30.Jun.2001
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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New tool to create VideoCDs
Because of my suggestion
here in the forum several programmers have ported a GNU project named
VCDImager to the Amiga. This program can create a VideoCD image file in
the bin/cue format from a MPEG system file.
Supported are VCD1.1, VCD2.0, SuperVCD and even CDI.
This image file can subsequently be burned with BurnIT or MakeCD from version
3.2d6+, provided you're owning a DAO capable version.
The program exists in two different versions (68k and WarpOS).
For the time being it is on the Aminet among the new uploads and can later be found
in gfx/conv.
Download: vcdimager.lha (311 K)
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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30.Jun.2001
Richard Kapp (email)
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GFX-BASE: New tutorial
On the GFX-BASE you can read a new (English) tutorial: this time it's a FAQ
explaining how to make games, scene demos and other software running on your
graphics card. For this we cover the effective use of mode promotion and
problem handling. Among these you'll find tips and tricks regarding some games that
have shown to be problematic. Have fun reading!
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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30.Jun.2001
Horst Diebel (ANF)
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Game development: in-game graphics for Schlachtfeld
Finally there are first graphics shown that will be used for the units on the playfield of the
future version of Schlachtfeld. The units "Chap", "David" and "Zyklop" can be
found among these.
First we restrict ourselves to a simple topdown view as the representation of the
objects is done much easier this way. Later versions will make use of 3d views.
Please enter your criticism in the forum under "Einheitendesign" - so we know
what we should improve. Thank you!
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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30.Jun.2001
Heise [Newsticker]
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Heise: Usenet pionier Jim Ellis died
»Jim Ellis, who invented the todays Usenet in 1979 together with Tom Truscott and thereby an important part of the Internet, died yesterday in the
age of 45 years because of cancer. Hundreds of fans released obituaries -
of course in the Usenet - and thanked Ellis for his achievements that by the way
were honored with no Cent.«
For the complete article (German only) follow the title link. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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30.Jun.2001
Amiga Support Network
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Amiga Inc.: Amiga Support Network to be extended
Amiga Inc. will revise the Amiga Support Network site. It is planned not only to
support the AmigaDE/SDK developments there but also to cover the support for the AmigaOS.
Developers will get extensive developer information, tutorials,
program code and general help. What you can expect to get in the whole when subscribing as a developer is comprehensively explained in this FAQ.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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30.Jun.2001
Michael Böhmer (ANF)
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Website: Amiga USB Central
This website collects all known information about Amiga USB projects
and is linking to other information sources. There are images of first running
prototypes, too.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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30.Jun.2001
Sébastien Jeudy (email)
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Event: more photos of the Benelux show
The French magazine PLANETamiga has
released great photos of the Benelux Amiga Show 2001 that took recently place in
Rotterdam.
There are images of the AmigaOne, of the Prometheus PCI board, of the AmigaDE SDK
and of many participiants, e.g. Fleecy Moss (Amiga Inc.), Alan Redhouse
(Eyetech), Martin Schüler (Escena), Jürgen Haage (Haage&Partner), Ben Hermans,
Hans-Jörg and Thomas Frieden (Hyperion), Petro Tyschtschenko and special guest Björn Lynne, the famous musician.
Many more pictures can be found at the Amig@club Holland.
These photos were done by Ted van Geest. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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30.Jun.2001
Amiga Future
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Amiga Future: Interview with Factor 5
Andreas Stürmer has interviewed Factor 5 for the print magazine Amiga Future.
Who doesn't know them? With games like Turrican or Katakis they
have gained big reputation. The talk is about Factor 5, the Old-Cologne Team of
Amiga-Freaks. Julian Eggebrecht from Factor 5 gave an account and
talked about the team and current projects.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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30.Jun.2001
Jürgen Theiner (ANF)
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Important change at playamiga.de
From the 01.07.2001 on the new email address of playamiga is:
juergen.theiner@t-online.de.
You may also encounter some problems with the URL playamiga.de, so it is adviced
to set the bookmark to http://www.eternity-computer.de/playamiga/.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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30.Jun.2001
Prometheus Support Net (ANF)
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Mailbox program: Prometheus update
There's an update of the popular mailbox system Prometheus (Amiga) to version
2.14 available on the support net and the homepage of the developer.
Besides that the uucp-rfc module has been updatet to v3.27.
Download:
Pmbs2.14.LZX
UUW3_27.LZX
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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30.Jun.2001
Sebastian Bauer (ANF)
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Mail program: SimpleMail Alpha 0.7
Version 0.7 of SimpleMail, the new email client for the Amiga, has been released.
Changes since the previous version:
- The attachment icons weren't displayed on OSses with version below 3.5.
- Support of signatures.
- Configurable greetings for a new created email.
- Fonts and colors can be set for the read window.
- Hierarchical folders and folder images.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Jun.2001
Eternity Hard and Software
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Eternity: PC with preinstalled UAE with JIT
For some time, Eternity has offered the EternityOne, which is a PC with AMD
Athlon processor which has the Amiga emulator UAE preinstalled.
From now on, the PC is shipped with only 1.2 GHz and a DVD-ROM. Further,
WinUAE with JIT is installed automatically which results in two to four times faster
speed than an Amiga with 060 processor. With the DVD-ROM and the
very fast processor, you can for example watch DVD movies fullscreen on this
computer.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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29.Jun.2001
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Aminet Uploads until 29.06.2001
DigiCamGUI.lha comm/misc 4K+TritonRexx based GUI for DigiCam v1.0
UrlBase.lha comm/www 70K+Universal file based Favorit Link List S
vzy-murderer.lha demo/aga 2.5M+Monochrome Demo by Veezya
obligement27.lha demo/mag 651K+Obligement #27 - The Famous FRENCH fanzi
vzy-emb02.lha demo/sound 619K+Embrion #02 Chippack by Veezya
vzy-emb03.lha demo/sound 594K+Embrion #03 Chippack by Veezya
vzy-emb04.lha demo/sound 784K+Embrion #04 Chippack by Veezya
vzy-emb05.lha demo/sound 806K+Embrion #05 Chippack by Veezya
xit-itf.lha demo/sound 324K+Into The Flow by X-It
clockita.lha dev/basic 74K+Italian clock+alarm+source code (bugfix)
Sashimi.lha dev/debug 17K+Enhanced drop-in replacement for Sushi,
Wipeout.lha dev/debug 65K+Traces and munges memory and detects mem
gtlayout.lha dev/gui 408K+GadToools layout toolkit
tsgui.lha disk/misc 44K+Create or write back image files (ADF) f
BRAlltimeleagu.lha game/data 6K+All time greatest teams from Brasil for
JumpingAround.lha game/demo 189K+JumpNRun demo game, working in progress
Mattonite.lha game/demo 475K+BreakOut demo game, working in progress
Diamchal.lha game/misc 367K+Platform: collect diamonds V1.2 !UPDATE!
stefadv.lha game/text 23K+Little italian text adventure
stefadv2.lha game/text 68K+2nd little italian text adventure
Aye_Q.lha game/wb 36K+My version of a peg game...
Hexa_Q.lha game/wb 37K+Surprise!! A new peg game...
Knight.lha game/wb 36K+Move a Knight on a chess board
YambMUI.lha game/wb 49K+Game with dices. (V1.29) *BUGFIX*
DblPal_ME.lha hard/drivr 83K+DBLPAL:825x564 monitor driver for AGA
Euro72_ME.lha hard/drivr 4K+Euro72(79Hz):825x625 monitor driver for
dzy-a_spell_on.lha mods/med 288K+A Spell on you, Trance mod by Dazzy
DZY-Lick.lha mods/med 945K+Lickit - Trance mod by Dazzy of Soundfor
DZY-The_sound.lha mods/med 288K+The Sound, Nu-NRG mod by Dazzy
GameIcons3.lha pix/gicon 3.5M+Great GlowIcons for 232 Amiga games.
fom3p23.jpg pix/henz 452K+Lonely beach on the planet Venus
fom3p24.jpg pix/henz 389K+Lonely beach on the planet Venus
Textloader.lha text/edit 630K+TextEd (V 8.2b) german/english SuperED!!
KillCD0.lha util/boot 6K+Kill CD0 on CDTV, A570 & CD32 & use othe
ToolManager_GR.lha util/boot 1K+Greek locale catalog for ToolManager
ToolsDaemon_GR.lha util/boot 2K+Greek locale catalogs for ToolsDaemon
GhostBusterV2.lha util/cdity 35K+Automatically hides invalid disk icons (as)
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29.Jun.2001
Elbox (e-mail)
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Elbox drivers: MediatorUP2.3
Elbox has updated the drivers for the PCI boards Mediator PCI 1200 and
Mediator PCI ZIV. All Mediator system files and PCI drivers are
now available in a new version.
The update archive MediatorUP2.3.lha contains the following drivers:
pci.library 2.2 (NO_MMU) - pci.library 3.2 (MMU). Both variants are
developed and supported. Here more details:
MMU drivers:
- pci.library ver.3.2 NEW
- Voodoo.card ver.2.3 NEW
- Virge.card ver.1.2 NEW
- MediatorNET.device ver.2.0
NO_MMU drivers:
- pci.library ver.2.2 NEW
- Voodoo.card ver.1.4 NEW
- MediatorNET.device ver.1.2
(ps)
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29.Jun.2001
Merlancia Industries (ANF)
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Merlancia: Open letter to the Amiga Community
Merlancia Press Release #MPR29062K1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
29th June 2001
Merlancia Industries
3516A West Cactus Road
Phoenix, AZ 85029 USA
1-877-53-AMIGA | ++1 602-789-0956
http://www.merlancia.com | merlancia@merlancia.com
Merlancia Open letter to the Amiga Community by Ryan
E. A. Czerwinski, CEO of Merlancia Industries
Greetings to all. We are happy that the Amiga community is taking a
deep and serious interest in our products and what we are working on in
the background! We will be releasing some more critical information to
answer your questions soon, however, we are currently gagged until some
other contracts are completed.
I assure you all that welcomed good news is ahead...in fact, look forward
to a feature article about us in an upcoming issue of Amiga
Active Magazine, where we hope to answer many of your questions. We
are currently looking for those that are interested in developing for our
system(s). (As the Tsunami will only be the *first* system we are releasing.)
To answer some common questions that have been asked:
Re bPlan:
Yes, we are working with bPlan on the Tsunami design. The details of
this partnership are due out soon. Let it be said that we are designing
hardware, not just sitting idle and waiting for others to do our work for
us. We have very talented people on staff, both software and hardware (not
to mention press relations and marketing) and we are spending our $$$ wisely.
Release dates:
The Tsunami system is expected to be released in it's final consumer
form in November to December 2001. We are working very hard to meet this
deadline, though we cannot foresee any problems that may arise. The Pilot
release will most likely be after the AmiWest conference, not at as we
had hoped, as we are currently having a slight fault in the gfx display;
We will have a demonstration system at the show. We plan to have a press
conference as well as other 'events' at AmiWest, and we hope that there
is a large amount of Amigans that think it wise to attend. ;)
We need your talents!:
We are looking for both software and hardware developers. A platform
like this cannot succeed without a full range of software to run on it.
Sure, the current software will run on our system, but we need a full library
of up-to-date software, both multimedia and business applications, to be
able to achieve our place in the market.
We have already received orders for developer systems from some very
impressive firms and individuals. We hope to grab up as much talent as
possible, as it makes sense to have PowerPC software for new PowerPC hardware.
We are looking for both the absurdly simple (tiny games or utilities) to
the fairly complex (graphics packages, office suites) software titles.
An option will be available to have your software included with each unit
sold, or special unit packages.
AmigaOS 4/5:
We are unfortunately unable to release details on this currently, however,
we hope to do so shortly; most likely at the AmiWest conference.
Let it be said currently that our system both meets and exceeds the
Zico specification, as do all of our 'in development' systems.
Our market:
We are designing our Torro systems to be a natural complete system
solution upgrade path for current Amiga users (see examples of how/why
below) but we are not limiting our products to the current Amiga market
or community. We anticipate high sales volumes to the consumer and industrial
multimedia markets; Our systems are designed to be as CHRP resembling as
possible. We are pitting them against the big names like Apple and SGI.
Our partnership with Blittersoft was only the first step in this process -
Working together on the iFusion project will allow us to migrate iFusion
to our systems easily, allowing full Macintosh compatibility on our products,
both under AmigaOS and stand-alone (later). We are also planning on offering
other OS solutions as separate packages including QNX, Linux, Solaris,
BeOS (hopefully), and others. We cannot provide MacOS ourselves, but the
user will have the option of installing it, and we will also be working
on an x86 emulator so that if the user desires he/she can use x86 operating
systems including UNiX, Linux-x86, BeOs-x86, and (gasp!) even MS Windows
(though we won't support it directly).
We are also working on a firmware OS (think what Exec is to Amiga) that
allows not only selection of startup devices via an 'early startup' screen,
but also setting up multiple machine states that can be launched with ease
and switched between instantly. (Thus allowing multiple OSs to be run at
once.) This may not be included with the first launch, but an updater will
be available to patch the firmware, which is flash updateable. Speaking
of which, your machine state setting will be able to be saved, as well
as your other setting, including screen mode and startup volume (individual
to each machine state), thus allowing you to start up with those options
each time you reboot.
Why is it a natural upgrade path?:
Unlike other machines promised in the past, and other projects in the
works, we are working on something that will be completely natural to the
Amiga user of today. Features like the ability to read and write to floppy
discs and other media in native Amiga formats (880k and 1760k on floppy
discs) as well as simple things like the layout of the keyboard and the
look and feel of the design of the system all around all total up to Amiga-like.
We are trying to make a product that is impressive from the inside and
out, not just another ëboxí. Not to say that all offerings that are currently
being made are bad. in fact, I look forward to the EyeTech AmigaOne. I
know I will buy one personally, and our retail division will carry them.
(We have the worldís largest stock of A1200 NTSC systems; other dealers
are now ordering them from us.)
The future and beyond:
What lies in store for us, the Amiga community? I canít say for sure,
but I feel that the future is brighter than ever; due both to the commitment
from Amiga ( a lively bunch of bright and intelligent individuals) as well
as out commitment to you, the Amiga community. As always, you come first
in our thinking and our product design. This product is designed for you;
We wouldnít have bothered if it wasnít.
As always, best wishes to everyone. Thank you for being a customer,
current, or future.
Cheers,
Ryan E. A. Czerwinski
CEO - Merlancia Industries
(ps)
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29.Jun.2001
Merlancia Industries (ANF)
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Merlancia announces strategic alliance with 'individual Computers'
Here the original press release by Merlancia on the strategic alliance with
Individual Computers:
Merlancia - Press Release #MMC29062K1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
29th June 2001
Merlancia Industries
3516A West Cactus Road
Phoenix, AZ 85029 USA
1-877-53-AMIGA | ++1 602-789-0956
http://www.merlancia.com | merlancia@merlancia.com
--
individual Computers -Jens Schönfeld
http://www.jschoenfeld.de |
jens@jschoenfeld.de
Merlancia Industries' Announces Startegic Alliance
with 'individual Computers
Merlancia Industries is pleased to announce a strategic relationship
with 'individual Computers'; to
design a controller device that will be utilised on our Torro series systems.
The device, a custom chip controller, named 'CLeo' will be available
as an add-on kit for the Pilot release systems (to be included with all
systems shipping after it's release, and to be sent to all developer systems
sold before-hand).
The 'CLeo' custom device is based on technology first implemented in
individual Computers' 'CatWeasel' disc controller, and will allow the reading
and writing of Amiga native disc formats (880k and 1760k) on our Tsunami
system as well as future directives. Other formats will be supported as
well including PC-DOS, and Macintosh-HFS.
We expect to have a prototype of this design at AmiWest Conference (28th
to 29th July 2001- Sacramento, CA; USA) as well as our prototype Pilot
system. (ps)
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29.Jun.2001
Amigan Software
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Tool: Report+ version 4.7
Report+ by Amigan Software allows the easy creation of bug reports, Aminet
readme files, autodocs and similar reports. The program is freeware and
supports the GUI systems ReAction and GadTools.
Download: report.lha - 395 kB
(ps)
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29.Jun.2001
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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Individual Computers: strategic alliance with Merlancia Industries
Merlancia Industries (Phoenix, AZ), the creators of the Tsunami System, have licensed
a controller from Individual Computers that was derived from the technology in the
Catweasel and is able to read and write Amiga disks as well as a huge number of other
disk formats.
The device called "CLeo" is an add-on for Tsunami and other Pegasos-based computers.
A prototype of CLeo is expected to be shown at the Amiwest show on 28th and 29th July 2001
in Sacramento, CA. Individual Computers will not attend the show in Sacramento, though. (ps)
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28.Jun.2001
Frank Fenn
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Music: Audiomaster 2000 Version 0.76
Version 0.76 of the sample editor Audiomaster 2000 was released. This program
utilized MUI and supports any AHI device.
This program by Frank 'Fenny' Fenn is shareware; there is no saving possible in
the demo version.
Download: audiomaster.lha - 352 kB
(ps)
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28.Jun.2001
Olaf Koebnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena News
Amiga Arena Full Version
With permission of Michael Taupitz and Andreas Magerl the Amiga Arena
enables the release of "Tautrix", which is a Tetris like puzzle game.
Short description:
Building blocks have to be put down sorted by colour and without gaps. If
a cuboid was created (4x4), this one will vanish and make way. But since only
the cuboid will vanish, it will not be that easy to handle overhanging parts.
(ps)
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28.Jun.2001
Amiga.org / Jorge Pino (ANF)
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Apple to buy PowerPC from Motorola?
It's sill just a rumour; according to The Register Apple will buy
Motorola's PPC branch, next year. Following an extract from the article:
»Apple is set to wrest control of the PowerPC platform away from long-time
partner Motorola through a clause in its agreement with the chip maker
that allows it to buy Motorola's PowerPC assets for $500 million next year.«
Complete article under the title link. (ps)
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28.Jun.2001
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amiga-news.de: of own concern
Now our English pages have the same extended features as the German part, even
commenting/annotating of news messages is possible. On this account we would like to
ask every webmaster of non-German websites, which contain amiga-news.de in their
link lists, to change their link to amiga-news.de to the following:
amiga-news.de/en/
This will bring your readers to the proper version.
Please, change your bookmarks.
(ps)
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28.Jun.2001
Michael Asse (ANF)
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Game: Frontier Elite II Sources? (Update)
Michael Asse wrote:
Again I sent an e-mail to Andrew Gillett of the Eliteclub and got a clear YES as
answer to my question about the release of the sources of the Frontier Elite II Amiga
version on Eliteclub. This would give interested people the opportunity to patch or extend the
game or to learn from the "grown-up".
Editor's note: Michael, please tell us your e-mail address, too. We don't like
to publish anonymous messages and moreover we have no chance to further inquire
without an address given. (E-mail-address updated).
(ps)
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28.Jun.2001
Da SixK Port Page
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Webserver: Apache V1.3.20 + PHP V4.0.6
As already reported an update of the
Amiga webserver 'Apache' was released on the ´SixK Port Page´.
This Apache version still is 1.3.20. The script language module 'PHP' is available in
version 4.0.6 as released on 23. June 2001.
Now the entire debug code was removed and a test.php added for testing purposes.
This version should require less memory and run more stable.
The binary was compiled for the 68040 and for use with the official Amiga Apache archive on
http://amiga-apache.home.pages.de/.
