18.Feb.2000
Thomas Steiding via eMail
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First infos and screenshots of Simon The Sorcerer
On the homepage of Epic Marketing you can now find first infos and
screenshots of Simon The Sorcerer 2.
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18.Feb.2000
Aminet Recent
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New Aminet Uploads
TFat2DEMO.lha biz/demo 86K+V2.11.0 Amiga Invoice program,(FATTURE I
OpusGIbar3.lha biz/dopus 167K+250 "GlowIcons" for your DOpus Toolbar
TCPhoneBill.lha biz/misc 11K+Tables For German Phone Bill! (V1.3)
A-Fix_150200.lha comm/ambos 12K+AmBoS-Fix Release 150200 (Tuesday 15-Feb
AmBoS-Demo.lha comm/ambos 1.4M+AmBoS 2.98 - Board Bulletin System (comp
cim_v3.lha comm/misc 1.1M+CIM - Caller Id Manager V3 r37 incl HTML
MatavPrefs2k.lha comm/misc 4K+Hungarian mat v prices for MPhone 1.53
AmyDynDNS.lha comm/tcp 3K+ARexx script to update the dyndns.org Dy
MassDL.lha comm/www 27K+Less work on WWW Leching. (AWeb) v1.1
wla_020_2.8.lha dev/cross 49K+WLA - Game Boy Macro Assembler v2.8 (020
SysTracker_src.lha dev/src 70K+Full source code to SysTracker v0.1
fda-upd.lha disk/cache 36K+IDEfix, PatchControl fixes 1.8,2.0->2.2
fda.lha disk/cache 345K+Faster than PFS also installed V2.2
DC60_config.lha disk/misc 17K+DosControl6.0 better fileID+menu V0.4
RDBArc_fr.lha disk/misc 11K+French Catalog for RDBArc 1.75
UnADF.lha disk/misc 13K+V1.2, Extract files out of DOS ADF files
CNCT0200.lha docs/lists 86K+CoNnEcTiOnS: January/February 2000 - UK
Amiga4ever14.lha docs/mags 1.5M+Freewaremag(GERMAN) Ausg.14(Feb-Mar 00)
Muscarine.lha game/role 1.7M+...pretty weird graphic adventure. *FREE
MadMatrix.lha game/think 14K+Hard MUI game with very simple rules.
HBMonopoly.lha game/wb 514K+V2.1 Monopoly now as network game!
IE-shutdown.lha gfx/edit 4K+Image Eng. - Shutdown v1.03
Show040.lha gfx/show 479K+Cybergfx only picture viewer (040) V2.11
ShowPPC.lha gfx/show 462K+Cybergfx only picture viewer (PPC) V2.11
AmiGenerator.lha misc/emu 277K+Sega Genesis/MegaDrive emulator for Warp
lotolib.lha misc/misc 22K+Lotolib for LOTO v2.3+ (1976 au 12-fevri
adriatic.mpg mods/mpg 3.2M+Adriatic. Hard/Classictrance (MP3) tune
amphetamine.mpg mods/mpg 3.1M+Made on Amphetamine. Hard/Classic Trance
beer.mpg mods/mpg 3.3M+Beer bottles. Hard/Classictrance (MP3) t
dream.mpg mods/mpg 2.8M+Dream of penguins. Hard/Classictrance (M
eagle.mpg mods/mpg 3.4M+Eagle Trip. Hardtrance (MP3) tune from E
erase.mpg mods/mpg 2.9M+Erase not possible. Hard/Classic Trance
freedom.mpg mods/mpg 3.4M+Freedom. Hardtrance (MP3) tune from Emul
morkeleb.mpg mods/mpg 3.2M+Morkeleb. Hardtrance (MP3) tune from Emu
ravegirl.mpg mods/mpg 3.1M+Happy rave girls. Hard/ClassicTrance (MP
EP_SoundImages.lha mus/play 4K+EaglePlayer "Sound Images" external repl
PollyCat1.jpg pix/art 127K+"PollyCat-1" created by Antonio De Cicco
PollyCat2.jpg pix/art 114K+"PollyCat-1" created by Antonio De Cicco
PollyCat3.jpg pix/art 117K+"PollyCat-1" created by Antonio De Cicco
RudisCartoon03.lha pix/art 694K+New Hand drawn Pictures with Color Penci
RudisCartoon04.lha pix/art 498K+Special Hand drawn Pictures with Pencils
AP8Recto.jpg pix/misc 263K+AMiGa=PoWeR N 8 Cover Recto
AP8Verso.jpg pix/misc 173K+AMiGa=PoWeR N 8 Cover Verso
collage.jpg pix/misc 608K+JPeg Pic to bring old memorys.
GlowFlags.lha pix/misc 20K+GlowFlags for OS3.5 Locale and Input
fomb502.jpg pix/trace 245K+Vorlon Ship
EvenMore.lha text/show 259K+V0.55 - A lovely textviewer (www.evenmor
Voodoo-X.lha util/arc 58K+V1.1, Brand new unarchiving solution (XA
AntiBlanker.lha util/blank 8K+A tool that disables your screen blanker
MTX.lha util/blank 68K+Matrix Screen Blanker
ALeXcompare.lha util/cli 40K+Compare files/dirs/trees & display diffe
JustComm.lha util/cli 8K+A small utility to justify filenotes
PassCode.lha util/misc 26K+Password Protection for Workbench!
T2S.lha util/misc 94K+Umm, er, see for yourself!?
SysTracker.lha util/moni 23K+V0.1 Experimental Lib/Dev/File/Font trac
Convert35Icon.lha util/sys 26K+Convert35Icon: Convert OS35 icons into N (Translation: mb)
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18.Feb.2000
Scalos
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Scalos: ExecuteCommand.module Update V1.1
Download: Scalos_ECM.lha
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18.Feb.2000
Thomas Frieden in 3DWorld-ML
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Warp3D 3.0 available
The changes are mostly internal, new functions in the API, and support for
a new feature of the Permedia 2 (Chroma keying). For the user, the archive
offers the possibility to use MiniGL compiled programs, like the upcoming
GLQuake. There's also a small MiniGL-compiled demo in the archive, to give
you an idea of what's to come :)
Please note that this is only the user archive, I'm currently putting
finishing touches to the developer stuff, and hopefully this will be
available this weekend (But don't kick me if it isn't :)
If you find any bugs, please let me know. It's been tested mainly with the
CGX 4 driver, and it will probably not work with Picasso96 V2 (there where
some changes in P96 V2 that prevent Warp3D from working), but it should
work with the 1.4x release.
Download: Warp3D-3.0.lha
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18.Feb.2000
AmigaAMP
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AmigaAMP 2.8 BETA-3 released
This version of the Real MPEG audio player has several bugs fixed and a
changed configuration file. The preferences are now saved as plain text and
not any longer in binary form, thus older versions of AmigaAMP can't read
the new config file anymore.
Download: AmigaAMP28b3.lha - 448 Kb
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18.Feb.2000
Heise [Newsticker]
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Heise: Microsoft in court: Will the Windows sourcecode be made public?
«Bill Gates apparently agrees to make the Windows sourcecode public
if this can make an agreement in the anti-trust-proceedings against Microsoft
possible. At least the American business TV Bloomberg-TV made this claim
after an interview with the ex-Microsoft boss and current Chief Software
Architect of the software company from Redmond. The denial by Microsoft
came immediately: Microsoft spokesman Jim Cullinan rejected the
information as "not true". Gates only said that the company would do its
best to achieve an agreement with the US government.
Bloomberg, though, sticks to its report despite the denial. Bill Gates would
indeed have stated Microsoft would not make the Windows sourcecode public to compete
with other open-source-systems. According to Bloomberg, he emphasized that
the "closed" sourcecode would make Windows more reliable. But he would have
stated in reply to the question what would make a "reasonable" solution for
reaching a settlement out of court: "If we can have an agreement, we will
do our best to achieve it". After the end of the TV recording of the
interview, Gates would have replied to the direct question whether this
would include the disclosure of the Windows sourcecodes explicitely with
"yes". "If that is all that's necessary", Gates added according to Bloomberg
with a smile.»
Full article (in German) see titlelink.
Further links on the topic:
CNet: Could Microsoft open source code to settle?
ZDNet.com: Microsoft on 'Open Windows': Baloney!
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18.Feb.2000
Tao Group
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Tao Group Relationships
In the section "About/Customers" (Titlelink), Amiga International is mentioned
explicitely as partner for Intent.
Intent is the multimedia layer for 'Elate',
Tao's real-time operating system.
See also the press release by Tao about their
intent Font System For Tao's Digital Content Heaven,
in which Tao announces that Intent was once
again considerably improved and now contains a fontsystem.
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18.Feb.2000
StrICQ
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StrICQ becomes Open Source
Douglas F. McLaughlin has decided to release the sourcecode of the current
StrICQ version under the GNU conditions. Douglas won't stop the development
of StrICQ, but will make a new version. Currently, he's planning for version 2.0
which will be called StrICQ+ and which will contain many new features.
Those interested in adding their own improvements or extensions to the
current sourcecode may do this as long as they accept the GNU Public License
conditions. Also, they should put their extensions at the author's disposal.
Douglas will program version 2.0 in C++ and not any longer in C. He cannot
start with it, though, before he finished moving into his new house. Douglas
further declares that at the beginning he intended only to write a small
ICQ client and that he has learned so much in the last two years that he's
now confidential to make with version 2.0, which will be rewritten from the
scrap up, a really good ICQ client.
Download sourcecode: STRICQ_1727_SRC_GPL.lha
(Translation: mb)
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18.Feb.2000
Stefan Ossowski per eMail
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Aminet CD 35 available
The Aminet CD 35 - February 2000 - contains almost a gigabyte (unpacked)
of software in thousands of archives. Since the Aminet 34 CD, more than
500 MB of new software has been added. As a special highlight, the Aminet 35
CD contains a special version of Digital Almanac II.
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18.Feb.2000
Patrick Beerhorst in ANF
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First public update of the Tales of Tamar Demo
With v0.26, the first update for all owners of the AF demo version of Tales of Tamar
is available. The update is about 300 Kb large and, as future versions, can only be
downloaded from within the game, by entering the storeroom and looking for updates
represented by barrels.
A really inventive and funny copy protection for a
change :-) (ps)
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17.Feb.2000
amiga-news.de
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Register Daywatch online now
Daywatch from Allan Odgaard is a program that unites a calendar and a reminder in one.
Since 17.02.200 an online-registration through RegNet is possible.
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17.Feb.2000
AmigArt
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Matric Screenblanker for AGA and CyberGraphX
Download: MTX.lha
(Translation: mb)
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17.Feb.2000
Marko Seppänen by e-mail
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Image Engineer News
Again already registered users of plugins for Image Engineer benefit from free updates.
This time there's new effects in Visual Alpha. Think about it. You can jump on board
anytime you want to, but probably timing matters. Special offer days once in a month
are good days for registering. Shortly, register once and get free updates for lifetime.
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17.Feb.2000
Czech Amiga News
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New drivers for FastATA and Allegro CDFS
Javosoft presents new drivers from 16.02.2000 for:
FastATA1200-5.2 - Download: FastATA'99v52a30.lha
EIDE-3.0 - Download: EIDE'99v30a30.lha
FastATA4000-2.0 - Download: FastATA4000v20a30.lha
(Translation: mb)
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17.Feb.2000
CzechAmigaNews
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WarpPPCStation
This new Website shows news around the PPC, soft- and hardware guidance,
issue oriented linklist and wants to support PPC-users in every way.
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17.Feb.2000
VillageTronic
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ParaGlide status report
According to Village Tronic, two external layouters are now working on ParaGlide PCB and
they hope the new layout would be finished in the midst of March. The manufacturing of
the prototype will then take three more weeks. If everything is okay and with a little
bit of luck this prototype will be completely operational and in the best case they can
begin with the first deliveries at the end of April 2000; in case of errors being found,
this will be delayed for three to four weeks.
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17.Feb.2000
Achim Klopsch by e-mail
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News from FusionPPC
As to hear from Microcode Solutions, some problems occur in WarpOS. But they are
working hard to overcome them so this should be the last hurdle before release. There is
still hope for FusionPPC!
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17.Feb.2000
young monkey studios by e-mail
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Articles of Dhomas Trenn online
Dhomas Trenn wrote many good articles for magazines like NewTekniques, CU Amiga
and Amiga Informer. To avoid these informative articles vanishing, youngmonkey
studios placed them online (see title link).
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16.Feb.2000
Aminet Recent
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New Aminet uploads
A-Fix_130200.lha comm/ambos 11K+AmBoS-Fix Release 130200 (Sunday 13-Feb-
amirsay.lha comm/irc 13K+Uses 'Say' to speak on AmIRC (extra sett
UnrealIRCd-bin.lha comm/irc 211K+Advanced IRC Daemon Based On Elite-IRCD
SimpleFTP.lha comm/tcp 162K+SimpleFTP v2.10 - Easy to use FTP client
Aakt0200HTML.lha docs/mags 244K+AMIGA aktuell - German infotainment maga
3DWorld-BestOf.lha docs/misc 36K+The best of the 3D World ML (selected po
3DWorldArc010.lha docs/misc 91K+Archive of the 3D World ML for 01/00
3DWorldArc1299.lha docs/misc 89K+Archive of the 3D World ML for 12/99
HighOctaneExtr.lha game/data 77K+Extra Tracks for High Octane
NicronWormsLev.lha game/data 88K+Extra Levels for Worms
FoundCard-II.lha game/hint 53K+Foundation Card-Hints Miss29-33.
FoundTip29-33.lha game/hint 50K+Foundation Hints Mission29-33 (German)
HBMonopoly.lha game/wb 521K+V2.1 Monopoly now as network game!
AtomUhr14.lha hard/hack 42K+AtomUhr V1.4 - DCF77 Receiver
SpaTra05.lha misc/misc 127K+Spanish Translations Pack 05 v0.7
bO-005.lha mods/techn 372K+#005 bOhema release by spektra (house)
JumpED.lha text/edit 16K+Handy Text editor tool, Jump to Labels v
LvWB_11.lha util/boot 60K+From Nicron Productions
ReSize.lha util/cli 14K+Shell tool to set file size
SIATP.lha util/moni 176K+System Information And Test Program (SIA
VersionWB.lha util/sys 38K+V2.13 AmigaDos Version replacement.
scalospl.lha util/wb 11K+Polish translation for Scalos 1.2a
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16.Feb.2000
Numen in ANF
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Amiga 4ever issue 14 released!
What you can find in the latest Amiga 4ever:
- News about the Amiga
- loads of tests of current software, like Foundation DC, Seaside etc.
- short stories and reviews of Audio CDs and books
- szene demos and picture galery
- AmigaAktuell issue 01/2000
The Amiga 4ever is released monthly (15th) and can be downloaded
from our homepage (title link).
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16.Feb.2000
AROS
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AROS
The Aros website has been changed and improved. The beginning of the page
has a News summary concerning new developments and changes. The autodocs
have been completely relocated.
Also read the press release by Steve Crietzman about the strategic
partnership between Open Amiga Foundation and AROS:
PRESS RELEASE
16 FEBRUARY 2000
Media Contact: Steve Crietzman
President and CEO
Open Amiga Foundation
Tel: +44 (0)1778 393323
OPEN AMIGA FOUNDATION AND AROS ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP
16 February 2000 -- The Open Amiga Foundation and AROS are to
enter into a strategic relationship which they believe will be
of great benefit to their organisations, their members and the
wider Amiga community. In the words of Open Amiga president
Steve Crietzman, "our objectives are compatible, it makes sense
for us to work together."
Under the terms of the deal, the Open Amiga Foundation (formerly
known as Open Amiga/COSA), will become the organisation
responsible for public relations, marketing, business and
legal affairs of the open-source AmigaOS project.
The Open Amiga Foundation, led by Steve Crietzman, will also
oversee the creation and development of Standards Bodies, Working
Groups and Development Teams to focus on the development of modern
standards, and the production of high-quality Amiga software and
applications for an open-source Amiga OS.
The Open Amiga Foundation will also handle general promotion of
open standards, open platforms and open-source software within the
Amiga world.
It is our intention to fill the vacuum left by the disappearance
of Commodore's CATS and Developer Support programme, and the lack
of decent high-quality application software.
The Amiga Research OS project, led by Aaron Digulla, will handle
the actual development of the Amiga Operating System core. As
part of this, OAF have agreed to encourage all our developers
to register with the AROS project, and to delegate Amiga OS core
development to AROS. AROS will continue to operate independently
from Open Amiga, but our relationship nonetheless acts, as Aaron
Digulla put it, "like a symbiosis."
The Amiga Research OS (AKA "AROS") project will, in a sense, become
the Amiga Operating System development wing of the Open Amiga
Foundation, and will focus it's efforts on development of AmigaOS/
AROS, should the Amiga operating system be released as open source,
as we hope it will be (and are working extremely hard to achieve).
Open Amiga will complement this by handling the legal and business
affairs of the project, which Aaron Digulla said was "a big relief
for us here at AROS."
We believe an alliance between the leading open-source OS development
team on the Amiga platform (AROS), and the far-reaching resources of
the Open Amiga Foundation are a match made in heaven, and with our
combined resources, we have the resources and the skills to achieve
great things together.
It is our mutual goal to chart a future for the Amiga operating
system that is ambitious, radical and far-reaching, and gives the
AmigaOS a chance of real survival and growth, as an independent
OS preserving its own unique identity.
And by listening to the Amiga community on the Internet and at
trade shows, we have seen that this what many in the community
WANT. They WANT AmigaOS, not some hybrid, alternative or
"inspired by the Amiga concept" OS. They want AmigaOS, and
they want it to survive, and perhaps more importantly, to grow.
Pure and simple.
Our strategy is to give the community what they want, to address
all of these concerns, and deliver improved, portable and free
versions of the AmigaOS for a variety of next-generation CPUs
and platforms.
People will be able to choose to run AmigaOS on top of another
kernel if that is their wish (in order to benefit from Linux
driver support and such like), but they will not be forced to
do so. AmigaOS will be able to function independently. We
believe this is what a great many people in the community
wants.
Questions and queries regarding the future of AmigaOS as "open
source software" should be directed to Open Amiga, which is
acting in the capacity of an overall parent/public relations
organisation.
Developers wishing to participate, either in the development
of the OS core itself, or in working as part of a development team
to create software or applications for the Amiga, should apply
through Open Amiga Foundation, and you will be put in touch with
the appropriate people managing the projects you are interested in.
Current Working Groups include AROS, led by Aaron Digulla, and
our Streaming Media Working Group, led by Ian Parker. Other
Working Groups, Standards Bodies and Development Teams will be
created in due course.
###
Questions and Answers
QUESTION: Is this a merger between AROS and Open Amiga?
ANSWER: No. Both groups will continue to operate
independently, neither will have operational control
over the other. We are merely pooling our resources,
and dividing up roles between us.
QUESTION: How will this co-operation function in practice?
ANSWER: Both groups will work very closely together, and we
will have very clearly defined roles. We are working on the
same strategy, but we share the various roles, and we are
better at different things. (With regards to AmigaOS:
AROS is the development project, OAF is the business/
organisation.)
QUESTION: What is the likelihood that the AmigaOS will be
released as open source?
ANSWER: At this time, it is not possible to give a straight
answer to this question. We are pursueing all avenues open
to us to make it happen.
QUESTION: I thought Gateway still owned the Amiga patents?
ANSWER: They do, and we are in negotiation with Gateway
already on this matter. We are hopeful that a positive
arrangement can be reached within the next few weeks.
QUESTION: Does Amiga Corporation support what you are doing?
ANSWER: We have their unofficial backing. It is not possible
for legal reasons for them to commit to open-source, since
many legal hurdles prevent them from doing this, most notably
the issue of Gateway's patents.
However, Fleecy Moss and Petro Tyschtschenko of Amiga have
both publicly stated their support for an open-source AmigaOS
in public interviews and forums.
QUESTION: If the AmigaOS is not released as open source,
what happens to AROS and Open Amiga?
ANSWER: We will continue. The source code is not a
necessity for us, but it would be a help.
