• change the main program (no GUI), knowing how to identify if the user clicked a leftout icon, identify the original file from the leftout icon, identify an appicon.
• change the prefs program (Reaction GUI) to add a new feature.

NList:

• Added MUIM_NList_Compare, MUIM_NList_Construct, MUIM_NList_Destruct, MUIM_NList_Display done by sensei.
• When an Button Image Object is given a ShortHelp and the Mouse is positioned over the button, the ShortHelp for that object will be shown, otherwise the Default ShortHelp for the full NList object itself will be shown done by Richard Poser.
• Minor other changes.

• FIXED: Fixed lot of bugs

Download:

• MCC_NList.lha (194K)
• MCC_NListtree.lha (169K)

• Demoskope/Creative Minds
• Snop/Contraz
• Electroluxus/RNO
• Back to planet earth/Kangooroo

• HTTP/1.0 200 OK.
• HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found.
• Rudimentary request logging.
• Built-in directory listing (for dirs without an index document).
• Embedded ARexx command execution.
• Execution of external ARexx scripts (with QueryString as argument).

Kowledge of partition and rigid disc block is required and he/she should know how to mount a data system on AmigaOS.

In addition knowledge of the most important fields of the partition and data system structures is desirable.

Whoever is interested, please contact Ben Hermans at Hyperion.

The most important change is the introduction of the section AmiBlitz2. I hope that CjStroker accept my lack of time and won't ask me twice each day when it will be really full up ;)

The visitors' book is also new. It's not only for the visitors of the BlitzBasic-PC pages but also for all guests who find the AmiBlitz2 section much more interesting. Now you have an opportunity to write down your opinions and complaints.

• Engine 1.03/8 Beta
• SkriptShell 1.11
• IngaCommands 8 German/English
• OrtEditor 1.12
• InutilisGraphics 1.06
• IngaSound extension 1.1 (AHI)
• Documentations

• 195 - Too many babysitters spoil the strip
• 196 - Rabbit treachery
• 197 - For this strip no silicon was used

BlacksEditor may be counted to the best editors, Amiga Arena made a very complete interview with the actual developer Mauro Fontana. The interview is available in German and English.

Changes since 5.4:

• System files report: checks sizes, loads and saves snapshot files, allows any base path.
• Hardware ID viewer: shows extra information.
• Battery-backed RAM editor: converted to ReAction.

The program can be downloaded from the home page of the author. In addition you need the ixemul.library (at least v48, to be found on the home page, too) to run the program.

For those who are not familiar with AudioGalaxy yet:
The AudioGalaxy client owns no GUI (graphical user interface) as it runs only in the background. Just run the program, then create an account at audiogalaxy.com and log in using a web browser. Optionally one can use the frontend FSWatcher by Thomas Igracki.

That's Alan Redhouse of Eyetech, the man behind the AmigaOne. Alan writes for Total Amiga Magazine and in the May issue he reveals exclusive new information on the AmigaOne not seen anywhere else before!

Sadly for Alan, he will have to stay gagged until every copy of Total Amiga Magazine is sold before we let him go.

"Humph, hurrgh!"

Stop the cruelty, free Alan Redhouse, buy a copy of Total Amiga Magazine now.

Total Amiga Magazine is out May 17th and can be purchased from Eyetech and Computer City. Alternatively you can subscribe via Fore-matt home computing and Kicksoft, or from our website http://www.totalamiga.org.

Under the title link one may be awed by the first pictures of USB-Stack Poseidon in alpha version. There is not a lot of informative text on the page, but one can get an idea of the nature and state of the stack from the screenshots.

First mices and keyboards, then cameras (web and digital), hubs, printers and other gizmos can be used and easily configured.

