26.Jul.2005
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Report from the AmiWest 2005 (English)
At the title link there is an English report by Steven Solie from his visit
together with the Amiga Users of Calgary at the AmiWest 2005 at californian Sacramento.
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26.Jul.2005
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS4: Protracker port and "Dirty Preview 4" of the MPlayer
Protracker
The music program Protracker version 2.3d from 1993
is currently ported to OS4 by Per Johansson together with Ronald Hof and Timm Müller, it is said to be 75% complete.
At the AmiGBG 2005 a betaversion has been released (screen shot).
Alsa a CD was composed which contains additional to the program itself also music modul, demo effects and some more extras.
please note that Protracker must not mirrored elsewhere without the author's permission.
Donations for his work on pograms for AmigaOS4 can be done at his webseite.
Download:
protracker-os4-beta.20050725.lha (280 KB)
pt.iso (684 MB)
MPlayer - "Dirty Preview #4"
From the not yet finished port of video player MPlayer for AmigaOS4
there is another preview version released.
The most important changes:
- Altivec problem with G3 processors solved (feedback welcome)
- GetBusKey bug removed
- Usage of the asyncio.library removed - thanks to Olaf Barthel's clib2 the original MPlayer sourcecode works well
- Use of the MPlayer version 1.0pre7 (and CVS changes ) which results in more features and codec
- WPA video driver removed because it was useless
- Exchange of the video driver vo_overlay and vo_cgx, MPlayer can be used with it's filename onlyn
Download: mplayer.lha (3,6 MB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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25.Jul.2005
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NewGUI: PowerPC-support
The graphical user interface "NewGUI" which is available in version 1.4.6, now supports the PowerPC at alpha-blending operations (PowerUP/MorphOS).
Download: newgui_1.4.6.lha (964 KB) (snx) (Translation: nba)
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25.Jul.2005
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os4depot.net: Uploads until 25.07.2005
These are the latest uploads to the os4depot.net added since our last update:
annotate_src.lha uti/tex 166kb Text Editor with advanced features (source)
hp11c.lha uti/sci 378kb HP11C calculator including the program mode
annotate.lha uti/tex 208kb Text Editor with advanced features
kens_images.lha gra/ico 54kb Ibrowse & Aweb Toolbars in the "Ken's Icon" style.
sashimippc.lha dev/deb 27kb Enhanced drop-in replacement for Sushi, PPC native
tcpspeed.lha net/mis 33kb Measure the TCP throughput of a TCP channel
pdalink.lha uti/mis 143kb Connect Amiga with Palm PDA
beatsofrage.lha gam/act 288kb Beats of Rage port (updated)
bor-src.lha gam/act 127kb Beats of Rage source code
bor_pngicons.lha gam/act 335kb Beats Of Rage Icon Pack (For All MODS)
make-unix.lha dev/uti 177kb GNU make PPC with UNIX paths
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25.Jul.2005
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Aminet-Uploads until 25.07.2005
Here are the new Aminet uploads since our last posting:
DatabenchDemo.lha biz/dbase 177K Small Database (german)
bugsquish-mos.lha game/actio 802K MOS Squish bloodthirsty bugs with your fly sw
cannonfodder_nm.lha game/data 161K Set of new levels to Cannon Fodder
JaktarDemo1.lha game/demo 320K Playable Demo from JAKTAR
Kargon.lha game/demo 577K Thrilling dungeon-chase, 1-4 players
Marblelous2.lha game/demo 605K Playable demo of Marblelous 2 (ECS and RTG)
TestamentDemo.lha game/demo 1.3M Playable demo of a new 3D-game
WormWars.lha game/misc 668K OS3 Worm Wars 8.3b: Advanced snake game
bor_pngicons.lha game/wb 335K OS4 Beats Of Rage Icon Pack (For All MODS)
ataripac2pbm-mos.lha gfx/conv 14K MOS Atari ST PAC to PBM converter
splayer_v1.9sebeta.lha mus/play 179K SPlayer 1.9se (Beta)
DiskMaster.lha util/dir 358K VAR DiskMaster2 - 68K & OS4
DiskMasterV37.lha util/dir 246K OS3 DiskMaster2 for Kickstart V37+
pdalink.lha util/libs 131K PDALink for AmigaOS 3 with source
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25.Jul.2005
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WHDLoad: New archives until 25.07.2005
With WHDLoad you can install games on your hard drive which were
originally meant only for use with disks. Besides this several
incompabilities with newer Amiga models were fixed.
