02.Jul.2002
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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TechNetCast: Interview with Carl Sassenrath from Nov. 1998
Under the title link you will find an old interview from November 1998 with Carl Sassenrath, author of the AmigaOS kernel "Exec.library". In this interview Carl describes detailed the origin of AmigaOS and explains several design decisions.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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02.Jul.2002
Andreas Kleinert (E-Mail)
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akMPEG4 V5 for Amithlon
akMPEG4 V5.00 (w/o PPC support, w/ Amithlon optimizations)
now is available.
Download: akMPEG4.lha. (ps)
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02.Jul.2002
Apex Designs
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Game: New Extra maps for Payback and workshop
For the game 'Payback` are Extra Maps released. Also a Workshop to explain the Payback map editor from Philipp Bödeker and Ricco Clemens was published.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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02.Jul.2002
Stefan Popp (E-Mail)
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Elbox uses own USB-Stack
As a news from VGR states, Elbox will use its own USB stack as Darek Dulian says.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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02.Jul.2002
CAD-Technologies / Imagine
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Order adress for 'Imagine' changed
The order adress for the Amiga program 'Imagine' has changed from 1st July 2002 on:
Martin McKenzie
528 London Road
Flat 3/1
Glasgow
G40 1DU
Scotland
The version 6.0 of the 3D rendering program is in progress.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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02.Jul.2002
AmiWest 2002
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Event: AmiWest 2002 Information Release #4
Some of you may not be on the Amiga Inc. mailing list, so we have decided
to send this Amiga Community message from Bill McEwen to our AmiWest 2002
mailinig list. Our apologies if this is a duplicate.
Notice, as well, that AmiWest 2002 will be the venue for some very
important announcements about the new machines and software. Go to lines
311 and 330 in this email (approximately) to see this information. In
addition, two other computer companies producing Amiga hardware will be
at our show.
So if you haven't made plans yet to attend, it isn't too late. We've just
persuaded the Holiday Inn to hold more rooms for us, but only until July
7th. And while you're reserving that room, be sure to send us your check
for your show tickets. This helps us to plan for the onslaught better.
It's going to be a great show and you should be there to cash in on the
great things that are happening. Join us so you can say, "I was there
when it was announced!"
And read the following carefully to see what Amiga Inc. is planning for
AmiWest 2002. We'll see you at the show!!
Amiga Forever,
Brian Deneen, President
Sacramento Amiga Computer Club
for the AmiWest 2002 Committee
(ps)
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02.Jul.2002
Arkadiusz [Yak] Wahlig
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Window-Organizer: DepthMenu Version 2.35
The Polish coder Arkadiusz [Yak] Wahlig has released version 2.35 of his
program 'DepthMenu'. With this program you can organize, minimize or
maximize opened windows on your workbench.
Download: DepthMenu.lha
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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02.Jul.2002
Jabberwocky
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Instant Messenger: Jabberwocky Version 1.2
Version 1.2 of Jabberwocky, the Amiga Jabber client has been released.
Most noteworthy is the fact that small bugs have been identified and
removed.
Download: Jabberwocky_aos_v1_2.lha (ps)
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02.Jul.2002
AudioLabs
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AudioLabs: New plugin for ProStationAudio (ASD-1)
ASD-1 is a new recursive delay with echoes running at different speed and
pitch than the master signal. DSP implementation, not reproductable with
analog fx devices. Works with any version of ProStationAudio for AmigaOS.
Speed can be manually modulated in realtime (for recording to disk
"realtime modulation performances" a full version of ProStationAudio is
needed).
Download: ASD-1.lha (ps)
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02.Jul.2002
Sebastian Bauer
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MUI: NList V0.92, NListtree V18.14
Sebastian Bauer has released version 0.92 of the MUI custom class "NList"
and version 18.14 of the class "NListtree". These versions contain mainly
bug fixes. No new features have been added.
Download:
MCC_NList.lha (194 KB)
MCC_NListtree.lha (168 KB)
(ps)
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01.Jul.2002
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Survey: How long have you been online?
We want to know for how many years our readers are using the Internet.
