23.Apr.2003
Halvadjian Georges (Website)
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PerfectPaint V2.925
Version 2.925 of the paint program PerfectPaint by Halvadjian Georges is now available. In this version the following features were added or changed:
- Improve PPM and PBM format.
- Separate Brush, Picture, palette and anim path for each buffer.
- New color correction tool:
- "Adjust RGB level", "Auto RGB level" and pixel count.
- "Chromatic correction" (usefull for chromatic aberration)
- "Optimize palette" and the arexx command:
Will remove unused color from the palette to reduce
the depth of the picture without lost.
Can also sort the palette with unused color in the end.
- Fix somme little bug with CMAP palette, brush album
- Keyboard F10: Now remove not only toolbox window but all floating window.
- Improve text requester
- Number of font in listview are now unlimited.
- Improve turboprint communication (correct Inch are send, Menu and color works well)
- New arexx command: pp_GetDPI
- Improve template requester, with preview.
- Fix a bug (introduced in the last version) with processing tool
- New powerfull processing tool:
MagicSpray, will spray current brush or severall brushes (Magic Album)
with variation of size, color, rotation, shadow ... in real time.
Include some MagicProject. Other MagicProject are available on PerfectPaint's Page.
- Little bug fixed with keyboard shortcut
- Brush preview is showed with full transparency (album requester)
- Improve Undo
(nba)
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22.Apr.2003
Elbox Computer
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Elbox: MM CD UP 1.23
The MM CD 1.23 update for the users of Mediator PCI 3/4000T, Mediator
PCI 4000D, Mediator PCI 4000i, Mediator PCI 4000, Mediator PCI
3000D, Mediator PCI 1200 SX, Mediator PCI 1200 and Mediator PCI
ZIV busbords, who are registered owners of the Mediator Multimedia
CD, has been released today.
The update includes new versions of:
- fm801.audio
- sb128.audio
- mixer.library
- FastEthernet.device
- tv.library
Changes:
- fm801.audio ver. 4.4
- digital/optical output (TOSLINK) support added
- quadro mode added
- sb128.audio ver. 4.10
- digital output (SPDIF) support added
- mixer.library ver. 1.7
- digital/analog output switch for SB4.1 added
- support for rear speakers added
- FastEthernet.device ver. 1.12
- detection of the MAC address corrected
- compatibility with the RoadShow DMA support added
- tv.library ver. 3.1
- Bt878 RESET commend corrected
- ReadGPIO function added
The current developer documentations for tv.library and mixer.library
are enclosed in the MM CD 1.23. (nba)
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22.Apr.2003
Elbox Computer
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Elbox: MediatorUP 3.7
The MediatorUP 3.7 update for Mediator PCI 3/4000T, Mediator PCI
4000D, Mediator PCI 4000Di, Mediator PCI 4000, Mediator PCI
3000D, Mediator PCI 1200 SX, Mediator PCI 1200 and Mediator PCI
ZIV has been made available today.
The update includes new versions of:
- pci.library
- MediatorNET.device
Changes:
- pci.library ver. 5.10
PowerOff function (for controlling ATX PSU) added
- MediatorNET.device ver. 2.7
compatibility with the RoadShow stack added (nba)
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22.Apr.2003
WHDLoad (Website)
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Installer: WHDLoad Version 15.2
Since yesterday you can download the new version 15.2 on the WHDLoad site. With WHDLoad you can install games, which were only produced for floppy using, on your hard disk.
Since the last update there were made just more little bugfixes and changes.
(nba) (Translation: gf)
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22.Apr.2003
WHDLoad (Website)
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WHDLoad: New Packets until 20.04.2003
Since yesterday you can download the new version 15.2 on the WHDLoad site. With WHDLoad you can install games, which were only produced for floppy using, on your hard disk.
Since the last update there were made just more little bugfixes and changes.
- 20.04.03 new: Zero Gravity (EAS) done by Agressor
- 20.04.03 improved: Celtic Legends (UBI-Soft) miscellaneous improvements
- 18.04.03 fixed: Midwinter (Rainbird) bug fixed
- 18.04.03 improved: Magicland Dizzy (Codemasters) bad custom accesses fixed, trainer added
- 18.04.03 improved: Hollywood Poker (reLINE) supports another version
- 18.04.03 improved: Galdregons Domain (Pandora) some changes
- 18.04.03 new: Doman (World Software) done by JOTD
- 18.04.03 new: Castle Master 2 - The Crypt (Incentive/Domark) done by Galahad
- 18.04.03 improved: Shadow of the Beast (Psygnosis) blitter waits added, new icons, docs added
(nba) (Translation: gf)
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22.Apr.2003
A.D.A.