The main issue for us is access to software patents and
various Amiga trademarks. Providing an adequate deal is
reached with Gateway for access to patents, and a deal
reached with Amiga for access to Amiga trademarks, we can
safely and legally develop a portable clone of Amiga OS.
The source code is unnecessary, but will help us develop
a portable clone of AmigaOS for other CPUs and platforms
in a shorter space of time.
QUESTION: Are you for or against what Amiga are doing re: Tao?
ANSWER: OAF/AROS does not take a position on other Amiga-related
projects including Amiga/Tao or Phoenix/QNX. We support the
right of Amiga users to make their own reasoned judgements
and to choose the solution that is bested suited for them.
We believe it is in the interests of the Amiga community
to be given maximum choice on the path they take, and in that
sense, we support Amiga's creation of a new alternative
option.
QUESTION: I am a developer. I would like to help. What
can I do?
ANSWER: Write to president@amigakernel.org and we will let you
know what groups are looking for more developers, and you will
be invited to join one of our active development teams.
Also bookmark http://www.openamiga.org. Our new, improved
website will be going online within the next few weeks.
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16.Feb.2000
Jan Andersen via Email
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Amiga Virus Gallery
Virus Help Denmark has often been asked by users what a virus "lools" like
or how it can be identified. Since many Viruses actually do print pictures
to the screen, Virus Help Denmark has decided to put up a Gallery of these
pictures. You can find "Gallery" in the left hand menu bar.
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15.Feb.2000
Frank Wille
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PhxAss V4.40 (Beta)
PhxAss V4.xx is a highly optimised Makro Assembler for Motorola CPUs 680x0,
6888x FPUs and 68851 MMU (the 030, 040 and 060 MMU are of course also
supported).
Download: PhxAss.gz
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15.Feb.2000
SDS
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Scalos V1.x now Freeware
It is official, Scalos V1.x will soon be Freeware. Satanic Dreeams Software
will soon release a new archive of Scalos V1.2a.
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15.Feb.2000
John Chandler
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John Chandler: Greenboy Interview (Part III)
John Chandler: Greenboy Interview (Part III)
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15.Feb.2000
STRICQ
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STRICQ Version 0.1726 (Beta) released
Download: STRICQ.lha
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15.Feb.2000
AA Awards
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AAA Awards News
Starting immediatly candidates for the 1999 Awards can be submitted.
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15.Feb.2000
LinuxInfo.de via Email
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New Report: MS - SQL access with PHP and Apache
A new report is available in our Report section that decribes the usage of
Apache and PHP to access MS - SQL Servers. It specifically decribes what
software is needed ans which steps need to be taken. With this solution it
is possible via a Linuxwebserver to use content, functions and databases of a
MS - SQL server. (German only, sorry!)
(Translation: mb)
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15.Feb.2000
Heise (Newsticker)
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Heise: Deutsche Telekom Flatrate not yet done deal
Some of the rates that Deutsche Telekom CEO Ron Sommer announced on
Friday are not yet a done deal. A spokesman has characterized
Sommer`s speach as a programatic vision of the Telekom`s future. These
however are subject to appoval by the regulatory agencies. For the entire
artikel see the title link (German only).
(Translation: mb)
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15.Feb.2000
amigarealm via email
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amigarealm.com Layout improved
The webmaster from amigarealm has changed the layout and improved the
"Smart Directory Service".
(Translation: mb)
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15.Feb.2000
Hakan Parting via email
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VersionWB Version 2.13 released
Besides may bugfixes this version also contains many new features.
Download: VersionWB2_13.lha
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15.Feb.2000
Carsten Schroeder via email
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Amiga aktuell 02/2000 online
Amiga aktuell 02/2000 has been released.
(Translation: mb)
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15.Feb.2000
Stefan Sommerfeld via email
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REPULSE Web - update
The REPULSE website (sound card for A2/3/4000) has changed. A number of
new pages have been added, among them a News page that reports on the
development status. Also, new features of the card have been added.
(Translation: mb)
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15.Feb.2000
amiga-news.de
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Answers to Phase5`s insolvancy
Several questions were raised by Phase5 digital products' application for insolvency, which we
have sent
by Fax to the provisional administrator of insolvency procceedings, Mrs. Angelika Amend on February 10, 2000.
At first the questions we have submitted:
Many users have sent in devices (CPU boards, etc.) to Phase 5 for
repair. Some of these under terms
of guarantee, but some also liable for costs. What can those users do to
get their boards back as soon as possible (repaired or not)?
Subject: Prepaiments for preordered G3/G4 boards.
If we are informed properly, prepayments were made against the background that those payments will
be effected to an account in trust. Such a statement was made by Phase 5 in the media back then to
make sure that the customers would get back their money, if those boards
would be never released (whatever the reason). Was the money of those customers actualy effected
to an account in trust, or are those payments possibly part of the insolvency procedure?
We have heard from several sources Phase 5 would consist of two companies. One a Ltd. (associates are not
known by me) and the other one an association of common law between Wolf Dietrich and Gerald Carda.
This brings up a question, which of these companies has made the application for insolvency. Unfortuantly,
one could not find out the form of the association from the letter on which the recieved press release
was written.
How will a user come to know if the insolvency proceedings have been disclosed, so that potentially aggrieved
people are able to log on their rights?
The reply, dated 02/15/2000
Today we recieved the following answers, which we mirror here word by word:
Angelika Amend, Lawyer
Am Aufstieg 10
61476 Kronberg im Taunus
Fax-Nr. 06173/940342
amiga-news.de
Petra Struck
15. Februar 2000
aa/gh - phase-006 (Please, qoute allways)
Insolvency proceedings for Phase 5 digital products
Dear Mrs. Petra Struck,
in response to your writing from 02/10/2000.
At present the users only can wait and see, if insolvency proceedings will be disclosed.
Because the suspended business activities there are currently no repairs made etc.
The users should solely denounce thier pretensions with the signatory. Up to now the
signatory does not know about an account in trust.
Insolvency proceedings are pending only for the acquirements of the association of common law,
existing of Wolf Dietrich and Gerald Carda. The users are creditors of the association, so they
will be informed about the disclosure of insolvency proceedings.
Sincerely yours
Angelika Amend
Lawyer
for provisional administrator of insolvency procceedings
[signature]
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15.Feb.2000
Amigazone
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Livechat with Fleecy Moss
Download the Logfile of the last chat: fleecy1.lha
(Translation: mb)
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15.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer in ANF
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SecondSpin 1.99 Beta released
Download: SecondSpin_Install.lzx
(Translation: mb)
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15.Feb.2000
Sascha W in ANF
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MAS-Player now available for sale
The MAS-Player ist a hardware that allows any Amiga to play MP3 files in
realtime. It attaches to the parallel port. Even on a 68000 with 7mhz it
can play mp3 files up to 128 kbps. No external power supply is required. It
is available for 180,- DM (92 Euro).
(Translation: mb)
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14.Feb.2000
amiga-news.de
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Amiga Link Directory improved
Felix Schwarz respected different wishes from users and has improved the ALD-Script further. There are
four new categories: Retailers, Internettools, Directories and Games. If anybody thinks his entry
should be in a different category now, he can use "Modify Entry" to change this. Please have
the password ready.
Furthermore the entries in the different categories will be sorted alphabetically, which makes it easier to find the websites.
(Translation: mb)
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14.Feb.2000
Aminet Recent
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Recent Aminet Uploads
VProDB.lha biz/dbase 833K+Vista Pro landscapes database. English/F
fxPAINTDemo.lha biz/demo 1.5M+THE new image-processing and paint-packa
ProspEd.lha biz/demo 56K+V1.0.2 Form Editor For TurboFat (ITALIAN
QuatuorDemoR1.lha biz/demo 625K+Nice diary/calendar/calendars editor.
TBolDEMO.lha biz/demo 69K+V1.2.0 Material receipt program,(BOLLE M
TCom2DEMO.lha biz/demo 68K+V2.3.0 Amiga order program,(COMMESSE ITA
PowerballDemo.lha biz/dkg 435K+Demo version of a puzzle game by Darkage
TfH_manual.lha biz/dkg 3K+Missing manual for "Tales from Heaven"
OpusMI.lha biz/dopus 652K+Glow Icon DOpus Images
OrganiserITA.lha biz/misc 8K+Italian catalog for Digita Organiser 2.0
WW7Dt_Upd.lha biz/patch 12K+Wordworth 7 German catalog update v1.3 (
fmt132.lha comm/bbs 204K+Multi-Top V1.32 - Bull Creator for FAME
PMBSControl.lha comm/bbs 41K+Multicontrol Commodity for Prometheus (G
ICQUpd.lha comm/irc 2K+Grab the latest STRICQ version with AmIR
Mail.lha comm/irc 1K+Advanced email script for AmIRC. Now wit
NetInfo.lha comm/irc 31K+(2.6) NetInfo plugin for AmIRC 2+
piglatin.lha comm/irc 1K+A pig latin converter for AmIRC
yam2_pl.lha comm/mail 21K+Official new bugfixed (again) polish cat
AmIRC2STRICQ.lha comm/misc 12K+(1.2) FULLY controlls STRICQ from AmIRC!
dc240wizard13.lha comm/misc 115K+Tool for Kodak DC240 digital camera
dvbcontrol.lha comm/misc 304K+V1.28 D-Box/Mediamaster Settings Editor
Charon.lha comm/net 118K+Download manager
nc_update.lha comm/news 155K+Newsreader Version 1.26 (MUI)
newscoaster.lha comm/news 321K+Newsreader Version 1.26 (MUI)
AmiTradeCenter.lha comm/tcp 374K+Powerfull FTP-Client with ADT support
facts.lha comm/tcp 76K+V3.1/GUI - NTP clock synchroniser/AutoDS
MPhone_DELTAV.lha comm/tcp 3K+MiamiPhone DELTAV price (HUNGARIAN)
nntpsend.lha comm/tcp 11K+Sends E-Mails to given newsserver (0.7),
StofaLogger.lha comm/tcp 10K+StofaNet login/logout utility with GUI
tcpautostart.lha comm/tcp 7K+Automatic ip-up for miami, with all prog
TView.lha comm/tcp 61K+List TV-programs in Europe. (V1.2 Now pe
YGM.lha comm/tcp 122K+Checks POP3 mailboxes for new mail
js_umsrfc.lha comm/ums 73K+Umsrfc update (1.5)
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LdirHTML.lha comm/www 14K+V1.00 Create HTML page for dir+sub conte
MassDL.lha comm/www 22K+Save links/images of HTML doc.(AWeb) v1.
Rogobo.lha comm/www 31K+Javascript rollover generator - EASY!
Stonehenge2017.lha demo/aga 5.8M+AGA-Demo from CORTEX2017 (first relase)
crt-jointro.lha demo/intro 133K+JointTro by Creator'93
crt-zoomtro.lha demo/intro 183K+ZoomTro unregistered version'94
crt-unnatural.lha demo/track 498K+Unnatural Forces by Creator
BlitzLstJan2k.lha dev/basic 396K+Messages Posted To The Blitz List Jan 2K
clockita.lha dev/basic 46K+Italian clock with alarm + source code
Amiga-C-Jan00.lha dev/c 53K+Postings to Amiga-C mailing list in Janu
AsyncIOPPCdev.lha dev/c 4K+Use asyncio.library under PPC (PowerUP)
MPEGAPPCdev.lha dev/c 2K+Use mpega.library under PPC (PowerUP) (g
audiostream_sr.lha dev/e 270K+AudioSTREAM source code
powerd.lha dev/e 345K+New powerful programming language v0.12
pmdev.lha dev/gui 205K+PopupMenu.library V9.00
diskreader.lha dev/misc 13K+Code to write disk image creators
evaluate.lha dev/misc 14K+Code to evaluate algebraic strings
WHDLoad_dev.lha dev/misc 317K+HD-Installer for OS-Killer
WHDLoad_usr.lha dev/misc 116K+HD-Installer for OS-Killer
MCC_Wheel.lha dev/mui 90K+Like modulation wheel of a keyboard
QuickCD13a.lha disk/cdrom 75K+Small CLI based Audio CD Player [v1.3]
DC60_config.lha disk/misc 20K+DosControl6.0 better fileID+packmenuV0.2
ViewDiz.lha disk/misc 14K+French Catalog for ViewDiz 2.1
AminetCD1-35.lha docs/lists 1.5M+Index of Aminet CDs 1-35
Video.Guide.lha docs/lists 64K+Videofilme.Guide, German
Aakt0200GFX.lha docs/mags 766K+AMIGA aktuell - German infotainment maga
Aakt0200GUIDE.lha docs/mags 90K+AMIGA aktuell - German infotainment maga
ACNews_18.lha docs/mags 40K+E-zine focused on Amiga News: #18-Februa
AIOV32.lha docs/mags 298K+Amiga Information Online, Issue 32 (Janu
WarpUp-Jan00.lha docs/misc 155K+Postings to WarpUp mailing list in Janua
2hot4AIO.lha docs/rview 39K+Articles TOO HOT FOR A.I.O!
BruceLee.lha game/2play 501K+Bruce Lee, The C64 game.
BROD.lha game/actio 598K+Galaga-like game from Croatia
Lekis_CF_Maps.lha game/data 26K+4 Cannon Fodder levels
CrazySue.lha game/jump 306K+Classic PD platform game "Crazy Sue"
CrazySueII.lha game/jump 456K+Classic PD platform game "Crazy Sue II"
sg2ishi.lha game/misc 24K+Convert Smart Go to Ishi Go(68k/ppc/wos)
spndzyhd.lha game/patch 8K+HD Installer for Spindizzy Worlds v1.1
WHDDragonflght.lha game/patch 23K+HD Installer for Dragonflight V1.1
WHDIDemos.lzh game/patch 724K+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesA-B.lzh game/patch 950K+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesC-D.lzh game/patch 971K+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesE-F.lzh game/patch 617K+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesG-I.lzh game/patch 920K+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesJ-M.lzh game/patch 947K+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesN-R.lzh game/patch 972K+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesS-T.lzh game/patch 1.1M+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDIGamesU-Z.lzh game/patch 547K+Harddisk Installs using WHDLoad
WHDRainbow.lha game/patch 20K+HD Installer for Rainbow Warrior V1.1
space0.6b.lha game/shoot 1.2M+Space shooter for 3D graphics card and P
SSheep.lha game/shoot 222K+Kill the Sheep!
SameGame.lha game/think 12K+Addictive puzzle game with colored balls
slrx12.lha game/think 110K+Cool multi solitaire game with REKO card
HBMonopoly.lha game/wb 512K+V2.0 Monopoly now as network game!
chunkyppc.lha gfx/board 56K+Chunkyppc.library (WarpUP and 68k suppor
IE-GuideFR.lha gfx/edit 76K+Image Eng. - French Documentation
ImEngV3.41p1.lha gfx/edit 617K+Image Engineer v3.41 (Wision r2) - 1/2
ImEngV3.41p2.lha gfx/edit 434K+Image Engineer v3.41 (Wision r2) - 2/2
ChamanPattern.lha gfx/misc 3K+Self-Painted Window-Borders For Birdie
SvIVFix907.lha gfx/misc 42K+*Fix* for SViewIV V9.07a (3.2.2000)
akMPEG4.lha gfx/show 144K+MPEG player for CyberGfx/AGA V4.30 (68k/
AmpGui.lha gfx/show 23K+Nice GUI for the AMP Movieplayer V 0.1
Show040.lha gfx/show 478K+Cybergfx only picture viewer (040) V2.10
pcmser.lha hard/drivr 14K+Freeware PCMCIA modem driver. V0.9
Spitfire.lha hard/drivr 428K+A Palm Desktop for the Amiga!
mccontrol.lha hard/hack 295K+V1.39 PSX MemoryCard Reader
TestGear1.lha hard/hack 325K+Simple test equipment projects.
TestGear2.lha hard/hack 192K+Simple test equipment projects.
A2Adt4Am.lha misc/emu 97K+Apple ][ Disk Transfer via Serial Port
Aaf.lha misc/emu 18K+Unpacks Apple archives 68k/PPC/Wos
AmiGenerator.lha misc/emu 276K+Sega Genesis/MegaDrive emulator for Warp
DarcNES.lha misc/emu 143K+NES/SMS/GG/PCE/SG1000/CV emulator v9a020
Mac-Unsea10.lha misc/emu 46K+Dearchives Mac SEA (68k/PPc/Wos)
Nostalgia.lha misc/emu 178K+THE Multi-Emulation system, support for
pcx_emu.lha misc/emu 2K+A guide to how PC software performs unde
Unpit.lha misc/emu 29K+Unpacks PackIt Mac files (68k/Ppc/Wos)
imdbDiff000128.lha misc/imdb 2.1M+Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase
imdbDiff000204.lha misc/imdb 2.0M+Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase
LocaleCS_BB1.lha misc/misc 134K+Czech and Slovak Locale (BB1 update)
LocaleCS_main.lha misc/misc 722K+Czech and Slovak Locale v2.0
SpaTra06.lha misc/misc 81K+Spanish Translations Pack 06 v0.45
DAlmanac_Exe.lha misc/sci 1.4M+Next Generation Planetarium (1.8.6)
rc.lha misc/sci 48K+Amiga Runcoach, runner software
Weary_eyes.mpg mods/elbie 4.3M+Weary Eyes [SadSynth] with Vocals by Elb
Amigaisback.lha mods/med 158K+OSS1.03c Med by The Dizsardt
OldTimes.lha mods/med 22K+Medievalish MED by Faroul
twig_egg.lha mods/med 200K+Eggbox, a tune by DJTwiglet
twig_mya.lha mods/med 46K+MyArz, a tune by DJTwiglet
twig_sho.lha mods/med 157K+Shoes, a tune by DJTwiglet
bns_thedust.lha mods/misc 1.0M+"The Dust" by [effron^BNS] - atmospheric
brm_lumi.lha mods/misc 383K+XM by brm.
brm_sala.lha mods/misc 436K+XM by brm.
Fharp.lha mods/misc 780K+Mozart's "Flute and Harp Concerto" K.V.
sbf_usit.lha mods/misc 115K+User in Trance (complete upload) - XM -
lnsM18_MiEp1.mpg mods/mpg 2.8M+Midi Child - Midi Ep (part 1/2)
lnsM19_MiEp2.mpg mods/mpg 2.9M+Allways on the job - Midi Ep (part 2/2)
lou1984.mpg mods/mpg 6.8M+MP3 Dance by Mr.Lou / Dewfall Production
rNO-L025.lha mods/mpg 5.7M+Rno-label release no.25 by cie (tribal)
CrazySueII_mus.lha mods/pro 308K+Music from Crazy Sue II game
CrazySue_mus.lha mods/pro 306K+Music from Crazy Sue game
bO-003.lha mods/techn 220K+#003 bOhema release by TZX
YouThink.lha mods/xm 545K+"You think you are" by Standhal
PT362-fix2.lha mus/edit 121K+ProTracker3.62 year 2000 fix
SampleE.lha mus/edit 284K+16Bit Stereo HD-Edit Sample Editor AHI-s
dbm2xm.lha mus/misc 233K+V1.5. Converter from DBM (DBPro) to XM (
Pegase_SRC.lha mus/misc 145K+Hi-Q mp2 audio encoder source code
acid_flash.lha mus/play 35K+Acidflash skin for PlayGUI
Gatesskin.lha mus/play 21K+A funny skin for PlayGUI
GatesSkin.lha mus/play 21K+A funny skin for PlayGUI
pgskins1.lha mus/play 155K+3 New Skins for PlayGui v2.0 (16/256 col
pgskins2.lha mus/play 132K+3 New Phantomias Skins for PlayGui v2.0
pgskins3.lha mus/play 162K+3 New Skins for PlayGui v2.x
PlayGUI.lha mus/play 483K+Finally!Modplayer with Skins! V.2.3!
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Czech Amiga News
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Descent2 by Alive Mediasoft
Follow the title link to read the pressrelease by Alive Mediasoft.
