20.May.2006
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Boardgame port: Africa 1.0
Africa is a new conversion of the 1977 3W boardgame "Africa" for up to
5 human or computer controlled players. The SAS/C and StormC source code
is included.
In this game each player takes the role of one of the powers
attempting to establish or maintain a sphere of influence in the southern
half of the African continent. By interfering in the economic stability
and political alliance of nations, and by subsidising them, the players
attempt to extend their political control of Africa, while diminishing the
control of their opponents.
There is the opportunity to set up governments in favour of the players, encourage revolutions, start wars between the African nations and even introduce armies of the player-powers into the continent.
Africa requires AmigaOS 3.0+, AGA/RTG and 640x512 or a better screen
resolution.
Download: Africa.lha (193 KB) (snx) (Translation: nba)
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20.May.2006
Amigaharry (ANF)
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MorphOS: SimpleView 1.6 (update)
Tom 'Amigaharry' Duin released his MorphOS image viewer SimpleView in version 1.6 under the title link. SimpleView is completely written in PowerPC assembler code.
New in version 1.6 is a completely rewritten image display routine and an own fast 8bit image pen colour conversion routine.
Update: (20:14, 20.05.06, snx)
With SimpleView 1.6b there's a bugfix version available. As the routine meant for 8bit pictures was executed with 24bit images slowdowns could take place or even a system freeze.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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20.May.2006
morphzone.org (website)
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MorphOS: MOSNet documentation - feedback desired
In a thread on morphzone.org introduces Pavel "Sonic" Fedin a first version of a more comprehensive manual for his PPC native TCP stack MOSNet. Feedback and contributions are very welcome.
Link: MOSNet.guide (AmigaGuide document)
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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20.May.2006
RhoSigma, Roland Heyder (ANF)
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MemOptimizer 1.139
With MemOptimizer 1.139 makes Roland Heyder a new version of his memory optimization tool available. The most important new thing is the memoptimizer.library supporting MemOptimizer in its function and besides this offers some more functions that can directly be used by programmers to make their software more memory friendly.
The library can be used with ARexx (after ADDLIB). The archive contains all needed developers material including the documentation of all functions.
MemOptimizer.lha (108 KB)
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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20.May.2006
Lynne Music
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Music: audio CD "Beneath Another Sky" by Bjørn Lynne
The Norwegian Bjørn Lynne, known in Amiga circles from his soundtracks for games like Worms D.C. and Alien Breed 3D and through his sound design for
several productions in the demo scene, released a new audio CD titled "Beneath Another Sky". The CD contains 12 tracks and plays appr. 80 minutes. Lynne remains true to his roots and delivers an electronical, very dynamic and melodic complete works.
Track list:
01: Over Distant Shores (08:46)
02: Starfield (06:48)
03: Astronavigator (06:04)
04: Sun Temple (05:02)
05: Savannah (06:35)
06: Aurora Polaris (08:39)
07: Dreams of Glory (05:32)
08: Ang Kahora (06:06)
09: Beneath Another Sky (04:32)
10: Secret World (06:22)
11: Bonus track: Savannah - African-ambient mix (06:12)
12: Bonus track: Over Distant Shores - Ambient mix (08:35)
The CD is to time eclusively available in the shop
Lynne
Music. Excerpts from the tracks "Starfield" and "Secret
World" can be listened to at the website
ArtistLaunch.com.
(nba) (Translation: wk)
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19.May.2006
Alfred Faust (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: TiMidity 0.10.5
TiMidity is a program for playing and converting MIDI-files. It was ported by Alfred Faust for AmigaOS 4.
An user-interface based on ReAction and Gadtools as well as an audio output via AHI were integrated.
The current version is a preversion in order to find out if there is a need for such a programm under AmigaOS 4.
TiMidity uses the GravisUltraSound-Patches (GUS) and/or soundfonts. Those ones you cannot find in the Archiv but on OS4-depot.
Download:
timidity.lha (419 KB)
gus_patches.lha (30 MB)
ct2mgm_sf.lha (2 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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19.May.2006
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IRC-Log with Adam Kowalczyk (ACK Software Controls)
At amigaworld.net there is an IRC-log where Adam Kowalczyk from ACK Software Controls Inc. announces some further details to his hardware plans.
The most important details in short:
The problem of the missing A1200-plug Steckconnection for the Powervixxen LT was solved.