Download: apache1320_php406_040a.lzx
(ps)
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28.Jun.2001
Heise [Newsticker]
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Heise: Another two Top-Level-Domains activated
»The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) addresses
a "historic milestone for the Internet community" in their
statement about the activation of another two
top level domains. This is about the domains .biz for companies and .info for offerers of information sites,
which both are available technically from today, that is. The Department of Commerce, which still reserves to itself the
superintendence of root servers of DNS, agreed with the
adoption and root server entry of these two new domains, according to ICANN.«
Complete article (German) under the title link. (ps)
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27.Jun.2001
Dirk Baeyens (E-Mail)
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Amiga.org online again
Because of some troubles with PHP-Nuke the English speaking news
service Amiga.org had canceled the website to completely rework it.
Because it takes much time to establish a new editing system Amiga.org
is now online again with PHP-Nuke.
(ps)
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27.Jun.2001
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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New timeline for AmigaOne
Under the title link you can find the new timeline for the AmigaOne. According to it the selling start is at the beginning of October.
Probably at the "secret" meeting at the Benelux Amiga Show they reached an agreement on it explained Alan Redhouse (Eyetech) at the AmigaOne mailinglist.
With this delay AmigaOS 4.0 becomes more important. Still in this version there will be the PPC native TCP/IP stack which according to Fleecy Moss (Amiga) was developed by Olaf "Olsen" Barthel and which is being tested with a 68k version.
There will be the new filesystem "AmFS2" and the support of virtuel memory already in 4.0 as well as drivers for SCSI and Ethernet.
Besides this Picasso96 and Warp3D drivers will be delivered for Voodoo3 (PCI/AGP), Matrox G450 (PCI/AGP) and Matrox G550 (AGP).
Contrary to the original plans USB- and soundcard-support (with "Soundblaster Live") will be there already in the BoingBags of OS 4.0 and not on OS 4.2.
(ps)
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27.Jun.2001
Frogger
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MPEG-Player: Frogger 1.65rc7 for PowerPC
There is a new version 1.65rc7 of MPEG-animation-player 'Frogger' for Amiga PowerPC computers.
If the oiriginal Frogger-website (titlelink) is too slow then you can use the following mirrorsite for downloading. The program is shareware and you can directly register at the author Sebastian Jëdruszkiewicz in Poland. (ps)
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27.Jun.2001
Matay
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Matay: New Voodoo3 graphicboard-driver available
In section 'Archives' (titlelink) you can find the new versions of the Voodoo3 2000/3000 graphicboard-driver for the PCI-board Prometheus.
The increase of the speed is the most important difference to the older versions. This is not a final version. This one is announced for Voodoo4 4500 graphicboards including the drivers and for networkcard-drivers for the NE2000 to the next week.
(ps)
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27.Jun.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Webserver: Apache V1.3.20 + PHP V4.0.6
On 25th of June in 2001 on the 'SixK Port Page' another update of the webserver 'Apache' has been published for the Amiga. The Apache-version is still 1.3.20. On 23th of June in 2001 the script-language-modul 'PHP' has been published in version 4.0.6.
This version should run more stable and should need less memory.
The binary has been compiled on http://amiga-apache.home.pages.de/ for the 68040 and for the use with the official Amiga-Apache-archive.
Download: apache1320_php406_040.lzx
(sd)
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27.Jun.2001
Czech Amiga News
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AmigaOS: French mirror of AmigaOS 3.9 FAQ
The official AmigaOS 3.9 FAQ which is led by Greg Donner is also accessible in French under http://os39.amedia-software.com/os39faq.html.
The translation has been done by Thillot Lionel. During this week the update v1.5 will be published. Thus the mirror will be up-to-date.
(sd)
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27.Jun.2001
Darek Dulian (E-Mail)
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Elbox: Answers to questions of users
Elbox has issued a statement which answers many questions of the users concerning SharkPPC, sound- and tv-card-drivers as well as Warp3D support.
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:22:13 +0200
From: ELBOX support@elbox.com
X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [pl] (WinNT; I)
Subject: ELBOX about SharkPPC, Sound and TV card drivers and Warp3D support
Below are the answers from Elbox to questions asked by Kay Are Ulvestad.
The questions (asked in a message to Elbox) refer to SharkPPC cards,
drivers to Mediator PCI for Sound, TV and other cards, Warp 3D support, etc.
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Kay Are Ulvestad wrote:
> Hi!
> I'm sorry to hassle, but you know how the Amiga market is. . . keep
> public relations quiet for a while, and wild rumours start circulating.
> Anyway, I was hoping you could provide this impatient user with some
> info by answering some questions. With your permission, I will post
> the info on the Amiga Mediator ML as well, hopefully calming some
> people down. The questions may look kind of long, but I think
> they're mostly easy to answer. Ok, here I go:
> 1. There recently was a claim (outside of Elbox), that the Shark
> products were cancelled. Although I myself don't really believe
> this on such a weak basis, the recent lack of information about
> the products as well as the successful marketing of the AmigaONE
> might lead to some users feeling they've invested in a "dead end"
> expansion-wise. Perhaps you could tell me how the development
> is going? Any estimated release date?
As we have explained many times, we will start producing
SharkPPC G3/G4 and ShakPPC+ cards when AmigaOS 4.0 is ready
for releasing.
> 2. When is the next driver release from you? What kind of drivers
> can be expected, and how soon?
Tomorrow we will make available the MediatorUP2.3 update, which
is a simultaneous update for the users of Mediator PCI 1200 and
Mediator PCI ZIV. All the system files and the enclosed drivers
have been optimized and adjusted to operation with Mediator PCI 1200
and ZIV. In the pci.library, workaround has been made to avoid the
incorrect recognition of 68LC060 processors by the LC060.library.
The next drivers to be made available within the coming two weeks
will be drivers for SoundBlaster 128 music cards.
Drivers to TV cards, which were presented in WOA 2000 in Koln
are ready and will be released in one package with drivers
for SounBlaster 128 music cards.
Further drivers, on which we are now working, are drivers for
SoundBlaster Live! cards. The work is advanced in ca. 80% on these
drivers.
Writing drivers is a very time-consuming work. Unlike drivers to
the previous Amiga cards, like those in Zorro slots, writing drivers
for PCI cards requires much more time. The reason is that drivers
for Amiga cards were prepared usually for one specific series (mask)
of chipsets around which they were produced. For example, CyberVision
64 3D cards were produced around the S3 ViRGE 86C325, chipset but
always only and solely for one series (mask) of these chipsets.
Our drivers for S3 cards support various chipsets of the S3 ViRGE,
but also have to run with all the series (masks) of these chipsets.
This applies to other drivers written by us, as well.
In the recent several months , production of other PCI busboards
for Amiga was announced. Probably many people believed that this
would result in co-operation of companies for writing drivers
for PCI cards. We guess such co-operation would be beneficial for
users of Amiga with PCI slots.
Elbox has written drivers for Voodoo3, Voodoo4, Voodoo5 and S3
Virge graphic cards and Ethernet cards.
We hoped that if a new busboard is to be introduced to the market,
its authors will prepare drivers for these PCI cards, for which
no Amiga support is available as yet. Then, by licensing, they
would make available their drivers for working with Mediator,
receiving in return licences for drivers prepared by Elbox.
Well, as we see , the trend is completely different:
The only drivers which are made for other PCI busboards are drivers
to these PCI cards, to which Elbox has already written drivers.
Writing drivers to these PCI cards, to which drivers have been
written and made available by Elbox, is like solving a difficult
problem in physics, when you already have seen its solution...
Therefore, soon we will make available drivers for Mediator to
such PCI cards, which due to technical reasons cannot work in PCI
busboards other than Mediator.
We also hope that external developers will write drivers for
PCI cards. SDK for Mediator is available free of charge after
signing NDA.
However, prospective developers have to remember that:
- They should approach appropriate companies about documentation
to PCI card chipsets, to which they want to write drivers.
Usually, such companies require signing an individual NDA.
Also, questions about operation of the PCI cards of interest
to them must be asked with these companies.
- PCI specifications are property of PCI SIG and may be acquired
at http://www.pcisig.org.
> 3. Is there a solution within reach to the 4mb memory window problem
> on early mediators with BlizzPPC cards? Or will AND have to wait
> for the Shark?
For users of BlizzPPC cards with Mediator PCI produced last year
we are preparing a special offer for upgrading to the appropriate
MACH chip.
> 4. It seems Hyperion has mostly completed the Warp3d drivers for
> Voodoo3. How long until we can see the true power of Voodoo3 on the
> Mediator?
This question should be asked to Hyperion.
Elbox accepted financial conditions of the Hyperion company.
However, the Hyperion company so far was not able to give any
specific date when their Warp3D drivers to Voodoo3 for Mediator 1200
could be released, despite numerous earlier assurances (since December
2000) on the part of the Warp3D team that preparing such drivers is
only a matter of a few weeks.
As soon as Hyperion are able to give a definite date, there will
be nothing to be an obstacle for signing the contract.
> Well, that's all I can think of for now. Thanks in advance,
> and keep up the good work for the Amiga market!
June is a month of very intense work for us, as , apart from
all the things I have already written above, we now begin
production of three more Mediator busboards:
- Mediator PCI ZIV for the Z-IV busboards,
- Mediator PCI ZIII for any Amiga with Zorro III slots,
- Mediator PCI 4000 for controlling Elbox Zorro III/PCI (7xZIII,
5xPCI, 1xVideo) busboard of the E/BOX 4000 tower system (known
also as Power Tower 4000 or Winner Tower 4000) for Amiga 4000D.
The two last models of Mediator are technologically the most
advanced busboards in the Amiga market for Amiga 3000/4000 computers.
Mediator ZIII and Mediator 4000 busboards for Amiga 3/4000 computers,
unlike other simplified bridges offered for Amiga with Zorro III slots,
support the most advanced Zorro III mechanisms like e.g. DMA between
PCI cards and memory in the turbo card and other features omitted in
these bridges, which are necessary for cards like SoundBlaster 128
or SoundBlaster Live! to work properly.
We are glad to be able to answer your questions. If you still have
any doubts, please drop us a line.
Best regards,
Darek Dulian
ELBOX COMPUTER, Support Department
support@elbox.com
http://www.elbox.com
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27.Jun.2001
Ben Yoris (E-Mail)
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NO Voodoo3-drivers of Hyperion for Mediator?
With permission of Ben Yoris (pr-manager of Hyperion) we post an e-mail of the Amiga-Mediator mailing list. It says that Hyperion Entertainment could not agree about licencing of Voodoo 3 drivers with Elbox. That means that at least Hyperion will not produce drivers for the PCI-board Mediator.
Read now the full comment of Ben Hermans of Hyperion:
Response from Ben Hermans, managing partner of Hyperion Entertainment:
"Elbox and Hyperion did NOT come to an agreement about licensing Voodoo 3
drivers because Elbox insisted that the Mediator 1200 would be the very
first PCI solution to be supported (of all PCI boards on the market
regardless for which machine A1200 or A4000).
There never was discussion about delivery dates.
The fact of the matter was that Elbox wanted us to do something which was
clearly impossible both practically and legally.
Practically: we can't "unsupport" the Matay Prometheus PCI solution. Drivers
are shipping with the Prometheus for some time now and it's impossible to
turn back the hands of time and allow the Mediator 1200 drivers to be
shipped first.
Legally: We entered into a legally binding contract with Matay for driver
support. They paid us, Elbox didn't. We cannot legally delay release of the
Prometheus drivers (which are already released anyway) just because Elbox
wants us to. This is a clear breach of contract and runs contrary to the
requirement of good faith which is a general principle of contract law.
In short, Elbox was trying to impose an impossible condition on us and as a
result we failed to reach agreement about Voodoo 3 drivers.
I have e-mails from several staff members of Elbox to back up these claims.
Despite numerous attempts we could not convince Elbox that Mediator 1200
users really could care less about the fact that the Voodoo 3 drivers for
an A4000 solution were shipping first.
The result is apparently that there won't be any 3D drivers for the Elbox
products unless Elbox drops this ridiculous condition. Or somebody could
invent a time-machine.
As anybody could see at the Benelux show, the Voodoo 3 drivers are quite
ready and could be adapted to the Mediator 1200 in a relatively short time.
Mediator 1200 users interested in Voodoo 3 drivers should e-mail Elbox
explaining that they don't care if an A4000 PCI busboard is supported first
as long as they can finally get their Mediator 1200 drivers.
The ball is clearly in Elbox's court."
--
Ben Hermans
Managing partner Hyperion Entertainment
(ps)
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26.Jun.2001
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Aminet Uploads until 26.06.2001
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SceneArchives.lha demo/mag 1.3M+SASU v1.09: Ultimate Demo CDs-11 CD's (8
StolenData09.lha demo/mag 1.1M+Stolen Data #9 by Anarchy (100%)
GfxSndSystemSr.lha dev/c 284K+C++ Sources of an independant graphic/mu
millibar.lha dev/c 57K+Millibar Barcode Library v 0.1
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BRAlltimeleagu.lha game/data 6K+All time greatest teams from Brasil for
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Alecos-WB.jpg pix/wb 120K+A nice desktop 800x600 16 Bit by Alecos
carls_wb.lha pix/wb 73K+Snapshot of Carl Svensson's Workbench
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26.Jun.2001
Christoph Meier (ANF)
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Chip online: Rumour: Radeon 2 available from end of July
A programmable vertex- and pixelshader will be integrated in the Radeon 2 chip.
As the french hardware magazine "Puces3D" reports will gfx-boards with the 3D-chip
Radeon 2 from ATI be available from end of July. Also it reports about some new
features of the Radeon 2 chip. So there will be six instead of four rendering
pipelines to do the job.
The pixel accelerator produced in 0.15 micrometer technology will have a clocktime
of 350 MHz. Even the Dual-Monitor-functions as used by the Radeon VE gfx-boards
will be integrated on the first boards with the Radeon 2 and offered together
with the software HydraVision.
For complete article follow the title link (german only).
(ps)
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26.Jun.2001
eBund - Der Bund online
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Exhibition: Control - Alt - Collect. Computer im Ruhestand
The exhibition "Contro-Alt-Collect. Computer im Ruhestand" (Computers in Retirement)
has opened at June, 22nd 2001 in Bern, Switzerland at the Museum of Communication.
Besides some computer rarities developed in Switzerland you can see computers from
Commodore, Amiga, and Atari. You will find more details under the title link (german).
It is nice that you can see Amiga computers, too, but Amiga will not be in
retirement so soon. :-)
(jm)
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26.Jun.2001
DCE (ANF)
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DCE News: WIN-TV runs under DMA at GREX Board
We are proud to announce to you that after an intensive developingtime we have
finished the first beta version of the WIN-TV driver based upon the chipset
BT878/BT879.
This driver supports the G-REX PCI DMA mode. You as G-REX users are able to display
an overlay window in any size or depth with a minimum of CPU time. To get a first
impression you can look at this: voodootv_grab.jpg - 391 kB
The release of the end-product is to be expected within in the next four weeks.
(ps)
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26.Jun.2001
Amigan Software
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Software: Worm Wars und Report+ updated
Version 6.7a of the game Worm Wars and version 4.7 beta of the tool Report+
released.
With Report+ you can easily create bugreports, Aminet readmes, documentations, and
other reports. It is Freeware and based upon ReAction and GadTools.
Download:
wormwars.lha - 730 kB
4_7beta.lha - 403 kB
(ps)
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26.Jun.2001
T.o.T.
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Game: Tales of Tamar Amiga-Version V0.36R3
Changes of the latest Amiga version 036R3 of "Tales Of Tamar", the round based online game:
- Paula DMA sounds were not played correctly if the samples were too long. Fixed
- FigurMenu could be drawn outside the screen. Fixed
- A building that was build but not finished could not be build again, only if you reset the town. Fixed
- All screens check now ChipRAM and if there is not enough availble leave out DMA samples.
- Map has not freed all elements, the memory was fragmented. Fixed.
- The Corn Store has not freed all memory. Fixed.
- If you want to increase your army incl. armor the number of weapons and armor was not checked correctly. Fixed.
- In armies like heavy and medium Infantry other / wrong units moved. Fixed.
Registered beta testers will find the update at the usual location.
(ps)
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26.Jun.2001
AmigActive
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Magazine: AmigActive preview of issue #22
In the latest version of the english magazine AmigActive you will find a
review of Shogo:MAD, an article about the sound package SoundFX, an
appraisal of the emulator WinUAE JIT, and basic knowledge information about Photogenics.
(ps)
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26.Jun.2001
Hyperion Entertainment
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Hyperion/DCE: Licence for Voodoo3-driver
DCE and Hyperion have made an agreement about the usage of the Warp 3D drivers
for the G-REX PCI line Voodoo 3. Read the press release:
DCE licenses Voodoo 3 Warp 3D drivers for its G-REX line of PCI products
Hyperion Entertainment is pleased to announce that it has entered into a license agreement with DCE, producers of the G-REX line of PCI hardware for the Amiga.
Under the agreement Hyperion will support DCE's G-REX 1200 and G-REX 4000 products with fully featured Warp 3D Voodoo 3 drivers for both 68K and PPC.
« We're very pleased that DCE has decided to respond to demand by its customers for Warp3D drivers for Voodoo 3 », says Ben Hermans, managing partner of Hyperion Entertainment . « Amiga users currently have quite a number of PCI solutions to chose from and the manufacturers offering the widest range of drivers for their PCI solutions will clearly have a competitive advantage. From the large number of e-mails we have received, we can only conclude that the availability of 3D drivers is a key consideration for users when they make their decision to purchase a specific PCI solution. To avoid disappointment, we once again urge users interested in 3D graphics to investigate the availability of Warp3D drivers before purchasing a specific PCI solution. »
(ps)
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26.Jun.2001
Thomas Unger (E-Mail)
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CD: THE KICKSTART ARCHIVES v1.1.1
The Kickstart Archives is a collection of actual and dead AMIGA related
websites and more on CD. A list of the contained material you will find here.
Updates since the last issue:
- Updated: LexSite from Alex Luptak (updated May, 3rd 2001), peripherie section
- Added: The Art of James D. Sachs by himself and Jeff Palmer in the specials section
Jim Sachs had drawn for example as Art Director for the game "Defender Of The Crown"
and was responsible for the GUI of the Commodore CDTV.
- Added: AS WE MAY THINK from Vannavar Bush in the hstory - Amiga patents section
In this 1945 published article V. Bush mentiones may things that are realized
decades later (Internet, GUI, ...) and that takes influence on the design of
the workbench.
- Added: reedBench - A Workbench emulation by Jaakko "Reed" Kaitaniemi in the specials section.
A reproduction of booting with Kickstart/OS 1.3 and 3.1 (needs JavaScript)
- Reworked: Index page for better Overview and navigation.
The changes since last update are marked. No Amiga browser is able to interprete
the JavaScript file to generate the linklist.
You can get THE KICKSTART ARCHIVES for a special price of DM 18,- or US-$ 10,- (incl. p&p)
till July, 31st 2001. (ps)
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25.Jun.2001
H&P
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H&P: Pictures of the meeting at the Benelux Amiga Show
There was an internal talk about the AmigaONE at the Benelux Amiga Show. Participants in the talk were
Alan Redhouse, Martin Schüler, Michael Rock, Fleecy Moss, Ben Hermans, Hans-Jörg & Thomas Frieden and
Jürgen Haage. Unfortunately it is not allowed to unvail any details. But there are some pictures of the meeting at the titlelink. (ps)
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25.Jun.2001
Sinan Gurkan (E-Mail)
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AmigArt: Return to the old URL
The newsservice 'AmigArt' can now be accessed again by using the old URL www.amigart.com
(ps)
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25.Jun.2001
Gregor Galwas (E-Mail)
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Game: dynAMIte Version 1.5
Version 1.5 of the networkgame 'dynAMIte', a Bomberman-clone, released. All the changes made can be found in changes.txt.