These are the possible choices:
- less then one year
- < 2 years
- < 3 years
- < 4 years
- < 5 years
- < 6 years
- < 7 years
- < 8 years
- more than 8 years
Enjoy this survey! (ps) (Translation: sk)
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01.Jul.2002
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 02.07.2002) (Update)
With WHDLoad you can install games you only can play on disks on your
hard disk. The following games are added or updated:
- 02.07.02 new: The Real Popeye (Bignonia) done by Bored Seal
- 02.07.02 new: Insanity Fight (Microdeal) done by Bored Seal
- 02.07.02 new: Colorbuster (Indian Software) done by Bored Seal
- 02.07.02 improved: Blasteroids (Tengen/Image Works) supports another version
- 02.07.02 improved: Black Crypt (Raven Software) access faults removed, protection removed
- 01.07.02 new: Cubix (Media GmbH) done by Asman
- 01.07.02 improved: Ween (Coktel Vision) more versions supported
- 01.07.02 fixed: Vyrus (Amiga Fun) keyboard routine corrected
- 01.07.02 improved: Seven Gates of Jambala (Thalion) supports another version, various other changes
- 01.07.02 improved: Rubicon (21st Century) colorbit fixes, trainer and blitter waits added
- 01.07.02 improved: Geisha (Cocktel Vision) Spanish version supported, new install script
- 01.07.02 improved: Emmanuelle (TomaHawk) access fault removed, more versions supported
- 01.07.02 improved: Black Sect (Lankhor) access faults removed, docs added
- 29.06.02 new: Supaplex (Digital Integration) done by CFOU!
- 29.06.02 new: Pinball Magic (Loriciel) done by CFOU!
- 29.06.02 improved: Darkseed (CyberDreams) new icons, CD³² version supported
- 29.06.02 improved: Capone (Actionware) new install script, other version supported
(ps)
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01.Jul.2002
Amiga Online Games
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Amiga Online Games: Vote for Top 10
Under the title link you can vote for the Top 10 of Amiga games
for July 2002, organised by Amiga Online Games. (ps)
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01.Jul.2002
Amiga Inc.
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Amiga Inc.: Promotion Clarifications and Update (Executive Update)
Promotion Clarifications and Update
Bill McEwen - July 1, 2002
Greetings to one and all, and a big thank you to all of you who have participated
(and to others out there who will hopefully participate) in the promotion.
I have some points I need to clarify and a desire to, once again, be completely
honest with all of you.
Here we go:
One question that has been asked of us a lot is "Why are you doing
this promotion?"
This promotion is not about pre-selling AmigaOnes, nor pre-selling Amiga
OS 4.0. We are in no way pre-selling these items. Others have taken your
money in the past, with no products ever delivered to customers. We are
not doing that, nor would we EVER do that. In spite of what some
may think, we have learned well the lessons of history, and we do not
intend repeating them. The AmigaOne board exists in every way that a motherboard
can exist. It has been shown, it is in use, and is being used in software
and hardware development. As a point in fact, I know that once the news
is disseminated further regarding the show in France that took place last
weekend, the largest majority of you will be very pleased with the progress
shown in the development and deployment of the AmigaOne, and you will
know that all this is very "real".
This promotion is not about the pre-selling of AmigaOS 4.0, either. You
have seen the screen shots, it is in the hands of developers, and I am
excited (yes I used the "e" word, AGAIN, but hey, I am
EXCITED, as we all are here, and we have earned the right to be
excited!) about how well this project is coming along. OS 4.0 will run
on other PPC products besides the AmigaOne, like the CyberStorm and Blizzard
PPC accelerator cards. That's because you, the members of The Community,
with many and varied needs, wanted this support. So we delivered this
legacy support in response to your expressed desires. OS 4.0 and
beyond are providing us with a new future for the AmigaOS in many different
traditional hardware configurations.
So for better clarification, the AmigaOne is a motherboard that will
be sold to dealers. Dealers will then be able to sell the AmigaOne as
is, or can build a complete system, or sell you the parts and let you
the end user make it yourself. AmigaOS 4.0 is not pre-loaded on the system,
but is sold with the AmigaOne.
With regards to OS 4.0, you may purchase this product separately from
the AmigaOne, and it can be loaded and used on other Amiga PPC products
and systems and are certified for OS 4.0.
Whew, I think that I have it correct now.
With all of that out of the way, and I trust better clarification I want
to share with you the real reason behind the promotion and why it is so
very important for all of us. Along with this information we are making
a change that better reflects what the promotion is attempting to prove:
We are working daily with developers, 3rd party services, investors,
dealers, and past dealers who are looking to return to the Amiga market.
The one critical question that is asked of us every day is "How many
Amiga customers can we look forward to, as a base for a return on our
investment in the market?" "We are not interested in spending
money developing software, only to sell a few hundred copies. " These
are quite valid concerns, and we want to answer them accurately. These
same sort of questions do apply to the number of AmigaOnes we will build
and the number of components that are purchased to effect that construction.
The dealers must have a reasonably accurate idea of how many cases, peripheral
components, even shipping boxes to purchase, so they can build AmigaOne
motherboards up into full desktop solutions for their customers, and we
have some very large, and I mean huge electronic stores who may be interested
in starting to carry Amiga products again, if.....and only if we can show
that
there is a viable market for the products. This is important information
we need to learn here, not only for ourselves but our network of partners
as well, both our announced partners and those waiting in the wings, watching
the Amiga market and the Amiga Community.
