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16.Mar.2007
amigaworld.net (Webseite)


amigaweb.net announces English print magazine "#amiga guide"
The Amiga portal amigaweb.net has announced a print magazine which is about the Amiga. The product is called #amiga guide which is supposed to have 20 pages and will be published four times a year. Each issue is supposed to have at least four colourful pages.

A magazine will cost 8 Euro and all four issues 25 Euro. First reading samples are available under the title link. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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14.Mar.2007



MorphOS: Grafikprogramm Lunapaint 0.3.2
Ilkka "itix" Lehtoranta has ported the TVPaint inspired gfx program Lunapaint, whose sources were recently opened, to MorphOS.

The archive contains the MorphOS binary only and requires additional data from the original AROS distribution. (cg) (Translation: ub)

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14.Mar.2007
amigans.net (website)


WinUAE: AmiKit 1.3.1
AmiKit, a complete distribution for WinUAE users, has been updated to version 1.3.1. It is obtainable either by AmiKit's inbuild live update function or by manual download. All changes are listed at the changelog. (cg) (Translation: ub)

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14.Mar.2007
Andreas Magerl (ANF)


Amiga Future: English website available
Andreas Magerl writes: "Some time ago we opened our webservices to English speaking Amiga users which includes online articles, the huge gallery, the link list and last not least the software full versions we are offering.

To make surfing our site even more convenient for our English speaking users we put an English version of the site online. We will also offer English news as well as an Eglish forum now.

The English area is dirctly available at amigafuture.de/indexe.html or by clicking the 'english' button at the navigation bar." (snx) (Translation: ub)

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13.Mar.2007
Amigaharry (ANF)


MorphOS: SearchStar 0.78
Tom 'Amigaharry' Duin writes about version 0.78 of his search program: "Reading the Amiga Future 65 review about my SearchStar 0.76, the review stated that not all files were found by searching. I was going into the sources and found the bug; a near double match was not detected. For instance, search for TEST, then TTEST, TETEST and TESTEST was not found.

Searching for files, through files and file comments is bugfixed. However, the deletion and renaming of files are improved but not entirely bugfixed. As I am going to holiday, it will take a while to solve the last two bugs." (snx)

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13.Mar.2007
morphzone.org (Webseite)


MorphOS: TD MPlayer GUI 0.8
TD MPlayer GUI is a graphical user-interface for the video player MPlayer. Changes in version 0.8:
  • added support for DVD/VCD device:unit
  • added postprocessing combo
  • added aspect combo
  • added seek time (begin of video)
  • rewritten tooltypes rountines
  • new tooltypes VCD_DEVICEU, DVD_DEVICEU, ASPECTS
  • some other improvements and changes
  • bug fixes

Direct download: tdmplayergui.lha (58 KB) (cg) (Translation: dr)

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12.Mar.2007
HTMLview.mcc Open Source Team (ANF)


HTMLview.mcc released under LGPL
Press release The HTMLview.mcc MUI class authors are proud to announce that finally after 10 years of successful development on the AmigaOS platform, the full sources of the HTMLview.mcc MUI custom class are now released under the LGPL license.

In 2000 the sources were kind of lost, because the original author (Allan Odgaard) faced a harddisk crash. However, in early 2005 another try was started to recover the sources from that particular harddisk and luckily the full sources were salvaged from it. Therefore the sources are now released under the LGPL Open source license to a) attract more developers to it and b) to have "the internet" as the future backup server for it.

The sources are now hosted on a sourceforge.net SVN and every interested developer is invited to contribute to the development of the HTMLview.mcc class, especially for the upcoming efforts in AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS development. (snx)

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12.Mar.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)


AmigaOS 4: CPUTemp.docky 52.9
CPUTemp.docky written by Jörg Strohmayer shows the current CPU-temperature in the AmigaOS 4-dock.

