18.Dec.2002
AMIGAplus
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Zeoneos Crossword Evolution for Microsoft PocketPak for PocketPC
AMIGAplus writes:
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Since the introduction of the device independent AmigaDE in June 2000 Zeoneo seems to be a pioneer for game development for this new and
fascinating platform. Now as the Premier Content Partner of Amiga Zeoneo introduces content in the kind of high quality games for the AmigaDE compatible Microsoft products PocketPC and Smartphone.
As a part of the Microsoft holiday promotion for PocketPC devices the puzzle game "Crossword Evolution" by Zeoneo is included as demo at the "Microsoft PocketPak for PocketPC". Provided on a ROM card this is usable with every PocketPC-2002 compatible device with a SD/MM slot and is available at CompUSA and other dealers in North America. Full versions of all Zeoneo products will be available at all known dealers worldwide soon.« (ps) (Translation: ub)
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18.Dec.2002
Arkadiusz [Yak] Wahlig
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Window management: DepthMenu Version 2.40
The Polish programmer Arkadiusz [Yak] Wahlig has released version 2.40 of his
program 'DepthMenu'. With this program opened windows on your Workbench can be managed, minimized, maximized etc.
New with this version is the availability of the Software Developer Kits
(SDK) which gives C programmers the possibility to create own enhancements of DepthMenu. The developed (freeware) moduls might be send to the author so he can publish theses at his website at the modul area.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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18.Dec.2002
Amiga Society
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Amiga Society: BBoAH and LBoAS updated
Amiga Society has updated the "Big Book of Amiga Hardware" (BBoAH) as well as the "Little Book of Amiga Software" (LBoAS).
Additionally Horst Diebel made a statement regarding "Schlachtfeld":
"After some people gave up Schlachtfeld already here is a brief statement:
It is correct that we actually are at some kind of a dead point. There are one/two errors which simply seem to don't want to be found for any reason.
And additionally we don't have that much time - so solving this problem will not be too soon. In parallel we develop the new Amiga map editor for the new Schlachtfeld firstly. For the weekend I am looking forward to publish some new pictures - actually a playable demo can't be published yet - unfortunately!"
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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18.Dec.2002
Martin Kuchinka
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Programming language: TextEditor.mcc modul for 'PowerD' updated
For the programming language 'PowerD' an updated Text.Editor.mcc modul by Miklos Nemeth has been released.
Download: dmcc_texteditor.lzx (ps) (Translation: ub)
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18.Dec.2002
Dieter Groppé
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Tool: MCP version 1.41
The shareware multi function tool MCP ("MasterControlProgram") by Dieter
Groppé is ready for download in version 1.41. There is a pure update archive available which requires an installation of version 1.40 and a complete archive.
What's new with this version?
- 2 new functions: Logfile and window menu
- Many bugfixes
- Enhanced functions for the NoGuru patch
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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18.Dec.2002
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Test Deathbed DVD
On the Amiga Future website today was released an English review from the
DVD "The Deathbed Vigil and other Tales of Digital Angst".
(ps)
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17.Dec.2002
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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News from Merlancia (Update)
Update 22.12.2002:
I have completely removed the text and corresponding links of this report,
because it became clear through telephone calls and emails that it was not
[fully] about a news matter, but about a private conflict that has no
business being publically aired.
(ps)
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17.Dec.2002
AMIGAplus
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GoldED Studio AIX: Service Pack 6 with PGP function
Dietmar Eilert has released Service Pack 6 for GoldED for registered users. Also Phil Zimmermanns "Pretty Good Privacy 5.0
International" has been integrated as Add-On in GoldED.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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17.Dec.2002
Patrick Jung (ANF)
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All of Amithlon
New zone of downloading for Amithlon. The whole of the utilities
concerning Amiga x86 on the site of Amigabest.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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17.Dec.2002
Achim Stegemann (ANF)
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Astronomie: Digital Almanac III V5.0 available
After months of development the new version of the astronomy program Digital Almanac III has been finished.
In the moment only the German version is available. Because of the enormous amount of data the new version is only on CD-ROM available.
About 30 MB of new data has been added. The sidegrade price for registered users will be 10 EUR.
Some CD-ROMs of V5.0 have been delivered, but without German documentation. This can be downloaded from the homepage.
The English version will be delivered later, because the documentation will be finished soon.
New features:
- Leaner program
- New clear GUI layout
- Integration of Tyco-2 and GSC-2 star catalogue via Internet
- "Digitized Sky Survey"
- More online information from different object classes available
- Integration of Hertzsprung-Russell-diagram for spectralanalysis of stars
- Integration of the Hipparchos star catalogue as cross index
- Integration of the "Virtual Moon Atlas" (25 MB data)
- Integration of the Jupiter satellites J6-J13
- and many more...
This is the last version of DA III. It is based upon OS3.9 and needs a gfx-board and a lot of RAM. AGA will not be supported any more.
The last version for smaller Amigas and AGA users is V4.8.
All Amiga CPUs from 68020/FPU up to 68060 and PPC are supported. It also runs with WinUAE, AmigaXL and Amithlon.
Have fun with the new version
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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16.Dec.2002
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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Catweasel Software Updates
The Windows drivers for the PC-versions of the Catweasel controller
(ISA and the new MK3 PCI/Flipper versions) have been updated. The
most important change is the support for C64-disks, minor bugs have
been fixed in the diskimage-tool. The new combination of programs
also breaks a small record: A C64-disk is read completely in slightly
more than 9 seconds. The archive also contains some textfiles for
programmers who want to take advantage of the interfaces or the
SID of the controller.
Download: cw_win_pci.zip (115 KB)
The Linux drivers have also been adapted to the MK3 PCI/Flipper version.
Closer information about this can be found on
Michael 'Rawstyle' Krause's website.
Tim Mann has also adapted his cw2dmk tool to the new controller.
DMK is a file format used by TRS-80 emulator programs. Find out
more here.
(ps)
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16.Dec.2002
Timo Kloss (ANF)
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New audio tool: RecRepair
RecRepair is a hd-based audio processing program, which was developed
to remove interferences manually from recordings. It is probably the fastest and simplest program for this
purpose. RecRepair is Freeware.
Prerequisites:
- AmigaOS 2.0
- AHI 4
- 2 MB RAM
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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16.Dec.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Games Edition 2002 available
Amiga Arena - Games Edition 2002 available
After the CD "Amiga Arena - Games Edition 2002" was presented for the
first time at the "AMIGA + Retro Computing 2002", it is now available.
The game will be distributed by "Fun Time World" for only 10,- EUR +
shipment.
Selling and sales:
Fun Time World c/o Sebastian Brylka
Belforter Str. 75
45884 Gelsenkirchen
Tel.: 0172/828893
E-Mail - WWW
Additional information is available at the title link.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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16.Dec.2002
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Test "Der Reeder"
Today a test report of "Der Reeder" was published on the Amiga Future homepage in the article area (see title link). Thanks to
Stefan Juhas for the article.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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16.Dec.2002
IOSPIRIT (ANF)
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VHI Studio 6.0 available
While VHI Studio 6.0 already was available at the Amiga+Retro Computing 2002, it is now also regularly available as download- and package-version. Furthermore, you can now order an update from version 4.x/5.x and VLRec (NG).
New features since the last version include support for AmithlonTV by Guido Mersmann and a filesystem-driver specialised in USB-cardreaders (under Poseidon).
Customers buying version 6.0 will get free access to all future 6.x versions via Internet.
(ps)
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15.Dec.2002
Martin Kuchinka's home page
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PowerD: XVS module
On 15th December 2002, Michel Bagmeijer has released the developers kit for the
xvs.library for the programming language 'PowerD'.
Furthermore, the 'dmod_ahi.readme' has been corrected. Michel Bagmeijer had
been forgotten in the credits.
Download: dmod_xvs.lzx (3K),
Readme (sd) (Translation: cb)
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15.Dec.2002
Heise (ANF)
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CT: AmigaOne, Pegasos and C-One in C't processor whisperings
In the C't prozessor whisperings of the current C't issue 26/2002 there are a
couple of lines each about the
AmigaOne, Pegasos and C-One.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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15.Dec.2002
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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ARC2002: Thank you to all visitors and exhibitors
Jens Schönfeld writes:
"The show is over, but the work continues, which proves the success of
the event. The fair team of individual Computers says thank you to all
visitors and exhibitors who made the last weekend so successful.
Many pictures have already been published on the Amiga news sites, a
complete coverage of the fair will be
published in the next issue of the German
Amiga-Magazin.
Our congratulations go to bplan GmbH and Chris Hodges, who received
the Amiga Award 2002 for their Pegasos mainboard, and the Poseidon USB stack,
respectively. We're looking forward to seeing everyone again at the next event of
this kind!"
(sd)
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15.Dec.2002
MorphOS-News.de
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WWW: Privoxy V3.0.0 for MorphOS
Jörg Strohmayer has released version 3.0.0 of his MorphOS port of the WWW proxy
'Privoxy'.
This is a multiuser proxy with extended filter features to protect your own
private sphere, filter Web contents, manage cookies, control access and
filter out adverts, banners, pop-ups and other unwanted contents.
As this is Jörg Strohmayer's first program for MorphOS/PPC, and he has no
developers documentation about MorphOS, and the public MorphOS GCC archives are
incomplete (parts of libnix are missing), he is asking to send bug reports directly to him by eMail
(joergs+mn@expires-2002-12-31.nexgo.de)
and not use the bug tracker at Sourceforge, except if the bug is also present in
the AmigaOS/m68k port.
Download: privoxy-3.0.0-mos.lha (497K)
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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15.Dec.2002
GFX-BASE
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Game: Payback for Windows/Linux - Status report #2
On 15th December 2002, James Daniels (Apex Design) has published the second
status report about the Windows/Linux versions of his GTA like game 'Payback',
which had first appeared for Amiga computers.
Work on the software and hardware renderers has been completed -
including full scene antialiasing and support for higher resolutions in hardware mode. Screenshots have been published on above Web site.
Next up in development are refinements as well as new features like LAN
support.
The full report is accessible through the title link.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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15.Dec.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Full version - Scorched Tanks V1.90
With permission from the artillery game Scorched Tanks' developer Michael Welch
(Ex Dark Unicorn Productions member), Amiga Arena releases the full version of
'Scorched Tanks V1.90' for free download.
Olaf Köbnik writes:
'Special thanks go to Markus "Commonaut" Rink, who made this full version
possible and provided it to Amiga Arena.'
The game can be found on the Amiga Arena-Website under 'Vollversionen/Amiga Arena Games'.
Download: STanks.lha (490K)
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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15.Dec.2002
(ANF)
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Hardware: IBMs PowerPC 970 & Mai Logic Northbridges
In the December PowerPC newsletter, IBM has announced some news about the PowerPC 970.
According to it, the 'Power4' Server CPU's desktop descendant is to come with a vector unit which is compatible to Motorola's PowerPC 74xx's (PowerPC G4) AltiVec unit.
Among further features of the up to 1.8 GHz clockable Power PC 970 is the up to 900MHz fast processor interface which facilitates transfer rates of up to 6.4 GByte to the Northbridge.
Furthermore, the 64bit PowerPC 970 is said to also execute 32bit applications on the same performance level and in native mode.
32bit operating systems should be able to utilise the full performance of the PowerPC 970 CPU's 32bit mode with only small updates.
The first samples should be shipped to developers in the 2nd quarter of 2003.
Articia Northbridges:
The Articia-Northbridge's next generations are to be shipped to developers in the 1st quarter of 2003 (the 'Articia S' used in AmigaOne and Pegasos has been listed for comparison):
Articia S : 133 MHz Prozessorbus, 133 MHz SDRam, 2xAGP, 32-Bit PCI
Articia Sa: 166 MHz Prozessorbus, 333 MHz DDR-SDRam, 2xAGP, 64-Bit PCIX
Articia P: 166 MHz Prozessorbus, 333 MHz DDR-SDRam, 4xAGP, 64-Bit PCIX
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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15.Dec.2002
Halvadjian Georges (ANF)
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Paint program: PerfectPaint V2.9
On 15th December 2002, Halvadjian Georges has released version 2.9 of the paint
program 'PerfectPaint'. Changes compared to the previous version as follows:
- New paint effect: TV-Lace including ARexx command.
- Improved text functions:
- PerfectPaint now supports TrueType character sets with the help of ttengine.library.
- Two new buttons:
- 'Select Character': Useful for Dingbats character sets (symbols).
- 'Font-Path-History'
- The Requester menu has two additional entries: 'Upper text' and 'Lower text'
- Small update of 'Lensflare' script.
- New, asynchroneous window: Undo/Redo. With this you can jump from one step of a picture to another.
- Some bug fixes.
- 'Size Presets' have been added to 'New' and 'Scale page' requesters.
- AutoCrop (including 'crop' requester).
- PerfectPaint automatically recognises:
- PGM pictures and loads these.
- Postscript (PS) and PDF files and tries to load them with the help of GhostScript (Postscript/PDF viewer).
- Improved text effect 'Azzaro'.
- Two new text effects: 'Water' and 'River'.
- Imporved window history.
- Bug fix in connection with the Picbrush tool and very large pictures.
- 5 new tooltypes:
- SCREEN_ID
- SCREEN_WIDTH
- SCREEN_HEIGHT
- SCREEN_DEPTH
On some computers the startup or screenmode requesters isn't opened for unknown reasons.
With this you can still apply your settings.
- CYBERGRAPHX: Forces PerfectPaint to recognise CybergraphX.
- Border&Edge limited to 24bit pictures.
- Improved 'Compose' requester.
- New entry in Picture menu: 'Crop & Paste'.
- Improved 'Adjust levels', now with adjustable tolerance.
PerfectPaint runs from 68030 + FPU, AmigaOS V3.0, Gfx card (Cybergraphx from V41 R71 or Picasso96)
and requires the following libraries: Render.library, Jpeg.library, XPKmaster.library,
AsyncIO.library as well as ttengine.library.
Download links for these libraries are available through the title link on the program's home page.
Download: PfPaint_V29.lha
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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14.Dec.2002
VHT / Jan & Charlene
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Antivirus program: Mill version 0.81
Zbigniew Trzcionkowski has just released a new update of his new
antivirus program "Mill". Here is some info about the new update:
- Name: Mill
- Version: 0.81
- Archive name: Mill.lha
- Archive size: 203.004 bytes (lha packed)
- Release date: 15. December 2002
- Programmer: Zbigniew Trzcionkowski - zeeball@interia.pl
- Requires: OS37+, asl38+, locale, xvs, xfd, xad etc.
You can find the new update at Virus Help Team's websites:
Canada: http://vht-can.shadow-realm.org/
Denmark: http://www.vht-dk.dk (ps)
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14.Dec.2002
Maxworld
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Financial tool: HomeBank version 2.1 (beta)
The financial tool HomeBank has been released on December, 2nd 2002 in version 2.1.
The new public release of your Amiga favourite financial tool!! This is a
minor update to fix some little (but annoying) problems and with adding
of little features. As usual see the changes file for a complete
description of changes.
Download: HomeBank21beta.lha
(ps)
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14.Dec.2002
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: new poll & poll results
On the homepage of the Amiga Future have today the results of the latest poll been released (Will you visit the fair?). Right now there's a poll running asking for your favourite browser. The poll will be closed soon. It would be great if as many users as possible would participate.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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14.Dec.2002
Martin Heine (ANF)
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Pegasos: Linux installation guide
Under the title link has Nicolas prepared an English installation guide for Linux on the Pegasos.
