26.Nov.2002
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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ARC 2002 News: Elbox will be present!
Elbox Computer, the company that pioneered
PCI adapters for classic Amiga computers, will be present at the AMIGA + RETRO
COMPUTING 2002 show. The hardware vendor and developer has hit the headlines
lately because of a disputed protection mechanism in their driver software.
Therefore we're especially happy that the company from Poland will face up
to the dialogue with the users.
(ps)
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26.Nov.2002
Dieter Groppé
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Tool: MCP Version 1.40
The multifunctional tool MCP ("MasterControlProgram") is available in version 1.40 for download.
It is an update archive which needs an installation of version 1.39 and a complete archive available.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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26.Nov.2002
Grzegorz Kraszewski (ANF)
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TTEngine 5.1 released
TTEngine is the TrueType font based text rendering engine for AmigaOS.
Version 5.1 can be downloaded from the home page of TTEngine.
TTEngine 5.1 has been released. New features:
- Recompiled with newest FreeType 2.1.3 sources. After some research I've decided to leave bytecode interpreter turned on by default (it is turned off in default FreeType config). Autohinter seems to be not that good as FreeType authors advertise.
- Two wersions of TTEngine are now distributed. One full featured and one without bytecode interpreter. Both have 100% compatible API and can be interchanged by just replacing library file. The "light" version of the library may be interesting for commercial applications authors, since bytecode interpreter uses some patented things.
- TTEngine now supports all ISO-8859 encodings (from 1 to 16, except 12 which probably does not exist), also UTF-16BE and UTF-32BE.
- Application programmer can specify custom 8-bit to Unicode character mapping.
- A few more precise global metrics attributes have been added.
- Added some example programs and "ViewISO" tool showing all ISO-8859 encodings for a font face.
Check "release_notes" file in the distribution archive for the full list of changes.
(ps)
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25.Nov.2002
AMIGAplus
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Game: Quake I update
Frank Wille published version 2.00 of Quake 1.09, that supports AGA and
Cybergraphics, Amiga keyboard, mouse, Joystick, Joypad (CD32, PSX),
TCP/IP, AHI and Amiga-native (Paula) stereo sound, sound (audio.device) and audio CD playback. For an exact function
description please read the guidance.
Quake I is available for MorphOS, WarpOS, PowerUp V2.00, AmigaOS/68k
and as source code.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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25.Nov.2002
Steffen Häuser (ANF)
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Game: New mods for Quake2
Steffen Häuser of Hyperion Entertainment:
I just added two new mods to the Amiga Quake2 homepage. This time: Headhunters and Headhunters CTF.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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25.Nov.2002
S. Eichholz (ANF)
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No Mekka symposium 2003 (Update II)
As announced today on the Mekka Symposium homepage the Mekka Symposium 2003 will not be held. Further details can be found in the following original message or at the title link.
Dear Fellow Sceners,
We will keep the upcoming information as short and painless as possible:
Due to irreconcilable personal differences within the main organizer team, the Mekka & Symposium 2003 WILL NOT TAKE PLACE. Yes, we're serious.
Some of you will shout "NO, you simply can't do that!". Believe us, it was a hard decision for us, too -- but in the end, we had to make it. If you are interested in some more explaining info, read the next few lines.
A demoparty should be fun for everybody, and this is also valid for the organizers that set the whole thing up; a good event can only be organized in a good mood, otherwise it will be a disaster. We don't want the next Mekka & Symposium to become a disaster, so we're going to stop right before this can happen.
The last few years and events were a huge success and we all had a lot of fun; this should never be forgotten by anyone, neither visitors, nor organizers! We stop right at this point to make sure that Mekka & Symposium will always be remembered as one of the best demo parties ever. All the past years it was your support and contribution, your presence and your personal efforts that made Mekka & Symposium such a great, respected and productive event and we deeply say "THANKS" for that, to each and every one of you, be it visitors or organizers.
Sincerely yours,
The Mekka & Symposium Main Organizer Team.
PS: We were told that an alternative party in Germany is being organized at Easter. Stay tuned for details.
Update:
Petition: "Bring back Mekka Symposium Petition".
Update 26.11.2002:
Under http://breakpoint.untergrund.net
you will find information about an alternative event. (ps) (Translation: sk)
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25.Nov.2002
Amiga + Retro Computing 2002
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ARC 2002 News: Thendic France biggest exhibitor
Thendic France has increased their exhibition area, making themselves
the biggest exhibitor of AMIGA + RETRO COMPUTING 2002. The reason for
this extension is the amount of computers that they are presenting.
