29.Apr.2007
Bernd Roesch (ANF)
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AROS for AmigaOS: Updates to icon.library and picture.datatype for AfA
Bernd Roesch has released updates to icon.library as well as to picture.datatype for his AmigaOS port of AROS components, "AROS for AmigaOS" (AfA).
With these, it is now possible to employ the Workbench plugin Eastern for generating thumbnail icons under AfA as well (reported by amiga-news.de).
To this end, the icon.library now supports "globalidentify hook," which is required by Eastern as well as by DefIcons. Additionally, the version was changed to V51 and AmigaOS 4 compatibility for reading and writing 24 bit icon data was added.
Version 1.5 of Eastern is required, in addition, when using cache, the Raw option must be set.
The new picture.datatype now supports scaling in the function DT_Readpixelarray, which is also required by Eastern. Also, more 8 bit ILBM images are displayed correctly on a "classic" Amiga with Picasso 96 or CyberGraphX.
Moreover, in 32 and 24 bit images on 16 bit screens, a dithering takes place, so that color gradients as in the original picture.datatype are not visible. In this regard, the author Thilo Köhler thanks for the source code.
The update is rounded off with an extension to the FAQ collection for Eastern and the picture.datatype under CyberGraphX on Amiga computers.
Download: iconlibForEastern_finalbeta.lha (131 KB) (snx) (Translation: cad)
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29.Apr.2007
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Thumbnail Icons: Eastern 1.5
Stephan Rupprecht's Eastern is a Workbench plugin that automatically displays a thumbnail preview instead of the default icon for images that do not have their own icon. The latest changes:
- v1.5: added RAW/S option to speed up loading of cached icons
- v1.4: no longer needs progressive mode for the cache, added WAITUPDATE option
- v1.3: in 1.2 the cache was limited to Workbench, now all apps are cached. The 68k build of Eastern assumes an OS4 compatible icon.library when the version number of the library is v51 or higher. In this case truecolor icons will be created. internal release
Eastern is available for AmigaOS 3 and 4. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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29.Apr.2007
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MorphOS: Grex driver for Terratec 512i and Realtek 8029
Under the title link, Frank Mariak is making available PPC-native versions of two GRex drivers. Newly added is the driver for Terratec 512i/Fortemedia 801 sound cards, whereas a new version of the network card driver for the Realtek 8029 chipset was released some time ago, which corrects some minor problems. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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29.Apr.2007
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Do It Yourself: Right angled adapter of make DIY
After the right angled adapters for the PCMCIA port of the Amiga 600 and 1200 had no longer been produced for some time, Jörg Thomas has also given thought to a solution to this problem, besides amigakit.com (reported by amiga-news.de).
Under the title link, he describes how he crafted such an adapter by himself, with many photos. (snx) (Translation: cad)
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29.Apr.2007
MorphOS-News.de (SW-Liste)
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MorphOS: Blender 2.43
Guillaume 'Yomgui' Roguez has released an update to his MorphOS port of Blender. You can find the release log for version 2.43 of the 3D modeling program on the Blender homepage.
Download: blender_2.43-mos_bin-20070428.lha (5.5 MB) (snx) (Translation: cad)
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29.Apr.2007
amiga.org (Web page)
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Reissue: PCMCIA right angled adapter for A600/A1200
Those who want to transplant an Amiga 600/1200 in another (tower) case, are often confronted with the problem that the PCMCIA slot lies directly to the case wall and is no longer accessible.
Since the PCMCIA right angled adapters, which were developed for such problem cases, are no longer being produced for years, the British dealer amigakit.com has decided to reissue the product. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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27.Apr.2007
Lars Ghandy Sobiraj (ANF)
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The 8Bit Philosophy: The origins of computer music
With the documentation "The 8Bit Philosophy - a Commodore 64 Symphony" it is planned to introduce those people who composed the original C64 music tracks at that time or who today create remixes and thus to get a bigger community of fans of 8Bit-music.
