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Archive 09/2001

`03.Sep.2001` Jörg Strohmayer	Filesystem: Smart Filesystem 1.192 BETA Jörg Strohmayer released version 1.192 (Beta) of the Smart Filesystem. The following changes were made: "findextentbnode: findbnode() can't find key 4711!" bug in defragmenter fixed. Added timeout to some requesters. Check for correct number of free blocks is now only done in about 1 out of 25 initdisk()s instead of each one. This is a beta version! Please report bugs and success-stories to Jörg Strohmayer. Download: SFS.lha (40 KB) (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 03. Sep. 2001, 20:58] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Sep.2001` Sebastian Bauer (ANF)	Mailprogram: SimpleMail Alpha 0.9 Release of verison 0.9 alpha of SimpleMail. Changes: improved addressbook periodical maildownload needs the Popplaceholder Mui Custom Class (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 03. Sep. 2001, 20:40] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Sep.2001` WHDLoad	Installer: WHDLoad - new releases (until 02. Sept. 01) Thanks to WHDLoad, you are able to install floppydisc based games onto your harddisc. The following packages were added: 02.09.01 new: Dizzy - Prince of the Yolkfolk (Code Masters) done by Bored Seal 02.09.01 new: Trivial Pursuit (Domark) done by CFOU! 02.09.01 new: Castle Warrior (Delphine Software) done by CFOU! 02.09.01 improved: Project X - Special Edition (Team 17) supports CD³² version too, automatically load/save highscore 02.09.01 improved: RanX (UBI-Soft) supports french version too 02.09.01 new: New York Warriors (Arcania Systems) done by Wepl 02.09.01 improved: Battle Isle (Blue Byte) program to display/merge highscores added 31.08.01 new: Victory Road (SNK/Imagine) done by Bored Seal 31.08.01 new: Paramax (KingSoft) done by CFOU! 31.08.01 new: La quête de l'oiseau du temps (Infogrames) done by CFOU! 31.08.01 new: Extase (Cryo/Virgin Losirs) done by CFOU! (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 03. Sep. 2001, 17:52] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Sep.2001` Jazz_Rabbit (ANF)	AmigaShell for Unix "AmigaSHELL makes your boring gray on black colored bash shell revive like in the old days. Just like on Amiga(tm), blue, white, orange, black at its finest. With a nice informational bar at the top." Annotation by Jazz_Rabbit: HOT! (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 03. Sep. 2001, 14:23] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Sep.2001` Michael Asse (ANF)	Amiga FFE-homepage back online Michael Asse wrote: The AmigaFFE-homepage is online. I'll try to improve the side in the next days and integrate a joblist. (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 03. Sep. 2001, 14:20] [Comments: 2 - 05. Sep. 2001, 23:13] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Sep.2001` Jazz_Rabbit (ANF)	Article: CNN ... Amiga isn't dead CNN: "Surprise: The Amiga isn't dead... technically. Although Commodore is defunct, an Australian company called Amiga Inc. is still updating the Amiga operating system and has created specs in hopes of finding friendly manufacturers to release the first new Amiga hardware in six years. A small but loyal fan base of Amiga nuts is holding its breath." An Austrialian Company? (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 03. Sep. 2001, 12:00] [Comments: 3 - 05. Sep. 2001, 23:27] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Sep.2001` Robert Sterff (ANF)	Event: Party: XzentriX 2001 - 7. - 9. September Hello computer users, There are only some days left until the 4th Xzentrix computer-party for alternative computer systems in Seeshaupt. Additional information is available at the title link. Ciao Robert Sterff (ps) (Translation: sk) [News message: 03. Sep. 2001, 11:57] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Sep.2001` amiga.org	MPEG: Frogger V1.66 Frogger can be downloaded from http://frogger.rules.pl or http://highantdev.de/frogger/. Please note, that audio is disabled in 68k version, due to bug I could not find. As soon as I've fixed it, version with audio enabled will be released. MorphOS version is also almost finished. Video layer 1/2 decoding. Audio layer I, II and III decoding. Now also with very fast decoder in 68k version (through mpega.library) AC3 Audio decoder. Fast video & audio playback. Intelligent frame skipping. Overlay support. Fast C2P for AGA. Direct CGFX video memory access routines. Asynchronous disk reading. Video scaling on both CGFX and AGA. Support for reading VideoCD disks. Support for PSX movies and audio. Look here for all current known bugs and on the future-page for features to come up. 1.66 pre 1 fixed deadlocks after seeking. (damn, seems like this bug is still there) optimized video decoder (up to 10%). on the other hand, there was some changes in demuxer, which causes slowdown. overall result: 0%. added