for PowerPC released A new version of the Amiga MPEG animation player ´Frogger´ for PowerPC computers has been released. With this it is now possible to select several animations at once that are then played one after another. The graphical user interface (GUI) has been revised and causes less often a system crash. The speed was also part of the revision and much has been improved. In case that the original Frogger website (title link) is too slow, you can use this mirror site for downloading, too. The program is shareware and can be registered either directly at the author Sebastian Jëdruszkiewicz in Poland or for German readers at Fun Time World. (ps) [News message: 26. May. 2001, 10:38] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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