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A.D.A.: two new intros of Nature
With "Grid 2" and "Zeon" two new intro-title of the Swedish Group Nature are added zo the demo-online-Collection "Amiga Demoscene Archive"
Grid 2: Nature is one of this group which ist always trying to get the end of the borders. The intro "Grid 2" had been published on the scene arrangement
and gets the first place in his competition. Enjoy the cool flight through large tunnels, which is combined with fantastic music. Recommendation.
Zeon: Zeon is another cool Intro of Nature which was puplished on the Mekka Symposium 2001 and gets the second place. Code from Pipe, Yomat and Pezac.
Graphics from Rex and Yomat. Music from pipe. On more time recommending.
(nba) (Translation: gf)
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22.Apr.2003
AC-Eule / Spiegel Online (ANF)
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"The German Bill Gates": "unrowed "Kimbeln"
The stock boom is over, and the ruins are swept together. Much money of investors has been burned, but facts were really rare.
The results are between creating new conzerns and distribution (AOL-Time-Warner, Amazon, ebay) and total bankruptery with some
criminal numbers (Lets-Buy-it.com or Kim (Kimble) Schmitz). Under the title link you can read an article about Lars Windhorst, who was named
from some people as the new Bill Gates.
It is true he worked in the computer distribution, but in contrast to Bill Gates, he never published own products or programmed products.
His meaning for the German computer industry had to lie anywhere below Manfred Schmitt. The theme is not complete "Off Topic", because it
shows nicely methods, effects and succesions from a few impostor computer and new economy employers. Who still believes that Kim Schmitz
was really rich and succesful should read this story. But also people who played in another league than Kim Schmitz have now problems.
(nba) (Translation: gf)
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22.Apr.2003
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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Events: C-One Release-Party at 4.5.2003
A computer legend is coming back: The C-One. The new edition of the most sold computer of the world
(Guinessbook of world records), will publish official at the 4. May 2003 at a release party
The new computer was developed by an American woman: Jeri Ellsworth, 28, started in autumn 2000 with the aim to build
the Commodore 64 new with modern equipment. What started as a hobby project, catched the attention of the still activ
user groups. Since April 2002 the Aachen firm "individual Computers" gives an activ share at this project. Main things had
been changed in narro working together with Jeri Ellsworth, for making the computer more flexible as any computer before.
At the complete new principle "reconfigurable computer" the borders of the austere separation of graphic card,sound card
and processor are coming together. The new computer is so flexible that it is able to adapt itself to the programms, which
should run on it. To the demonstration nearly all programms could be used, which were written for the legendary C-64,
the most sold computer of the world (Guinessbook of world records). The C-One is much more faster and contains about
standard interfaces for communication with the world. Modern equipment could be locked at the C-One, but also the peripherals,
of the lovely called "Breadbox" computer of the 80s is getting a use.
The firm "invidual Computers" and "Radwar Enterprises" are giving a party at the 04.05.2003 for the C-One. Press and specialists
are cordial invited to the cafe Bistro Campus, Markt 25, 52525 Heinsberg. Start is 19:41 o'clock. Entry is free.
Jeri Ellsworth was until 2000 owner of the shops "Computers made easy" on the westcoast of America. She sold the shops for dedicate
herself to new business field, the development of an own computer. Also a robbery of an earlier prototype, couldn`t stop her to get her aim.
2 1/2 years after the begin of the project so far as: The C-One is finished - made in Germany
The Aachen firm "invidual Computers" is known for special hardware, also as own development, as development for other firms. Mainly for
computer accessoir development, whose name we hadn`t heard for a long time: Amiga. But also for the C 64 an PC products are produced.
Jens Schönfeld owner of "invidual Computers" since nine years, sees the C-One as walk in the future and in the past. "With the new technic
we can build computers, whose calculating works could be made bigger when it is needed, for example for graphic or music possibilities.