Visitors of the show have the opportunity to persuade themselves of
the combination of the new PPC board and MorphOS.
The same amount of computers will be provided for the
betatester-conference that will take place on the same weekend in
room "Berlin 1" of the Dorint-Hotel "Quellenhof", which is located
right next to the Eurogress. Thendic France has finalized the booking
of this room during a meeting that took place in Aachen on November
21st.
The new company Genesi that unites Thendic France and bplan Germany
will be present with all personnel at the show. More than 20 developers
of hard- and software will answer your questions.
Read more about the technical data of Pegasos,
that has been provided by Thendic France.
In addition to the new machines, Thendic will also bring part of their
museum to Aachen. Rare machines like the Walker (Amiga successor that
has never been produced) and 8-bit Commodore machines will be on display
at a separate booth. All the machines are still intact, so you can
experience them in action!
There will be the following persons on the show:
From bplan: Gerald Carda, Thomas Knäbel, Ralph Schmidt and
Emmanuel Lesueur.
From Thendic-France: Nicolas Sallin, David Gerber, Mark Olsen, Rakesh
and Sharwin Raghoebardayal, Nicholas Blachford, Bertrand Presles, Eric
Bertail, Céline Waldberg, Pascal Roe D'Albert, Sébastien Lokhamkhouak,
Matthieu Leroyer and of course Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck.
Plus, there will be other core MorphOS Developers and a number of
Betatesters.
(ps)
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25.Nov.2002
M.Lueck (ANF)
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GRex Petition status update
First of all we would like to thank you all for the support. Since
Saturday 16:00 h up to now Monday 03:55 h 149 users have 'signed' and we to hope for more.
We had to slidely modify the Petition, since we did not know currently, which hardware documents Hyperion will need. Thank you at Steffen Häuser for these info.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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24.Nov.2002
Telepolis
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Telepolis: Microsoft researchers - DRM no help against peer-to-peer file sharing
A team of four Microsoft researchers has come to the conclusion that DRM (Digital Rights Management) is no feasible way to act against peer-to-peer file sharing. According to the scientists, this also concerns watermark based copy protections systems, as devices with watermark detector are far less attractive to users than competitive products without detector.
The Telepolis acticle by Janko Röttgers is accessible through the title link. (sd)
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24.Nov.2002
Amiga Future
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Installer: InstallerNG integral part of AmigaOS4 and MorphOS
It is reported on Jens Tröger und Jens Langner's
'InstallerNG home page'
that
"after successfull negotiations InstallerNG will
become a integral part of AmigaOS4 and MorphOS, advanced
development is under way.".
'InstallerNG' is an alternative to Commodore's Installer tool. Compared to this
tool, 'InstallerNG' supports a.o.t. MUI (via plugin) and offers a CPU
recognition for MC68060 as well as PPC processors.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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24.Nov.2002
Andreas Falkenhahn (E-Mail)
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Multimedia authoring system: Screenshots of Hollywood - WBSwatch & Rainbow C
On 23rd November 2002, Andreas Falkenhahn has published further screenshots of
the multimedia authoring system 'Hollywood'. These show a fully transparent
24bit realtime workbench clock as well as a rainbow creator which demonstrates
Hollywood's rainbow functions.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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24.Nov.2002
AMIGAplus Redaktion (ANF)
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Magazine: AMIGAplus 11/2002 announcment - 11th anniversary
This month, the German print magazine AMIGAplus is celebrating its eleventh
anniversary. On friday, the 22th November 2002, the current AMIGAplus 11/2002 has
been published, sent to all subscribers, and single issues can be ordered
online. A.o.t., you can read the following reports in it:
Review Supreme
Two years after the second version of Extreme, the Italian software forge
Darkage Software is presenting a worthy successor and gives a crowning finale
to the distributed Video Special in the AMIGAplus: As is well-known, »Supreme«
stands for the adjectives highest, topmost or greatest - we have investigated
in detail whether the video effects software is able to fulfil the high expectations.
Vote hunting: Scene experts on Amiga future
Amigans all over the world have been going through exiting times, especially in
the last months, with numerous concrete product announcements. We wanted to
find out the opinion of central and respected figures of the demo scene on
the new Amiga systems and their potential future prospects.
Virtual Network Computing
"VNC" is a program package which allows to remote control other computers in a
network via their graphical user interface. For this it doesn't matter whether
this network is locally restricted to the home or expansive over many thousand
kilometres like the Internet.