(Translation: mb)
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14.Feb.2000
Foundation
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Foundation: Directors Cut Demo available
A demoversion of the long awaited sequel of Foundation, which is called Foundation: The Directors Cut,
is finally available. Minimum requirements are a 030/50 or faster processor with a least 8MB FastRAM,
AGA or a graphics-board as well as 32 MB free space on the harddrive.Download:
FoundationDC_Demo.lha
FoundationDC_Demo.lzx
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14.Feb.2000
Harald Fuchs in ANF
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Amiga in Internet Magazin
In issue 3/2000 of the Internet Magazin the following answer to an readers letter can be found:
"It is correct that we are overall very focused on Windows. But in the past most of the
internet-surfers went online using this operating system. Since the use of MacOS, Linux
and even Amiga and Atari has multiplied this is changing curerntly. Therefore we will pay
more attention to these OSes in the future."
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14.Feb.2000
Brad Webb by eMail
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Brad Webb Amiga Update Newsletter
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B I L L M C E W E N L I V E !
P R O G R E S S R E P O R T - N E W U S M A G
A M I G A Z O N E C H A T S W I T H F L E E C Y
A M I G A W E S T C O A S T S H O W ( U S )
A M I G A 2 K B A N Q U E T S P E A K E R - M C E W E N
P H A S E 5 I S D E A D . . .
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A M I G A W A T C H N U M B E R 5 A V A I L A B L E
A M I G A A T C A B L E T V S H O W I N I N D I A
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A M I N E T H U N T E R F R O M A M I G A S O C
D E M O V E R S I O N O F F X P A I N T A V A I L A B L E
P H O T O F O L I O F R O M S T E E P L E S O F T W A R E
Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:
The year continues to be interesting, in both good and not so good
ways.
We have more information from Bill McEwen, President of the new
Amiga. What he has to say is positive and well worth reading. On the
other side of the coin, another long-time Amiga company dies. Phase 5
has been often controversial and sometimes disliked by many Amigans.
Despite that, they will be missed as any lessening of the community
hurts. We've already seen too many losses.
But even while one company goes away, another may be coming back.
There is a new web site for one of my old favorites, Cinemaware.
Efforts are being made to revive this maker of most interesting games.
Cinemaware was not just an Amiga company, so it will be worth keeping
an eye on them to see how the new company develops. You can find them
at www.cinemaware.com.
Speaking of renewal, we have a report below from Bill Griffin, the
person trying to establish a paper Amiga magazine for the US. Bill
hopes to fill the void left when "Amazing Computing" died recently. We
wish him luck, and will keep an eye on his efforts for our US readers.
There's another interesting magazine effort making progress. We
understand the "UGN Times" disk magazine has begun to show up at some
Amiga dealers' locations. We don't have an official list of who has
them and when others may get them. If interested, I guess you'll just
have to keep your eyes open.
There are many other things for you to read about in this issue. We
hope you enjoy it!
Brad Webb,
Editor
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E-mail to the E-ditor:
3 Feb 2000 1
Hello. You don`t have any news of the rumored 8MB Alice chip?
Does it even exist?
/Tony, Sweden
~~~~~~
Tony,
I'm afraid I've not heard of it. Readers, can you answer Tony's
question?
Thanks,
Brad
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5 Feb 2000
Dear Brad
The Amigaupdate is really the best way I can think of to get new
information about our beloved Amiga. A shame that I didn't find you
sooner.
My questions in all this talk about new platforms is:
Which computer should we actually buy. If I f. ex. buy the Amirage
from Phase5 will it be possible for me to use the virtual processor
made by Amino? And when they suddenly make a new platform too, the
Amiga community is in a way split in two? Or how do you see it all?
Or is a word like Amiga compatible the same as falling into the
PC-trap too?
Best regards,
Andreas
~~~~~~
Andreas,
Wow, what questions! In all honesty, I don't think anyone can answer
these questions yet. We need to see what the new Amiga produces, and
the new Amiga (correctly, I think) won't say anything unless there's a
real product to talk about.
If you need something now, buy whatever product looks best to you at
this time. The future is unclear enough right now, I have no idea how
all these pieces will fit together. I'd like to ensure you that the
virtual processor will work on the Amirage, but I can't. My
expectation is that it will, but there are no quarantees.
I'm hoping we can avoid a split, but the possibility exists. I think
it's unlikely, as we're too small for any group that doesn't follow
the lead of Amiga to survive for long, and I think most people realize
that at some level.
For me, I'm planning on sticking with Amiga the company as long as it
produces something close to what I as want as an Amigan. That's just
my approach, but I think it's the most sensible one for those who can
wait.
Wish I had some real answers for your questions,
Brad
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6 Feb 2000
Brad,
Thanks for being one of the keepers of the flame, so to speak.
I have three things this message is about, two questions and one
soapbox sort of thing:
1. Question #1
Can you tell me about, point me to, give me advice on how to set up
my Linux machine to deal with Amiga-formatted floppies? I can find
info that indicates it can be done, but no instructions. I downloaded
a tarred file called amifdformat.tar.gz, but after unzipping and
tarring I get four files that I don't know what to do with, and I
suspect I need more files than this.
2. Part of the reason question #1 comes up is that even though I got
Amiga Forever and successfully hooked up to the Win98 part of my
laptop, I never could find out how to get files copied from the Amiga
to the laptop, or vice versa. Can you? I can access all the drives
without any problem.
<... intersting "soapbox thing" not included due to length ...>
Greg
~~~~~~
Greg,
First, I apologize for cutting so much interesting material from your
letter. I had to shorten it to include it. I read your thoughts about
Amiga and its need to have a customer orientation. Both Bill McEwen
and Fleecy Moss come from Gateway, and have had a good chance to learn
how not to treat customers, as well as how to do it right. I'm
expecting a much more customer oriented company from the new Amiga
than we were ever likely to get from Gateway.
While I'm a UNIX user in my other life, I'm not a Linux user so I'll
do as I often do and defer to the wisdom of our readers. I'm pretty
certain someone will have answers to both questions.
As for keeping the flame, we intend to stay at it as long as there's
even a flicker. Thanks,
Brad
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24 Jan 2000
G'Day Brad
Brad Webb wrote:
> ... snip ...
> Well, I hope you'll let "Amiga Update" help you keep up with the
> news. As for alternative sites to the old Amige Web Directory, I'd
> recommend two:
>
> http://www.amiga.org/
> http://www.realdreams.cz/AMIGA/
>
> ... snip ...
I guess you already know about:-
http://www.ann.lu/
I find it as good as the above two that you mention.
Frank
~~~~~~
Frank,
Yes, I'd agree that ANN is a good news site. It's a great place to
keep up with newsgroup postings. For general news, the other sites
might be more useful to more people.
Brad
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T H E W O R D F R O M T H E T O P
February 4, 2000
Greetings to one and all:
A great deal has occurred over the last couple of weeks, and it is
only going to get more interesting as we move forward. It has been
some time since I spoke with you, and I wanted to share some of the
fun.
In the last two weeks we have announced our new foundation partner,
started technical training with our new development team, and had many
meetings with future technology partners
The responses have been overwhelmingly positive and, to quote an old
song "they ain't seen nothing yet".
On January 8, 2000 at CES in Las Vegas we announced our partnership
with the Tao-Group as our foundation OS partner. This is not just a
technical but a strategic relationship and brings with it great
rewards. I have asked Fleecy to write a short document highlighting
the Amiga/Tao relationship from a more technical perspective, to save
you from having to put up with my telling everyone how incredibly
great and fantastic it is. We want you to make your own minds up.
In the next two weeks we will make another strategic partnership
announcement with regards to the new path for Amiga. As with all our
announcements, look at it against the whole picture and not in
isolation.
After a week long trip to Germany and the UK I have come back with a
much better understanding of what we can and cannot do. As mentioned
before we are not going to make promises or product announcements. We
will announce to you, the community, only after the deal is signed or
the product is sitting before us. This won't put a stop to rumours,
but it will make them all the more obvious. Change brings uncertainty,
and in an information vacuum, mischief makers like to take the
spotlight. If it isn't officially sanctioned by Amiga, don't believe
it.
Our job as a company is to create exciting market opportunities for
Amiga developers to take advantage of, and to give Amiga users a
platform they can enjoy. This requires more than just an upgrade to
the existing OS. This requires, indeed demands a complete strategy
reaching into all areas of the present and the future. The time has
come for all of us to move forwards, owner, developer, and user.
Many of you have sent us business proposals, and product marketing
ideas, and for this we thank you, and ask for your patience as we look
over them. Some are providing us with valuable insight into the
desires of the Amiga community as a whole, others are providing us
with a good chuckle. This is the Amiga advantage that other platforms
just do not share.
Over the next few months there may be some companies that come out
with their own plans, or state that we do not have the community at
heart as we move forwards. The reality is, they do not know what we
have planned. In order to stay focused and to keep up our incredible
pace, we are not sharing our plans outside of our signed partnerships.
We have to prioritise and act singlemindedly if we are to reach our
first plateau in our given timescales. Once there we will be able to
pause for breath. Some are not happy about this, but they do not know
the full plan. Our mission is not just about restoring the Amiga, but
about pushing it forwards as THE technology for tomorrow.
This means that if you hear something annoying, or frustrating, or
downright nasty, and the source is not Amiga Inc, then disregard it.
Plain and simple.
If you did not hear it from us, or read it here on this web site it
is not true.
We are not asking for your trust or your undying belief. We only ask
that you take us on OUR words and deeds, not on the misinterpretations
of others.
We will soon be starting official meetings in Europe, the UK, and the
US for developers and dealers. This will include introductory training
seminars for the new OS, and introductions to the retail pricing and
schedules. We will also begin the process of introducing the new web
site, and putting the Amiga Advisory Council to work.
I want to thank each and every one of you for your hospitality during
our meetings and for your continued support as we move forwards. We
have had the chance to meet with many end users, developers, dealers,
and new partners, and look forwards to meeting even more of you as
time goes on.
There is a great deal of activity, with a lot of first footsteps on
some truly amazing paths. New partners excited, old faces returning,
familiar faces reminding us of our heritage. Indeed we are already
having to move into bigger facilities, such is our rate of growth.
I know it can be frustrating but after years wandering lost in a dark
place, the sun is finally starting to crack a smile on the horizon.
Together, we will march into tomorrow.
Keeping the faith,
Bill McEwen and the rest of the Amiga Team.
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B I L L M C E W E N L I V E !
February 4, 2000
Fellow Amigans,
We are happy to assist the Gateway Amiga Club, Inc. in bringing you
Mr. Bill McEwen in...
"Live" from the Gateway Amgia Club"
GAC's meeting will be Wednesday March 1, at the Ladue Horton Watkins
High School Videio Lab. It is located at 1201 South Warson Rd, in
Ladue, MO. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM, with the conference starting
at 8 PM CST.
Mr McEwen will discuss the "OS for the 21st Century" and demonstrate
some "new stuff". This is a meeting you won't want to miss.
The interactive nature of this conference, will allow the speaker to
view his audience as they view him. Viewers can even ask questions
when their site is selected for viewing.
Amiga Clubs interested in viewing this live interactive video
conference" should go to GAC's web page at:
http://www.icon-stl.net/~amiga
and click on the "Amiga News" link. There you will find the details
of how to apply for the conferences link.
We suggest that clubs attempt to find video conferencing equipment at
their local high schools, colleges, or businesses to keep their costs
down. It is possible to rent Kinko equipment, but costs can be higher
than most clubs can afford.
Due to the video sites needing possible on-site approval, we will
need to have your request no later than February 14. Please remember
to fill out the form on the GAC website.
See you on the Big Screen,
Bob Scharp
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P R O G R E S S R E P O R T - N E W U S M A G
31 Jan 2000 23:11:56 +0500
Our project is progressing at quite a clip. Less than 24 hours after
my initial request for writers, I had 24 Emails of people wanting to
submit articles, 2 who wanted to help edit, 5 people who want
subscription info and 1 who simply want to know where to "send the
check".
I have since received Email from 2 more folks wanting to submit
articles. received 2 reviews and have heard from multiple potential
subscribers. I have had contact with 1 former "Amazing..." advertiser
who is helping me in setting up advertising contacts. And I am about
to send out advertising info to all the former "Amazing..."
advertisers (at least those who advertised in the last issue of
Amazing).
Now, we are going to be holding a "Name Our Magazine" contest with
the sample issue. In this contest, new subscribers will be able to
cast their votes for the name of the magazine. We will be including 3
possible names and a space for the subscriber to make their own choice
(in case they don't like ours). The planned end date for the contest
will be at the start of the second day of the St Louis Amiga Show
(April 1-2, 2000).
We have received several requests for info on the mag, so here it is.
We plan on a 30 - 40 page (plus covers) magazine. If there are any
REALLY important items that come up, we are prepared to push the
magazine out to about 50 pages (again plus covers). For the time
being, the magazine will be all black and white (or greyscale, if you
will) and will be printed on plain (non-slick) paper. This will
include the cover as well (at least for the first few issues).
Future plans include glossy paper and color. We've had a few
suggestions about adding cover disks or CDs. We're not really certain
if this is the way to go, so you will probably see a survey asking the
subscribers about this in the future.
The magazine ( again, at least, at the start) will be by subscription
only. I will be releasing, on the net (via the newsgroups and amiga
update) when the sample issues are ready to send out. At that point,
people can Email me with their "snail-,ail" addresses and I will mail
out the sample copies (no charge). Each sample issue will include a
subscription form, a vote card for the "Name Our Magazine" contest and
a shopper's survey (to help us know who to contact for possible future
advertising).
A "sneek peak" of the sample issue shows that we will have a review
of Digital Dreams action adventure game "Wasted Dreams". We will also
have the first of a 2-part review on the Albrecht Computer Technik
"Prelude" sound card. We are currently working out the details for an
interview with Amiga Inc's Fleecy Moss. And an article by A former
Amiga who is finding his way back to Amigas.
The planned kick-of date to send out samples is about March 15
(possibly sooner with a little luck). SO STAY TUNED.
------
Its gonna be a heck of a century!
Bill Griffin,
G&G Enterprises
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A M I G A Z O N E C H A T S W I T H F L E E C Y
1 February 2000
AMIGAZONE TO HOLD MONTHLY LIVE CHATS WITH VICE PRESIDENT OF
AMIGA CORP.
AmigaZone, the online service for Amiga owners founded in 1985 by
Harv Laser, is pleased to announce that it has scheduled a monthly
live chat with Fleecy Moss, Vice President of Product Development for
the new Amiga Corp. All AmigaZone members are invited to attend these
chats, an toss those burning questions at Fleecy. Find out what's
going on long before the news hits the magazines (what magazines are
left!).
In a surprise to the world, Amiga Corp., spearheaded by Bill McEwen,
purchased "All that is Amiga" from Gateway during the final days of
1999. (See their "Executive Update" and news pages at
http://www.amiga.com).
The first live chat with Fleecy took place in AmigaZone's own chat
area on Wednesday, 26 January 2000. AmigaZone will shortly add a new
page to its web site (http://www.amigazone.com) which will hold text
transcripts of the Fleecy chats after each one is held.
The next live chat with Fleecy will be on the evening of February 23,
2000, and thereafter, on the last Wednesday of every month.
These chats are a premium for AmigaZone members. If you want to
participate in them, and avail yourself of everything else AmigaZone
has to offer, visit http://www.amigazone.com and sign up. You can join
with your credit card and SSL-enable web browser, or a 1-800 phone
call.
AmigaZone is connected to the internet and members log into it with a
local phone call to your local ISP account. Cost of membership is only
US$12.95/month (about 40 cents a day!) for unlimited usage. AmigaZone
has no hidden or extra-cost areas.. never has and never will.
The monthly membership fee is billed to your credit card, and there
is no signup fee or long-term contract.
Join now, and upon verification of your signup, you'll receive a FREE
AmigaZone logo baseball cap in the mail, as our thank you gift!
Remember, only paid AmigaZone members can attend these monthly live
chats with Fleecy.
AmigaZone is hosted by CalWeb Internet Services.
AmigaZone is a Trademark of Harv Laser.
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A M I G A W E S T C O A S T S H O W ( U S )
7 Feb 2000
The Amiga West Coast show, AmiWest 2000 is shaping up!
That's right!
The AmiWest committee is proud to announce we are again hosting this
year's show in Sacramento, California, at the popular Holiday Inn,
Sacramento NorthEast, 5321 Date Avenue Sacramento, CA 95841, on
Saturday, July 29th and Sunday, July 30th, 2000. The Holiday Inn venue
proved to be such a hit for last year's show that we are again holding
it there.
Show times are Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 10am-4pm.
AmiWest is in it's third year and is the only all Amiga show produced
on the West Coast. The show has proved very popular for Amiga
enthusiasts in the Western United States.
With the recent purchase of the Amiga by Amino (renamed Amiga
Corporation) from Gateway, the Amiga appears to be on an upswing. The
new Amiga Corporation is headed by Bill McEwen who can be remembered
by participants at both AmiWest'98 and AmiWest'99 as a very
enthusiastic supporter of the Amiga. Also part of the Amiga team are
long time Amigans Fleecy Moss and Petro Tyschtschenko.
You can learn more about AmiWest 2000 by accessing our web page at:
http://www.sacc.org/amiwest/
If you are interested in exhibiting at AmiWest 2000, please submit
the form that is provided on our web page. We need to know early who
will be exhibiting. Booth sizes and pricing is yet to be determined;
however, by submitting the form on our web page you will receive an
exhibitor packet with all necessary forms and information when the
packet becomes available.
Special booth pricing will be available for user groups.
This weekend event will again showcase the progress that IS the Amiga
Community.
John Zacharias, charperson
AmiWest 2000
jzachar@calweb.com
http://www.sacc.org/amiwest/
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A M I G A 2 K B A N Q U E T S P E A K E R - M C E W E N
December 18, 1999
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Mr. Bill McEwen,
President and CEO of Amiga Inc., will be our guest speaker at the
Amiga 2K banquet Saturday April 1, 2000. Bill is well know to most
Amiga fans as the former "Marketing Man" of Gateway's Amiga division.
Not to be one to be left out of the best computer in town, he
arranged to buy the company from his former bosses. That has to be a
feather in his cap. To be able to tell people that you so believe in a
product, that after you leave a company, you arrange to buy it, is
just admirable. I don't think they saw it coming, or they never would
have left Bill leave.
So are we in for an interesting tale, undoubtedly. Will we hear about
his ideas, I'm sure. Will we enjoy listening to the man who loves and
owns our beloved Amiga... You Betcha!
Ticketing arrangements are as follows:
Tickets to the Amiga 2K banquet are $35. They will only be sold in
advance, until March 18, 2000.
Admission tickets are $17 for two days - in advance.
or $12 for one day - in advance.
At the door, Admission tickets are $20 for two days.
or $15 for one day.
Class tickets are only available at the ticket table, during show
hours. A schedule of classes will be posted later.
Remember... Orders for tickets must be received no later than
March 18, 2000.
Please mail your requests to:
Amigan-St. Louis
PO Box 672
Bridgeton, MO 63044
Banquet tickets are sold on a first come basis. The last two years
we sold out, so don't wait too long.
Sincerely,
Bob Scharp
Amigan-St. Louis
bscharp@icon-stl.net
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P H A S E 5 I S D E A D . . .
Oberursel, 02/09/2000: On January 26., 2000 application for
insolvency was made about the property of phase 5 digital production,
and the application proceedings has been established by a decee made
by the competent county court at the same day. During the regular
application procedure there are negotiations about assumption, and
continuation of the Amiga technology field with among others
prospective buyers. By that, continuation of the current development
and products shall be attained, espacially as for the new G4
acceleration boards.
Every customer who did product preordering from and product
prepayment to phase5 digital products will become informed about their
objective rights in writing, once the insolvency proceeding will be
established.
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. . . B U T S O M E P R O D U C T S C O N T I N U E
{The following information was posted to the net in relation to
questions about products from the former Phase 5. Brad}
11 Feb 2000
DCE has exclusive rights to following:
1. Blizzard 1240
2. Blizzard 1260
3. Blizzard 2040
4. Blizzard 2060
5. Blizzard SCSI IV Kit
6. CV 64 3D
7. CV PPC
8. B-Vision
9. Cyberstorm MK III
10. Cyberstorm PPC
11. Blizzard PPC
1-6 is available
7-11 will be available in the next 2-7 weeks.