• 09.05.02 new: Ugh! (PlayByte/Ego Software) done by Asman
• 09.05.02 new: North Sea Inferno (Parsec Software) done by Psygore
• 08.05.02 improved: Zone Warrior (Electronic Arts) faster loading
• 08.05.02 new: Lethal Zone (Infernal Byte System) done by Bored Seal
• 08.05.02 improved: Future Shock (Amiga Fun) minor changes
• 06.05.02 improved: The Sword and the Rose (Code Masters) music fixed, packable
• 06.05.02 new: Kamikaze (Codemasters) done by Codetapper
• 06.05.02 improved: Crackdown (U.S.Gold) misc changes
• 06.05.02 improved: Deja Vu (Anarchy) misc fixes
• 04.05.02 new: Warzone (Paradox Software) done by Codetapper

Because of the increased requirements this update may only be used by owners of the appropriate hardware and software (see the homepage for details).

The following features have arrived:

• Hertzsprung-Russel diagram.
• Renewed data banks for parallax data (distancing) and improved stellar information and online infos.
• Animations mode (save) are only still QuickTime or AVI. The animations frames are not shown to scale.
• Reworked toolbar icons from Martin "Mason" Merz.
• New GUI layout.
• Dynamic caching of stellar data, in order to build the cards quicker.
• "Low memory handler" for when memory runs out.

• Completely everything in Glowicons.
• Icon-Info adapted for Ab2 and Co.
• Docs were fully translated into German.
• Remarks in the source codes were partially translated.
• Diverse adaptations were made on a few of the source codes.

A few of the improvements:

• Support for 24bit AIFF/WAV files
• The paths account for the data requester properly
• Better V/U level meter
• The Window for the realtime effects stays open as the effects are used
• Small bugfixes

UnRTF Version 0.18.1 is still in the alpha stage. It is a very complicated tool that may be used to convert RTF data in HTML, LaTeX or Postscript. Up until now tables, fonts, colors, embedded pictures, hyperlinks, line breaks and much more have been supported.

• Graphic output while using OpenGL with configurable sizes/weakness signs and scanlines.
• Full joystick/mouse configuration (full keyboard configuration will be implemented later).
• Elimination of "border bugs" (Superfrog, Exile etc..)
• Internal support of ZIP und GZIP archives.
• Improved support of xdms.exe, now DMS archives may be utilized.

The anonymous mailer Anubis supports WinGate, TSL/SSL connections, anonymous remailer, News Postings and is now in version 2.0.0 available.

Firstly we are still looking for an animation graphics artist! There has been no response after my last claim!! There should be somebody who feels perfect for that!? Secondly there is still need for a colorist for background pictures.

There are detailed descriptions at this site http://www.inutilis.de/software/jobs.html (there you' re able to download example pictures)...

· Animation graphics artist
Ermentrud will have loads of animations (persons). The animation graphics artist's task is to create animations from existing fixed images. Graphics are made within a closed 64 colour palette. For candidacy please send animations of walking, with 8 frames each, made from these fixed images.

So, please send new versions of libraries, datatypes and devs to me via e-mail, or ICQ UIN: 107370055

Supposedly 666 is to contain many untypical twists, and is planned for release for Power-PC Amiga, Mac and Windows in the third quarter of 2003. clickBOOM are still looking for games programmers.

HIGHWAY is a Zorro II USB card and comes with an integrated 4-port-hub. The user has the possibility to connect up to four USB devices without the need for an additional hub. In addition, the HIGHWAY card can be expanded by the new 10Mbit ethernet modul NORWAY without wasting an additional Zorro slot. A compatibility list for Zorro-boards and Zorro-cards can be found here.

Details:

• New - Elfstars cardset by Allan Rasmussen
• New - AnnaK2 and KWitt cardsets by Andreas Sauer
• Update of AS-Solitaire by Andreas Sauer
• New - seven new cardsets by Mogwai

Added extra screenshots for the following productions: Choke/Spaceballs (+6), Electricity/Appendix(+3), Flux/Ephidrena(+3), Hazchemix/Amnesty(+3), Melba/Appendix(+3), Raybong/Loveboat(+3), Retrospectacular/Contraz(+5), Ride on our enemies/Skarla(+2), Spellbound/Loveboat(+2) and Wildlife/Abyss(+2).