GoldED Studio AIX
GoldED Studio, originally developed purely as a text editor, has meanwhile
grown into a multifunctional tool and has seen the light of day in August of this
year in a final version under the name of »GoldED Studio AIX«.
Please also read:
- AMIGAplus readers CD 18 - contents
- Co-operative software development, part 1
- WHDLoad: Interview with Bert Jahn
- Workshop ProStationAudio, part 2
- Workshop Pretty Good Privacy, part 2
- Amiga Status Report: Calm before the storm
- Show report WoASE 2002
- Review AMHuhn
- Preview AMIGA + Retro Computing 2002
- Interview with ARKTIS/OASE
- Short reviews: Hardware and shareware
- and much more
AMIGAplus is available on subscription, single issue order at EUR 5 (incl. p&p)
as well as in the Amiga trade partners. Size: 68 pages (4c). (sd) (Translation: cb)
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23.Nov.2002
Olaf Köbnik (email)
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Amiga Arena: Astrologic full version
Astrologic full version
With permission by Peter Schütz may the Amiga Arena offer the full version of ASTROLOGIC the astrology program offer for downloading.
What is ASTROLOGIC? - ASTROLOGIC for everyone
ASTROLOGIC makes it possible for all interested users to cast/create in the easiest way character and partnership horoscopes/analysises.
Expressive texts allow interesting comparisons referring to 'horoscope/reality'.
Together with this manual offers ASTROLGIC a deep view into the fascinating area of modern astrology the interested user.
ASTROLOGIC for astrologers: (excerpt)
ASTROLOGIC calculates exact birth, combin, composit, solar and
lunar horoscopes as well as monthly ephemerids tables, transite
and progressions until the year 4000 (!).
ASTROLOGIC knows next to the 10 stars/heavenly bodies the 5 most important planetoids,
the luck point, the moon knot, the Medium Coeli, the moon phases and of course the ascendent. All in all it masters the 10 most known methods for houses peak calculation. Complete and clear output tables ease the professional astrologer the individual Deutung of the horoscopes.
Hint:
ASTROLOGIC has been written with CanDo and only runs on PAL/ PAL interlace screens.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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23.Nov.2002
M.Lück (ANF)
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Start of a GRex petition
M. Lück wrote:
Hello GRex users,
as you surely read on the homepage of CyberGraphX
there'll be no GRex support in OS 4.0 as Hyperion haven't received any hardware/software documentation.
Because of this we have decided to start this petition to get a chance to run OS4 on the GRex. It would only offer advantages to all, not only to OS4 but also to MorphOS, if the API of the cybpci.library would be open.
This is no flame call against DCE but the expression of the wish of the GRex users who want to have more drivers, programs and OS4 support. We hope that you'll take part.
The petition can be accessed under http://www.trimaweb.de/petition/.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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23.Nov.2002
Aseq (ANF)
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Audio: Aseq site updated, new screenshot and more
The website for Aseq, an audio and midi sequencer, has been updated. You
can find a new screenshot and the feature list has been updated, plus
there is a little bit of new information.
I have been able to buy a cheap PowerMac 7300, which means a port to that
platform can start very soon. Likely when the first classic Amiga version
has been finished and released. This does not mean classic Amiga
development will stop or be delayed.
Expect more news and updates soon. (ps)
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23.Nov.2002
IOSPIRIT (ANF)
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IOSPIRIT: fxPAINT 2.0 preorder special offer
In a preorder campaign until 9th December 2002, we are offering you
fxPAINT 2.0 at a reduced price of 79,00 EUR (89,99 EUR otherwise).
fxPAINT 2.0 already runs natively under MorphOS on Pegasos, under 68K
AmigaOS, x86-native on Amithlon and will also run PPC-native on upcoming
AmigaOS 4.0 systems. So, no matter which system you choose, you'll see
fxPAINT make best use of it! Don't wait any longer, purchase fxPAINT
2.0 NOW and save money!
All previously submitted preorders have been adapted accordingly.
(ps)
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23.Nov.2002
IFA Online News (ANF)
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Intel Pentium 4 with 3 GHz in multitasking
The Intel Corporation introduced last week the new Intel Pentium 4 processor with Hyper-Threading (HT) technology and a clock frequency of 3,06 GHz. With this does the chip producer not only manage to jump over the 3 GHz mark but also to make desktop PCs up to 25% more powerful when using the new HT technology. These systems can execute several programs or requests by the computer at the same time with no delay they say at Intel. According to Intel, leading computer manufacturers worldwide will offer PCs with support for the HT technology and on the basis of the Pentium 4 processor with 3,06 GHz from now on. Computers using this processor technology will be recognisable through the "HT" symbol in the Pentium logo.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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23.Nov.2002
Steffen Häuser (ANF)
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New Quake2 mods online
On the Amiga Quake2 page are two new mods online - Matrix Quake 2 and
Threewave CTF.
