03.Jul.2008
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future 73 (July/August 2008)
Press release: The Amiga Future 73 (July/August 2008) has been released. This means that all subscriptions, pre-orders and dealer supplies have been shipped. Now it's out of our hands and up to the postal service when the magazine actually gets to you.
In this issue you'll find recent reviews of OWB, MySpellChecker, Sputnik, Deneb and lots more. Needless to say the specials like Game Endings or a report about Jagged Alliance are also in this issue. Also in the magazine, we have interviews with the makers of NatAmi and Thilo Köhler.
You can find a more detailed description of the full content on our website.
As always on the Amiga Future cover CD you can find lots of PD software and some full versions like Hoi, Clockwiser and Real3D.
Amiga Future is available as a German and English print magazine directly from the editorial office and also through some Amiga dealers. Amiga Future is also available as a single issue or by subscription, each with or without a cover CD.
We ask all interested users to order this issue as soon as possible because we print only a few magazines additional to the subscriptions and pre-orders.
(cg) (Translation: cg)
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03.Jul.2008
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WHDLoad: New packages until 03.07.2008
With WHDLoad you can install games and scene demos to your harddrive which were originally meant only for use with disks. Additionally several incompatibilities with newer Amiga models were fixed.
The following installers have been updated, improved or added since our last message:
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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03.Jul.2008
Grzegorz Kraszewski (ANF)
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MorphOS: AppendDate 1.3
AppendDate by Grzegorz Kraszewski is a CLI tool for inserting a date into file and directory names. Version 1.3 can insert the date not only at the end of file, but before the original name as well.
It has also smart name extension detection mode, where the date is inserted right before the extension. A serious bug has been also fixed, causing program crash when month or weekday names were used in the date template (snx)
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02.Jul.2008
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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MorphOS 2.0: Transparency-patch Lucy
The new transparency functions in MorphOS 2.0 cannot be set for all windows but must be started by the applications. The patch "Lucy" written by Matthias "UltraGelb" Böcker uses this function to make currently inactive and/or unfocussed windows translucent. Lucy requires MorphOS 2.0 and enabled 3D Layers.
Lucy.lha (22 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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02.Jul.2008
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Information, tools and screenshots about MorphOS 2.0
If you cannot test MorphOS 2.0 at Youtube you can find a Video which demonstrates the operating system. Martin "Senex" Heine has published some screenshots at Photobucket.
Michal "Kiero" Wozniak has published a tool called Scube (159 KB) which demonstrates the new 3D-functions of MorphOS.
MorphOS 2.0 has still some bugs:
- There are not any working audio driver for Efika motherboards
- SCSI-devices are not always recognized correctly
- There are some problems with certain Pegasos-/Radeon-combinations (e.g. a Pegasos 2/G3 with Radeon 9000 Pro)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2008
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Amiga Arena: AmigaInsider #4 / Enemy - Tempest of Violence
At Amiga Arena additional to the action-adventure "Enemy - Tempest of Violence" you can also download the fourth and last issue of the PDF-magazine AmigaInsider.
If should anyone have high-resolution versions of AmigaInsider #3 and #4 then please contact Amiga Arena.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2008
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Tales of Tamar: Homepage nominated for German "Phantastik"-award
The website of the massive-multiplayer-PBEM-game Tales of Tamar was nominated for the German "Phantastik"-award 2008. The prize-giving will take place on 18th October.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2008
David Brunet (ANF)
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New article on Obligement-website
In the last two months several articles were added to the website of the French AmigaOS- and MorphOS-magazine called Obligement. Additional to the the texts listed down below on Obligement there are the issues 75-77 of the former French magazine "Amiga News".
- Amiga and MorphOS news of may/june 2008.
- Interview with RJ Mical (september 1994).
- Self-interview of Georges Fornay.
- Review of Visual Boy Advance.
- Review of Wazp3D.
- Review of Word Me Up XXL.
- Review of Agony.
- Review of Aladdin.
- Review of Alien Breed Tower Assault.
- Review of Apidya.
- Review of Atomic Robo-Kid.
- Review of Battle Squadron.
- Review of BC Kid.
- Review of Blood Money.
- Review of Brian The Lion.
- Review of Carcharodon.
- Review of Chaos Engine.
- Review of Deliverance.
- Review of Denaris.
- Review of Disposable Hero.
- Review of Dominator.
- Review of Dragon Breed.
- Hardware : AAA.
- Hardware : Hombre.
- Tutorial : how to listen webradios on Amiga.
- File : history of WarpOS.
- File : history of the Amiga - year 1994 (update).
- File : memories (update).