Download:
dynAMIte_update.lha (only the update) - 182 kB
dynAMIte.lha (complete) - 1,9 MB
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25.Jun.2001
Martin Schueler (E-Mail)
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AmigaOne Board: Status Report by Martin Schueler
As promised on the BAS2001 (see First report)
Martin Schueler has sent us a summary of the lecture about the AmigaOne board and technical details.
Status
The lecture mainly was similar to the one already lectured on the WoA, but of course
contained updated information regarding the time schedule. Important about this is that
the beta test will close middle of September, which at the same time will mark the starting
shot for the first line.
Moreover the new revision of the AmigaONE boards - plugged into an Eyetech tower -
was shown. One was able to tangible ("forcibly") convince oneself of how sophisticated
and solid even the mechanical solution was done, and that it is by no means some unstable
kind of tinkering solution. But we deliberately used a board only quipped with PCI/AGP sockets,
to prevent our electrostatic sensible testing boards from any possible damage.
Following the status report from which I took the answers on respective questions, on the
show:
During production the first revision formed short cuts on several points of which some
were irreparable. It was not possible to obviate the latter during production without
knowing the problem in advance.
For the new revision we had changed the respective points, but also several other points,
in a way that reduced production requirements. Furthermore we corrected mechanical reference
measurements, which prevented the first revision from being precisely assembled inside the casing.
Also the non-technical problems were fixed and the testings efficiently proceed on schedule since June 8th.
It is especially joyful that all of the testings (contrary to common expectations due to
complexity) succeeded on the first go, which was finally a result of their carful preparation,
too.
All significant testings on board level are already finished. The following testing work
is limited to verification of the logic within WestBridge and NorthBridge and it's interaction
with the standard components.
This is to talk about ca. 10% of those testings are done. But virtually this means that
already 50% of the problematic and time critical points are covered. Nevertheless those
succeeded on the first go. So schedule risks are more and more decreasing. Furthermore
100% of the problematic points are functional of which malfunction would mean total outage,
in worst case.
I also added three pictures:
 picture_1.jpg (640 x 480) |
 picture_2.jpg (640 x 480) |
 picture_3.jpg (640 x 480) |
The first one shows the rev2 board (equipped with PCI/AGP only) as it was presented
on the show in Rotterdam. But the other one shows one of the equipped rev2 boards as
these were used for the testings. All of the testings succeeded on the first go using
the board in the picture. Third picture: The slots in this picture are simply put on,
cause I think it looks much nicer if it is fully equipped :-).
For the rest the board will be tested as stand-alone for a very long time. The connection to
the A1200 will be done at the very end.
Martin Schueler
(ps)
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25.Jun.2001
Marvin Droogsma (E-Mail)
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Events: More Pictures from the BAS 2001
Marvin Droogsma has sent us some more exclusive pictures of the
BAS 2001.
The photos were taken by Lejon Hamstra.
 bruno&marvin.jpg (533 x 400) |
 croud.jpg (533 x 400) |
 alan.jpg (533 x 400) |
 lan.jpg (533 x 400) |
 martin2.jpg (533 x 400) |
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25.Jun.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: VirusExecutor V 2.19 and virus-warning (Update)
Minor update of VirusExecutor (2.19) released. Details:
Name: VirusExecutor v2.19
Archive name: VirusExecutor.lha
Archive size: 265.021 Bytes
Release date: 25. June 2001
Programmer: Jan Erik Olausen
Required: xvs.library (contained), xfdmaster.library, reqtools.library, xadmaster.library
New in v2.19
- Added MuMove4K right!
- Removed library version check for xadmaster.library.
- Added Amiga OS Update IDE_scsidisk right...
- Removed all internal virus checking as they are added in
xvs.library v33.26
- Fixed bug when running on kickstart lower than 3.0
Thanks to Jan Andersen for telling me...
Virus-Warning
Yesterday, there was a warning at the VTH-mailinglist concerning a very dangerous virus.
(ps)
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25.Jun.2001
Christoph Meier (ANF)
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Chip online: Graphic Chips: New Details about Kyro III
»David Harold, Press-Relation Manager of Imagination Technologies,
gave a sight on the upcoming Kyro III - developed by the code name of STG 5000 -
to the German game magazines PC Action. ST Microelectronic will integrate a
freely programmable vertex- and pixle-hader along with the also integrated
T&L unit into this pixle accelerator. This chip, which is manufactured in
0.13 µ technology, thus addresses Microsoft's DirextX-8-API
(application programming interface), as like Nvidia's GeForce3.
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Complete article (German) under the title link. (ps)
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25.Jun.2001
Thomas Eichler (ANF)
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E.T. Productions: Looking for graphics-designer
E.T. Productions is looking for graphic-designer for some time. If you are interested please have a look at our 'Free Amiga Jobs'-section.
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25.Jun.2001
Marvin Droogsma (E-Mail)
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Events: BAS 2001 - Report form the organizers
The Benelux Amiga Show 2001 has ended..., we tasted a lot of welding while organization,
but it was worth it cause more than 400 visitor mean a brilliant result to us. Only as
number 400 visitors are not much, but in case of an Amiga only show in the Netherlands this is
an encouraging number. Amiga still exists!
A short report from our point of view:
Very early in the morning, at 8:00 am, we started to set up the show. With three overloaded
cars full of hardware and software, posters, beamers, audio equipment, and somewhere in between
all that even the drivers, we took the first stuff to the show. Bjorn Lynne was already there and
had put up at table on the first floor.
At about 10:00 am a quite normal dancing school was converted to an Amiga building....
The first visitors contacted already at 9:00 am (with well dressed hair and gem chewing).
One or the other way it was announced that the show would start already at 10:00 am. We
would like to apologize for this misinformation and we hope that waiting was less hard,
cause of the good weather.
This was our first time to organize such a show; hopefully this was not too clear to see....
Anyway, we learned some things to do it better next time (?). Nevertheless most of what we
organized succeeded very well, as we think.
10:00 am: Petro Tyschtschenko arrives, as usual in a good temper, also after little sleep
(he has sat with Juergen Haage until 4:00 am and has had a few beers too much).
10:30 am: The participants of the LAN party are let in and guided to the first floor.
Very much people are waiting outside, now. Might it be that we unnecessarily were in
doubt about enough visitors?
11:00 am: The show begins! There are plenty, plenty, PLENTY OF PEOPLE! A heavy burden is taken from us....
I won't talk about everything in detail, now. That was already done by other people (for which
we say thank you). Just a few things which attracted us in especially.....
In our opinion the presentation of by Eyetech and Escena were a bit too technical and might have
been done more attractive, some how. The slides could have been done more interesting than it was
actually done. However the presentation gave a good sight of what is being done and why.
After the presentation people had the opportunity to consult Alan Redhouse and Martin Schueler for
more information.
Fleecy Moss impressed us. His jokes and his enthusiasm are really great. A good exponent of the
Amiga Spirit. Unfortunately he could attend the show for a short time, only.
Bjorn Lynne presented his music and sold his CD's on the first floor. According to what he told us,
he sold more CD's than he expected. He was very satisfied and did a lot autographs. But the Dutch
beers were a little to small to him...., the British are used to something different.....
Did anybody notice that there was a not announced ´special guest´? Bill Buck of VIScorp.
He talked to many of the Amiga VIP's. Could that be of any meaning? Who knows.....
(http://www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de/amiga/ar/ar407/feature6.HTML)
Mr. Does of Vesalia and his wife were on the show, too.
Matay showed a first class product; who missed it ..., what a pity, what a pity.
There was another premiere, too (more about this later on); the first game (Asteroids look-a-like) for
the AmigaDE by an unknown SDK user (I could not find the name).
Some of the VIP's whispered some nice news to the print magazine 'AmigaScene', which we will
publish in the next issue (in cooperation with amiga-news.de). For example there are good news
regarding Amiga OS4.
One small anecdote: On his train journey to Rotterdam Fleecy really was in dire need of a
toilet, but nobody informed him that he was floundering waiting in front of a strictly and
all-the-time closed toilet for staffers only, for minutes.... Poor Fleecy.
There were visitors from Norway, Germany, Poland, Belgium, France, England, and Spain
(20 hours by car....!).
An editor of a Dutch TV station talked to Petro, Juergen, Alan, Fleecy, and many of
the visitors about the Amiga and it's cult status. She was very impressed and will - like
already announced - do a broadcast about Amiga only, after summer. She will talk to even more
Amiga personalities. It is planned to take more shots in Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.S.A..
People from a Dutch radio station were also on the show and on the following Saturday a special
broadcast about the show and anything to see there will be put to air.
Petro acted as a fairy of fortune at 4:00 pm and drew the winners of the lottery in which
any visitor could take part. He twice drew visitors from Germany but which unfortunately already had left the
show. Those missed among other things an Amiga poster with Bill McEwen's autograph on it, a number of Amiga CD's,
a music CD by Bjorn Lynne, and a VIP diner.
Between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm we closed the show. The show was followed by the VIP diner with 27 guests.
These guests had the opportunity to talk to each other about the show and Amiga subjects, without ruffle or excitement
in an easeful atmosphere. The VIP's were very excited about the multitude of visitors. This encourages them
to go on developing.
About 11:00 pm it all was over. Petro and Juergen were picked with a long Mercedes and taken to the
hotel, like super-stars. Then the rest of the people went home, too.
Still many pictures will follow by us - from the set-up to the after-party - and Juergen Haage
promised to send us pictures from the secret VIP meeting at 11:00 am.
We would like to use this opportunity to heartily thank all of the visitors of the show. You really showed
that the Amiga is alive and has good chances to return strong. We thank amiga-news.de for reporting;
the way Petra Struck supported us really rules!
More information, pictures, and links to other reports can be found at amiga-news.de and of course
on the BAS 2001 website.
A lot of greetings to the Amiga community
The organizers of the Benelux Amiga Show 2001
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25.Jun.2001
Amiga Future
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AmiSectorOne: New members, games, demos, and covers
Probably you remember my news posting of 12 June which was called "New staff members are required".
Finally I have made my choice and here are the new team members (sorted by the time they joined):
- Marcos Alves from Portugal
- Keith Michaels from the USA
- Tony Whent from Australia
- Holger Herrmann from Germany
The new team members will be responsible for different parts here on AMI Sector One. Also I am just working with a
kind contributor called Gustavo to improve our scripts. Some other projects are in preparation too... More about this in
the next weeks. You can read some notes about the new members in the
staff section.
Now the games update:
Patricia Curtis (formerly project manager and assistant programmer at Apache Software) as well as Mark Page (formerly
programmer at Apache Software) allowed us to upload the Amiga game Super Methane Bros. (a game similar to
Bubble Bobble, but with better graphics and sounds). You can download different versions of this game: There is a
CD32-HD version (does not run on emulators) and an ADF version. Like so often I would like to stress that this game
is NOT freeware. P. Curtis and M. Page are still the copyright owners and they granted a permission which is ONLY
valid for this site.
Btw: I am looking for the game "Murder makes strange Deadfollows CDTV" by Tiger Media. Is there
somebody of you who has it? Please get in contact with me (Bernd)...
And here are the high quality Public Domain games of this update:
- Jouster 3 (the arcade classic Joust for the Amiga)
- Kamakazi Killers (good Galaga game)
- Rattlesnake (street fighting game)
New AGA demos are:
- Repugnance
- Roswell
- Response
- Tear down the Wall
- Some Justice
Also a disk with the results of the Amega Party - Gfx Competiton was uploaded.
Here are some new cover- and box scans:
- A320 Airbus (the game itself will soon be available here)
- Big 6- Dizzy Collection CD32
- Case of the Cautious Condor CDTV
- Chinese Karate
- Euro Soccer '88
- Fallen Angel
- Hard Drivin'
And here is a last minute update:
You can now download ALL 18 LSD Sprint Docs Disks (Sprint Docs provide cheats, solutions, freezer
addresses etc). Of course every Sprint Disk has got its own HTML and screenshots. Thanks to the new member
Marcos who made it possible. I hope you enjoyed this update. In the future the updates will be bigger since the staff
has grown. Also you can expect more updates during the week.
(sd)
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24.Jun.2001
Amiga Future
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Installer: WHDLoad - New Packets
WHDLoad makes it possible to install floppy-disk-only games to harddisk.
The following packets have been added or updated since 18. June 2001:
- 24. June 01 new: Dick Tracy (Titus) done by Mr.Larmer
- 24. June 01 new: Pucman (F1 Licenceware) done by Jeff
- 23. June 01 new: Linus (Palace) done by Codetapper
- 23. June 01 new: The Blues Brothers (Titus) done by Mr.Larmer
- 22. June 01 new: Mortal Kombat (Acclaim) done by Codetapper
- 22. June 01 new: Black Tiger (Capcom/U.S.Gold) done by Jeff
- 21. June 01 improved: Puzznic (Ocean) several enhancements
- 21. June 01 improved: Alien Bash 2 (Glen Cumming/Myles Jeffery) speedup
- 19. June 01 new: Fernandez Must Die (Mirrorsoft/Imageworks) done by Jeff
- 18. June 01 fixed: Hard Drivin' (Domark) file loading corrected
- 18. June 01 new: Star Wars (Lucasfilm/Domark) done by John Girvin
To download follow the title link.
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24.Jun.2001
René Stelljes (E-Mail)
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AmigaHelpGuide + Amiga-User-Liste (Update)
René Stelljes wrote:
After Stefan Martens decided not to continue the Amiga-User-List (AUL) due to
lack of time, I took over this task.
From today the AmigaHelpGuid and AUL are pooled together. The list is available
at http://www.8ung.at/ahg/ only, at this
time.
Since I want to keep the Amiga-User-List up-to-date, I ask all of the users
already registered to get in contact with me to update their data, if needed.
More information are to take from the guide.
Supplement 24 June 2001:
Due to great demand a Commodore demo is available for download on René Stelljes'
homepage under the 'Sonstiges' link. (sd)
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24.Jun.2001
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena News
Amiga Arena Full Version
With permission of Carsten Magerkurth and Andreas Magerl the Amiga Arena
enables the release of 'Colours Professional'.
This is another version of the puzzle game 'Offensive Colours'.
'Colours Pro' is an exciting composition of Tetris and Breakout.
(sd)
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24.Jun.2001
Timo Kloss
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Inutilis: Moonlight-CD
Timo Kloss wrote:
A short announcement first: the short filmlets video was finished now, too.
The Moonlight-CD is available from now on. Since there is no official distribution
path, it only is available directly from Inutilis. Order from the online shop, per
post or phone.
If somebody knows about some possibilities for distribution or sale (or even can offer
such), please tell me about. On the Moonlight
website among other things the original CD cover is online, now.
Great parts of this CD were created using an Amiga and Camouflage. The printed matters
also were designed using ArtEffect.
Price: 18 DM (directly from Inutilis)
Time: ca. 73 minutes
10 songs + 5 spacers or intros
Description: Mostly silent, experimental, electronic music in "moonlight" mood, so to speak.
(sd)
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24.Jun.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help: xvs.library V33.26
The xvs.library (External Virus Support Library) has been updated today.
Here is some info about the release:
Name : xvs.library v33.26
Archive name : xvslibrary.lha
Archive size : 55.988 bytes
Release date : 24 June 2001
Programmer : Jan Erik Olausen
Email : virusexecutor@c2i.net
News for 33.26:
- Added Bobek2 Link virus
Thanks to Jan Andersen for the files.
Thanks to Zeeball for the memory removal routines.
- Added Expl0de Trojan Link virus
- Added Expl0de Trigger File virus
Thanks to Jan Andersen for the files.
- Renamed 8x8 Link to Motaba-3
Still to do:
Download: xvslibrary.lha (55K),
Readme
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24.Jun.2001
MorphOS
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MorphOS: gcc 2.95.3 68k-Crosscompiler updated
Sigbjørn 'CISC-o-rama' Skjæret released a new version of his gcc
68k cross-compiler. This means you can compile 68k programs using the speed of
the PPC processor. Also the fsin/fsos -ffast-math inline won't be applied for 040
and 060 processors anymore.
Download: m68k-amigaos-gcc2.95.3.tar.bz2
(sd)
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24.Jun.2001
Designburo.nl (ANF)
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Benelux Amiga Show: More Pictures
Under the title link more pictures of the Benelux Amiga Show
were published.
(sd)
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24.Jun.2001
Celso (ANF)
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Events: AmiWest 2001 - News
From 27th to 29th July, 2001 the AmiWest 2001 show will take place in Sacramento, U.S.A..
According to the latest announcements
there will be the following highlights:
- Presentation of the working AmigaOne with AmigaOS V4.0.
- Presentation of the current version of the AmigaDE, running on the Sharp Zaurus.
Sharp Zaurus.
- Dr. Alan Havemose (formerly employee of Commodore, and Gateway)
and Bill McEwen speak about: "Gateway and Amiga - what really happened".
Furthermore the press release reads, that the AmigaOne 1200 would be in progress from
the end of July and available from the middle of August. But this remains subjunctive, since it
will be official news only when Amiga Inc. or Eyetech do an announcement about.
(sd)
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24.Jun.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Games: Shogo Test
Seppo Typpö has published a Shogo test on the
'The Amiga Games Database' website.
This test among other things is about the game-play and level design.
Tests of 'King's Quest I - III' and 'Kick Off' were added, too. (sd)
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24.Jun.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Amiga Flame with new URL
The commercial Amiga Flame web server account will be closing down as a result of problems with
the new company who have taken over. Since the original company went out of the business there
has been some serious problems, which have made it difficult to make Amiga Flame up and running
under the new company. With it unlikely that their service will improve, the decision was made to
move Amiga Flame.
Amiga Flame has moved to Demon, a long established company who tend to provide an efficient and
effective service. It is vital that readers update their bookmarks and make themselves aware of the
new web address of Amiga Flame: http://www.amigaflame.demon.co.uk (title link).
(sd)
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24.Jun.2001
Mariusz Wloczysiak (E-Mail)
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Elbox: Poster "Mediator - Now PCI in all Amigas" (Update)
Elbox have published a new poster
for the PCI board Mediator. Title: "MEDIATOR - Now PCI In All Amigas".
This is also available as .pdf file (3.7 MB) and can be downloaded at the 'News' section from the
press stuff.
Title link corrected.
(ps)
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24.Jun.2001
Virus Help Denmark
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Virus Help: Team Netherlands back
The Virus Help Team Netherlands is back online with updated homepage. The website
was not accessible for six months. Now the team is fully active again. Visit their
website under the title link.
(ps)
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24.Jun.2001
Richard Kapp (E-Mail)
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NARR-Site: New Voyager Theme and Update
Again I did a new fresh and sunny theme named 'SummerTheme' for the Amiga web-browser Voyager.
The archive contains the usual buttons represented by exotic fruits and with matching background pic,
this time. The images a are quite big, so higher screen resolutions are advised.
Screenshot Link - 328 kB
Download: summertheme.lha - 174 kB
Additionally I have completely reworked the NARR website. Most of all the Amiga section
now is more clear sorted by categories, to make you more easily finding what you are looking for.
There are new downloads, too, e.g. a small icons set, and catalogs. The admin section was enhanced, too:
there are new screenshots of my cartoon anims, which are currently available for free, and the biggest
animation (Hr. Apfel) now is available as MPEG version, also. Also new is the 'Personal Amiga' section.