TRACKSELECTION option (shows gui to vcd track selection, default no gui - start playing first track immediately). changed minimal window size. it is now calculated based on system gadget size. fixed bug in vcd code, which caused crash if specified device could not be opened. fixed problems with slider (small know size at beginning, and slider movement). changed mpeg-audio decoder. completly new routines, layerII is as fast as before, layerIII is 2x faster. there is no FREQDIV 4 (if specified, 1:2 division is used, ie. FREQDIV=2). AUDIOQUALITY works with this decoder (previous versions supported AQ only in 68k version). default is HIGH. LOW and MIDDLE are the same. This decoder fixes also some problems with LayerIII decoding. new ac3 decoder. faster, more reliable. fixed problems with multiple tracks vcds (lost of synch when starting new track). the same bug appears on movies joined with join or mpegjoin, seems to be cured also). If user tried to play finished movie from beginning (SPACE key) deadlock occured if audio was enabled). fixed. Hoppefully this also fixed deadlock with LOOP when audio is enabled. Slider size/position was wrong, when movie was on VCD/CDI media. fixed. (sd) (Translation: sk) [News message: 03. Sep. 2001, 02:55] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` CyberGFX	PCI: Grzegorz Kraszewski about the Prometheus bus Grzegorz Kraszewski, Matay, talked about the status of the Prometheus bus on the Prometheus mailing list. The current firmware is unidirectional, meaning that the Prometheus can act as PCI master and Zorro-III slave, only. After a firmware update the bus can be bidirectional. Then the master PCI board can access the Amiga hardware. That means that the Amiga hardware acts like a PCI board for a G4 PPC card. Follow the title link for the original text. (sd) (Translation: mj) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 23:15] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` Czech Amiga News	Magazine: The Crypt #19 Issue #19 of The Crypt magazine contains topical news about Amiga Inc. including an interview with Gary Peake, Amiga. Craig Daines deals with the subject 'port attacks and online protection' in his article. Dr. Greg Perry was asked about Directory Opus and more in an interview. There are articles about 'how to back-up your PC' and 'how to properly re-install Windows OS' at the IBM compatibles section of the magazine. Moreover there are many more articles and graphics about fun and stories and more. (sd) (Translation: mj) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 23:15] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` Czech Amiga News	Newsletter: Amiga Update #010831 by Brad Webb Monthly Brad Webb releases his English newsletter 'Amiga Update' reporting about the most important ongoings all about the Amiga. Read the current newsletter under the title link. (sd) (Translation: mj) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 23:15] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` MorphOS	MorphOS: Installation, MorphVNC Client In the Italian online magazine Amigazette an Italian installations guide for MorphOS was released. On 31. August 2001 Mark Olsen released the VNC client 'MorphVNC' for MorphOS supporting encodings like raw, copyrect, RRE, and CoRRE. VNC means 'Virtual Network Computing'. VNC allows to control one computer from another via the Internet by transfering the GUI of one machine to the other, not constrained by the systems used. Download: MorphVNC.lha (sd) (Translation: mj) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 22:01] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` Jan Andersen	Virus Help Denmark: xvs.library V33.32 A new update of the "xvs.library" has been released today. There was a big bug in the Hitch-Hiker 5.00 virus removal Info about the new update of xvs.library: Name: xvs.library v33.32 Archive name: xvslibrary.lha Archive size: 58.666 bytes Release date: 2 September 2001 Programmer: Jan Erik Olausen News is v33.31: Argh... Fixed major bug in Hitch-Hiker 5.00 removal. The virus was removed, but the file was not fixed. Thanks to Jean Holzammer for reporting this bug. Remember if you use VirusZ, VirusChecker, Safe and VirusExecutor you must update the xvs.library to have recog for the latest viruses..... Download: xvslibrary.lha (57K) Readme (sd) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 22:01] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` Amiga Future	AMI Sector One: DOpus 4, OctaMED 1.0, Adventures through Time, Covers... AMI Sector One was extended with tools, games, demos, and cover scans. With permission of GP Software now 'Directory Opus 4' is online on 'AMI Sector One'. Information about newer versions and version 6 for PC are to find on the GP Software website. Many users asked for more tools on 'AMI Sector One', so there is new content for this section: 'OctaMED Soundstudio 1.0' is a tracker for the Amiga. Note: This is about a commercial product now being freeware according to the publisher. With 'F.R.A.C' a program to create fantasy and role games was added. 