"Radwar Enterprises" started in the middles of the 80s as so called Cracker-Group. Since 1988 parties were organised, which get scene status.
The crackers from the past become experts today, who see the C-One as legend from tomorrow. So they decided in honour of the C-One to organise
a C-One release party
Continous links:
Official Homepage of C-One
individual Computers
Radwar Enterprises
Cafe Bistro Campus
(nba) (Translation: gf)
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22.Apr.2003
Cloanto/AmigaForever (ANF)
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Bluetooth-Adapter on Amiga (RS232)
On a Bluetooth-enabled PC, Amiga Explorer also works with a Bluetooth serial adapter attached to the Amiga serial port. The PC side must support the Bluetooth Serial Port Profile, which makes it possible to select the Amiga side as a standard COM port in Amiga Explorer. Depending on the adapter, no configuration may be required (the adapter attached to the Amiga serial port automatically runs as a "slave"), or, in some cases, the adapter must first be connected to the PC serial port and configured via the included software. Some adapters have a built-in Web server which allows for remote configuration.
In either case, no Bluetooth software is required on the Amiga. A 9-pin to 25-pin adapter may be required to connect a 9-pin Bluetooth RS-232 adapter to the Amiga DB-25 serial port connector. Such Bluetooth devices can cost as much as $200.00, and include Blue2Space's blue2link, Sphinx Elektronik's PICO Plug, LinTech's Bluetooth RS232 Adapter, Inventel's BlueAirPlug, Laurde's Serial Port Adapter and SMART Modular Technologies' Blue Lapis Serial Port Adaptor (these devices are not endorsed and have not been tested by Cloanto). (ps)
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22.Apr.2003
Oliver Achten (ANF)
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Emulator: A/NES CGFX v1.32 with Picasso 96 support
A/NES CGFX, the fastest NES emulator for Amigas with graphic cards
is now published in the version 1.32. This time finally with Picasso 96 support.
Fetch the new version at http://hem.passagen.se/anescgfx
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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21.Apr.2003
Das NetBSD-Team (ANF)
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NetBSD 1.6.1 released
The NetBSD project is pleased, to announce the availability of version 1.6.1
of the NetBSD operating system.
Further details about this release as well as about the NetBSD operating system can be found at the title link.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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21.Apr.2003
Amig@lien (ANF)
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Descent: Freespace: MultiplayerPack 08 released
The the MultiplayerPack 08 for Decent: Freespace has been released.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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21.Apr.2003
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Aminet Uploads until 21.04.2003
Following the Aminet uploads which were added since our last message:
MicroBase503de.lha biz/dbase 841K+Database supports dBASE, HTML - GERMAN
MicroBase503en.lha biz/dbase 444K+Database supports dBASE, HTML - ENGLISH
Progr_Langs_v8.lha dev/misc 73K+Comparison of progr. langs
AmigaPower.lha docs/hyper 57K+AMiGa=PoWeR French Amiga Magazine (April
amigazette_13.lha docs/mags 1.0M+AMIGAzette 13th issue (09.11.2002) (ital
amigazette_14.lha docs/mags 507K+AMIGAzette 14th issue (20.01.2003) (ital
amigazette_15.lha docs/mags 243K+AMIGAzette 15th issue (13.04.2003) (ital
obligement38.lha docs/mags 1.1M+Obligement #38 - The Famous FRENCH fanzi
boulderdaesh.lha game/jump 909K+V5.15, BoulderDaesh RTX Main Archive
WormWars.lha game/misc 585K+Worm Wars 7.41: Advanced snake game
RebootStartV42.lha game/patch 59K+Degrader & run any game from Workbench
Kulce_HU.lha game/wb 1K+Hungarian catalog for Kulce game
BoingBall.lha gfx/3dobj 74K+LW3D boingball object
SmartScale.lha gfx/conv 32K+A CLI/WB program used for gfx conversion
ZoneXplorer.lha gfx/fract 2.8M+Modular,true color fractal explorer (PPC
ImageFX45txtFR.lha gfx/ifx 62K+ImageFX 4.5 French interface Text
wipes.lha gfx/ifx 7K+Wipe/Transition Arexx Script v0.7 for IF
DCEKeyFix.lha hard/drivr 20K+Working RAMIGA for DCE-Keyboardadapters
imdbDiff030411.lha misc/imdb 9.0M+Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase
l33t_is_sh1t.lha mods/chip 3K+Protracker 1.1 chip music module
rno-r084.mpg mods/mpg 4.8M+Rno-records release #84 by Xhaust(dNb)
AP21Covers.lha pix/misc 219K+AMiGa=PoWeR N 21 Covers Recto & Verso
obligement-38.jpg pix/misc 71K+Obligement's cover n 38
mathlibspatch.lha util/boot 9K+Mathffp, ieeesingtrans libs SpeedUp Patc