Steffen Häuser
Hyperion Entertainment
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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22.Nov.2002
WinUAE
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Emulator: WinUAE version 0.8.22 R3 published
Version 0.8.22 R3 of the Amiga emulator WINUAE written by Toni Wilen has been published today.
Changes and improvements:
- Ports-tab crash fixed
- joystick handling fixes
- hard drive configuration save fixed
(trailing spaces are now removed from HD ID-string)
- fixed stuck keys when switching between WinUAE and Windows
- sprite fix (some games had flashing sprite garbage)
- thread priority tweaks
- setupapi.dll error when running under Windows 95
- emulation slowdown and sound stuttering in 68000 mode (finally?)
- Amithlon partition detection fixed (detection failed if drive's partition table contained more than 6 partitions)
- jumpy mouse fixed
- hardfile not found -bug fixed
- "The selected screen mode can't be displayed in a window, because.." now correctly forces fullscreen mode instead of repeating the message forever..
New feature:
- implemented harddisk and CD-leds that flash during HD/CD access
Download: WinUAE0822R3.zip
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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22.Nov.2002
zErec (ANF)
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Update of Merlancia Industries site
You can look at the new beta layout of the homepage of Merlancia Industries under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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22.Nov.2002
Martin Heine (ANF)
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bplan and Thendic merge to GENESI (update)
The bplan GmbH, Frankfurt, (Pegasos, MorphOS) and Thendic-France
S.A.R.L., Paris, merge to Genesi S.A.R.L. located in Luxemburg.
Genesi was founded this week and will start its activities on 1.01.2003.
The official start of sale of the Pegasos with MorphOS will be the fair Amiga + Retro Computing
which will take place in Aachen on 7. and 8. December 2002. On this fair the buyer of a Pegasos
will be offered a special game-bundle. No matter where the Pegasos will has been bought every buyer
has the possibility to buy this bundle at the stand of Thendic for 50,- Euro which consists of
Feeble Files, Software Tycoon and Tales of Talmar.
Genesi will also take part on the COMDEX and CeBIT. On the last mentioned one the MAI Logics Inc.
will also take part which has developed together with Genesi the chipset for the handheld Pegasos called
"Eclipsis".
There are also new dealers in USA, Canada and Great Britain. Additionally a well-known Russian IT distributor
will carry out the distribution in Russia.
The new founded company Genesi will create a webportal for developers before 01.01.2003 that registered
developers, user groups, which support and performance the Pegasos can buy the Pegasos or other
devices for a special price.
You can get further information under the title link.
Addendum 23.11.2002:
By inquiring Thendic France we have been told that also buyers of betatester I
and betatester II will have the possibiblity to buy the game-bundle on the
fair.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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22.Nov.2002
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 24.11.2002) (Update)
With WHDLoad you can install games on your hard drive which were
originally made only for use with disks. The following packets have been
added or updated since our last message:
- 24.11.02 improved: Indianapolis 500 (Papyrus Design Group) now uses fastmem, reworked install
- 24.11.02 new: Joe Blade 2 (Players) done by Codetapper
- 23.11.02 improved: Joe Blade (Players Software) supports another version, new icons
- 23.11.02 new: Roller Coaster Rumbler (Tynesoft) done by Psygore
- 21.11.02 new: Risk (Virgin) done by JOTD
- 21.11.02 fixed: Populous (Bullfrog) sound corrected
- 21.11.02 improved: Overdrive (Team 17) new imager, other improvements
- 21.11.02 improved: North Sea Inferno (Parsec Software) audio fixed
- 21.11.02 improved: Loom (Lucasfilm Games) better compatibility
- 21.11.02 new: Classic Board Games (Merit Software) done by JOTD
(ps)
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22.Nov.2002
Amifish
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Translation-tool for Babelfish: Amifish from 20.11.2002
With Amifish you get a small tool which helps you to get translated texts at Babelfish. Because at
Babelfish some routines have been changed there is a new version of Amifish. To get started the
program you will need: amarquee.library V54, MUI 3.8, betterstring.mcc, nlist.mcc and busy.mcc.