Linux already runs on the hardware. As firmware U-Boot as well as OpenBIOS is tested. Currently Kowalczyk checks if the boards should be equipped with Onboard-Graphic (Radeon Mobility 7500/9000) instead of a mini-PCI-slot.
Kowalczyk also develops a so called "High-End Solution"-motherboard. So far a "Dev-Board" was used. Probably a first prototyp
will be available in 2-3 weeks. The Northbridge-producer is not mentioned. But Kowalczyk praises the good
coopearation with Tundra. The following specifications are mentioned for this board:
- Form-Factor: MicroATX
- CPU: 7448 with up to 1,7 Ghz (CPU-moduls compatible with AmigaOne XE)
- FrontSideBus: 200 Mhz
- RAM: DDR2 @ 2*200 Mhz
- AGP: AGP-Connector in PCI-Modus (66 Mhz)
- 3 PCI-slots (maybe 6 slots, but this would mean a higher price of 100 - 150 USD)
- Onboard-interfaces: 2 * Gigabit-Ethernet, 2 * USB, seriel
It is still too early for a precise price. Kowalczyk guesses the price of a motherboard with 1,7 Ghz CPU with ca. 1000 USD.
Currently the most important thing is to finish the production of the CPU-moduls. There should be an introduction of "several products" on
the British Amiga-event "AmiRevival" (29. June).
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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19.May.2006
Guido Mersmann (ANF)
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Software-Updates by Guido Mersmann
Guido Mersmann has published some updates of his programs. For the first time all programs are available as an OS4-native version.
The dapation was only possible with the help of AmigaOS 4-users. Therefore it could be that not all functions will work correctly.
For the installation the current V44 installer is required. Unfortunately the AmigaOS 4-installer does not support all the required commands.
MMkeyboard 3.19 (AmigaOS 3/4, MorphOS, Amithlon, WinUAE)
MMKeyboard allows the use of all multimedia keys of the system. It offers Makros, too.
Each key can be used for each single program. So the possibilities are almost unlimited.
Meridian 2.21 (AmigaOS 3/4, MorphOS)
Meridian offers the same possibilities like MMKeyboard. But now the keyboard is not be used but mouse movements.
R 2.19 (AmigaOS 3/4, MorphOS)
R creates a MUI interface for nearly each AmigaDOS program. It is a program for Shell users or those ones who
would rather have a GUI for Shell programs. In a simple way DOS programs can be integratged to DOpus. "r dir" creates an interface for
the DIR-command - that cannot be easier.
Additionally R tries a localization of the arguments of the programs.
Besides this R allows to save the preferences and automatically reset. If you need always the same paths and pptions for a command then
you change it and never have to do it again.
Problems of previous versions of R and the confusing error output were solved.
Finally I want to remind you that if you like or use one of the programs then please give a little donation under the title link.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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18.May.2006
Amiga Future (homepage)
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Vorbistools 1.1.1
The Vorbistools are a collection of programs for coding and decoding as well as the handling of audio files in the Ogg Vorbis-format.
Michel 'DMX' Bagmeijer's port for AmigaOS and WarpOS is compiled as version 1.1.1 with the latest versions of libogg and libvorbis and recognizes the Theora-Format now. (snx) (Translation: ts)
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18.May.2006
amigaworld.net (homepage)
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AmigaOS 4: CPC-Emulator Arnold
Arnold emulates the CPC-computers from Armstrad or Schneider (Screenshot) respectively. The main goal is a very near emulation of the original system, therefore most of the CPC-software should work properly.
The AmigaOS port of Dr.Hirudo still contains some bugs which should be fixed in future releases:
- uses all the cpu resources
- slower in fullscreen mode than in window
- renders graphics only on 32-bit depth
- when emulating some noises - the emulator crashes - represented when playing "Space Harrier"
- double size mode is slow
- when set frameskip, the emulator speeds up instead of working at 100% speed and skipping frames
Download: Arnold.lha (1,4 MB) (Readme) (cg) (Translation: ts)
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16.May.2006
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: SFSDoctor 1.0
After a couple of beta versions Marek Szyprowski finally published version 1.0 of his file system repair programme SFSDoctor for MorphOS today.
In doing this the corresponding Bounty-Programm was finished and about 420 US dollars were transferred.
In the future the author wants to concentrate on clearing mistakes. New functions are currently not planned.