TxtToHTML.lha util/conv 92K+Converts txt files to HTML Docs (+GUI v1
IdentifyDev.lha util/libs 84K+Identify hardware and more, OS3.9 (V37.1
IdentifyUsr.lha util/libs 123K+Identify hardware and more, OS3.9 (V37.1
HomerSampleFix.lha util/misc 2.6M+Works with the Latest NewHomer (v1.85)
Scout-src.lha util/moni 564K+V3.1, System monitor - GNU-GPL source co
Scout.lha util/moni 888K+V3.2, System monitor (MUI & AmiTCP optio
arxced41.lha util/rexx 21K+ArexxGuide online help macro for CED 3.5
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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21.Apr.2003
Richard Körber (ANF)
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Tool: Identify 37.1- inoffical release
Richard Körber wrote:
The Identify LIBRARY can be used to identify Zorro boards and supply further
system specifications. I published the project under LGPL on
Sourceforge.
Recently Thore Boeckelmann released an update of the Identify LIBRARY (V37.1)
in the AmiNet. This publication happened without my knowledge.
I do not exactly know either what was changed in the V37.1. According to
the mails of users, whom I received since then, however this release seems to
work incorrectly.
Up to further I recommend to install for safety's sake again the
version released by me last (see URL to the title). I have already contacted Thore and hope
that we can release an official update soon.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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21.Apr.2003
Andreas Weyrauch (A.W.Design) (ANF)
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Screenshots of AmigaOneXE and Linux/Mac
On the homepage of pointdesign one can find some screenshots depicting the AmigaONE G4 XE running LinuxPPC and MacOnLinux.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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21.Apr.2003
AmigaWorld (ANF)
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Weekly Q&A's with Fleecy Moss - episode 6
The English online magazine AmigaWorld has published episode 6 of the regular questions and answers session with Fleecy Moss, CTO at AMIGA, Inc. (Update 2012-03-17, cg: as the original document is no longer available, the following content was moved into our database):
1) realize: How do you intend to get people to develop native OS4 apps? ( This is what will make you sink or swim)
Fleecy: By offering direct support to them, a variety of incentives and most importantly, a succesful new platform that both allows them to do what they can't do on other platforms and which allows them to make money and enjoy themselves.
2) Desmon: Why hasn't Amiga.inc stepped into the Amithlon/Umilator argument and taken on the distribution themselves?
Fleecy: It is a very complicated situation in which multiple parties have taken positions that have made it difficult for any solution that is acceptable to all to develop. We are as interested in seeing a resolution as everyone else but a lot needs to happen to achieve this.
3) Dave_P: Why do you still bother? I am serious. With all the mud that is thrown day in day out, the small Amiga userbase, the innuendo and flack. Why exactly do you bother to get out of bed and not take an IT job in the mainstream industry but continue persist with the Amiga against such odds?
Fleecy: We have a firm view of the future that many people find exciting and, despite the volume of noise, most of it is from a relatively small group of people who have a varied set of reasons for making that noise. That is not to say we don't deserve it - we are the first to admit that mistakes have been made but there have also been other circumstances that have made our progress difficult. Luckily, the majority of Amigans have stayed Amigans because they are committed to having the best digital platform on the market and, as with us, we are in it for that target, not for the sight seeing on the way.
4) ssolie: Amiga Inc. has been accused of spreading FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) do to its past announcements and delays in shipping product. Does Amiga Inc. have a policy regarding FUD and if so, what is that policy?
Fleecy: We have made mistakes in our PR and communications strategies. As I have said previously, we are caught between those who want lots of information and those who only want information about shipping products or what they call 'tangible news'. We have been rightly criticised for saying too much about some developments that have not worked and wrongly criticised for others, as in the case of the Nokia Media Terminal and Sendo, both signed deals that fell apart after announcement not because of us but because the products were then pulled by their parent companies.
