06.Jan.2005
Martin 'Mason' Merz (ANF)
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MasonIcons: New Icon archives
The following new and reworked archives are available on the MasonIcons homepage:
- AWebMIPNG (2nd release)
- new navigation bar, default images and a transfer anim
- png icons for AWeb, AWebConfig and AWebJS
- CardMIPNG (1st release)
- png icons for mass storage devices
- RebootMIPNG (1st release)
- CardMI (1st release)
- glowicons (256 colours) for mass storage devices
Visit the title link for further information and previews. (snx)
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06.Jan.2005
amigaworld.net (website)
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AROS: Review of AROS-Max
A short review of the AROS distribution AROS-Max, with which the "Amiga Research Operating System" may either be booted from a CD or tried out under Windows via the use of the emulator QEMU. (cg) (Translation: dm)
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06.Jan.2005
Pegasosforum (website)
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MorphOS: Update of Python 2.4 Port to Version 0.4pre
MorphOS-Version 0.4pre of the scripting language Python 2.4 is available for download in the Pegasos forum.
Python is an object-oriented programming language that was developed by Guido van Rossum in the early 90s at the Center for Scientific Information Applications in Amsterdam. The text of a Python program, in all Python implementations to and including the current one, is transparently translated to a "between code" that may be completely executed by the interpreter. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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05.Jan.2005
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Software News until January the 5th 2005
BenderIRC 1.5b13
The latest version of the IRC client BenderIRC includes the following changes:
- OpenURL - Plugin ... you requested it now use it :)
- Version string fixed
- ARexx-Plugin has been updated to a full working ARexx port
- Every BenderIRC command like /DCCSEND user file has been adapted in ARexx
The OpenURL plugin "fishes" links from the IRC datastream and passes it to a table,
in which every link is openable by click with your preferred browser.
Link: Homepage
Download: BenderIRC.lha (690 KB)
Megadrive emulator: dgen
"dgen" is an Amiga port of the famous Megadrive emulator.
Download: dgen68k.zip (254 KB)
Hatari 0.50
"Hatari" is an Atari ST emulator using the SDL library. Hatari supports all TOS versionen, offers limited GEM support
and can mount directories of the host computer or emulate a hard disk via disk image.
Link: Homepage of the Linux version
Download: hatari.zip (638 KB)
Report+ 6.16a
The freeware Report+ is released in version 6.16a. The tool uses ReAction/GadTools, requires AmigaOS 3.9 and offers ten different functions.
Download: ReportPlus.lha (306 KB)
BACK-IT-ALL-UP 10.1
With Back-It-All-Up it is possible to create back ups of a hard disk. The software supports up to eight partitions and drives with more than 4 GB,
offers several features and might be run on the Workbench or on its own screen.
Link: Homepage
Download: backitallup101.lha (16 KB) (cg) (Translation: ub)
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05.Jan.2005
MorphZone (website)
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Meridian 2.0 for AmigaOS 3.x and MorphOS released
Guido Mersmann has released version 2.0 of Meridian, a commodity, that allows, like a PDA with writing recognition, the use of virtual
hotkeys for e.g. calling programs. Because start point and direction of a mouse movement are taken into account there are close
to infinite combinations which are freely useable.
With Meridian it is possible to cycle through screens and windows, to close windows, to cancel requesters, to start programs or start
actions by moving the mouse only. That all without visual interface or pop-up menu or dock - only the mouse pointer on the screen.
Features:
- Commodity
- Online help
- Locale support
Download: meridian.lha (246 KB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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05.Jan.2005
MorphZone (website)
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MorphOS: Version 1.9.7 of the Free Pascal compiler released
The Free Pascal compiler for MorphOS is now up to the latest CVS again with the release of version 1.9.7.
The most significant improvement is the support for libraries by using the SysV ABI.
Now programs written in Pascal may use TinyGL or PowerSDL.