- Point of view : for or against an Open Source AmigaOS ?
- Quizz about Dune 2.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2008
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File-Manager: Filemaster 3.1 beta 10
Filemaster is a file-manager which is configurable and based on BGUI. There is a free keyfile on Aminet.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2008
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Book: Reworked issue of "On the Edge" in progress
Currently Brian Bagnall reworks his Commodore biographie On the Edge. The successor will be called "The Commodore Story: A Company on the Edge" and probably will be available from October on.
The second issue includes some additional interviews with Commodore founder Jack Tramiel as well as with former Commodore marketing manager Kit Spencer, Chip-Designer Bill Mensch and Commodore co-founder Manfred Knapp.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2008
Moo Bunny (Forum)
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Amiga Inc. vs. Hyperion: Conference date
The court hast set the date for the conference date of the so called "Joint Status Report & Discovery Plan" for the 30th of July.
There will be a direct talk between the disputing parties.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2008
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Demo scene: 2 Intros and 6 music tracks by Up Rough Soundsystem
Up Rough Soundsystem has published with Anniversary and Less is Less - Up Rough is More two new intros as well as the following music tracks:
Metaformer a Chip-MOD by Qwan
Urban Shuffle Remix a MOD by Qwan
Waste-Land a MOD by Goto80
Up Garage Treat Mix a MOD by Mortimer Twang
Steal da Wheelz Riddim an XM by Spot
Get the L out of Brooklyn a MOD by Syphus
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2008
Amiga.org (website)
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USB stack: Poseidon 4.1 for Subway, Highway, Algor and Deneb
A new update of Chris Hodges' USB stack Poseidon is available; it can be downloaded using Trident online update or from the title link.
Starting from version 4.0, Poseidon is no longer keyfile bound - it is only
licenced to E3B hardware (and MorphOS). You cannot upgrade Poseidon to version 4.x for using it with the Spider, Amithlon or Thylacine, so please don't attempt to do so, the author will not provide the legacy archives for downgrading.
Users of E3B hardware can upgrade for free to this latest version. This includes Subway, Highway, Algor and Deneb users, no matter if they are using an old Poseidon 2.x or 3.x release. No keyfile is required.
If you want to support the author, please consider donating an item from his Amazon wishlist.
Changes:
Version 4.1:
- Maintenance release
- Fixes in config handling and change detection
- Fixes in PTP class, USB Audio and Mass Storage
- Ethernet drivers now are ready for transmission before S2_ONLINE
- HID class now supports AmigaOS 4 input events for better compatibility
Version 4.0:
- Support for Realtime ISO transfers
- Support for USB Audio (Streaming / Soundcards)
- Better semaphore handling
- Support for 3D Space Navigator in HID Class
- USB Power Sockets supported by shell tool
- Sonix Webcam shell tool and VHI driver with RT ISO support
- Support for the Deneb USB 2.0 board
- Several bugfixes and enhancements
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01.Jul.2008
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MorphOS 2.0 for Pegasos and Efika published
Press release: The MorphOS development is proud to announce the public release of the much anticipated version 2.0 of MorphOS. For an overview of the included new features and updates, please read our release notes. A description of the hardware requirements and installation procedures can be found here. Please check the web page for further updates.
By clicking on any of the links above, you can download a time-limited, yet full-featured version of MorphOS 2.0. In order to bypass the time limit and order a keyfile, please use the included registration software which is to be found in the Tools drawer.
Please note that a personal MorphOS 2.0 key is available at 111,11 EUR as an introductory offer. On Tuesday, the 15th of July, the price will go up to 150 EUR.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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29.Jun.2008
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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AmigaOne: Linux-Kernel 2.6.18
Under the title link Gerhard Pircher has published the Linux-Kernel 2.6.18 for AmigaOne-computers. It contains a workaround for network lockups (for the built in ethernet only), where the machine locks up after the first dozen of MBs have been transfered.
Unfortunately the network data corruption couldn't be fixed: The update only improves ethernet operation.
Suggestions are very welcome. Installed Mac-on-Linux-moduls of version 2.6.18 should work.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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29.Jun.2008
Amigaharry (ANF)
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MorphOS: SimpleView 2.2
Tom 'Amigaharry' Duin released version 2.2 of his MorphOS picture viewer SimpleView at the title link. The update shows 8 bit pictures faster and the scale down routine is faster as well. (snx)
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29.Jun.2008
Grzegorz Kraszewski (ANF)
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MorphOS: AppendDate - adds dates to filenames
Grzegorz Kraszewski's AppendDate is a small CLI utility adding dates to names of files or directories. It can add current date, or date with an offset specified with days. It also allows for specifying date format.