Direct download: CPUTemp_52.9.lha (29 KB) (cg) (Translation: dr)

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12.Mar.2007



Aminet-Uploads until 11.03.2007
These are the latest uploads which have been added to the Aminet:
FussballBundesliga.lha         biz/misc     27K    GEN   TurboCalc Spreadsheet Football (german)
LCR-I.lha                      comm/misc    82K    OS3   LeastCostRouter German Internet Provider
LCR.lha                        comm/misc   204K    OS3   LeastCostRouter Suite
aaedt.zip                      comm/tcp      3K    GEN   Archives AROS Exec Download Tool
A71Mail.lha                    comm/www     62K    GEN   Email Form multilanguage written in php
PurpleCow.lzh                  comm/www    263K    OS3   PurpleCow HTTP Daemon
clockita.lha                   dev/basic    80K    OS3   Italian clock+alarm+source code
Annotate.lha                   dev/cross    58K    OS3   Comments/reformats DASMX 2650 cross-disa
make.i386-aros.zip             dev/misc     75K    ARO   GNU/make for AROS
reggae-devel.lha               dev/misc    243K    MOS   OO Multimedia processing framework
MCC_BetterString-11.9.lha      dev/mui     147K    VAR   BetterString custom class for MUI
MCC_TextEditor-15.21.lha       dev/mui     442K    VAR   Texteditor custom class for MUI
MCC_TheBar-21.3.lha            dev/mui     788K    VAR   TheBar.mcc - The MUI Toolbar custom clas
wesnoth.lha                    game/strat   63M    OS4   Battle for Wesnoth OS4 port
puzzle01mos.lha                game/think  452K    OS3   Puzzle Written in BlitzBasic
EVSkullflags.lha               gfx/show    148K    GEN   Skullflags for Eye Viewer Velázquez/Goya
AmiArcadia.lha                 misc/emu    274K    OS3   Arcadia 2001/Interton VC 4000/TVGC emula
VICE-AmigaOS3-1.21.tar.gz      misc/emu    4.5M    OS3   Emulates c64,c128,pet,cbm2,plus4 + vic20
VICE-AmigaOS4-1.21.tar.gz      misc/emu    7.5M    OS4   Emulates c64,c128,pet,cbm2,plus4 + vic20
VICE-i686-AROS-1.21.tar.gz     misc/emu    5.3M    ARO   Emulates c64,c128,pet,cbm2,plus4 + vic20
VICE-MorphOS-1.21.tar.gz       misc/emu    5.9M    MOS   Emulates c64,c128,pet,cbm2,plus4 + vic20
VICE-powerpc-AROS-1.21.tar.gz  misc/emu    6.9M          Emulates c64,c128,pet,cbm2,plus4 + vic20
hivelytracker.lha              mus/edit    1.4M    OS4   Multichannel chiptune tracker, AHX based
HivelyTracker68k.lha           mus/edit    1.1M    OS3   Multichannel chiptune tracker, AHX based
RockBEAT2_1.lha                mus/edit    1.6M    OS4   Create drumming tracks and export as WAV
playOGG.lha                    mus/play    1.3M    OS3   multi format sound player.
kgb_arch-m68kamigaos.lha       util/arc    121K    OS3   KGB Archiver
kgb_arch.zip                   util/arc    174K    ARO   KGB Archiver
reggae-user.lha                util/libs   237K    MOS   OO multimedia processing framework
AmigaListLoader.lha            util/misc    43K    OS3   List Loader for Digital Satellite Receiv
Aminet-Readme-Creator.lha      util/misc    43K    OS3   Generates Aminet upload .readme file
RandomWBPatt.lha               util/wb      33K    OS3   Timer controled random WBPattern change
(cg) (Translation: dr)