Download: fpc_20050105.lha (2.8 MB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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05.Jan.2005
MorphZone (website)
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MorphOS: Idraw model viewer ldview 0.5 released
ldview is a viewer for Lego Idraw model files ldraw-Format (screenshot).
Requirements:
- MorphOS 1.4 or newer
- Supported 3D gfx card
- tinygl 0.2 or newer (part of MorphOS 1.4)
- Parts of the LDraw 0.27 basic distribution
Download:
ldviewMOS-0.5.lha (23 KB)
ldraw027.zip (1.1 MB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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01.Jan.2005
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Happy New Year!
The team of amiga-news.de wishes all the readers a Happy New Year and all the best for the coming twelve months! We'd be pleased to see you being loyal to amiga-news.de and the Amiga in 2005!
(nba) (Translation: wk)
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01.Jan.2005
Amigaworld.net (website)
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Amiga Demoscene archive: number of productions reaches 430
The Amiga Demoscene archive contains by now a number of more than 430 productions. The latest new entries so far are:
- Profanity/Darkside
- Hyper/Focus Design and Scoopex
- Das EFX/Scoopex
- Lech/Freezers
- Torque/Scoopex
- The Sign/Scoopex
- Voyage/Razor 1911
- R.o.m/Essence
- Death Trial/Mandkind
- Wicked Sensation/TRSI
- We will smash u/TRSI
- 2998z/Darkage
- Toltec 9/Subspace
The logo gallery contains 112 entries. Leading in the charts is (as it is since its first listing in the A.D.A.) Planet Potion; on the second and third place are Megademo 8 by Kefrens and 4k Big! by Ephidrena.
For all interested in the creation of Amiga demos there are discussions in the A.D.A. forum.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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01.Jan.2005
MorphOS-News.de (website)
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MorphOS: ScummVM 0.7.0 and SeventhSense 0.14a released
Grzegorz Kraszewski released version 0.14a of SeventhSense. The update of this detector for changes of websites became necessary as the previous version stopped working after the installation of the datatype replacement MOSMedia. There are no further improvements.
Also updated was ScummVM, the interpreter for the SCUMM games by LucasArts. The MorphOS version 0.7.0 done by Fabien Coeurjoly uses PowerSDL.
Downloads:
SeventhSense-0.14a.lha (88 KB)
scummvm-0.7.0.lha (1.6 MB)
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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31.Dec.2004
Steffen Nitz (ANF)
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SN-FindColour V1.1 published
SN-FindColour is Freeware and meant to find certain colours. Red-, green- and blue-figures
can be set with the help of a scroller and thus the colour will be calculated.
Besides this it is also possible to enter and calculate HTML colour codes.
There is a standard and a MorphOS version (problems with entering fields).
You can find SN-FindColour under "Weitere SN-Archive" on my homepage (title link).
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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31.Dec.2004
Steffen Nitz (ANF)
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Announcement of updates of three SN-Archives
In a few days there will be updates of SN-EuroArchiv and 2in1-Project
SN-MünzenArchiv II and SN-MarkenArchiv II. For SN-Münz-/Marken-Archiv
the HTML-support has been added. Here is a possible
example.
Steffen Nitz: "I wish all Amiga users and the users of SN-Archives and the
game "Die Kleine Gilde II" a Happy New Year!"
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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31.Dec.2004
David Brunet (ANF)
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Game database: Update of the "Amiga Games List"
The "Amiga Games List" (AGL) has been updated and reworked by David Brunet.
The AGL tries to list all Amiga games in a clear format. The list contains games, editors and
data disks. With 8645 listed games the AGL is the most extensive database for Amiga games.
If you have comments or completions then please contact obligement AT free DOT fr .
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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31.Dec.2004
Martin (DaFreak) Rebentisch (ANF)
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Liquid Skies records #081
Today the scene group Liquid Skies publishes its 81st music pack. This time it contains
a song called "Before Tea Time" which was composed by Lcr reworked by Kuadziw.
