15.Jul.2004
Sven Drieling
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amiga-news.de: Commentary Script - Bugfixes
Sven Drieling took care of the following errors in our commentary script:
Update:
- Bugfix: URLs in the comments with the "|" symbol did not completely work with the referenced link when one clicked on them (Martin Heine).
- Bugfix: "mailto:" was changed around in a clickable link (Christoph Gutjahr).
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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15.Jul.2004
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AmigaOS 4: Zombie Apokalypse
"Zombie Apocalypse" is a 2D shooter written by Blackbird. An AmigaOS 4 version has been released today.
(cg)
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15.Jul.2004
amigaworld.net (Website)
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2D shoot'em up: Blackshoot
'Blackshoot' is a 2D shoot'em up written with AmiBlitz 2 supporting graphics and sound cards. Versions for AmigaOS 3 and AmigaOS 4 are available. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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15.Jul.2004
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os4depot.net: Recent uploads
rtgmaster-os4fix.lha dri/gra 71 KB RTGmaster OS4 fix
tactictowers.lha gam/mis 51 KB Sort the tower before the other player does.
amishots.lha gra/mis 108 KB AMIShots for Amiga. An Amiga clone of Webshots
sid4amigaos4.lha aud/pla 371 KB Sid4Amiga
addmenu.lha uti/mis 10 KB Adds more menus to the Workbench
ispell-3.2.06-aos40.tar.gz uti/tex 2 MB Ispell
sge.lha emu/uti 87 KB SGE: The Spectrum Graphics Editor/Ripper 68k/PPC (cg) (Translation: cg)
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15.Jul.2004
amigaworld.net (Website)
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AmigaOS 4: Movie player AMP (Beta)
"AmiDog" released a first beta version of his movie player for AmigaOS 4. According to the author, it's a "a quick and dirty port of the latest beta containing a lot of untested stuff".
Direct download: AMP2-BETA-040705.lha (899 KB) (cg) (Translation: cg)
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15.Jul.2004
amigaworld.net (Website)
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AmigaOS 4: Status Update from Ben Hermans
An amigaworld.net member has released a transcript of Ben Hermans' speech at 'Amiga Alpe Adria' (3rd of July, Udine/Italy). (cg) (Translation: cg)
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15.Jul.2004
Gerd Frank (E-Mail)
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BSD: DragonFly 1.0 Released
FreeBSD branch DragonFly was released at version 1.0 this week. The beginner of the project is Matthew Dillon, an Amiga user known for DICE C Compiler among other software. You may find out more about this Unix derivative at Heise. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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15.Jul.2004
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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German Translation of DiscreetFX Interview
On amigaworld.org a short time ago there was an English-language interview with DiscreetFX (responsible for Amizilla and so on).
As of today there is a German-language version of the interview at the Amiga Future Homepage.
(cg) (Translation: dm)
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14.Jul.2004
Christian Rosentreter (ANF)
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MorphOS: OpenTTD 0.3.3
OpenTTD is an open source clone of the Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe". Other than with the original game several extensions and new features were added, e.g. many functions of the famous TTD patch were integrated directly.
The most important change compared to the official 0.3.2.1 release for MorphOS is surely working network support.
Interesting changes at a glance:
- network support for MorphOS
- improved German town name generator
- transparent station signs
- show total cargo per wagon type in train details window
- bridges on slopes
- Galician translation
- Extra dynamite, allow the removal of town-owned roads, bridges, tunnels for a popularity rating penalty
- magic bulldozer cheat, that lets you remove industries, unmovables and town-owned buildings, roads and bridges
- Enabled 'remove' button for stations
- Cheat GUI (activate with crtl-alt-c) The game remembers if you have used a cheat
- split canal/lock tool in two tools, one for building canals, one for locks.
- make the HQ generate passengers and mail
- made helicopters able to land on small airports again
- display number of houses in town overview window
- realistic train reversing
- added water quantity level "very low", which is the default for easy mode now
- various small improvement for the MorphOS build
- alt + f now toggles full screen (alt + enter still works)
- autorenew: autorenews vehicles if enabled.
- news history window
- larger smallmap size
- Austrian Citynames
- Polish translation
- Danish translation
- smooth economy changes
- TTDPatch-style gotodepot.
- helicopters get serviced automatically on helipad
- center toolbar on screen
- two new airports
- Resizing the window in all SDL builds
A complete list of all changes is to obtain from the changelog.
