08.May.2006
Pegasos.org (Webseite)
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MorphOS: SQLite 3.2.2
SQLite is a
Program library, which includes a relational database system, which
complies the
ACID
-properties. For MorphOS is sqlite3 as Version 3.2.2 available.
Download: sqlite3.lha (1,5 MB) (snx) (Translation: aj)
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08.May.2006
Pegasos.org (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Rival 1.0a
Christophe Genres Rival is a small MUI-Program for MorphOS to comparing
two directories. To adapted both directories-tree is it possible to
deleted or copy files.
Download: Rival-V1.0a-MOS.lha (156 KB) (snx) (Translation: aj)
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08.May.2006
AROS-Exec (Webseite)
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Team AROS: Bounty #38 for SCSI-commands
As Bounty-Projekt #38 for AROS a donation program was started to implement
missing SCSI or ATA-commands. Also it is planed to initiated a small
CLI program to play audio CDs (Options like play, pause, next, backwards
and eject)
(snx) (Translation: aj)
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08.May.2006
Christian 'tokai' Rosentreter (ANF)
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New Antarctic-Photos from MorphOS-coder Jacek Piszczek
Jacek "jacaDcaps" Piszczek (MorphOS Intuition, SSHcon), who is at the
moment at the southpol, has new photos of his antarctica trip released. (cg) (Translation: aj)
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08.May.2006
morphzone.org (Webseite)
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MorphOS: semi-official Update for the rtl_8139pci.device
Harry "Piru" Sintonen has in according to his own notification a
semi-official patch for the rtl_8139pci.device released.
The port works with the patched driver now principle with 100Mb/s,
the old driver slow down the transfer rate to 10Mbit with some
Hardware-configuration.
Download: rtl8139-50.12-100mfix.lha (704 Bytes) (cg) (Translation: aj)
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07.May.2006
OSNews (Web page)
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Acorn: Windows notebooks announced
With Acorn, it seems that another known home computer brand experiences its cannibalization: Acorn Computers Ltd., founded in January of this year, is announcing Acorn notebooks with Windows XP for the Computer Trade Show, which takes place on May 10/11 in Birmingham.
So far unclear is the legal situation: since whilst the company claims to own the rights to the Acorn name and logo, the UK Patent Office still displays Element-14 as the owner. Element-14 emerged as a result of the Acorn split and was later taken over by the US company Broadcom. (snx) (Translation: cad)
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07.May.2006
pegasosforum.de (ANF)
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Pegasosforum online again
After a short downtime due to upgrade, the MorphOS/Pegasos portal pegasosforum.de is online again. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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07.May.2006
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Interview with Gunnar von Boehn (194x, Arcade Game Construction Kit)
The wrights of osgames.it have published an interview with Gunnar von Boehn, who is responsible for the Arcade Game Construction Kit and the shoot'em up 1942, which is created with this tool. (cg) (Translation: cad)
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06.May.2006
Michael Böhmer (ANF)
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USB-Controller: New Subway is being delivered
After a very long time the usb controller "Subway" from E3B is being delivered to dealers worldwide.
As a small reward and surprise this Subway series is bundled with a full oem-license of Chris Hodges' USB-stack Poseidon 3. (snx) (Translation: ts)
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06.May.2006
Genesi (E-Mail)
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Genesi: Business plan for the Open Server Workstation
At PPCZone at the title link, Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck released two sections of a business plan Genesi developed for Power.org around the Open Server Workstation and Xen.
By doing so, the management asks for feedback in the corresponding thread. (snx)
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06.May.2006
Markus Watterott / Tales of Tamar-Team (ANF)
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Tales of Tamar in HiRes for the Amiga
The massively multiplayer strategy game Tales of Tamar now runs on the Amiga also in highresolution screenmodes. Details on this and other news on the game does the Tamar team comment as follows:
It is done! Finally, after eight months of continued work, we are pleased to present to you Tales of Tamar HiRes 2D!
The new client of our massively multiplayer strategy and role playing game runs in a resolution of 1024*768 with double buffering in 15, 16 and 32 bit as well as still in 640*480 pixels in 8 bit.