Our current policy is to make PRs only about things that can be proved. In this way we hope to win back the trust of those who believe we have misled them, although it will annoy those who want more information.
5) Doobrey: With regards to all the FUD and mud slinging, what is your opinion of the legality of MorphOS ?
Fleecy: As an officer of the company, my opinion is that of Amiga Inc. As CTO I concentrate on technical issues and our legal department concentrates on issues of legality.
6) z5: how many people are working at Amiga Inc?
Fleecy: That is internal information and I don't have exact numbers but we operate with a small group of employees and a larger distributed number of contractors.
7) SlimJim: AInc often refer to "internal developers" when talking about what is being done behind the scenes. In contrast to the people working on AOS4, very little is known about AInc's "own" development muscle. Can you give some more information about these famed "internal developers"?
Fleecy: No. Last time we did that, a few of them got mail bombed.
8) Dandy: I can remember of an official AInc-Announcement of July 14th, 2001, stating that "StormC" of Haage & Partner had been chosen by AInc as official developing environment for the next generation Amiga platform. Is this statement still valid?
Fleecy: No. We haven't heard from H&P for over a year now and the last thing I heard was that they were threatening to give up on Amiga and move to other platforms. We are investigating doing our own development environment.
9) alx: In Week 3 Q4, you mentioned how ExecSG was now capable of running OS3.9. Can you confirm that integration of emulation (the main setback) is now finalised?
Fleecy: The test suites for OS3.9 and OS4.0 on the CSPPC are progressing rapidly and despite a few glitches caused by the CSPPC itself, we have found very few problems. The test suites are not complete yet so I can't say it is finalised but we have been very pleased with the performance, stability and compatability so far.
10) jumpship: Is AmigaINC planning on comissioning a standard case for the AmgiaONE? Maybe not for this release, but for the future?
Fleecy: We have discussed it in terms of a marketing identity but there are no firm plans yet.
(Copyright © 2003 Amigaworld.net. All rights reserved.
Originally available at http://amigaworld.net/modules/fleecymoss/index.php?cat_id=7
You may freely redistribute this article, providing that a URL is provided to the original source,
and the copyright notices remain intact) (ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Apr.2003
Gunnar Bernhardt (ANF)
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Emulator: WinUAE Version 0.8.22R6
Yesterday version 0.8.22 Release 6 of the Amiga emulator 'WinUAE'
for Windows by Toni Wilen has been released.
Download:
WinUAE0822R6.exe
WinUAE0822R6.zip
Changes in WinUAE 0.8.22 Release 6 of 19th April 2003 compared to the previous version:
Bugs fixed:
- increased compatibility
- display emulation graphics corruption in some programs
(NOTE: some very old games, for example Eliminator, require OCS Agnus)
- sprites outside display window emulated partially
(Banshee AGA, Alien Breed 3D)
- audio emulation fixes (noise and random popping)
- input configuration fixes
- crash when creating new CD32 NVRAM-file
- compressed disk images can be write-enabled
- more compatible with newer CDTV extended ROMs
(still no CDROM controller emulation)
- disk emulation fixes (writing freeze, drive type, disk eject/insert,
more compatible disk change detection, writing to multiple drives simultaneously)
- stuck middle button when "Middle Mouse-Button -> ALT-TAB" was enabled
- don't crash if zlib.dll is missing
- lost mouse input events when using high refresh rate mouse
New features:
- compressed state files
- rewritten and more compatible serial port emulation,
serial link game support
- more compatible blitter speed in non cycle-exact mode
(Spindizzy Worlds, PP Hammer..)
- turbo-floppy speed enables fast writing
- disable screensaver when WinUAE is active
- improved configurable CPU idle-function
- screenshots saved to ScreenShots-directory
- input configuration joystick port swap and device
disable-button implemented.
A German mirror ist available under
http://www.webwood.de. (ps)
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19.Apr.2003
Dietmar Knoll (ANF)
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GAUHPIL: Many areas updated
The GAUHPIL (Geographical Amiga Users Home Page Internet List) is a list created and moderated
by Dietmar Knoll about websites of Amiga users that is sorted geographically according to
continents and countries. Today the following areas have been updated:
- Europe
- New Links List
- Lost Links List
- History 2003
(ps)
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19.Apr.2003
Martin Heine (ANF)
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G4 Upgrade card to be released on July 1st, 2003
Bill Buck and Raquel Velasco have announced that the promised G4 CPU Upgrade
card for Pegasos1 owners will be available on July 1st, 2003 for 200Euro.