The following installers have been added or updated:
- Optimized: Full Metal Planete (Hi-Tec) - support for another version, documentation and icons included
- Aktualisiert: Starglider 2 (Argonaut Software) - debugging of the PAL-version
- Verbessert: Zeewolf (Binary Asylum) - support for another version, debugged and added changes, new icons
- Verbessert: Stratego (Accolade) - support for another version, debugged, new icons
(snx) (Translation: nba)
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25.Jul.2005
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Kultboy.com: 8 new reviews and 1 interview added
Kultboy.com keeps the goold old amiga days awake by a bulky database for
magazines and reviews as well as letters to the editor.
Currently eight new reviews and one interview with the music group "Die
Toten Hosen" originally published in Power Play 8/93 were added.
The new reviews:
(snx) (Translation: nba)
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25.Jul.2005
Supimajo (Forum)
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Music magazine HousePool reports about the Amiga-anniversary
Under the titlelink Germanys first electronical music magazine - according
to their own statement - reports about the 20th birthday of the Amiga.
HouesPool took their first steps in the AmigaGuide-format before settling
over to the World Wide Web. (snx) (Translation: nba)
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24.Jul.2005
Coyote Flux (ANF)
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Coyote Flux: Update of PPC680x0 / NoClick-module for Kickflash OS4
Coyote Flux released a new version of the sourcecode-converter PPC680x0 and a NoClick-module for the Kickflash OS4-card.
Apart from this amiga-software Coyote Flux has shown screenshots and
of Evolution Advance to be found on their
website. Evolution Advance
is a 3D-game-worlds-renderer for the Gameboy Advance, whose design was
made on Amiga. dessen Design auf dem Amiga entstand.
Download:
PPC68k20.lha (537 KB)
NoClick.lha (1 KB) (snx) (Translation: nba)
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24.Jul.2005
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Meicky Soft: Five new articles about AmigaOS4-developing
Michael Christoph has published five new articles about the AmigaOS4-development, which were originally published in Amiga-Magazin. Topics of these articles to be read under the title link are the utility.library, Gadtools and Reaction, the timer.device, Docky-elements and Docky-applications. (snx) (Translation: nba)
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24.Jul.2005
Christian Rosentreter (ANF)
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MorphOS: OpenTTD-"Nightly builds"
Interested users can now download the daily updated "Nightly Builds" of
the current SVN-version of OpenTTD for MorphOS and other operating systems.
A full functionality of these automated snapshots is not guaranteed so using
at owner's risk only. (snx) (Translation: nba)
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24.Jul.2005
Stefan Kleinheinrich (ANF)
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SteamDraw 0.5R2 released
SteamDraw is a MUI-based 2D-vector-GFX application with EPS-support. The version 0.5R2 can be downloaded at the title link.
New in version 0.5R2:
- Safety-check at loading, SD will only load its own files
- Direct PNG-export including alpha-channel
- Vertical and horizontal construct-lines
- Papersizes and names can be defined in external file
- Bugfixes
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23.Jul.2005
ANN (website)
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Event: first pictures from AmiGBG
Under the title link you can find first pictures from the AmiGBG that took place today in Göteborg.