V A N Q U I S H did 2 banners to put on your website if you want to link us (be sure to check out the sinusscroller with starfield and coppereffect banner). Check them out at extras page.

Gregory S. Donner releases on his private English Amiga website uncountable interesting information about the Amiga and updates his website regularly. In the area 'Workbench Nostalgia' for example you can find information beginning with the first Workbench up to the just released information regarding AmigaOS 4.0.

• Added more info to the send/write message windows.
• Preferences are saved on exit.
• Status is read from preference file on startup. (If you are online when quitting the program, you will be logged on automatically.)
• Fixed some bugs (not that I think it will help those who couldn't get it running.

The following has been removed or tightened:

• Only modern upgraded Amigas will be supported (FPU, graphics board >16 Bit, at least 32 MB RAM, OS 3.9).
• Program functions that were not of interest for the customers have been removed (external telescope control, VSOP87 planets theory).
• MPEG animation has been removed as this is too much for the Amiga regarding its capacity.

• Implementation of the Hipparcos stars catalogue as cross index.
• Improved data about stars parallaxes of almost 100,000 stars.
• Improved star ephemerides, Hertzsprung-Russel diagram.
• Improved GUI. Many single functions have been integrated in a page orientated window and sorted by topics (see MUI prefs, STRICQ etc).
• Automation of some settings that had to be done by hand before.
• Animation size independant of screen size.
• ... and some more things.

Soon I'll upload the first beta snapshot of the new DA3 version to the net.

Here are the most important changes:
A cable for connection to the A1200 clockport will not be included. A connection kit will be available separately for 10,- EUR. To use the Midi-ports, a separate cable is necessary. It's a standard Midi cable that is also used by PC sound cards, and it will not be included with the Delfina Flipper. It can be ordered separately for 9,- EUR.

Samba is a software for connecting for example PC and Amiga.

The same Voodoo 3 Warp3D driver-code runs substantially faster on the Prometheus and the Mediator which is clearly a sub-optimal situation considering the much higher bandwidth available on the Cyberstorm PPC/GREX 4000 combo.

We can only conclude that something in the consumer-version of the GREX is interfering with the normal operation of the driver, be it the software, be it the hardware itself or a combination of both.

It's equally unclear if the same problem arises also on the GREX-1200.

We want to take the opportunity to strenuously deny the rumour spread by certain dealers that we are trying to extract an additional license-fee from DCE to correct this problem.

Time permitting, we would be most happy to correct this problem although we fear this may well prove impossible without the cooperation of DCE.

The most important new feature in this version is the added argument QUIT to finish a running YGM.

• 03.05.02 new: Super Grand Prix (Codemasters) done by Codetapper
• 03.05.02 new: Fighter Bomber (Activision) done by Galahad
• 03.05.02 new: Crackdown (U.S.Gold) done by Galahad
• 02.05.02 new: Skyfox (Electronic Arts) done by JOTD
• 02.05.02 new: Seconds Out (TyneSoft) done by Psygore
• 29.04.02 new: Hawkeye (Thalamus) done by Bored Seal
• 29.04.02 fixed: Archon (Electronic Arts) install script corrected
• 26.04.02 new: The Lost Vikings (Interplay) done by Asman

Staf Verhaegen worked some more on RexxSysLib.library.

Georg Steger implemented PGA_NotifyBehaviour and PGA_RenderBehaviour in gadget.class. The behaviour of the propg.class can now be configured with this to behave like on the Amiga or in a "nice" way. The default (if you don't specify anything) is "nice". The GUI of Font prefs was improved. Many bugs in diskfont.library were fixed. There will soon be a program to convert TrueType fonts into Amiga/AROS bitmap fonts to use them with diskfont.library without having to convert them (ie. you can open these fonts in all sizes without having .font files for them on disk). A bug in ReadArgs() (the flags /K/A didn't work correctly) was fixed, too.