Pegasos1 owners can buy it at
www.pegasosppc.com when
pegasos-usa.com is integrated into the new site. There will also be a
new software bundle available then.
Bill and Raquel also confirmed that the CPU cards for the Pegasos II are
the same as the CPU cards for the Pegasos I. That way every Pegasos II user,
who already got a Pegasos I, can use his old Pegasos I CPU card and Pegasos
I users can buy Pegasos II CPU cards.
They also made clear that this offer has no impact on the Pegasos-I-trade-in
offer. You can still get a Pegasos II including a G4 processor card for your
old Pegasos I machine plus 200 Euro.
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19.Apr.2003
Diverse
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Short Software News (19.04.2003)
Emulator: Mame for MorphOS Version 0.67
- Mame0.67 added (bug fixes and overlay support) see readme.txt for more information.
Tool: MCP Version 1.42
MCP ("MasterControlProgram") from Dieter Groppé version 1.42
Emulator: A/NES CGFX v1.31
The cool feature added here is the autoframerate option that makes miracles
(well close to) for your NSF's assuming you usually don't have a fast enough
computer to play them back at correct speed. Worth to check out anyway hopefully.
You'll find the latest archive in the download section. Be sure to run the
installer aswell if your earlier A/NES CGFX version is < v1.30 since the
installation procedure now installs more files than previous versions.
Anyway, enjoy the release and have a Happy Easter! :-)
Game: Worm Wars Version 7.41
Download: WormWars.lha
585 KB
Game: Payback GBA report Nr. 6
MorphOS.net: New xpkmaster
Update: Mr. Skjæret has released an updated
xpkmaster for MorphOS. It needs a previously installed xpkmaster setup:
xpkmaster_bin.lha
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18.Apr.2003
Hans-Jörg Frieden (ANF)
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IncaGold and Hyperion announce license agreement
IncaGold and Hyperion Entertainment enter into comprehensive license agreement
Leuven, Belgien, April 18, 2003
IncaGold GmbH and Hyperion Entertainment VOF announced today that they
entered into a comprehensive license agreement which will see many of
IncaGold's current and future entertainment software titles converted
for the Amiga, Linux and Macintosh platforms.
Hyperion's first target for conversion is 'Midnight Racing' which offers
players the excitement of realistic night driving using a state of the
art 3D engine.
"We are understandably very pleased with this agreement as signing with
IncaGold will allow us to bring IncaGold's outstanding and ever-growing
portfolio of games to our target audiences", said Ben Hermans, managing
partner of Hyperion Entertainment.
Daniel Aurell, Director at IncaGold, added, "We are pleased to have found
such a competent partner in this field to take our PC entertainment products
to other home computing platforms. We are looking forward to together with
Hyperion bringing many of our titles to the Amiga, Linux and Mac systems in
the coming months."
About Hyperion Entertainment VOF
Hyperion Entertainment is
a privately held Belgian-German company, founded in March of 1999. The company
specialises in 3D graphics and the conversion of top-quality entertainment
software from Windows to niche-platforms including Amiga, Linux (x86,PPC)
and MacOS (OS 9/X). Hyperion Entertainment has undertaken contract-work in
the field of 3D graphics for companies such as Monolith
and has developed a mature, fast, small foot-print technology to bring 3D
graphics to low power digital devices such as PDA's and STB's. Hyperion is
currently working on AmigaOS 4.0, a vastly enhanced PPC native incarnation of
the groundbreaking multimedia OS introduced by Commodore in 1985.
ABOUT INCAGOLD
IncaGold is a world-wide leader in the
development and publishing of casual gaming entertainment on PC CD-ROM. Founded
in 1996, the company operates sales and development offices in Brazil, Finland,
Japan, New Zealand, Slovakia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
(ps)
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18.Apr.2003
Ron van Herk (ANF)
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Genesi at CeBIT Australia
Genesi would like to invite all visitors to the CeBIT Australia 2003
event to visit our booth. We will be exhibiting in hall 5, booth 561.
