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Archive 03/2005

`12.Mar.2005` ANN (website)	MorphOS: Ambient team releases FAQ The Ambient team that took over the further development of the MorphOS desktop "Ambient" gives answers to some frequently asked questions under the title link. (cg) (Translation: wk) [News message: 12. Mar. 2005, 22:38] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Mar.2005` Martin (DaFreak) Rebentisch (ANF)	Music: Liquid Skies records #084 The scene group Liquid Skies released yesterday their 84th music pack. This time it contains a music piece called "Jupiter" in the Trance style. The cover was created by Angeldust. Further information about the track: Title: Jupiter Artist: Maxus Style: Trance Length: 5:52 Format: mp3 (128 kbps) The zipped file with a size of roundabout 5.4 MB is available for free download under the title link. Thanks to the new web space is the download speed much better than before. (cg) (Translation: wk) [News message: 12. Mar. 2005, 22:34] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Mar.2005`	MorphOS: software news until 2005-12-03 MorphOS skin: Ofour (update) Oliver "Bladerunner" Hummel released an update to the AmigaOS 4 inspired MorphOS skin "Ofour" (sreenshot). Link: download page. LiveMixer 1.4 (beta) "LiveMixer" by Vladimir Javorski is an audio mixer for SBlive! sound cards. The mixer uses the AC97 interface of the AHI driver "EMU10k". Changes in this version: Added 3D Stereo settings Fixed iconify bug at startup Added 6 channels support Debug information moved from "CON:" to "SER:" All rates now changeable Added additional info about sound card Added scales to sliders Added headphones support with auto disable if SBLIVE! doesn't have it Link: homepage Download: livemixer-1.4b.lha (95 KB) (readme) Binutils 2.13.1 This is an incomplete port of the GNU Binutils to MorphOS. Due to a lack of time will the author probably not continue to work on this project. Link: homepage Download: binutils-2.13.1-5.tar.bz2 (2.8 MB) (readme) MorphOS wallpaper Christian "Tokai" Rosentreter released a new wallpaper for MorphOS users. Link: homepage (cg) (Translation: wk) [News message: 12. Mar. 2005, 20:18] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Mar.2005` Timo Kloss (ANF)	Midi sequencer: Horny 1.01 (AmigaOS 3/4) Horny is a midi sequencer in the style of e.g. "Logic®" or "Cubase®", whose focus is on easy and uncomplicated usage. Up to now Horny is a pure midi program and does not support audio. The latest version contains a few bugfixes as well as some small improvements. From now on, an OS4 native build is available as well. Changes since the last release: OS3 and new OS4 native version No special full version anymore, just enhance lite version with a keyfile Enhanced OS4 look Bugfix: GUI of Piano/Controller Editor crashed on OS4 Bugfix: timer variable overflow (crashed on OS4) Compressor GUI refreshes graphic while setting parameters SMPTE settings: time gadgets support tab cycling Midi thru functionality has its own process SMF export includes mixer volume/pan and provisional program changes Environment setting for Amiga/PC-keyboard (transport functions) (cg) (Translation: cg) [News message: 12. Mar. 2005, 19:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Mar.2005` Jens Langner (e-mail)	MUI: several source codes secured Jens Langner announces that his call to support the saving of the data from Allan Odgaard's broken hard-disk (amiga-news.de reported), led to a success. All data could be secured so that active development of products like "TextEditor.mcc", "BetterString.mcc", "HTMLview.mcc" or "IProbe" can now continue. Under the title link has Langner summarized the events and explains in short the licences he wants to use to distribute the named titles in the future. He thanks especially all those who have supported him and shows his deep impression regarding the extent of the support he received. (cg) (Translation: wk) [News message: 12. Mar. 2005, 16:42] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Mar.2005` amigafuture.de (website)	Software-News until 11.03.2005 ImageMagick 6.2.0 ImageMagick is a collection of tools and libraries for reading, writing and converting graphics. Currently more than 87 formats are supported such as TIFF, JPEG, PNG, PDF, PhotoCD and GIF. Link: Homepage PNGCrush v1.5.10 (revision 2) PNGCrush optimizes PNG-pictures. The new version was compiled with the newest libraries and mainly fastened. On a 68060 PNGCrush runs more than 20 % faster. Link: Homepage UnRAR 3.40, hotwayd 0.8.2 UnRAR extracts RAR-archives, hotwayd enables the use of POP-/SMTP-mail programs with providers which originally only offers a web interface. Link: Homepage Report+ 6.17 The freeware Report+ has been published in version 6.16a. The tool is based on ReAction/GadTools, requires AmigaOS 3.9 and offers ten different functions: For instance you can create Aminet readmes with Report+, you can replace the Commodore Bug Reporting Tool or you can display the byte-amount for each directory. In the newest version the "Aminet Readme Editor" supports now the new "Architecture:"-array. Download: ReportPlus.lha (315 KB) (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 11. Mar. 2005, 22:18] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Mar.2005` ThorstenS. (ANF)	CD32-Allianz: Current state of