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Archive 01/2002


19.Jan.2002
Hammer (ANF)


Amiga Emulator: UAE Beta2 for MacOS X
On my daily search for updates I just stumbled upon a link to UAE for MacOS X beta 2. This beta version is from 14. December 2001.

Download: uae-0.8.19-macosx-beta2.tgz (ps) (Translation: mj)

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19.Jan.2002
Sebastian Beloch (ANF)


AmiDog: AMP Movieplayer Beta Version 020118
Mathias "AmiDog" Roslund has published a new version of his movie player for PPC called 'AMP'. Currently with 'AMP' you can play the following multimedia types:
  • MPEG1/2 Video with sound (optional)
  • MP2/MP3 audiostreams
  • AC3 Streams
  • (S)VCD, CD-i and DVD
Download: AMP2-BETA-020118.lha (Beta) (ps)

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19.Jan.2002
Golem - IT News (ANF)


Golem: Microsoft puts Windows development temporarily on hold
According to a Wall Street Journal report Microsoft puts development of a future Windows version temporarily on hold, and is about to primarily care for fixing numerous security gaps in existing Windows versions throughout February. (More under the given link. (German)) (ps) (Translation: mj)

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18.Jan.2002
Amiga Arena


Amiga Arena: Interview with Helmut Hoffmann (PhotoAlbum/Cybershow)
Amiga Arena - interview special
Amiga Arena spoke with the programmer Helmut Hoffmann about the development of PhotoAlbum/CyberShow as well as the current situation. You'll find the interview at the title link.

In December 2001, a new update of "PhotoAlbum/CyberShow" was released almost on the same day as the last version from 1999. Olaf Köbnik: "For me personally, this was a little sensation, because after the server "AmigaWorld" was offline you didn't hear much about PhotoAlbum/CyberShow. With "PhotoAlbum" there still exists one of the very few shareware programs today which is not only equal but also superior to similar commercial programs. Personally, I can only recommend "PhotoAlbum" and hope that Helmut Hoffmann will continue to add new features!" (ps) (Translation: rh)

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18.Jan.2002
IrseeSoft


IrseeSoft: New distribution partner
From January 2002, the distribution of TurboPrint will be taken over by the company ZEDOnet, IrseeSoft's partner for distribution and development:

ZEDOnet - Amiga-Software
Meinrad-Spieß-Platz 2
D-87660 Irsee
Germany
Phone: (+49) 8341/74327
Fax: (+49) 8341/12042
mail@irseesoft.de (ps) (Translation: rh)

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18.Jan.2002
T.o.T.


Game: Tales of Tamar - new Amiga version 0.40 R1 (Update)
Tales of Tamar is an internet turn-based strategy game for Amiga, Atari, Java, Linux and PC by Eternity Entertainment Software. For registered beta testers there's a new Amiga version 0.40 R1 available for download.

With version 0.40, the Amiga version is the first version to implement ships. There are trade and war ships in three different models each. Players with towns by the sea can now trade overseas with a possibly existing fleet and gain huge economic advantages. Weaker and smaller islands profit from overseas trades since they can now finally buy goods which are not available in their own country due to the lack of resources.

At the same time there is a new playing goal in Tamar! On the tracks of Magellan, the players can now start to discover new continents, reconnoitre islands and expand their kingdoms in near future. So far no player has sailed around the entire world. Who'll be the first one and go down in the history of Tamar?

Update 24.01.2002:
Today was released version 0.40 R2 with many bugfixes. (ps) (Translation: rh)

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18.Jan.2002
WHDLoad


Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 17.01.2002)
With WHDLoad you can install games on your harddrive which were originally made for use with disks. The following packets have been added or updated:
  • 17.01.02 improved: Midnight Resistance (Ocean) supports another version, new imager
  • 17.01.02 improved: Double Dragon 2 - The Revenge (Virgin) supports another version
  • 17.01.02 improved: Car Vup (Core Design) misc changes
  • 17.01.02 new: Aufschwung Ost (Sunflowers) done by Bored Seal
(ps)

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18.Jan.2002
Sven Dröge (ANF)


Financial software: Bonds V1.85 available
This update enables to update fond prices of the companies "DWS" and "Union Investment" over the internet. Respective filters exist. The object database was updated and attended with the WKN of these fonds. Some bugs were fixed with the help of Achim Klopsch.

Bonds is a shareware financial software to maintain security papers of any kind. But the main focus is on shares. This software was especially designed for the German financial market place and handles best security papers dealt in Germany, since it uses the numbering system for security papers of the German stock-market. (ps) (Translation: mj)

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18.Jan.2002
Richard Kapp (ANF)


GFX-BASE: Interview with Thierry Pierron
At the GFX-BASE you can read an interview with Thierry Pierron who recently took over the development of the excellent freeware editor 'JanoEd' and put a new version on Aminet. In the interview he answers the usual questions of the GFX-BASE team and speaks about his future software projects. Among them are a complete rewrite of the text display of Workbench drawers, a search tool and a replacement for the Execute function. Of special interest are the planned features for JanoEd which sound very promising. You'll find the interview at the title link.

