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`24.Feb.2002` Czech Amiga News (ANF)	AmigaOS: PPC native version of Picasso96 for AmigaOS 4.x Ben Hermans from Hyperion Entertainment confirms in the following quotation that a PPC native version of Picasso96, the graphic driver system of AmigaOS 4.0, will be part of AmigaOS 4.x. «Ben Hermans: "We hereby confirm the inclusion of a PPC native version of P96 in OS 4.x. The P96 team which consists of Alexander Kneer and Tobias Abt are very valuable members of the OS 4 development team, in fact so valuable that Hyperion already entered into an 8 page OEM license agreement with them on October 10, 2001 (!). The agreement provides for: Permedia 2, Voodoo 3/4/5 and Matrox G450/G550 drivers; cooperation in good faith with other OS 4 developers to produce a PPC native version of P96; development of the OS 4 version to be kept in line with other versions for other licensees. (Note that the Permedia 3 and ATI Radeon drivers are being developed by Chris Morris and Bill Toner respectively.) It would be a welcomed change if anybody with doubts about the veracity of the announced feature-list of OS 4 would contact us rather than rely on untrustworthy individuals for information." Ben Hermans, Managing partner Hyperion Entertainment» (sd) (Translation: sr) [News message: 24. Feb. 2002, 17:52] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`24.Feb.2002` Mirko Naumann (E-Mail)	Hardware: Internal CD-rewriter + DVD-Rom drive PlexCombo 20/10/40/-12A Although the PlexWriter 40/12/40A was only released in Germany a little while ago, Plextor has topped this rewriter by releasing the CD-ReWriter + DVD-Rom Drive PlexCombo 20/10/40/-12A (title link). It is the first rewriter of the 10x RW generation which can be installed as a DVD-Rom drive. The new drive describes CD-R with 20x zone CLV, CD-RWs with 10x CLV, it reads CDs with up to 40x CAV and DVD with 12x (16.2 MB/s). It has a data buffer of 2 MB and is based on BurnProof technology. The price hasn't been fixed yet. (ps) (Translation: sr) [News message: 24. Feb. 2002, 03:11] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`24.Feb.2002` Mirko Naumann (E-Mail)	Hardware: CD-rewriter Plextor: 40x rewriter for the ATAPI interface As already reported on 2 February 2002, Plextor is now offering a 40x rewriter for the ATAPI interface (E-IDE). Here just a brief update by Mirko Naumann: The PlexWriter 40/12/40A is now also available in Germany. The price of the bulk version (drive, instruction book, PlexTools, E-IDE (ATAPI) cable and audio cable) is around 215,-EUR while the retail version with additional 5 CD-R, 1CD-RW, the PC-Sofware Nero + InCD and a few installation screws costs around 230,-EUR. According to US advertisements you can write a CD-R in about 3 minutes. In any case this is probably the fastest and best equipped CD rewriter on the market. Other companies have only stocked 32x and 36x rewriters. In addition, the PlexWriter can easily create security copies (1:1) of copy-protected CDDAs such as BravoHits 34. (ps) (Translation: sr) [News message: 24. Feb. 2002, 03:06] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`24.Feb.2002` Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)	Functional AmigaOne was presented on alt.WOA According to a brief message from alt.WOA which Don Cox has posted on the AmigaOne mailing list (English original available via the title link) a fully functional AmigaOne was presented at the fair. "I've just returned from Alt WOA in Huddersfield. It might interest you that Alan Redhouse received a fully functional AmigaOne motherboard this morning, which he presented at the fair. It seems that Escena had Linux run on this board (until OS4 is ready). The motherboard seems to be working fine although Alan only managed to get the booting process up-and-running up to the BIOS in the short period of time that was available to him. The specifications have really been improved compared to earlier versions. The production of the motherboard begins in six weeks. The announced (estimated) price was really reasonable. I think that Alan will let you know the details very soon." Further news from AmigaOne Further statements of fair visitors include the following details: (the statements have not been confirmed officially) Ethernet, Parallel, Seriell, USB and Sound all on-board Vier PCI-Slots AGP2, 133MHz RAM Interface The connection to A1200 is now on an optional PCI card A beginners version of the motherboard, including CPU, will be available for about £350 (circa 500 EUR). A G3/600 or a G3/750 will be used as a CPU (the statements are contradictory). A more expensive CPU version is also available. Prices haven't been announced yet. (ps) (Translation: sr) [News message: 24. Feb. 2002, 02:44] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`22.Feb.2002` Sven Dröge (ANF)	Genealogy: Initial demonstrative Dynastie version released Some time ago I've announced a new genealogy program for the Amiga. But since Bonds has priority this new program progresses only very slowly. Anyhow, I decided to translate the existing source code and to give all interested people a first impression of the program. At this time it reads family trees of GEDCOM format and displays the personal data. (ps) (Translation: mj) [News message: 22. Feb. 2002, 15:18] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Feb.2002` Matthias M. (ANF)	Apex Designs: Payback report about AmigaDE port A status report (including screenshots) on the progress of the Intent/AmigaDE conversion of Payback has been released. (ps) [News message: 21. Feb. 2002, 21:08] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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