Have fun while rummaging. :)
(ps)
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24.Jun.2001
Otto Dette (E-Mail)
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Benelux Amiga Show: Report and Pictures by the AUC-HB
The Amiga User Club Bremen, AUC-HB,
has send us an extended report and these nice pictures
from the BAS 2001.
Report about the Benelux Amiga Show 2001 in Rotterdam, Netherlands
In the morning at 3:00 h four members from Nordenham, Leer, Langwedel, Bremen of
the Amiga User Club Bremen met to travel to the show. After four hours of traveling
by car we arrived in the Hammerstraat in northern Rotterdam.
We were hungry and wanted something to eat in a moment (Mc´D or some bakery). But unfortunately
we had to realize, that hairdressers open their shops before the bread shops; not to talk about
Mc´D, cause they open not before 9:00 am. After we finally found a baker, who pleased us with
a marvelous breakfast, we went to the show which was supposed to begin on 10:00 am.
On 9:30 am Juergen Haage and Petry Tyschtschenko arrived by taxi. Since we know Mr. Haage and
Petro in person we had a short talk. Mr. Haage and Petro then disappeared to join a meeting with
Fleecy Moss, Alan Redhouse, and Ben Hermans.
On 11:00 am, one hour later than announced, the inlet started.
The admission charge for visitors from outside was at the promised DM5.
Our impression was that the organizers really took pain to build up the show. The show
was arranged on two floors. There were enough seats and room for discussions.
At one booth we could have a look at an Amiga 4000D with the Prometheus PCI board
by Matay, equipped with a Voodoo 3000 and running the game Heretic II. We were glowing by
the display by this graphics board.
At the booth beside of this booth a PC with the AmigaSDK installed was running.
We were impressed by this presentation, too. Moreover several Amigas from club-members
were networked and a LAN party took place.
Petro opened the Amiga museum with a speech and then was helpful and councillor and his
assistance was heavily enlisted; he handed out stickers and pins.
The show was attended very well and from 2:00 pm it was really filled, since
the Scala presentation of the AmigaONE took place, done via screen by Alan Redhouse and
Martin Schueler. They had a good projector and sound was well, so everyone could get it.
The strategy for AmigaONE and AmigaOS 4 to 5 was put across, but which was already known
by us. During the break we had the opportunity to have a look at the AmigaONE board plugged
into a V-Tower. We don't want to address the information we got from Martin Schueler, now.
The board was shown working, but we can imagine it to able to be presented working, soon.
During the discussion with Fleecy Moss, Juergen Haage, Alan Redhouse, Ben Hermans, and
Martin Schueler queries regarding the AmigaONE AND AmigaOS 4 - 5 could be done.
This was richly done, and as we learned the organizer of the show is about to put those
questions and answers online.
We took a lot of pictures on the show, but to edit all of them will take some time.
We handed out to amiga-news.de a first selection.
Our video specialist Ralf has done a video of the show for our members.
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We met Mrs. and Mr. Does (Vesalia, German Amiga vendor) and Jens Schoenfeld (Individual Computer)
and intensively talked. The show was a clear success to us not comparable with the last years' shows
in Cologne and Neuss, since that was an Amiga only show. We felt to be part of a
big community. From Mr. Haage we got the latest BoingBag for OS3.9 on a bank card sized CD. At 4:00 pm
we went on our journey back home to Bremen.
Thanks to the organizers of the Benelux Amiga Show 2001 !!!
Amiga User Club Bremen
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23.Jun.2001
Carl Sassenrath (REBOL-ML)
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REBOL: REBOL/View V1.2.1
REBOL/View 1.2.1 has been released on June 22, 2001. It is recommended that you
upgrade your copy of REBOL/View and View/Pro to this new version.
Among other things has a security bug been fixed in this version. This
release also introduces REBOL/View for the Macintosh. This is a
significant accomplishment.
The following has been changed compared with the previous version:
- Bugfix: Icon DRAW evaluation bug that allowed foreign code to be executed
at the desktop level. That problem has been eliminated.
(Note that this bug did NOT compromise REBOL's built-in sandbox
file protection, as that protection still remained in effect at the
REBOL/View root directory level. Files outside of REBOL's directory
tree were safe.) DRAW is no longer allowed within desktop icons.
- Bugfix: The HTTP POST operation has been fixed to properly ignore line
termination in the transfer. You no longer need to pad out your
HTTP uploads. (This is for read/custom http://... [post "data"]).
- Bugfix: Bugs that caused load/markup and debase to crash in rare cases
have also been fixed.
The current version for different systems can be found in the download area of rebol.com.
(sd)
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23.Jun.2001
ANN
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Magazine: .mag Boing issue #2 released
Issue #2 of the Swedish online magazine .mag Boing has been released today.
(ps)
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23.Jun.2001
Paul Nolan
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Image processing: Photogenics for PocketPC
Paul Nolan, known for his image processing software Photogenics
for several operating systems, has renamed his company to Idruna
Software. Besides that Nolan introduces today his new product Photogenics
for PocketPC.
With this image processing becomes possible even on pocket computers. On the product page
you can find the technical details and further information.
(ps)
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23.Jun.2001
Dirk "Docki" Dockbreyder (ANF)
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Game: 'Genetic Species' full version on Aminet
The Aminet recent-upload-list of today contains the action game Genetic Species
as full version, splitted into 19 archives with around 180 MB in size altogether.
This game is a development by Marble-Eyes Development.
It was distributed by Vulcan Software Limited.
Download: Uploads of the 23.06.2001,
and there is GS-FullGame01.lha - GS-FullGame19.lha for download. (ps)
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23.Jun.2001
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Aminet Uploads until 23.06.2001
DOpusCFG.lha biz/dopus 85K+DOpus4.x configuration V2.25, biggest co
DalHelper.lha comm/irc 40K+Interface to Dalnet Services: (Chan/Memo
ML_Support_Tur.lha comm/mail 5K+ML-Support Turkish Catalog
YAMMiami.lha comm/mail 32K+YAM-->Miami-->Yam2NN, united. V1.01
SMS2D2.lha comm/misc 14K+Send sms to german D2 via modem or ISDN
adt_ixemul.lha comm/tcp 78K+Aminet Download Tool 2.6, AmigaOS
AmiDiction.lha comm/tcp 26K+Online Dictionary
CManMI.lha comm/www 3K+GlowIcons Toolbar for CManager
IBrowseMI.lha comm/www 7K+GlowIcons Toolbar for IBrowse
mFTPMI.lha comm/www 7K+GlowIcons Toolbar for mFTP-II
NRogMI.lha comm/www 21K+GlowIcons Toolbar for NewsRog
dkg-wtow2.lha demo/aga 638K+Welcome To Our World 2
dkg-boozenow.lha demo/intro 4K+Booze Now - Breeze Now Remix
dkg-trip98inv.lha demo/intro 133K+Trip `98 - The Invitation
BlitzLstMay01.lha dev/basic 133K+Blitz mailing list archives for May 2001
MakeTagBase.lha dev/misc 6K+Make methods and tags bases 1.1 (17.06.0
SettingsWin_Fr.lha dev/mui 9K+French Catalog for Settingswindow_mcc
ChunkyStartup2.lha dev/src 89K+Chunkystartup.asm CGX/AGA/PICASSO useful
RKM2_ASM.lha dev/src 427K+R.K.M codes - Translated into Assembly.
RKM_ASM2.lha dev/src 427K+R.K.M codes - Translated into Assembly.
FindChanges.lha disk/misc 97K+Finds changes made to disk
TSGui_Fr.lha disk/misc 2K+French translation for TSGUI
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23.Jun.2001
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Benelux Amiga Show: first report (update 3)
Otis from the Amiga User Club Bremen has
just given us first details about the show by phone. First of all it has to be
said that the dance school where the event is taking place is overcrowded as many,
many visitors have come. For the promoters of the show in any case a big success.
The event is taking place on two floors with the exhibitors being downstairs and
the LAN party happening upstairs.
During the call I had the opportunity to talk to Martin Schüler from ESCENA who's working on the design of the AmigaOne board by Eyetech. The
AmigaOne board is presented as prototype in second revision. The board isn't
working yet. For now they continue step by step and every step done until now
has worked without any problems. He'll try to give us more technical information during
the day via email.
Supplement:
I just had again the chance to talk to Thomas from the AUC-HB, who gave us more
impressions via telephone about the show. Those will be posted here as short
notes as there'll be a full report done by the AUCB following tomorrow:
Petro Tyschtschenko hold the opening speech.
Interesting was the presentation of the PCI board Prometheus by Matay on which a Voodoo3000 graphics board was
running. A version of the game ´Heretic II´ running on this board was shown
so everyone could convince himself of the board's quality.
Fleecy Moss of Amiga Inc. presented the SDK (Software Developer Kit) and was at
disposal to answer questions. On this occasion the AmigaOS 5.0 planned for the year 2003 was mentioned.
On a Q&A round Fleecy Moss, Alan Redhouse, Martin Schüler and Jürgen
Haage answered to the questions of the visitors.
Supplement 2:
At Fun Time World you find some photos
of the show, and a comprehensive report will follow.
Supplement 3:
Here's the full report of
Fun Time World. (ps)
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23.Jun.2001
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena News
Amiga Arena special discount campaign
In co-operation with Andre Beer the Amiga Arena makes a special price for GeoWorld possible. GeoWorld is the only geography program for the Amiga that is still
in development. Please visit for further information the GeoWorld homepage.
Amiga Arena - GeoWorld call
GeoWorld is one of the very few programs that stand out against the usual Amiga
software. The developers have collected a huge amount of information and data to
make GeoWorld as comprehensive as possible. Despite this such a program
"lives" of its up-to-date data.
To make faster updates possible and offer furtheron an allround program the
developers need your help. The following tasks are available:
- Continuing the recollection of the nature data of the countries.
- A co-operation on the information data of GeoWorld would therefore need an
intellectual reception of the source texts made available (scanned
encyclopedia pages, html/text files taken from the internet, partly in
English) and put them into corresponding texts (e.g. description of a country's nature).
A free full version will of course be made available. Further fees -
participation in sales returns - for appropriate extensive co-operation are
possible but don't expect any wonders. People with interest may please mail to: Andre Beer.
Amiga Arena remark by Olaf Köbnik
Surely many of you wonder why this all?
Sources for information are offered by the internet, and many programs for the PC
do so, too. But I belong to the little number of Amiga users who are "Amiga
only", and I personally think it is very valuable that such programs will be
developed on the Amiga in the future. Additionally it is much more fun for me to
use information sources on the Amiga. I can only ask you to support programs
like AmiAtlas and Geoworld with feedback etc.! (ps)
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23.Jun.2001
Merlancia Industries (ANF)
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Merlancia announces Tsunami Designs
Merlancia Industries has released some concept images of the Tsunami setup, showing a complete "Merlancia MMC Tsunami Setup", the "Merlancia Touchsmart Keyboard" and the "Merlancia Tsunami Tower":
Please see also http://www.gotboing.com and
MISEL Engineering-TORRO/MCC
for further information.
Update: (14.01.2017, 21:00, cg)
Pictures added to the news item. (ps)
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22.Jun.2001
Matay
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Matay news
Warp3D Treiber for Voodoo3
Matay informs that the promised Warp3D drivers for Voodoo3 graphics cards on the
PCI board Prometheus are in the works and has put some screenshots online.
PPC for Prometheus
As many people ask about CPU boards for the PCI board Prometheus, Matay
gives the following statement:
- Matay is not going to produce the PPC card by itself. We will choose
among the CPU solutions available at the market (not necessarily
"Amiga native" only). It would take too much time and concern to
produce such a card, time we can spend providing you with other
Amiga-specifict products. Why to invent wheel again?
- The only problem to solve is software support to make the hardware
cooperate with our PCI bridge. However, with the help of AmigaOS4
developers from Amiga Inc. it is not a problem at all. We will
cooperate with them to make Prometheus+CPU card combo 100% compatible
with the upcoming AmigaOS.
- We are not limiting our support to one CPU card only. You should view
a CPU card expansion the same as - for example - a graphics card expansion.
More than one solution is possible.
- The details will be announced after we finish talks with the CPU cards
manufacturers. As we always state - no promises, only facts, so please
be patient. In meanwhile, you can use Prometheus boards with the
existing Amiga CPU cards. The software, i.e. AmigaOS4, will arrive later
this year, so will our hardware to run it on.
Vacation time
Because of vacation time, the phone number +48 609394778 and the e-mail address
fei@matay.pl won't be available from June 22nd to July 9th, 2001 and from July 21st
to September 6th, 2001. Contact Matay during these times at +48 603785100
and info@matay.pl instead.
(ps)
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22.Jun.2001
Olaf Köbnik
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Amiga Arena news
Amiga Arena full version: Offensive COLOURS
With permission of Carsten Magerkurth and Andreas Magerl, Amiga Arena
makes the release of Offensive COLOURS possible! Offensive COLOURS
is the exciting synthesis of Tetris and breakout.
You steer a spaceship in the center of the screen; colored blocks grow out of
the screen borders towards you. To stop them, you are armed with a colored
disc with which you can shoot at the blocks.
Should the color of the disc match that of the shot block, your score increases
and the block vanishes. If not, the disc will be thrown back to you and the
colors of block and disc will be exchanged. The new color of the disc then maybe
allows the elimination of another block.
If your disc hits a row of blocks that have the same color, the entire row vanishes.
The first block scores the usual points, any further two times the usual points.
The game ends when the blocks have reached you.
Amiga Arena download: Renegarde
With permission of Wayne Ashworth, the action game "Renegarde" is available for
download. It is a freeware game. "Renegarde" is an "Alien Breed" clone for two
players, fun and the inspired design speak for themselves. (ps)
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22.Jun.2001
Solar (BAUD) (ANF)
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Java on handheld devices - in vogue
Should somebody still question whether it makes any sense to work in the embedded
market with Java - SaveJe brings Java2SE to the ARM/XScale processor.
Planned release of version 1.0 is in september.
This means that who's interested in programming for handheld devices should take
Java into consideration. It also means that Amiga Inc. has to hurry. (Solar)
(ps)
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22.Jun.2001
Marvin Droogsma (e-mail)
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Event: Amiga Benelux Show - phone service
Tomorrow the Amiga Benelux Show opens its gates at 10 o'clock. The organizers
have set up a phone service through which you can get information on the way to
the event and the like; for example if you should have become lost.
You can reach the phone service on Saturday at the following numbers:
06-20189215 - (International: +31-6-20189215)
oder
06-15407476 - (International: +31-6-15407476)
Address:
Dansschool Wuyster
Hammerstraat 15
Rotterdam-Nord
City map
Route planner
(ps)
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22.Jun.2001
Sinan Gürkan (e-mail)
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AmigArt with new URL
Please use http://65.108.77.227 for reaching Amigart pages until
www.amigart.com is directed to our new host. Currently www.amigart.com
redirects to another website that has nothing to do with Amiga...
(ps)
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22.Jun.2001
Andreas Falkenhahn (e-mail)
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CD32 Install Kit for Windows
As some emulation sites already posted this news, here's the official announcement
for the Windows version of my CD32 Games Install Kit: It will work in connection with
WinUAE and it will be available quite soon.
The compatibility is very high because every game uses custom patches
(just like in the Amiga version). Additionally you
won't have to install the game, you can run it right from the CD although in some
cases some files have to be copied (which need to be patched). CD audio support is
not supported yet but will be added for sure later. The first version of the CD32
Games Install Kit 4.5 (Win32 1.0) can be expected in one week. But currently it will
be only available for owners of the The Best Of Airsoft Softwair Gold Edition CD-ROM.
There are some screenshots of the Windows version available at the Airsoft Softwair homepage.
(ps)
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22.Jun.2001
Christoph Meier (ANF)
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Chip: Amiga: New computer and software
»With AmigaOS 4.0 and the computer AmigaOne PPC 1200, a myth will be brought
back to life within the next weeks. This was announced by Bill McEwen, CEO of Amiga,
on Thursday. The owner of the Amiga trademark warned in a press release of an
abuse of the name of the once popular home computer. According to information from
McEwen there's besides the American company headquarter only one more office in Braunschweig.«
Full German article at the titlelink. (ps)
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22.Jun.2001
Thomas Steiding (e-mail)
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e.p.i.c. interactive entertainment: status update
Add-on CD Earth2140 Mission Pack with 80+ new single player missions, 6 new
units, 2 new buildings and 1 new terrain will be available for Mac and Amiga
by the end of July. For Amigaplayers the Mission Pack will bring multiplayer
support to this RTS via LAN.
The MAC version of our cartoon adventure THE FEEBLE FILES is in late beta
stages and will propably go into production next week. You can find some
screenshots taken from the Mac version in the news section of our homepage.
The game will come on 3 CDs and comes in english, french, spanish, german
and italian versions. You will find more information on this game and how
pathetic rebellions really can get in the projects section of our homepage.
Empire builder Knights and Merchants is now in early beta testing on the
Mac. We expect a demoversion to become available by mid July.
(ps)
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22.Jun.2001
Frank Fenn (ANF)
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Instructions: Amiga & Mac printer sharing
As questions about printer sharing between Mac and Amiga arise ever now and then,
I have attempted to write some instructions on the topic. Required are
the software packages TCP stack, Samba, Turboprint and Ghostscript, as
well as DAVE on the Mac side. (ps)
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22.Jun.2001
Amiga.org
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Amiga.org: problems with PHP-Nuke
Eight months ago, Amiga.org has changed the entire site to PHP-Nuke, an
all-in-one portal package. The portal offers all required functions,
including news, forums and comments.
According to Amiga.org, PHP-Nuke got instable under heavy load which
lead to frequent breakdowns. Wayne Hunt will now rebuild the entire
website and asks for comments or suggestions to
wayne@amiga.org. Especially the
news have highest priority.
(ps)
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22.Jun.2001
Ray A. Akey (e-mail)
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AMIGA Inc.: News from CEO Bill McEwen (Executive Update)
Greetings To The Amiga Family:
There have been some recent mis-representations that I have recently
received about Amiga, Inc., and our office locations. Amiga is doing very
well, and we are excited about the future of Amiga. The Amiga Family
continues to grow with new partners, new products, and the very near release
of AmigaDE 1.0.
However with all of this activity there have been some out there who have
recently sent out false information about Amiga, and I need to clarify this
now.
Amiga Incorporated is headquartered in Snoqualmie, Washington USA.
Amiga Deutschland is still in business. We have only closed the Langen
office. There are going to be some new additions, and a new office location
announced in the next couple of weeks, but know now that Amiga International
was a Gateway company, and was not and has not been associated with Amiga,
Inc. since 1999. The dealer in Germany that is making claims that they are
Amiga International is completely false, and Amiga Incorporated the parent
company of Amiga Deutschland is going to take legal action against those who
make these false claims.
There is another dealer in India who has started claiming that they are
Amiga in India. This again is also false. Amiga does NOT have any official
representation in India outside of the Amiga dealers who are there. Amiga
Incorporated is currently evaluating an office in India, and other countries
where we do business.
To those of you who continue to try and tear Amiga apart, it is time to
stop. Amiga is moving forward, there are great things ahead, and for the
first time in many years, the Amiga family will have new products, and
choices.
I look forward to a great year.
Kindest regards,
Bill McEwen
(ps)
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22.Jun.2001
Soren Ladegaard (ANF)
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de Volkskrant: "Tulip" reviving the Commodore brand?
It's been reported in a Dutch national newspaper that computer company
Tulip intend to bring the Commodore
brand back to life in some capacity. Tulip spokesman J. van den Berg
claims the company is simply responding to customer calls for Commodore.