However, users boards will come with a Debian distribution bootable from CD together with MacOnLinux next to MorphOS.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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14.Dec.2002
Amiforce (ANF)
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Abakus-Design: AMHuhnXE finished (update II)
AmHuhnXE
AMHuhnXE has been finished and will be made available in the next few days for all registered users. The sending of the accounts will be started today. Because of the change to 16bit samples is the archive much bigger than the one of AMHuhn. It's around 8.8 MB in size.
AMHuhn1.2 (update)
There's a small update for AMHuhn fixing a bug in the highscores. The GFX update will be moved into this update and it will be made available for all.
Update:
The update is now available and contains the GFX update. The enhanced guides are in the archive, too. The first 150 accounts of AMHuhnXE have already been sent. All other people will get their copy at latest on Monday or Tuesday.
Update II:
All accounts have been sent. People who have unfortunately received more than one mail please delete the further mails.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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13.Dec.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Thomas Schulze/Dreamworlds (CrossfireII)
The Amiga market may be small but sometimes the Amiga users are surprised by publications of
hardware or software products who had nobody expected.
"Crossfire II" is one of these products. After a developing time of more than two and half a year where
the team had to fight against breaks and loss of data the full version of the game was published
on the "Amiga + Retro Computing 2002" in Aachen.
People who like the classical 2d shooters will love it because today this genre of game has almost
vanished.
"Crossfire II" is not only a simple shooting game but has various players modes and the single player
"story mode" where you have to face up single tasks as a pilot.
Please read the interview with the
developer "Thomas Schulze" from Dreamworlds what you can expect of "Crossfire II".
Olaf Köbnik: "I can recommend "Crossfire II" all those ones who like action shooters!"
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Dec.2002
ANN
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Benchmark: AmiGOD 2 beta 13.12.2002
On December 7, 2002 Lukas Stehlik published a new beta version of
'AmiGOD 2'. This is an AmigaOS benchmark. The following things have
changed:
- Amiga Continued special version (Czech Amiga magazine)
- MorphOS test: new internal module Pegasos G3/600MHz (!!!) + Voodoo4 AGP
- Amithlon test: new internal module Athlon XP 1700 + TNT2
- UAE test: new internal module P/166MHz + Tseng PCI
- Amiga test: new internal module A1240/25MHz + Voodoo3 PCI
- added info buttons to the database
- small bug in database was removed (thanks to Don Cox)
- please, do not run it on Amiga without FPU (not debugged yet)
The benchmark runs from AmigaOS 3.0 on (AmigaOS 2.0 was not tested), with CPU 68k, PPC (or PC and UAE or
Amithlon), 0.2 MB RAM and identify.library (included).
Download: AmiGOD2.lha
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Dec.2002
ANN
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ARC 2002: Pictures of Pegasos UK Ltd.
Under the title link you can find other 100 pictures of the Amiga + Retro
Computing 2002 which took place on the last weekend in Aachen. On the last
site you additionally will find seven different videos.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Dec.2002
Heise Newsticker / (Eule) (ANF)
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heise: Metabox shut down
The company of Metabox which was founded by former members of Amiga Technology has finally shut down
as heise reported. Metabox was one of a various amount of firms which sold SetTop-boxes. Metabox get
talked about because of some announcements of sensational delivery contracts which probably only
had the use of temporal increase or its rate.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Dec.2002
z5 (ANF)
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A.D.A.: Update with 5 new productions
Amiga Demoscene Archive (A.D.A.) was updated today with 5 high quality
productions: the stunning slideshows "The puppets/Iris" and "Photocell
1x1/Anadune and Madwizards", two demos "Megademo4/Artwork" and
"Monoxide/Vanish" and one 64kb intro "Shema/Nah Kolor".
Enjoy the wonderful world of Amiga demos!
(ps)
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13.Dec.2002
IOSPIRIT (ANF)
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IOSPIRIT: fxPAINT 2.0 available
From today on fxPAINT 2.0 is available.
All advance orders have been already sent. fxPAINT 2.0 is available on CD-ROM and as download version
and runs on 68K, PowerUP, WarpUP, MorphOS and Amithlon.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Dec.2002
Martin Strojek (ANF)
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GOLEM: PPC-mainboard Pegasos available - rival for AmigaOne
Under the title link you can find a detailed description of the new PowerPC mainboards Pegasos/AmigaOne.
There is also a little comparision of the features of the two mainboards. It follows a short extract
from the text:
"While Amiga Inc. and its AmigaOne partners concentrate on the forthcoming commercial
operating system AmigaOS 4.0 which is supposed to inspire the Amiga platform with new life Thendic-France
and bplan deliver its board together with MorphOS and DebianPPC-Linux."
You can find the complete article under the title link (in German).
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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13.Dec.2002
(ANF)
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Pictures of ARC2002 from Virtual Dimension
Bridging the time when the video of the fair from Virtual Dimension will be available there are some
pictures on the homepage...
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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12.Dec.2002
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 11.12.2002)
With WHDLoad you can install games on your hard drive which were originally made only for use with disks. The following packets have been added or updated since our last message:
- 11.12.02 improved: Elvira 2 - The Jaws of Cerberus (Horrorsoft/Accolade) supports another version
- 10.12.02 new: Formula One Grand Prix (Geoff Crammond/Microprose) done by Codetapper, congratulations 200 installs!
- 10.12.02 new: World Circuit (Geoff Crammond/Microprose) done by Codetapper
- 10.12.02 new: Eco (Ocean) done by Codetapper
- 10.12.02 new: Exit 5 (Vectors) done by Codetapper
- 10.12.02 new: Exit 4 (Vectors) done by Codetapper
- 10.12.02 new: Exit 3 (Vectors) done by Codetapper
- 10.12.02 new: Exit 2 (Vectors) done by Codetapper
- 09.12.02 new: Exit 1 (Vectors) done by Codetapper
- 09.12.02 improved: Lionheart Demo (Thalion) supports another version
- 08.12.02 new: XR-35 (Anco) done by Psygore
- 08.12.02 improved: Railroad Tycoon (Microprose) supports German version, font bug fixed
- 07.12.02 new: Bards Tale (Interplay) done by Agressor
- 06.12.02 new: XP8 (Weathermine Software) done by JOTD
- 06.12.02 improved: Dragon's Breath (Palace Software) supports German version
(ps)
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12.Dec.2002
(ANF)
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MacOnLinux for AmigaOne Available
MacOnLinux is now available for AmigaOne. MacOnLinux emulates a PowerMac, on which MacOS8.x und 9.x currently may be installed.
MacOSX support is now being worked on.
Operational Requirements:
- AmigaOne with current PPC Boot BIOS
- Voodoo3 graphics card (ATi Radeon hasn't been tested yet)
- Debian-Linux for AmigaOne
- Kernel and Kernel module for Debian-LinuxPPC from Ross Vumbaca
Download links:
MacOnLinux for AmigaOne: mol-amigaone-0.96.7.deb
Kernel and Kernel module: http://amigaone-linux.sourceforge.net
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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12.Dec.2002
Chaos Computer Club (CCC)
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CCC: Website of the 19th Chaos Communication Congress is Online
The website of 19C3 (19th Chaos Communication Congress) is online. There is where you'll find all the important advance information about
this year's congress, which takes place from the 27th to the 29th of December in "Haus Am Köllnischen Park (HAKP)" in Berlin. The entrance
fee for one day for non-members is 20 euros, for a multiday pass it's 40 euros. There are discounts offered if a valid student ID is presented
and children under the age of 12 enter costlessly, when accompanied by an adult.
The Chaos Communication Congress is a three day event about Technology, Society, and Utopia. The Congress offers performances and
workshops on a variety of topics having to do with Information Technology, computer security, Internet, Cryptography, and the critical creative
intersection with technology, as well as the effects of technological development on society.
The Chaos Communication Congress is the yearly specialty congress of the Chaos Computer Club e.V. (CCC). The congress takes place this
year for the 19th time and has its origins in the "European Hacker Party" of 1984.
The congress is not only for techno freaks, but also for anyone interested in the utilizations and effects. Near the conference program there
are other elements of the congress such as the Art&Beauty project, the Labor, the Chaos Archive, the Hack Center and the 6th German
championship in lock picking. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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12.Dec.2002
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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Test Program MpegMasterPlayer (made with Hollywood)
Here comes a test program named MpegMasterPlayer (downloadable under the title link), which was put together with Hollywood. It's
really a player built on mpega. Further, I would like to state that this player and a few other programs originated only with this Amiga
editor, because the scripting language of Hollywood is very simple.
Attention: the archive includes only executables (no script data). Because of this you can't examine the program code. In order to modify
the program code, you'll need the complete Hollywood pack. Additionally the three most important libraries are in the archive, and
these are needed to run the executables. Because the player currently only supports Amithlon's Soundblaster 128, you won't hear any
music on a normal Amiga (so this should be seen as only a demo of what is possible with Hollywood). (ps) (Translation: dm)
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12.Dec.2002
David Brunet (E-Mail)
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Magazine: Obligement N°36 now out
Issue 36 of the French e-zine is now available. You can read on this issue:
latest news, article about MorphOS games, report of the Amiga Retro
Computing, interview of Bill Buck and Raquel Velasquo, interview of
Arnaud Schwetta, review of Puzzle Bobs, Software Tycoon and FroggerNG 2.05,
and more others articles!
Download it from title link. (ps)
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12.Dec.2002
Martin Heine (ANF)
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Interview with Nicholas Blachford (Genesi)
On OSNews.com (title link) there's a short interview with Nicholas Blachford, whose position at Genesi is Eclipsis Project Manager. Included
are also some screen-shots. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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11.Dec.2002
MorphOS-News / Martin Heine (ANF)
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MorphOS: Feature list version 1.1 (update)
MorphOS-Featureliste:
- Native PowerPC Operating System
- Supports Pegasos and Amigas fitted with PowerUP cards
- Runs Native PPC and Amiga OS (to v3.1) RTG Applications
- 68K JIT compiler runs applications at up to 75% of native PPC speed
- Hardware 3D support (3dfx, 3DLabs, SiS + more to come)
- New Ambient Desktop with 24 bit colour support
- Fully Skinnable user interface
- MUI Object Orientated GUI Toolkit
- Media Player (Frogger)
- Multi-threaded Image viewer (MysticView)
- Web browser (Voyager)
- PDF viewer (APDF)
- Built in Software Development Kit
- AHI Audio
- USB Support
- Multiple 64 bit Filesystems supported including FFS2 & SFS
To briefly? The complete feature list (24 pages) in PDF format is available here:
morphos-full-features-list.pdf.
Furthermore there is also a text version. (ps) (Translation: ub)
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11.Dec.2002
Andreas Falkenhahn (E-Mail)
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Hollywood now available also for MorphOS (Update)
A native MorphOS version of Hollywood is now available. This PPC version
is of course much faster than the 68k one, so many effects can now be
displayed in real time at an acceptable speed (on 68k computers most of
the CPU intensive effects were precalculated and displayed then to make
them appear smoothly). It is already very fast on my Blizzard PPC with
200 MHz so it should really fly on a Pegasos system.
So you can create now cool applications, games and demonstrations even
for PPC and convert them also into native PPC executables! All Hollywood
CD-ROMs shipped from now, will contain the 68k and MorphOS PPC version.
If you already have the first edition of the Hollywood CD-ROM you can
request the MorphOS version of Hollywood from me by sending an e-mail to
me. By the way, if you want your Hollywood CD-ROM before Christmas, it
is high time to order now.
Update 14.12.2002:
Andreas Falkenhahn writes:
As I got some mails from people saying that they won't buy Hollywood
because I'm supporting MorphOS I have to clarify that there will be
AmigaOS4 version of Hollywood of course. But before this can happen,
I need a developer version of AmigaOS4 and because such a version does not
seem to be available currently, I cannot do anything yet. But there will
be definitely an AmigaOS4 version of Hollywood (if it is API compatible
to the classic AmigaOS). So, don't panic and don't send me any more
of such threatening letters. It's really astonishing how serious this topic
seems to be to some people. Additionally the update to the AmigaOS4
version of Hollywood will be free of charge too (as the update to the MorphOS
version was). So if you are interested in Hollywood, you can also buy the
program now and get the update for free when AmigaOS 4 is finally
available.
(ps)
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11.Dec.2002
Amiforce (ANF)
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Abakus-Design: AMHuhnXE and more
Update now published
The update to AMHuhn1.1 is released now and is directly downloadable for everyone.
This means registration is also not possible that way anymore. Who likes to have AMHuhnXE
for Christmas time anyway is pleased to use the contact form and to send an email to the webmaster
"Cj-Stroker".
AMHuhnXE just about to be published
The Xmas edition of AMHuhn is to be finished actually and available within the next days.
The accounts for the registered users are set up right now and will be delivered after the release.
We hope to get all this done straightly so everyone will get it some time before Christmas.
The accounts will be deliverd in order to the receivement of the registrations.
Future related
For coming projects we will try to support the 68k as long as possible. In the future there will be support not only for the 68k but also for AmigaOS4.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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11.Dec.2002
Diverse
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More photos from the ARC 2002 (update III)
One by one there are posted more links to pictures which were taken at the AMIGA + RETRO COMPUTING 2002 in Aachen. Here is a list of those links which were not published at amiga-news.de yet:
'Moneyless' sent us some pictures aswell:
Daniel Bindel |
Martin Wolf (Eternity) |
Jeri Ellsworth and her CommodoreOne. |
Torsten Kleinz (print magazine c´t) |
Andre89 |
This guy claims he had to answer the question where to get proper lunch 3867 times |
AmigaZeux members ToDi, UltraGelb and Ingo (vlnr). |
Ingo from AmigaZeux |
UltraGelb |
A worthy successor of the Video Toaster |
Duscussions at the Elbox booth |
Got you! |
APC&TCP |
Crossfire 2 |
Another one bites the dust ... |
Petra Struck |
The Genesi booth |
Jens Schönfeld... |
...once more |
Hendrik and Meike |
Minor problems... |
...getting solved step by step... |
...so Bill Buck and Gerald Carda could do their keynote |
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(ps) (Translation: ub)
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11.Dec.2002
Thomas Knäbel (E-Mail)
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bplan GmbH thanks for the Amiga Award 2002
At the ARC 2002 the price for the most innovative product and for special effords during the year 2002 was awarded to the bplan GmbH by Nico Barbat from Falke Media Verlag,
publisher of the AMIGAplus. We would like to thank all participants and are georgeously proud of this award.
As a Christmas present you may get the film "Making April" by the following link
http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/gfx/movie/april.mov.
It's 12 MB Qicktime format.
We wish all visitors of our website a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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11.Dec.2002
AMIGAplus
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Amiga Award 2002 for the bplan GmbH and Chris Hodges
Important and eventful twelve months have passed the Amiga community. Several new products which will smooth the way for the Amiga saw the light of the world in the year 2002. With the Amiga Award 2002 the Amiga community says, together with the AMIGAplus, "thank you" for these effords!
Amiga Award 2002
During thre AMIGA + Retro Computing 2002 at the 8th of December 2002 the Amiga Award 2002 for the most innovative product of the year 2002 was awarded to the bplan GmbH . The company, situated in Frankfurt/Main, has developed during the last two years the new µATX sized PowerPC mainboard "Pegasos" ready to introduce to the marked.