The archive is downloadable by the title link. Additional some selected files from the original game (Windows version) are required. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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14.Jul.2004
Amiga.org (Website)
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IRC-Client: WookieChat version 1.2 released
The IRC client WookieChat is available as version 1.2 (353 KB) now. The enforcer hits are not solved yet but the author wanted to release the current state before he will go on vacations. If there are problems with the new version there is still the version V1.1 available for download.
Changes with V1.2:
- Installation script added
- "Perform on connect" support added. So you can join channels, register with nickserv, etc, automatically when you connect to a server. Edit the Group entry to change your connect script.
- Support added for server passwords
- No longer crashes when you are missing any of the three MUI custom classes that WookieChat requires. It will give an error message instead.
- You can now /part channels and close private message (query windows) tabs by clicking the X button in the top left hand corner.
- If you try to use a command that isn't yet supported, the "/" prefix in the line you typed will be removed and the rest of the line will be sent to the server. /mode and /nickserv now work because of this. This might help with future IRC developments too... i.e. when new commands become available on networks, the client doesn't have to be updated to support them.
- Bug fix: when you were disconnected from IRC by either the server or by typing /quit, the program would go into a never ending loop locking up the program. Fixed.
- Bug fix: When a server name was too big for its button, it created weird problems. Now when a server name is too long, the string is restricted to 10 characters. So hopefully multiple server support works better now.
- Bug fix: Can connect to the Galaxynet network fine now.
- Bug fix: when connecting to a server in a new tab, sometimes the previous tab you were in wouldn't change its selected state to FALSE.
- Bug fix: No longer crashes if you load WookieChat without first loading a TCP/IP stack. When you attempt to connect to a server, it loads bsdsocket.library if it hasn't been already, and if it fails it gives an error message.
- Change: Nicklist listviews are a fixed size now, so when the window is small, you can still see the status symbols to the left of peoples nicks
(snx) (Translation: ub)
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13.Jul.2004
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Various software updates
Solar Rescue
"Solar Rescue" is a small shooter created with the legendary "SEUCK" ('Shoot'em Up Construction Kit').
Direct download: SolarRescue.zip (346 KB)
BACK-IT-ALL-UP 9.8
Back-It-All-Up mirrors the content of one hard drive on another one. It supports up to eight partitions, partitions bigger than 4 GB, can use its own screen or open a window on the Workbench screen and offers a lot of features.
Direct download: backitallup98.lha (17 KB)
Worm Wars 7.82
"Worm Wars" ist a 'Tron' clone by James 'Amigan' Jacobs (screenshot). Version 7.82 introduces miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.
Direct download: WormWars.lha (542 KB) (cg) (Translation: cg)
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13.Jul.2004
Cloanto (ANF)
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Amiga Alpe Adria: Photos and MP3 files (Update)
At the official Amiga Alpe Adria website 0xAA.org you can find further photos from this event which took place in Udine, Italia, on July 3rd (among other stuff some classic Commodore computers were shown) as well as mp3 files of the speech by Ben Hermans (Hyperion) and further presentations.
Update: (13.07.04, 14:24, snx)
At the Amiga Show Archive there is also a Video (43 MB) of Ben Hermans' speech available. (snx)
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10.Jul.2004
Amigaworld.net (website)
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Mailing list for AteoBus owners
For the owners of an AteoBus expansion there's now a mailing list at Yahoo been set up.
This piece of hardware offered ISA slots for the Amiga 1200 and had been developed in 1997 by the French company Ateo Concepts. As slot cards available for it were among others a graphics card (Pixel 64) and an Ethernet card (AteoNet).
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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10.Jul.2004
IOSPIRIT (ANF)
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IOSPIRIT: BlackIRC keyfiles online available
In the near past we have received several requests regarding the availability of keyfiles for the software title BlackIRC (development ceased in 2000). To help these interested users we offer an online version of BlackIRC 1.1 for sale. The online version contains a keyfile and the last released version of BlackIRC.
We want to point out that there is no support for BlackIRC available anymore and that development ceased in 2000. This offer is therefore meant only for users who do not need any support and only want to buy a keyfile.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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10.Jul.2004
PPA - Polish Amiga Portal (ANF)
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MorphOS board game: Kulce
Roman Grygier prepared a MorphOS game called Kulce. On the board there are some coloured balls which have to be put in horizontal, vertical or diagonal rows.