The show is from May 6th - 8th in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition
Center, Darling Harbour, Sydney. For more information please check the
official CeBIT Australia 2003 website:
www.cebit.com.au.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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18.Apr.2003
Christian Krenner (ANF)
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Extreme Amiga 600 Upgrading Page: Amiga 600 with USB-ports!
There is another update of the "Extreme Amiga 600 Upgrading Page". The site documents
the upgrade of an Amiga 600. The current highlight: The Amiga 600 was equipped with
USB-ports and therefore should be the only A 600 with which you can use USB devices.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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18.Apr.2003
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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Eyetech: AmigaOneXE delivered since Wednesday
Alan Redhouse (Eyetech) gave a statement on AmigaOne mailing list (title link) and explained
that the delivery of the AmigaOneXE has started on Wednesday.
First of all other dealers will be delivered, then "developers" which ordered an AmigaOneSE
12 months ago, then customers which ordered a motherboard from Eyetech and finally
the buyers of complete systems.
Alan supposes that all orders will be executed until the end of the month.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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amiga-news.de Wishes You a Happy Easter!
© Rolf Tingler (ps)
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17.Apr.2003
Michael Lanser (ANF)
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Realms of Power - Internet Page Online
The Internet page for the game Realms of Power was placed online today. There you'll find information about and screenshots of
the game, and its state of development.
Realms of Power is a round-based strategy game. It has a powerful resemblance to the game Civilization, and has a few characteristics of
the game Colonization as well. The parameters of the game world are wideranging and generally adjustable. So it is left to you to decide
if you play a cold or a war planet, if you prefer vast oceans or almost entirely land surfaces.
16 peoples are ready, to be played by or against humans. These are, for example, the Germans, the English, the French, the Romans, the
Zulus, or also the Egyptians. The individual units (like airplanes, tanks, destroyers or battle vehicles) wait only to be built and sent against the
enemy. But perhaps you would rather negotiate a peace and send a diplomat?
In order to be able to build the individual units and the urban projects (such as churches, factories, barrracks, or harbors) the hard work of
the steadily growing numbers of city folk, who process the differentiated raw materials (such as wood, stone, coal, or oil as well). And
naturally it may also not be forgotten, to arrange the supply of food for the workers. In order to make adjustments to the quantities of raw
materials, it is also possible to conduct trade with friendly peoples. But only as long as they do not become your enemies - and that happens
sooner than maybe you would like, because the goal is to rule the world after all! Or do you prefer to conquer a neighboring planet with a
few colonists. If this world can't be yours, then perhaps the next?
System Requirements
Minimum configuration:
Amiga with OS3.1, 68020 @ 14 Mhz,
1 MB Chip, 16 MB FastRAM, graphic card, CD-ROM, hard-drive.
Recommended configuration:
Amiga with OS3.1, 68060 @ 50 Mhz, 2 MB Chip, 32 MB FastRAM,
graphic card, CD-ROM, hard-drive.
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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17.Apr.2003
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Aminet Uploads 17th April, 2003
Here are the new Aminet uploads since our last report:
boulderdaesh.lha game/jump 906K+V5.13, BoulderDaesh RTX Main Archive
RebootStartV42.lha game/patch 59K+Degrader & run any game from Workbench
ZoneXplorer.lha gfx/fract 2.8M+Modular,true color fractal explorer (PPC
BoingPFX.lha pix/back 330K+Backgrounds for WBpatterns...
i5000.lha pix/gicon 1.2M+Big Misc GlowIcons Collection [by cYbo]
IceAge.lha pix/gicon 405K+Icons from Ice Age [by cYbo]
NewHomer.lha util/misc 110K+Talkin' Homer V1.85 (updated)
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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17.Apr.2003
Mariusz Wloczysiak (E-Mail)
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Elbox: Spider II Sales Begin
We are glad to inform that the Spider II USB 2.0 High-Speed controller
with drivers for Mediator and Amithlon is on sale now.
The detailed specification of the Spider II USB 2.0 controller:
see the product page.
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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17.Apr.2003
Guido Mersmann (ANF)
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AmigaOS Game: BoulderDäsh RTX V5.14 - Rockford is Back!