So Tales of Tamar still runs on all Amiga systems from an A1200/AGA with 68030 turbo card up to the most modern computers but takes advantage of the faster hardware of an Amithlon PC, an AmigaOne, a Pegasos or a fast UAE system.
Some older screenshots can be seen here but the engine's already improved in the meantime.
Unfortunately do many Amiga computers come to their limits with this engine. E.g., for the hires map is a 68060 processor and a graphics card the minimum requirement. An uncluttered installation is needed as well. Should this not be the case you'll have to stick to the 640*480 resolution in 8 bit.
Our experiences with speed are as listed below:
A1200/AGA
640*480/8 bit = yes
1024*768/15 bit = no
1024*768/16 bit = no
1024*768/32 bit = no
Reason: AGA cannot display a 1024*768 screen and would be too slow, either.
A500/A1200/A2000/A3000 with graphics board and 030/040 processor
640*480/8 bit = yes
1024*768/15 bit = no
1024*768/16 bit = no
1024*768/32 bit = no
Reason: the processor is too slow to run the hires map.
A500/A1200/A2000/A3000 with 4 MB Zorro II graphics card and 060 processor
640*480/8 bit = yes
1024*768/15 bit = yes/no
1024*768/16 bit = yes/no
1024*768/32 bit = no
Reason: the map works with 15 or 16 bit but not particularly fast as the bandwidth is limited by the Zorro II bus. 32 bit do not work as the graphics card comes with too little memory.
A1200/A3000/A4000 with 4 MB Zorro III graphics card and 060 processor
640*480/8 bit = yes
1024*768/15 bit = yes/no
1024*768/16 bit = yes/no
1024*768/32 bit = no
Reason: the hires map works with 15/16 bit when the OS installation is proper and optimized.
A3000/A4000 with PCI graphics card with at least 8 MB and 060 and PowerPC processor
640*480/8 bit = no
1024*768/15 bit = yes/no
1024*768/16 bit = yes/no
1024*768/32 bit = yes/no
Reason: the hires map works nut not fast. Usable with proper and optimizes OS installation.
Pegasos/AmigaOne/WinUAE/Amithlon
640*480/8 bit = yes
1024*768/15 bit = yes
1024*768/16 bit = yes
1024*768/32 bit = yes
Time will show whether we can improve these values any further. Surely not witjout assembler code - and there comes the question to mind whether the support for the project is still enough.
Out last call for testers followed almost 40 users but only a small number did really test. So, if you want to see this project continued on the Amiga help us and participate. Alternatively we do not see any chance to fix all the possible bugs.
Now here are the features and bug fixes:
New features
- HirES mode activated
- 24 bit graphics support integrated
- Auto conversion of 8 bit graphics integrated
- From the residence you can return to the main screen using the ESC key
- Input handler rewritten
- The client now works with the prerelease version 4 of AmigaOS 4
- The FTP download via tavern does not block the mouse anymore so that you can still work with the system in the meantime
- Small optimization of the map screen (speed increased)
- Tales of Tamar now uses the expansion.library to decide whether it runs on an AmigaOS 4 "Classic" system or an AmigaOne (thanks to Stephan Rupprecht)
- The client loads the graphics faster on some systems
- Descriptions of cities and landscapes remain when scrolling
- Much program code of the map now supports the PowerPC unfortunately offering only a little speed increasement under WarpOS
- Numbers about the workers remain visible when scrolling
- New catalogs added
Bug fixes
- FTP code changed and improved, bugs removed
- Workaround for a MorphOS blit bug in CyberGraphX 5 integrated
- WarpUp under AmigaOS 4 deactivated because it is slower due to the context switches with cache flush than the 68k emulation
- Many more bugs fixed
Known bugs
- Packed24 modes do not work
- Under AmigaOS 4 there may appear some font errors (reason yet unknown)
- CyberGraphX 4 color fonts >8 bit do ot support transparency
- CyberGraphX 3 yet untested; as ForceChunky is missing there may appear colour bugs in the game (we need testers!)