The Amiga Award 2002 was presented to Thomas Knäbel and Gerald Carda as deputies for the bplan GmbH by Nico Barbat, editor of the AMIGAplus.
"We would like to thank all participants and are georgeously proud of this award." said Thomas Knäbel, managing director of the bplan GmbH.
Amiga Award 2002 Extra
Beside the main category the 2200 participants voted for the Amiga Award 2002 Extra also.
As a representative for the shareware programmers
Chris Hodges was honoured for the development of his USB stack "Poseidon". This award was remunerated with EUR 250,- and was made possible by the financial encouragement of Genesi.
Amiga Award 2002 - Free votes
The free votes were won by the Pegasos for "Best Amiga hardware 2002", Amithlon for "Best Amiga software 2002" and Tales of Tamar for "Best Amiga game 2002".
Statistics and winnings
All particiapants have the chance to win one of the winnings of a totally worth more than EUR 1000 including an Amiga 1200/060 sponsored by eXpreSystems and some games and applications. The winners will be announced on December the 20th 2002.
The Amiga-Award-Team of falkemedia and the AMIGAplus
is looking forward to the Amiga Award 2003 already and thanks for the good participation and gratulates all winners and nominees for their Amiga encouragement once again!
P.S.: At the website of the Amiga Award 2002 there are photos of the ceremony and the Amiga Award 2002 and additional statistics.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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11.Dec.2002
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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More screen shots of Crossfire II
At the APC&TCP page there were more screen shots from the game Crossfire II published.
With the new screen shots it's even better to see that Crossfire is not a simple
shooter but a game with comlexe missions, much variations and a big
factor of addiction. The game is available at APC&TCP directly. (ps) (Translation: ub)
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09.Dec.2002
Thomas Schulze (ANF)
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Solution of the bug in the CrossfireII version sold on the fair
Even returned from the fair, the first e-mails reached us. Unfortunately in haste to finish the work on Crossfire II still
before the fair an error occured. If you trie to start the program, bought on the fair, after the
installation the error message "... File not executable" appears. In order to solve
this problem, one has to select the menu option "instruction executes" from
the Workbench menu and input in each case one of the following two
lines:
protect <Ihr Crossfire2-Verzeichnis>/CF2 ADD RWED
protect <Ihr Crossfire2-Verzeichnis>/CF2_PPC ADD RWED
We would like to apologize for this error and hope for your
understanding. The update that will probably appear this week will contain this correction as well as MorphOS support
and German translation.
Thanks to all involved and supervisors of the
fair, particularly to Eternity, which exhibited "valley of
Tamar". Next year we will place the coffee. Promised.
Thomas Schulze (Dreamworlds Development)
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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08.Dec.2002
Peter's Amiga Homepage
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Printer: Epson Stylus Color (24bit) driver V44.02 by Peter Hutchison
On 7th December 2002, Peter Hutchison has updated his home page. The Epson
Stylus Color 24bit driver now has an install script, and the Epson Stylus
Color 200 has been added to the list of printers.
The driver runs on AmigaOS V3.5 and V3.9 from a 68020 and 6MB RAM.
Download:
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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08.Dec.2002
Verschiedene
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ARC 2002: German Reports
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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08.Dec.2002
LouiSe's home
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LouiSe: PHP V4.2.3 (Standalone), CircleMUD V3.1
Already at the beginning of December, LouiSe had released ports of PHP V4.2.3
and CircleMUD V3.1 for 68k Amigas.
PHP V4.2.3:
This is a standalone (without WWW server) version of the script language PHP,
which is used in particular for generating dynamic Web pages.
CircleMUD V3.1:
CircleMUD is a multi user dungeon game
system (MUD) by Jeremy Elson which had originally been developed at the John
Hopkins University's Department of Computer Science and represents a derivative of
DikuMUD Gamma 0.0, which had been developed in 1990 by Katja Nyboe, Tom Madsen,
Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Michael Seifert and Sebastian Hammer at the University
of Copenhagen.
MUDs are text based worlds, into which users log in through the Internet to
explore the worlds with an own character and interact with other characters.
More about this on the home page of CircleMUD.
The Amiga archive contains only the binaries - no lib, doc or other files. The
complete archive is available on
ftp://ftp.circlemud.org/.
There are binaries for 68020, 68040 and 68060.
Download:
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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08.Dec.2002
Verschiedene
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ARC 2002: English reports
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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08.Dec.2002
amiga.org
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GUI: MUI-MIAMI panels by Alfonso Ranieri
Alfonso Ranieri has released two new MUI-MIAMI panels for MiamiDX on his home
page.
MUINList.MiamiPanel uses NList and MUI.MiamiPanel uses a Virtgroup for panel
display.
Download:
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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08.Dec.2002
amiga.org
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GoldED Studio AIX: Service Pack 5, FACE/ON V0.9
Already on 6th December 2002, Dietmar Eilert had released service pack 5 for
his editor package 'GoldED Studio AIX' as well as version 0.9 of the theme
installer 'FACE/ON'.
Service Pack 5:
Service Pack 5
is available to registered users for free download. It is mainly a maintanance
upgrade, yet it also contains some fine tuning of the optics.
Prerequisite for this upgrade is GoldED Studio AIX SP3 or GoldED Barebones SP3.
Older installations can only be updated with the Service Pack CD.
Free versions:
The GoldED demo version available for free
download
has also been updated to Service Pack 5. These versions are restricted to a
text length of 1000 lines - yet the editor itself has no other functional
restrictions. The only things missing are some add-ons such as the gcc compiler
and the spell checker to keep the download size within limits.
FACE/ON V0.9
FACE/ON
is a theme installer for GoldED. With FACE/ON theme previews can be viewed and
the themes as well as alternative menus can be installed
(screenshot).
System requirements contain a gfx card and GoldED Studio AIX SP5 or GoldED
Barebones SP5.
Download: faceon.lzx (30K)
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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08.Dec.2002
Sylvio k. (ANF)
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Game: DeepSilence Team with new team name and new Soms3d Web site
Because of legal problems, the software development team DeepSilence has
decided to change the team name into 'Anime Development for Amiga', in short
'ADA'.
Additionally, a new team page has been added on which new screenshots of 'Secret of
my soul 3d' have been published. It can be accessed under
http://galileo.spaceports.com/~dssoms.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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08.Dec.2002
Heise Newsticker (ANF)
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ARC 2002: Heise announcement re. Amiga show
An announcement of the Heise newsticker re. the ARC 2002 can be found
under the title link. The emphasis of this announcement lies with the Pegasos.
Additionally, the AmigaOne and C-One are mentioned.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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08.Dec.2002
Verschiedene
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ARC 2002: More pictures of the show
Pictures by Jens Neubauer (ANF):
Show, T.o.T. knight, Pegasos, Walker, MorphOS plasma.
Pictures by Caghan 'Muaddib' Demirci (AmigaArt):
AmigaOne, Pegasos, MorphOS.
(sd)
Oliver "Bladerunner" Hummel (ANF):
Just now I have uploaded a couple of pictures of the Amiga und Retro Computer
Messe on my site. In case somebody is interested in the fxPaint Web Catalogue
Skin "ARC" to use them for his/her own pictures, please send me a short mail.
P.S.: Oliver has also posted a fairly extensive show report in our Amiga forum
under the thread
"Heute ist es soweit". (ps) (Translation: cb)
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08.Dec.2002
Petra Struck
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ARC 2002: Pictures of the first day by amiga-news.de
Hilke made a bunch of photos at the ARC 2002. As you can see from the pictures and subtitles, the Pegasos was the
highlight of the show. However, until noon Thendic were busy setting up and
installing all in all 30 computers. After that the users were able to get a
picture of the Pegasos in conjunction with MorphOS.
The AmigaOne, however, was presented as well. Once at the stand of Amiga-Club and
at Vesalia's. In both cases the operationg system running was Linux. There were
no news to be gathered about AmigaOS. Yet I have clearly sounded out a tendency
with the users: Many look upon a Pegasos with AmigaOS as the optimal solution.
Thendic France is working hard to setup the demo machines |
A pegasos in a micro wave oven |
The door acts as the monitor |
Sebastien Lokhamkhouak build the crazy micro wave oven Pegasos :) |
Martin Merz (Mason Icons) |
Christian Kemp (ANN) |
Ron van Herk (Computer City, NL) |
Guido Mersmann (right) presenting Amithlon ... |
... together with Timo Hegemann (right) |
Amithlon |
Jeri Ellsworth presents the CommodoreOne |
Daniel Bindel as ´Lord Fox´ von Tamar |
Otis from the club "User der Nordseeküste" |
the fair |
Pegasos inside |
Martin Heine, one of the Pegasos/MorphOS betatesters |
McGreg, an enthusiastic Pegasos/MorphOS betatester |
Thomas Schulze showing his game Crossfire |
Dennis Lohr presenting Digibooster Pro |
The Thendic booth |
Sebastian Brylka and Olaf Köbnik (Fun Time World and Amiga Arena) |
Ebay explaining irritated Amiga users, why Java can't be avoided for certain things |
A total of 30 Pegasos computers available for testing |
Christian Kemp (ANN) and Petra Struck (amiga-news.de) discussing with visitors |
Bill Buck and Gerald Carda answering questions about the Pegasos |
Timothy de Groote and Steffen Häuser (far left) showing games in the AmigaOne ... |
... like Majesty |
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(ps) (Translation: cb)
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08.Dec.2002
Andre Dörffler (ANF)
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Context menus for OS3.5+
The program ContextSAS allows creation and use of context sensitive menus for
AmigaOS3.5+. It supports the DefIcons system. With the help of a few additional
tools you can even iconify Workbench windows and create links. The author is
always thankful for remarks and suggestions.
(ps) (Translation: cb)
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08.Dec.2002
Falcon (ANF)
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Falcon: Pictures from the Aachen show
As of now all interested people can gaze at some pictures from the Aachen show
under the title link. Featured are a.o. the Walker (which was actually
running!), Pegasos' by the cartload, and much more...
Furthermore a video of the show including an interview with Petra Struck will
be released shortly on CD-ROM. However, a date has not been set.
Have fun,
Falcon
(ps) (Translation: cb)
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08.Dec.2002
Michael Böhmer (ANF)
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First winner of HIGHWAY raffle
As the winner of KDH Datentechnik's und E3B's "thank you" raffle, at which a
NORWAY networking module is raffled on each show day among all registered
HIGHWAY users, today ... fanfare ...
Mr. Michael Narramore from Swindon, England
has been drawn by our lucky fairy. Congratulations!
Michael Böhmer / E3B
Günther Horbach / KDH Datentechnik
(ps) (Translation: cb)
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07.Dec.2002
Chris Hodges (email)
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Chris Hodges: Time to say goodbye!
In his known humorous way Chris Hodges tells us that he'll be on vacation for the next seven weeks. He'll be in New Zealand till 2003, 24th January and has today uploaded an update for Poseidon with some bug fixes. Here's the original message:
Dear Poseidon users,
I'm leaving the Amiga. Yes, I've had enough of all that fighting and
bitching. Instead, I'll try to live on a green island with lots of sheep.
Good bye and farewell!
Now get up from the floor, stop crying, I'm only off to New Zealand for
about seven weeks of vacation and I will return to my one and only true
love (currently, just my Amiga :( ) on 24th January 2003. But before I'm
leaving on a jet plane, I've uploaded a small update of Poseidon for your
benefit. Not much has changed, however, a few bugfixes reported by some of
you have been incooperated. See changelog for details.
As I'm away from my machine, don't write private emails, if you have any
problems. Please use the Yahoo Mailing List instead, there are a lot of
people who could give a hand.
So, please enjoy the time off, I will certainly do so. And don't forget to
use Trident regularily >>>;-) (ps) (Translation: wk)
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07.Dec.2002
several (ANF)
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ARC 2002: pictures of the fair
Pictures of the AMIGA + RETRO COMPUTING 2002 that is taking place on December, 7th and 8th in Aachen:
Jochen Abitz (ANF):
Pegasos, Pegasos micro oven, AmigaOne, Amiga Future, KDH, fair
Andreas Weyrauch (A.W.Design) (ANF):
AmigaOne, Pegasos micro oven, fair
(sd) (Translation: wk)
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07.Dec.2002
Rüdiger Hanke (ANF)
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Gamel: ScummVM 0.3.0 released
Version 0.3.0 of the popular interpreter for Lucasarts games has been released today. On the download page are executables for several operating systems available including the MorphOS binary. A complete distribution with PDF manual and Ambient PNGIcons will be released probably tomorrow by me.
ScummVM MorphOS supports now also MIDI music that is qualitywise much better than the Adlib sound used until now. What is needed for this is the Etude MIDI device that I unfortunately can't make available for download yet. People who should see me today in Aachen at the beta tester conference may ask me for a version.
Regarding the legal issues with Lucasarts there's still no solution. A comprehensive description of the situation as it is right now can be found on the ScummVM site.
The improvements in detail:
0.3.0b (2002-12-06)
- fix major race condition resulting in extremely frequent crashes on MorphOS/PocketPC (supercedes unreleased 0.3.0 version)
0.3.0 (2002-12-01)
- massive cleanup work for iMUSE. Sam and Max music now plays correctly
- many bugfixes for Zak256, + sound and music support
- music support for Simon the Sorcerer on any platform with real MIDI
- experimental support for Indy3 (VGA) - Indiana Jones + Last Crusade
- completed support for Monkey1 VGA Floppy, The Dig
- added akos16 implementation for The Dig and Full Throttle costumes
- added digital iMUSE implementation for The Dig and Full Throttle music.
- Loom CD speech+music syncronisation improved greatly
- added midi-emulation via adlib, for platforms without sequencer support
- code seperation of various engine parts into several libraries
- several fixes to prevent Simon the Sorcerer crashing and hanging
- hundreds of bugfixes for many other games
- new SMUSH video engine, for Full Throttle and The Dig
- new in-game GUI
- launcher dialog
(cd) (Translation: wk)
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07.Dec.2002
Jens Schönfeld tel.
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ARC 2002 News: Massimo Mancini unfortunately not there
As we just now heard from Jens Schönfeld via telephone is Massimo Mancini
not at the fair because of a sports accident and is therefore not able to introduce his new USB card by himself. The card itself will be presented, though.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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07.Dec.2002
falkemedia (ANF)
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ARC 2002 News: "Digital Camera Magazin" by falkemedia
From December 2002 on you can buy the worldwide popular print magazine »Digital Camera Magazin« in Germany, too!
It offers on a monthly basis everything you want to know about digital cameras, how to use them in the most efficient way and what to do with them to make full use of their potential. With it comes every month a CD with full versions, tools, filters, drivers and more.
DCM will be available 2002, 18. December throughout Germany.
You can buy the first issue of the »Digital Camera Magazin« already exclusively at the booth of falkemedia at the AMIGA + RETRO Computing 2002 for a reduced exhibition price of just 5.- Euro! (ps) (Translation: wk)
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07.Dec.2002
AMIGAplus (ANF)
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ARC 2002 News: AMIGAplus 12/2002 and more
Also at the booth of falkemedia at the AMIGA + Retro Computing 2002 in Aachen will visitors be able to get the new AmigaPlus 12/2002 with the main topic "Amiga allrounder - emulations with the Amiga".
This issue is available at the fair for a reduced price of 4,- Euro only, the bundle with the "Digital Camera Magazin #1" and "Mac Life 01/2003" only costs 10,- Euro! The regular subscription sendings of the AMIGAplus 12/2002 will take place at the end of the coming week.