Whether this means some real Commodore hardware is on its way or all it
is is simply a line of PCs with the Commodore logo slapped on the outside
is still unclear, but Dutch readers will no doubt find
this article
very interesting...!
(ps)
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21.Jun.2001
Martin Merz (ANF)
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Icons: MI News - QuadraMI 4 and new archive available
QuadraMI 4 is available for download.
A new image archive by the name of QuadraMI 4 is available on Mason.Home and
Aminet. QuadraMI 4 is an extended collection of icons for toolbars and start menus
for applications like Workbench 2000, Toolmanager, Directory Opus Magellan, and many
more. The images are of IFF format and available as ColorIcons. Those were created
in the popular GlowIcons design with a standard colour depth of 32 and a basic size
of 24x24 pixles, but without the glow effect.
Other projects.
Some new and reworked archives are available for download in addition:
- CManMI - new toolbar for CManager by VaporWare
- IBrowseMI - navigation bar for IBrowse with additional images by Kristóph Gruber
- mFTPMI - AppMI basing toolbar set for mFTP-II
- NRogMI - image set for NewsRog with GlowIcons design
Please, visit the "Projects" page of Mason.Home for more information. (ps)
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21.Jun.2001
Andrew Bell
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Unpacking-Frontend: Voodoo-X version 1.5 beta 9
Voodoo-X is a MUI basing interface for the archive unpacking system
XADmaster.library by Dirk Stöcker.
Using Voodoo-X you can handily view the content of archive (single files, too).
This beta version might contain crash causing bugs. More details under the title link.
Download: VX1.5.BETA9.lha - 120 kB (ps)
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21.Jun.2001
ASM-One
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Assembler: ASM-One version 1.47
Today, Boushh released version 1.47 of the assembler packet 'ASM-One'.
This version runs on Amigas with the original chip set and on Amigas equipped with
graphic boards (RTG). New is the PPC assembling which enables you to mix 68k/PPC code.
Download: asmonev147.lha - 294 kB
(ps)
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21.Jun.2001
Marvin Droogsma (E-Mail)
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Event: Benelux Amiga Show News
Only two days left until the Benelux Amiga Show in Rotterdam, Netherlands, but still new and
interesting details are arriving:
Radio-Special
A Dutch radio station announced to create an Amiga special on the Show.
VPRO-TV - Amiga Special
The editor board of the TV station VPRO-TV took the task to create an Amiga
special. To make that reality they even will travel to the U.S.A. and also the European
users shall be reviewed. In cooperation with the Dutch print magazine
AmigaScene it will be discussed what is to
report about AMIGA on the Benelux Amiga Show, and first shots will be taken.
Matay will attend, too.
The Polish hardware developer Matay,
at this time well known by the PCI board ´Prometheus´, shortly decided
to attend the show and they sure will have some boards with them.
(ps)
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21.Jun.2001
GP-Software / Thomas Wölflick (ANF)
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File manager: Directory Opus 6 released
As already reported, yesterday, in the article
File manager: DirOpus V4.15m Beta
the PC version Directory Opus 6 was released at
GP Software.
While rummaging in the Aminet uploads I stumbled upon the following text inside the
DOpus6 readme file (title link):
"ALL REGISTERED USERS OF DIRECTORY OPUS 5 FOR THE AMIGA ARE ENTITLED TO A
25% CROSSGRADE DISCOUNT ON THE PURCHASE PRICE."
This is interesting for Amiga users using a PC, too, and not wanting to miss
their favourite file manager. The 30-days-PC-test-version is available e.g.
here (DOpusInstall.exe).
(ps)
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21.Jun.2001
Christoph Meier (ANF)
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Golem: Transmeta sales decreasing drastically
»Orders from Japan decreasing
The still fresh processor developer Transmeta now also warns of intelligibly lower
sales in 2Q01. For a reason they mention the bad economical situation which now
spreads to Japan, too - Japan is Transmeta's biggest market place.
Though additional manufacturers to produce their own chips could have been
gained, orders from Japanese Notebook manufacturers are significant low.
Therefore Transmeta adjust their sales expectancy to 40% - 45% below sales
in 1Q01 (18.6 millions USD).«
Complete article (German) under the title link. (ps)
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21.Jun.2001
Computerwoche (ANF)
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HP brings stereos and TV-sets to the Web
»The IT company Hewlett-Packard (HP) from California, U.S.A.,
is about to present a system to connect stereos and TV-sets to the internet, next week in New York.
The "HP Digital Entertainment Center", to be plugged into stereo or TV-set casings, can download,
save and play music videos and digital sound from the Web. The appliance has enough memory to save
up to 750 audio CD's. It is connected to the Internet by simply pressing a button without to
be forced to boot-up a computer.«
Complete article (German) under the title link. (ps)
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21.Jun.2001
Thomas Steidung (E-Mail)
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Games: Amiga Classix 3 released
The game compilation CD Amiga Classix 3 was released at e.p.i.c. interactive,
today. On this CD available for Mac, Amiga, and Windows are to find more than
100 complete and many of them formally commercial games.
Among the commercial highlights on this CD are Der Seelenturm,
XTreme Racing, Obsession Pinball, Fatman, Beneath the Steel Sky, Lure of
the Temptress, Vroom, Wheelspin, Trainer, Ziriax, Sixth Sense Investigation,
Blade, Tactical Manager, Risk, Black Sect, Tanglewood, and Ziriax.
This CD is available from e.p.i.c. interactive entertainment.
(ps)
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20.Jun.2001
Jan Andersen
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Virus Help Denmark: VEPatch.Brain Version 1.35
A new update has been published of the 'VEPatch.Brain v1.34' for VirusExecutor. Here the details:
- Name: VEPatchBrain v1.35
- Archivename: VEPatchBrain.lha
- Archivesize: 22.161 Bytes
- Date: 20. June 2001
- Programmer: Jan Erik Olausen
- Required: VirusExecutor V2.xx
Changes since the last version:
- SysTracker v0.1
- SnoopSetFunction v0.9
- AslToRT v39.2
- OutLineFont v1.3
- imagepool.library v0.8ß
- New recon to explode.library due to virus...
- Remember.. If you have a lot of unknown patches, please let me know so I can
add them to this patch brain :)
(ps)
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20.Jun.2001
Fr3dy (E-Mail)
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Portings of Fr3dY: New URL
As reported on 11th of June in 2001 Fr3dy has made some ports for 68k and MorphOS and make the tools available on a website.
The url has changed: From now on you can access the website under http://fr3dy.meanmachine.ch/.
(ps)
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20.Jun.2001
Neodym (ANF)
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User report soundcard "Repulse" and new AlienDesign website
On ANN a lucky man who ordered the soundcard ´Repulse´ in advance has posted a report about it. He seems to be very satisfied.
Besides this Aliendesign seemed to found a GBR because the website can be now accessed under the new url http://www.aliendesign-gbr.de/.
(ps)
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20.Jun.2001
Eyetech
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Eyetech: AmigaOne 1200/4000 faq updated
The AmigaOne 1200/4000 faq (frequently asked questions) of Eyetech has been updated and some questions and answers has been added.
(ps)
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20.Jun.2001
Heise [Newsticker]
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Heise: Bill Gates likes Open Source
»Bill Gates recently told that he basicly has nothing against free software: "An ecological system with free and commercial software which leaves the costumer the decision is an important and healthy ecological system". But he criticized the General Public License (GPL) because it forbid commercial enterprises to use work or to build on it which has copyrighted by the "Pac-man-like" character of this licence. What Gates understands under "Pac-man-like" he unfortunately did not told.«
Complete article under the title link. (ps)
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20.Jun.2001
Directory Opus 4 Research Project
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Filemanager: DirOpus V4.15m beta
Jacek Rzeuski has published betaversion 4.15m of the filemanager 'DirOpus'. The update contains some improvements which are listed in the History.
This betaversion only contains the files which has changed compared with 'Directory Opus V4.15'. You can find this version and the corresponding source code on the download-site.
DirOpus is a filemanager programmed by Jonathan Potter and Greg Perry of GP Software. The DirOpus version for Windows is already available in version 6.
In 1999 the source code of version 4 was released under GNU Public License-conditions. Jacek Rzeuski then started to rework and improve the program.
Download: DOpus415mbeta.lzx - 472 kB
Mirror: http://dopus.free.fr/
Alternative download: DOpus415mbeta.lzx
(ps)
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20.Jun.2001
Marvin Droogsma (E-Mail)
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Event: Benelux Amiga Show news
As already announced several times the Benelux Amiga Show in connection
with a LAN-party will take place on 23th of June in 2001 in Rotterdam
which are organized by the Dutch print magazine called ´Amiga
Scene´ and the trader ´Computer City´.
Premiere
In addition to the already mentioned highlights Hyperion will publicly
demonstrate the Warp3D on a Prometheus PCI-Board with Voodoo3 graphic
board for the first time. Ben Hermans, Hans-Jörg and Thomas Frieden
and Timothy de Groote are pesent.
TV
A Dutch television station will make recordings of the show and will
broadcast it in the programme '7 dagen' ('7 days'). The broadcast
will show people who keep their proper distance to Microsoft and
rather do not want something to do with it. You could not describe
the Amiga community in a better way, could you? :) (ps)
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20.Jun.2001
iFusion Mailingliste (ANF)
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Emulator: iFusion Update V1.3.0
We are pleased to announce the availability of V1.3.0 of iFusion.
This version enables sound on the emulation.
There are three update patches available at the Blittersoft website
iFusion section (www.blittersoft.com)
to update the three current CD releases (V1.0.0, V1.0.1 and V1.2.0).
You will need to have your original CD mounted to patch your program.
Also required are the Mac sound extension (NWEAudio) and revised drivers,
all available for download.
Please note that we are also in possesion of the latest Picasso96 update
that corrects all screen split problems
when used with iFusion. We are unable to make this available as it is beta,
but the Picasso96 team should be releasing this update soon. We were able to
run iFusion with Voodoo III and Prometheus using this new patch.
Also note that the asyncio.library is no longer required by iFusion.
Thanks to Jim/Joe for this update! :-)
(ps)
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20.Jun.2001
Haage&Partner
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H&P: Opinion poll to PageStream
In order to better get to know the demands of the costumer concerning
PageStream Haage&Partner has prepared a small opinion poll and would be
pleased if you took part.
Because PageStream is currently delivered without example files and
patterns H&P has also given you the opportunity to upload your patterns
to its server. If you have made ones and you want to place it at the
PageStream-users disposal you can transfer the files.
Direct link to the opinion poll and to the upload:
German -
English
You can find the opinion poll under the title link. (ps)
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20.Jun.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: Safe Version 15.9
With the viruschecker ´Safe´ you can look for virus but you can not eliminate them. It follows the details to version 15.9 which has been published today:
Name: Safe v15.9
Archivename : Safe.lha
Archivesize: 33.767 Bytes
Releasedate: 19. June 2001
Programmer: Zbigniew Trzcionkowski
Required: Amiga with OS 2.04+ (xvs.library strongly recommended)
News in v15.9:
- Added BOBEK2 linkvirus (memory removal and XFD slave to see it in files with VirusZ).
This one was very difficult to handle in memory. File detection is very easy and
shouldn't generate any false positives.
- Kicked out TCPPATCH/S parameter in order to make place for code that kills BOBEK2 in memory.
(ps)
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20.Jun.2001
Richard Kapp (E-Mail)
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GFX-BASE: Review of HBMonopoly V 2.6, Apps-section and opinion poll
On the site of GFX-BASE you can read a new review. This time we have tested the new version of HBMonopoly. Besides this we have extended our tools-section and renamed it into 'Apps'. In this section you can find software which either only run on graphic boards or at least take strong advantage of it. Our opinion poll is also new: We would like to know which graphic board you use on you Amiga system. We would be pleased if many users will participate.
(ps)
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19.Jun.2001
3ivx
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3ivx news
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 21:48:11 +0200
From: Francis Ennekens francis@3ivx.com
Subject: PR: Happy Machines grants 3ivx resellerships to companiesworldwide
For immediate release:
Happy Machines grants 3ivx resellerships to companies worldwide
June 18, 2001- Happy Machines n.v., a leading video technology
company specializing in providing the highest-quality video on CD's,
DVD's and electronic business cards, announced today that ICCIP, a
Dutch company, will be reselling the 3ivx codec in combination with
its products.
This deal will allow ICCIP to prove the viability of high quality
video bundled with CD's, DVD's and electronic business card
duplicating products and services.
"We are excited to be working with ICCIP and to be expanding our
market share in the CD industry" said Dirk Laureyssens, Happy
Machines CEO. "We look forward to making video on CD's available in
Holland."
"ICCIP continues to ally itself with the best technology in the
business," said John Besseling, ICCIP CEO. "By offering the 3ivx
codec together with our products, we guarantee the finest video CD
products available on the market today."
ICCIP will begin selling the 3ivx products, their patented electronic
business cards, long life CD's and labelling kit starting today. They
will also provide customized CD/DVD duplication and labeling robots.
Happy Machines is able to reach unparalleled levels of quality by
combining the MPEG-4v3 specifications with its unique proprietary
algorithms. 3ivx provides a more efficient storage use on CD's in the
areas of business, education and video entertainment. In order to
ensure optimum viewing experience, Happy Machines' video engineers
created an auto-installer that runs automatically on Windows or
Macintosh PC's when you insert a 3ivx CD and installs the 3ivx codec
as appropriate.
About Happy Machines n.v.
Happy Machines n.v. is a Belgian company that represents a creative
team and a large international network of inventors, software and
hardware developers, designers in various fields such as imaging,
satellite communications, artificial intelligence, machinery etc.,
which has contacts with top-manufacturers worldwide. The company is
also a member of the MPEG-group and is an Inmarsat partner. It is
orientated on project development and related intellectual
properties. Headquartered in Antwerp Happy Machines may be reached at
Grote Steenweg 408/19, 2600 Antwerp, Belgium, telephone +32-3-2816858
or 3ivx@3ivx.com. Investor inquiries should be sent to
invest@3ivx.com. More information is available at
http://www.3ivx.com/.
About ICCIP
ICCIP is founded specially to present and sell products related to
data marketing and technology. The company offers unique patent
protected products and marketing solutions and is specialized in
digital content, high-end mass storage of data and the distribution
of data. ICCIP is determined to work right now with technology coming
available tomorrow. More information is available at
http://www.3ivx.com/resellers/.
Contact info:
Francis Ennekens
+32-3-2816858
3ivx@3ivx.com
http://www.3ivx.com/pr/ (ps)
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19.Jun.2001
Achim Stegemann (ANF)
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Asyncio.library (68k+WarpOS) update
There's a new update for the asyncio.library with WarpOS support (V40.6).
Sadly the last version had the same problems in PPC writing mode than
before. This update fixes these problems so that there shouldn't be any
more lock-ups on writing with PPC.
If there shouldn't be any problems with it, this will be the last version
since there'll be no more optimizations by me that could make the
library more efficient.
Download: asyncioppc.lha
(ps)
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19.Jun.2001
Amiga Future [News]
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Game: Aqua directly distributed by Emerald Imaging
Emerald Imaging is selling their new game 'Aqua' from now on through CCNow,
an online store that works with the Amiga and accepts all major credit cards.
Amiga dealers will be supplied directly by Emerald Imaging.
(ps)
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19.Jun.2001
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Aminet Uploads until 19.06.2001
LocalePL_OS39.lha biz/dbase 105K+Polish locale for OS3.9 ver 1.8
AmiDiction.lha comm/tcp 26K+Online Dictionary
AWebcolor2CED.lha comm/www 5K+Html color selecting from AWeb to CED
Dvn2-Prom.lha demo/aga 151K+Devotion 2 - Promotional Intro
wpz-frozen44.lha demo/aga 550K+Frozen#44 - Underscore Party Edition
Hjb-DVN2.lha demo/mag 1.3M+HJB - Devotion, issue two.
amiga13.lha dev/cross 73K+LUnix SDK (binary distribution)
FindChanges.lha disk/misc 96K+Finds changes made to disk
tsgui.lha disk/misc 31K+Create or write back image files from an
RDBrecov.lha disk/salv 24K+Search lost PFS/SFS partitions on a hard
starmagb1_ag.lha docs/mags 391K+German Amiga-Online-Magazine AmigaGuide-
Mattonite.lha game/demo 475K+BreakOut demo game, working in progress
Warp3DDev-4.0.lha gfx/board 315K+Warp3D V4, Developer archive
ASIE.lha misc/emu 88K+ASIE (AMIGA Space Invaders Emulator)
p-interp.lha misc/emu 165K+P-Code interpreter (to run the apple pas
imdbDiff010608.lha misc/imdb 1.7M+Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase
Fire_Forget2.lha mods/misc 51K+Custom module from "Fire & Forget II"
dmdev.lha mus/play 136K+Mpeg.device for Delfina DSP
EP_BeathovenSS.lha mus/play 6K+EaglePlayer "Beathoven Synthesizer" exte
EP_DaveLowe.lha mus/play 8K+EaglePlayer "Dave Lowe" external replaye
EP_DaveLoweNew.lha mus/play 13K+EaglePlayer "Dave Lowe New" external rep
EP_Soundfactor.lha mus/play 7K+EaglePlayer "Soundfactory" external repl
RAPlay.lha mus/play 256K+Play/decode RealAudio v1&2 files. (w/src
HTMLstrip.lha text/misc 31K+HTML stripper which can also replace HTM
ltools21_demo.lha text/misc 46K+Dictionary and Document Translator
Move21.lha util/batch 7K+Moves Files, For Use With Shell (as)
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19.Jun.2001
AmiDog
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AmiDog: AMP movieplayer beta page online
Mathias "AmiDog" Roslund has created a download page for beta versions
of his PPC movie player 'AMP' and offers a current beta version for download.
As soon as there'll be changes to the beta version the more recent versions
will be available from the beta download page.
With 'AMP' you can currently play the following multimedia files:
- MPEG1/2 video with sound (optional)
- MP2/MP3 audio streams
- FLI/FLC
- AC3 streams
Download: AMP2-BETA-010618.lha
(ps)
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19.Jun.2001
Christoph Meier (ANF)
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Golem: Matrox Millennium G550 - Vertex Shader included
»After rumors had been around for months, Matrox Graphics Inc. has now
finally announced their long-awaited graphics card Millennium G550.
The graphics chip G550 working on it integrates as second - after the
much more expensive GeForce3 - a DirectX-8-compatible Vertex Shader.
Matrox nevertheless does not target the card at hardware for game freaks
but rather for online communication and web entertainment.«
Full article in German at the titlelink.
More news on the topic:
AnandTech: Matrox Millennium G550: Matrox's Next-Generation chip arrives
Toms Hardware: Matrox Launches The G550 (ps)
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19.Jun.2001
Christoph Meier (ANF)
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TecChannel: Metabox loses supporting banks
»The multimedia company which has been shaken by scandals has lost two
supporting banks. After the insolvency Merck Finck & Co as well as M.M.
Warburg quitted their cooperation with the company.
With these news a spokeswoman of Metabox confirmed a report of the online
edition of the Manager Magazine. Metabox had, however, found a new bank.
Required for the official quotation however are at least two banks. Metabox
produces settop boxes for using internet by television.«
Full German article at the titlelink. (ps)
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19.Jun.2001
GNU website
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GNU Compiler Collection version 3.0 finished
Version 3.0 of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) has been finished.
Now integrated is a Java compiler that creates native and Java bytecode
and an interpreter for Java bytecode. More information and details at
the titlelink.
(ps)
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19.Jun.2001
Mirko Engelhardt (ANF)
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Amigaland: 17 new games for free download
Amigaland has 17 more games for free download on their website!