How the tracks were composed and why so many poeple are still interested in this music? The film will be produced by Shining Movie Vision and after finishing it will be available for free download.
Shining Movie Vision is looking for people who want to give some money to this documentation. Under the title link the project is introduced more detailed: The producers speak about their plans. Musicans like Romeo Knight, Thomas Detert, Markus Holler and members of the band "Press Play On Tape" are part of the documentation and have been already interviewed.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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27.Apr.2007
Lars Ghandy Sobiraj (ANF)
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Diskmag: Cows'n'Snakefights #7 published
The Swedish demoscene group Nukleus has published its seventh issue of
the popular Amiga-diskmag named "Cows'n'Snakefights". Over 100 english
articles and a gallery are waiting to be read and seen. You can download
the magazine for free from the website under the title link. (nba)
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27.Apr.2007
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AmigaOS 4: First signs for Classic-version
On the website of Acube Systems there are first signs for the planned publication of the Classic-version of AmigaOS 4. Additional to an advertise over the full page which was published in three different Amiga magazines there is a (still empty) list with compatible hardware, too.
At ACube it is said of an "AmigaOS 4 for Amiga 3000 and 4000". An A1200-version "will be still announced", just like information to the prices.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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26.Apr.2007
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IRC-client: WookieChat 2.6b9 for all Amiga-systems
James "jahc" Carroll has published a new beta version of his MUI-based IRC-client Wookiechat. Have a look at the Changelog for the latest changes.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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24.Apr.2007
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MorphOS: File-archiver 7zip 4.45
"Schlonz" has compiled the latest version of the Shell-based archiver 7-Zip for MorphOS. Since the latest publication the code was cleared and some bugs fixed. According to Schlonz this new version offers a remarkable improvement of speed and compression.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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24.Apr.2007
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Beta testers for MT-Rechnung wanted
APC&TCP is looking for beta testers for an AmigaOS 4-version of MT-Rechnung.
But APC&TCP points out that there will be not any support of the program. If you are interested in then please send a mail with the topic "MTR" to Andreas Magerl.
MT-Rechnung is a program for managing customers, articles and bills. It can print bills, reminders, labels, envelopes and much more. (snx) (Translation: dr)
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23.Apr.2007
Amigaworld.net (website)
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New Hardware Coming from ACK Software Controls and Amiga Inc.
Press release Issaquah, Wash and Fonthill, ON – April 22, – After months of designs and negotiations Amiga, Inc. and ACK Software Controls, Inc. are pleased to announce that new hardware is on its way for Amiga users.
"I have been working on these designs with Amiga for almost 12 months and have been able to create two new designs that will fully support the needs and desires of today’s Amiga user, while opening the doors for new users", said Adam Kowalczyk President of ACK Software Controls, Inc.
Initially, two systems will be produced that address two different market needs. The first is a consumer entry design that will offer a complete product with a target price point of $500.00, while the second will be of a power design that would have a target price point of $ 1,500.00. The PowerPC architecture will continue to be the architecture of choice for these new systems.
"ACK and Amiga have spent many months working on designs and working with various manufacturers to create great products with a competitive price point. We will be working with the Amiga retailers over the coming weeks to solidify launch and support plans", said Bill McEwen of Amiga, Inc.
Manufacturing and final price information along with product launch schedules will be following in the next week.
About Amiga
Amiga, Inc. is the world’s premier provider of multimedia enabling technologies. For almost two decades its award-winning software has been a mainstay for motion picture studios, multimedia creators, and digital entertainment enthusiasts around the world. Today Amiga builds on this legacy leading the way in multimedia development by providing developers with hardware-independent technologies for writing and porting applications to new platforms and interactive devices. For more information visit www.amiga.com.