Next to this latest issue you'll be able to buy all A+ issues of the last two years, issues of the st-computer and Mac Life, hardware like USB hubs and interfaces, CD pockets, the AMIGAplus readers CDs, Wildfire 7 for the special price of 29,- Euro and much more.
We are looking forward to your coming to the show and wish all visitors of the AMIGA +
RETRO Computing 2002 much fun at this weekend!
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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06.Dec.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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ARC 2002 News: FroggerNG at Amiga Arena / FTW available
You can buy the popular multimedia player "FroggerNG" version 2.0 on the Amiga + Retro Computing 2002.
The version of the fair will contain a temporally limited keyfile.
After the fair you will get your personal keyfile via email or post for free (they still just have to be
generated).
Demo CD available
Each customer will additionally get a special fair demo version with the products of the Fun Time World
and of Amiga Arena. You can buy this demo CD for 2,- Euro but if you will buy one of our products this
amount will be credited you later! So you have the possibilty to test our products!
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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06.Dec.2002
Steffen Häuser (ANF)
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Two new Quake2 mods available
There are two new Quake2 mods on the Amiga Quake2 site (title link) available called "Blastchamber" and
"Jailbreak" (but which are very big: Blastchamber=60MB, Jailbreak=30 MB).
Steffen Häuser
Hyperion Entertainment
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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06.Dec.2002
Guido Mersmann (E-Mail)
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ARC 2002 News: Guido Mersmann with 1st stand of Shareware
Guido Mersmann who is the author of programs like AmithlonTV, AView, AFind,
BoulderDaesh, GuideCheck, GuideFormat, Execute64, SiedlerBoot, R(equest),
DVBControl, MCControl, Simplecat, AvailCPU, VBRControl, TrackDisplayClock,
SnoopRouter, Meridian, MMKeyboard, ParKeyboard and WheelMouseSupport will have a
stand of Shareware on the ARC 2002 together with Timo Hegemann.
Guido Mersmann: "By the friendly help of Haage & Partner we are able to performance the current
Amithlon with some new applications on our stand on the "AMIGA + RETRO COMPUTING 2002".
You will see the new VHI-Studio v6.0 working together with the current driver for AmithlonTV. Of course
we will introduce AmithlonTV and will demonstrate the support of several boards which has been doubted.
You can also see the keyboard adapter hardware called "MMKeyboard" and the software packet which belongs
to it. But there will be no sale!
Furthermore we will answer questions concerning Amithlon, AmithlonTV, VHI-Studio, MMKeyboard, MCControl
and other software products as far as possible.
I will also answer questions concerning the support."
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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06.Dec.2002
Vesalia Computer (ANF)
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ARC 2002 News: Turboprint 7.40 available at Vesalia
For the first time the new version 7.40 of Turboprint Professional will be available at Vesalia Computer.
Besides this owners of version 7.x will get an update to 7.40 on our stand.
We hope we will see you!
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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06.Dec.2002
Simon Neumann (ANF)
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Amiga Speed with the first Quake2 tests
On the site of Amiga Speed there are finally the first tests of Quake2.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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06.Dec.2002
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 05.12.2002)
With WHDLoad you can install games on your hard drive which were originally made only for use with disks. The following packets have been added or updated since our last message:
- 05.12.02 new: Dragon's Breath (Palace Software) done by Galahad
- 05.12.02 improved: Zaxxon (Bignonia) supports another version, skip greetings
- 30.11.02 improved: Battle Isle (Blue Byte) supports another version
- 30.11.02 new: Return to Genesis (Firebird) done by Codetapper
- 30.11.02 new: Leatherneck (Microdeal) done by Codetapper
- 28.11.02 new: It Came From The Desert (Cinemaware) done by JOTD
- 27.11.02 new: Mini Golf (Magic Bytes) done by Psygore
(ps)
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06.Dec.2002
AMIGAplus
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AROS: SVGA-driver and mascot Kitty
AMIGAplus wrote:
There is the first beta version of the new SVGA-graphic driver for the operating system AROS which can
be activated over the boot menu. The driver may not work on some computers but nevertheless it shows
what can be graphically possible. The current used 4bit VGA modus is supposed to be substituted by
the 16bit or 32bit SVGA modus.
Besides this Eric W. Schwartz has given the AROS project a mascot: Kitty
should be worth a look.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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06.Dec.2002
Amigan Software
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Game: Saga version 1.23
Version 1.22 of the game Saga has been published. Saga is a port of the board game called Saga: Age of Heroes
which was published in 1981 from TSR. It can be played by up to six players and the players can
be controlled either by the Amiga or by men. You have to defeat monsters, find magic treasures and
support great kingdoms being glorious and heroic.
Currently the game is available in English and German and requires at least AmigaOS 3.0+, AGA/RTG.
The archive also contains the source code.
Download: Saga.lha (290 KB)
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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06.Dec.2002
KDH News (ANF)
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ARC 2002 News: AmigaOne boards available on the ARC 2002
Last minute KDH news:
We have just got the AmigaOne boards by UPS Express and thus are available on the stand of KDH Datentechnik.
We hope we will see you all again.
Günter Horbach
KDH Datentechnik
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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05.Dec.2002
Sjoerd de Vries (ANF)
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Pictures from ArticiaS and April Chip
Pictures says more than thousand words...
(ps)
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05.Dec.2002
Amiforce (ANF)
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AMHuhn: Update Available for Download (Update)
Under the title link you'll find in the downloads area a little update for AMHuhn. With this the crosshairs are color red and are seen more
easily. Many users had complained about this.
Offering AMHuhnXE
In a few day Abakus-Design's AMHuhn(X)mas(E)dition will be introduced. The game comes with completely different graphics and sounds.
But much more than the graphics and sounds have been changed.
Introduction of AMHuhnXE
As thanks to all who trusted us with the update, the download will made available early to registered users. This is our Christmas present to
these users. In the next few days accounts for the protected areas will be opened and sent to the users. For security reasons the entry will
be limited, in order to obstruct that the accounts are forwarded to others.
When Christmas time is over the archive will be offered to everybody.
Addition:
Notice:
We could only work through the entered registrations sequentially. As a result the new registrations first come to a close. Thanks for your
understanding. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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05.Dec.2002
Guido Mersmann (ANF)
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TV Card Software: AmithlonTV Beta 200
There's a new beta version (200) of AmithlonTV available for download from the AmithlonTV homepage.
AmithlonTV is a really, genuinely modularly built driver system for PCI TV cards. Only the necessary components and resources are loaded.
New cards unknown to AmithlonTV will be automatically detected and may be configured by the user. In order to do this the components of
the card are detected in a setup program.
The advantage of such a system is that a new driver for any specific component will function on any TV card that has the component. Special
modifications by me are generally unnecessary. We won't be involving ourselves with a bunch of supported cards that haven't been tested.
AmithlonTV will run on practically any card. When certain components haven't been added they just haven't been added, but the rest of the
card works.
A further advantage of AmithlonTV is that multiple cards are supported. Two, three, or more are possible. This is easily managed and may
be used in a security system. It is all the same if one wants a picture from each, or a channel list to switch between cards.
The entire system is built so modularly that USB and Firewire may be possible. At this time there is support for the powerpci.library (Amithlon).
The openpci.library support is currently implemented and functioning but is not yet officially available.
What's new:
As is already known through other channels, Amithlon TV has a VHI_Studio driver. Your computer will become a multimedia center, especially
with the new accelerated functions of VHI Studio version 6.0.
The channel seeker has also been greatly accelerated. In contrast to other options (such as Windows software) there is a real channel seeker
here that doesn't just check for channels, but also VCRs and satellite receivers that are found between channels.
There are other small improvements in the works.
Especially noteworthy are the new audio drivers. All MSP cards should work with these.
The new Hauppauge drivers achieve an automatic configuration, whereby the copying of special configuration data occurs.
You'll find a lot more information by clicking on the title link!
Guido Mersmann
Author of:
AmithlonTV, AView, AFind, BoulderDaesh, GuideCheck, GuideFormat, Execute64,
SiedlerBoot, R(equest), DVBControl, MCControl, Simplecat, AvailCPU,
VBRControl, TrackDisplayClock, SnoopRouter, Meridian, MMKeyboard,
ParKeyboard, WheelMouseSupport, ... (ps) (Translation: dm)
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05.Dec.2002
Vesalia Computer (ANF)
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ARC 2002 News: Hyperion Will Be Guests at Vesalia Computer Stand (Update)
Steffen Häuser and Timothy de Groote of Hyperion will present the Amiga One and various Hyperion games at Vesalia Computer's ARC 2002
stand on Saturday the 7th of December, 2002.
Additionally, as already known, Elbox and Creative Development will also be Vesalia guests and introduce their own respective products.
Update:
Vesalia indicated that the two Hyperion personnel are not closely involved with OS4 and will not be able to speak on questions relating to OS4. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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05.Dec.2002
Matthias M. (ANF)
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TV Card Software: Visionary Version 0.15 (Update)
There's a new version of Visionary (v. 0.14) available for download on the Amiga G-Rex homepage. Mainly, a few bugs have been removed.
The Visionary program is a TV service with a modern graphical overlay that allows one to fully utilize the Visual Reality System and modern
TV/Video Cards.
Visionary was designed to be very modular, in order to support a broad range of cards with different chip sets and TV tuners. Support for
documented new cards may be easily implemented.
Update:
Version 0.15 was just made available for download.
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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05.Dec.2002
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Game: Crossfire II Released
The game Crossfire II was released today. At the moment it can only be ordered from APC&TCP. It'll be available from specialty stores in
three to four weeks. In a few days there will be a new demo version as well as more screen-shots. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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05.Dec.2002
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Preview Pictures of SOMS and AF #39 (Update)
Screen-grabs of the game "Secret of My Soul" (SOMS) have been released on the Amiga Future website in the "Articles" section. SOMS
is projected to be published next year by APC&TCP.
Update:
Issue 39 of Amiga Future was released today. It was mailed to all subscribers and single issue orderers. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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04.Dec.2002
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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FREE Virus Help Team Maillist
When the Virus Help Denmark web was down due to the changing of Internet
providers, we had to close the VHT-Denmark maillist. Now we want to bring
it back to all of you (a lot of people have been asking for it). But Charlene of
the Canadian Virus Help Team, has a maillist, and we don't want to a have two
maillists that writes the same things. So the Virus Help Team maillist will be up
at Charlene's Canadian VHT maillist.
If you join this maillist, you will receive emails about new updates of all the great
Amiga antivirus programs (ect. VirusZ, VirusExecutor, Mill and xvs.library).
You will also receive an email when a new virus or trojan is found. Notices can
only come from list operators, which is Charlene of VHT-Canada or myself
Jan of VHT-Denmark.
You can also see the maillist on-line at this webaddress:
VHT at Yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vht-can/
You can join the maillist at the two Virus Help Team's websites:
VHT Canada : http://vht-can.shadow-realm.org/links.html#world-services
VHT Denmark : http://home4.inet.tele.dk/vht-dk/amiga/maillist.htm
Or you can write an empty email to this email to subscribe to the maillist:
vht-can-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
(ps)
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04.Dec.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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ARC 2002 News: Fun Time World / Amiga Arena presentation
Fun Time World / Amiga Arena setting "AMIGA + Retro Computing 2002" on fire!
The following products and news will be at the stand of Fun Time World
at the "AMIGA + Retro Computing 2002" in Aachen:
- "Aqua" German Version:
It's a "Myst" like adventure game.
You are looking for treasures of a sunk drilling platform.
The Atlantic Ocean is waiting for you!
- NEW Re-release "PuzzleBOBS"
"PuzzleBOBS" is a "bust a move" clone, which stands out from other puzzle games of this kind with it's many features and game modes
"PuzzleBOBS" is sold in a DVD package with all recent updates and a new set of levels.
"PuzzleBOBS" is now optimized for MorphOS also!
- NEW "Amiga Arena - Games Edition 2002"
As a thank you and tribute to all developers and users, who supported me recently, there will be at the "AMIGA + Retro Computing 2002" the "Amiga Arena - Games Edition 2002" be presented for the first time.
With more than 50 games from the commercial and shareware section there are the genres action, adventure, board/mind, manager, platform and strategie and number of classics, the offer is rounded up with several sceenshots, solutions and cheats.
The following games (extract) are by appointment with their developers on that CD:
commercial:
- Acid Software (Roadkill, Seak&Destroy, Kiros Quest, Woodys World and more)
- Applaud Software (Blockehaed I/II, Mobile Warfare and more)
- Austex Software (Uropa2 CD version)
- Blue Lemon Studio (Beambender exclusively)
- Black Legend (Embryo, Wheelspin, Fussball Total, Der Seelenturm, Der Trainer, Fatman and more)
- Mellon Design (Jimmys Fantasic J.)
- Revolution Soft (Lure of the Temptress, Beneath a Steel Sky CD32 Version with spoken language output)
- Sayonara Soft (Hollywood Manager, Flamigo Tours, Samba Partie Series, Samba Partie Worldcup - CD
version/spoken language output and more)
- Scorpius Soft (Burnout, Blade und Hilt II German version exclusively and more)
Shareware:
- Roketz, Sharks, BallMaster, Boulderdäsh, Doktor, HBMonopoly, myLocomotion, Mahjongg,
Tiles, Imperium Terranum II and more.
Bonus:
- Shareware "WHDload" installer special offer!
All games are available in German and English language. The CD is published in a DVD package and will be available firstly at the show.
- Distribution & sale:
Fun Time World c/o Sebastian Brylka - E-Mail - WWW
- Live on stage!!
The game "Aqua" and a "PuzzleBOBS" contest will possibly be shown and held at the stand! The Amiga Arena will be host at the stand of Fun Time World on Saturday.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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04.Dec.2002
Andreas Falkenhahn (E-Mail)
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Announcement: Malibu-Plugin for Hollywood
Andreas Falkenhahn:
Airsoft Softwair will soon release the first plugin for Hollywood. The
Malibu plugin extends Hollywood to accept also Scala presentations and
display them. This makes a dream come true for those Amiga users who always
wanted to display their old Scala presentations on Workbench or on an own
Intuition screen in a system friendly way. The Malibu plugin is scheduled
for release in the middle of January 2003 and requires Hollywood 1.0.
Additionally I want to point out that I cannot attend the ARC show in Aachen
unfortunately. Therefore Hollywood is not available for sale there either.
(ps)
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04.Dec.2002
AMIGAplus
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Amiga Award 2002: Reminder
Don't forget: Until Friday the 6th of December, 3 o'clock pm you can vote for he Amiga Award 2002 and the Amiga Award 2002 Extra!
Honour with that together with the AMIGAplus two members of the Amiga community for special efforts during the last 12 months!
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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04.Dec.2002
zErec (ANF)
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Eyetech Reply to BBRV open post
Under the title link you can read the reaction of
Eytech (the developer of the
AmigaOne board) about the Thendic statement
"...April, Mai and teamwork...". Read the complete statement from Alan also
here:
I'm afraid Buck has exceeded even his usual level of bullshit and innuendo
on this one.
My take on this:
Our announcement of the G4 availability and pricing, and of the (solved)
Articia problem at the WoA SE was not what he expected. Since then we have
been innundated for dealership agreements from ex-Amiga dealers who have
(and their customers have) good memories of the Amiga OS and a growing
hatred of Windows. The polls, such as they, are show that the A1-XE G4 is by
far the most popular PPC platform for the Amiga community and this must also
have been a bit of a shock. (Is it also a coincidence that we've been the
recipients of an intense, targeted virus campaign since then, I wonder?)
