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Archive 08/2011

`25.Aug.2011` Amiga.org (Webseite)	AROS: Icaros Desktop 1.3.1 Paolo Besser has published an update for his AROS-distribution Icaros Desktop. This new version of the popular AROS distribution fixes many bugs, enhances integration of Amiga 68K workbench applications and adds the ability to run Janus-UAE in the background at boot time. Some applications have been recompiled and newer system files are compatible with latest 3D games ports from Deadwood. Radeon card users can also test Bearsoft's enhanced ATI drivers (still work in progress). ATI graphics cards supported now are Radeon, Radeon 7500, 8500, 9x00, X300 and X600. The Bearsoft driver can be found in Storage. Changes include: Fixed integration of Amiga Forever in coherency mode Fixed many issues with Janus-UAE GUI Fixed support for coherency mode at highest resolutions Enhanced stability of Janus UAE Enhanced stability of whole AROS system AROS system files from August 3, 2011 Included Bearsoft's ATI drivers in Storage drawer Included alternative arosc.library in Storage Compatible with recent Deadwood's games ports Updated drivers and libraries Updated fpc to version 2.5.1 Updated xRick Updated Atheros 5xxx wireless driver Updated Intel GMA driver with support for more GPUs Recompiled many games and emulators with latest SDL Updated applications to latest versions (snx) (Translation: dr) [News message: 25. Aug. 2011, 19:51] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`25.Aug.2011` Jürgen Beck (ANF)	BitJam Podcast #138: With Amiga scene music The latest BitJam Podcast #138 is called "2:18" because only music tracks which exactly lasts 2 minutes and 18 seconds are played. Most of the used tracks are well-known from the early times of the Amiga demo szene. "Brass Connection" by Bit-Arts as well as music of Heatbeat, Drax, Lizardking, Chromag, Uncle Tom, Muffler are included. (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 25. Aug. 2011, 17:06] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`24.Aug.2011` Amiga.org (Webseite)	Adventure-Interpreter: ScummVM RTG 68060 1.3.1 Version 1.3.1 of the adventure-interpreter ScummVM for 68060-Amigas with graphic boards is available now. A fast 68060-processor (80 MHz are recommended), some Fast-RAM, good data transfer rate of the harddrive, AHI and a 16-Bit soundboard supported by AHI (but Paula is sufficient) are required. The following games can be played: Maniac Mansion Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Loom Passport to Adventure The Secret of Monkey Island Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Day of the Tentacle Sam & Max Hit the Road Full Throttle The Dig The Curse of Monkey Island Simon the Sorcerer 1 Simon the Sorcerer 2 Broken Sword 1 Broken Sword 2 The Black Cauldron Gold Rush! King's Quest I King's Quest II King's Quest III King's Quest IV Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards Mixed-Up Mother Goose Manhunter 1: New York Manhunter 2: San Francisco Police Quest I: In Pursuit of the Death Angel Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge Fanmade Games Mickey's Space Adventure Troll's Tale Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood Castle of Dr. Brain (EGA and VGA) Codename: Iceman Conquests of Camelot Conquests of the Longbow (EGA and VGA) EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist Hoyle's Book of Games 1 Hoyle's Book of Games 2 Hoyle's Book of Games 3 (EGA and VGA) Hoyle Classic Card Games Jones in the Fast Lane King's Quest I (SCI remake) King's Quest IV (SCI version) King's Quest V (EGA and VGA) King's Quest VI (low and hi res) Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra Leisure Suit Larry 1 (SCI remake) (EGA and VGA) Leisure Suit Larry 2 Leisure Suit Larry 3 Leisure Suit Larry 5 (EGA and VGA) Leisure Suit Larry 6 (low res) Mixed-up Fairy Tales Mixed-up Mother Goose Pepper's Adventures in Time Police Quest 1 (SCI remake) Police Quest 2 Police Quest 3 (EGA and VGA) Quest for Glory 1/Hero's Quest Quest for Glory 1 VGA remake Quest for Glory 2 Quest for Glory 3 Slater & Charlie Go Camping Space Quest I (SCI remake) (EGA and VGA) Space Quest III Space Quest IV (EGA and VGA) Space Quest V The Island of Dr. Brain Discworld Flight of the Amazon Queen The Legend of Kyrandia The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two: Hand of Fate The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge Download: ScummVM_RTG_060.lha (5 MB) (snx) (Translation: dr) [News message: 24. Aug. 2011, 19:06] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`24.Aug.2011`	Mac OS X: Amiga-Compiler vbcc 0.9b and DICE 3.15 (English) In his blog Christian 'lallafa' Vogelgsang described how you can use the cross compiler vbcc written by Volker Barthelmann and Frank Wille under Mac OS X to be able compiling Amiga programms. On June he did the same with Matt Dillon's C-compiler DICE. (snx) (Translation: dr) [News message: 24. Aug. 2011, 17:40] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`24.Aug.2011` Ratte (ANF)	Windows 95 with PC-Task on a 68060@90 With the help of the PC-emulator PC-Task, André 'Ratte' Pfeiffer has installed Windows 95 on his Amiga 4000 which is equipped with a 68060-processor with 90 MHz. According to Pfeiffer Windows 95 on this hardware combination feels "like on a 486/33". (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 24. Aug. 2011, 01:30] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`24.Aug.2011`	amiga-news.de: eMail newsletter available again As an additional service amiga-news.de offers German or English eMail newsletter which collects the news of the last seven days. Still about 400 subscribers are using this service. Due to the move of the server during the last two months there have been some problems with our mailserver which caused a delayed delivery of the newsticker. Meanwhile all problems were fixed and all users should get the newsticker on time. (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 24. Aug. 2011, 00:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`23.Aug.2011` Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)	Amiga Future: Issue 77 and 78 (English/German) online The articles of the German and English edition of both magazines can be read online. (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 23. Aug. 2011, 20:08] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`23.Aug.2011` Gero Birkenfeld (ANF)	Picture editing software: iBatch 1.3 Press release Now iBatch 1.3 additionally can "implant" an EXIF-header in converted picture files. iBatch uses the new plugin "jhead-capsule" (screenshot). If there is not an original EXIF-header, the plugin tries to create a new EXIF-header from the information provided by iBatch. iBatch 1.3 can be downloaded under the title link and soon on Aminet. The "jhead-capsule" requires the corresponding CLI-command (have a look at the readme-file and the download link on the iBatch-website). (snx) (Translation: dr) [News message: 23. Aug. 2011, 14:45] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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