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12.Mar.2007



os4depot.net: Uploads until 11.03.2007
These are the latest uploads which have been added to os4depot.net:
hivelytracker.lha    aud/edi    1Mb  Multichannel chiptune tracker, based on 
mp3gain.lha          aud/edi  208kb  MP3Gain - changes the volume of mp3s
rockbeat.lha         aud/tra    1Mb  Create drumming tracks and export them a
wesnoth.lha          gam/str   62Mb  Battle for Wesnoth (stable version)
dmpeggui.lha         gra/con  332kb  Dump the frames of MPEG files, now with 
pngiconscale.lha     gra/ico  451kb  Resize PNG Icons Quickly
amigo1_bp.lha        gra/mis  328kb  Comic style busy pointers
collage_blanker.lha  gra/scr    3Mb  A Collage Picture Blanker
httphandler.lha      net/mis   86kb  HTTP: device for accessing web-hosted fi
x11-src.lha          net/mis    7Mb  X11-R6.3 pre3 sources for Cygnix
stream.lha           uti/ben   14kb  STREAM is a Memory Bandwith Tester
cpuinfo_docky.lha    uti/doc    5kb  CPU usage meter for OS4 AmiDock
(cg) (Translation: dr)

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12.Mar.2007



AROS-Archives: Uploads until 11.03.2007
These are the latest uploads which have been added to the AROS-Archives:
make.i386-aros.zip             dev/mis   74kb  GNU/make for AROS
vice-i686-aros-1.21.tar.gz     emu/com    5Mb  Emulator of c64, c128, pet, plus4, cbm2 
vice-powerpc-aros-1.21.tar.gz  emu/com    6Mb  Emulator of c64, c128, pet, plus4, cbm2 
xrick.zip                      gam/pla    1Mb  XRick (FOSS Rick Dangerous) - zipped fro
aaedt.zip                      net/mis    2kb  Archives AROS Exec Download Tool
wgetgui.src.i386.tar.gz        net/mis   36kb  GUI for Wget
kgb_arch.zip                   uti/arc  174kb  KGB Archiver
(cg) (Translation: dr)

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11.Mar.2007
Bernd Roesch (ANF)


AROS for AmigaOS: AfA 3.95
Version 3.95 of AROS for AmigaOS (AfA), a port of individual AROS components, now installs the Iconlib from AROS as well, to be able to display dual PNG icons in 32 bit from AmigaOS 4 on the Workbench and in Directory Opus Magellan.

New here compared to the final beta version is that in AFA_Prefs, the transparency of default icons as well as the transparency of icons when dragging can be adjusted.

Other improvements:

The FAQ was expanded with troubleshooting for the new Iconlib and CyberGraphX, and a Readme file for the new Iconlib was written.

Problems with the Exe datatype as well as the MacSnd datatype and CopyIcons were solved.

Under Picasso 96 and CyberGraphX 2, dragging icons in 32 bit now works under Directory Opus Magellan and Workbench as well. However, under CyberGraphX 3 and 4, only the icon scaled down to four colors is displayed.

In the author's opinion, the latter two versions of CyberGraphX seem to have the problem which cannot be remedied by the Supergels patch. Namely, it is important that the old icon bitmap data was not modified by any patch, because otherwise, the icon recognition in BltMaskBitmap-Rastport does not work, so that no 32 bit alpha image can be blitted, reportedly. (snx) (Translation: cad)

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11.Mar.2007
AROS-Exec (Web page)


Commodore Emulator: VICE 1.21 for all Amiga systems
Under the title link, the current version 1.21 of the Commodore emulator VICE for AmigaOS 3.x, AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and AROS (Intel/PPC) is available. VICE emulates practically all 8 bit computers from Commodore.

Changes in VICE 1.21:
  • General
    • Added sound recording support
    • Added aiff, iff, mp3 and wav sound dump drivers
  • C128 changes
    • Added digimax support
    • Fixed some minor VDC graphics bugs
  • C64 changes
    • Added MMC64 support
    • Added digimax support
    • Added Action Replay III support
    • Improved compatibility of TFE emulation
  • PET changes
    • Added SID cartridge support
    • Extended the PET REU emulation to include 512/1024/2048 KB
  • PLUS4 changes
    • Added SID cartridge support
    • Fixed some minor TED graphics bug
  • VIC20 changes
    • Added SID cartridge support
(snx) (Translation: cad)

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10.Mar.2007



CD-Writer software: MakeCD available for free
The CD-Writer software MakeCD, written by Patrick Ohly and Angela Schmidt, which has been shareware before, is now available for free.