Matt Parsons updated the AROS User Guide. Some debug statements in the screen blanker were removed. Our LoadWB has now an About menu item which prominently shows the names of the AROS developers. Credit where credit is due :-)

Henning Kiel, Fabio Alemagna and Georg Steger ... helped ... Matt with LoadWB ;-) (Note: That's an internal joke and only for the records... ahem).

Did you notice? No Zune in the last post. Of course, Sebastian Bauer wasn't idling around. He just didn't commit :-)

DESCRIPTION:
This little "bar" allows to you load any program or script by one click on icon. A bubble help tells you the name of loaded program. Two help files (GUIDE and HTML) are available.

New:
Pixload can be moved anywhere easily, contextual menu added!

What about:
It is a window with buttons including pictures. Each click on button, loads a command line which loads a program or script. It was made in AREXX and RXMUI for graphic part. You can modifiy everything (colors, aspect, etc.. from the Pixload contextual menu).

Ben Hermans of Hyperion commented those benchmarks within the comments of ANN as follows:

"At a 600 mhz G3 with on-die L2 cache and a 133 mhz FSB you might expect a much higher speed than with a 150-200 mhz 060. I would guess a 300 mhz as an absolute minimum. On current PPC cards the relevant benchmarks of petunia are slowed down by several facts:

• The 68k processor is stealing still some cycles simply because it's still "awake". Once it will be made completly slept this will result in a reasonable gain of performance.
• Dual processor architecture with context switches and cache flushes
• WarpOS is used and not Exec SG

Martin Merz has not only given a big contribution for an optical "face lifting" for many programs but that the overall impression also seems to be unified.

As usual, all registered EZP@gerNG users will find an update archive in the download area, allowing them to update their registered software from version 2.2 to version 2.3.

At runtime, EZP@gerNG now creates the ezhttp.library V4.0, which, as a support library, provides several functions for easy HTTP communications.

The program can be downloaded from the homepage of the author. Furthermore you need the ixemul.library (at least version v48).

• New midi, Jay Miner, Monzoom, C++, games, history pages and many new international news sites added.
• Slight color scheme changes to allow less 'squinting' - I had it my way for 2 years, time for a change :).
• New samplitude opus archive/download mirror, thanks to the great guys at A.C.T.
• Site completely link checked and updated accordingly.
• Still looking for more mirror site and site archive opportunities - let us know if you want us to preserve/mirror your amiga site online, no charge.

• Modified the preparser routine slightly to attempt to handle the Ampersands better in URLs (and probably everywhere else as well)

• AmigAIM_BETA.lha - Vollständiges Archiv
• AmigAIM.lha - Nur Update des Programms und der Dokumentation
• AmigAIM.guide

• mame.zip (4,5 M) - it's a .lha file with a .zip extension
• neomame.zip (800K) - it's a .lha file with a .zip extension

So let us return to the good old days when hacker were no security consultants, bytes no Megabytes and Kleine Grüne Männchen were just Kleine Gruene Maennchen!

• AWebMI (4th release) for AWeb
• ClassMI (2nd release) for ClassAction
• DataMI (2nd release) for DataM II
• EvenMI (2nd release) for Evenmore
• EZPagerMI (5th release) for EZPager
• GiambyMI (2nd release) for GiambyNetGrabber
• IBrowseMI (6th release) for IBrowse
• MicroDotMI (2nd release) for MicroDot
• NRogMI (2nd release) for NewsRog
• NCoaster (2nd release) for NewsCoaster
• PlayMI (2nd release) for PlayGUI
• TaskiSMSMI (3rd release) for TaskiSMS
• VideoMI (2nd release) for VideoMUI
• VoyagerMI (5th release) for Voyager
• WB2000MI (2nd release) for Workbench 2000
• WorkOnMI (2nd release) for WorkOn
• PhotoMI (3rd Ausgabe) for Photogenics
  • reworked images based on AppMI (24x24)
  • new image set (16x16) for lower resolutions (e.g. 800x600)

He gave me the permission and is pleased that his two years of work on the project weren't wasted. The following projects has he entrusted to me:

• LibGuide
• DTypeGuide
• DevGuide

Breed96 belongs to the best shareware games which has been developed for the Amiga and it should be commercially distributed by Vulcan Software after the developer Damian Tarnawsky worked three months on the next part Breed2000. But Breed2000 was never published by Vulcan Software.