Download: amifish.lha
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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22.Nov.2002
Markus Lunk (E-Mail)
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New screenshots of AmigaOS 4 GUI
Under the title link you will find some new screenshots of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of
AmigaOS 4. The design will be freely configurable.
It follows the original message:
Even more preliminary screenshots of the AmigaOS 4 GUI
Nov 21, 2002 - This time around, the preview is focused on the great
configurability of the overall AmigaOS 4.0 GUI look.
None of the new screenshots show the default AmigaOS 4.0 appearance,
although some of them contain certain elements or concepts that will
become part of it. However, it is of little importance what the default
will be as most every aspect of the GUI can be customized.
A few of the examples are deliberately overloaded, just to be able to
show all the possibilities offered by the new GUI. We expect you will
produce much better results once the engine is finally in your hands.
You will find even more configuration capabilities in the consumer
release of AmigaOS 4.0 and in subsequent updates.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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22.Nov.2002
Matthias Henze (ANF)
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Important information to HSMathLibs and to stormamiga.lib
Because of a change of the provider the homepages and the addresses of the emails were temporarly not
accessable. Unfortunately all emails, registrations and similar things which have been sent between
18. and 21.11.2002 I could not get. Therefore I ask all to send the these things again.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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21.Nov.2002
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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Alpha-GUI for Autotrace 0.31.1
Carsten Siegner writes: I've prepared an alpha version of my GUI (graphic user inteface) "Vectormaker." This GUI works with the program Autotrace, which was
released today (as reported). Autotrace is a vectorizing program with which one
can trace an almost inexhaustible quantity on graphic formats, or convert existing vector formats into others.
The list of entry formats numbers more than 50! I decided to make a GUI because there are more than a few shell options, and the program
is faster than Xtrace according to early tests.
This GUI acommodates first only the most important input possibilities, such as saving and loading file requestors and the possibility to
specify the input output file types. Because there are so many options, more and more will be added. Whoever would like to test this GUI, just send me an
e-Mail.
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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21.Nov.2002
Stefan Robl (ANF)
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The Unmasking of the AmiDock Easter Eggs in OS 3.9... :-)
Yes, maybe you weren't expecting it, but AmiDock contains a little surprise as well... :) For
want of a shady character that might be used to reveal the activation code of the Easter eggs through rumors, I had to do it myself on my
homepage... ;-)
If you are interested, just click on the title link. German speakers click
here. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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21.Nov.2002
Petra Struck
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Testing Report: Radio Keyboard and Mouse on Amiga
When I attended the club meeting of AmCluSt early
this month, I was impressed with the radio keyboard and mouse from Michael Göken. These were made possible through two components:
The MMKeyboard-Adapter from Guido Mersmann and the PS/2 adapter
building instructions (hard/hack/ps2m.lha) from Denis Sotchenko.
Following these instructions Guido built me a PS/2 adapter in more than an hour of detailed work, so thanks again, sincerely! Whoever is
interested in an MMKeyboard-Adapter from Guido Mersmann should send an email to him.
The opportunity to try out Tevion's radio-controlled keyboard and mouse came about because Aldi was offering it inexpensively. Both
adapters worked perfectly on my Amiga 4000 T. It's very pleasant to have a table top free of coiled cables.
In any case the crux of the matter is the program MMKeyboard.lha
by Guido Mersmann. It allows every key of the multimedia keyboard to be individually configured. Here is the official short description of the
program:
MMKeyboard allows the use of Windows keyboards on Amiga. Beyond that, it makes it possible to start programs with the multimedia keys
and much more. There are none of the driver problems as are found on the PC! A little Commodity activates all the "non-standard" keys on
every keyboard! Even future keys will work! MMKeyboard also offers a real hardware password login with an optional, selectable Amiga skin,
full reset handler compatibility, and many other configuration options.
All in all I find that these are very good and useful creations which allow me to write the news more easily :).
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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21.Nov.2002
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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ARC 2002: Fun Time World is guest of Falkemedia
Funtime World will present their products on the booth of Falkemedia.
Only two weeks ago the situation of the powerful videoplayer called
Frogger has been clarified. The adventure games "Aqua" and "Puzzle
Bobs" - a very addictive title - will also be available. Find out
more on funtime-world.de. (ps)
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21.Nov.2002
Amiforce (ANF)
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Amiforce: Survey and PHP Orientation at Abakus Design
Current Survey
You'll find a survey on Amiforce, a survey which asks what should be tried for in the future. Whoever is interested may take part. Multiple
choices are possible.