'Absolute Adventurer' is a floppy disk containing walkthrus for adventure games. 'The Bible' consists of 4 disks and contains both the old and the new testament. Keith Golden and Laurent Arditi allowed 'AMI Sectore One' to offer their games for download at games area: 'Adventures through Time' was one fo the first point'n click adventures for the Amiga. 'Skweek' and 'Super Skweek' are about two Arcade / puzzle games with cute characters by Laurent Arditi. 'Cyber Man' is a very joyful 3D Pacman clone. 'Giddy 2' is Phillip Ruston's prior 'dizzy licenceware game' 'Giddy 3' for IBM-PC compatible, released on his site. 'Grand Prix Simulator' is a realistic Formula-1 manager. At the demo section with 'Ripped Gems' only one music disk was added, this time. The following cover scans were added: Accordion 1.1, Arcade Pool, Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh, The Art of Chess, Atomino, Ballistix, Calculation 1.1, Distant Armies, Eye of the Beholder, Eye of the Beholder II - The Legend of Darkmoon, Fantasy World Dizzy, Flight Path 737, Hoyle's Book of Games - Volume 1, Hoyle's Book of Games - Volume 3, Inertia Drive, Las Vegas, Lemmings 2 - The Tribes, Magicland Dizzy, Mouse Trap, Obliterator, PP Hammer and his Pneumatic Weapon, Project X - Special Edition, Protector, Seahaven Towers, Skweek, Super Skweek, and Turn It. (sd) (Translation: mj) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 19:37] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` Amiga Future	Printer-Spooler: PrintManager V39.32 PrintManager v39 is a so called printer-spooler, it intercepts all printer. device calls to the parallel-/serial.device and saves the printer specific raw data to a file. This way, programs sending data to the printer don't have to wait for the slow printer to continue. PrintManager also gives you some control over the data sent to the printer. You can even print files directly from inside PrintManager using the datatypes-system. 'PrintManager' also can be configured to make the spooler catch printing commands directly sent to the parallel or serial device. Changes: when changing the screenmode or screenfont of the workbench screen, PrtMan closes and reopens its window, now. This feature requires OS3.9. Features: caches only printer.device calls can cache all calls to parallel-/serial.devices allows to exclude certain tasks from spooling nice gui which works with proportional fonts files can be printed from inside Printmanager (uses datatypes.lib) works with datatypes.library v45 (v45 recommend, not required!) own FAST parallel.device (registered version only) localized after reset/crash unfinished printings are recovered delayed printing print count function allows to redirect printing to another device upto 10 devices can be spooled Download: prtman39.lha (192K), Readme (sd) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 19:37] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` Amiga Future	File Manager: DirOpus V4.16 Beta 4 This is the latest beta release of DirOpus4. This archive contains only the files that changed since the last public release, so you have to install the latest public release before installing the beta version. Watch out for serial debug data. Use Sushi/Sashimi to redirect it from serial port to WB window. Changes: Supports "Copy archive bit too" option from ConfigOpus. Filesize column in lister has auto-calculated width. Fixed some display bugs in listers. Fixed few Enforced hits introduced in 4.16b3. ConfigOpus: "Copy archive bit too" option in Operation/Copy to fully control A bit. Dopus_Print: fixed directory printing introduced in DirOpus4.16b3. Download: DOpus416b4.lzx (330K), History (sd) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 19:37] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` amigadev.net	AmigaDE: Tool - memprof V1.0 On 01. September 2001 Fleecy Moss released version 1.0 of the memory profiler 'memprof' for the AmigaDE SDK. This tool does some crude but useful memory profiling. It works only for VP apps at the moment and only profiles application memory (i.e. memory that a developer asks for and frees). It does not cover system memory such as pixmaps, etc. Download: dev/vp/memprof_1.zip (5K), Readme (sd) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 17:10] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` Jochen Terstiege (ANF)	Game: ADOM V1.0.0 for Amiga ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) Version 1.0.0 is available for the Amiga, now. Download: adom.lha adom_68020.lha adom_68040.lha adom_ppc.lha (sd) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 15:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` Halvadjian Georges (ANF)	Graphics: PerfectPaint V2.7 