When there are five of the same colour in one row, the row disappears and the player gathers some points. Balls can be moved around the board - one per round. After making the move, additional three balls appear on the board. The game lasts until the whole board is covered with balls and the player has no field to move.
The game can be downloaded from PPA. The game is in Polish language but there is not many text to read. Review of the game (with screenshots) can be found here. Enjoy! (snx)
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10.Jul.2004
ANN (website)
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PerSuaSiVe SoftWorX: datatypes akGIF and akTIFF for free
Because of the end of the LZW patent Andreas R. Kleinert now made also the datatypes akGIF and akTIFF available free of charge so that they should appear on Aminet soon. The akGIF datatype archive is available for download on the author's website, too, but not the akTIFF archive due to its size.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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10.Jul.2004
Mario Misic (ANF)
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BBoAH looking for musicians
The team of the BBoAH is still looking for people, especially songwriters and musicians/bands
or people who know to mix a song with the appropriate programs. It is planned to produce an AMIGA song that goes under the skin. For this they are looking for some helping hands to work on it within a non-profit-project. Idea and concept exist and are set.
People who want to spend some of their spare time for this project may write via e-mail to: Amigahardware@mariomisic.de.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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09.Jul.2004
(ANF)
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Programming language: Mattathias BASIC (alpha) released
A new alpha version of "Mattathias BASIC" has been released yesterday. (cg)
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09.Jul.2004
Dude (ANF)
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Sun present three dimensional desktop
With Project Looking Glass Sun present a three dimensional desktop for their Unix operating system 'Solaris'. Detailed explanations and various screenshots can be found on the project's website.
A video showing the 3D desktop in action is available as well.
(cg)
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09.Jul.2004
PC-Welt
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US-government warns of Internet Explorer
Because of the several lacks of security in the WWW browser Internet Explorer the
"United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team" which is an organization where the US government
has also some members warns of using the browser, at least if you have not changed some
preferences. Meanwhile the free author Paul Boutin advises to use Firefox instead of
the Internet Explorer. That seems to be not very special but this advice has been posted
in Microsoft online magazine Slate....
(cs) (Translation: dr)
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09.Jul.2004
Golem IT News
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Golem: Mozilla-products avoid Windows lack of security
»Patch for Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird published
After on 7 July 2004 a dangerous lack of security has been found which only appears
on Windows systems at the three web applications Mozilla, Firefox and
Thunderbird now a patch is available for download. The lack of security allows an attacker
to execute program code on a different system.«
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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09.Jul.2004
Amigaworld.net (Website)
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Another video of AmigaOS4 with nativ Picasso96
Under the title link an
AmigaOS4 beta tester has published a video (20 MB)
which shows the speed of the new PPC-nativ version of Picasso96.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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09.Jul.2004
Amigaworld.net (Website)
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Video of OS4-Prerelease-Party in Landskrona
Under the title link you can
download a video of the OS4-Prerelease-Party which took place from June 18th to 20th in
Swedish Landskrona.
You can watch a little performance of AmigaOS4 with nativ Picasso96,
MUI, MooVid and Descent Freespace.
The video which has also some music is there in three different levels of quality.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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08.Jul.2004
ChaoZer (ANF)
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MorphOS: ColdRebootPatch
ColdRebootPatch patches the ColdReboot() function, allowing you to delay or even stall a reset (screenshot).
(cg)
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08.Jul.2004
From Sebastian Brylka found in "Die Zeit" (ANF)
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Die Zeit Web-Magazine: Cool Computer Art
Creative programmers demonstrate how they also use modest means towards a goal of great works. Amigas are mentioned relationally to the growing demo scene in this article by Aaron Koenig.
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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08.Jul.2004
Mario Misic (ANF)
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BBoAH Chat-Radio Session
This coming Saturday, the 10th of July, 2004, BBoAH is organizing a chat radio session at 8 pm. On this web-radio that evening the topic of Amiga shall be particularly discussed.
[rest of article not translated, the web-radio was also to include music by request] (ps) (Translation: dm)
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08.Jul.2004
Kultpower.de (ANF)
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Kultpower.de: New Test Reports, Articles and Kult Packages
Kultpower.de, the fan site for classic computer magazines, has again an update, after a long time:
New PowerPlay Test Reports from Powerplay 12/92: A.T.A.C. (MS-DOS), Burning Steel (MS-DOS), Hexuma (Amiga), LHX Attack Chopper (Mega Drive), NHLPA Hockey 93 (Mega Drive), Quest for Glory 3 (MS-DOS), Rex Nebular (MS-DOS), Silly Putty (Amiga), Spellcasting 301 (MS-DOS), Summer Challenge (MS-DOS), Super High Impact (Super NES).