Abakus Design
The webpage of Abakus Design has been completely changed to PHP, so it should be easier to maintain these pages in the future. If you spot
any errors, please let the Webmaster know.
Amiforce will be changed over shortly as well. It might take a little longer, because the website is bit bigger.
News about AMHuhn will soon follow. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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21.Nov.2002
Jens Langner (ANF)
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Developer Tool: CVS Version 1.11.2 AmigaOS/MorphOS Port Bugfix Update (2)
Today Jens Langner prepared an important bugfix of the AmigaOS and MorphOS ports of CVS (Concurrent Versions System), the program he
jointly developed with Olaf Barthel. This may be downloaded by clicking on the title link.
In this version (of 21st November, 2002) the main thing is the bugfix, that corrected one big mistake in the last version. It had to do with
problems with "committen" of new files, but this should be taken care of now.
As always the update may be found at http://amcvs.light-speed.de and also downloaded
from Aminet in the next few days.
22nd November, 2002 addition:
Jens Langner made a comment:
I undertook another bugfix today, and uploaded the current version to the website. It was a bug in the temporary data routines. Everything
should now be stable, so far.
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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21.Nov.2002
Ralph Debusmann
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Music Player: EasyPlayer Version 1.2
Version 1.2 of the music player EasyPlayer (EYP) has appeared. Ralph
Debusmann's EasyPlayer offers a user-friendly GUI for shell-based programs such as mpega, GMPlay and SIDPlay.
The program is universally useful for all shell-based music playing programs.
Requirements: AmigaOS 2.04 (V37) or higher, at least v. 38 ofreqtools.library, at least v. 34 of amigaguide.library, and a shell-based music
player program.
Download: EasyPlayer.lha (ps) (Translation: dm)
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21.Nov.2002
OnyxSoft
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OnyxSoft: Diverse Software Updates (20th November, 2002)
OnyxSoft has released the following programs in updated versions:
- DagensTV
version 1.1 is ready for download. The program processes
information of TV shows that is sent via email from
http://www.dagenstv.com/.
Download: dagenstv.lha
- A new
betaversion( 3.2 Beta 7) of the Tetris clone
Detris has been released. Download: detris.lha
- Mit DRemind lets you remember your important
appointments.
The main program is at version 1.63, and the Prefs (settings) at
version 2.63. Download: dremind.lha
- The MPegEncGUI is a GUI for the MPEG Audio
Encoder. The program is available at version 2.22. Download:
thempegencgui.lha
All of these programs are authored by Daniel Westerburg, and require AmigaOS with
Kickstart 2.04+ and MUI.
OnyxSoft has also started a survey.
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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21.Nov.2002
Amiga.SourceForge
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DCR8520 Amiga Ports: Updates of 20th November, 2002
Diego 'DCR8520' Casorran has uploaded a few ports to his SourceForge website, and they are ready to be downloaded. Yesterday
the following programs were updated:
- abcm2ps v3.1.14: converts ABC to music sheet in PostScript (142550 Bytes)
- anubis v3.6.1: outgoing mail processor. (1437594 Bytes)
- autotrace v0.31.1: convert bitmaps to vector graphics (935789 Bytes)
- curl v7.10.2: transferring files with URL syntax (893005 Bytes)
- muhstik v4.0.4: bounce to IRC servers from open proxies... (88378 Bytes)
- scmxx v0.6.2: handle all I/O of Siemens mobile phones. [not tested!] (103704 Bytes)
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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21.Nov.2002
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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APC&TCP Hawk CD-Edition of DigiBoosterPro
On the occasion of Amiga + Retro Computing 2002 on December 7th and 8th APC&TCP are releasing the CD edition of DigiBoosterPro. This
edition contains v. 2.21 of DigiBoosterPro as well as completely new documentation. Because a very good programmer has been located,
there will be a program update soon. An update of the APC&TCP disk version to the CD edition costs 5 euros in Germany and 10 euros
anywhere else (inc. shipping and handling).
We ask that improvement suggestions, opinions, and requests concerning the program be written to us directly in our
support forum.
Unfortunately it is not possible for us to come to all the forums and news sites to collect the wishes of the users. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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21.Nov.2002
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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Deathbed Vigil DVD on the ARC 2002
Dave Haynie, one of the most popular developers of Commodore, has made
a special edition of his film "Deathbed Vigil" for the 8th anniversary
of the Commodore bankruptcy. Individual Computers will import the DVD,
and offer it for 39,- EUR at the fare. Please pre-order your copy via
E-Mail, so we'll have enough
DVDs for the show.