: DCE will also take over repair services for Phase 5products.
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D A N G E R O U S F A K E P A T C H F O R Y A M
8 Feb., 2000
From: "Dirk Harlaar" <D.Harlaar@ping.de>
All users of YAM, please note: a "patch" for YAM PPC appeared on
Aminet today (or maybe yesterday). It should cure a Y2K bug in YAM 2
(even though there isn't a Y2K bug in YAM at all) as well as make YAM
use the PPC.
Do not download and install this "patch"! The install script contains
a macro virus, and YAM doesn't get patched at all!
So, to repeat, the YAM patch now on Aminet is in fact a nasty VIRUS.
Don't use it!
Dirk
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A M I G A L I N K D I R E C T O R Y ( A L D )
Jan. 3, 2000 amiga-news.de now with Amiga Link Directory (ALD)
amiga-news.de opened the new Amiga Link Directory (ALD) for the
public on 23.1.2000. The new directory`s aim is to become THE
directory for AMIGA-pages. Innovative (http://www.innovative-web.de),
a software-company based in Herzogenaurach/Germany developed the
required technology for this exciting enterprise.
Entries are sorted by categories and letters or can be found easily
via the available search-function. In order to guarantee an always
up-to-date database, entries can be changed by the "owners" of the
entry at any time via a previously defined password. For every entry,
if provided by the "owner", further information is available. This can
include, but is not limited to the postal adress as well as the
phone-number, email-adress and homepage.
The ALD will also partially (means: only entries of "owners" who want
their entries to be part of a "directory" on the Aminet-CD) be
available via the popular Aminet-CDs. For the first time there will be
a bridge between the AMIGA-online and -offline-world - and it will be
called ALD. This way communication within the AMIGA-community will
improve and companies can also reach users, that don`t have an
internet-connection yet.
Help us building the greatest online-directory for AMIGA-websites
worldwide and add your website today.
The ALD can be found at:
http://www.amiga-news.de/cgi-bin/anwd-db.pl
- Your amiga-news.de-Team
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A M I G A W A T C H N U M B E R 5 A V A I L A B L E
1 Feb., 2000
The new Amiga Watch, Communique Number 5 is posted at
< http://tech-head.com/amiga.htm >. The Tao CES demo
is covered along with its implications.
Due to a fairly massive computer crash on my
Techno-altar the streaming video version of the Tao
demo is delayed. Hopefully it will be posted in the
next week to ten days.
Regards,
Roger Wyatt
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A M I G A A T C A B L E T V S H O W I N I N D I A
From 27 - 29 January, Amiga International, Inc. attended one of the
biggest Cable TV Shows in Calcutta, India. Just like last year, it was
another full success. This time, there were four more AMIGA booths
apart from the main one.
Monarch Video and Agani PTY from Mumbai as well as Abishek Enterprise
from Calcutta and Rajan Electronics from Delhi also had booths at this
exhibition. There were lots of visitors from neighbouring Bangladesh,
the coming market where the Amiga will gain shares of the cable TV
market.
In a TV interview, Petro Tyschtschenko explained why AMIGA is so
popular in the Indian market and what solution it means for the TV
market.
Amiga International, Inc. plans to participate in this important
event again next year.
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D I R E C T O R Y O P U S 4 N O W F R E E
27 January, 2000
GP Software's Greg Perry has announced the release of Directory Opus
4 as free software under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE. The notice
reads, in part: "The release of Directory Opus 4 under the GPL in NO
WAY affects the existing commercial status of Directory Opus 5 or
subsequent products. Nor does it affect the GPSoftware trademarks of
DirectoryOpus, DOpus, Opus and related terms. These names will always
remain the exclusive property of GPSoftware and may not be used
without specific and explicit permission, except for distribution of
the original and derived versions of Directory Opus 4 as described in
the GPL. All users of Directory Opus 4, including those licensed under
the GPL, are entitled to upgrade to the latest version of Directory
Opus 5 at a discounted price. Please see http://www.gpsoft.com.au for
more information."
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E R I O L U S B S T A T U S R E P O R T
5th february 2000
The design of the Eriol control logic has progressed steadily during
January. Entering february the first fullscale test simulation of the
control logic is about to begin. Following this a shorter period for
correcting any logic errors must be expected. After having verified
the logical correctness of the control logic it will be time for a
fullscale timing simulation of the logic. Hopefully this will prove
what I already believe - that the timing of the control logic will
hold.
However, the Eriol project has also run into some trouble, which may
delay the project. The entire Eriol control logic is to be put into an
FPGA logic chip. The size of the logic asks for an FPGA of some
logical capacity. Unfortunately the development system that I have
access to cannot cope with such big FPGA designs, as it is not a full
development system, but rather a smaller (and cheaper) version. Three
solutions exist and are under evaluation. The first is to get hold of
a full development system. This will most likely be very expensive and
I don't think I can convince the University that it has to pay up
(unfortunately). The second solution is to break the design into two
separate and smaller FPGA chips. This will give access to enough logic
space to allow an implementation. However, it will give more delay in
the hardware as signals has to pass in and out of the FPGAs, and be a
lot more expensive due to the extra FPGA. The third solution is to
find another logic device for which the University has a development
system which can handle the big design.
Currently the solution being worked on is the second. I'm now working
on logically splitting the logic into two FPGAs. Together with this a
redesign of parts of the logic will take place as to minimize the
number of signals having to go from one chip to the other.
Unfortunately this use of two FPGAs will put just about an extra £20
on the production price :( The final product price is still
undefined...
The first prototype board, first expected at the end of february,
will without doubt be delayed from the afore mentioned problems. When
the first prototype board will exist is now an open question, but the
delay should be no more than a month.
Yours sincerely
Thomas Graff Thøger,
TigerTronics
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S T O R M M P 3 / E M P E G D E C O D E R
High Performance Digital Audio Decoder
Introduction
The Storm MP3/e is an MPEG audio decoder specifically designed to
allow machines that dont have the power to play MPEG files to do so.
The unit incoroprates state of the art components and many features
not available in a unit of this price. Storm MP3/e allows a standard
Amiga 500, PC80286 or Archimedies to play MP3 files with ease. The
unit is compatible with any system fitted with a parralell printer
port and is supplied with drivers for PC and Amiga use. Archimedies
drivers will be available shortly after release if the demand is
there.
Connections
The Storm MP3/e provides three user connections. Two 3.5MM jacks
provide Audio output and a pass-thru connector for the host machines
existing audio (if fitted). The output of the storm is low level
although an optional amplifier unit will be available. Internally the
unit has two high speed expantion ports allowing for future modules
such as radio tuners and on board storage. A third internal header and
a masked lens on the top of the unit make the Storm MP3/e infra-red
ready. The unit is powered by either it's internal PP3 9V battery or a
mains supply (available seperately) The MP£ powers up and down
automatically along with the host system, the internal electronics
also support a 'suspend' mode. In this mode one standard Alkaline
battery should last for about a month. Drivers are provided that
enable Win95 to utilise this feature as if it were part of a laptop's
own system.
Software
Storm MP3/e is supplied with software for both PC and Amiga. The
Amiga software includes a low-level library, programming information,
an MP3 player and diagnostics program. PC wise both DOS and Windows
95/98 software is supplied, again drivers, diagnostics and driver
software. No drivers are available for the Archimedies but development
information is available to anyone who wants to write software.
Software is supplied on ISO 9660 format CD and two floppies, one for PC and
one for Amiga.
In Action
The prototype units are nearing completion and will be dispatched to
various developers and testers shortly. Below are a few shots of the
unit, unfortunately the quality of these pictures is rather poor and
they'll be replaced as soon as possible.
http://www.alogik.co.uk/storm.htm
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A M I N E T H U N T E R F R O M A M I G A S O C
11 Feb., 2000
AmigaSoc launches "Aminet Hunter"
AmigaSoc UK is proud to present Aminet Hunter. Aminet Hunter is
probably the most advanced Aminet search engine on the Internet.
Designed with the same technology that many commercial websites
employ, speed, power, efficiency, and ease of use are guaranteed.
Originally scheduled for launch at World Of Amiga '99, the project
has been held back due to various other commitments we've had. We
firmly believe that you'll agree it's been worth the wait!
Try it now! It's fast, it's free, and there's nothing else like it!
http://uk.amigasoc.org/news/ahunt.html
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D E M O V E R S I O N O F F X P A I N T A V A I L A B L E
Feb. 6, 2000 fxPAINT-Demoversion released by Innovative*
Due to the great demand, we have decided to develop a demoversion of
fxPAINT. The result can now be downloaded. The demoversion has nearly
all features of the full version apart from those, that allow you to
save and print images. The PPC-support is untouched from these
limitations.
http://www.innovative-web.de
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P H O T O F O L I O F R O M S T E E P L E S O F T W A R E
Steeple Software is proud to announce the first commercial release of
PhotoFolio v2.0 in conjunction with Schatztruhe.
PhotoFolio v2.0 is a major step forward from it's predecessor version
1.2 with many new features including:
* ARexx
A fully documented ARexx port for those of you who like to automate
tasks using ARexx scripts. These scripts are made available through
pull down menus and toolbay buttons and can be pre-configured in the
settings window.
* Drag 'n' Drop proofs
Dragging and dropping of proofs is now supported (by popular
demand!). You can drag and drop:
- Between browse windows.
- Onto a path in the main window's listtree.
- Onto a Show window.
- Onto the information window.
* Workbench Icon Support
Workbench icons can be dropped:
- Onto a browse window
- Onto the listtree in the main window.
* Toolbays
Both the main and browse windows now have toolbays (optionally, of
course!) making navigating around PhotoFolio v2.0 faster and easier.
Those of you who don't like using context menus.... this is for you!
* CLI support
You can launch PhotoFolio v2.0 from a shell, passing in paths. Each
path passed in will automatically be added to the main window's
listtree and then opened into a browse window.
* Listtree Tree mode
The listtree in the main window can now be operated in the current
"flat mode" or as a proper directory tree structure in "tree mode".
* Native IFF-ILBM loading
Imageio.library has been re-written to support IFF-ILBM. This means
there is a dramatic increase in speed when loading IFF-ILBM files.
* Amiga DOS pattern matching
Selecting proofs has never been easier. Using the in-built Amiga DOS
pattern matching system, proofs can now be selected using wildcards
etc.
* Saving of images as JPegs
Images can now be converted to jpegs directly within PhotoFolio v2.0.
* Settings
The setting window has been totally re-designed and re-written making
sure your prefs file is completely compatabile with future versions of
PhotoFolio.
* Unsaved proof indication
For those of you who run without any text description below the
proofs, knowing which proofs are saved and which aren't is a problem.
Now, a red box is (optionally) drawn in the bottom right hand corner
of un-saved proofs.
* Constant size proofs
Proofs can now be displayed at a constant size, making the
distribution of proofs in the browse window even.
There has also been several minor improvements and additions, and
many bug fixes from version 1.2 making it more stable and flexible.
These new options coupled with the the existing features of
PhotoFolio make it a formidable image cataloguing system for both the
amateur and professional user alike. With continuing support,
PhotoFolio promises to be one of the most powerful image cataloguing
systems available on the Amiga platform.
PhotoFolio v2.0 is planned to be released in early to mid February.
Price has yet to be decided, however users who have paid the shareware
fee will receive a discount on the retail price.
Steve Quartly and Paul Huxham
Steeple Software
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14.Feb.2000
Andreas Mayer-Guerr by eMail
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OGR launched
Today the "Optimal Golomb Rulers" (OGR) contest has been launched. However there is still no Amiga-Client,
but you can help using other computers. Details concerning Project OGR
Read the interview of the AmigaOS magazine with Thomas Tavoly in english.
Due to maintenance, the statistics on Distributed Net are currently unavailable, but will be again soon. The Amiga
RC5 Effort Website will move to a different server soon. Therefore the website may be unavailable at certain times,
depending on how fast the new IP-Number will reach all of the Domain Name Servers.
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14.Feb.2000
Pierre Prestel in ANF
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YourName@Workben.Ch
After some Amigans had registered with us, I decided to develop the whole affair further! For the moment
not only domain suffixes AMIGATOOLS.NET and AMIGAWEB.NU but also the real cool suffix Workben.Ch is
available for free email-accounts (POP and SMTP) and free subdomain. On unlimited Webspace and
email-adresses, following subdomains will be available from tomorrow on:
microserv.org - intermail.nu - amigatools.net - amigaweb.nu - microserv.nu - workben.ch - niveau.nu -
webcamhost.nu - internetv.nu - piratensender.nu - spacemail.nu - A0L.nu - t-offline.nu
If someone has a good idea for using those names in a software, he may immediately use one of
theses names as a subdomain. If someone can convince me that he can manage to write a state-of-the-art
top-quality software and that he works on it with all his heart, I would be enclined to provide a free
Top-Level-Domain for this software. Simply send me those ideas (http://www.intermail.nu) or call our
hotline. Ok folks, if there has ever been a chance to start a really big project on the internet, this is it.
GRAB IT! With our 2500 to 3000 pageviews a day there are certainly enough posiibilities for everyone.
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14.Feb.2000
Petro Tyschtschenko by eMail and Fax
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Die Telebörse: What about..? AMIGA
On page 154 in the magazine "Die Telebörse" edited by the Handelsblatt
there is a complete article about AMIGA. Here a few exerpts:
"No other computer has been said dead this often and yet been resurrected as the Amiga. This is not only
due to the technology but also to a committed community of fans."
"Would there be an award for the "comeback champion computer business" - Amiga would own a whole shelf
of those by itself. The trademark has survived two insolvencies, it has switched its owner four times
and nevertheless 5 billion computer have been sold until now. Chaos is the second name of this computer
which has only survived because there were always people who believed in Amiga."
Then follows the history of the Amiga until the insolvency of Commodore.
"The fate of Amiga seemed sealed but then a certain Petro Tyschtschenko stepped in. Commodores former
logistics-manager talked the german trading company Escom into taking over the dead trademark. Amiga
switched its owner in 1995 but still had a problem. The stocks had been dissolved by the official
receivers. It was end of may and Escom desperately needed computers for christmas time. Once again it
was Petro Tyschtschenko who saved the day. He found a nearly forgotten hangar in the philippines, where
parts had been hoarded. Tyschtschenko managed to talk the creditors into handing those stocks over to
him. After that, three philipinos sat out in the monsum rain sorting parts for about four months. In
september 1995 one could once again buy Amigas in germany."
Then follows one more odyssey for the Amiga.
"In the late summer of 1999 Collas left. His plans where frozen and Gateway sold the trademark Amiga to
a start-up-company, Amino-Development. Its managers want to continue the work on which Gateway gave up
and develop new hardware. One thing is clear: As long as the Amiga-community and Petro Tyschtschenko
exist, the trademark will survive."
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14.Feb.2000
Tom Neidhardt in ANF
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DAUG Homepage is moving
The DAUG homepage is moving and is unavailable until we find an appropriated serviceprovider to provide
the reworked pages. We will probably be completely available again before end of february. To participate
in our public mailinglist concerning the Amiga, send your emails, using "subscribe" as subject and your
adress in the "sender" filed to:
open-daug-ml-subscribe@eGroups.com
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14.Feb.2000
Michael Burkhardt in ANF
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IOM temporarly unavailable
I want to announce that the provider of the IOM Film- and Videoproduction company, the Prokscha & Prokscha
GmbH from Hof has shut down all of its servers due to a running insolvency case. Since we had not been
informed about these proceedings, our new provider could not react fast enough. That's the reason why the
http://www.messefilme.de and the e-mail adresses of the IOM company are not working currently. In temporary
replacement following e-mail adresses should be used:
iom@freenet.de
mburkhar@htwm.de
I would like to use this occasion to thank the Netminds GbR company from Rehau who proposed us fast and
uncomplicated help (http://www.netminds.de)! Netminds are among other plattforms also working with Amigas,
I think this should be mentionned ;-). I hope we can get the domain back online as fast as possible.
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14.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer in ANF
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(pre 4) CyberGfx 4.2 Update
Download: cgxv42_r2_pre4.lha
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14.Feb.2000
Haage & Partner
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Amiga and Haage & Partner announce their collaboration
February 11, 2000 - Maple Valley, WA Amiga Inc and Haage & Partner are pleased to announce a full and long
term strategic partnership designed to benefit both the classic Amiga, and the Amigas of the future.
'This announcement gives us particular pleasure' said Bill
McEwen, CEO and President of Amiga, Inc. 'Haage and
Partner are one of the pillars of the Amiga community and
have done much to see it survive through the last five
years. Now, in partnership we can not only ensure a smooth
and hopefully seamless transition for the classic community,
but finally move forwards to take advantage of, and define
the technology of tomorrow.'
'We have stood by the Amiga for many years because it is a
wonderful platform.' said Markus Nerding, a Managing
Director of Haage & Partner. 'Having taken a look at the
new plans and technologies being worked on by Amiga
Inc, we are impressed with how they have managed to capture
the spirit of the classic Amiga and move it forwards.
We will work with them to ensure compatibility with the
classic software and to move the Amiga forwards with exciting
new products.'
Amiga Incorporated is dedicated to the development, design, and implementation of components, services, and models
that support the digital experience of tomorrow. Amiga lead the world into the multi-media experience in the early
80's, and will lead it into the Digital content universe of the future. They can be reached at 425-413-2620, or
via the web at www.Amiga.com or www.Amiga.de.
Haage&Partner is the leading manufacturer of development systems and
applications for the Amiga family of computers. The Storm series for 68K and PowerPC provides a powerful suite
of programming tools. Their mission is to provide the Amiga market with the most effective tools and applications
possible.
They can be contacted at HAAGE & PARTNER Computer GmbH, Schlossborner Weg 7, 61479 Glashuetten, Germany, Phone:
+49-6174-966100, Fax: +49-6174-966101, www.haage-partner.com.
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14.Feb.2000
Andreas Meyer in ANF
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CyberdyneSystems stops its activities.
Just now I have found the following text at CyberdyneSystems:
CyberdyneSystems is stopping its activities immediately. We want to thank all the users for their support.
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14.Feb.2000
Matthias Münch in ANF
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Amiga User Group 99 - Update.
Our homepage has once again been optically imroved. Furthermore the first part of our virtual Amiga-Museum is ready.
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14.Feb.2000
Carsten Sandtner in ANF
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Amiga-Games-Developping - new site
The game-dev.de.st is meant to help beginners with programming games/graphics! There is support
for all common plattforms including the Amiga! Currently the site is still under construction,
but the webmaster is always happy about Amiga-Users, since he is an old veteran.
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13.Feb.2000
Torsten Dudai
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New cartoon: "Dried up"
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13.Feb.2000
Visual Engineering
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More special offers for Visual-Alpha-Border and -Logo bundle
The current special offers are valid until February 25th.
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13.Feb.2000
Jan Andersen by e-mail
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Virus Help Denmark
VirusExecutor version 2 has been released. The author Jan Erik Olausen has done major modifications
to the program.
Name: VirusExecutor v2.00
Archive name: VirusExecutor.lha
Archive size: 144,151 bytes
Release date: February 13th, 2000
Author: Jan Erik Olausen
System: OS 2.0x or better
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13.Feb.2000
Pierre Prestel in ANF
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Amigatools.Net e-mail address FREE!
If you want your own e-mail address with REAL POP3 and REAL SMTP access (so no junk mail)
ending in @AmigaTools.Net, you can get it from us for free. The application form can be
found at the title link.
The e-mail address is easily remembered, shows that you are Amigian, and is surely useful
for all people coding tools. Moreover, the e-mail space is UNLIMITED!
We also offer free webspace (UNLIMITED) and free DNS (name server). We simply host everything...
FREE! More info available at http://www.Intermail.Nu.
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13.Feb.2000
Michaela Prüß in ANF
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New web address and layout
The web address of my program now (finally) is an own domain. The "old" shortcut Gateway.To/Gateway5
should be functional, but, starting immediately, my pages are available with a completely new layout
at http://www.AmigaTools.Net (title link). Together with the page update, VersCheck, Gateway.Library
and the GatewayTools have also been updated. The new layout is much faster with less graphics and
NO FRAMES!