PerfectPaint V2.7 is available What's new: New Script (Arexx Box): Carve,Coral, OilPaint, FastPaint, OldMosaic, PatchWork, Pointillisme. New Arexx command At least PfPaint is Localised, Include the french catalog (98% made) Can be found in the Catalogs drawer PerfectPaint.cd PerfectPaint.ct PerfectPaint_Start.cd PerfectPaint_Start.ct New catalogs are welcome. Change the name of the Xen.font to PfPaint.font (Many users ask me for that) this font is now in Perfectpaint:FONTS, add a new size '7', for the progress indicator. You have to copy this font in your Workbench:FONTS directory. Zoom Window now have Realtime scrolling when you use scrollbar. Improve gradient effect with Wheel and linear options. New Keyboard shortcuts F6 - Pointer can be changed with Precise pointer (Prefs/Cursors or F6) Precise pointer never show current brush or pen. F7 - Will open prefs of the current effect. F10 - Will close the toolbox window. Progress indicator for arexx script Improve control animation window: Asynchron New gui New option: Direct disc (PfPaint try to playback animation directly from the disc, if you choose to store your animation on disc) Fast tools button. Improve buffers requester Always open at startup Color indication of the current buffer. When PfPaint Quit, it will save on disc some prefs like position of some windows, current save format, state of the buffer window... New Painting effect: Median, Maximum, Minimum. Improve Brushes requester: Add color indication of the current brush. Move opaque window is much faster. Improve 'clone anim': mush faster. New 'Brush Tools': Convert to Picture, Reset Transparency. New Picture effect: Clone Picture, Scroll, Convert to Brush, Polar Coordinates New Color effect: Scroll RGB, Swap RGB. Improve some window. Improve Window detection (again) New processing tools option: Fade (RMB on icon). Improve gradient editor: Add Opacity, Increase number of gradient color to 10 Requirements Minimum 68030 + FPU Minimum OS 3.0 Graphics card (Cybergraphx min cgxv41 r71 or Picasso96) Render.library Jpeg.library XPKmaster.library AsyncIO.library Download: PfPaint_V27.lha (1,7M) (sd) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 15:43] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` Vapor Amirc Mailing list (ANF)	Instant-Messenger: AmIRC V3.5.19 Beta Beta version 3.5.19 of the IRC client 'AmIRC' was released on 01. September 2001. Download: amirc_3519beta.lzx (171K), Readme (sd) (Translation: mj) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 14:52] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` AmigArt / Frank Gutschow (ANF)	Game: Earth 2140 Update "Some people reported problems running the game from CDROMs connected to their BlizzardPPC/CyberStormPPC SCSI controllers, getting "phase mismatch" errors. This version fixes the CDDA code to support those controllers too. In addition to that we have fixed some problems regarding the speed setting within the game. So if the game is too slow now, just move the speed gadget up again - it's better than the other way around, as before." Download: E2140_English_020401.lha (sd) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 14:36] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Sep.2001` (ANF)	Swiss local store AMIGALAND closing down Marianne E. Vokinger wrote: For health reasons I, Marianne E. Vokinger, holder of AMIGALAND in Switzerland, unfortunately have to finally close down the local store AMIGALAND after 9½ years of business. I will appeal to keep existing contacts and to go on working for the dispatch. But until the entire liquidation was done and I'm of somehow stable health again it quite sure will be October 2001 for me to able to be active again. I'm very sorry to not having another option and I'm often remembering the 'GOOD OLD TIMES', these days. I would like to thank all of my customers both at home and abroad for they have been faithful for many years, as well as my distributors! Also a special thank to you, Petra, for you already let me off the hook on the Neuss show :)) Who knows, maybe we will meet again on some show :-) I wish you much success further on. Marianne E. Vokinger / AMIGALAND (sd) (Translation: mj) [News message: 02. Sep. 2001, 14:22] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Sep.2001` Andreas Kleinert (e-mail)	Image processor SViewIV: New ImageFX loader/saver modules Andreas Kleinert writes: There's a new version of the SViewIV ImageFX loader/saver available for download on my WWW site. It now allows to save images as well (previously only worked as loader), the loading process is much more efficient and less memory consuming and support for saving of paletted (imagefx-rendered) images has been added. This module requires a SViewIV keyfile to work. (ps) (Translation: rh) [News message: 01. Sep. 2001, 20:14] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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