The authors write: "MakeCD used to be shareware and some shops sold boxed versions with licenses. This worked well in the past and we are thankful to everyone who found MakeCD worth paying for. However, MakeCD sales have long ago stopped being a relevant source of income for us. At the same time it has become harder and harder for interested users to get hold of a MakeCD license as more and more Amiga shops ceased business.

Therefore we decided to draw a line and stop selling MakeCD altogether: now it is available for free. You still need a valid license key for the existing binaries, which can be obtained at the title link.

Thanks again to all users and distributors who paid for MakeCD licenses, your support has been priceless. I hope you understand that making MakeCD available for free is necessary to ensure that users who want to use it can do so. The status of MakeCD does not change because of it: it is considered stable. We will ensure that it keeps working on Amiga compatible systems." (snx)

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09.Mar.2007
Christian Rosentreter (E-Mail)


Babylon 5: Production observation of "The Lost Tales" (English)
On its website CGSociety.org the Society of Digital Artists observes the production of "Lost Tales" episodes of Babylon 5 which are to be published on DVD and which are about the characters John Sheridan, Elizabeth Lochley and Galen.

On page 2 the father of the serie called Joseph Michael Straczynski remembers the use of an Amiga at the beginning of the serie: "The initial render farm consisted of several Amiga?s linked together with wires that ran through the apartment of the guy who initially did the FX.

The wires also ran through his rabbit cages. Every so often, in the middle of a render, a rabbit would chew through a wire. They would call me to tell me they had a rabbit crash. And now here we are today." (snx) (Translation: dr)

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09.Mar.2007
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)


Burning software: Frying Pan 1.2.2
Tomasz 'Error' Wiszkowski has published an update of his CD and DVD burning application Frying Pan. This update fixes few OS4 and Morphos issues:
  • Icon launch on MorphOS is fixed
  • AmigaOS 4 Final and older drives no longer suffer crashes when disc is ejected
  • DOS device pickup has been fixed (AmigaOS 4 Final)
  • Freezing when burning files without Read protection bit set
(snx) (Translation: dr)

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09.Mar.2007
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)


Hollywood 2.5 available / Announcement of Hollywood Designer 2.0
Press release Airsoft Softwair are proud to annouce the immediate availability of Hollywood 2.5. This is a major update which brings along many new features and general improvements over Hollywood 2.0. Here is a non-exhaustive list of new features in Hollywood 2.5:
  • Hollywood has full ARexx support now
  • Create your own ARexx applications with Hollywood!
  • Completely new text engine with cool new features
  • Support for on-the-fly text formatting like HTML
  • Support for new text styles (bordered & shadowed text)
  • Scheduler completely rewritten: Now about 15% faster!
  • Graphics primitives support anti-aliasing now
  • All graphics forms can be drawn with rotation
  • New edge and shadow drawing styles
  • Support for thick lines and thick shape outlines
  • Hollywood can export graphics as PNG with alpha channel now
  • Raw alpha channel data can be accessed now
  • Support for new sound streaming formats
  • Animations with multiple palettes are now supported
  • New lightning speed gfx driver for AROS
  • Ready for Hollywood Designer 2.0!
  • Full control over DOS IO modes
  • Cool new example programs
  • Standard library set encompasses almost 400 functions now!
  • Lots of other changes, optimizations and bug fixes
Hollywood is Airsoft Softwair's ultimate Multimedia experience and a must-have for every Amiga user who wants to use the full power that is in his machine. Hollywood comes on a CD-ROM that contains versions for all Amiga compatible platforms: There are native versions of the program for AmigaOS 3 (m68k), WarpOS (ppc), MorphOS (ppc), AmigaOS 4 (ppc) and even AROS (i386). A download version is also offered. If you order the download version, you will have to download an ISO image which you need to burn on CD-R then. If you already own Hollywood 1.x or Hollywood 2.0, you can buy a discounted upgrade version.