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13.Feb.2000
Nabil Gonem in ANF
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Ali Baba
Ali Baba is a new Amiga platform game that has been developed by Medici. At the title link, you can
find details about the game, screenshots, information about the team and useful Amiga links. A demo
of the game is available to dowload from the website. The game will be reviewed soon in AmigaFuture,
AmigaOS , AmigaScene and AmigaPower.
Download: ALIARCH.lha
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11.Feb.2000
Pagan Games
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Pagan Games looking for programmers (update)
Talented and creative minds are wanted for both the Amiga and Mac platform. You can read for
which projects programmers are wanted in the specification.
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11.Feb.2000
Tales of Tamar
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Tales of Tamar v0.26 for alpha testers released
For registered alpha testers of Tales of Tamar, version 0.26 is available for download.
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11.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer in ANF
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(pre 3) CyberGfx 4.2 Update
Download: cgxv42_r2_pre3.lha
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11.Feb.2000
Halil Ibrahim Tasova in ANF
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Update of the freeware MP3 encoder SecondSpin v1.98b (pre2.0)
Download: SecondSpin_Install.lzx
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11.Feb.2000
Ulrich Hambuch in ANF
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WBInfo V3 Update
We've just released an update v3.01 on our homepage. Contrary
to our expectations, only three people registered WBInfo V3
within this week....
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11.Feb.2000
Sylvio K. in ANF
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DeepSilence Homepage Online!
At last! The DeepSilence homepage is online! Here you can find
everything about the new Manga Action RPG! The page was tested
with iBrowse, AWeb and Voyager. It could happen, though, that
some problems might occur, especially with iBrowse 2. Should this
happen please send an email to: Mangaclub@freenet.de.
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11.Feb.2000
amiga-news.de
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Application for Insolvency by Phase 5 (Our news from 09.02.2000)
Regarding the news above we have received countless emails
with many different questions. We have compiled these questions
and forwarded them to the insolvency administrator Angelika Amend
by Fax. We are still awaiting the reply.
As we cannot give informations to these questions we suggest
to write to Miss Amend. The address can be found under the titlelink.
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11.Feb.2000
Elbox Computer by e-mail
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Elbox Press Release 11 February 2000
AllegroCDFS 3.0
ELBOX COMPUTER is proud to offer AllegroCDFS 3.0.
AllegroCDFS is the fastest Amiga CD filesystem.
AllegroCDFS is 2 to 4 times faster than any another Amiga CD filesystems.
AllegroCDFS 3.0 advantages:
Access to:
ISO 9660 level 1, 2, 3
Joliet (Windows 95/98 long filename - 64 characters) level 1, 2, 3
RockRidge (with Amiga Extensions)
CDDA (tracks available as files in raw format)
UDF (Video DVD).
Supports Amiga protection bits.
Supports Multisession.
Supports direct audio grabbing from standard audio CDs.
Supports SCSI and ATAPI devices (CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD).
AllegroCDFS 3.0 suggested retailed price: EUR 40.00
AllegroCDFS is also bundled with the high speed EIDE/ATAPI controllers for Amiga 1200/3000/4000 computers:
ELBOX FastATA, PowerFlyer, Winner High Speed IDE controllers.
AllegroCDFS is now marked with a new LOGO, which we enclose.
Darek Smietana, ELBOX COMPUTER
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11.Feb.2000
Thomas Dellert by e-mail
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Interview with Thomas Dellert of DCE
As DCE has bought the licences for many products of Phase 5,
we have asked Thomas Dellert a couple of questions:
Interview in German
Translator: Martina Jacobs
amiga news:
Many users worry about how and if Phase5 products will still
be available. As to our knowledge DCE allready obtained a number of licences from Phase5
some time ago. How about this in detail?
Thomas Dellert:
DCE owns exclusive rights on the following Phase5 products:
- Blizzard 1240
- Blizzard 1260
- Blizzard 2040
- Blizzard 2060
- Blizzard SCSI IV Kit
- CV 64 3D
- CV PPC
- B-Vision
- Cyberstorm MK III
- Cyberstorm PPC
- Blizzard PPC
Pos. 1-6 are allready availabel again.
Cyberstorm MK III and PPC will be shipping within the 8th week of this year.
Blizzard PPC after about 7 weeks.
BVison and CV PPC about today fortnight.
Distribution will be done by Vesalia Computer.
amiga news:
These are excellent news! Will DCE take over repaire services for those products, too?
Thomas Dellert:
DCE will take over repair services for those products. So, owners of elder boards don't
have to worry about that.
amiga news:
Will the licences and the availability of Phase5 products be impaired or even endangered
by Phase5's application for insolvency?
Thomas Dellert:
We've obtained exclusive rights for these products in April 1999 allready.
We are not paying any licence fee to P5. Rather than this we obtained the licences by a single
payment. There are unobjectionable contracts. The availability of the products is secure.
amiga news:
Will there be further software updates relating phase5 products? Are you allready in contact
about this with Ralph Schmitdt?
Thomas Dellert:
A good and very important question, Petra. Yes, I had a meeting with Ralph Schmidt and Frank
Mariak two days ago. We have come to terms that in the future we will cooperate very close.
There will be a FTP server on oure homepage, where device updates will be found for download.
amiga-news.de:
Are there any plans for new developments based upon Phase5's products?
Thomas Dellert:
For sure existing hardware will be produced at first. There are a lot of preorders. Since Permedia II chips
have been announced by TI, we probable will be able to produce only a number of 1200 BVision or
CV-PPC boards. Hence we are thinking about a Permedia III board for Amiga. This might be mounted
upon the existing BVision or CV-PPC platform. Frank Mariak will develope the software for us.
With the entire amount of technical know-how of Phase5 we now have a powerful package at our disposal.
In any case there will be activities relating PPC. For the time being as a dual CPU resolution only.
amiga-news.de:
In particular: Will there be a Phase5 G4 board from DCE, and will there be pay regard to prepayments
Phase5 allready recieved relating those boards? Or will there be hardware at cheaper prices, similar
to Stefan Ossowski's Schatztruhe offering to all those Euromail harmed people AminetCDs at a price of
DM 5 or bricks?
Thomas Dellert:
Relating that I allready met with Wolf Dietrich. Indeed at this time I cannot tell, if we will
decide for a G4 project.
amiga-news.de:
Do DCE have access to hardware of Phase5' customers, which lies at Phase5's for repair at this time?
Thomas Dellert:
No, we haven't.
amiga-news.de:
Thomas, thank you very much for your informativ answers. We are pacifyed and pleased that production will
contiue, and that customers who have Phase5 products will be able to take up a competent service for
repair at DCE.
DCE
thomas.dellert@dcecom.de
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Tom Neidhardt in ANF
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EASys! Homepage now also in English
EASys! - the Amiga OS 3.x Addon System that makes working
with the Amiga even more comfortable was presented as
reported on the HEW'99 with huge success.
Due to the positive response I have now also made an
English version of the homepage "by foot". Thus, the the English
page is meanwhile more up-to-date than the German :) ..
I will update the latter in the next time. A current
info-snap for the product in both languages can be
retrieved via link (about 78 kB). Along with the update
there will be a complete featurelist in English by the
middle of next week. In this way, I wish all "Easyans"
further "happy pottering".
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11.Feb.2000
Halil Ibrahim Tasova in ANF
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Patch & HD Installer Page has moved
"The Ultimate Patch & HD Installer Page" can from now
on be reached under http://jffabre.free.fr/amiga/patches.html.
Please change your bookmarks.
JST version 3.0 beta has been released and contains many
bugfixes. Download: jst.lha
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10.Feb.2000
Airsoft Softwair Homepage
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TUP2 version 1.6 released
This version of "The Ultimate Protector" includes some improvements and bug fixes.
Download: TUP1_6.lha
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10.Feb.2000
AMIGA
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Cable TV Show 2000 in Calcutta, India
From 27 - 29 January, Amiga International, Inc. attended one of the biggest Cable TV Shows in Calcutta,
India. Just like last year, it was another full success. This time, there were four more AMIGA booths
apart from the main one.
Monarch Video and Agani PTY from Mumbai as well as Abishek Enterprise from Calcutta and Rajan Electronics
from Delhi also had booths at this exhibition. There were lots of visitors from neighbouring Bangladesh,
the coming market where the Amiga will gain shares of the cable TV market.
In a TV interview, Petro Tyschtschenko explained why AMIGA is so popular in the Indian market and what
solution it means for the TV market.
Amiga International, Inc. plans to participate in this important event again next year.
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10.Feb.2000
Alexander Kurtz in ANF
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Aminet-GUI now in English
The Aminet-GUI is now also available in English. This is possible by using an online translator.
Upon calling the Aminet-GUI, the German or English version can be selected on the intro screen.
More languages are planned for the future. If you know good online translators from German or
English to other languages, please send an e-mail to
AmiNET@LXK.FindHere.COM. I would also welcome
language suggestions.
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10.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer in ANF
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NES Emulator ANES CGFX Fix available
Download: anesfix.lha
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10.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer in ANF
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pre-Update for CyberGraphX 4.2 released
Download: cgxv42_r2_pre1.lha
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10.Feb.2000
Haage & Partner
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Haage & Partner news
In the last few days, there have been some new announcements of 3D software titles. More details
in the 3DWorld.
Who wins ArtEffect or AmigaWriter???
At Haage & Partner, the 555,555th visitor of their website is expected soon. To celebrate,
again a software package can be won. Lottery
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10.Feb.2000
Thomas Steiding by e-mail
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Tales From Heaven demo available
Epic Marketing writes:
On our homepage there is now a demo of Tales From Heaven available.
Please note that the demo does not support graphic cards, while the finished game will do so.
Download: TFH_demo.lha
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10.Feb.2000
Dundar Unsal in ANF
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Amigart opened a farewell guestbook for phase 5
Amigart opened a guestbook where you can send a farewell to phase 5.
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10.Feb.2000
Jan Andersen by e-mail
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VirusHelp Denmark - Virus warning
On Wednesday, for a very short time there was an archive named PatchYamPPC12.lha on Aminet.
The program replaces the file "s:cedmacros" with a different file. We don't know (yet) what
this new file does. If you have installed this program, it should be sufficient to delete
the file s:cedmacros.
Name: YAMPatcher
Archive name: PatchYamPPC12.lha
Archive size: 7,088 bytes
(Translation: mb)
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10.Feb.2000
Jeppe Nielsen in ANF
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New demo and homepage for HomeLand online
A new homepage for HomeLand has gone online, where you can always find the latest version
of HomeLand. HomeLand is a real-time strategy game similar to C&C or Napalm, with many
new features. Units can be configured and commanded according to individual wishes. The game
is distributed by Alive Mediasoft.
Download demo version 1.0:
HomeLand.lha - 664 Kb
(Translation: mb)
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09.Feb.2000
TUMULT
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New class: Wheel.mcc
Wheel.mcc by Henning Thielemann. Download:
MCC_Wheel.lha.
TUMULT has a new Gallery, presenting
new Image sets for MUI. Starting is author Mario 'Padrino' Cattaneo with new gadgets in
Xenbar / MWB look.
(Translation: mb)
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09.Feb.2000
Sid4Amiga
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Sid4Amiga version 3.32 released
Sidplayer for Amiga version 3.32
Download:
Sid4AmigaV3_32.lha
(Translation: mb)
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09.Feb.2000
John Chandler
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Part II of the Greenboy interview
Greenboy is member of the Phoenix Consortium, and speaks especially about QNX in part II
of this four-part interview. Part III and IV will be released next week and the week after.
Part I can be found here.
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09.Feb.2000
clickBOOM
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S-File 3 for Nightlong
The first alpha version of Nightlong is finished. The full game is working, but there are
optimizations to be done. For example, Nightlong is so big that it is hard to put everything
on the three CDs planned! As soon as all problems are solved, beta tests will start.
Oh, yes, and beta testers to-be have to pre-order Nightlong!
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09.Feb.2000
Fax from Phase5
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Phase 5 filed for protection from its creditors
On January 26th, 2000, Phase 5 filed for protection from its creditors. Talks are held
with third parties interested in taking over (and continue) the AMIGA technology part.
This way, running developments and products, especially the new G4 CPU cards, could be
continued.
In case of liquidation, all customers that placed preorders and
prepayments with phase 5 digital products will be contacted and informed of their
rights.
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09.Feb.2000
Ingo Musquinier in ANF
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AmiTradeCenter Public Beta
The latest version of the FTP client "AmiTradeCenter", recently released on Aminet, is now
also available from the ATC homepage. A mailinglist has been created at OneList.com. To
subscribe, please send an e-mail to:
amitradecenter-subscribe@onelist.com.
Download: ATC_beta_08022000.lha
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08.Feb.2000
Oliver Roberts
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WarpJPEG.datatype version 44.9 PPC (WarpUp only)
This version removes the problem in the "error cleanup code" which crashed PPCs while decoding
corrupt JPEG images.
Download: WarpJPEGdt.lha - 39 Kb
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08.Feb.2000
Pagan Games
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Pagan Games News
Pagan Games is working on a Members Area. This closed area is still under development, but
will include many interesting things. There will be several forums, e.g. a discussion forum,
a developer forum, and an opportunity to talk to Pagan developers directly. Demo download
offers, monthly newsletter and vote areas are also planned.
Pagan Games is happy to introduce two new employees. Axiom will work on the graphics of
Dafel: Bloodline, and Psycho (szene coder of Loonies)
will join the Magick development team to create the 3D engine.
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08.Feb.2000
Aaron Digulla via Email
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AROS: Menues are now working
The code for the menues has been inserted. Different than on the original
Amiga, tasks are handled as a task that contains all input-events as long
as the right mouse button is pressed. For this reason the menues will not
block other tasks, and are easily improved upon. If blocking menues are
still a problem then they ccan be controlled by by each program
individually by checking for RMB down/up.
In other words the AROS-Menues work better than the original Amiga OS
menues.
(Translation: mb)
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08.Feb.2000
Juan Manuel in ANF
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HTMLEXT 2
AMIGALAND now has a completely redone version of HTMLEXT (Web Maintenence
for GoldED) for free download, complete with intstaller. Prerequisite:
Gui4Cli 3.8 (installed).
Download: htmlext210.lha
(Translation: mb)
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08.Feb.2000
Achim Stegemann on ANF
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Digital Alanac II 1.8.6 Bugfix
A Bugfix for the well-known Astronomy Program Digital Almanac II is
available both in Aminet and on the authors homepage. Also included is the
Frech calalog files after having been forgotten in the last version. A few
guru-causing functions have been corrected and improved. See the Aminet
readme file for more info.
(Translation: mb)
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08.Feb.2000
Chris De Maeyer in ANF
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EZQuake V.1.04 available
The Quake launcher EZQuake in now in version 1.04 available with the
following new features: Select Quake executable, MemAs Gadget to support
both Clickboom versions. New versions can be found on the Support page
(title link).
Download: ezquake.lha
(Translation: mb)
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08.Feb.2000
Martin "Mason" Merz in ANF
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OpusMI - GlowIcons for DOpus 5 Magellan
This Opus icon collection contains 240 OS3.5 icons and 480 images in IFF
format for the toolbar and startmenu in DOpus 5 Magellan version 5.82 (with
OS 3.5 support). The icons are in 40x32 pixel format to ensure ease of use even at
higher resolutions. The archive will be uploaded shortly to Aminet in "biz/dopus".
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
PPT
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PPT version 6.18 released
Janne Jalkanen has released version 6.18 of his image processing software.
Download: PPT_dist.lha
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
Joachim Nink by e-mail
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New Multiuser File System (MuFS) v2 website
Wez Furlong has created a new and up-to-date portal for Multiuser File System (MuFS) v2
online. Details at the title link.
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07.Feb.2000
PerSuaSiVe SoftWorX
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akMPEG4 version 4.30 (68k + PPC) available
Download: akMPEG4.lha - 148 Kb
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
AmigaNation
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Amiga Mozilla Page
James Russel from AmigaNation News has placed a new site online named
AmigaMozilla Home. With James at the helm, this
site will surely last longer than the several other websites about AmigaMozilla that have already
vanished again :).
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
amiga-news.de
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Hotlist
You will surely have noticed that the link to our old hotlist (in the link bar on top)
and the Quick Links from the right-hand menu have vanished. It would have been redundant,
additional work to maintain them in addition to the comprehensive
Amiga Link Directory.
If your website is not yet listed in the ALD, we would be happy if you'd take the two minutes
it takes to register. Changes to the submitted data can be commited with the password given
on first submission. So you can add a banner (100x100) later, if you haven't one handy right
now.
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07.Feb.2000
GoldED
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GoldED now also retailed by GTI
From now on, apart from Amigaland, GoldED is also distributed by
GTI Grenville Trading International GMBH,
Carl-Zeiss-Str. 9, D-79761 Waldshut-Tiengen, Tel: +49 7741 83040, Fax: +49 69 25577025.
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07.Feb.2000
FutureZone
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FutureZone: Hints at Software-Piracy are booming
"The 'Business Software Alliance' BSA, a global association against Software-Piracy, has received
8,126 hints at illegal software in western europe for the year 1999, which is 39 percent more than in 1998.
2,577 hints were exclusively for offers on the net. Therefor the BSA has had 1.808 sites closed until now."
At BSA Deutschland you can find many interesting details and statistics
Concerning the subject. Maybe Amiga should also join this association! (ps)
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07.Feb.2000
Amiga
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Executive Update (Update)
The Executive Update of February 3rd has been reworked at several points. Basically, the wording has been
redone, and the following paragraph has been added:
"We will soon be starting official meetings in Europe, the UK, and the US for developers and dealers. This will include
introductory training seminars for the new OS, and introductions to the retail pricing and schedules. We will also begin
the process of introducing the new web site, and putting the Amiga Advisory Council to work."
Here's a copy of the most recent version:
"February 4, 2000
Greetings to one and all:
A great deal has occurred over the last couple of weeks, and it is only going to get more interesting as we move forward. It has been some time since I spoke with you, and I wanted to share some of the fun.
In the last two weeks we have announced our new foundation partner, started technical training with our new development team, and had many meetings with future technology partners
The responses have been overwhelmingly positive and, to quote an old song "they ain't seen nothing yet".
On January 8, 2000 at CES in Las Vegas we announced our partnership with the Tao-Group as our foundation OS partner. This is not just a technical but a strategic relationship and brings with it great rewards. I have asked Fleecy to write a short document highlighting the Amiga/Tao relationship from a more technical perspective, to save you from having to put up with my telling everyone how incredibly great and fantastic it is. We want you to make your own minds up.
In the next two weeks we will make another strategic partnership announcement with regards to the new path for Amiga. As with all our announcements, look at it against the whole picture and not in isolation.
After a week long trip to Germany and the UK I have come back with a much better understanding of what we can and cannot do. As mentioned before we are not going to make promises or product announcements. We will announce to you, the community, only after the deal is signed or the product is sitting before us. This won't put a stop to rumours, but it will make them all the more obvious. Change brings uncertainty, and in an information vacuum, mischief makers like to take the spotlight. If it isn't officially sanctioned by Amiga, don't believe it.
Our job as a company is to create exciting market opportunities for Amiga developers to take advantage of, and to give Amiga users a platform they can enjoy. This requires more than just an upgrade to the existing OS. This requires, indeed demands a complete strategy reaching into all areas of the present and the future. The time has come for all of us to move forwards, owner, developer, and user.
Many of you have sent us business proposals, and product marketing ideas, and for this we thank you, and ask for your patience as we look over them. Some are providing us with valuable insight into the desires of the Amiga community as a whole, others are providing us with a good chuckle. This is the Amiga advantage that other platforms just do not share.
Over the next few months there may be some companies that come out with their own plans, or state that we do not have the community at heart as we move forwards. The reality is, they do not know what we have planned. In order to stay focused and to keep up our incredible pace, we are not sharing our plans outside of our signed partnerships.
We have to prioritise and act singlemindedly if we are to reach our first plateau in our given timescales. Once there we will be able to pause for breath. Some are not happy about this, but they do not know the full plan. Our mission is not just about restoring the Amiga, but about pushing it forwards as THE technology for tomorrow.