The cover was created by Kuadziw.
Some further information to the track:
- Title: Before Tea Time
- Artist: Lcr feat. Kuadziw
- Style: Drum'n'bass
- Play time: 5:08
- Format: mp3 @ 160 kbps
- Size: 6 MB (ZIP-packed)
You can download it under the title link.
The LQS-crew wish all people who are interested in music a Happy New Year!
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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31.Dec.2004
ANN (website)
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MorphOS: "Weather" shows information to the weather
"Weather" uses the database of weather.com to
show you current information about the weather on the Workbench (screenshot).
Weather requires the datatype-system MOSMedia which was published a few days ago (amiga-news.de reported).
Download: weather.lha (490 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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30.Dec.2004
Bernd Roesch (ANF)
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WinUAE: New Online Help
Under the title link you'll find the new online help for WinUAE. The data "winuae.chm" must be placed in the same directory as "WinUAE.exe." Then it can be called with the help button in the WinUAE GUI.
The new online help goes completely on the new WinUAE, including a few screenshots.
Whoever uses UAE for more than games can find some tips for the usage of the emulator under "Tips->Hints for Powerusers" and now the description of the referenced program is also complete.
Whoever wishes to participate in the further development of this documentation, please send a comment to the author to get hold of the corresponding archive. (cg) (Translation: dm)
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30.Dec.2004
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Software News Through 29th December, 2004
vbcc 0.8g patch 3
Another update for the C-compiler vbcc 0.8g has been released. The following problems have been solved:
- The minimal startup code from vbcc_target_m68k-amigaos, minstart.o, didn't work with latest vlink.
- New OS3.5 functions for workbench.library and icon.librarary were missing.
Link: homepage
vlink 0.9h
Vlink is a portable linker written in ANSI-C that controls a variety of object and executable data formats. Changes in the new version:
- Respect ALLOC and NOLOAD flags in binary file generation
- Linker scripts: NOLOAD was not reset for the following sections
Link: Homepage
HomeBank 3.1 (Beta)
In the newest version of the account manager "HomeBank" a few bugs have been removed.
Link: Homepage
Download: HomeBank31beta.lha (660 KB)
German language catalog data (v3.0): hb_deutsch.lha (6 KB)
Cocktail Shaker
Cocktail Shaker is a database of cocktail and mixed drinks, programmed in Hollywood (screenshots: 1, 2). English and Spanish language versions exist, of course users can assemble their own translations and are called upon to let the author know.
Link: Homepage
Download: cocktailshaker.lzx (1.4 MB)
Worm Wars 8.23
"Worm Wars" is a Tron clone von James "Amigan" Jacobs (screenshot). Version 8.23 contains many small optimizations and bugfixes.