About ACK
ACK Software Controls, Inc. specializes in the area of embedded controls design for use in automation systems where low-power consumption and reliability is an absolute must. Concentrating on design for manufacturing with local manufacturing facilities has allowed ACK to quickly and cost-effectively develop solutions for customers with low-volume requirements. By integrating hardware, firmware, and device driver engineering capability in-house, ACK can provide complete turn-key solutions to customers. (snx)
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23.Apr.2007
Haakon's tangled web (blog)
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Fred Fish deceased
Last friday, April 20 2007, Fred Fish died at his home in Idaho. Besides his work on the GNU Debugger, he became especially well-known among Amiga users for the "Fish Disks" prepared by him.
By this collection of about 1000 disks with public domain software, officially called "AmigaLibDisks", Fred Fish contributed substantially to the distribution of free software. (snx)
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23.Apr.2007
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Aminet-Uploads until 22.04.2007
Aminet-Uploads until our last report:
FussballBundesliga.lha biz/misc 29K GEN TurboCalc Spreadsheet Football (german)
A71Mail.lha comm/www 62K GEN Email Form multilanguage written in php
gts-ftb.lha demo/aga 5K OS3 Fade To Black - 4K Intro by Giants 1996
pdy_ssd.exe demo/intro 19K OS3 Prodigy_SuperStardust ++ Cracktro
jwhois-3.2.3-bin-m68k.lha dev/gg 171K OS3 improved Whois client
IFF-RGFX.lha dev/misc 7K GEN New IFF graphics file format standard
SFS.lha disk/misc 446K VAR Smart Filesystem
SVG-Specs.lha docs/misc 3K GEN SVG File Format Specification
WoodenBars.lha game/demo 59K OS3 Simple bars game for all the PAL AMIGAs
wesnoth.lha game/strat 63M OS4 Battle for Wesnoth (stable version)
dopewars-1.5.12-m68k.lha game/text 687K OS3 become a drug dealer (single,tcp/ip)
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 269K OS3 Arcadia 2001/Interton VC 4000/TVGC emula
BasiliskII-src-mos.lha misc/emu 1.0M GEN 68k Macintosh Emul. for MorphOS (source)
BasiliskII_mos.lha misc/emu 467K MOS 68k Macintosh Emulator for MorphOS
GaloisFieldArithmetic.lha misc/math 1.1M OS3 Galois Field Arithmetic Library
Agony.lha mods/cust 265K OS3 Custom modules from "Agony"
BattleStorm.lha mods/cust 37K OS3 Custom module from "Battle Storm"
OffShoreWar.lha mods/cust 313K OS3 Custom module from "Off Shore Warrior"
Titan.lha mods/cust 160K OS3 Custom module from "Titan"
Zoom.lha mods/cust 169K OS3 Custom module from "Zoom"
AMF-ModelPNGIcons.lha pix/picon 335K GEN PNG-Icons for PowerIcons patch
akSVG-dt.lha util/dtype 72K VAR akSVG-dt (SVG [SView], 68000-060)
Koala_DataType_V39_3.lha util/dtype 243K OS3 C64 KoalaPainter DataType
sprite_dt.lha util/dtype 52K OS4 Datatype for RISC OS (Acorn) Sprites
MuMin.lha util/libs 61K OS3 Minimal MuLib archive for redistribution
eastern.lha util/wb 42K VAR creates thumbnail icons on the fly
(cg) (Translation: aj)
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23.Apr.2007
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os4depot.net: Uploads until 22.04.2007
Uploads on os4depot.net since our last report:
bmp2penmap.lha dev/uti 74kb BMP to penmap converter
png2c.lha dev/uti 60kb Convert PNG images into C source
sfontmkr.lha dev/uti 287kb make PNG fonts w/ alpha channel for use
cwfloppy.lha dri/sto 206kb Catweasel Advanced Floppy Controller
wesnoth-exe.lha gam/str 7Mb Updated Wesnoth executables
wesnoth.lha gam/str 62Mb Battle for Wesnoth (stable version)
image2icon.lha gra/con 99kb Creates thumbnail icons from images
abiword-src.lha off/wor 3Mb Sources of AbiWord 2.5.1, osb-browser an
abiword.lha off/wor 41Mb AbiWord 2.5.1 + osb-browser for AmigaOS
uboot-mkimage.lha uti/arc 50kb mkimage for uboot
popurl.lha uti/she 7kb Small OS4 equivalent of OpenURL shell co
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23.Apr.2007
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AROS-Archives: Uploads until 22.04.2007
Uploads on AROS-Archives since our last report:
picshow.lha gra/vie 459kb Datatype picture viewer for directory to
(cg) (Translation: aj)
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23.Apr.2007
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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New Patch for Desert Racing
Pressemitteilung: New Patch For Desert Racing Released
Recently a new patch for Desert Racing has been put online.