This means that if you hear something annoying, or frustrating, or downright nasty, and the source is not Amiga Inc, then disregard it.
Plain and simple.
If you did not hear it from us, or read it here on this web site it is not true.
We are not asking for your trust or your undying belief. We only ask that you take us on OUR words and deeds, not on the misinterpretations of others.
We will soon be starting official meetings in Europe, the UK, and the US for developers and dealers. This will include introductory training seminars for the new OS, and introductions to the retail pricing and schedules. We will also begin the process of introducing the new web site, and putting the Amiga Advisory Council to work.
I want to thank each and every one of you for your hospitality during our meetings and for your continued support as we move forwards. We have had the chance to meet with many end users, developers, dealers, and new partners, and look forwards to meeting even more of you as time goes on.
There is a great deal of activity, with a lot of first footsteps on some truly amazing paths. New partners excited, old faces returning, familiar faces reminding us of our heritage. Indeed we are already having to move into bigger facilities, such is our rate of growth.
I know it can be frustrating but after years wandering lost in a dark place, the sun is finally starting to crack a smile on the horizon. Together, we will march into tomorrow.
Keeping the faith,
Bill McEwen and the rest of the Amiga Team."
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07.Feb.2000
Eternity
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Eternity: 20.000st visitor on the Eternity Homepage
At 3:34 PM on February 5th, 2000, the 20.000st visitor logged onto the Eternity Homepage. Congratulations go
to Mirko Patzenbein from Frankenberg/Sachsen. Mirko is working on a A1200PPC / Bvision connected
to a Ilyama 19'' Monitor. The desired game, Heretic II or Shogo, will be shipped as soon as it will be available.
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07.Feb.2000
Czech Amiga News
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Peter Verswyvelen makes several games available for free download
Peter Verswyvelen makes several of his old Amiga video games available for free download, for example
Ziriax and Zarathustra. Deliverance should follow. The games are also playable using UAE Amiga Emulator.
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07.Feb.2000
Chip
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Chip: ATI announces All-in-Wonder 128 PRO
"ATI presents the graphics and multimedia expansion card All-in-Wonder 128 Pro. It unites all of the
known features of the well known All-in-Wonder 128 with the highly efficient graphics chip RAGE 128 Pro
and delivers new, convincing multimedia functions to the user. The use of the RAGE 128 Pro chip
enhances the 2D-, 3D- and video-performance by 40 percent compared to the former model and delivers
the best over-all performance for the actually available games and applications. Furthermore the newest
member of the All-in-Wonder family features the fastest DVD-accelerator, the most uptodate
video compression technology as well as Digital VCR and realtime-video-capture."
(Translation: mb)
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07.Feb.2000
CamX/Camouflage
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CamX/Camouflage Project News
From now on the CamX/Camouflage Projekt (MIDI/Audio-Sequencer) has its own domain at
http://www.camx.de
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07.Feb.2000
Heise [Newsticker]
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Heise: Corel takes over Borland
"Corel, newest member in the group of Linux-distributors and Inprise/Borland, manufacturer of
developper environments for Linux, are planning fusion. Finacial basis of the deal:
Corel exchanges Inprise shares for own shares worth 2,5 million US-Dollars. The new company
will be known as Corel; the leadership will be assured by Corel CEO Michael Cowpland."
Complete article (German) under the title link."
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07.Feb.2000
AWNPipe®
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AWNPipe® version 2.34 released
Download: AWNP_2-34.lha - 196 Kb
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07.Feb.2000
AmigaAMP
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AmigaAMP 2.8 Beta-2 available
Download: AmigaAMP28b2.lha - 438 Kb
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07.Feb.2000
TigerTronics
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USB for Amiga - Statusreport
The prototyp that has been announced for end of february will probably be ready 4 weeks later. Even if the development
has moved on very fast, some more, thorough test are necessary, to eliminate any remaining problems.
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07.Feb.2000
Carsten Scholling in ANF
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New List-Tree class NListtree.mcc
A new List-Tree class named NListtree.mcc Version 1.0 (18.0) is available from now on as a public beta version at
Apocalypse Hard- und Software. Problems, tips,questions and improvements can be send to cs@aphaso.de
Download: MCC_NListtree.lha - 132 Kb
(Translation: mb)
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06.Feb.2000
Olaf Köbnik by e-mail
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Amiga Arena News
MUIbase as special offer
Probably the best Amiga software for relational databases, at the Amiga Arena as one-time
special offer of roughly 20 Euro, normal retail price: 30 Euro. Please support shareware
programmers! More details about the Amiga Arena in the "Aktion" area.
GeoWorld continues to be a special offer in the Arena until February 29th. GeoWorld is
continuously worked upon, with update 1.11 being available soon.
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06.Feb.2000
Bob Scharp by e-mail
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Bill McEwen - "Live Interactive Video Conference" on March 1st
The Gateway Amiga Club hosts a video conference with Bill McEwen on Wednesday, March 1st:
Press Rlease
Amigan-St. Louis
Bill McEwen - "Live Interactive Video Conference" on March 1
February 4, 2000
Fellow Amigans,
We are happy to assist the Gateway Amiga Club, Inc. in bringing
you Mr. Bill McEwen in...
"Live" from the Gateway Amgia Club"
GAC's meeting will be Wednesday March 1, at the Ladue Horton Watkins
High School Videio Lab. It is located at 1201 South Warson Rd, in
Ladue, MO. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM, with the conference
starting at 8 PM CST.
Mr McEwen will discuss the "OS for the 21st Century" and
demonstrate some "new stuff". This is a meeting you won't want
to miss.
The interactive nature of this conference, will allow the speaker to
view his audience as they view him. Viewers can even ask questions
when their site is selected for viewing.
Amiga Clubs interested in viewing this live interactive video
conference" should go to GAC's web page at:
http://www.icon-stl.net/~amiga
and click on the "Amiga News" link. There you will find the
details of how to apply for the conferences link.
We suggest that clubs attempt to find video conferencing
equipment at their local high schools, colleges, or businesses
to keep their costs down. It is possible to rent Kinko equipment,
but costs can be higher than most clubs can afford.
Due to the video sites needing possible on-site approval, we will
need to have your request no later than February 14. Please
remember to fill out the form on the GAC website.
See you on the Big Screen,
Bob Scharp
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bscharp@icon-stl.net ____
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P.O. Box 672 //\\ || ||//
Bridgeton, MO 63044 //__\\ || | /
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WOW! Amiga 2K is going to be HUGE! http://www.amiga-stl.com
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06.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer by e-mail
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AmiAIM version 0.15 / Frogger Version 1.53b3
New version of AmiAIM and Frogger.
Download:
AmiAIMv015.lha
frogger_ppc_153b3.lha
frogger_040_153b3.lha
frogger_060_153b3.lha
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06.Feb.2000
Felix Schwarz by e-mail
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fxPAINT demo version by Innovative finished
Due to the big demand, we decided to develop a demo version of fxPAINT. You can download the
result now. The demo version offers almost all the functionality of the full version, except
for those functions allowing to save or print a graphics. The PPC support is untouched by
these limitations.
Download: fxPAINTDemo.lha
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06.Feb.2000
Holger Beer by e-mail
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HBMonopoly 2.0
I have just finished version 2.0 of the game HBMonopoly. So now it is possible to play
Monopoly over network with up to eight Amigas. And now there is an official HBMonopoly
homepage (see title link).
Download:
HBMonopoly.lzx.zip
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06.Feb.2000
Ulrich Hambuch in ANF
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WBInfo V3 released
We did it, the demo version of WBInfo V3 is available immeadiately from our homepage. The Aminet
upload will follow in a few days!
Download:
wbinfo3demo.lzx
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06.Feb.2000
R0b0TR10T in ANF
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Anapster version 0.2 released
Download: anapster02.lzx
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06.Feb.2000
Sebastian Bauer in ANF
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Freeciv beta 1.7 released
The current Freeciv Beta is available from my homepage immediately.
Download:
freeciv_devel.lzx
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06.Feb.2000
Achim Klopsh in ANF
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RC - RUNCOACH, the runner trainer for Amiga
Finally, there is an Amiga training program for runners available. It calculates detailed
training suggestions to prepare for contests. After entering personal data, like weight,
pulse etc., a training plan with differing demand until contest day is calculated.
The program is a C port of the well-known Runcoach
by Paul Shields. He was so kind to supply me with the Prolog source code. After some effort,
I was able to get Eric Engdahl to make the Amiga port. I would like comments and expansion
requests, so RC will get many users. The program can be found on Aminet.
Download: rc.lha
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06.Feb.2000
Markus Lück in ANF
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StrICQ beta 0.1723 released
Download: STRICQ.lha
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04.Feb.2000
amiga-news.de
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VillageTronic answers :-)
On February 3rd, the German main page of amiga-news.de
reported that, with a change in layout on the VT website, visitors get the impression that the
Amiga area is now only secondary for VT. Yesterday, Village Tronic spoke out about the ParaGlide
project. Since no excellent hard- and software engineer could be found in 1999, and ParaGlide was
not on top of the priority list, VT concentrated on other projects. ParaGlide has not been
cancelled, however, since the developers from the Amiga section would not have it.
Village Tronic is now looking for a ParaGlide fan who is an experienced PCB layouter, using
the Protel Layout System. Candidates please contact amigasupport@village.de.
(Translation: mb)
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04.Feb.2000
Andreas Falkenhahn by e-mail
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Rainboot version 2.8 released
A new Rainboot version has just been released on the Airsoft Softwair Homepage. Version 2.8
offers some major improvements, like a completely new GUI. Some bugs have been fixed, some
parameters been added.
Download: Rainboot2_8.lha.
(Translation: mb)
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04.Feb.2000
Thomas Steiding by e-mail
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3D jump-and-run "Tales From Heaven" already shipping
Epic Marketing released the game "Tales From Heaven" yesterday. Tales is the first
3D jump-and-run for the Amiga. It was inspired by the console classic Mario 64,
and requires a 030 CPU, AGA and 8 MByte RAM. Graphic cards are supported.
(Translation: mb)
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04.Feb.2000
M. Wenngatz by e-mail
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Diavolo Update
Finally! Diavolo Backup 2000 and Diavolo Backup 2000 Terra (for DraCo) are shipped, starting
immediately. Of course there are updates for older versions. More info can be requested from
info@crevico.com. For more details see the news entry
from Frebruary 3rd, 2000.
(Translation: mb)
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04.Feb.2000
Falk Lüke by e-mail
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Eternity expecting visitor number 20,000
The Eternity pages enjoy growing popularity, as we could see from our growing visitor numbers.
So there is stuff for free again for visitor number 20,000: If you can prove (screenshot and
time) that you were visitor 20,000 of the Eternity page, you can choose:
- a highspeed IDE controller or
- a game from our current offers
With the "proofshot" and the above data, you should contact the webmaster
(patrick@synotec-webdesign.com). If there
is more than one, the time of the visit decides. :-)
(Translation: mb)
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03.Feb.2000
amiga-news.de
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amiga-news.de now with Amiga Link Directory (ALD)
amiga-news.de opened the new Amiga Link Directory (ALD) for the public on 23.1.2000.
The new directory`s aim is to become THE directory for AMIGA-pages.
Innovative, a software-company based in
Herzogenaurach/Germany developed the required technology for this exciting enterprise.
Entries are sorted by categories and letters or can be found easily via the available
search-function. In order to guarantee an always up-to-date database, entries can be
changed by the "owners" of the entry at any time via a previously defined password.
For every entry, if provided by the "owner", further information is available. This
can include, but is not limited to the postal adress as well as the phone-number,
email-adress and homepage.
The ALD will also partially be available via the popular Aminet-CDs (means: only entries
of "owners" who want their entries to be part of a "directory" on the Aminet-CD).
For the first time there will be a bridge between the AMIGA-online and -offline-world -
and it will be called ALD. This way communication within the AMIGA-community will
improve and companies can also reach users, that don`t have an internet-connection yet.
Help us building the greatest online-directory for AMIGA-websites worldwide and
add your website today.
The ALD can be found at: www.amiga-news.de/cgi-bin/anwd-db.pl
(Translation: mb)
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03.Feb.2000
Ralf in ANF
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Amiga-PacketRadio - user search
Since there is no list of active Amiga Packetradio users, I created a list on the Alternative
Computerclub homepage, where all PacketRadio users can have themselves listed. I am curious
how many are still left...
(Translation: mb)
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03.Feb.2000
Richard Inskip by e-mail
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Storm MP3 Digital Audio Decoder
Storm MP3/e is a device plugged into the parallel port, capable of MP3 playback even on an
accelerated A500, 286 or Archimedes (?). The device is powered by a 9V battery, powering up
and down together with the host computer. Expansion options include an IR port, memory expansion
(probably for internal MP3 use only) and radio reciever.
(Translation: mb)
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03.Feb.2000
Stuart Walker by e-mail
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Digital Images job vacancy
There is currently a job vacancy for a C++ programmer to work on Space Station 3000.
You will require knowledge with GUI programming and AI.
At present, the position will be payed on royalties, but within the next few months,
we will be looking at providing monthly payments to senior members of the company as
well as having them working full time with us in Los Angeles.
If anybody is interested, please contact Stuart Walker directly via e-mail on
djstu@byke.com.
(Translation: mb)
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03.Feb.2000
AppleInsider
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AppleInsider: Outlook for Faster G4 Systems Appear Gloomy
Obviously, difficulties with the G4 CPU layout resulted in a very poor yield in G4 CPUs
with more than 450 MHz (one or two per wafer). The situation will probably not change until
late fall, when new CPU versions (of the G4, not the successor G5!) will be released. Until
then, the G3 is the only PowerPC exceeding 500 MHz clock speed.
Full article at the title link.
(Translation: mb)
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03.Feb.2000
AMIGA
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Executive Update by Bill McEwen
Amiga's Bill McEwen has posted an Executive Update:
"Greetings to one and all:
A great deal has occurred over the last couple of weeks, and it is only going to get more interesting as we move forward. It has been some time since I spoke with you, and I wanted to share some of the fun.
In the last two weeks we have announced our new foundation partner, started technical training with our new development team, and had many meetings with future technology partners
The responses have been overwhelmingly positive and, to quote an old song "they ain't seen nothing yet".
On January 8, 2000 at CES in Las Vegas we announced our partnership with the Tao-Group as our foundation OS partner. This is not just a technical but a strategic relationship and brings with it great rewards. I have asked Fleecy to write a short document highlighting the Amiga/Tao relationship from a more technical perspective, to save you from having to put up with my telling everyone how incredibly great and fantastic it is. We want you to make your own minds up.
In the next two weeks we will make another strategic partnership announcement with regards to the new path for Amiga. As with all our announcements, look at it against the whole picture and not in isolation.
After a week long trip to Germany and the UK I have come back with a much better understanding of what we can and cannot do. As mentioned before we are not going to make promises or product announcements. We will announce to you, the community, only after the deal is signed or the product is sitting before us. This won't put a stop to rumours, but it will make them all the more obvious. Change brings uncertainty, and in an information vacuum, mischief makers like to take the spotlight. If it isn't officially sanctioned by Amiga, don't believe it.
Our job as a company is to create exciting market opportunities for Amiga developers to take advantage of, and to give Amiga users a platform they can enjoy. This requires more than just an upgrade to the existing OS. This requires, indeed demands a complete strategy reaching into all areas of the present and the future. The time has come for all of us to move forwards, owner, developer, and user.
Many of you have sent us business proposals, and product marketing ideas, and for this we thank you, and ask for your patience as we look over them. Some are providing us with valuable insight into the desires of the Amiga community as a whole, others are providing us with a good chuckle. This is the Amiga advantage that other platforms just do not share.
Over the next few months there may be some companies that come out with their own plans, or state that we do not have the community at heart as we move forwards. The reality is, they do not know what we have planned. In order to stay focused and to keep up our incredible pace, we are not sharing our plans outside of our signed partnerships.
We have to prioritise and act singlemindedly if we are to reach our first plateau in our given timescales. Once there we will be able to pause for breath. Some are not happy about this, but they do not know the full plan. Our mission is not just about restoring the Amiga, but about pushing it forwards as THE technology for tomorrow.
This means that if you hear something annoying, or frustrating, or downright nasty, and the source is not Amiga Inc, then disregard it.
Plain and simple.
If you did not hear it from us, or read it here on this web site it is not true.
We are not asking for your trust or your undying belief. We only ask that you take us on OUR words and deeds, not on the misinterpretations of others.
We will soon be starting official meetings in Europe, the UK, and the US for developers and dealers. This will include introductory training seminars for the new OS, and introductions to the retail pricing and schedules. We will also begin the process of introducing the new web site, and putting the Amiga Advisory Council to work.
I want to thank each and every one of you for your hospitality during our meetings and for your continued support as we move forwards. We have had the chance to meet with many end users, developers, dealers, and new partners, and look forwards to meeting even more of you as time goes on.
There is a great deal of activity, with a lot of first footsteps on some truly amazing paths. New partners excited, old faces returning, familiar faces reminding us of our heritage. Indeed we are already having to move into bigger facilities, such is our rate of growth.
I know it can be frustrating but after years wandering lost in a dark place, the sun is finally starting to crack a smile on the horizon. Together, we will march into tomorrow.
Keeping the faith,
Bill McEwen and the rest of the Amiga Team."
(Translation: mb)
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02.Feb.2000
Aminet Recent
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New Aminet Uploads
pio_icon.lha biz/cloan 24K+Use PPaint as Icon-Editor with OS3.5 Sup
Football.lha biz/dbase 472K+*NEW* Version 2.5.2 - Setup your own lea
FootballUpdate.lha biz/dbase 241K+*NEW* Update Version 2.5.1 to 2.5.2 - Se
gkartei6.1.3.lha biz/dbase 231K+Powerful and easy database.
HomeCINEMA.lha biz/dbase 134K+The coolest German Video Database
QuoteMan.lha biz/dbase 28K+V1.0 Quote and Invoice manager. MUIREXX
GolemBetaDemo.lha biz/demo 534K+0.89 - Business soft for firms (PL only)
TCom2DEMO.lha biz/demo 66K+V2.2.0 Amiga order program,(COMMESSE ITA
TFat2DEMO.lha biz/demo 134K+V2.10.0 Amiga Invoice program,(FATTURE I
Dkg-Prices.lha biz/dkg 1K+Pricelist for Amiga products at Darkage
CutnPaste3_3fr.lha biz/dopus 6K+French Catalog for Cut'N'Paste 3.2 - 3.3
dopus412-gpl.lha biz/dopus 657K+Directory Opus 4 source code
SVConvert15.lha biz/dopus 64K+Convert pictures using SViewIV and Dopus
ultraaccGER.lha biz/misc 42K+German translation for Ultraaccounts5.0
sillytext.lha comm/irc 1K+Amirc script to make silly text
REN_Statz.lha comm/maxs 46K+`Hall Of Fame' Door for MaxBBS
AmiAIMv11.lha comm/misc 48K+AmiAIM / Amiga AOL Instant Messenger
cim_v3.lha comm/misc 1.1M+CIM - Caller Id Manager V3 r36 incl HTML
tc_ger_city.lha comm/misc 1K+German Telekom rates for TimeConnect
AmiComSys.lha comm/net 317K+V1.31 Personal Communicator like ICQ (MU
GetAllHTML.lha comm/tcp 15K+Auto download or link-check entire Web s
netbus.lha comm/tcp 21K+Netbus client for your AMIGA!
