18.Aug.2009
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Software news: SabreMSN 0.57, MemoryGauge 1.1 (Update)
Instant Messenger: SabreMSN 0.57
James 'jahc' Carroll has published a new beta version of his MUI-based MSN-Messenger SabreMSN for AmigaOS 3/4 and AROS. Changes in SabreMSN 0.57:
- Fixed "challenge string" calcuation issue with certain sized challenge codes.. no more disconnections after a minute of being online [...]
- Added automatic reconnection when disconnected. Configurable values.
- Commented out file transfer stuff, because it was too buggy to use and was causing confusion I think. The GUI looks more handsome now.
- Bugfixed Group Chats a little.
- Changed the layout of the top of the chat window. Let me know if you guys like it.
- Text labels at the top showing: display name, email address, and personal messages if one is being displayed. Also, you can copy to the clipboard from it.
- Away status is shown next to the display name at the top of the chat window, and it tells you when the person went offline if they go..
- Made the tab buttons so they dont have to occupy as much space as the text inside them i.e. the text can be cut off inside now if the window is too small for the tabs, and it isnt forced to be a large size anymore. (did that make sense?)
- Oops, renaming contact button doesnt work anymore.. the setting isnt remembered when you reconnect. I think that particular rename command only works for the current session. I think the MSN client is supposed to keep a local copy on the hard drive, then rename the contact when it connects and retrieves the contacts list. Hmmmmmmm.
- Weird error: For some reason I had commented out a Contact List display name copy, and I cant remember why.
- Changed "Add a contact" string gadget to use BetterString.mcc so that OS3 users can paste contact addresses into it
MorphOS: MemoryGauge 1.1
MemoryGauge is a "Screenbar-Plugin" which is added to the title line of the Ambient screen and which shows the current usage of memory. MemoryGauge requires at least MorphOS 2.0.
Update: (20.08.09, 16:00, cg)
By now MemoryGauge 1.1 has been released, fixing a severe bug that prevented proper use on most systems. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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17.Aug.2009
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future issue 80, preview and excerpts online
Press release:The preview and excerpts of the Amiga Future issue 80 (September/October 2009) are now online. You'll find a first report about Tracker Hero aswell as other reviews of Netsurf, BOH, Amiga Forever 2009 and lots more articles and reviews of interest in this issue. In addition to many full versions and PD software there is a FULL version of Hell Squad on the cover CD. A more detailed description of the magazine\'s content can be found on our website.
Amiga Future is available as both an English and German print magazine directly from the editorial office and selected Amiga dealers. The Amiga Future magazine can be obtained as a single issue or subscription with or without a cover CD. Anyone interested in reading the magazine should order it as soon as possible, to avoid disappointment by it being sold out.
(cg) (Translation: cg)
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17.Aug.2009
#morphos (ANF)
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MorphOS: New Easter Egg in MorphOS 2.3
Lukas "Luky" Stehlik has collected information about all Easter Eggs hidden in MorphOS. "I want the blue pill" was now added with MorphOS 2.3.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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15.Aug.2009
morphzone.org (Webseite)
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Software-News: AmiMSN 1.0-WIP, CPUGauge 1.0
AmiMSN 1.0-WIP
AmiMSN is an Instant Messenger Client written in ARexx for the MSN-network. Ther author Michael Trebilcock has published a new beta version and points out that there might be some bugs.
MorphOS: CPUGauge 1.0
CPUGauge is a "Screenbar-Plugin" which is added to the title menu of the Ambient screen and which shows the current processor usage rate. CPUGauge requires at least MorphOS 2.0.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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14.Aug.2009
Mr.X of Barracuda (ANF)
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Global-Gladiators-Game 2.0
Global Gladiators is a little Hollywood-game where you have to sort rubbish and is now available in version 2.0. This version was compiled with Hollywood 4 and offers some changes - so you can switch between the full screen and window modus with CMD+RETURN. Versions for Windows and Mac OS will follow.
Download: GG-BonusGame.lha (1 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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12.Aug.2009
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Lawsuit: Amiga loses against Inception Group
Back in June Inception Group Real Estate, the former landlord of Amiga Washington (that renamed itself back to Amino a while ago), sued the current incarnation of Amiga. For unknown reasons, said incarnation had committed itself in November 2008 to paying parts of Amino's debts to the landlord.