Meanwhile Hyperions work on PPCBoot and linux has allowed the Teron
reference boards to get to a level where they can be usefully sold in the
Linux Market. As most on this list will know we have the rights to
distribute these boards in Europe and now Terrasoft do in the US. (We also
have distribution rights on the Teron based designs for the Amiga marker
worldwide). This has knackered Thendics plans for world domination of the
PPC Linux market.
Reading between the lines it seems that they are prepared to drop MorphOS
altogether if they can get their hands on OS4 to at least salvage something.
Buck plans to do this by suing Amiga Inc (for what?) and bribing us to
abandon the AmigaOne and Hyperion to port OS4 to the pegasos hardware .
Sorry, thats not on. You can only have sensible business arrangements with
people who are trustworthy and behave with integrity. There are plenty of
instances (which are inappropriate to reveal here) where these principles
have been completely abandoned on his side.
On their so-called relationship with MAI, we/hyperion have done more to help
MAI get the Teron design to the linux market than ever bplan have, alltough
I don't doubt that Gerald Carda made an important contribution to
identifying the Articia bug - I've every respect for him as a hardware
engineer.
As far as Thendic making their own boards is concerned thats a complete
joke. Its a matter of public record that Thendic-France incorporated as a
one-man company with the minimum 7500 euros of capital. Thendic, like us and
MAI do not actually make anything themselves, manufacture is all
subcontracted. In our case its to a Tiawanese specialist, in Thendic's its
to DCE. Based on our past experience of quality assurance and after sales
service from DCE I personally would never buy any DCE manufactured products
for resale again.
Well you did ask
Alan
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04.Dec.2002
Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck (ANF)
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Statement from Thendic about April, Mai and teamwork in the Amiga market
Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck of Thendic France sent us an email to gain the attention for an important comment they both posted at the comments of
amiga.org (see title link). For simplicity we repeat the statement which they gave about the collaboration opportunities within the Amiga market:
OK, last word before Aachen Show....
The is no Mai without April. The Articia does not work as promoted. There. We have said it.
Everything that has been promised for the AmigaOne and the Pegasos will not work without
April -- April is *mostly* a "patch." With April the Articia will work as advertised,
without April the Articia will not. Betatesters of the A1 and the "Betatester (Pegasos)"
know that there are difficulties.
In September and October bplan developed the "patch" with Mai. There is no other patch for
the Articia and there was no other assistance from anyone else in creating it. This is why
the Pegasos, A1 and Teron are not available in quantity and why they will not be until the
patch is mounted on the respective PCBs and shipped.
Check out the estimated shipping dates at the YDL site. Do you think they will get anywhere
else sooner? Where is the biggest market? Is it MorphOS and OS4, or is it LinuxPPC? Where
do you think Mai will focus? Not here (MorphOS/OS4)! Our sales commitments for the first
1000 Pegasos went 817 to Linux and the rest to this community (less two for OpenBSD and
two for OpenBeOS).
Mai does not care about this market. They care about the Linux market. They want to sell
the Articia and their board. They make chips and want to sell them. LinuxPPC is a bigger
market for them. That will be their new focus. We are the poor stepchild now. Please
forget all the delusions about the new Amiga or the Pegasos that will re-conquer the world
when the hardware shows up. If we want success this is going to be hard work and a long
haul.
In the meanwhile, you won't have to worry about MorphOS or OS4 being pirated by someone
here now. There is a whole new world of potential users with an OpenSource/Freeware
mentality that is about to consume this market and make it more irrelevant. This is a
post-Napster world.... and Napster was only the beginning. Individual "freedom" has
replaced respect for others. Something is wrong with this picture and it needs to be
fixed, but it will not happen with dongles.
If this community wants a future it needs to start working together. We are spending
plenty of money to make the Pegasos successful, but it is not our final focus. We are
a niche market -- both OS4 and MorphOS. We need unity if we want to be more than a
lingering historical footnote.
The Mai story is not over yet. The first patch is not enough. We figured this out in
November when Mai was scurrying back to Tiawan to make what they thought would be the
final solution. It is not. There are more problems. We finally solved all this a week
and a half ago. Plus, we have added a couple of other features that are better
accomplished in hardware than software (and don't believe a few lines of code will make
the first patch work). If YDL sets off on their current course, they will "crash and
burn" in a month after they finally introduce the product. The Linux market is
unforgiving when it comes to hardware bugs. With all the success they will seem to
achieve their liability will grow correspondingly.
Before you think this is another marketing stunt, here is something new. We know what
Eyetech pays for the Teron/A1; we know what the A1 distributors pay. We would be
willing to match the prices all around less 5% and provide an immediate solution to
the community. We make the Pegasos. Eyetech does not. We have many of the same
distributors. We can compensate Allan Redhouse through his success (something he is
clearly about to loose with YDL Teron pricing). Hyperion too. Oh yes, you want to
buy a G4 A1? Wake up people! Read the disclaimers on the YDL site. Do you understand
what needs to happen before this will? There is a Pegasos G4 now. The question is not
how fast the processor *can* work, the issue is how fast the processor *does* work!
Let's get better organized. We are about to be crushed.
If we pulled eveyone together on this we might even honor those $50 coupons!
This market and community is in complete confusion. There is no leadership or vision
and we need both fast or we can forget it. This is a public statement in good faith
to Eyetech and Hyperion. Allan and Ben are formidible marketing opponents. We can
forget the past if you can. We need to get into the same boat. Amiga Inc. has lost
its leadership mantel. Selling coupons, promoting unachievable concepts and making
wild claims about the next deal have worn tired and false. Fortunately, all have not
blindly followed this route and Hyperion and Eyetech have a solid agreement in place
that protects them in the event of Amiga Inc bankruptcy. And, before you think this
is a "group hug" thing, we have paid our King County, Washigton legal counsel a
retainer. We will commence legal action against Amiga Inc. this month. This is not
some "get legal" BS. This is business and the Amiga Inc. management do not understand
what business is. They "blew it" and we have had enough of their interference in our
future.
The whole Mai/YDL collaboration has changed the situation dramatically. We hope this
statement helps you understand this better.
We will give Hyperion a board. We will support the A1 Betatesters as we have our own.
We don't have to trade sources or get Ralph having a beer with Ben, but we could all
move ahead this way. Eyetech can certify the Pegasos to meet Amiga specifications --
they are positioned to do this. Hyperion and Eyetech can promote OS4. Great. We might
even develop some collaborative efforts quickly. We should.
Things are moving very fast. We have alot to do. Thanks for reading this post and
please think about it carefully. See you in Aachen!
Sincerely,
Raquel and Bill
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04.Dec.2002
www.dreamworlds.de (ANF)
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Game: Crossfire II finished / Will be sold and introduced at the ARC 2002
Crossfire II is finished and will be shown at the show. The demo will be available in some days. Then the Dreamworlds home page will be updated again.
Crossfire II is a 2D shooter. It contains not only a single player mode with an atmosphereic story and complex missions, but also a freestyle mode for entertaining battles for one to four players.
Crossfire II runs on classic Amiga (min. 030, AGA
and 16 MB RAM), AmigaPPC (WarpOS) and Amithlon. Gfx cards
(HiColor), sound cards (AHI), 4 player adapters and much more is supported. A MorphOS support is currently under development.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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04.Dec.2002
Russ Norrby (ANF)
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AmigaOne's available & Amiga Repair
Mr. Hardware Computers is happy to announce that we are selling AmigaOne
Systems and motherboards. We have packages on our site and can configure
any system to your liking. you should atleast order your AmigaOne
motherboard ASAP because there are a limited number of boards. We have a
huge listing of new and used Amiga parts. We even repair your Amiga
Classics. Based out of New York, USA we ship internationally.
Amiga since 1985
http://www.mrhardwarecomputers.com (ps)
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03.Dec.2002
OSNews / Anton Klotz (ANF)
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OSnews: Teron-Boards from Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
Anton Klotz:
As OSNews reports will Terra Soft Solutions,
Inc. present an ATX board with PowerPC. It is a Teron board with a 600 MHz G3 PPC
with Articia Northbridge from Mai. The operating system will be Yellow Dog Linux.
As Nicolas Blachford states will MorphOS run on it.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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03.Dec.2002
Steffen Häuser / Hyperion Entertainment (ANF)
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Two new Quake2 Mods downloadable
Steffen Häuser:
On the Quake2 Amiga page are the new mods
- Roughnecks - (if you have seen "Starship Troopers" you will maybe recognize
something)
- Napalm II (all weapons are replaced by fire effects)
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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03.Dec.2002
IOSPIRIT (ANF)
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ARC 2002 News from IOSPIRIT
As already stated previously, IOSPIRIT will attend the Amiga + Retro Computing 2002 fair with an own booth. This said, we want to give you further information and news here.
Just in time for the fair we have received the produced fxPAINT 2.0 CD-ROMs. Thus, you can buy updates and full versions of this graphics allrounder at our booth. More detailed information on the new features in the latest and brand-new fxPAINT-release can be found at our pages for fxPAINT 2.0.
Also in time for the fair, development on VHI Studio 6.0 has been finalized. Besides many small improvements, support for USB-cardreaders (Poseidon only for now) and PCI-TV-boards under Amithlon (via AmithlonTV) are the highlights of this new version.
fxSCAN 4.0, released just a few months ago, will of course be available as well as all other products we have in our product portfolio.
This will also include the possibility to directly purchase a Poseidon license and an updated version of AmiATLAS 6 with updated data.
Finally we want to point out, that we will only be accepting EURO-cash at our booth. If you want to pay via credit card or eurocheque, you will of course also have the possibility to place a postal order (under the special show prices!) at our booth.
We are looking forward to your visit!
(ps)
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03.Dec.2002
Thomas Steiding (E-Mail)
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e.p.i.c. interactive at the Amiga+Retrocomputing 2002 in Aachen, Germany
We will be guests at the stand of falke media during the Amiga +
Retrocomputing show in Aachen this year. Naturally you will be able to buy
all our Amiga products such as Software Tycoon, The Feeble Files or the
Earth 2140 series games a.o. at very special prices directly at our stand.
For the first time we will present some of our products in native MorphOS
versions on the Pegasos, among these will be bussiness simulation Software
Tycoon and Simon The Sorcerer 2. In addition we will also present two brand
new games for MorphOS/Pegasos. The first is our carzy arcade fun shooter
Birdie Shoot which we originally developed for Windows and Macintosh. Fans
of real-time strategy fans will be treated to a demonstration of empire
builder Knights and Merchants, which will be released shortly for the
Pegasos.
More information on both Knights and Merchants and Birdie Shoot can
be found in the projects section of our homepage. The first 25 customers at
our stand will receive a free Earth 2140 mousepad. So, make sure you visit
us early.
(ps)
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03.Dec.2002
Mariusz Wloczysiak (E-Mail)
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Elbox: Spider USB 2.0 working in High-Speed mode
Elbox is pleased to inform that development of the USB EHCI High-Speed
driver for the Spider USB 2.0 card for Mediator busboards has been completed.
The new Spider EHCI driver provides all three USB speeds: High-Speed,
Full-Speed and Low-Speed.
Up to now the EHCI controller (the main part of the Spider USB 2.0
controller) was not activated. The Spider cards worked as two independent
OHCI (USB 1.1) controllers with 5 USB ports. Now you can take advantage
of the EHCI (USB 2.0) and two OHCI (USB 1.1) controllers included in
the Spider board.
The first public demonstration of the Spider USB 2.0 PCI card working
in the Mediator system in the High-Speed (USB 2.0) mode will have place
in the AMIGA+RETRO Computing 2002 show in Aachen on 07 December 2002.
During the show, Spider USB 2.0 PCI cards will be available for purchase,
exclusively at the Vesalia Computer stand. Contact Vesalia before the show
to make sure the Spider USB 2.0 cards will not run out of the show stock
before you have one for yourself.
Spider USB 2.0, the fastest and most advanced USB solution for Amiga
computers, will be presented with various USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 devices
like USB HDD, USB ZIP, USB CD, USB card reader/writer, USB keyboard
and USB mice. Spider USB 2.0 will be working in the PCI slot of
the Mediator PCI 1200 SX.
All the registered Spider USB 2.0 High-Speed card users will receive the
new Spider EHCI driver as a FREE software update just after the
AMIGA+RETRO Computing 2002 show.
(ps)
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03.Dec.2002
Raquel Velasco or Bill Buck (E-Mail)
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Genesi Press Release about the April® Chip for PegasosPPC
bplan GmbH and Thendic-France SARL
Announce Completion of April® Chip for PegasosPPC
Paris, France - December 3rd, 2002. bplan GmbH and Thendic-France SARL,
both soon to be acquired by Genesi
S.à.r.l. of Luxembourg, are pleased to announce the
development and final certification of the April® chip. The April® chip
adds new functionality to the successful Articia® chipset developed by
Mai Logic Incorporated of Fremont, California. Mai Logic, an
innovative technology design house of integrated circuits/systems,
worked with bplan to develop the first prototype of the April® chip. The
April® chip enables Mai and Genesi licensees to offer PPC based computer
systems that can compete in today's quickly evolving IT environment.
The Pegasos will be the first platform to offer
the April® chip and will be commercially launched at the Amiga+Retro
Computing 2002 in Aachen, Germany 7-8 December.
"We were very pleased to have worked with Mai Logic on this
development," said Gerald Carda, Chief Technology Officer of bplan.
"Through our collaborative efforts, we were able to leverage Mai's
expertise in PowerPC-based chipset/system development and manufacturing
technologies and our own knowledge of system design, architecture and
software to bring the April® development to a successful conclusion.
The Articia® and April® can be used together to promote an exciting
alternative platform for the desktop, portable computer and
sub-notebook marketplace.
The Pegasos incorporates the Articia® and April® chip with either a
PowerPC 750FX processor or a G4 processor, operating at 800 MHz or
higher. A dual CPU module release is planned for 2003. In addition to
the standard enterprise applications and other state-of-the-art
functions to satisfy the most demanding users, the Pegasos platform
will offer many state of the art functions. For example, smart card and
bar code modules have been prepared to work with the platform. A
handheld version of the Pegasos is currently being developed with a
planned release in 2003.
Genesi, Innovation for the Future
MorphOS is also being launched at Amiga+Retro Computing 2002. MorphOS
is a new operating system for PowerPC RISC microprocessors and was
developed for the Pegasos. MorphOS runs on the Pegasos and on the Mai
Logic Teron CX and Teron PX evaluation boards. MorphOS functions on
603e, 604e, 750 and 7400 (Original G4) PowerPC processors. In the
future MorphOS will also run on other Open Firmware based PowerPC
machines. Genesi will also be release an internally developed
CD-bootable version of DebianPPC at Amiga+Retro Computing 2002 for
Linux users. Additionally, a first quarter 2003 Pegasos release of
OpenBSD is expected.
The Pegasos on sale NOW!
The Pegasos can now be purchased through any of the following vendors:
And coming soon to:
- USA http://www.aztekcomputers.com/
- Australia/NZ http://www.boinghosting.com.au/
Articia® is the registered trademarks or trademarks of Mai Logic
Incorporated. April® is the registered trademark of Genesi S.à.r.l.