Hollywood is the ultimate bridge between all the different AmigaOS compatible platforms! With Hollywood, you can save programs for all those platforms. You do not have to have AmigaOS 4 or AROS, you can save programs for these platforms also from your AmigaOS 3 installation! Only Hollywood makes it possible. If you want to learn more about Hollywood, please visit the Hollywood product information which also contains a full feature list of Hollywood.

Finally, Hollywood 2.5 is ready for the brand-new Hollywood Designer 2.0, a massive update which will be released in a few days and will take presentation editing software on the Amiga platform to a whole new level. You can already order Hollywood Designer 2.0 now and it will be delivered to you as soon as it is released. In fact, you can save some money if you buy Hollywood 2.5 and Hollywood Designer 2.0 together; just have a look at the order page for available product bundles. Hollywood Designer 2.0 is also available in a download and CD-ROM version.

Join the Multimedia revolution and get your personal copy of Hollywood 2.5 now!

You can get further information on the Airsoft Softwair website under the title link. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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09.Mar.2007
amigafuture.de (Webseite)


AmigaOS 4: CPUTemp.docky 52.8
CPUTemp.docky written by Jörg Strohmayer shows the current CPU temperature in the AmigaOS 4-Dock.

Direct download: CPUTemp_52.8.lha (26 KB) (cg) (Translation: dr)

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09.Mar.2007
Amigaharry (ANF)


MorphOS: SearchStar 0.77 supports Linux partitions
In version 0.77 the search program SearchStar written by Tom "amigaharry" Duin does not abort any longer if it finds Linux partitions. Additionally now it scans directories much faster. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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09.Mar.2007
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)


individual Computers at CeBIT / Clone-A presentation on March 31st
Press release Individual Computers is present at the world's biggest computer fair CeBIT twice this year: Viprinet GmbH show the Multichannel VPN Router. Individual Computers was significantly involved in the development of the router, which lets you bundle up to six physical broadband lines into a single virtual dedicated line. This increases bandwidth, but also increases reliability of your internet connection up to 99.99% annual mean availability - better and cheaper than any regular dedicated line could offer. Viprinet has booth number E48 in hall 14.

We're especially happy to support the new company Commodore with rare units from our retro-computer collection. This includes a PET2001 which is 30 years old this year. Commodore International is at booth number B34 in hall 19.

Our project "Clone-A" will be demonstrated on saturday march 31st, 2007 in Aachen, Germany. We will show the prototype of our Amiga-chipset clone at Schloß Rahe Business Center from 12:00 to 4:00pm. Clone-A will ultimately be put into a single low-cost chip, which can be used in a laptop or desktop computer, but also in smaller mobile units and toys. The chip contains the processor, accelerated graphics and sound. To operate the chip, only a small amount of memory is needed. There's a huge number of free and commercial programs and about 5000 games for the Amiga platform. The games can compete with today's consoles in multimedia presentation and gaming fun.

After a demonstration that we have prepared (about 30 minutes), visitors will have the chance to put Clone-A to the test: We're inviting visitors to bring especially critical software, which will demonstrate the compatibility of Clone-A to a real Amiga. Should you bring a program (floppy disk) that works better on an Amiga 500 with 1MB of chipmem and a 68000 processor at 7 MHz, we will honour your efforts with a voucher for 100 Euro for products out of our portfolio.

There is no entrance fee for Schloß Rahe Business Center, and there's free parking for visitors. (snx)

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09.Mar.2007
amigaworld.net (Webseite)


PPC-Hardware: Memory-Benchmarks for SAM440EP (Update)
On the website of the Italian producer ACube benchmarks have been published which are supposed to demonstrate the memory-performance of the announced PPC-motherboard SAM440EP. Benchmarks of the reference designs which SAM440EP is based on are also available.

Memory-Benchmarks for SAM440EP (PDF)
Memory-Benchmarks of reference-designs (PDF)

Update: (09.03.2006, 15:00, cg)

On amigans.net Jörg Strohmayer from the AmigaOS 4-team has published the corresponding benchmark results of his AmigaOne. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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