Download: WormWars.lha (699 KB)
Report+ 6.16
Freeware Report+ version 6.16 has been released. The tool is based on ReAction/GadTools, requires AmigaOS 3.9 and offers a variety of functions. For example you can make Aminet "readmes" with Report+, the Commodore Bug Reporting Tool may be replaced, you may show the byte count for any directory. Changes to this newest version:
- Path size report: optional deletion of .fastdir files
- Linted source code
- Bug fixes
Download: ReportPlus.lha (306 KB) (cg) (Translation: dm)
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30.Dec.2004
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Flood Catastrophe: Appeal for Donations
The tidal wave catastrophe in the Indian Ocean causes great shock here at home as well. Aid organizations are dealing with more than 100,000 dead, possibly more than 1,000 of them are from Germany. In this exceptional situation we'd like to call on our readers to help all those affected and to support locally the medical and humanitarian work of the relief organizations. Donate - even small amounts alleviate the emergency! If you would like to help those in the disaster areas, you may donate to the following account links:
[I'm going to put the translated name to the right of the actual organization name for English language readers. If you want to give you should probably use the German language name -DM]
Aktion Deutschland hilft [Germany Helps Campaign]
Alliance of these aid organizations: medeor,
Adra, ASB, AWO, Care, Help, Johanniter, Malteser,
Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband and World Vision
Bank name: Bank für Sozialwirtschaft
Bank code: 370 20 500
Account number: 10 20 30,
Keyword: "Seebeben Südasien" [means "South Asia ocean quake"]
Ärzte für die Dritte Welt [Doctors for the Third World]
Bank name: EKK Bank
Bank code: 500 605 00
Account number: 104 88888 0
Keyword: "Seebebenopfer" [means "ocean quake victims"]
Ärzte ohne Grenzen [Doctors without Borders]
Sparkasse Bonn [Savings Bank Bonn]
Bank code: 38 05 00 00
Account number: 97 0 97
Keyword: "Seebeben" [means "ocean quake"]
Caritas International
Postbank Karlsruhe [Postal Bank Karlsruhe]
Bank code: 660 100 75
Account number: 202 753
Keyword: "Erdbeben-Südasien" [means ocean quake South Asia]
Christoffel-Blindenmission [Christoffel Mission for the Blind]
Sparkasse Bensheim [Savings Bank Bensheim]
Bank code: 509 500 68
Account number: 505 05 05
Keyword: "Südasien"
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz [German Red Cross]
Bank für Sozialwirtschaft [Bank for the Social Economy]
Bank code: 370 205 00
Account number: 41 41 41
Keyword: "Südasien" [means "South Asia"]
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe [German Hunger Relief]
Sparkasse Bonn [Savings Bank Bonn]
Bank Code: 380 500 00
Account number: 20 20
Keyword: "Erdbeben Asien" [means "earthquake Asia"]
Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe [Diakonie Disaster Relief]
Postbank Stuttgart [Postal Bank Stuttgart]
Bank code: 600 100 70
Account number: 502 707
Keyword "Erdbeben-Südasien" [means "earthquake South Asia"]
Kindernothilfe [Children Emergency Help]
KD-Bank
Bank code: 350 601 90
Account number: 45 45 40
Unicef
Bank für Sozialwirtschaft [Bank for the Social Economy]
Bankcode: 370 205 00
Account number: 300 000
Keyword: "Erdbeben Asien" [means "earthquake Asia"]
World Vision
Volksbank Frankfurt [People's Bank Frankfurt]
Bankcode: 501 900 00
Account number: 2020
Keyword: "Tsunami Südasien" [means "Tsunami South Asia"] (nba) (Translation: dm)
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30.Dec.2004
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amiga-news.de: Changes to Editorial Team
Two changes occurred this month in amiga-news.de's editorial team: Alfred Sturm left; he had tended the Amiga Link Directory from June 2000 until December 2004 by adding and deleting websites and putting up a screenshot of each. His responsibilities there have been taken over by Christoph Gutjahr. Don't forget to announce your new Amiga websites in the Amiga Link Directory. Gerhard "Gary7" Schmid ceased his activity as moderator of the "classified advertisements" forum. His successor is Martina Jacobs, who returns to amiga-news.de. She had managed the English language section for three years. We thank our two departing coworkers for their commitment in the last years and wish them for the future all prosperity! (nba) (Translation: dm)
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29.Dec.2004
ANN (website)
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AROS: Latest state of the TCP/IP stack development
By the title link there is a forum thread at AROS-Exec, which contains
information about the current state of the TCP/IP stack
development for AROS and a screenshot. The latter shows the
browser Mosaic and a simple webserver, Cheetah. An e-mail
client is in development.
According to that thread there are two stacks
under development now. One developer goes for the TCP/IP bounty
and develops a SANA2 compatible driver. That stack might,
like Roadshow, become an AmiTCP heir and accordingly build on the
bsdsocket.library.
The second version is a port of LwIP by those both developers who
contributed the screenshot.