These are freeware games like Blade, Spectrum,
One On One, Xenox.
All these games are by Scorpius Software
(Information Software) and were kindly provided for Amigaland.
The Amigaland logo contest with a draw and prices is still running
until July 15th.
(ps)
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19.Jun.2001
Slawomir Wilk (e-mail)
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Online magazine: Amiga Minus #2
The second issue of "Amiga Minus" - online magazine dedicated to polish
Amiga users has been released! Inside: an interview with Ralph Schmidt
and Eric Schwartz, what people think about war between polish PCI-interface
developers, what is the condition of polish Amiga companies, how did
Commodore
look like under Jack Tramiel's control, what are the plans of game
developers
like Hyperion or Epic Interactive, review of "Dzien, Dejection" - XTD's
music CD
and Amiga Meeting 2001 pre-invitation.
(ps)
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18.Jun.2001
ANN
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EETimes: Startup says software translates binary code on the fly
The article, published in EETimes, deals with the announcement of an american startup. A short extract:
»LONDON - A spin-off from the University of Manchester, Transitive
Technologies Ltd., is planning to wow engineers at the Embedded Processor
Forum this week in San Jose, Calif., with its dynamic binary-translation
technology.
The San Diego company claims its Dynamite software can take binary code
ready to run on one type of processor and, on the fly, translate it into
the binary code required by another. Transitive also says that because
of optimizing routines within its software, the translated code usually
runs faster and more efficiently than the original native code.
If these claims are substantiated, Transitive could spark dramatic changes
in the way processor hardware is designed and deployed by ending the
architecture-loyalty and legacy-code issues that have dominated for the
last 20 years.«
The whole article is available at the titlelink. (ps)
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18.Jun.2001
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Stefan Kost
There are a special offer of SoundFX and an interview with Stefan Kost, the developer of SoundFX, available at Amiga Arena
(ps)
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18.Jun.2001
Marvin Droogsma (E-Mail)
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Event: iBox at Benelux Amiga Show (update)
Beside the already reported VIP's and highlights the new IBOX will be presented.
The IBOX is some kind of special tower containing beside the normal PC-hardware an Amiga-mainboard, a modem, and some additional hardware. The PC is able to control and update Amiga-software like Scala/Mediapoint by using a special software. The IBOX is doing what the Amiga does best: loop playback. By using the PC-software everyone can use every possibility offered in the digitalmarket like webcams and digitalcameras.
This concept is currently used by many customers for example for sportbars and tourist information centers. The concept includes the possibility of updating hundrets of these boxes by pressing one button. Even a cellphone with wap-capabilities is able to start this process. A good example for the co-operation of Amiga and PC.
The concept and the IBOX were developed by www.oto-foto.nl and
www.digitalconsult.nl.
Error correction, 19 June 2001:
I misunderstood one item of Marvin's description of the iBox (Info-Box). Contrary to what is described there is no
PC hardware used in the box. It rather is fact that the customers create the info pages on common PC machines
and then those pages will be translated to Amiga language by a 'translator' which makes it possible to use
Amiga hardware in the box.
A text can be sent to the Amiga using a cell phone which then will be displayed as desired due to the background, logo,
and animation preset.
(ps)
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18.Jun.2001
Aaron Digulla (AROS-ML)
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AROS News
During the weekend, the AROS server was down due to a hardware failure.
The machine will be replaced within the next few weeks :-) Until then,
you can expect the machine to fail again. We are aware of this and we're
working on it. No need to worry.
(ps)
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18.Jun.2001
AmBoS-Team (Lars Maschmann, Uwe Rosenkranz) (ANF)
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AmBoS-Support discontinued
The support and development of AmBoS, a Amiga-Mailboxprogram, will be discontinued on the 01.07.2001. The service ExecBase will be discontinued at this day to.
Reasons for this decision: low user-interest, the success of the WWW and problems with the timeconsuming support and softwaredevelopment.
(ps)
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17.Jun.2001
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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Amiga: SCSI Driver for AmigaOS4
The AmigaOne specification contain an on-board IDE controller, but
much of the Amiga users use SCSI hardware (harddrives, CD drives, scanners).
That's why Amiga Inc.plans to develop a SCSI driver for the "NCR SCSI scripts chip"
for Amiga OS4.x (today, NCR is a subsidiary company of LSI Logic).
An internal document describing the reasons why these chips have been chosen was
published on the AmigaOne mailing list (title link). The same chip was utilized
in diverse Amiga products (e.g. in newer Phase5 acceleration cards).
These chips are to be of first class at Amiga Inc. at this time, but this decision
might change if a better solution would turn out.
Fleecy Moss
wrote:
".... - don't assume a PCI card is supported until we release the driver for it."
(sd)
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17.Jun.2001
AWeb PPC JPEG Plugin
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Browser: AWeb PowerPC JPEG Plugin V0.7
On 17 June 2001 Tom Parker has released version 0.7 of the PPC-JPEG plug-in
'AWeb PowerPC JPEG Plugin' for the WWW-browser 'AWeb'.
In this version notedly reduction of context switches increase the performance.
To install this version the 68k version of the JPEG plug-in is required, too,
which is to find on the
AWeb homepage.
The PPC version then will be copied to the Plugin directory and related settings
will be done.
Download:
(sd)
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17.Jun.2001
Ghandy (E-Mail)
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Game: Land of Genesis Fix
A bugfix for the Turrican oriented action game 'Land of Genesis Fix'
was released. The following has changes since the prior version:
- fixed Intro bug on A4000's
- the intro runs more slow now
- skill level was re-adjusted
- 'Easy' mode is even more easy now
- rockets now clash with walls
- 2-buttons joysticks are supported now
- screen memory option.
- sound effects were softened
- the end picture was changed
The game runs on A1200 with 2 MB FastRAM and better; faster Amigas are supported.
Download:
(sd)
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17.Jun.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Magazine: Amiga Power #XIV
Issue #14 of the French magazine 'Amiga Power' has been released.
This issue contains previews of iFusion and the GREX 1200, a test of
Payback, and more.
This magazine is issued by the French Amiga assosiation
'AFLE' whom you can draw it from.
(sd)
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17.Jun.2001
Czech Amiga News
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MP3: MAS-Player V1.3e
as an update of the MAS CLI commands.
This software works with both version of the MAS-Player and supports the MAS chip versions G10
and G12. The CLI commands archive contains the source codes of the CLI commands in addition.
'MAS-Player' is a hardware based MP3 player to be plugged to the Amiga's parallel port ('printer port').
Download:
(sd)
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17.Jun.2001
Amiga Extreme
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Warp3D: Voodoo Driver Status
Amiga Extreme has published an e-mail by Thomas Frieden (Hyperion) in which he
reports the current status of the Voodoo driver for Warp3D.
The Warp3D team converted almost everything relating the use of the FIFO command.
As the team was suggested the frame-rate now majorly is independent from the resolution.
The speed at 800x600 is exactly the same as at 320x200.
Heretic 2 is still playable at 1024x768, but the Voodoo card starts to slow down from
this resolution.
Moreover the Voodoo version looks much better than the Permedia version.
(Screenshots (left: Permedia2, right: Voodoo)).
At this time it seems like the Prometheus version of the driver would be finished first.
This might happen next week already. The G-REX and hopefully the Mediator version, too,
will follow soon after.
The Prometheus driver will be the first because of the G-REX prototype had a little
problem preventing FIFO from working. So, development was done on the Prometheus board.
Development of Warp3D now is done using the new gcc basing StormC 4 which creates fine code, already.
Additionally it enables the use of Inline assembler. By some PPC assembler optimizations the Warp3D
team now can almost fill up the bus with data to almost reach the maximum performance.
Supplement 17 June 2001:
Ben Yoris (Hyperion) wrote on
ANN that
Hyperion will do a presentation of their own games on the Prometheus PCI board with
a Voodoo3 plugged in on the Benelux Amiga Show, which will take place on June 23rd, 2001.
(sd)
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17.Jun.2001
Carsten Scholling (ANF)
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MUI: NList.mcc V19.99 and V19.100
Under the title link you will find the long awaited bugfix for NList.mcc
fixing the wordwrap problem.
There are also new betas with noticeable higher speed to find there.
Especially inserting/removing of a lot of entries at once takes much time
in the list-view of NList.
That's why save and management routines were optimized. With some of the
operations NList now is up to 3.5 times faster than the old version.
Even the origin must surrender for some items (factor 1.2 - 1.3). But to
compare directly is not quite fair, since NList offers a lot of features more
and therefore has to calculate more, sometimes.
Furthermore NListtree of course benefits from the new performance.
Download:
(sd)
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17.Jun.2001
Ray A. Akey (E-Mail)
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Amiga Inc. and Matay announce Cooperation for AmigaOS/4
Amiga and Matay Announce AmigaOS/4 Cooperative
Snoqualmie, 16 June, 2001 - Amiga Inc and Matay company are pleased to
announce they are co-operating on a series of initiatives that will see the
AmigaOS4 family of operating systems running on Matay's existing and future
products.
At the St Louis show in April, Amiga announced the continued development of
AmigaOS, with AmigaOS4 moving AmigaOS3 to modern hardware and preparing the
way for AmigaOS5. AmigaOS5 will be targeted at both the home server and the
desktop/workstation markets.
"In developing AmigaOS4.0, we have been making extensive use of the
Prometheus PCI bridge board, to get a head start on developing drivers for
the various sub systems whilst we wait for the Eyetech AmigaOne to be
completed," said Fleecy Moss, CTO of Amiga Inc. "The quality of both their
product and support, and their commitment to the future of the Amiga has
made working with them a pleasure, and we look forward to this co-operation
intensifying over the next few years."
"We are very excited to work with Amiga Inc., the company that leads our
community into the new technological revolution. In the incoming years, we
will witness a breakthrough in digital home appliances, a trend to abandon a
single computer workstation in favour of several smaller, yet more
user-friendly devices. The revolution is coming, though we need to prepare
for it, like the Amiga market needs transition from our classic computers to
new technologies and standards. Amiga Inc. is the company that foresees
these trends and enters the digital future today. We are proud that our
Prometheus board, the first Zorro III PCI bridge for Amiga, helps them in
making these plans come true," said Filip Dab- Mirowski, CEO of Matay
company. "We will continue co-operation with Amiga Inc., not only providing
them with hardware solutions for today Amiga market but also working
together on products for the future digital market."
About Amiga:
Amiga Inc is a privately held Seattle based digital solutions company that
revolutionised computing in 1984 with the introduction of the A1000, and has
consistently been at the cutting edge of the digital revolution ever since.
Currently it offers a complete solution for digital living, the AmigaDE
(Digital Environment) which provide a device and OS (host) agnostic,
universal, scalable content platform for OEMs and IHVs, consumers, producers
and brokers of digital content, and the AmigaOS, a 68k and PPC based
desktop, workstation and digital server platform for the most demanding of
activities. The AmigaDE is currently being deployed on a variety of major
cell phone, PDA, Set Top Box, Console, Digital Appliance and existing
personal computer platforms. AmigaOS4 is expected to be launched in 3Q2001,
running on the new AmigaOne computer. For further information, please email
press@amiga.com,
support@amiga.com or telephone
(US) 425 396 5660.
About Matay:
Matay company is a privately held computer business oriented company. It was
founded in 2000 as an Amiga-only software dealer and in a very short time
earned trust of Polish Amiga users. With the introduction of Prometheus PCI
bridge for Zorro III equipped Amigas, Matay has extended its offer with
hardware solutions for the Amiga platform and professional electronic design
of printed-circuitboards. Now, with the announcement of close co-operation
with Amiga Inc., Matay enters a domain of digital appliances, which is
predicted to be the future of home and business computing around the world.
For more information, please email info@matay.pl,
fei@matay.pl or telephone
(+48) 609 394 778 or (+48) 603 785 100. (ps)
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17.Jun.2001
Andreas Widdelmann (ANF)
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Game: HBMonopoly V2.6
HBMonopoly by Holger Beer now is available for download as version 2.6 at the
title link.
HBMonopoly is a conversion for the Amiga of the popular board game.
It runs in a Workbench window or on it's own screen and supports many different
languages and specific country versions. Up to eight players, controlled by the
computer or by human players, can take part in one game. From version 2 HBMonopoly
is network capable and can be played via a local network of even via Internet.
Information about the online games are to find on the website of the IRC channel
#AmigaFun.
(ps)
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16.Jun.2001
Jeff Kreis (REBOL-ML)
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Magazine: REBOL/Zine Issue 1 Vol 1
On June 15th, 2001 Jeff Kreis has released the first issue of the REBOL/Zine magazine. This English online magazine is busy with the REBOL system.
The current issue contains contributions to the following subjects:
- REBOL Puzzles and Idioms (Until when?, Loopy House)
- Posting to Web Forms Tip
- HTTP Tips and Tricks
- ALERT ALERT ALERT
- Command Tricks (Mouse)
- POP to mbox Filter
- A Day in the Life of REBOL (Carl Sassenrath)
(sd)
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16.Jun.2001
SixK
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Database: MySQL for Amiga Version 3.23.39
On the French website ´SixK´ you can find the AmigaOS port of the
MySQL database system in version 3.23.39, compiled for 68020 and
68040 processors. Details regarding the made changes can be found following the
title link.
Download:
MySqld_3.23.39_020.lzx (68020)
MySqld_3.23.39_base.lzx (68040)
(ps)
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16.Jun.2001
Jens Schoenfeld (ANF)
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Individual Computer: vacation
Individual Computer is on vacation until the end of next week and will therefore
answer to emails again from June 25th.
(ps)
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16.Jun.2001
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Aminet Uploads until 16.06.2001
DKG-LIFX.lha demo/sound 754K+Anarchy's 'Legalise It' 680x0/AGA/HD fix
PureBasic.lha dev/basic 560K+V2.32 - Brand new powerful programming l
PureBasicUpd.lha dev/basic 496K+V2.32b - Update for registered users (fr
DragnDrop14b.lha dev/gui 129K+Update of dragndrop library - got new fu
WHDLoad_dev.lha dev/misc 526K+HD-Installer for OS-Killer
WHDLoad_usr.lha dev/misc 134K+HD-Installer for OS-Killer
fat95.lha disk/misc 84K+Win95/98 compatible file system
GHAS.lha docs/lists 204K+Maintenance Update: database of nearly 1
WHDIGamesE-F.lzh game/patch 1.1M+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesG-I.lzh game/patch 1.3M+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesJ-M.lzh game/patch 1.9M+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesN-R.lzh game/patch 2.0M+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesS-T.lzh game/patch 2.8M+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesU-Z.lzh game/patch 1.0M+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHD_HardDrivn2.lha game/patch 43K+HD Installer for Hard Drivin' II
tiny3dV7.lha game/shoot 98K+3D Tankshooter V0.7 (ONLY GFX-BOARDS)
X_Q.lha game/wb 37K+A peg game on an "X" shaped board
3dgpl.lha gfx/3d 46K+3DGPL V1.0 amiga link library
acidtake.mpg mods/mpg 3.4M+AcidTakeOver. Techno (MP3) tune from Emu
amphetarmx.mpg mods/mpg 3.1M+AmphetamineRMX. Techno/Trance/House (MP3
cosmicspots.mpg mods/mpg 3.4M+Cosmic spots. HardTrance (MP3) tune from
elephant.mpg mods/mpg 3.3M+Elephant trunk. Goa/PsyTrance (MP3) tune
liquidpath.mpg mods/mpg 4.4M+Liquid path. Goa/PsyTrance (MP3) tune fr
lovemem.mpg mods/mpg 3.4M+Love memories. Techno/Trance (MP3) tune
plutey.mpg mods/mpg 3.2M+Plutey. Techno (MP3) tune from Emulate
soniceleph.mpg mods/mpg 3.9M+Sonic elephant. HardTrance (MP3) tune fr
trappedspace.mpg mods/mpg 4.3M+Trapped in space. Goa/PsyTrance (MP3) tu
id3taglibgui.lha mus/edit 143K+MPEG Audio ID3Tag (V1.x and V2.x) Editor
TheMPegEncGUI.lha mus/misc 84K+GUI 4 Ncode, MusicIn, Lame, BladeEnc, Pe
APowerStuff_9.lha pix/misc 644K+Pics from aMiGa=PoWeR magazine
AquaWB.lha pix/wb 314K+OS3.9 Workbench in Aqua Style
HTMLstrip.lha text/misc 31K+HTML stripper which can also replace HTM
ltools21_demo.lha text/misc 46K+Dictionary and Document Translator
JustName.lha util/cli 15K+A small utility to justify filenames
DragnDrop14.lha util/libs 129K+Update of dragndrop library - got new fu
FWCalendar.lha util/rexx 434K+THE calendar creator for FW & Pagestream
rmicon.lha util/rexx 16K+ARexx script which deletes .info files (
envhandler.lha util/sys 13K+A happyenv replacement (1.8)
Image2Icon.lha util/wb 61K+Creates thumbnail icons 68k+WOS (1.19) (as)
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15.Jun.2001
Stefan Martens (ANF)
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#AmigaFun: HBMonopoly online game
The #AmigaFun IRC channel on ie.altnet.org organizes and manages the second
official HBMonopoly game of this month. It will take place on June 16th starting
6:00 pm.
The programmer of HBMonopoly will participate as well. HBMonopoly 2.6 is required.
This version will be available from some people on the #AmigaFun channel should
it not already be on the homepage.
The server which have to be configured in HBMonopoly will be named on the #AmigaFun
channel. Important: you have to know how HBMonopoly works. We'll only explain how
to log in. We'll assume that you have played at least one, two times against the
computer.
In future we'll organize more HBMonopoly games. There's already a #AmigaFun-internal
highscore list which you can have a look at on the #AmigaFun homepage. It will also
contain the top 5 of all HBMonopoly games we'll organize in the future.
It is possible that after some games there'll be a surprise for the best gamer. The
first HBMonopoly game starts Saturday June 16th, 2001 at 6:00 pm. Please note that
Monopoly may take several hours, so you should have a full version of your TCP client
(Miami, Genesis).
You'll find our #AmigaFun channel as follows:
You need an IRC client. For the Amiga there are AmIRC (shareware), BlackIRC (freeware)
and EpicIRC (freeware). On our homepage, you'll find download links. You just have to
enter:
Server: ie.altnet.org
Port: 6667
Channel: #amigafun
Should the server be down you can get access through the following server:
12.30.169.83 (please enter without "irc.").
You can find more information, especially for IRC novices, on the #AmigaFun homepage.
On this occasion I'd like to say that the homepage was entirely redesigned. You
can choose between German and English language.
(ps)
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15.Jun.2001
Lars "Ghandy" Sobiraj (ANF)
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Demoscene disk mag: Devotion#2 released
Last night the second issue of the English Amiga demoscene disk mag "Devotion"
has been released.
Experts of the scene will compare this issue with the 'Creme de la creme'
and find that Devotion has everything which made classics like RAW, ROM
or GENERATION special. For novices and those interested in the demoscene
the magazine is recommended also. SCENET has the magazine available for
download since it's available nowhere else.
Download: hjb-dvn2.lha
(ps)
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15.Jun.2001
Lars 'Ghandy' Sobiraj (ANF)
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Music: DARKAGE releases fix for LEGALIZE IT 2
The group Darkage, known in the Amiga demo scene for their intros, demos
and their disk mag Showtime, released yesterday a fix for the music disk
"Legalise it". This music disk was originally released in the early nineties
by the lengendary group Anarchy.