Update: (11:52, 24.07.05, snx)
Further photographs were made available by Onyxsoft.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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23.Jul.2005
Dave Fisher (email)
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IBrowse 2.4: feature list and screenshots
After showing the newest version of the web browser IBrowse toady at several Amiga events-Veranstaltungen for the first time to the public are an overview of the new functions and some screenshots to be found on the developers' website:
New features:
- Plugin API.
- AmiSSLv3 support.
- context sensitive mouse pointer.
- Background tab loading.
- AmigaOS 4:simple support of characters tables and UTF-8.
Overhauled features:
- Spoofing engine.
- FTP support.
Improvements:
- JavaScript engine.
- HTML engine.
- HTTP engine.
- Cookie support.
- Localization.
- Several GUI elements.
- Internal GIF decoder.
- Table parser.
- Memory management.
More comprehensive descriptions of the changes listed above as well as some screenshots can be found under the title link.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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23.Jul.2005
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MorphOS: TheBar.mcc 20.6 and amrss 5.3 released
Alfonso Ranieri released version 20.6 of the MUI class TheBar.mcc for MorphOS. With this class you can program comfortable button bars.
In addition, there's a special MUI4 version of amrss. This is an Amiga RSS client.
RSS is an independent output format that bases on the XML format and is used for exchanging contents like for example news. Such an RSS feed exists for amiga-news.de, too.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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23.Jul.2005
Amiga Future (website)
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PicShow: final beta version 1.31 released
In the final beta version 1.31.295 of the picture viewer PicShow by Thomas Rapp were several bugs fixed (animations with more than 32 images crashed, crash when the saved standard view mode wasn't available, compatibility problem with CyberGraphX), the stack handling in the PowerUp/WarpOS versions removed and the documentation was updated.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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23.Jul.2005
pegasosforum.de (website)
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MorphOS: Pixel32 1.0RC4 build 462 released
For registered users is a new alpha version of the graphics program Pixel32 available (screenshot).
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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23.Jul.2005
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Webcast from the AmiWest 2005
From 18:00 o'clock MESZ does the "User Group Network" send live from the AmiWest 2005. A detailed schedule for the broadcasts can be found under the title link.
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23.Jul.2005
Sprocki (ANF)
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First screenshots of Candy Factory 2
First screenshots of the grpahics software Candy Factory 2 (amiga-news.de reported) were released.
Please note that these are preview images in 16 bit. The quality on 32 bit screens is said to produce absolutely smooth graphics. And a function for higher quality post productin is said o be still switched off.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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23.Jul.2005
amiga-news.de (forum)
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Amiga birthday news in the media
Below a list of news regarding the 20th birthday of the Amiga. Should you find further reports please mention them in our forum.
Golem
Heise
Sat.1 video text (Tafel 129)
Slashdot
ZDF
Three days ago were several news made because of a dpa news.
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23.Jul.2005
AROS-Exec (website)
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Team AROS: Bounty #33 placed for back porting of the MorphOS shell commands
Neil Cafferkey initiated the bounty project #33 of Team AROS. The reward was placed for the back porting of the shell commands taken over by MorphOS.
The only pre-condition is the bugfixing of commands normally already existing in the C directory of AROS - there's no need of an enhancement of the functionality.
Malfunctions due to errors in other software layers do not affect the bount, either.
In exchange to this he withdrew bounty #26. This project had the goal to make the VESA graphics mode selectable without adaptated GRUB boot loader.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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23.Jul.2005
Amigaworld.net (website)
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Webcast from the AmiGBG 2005 (update)
Since 11 o'clock MESZ is Amigaworld Radio sending a live webcast with webcaster Rigo from the AmiGBG 2005 in Göteborg.
Update: (12:28, 24.07.05, snx)
You can now download yesterday'S webcast: AmiGBG-2005-Webcast.mp3 (28 MB)
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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23.Jul.2005
Cyborg (ANF)
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NewGUI with forced themes
The themes introduced last week are now available for older applications, too. NewGUI can now display a uniform look via global configuration.