AppendDate can be useful for archiving of periodically generated data (IRC logs for example). The program is freeware, source code is available. (snx)
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29.Jun.2008
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Jagged Alliance 2
is a round based strategy game with roleplay elements. There is an open source SDL-port of it called ja2-stracciatella (screenshots: 1, 2, 3).
Hans-Jörg Frieden has ported the game to AmigaOS 4. The latest version of AmigaOS Richard Rummond's libSDL-port as well as the English original version of Jagged Alliance 2 are required. The author is going to publish further languages and invites you giving a little bounty as support.
The AmigaOS-version is a full port of ja2-straciatella 0.9. SDL may cause a Grimreaper at the beginning of the game but which you can ignore - the bugs is knwon. Should the game itself crashes it may help if you delete all files in the directory data/temp. You can get further information on Hans-Jörg Frieden's website. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jun.2008
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: HD race track Montreal for VGP 2
Jason Frabotta's project "VGP HD" tries to improve the engine of Paolo Cattani's Formel-1-simulation Virtual Grand Prix 2.
Recently the race track "Montreal" was added (screenshot).
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jun.2008
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: ADRipper 1.5
ADRipper reads music tracks from the audio CD and converts them to the MP3 or OGG format (screenshot).
In version 1.5 the management system for the different encoding profiles was renewed. Additionally you can send CD-data to the FreeDB-server.
Download:
adripper.lha (200 KB)
adripper_mp3enc.lha (255 KB)
adripper_ovenc.lha (454 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jun.2008
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AROS: Lunapaint becomes commercial
On his website Hogne 'M0ns00n' Titlestad has announced that his graphic program Lunapaint which one year ago became open-source in future it will become closed-source.
The forthcoming beta versions will be still available for free but version 1.0 is supposed to become a commercial product. Titlestad announced that currently he starts an initiative which has the goal to port Lunapaint to "all Amiga-platforms".
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jun.2008
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Software-News: VirtualJaguar, SView5, SabreMSN
VirtualJaguar is an emulator of the Atari Jaguar and is now available in version 1.0.7 for MorphOS. Additional to the ROM-files of the games the jagboot.rom is required as well.
The graphic program SView5 is available in version 2.5.2 for AmigaOS and MorphOS. It is based on the latest libpng-version and includes the latest sview5.library 15.12.
The alpha version 24 of the Instant-Messenger SabreMSN which is available for AmigaOS, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS now also supports group chats. Additionally you can change the background colour of the window in the MUI-preferences.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jun.2008
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Amiga Arena: ADF-file of German Hilt-II-version
In 2002 the round based strategy game "Hilt II" developed by Scorpius Software was published in German for the first time and is now available there again. With the help of Wolfgang Hosemanns by Insane-Software there is an ADF-file of the German version as well.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jun.2008
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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MUI-class: MCC_NList 0.102
The NList-classes for the Magic User Interface for AmigaOS, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS were updated to version 0.102. For the first time the class nbalance.mcc was included. It recognizes if the mouse pointer is over a balance-object and can then change its look.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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27.Jun.2008
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Video magazine: New issue of AmitopiaTV
AmitopiaTV is an English video magazine about the Amiga. The new issue was published on 25th of June and includes the following topics:
- Amiga News Headlines
- Jay Miner video
- TBL Starstruck demo
- Extra bits
- Xtreme Racing Review
- Promo for Amiga Meeting 2008
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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26.Jun.2008
Michal Zukowski (ANF)
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MorphOS: Targa-Decoder for Reggae
Two new classes for Grzegorz Kraszewski's multimedia library Reggae have been released by Michal 'rzookol' Zukowski: targa.decoder and targa.demuxer are to work with Truevision TGA pictures (15/16, 24, 32 bits and 8 bit palette format). (snx)
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26.Jun.2008
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Event: AIConf instead of Codex Alpe Adria (Italy)
Radicadesign together with the local municipality will host an event for alternative computer systems called AIConf (Alternative Italian Conference) in the sport arena of Papozze.
The following exhibitors will take part:
There will be also presentations of MorphOS and of the Efika-board, AmigaOS 4, AROS, Linux and Haiku.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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26.Jun.2008
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Cubic IDE: EM-campaign
Because the German soccer team has won through to the EM-finals Dietmar Eilert offers a discount for his integrated developing environment Cubic IDE - if the German national team will be European champion.
But you must buy the package before the final will start. For each goal which the German team scores you will get a discount of 10 Euro. For all further details of this campaign please visit the Cubic-IDE-homepage. (snx) (Translation: dr)
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