For more information, please contact:
Raquel Velasco or Bill Buck
+33 1 43662800
bplan@thendic-france.com
(ps)
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03.Dec.2002
Amiga Inc.
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Amiga announces partnership with Extreme Computing
Amiga announces partnership with Extreme Computing to provide Amiga licensed merchandise
AmigaMall will provide on-line solution for customers desiring AMIGA®
products.
(Snoqualmie, WA) December 2, 2002 - Amiga has announced the creation
of a partnership with Extreme Computing to provide customers with a source
to purchase Amiga licensed clothing and merchandise. The "AmigaMall"
e-commerce site will provide both Amiga branded clothing and merchandise
as well as Extreme computer systems. The AmigaMall can be accessed from
the Amiga Website or via
mall.amiga.com.
"We are very happy to be able to enter into this partnership with
Extreme Computing to provide these types of products" said Vince
Pfeifer, Vice President of Operations. "Having Extreme handle all
of our physical product fulfillment allows us to focus our resources on
delivering software solutions for our customers. The timing of this agreement
allows customers to purchase products in time for the holiday season."
"We are very pleased to be able to work with Amiga Inc. on this
project" said Todd Gustafson, CEO of Extreme Computing. "We
feel it is important to keep the Amiga spirit alive, and the AmigaMall
is just one way to keep things going in the right direction. We plan to
continue offering unique and fun Amiga products, and we will update our
website with new products throughout the new year".
About Amiga:
Amiga, Inc. established itself in 1985 as the premier provider of multimedia
technologies to the world. Its award-winning software has been a mainstay
for motion picture studios, government agencies, and entertainment enthusiasts
from around the world. Today Amiga continues to lead the way in multimedia
development by providing developers with hardware-independent technologies
for writing and porting applications to a new hardware-agnostic, multimedia
platform. Amiga Anywhere powered with intent from the Tao Group, enables
applications to run unchanged on a broad range of processors including
ARM, StrongARM, Intel X-Scale, OMAP, MIPS, Intel x86, Motorola 68K, and
Hitachi SH. It can run hosted on a wide variety of operating systems including
Windows CE .NET, Windows 9x, 2000, and XP. Amiga Anywhere applications
can be purchased online at www.shopamiga.com
Amiga is based in Snoqualmie, Wash. For more information, call 425-396-5660
or visit www.amiga.com (ps)
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Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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ARC 2002 News: New hardware vendor "Creative Development"
The recently founded company Creative Development
will presumably show a
new USB card called Ultrabus for classic Amiga computers at the AMIGA + RETRO COMPUTING 2002
show at the booth of Vesalia. "Ultrabus" has got four USB ports and can
be used in Zorro Amigas as well as on the clockport of an Amiga 1200. In
Zorro mode, a flash memory with 512k capacity can hold the complete USB
stack, so USB devices are available right after a cold boot. This enables
booting from USB storage devices.
(ps)
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02.Dec.2002
Mariusz Wloczysiak (E-Mail)
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Elbox: Mediator PCI 4000Di sales begins
The first batch of the Mediator PCI 4000Di busboards for Amiga 4000
in the standard desktop case is available from today.
To find the distributor near you or to order directly from our on-line
store please go to our Where To Buy section.
If you would like to buy Mediator PCI 4000Di in AMIGA+RETRO Computing 2002,
book it in Vesalia (order@vesalia.de) as soon as possible, as the number
of boards for sale on the show is limited. A special FREE Mediator T-shirt
is reserved for everyone who buys Mediator PCI 4000Di during the show.
The detailed specification of the Mediator PCI 4000Di: see the
product page. (ps)
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02.Dec.2002
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Workbench gallery Update
The Workbench gallery on the Amiga Future homepage was updated.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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02.Dec.2002
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark started new Amiga forum
Jan Andersen:
Today we have started a new service for you all, and that is the new
"Virus Help Team Forum". Here you can write and ask about Amiga viruses
or anti-virus programs, or you can even help other Amiga users with
problems, that might not be caused by virus, who knows, that is up to
all of you. We will check the forum as much as we can, to help you out
if you have any problems with viruses or anti-virus programs on your
Amiga. You can find a link to the "VHT Forum" here:
http://home4.inet.tele.dk/vht-dk/amiga/news.htm.
(ps)
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Mariusz Wloczysiak (E-Mail)
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Elbox: New driver for Spider USB 2.0 High-Speed card
The SpiderUP 1.11 update for the Spider USB 2.0 High-Speed card has been
made available today.
Changes in usb.device ver.1.11: - speed improvements
The usb.device 1.11 requires the Poseidon stack ver.1.31 as a minimum.
Info on the current versions is available in the DOWNLOADS |
Mediator section. (ps)
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02.Dec.2002
Mariusz Wloczysiak (E-Mail)
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Elbox: MediatorUP 3.6 & MM CD UP 1.20
The MediatorUP 3.6 update for Mediator PCI 3/4000T, Mediator PCI 4000D,
Mediator PCI 4000, Mediator PCI 3000D, Mediator PCI 1200 SX,
Mediator PCI 1200, Mediator PCI ZIV and for the newest Mediator
model--Mediator PCI 4000Di has been made available today.
The update includes the new version of: · Voodoo.card driver
Changes:
Voodoo.card driver ver. 2.19 - improved quality of the display
generated by VSA-100 (Voodoo 4/5)
The MM CD 1.19 update for the users of Mediator PCI 3/4000T,
Mediator PCI 4000D, Mediator PCI 4000, Mediator PCI 3000D,
Mediator PCI 1200 SX, Mediator PCI 1200, Mediator PCI ZIV
and Mediator PCI 4000Di busboards, who are registered owners of
the Mediator Multimedia CD has been released today.
The update includes the new version of: · Voodoo.card driver
Changes:
Voodoo.card driver ver. 4.19 - improved quality of the display
generated by VSA-100 (Voodoo 4/5)
Info on the current versions is available in DOWNLOADS |
Mediator
section. (ps)
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02.Dec.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Lotto / BabeAnoid News / Aqua-Demo
BabeAnoid:
Many of you will still remember the demo version of the Breakout clone
"BabeAnoid" by Richard Fhager. After he stopped the development due
to disappointing feedback, I am pleased to be able to announce that the work was taken up again and even an other PD
game will be developed. Richard Fhager is among other things well-known as the author of games
like "Dawn video Poker", "Titris", "Spaceball2000". I can
appeal only again and again to you to send a short E-Mail to the
developers if you like one of the mentioned programs!
Aqua - Demoversion Light
A new demo version of the adventure "Aqua" is now available. This playable
demo (9MB) contains no animations and intros.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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Stefan Ruppert (ANF)
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Tool: UniView V40.9 Update, SDK dtwindow.class
Stefan Ruppert:
After some time of beeing away from the Amiga (due to time lacking and
defective hardware) I have found the time to release a small update for the MultiView replacement program UniView. This update does not add any additional functionality. The following modifications were
made:
- Some adjustments and smaller optimizations in dtwindow.class.
- Documentation adapted.
- UniView is Shareware without restrictions. Fee US 10$ or 10 EURO.
- Documentation of dtwindow.class created.
- SDK dtwindow.class
P.S.: The server is connected via DSL, thus please do not expect fast
downloads... Additionally I would like to publish my Amiga programs
and also source codes on my server. However this can take some time...
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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02.Dec.2002
Andreas Kürzinger (ANF)
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Mail program: New developer version of YAM 2.4-dev [ 020 ] BETA
Since yesterday there is a new developer version 2.4 of the
mail program YAM available, which is now available as Open Source. This
version is a version in development, which possibly still contains
a lot of bugs. There will be no warranty or support by the
developer team. Inquiries to developer versions by E-Mail remain
likewise unanswered. Use it on own danger!
The changes made can be found in this document. Additional information can be found at the Yamos SourceForge-homepage.
Download: YAM24Dev.lzx
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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01.Dec.2002
Amiga Future
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Emulator: MAME V0.60 for MorphOS
Fabien Coeurjoly has released version V0.60 of his port of the Multi Arcade
Machine Emulator 'MAME' for MorphOS. The
following changes have been implemented, compared to the previous version:
- New: Publication of the MorphOS specific source code
- New: AHI sound support
- Change: Slightly accelerated gfx output
Beside version V0.60, MAME V0.37b16 with AHI support is available for download.
This also supports a colour depth of 8 bits, while MAME V0.60 works only with
a colour depth of 16 bits.
Further information on the emulator are accessible through the title link.
Download:
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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01.Dec.2002
Oliver "Bladerunner" Hummel (ANF)
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Emulator: Bernd Meyer of Amithlon fame calls it quits
Visitors to www.amithlon.net will have
noticed that the site has been closed.
In his statement Bernd Meyer is giving the reason for taking this step, and
that he will stop working on Amithlon and its potential successor Amithlon V2
aka Berniethlon, aka Umilator. (sd) (Translation: cb)
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01.Dec.2002
AmigaArt
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GoldED Studio AIX: GoldED barebone package, service pack #4
Already on November, 28th 2002 had the editor 'GoldED' been released in a special
barebone version as well as had been the service pack #4 for GoldED Studio AIX been released.
GoldED Barebones:
The new GoldED Barebones package is a GoldED AIX distribution reduced to the
bare essentials at an attractive price, with the added bonus of
CygnusED-inspired configuration.
GoldED Studio AIX:
Service pack 4 is now available for registered users. Major new feature is the
integration with gcc. This update is only available in form of a replacement CD
due to the enormous increase in size after adding gcc (67 MB were added since the
last version). Price: 10 EUR.
(sd) (Translation: wk)
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01.Dec.2002
AmigaArt
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AmigaOne: screenshots from Istanbul with Linux
At AmigaArt have screenshots from Istanbul of an AmigaOne G3 SE (PPCBoot revision) running under Debian Linux PPC 3.0 been released.
The photos show: Debian 3.0 PPC with KDE2 and Gnome 1.4,
Sin by Activision (port done by Hyperion) as LinuxPPC demo version, Mozilla 1.0 and UAE LinuxPPC.
The release of further photos has been announced.
(sd) (Translation: wk)
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Amiga Future
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TV: AmithlonTV Beta 177
On 1st December 2002, the beta version 177 of 'AmithlonTV' has been released.
This is a driver package which allows the use of TV cards under Amithlon.
TVWatch is a small and easy to use example of a TV application which offers all
features needed for the setup of TV and radio. Compared to version 166, the
following changes have been made:
AmithlonTV Beta 177:
This is a special test version for users experiencing audio problems with TV
cards with the msp3xxx audio chip.
Test results about the function of all audio sources (SVHS, FBAS, Tuner) may be
sent to the AmithlonTV developers.
AmithlonTV Beta 170:
New VHI-Studio driver offering Multi-Channel support and also supporting all
other features of AmithlonTV and VHI-Studio.
Some small bug fixes.
New audio_msptest.lib which is automatically loaded for bug hunting. All users
with audio problems are kindly asked to establish and activate all external and
internal audio connections and carry out the following test.
- CD player/Audio source as input.
- Start TVWatch, open channel settings
- Switch Audio input to all available types.
- Report each working Audio output.
Download: AmithlonTV_Beta177.lha
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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KDH News (ANF)
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USB: 'Thankyou' to all USB HIGHWAY owners
KDH Datentechnik writes:
"On the occasion of the Amiga und Retro Messe in Aachen, E3B and KDH
would like to thank the owners of the USB card HIGHWAY. With your
purchase you have been supporting an innovative product on the Amiga Classic.
As a small thankyou we are offering the owners of the HIGHWAY card the chance
to win a NORWAY Ethernet card. At the Amiga und Retro Messe on 07/08
December in Aachen we will draw a winner on both show days.
Prerequisite for the participation in the prize drawing is that the
registration card for the USB HIGWAY card has been filled out, sent in and has
been received by us. All registration cards received by us until 6th December
2002 are eligible.
All decisions are final. The draw will be carried out by KDH Datentechnik and E3B." (sd) (Translation: cb)
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01.Dec.2002
KDH News (ANF)
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ARC 2002 News: KDH Datentechnik show news
KDH Datentechnik write:
"KDH Datentechnik will be present at this year's Amiga und Retro Messe
in Aachen with a sales and demo booth.
E3B will be presenting the USB cards SUBWAY and HIGHWAY, as well
as the Ethernet module NORWAY live at our booth, and give you a survey
over which USB devices you are able to use on your Classic Amiga. The newest
POSEIDON Software (THE Amiga USB software standard by Chris Hodges)
will naturally also be present, and will be included as a full version with the
products HIGHWAY and SUBWAY.
Experience how the USB cards SUBWAY and HIGHWAY connect your Classic Amiga with
the newest developments on the computer market. Furthermore we are offering you
to try out your USB devices directly on our USB boards and have all open
questions answered by the USB cards' developer, Michael Böhmer.
Of course we will be offering attractive bundles of all USB boards with other
USB products for purchase at our booth.
Further Demo and sales highlights at the KDH booth:
The Amiga One will be presented by our Austrian partner 'Point Design'
Jürgen Schober, who will also gladly answer all questions regarding the AmigaOne.
Pegasos boards will be available in sufficient quantities for sale (this
joyous piece of news was received from Bill Buck of Thendic France
just in time for the show). All Pegasos boards will be delivered and sold by
KDH with the SE version of the new game 'Tales of Tamar'. The full
version of 'Tales of Tamar' will also be offered at our sales booth, and can be
viewed in full action at Eternity's booth.
All products by individual Computers will be available from us.
Especially noteworthy are above all the new 'Catweasel Flipper' and the
new 'X-Surf-2' Ethernet card.
Apart from all that we are offering the complete Amiga product pallette at
attractive show prices, including an antiquarian department.
As we also have MAC products in our product line, we will also offer a
wide range of MAC software at fantastic show prices.
Come to Aachen for the meeting of all friends of the Amiga, show your support
for the Amiga. Get to know likeminded Amiga friends, or meet old acquaintances
and talk shop about your favourite hobby, the Amiga. We will do our best to
make the event a success for the Amiga. Please help with your visit.
We are looking forward to seeing you there.
Yours
Horbach family
KDH Datentechnik"
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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01.Dec.2002
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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Vector tracer: GUI for autotrace completed
Carsten Siegner writes:
"Today I have completed the 'Final GUI' for autotracer.
Autotracer is a very fast vector tracer for 68k (faster than XTrace!!) and
knows lots of different input and output formats:"
Input formats (a.o.):
AVI Microsoft Audio/Visual Interleaved
BMP Microsoft Windows bitmap image
EPDF Encapsulated Portable Document Format
EPI Adobe Encapsulated PostScript Interchange format
EPS Adobe Encapsulated PostScript
GIF CompuServe graphics interchange format
HTTP Uniform Resource Locator (http://)
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group JFIF format
JPG Joint Photographic Experts Group JFIF format
MPEG MPEG Video Stream
PCL Page Control Language
PDF Portable Document Format
PICT Apple Macintosh QuickDraw/PICT
PNG Portable Network Graphics
PNM Portable anymap
PPM Portable pixmap format (color)
PS3 Adobe Level III PostScript
RLA Alias/Wavefront image
SGI Irix RGB image
SHTML Hypertext Markup Language and a client-side image map
SVG Scalable Vector Gaphics
TIFF Tagged Image File Format
YUV CCIR 601 4:1:1 or 4:2:2
Output formats (a.o.):
eps Encapsulated PostScript
ai Adobe Illustrator
svg Scalable Vector Graphics
fig XFIG 3.2
swf Shockwave Flash 3
mif FrameMaker MIF format
pdf PDF format
dr2d IFF DR2D format
"As autotrace can do pdf, ai or dr2d, it's excellently usable for Pagestream,
Drawstudio or Apdf.