Currently only loopback is working, but a tap/tun driver for
the Linux hosted version of AROS is close.
Here, the bsdsocket.library is a regular, disk based library.
The first call of that library leads to the start of the stack task
and programs may access by the bsdsocket.library the network. But the
driver will be a different one. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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29.Dec.2004
S. & R. Raghoebardayal (ANF)
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Coyote Flux: PPC680x0 released as freeware
After lots of bugfixes and updates, PPC680x0 has become freeware and can be downloaded from this site. Both the docs and the program have been updated.
Since PPC680x0 V2.0 is in beta state, please let us know if the program contains any bugs. PPC680x0 has not been tested on machines without custom chips, so we cannot guarantee that it will work on such systems. It should work under UAE. Have fun!
Coyote Flux wishes everyone a happy and excellent 2005! (snx)
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29.Dec.2004
Robin (comments)
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MorphOS: PowerSDL 10.0 released
PowerSDL 10.0 is a MorphOS port of the SDL version 1.2.7 (screenshot of the
SDL preferences). It is based on the Amiga version by Gabriele
Greco, but was rewritten to a far extent to support the features
of MorphOS better.
Some features of
PowerSDL: - Integrated SDL settings with
localization
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Joystick support
- CDROM support
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Overlay support
- MorphOS integration: SDL programs may be
controlled by Exchange or by an ARexx port, windows have an
iconify gadget, etc.
Download:
powersdl.lha (147 KB)
powersdl_sdk.lha (946 KB)
powersdl_src.lha (443 KB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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29.Dec.2004
Christian Rosentreter (ANF)
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MorphOS: OpenTTD 0.3.5 svn 1282 (inofficial bug fix release)
By the title link Christian Rosentreter has released the latest SVN
snapshot (revision 1282) of OpenTTD (Multiplayer screenshots: #1, #2).
It will be the last SVN version which is compatible with the official
release 0.3.5; it removed the scrolling issues with the
server list. (cg) (Translation: ub)
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29.Dec.2004
Robin (comments)
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MorphOS: Datatypes replacement MOSMedia released
Grzegorz Kraszewski has created a Datatypes replacement for MorphOS
called MOSMedia, which also features streaming. Thus, it is
possible to view or listen to files while still downloading them.
Currently it is possible with audio files, an example
"Soundplay" is included within the drawer "Examples". To start it it
is required to copy the content of the drawer "Classes" to the
drawer "MOSSYS:Classes/Multimedia".
The implementation of the video codecs and display routines
is currently under work.
Download:
mosmediapack12.lha (235 KB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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29.Dec.2004
S. Eichholz (ANF)
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Website for the demo party "Breakpoint 2005" online
Since yesterday the website for the demo party "Breakpoint 2005" at
Bingen/Rhine is online. Like all the years the party will happen during
the Easter days (March 25th to 28th). The website provides all
required useful information and also introduces the futuristic looking
event location, the "Rundsporthalle". (snx) (Translation: ub)
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27.Dec.2004
Pegasos.org (ANF)
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Event: Registration for PUSH 2005 in Gothenborg has started
It is now possible to register for PUSH 2005. Like last year you will get a discount if you register. Registration does not imply that you have to come and if you fail to show up you will not be required to pay us anything. If you are planning to show up, please register so that we know how many tables to set up.
For the second year PUGS will arrange a computer party in Gothenburg, Sweden. We hope - with your help - that this year's PUSH can be as good as last year, or even better. Everybody is welcome, even without computer. But our focus this year will be on PowerPC computers.
PUSH 2005 will take place February 25-27, Friday from 12:00 to Sunday 12:00. (snx)
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27.Dec.2004
Vinnny (ANF)
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Russia: 'Amiga Information Center' celebrates its 5th anniversary
Today Amiga Information Center (AiC) is celebrating its 5th anniversary. For five years now AiC is supporting Russian Amiga users with fresh news and support. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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