In the Kult Games area there are a few new game gems to marvel at: Wing Commander 1 and 2, Eye of the Beholder 1, 2 and 3.
[rest of article not translated] (snx) (Translation: dm)
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08.Jul.2004
ANN (Website)
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Garry Hare (KMOS) to Speak at Summer Breakout 2004
At "Summer Breakout 2004", an annual convention on the topic of networks, which takes place on the 14th of July in Petaluma, California, Garry Hare of KMOS Inc. will give a speech on wireless networks. (cg) (Translation: dm)
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08.Jul.2004
Rene (ANF)
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New Law Forbids the Sending of Spam Mail
chip.de: From now on in Germany it's forbidden to spread unwanted advertisements by e-mail, SMS, and fax. This so-called spamming is forbidden in accordance with the Unlawful Competition statute that came into force today.
(cg) (Translation: dm)
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08.Jul.2004
ARD-Teletext Page 135
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Punishment for ex-Metabox CEO Domeyer
As may be read in ARD Teletext, former CEO Domeyer of Metabox AG has been sentenced to seven months and a penalty of 10,000 euros.
The judge found that Domeyer inflated the value of Metabox shares by filing false reports.
Follow-up: More articles about this
N-TV.de on 8th July, 2004: Metabox CEO Sentenced
Heise on 9th July, 2004: Punishment for the former Metabox CEO
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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08.Jul.2004
Dirk Martin (ANF)
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Convention: Fun Of Computing 2004
On the 2nd and 3rd of October the convention FUN OF COMPUTING is taking place in the main building of the Ilmenau (Germany) Technology and Founders Center. Since 1997 this gathering has been organized by Amiga-Center Thüringen, and is now offered for the 5th time. It offers interested visitor a look at news, developments and trends having to do with computers. (cg) (Translation: dm)
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08.Jul.2004
MorphOS-News.de (Website)
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Emulator: MAME V0.84 for MorphOS
Fabien Coeurjoly has released version 0.84 (13.5 MB) of the Multi Arcade Machine Emulator for MorphOS.
Changes since version 0.72:
- Bumped to 0.84 common tree
- Optimized blit speeds, especially on Pegasos II
- Supports on-the-fly window/screen switch (alt-enter by default)
- Not compiled with GCC 3.x this time, as this led to some nasty bugs
- Improved GUI (history.dat and mameinfo.dat support, favorites list, ...)
- Command line interface mode changed:
- Now uses the official mame syntax (mame.elf -showusage) for help
- Also supports mamerc config files
(snx) (Translation: dm)
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08.Jul.2004
Golem IT News
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Golem: Googles Against Google
«Stelor wants to terminate the trademark "Google."
Stelor Productions, a maker of child's toys and operators of the kids website Googles.com, has filed at the US Patent and Trademark Office that the trademark "Google" used by the search website Google must be cancelled. »
Read the complete Golem article under the title link. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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08.Jul.2004
WHDLoad (Website)
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WHDLoad: New Packets through 8th July, 2004
With WHDLoad it's possible to play games from your hard-drive that were previously thought of as floppy-only. The following packets have been added or updated since our last announcement:
- 06.07.04 new: Tint (The Black Lotus) done by Psygore
- 01.07.04 fixed: Toki (Ocean) fixed missing imager
- 01.07.04 fixed: Street Racer (Epic) fixed another access fault
- 27.06.04 new: The Cycles (Accolade) done by Psygore
- 27.06.04 new: Speedboat Assassin (Mastertronic) done by Psygore
- 20.06.04 new: Explora 3: Sous Le Signe Du Serpent (Infomedia) done by
Psygore
- 17.06.04 updated: Enemy - Tempest Of Violence (Anachronia) icon added
- 13.06.04 fixed: Silent Service 2 (Microprose) fixed bug in protection
patch fix
- 07.06.04 new: Postman Pat (Alternative) done by Codetapper
- 31.05.04 improved: Overdrive (Team 17) completely rewritten, fixed
load/save records
- 30.05.04 fixed: Les Portes Du Temps (Legend) restarting game after game
over fixed
- 30.05.04 fixed: Cluedo: Master Detective (Leisure Genius) doesn't quit
anymore when starting
- 26.05.04 improved: Toki (Ocean) supports another version, new icons
- 26.05.04 improved: Asterix - Operation Getafix (Coktel Vision) supports
another version
- 23.05.04 new: The Kristal (Addictive) done by Psygore
- 23.05.04 new: Fusion (Bullfrog) done by Psygore
- 23.05.04 new: Cluedo: Master Detective (Leisure Genius) done by Psygore