There is no country code on the DVD, and it can be played back on all
players. Audio is English only. Video and Audio haven been digitally
re-mastered, and new scenes have been added that have not been published
before on the VHS tape. The Bonus material contains the music video
"Chicken-Lips Blues", a new short film called "Amiga Impact", and a
photo album that Dave has compiled.
(ps)
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20.Nov.2002
Aaron "Optimizer" Digulla
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AROS Website down during the weekend
Aaron Digulla writes:
I'd like to notify everyone that www.aros.org will be unavailable
a couple of times during the weekend of the 23./24. November 2002
because the system is upgraded.
You can reach the website during this time at
http://aros.sourceforge.net
and the other mirrors. (ps)
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20.Nov.2002
AMIGAplus
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Event: Photos from the Amiga meeting in Lodz 2002
On Saturday the 16th of November 2002, the Amiga meeting 2002 with the attendance of Thendic-France, X-Soft, eFUNZINe, Matay and others was held in Lodz, Poland. Thendic-France has published some photos and links to several more photos, which will give an impression of the event.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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20.Nov.2002
Amiforce (ANF)
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Amiforce: Forum update / Abakus-Design: note
Forum update
Today the Amiforce forum was brought to a new version. The update was done within a few minutes and brought some positive side effects with it.
The data base seemed to be fixed through the update and even the upload of avatars works without problems again. Furthermore there were some bugfixes with the update, an example given might be the possibility of a dial in without using cookies now.
The forum can be used now with all features again. Who might detect a bug is pleased to report it.
Abakus-Design
Obviously some people seem to have a problem with offering us their name and email before the download of AMHuhn. We emphasize again that we will not give these data to anyone else but are collected by us internaly only. Nobody will receive adverts or anything else.
Unfortunately there were some really bad form mails received.
To remember: AMHuhn is without any cost and we gain no profit with it. We are not sponsored by any advertising agency and spread no spam. AMHuhn and everything belonging with it took all our spare time and the webmaster recently had to pay real money, because the traffic limit was overridden.
Thank all of you, who are caring.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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20.Nov.2002
Ron van Schaik (E-Mail)
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HCC-Commodore-Club NL: Little Update and Events
Hello all C= friends,
We are again present on the HCC stock exchange from 22 till 24 November at
the Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, standnumber 10E068, Hall 10. We are one of the only
groups that are present from the beginning! Also we have a few updates on
our homepage:
There is some "new" news, a new
photo collection to give you an impression of our C= show activities and a
little report with pics about our birthday present for Jeri Ellsworth
(she's the lady from the CommodoreONE project). For those who can read a
little bit Dutch, there's a fine article about the C64 scene at
http://www.boomcha.nl/.
Greetings and keep the C= scene alive!
Ron van Schaik
(ps)
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20.Nov.2002
Amiga Inc.
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Amiga Inc.: Letting the World Know (Executive Update)
November 19, 2002 - With the AmigaOne now shipping and AmigaOS4.0 in
its final stages of development and testing, the time has come to begin
letting the rest of the world know the good news, that the Amiga is alive,
well and ready to let the World have fun with computing again.
We all know that the current hard core of Amiga users is not enough to build
a sustainable and thriving community. We have to appeal to those who, for whatever
reason left the Amiga months and years ago but who still retain a fondness for
their old platform. Whether disillusioned with their existing offering, looking
for a new way or simply wanting to return, the marketing for the reborn Amiga
must concentrate itself on these people, the five million or so who once owned
an Amiga and who could do so once more.
The last six months has seen us experimenting with presence at various multi-format
shows and nurturing relationships with TV, web and paper publications
in order to test the waters and to set out our stall for the big push
forwards. Even in this informal process, the response has been fantastic,
whether in the US, the UK, Europe or Australia. People remember the Amiga
and want it back.
We have taken all this research and, in conjunction with Amiga developers,
retailers, user groups, publications, Amiga Inc, Eyetech and Hyperion
have decided that we will concentrate on four official large scale multi-format
shows around the globe, in order to maximize our presence, message and
exposure. This will compromise a show roughly every quarter, one for Europe,
one for the US and Canada, one for the UK and one for the Antipodes (Australia,
New Zealand and Asia).
The first of these shows will be the official launch of the AmigaOne and AmigaOS4.0,
to occur at the CeBit show in Germany in March (and before anyone asks,
this does not mean this is the release date for AmigaOS4.0, it means that
CeBit will be the public launch of it). With the huge exposure and attendance
that CeBit brings in, and being in Germany, one of the spiritual homes
of the Amiga, we think this an appropriate and exciting venue.