Breed96 is a space colonisation game with elements from Sim City, Reunion and Deuteros. You have to build up your colony and to produce ore, food and buildings. You have to manage famines, attacks of Aliens and similar problems as well as explore and populate planets or leading wars.

• Amiblitz 2.26 (compiler)
• PED 2.26 (editor)
• Amiblitz2.readme
• Amiblitz2faq.txt
• Amiblitzhistory.txt

For a problem-free work with Amiblitz 2.26 and PED 2.26 you should also install the disassembler.library which is part of the MMUlib-package (available on Aminet). But Amiblitz do work without this library. A requester will remind you to install it. ;-) Direct download link: MMULib.lha.

»The end of the idyll is near: Palm begins to fall from its comfortable market position, and the PDA dealers begin to move towards Pocket PC 2002, putting trust in the name of the desktop monopolist Microsoft. But Sharp is a manufacturer that has the power to establish Linux in the PDA market. "Zaurus" is the first strike, and Sharp has the tools to hype it, if there are no blemishes to be found on the lovely portrait.«

• Internal support for ZIP and GZIP archives
• Improved support of xdms.exe, that will allow reading of DMS floppy disk image archives

• 24.04.02 new: Wild West World (Software 2000) done by Wepl
• 24.04.02 new: Elvira 2 - The Jaws of Cerberus (Horrorsoft/Accolade) done by Wepl
• 24.04.02 improved: Archon (Electronic Arts) install package shorten
• 23.04.02 new: Dracula (Psygnosis) done by Bored Seal
• 23.04.02 improved: PGA European Tour (The Dome/Ocean) support for CD³² version added, fast mem support
• 23.04.02 new: Total Eclipse (Incentive Software/Domark) done by Codetapper
• 23.04.02 fixed: Odyssey (Audiogenic) access fault removed
• 23.04.02 new: Heavy Metal (Access) done by Bored Seal
• 23.04.02 new: Driller (Incentive Software/Domark) done by Codetapper
• 23.04.02 new: Dark Side (Incentive Software/Domark) done by Codetapper
• 22.04.02 improved: Test Drive (Accolade) no longer needs s/startup-sequence
• 22.04.02 fixed: Lotus 3 (Magnetic Fields/Gremlin) bugs removed
• 17.04.02 improved: Elvira - Mistress of the Dark (Horrorsoft/Accolade) higher mouse speed, docs added

1. The webpages based distribution on CD-ROM about history, persons, models, clones, specials, peripherie, operating systems and support of the Amiga is now available in version V2.0.

   The massive growth in volume, especially caused by the update to ´Amiga Interactive Guide- 5th anniversary edition´ from Gareth Knight (13/03/2002), created the necessity for the transition to a double-CD. Belatedly: Congratulations Gareth!

   The PDF manual collection were taken out to the second CD. All news, updates, the release history and requirements are to find within the ReadMe. Price and shipment kept unchanged

2. THE KICKSTART ARCHIVES introduces its new homepage.

3. The home page has been extended with a further online service:
   Amiga-Ethernet with bridgeboard and an ISA network card. This tutorial detailly describes how ISA network cards can be used. Sure: Not trivial at all. These screenshots and background information, chapter by chapter, might also be suitable for "non freaks" to finish (hopefully) the installation of the hard- and software.

»AMIGA OS 4: FIRST PICTURES
After the anouncement of the new Amiga platform AmigaOne the company Hyperion, OS-development partner of Amiga Inc., has released first sreenshots of OS 4 now.