Depending on the settings do the gadgets, too, the new theme graphics if they do not already use graphics. This way is an existing skinning not being destroyed.
Screenshots are available under the title link. The new NewGUI archive with more complete themes will be made available today.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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23.Jul.2005
ANN (website)
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Interview with Michael Böhmer (E3B)
Under the title link you can find an interview with Michael Böhmer whose company E3B is especially known for its USB solutions for the Commodore Amiga.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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23.Jul.2005
Spiegel Online
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Spiegel Online: handicraft enthusiast reanimates C64
Under the title link does (German) Spiegel Online report about the US american developer Jeri Ellsworth (C64DTV). Also mentioned because of the C-One and his C64 extensions is Jens Schönfeld from Individual Computers.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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23.Jul.2005
#morphos (ANF)
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MorphOS: detailed Blender screenshot
In the course of the MorphOS port of the 3D render software Blender Guillaume Roguez is working on (amiga-news.de reported) is a new screenshot available that shows much more details: blender1.png.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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23.Jul.2005
Patric Klöter (ANF)
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Happy Birthday, Amiga!
20 years ago the Amiga was shown to the world public. As representative for all the "crazy ones" who still can't get away from the world's best computer system we let our reader Patric Klöter speak who indeed did write a n anniversary :
"Happy Birthday, dear Amiga! Today, 20 years ago, you were shown for the first time to the world public and it was in the New York Lincoln Center. Andy Warhol, Debby Harry and many other famous people were there to see your birth as first of all multimedia machines. In Deinen ersten Lebensabschnitten hast Du große Erfolge gefeiert, gefolgt vom Verlust Deiner Mutter, Commodore, und Deines Vaters, Jay Miner im Jahre 1994. Als Waise fandest Du Zuflucht bei Petro Tyschtschenko, der Dir im Sommer 1995 ein neues Zuhause bieten konnte.
Weltweit millionenfach verkauft, kannst Du zwar heute keine wirtschaftlichen Erfolge mehr feiern, aber die vielen Freunde, welche Dir beiseite standen, sind geblieben. Auch heute noch kümmern sich viele Amiganer rund um den Globus um Deine Gesundheit und haben es auch geschafft, Dir in fremden Welten ein Zuhause zu geben. Dir, lieber Amiga, wünsche ich noch ein schönes, erfülltes, langes, digitales Leben in der Welt der Bits und Bytes. Du hast es Dir verdient!
And don't forget: Good friends are the most important thing in the world!
Your friend Patric"
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23.Jul.2005
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AmigaRemix: 12 new songs
Amigaremix.com offers remixes of Amiga games soundtracks as MP3 files for download. Since our last posting were twelve new songs added, a list of the new songs can be found under the title link.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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23.Jul.2005
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Elbox: status update of the "Dragon" turbo card
Elbox announce on their website the arrival of the first "ColdFire 5475" processors in their finalk version already some days ago (until now the "engineering version" PCF5475 was used).
The processor cards with the new processor versions arrived today at the developers. A picture of the new processor card can be found on the website of Elbox.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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22.Jul.2005
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AmigaOS 4: Hyperion publishes Bonus-Pack "20 Years Amiga"
Leuven, Belgium - 22. July 2005
Hyperion presents you an improved intuition.library as well as several new
"Themes" as a little gift for registered users according to the forthcoming 20th anniversary of the Amiga.
Here are some screenshots which shows the new themes:
The Bonus-Pack can be downloaded here
(only for registered users).
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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22.Jul.2005
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Candy Factory 2: Preview presentation on AmiGBG- and AmiWest-Show
After buying the rights of Candy Factory by ZeoNeo
in March 2003 tomorrow there will be a preview of the new version 2 for AmigaOS4 on the events of AmiGBG (Göteborg/Sweden) and AmiWest (Sacramento/USA).