In addition we will support several other important national shows on a cooperative
basis with the dealers, user groups and organizations in those countries.
Commitments have already been given to attend the SINTEP show in Toulouse,
France in April 2003, and at least one of the Micromart shows in Birmingham,
UK.
We will also support local dealers and organizers of the main Amiga user
group shows worldwide (subject to fitting in with the schedule of the
larger shows above) such as the Alt-WoA and WoA-SE shows in the UK, as
well as the main shows in France, Germany, the USA and Canada. If you
currently - or would like to - organize such a show during 2003 and would
like Amiga Inc, and/or Hyperion and/or Eyetech to attend please contact
us as soon as early as possible during the planning stage. Given the limited
resources we all have, and the cost and complexity of planning for the
quarterly shows, we cannot guarantee attendance but we will do our best
to support the community wherever it gets together to enjoy the Amiga
platform.
So much for 2003 - what about the remainder of 2002, and in particular the
Aachen show? We have all, both as individual companies and together, thought
long and hard about this show. It has been decided that the timing could not
be worse from our respective points of view.
Eyetech is committed to delivering the Earlybird systems for Christmas that
week and Amiga Inc is fully occupied fulfilling an AmigaAnywhere contract, and
product launch. Whilst visiting with all of you is important, we believe that
it is more important to ship products right now, and we simply can not work
the show into our schedules.
We wanted to share this with you because many in the community have asked the
same questions that we have asked ourselves. How will the community grow and
thrive? It can only do so through increased sales, and that means increased
awareness. As we move from survival mode to growth mode, the small, local shows,
however much fun cannot provide this level of exposure and awareness. By marching
proudly and strongly into the mainstream shows, and taking the community with
us, we are announcing that we are back, once and for all.
Have no doubt that after 8 years of darkness, 2003 will be the year that the
Amiga once again makes the World remember that there is a better way.
Thank you, as ever, for your continued support and commitment.
Bill McEwen and the team at Amiga
Ben Hermans, Hyperion
Alan Redhouse, Eyetech (ps)
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20.Nov.2002
Michael Böhmer (E-Mail)
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E3B: SUBWAY USB controller for Amiga (clockport version) available
E3B is pleased to announce the availability of the USB controller SUBWAY, which has been
presented the public at the Amiga trade show in Cologne 2001.
Unfortunately we were very busy since this trade show with the Zorro USB card HIGHWAY and
its networking module NORWAY, but nevertheless we have not forgotten the "small" module SUBWAY.
Despite the not very good situation on the Amiga Classic market we haven't stopped further
development.
We at E3B believe that Amiga Classic should not drop of the edge of technology, even with the
long forecast new hardware platforms rising finally at the horizon.
As many Zorro card owners asked for compatibility of SUBWAY with common clockport featured
card like the Xsurf, isdn surfer or the Buddha Flash, we consequently improvemented the
SUBWAY design to fulfill these wishes. Due to the different timings and signals on these
non-Commodore clockports only one version of the SUBWAY exists now, which works with these
faster operated clock ports. We would like to thank Jens Schönfeld for supplying us with test cards.
Therefore SUBWAY can also be used in already fully equipped Zorro systems, which have no
Zorro slot free anymore for a HIGHWAY. Also Amiga 1200 users which use PCI as bus solution,
but having no PCI slot free any more or want to spare it for high volume data applications
can use the SUBWAY as USB solution out of the box.
By introducing the world's smallest USB controller SUBWAY E3B is able to offer a complete range
of solutions for USB and ethernet. Together with the USB stack Poseidon (by Chris Hodges) and
its GUI Trident (which both have been proven its feasability in every day work) it is possible
to use up to four modern USB devices from the PC market without any further additional hardware
(like hubs) directly on the Amiga 1200.
Distribution of SUBWAY will be handled by our distributor
KDH Datentechnik.
We at E3B would like to thank all people who have helped us to develop and improve our USB
products according to your wishes. Don't stop asking us.
Anyhow, we want to apologize for the long delay which has been made by us with the introduction
of the SUBWAY.
E3B will be present on the Aachen Amiga trade show at KDH Datentechnik.
You're invited to visit us there and test our USB controllers HIGHWAY / SUBWAY live.
We also are looking forward to meet you there for discussion.
If you are interested in an USB controller for Amiga Classic, feel free to test your
USB devices on compliance there!
(ps)
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