- Moduleplayer could still lead into problems under AmigaOS 4 (no testers = no information)
Download: ToT_Amiga_V0.55_R1.lha (15,6 MB)
The current 2D hires map is further on an integral part of the upcoming 3D map that will be built in first into the PC version to avoid a loss of time due to compatibilitiy problems and missing testers. On this note it was an important step for us.
A personal note: This 2D hires map is my personal thank you to the Amiga computer that has accompanied me through a great part of my life now. It is an ideal completion for the game and further development can only take place if enough gamers keep the game running.
The hires 3D map marks a step at least as big as this 2D map and it is indispensable that many testers take actively part in such a further development to identify bugs. Just a small example: only two or three AmigaOS 4 testers really support us in this project. The result is that bugs that are not obvious aren't found if you do not spend yourself very much time. So we wish that the support in the Amiga community will increase again.
Special thanks go to Stephan Rupprecht with whom I had many controversial discussions over weeks about the way of the blitting and whom I have to thank that Tales of Tamar runs smoother than before. Thank you, Stephan! Though it was not up your alley you had listened to me for weeks. :-)
Another thank you goes to Wolfgang Vogel. Without his PowerPC card I wouldn't have beeen able to finish this version as my two boards are broken once again.
Thanks to Frank Mariak, too, who is always there when there are CyberGraphX problemes. Hopefully development on CyberGraphX continues. ;-)
And thanks go to the whole AmigaOS 4 team and the MorphOS team. Both supported me well.
How does it proceed?
The hires 2D map wa ported to the PC now. There'll be some tests and then it will be released.
The Mac version will now adopt the finished sources and then offer the hires map, too.
With Richard Drummond we could contract a new developer who'll be working exclusively on the Linux version (PPC & x86) as well as possibly a Zeta version. Richard should be known to some AOS4 users and already present a first working Linux version. He, too, already owns the hires source codes and he will try to adapt the Linux client accordingly.
In addition we could sign a capable and known authoresswho ,to our pleasure, has dealt with the subject of Arbanor and therefore will write a book about Tales of Tamar. With this does will an old idea from the last century been picked up again. :-)
But nonetheless we need above all graphic artists who want to push our project. All in all we are looking for:
- pixlers for 2D hexagons and improvements of the GUI
- 3D object designers & 3D textur designers
- Assembler programmers for optimizations in the 68k code
- Musicians for Digibooster/Fasttracker modules
- Translators for Portuguese
- php programmers to support our browser version
- Programmers for improving the Amiga installer script
Many regards,
Wolfen
and the Tales of Tamar team (snx) (Translation: wk)
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06.May.2006
Pegasosforum (website)
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MorphOS: GLload 0.4.2
Stefan Haubenthal ported Stefan Eilemann's GLload to MorphOS. GLload shows the actual processor load in a 3d view (screenshot).
Download: glload.lha (125 KB)
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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05.May.2006
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amigaworld.net: Update of WinUAE-tutorials
The WinUAE-tutorial by amigaworld.net was updated.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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05.May.2006
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Tutorial: USB-Game port mapping under AmigaOS 4
"McFly" has published a tutorial at amiga-resistance.de which explains
the connection of an USB-gamepad under AmigaOS 4.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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04.May.2006
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Website: Pegasosforum temporary offline
As the webmaster of the Pegasos board, Matthias 'DJBase' Münch, informs, the website is temporary closed until the used software is completely revised. (snx) (Translation: ts)
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04.May.2006
Amiga.org (Homepage)
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Meeting: Amigathering 7 (Greece)
In May, 27 and 28, 2006 the 7th Amigathering is held in Kypseli, Athen under the motto "Back in Time!". Interested people who are not familiar with Greek language can ask for more details in English via E-Mail. (snx) (Translation: ts)
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04.May.2006
amigafuture.de (homepage)
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Keyboard driver: MMKeyboard 3.18 for Amithlon, AmigaXL, MorphOS and UAE
Guido Mersmann has released an update of his multimedia keyboard driver MMKeyboard. Currently Amithlon, AmigaXL, MorphOS and UAE are supported, an update for classic Amigas is in work. A bug in the MorphOS routines was fixed in version 3.18: Scroll wheels at a keyboard should work properly again.