However, you need a certain degree of understanding of tracing settings for the
use of 'Vectormaker', as there are loads of options.
I have made it available for download on my home page."
Download: Vectormaker.lzx
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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01.Dec.2002
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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ARC 2002: DJK/VFL Giesenkirchen sponsored by Thendic&BPlan
Press announcement re ARC 2002:
"The DJK/VFL Giesenkirchen's football team, which is sponsored by Thendic
and BPlan, will attend the AMIGA + RETRO COMPUTING on Sunday, 8th December
2002. We are wishing the team the best of luck for the match against the TuS
Wickrath, which will take place on 7th December."
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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01.Dec.2002
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: New prize draw
Andreas Magerl writes:
"As of today, a new prize draw is online on the Amiga Future home page.
In order to win the full version of EaSys, you only have to send in your charts
to the editors.
http://www.amigafuture.de/interactive/verlosung.php"
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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01.Dec.2002
freecd (E-Mail)
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freeCD: Almost Real, Digital Postcard System, Racer
With 'Almost Real - The Directors Cut' (Amiga), a new CD has been released in
the freeCD series. The 'Digital Postcard System' (WWW) allows deferred sending
of holiday cards, and the CD 'Racer' (Linux, Mac, Windows) is announced for
February 2003. In case of enough interest, a port of this car simulation to
Amiga systems is possible.
Almost Real - The Directors Cut (Amiga)
This CD contains flight simulations and further material on the theme of
flying. In this version, the flight simulation 'flightcontrol' has been added.
Additionally there are now paper models of various military aircraft as well as
photos of the Airbus A320 and the Ju52.
Digital Postcard System (WWW)
This system allows to write the holiday cards already before leaving and later
have them sent automatically by the computer.
Photos of Argentine, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Belgium, animals, general
places as well as greeting cards are included.
Furthermore, own photos may be uploaded.
Racer (Linux, Mac, Windows)
'Racer' is a simulation for cars, which very accurately simulates different
cars from the domains classics, race cars and street cars. The cars can be
tested on tracks like Indianapolis and Le Mans.
Expected release date for this CD is February 2003 for Linux, Mac and Windows.
AmigaOS and MorphOS developers interested in a conversion are welcome and may
contact freeCD.
Further information on the products as well as supply sources are accessible
through the title link.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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01.Dec.2002
AmiATLAS Development Team (E-Mail)
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Route planner: AmiATLAS 6 - new version for ARC 2002
The AmiATLAS Development Team writes:
"A new version of AmiATLAS 6 will be released for the Aachen show!
Although over the last months most of the remaining Amiga users have been very
reserved in their purchase behaviour, probably not least of all hoping for new
hardware, work on AmiATLAS 6 has been going on continuously...
For the show, a new edition will be released with fully updated (as per 4th
quarter 2002) and expanded data stock. Now, among other things, with the most
current touristic information and some more, like infos about number plates of
all supported countries.
That's an increase of about 200%, compared to the old version!
Not forgetting the updated map material, e.g. Germany now with the complete
Autobahn network with all clearances until end of 2002!
In the program itself, lots of reported bugs have been fixed and some
optimisations implemented, and of course, as far as possible, some users'
wishes realised. Supported languages now are German, English, French and
Italian.
The new version of AmiATLAS 6 including new improved cover design has already
been shipped in sufficient quantities to KDH Datentechnik and IOSPIRIT for sale
at the show. APC & TCP will also have some copies.
Due to organisational reasons, updates can only be shipped shortly after the
show. And of course, as always, only to registered users of AmiATLAS 6.
Please mail requests or wishes to:
AmiATLAS@gmx.net"
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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30.Nov.2002
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark is finally back ...
Good news all. The VHT-DK website is ready and will be up in about 3 hours.
All the pages has been updated, and are ready to be used. Nice to be back and
do some antivirus work. Please all send me any new viruses or trojan that you
might fall over. Thanks for your great support in the last few months!!!!
And another great thing has happend to VHT. After almost 15 years of fighting and
hunting virus the Virus Help Team has finally been nominated for our work at the
"Amiga Award 2002 Extra - Nominees". Please all go and vote for VHT, it would
be nice if VHT could get this award.
The link is: amiga-award.org
Thanks all....
(ps)
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30.Nov.2002
Andreas Falkenhahn (E-Mail)
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Multimedia authoring system: Hollywood Screenshots - JP Credits & Senso
Today I have published screenshots that show a remake of the Jurassic Park
credits done with Hollywood and a game called Senso (a software version of the
popular board game Senso). The screenshots show again the extremely wide
ranged functionality of Hollywood: You can do everything from the simple
credits roll to the complete game. The only limit is your creativity. (ps)
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30.Nov.2002
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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RiscPC: New computers for the Acorn fans
The one or the other perhaps remembers the RiscPCs based on ARM/StrongARM processors built by the Acorn company.
The manufacturer changed some years ago its name to Element 14 and abandonned the further develoment of its desktop computers. The rights for the operating system "RiscOS" now belong to the company
RiscOS Ltd.
RiscOS compatible computers are produced by smaller independant British manufacturers like Castle or MicroDigital.
As OSNews
report, is on the "Midlands RISC OS Show" the iyonix PC sold for the first time; priced at 1299,- UKP it offers the following features:
- Totally new motherboard design
- 80321 XScale 32-bit ARM processor. This processor runs at 600MHz and is a system-on-a-chip, containing all the necessary interface electronics for things like PCI under the hood.
- RISC OS 5 in FlashROM (Rewritten for 32 bit, equivalent to RISC OS 4.02 with added fun including updated font manager with unicode support and new icon set too)
- 128MB 64-bit DDR RAM for high speed access at 200MHz
- UDMA 80GB Hard Drive
- Support for industry standard interfaces:
- 2 64-bit PCI slots, 2 32-bit PCI slots
- 4 USB 1.1 sockets
- 2 RS232 serial ports
- 10/10/1000baseT networking port
- Dedicated high performance graphics card, nVidia GeForce2 MX400 (up to 2048x1536 in 16 million colours)
- CD quality 16-bit Soundblaster support
- CD-ReWriter (48x speed)
- 240 Watt PSU with two near-silent fans
- Wide range of bundled 32-bit software: Writer+ (word processor with enhanced Word import and export), Fireworkz (spreadsheet with Excel import and export), Oregano 2 (web browser), Messenger Lite (email client), PDF (for reading PDF files), Zool (game), CDBurn (CD writer). Also, USB printing support.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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30.Nov.2002
JTs Homepage
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Spiel: ADOM version 1.1.1 for Amiga and Windows
On the website of Jochen Terstiege you can find Amiga ports
of the game ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) for the different
68k processor types, for PPC and also for Windows (beta) in version 1.1.1.
The game has been developed by Thomas Biskup. Further information can be found following the title link.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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30.Nov.2002
Nico Barbat (E-Mail)
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ARC 2002 News: Amiga Award 2002
Large acts must be celebrated on a grand scale. As of December 2002 the
German print magazin AMIGAplus and varyingly partners are assigning the
annual Amiga Award. With this price elected representatives of the
Amiga-community are awarded for special achievements during the last
12 months at a time.
The laureates of the Amiga Award 2002 will be honored at the AMIGA +
Retro Computing in Aachen, Germany, on 7 December 2002.
Take part in the elections!
Express your Thanks with us to all Amiga developers out there once in a year!
The elections will be put together by one third of these parties: Firstly you as an active or inactive Amiga user, secondly selected representatives of the community and thirdly the editorial staff of AMIGAplus. So you have the opportunity to take part in the appointment of the Amiga Award 2002 laureates!
Among all participants of the election we draw prices in the value of over 1000 Euro, among them one Amiga 1200/060 sponsored by eXpreSystems as well as various games and applications. The winners among the users will be announced on December 20th, 2002.
Participation conclusion is December 6th, 2002, at 15:00 CET. The course of law is excluded as always.
Amiga Award 2002 - Nominees
Please specify a candidate, who (from your point of view) distinguished himself by an innovative product or another special achievement in the year 2002 and who pushed the Amiga one step forward by this action.
The award in this category is sponsored by falkemedia.
AudioLabs (ProStationAudio)
- bplan GmbH (Pegasos)
- Bernd Meyer & Harald Frank (Amithlon)
- E3B - Michael Böhmer (Highway)
- Eternity Computer (Tales of Tamar)
- Eyetech (AmigaOne)
- Grasshopper LLC (PageStream)
- Hyperion Entertainment (Freespace u.a.)
- IOSPIRIT (fxSCAN u.a.)
- ZeoNeo (Planet Zed)
Amiga Award 2002 Extra - Nominees
Additionally to the main category Amiga Award we are assigning the alternating Amiga Award Extra. This year a person or group representing the software developer community (shareware/freeware) shall be honored.
The award in this category is endowed by 250,- Euro and realized in this year by the financial support of Genesi, a fusion of Thendic-France S.A.R.L. and bPlan GmbH.
- AmiATLAS-Team (AmiATLAS)
- AWeb-Team (AWeb)
- Chris Hodges (Poseidon)
- Gabriele Greco (SDL)
- ScummVM-Team (ScummVM)
- SixK (diverse Portierungen)
- VHT-DK-Team (Anti-Viren-Software)
- WHDLoad-Team (WHDLoad)
- WinUAE-Team (WinUAE)
- YAM-Team (YAM)
Amiga Award 2002 - Free elections
- Best Amiga hardware 2002
- Best Amiga software 2002
- Best Amiga game 2002
(ps)
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30.Nov.2002
ANN
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TTEngine 5.2 released
TTEngine is a text rendering environment basing on TrueType Font for
AmigaOS. The version 5.2 can be downloaded from the homepage of TTEngine. The new version has the following new features:
- Fixed UTF-16BE and UTF-32BE encodings, now byte order mark ($0000FEFF) is skipped properly.
- Added low endian (UTF-16LE and UTF-32LE) and auto detect (UTF-16 and UTF-32) Unicode encodings.
- Added UTF-8 encoding (conforming to RFC 2279).
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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30.Nov.2002
Petra Struck
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ARC 2002 News: AmigaOne will be shown
After it was clear that neither Amiga Inc., nor Eyetech and Hyperion
Entertainment will present the new AmigaOne at the AMIGA + RETRO
COMPUTING 2002, we started thinking about how to get an AmigaOne to
the show anyway.
The solution is an offer from Computer City.
Owner Ron van Herk provides his own AmigaOne, and the members of the
Amiga-Club im BTX & Internet
will do the presentation.
The computer on display is an AmigaOneSE-G3 with 750CXe 600 MHz CPU,
equipped with 128 MB SDRAM PC133 and an ATI Radeion 7000 64 MB SDR
VGA graphics card with TV-Out, and of course the Cherry
Cybo@rd-keyboard that's being sold by Computer City. The operating
system installed is only a Suse LinuxPPC 7.3, but it'll give an
impression of the hardware. (ps)
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29.Nov.2002
(ANF)
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Unofficial G-REX PCI homepage
There is a new website to the topic "G-REX PCI" which you can access under the title link.
You will be informed about products and software and there is also a
discussion board and a mailing list.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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29.Nov.2002
(ANF)
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First picture of ColdFire V4 CPU-card for Amiga
There is a picture of a very early prototype of a ColdFire V4 turbo card for the Amiga 4000
in the news section of amiga-coldfire.de (title link).
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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29.Nov.2002
KDH News (ANF)
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KDH Advent calendar 2002
This year there is the annual Advent calendar at "KDH Datentechnik" again. We will offer you each day
until 24th December 2002 a very special Advent offer. You can daily expect a special Amiga highlight.
All offers will be valid for three days.
We wish you a good Advent time and hope many visitors will come to the Amiga fair in Aachen to our
stand.
Günter Horbach
KDH Datentechnik
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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29.Nov.2002
(ANF)
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Homepage for demofreaks
For those ones who like current demos, intros, diskmags, slideshows and packs there is a new homepage
where you can easily look for current releases. The site has been created in the Amiga BBS-software Fame
design but novices will also get on well with it after a short time.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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29.Nov.2002
IOSPIRIT (ANF)
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IOSPIRIT: fxPAINT V2.0 demo galleries
Due to numerous requests, we have decided to put online two
demo galleries created with fxPAINT 2.0. The
first gallery
uses the dropshadow-skin and slideshow- and fxCARD-options were
activated. A second gallery
has been created without the use of skins. We hope you enjoy the two demos!
fxPAINT 2.0 can only be preordered until 9th of December 2002 at a reduced
price of only 79,00 EUR (89,99 EUR previously).
(ps)
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29.Nov.2002
Patrick Jung (ANF)
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Amigabest Updated
Amigabest, the website on which Patrick Jung kept busy with Amithlon, has
been updated and refurbished with new graphics and Amiga news. The
website is available in French and in English. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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29.Nov.2002
Björn Dehmel (ANF)
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PC-Magazin Reports on Amiga
PC-Magazin [refers to German edition -dm] reports in its January, 2003 issue on page 15 under the heading New AmigaOne Platform - OS4 Will be Delivered Afterwards about the new AmigaOne.
In this article (which will only appear in the print magazine) it is reported that Eyetech wants to bring the AmigaOne to market before the end of 2002. It is further reported that two mainboards, the AmigaOne GS-SE and the AmigaOne XE will operate under Linux because Amiga OS4 is not ready yet. Additionally it's explained that the boards are based on PPC G3 CPU, are fitted with PC133 SDRAM, work with the VIA-Southbridge 82C686B, but of all things only four USB-1.1 ports will be supported. It is thoroughly described that over two AGP, one 66-MHz-PCI and three 33-MHz-PCI cards may be inserted. Towards the end of the article the different CPUs and pricing are discussed, and in the article it is said to be unclear when Amiga OS4 will appear, at which point Eyetech suggests that the software could be delivered by the end of the year, or the beginning of 2003 at the latest.
A picture is shown in which part of a mainboard with a PowerPC CPU may be seen. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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28.Nov.2002
M. Lueck (ANF)
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GRex Petition: Results So Far
M. Lueck:
Today at 10 pm we had in total 256 entries. This list of names was given to DCE and Thendic-France (Bill Buck).
T. Mangold (aka TriMa) and I sincerely thank everyone who participated by signing the petition. We hope now that the gentlemen give it some consideration.
The petition is being continued and we will provide the additional names at a later date. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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28.Nov.2002
VMC Harald Frank (ANF)
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New AmithlonTV Beta 161, FAQ and GUI-Screenshots online
In the version AmithlonTV_Beta161.lzx
changes are some fixes to Installer Script and fix of small problem
that could only happen on systems with less than 2 tv-card or non-existent
channel list prefs :) You can simply download the new Beta from our Download
section or click just here on it's link name.
Finally we made the
AmithlonTV-FAQ
section up and ready and added some interresting question/answers that was
suggested inside of some comments on various Amiga related newssites.
In screenshot section
we added pictures of our current GUI, so that people can get some idea about how
it looks like from the user interface side.