Download: sfsdoctor-1.0.lha (110 KB) (snx) (Translation: iw)
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16.May.2006
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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WinUAE: AmiKit 1.1.3
An update for AmiKit, which is a complete distribution for WinUAE users (Screenshot) has been released for version 1.1.3. In addition to updates of already existing programmes and clearing of mistakes a demo version of the burning programme FryingPan is now also enclosed.
Changes since version 1.1.2:
- ADDED: FryingPan 0.4c (Demo) by Tomasz Wiszkowski
- UPDATED: AKCC 6.4
- UPDATED: ASp 0.87
- UPDATED: Ken's browser navigation buttons
- UPDATED: MCP 1.45
- UPDATED: MMKeyboard 3.18
- UPDATED: QuarkTex 0.53
- UPDATED: ReqTools.library 39.3 Rev. 2
- UPDATED: TheMPegEncGUI 2.61
- UPDATED: Tree 1.791 beta
- UPDATED: WookieChat 2.1
- FIXED: DOpusFuncs by Bernd Roesch - Window's "Lister -> Open the Same" entry no longer crashes
- FIXED: MUIUnArc crashed if launched from right-mouse menu
- FIXED: PNG and GIF support was broken due to AfA_OS datatypes
The author of AmiKit thanks all donors for their support. (snx) (Translation: iw)
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16.May.2006
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future 55 and 56 are online
Since today the issues 55 (July/August 2005) and 56 (September/October 2005) of the print magazine Amiga Future can be read online when clicking at the link above. (snx) (Translation: iw)
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15.May.2006
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Atari-Emulator Hatari 0.83
Ventzislav 'drHirudo' Tzvetkov released for AmigaOS 4
a update of the SDL-based Atari ST-Emulators Hatari
(Screenshot).
Changes of the Version 0.83:
- Emulation of the STE shifter bug.
- Improved Spectrum512 picture generation.
- The memory is now also cleared up to STRamEnd, not only up to 4MiB.
- Minor speed optimization.
- Slightly improved cartridge loading.
- Compiled with GCC 4 and latest SDL.
- Joysticks are now closed at exit.
- Amiga fixes in the CVS source.
Download: hatari.lha (1 MB) (snx) (Translation: aj)
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15.May.2006
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Aminet-Uploads til 14.05.2006
Aminet-Uploads since our last report:
CTorrent-mos.lha comm/tcp 102K MOS small and effiecent BitTorrent client
SDL_sinus_font-mos.lha demo/file 299K MOS Sinus Font SDL effect
iconv-morphos.lha dev/c 668K MOS Character set conversion library
make-bin.lha dev/c 354K OS4 GNU make including parallel compile
lua-5-1.i386-aros.zip dev/lang 474K ARO Programming language Lua
filex.lha dev/misc 313K OS4 FileX - the HEX editor
ext2fs_0.20.lha disk/misc 92K VAR Second Extended FileSystem (EXT2) driver
ext2fs_0.5.lha disk/misc 58K VAR Second Extended FileSystem (EXT2) driver
ntfs_0.2.lha disk/misc 48K VAR New Technology Filesystem (NTFS) driver
ntfs_0.5.lha disk/misc 66K VAR New Technology Filesystem (NTFS) driver
DC2Lvl-EMine13.lha game/data 394K GEN 80 levels for Diamond Caves II
daimonin_mosclient.lha game/role 17M MOS Massively multiplayer online roleplaying
glload.lha gfx/3d 135K MOS A 3D CPU load display, stack optional
PAR_READ.lha hard/hack 344K OS3 PAR: as a VOLUME in READ mode only.
ASpEmu.lha misc/emu 168K OS3 48K/128K/+2 Sinclair Spectrum emulator.
ASpEmu_NOROM.lha misc/emu 107K OS3 48K/128K/+2 Sinclair Spectrum emulator.