Those pictures should give a first impression for the new OS but do not represent the finished look.

It will soon be possible to also use more recent cameras with VHI Studio and benefit from all its advantages. In contrast to a USB-card reader VHI Studio communicates directly with the camera via the VHI driver. This opens up completly new possibilities to the user, making it possible to create timelapse-animations, use the digital camera as a webcam, make changes to internal settings via a comfortable user interface, correct pictures using its correction-tools or just creating a quick overview of the pictures in the camera.

Thendic is the company, that will distribute BPlan´s Pegasos board; further information you might find with our interview which is available in German and English.

Update:
Because the server of AFUA wasn´t capable of the run on it Bertrand Presles, the president, has permitted to set up a mirror for the relevant pages and to translate the report to German (which still has to be done).

Thendic-France Report
Author: Bertrand Presles

In the 23rd of April 2002 i go to Thendic-France where i could meet Bill Buck, the famous Coyote Flux guys and the others employees of this company. I've also seen the Pegasos working under MorphOS. You should note that the MorphOS version i have seen is a development version, that means that there is debug output every second that slow down the computer and so the performances i could see weren't as good as they should be with the final version of the Pegasos.

I could talk about lot of things with Bill and the Coyote Flux, i've particularly learn that the Eclipsis project will consist of a handheld computer which will use a PowerPC processor and run under MorphOS. It will have an amazing graphic chip which can be compared to something like the Copper but a lot better ;). It'll also feature AGA emulation and so will be able to run existing AGA Amiga softwares. The goal of this project is to offer an handheld computer which has capacities close to a desktop computer and allowing to use the same applications as you can run on the Pegasos. But don't expect to see an Eclipsis before 2003.

I've also have the luck to admire the other products distributed by Thendic-France like the ComCams which are wireless cameras (802.11b) very easy to install and use. I've also seen a Tri-Cam which is a black box which content three video cameras allowing to see the globality of a room. The big advantage is that this box don't look like a camera but more like an alarm and can easily not be noticed. This box is also wireless.

Finally, i've seen the CashBoys which are devices for credit card payment and also bar code readers.

Concerning the Pegasos, i could see the capacities of this marvelous computer thanks to some demos on CandyFactory Pro and Softcinema. And i've to admit that, despite the debugging outputs, it runs pretty well. You can see a video of Matrix (Divx) below but notice that the little stops every seconds are due to the debugging log that it sent to the serial port every second so the effective speed that we can expect in the final version of the Pegasos can be constated between this debug seconds ;)

Personally, i'll definitely buy a Pegasos when it'll be available ;)

The photo below show the front side of the Thendic's Pegasos. This is a well designed standard ATX tower.

In version 0.43 the statistics screen of the ToT PC version has been ported, corrected and activated. At the same time the Amiga version of ToT now also supports SMTP Auth.

Additional screenshots will soon be published.

GUI: Temporary screenshots of the AmigaOS 4 GUI
The published screenshots are only temporary and they do not depict the look and feel of the final AmigaOS 4.0 GUI. The work is still in progress.

The big improvements of intuition (made beneath the surface) are not visible in these screenshots...

These screenshots only show a few elements may or may not be part of the default look and feel of AmigaOS 4. The important point about these shots is the fact that the new intuition can, in many parts, be configured according to the needs of the user.

In the end you will be the one who desides how the new AmigaOS 4 will look like...

Menu: Preview of the AmigaOS 4 Menus
This is no MagicMenu or something similar; this is intuition! The work is still in progress and new features, like changing the menu icons, will be added.

Update 25.04.2002:
Ben Hermans from Hyperion stated on ANN:
In the last 48 hours interest in the OS 4 screenshots was such that it threatens to overwhelm the server.

There are bound to be plenty of graphical discrepancies, so email me with a list and I'll get them fixed for the next release.

Gumband 2.2.0c gumband-220c-ami.lha

Enjoy...