Download: mmkeyboard.lha (500 KB) (Readme (cg) (Translation: ts)
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04.May.2006
ANN (Website)
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AmigaOS 4: First screenshots of "Word Me Up XXL"
"Word Me Up XXL" from Boing Attitude combines elements of arcade and memory as well as puzzles. The developers have now published some screenshots of the OS4 version. (cg) (Translation: ts)
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03.May.2006
PPA (ANF)
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Instant Messenger: AmiGG
AmiGG is an instant messenger application (Screenshots) which can handle the Gadu-Gadu protocol, which is widely spread in Poland. Soon, a plug-in system will be implemented and other protocols supported - e.g. Jabber or Tlen, which is also quite known in Poland.
Features:
- Unique tabs system which provides carrying on many chats in one single window
- AmigaAMP plug-in which gives ability to bring the name of the played song into the status description
- Sauranizator plug-in which gives ability to check IP or client version of people who you are chatting with
- Display of animated smiley
- Ability to send files through the protocol
- POP3 module which gives ability to check e-mails
- Enhanced and constantly improved preferences system which gives ability to adjust the look of the application to your needs and favours
- Display of the photo of person who you are chatting with
- Internet update function which can download and install any new version of AmiGG which is available
Requirements are:
- AmigaOS 3.x, AmigaOS 4 or MorphOS
- MUI 3.8
- Some MUI classes:
- TextInput
- TextEditor
- NList
- NFloattext
- NListview
- Busy
- Toolbar
- wbstart.library (for internet update function)
- openurl.library (optionally)
- Play16 (optionally)
AmiGG is distributed in polish and english language. People who want to create other language versions are welcome and should contact the author.
There is also a contest for creating default logo and graphical theme (buttons, toolbars, icons) of AmiGG. Contributed artwork should be your own idea, no copy or remake. Size and format have to be reasonable, commonly used. Everyone who is interested can send his/her work to konkurs(AT)amigg.ppa.pl. You may send more than one contribution. The deadline is on 20th May 2006. The winner will be announced on 27th May 2006. Prizes are waiting for the author of the best set of graphics and the next three runner-ups. (snx)
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02.May.2006
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles at the Obligement website (french)
During the previous two monthes, the articles below have been added to the website of the french Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement. Furthermore, you can support the magazine by Paypal now.
- Amiga and MorphOS news of march/april 2006
- Review of DOSBox (update)
- Review of Sudoku from Silicon Wizards
- Development: create a CD-player in MUI (8 chapters)
- Hardware: the SFX formfactor
- Tutorial: share files with Samba between AmigaOS and Mac OS X
- Tutorial: TVPaint - creation of gold rings
- Tutorial: installation of MorphOS-PowerUP on Amiga-Classic PowerPC (update)
- Tutorial: installation of Mac OS X on Pegasos with MolK
- Tutorial: usage of MorphUP
- Tutorial: do multiple e-mails with YAM2MM
- The Amiga Quizz
(snx)
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02.May.2006
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Amiga Inc.: Cooperation with MobileZone
Amiga Inc. announces cooperation with the Brazil Wifi-/"Mobile Computing" portal MobileZone. This coorporation aims at making Amiga Anywhere Content available for MobileZone customers. (cg) (Translation: iw)
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02.May.2006
(ANF)
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G-REX PCI homepage redesigned
Since yesterday the G-REX PCI homepage has been redesigned and new content was added. (cg) (Translation: iw)
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02.May.2006
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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SPS: Further 155 Amiga games filed
The SPS team ("Software Preservation Society", formerly known as CAPS), dedicated to preserving old commercial games including their copy protection, has converted another 155 games into the format invented by SPS, which can be read for instance by newer UAE version. (cg) (Translation: iw)
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02.May.2006
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os4depot.net: uploads until 01.05.2006
Here are the uploads at os4depot.net which have added since the last announcement:
scramble.lha gam/puz 1Mb Scramble
lvmsgout.lha net/ema 21kb LeaveOut YAM message link on Workbench
bibvision.lha uti/tex 162kb Bible text viewer for OS4 / OS3.5 / Warp
rockbeat.lha aud/tra 1Mb Create drumming tracks and export them a
pong.lha gam/act 33kb Pong the desktop game for AmigaOS40
trimines.lha gam/boa 265kb A mine sweeper game
daimonin.lha gam/rol 15Mb An online MMORPG
wookiechat.lha net/cha 580kb IRC Client (Internet Relay Chat)
ryleh.zip gam/act 1Mb Freespace - Ryleh Campaign
biloba.lha gam/boa 2Mb Biloba - A strategy board game for 2 to
cas_tools.lha emu/uti 104kb MSX Cas (tapefile) converters
img2dsk.lha emu/uti 24kb IMG to DSK MSX disk image converter
kens_images.lha gra/ico 272kb Ibrowse & Aweb Toolbars in the "Ken's Ic
miniampdeluxe.lha aud/mis 614kb Deluxe Version of MiniAmp for AMPlifier
scout.lha uti/mis 1Mb System monitor (MUI & TCP/IP stack optio
(cg) (Translation: iw)
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02.May.2006
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AROS-Archives: uploads until 01.05.2006
Here are the newly added uploads at aros-archives since our last announcement:
anaroswallpaper-01.i386.zip gra/the 308kb A 3D picture that will enjoy being on yo
simpleeditor.i386.zip uti/tex 1Mb Simple Text Editor
(cg) (Translation: iw)
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02.May.2006
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Aminet: main server moves
Aminet moves to another server. While the move had been planned for quite a while, the hoster now decided to move immediately without notifying the Aminet team first. The Aminet team is apologizing for the temporary breakdown, the webinterface should be available again soon.
The Aminet mirrors are still available via FTP:
(cg) (Translation: iw)
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02.May.2006
Rasmussen (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Drumcomputer Rockbeat 1.3.3
The software-drumcomputer Rockbeat is now available in version 1.3.3. Changes since the last version:
- Added two text fields for Song Titles and Bar Names/Descriptions
- No more crashes if AHI is unable to be opened.
- Drumkit samples are released on exit now
- Small changes made to help bring up stability on Quit
Download: rockbeat.lha (1,6 MB) (Readme) (nba) (Translation: iw)
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02.May.2006
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New home console: Nintendo and the "Wii" feeling
Nintendo has disclosed the secret around the official name of the forthcoming home console, previously code-named "Revolution": "Wii" which is to be released in autum 2006 is to "break down the dividing wall between video-game-players and non-video-game-players" according to Nintendo. "Wii" sounds like "we" in English as Wii is "a console for everybody" it is further said. Further details on Nintendo's console of the next generation, which is to rival Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, can be obtained at the website of Nintendo when clicking at the link above. (nba) (Translation: iw)
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02.May.2006
Mac Life
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Sun director resigns
Scott McNealy, founding member and for 22 years CEO of the computer company Sun Microsystems, is now no longer running the business as a chairman but only as a member of the supervisory board. His successor will be the previous COO Jonathan Schwartz.
Sun Microsystems is predominantly active in the server section and supplies large companies and universities. Above all Sun is also known as the developer of the platform independent programming language Java.
However Sun has failed in the last couple of years to get rid of the deceleration in the development of their company. Indeed the turnover has increased year-on-year by 21 per cent to 3.2 billion US dollars, but the net loss increased as well from 28 billion dollars to 217 billion dollars. The stock exchange looked upon the resignation of Mc Nealy favourably: Google Finance and Yahoo Finance. (nba) (Translation: iw)
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02.May.2006
Amigaharry (ANF)
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MorphOS: SimpleView 1.5
When clicking at the link above you will see that Tom 'Amigaharry' Duin has published his MorphOS picture observer SimpleView in version 1.4. SimpleView is characterised by the fact that it has been completely written in the PowerPC machine language. In the new version the BestModeID screenmode function for oversized pictures has been improved. (nba) (Translation: iw)
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