Four weeks after Inceptions initial motion, the legal clerk declared (PDF) that Amiga Inc. had not replied yet - something they still didn't do, as far as we can tell - and that they are "in default". In the meantime, the actual judgement (PDF) is available aswell: Inception Group is entitled to get the owed money (about 150,000 USD) aswell as an interest of about 7000 Dollar.
Only Inception's request to have Amiga ordered to pay their attorneys’ fees has not been granted yet: The plaintiff is directed to file appropriate documentation first. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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12.Aug.2009
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Video-Magazine: Amitopia-TV-issue 8/09
Amitopia TV is an English video magazine about the Amiga. The latest issue is about MorphOS 2.3, OWB 1.4 and Poseidon.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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12.Aug.2009
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: ClipDown 2.3
ClipDown is a simple replacement for the download function which is still missing in newer OWB-versions: The Download-URL is marked in the OWB-window and copied to the Clipboard. Then with a click on the "Download-Clip"-button in the ClipDown-window the file is downloaded with wget. The changes are listed in the Readme-file under the title link.
Download: clipdown.lha (50 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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12.Aug.2009
Andreas Wolf (Kommentar)
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Amiga Demoscene Archive online again
The Amiga Demoscene Archive is now online again. According to the maintainer the forum is soon to be available again as well. (snx) (Translation: dr)
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11.Aug.2009
David Brunet (ANF)
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Obligement: Benchmark comparison between AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS
The magazine Obligement has published a comparison of performance between AmigaOS 4.1 and MorphOS 2.3 on Pegasos II. This comparison is based on 20 groups of benchmarks including boot time, processor, 3D, USB, IDE hard disk, WarpOS emulation, emulation 68k, etc.
The article is in French, but the automatic english translation is easy to understand. (snx)
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11.Aug.2009
a1k.org (Forum)
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Indivision AGA: Core-Update
Two weeks ago in the support section of Individual Computers an update of the Indivision-AGA-Core to version 1.5 was published. The archive also includes updated versions of the config-tool and of the flash-tool which both are now available in version 1.22.
Please do avoid to use old and new versions together. First flash your version and then start the config-tool to check if all works quite well after reseting the system. Only after the reset the new Core 1.5 is actually available.
The update can be applied to both versions of the Indivision AGA (1200 and 4000). Tghe CPLD-version is no consideration.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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11.Aug.2009
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Audio-Player TuneNet 0.86.66
Paul Heams has published an update of his music and Internet radio player TuneNet. Changes in version 0.86.66:
- Fixed the number of sound allocations for the AHI User Mode
- Message System - Internal Changes
- Updated 1st time start message.
- AHI Audio 0 is now the default mode for new users.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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11.Aug.2009
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future Archiv-DVD published
Press release: The Amiga Future Archive DVD has been published today. On the Amiga Future Archive DVD issues 11 to 70 in German as well as 67 to 70 in English in PDF format are included.
A pdf reader is required which can manage at least PDF 1.5. The Amiga Future Archive DVD is available for 15,- Euro plus shipping directly at the editorial staff.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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11.Aug.2009
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AmigaOS 4: Bounty for graphical E-UAE-user-interface
Under the title link you can donate for an bounty project which is to add a graphical user-interface to the Amiga-Emulator E-UAE under AmigaOS 4. Similar to the one of WinUAE the file based configuration is supposed to be completed by a simple solution.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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10.Aug.2009
(ANF)
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AmiDevCpp: New DevPak for MUI 3.9 (AmigaOS 4)
For the integrated devlopment environment AmiDevCpp there is a new DevPak which integrates the SDK of the AmigaOS 4-version of MUI 3.9.
Additionally a new example project was published: A simple MUI-program which can be compiled without any changes for all platforms supported by AmiDevCpp (AmigaOS 3/4, MorphOS, AROS i386/x86_64/ppc) if the DevPaks MUI.DevPak and MUI_OS4.DevPak were installed.
Direct download:
MUI_OS4.DevPak (25 KB)
MUI_MultiPlatformExample.zip (3 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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