NetLink.lha comm/tcp 17K+Miami Control
nntpsend.lha comm/tcp 5K+Sends E-Mails to given newsserver, made
tcpscanner.lha comm/tcp 14K+TCP-PortScanner with nmap servicetable
CompressHTML.lha comm/www 135K+HTML (De)Compressor/Preprozessor (German
Tidy.lha comm/www 114K+Tidy your HTML - fixes common HTML error
crs-dtc.lha demo/aga 441K+DepthCharge by CoRRoSioN
crs-foam.lha demo/aga 526K+'foam' demo by CoRRoSioN
ia-cadmium.lha demo/aga 291K+InterACTIVE present CADMIUM
crs-al.lha demo/intro 130K+AnotherLife boardtro by CoRRoSioN
crs-borg.lha demo/intro 65K+Borg 64k by CoRRoSioN
crs-burst.lha demo/intro 54K+BURST dentro by CoRRoSioN
crs-ss3.lha demo/intro 138K+Ss3 invitation intro by CoRRoSioN
crs-tracer.lha demo/intro 61K+'tracer' intro by CoRRoSioN
SP10.lha demo/mag 916K+Seenpoint #10 by Scoopex [Jan/Feb-2000]
clockita.lha dev/basic 25K+Italian digital clock + source code
PureBasic.lha dev/basic 585K+V1.30 - Brand new powerful programming l
SimpleCalc.lha dev/c 54K+A Simple Calculator
stormamiga_lib.lha dev/c 223K+Small and fast linker lib for StormC (de
chunky41_E.lha dev/e 1K+E modules for using chunky.library 4.1
chunky_E.lha dev/e 1K+E modules for using chunky.library 3.21
guigfxlib.lha dev/misc 145K+Application layer for pixel graphics
SortCopy.lha disk/bakup 28K+Tiny directory/link/backup/copy program
amiuserlist.lha docs/lists 50K+AmigaUserList V8.87 of Germany, Switzerl
AmigaDeck.lha game/data 285K+A Soliton cardgame carddeck V1.10
AmiUHS_11.lha game/hint 16K+V1.1, Universal Hint System (UHS) Reader
CD32-Tips.lha game/hint 28K+German CD32-Cheats-Guide v20
wiz2.lha game/jump 202K+Platform game, now with Editor
AmigaPmars08.lha game/misc 117K+Core Wars ICWS'94 draft compliant enviro
WormWars.lha game/misc 643K+WormWars 5.21: Advanced snake game
WHDDarkman.lha game/patch 26K+HD Installer for Darkman
WHDStratego.lha game/patch 27K+HD Installer for Stratego
awinquake.lha game/shoot 980K+68k and PPC ports of winquake, v0.5
awinquake_src.lha game/shoot 1.7M+Source code of awinquake 0.5, a68k/ppc
AnimConv1_1fr.lha gfx/conv 7K+French Catalog for AnimConverter 1.1
VE-VCard.lha gfx/edit 3K+Visual Eng. - Visual Card v1.97
VE-VGradient.lha gfx/edit 3K+Visual Eng. - Visual Gradient v1.35
VE-VTexture2.lha gfx/edit 16K+Visual Eng. - Visual Texture 2 v1.03
akMPEG4.lha gfx/show 142K+MPEG player for CyberGfx/AGA V4.20 (68k/
ShineR.lha hard/hack 7K+PSX card reader hardware/software
TestCard.lha hard/hack 169K+Testcard generator for PAL/NTSC systems.
vokabeltr2.3b.lha misc/edu 67K+Powerful and easy word trainer. Freeware
Alcuin_1.1fr.lha misc/emu 6K+French Catalog for Alcuin 1.1
AmiGenerator.lha misc/emu 271K+Sega Genesis/MegaDrive emulator for Warp
Mac_TroubleIV.lha misc/emu 2.3M+Macintosh Troubleshooter AmigaGuide v4.0
Nostalgia.lha misc/emu 175K+THE Multi-Emulation system, support for
imdbDiff000121.lha misc/imdb 2.3M+Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase
mm-reader0.9a.lha misc/misc 156K+Recipe data base management
ay-colly10.lha mods/chip 84K+Collection of the best AY musics for DT.
pie_alife.lha mods/hardc 665K+Hardcore by Dj Pie / Lunatic 2k
twig_toa.lha mods/med 277K+Toaster, a tune by DJTwiglet
divert12.lha mods/midi 37K+Divertimento12, GM song by Stefano Regat
rNO-L023.lha mods/misc 164K+Rno-label release no.23 by tang (funkyho
rNO-L024.lha mods/misc 181K+Rno-label release no.24 by roz (house)
ravegirl.mpg mods/mpg 2.3M+Happy rave girls. Hard/ClassicTrance (MP
strange.mpg mods/mpg 3.4M+Strange Feelings. Hardtrance (MP3) tune
HumanLives.lha mods/pro 326K+Human Lives module by Estrayk / PaRaDoX
sexyu.lha mods/roz 407K+Some Real Proggressive Funk! by Roz/fit^
solsis.lha mods/roz 367K+Solitary Sister by Roz/rno^fit^vdo
AssamplerDKExm.lha mods/smpl 245K+Some example alorithms made with Assampl
lnj-djnick.lha mods/techn 177K+Old LastNinja rmx by D.J.Nick/D-Tronic
PH-DECO.lha mods/techn 163K+Dark industrial sound by the Faces of Ma
AmigaSquares.lha mus/misc 53K+AmigaSquares Skin for AmigaAMP
MP3TEDv28.lha mus/misc 162K+MP3-TagEditor v2.8 - Update!
radiat-rAmp.lha mus/misc 28K+Radiation Skin for AmigaAMP
TechAmp.lha mus/misc 71K+Electronics Skin for AmigaAMP
24NGWM.lha pix/misc 441K+Photos from 24th NGWM in Trondheim, Norw
lioness_duo.lha pix/misc 451K+[ancor]a pic with Sandra and a Lioness
3P18.jpg pix/trace 204K+Orion-Shuttle starting from 3Pyramids
3P19.jpg pix/trace 114K+Zeppelin over 3Pyramids
DeepSpace.jpg pix/trace 58K+Deep Space
dracula3.jpg pix/trace 484K+Dracula s castle
Hexagen.jpg pix/trace 190K+"Hexagen" trace 3D and 2D composition pi
Planets.jpg pix/trace 40K+Planets
StarBaseOne.jpg pix/trace 157K+StarBase One
Fiji.jpg pix/views 502K+Tropical island in 800x600
aqua.jpg pix/wb 353K+AQUA WB-MacOS X like:-) 800x600x15bit re
CharMap.lha text/font 74K+Display the whole charset of a given fon
Printout.lha text/print 59K+Print Zweckform Disk & CD Labels
fkey2mcp_mui.lha util/cdity 17K+Converts FKey's config to A New MCP.conf
MRQ113u.lha util/cdity 13K+MRQ update to V1.13, binary only
move37.lha util/cli 4K+A fast move command (37.8)
aul-guide2html.lha util/conv 57K+AmigaUserListe Guide2HTML converter (onl
deftool.lzh util/dir 2K+Change icon defaulttool
icontype.lzh util/dir 2K+Change icon type
WBStartup+.lha util/libs 232K+WBStartup enhancer
ButtonBar2_0.lha util/misc 106K+Button launching interface V2.0a
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 35K+2.0: Now runs Amiga qualifications tests
SelectOS.lha util/misc 10K+Select AmigaOS or Linux APUS on startup
snoopdos31.lha util/moni 129K+System monitor, small update (3.1)
snoopdos31_src.lha util/moni 229K+Source code for the SnoopDos 3.1 update
addrexx10.lha util/rexx 3K+Small & fast addressbook (And envvar ed)
RexxJump.lha util/rexx 9K+Handy Text editor tool, Jump to Labels v
CyberClock.lha util/time 27K+Digital clock w/ changeable digits
CyberClock_cze.lha util/time 5K+Czech translation for CyberClock
CyberClock_deu.lha util/time 14K+German translation for CyberClock
CyberClock_fra.lha util/time 5K+French translation for CyberClock
CyberClock_pol.lha util/time 14K+Polish translation for CyberClock
CyberClock_por.lha util/time 14K+Portugal translation for CyberClock
CyberClock_rus.lha util/time 13K+Russian translation for CyberClock
CyberClock_slo.lha util/time 13K+Slovenian translation for CyberClock
CyberClock_srp.lha util/time 5K+Serbian translation for CyberClock
NTFTimer.lha util/time 29K+NTFTimer 1.0, calcs. the transfer time.
VirusExecutor.lha util/virus 114K+VirusExecutor v1.84
3.5_Addons.lha util/wb 7K+V1.0 Addon for OS3.5
ActiveWB.lha util/wb 2K+ActiveWB is a small utility activating W
clipper.lha util/wb 57K+Handy Listview tool to set the Clipboard
CondenseIcon.lha util/wb 3K+Os3.5 tool to make .info files smaller
DefIcons44.lha util/wb 32K+DefIcons clone for os3.5 (44.3b)
Dynamite.lha util/wb 47K+Start button and explorer in one. Fast.
lupe.lha util/wb 69K+The magnifying glass program
MatrixBL.lha util/wb 26K+Matrix Screen Blanker
outlinefont13.lha util/wb 4K+Draws outline/shadow on WB 3.5 icon text
rndwbpix.lha util/wb 8K+Random wbpattern picture selector (39.3)
sgrab.lha util/wb 47K+Screen grabber with GUI (1.13a)
VisualPrefs.lha util/wb 441K+Configure the look of the Amiga GUI!
mb_rrAutoDocs.lha biz/dbase 7K+Generates AutoDocs with MUIbase
StarBase_SCR.lha biz/dbase 124K+Star Trek Episodes Database (v1.5a)
golembetademo.lha biz/demo 532K+0.88 - Business soft for firms (PL only)
TBolDEMO.lha biz/demo 65K+V1.1.0 Material receipt program,(BOLLE M
TCom2Demo.lha biz/demo 65K+V2.1.0 Amiga order program,(COMMESSE ITA
2b_diskarc.lha biz/dopus 5K+A small disk unarchiving utility for DOp
GDTrash.lha biz/dopus 135K+Win95 recycle bin for Dopus5 MagII V1.1
SVConvert15.lha biz/dopus 64K+Convert pictures using SViewIV and Dopus
MaxonCPPfix.lha biz/patch 2K+Bugfixes for Maxon C++ 3.1
ansiartpack1up.lha comm/bbs 180K+Ansiart Pack I
ansiartpack2up.lha comm/bbs 566K+Ansiart Pack II
finfo.lha comm/mail 2K+Write YAM Folderinfo to a file
REN_Vertz.lha comm/maxs 45K+ANSI/Text Advert Door for MaxBBS
Dial_V3.lha comm/misc 139K+Phonebook with modem/DTMF dialling (MUI)
dring.lha comm/misc 89K+Distinctive ring for TrapDoor
TPSATCPrefs.lha comm/misc 0K+TimeConnect Prefs for Telekomunikacja Po
nc_update.lha comm/news 111K+Newsreader Version 1.25 (MUI)
newscoaster.lha comm/news 308K+Newsreader Version 1.25 (MUI)
slrn.lha comm/news 1.6M+Slrn 0.9.6.2+ (slang 1.4.0) - Amiga Rel
Amster.lha comm/tcp 81K+Napster client for Amiga with nice GUI
AWEBGetIP.lha comm/tcp 8K+Plugin to show your dynamic IP+Hostname
nntpsend.lha comm/tcp 4K+Sends E-Mails to given newsserver, made
rxGetIP.lha comm/tcp 7K+Scripts to show your dynamic IP+Hostname
SimpleFTP.lha comm/tcp 147K+SimpleFTP v1.93 - Easy to use FTP client
GMSuite.lha comm/thor 27K+Some really usefull scripts for Thor, v5
js_umsrfc.lha comm/ums 53K+Umsrfc update (1.4) (Translation: mb)
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02.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer in ANF
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Diskmaster 2.54b4 (beta) released
Download: DM2beta.lzx
(Translation: mb)
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02.Feb.2000
Suite101.com
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John Chandler: The Greenboy Interview (Part 1)
In cooperation with Andrej Bunta of Amiga Review, a Czech
Amiga magazine, John Chandler has interviewed Greenboy of Phoenix. Read part 1 at the title
link.
(Translation: mb)
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02.Feb.2000
Titan Computer
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BurnIT version 2.65 released
BurnIt supports DAO 2448 Mode, well kown as CD+G copy mode, enabling 100% copies of any CD you like.
But pay attention that only a very limited number of CD-Recorders support this mode e.g. Mitsumi 4802
or Plextor 820 (you need a special CD-Rom drive for reading 2448byte datas, see BurnIT guide for
further details)!
Also new to this version:
- New or reworked drivers for Mitsumi4802, Yamaha6416, Yamaha8416, Plextor8220, Ricoh7040 and
many more.
- CD-cover printout with CD-Text support (Pagestream3 or greater required).
- AmigaOS 3.5 support upto 100 characters per file name possible.
- New and advanced read/write settings for individual handling e.g. Gap-Creation, special Error-Recover
routines and many more.
- CD-Text support read and write (your CD-recorder must support this feature).
- Full access to large internet AudioCD database for archiving and managing your Audio CD`s.
(Translation: mb)
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02.Feb.2000
Haage & Partner
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Haage & Partner now with Online Shop
The new Online Shop has finally been finished.
It is based on the script language PHP3 and the database MySQL, running server-based. This way, it can
be used with all Amiga browsers. In the next weeks several expansions will be added to the shop, but
it is already fully functional.
Win ArtEffect or AmigaWriter
Haage & Partner looks forward to website visitor number 555,555 these days. To celebrate this, again
a software package can be won.
(Translation: mb)
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02.Feb.2000
Ulrich Hambuch in ANF
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WBInfo V3 85% finished
We are 85% finished with the new OS3.5 version of WBInfo 3.0. We will start beta testing next
week, and we hope to release version 3 in two weeks at most. There will be a limited demo for
testing in Aminet as well as on our homepage. The registration fee will most probably be 7,67
Euro!
(Translation: mb)
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02.Feb.2000
Markus Schmidt in ANF
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ICQ-Userlist
I am just expanding the ICQ userlist (on my homepage) by the homepages of the listed users.
Sadly I do not know all homepages. So I ask all listed ICQ users (and those who want to be
listed): Have a look at if your homepage is listed, and use the submission form to have it
listed.
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02.Feb.2000
Frank Busse in d.c.s.a.m
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PC-Task
Bad news for all PC-Task users hoping for a PowerPC version. Chris Hames cancels further
development of PC-Task since he lost
interest in the project.
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02.Feb.2000
Thomas Steiding by e-mail
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Epic Marketing website with new layout
The website of Epic Marketing displays in new glamour (not completely finished, yet), and
to celebrate, the news say that Simon 2 is definitely comming, despite preorders have not
yet reached the 500 mark.
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02.Feb.2000
M. Wenngatz by e-mail
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Diavolo Update
Finally! We are able to ship the latest version of Diavolo Backup. Some words on the handling
of distribution. Diavolo Backup 2000 will only be available as Pro version (71,07 Euro), or
for the DraCo as Terra version (152,36 Euro).
If you have a DB Standard Version, the update is 25.56 Euro.
If you have a DB Pro version, the update is 12.78 Euro.
If you have a DraCo Terra version, the update is 12.78 Euro.
If you have a DB Pro version and need Terra, the update is 81.30 Euro (DraCo only).
The update is send out as lha file. The update and support can only be handled by e-mail for
now. The update has to be payed by credit card or Eurocheque. Other ways of payment are NOT
available. The first shipping will take place on Friday, February 4th, 2000.
To order your update bindingly:
e-mail to info@crevico.com containing the following data:
Order:
Full Name:
Serial Nr. of your previous DB:
I pay by credit card, card nr., date
of expiry:
My e-mail address:
I pay by cheque.
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02.Feb.2000
Len Carsner by e-mail
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AmiTech Dayton Amiga Users Group Project for the A2K Show
An offer to put your advertising in the AmiTech newsletter, which will be handed out for free
to every visitor of the A2K Show, North America's largest Amiga show:
Amitech Dayton Amiga Users Group Announces Advertising Opportunity
With the demise of so many outlets for Amiga vendors and distributors to advertise in
these days it has become very difficult for those still supporting the Amiga to get the word
out that they are still around. We at AmiTech would like to invite you to advertise in our
March Special Show Edition Newsletter which will be distributed free to all attendees at the
A2K Amiga Show in St.Louis. This show has attendance in excess of 1100 people and is the
largest Amiga show in North America. This is a great chance to let people know about your
business, services and show specials.
Take a look at our advertising rates. As you can see they are more than reasonable:
All rates based on 8.5 x 11 page size: Full Page - $16.00
Half Page - $10.00
Black and white text/art only Quarter Page - $7.00
Business Card - $4.00
All prices based on US dollars
For more details please contact:
Eric Schwartz - erics@coax.com (Newsletter editor)
or
Len Carsner - nard@erinet.com (Secretary/Treasurer)
All advertising must be to us no later than MARCH 5 to give us time to layout the
pages. All ads must be paid in advance to be included. Make checks/moneyorders payable to:
Len Carsner/AmiTech AmiTech User Group
905 Boone Street OR P.O. Box 292684
Piqua, Ohio 45356-1815 Kettering, Ohio 45429-0684
Now is the time to act! The Amiga appears ready to make the comeback we've all hoped for.
Make sure the people out there know who you are! If you can't make the show this a great
way to spread your name around. If you are going to St. Louis, putting an ad in the
newsletter is a terrific way to insure that those who attend know you are there and to call
attention to your show specials.
Over 1100 people were at last years show. A lot of money was spent on Amiga items
of all kinds. Wouldn't you like to share in the fun and camaraderie that is an Amiga show,
and get the attention your business deserves? Contact us today!
Thank You
Len Carsner
Secretary/Treasurer - AmiTech Dayton Amiga Users Group
nard@erinet.com
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02.Feb.2000
Fun Time World
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The Ticker v1.0
With "The Ticker", Amiga Central is offering a new
service. Instead of visiting a web-site explicitly, the special Ticker program automatically
displays the current headlines. To read the messages, all you have to do is clicking on the
headlines.
The free program runs on Amigas with AmigaOS v3.x, 1 MB RAM, Internet connection and the Open
URL Library 2.x. It has been developed by Chris Page (The
World Foundry), the idea is from Chris Korhonen. Ports are planned for e.g. Linux, Windows
and BeOS.
Download: skin_dev.lzx
the_ticker.lzx
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02.Feb.2000
AROS
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AROS and OAF
AROS will become the development section of OAF. OAF is the
Open Amiga Foundation which COSA will turn into.
OAF will care about the public
relations and contact to Amiga. They will collect all informations and summarize them for
AROS, so AROS can concentrate on the development. They will also care about money and
legal matters, which means a lot less work for AROS.
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02.Feb.2000
Czech Amiga News
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World Foundry News from January 31st, 2000
Explorer 2260 Update, Maim & Mangle Update, TWF Opinion Poll - see the title link.
(Translation: mb)
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02.Feb.2000
Czech Amiga News
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Delays with MorphOS
The developer package for MorphOS will not be released
this month.
Main reason for this is that Frank Mariaks CyberstormPPC failed in late
1999, and it took Phase5 two send-in/send-back cycles to realize that it is beyond repair.
Read the full article at the title link.
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01.Feb.2000
AmigaGames.com
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GameIcons.info
GameIcons.info brings us a dedicated resource for OS 3.5 gameicons.
On this site a growing archive of cool OS 3.5 gameicons is waiting
to glitter and glamour on your Workbench!
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01.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer by e-mail
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AmigAIM version 0.9321 Beta
It is a beta archive (not the full release archive). Download:
AmigAIM.lha
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01.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer by e-mail
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StrICQ Version 0.1718
DOwnload: STRICQ.lha
(Translation: mb)
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01.Feb.2000
Marco Frischkorn in ANF
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BattleIsle DataDisk 3
Marco Frischkorn writes:
I am missing some maps for a new DataDisk. Mainly one-player maps. If somebody has some of those
on his hard drive, just send them. As basic map set I am using the graphics from BattleIsle 1.
If someone has maps for the DataDisk 1 (desert / winter), I would be happy about them, too,
even while there are only one third of the needed maps are present right now.
Please send maps to marco_frischkorn@amigadev.de.
When possible write some lines in addition to the map, like sollutions, backgrounds, about the
person, and that you aggree in distribution on an extra DataDisk. The maps are throughoutly tested
by myself and two friends. As soon as the DataDisk 3 is ready, everyone will recieve it automatically.