TheMPegEncGUI.lha mus/misc 471K OS3 GUI 4 Lame,Ogg,BladeEnc,Pegase,Ncode,Mus
defbag.zip pix/gicon 56K GEN New DefIcons for AmigaOS
Annotate.lha text/edit 268K OS4 Text Editor with advanced features
Annotate_src.lha text/edit 189K GEN Text Editor with advanced features (sour
ActivateWindow.lha util/cli 6K OS3 CLI-tool to activate, move to front wind
Tree179.lha util/cli 129K OS3 Lists directory content tree-like
DM_con_LL.lha util/dir 8K GEN My DiskMaster configuration and associat
NewString_MCC.lha util/libs 9K OS3 Old but still required mui class - lates
AllKeys.lha util/misc 65K VAR Use ALL mapped rawkeys which includes Mu
Macc.lha util/misc 58K OS4 Mouse accelerator with plenty of setting
MPlayer-GUI.lha util/misc 228K OS4 GUI for MPlayer for OS4
idle1_9.lha util/moni 24K OS3 A (working) A68K cpu monitor
idlewos.lha util/moni 13K WUP A cpu monitor with WarpOS Support
madf.lha util/rexx 4K GEN restore floppy disk images with one clic
stream122.lha util/rexx 17K GEN play and record shoutcast radio within c
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15.May.2006
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os4depot.net: Uploads til 14.05.2006
os4depot.net uploads since our last report:
widelands.lha gam/str 16Mb A real time strategy game
ico2bmp.lzx gra/con 5kb extracts BMP files from ICO files
mplayer-gui.lha vid/mis 202kb GUI for MPlayer for OS4
make-bin.lha dev/uti 354kb GNU make including parallel compile
allkeys.lha uti/mis 64kb Use all mapped rawkeys which include mos
macc.lha uti/mis 57kb Mouse accelerator with plenty of setting
annotate.lha uti/tex 267kb Text Editor with advanced features
annotate_src.lha uti/tex 189kb Text Editor with advanced features (sour
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15.May.2006
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AROS-Archives: Uploads til 14.05.2006
aros-archives uploads since our last report:
lua-5-1.i386-aros.zip dev/lan 473kb Programming language Lua
lunapaint_v02.tar.bz2 gra/edi 53kb Graphics program similar to TVPaint on A
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14.May.2006
Amiga Future (Web page)
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Emulation: Amiga Forever 2006
As can be gathered from the RSS feed from Cloanto, the company has released an update to its emulator package Amiga Forever to production.
According to this, the downloadable versions of the Amiga emulator already reflect the new version. A free update to the previous year version, Amiga Forever 2005, is reportedly available via the Software Director. The latter also applies to the Premium Edition, since the contents of the DVD's have remained unchanged. (snx) (Translation: cad)
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14.May.2006
Moo Bunny (Web page)
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Team AROS: Bounty #39 for AROS on ARM processors
The 39th Bounty Project of Team AROS was now started for an adaptation of the operating system to hosted use under ARM-Linux. Scratchbox is recommended as development environment. (snx) (Translation: cad)
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14.May.2006
Rudolph Riedel (ANF)
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Event: Pictures from the Maximum Overdose 7
Under the title link, you can find first pictures from the Maximum Overdose 7. The event, running from May 12 - 14 in Lübeck, is an oldschool gaming and demoscene party for computer systems of the 80's. (snx) (Translation: cad)
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14.May.2006
ANN (Web page)
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MorphOS: New version of Diavolo Backup
Ilkka Lehtoranta has released an update to his MorphOS port of Diavolo Backup Pro 2000. The new version supports mouse wheels and now uses the default fonts of a MorphOS installation in the basic configuration. Additionally, problems with PC keyboards were solved and errors in the data compression were corrected. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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14.May.2006
pegasosforum.de (Web page)
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MorphOS Mailing List: Problems with GMX accounts
For several days, the E-Mail provider GMX is blocking all Mails that originate from the morphos-team.net domain or that should be sent to this domain. Apparently, GMX servers wrongly consider the IP address belonging to the said domain to belong to a dial-up account, the communication with such IP's are are always blocked by GMX.
GMX users have no influence on this behavior of GMX servers. The people in charge of morphos-team.net have already contacted GMX, however, no quick solution seems to be in sight at present. MorphOS users with a GMX account are therefore recommended to use another E-Mail account for the communication with, for instance, the official MorphOS mailing list. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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13.May.2006
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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APC&TCP: all NoCover issues online
Since today all 125 issues of the disk magazine NoCover are online and can be downloaded from the Amiga Future download page.
People who don't want to download all issues can order a CD with all NoCover issues for the costs of 50 Euro cents.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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13.May.2006
Alfred Faust (ANF)
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BarsnPipes New 1.25b with integrated UI
As the skin funcionality (e.g. interface look designed by the user) was almost not used at all did Alfred Faust decide to create a version of BarsnPipes New 1.25 where all 460 images of its 64 colour interface are integrated into the program's code and therefore do not have to be loaded additionally anymore.
This decreases the loading time of BarsnPipes New significiantly especially on slower computers. This version might be the better solution for the user who doesn't need the skin functionality.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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