- 19.05.04 new: Populous World Editor (Bullfrog) done by Psygore
- 15.05.04 updated: Battle Squadron (Innerprise) reworked, many changes,
see readme
- 08.05.04 improved: Superfrog (Team 17) project f fixed, easy entry of
level codes, added level skip
- 08.05.04 new: Alien World (PAL Developments/Hi-Tec) done by Codetapper
- 07.05.04 improved: Theme Park (Bullfrog) rewritten for kickemu/whdload
16, manual and hints added
- 06.05.04 new: Saint & Greavsie (Core Design/Gremlin) done by Codetapper
- 05.05.04 improved: Tornado (Digital Integration) supports ECS version,
display fixed on AGA version
- 05.05.04 improved: Bloodnet (Microprose/GameTEK) fixed load/save problems,
supports ECS version
- 03.05.04 new: Asterix - Operation Getafix (Coktel Vision) done by JOTD
- 03.05.04 improved: Beyond the Ice Palace (Elite) supports another 2
versions, major changes
- 01.05.04 new: Luxor (Software Horizons Ltd/Paradox) done by Codetapper
- 01.05.04 new: Corx (Starbyte) done by Codetapper
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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08.Jul.2004
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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New APC&TCP Newsletter
As of today the new newsletter from APC&TCP is active. Updates to the pages of APC&TCP, DigiBoosterPro, and Amiga Future are posted in the newsletter. Beyond that there is information about software updates of the APC&TCP software house.
Subscribers to the old APC&TCP newsletter and the Amiga Future
mailing list are being automatically subscribed to the new newsletter. If you would like to subscribe, send an e-mail to newsletter-subscribe@apc-tcp.de.
To unsubscribe send an e-mail to newsletter-unsubscribe@apc-tcp.de. Both of the old mailing lists will be eliminated in the next few days.
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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07.Jul.2004
Lou Vidal (ANF)
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Queens Amiga User Group: Website updated, "CD32 Video Editing Station"
The Queens Amiga Users Group website has been updated. The expanded member project section now features pictures and a short description of a video editing station based on a CD32.
Along with the announcement of the resumed summer meetings the site
features the latest in the ongoing OS4 demos, visit QAUG for more info.
(cg) (Translation: cg)
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07.Jul.2004
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New Amiga dealer - handle with care
An amigaworld.net member pointed out that there's a new presumably British Amiga dealer called amigashop.co.uk. But just a few hours later, there are lots of indications suggesting that one should be very cautious when dealing with this entity:
The only means of contacting the dealer (apart from a HTML form) listed on the website is a mobile phone number, there's no postal address or proper imprint available.
There are AmigaOne motherboards available from the webshop, yet the manufacturer Eyetech states that they never heard about that particular vendor. The domain amigashop.co.uk is owned by pc-x-treme.net, a company that has allegedly cheated PC customers in the past and falsely claimed to be a subsidiary of a reputable hardware manufacturer.
More information and links to further evidence can be found at amigaworld.net.
(cg) (Translation: cg)
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07.Jul.2004
Amiga.org (Website)
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Amiga.org Magazine: Spare issues of the pilot still available
There are still some spare issues of the pilot of the 'Amiga.org Magazine', a currently frozen
international print magazine in English language, available as Ron van Herk
('Palpatine') just reports at
Amiga.org.
The reasons for the frozen status of that magazine are said to
be not enough time by the editors and the overall situation
of the Amiga market which is not the best condition for a
needed and secured market demand.
Financing and material for articles as well as advertisers
were not the critical problem, thus giving hope the status
might change for future releases again when more Amigas,
independent which manufacturer or brand they will be, within
the market.
Further information and how to obtain one of the last issues
is to get at the title link.
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07.Jul.2004
Amiga.org (Website)
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Fileshare game: Secrecy
Secrecy (38 KB), is a strategy game for two to four players. It is a
so called file share game i.e. one does a turn, saves the
game and sends the file to the next player.
An editor for different arenas is included with the game.
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[News message: 07. Jul. 2004, 11:29] [Comments: 0]
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