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01.Feb.2000
Marco Frischkorn in ANF
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Loss of E-Mail Addresses
A small request to all who wrote me concerning BATTLE or A4EP in the last eight weeks:
Due to "human failure", the e-mail catalog has been lost completely. Please send another
short e-mail to marco_frischkorn@amigadev.de.
If possible, please describe in brief what it was about.
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01.Feb.2000
Markus Fellhauer in ANF
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ANapster version 0.1 released
Download: anapster01.lzx
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01.Feb.2000
Frédéric Laboureur by e-mail
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New Version PureBasic
At the title link you will find a new version of PureBasic.
Download Demo:
PureBasic.lha
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01.Feb.2000
Eric Gillé by e-mail
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BootSelector
I wrote a BootSelector enabling to choose between AmigaOS and Linux APUS upon boot time.
I just uploaded the archive to Aminet, it is called SelectOS.lha.
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01.Feb.2000
Future Visions by e-mail
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DiskCopy v44.5 - fix
Andi from Future Visions writes:
On January 30th, 2000, the Amiga community was informed about the problems with the diskcopy v44.5
by amiga-news.de. At the title link, a link to our "Amiga Support Area" can be found, offering the
utility "TrackCopy64" for download. This program enables access to tracks beyond the 4GB barrier.
The support site alos lists an explanation of the diskcopy v44.5 problems. I ask for feedback by
voluntary beta testers about problems occuring with TrackCopy64. Suggestions, questions and beta
test reports please to support-computer@future-visions.de.
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01.Feb.2000
Andreas Hippauf by e-mail
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LightForce
Bad news on LightForce by StrangeWorlds:
On this weekend, the A4000 of
Andreas Hippauf suffered a complete failure of the development partition.
The development environments for LightForce, and the e-mail client YAM had
to be reinstalled completely. Thanks to frequent backups, the sources were
undamaged.
But the emails of (the) last month(s?) have been lost. If
somebody has ordered the latest demo version and did not yet recieve it,
please contact Andreas Hippauf
again. Reminder: Due to the very low response to the e-mail feedback it has
been decided to send out new demo versions only to interested users on
request. The latest demo, by the way, already shows the usage of textures
and extras, so it is well worth a look.
(Translation: mb)
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01.Feb.2000
amiga-news.de
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Forum online again
It has been done, our forum is online again after moving to the new server.
Happy discussing! :-)
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31.Jan.2000
Andreas Kleinert by e-mail
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akMPEG v4.23 released
New:
- faster by pre-coding for audio and video
- audio bugfix
- support for fast, script-based playback (e.g. on CD-32)
Download:
akMPEG4.lha
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31.Jan.2000
Thomas Wenzel in ANF
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New AmigaAMP 2.8 beta version
A new, early beta version is available from the AmigaAMP homepage, offering new features:
- Unlimited number of plug-ins running parallel
- Support for Streaming
Audio with CISC's StreamMP3 AREXX script (experimental)
If you don't fear unknown bugs, and want the absolutely latest version on your system, is
wellcome to have a look at this one :)
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31.Jan.2000
Marius Schwarz in ANF
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NNTPSend - A YAM2NN add-on
If you like reading newsgroups, and did not manage to get Yam2NN 0.85 (26.03.99) to send, might
find help from this small tool. Version 0.4a has been uploaded to Aminet today, so it will take
about 2 days.
(Translation: mb)
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31.Jan.2000
Alexander Kurtz in ANF
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AminetGUI Update
After some time, I did some work on the Aminet-GUI again. This is mostly small bugfixes. Frames
should now be displayed without disturbing borders on non-Amiga browsers, too. You can now switch
directly from the tree structure to forum and guestbook. The link area has also been updated, adding
some new links. In the future it will be possible to add your own links. The implementation of this
functionality is still being worked upon, however. I added some auction and exchange websites to the
interactive area. I am planning to add my own exchange area, but I am right now still looking for
a suitable provider for such services. If someone knows a good provider, or has experience in CGI
prgramming, please contact me.
Due to a hard drive crash with PFS-2, it will take some time until the next large update, since I
have to completely rebuild my system. This can take some time since I have the majority of my programs
from the Internet. On this occassion I can only advice you not to use PFS-2. It was the second crash
I experienced. On the first crash I almost lost my complete web partition. The second crash took my
dh0: drive down. So I will switch my system to SFS. The introduction of the new directory design will
be delayed for said reasons, I am sorry. But I hope it won't be too long.
(Translation: mb)
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31.Jan.2000
Jan Andersen by e-mail
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VirusHelp Denmark: New update for VirusExecutor version 1.84
Name: VirusExecutor v1.84
Archive name: virusexecutor.lha
Archive size: 116,418 Bytes
Release date: January 30th, 2000
Programmer: Jan Erik Olausen
System: OS 2.0x or better
Download: virusexecutor.lha
(Translation: mb)
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31.Jan.2000
Andreas Schaumlöffel by e-mail
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New versions of Quake and Quake World released
New versions of Quake and Quake World have been released on the homepage of Frank Wille (title link).
(Translation: mb)
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31.Jan.2000
Czech Amiga News
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Basilisk II v0.8-1 released
On January 30th, Christian Bauer has released version v0.8-1 of his portable 68k Macintosh
emulator Basilisk II. The emulator
can be downloaded at the title link, including source codes.
Changes from the previous version include small changes of the ext file system handling. The
size of the finf help files is now 32 Byte, to enable saving complete FInfo/FXInfo in them.
(Translation: mb)
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31.Jan.2000
Czech Amiga News
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A4000D Tower conversion
Anthony Long describes in his
Yet another A4000 DIY tower guide
how to convert the A4000D in a way that it fits into a larger standard PC case, with more room
for additional hard drives, CD-ROMs etc.
The pictured manual explains the conversion step by step.
(Translation: mb)
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31.Jan.2000
Czech Amiga News
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OS 3.5 FAQ v1.0
Alex has released the first version of his
OS 3.5 FAQ. This
is not meant to replace the official
FAQ by Amiga, but to supplement it, e.g. to
answer questions frequently asked in the AmigaOS
3.5 mailing list at Onelist.
(Translation: mb)
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31.Jan.2000
Thomas Frieden by e-mail
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Screenshots of The Heretic Fortress
The Hyperion Software has now become yet
more Amiga-friendly by removing all JavaScript.
Hyperion Software has released first screenshots (title link) of "The Heretic Fortress".
This is a multiplayer mode for Heretic II by Wankaroo, with the Amiga version nearing
completion fast, and which will be available on release of the Heretic 2-CD.
The Heretic II FAQ and the
Features page have
been updated. There won't be a 68k version, since the reached performance is insufficient.
(Translation: mb)
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31.Jan.2000
VMC
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New HyperCOM driver v2.95 BETA-2 release
VMC offers bugfix versions, removing all bugs known so far in the v2.95 update.
v2.95 HyperCOM 3z crash fixed...
v2.95 HyperCOM 3+ switched units fixed...
v2.95 Transmit BREAK crash fixed...
Download: hypercom295b2.lha
(Translation: mb)
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30.Jan.2000
Future Visions by e-mail
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Problem with diskcopy v44.5
Andi of Future Visions writes:
The diskcopy included in OS3.5 (System drawer) is unable to correctly read and copy partitions
over the 4GB barrier. If this is true for writing I have not yet tested, but I don't think it
will work.
If now there is an error on a partition over the 4GB barrier, like the root directory defective
due to a crash during writing, and the partition cannot be accessed by the normal file system,
a normal user is unable to rescue his data. Tools like Disksalv are unable to access these
partitions, and there is no FFS64-compatible "diskcopy" program on Aminet to copy the defective
partition to the lower 4GB and use Disksalv on it there. So I urgently recommend
not to hold important data on such partitions, since a recovery will be impossible. OS3.5 support
has been notified.
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30.Jan.2000
Markus Lück in ANF
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New StrICQ version 0.1712
(Version 0.1710): An Enforcer hit was removed that opened the chat window again, making chatting
impossible. The userlist still has a bug, which the author knows about. The bug looks like this:
If a user goes online in ICQ, it is not noted in the user list. Tip: Select all entries, you can
then see who has gone online.
The version available on the server is 0.1712 already.
Download: STRICQ.lha
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30.Jan.2000
Jo in ANF
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Amiga in Macwelt 3/2000
In the "aktuell" area, the Amiga is mentioned in the Macwelt:
"Amiga moving again - Amino new owner
The Amiga trademark and accompaining technology has
again changed owners. While, after the Commodore bancruptcy, first Escom and then Gateway held
the rights, they were now sold to a company named Amino Development, according to a GNN report
led by two former Amiga executives. Also according to GNN, Amiga users judge this as a chance
for an Amiga comeback, possibly as Open Source."
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30.Jan.2000
Olli in ANF
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News from the APUS frontline
The Sunsite server has already seen several new things this year!
For one, there is a new Bootstrap released, and additionally an archive for the Bootstrap
with autodetect for WarpOS/PowerUp. Download:
ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/projects/apus/boothack.
There is a brand-new, very good Installer for LinuxPPC5. Download:
ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/prrojects/apus/install/redhat.
On Olliweb (title link), at CDSUPPORT, there is an archive with Installer and ready-made scripts
for updating older LinuxPPC5-CDs from olliweb, which should run with all other linuxPPC5 versions.
At Linux.de there is a link to a PowerMac emulator for LinuxPPC5.
In the manual it says that, with the right kernel patches (included), the PowerMac emulator should
also run on Amigas with LinuxPPC5! Needed, among others: MacOS8.6 + romfile.
(Translation: mb)
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30.Jan.2000
Jorge Pino in ANF
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Heise: PC Manufacturers: New Concepts Wanted
"A basic rule of the technological society seems to win again: Innovative ideas and
products recieve high acceptance and earn big profits. Holding tight to traditional
concepts, on the other hand, leads directly to economical desaster. Not only the manufacturers
of the C64, which was leading the way in it's time, had to learn this, when Commodore had
to give up all hope for rescue in 1994. In the 90ies of the last millenium, when the Intel x86
based PC-architecture had made it's way for quite some time, users no longer wanted Commodore's
products without hard drive - attempts to gain a foothold again with the Amiga came too late."
Full article (German) at the title link.
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30.Jan.2000
Matthias Henze by e-mail
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First beta version (v45.00 beta 1) of the stormamiga.lib v45.00 for AmigaOS/68k
Some functions have been rewritten, some optimized, and all known bugs removed. The stormamiga.lib
v45.00 beta 1 is the first version for over a year with special versions for the MC68EC020,
MC68881/82, MC68040 and MC68060.
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30.Jan.2000
Thorsten Schölzel by e-mail
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CD32 Cheats Guide v20 available
The new version 20 of the CD32 Cheats Guide is ready and available for download on the Games
site in the CD32 corner as well as on Aminet. This guide will not be continued in its current
form; a better interface and the integration of pictures and screenshots are planned for the
next version of the CD32 Cheats Guide.
Download:
cd32-tips.lha - 12 Kb
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29.Jan.2000
Fun Time World
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Sin for Amiga
According to an e-mail from Ben Hermans (Hyperion Software) to Claus Luethje, which has been
posted at Fun Time World, Hyperion Software
will port Sin to the Amiga.
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28.Jan.2000
Sender known to editors
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What's all the fuzz about pirate copies?
This text shall and must be widely known. However, the author
doesn't want to start petty wars with all hacker groups at once.
For this reason the author asked to have the text published
ANONYMOUS! As the author is known to us, we accept this
exceptionally, if only for the reason that we want to help
sensitizing all parties involved for this subject, and give food
for thought.
Copies have been sent to: AMIGA.de, Haage &
Partner, Vapor, Holger Kruse, and Andreas Kleinert.
«Maybe some people have wondered what the article of Andreas
Kleinert was all about. There have been pirate copies all the time, so
why so much fuzz about them? Because it's a matter of survival!
Not every maker of software has the financial resources of a
company with windows :-) Furthermore, in the recent couple of
days, it wasn't about some small web site with 2 - 5 pirate copies.
Last friday Andreas was informed about an FTP server whose
directory structure contains round about 1500 lines, each line
representing one pirate copy.
Whenever he puts an update
into AmiNet, it takes only 2 days for the cracked version to
emerge. In addition there are cracking programs for personal use,
and key generators. If I just estimate 10 copies with a value of
10 Marks for each entry of this server, we would be at 150,000.-
DM. But the damage caused may be estimated much higher. And this
is no computer for Win95/98, with a little Amiga on the side.
This is AMIGA with a little MAC on the side! What do you need
that isn't available for free in AmiNet? What more is needed than
FULLY USABLE trial versions? All in vain? It does look that way.
But in vain is not bargain priced or free. In vain are the
efforts of a maker who doesn't make a turnover anymore. Pirate copies
of OS 3.5 (who copies CD ROMs via modem)???
There are
various roads to the future: the cheap one, that one C= has shown
us already, haven't they? The unified, new windows every two
years? Or one that stays affordable, and where together you can
feel as a community. Where you show STRENGTH in doing without
some things, and buying the product with support. I won't
denounce anyone because he uses a pirated copy from time to time.
Everyone has to make that out with himself. And I won't reproach
a HACKER who overcomes a complicated security system. But taking
away the small earnings for in part excellent programs from every
little shareware author, and intimidating the last companies that
have enabled us to hold out until today, that's unfair and has
nothing to do with a sporting hack. That's just ciminal! And who
thinks there aren't any clever heads on the side of those
concerned may anticipate getting a fitting answer some day.
In the appendix [may be ordered if needed] of this mail
I publish the contents of the FTP server. The people who run it
should know that we already know now who they are and not only
since today. They had their fun and should quit, because too much
fun often isn't good for you.
Just a quick word to the
aggrieved companies and programmers: Don't take this as a reason
for negative thinking and mourning of losses, but as a sign that
the support of the usership still lives and will keep on living.
Because the users need you as makers like you need them as
customers. If concerned software makers answer in need of data,
they will get them. Furthermore it would surely be helpful to
place the text on Anti Piracy after translation and leave it
there.»
Translation by Christian Busse.
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28.Jan.2000
WHDLoad.org
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WHDLoad version 10.5 released
The URL of the WHDLoad support site has been changed. This site can now be reached at
http://www.whdload.org/ (title link).
Download: WHDLoad_10.5_usr.lzx - 102 Kb
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28.Jan.2000
Duffs Homepage
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MUIExchange Version 1.1 / ImageManager Version 1.2 available
Allan Odgaard releases new versions of MUIExchange and ImageManager on his website.
Download: MUIExchange.LZX
and ImageManager.LZX
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28.Jan.2000
AMIGA-Magazin
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Apache: Version 1.3.11 of the webserver available for Amiga
The download area of the Amiga-Apache website offers the necessary archives of the new version 1.3.11.
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28.Jan.2000
GPSoftware
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Directory Opus 4.12 source code under GPL
The source code of Directory Opus is available under GPL (General Public Licence). This means
you can use the source code if you adhere to the GNU General Public Licence. Read the details
at the title link. GP-Software makes it clear that this does not change the status of the
commercial version Directory Opus 5!
Download: dopus412b-gpl.lha.
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28.Jan.2000
Marco Miljak by e-mail
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Stargate Software News
Update: FormTrans v1.10
The Form Trans tool, translating encoded HTML forms to plain text, has recieved a small update.
Significant changes to its predecessor: Attaching informative text to the translated form can
be supressed with a keyword. Giving a target file is no longer required.
Download: formtrans.lha
sgARexx.library v3.0
The sgARexx.library is a library specially developed to support programmers in implementing an
ARexx port in their own applications. Its functions make it possible to recieve and process ARexx messages,
send own messages and execute external ARexx scrips. Another special: the sgARexx.library is free
for non-commercial and (!) commercial uses. The archive includes all necessary developer files like
includes, autodocs and examples in English.
Download:
sgarexx.lha
New e-mail address: Stargate-Software@gmx.de
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27.Jan.2000
Steve Flowers by e-mail
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Phantasmagoria is comming!
Alive Mediasoft will port Phantasmagoria to the Amiga! The game is an adventure playing in a scary
atmosphere. Citing the PC version game manual:
"PRAY THAT THIS IS ONLY A NIGHTMARE!
The story began so harmlessly for Adrienne. A loving husband,
a nice new home - what else to wish for. That a demon is released by her fault, well, such things happen.
That it is her husband is posessed by this demon, that her new home was once owned by a mad show magician
who brutally murdered all his wives here turns into a real problem for Adrienne..."
Again, this text is re-translated.
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27.Jan.2000
Schatztruhe by e-mail
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Schatztruhe: GlowIcon Collection CD available
Especially Amiga OS3.5 users but also users of the NewIcon system, receive an extensive and professional icon
collection (altogether more than 3500 icons) with this CD-ROM which you can use to create a uniform look on
your Workbench. It contains GlowIcons for a wide range of programs (applications, games, ...), drawers,
DefIcons, ... In addition there are many DockIcons and some toolbars for certain programs.
You can order the CD online or send a simple e-mail
order to stefano@schatztruhe.de including address and way
of payment.
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27.Jan.2000
Olaf Köbnick by e-mail
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Amiga Arena News
Amiga Arena - Official German language "Back To The Roots" News Site!
The Amiga Arena announces the free commercial games of the "Back To The Roots" homepage.
New games online!
Starbyte - Hannibal
Serra - Conquest of Camelon
GeoWorld offer extended!
GeoWorld is available for a special price from the Arena until February 29th!
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27.Jan.2000
Erik Zühlke by e-mail
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IT-SalesWeek article: Amiga (!), QNX, Transmeta
Erik Zühlke writes:
The IT-SalesWeek reports about the Amiga again, even a full page this time
(p.10) "Comeback to a unsure future between MS and Apple". The article begins with "seldom has a
platform won so stubborn :) users. For sure Apple users are already special, but the Amiga community
is... just that bit more extravagant" :)). It continues with a rough overview (including picture) of
the Amiga's live until sold to Amino. It closes with "...things look better than 8 weeks before for the
Amiga, and the OS is ranked 2nd at the VaporAwards directly behind Windows 2000".
Among others, "misterWEB" by Charisma was pictured, an Internet device in form of a 25% tipped,
touch-flatscreen including QNX Photon MCkernel. There are ports for adding printer, keyboard, USB,
and it comes with fixed ISP. Just by the way...
I don't have an issue of the IT-SalesWeek handy. The cited text has been re-translated and will
differ from the original, but I think the meaning of the words was untouched. If somebody has the
IT-SalesWeek article and a scanner handy, I would like you getting into
contact with me and mail me a scan... (mb)
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27.Jan.2000
Czech Amiga News
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Paul Nolan: E-Mail problems
Paul Nolan found that his alternative e-mail address pnolan@dircon.co.uk has been bouncing incoming
mail in the last 11 days. He asks everybody who did send an e-mail to this address to send it again
to pnolan@cix.co.uk.
His voice mail and the fax machine are working again. But everything send during the downtime has
been lost.
He begs your pardon for possible problems arising due to the downtime.
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27.Jan.2000
AROS
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AROS Status January 26th
The AROS team currently works on the following: Intuition (fixing bugs, better integrating the parts,
functional menus), hardware drivers for the Native/x86 port (vga.hidd, scsi.device.hidd), Commodities,
Datatypes and the Native/PPC port.
Especially for the latter AROS is looking for developers with experience in WarpUp and PowerUp.
Additionally, people with experience in writing hardware drivers for IBM-compatible PCs are wanted.
More precisely, a exec-like sollution using the PC's IRQs and drivers for the IDE chips.
Contact: Aaron Digulla, digulla@aros.org.
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27.Jan.2000
Czech Amiga News
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Clubbed issue 4 released
Issue 4 of the Amiga print magazine Clubbed
has been released on January 22nd.
It offers a first report about the Amiga buyout by Amino, and a detailed interview with Fleecy Moss that
took place before the buyout carrying some interesting information. Reviews: Olympus C1000L Digital,
Photogenics 4.2, ImageFX 4.1, IBrowse 2.1, T-Zer0, Wasted Dreams and more; a tutorial on using layers
in Photogenics 4.2 and ImageFX.
A complete list of articles is available at the title link. The Clubbed homepgae additionally carries
parts of older issues online, and the necessary informations how to order the magazine.
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