Have alot of fun with it :)
(ps)
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28.Nov.2002
Michael Böhmer (ANF)
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USB Card: SUBWAY Update
SUBWAY will be delivered after a short delay. Unfortunately due to the adapting of SUBWAY to the new Xsurf II things were delayed a bit. So now SUBWAY will be shipped with the latest Poseidon-Update - so HID Classes and improvements are already in there :)
For anyone who would like to have a look at the installation before having the detailed instructions, have a look here and you will see a few helpful (hopefully) pictures that may clarify things for any coming questions. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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28.Nov.2002
beauty (ANF)
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New Logos for the most popular programs
There are some new logos for Frying Pan, Yam, VirtualCD, Mp3 to CDDA etc.
on my homepage. (ps)
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28.Nov.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: OctaMED Soundstudio Notification and Poll
Olaf Köbnik:
After Amiga Arena was able to make possible the further development of the beloved route planner "AmiATLAS," and until today the free release of many shareware programs, we are very happy to share with you that another valuable part of Amiga software history will be further developed as we move into the future.
Through so far positive talks I succeeded in convincing RBF Software (Ray Burt Frost) that "OctaMED SoundStudio" for the Amiga should be further developed.
The sources are already in the possession of possible future developers for a closer look. After evaluating considerations and market conditions and the last contractual agreements of both parties the advancement of the development should proceed as quickly as possible.
To identify bugs in the short term and add new functions in the future everyone is requested to send reports and suggestions on these subjects Amiga Arena or alternately you could post these in the news forum of our partner site amiga-news.de.
Please share with me in this interest for further development of OctaMED, all your experiences and wishes!
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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28.Nov.2002
Andreas Just (ANF)
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Amiga Complete without Software for Tax Clarifications?
Andreas Just:
I got the following mail from Fa. Olufs yesterday (shortened):
Your update of the income tax program for 2002 is ready. All legal changes including the tax effects of the Riester pension. The self-printed forms are of good quality and the price has not been changed.
[snip ...]
Note to Amiga and Atari customers: we had to shutter this enterprise, but you'll have a lot of joy with the Windows version.
On the homepage there is no direct notice given, except that no updates are available for Amiga. It is such a shame to lose another program. (ps)
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28.Nov.2002
Thomas Frieden (ANF)
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False OS4 Beta Possibly a Trojan
In the last few days a so-named Amiga OS4 beta has popped up. It is anything but a real beta version. An investigation revealed that the program gives out a series of messages and pictures from WoASE that have been childishly altered.
It is unknown if the program also tries to harm one's data, therefore we wish to warn everybody to avoid running it. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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28.Nov.2002
Chris Hodges (E-Mail)
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USB-Stack: Poseidon Update V1.32
Dear Poseidon Users,
some time has passed since I spoke to you the last time with good news, but
it tastes best, when you don't expect it. So let's get right to the goodies:
- The HID class is finally in a state that allows a release. Try it, you'll
love it :) There's now full support for wheels (as many as you have) and
any special key on the keyboard. Tablets are supported aswell (as long as
they're confirming to the HID specs). Some features are still missing,
but I don't think they'll hurt you right now. Just one thing: Please read
the docs. There's about 20KB of it for the hid.class alone, and don't be
offended, when I'll just reply with RTFM to some of your queries.
- This is only for the underpriviledged Highway/Subway-Users: The driver
has been optimized a bit and now allows reading in data at a speed that
is very much comparable to a certain PCI solution (at least if you've got
a fast machine).
- Trident has been updated. It now supports so-called forced bindings. This
allows you to fix an interface or an device to a certain class. Use with
care. But it comes in handy with the new...
- Rawwrap.class. Yes, this is a wrapper class that makes it possible to
speak to an USB interface through a standard exec device (usbraw.device).
This class can be used for BetaScan. It might also work with SpitFire
and some other programs.
- Some more options and workarounds for the massstorage.class were added.
- Heaps of bugs were fixed. Thanks to all those users who reported them.
The update can be downloaded from http://www.platon42.de/poseidon.html as
usually.
(ps)
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28.Nov.2002
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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ARC 2002 News: Jeri Ellsworth's flight confirmed
United/Lufthansa has confirmed Jeri Ellsworth's flight today. The young American
has become the star of the 8-bit scene with her C-One design. She will present
the Commodore One for the first
time in Europe at the AMIGA + RETRO COMPUTING 2002.
The new computer can be turned into nearly any home computer of the 80s, and
its reconfigurable hardware is a revolution in computer technology for home
use. Unfortunately, the board will not be for sale at the fair, because the
design has been improved to be even more flexible only a few days before
production start. The new date for production start is now January 2nd, 2003. (ps)
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28.Nov.2002
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future Urgently Needs a Layout Person
The print magazine 'Amiga Future' is urgently seeking a new layout person. This new person should have the necessary hardware and software, and experience.
Amiga Future is a non-profit project. This means that collected funds, which are counted, are divided between the editors and the layout person. The publication itself doesn't earn anything.
So the layout person doesn't work for nothing... but he or she surely won't get rich! Interested layout people may apply as soon as possible to redaktion@amigafuture.de
or better give us a call 0174/9197036 (24h).
Because of this problem we aren't sure when the issue #39 of Amiga Future will be published.
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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27.Nov.2002
Guido Mersmann (E-Mail)
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AmithlonTV homepage online
Guido Mersmann:
We're proud to present you the new AmithlonTV. For all those out there who never
heard about AmithlonTV here is a small summary:
The original AmithlonTV was made by Michael Ulbrich in the beginning 2002. Due a
lack of time I took over his project and started a complete new AmithlonTV
in June 2002. In the beginnig of November the hardest part was done.
Well, now at the end of November I came to a point, where I need more
information about the cards out there. So here it is: The new AmithlonTV!
I made AmithlonTV for you, so I need your help to support all the cards out
there. My personal card is already full supported! Your job, if you take em, is
to test AmithlonTV with a TV card available and send me debug information. I
need detailed information on the used card (name, vendor, internal and external
connectors ...) and the used chips on the card. It's also required to send in
the "AmithlonTV/Libs/TVCard_CardData/Autoconfig.card" file, which will be created
when running the tool TVCardSetup. When you're able to use Windows it would be
very helpful, if you could start "btspy" to create a setup logfile, which is also
available on the AmithlonTV homepage in the Support/Download section.
On the AmithlonTV homepage you can also find a hardware list containing all
tested cards. With your help this list will grow rapidly within the next weeks.
99% of the listed cards should at least deliver a picture on all available video
inputs.
There is also a new mailing list
"AmithlonTV" for AmithlonTV specific discussion available on our homepage.
(ps)
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27.Nov.2002
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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Eyetech: A Few Clarifications and Explanations about the AmigaOne
On the AmigaOne mailing list Alan Redhouse (Eyetech) talked about a few points (click on the title link for the full email) that
were not clear until now:
The AmigaOneG3-SE will be delivered without an AMR (Audio-Modem-Riser) card, because Eyetech couldn't get any at
reasonable prices. AmigaOne Customers who buy an SE model must therefore rely on external modems and a PCI soundcard
instead of the integrated AMR slot.
Ole-Egil Hvitmyren (one of the AmigaOne testers) has personally developed an AR (Audio Riser) card, without modem. He will
offer these at a "very reasonable" [quotes are Alan Redhouse's] price.
The Amiga One-XE motherboards are not affected by this: they don't have an AMR slot, the audio output goes directly out on
this model.
Work is occuring on a list of hardware that has been tested with the Amiga One. It was stated that to use this stuff under
OS 4 is going to require Amiga drivers, so pay attention to what Hyperion says about it.
The "Earlybird" systems will come with an installation diskette and a minimal version of SUSE Linux. Additionally provided are
UAE and a licensed Amiga Kickstart ROM image.
The Escena PCI cards that were to allow the AmigaOne to access the custom chips of an attached A1200 motherboard are
considered by Eyetech to be "probably not existent," because no information about the current status of the cards could be
obtained from Escena.
Update: (26.07.2014, cg)
A complete copy of Alan Redhouse's mail (added since the Original has been moved elsewhere by Yahoogroups apparently):
Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.20021127140602.01ffd840@192.168.1.5>
An: amigaone@yahoogroups.com
Von: Eyetech Group Ltd
Datum: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 14:39:40 +0000
Betreff: Re: [amigaone] Some answers
> > > The AMR 'was' there in May, now gone!
> >
> > The answer was "this has still not been decided yet". That's not the same
> > as
> > "is gone". I agree that the answer was late and is far from being
> > satisfying, but I don't see a need to start panicking
After having some feedback from the A1 dev list the AMR card issue has now
been decided.
The G3-SE boards will not come with an AMR riser card as we have not been
able to source these at a sensible price. However Ole-Egil is rolling into
production soon with and audio-only in/out card for the AMR slot and those
AmigaOneG3-SE purchasers that want one will be able to buy one directly
from him ad a very reasonable price. (If we were to sell them then the
additional margin, VAT and shipping that we would have to add would mean
that it would have to cost considerably more to the end user). However the
G3-SE boards will be shipped with (small, quiet) cpu fans and modified ATX
I/O backplates within the published price (ie ukp360/euro580/usd580 ex-VAT)
which I hope helps.
We did not consider the loss of the modem to be too important as most Amiga
users will have external modems - or ethernet broadband connections - anyway
For those that require an entry-level sound card to get going we can supply
the Creative labs Vibra 128 card for UKP10/euro16/usd16 ex VAT.
The production version of the AmigaOne-XE boards (now in manufacture) will
come with an onboard codec etc and audio sockets in the usual positions on
the ATX I/O knockout - and no AMR slot.
A list of tested hardware is being assembled by people on the A1-dev list
and will be made public shortly. Clearly as far as graphics and other
PCI/AGP cards are concerned these should be chosen from the OS4 support
targets, and not just those that are supported by PPCLinux. The Articia
northbridge uses server-type registered RAM and a list of tested, supported
RAM manufacturers/part numbers will also be included. Quite a few
non-registered SDRAM DIMMs will also work, but only as singles (ie you can
only have one slot populated) These also will be available types will be
included on the list as well.
For the 'Earlybird' systems the SuSE Linux PPC installer is now complete
and comes with a licenced UAE PPC + ROM image. We will be shipping bare
boards with this installer disk and a minimal SuSE linux distro, but unless
you are experienced with Linux we recommend that you buy the full SuSE
LinuxPPC distro with 8 CD's and manuals either from us or elsewhere.
Finally we have been unable to find out from Escena what, if any, progress
that they have made on their PCI-A1200 bridge card so I think that it is
fair to assume that this is unlikely to materialise. However the benefits
of that approach - over networking a 1200 to the A1 and using the latter as
a file etc server - are in my view minimal anyway. This is because most
non-retargetable (eg games) software will get no advantage by running on
the G4 (rather than the A1200+accelerator), and the keyboard and monitor
would have needed switching with either approach. We do still have some
Mk4/5 EZTowers available for anyone who would like to have their A1 and
A1200 networked together in the same case.
Hope this helps
Alan (ps) (Translation: dm)
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27.Nov.2002
Golem - IT News
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Golem: Early December a spam Internet archive will be opened
»spamarchive.org would like to support developers to fight against spam
On November the 20th 2002 the website www.spamarchive.org
opened it's doors and gets currently more than 5.000 mails with
spam content daily. The owners of this site want to publish a first
spam archive on December the 6th to support tool developers fighting
against those ad mails.
«
Complete article see title link (German). (ps) (Translation: ub)
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27.Nov.2002
clickBOOM
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clickBOOM: S-FILE 20: HOLIDAY SPIRIT
Nov. 28, 2002
Hi,
We have a major update for Amiga players. Basically, all of our "premium" files that were
available just to the Portal users are now completely free to everyone. Consider it our
gift to you for the holidays.
WE DON'T PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THESE FILES
QUAKE
Happy Holidays,
Sofia
(ps)
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27.Nov.2002
Nowee (E-Mail)
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OverShaker first birthday and contest
It's Overshaker's first
birthday, and we start a workbench grab contest. A good opportunity to
show us your skills! Send us your snaps, with NEW, previously not released
GUIs, at Overshaker@nowee.org.
Best GUIs/themes will be distributed, and the 2 winners will be granted
prizes!
(ps)
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27.Nov.2002
Dietmar Knoll
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Dietmar Knoll: Test Report of AmigaOS XL Expanded
Yesterday, Dietmar Knoll's test report of AmigaOS XL was brought up-to-date in the following points: "The hard-drive:
an overview of the partitions (new: Windows98)."
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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27.Nov.2002
Thomas Würgler (ANF)
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Pagan Games Update
Pagan Games posted an official update on their website today regarding
current and future projects:
27th November 2002 - Hello everyone!
It's been a while since our last update, but here is a report on our
current status.
First of all we might as well get this out of the way - Dafel:
Bloodline is still on hold. It's not cancelled, but we're reconsidering
what the appropriate media for this title is. It is obvious that doing
a version for 68k Amigas would be futile nowadays, yet on the other
hand it would require a serious overhaul to be suitable for the
AmigaOne. We've been considering smaller versions of the game -
installments if you will - on AmigaDE, which would allow users to play
the game both on PDAs and Amigas, once AmigaDE is implemented in
AmigaOS 4. We do have plenty to do with our current projects, though,
so time will tell what happens. One day Dafel: Bloodline will be a
reality, but not just yet. The same goes for Scavengers and Magick by
the way.
What are we doing then? Well, first of all we are working on two
AmigaDE titles. One will be a puzzle/platformer called Quingle and the
other is a straight puzzle game. The latter is as of yet unnamed, but
will be rather different from what you've seen before. We're
progressing quickly on the unnamed title, and hope to have it out very
soon.
Quingle hit a bit of a speed bump some time ago, but is picking up its
pace again. Hopefully we'll have some screenshots for you to look at in
the near future. It is a very nice looking game. It has a old-school
cartoony pixel-style, which has been updated for the 21st century,
combining the best of both worlds.
We're also working on a shoot 'em up project. This is a somewhat
massive project, so it will be some time till it's done. We are
currently developing it with the Dreamcast in mind, thanks to the
excellent publicly available development tools, but we are definitely
interested in seeing it on other platforms as well. AmigaOne could do
with a bit of hardcore shooter action - don't you think? The game has
an unusually interesting story line, highly polished graphics and lots
and lots of action. If you have seen GigaWing 2 or Ikaruga, you know
what I mean when I say action.
Here's hoping that we'll all have shiny new AmigaOnes in the near
future. We want to express our gratitude towards Amiga Inc., for
providing excellent support, Hyperion for doing such an awesome job on
AmigaOS 4 and being generally nice guys, and Eyetech for making the
effort to get the AmigaOne out there to the people.
Sincerely,
Pagan Games
(ps)
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27.Nov.2002
AmiSpaTra
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Meeting: BAP 2002 in Armilla, Spain from 6th to 8th December, 2002
This year's BAP 2002 (Bestial Amiga Party) is taking place from 6th to 8th December, 2002
in Armilla (Granada), Spain. Tickets are 15 euros.
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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27.Nov.2002
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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ARC 2002 News: Ultron presents interesting and new products
ultron AG - successful vendor of
high-quality computer hardware - will present it's product line for the
first time this year at the AMIGA + RETRO COMPUTING 2002 show.
The visitors can see a wide range of computer accessories for all
applications from a small laptop mouse through networking products
to hightech-TFT monitors. The dolby surround sound systems combine
perfectly with the ultron sound cards. Furthermore there are a number
of cases that bring diversification to the grey monotony of computing.
New highlights in the product line are TFT-monitors that combine
hightech-technology with very attractive design. Silver cases make
every desk an eyecatcher. The removable black base enables easy wall
mounting. (ps)
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