With version 5.14, the shareware game BoulderDäsh RTX is almost final. Almost all program parts have been reworked and rewritten.
BoulderDäsh has become a bit faster and smaller through this, but also more compatible.
Through some partially fundamental changes, it became possible for me to equip the game and level editor with additional functions that
were missing for years and desired by many users.
I'd like to point out once more that although I removed the keyfile routines and the associated limitations, BoulderDäsh is still shareware.
Simultaneously, I'd like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to the many registered users. You've kept us going through the years! Version
5.14 is on the way to Aminet and should appear there by the next update.
Guido Mersmann (ps) (Translation: dm)
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17.Apr.2003
Amiforce (ANF)
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Amiforce Celebrates Its 2nd Birthday
For the second birthday of the site the following things have been prepared for you:
German Amiblitz 2.30 full distribution:
The distribution has been completely updated and once more contains Amiblitz2 and PED in their latest stable releases, in
the German and English languages. Besides the German Amiblitz2.guide, the installation scripts have also been translated,
with help in the chosen language, just as all necessary ASSIGNs and system components are installed. The guide
has been carefully reworked in the license section, to make clear and understandable the fact that software assembled
with Amiblitz doesn't have to be GPL! An update archive will be added in a short time.
German AmiblitzML archive:
A few days ago, the archive of the German Amiblitz2 mailing list was added to Aminet. Thanks to
Antidote for the great work.
Classic games:
In the Games Fun area there is a new designation covering never-released classic games. The games were developed in AMOS and
account of that they don't run on graphic cards. Except for that the programs have no special requirements and even run without
special arrangement on a '060. The developer Dietmar Graemer would be happy to hear some feedback. For this purpose every info
box has a contact form, with which one may easily and without problems directly contact the developers. Dietmar is interested in
further development and also in new games. This is dependent on your interest. Enrico Graemer is no longer interested in future
development, so there is no contact form for him.
Included are the following games:
- Digger95:
A really addictive game, which also has graphics that look great even today. A lot of people will remember
Digger. At one time this was a classic on the KC computer of then East Germany.
- Diamantus:
Diamantus is based on a play method similar to Digger95. There's also much fun to be experienced here. The game
makes a tidy impression, and with a lot of levels there is little chance of boredom.
- Wirtschworker:
With 500 levels this is the most wideranging game, and Wirtschworker is also a lot of fun. I can promise you right now that your gray
brain cells are going to get a workout. ;)
- Lotto Number Generator:
This is not a game, but it wouldn't make sense to make a separate category for it. This program doesn't need a whole lot
of explanation, and maybe it brings happiness to someone or other.
The programs come with instructions. Soon, the programs will be described on the website, but we haven't had time to do this
yet. The most important information is nevertheless contained on the pages for the games. Have fun!
Game announcement (3D shooter for OS4):
There's a new game project in development. The end result is to be a 3D-Shooter that appears for Windows and Amiga OS4.
At this time it's developed on Windows. As soon as the AmigaOne with OS4 is set to go, the porting of the completed parts
may begin.
The heart of the whole thing is an already much-progressed 3D engine: Cruiser3D.
After the outstanding development of the engine it will naturally be near to the development of a complete game.
The 3D-Shooter will probably be in the horror genre, but we are not committing ourselves.
A small excerpt of the characteristics of Cruiser3D:
- Conversion of models (characters) from well-known games such as Q1, Q2, HalfLife, Serious Sam, Unreal I + II etc. (to the extent that
the data formats are usable)
- Terrains of height maps for outdoor levels
- BSP for indoor levels
- Dynamic lighting and shadows (shadows are 25% ready)
- Mirrow effects (about 50%)
- Particle system
- Pathfinder (25% ready)
- Flocking (known from role playing and fantasy games)
- SkyBox
- Enormously high velocity
- Planned are formats such as C4D, Monzoom and so on
Through the following link you can see one of the
quickly put-together scenes. To be seen are known (textured) models and other elements, which are animated.
The free camera movement unfortunately can't be seen here, and the particle system can also not really be
appreciated.
The screenshot is unfortunately very quickly made. Everything was thrown together in a hurry. Soon, more information
will follow, and an area will be established at Amiforce to track the status.
Heartfelt wishes of happiness from amiga-news.de team for the second birthday of Amiforce! (ps) (Translation: dm)
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