Also, the vote on the main page will soon be closed, which asks you whether you are using a Workbench replacement and if yes which one. Enjoy! (ps) (Translation: rh)

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17.Jan.2002
Mattias Karlsson (E-Mail)


Event: AmiGBG 2002 - Ticket shop ready (Update)
AmiGBG have finished their ticket shop, where tickets for the Swedish Amiga show can be ordered with a secure online conection. This show was for the first time organized in 1989.

AmiGBG 2002 is the name of the Amiga show to take place on 2. March 2002 in Göteborg, Sweden. Both Swedish companies and user groups and such from foreign countries will exhibit on this show.

This show will deliver insight into the future Amiga systems AmigaOS 4 and AmigaDE. Existing and coming hardware from different developers will be shown. (ps)

Update 18.01.2002:
According to a comment from Mattias Karlsson this show really is new, but the first one since 1989. Thank's for information, Mattias! (mj) (Translation: mj)

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17.Jan.2002
Blick - Swiss daily newspaper / Peter Glauser (ANF)


Blick: Microsoft aims at security
With the magic word «Trustworthy Computing» in the future Microsoft will primarily aim at security as for their programmers.

»Microsoft boss Bill Gates changes his corporate strategy. In the future security shall take priority for new software, as well as for new Windows operating systems, too. «

See title link for the full Blick article (German). (ps) (Translation: mj)

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17.Jan.2002
Heise [Newsticker]


Heise: SPD party: Is there a future for open source?
The German parliamentary party SPD states on their own website, how thier Linux server with Apache, Qmail, OpenLDAP, Samba, and SUN as well for the Oracle database is trouble-free working together with the working place machines unter Windows. The affiliated forum invites to discuss this issue.
See title link for full Heise article (German). (ps) (Translation: mj)

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17.Jan.2002
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)


New informationen about "ATI-Radeon" support for AmigaOS
On the AmigaOne mailing list Bill Toner, responsible for development of 2D/3D AmigaOS drivers for ATI Radeon graphics boards, voices upon miscellanous questions regarding support for these boards. The most important spots:

Support for the following versions of the operating system and computer configurations:

Bill Toner (and a partner not named) are responsible for driver development; Picasso96 and Warp3D drivers. Those drivers are about to be released for AmigaOS 3.x and AmigaOS 4.x.

In any case the Prometheus PCI board will be supported under OS 3.x, since Bill owns such board. Mediator support is being planned, though Mediator 1200 boards will raise additional efforts. According to Bill, DCE did not respond to his request regarding Radeon drivers about one year ago, therefore he cannot talk about GRexx solutions, yet.

Radeon versions supported

First the original Radeon chipset will be supported (RV100), later on support for the newer chipset RV200 will be added. Whichever the different versions (32 or 64 MB video RAM, additional chips for special functions like TV in/out) would differ from the developers point of view, it may come that not every model will be supported, due to the developers team cannot purchase every Radeon board. The PCI Radeon 32MB SDR, one AGP RV100, and one of the newer boards with RV200 chipset are planned to be supported at all events. If the "All-In-Wonder" (highend version with TV tuner, etc.) will be supported (respectively all of its features) was not decided yet - even though they aim at this. There will not be more detailed information about board models to be supported before the developers will have an Amiga with AGP slot.

Distribution and prices

Apparently the drivers will be sold bundled with an ATI graphcis board, only. Those are expected to work only with that board, they will come bundled with. Bill expressly states, that one should not buy an ATI graphics board right now.

This step intends to decrease the number of piracy copied driver versions. As an example Bill states the low number of registered P96 users among the customers of Elbox. Further on this would help the Amiga developers to enhance their income a bit, since they will not only earn by selling their software, but also can book the difference from purchase price to selling price of the graphics board (which otherwise a PC vendor would get).

According to a careful estimation by Bill the packet ATI graphics board plus Amiga driver would cost 50 to 70 USD more than the respective board would cost at the PC vendor's - he hopes that the additional charge will be only a few more than 50 USD if possible, but cannot say anything in detail about that, yet.

The additonal charge contains:
  • The costs of 2D and 3D drivers.
  • Support, which also has to be done by the developers.
  • A commercial Picasso96 license.
  • Probably a commercial Warp3D license.


Release-Date

An initial driver release should not be expected along with the OS4.0 launch. Bill cannot tell about detailed dates, yet.

Original English postings

Under the following links you can read the original postings from Bill Toner, Forefront Technologies, Inc. (previously Progressive Data Systems) on the AmigaOne mailing list:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amigaone/message/10510
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amigaone/message/10532
(ps) (Translation: mj)

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17.Jan.2002
Daniel Orth (ANF)


amiga-topcool: Big Book of Amiga Hardware on our CD
Daniel Orth writes:
Today, Mike Dennison admited to contribute his Big Book of Amiga Hardware to our CD. Another highlight of the CD: 135 MB video about the Amiga 2001 show by Virtual Dimensions, lots of topical software from the Aminet, and the winter issue of amiga-topcool with 50 pages of tense background reports, tests, and workshops (all texts in German).

Already three dedicated Amigans responded to our appeal for co-workes here on amiga-news.de. We are still looking for people wanting to write workshops (DSL and Amiga) or software tests (AmigaOS XL, AmiAtlas 6, ....). Please, just contact us via email. (ps) (Translation: mj)

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