The game should run faster now and we hope that different problems could be eliminated.
The 3rd patch for the demo of Desert Racing can be downloaded directly from the support page.
The patch for the full version is only available directly via email (because of personalization) Andreas@apc-tcp.de. (cg) (Translation: aj)
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22.Apr.2007
amigafuture.de (Web page)
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Text viewer: EvenMore 0.63 (21.4.07)
The newest version of the text viewer EvenMore contains the following changes:
- Added Right to left text rendering capability. Modified prefs plugin with this option in the Text page
- I have updated the catalog templates for this. If anyone would like to update their language, please send me a copy so I can put it on the website. Thanks
- Fixed bug in Filetypes plugin. Some procedure code had not been updated for new plugin format
- Created basic directory browser plugin, dir2text. You need to download the new executable to use this. Drag a directory on to the window to open it
(cg) (Translation: cad)
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21.Apr.2007
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Insane-Software: Amijeweled 1.1 / Photos of CD-Box
For the puzzle game Amijeweled RTG (amiga-news.de reported) now the new demo version 1.1 is available. Additionally photos of CD-Box were published.
This update should fix all known problems under WinUAE and AmigaOS 4. Besides this the stack size has been reduced and should not be more than 8192 Bytes.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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21.Apr.2007
Christian Rosentreter (ANF)
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MorphOS: OpenTTD 0.5.1 published
The OpenTTD-team has published the final version OpenTTD 0.5.1.
OpenTTD is an Open-Source clone of the well-known PC-strategy game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe" from the 90ies with many extensions - so a network modus, individual graphic sets and adaptions to over 20 languages.
OpenTTD 0.5.1 is similar to version 0.5.0 but contains a long list of bug fixes. Please have a look at the TT-forum.
OpenTTD is available for all important operating systems inclusive MorphOS. A compiling for AmigaOS, AmigaOS 4 or AROS is still missing but according to the developer of MorphOS-port, Christian Rosentreter, this should be possible without major problems. The source code is "AmigaOS-ready" but he neither cannot create nor test it because of the missing hardware.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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21.Apr.2007
PUGS (ANF)
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Event: PUSH 2007.1 (Gothenburg)
Press release The number one alternative computer event in west of Sweden, PUSH, will be held this year in June. The doors will open Friday 15th June at 20:00 and we go on until Sunday 17th at 15:00.
The party is open to everyone running alternative operating systems. The PUSH building is a Windows Free Zone.
The news for this year is that we lower the entrance fee, instead of going with the inflation. The new fee is 140 SEK for pre-registered attendees and 240 SEK if you show up unregistered.
We will be at the same place as previous years - at Wartagården in Gothenburg. More information and driving directions are available on the PUSH website.
If you are interested in visiting PUSH we would like you to pre-register at the PUSH website. The registration is not binding at all. If you don't come we won't charge you a single öre. It is just to make it a little easier for us to know how many visitors we must prepare for.
More information will follow closer to the event, but if you have any questions, don't hesitate to drop us an e-mail. (snx)
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