Candy Factory is a programm with which you can easily create effects for graphics.
Version 2 is partly completely new written to use new features of AmigaOS4.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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21.Jul.2005
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Version 1.5 of the Autodoc-Viewer "minad" Released
The program "minad," a minimalistic Autodoc-viewer by Rupert Hausberger, has reached version 1.5 for AmigaOS 3.x and MorphOS. A new development is the switch for elimination of the filters, to this end the use of the filters is now implemented automatically with the command "OpenAll."
Download: minad-morphos.lha (54 KB) (snx) (Translation: dm)
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21.Jul.2005
Gunnar von Boehn (ANF)
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AWeb: MorphOS Version 3.5.06 RC
Gunnar von Boehn has compiled the current version (3.5.06) of the AWeb web-browser for MorphOS, wherewith this is now at the same position as the release candidates for AmigaOS/68k and AmigaOS4.
Please note that this is only about a release candidate, not a final version. Bug reports are solicited.
To install, unpack the archive and start the installer (for installation of the configuration), then AWeb itself.
The archive contains:
- The required Class Act classes
- AmiSSL for the SSL support
- A Flash-player (standalone, because the AWeb Flash-plugin is not ready yet)
- Icons and diverse settings
Download: AWEB3506rc-MOS.tgz (2,2 MB) (snx) (Translation: dm)
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21.Jul.2005
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Mediator: Update of the TV Tuner Controller TvR to Version 2.8
The program TvR by Robert Krajcarz (screenshot) has reached version 2.8. With this software a PCI TV tuner card may be controlled in conjunction with the use of a Mediator board.
To itemize, TvR makes possible the searching of Radio/TV signals, the creation of a TV program list, the configuring of the TV picture (brightness, contrast, color saturation), the changing of channels, the size-altering of the TV window (from 10% to full-screen), the selection of the video source (TV, Cinch, SVHS), the sound selection (mono, stereo) and the volume. In full-screen mode OSD (On Screen Display) is offered for the selected functions. The freezing and saving of the TV picture is also offered. The user may control these by GUI, keystrokes, or remote control.
As of version 2.8, video sequences may also now be saved, to this end tool-types of the program icons are supported. Beyond that, there's a change to the mute function in the main window.
Download:
tvr28.lha (68 KB)
tvr_skins.lha (1,5 MB)
tvr_skinkit.lha (29 KB) (snx) (Translation: dm)
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20.Jul.2005
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Scalos: Translation kit
Today a translation kit for the Workbench replacement scalos has been released.
It includes the catalogue data of all scalos compounds and thus, facilitates the adaptation to further languages.
Please send back all done catalogue files for additional languages.
Download: ScalosTranslation.lha (242 KB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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20.Jul.2005
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MUI: MiniMailer.mcc V20.0 released
Alfonso Ranieri released with MiniMailer.mcc V 20.0 an update of his MUI class to send emails. It to obtain from the title link. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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20.Jul.2005
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MorphOS: Software updates by Alfonso Ranieri
blanky 1.9
Blanky is a DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling) screen saver.
lola 1.2
A tiny commodity to send emails instantly.
mfkey 1.9
The commodity mfkey assigns defined functions to keys.
MiniMailer.mcc 20.0
MiniMailer is a MUI class to send emails. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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20.Jul.2005
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amiga-news.de: summer break until 21.08.2005, some services unavailable
Like every year, the amiga-news.de team takes a break. This time, the comments section will be unavailable until 21st of August. Other services will not be affected, news will be published as usual.
(nba) (Translation: cg)
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20.Jul.2005
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amiga-news.de is looking for freelancers for the English section
The amiga-news.de staff is looking for editorial freelancers to increase the English section of the site.
The requirements for this non-profit work are a fluent English and German as well as the readiness to induct into our online editorial system.
If we gained your interest, don't hesitate to contact Nico Barbat by
email. (nba) (Translation: ub)
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