registrations For some time you can register your CD32, CDTV or FMV-Modul on the CD32-Allianz homepage. We want to tell you the current state of registrations: AmigaCD32: 337 CommodoreCDTV: 27 FMV-Modul: 17 Most of the devices are still in use. (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 11. Mar. 2005, 21:44] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Mar.2005` morphzone.org (website)	MorphOS: New Ambient-version, Ambient-Skin Blue Ninja II Ambient CVS-Version 11-03-2005 Lukas "Luky" Stehlik has compiled the current sources of the Ambient-project from sourceforge.net. Changes in this version (amongst others): disk.info doesn't apear in window after window snapshot (kiero) Snapshotting window should result in same window being opened next time (kiero) ... drive windows still after restart Changed handling of string/clickpath. In default mode only clickpath is visible. After pressing "/" it's replaced by string. Tab cancels string edition. (kiero) Fixed bug caused to cut statusbar text area to the half of window (scf) Download: ambientcvs_luky.lha (470 KB) MorphOS-Skin: Blue Space Ninja II Tristan 'TriMa' Mangold has published a new version of his MorphOS-skin "Blue Space Ninja" (screenshot). Please use this skin like a completely new publishing, do not overwrite an existing previous installation. Changes: Changed all background graphics (Window/SBar/Menu) to normal color (SkinConfig) Rebuilt all SysIClass-graphics (Close/Depth/MUI/etc...) up to 4 sizes (higher resolution/bigger fonts) changed whole Skinconfig (Size/Menu/Window/Propgadget/etc...) rebuilt MUI Icons Link: Download site (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 11. Mar. 2005, 21:43] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Mar.2005` ANN (website)	OpenPCI: Drivers for Terratec 512i/FM801, RTL8139 Benjamin Vernoux has published a new MorphOS-native driver for Terratec 512i/FM801 sound cards for his PCI-driver system OpenPCI. Besides this there is a new version for the network interface cards based on RTL8139 for AmigaOS 3 and MorphOS. Changes of the RTL8139-driver: Manage SERR/LENCHG/TIMEOUT/ISR_PUN, fixes the RTL8139 bug that stopped transfers (downloading/uploading) and problems when cable is disconnected or network speed changed Added delay after init Added more delay after RTL8139 reset Changed all Forbid/Permit by Disable/Enable (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 11. Mar. 2005, 19:59] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Mar.2005` MorphOS-News.de (website)	MorphOS: Documentation for creating a bootable CD Jürgen Lucas has written a documenation for creating a bootable MorphOS-CD. If you are interested in translating this from German into other languages then please contact the author. (snx) (Translation: dr) [News message: 11. Mar. 2005, 19:59] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Mar.2005` ANN (website)	AmigaOS 4: Diverse console-emulators Per Johansson has published new versions of the console-emulators amiNES and WarpSNES for AmigaOS 4. Besides this there is a first beta version of TGEmu and SMSPlus. amiNES 0.65 (Nintendo Entertainment System) GUI slightly modified Added support for keybindings Added support for xadmaster.library (i.e. support for zipped and gzipped files) Added support for gamestates, load and save gamestate instantly Link: Download site WarpSNES 1.42 (Nintendo SNES) GUI slightly modified Added support for keybindings Added support for xadmaster.library (i.e. support for zipped and gzipped files) Snapshots bugfixed (gamestates) Sound added Saves battery backuped data correctly Link: Download site SMSPlus 1.2 (Sega Master System / Game Gear) This emulator is described as "work in progress" by the author. Features: GUI Support for keybindings Support for xadmaster.library (i.e. support for zipped and gzipped files) Sound added (although not perfect yet) Some random bugs :-D Link: Download site TGEmu 0.1 (NEC PC-16) This emulator is described as "work in progress" by the author. Features: GUI Support for keybindings Support for xadmaster.library (i.e. support for zipped and gzipped files) Sound added (although not perfect yet) A lot of random bugs :-D Link: Download site (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 11. Mar. 2005, 14:47] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Mar.2005` ANN (Webseite)	MorphOS: "Unmask" Cleans Up the Workbench The "Unmask" commodity offeres various global hotkeys, with which you can iconify all windows, all windows except for the active one, or all windows except for the active and its "siblings." With a further hotkey press all windows will be restored. Download: unmask.lha (19 KB) (cg) (Translation: dm) [News message: 10. Mar. 2005, 23:57] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Mar.2005` amigaworld.net (website)	AmigaOS 4: Support Announced for SATA Controller In the meantime, a driver for Silicon Image 3114 cards has reached beta status and will soon be provided to OS4 beta testers. The Silicon Image 3114 is a PCI-based "serial ATA" controller with 4 ports. Stéphane Guillard developed the driver, and the corresponding hardware was made available by the Italian dealer Soft3. (cg) (Translation: dm) [News message: 10. Mar. 2005, 02:55] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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