The programmer Reinhold "Stingray" Kloth has reworked the entire sourcecode
and allows owners of modern Amigas to experience the feeling of the demo
scene from 1992. SCENET hosts also the sixteenth issue of the English disk
mag 'Showtime' which is available here.
Download: DKG-LIFX.lha
(ps)
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15.Jun.2001
Thomas Tavoly (e-mail)
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RC5-64 contest: Half-time! (Update)
The Amiga RC5 team participates now for four years in this worldwide contest
to crack a 64 bit key. That requires calculating up to 18,4 trillion possible
keys. Half of the total key count has now been calculated. The Amiga RC5 team
did not get lucky after 1331 days, but are currently advancing 2,5 times
faster than the average for the first half, and chances of finding the key
before the whole keyspace is searched are progressively getting better and
better.
The Amiga RC5 team is on rank 7 of thousands of teams and has more than 2500
participants with more than 5000 computers. Read the entire
press release
for more details.
(ps)
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15.Jun.2001
Ray A. Akey on Amipress-ML
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Party Pack: new URL for direct order
Ray A. Akey of Amiga Inc. announced on the Amipress mailing list that contrary to
the original message (titlelink) you should from now on use the following URL for
direct order of the Party Pack:
Direct order through Amiga Mall
(ps)
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15.Jun.2001
Heise [Newsticker]
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Heise: 3D game engine for mobile devices
»Finnish developers are working on a 3D engine X-Forge which is supposed to
allow platform-independent games on mobile phones, smartphones, PDAs and other mobile
devices. The company Fathammer founded in October 2000
aims at realizing cheap 3D games for wireless devices.« (ps)
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15.Jun.2001
Bjarke Viksoe (ANF)
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PC: ADF view
The ADF View is a Shell Namespace extension, which opens up the .ADF file
extension. ADF files are Amiga Disk Files, or image dumps of AmigaDOS
formatted disks. These files are used by most Commodore Amiga emulator
software.
Because ADF View is a namespace extension, it is integrated right into
the Windows Explorer. Double-clicking on an ADF file brings up the
familiar folder view, where you can copy, move, delete, recover and
rename files as you would usually do with normal PC files. You can
also drag'n'drop files from any Windows folder to an ADF folder, and
back.
ADF View works with Amiga floppy images and hard disk images. It even
detects Amiga hard drives attached to your computer and adds a new drive
icon to the "My Computer" folder under Windows NT/2000.
New and empty disk images can be created using a Wizard under the Shell
New commands (The File/New sub-menu in the Windows Explorer).
Download: adfview.zip - 96 kB
(ps)
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15.Jun.2001
Andrew Bell
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Unarchiver frontend: Voodoo-X version 1.5 beta 8
Voodoo-X is a MUI-based GUI for the unarchiver
XADmaster.library by Dirk Stöcker.
With Voodoo-X you can easily view the contents of the archives (also single files).
This beta version may still contain bugs which may lead to crashes. More details at
the titlelink.
Download: VX1.5.BETA8.lha - 110 kB (ps)
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15.Jun.2001
AmigArt
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Images and icons for JabberWocky sought
As already reported, there now
exists an Amiga client for the Instant Messenger Jabber. Author
Gürer Özen is now looking for graphics artists,
who want to create nice graphics and icons for this new program.
Application icons for WB:
One for the jw's .info file. Three for online, offline, message states
of the iconification (this works now, just put some icons under Icons
dir with names like Jabberwocky_online.info, Jabberwocky_offline.info...)
Small status icons for roster:
Available, Unavailable, Away, XAway, DoNotDisturb, FreeForChat
and Message. Several sets with different sizes would be good for
people with different resolutions.
(ps)
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15.Jun.2001
Schatztruhe (e-mail)
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Schatztruhe: Aminet 43 available
Aminet CD 43 - June 2001 - contains more than 900 MB (unarchived) of
software in almost 700 archives. Since Aminet CD 42 many MB of new software
have been added. As special highlight, Aminet 43 contains the full version
of Wildfire 5 with the possibility to cheaply upgrade to Wildfire 7.
(ps)
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15.Jun.2001
Scalos
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Workbench replacement: Scalos beta V1.3
A new beta version 1.3 of Scalos, the extensive Workbench replacement, has been
released. This version contains many bugfixes. Should you find bugs, please submit
a bug report.
Download: ScalosBeta.lha - 140 kB
(ps)
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15.Jun.2001
Andreas Falkenhahn (e-mail)
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CD32 Games Install Kit v4.41 NG
The CD32 Games Install Kit v4.41 NG is now available for owners of the Best of Airsoft Softwair
Gold Edition at the Airsoft Softwair homepage. A major bug was fixed and thus every user
should install this update.
(ps)
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15.Jun.2001
Marvin Droogsma (ANF)
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Party Pack also available at the Benelux Amiga Show
We have if asked Amiga Inc. if we may sell the Party Pack for a week longer,
i.e. on the B.A.S. - and we may.
(ps)
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15.Jun.2001
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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Amiga starts with delivery of the "Party Packs"
According to a posting of Gary Peake (see titlelink), Amiga has begun
last Thursday with delivery of the "Party Packs".
(ps)
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15.Jun.2001
René Thol (ANF)
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(New) informations on GREX 4000 and MicroServer
René Thol has received some interesting informations from DCE on the G-Rex 4000 board
and summarizes:
- the GREX 4000 is ready, they're waiting only for the boards from the manufacturer.
- the GREX 4000 replaces the the daughterboard (ISA-, ZIII- and videoslots) on the motherboard and is connected with the port for the CVPPC on the Cyberstorm board.
- the TV board drivers for the GREX are still in the works and are thus no longer mentioned in the GREX advertising since only finished drivers are advertised there.
- AGP extensions are not planned. The AGP slots of the AmigaOne will also work only through PCI with the resulting speed.
- The planned DCE Microserver will be plugged later in one of the PCI slots and features two SDRAM slots with 133 MHz bus speed. It can be used as busmaster and has access to the entire Amiga hardware. Sadly, a Cyberstorm board already working in the Amiga has still to be used
and its processors can not access the SDRAM (buswidth through PCI too narrow). Because of a CPU socket, more current CPUs than the G3/G4 can be used later. Existing PPC applications won't run immediately on the new CPUs (due to addressing and such) but have to be be adapted through (minor) changes in the sourcecode and a special library.
(ps)
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15.Jun.2001
Marvin Droogsma (e-mail)
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Event: Benelux Amiga Show and Amiga LAN Party
As already announced,
the Benelux Amiga Show takes place on June 23rd, 2001 in Rotterdam together with a
LAN party which are organized by the Dutch print magazine ´Amiga Scene´ and the dealer
´Computer City´.
Besides the already mentioned highlights and VIPs there are the following confirmations:
Alan Redhouse of Eyetech will present two
AmigaOne with a colleague.
Discount on admission
To make the trip to Holland from neighbor countries more appealing, a discount of 50% on
the admission is granted to everyone who comes from outside Holland. (ps)
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14.Jun.2001
Christoph Meier (ANF)
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Heise: mp3PRO: MP3 Successor joining the Race
»Since today, 14th June, the first official demo version of the designated
MP3 successor mp3PRO is available for free download on Coding Technologies' website.
The "RCA Demo mp3PRO Player/Encoder 1.0" plays Mp3(PRO) files as well as wav-files.
The latter can also be converted to the new mp3PRO format at a non-varying bit-rate
of 64 kbit/s. The new and downwards compatible format augurs a substantial better
quality of sound at low bit-rates, due to "spectral band replication" (SBR).
«
Complete article (German) under the title link. (ps)
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14.Jun.2001
Nico Barbat
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Event: Autumn Show appointment determined
Autumnal there will be a show organized by the Falke-Verlag, again.
Meantime the time-frame was determined: The "AMIGA WORLD 2001" will
take place on 20th and 22nd September 2001 with the
maxpo 2001 jointly at the
fairgrounds of Cologne. More information will follow, soon.
(ps)
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14.Jun.2001
BTTR-Team (E-Mail)
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Back to the Roots: Download Hours Fixed
BTTR downloads now disabled 2/3 of each day!
Our archive files will only be available for download from
06:10 to 13:10 GMT (may vary), but they should work at full
speed then. We are not happy about this, but unless we find
some sponsors, we have to prevent our archive from being closed
down by this action. If we find we can extend the times outward
more, we will.
The entire content of the site (except all downloads, full-size
pictures and the mod player) will continue to work the entire
day. The same applies to the Aminet downloads, as they are not
stored on these servers.
If you are willing to help us by either donating money to pay
parts of our traffic, by purchasing targeted advertising at our
site or by providing us a fast dedicated *nix server somewhere
else, please contact traffic@back2roots.org.
Several thousand people visit this site each day, and create
the enormous traffic together. Some download more, some download
less. It would be nice if a few of you could also help us to keep
this monster comfortable for people of all time zones.
Many of you have surely noticed that most of the gaming archive
sites were closed down recently. These sites all paid their
traffic by advertising. So did we. However, this does not work
for archive sites anymore, since advertising prices dropped
horribly worldwide.
We have several ideas in the queue to find an income to finance
this site for your convenience. Just none which will work fast
enough. So please also contact us if you want to provide temporary
help.
To all companies who have licensed games to be offered at our
site for free: BTTR will continue to be a non profit project,
and we did never earn a single pence with it, and we will
continue to do so.
(ps)
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14.Jun.2001
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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New Screenshots of the AmigaDE GUI
Under the title link there is a posting by Fleecy Moss (AmigaOne mailing list) along
with several pictures attached to the mail.
Matt Chaput (together with other people) in deed has been authorized to design the new
GUI.
Fleecy explained that "of course these still are prototypes and eventually will be 'skinnable'
(configurable with skins). But the pictures should give a good impression of where things are
going".
Update: (08.08.2012, cg)
Added the two screenshots mockups that could still be found on the net. (ps)
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14.Jun.2001
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Aminet Uploads until 13.06.2001
TruncateMail.lha comm/mail 10K+Removes unnecessary parts from e-mail fi
YAMGenesis.lha comm/mail 24K+YAM-->Genesis-->Yam2NN, united. V1.05
FlushHeaders.lha comm/news 32K+FlushHeaders for Yam2NN_087 V1.00
Yam2nnSpa.lha comm/news 4K+Spanish translation catalog for Yam2NN
AmiDiction.lha comm/tcp 26K+Online Dictionary
factsSpa.lha comm/tcp 2K+Spanish translation catalog for FACTS
Jabberwocky.lha comm/tcp 185K+Jabber/ICQ/AIM/MSN/Yahoo/IRC client
pproxy-mos.lha comm/tcp 6K+Little Proxy with cache -MorphOS-
Artifictional.lha demo/aga 1.3M+Secretly! - artifictional,demo at ms2001
PureBasic_Upd2.lha dev/basic 661K+V2.32 - Update for registered users (fro
DragnDrop14a.lha dev/gui 129K+Update of dragndrop library - got new fu
MCC_NListtree.lha dev/mui 264K+MUI list tree class for NList
stormgcc_binut.lha dev/src 5.2M+Sources of StormGCC from Dec. 2000 CD
stormgcc_cvs.lha dev/src 1.8M+Sources of StormGCC from Dec. 2000 CD
stormgcc_gcc.lha dev/src 11M+Sources of StormGCC from Dec. 2000 CD
TsGuiSpa.lha disk/misc 1K+Spanish translation catalog for TsGUI
AmigaPoWeR.lha docs/hyper 31K+AMiGa=PoWeR French Amiga Magazine
WHDIDemos.lzh game/patch 2.0M+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesA-B.lzh game/patch 2.1M+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesC-D.lzh game/patch 1.7M+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
Stato.lha game/shoot 2.5M+Statoscuro-overhead shoot'em-up.GIFTWARE
vpeg.lha hard/drivr 13K+Hardware mpeg-player for Peggy+ and simi
dissa.lha misc/emu 91K+Pc-Engine Roms Tools V1.77+Gui
Benelux-show.jpg pix/art 19K+Jpg picture with fxPaint and C4D
htmldoc-mos.lha text/misc 679K+Convert HTML to PDF,PostScript...v1.8.12
htmldoc.lha text/misc 612K+Convert HTML to PDF,PostScript...v1.8.12
muReset.lha util/cli 3K+Reset command with muFS support, check i
PopScreen.lha util/cli 2K+A small popscreen utility for scripts V1
AslToRT.lha util/misc 21K+Asl/Arp/Req/Intuition/RT requester to RT
ReqAttackUpd.lha util/misc 52K+RAPrefsMUI 1.81
ReqAttack_deu.lha util/misc 38K+RAPrefsMUI german catalog & docs(1.80)
RxSPack.lha util/rexx 2K+Spanish translation catalogs for RxMUI,R
xvslibrary.lha util/virus 53K+External Virus Support Library v33.25 (as)
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13.Jun.2001
Haage & Partner
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H&P: ArtEffect Plugins Collection
The ArtEffect Plugins Collection
for the first time brings an extended collection of sensational effects and editing filters for the
image editing software ArtEffect.
As highlights among the effects there are Glow and DarkGlow maken
objects "glowing", Solar, Neon, and Alien to mutate images, classics
like PageCurl curling one edge of a picture, as well as OilPainting
creating a perfect painting from a photograph or scanned picture.
System requirements: ArtEffect 2, 3 or 4 (will not work with v1.5 or
SE version). The collection will come along with ArtEffect 2, so you can
start right away. (ps)
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13.Jun.2001
Heise [Newsticker]
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Heise: "Trojan horse" disguise as folder
A new virus disguise as Windows-folder - while opening it shows a directory but in the background it installs a "Trojan horse".
[...]
The mail has the subject-line "Welcome you to" and it contains an attachment "iwantyou.exe".
[...]
In order to get rid of the virus you should delete the files "angel.exe" and "angel.dll" in the Windows/system-directory and reboot the computer.
For full article see title link.
(ps)
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13.Jun.2001
Ron Goertz
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ARexx: FWCalendar 4.14 and FWCAddEvent v3.97
FWCalendar of Ron Goertz is an ARexx-script (macro) for FinalWriter V4+
or Pagestream V3+ which enables you to easily create calendars.
The script contains over 100 variables which can be preferenced by the
user and is therefore useful in many different ways. With the macro
FWCAddEvent you can easily enter dates in the created calendar.
Download: FWCalender.lha - Please note the Installation hints!
(ps)
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13.Jun.2001
Richard H. Poser (E-Mail)
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Messenger: AmigAIM 0.9415 beta
The new betaversion 0.9415 of AmigaAIM which is the AOL Instant Messenger for Amiga of Richard H. Poser is available.
Changes:
- Modified Away System to reply correctly when using the %n, %t or %d
replacements when set (Info display also properly shows when replaced and the
person is away).
- Added text in Add/Edit Away section to indicate the replacements.
Download:
AmigAIM_Beta - full archive
AmigAIM.lha - Update
(ps)
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13.Jun.2001
Christoph Meier (ANF)
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Golem: Powerful PDA-processors of Motorola
»With two new chips of the DragonBall-family which uses less current Motorola starts a new round concerning PDA-processors. The DragonBall MX1 is the first processor of Motorola based on a ARM-core while DragonBall Super VZ puts one its trust on 68k-architecture. The predecessor the DragonBall VZ is used in PDAs by Palm, Handspring, Sony and HandEra.«
For full article see title link. (ps)
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13.Jun.2001
Roland Wintgen (E-Mail)
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Golem: Amiga delivers pre-version of AmigaDE
Golem - IT news for pros
reports about AmigaDE:
»Beta-version with SDK and example applications for 100
US-dollars
For a short time Amiga offers software packets for Windows and Linux
with which users and developers can test slowly growing up Amiga
Digital Enviroment (AmigaDE). Those ones who buy a party pack until
the 16th of June will get a beta version of AmigaDE with which
AmigaDE-software can be used directly under Windows or Linux as well
as free updates for one year.«
For full article see title link. (ps)
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13.Jun.2001
Jens Schönfeld (comment)
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Driver: New details to X-Surf driver
In a comment (see title link) to the topic of ADSL Jens Schönfeld of Individual Computers told some interesting details to his driver for the network-card 'X-Surf' which is still in development.
"Currently there is a driver for the X-Surf in development with which you can implement PPPoE based DSL in each TCP/IP stack (also the "ordinary" Miami, Genesis and AmiTCP). Currently the driver is in the alpha-phase but will be adapted to each possible PPPoE-implementation".
For full article see title link.
(ps)
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13.Jun.2001
Marvin Droogsma (E-Mail)
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Event: Benelux Amiga Show and Amiga LAN Party
As already announced on 23th June 2001 Benelux Amiga Show and LAN-party will take place in Rotterdam which is organized by the Dutch print magazine ´Amiga Scene´ and the trader ´Computer City´.
Additional to the already mentioned highlights and vips Jürgen Haage of Haage & Partner will take part, too. (ps)
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13.Jun.2001
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena news
Amiga Arena full versions
With permission of Stefan Berge Amiga Arena publishes the full
version of "FileCutter". "FileCutter" enables you to divide
files of any size into as many pieces as you like.
Because of that it is possible to transport a 4 MB big file which you
cannot archive to spread on 5 disks (720 kb).
In the newest version it works with files which were divided by
NortonCommander on a PC. A great thanks to Andreas Magerl who placed
the full version at your disposal.
Amiga Arena pre-release
The popular Workbench-game "ArTKanoid" (breakout clone) of Thilo
Köhler is exclusively online in version 1.2 right before Aminet.
Amiga Arena updates
"Blade" which is an action-RPG-game of Mark Sheeky is ready for download
in the harddrive-version. Exclusively in the German version.
Amiga Arena - "The Boss": German catalog
The German locale for "The Boss" was created by Richard Kapp and is
in the archive.
Amiga Arena special price action
In co-operation with Nemeth Miklos Amiga Arena makes a special price
for "LangTools" possible. With "LangTools" you can translate texts.
You can easily load a text and simultaneously translate the text with
an editor.
You can choose between several languages and more will follow.
"LangTools" is already in development and author Nemeth is looking
forward to your feedback.
Amiga Arena interview action
At the same time an interview with Nemeth Miklos which is the developer
of "LangTools" went online. (ps)
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13.Jun.2001
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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Matt Chaputs notions to GUI-design for AmigaDE
Under the title link you can find a document called AmigaUI Look.
It was created by Matt Chaput which is the GlowIcon-designer. Looking at the first paragraph you can only suppose that Matt concerned with the GUI for AmigaDE at least in October 2000.
In section "Work" of his website you can also find the site Amiga GUIs which contains some screenshots of his notions:
Screen mock-up #1
Screen mock-up #2
Single window- and control elements
If Matt Chaput did it on behalf of Amiga Inc or just for fun and if he concerns with it today is unfortunately not known.
(ps)
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12.Jun.2001
Patrick Beerhorst (ANF)
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ASA - Amiga Software Archive (work in progress)
We will revive amiga-software.com on our server. Until its shutdown it
was a regularly used service with an easy and fast overview about the
latest Amiga software.
We want to continue this with the ASA (Amiga Software Archive). Users
and coders can present helpful programs, tools and utilities with a short
description. The visitor will get also information about system
requirements (CPU, memory, OS, PPC, ...) and of course the link for the
related homepage and email address of the author - every author can
change and delete his entry via ID and password at any time.
The coding of the system will be finished next week, so from then on
you can make entries into it.
We need the support of experienced users, who will offer up some of
their freetime for administration and control of the latest entries.
If you are interested, please send an email to us:
asa@synotec-newmedia.de.
(ps)
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12.Jun.2001
Thorsten Willert
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News from Thorsten Willert
First you can get a fix of his HTML preprocessor extension in the GoldED WebWorld menu,
that you can use together with "CompressHTML".
Second he is looking for a new name for "CompressHTML", because the old name does not
fit anymore with the new functions.
Third the following of his AREXX programs are now public domain:
- Auto-Font-List
- FWTabTools
- FileInfo
- GH_Browser
- MakeSuffix
Because of lack of time Thorsten Willert can not develop them any further.
If you want to continue the development of these projects, he will give you
a helping hand to start.
Who wants to continue the AmigaOSGuide? It is an Amiga DOS manual, with dictionary.
State: OS 3.1. If you are interested, send an email to Thorsten Willert.
(ps)
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12.Jun.2001
PureBasic
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Compiler: PureBasic Version 2.32 for AmigaOS
Version 2.32 for AmigaOS of the compiler PureBasic is released. For registered
users is an update available, not registered users can download a demo version.
Download:
PureBasic_Upd2.32.lha - Update
pureBasic.lha - Demoversion
(ps)
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12.Jun.2001
Frank Fenn
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Music: Audiomaster 2000 Version 0.74
Version 0.74 of Audiomaster 2k, the sample editor, is released. It uses MUI and
supports all AHI devices.
The program of Frank 'Fenny' Fenn is shareware, no saving in the demo version.
Download: audiomaster2k.lha - 338 kB
(ps)
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12.Jun.2001
DCE (ANF)
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DCE: New Poster for G-Rex online
The new poster
(257 kB) for the G-Rex PCI board for the up-coming AmigaOS has been released
for downlaod, in advance. On this poster among other things the following
new details of the G-Rex 4000 are reading:
G-REX4000 D
4 PCI-Slots, 4 Zorro 2/3-Slots, 1 Video-Slot,
for use with Cyberstorm PPC & MK III,
PCI board as a replacement for the original Commodore A4000 Riser-Card
(ps)
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12.Jun.2001
Michael Asse (ANF)
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Game: Amiga Shareware Version of Frontier?
Michael Asse wrote:
"I just received an e-mail from Mr. Andrew Gillett of the ELiteclub site reading
that a re-release of the Amiga version of Frontier might come at a later date."
(ps)
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12.Jun.2001
Amipress ML
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AMIGA celebrates First SDK anniversary with special offer (Executive Update)
Greetings to members of the Amiga Family:
Wow, what a year it has been!
In the coming weeks we are going to see the releases of not one
but three new Amiga Products!:
- AmigaOne PPC /1200 - On Schedule and Rockin'
- AmigaOS 4.0, and shortly thereafter AmigaOS 4.2 on schedule and will
offer the next generation of Amiga desktop - on PPC!
- AmigaDE 1.1 so the rest of the world may begin to learn the power of
Amiga - For Cell Phones, PDA's, and other portable devices.
Because of overwhelming e-mails and suggestions, Amiga Incorporated
is pleased to announce the AmigaOne, AmigaOS 4.0, 4.2, and AmigaDE
pre-release party pack!
Here is how you can participate with this party pack.
Starting June 11th and ending June 16th 2001 Amiga family members
can purchase a pre-release version of AmigaDE for $99.00 (US plus
tax and handling), you will receive one year of updates, the SDK,
a bundle of sample applications and games, and the ability to start
using DE on Windows or Linux desk tops.
Next you can pick from either a $100.00 (US) discount coupon on an AmigaOne
PPC/1200 for use at your local dealer, or you can receive BOTH AmigaOS 4.0
and AmigaOS 4.2 for FREE!
That's right, for one week only purchase the pre-release of AmigaDE,
get the SDK, and all the trimmings and select either a $100.00 (US)
discount on a new AmigaONE, OR AmigaOS 4.0 and AmigaOS 4.2 for FREE.
It's your choice, and it is available today at: AmigaMall
Sincerely,
Bill McEwen
(ps)
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12.Jun.2001
AmigArt
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Instant Messenger: JabberWocky Client V1.0 available
JabberWocky is an Instant messenger using XML for data transfer. Version 1.0 of
the client for AmigaOS and MorphOS is available.
With servermodules (called transports) you can exchange information with users
of other Instant Messengers like AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), ICQ, MSN Instant
Messengers, Yahoo Messengers and IRC-clients.
Download: Jabberwocky.lha
(ps)
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12.Jun.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: xvs.library V33.25
The xvs.library (External Virus Support Library) has been updated today.
Alex van Niel has decided to stop programming the xvs.package but will
still update VirusChecker when he has the time. Alex got a new job that
takes almost all his time. At this time I got very cold feet... Where would
we find a new programmer that know something about viruses ? Or even
worth, should we stop "Virus Help Denmark", without programmers to
make antivirus programs, where would we be ??? And where would
YOU BE ???????
So we went out looking for a new programmer to update the xvs.library.
And with Georg Hoermann's approval we offered the code to a great guy,
Jan Erik Olausen (The programmer of VirusExecutor), and he said YES :-)
PLEASE..... read the PS at the bottom of this email......
So, Jan has been rather busy in the last 4 weeks with adding new viruses
and looking at the code for xvs. And now his first release is ready.
Here is some info about the release:
Name : xvs.library v33.25
Archive name : xvslibrary.lha
Archive size : 54.743 bytes
Release date : 10 June 2001
Programmer : Jan Erik Olausen
Email : virusexecutor@c2i.net
News for 33.25:
- Added Zakahackandpatch File virus
Thanks to Jan Andersen for the files.
- Added Bobek! Link virus
Thanks to Jan Andersen, Frank and Zeeball for the files.
- Added Bastard Installer 1 Data virus,
Bastard Installer 2 File virus,
Bastard Link virus.
Thanks Jan Andersen and Zeeball for the files.
Thanks to Zeeball for the info on this virus and for the decrypt
and memory removal routines.
- Added 212 Bytes Link virus
Thanks to Jan Andersen for the file.
- Fixed bug in recognition code for DKG-Blum file virus.
Thanks to Jan Andersen for reporting this.
- Added Bobek2 Installer File virus
Thanks to Fabrizio Bartoloni for telling me about this file.
The library has changed programmer, although Georg does keep all
copyrights and remains owner of the sources, I (Jan Erik Olausen)
will continue development. See the README file for my contact
address.
Thanks to Georg Hörmann and Dirk Stoecker for helping me out with
fixing bugs in the source. I couldn't have done this without there help :o)
Download shortcut.
STILL TO DO:
- Add Bobek2 Link virus.
- Add Neurotic Death 1 - 5. These five linkviruses are polymorphic,
but crash on my system if I try to infect some test files.
It seems that they haven't been spread to the public, I received them
anonymously from the author. So it's not that BIG danger at the moment.
- Try to get and add GlobVec linkvirus. The only one who has it is Heiner
Schneegold (author of VT-Schutz) and VTC Hamburg, but Heiner doesn't
give his permission to the VTC to send me the virus :(
Remember to join the Amiga antivirus maillist for free. Just send
an empty email to: vht-dk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
To leave the maillist, just send an empty email to: vht-dk-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com.
You can find this update at Virus Help Denmark & Virus Help Team Canada now,
and on Aminet within the next 24 hours.....
PS: If you think that Jan Erik Olausen is doing one hell of a job, with keeping you Amiga
secure for viruses, then send him a little donation. I know that xvs.library and VirusExecutor
is freeware, but Jan has done one hell of a job in the last 6 month, to add new virus recog.
in VirusExecutor and now with xvs.library. Send him 4 or 5 US-$, a postcard and even
flowers, if you think he is doing a great job, and would like to keep the xvs.library alive...... (ps)
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11.Jun.2001
Virtual Worlds Productions (E-Mail)
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Audiotool: AudioCutter Cinema HOME Version 1.0
The AudioCutter Cinema - an extensive and feature loaded audio- and surroundsound-software - is available now for free for
all non-commercial purposes. Information can be found under http://www.AudioCutter.com . It can be downloaded in versions
for PPC-Linux, 80x86-Linux and Windows® under http://www.AudioCutter.com/download.html for free.
(ps)
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11.Jun.2001
Fr3dY (E-Mail)
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Website: New Homepage for ports by Fr3dY (Update)
Fr3dY made same ports of programs to 68k and MorphOS. Now there is a homepage available that contains all of them. There you will find many usefull tools.
19.06.2001: URL corrected.
(ps)
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11.Jun.2001
Michael Asse (ANF)
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PC: Frontier Elite II / First Encounters Downloads (Update)
As already reported, the Eliteclub will publish the official games,
source code and many other things concerning Frontier Elite II /
First Encounters. The first step is the offering of the download
of the PC-version of Elite II and First Encounters. The docs and
copy-protection-codes are available too.
(ps)
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11.Jun.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: VHT-DK Bobek-2 Linkvirus found (update)
Supplement 13 June 2001
Accidently the wrong text for this news message was published. I replaced
that with the correct text, now. I apologize for this bad mistake.
mj
Here the proper message:
VHT-DK think to have found the installer of the link virus 'Bobek2'.
The respective archive was on Aminet, but meantime has been removed.
But there might be other infected archives, so be careful!
Known so far:
Archive name : Footro.lha
Archive size: 2.924 bytes
Archive info : Borntro from new A500 team Footro is looking for skilled A500 coders.
Installer name : 4k
Installer size : 2.784 bytes (stonecracker 4.04 packed)
Installer size : 3.316 bytes (unpackt)
Virusname : Bobek2 Linkvirus
Virus size : ca. 1036 bytes (uses polymorphic engine)
In the unpacked file you can read:
>------------------------------ CUT TEXT ------------------------------
xxxxxxxxxxx proudly presents BOBEK2 - The first binary virus for Amiga!
Credits - main coding by xxxxxxxx, polyengine by xxxxxx, installer-tool
and timer.device coding by xxxxxx! We are the best! Powered by Asm-One!
Enjoy! That is only preview of our metamorphic engine!
>------------------------------ CUT TEXT ------------------------------
Virus Help Denmark replaced the names with 'xxxx'. Thy don't want to promote
virus programmers. "They should make use of
there programming skills and make some useful programs", Jan Andersen wrote
in his mail.
Since the file could not be started the people of VHT-DK tried
an old A500 on which the virus was spread to other files.
At this time there is no cure for the virus 'Bobek2', but Jan
Erik Olausen is working for a way to make a recognition for the 'Bobek2' linkvirus.
(mj)
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10.Jun.2001
Carsten Scholling (ANF)
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MUI: NListtree V18.8
Carsten Scholling wrote:
Since the new version of NListtree is to find in the
YAM 2.3 archive, already, I would not like to let them take away from
me the chance to make the definite last version before
fall available as a complete archive.
Among other things two new Drag&Drop methods were implemented
and a small bug in the Drag&Drop handling was fixed.
Download: MCC_NListtree18.8.lha (269K),
Readme
(sd)
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10.Jun.2001
V3 Portal
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Browser: Voyager³ 3.3.105beta (MorphOS-PPC)
On 09. June 2001 beta version 3.3.105 for MorphOS (PPC) of
the web-browser 'Voyager' was released.
This is to be a PPC version for MorphOS only, which should
fix crashes under MorphOS in connection with JavaScript and
image decoding.
Download: v3_33105beta_morphos.lzx
(sd)
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10.Jun.2001
TEKlib
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OS-Layer: TEKlib V0.32
On 09. June 2001 Timm Mueller and Daniel Adler have released
The 'TEKlib' offers basic OS functions and by this facilitates
platform comprehensive programming. For now 'TEKlib' is available
for AmigaOS 3.x, Linux/32bit, MorphOS, and TAO Elate/AmigaSDK 1.01.
It contains functions for the following sections:
- memory management
- timer
- mutexes
- events
- threads
- internal process communication (message-IPC)
- network (Internet)
The Amiga version requires AmigaOS 3.x, bsdsocket.library v4,
guigfx.library, and render.library (optional). The latter two are
available for download on
http://www.neoscientists.org/~bifat/binarydistillery/.
The documentation including examples, system requirements, and binaries for
other systems, as well as the source code (license: BSD-Stil) are to find on the
homepage.
Download: dev/misc/teklib0.32.lha (291K),
Readme
(sd)
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10.Jun.2001
Jeff Kreis (REBOL-ML)
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Magazine: REBOL/Zine
'REBOL/Zine' is a mailing list used to send weekly articles
about REBOL. This mailing list can be ordered by following
the title link. After you have entered your own address you
will receive an e-mail containing order confirmation information.
Articles for the magazine can be sent to
Jeff Kreis
with something like 'Here's an article for the 15-JUN-2001 issue of REBOL/Zine' for the subject.
(sd)
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10.Jun.2001
Andreas Falkenhahn (E-Mail)
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CD³²: Games Install Kits V4.4NG
A new update of the CD32 Games Install Kit for owners of the The Best Of Airsoft
Softwair Gold Edition CD-ROM was just released on the Airsoft Softwair homepage.
The version 4.4 NG of the Install Kit supports now many more games (182 in total !!).
Additionally there were some optimizations made and also a small bug was fixed.
Version 4.4 can be downloaded now from the protected area of the Airsoft Softwair
homepage that can only be accessed by owners of the The Best Of Airsoft Softwair
Gold Edition CD-ROM.
(sd)
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10.Jun.2001
Carl Sassenrath (REBOL-ML)
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REBOL: How to Create and Use Text Fields
On 08. June 2001 Carl Sassenrath has released the requested How-To
'How to Create and Use Text Fields'.
This How-To describes the use of text fields in REBOL and contains examples.
Described are display of text fields, display of text fields with their own
styles, processing of entries, as well as the use of requester text and
requester-pass for simple input-requesters.
Beside of the above HTML version with 37 pictures, there also exists
a text version which creates the pictures on your own computer. For this to
work make-spec.r must be launched with
http://www.rebol.com/how-to/fields.txt given as parameter.
(sd)
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10.Jun.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Filesystem: Smart Filesystem V1.187
On 08. June 2001 Jörg Strohmayer has released version 1.187 of
Smart Filesystem. The following has changed since the previous
version:
- Bugfix: Mounting from RDB did not work in v1.186.
- Changed: AmigaOS: SCSI_DIRECT support was removed.
- Changed: Some unused parts of the code were disabled (deviceio/asynctransfer).
- Changed: AmigaOS: Device check with the TD_GETGEOMETRY command, which did not work,
was removed. If needed, NSDPatch.cfg should be used for this instead.
This version should be used carefully. Bug reports and confirmation of that it works
might be sent to Jörg Strohmayer.
Download: SFS.lha (34K)
(sd)
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10.Jun.2001
Fun Time World
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Payback: New Map and Screenshots
On 09. June 2001 the
Extra Maps section
for the game Payback was updated and screenshots of the PPC version were
released.
In the Extra Maps section a new map was added and Philipp Bödecker's
D-Town-Map
was updated. The new
Amigalien's Metropolis (Day)
map comes from Ricco Clemens. This one contains a town including motorway.
The development of the PPC version is progressing. This version supports gouraud shading
with up to 1,000 dynamic and an unlimited number of static sources of light. There were
screenshots released
to show that.
(sd)
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10.Jun.2001
Achim Stegemann (ANF)
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AsyncIO V40.5: New Upload
Achim Stegemann wrote:
Unfortunately there where problems while uploading the new version of the
asyncio.library, last time. Everybody interested can get the update
in the 'Downloads' area under the title link.
Especially PPC users may contact
me for feedback if the new
version works correctly.
(sd)
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10.Jun.2001
Bernd Gmeineder (ANF)
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AMI Sector One Update
This time there is a big update on AMI Sector One.
The up-to-now biggest legal and licensed Amiga game 'The Case of the
Cautious Condor' (65 MB compressed) can be downloaded, now. This
realtime adventure game was first released in 1991 for the Amiga CDTV.
Wonderful drawn graphics and the glassy digi-sound make it a highlight.
Not without cause it has been 'Game of the Year' in Japan.
Of course there are much more games like 'Blood 'n' Bullets',
'Slap 'n' Tickle', 'Bill', etc.
The two classics 'Genesis - The Third Day' (generating fractal
landscapes), and 'Deluxe Music 2.0' (best? notation program for the
Amiga) are legally available at the program area, now.
The Amiga group 'Wanted Team' now also has pages on AMI Sector One.
For example there are Amiga players and new ripped sound modules.
An update of the Coverscan section may not be missed.
Last but not least the 'Amiga Games Compendium' has been expanded with
1,100 new entries.
(sd)
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10.Jun.2001
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Aminet Uploads until 10.06.2001
DOpusRxTrash.lha biz/dopus 4K+Global trashcan for DOpus Magellan
YAM23.lha comm/mail 691K+MUI Internet mailer V2.3 (main)
YAM23con.lha comm/mail 196K+MUI Internet mailer V2.3 (contributions)
YAM23cpu.lha comm/mail 138K+MUI Internet mailer V2.3 (68040/68060)
YAM23loc.lha comm/mail 772K+MUI Internet mailer V2.3 (language)
YAM23mos.lha comm/mail 378K+MUI Internet mailer V2.3 (MorphOS)
YAM23src.lha comm/mail 408K+MUI Internet mailer V2.3 (source code)
Camedia.lha comm/misc 38K+Get pictures from Camedia digital camera
AmiDiction.lha comm/tcp 25K+Online Dictionary
opennap.lha comm/tcp 469K+Ixemul port of OpenNap 0.41
WebYAM.lha comm/www 15K+Web interface for YAM
PowerAmiga4.lha demo/mag 684K+Power Amiga. Russian Amiga E-Mag, issue
clockita.lha dev/basic 73K+Italian clock+alarm+source code (bugfix)
catcheck.lha dev/misc 24K+Amiga catalog tester, v1.4
FlexCat_GR.lha dev/misc 5K+Greek locale for FlexCat
teklib0.32.lha dev/misc 291K+Virtual amiga-like OS and network layer
Mattonite_Src.lha game/demo 42K+Source codes of Mattonite and MattoniteE
Labyzarre.lha game/wb 38K+A labyrinth (sort of...) game
NP_PHS69.lha mods/misc 4.0M+Noyz Phaktah '006 - Pioneer vs Hotcakes
CoolBall.lha pix/back 21K+MagicWB backdrop (640x480)
AP14Recto.jpg pix/misc 185K+AMiGa=PoWeR N 14 Cover Recto
AP14Verso.jpg pix/misc 238K+AMiGa=PoWeR N 14 Cover Verso
APowerStuff_7.lha pix/misc 391K+Pics from aMiGa=PoWeR magazine
APowerStuff_8.lha pix/misc 496K+Pics from aMiGa=PoWeR magazine
AquaGraphiteVP.lha pix/misc 35K+Aqua-style for VisualPrefs
frosch.jpg pix/misc 37K+Funny Frog, scanned from a sticker
HTMLText_GR.lha text/misc 4K+Greek locale for HTMLText
xlhtml.lha util/conv 42K+Convert Excel/PowerPoint files to HTML,
asyncioppc.lha util/libs 22K+Asyncio.library with WarpOS functions (V
Utilities.lha util/libs 17K+Handle strings and numbers (V1.2)
ReqAttack.lha util/misc 526K+Best, configurable requesters for Amiga
ReqAttack_mgr.lha util/misc 5K+RAPrefsMUI hungarian catalog (1.80)
FWCalendar.lha util/rexx 430K+THE calendar creator for FW & Pagestream
rxmui_NO.lha util/rexx 3K+RxMUI_NO - Norwegian catalog for RxMUI
Safe.lha util/virus 27K+V15.8 of virus dicovering system
Commander.lha util/wb 38K+Execute commands with pleasure (V1.1) (as)
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