This promotion is far more than filling some nebulous coffers: it is
about letting the developers and the world know that Amiga is a market,
that the Amiga Community is viable and that it is one that is most certainly
a market worth developing for, and a market and group of people worthy
of recognition.
Now I know that many out there are in a "wait and see mode".
I keep receiving messages from many of you that tell me that there are
100's of thousands of Amiga aficionado who will come forward once the
new products are out, and I must say I agree. I know that there are many
more out there waiting before they commit to a purchase. This I completely
understand as well. The issue immediately before us is that we really
need to prove that there is a market out there for Amiga today, and that
there will be even more people tomorrow.
This promotion is about bringing the Amiga family back together again,
reforming the ranks if you will, and preparing us all for the great
successes we can create together, as we make the necessary moves
towards the merging of the DE and OS technologies in AmigaOS 5.0 and beyond.
We are committed to being able to show that Amiga is a force to be reckoned
with in the technology realm, and to showing that there is an opportunity
for developers to return to the Amiga platform and start making money
again, with Amiga the platform and Amiga the company.
So yes, the promotion is designed for fun. Yes, it is designed to deliver
a good value for you, the members of the Amiga Community. It is also about
providing proof to the skeptics that Amiga is here to stay and that we
are a market they need to recognize, for which they should develop, that
this Amiga Market would be worth their investment of time, effort and
money. At the end of the day, this is business, and business is about
providing a return for all involved.
With all of the above stated, I am going to change this promotion somewhat,
to better capture what we are determined to achieve with this promotion,
the Amiga and you. We are going to do something here that will let everyone
know that we are part of something great and significant. Most of you
have been here far longer than I have and I appreciate the fact that most,
not all of you, but most, have adopted me into your family. So in order
to better accomplish this goal, this promotion is changing.
Now
when you join the "I am Amiga Club" for USD 50.00, (EUR 50.00,
or GBP 32.50) you will receive a shirt signifying your membership, a coupon
that can be used for a USD 50.00 (EUR 50.00, or GBP 32.50) discount on
an AmigaOne, or OS 4.0 (for those of you who wish to run this new OS on
your existing 3rd-party PPC cards) you will also receive a newsletter,
and throughout the next 12 months you will be the first to learn of new
products. We will work together with Amiga-associated companies to offer
significant discounts and other special promotions to the Amiga Club members.
All of the rest of the promotion still applies and all members will be
automatically entered into the sweepstakes.
Here is how you may purchase the promotion:
In my very USA-focused approach (I apologize for that, it won't happen
again) I did not think through the process of ordering the promotion without
a credit card. And for those of you outside of the USA, where so many
of you reside, you can now use Pay Pal, and certain debit cards that carry
a credit card logo may also be used or you can also send a check, money
order, or bank check to:
Amiga, Inc.
I am Amiga Club
P.O. Box 887
Ravensdale, WA 98051 USA
Please include Name, Address, and all of your other necessary details
for us to be
able to deliver the products to you. Also, please include your E-Mail
address, if you have one.
By the end of the week, you should also be able to purchase this promotion
through your local Amiga dealer. This will make it much easier for all
of you to participate in the promotion and order the items from your local
dealer. We will still send you the certificate and the shirt directly,
but this may be easier for many of you to participate.
Last Item: Extension of the deadline!
We have been asked by many of the dealers and many of you in the Community
to extend the promotion deadline so that more of you may participate.
Well, we agree and the promotion deadline will be extended to July 19th
at Midnight Pacific Time (0900 GMT July 20th). We will update the numbers
daily and we are working to get others to share the news with their friends
also.
Until we meet again, I look forward to as many of you as possible joining
in letting the world know that Amiga is very real and is very much a force
that has yet to truly have its time in the sun.
Every membership counts. If you have been sitting on the fence wondering
if this is "another money-grubbing idea," You Are Wrong...
What we are really about is unifying the community of Amiga users and
partners as we move forward. We are dealing with companies and vendors
who would like to believe that there is a viable community willing to
spend money. Amiga Inc. just has to be able to demonstrate to them, provably,
that such a community and such a market exists. I hope that all of you
will join the Club and be a part of that proof and history.
One more clarification: All of you who have already purchased the coupon
are automatically entered into the club and will receive all listed benefits.
So to summarize:
The AmigaOne is a PPC Motherboard that will be sold to dealers where
you may purchase the product.
AmigaOS 4.0 will run on the AmigaOne and other Amiga PPC certified products.
All people who have purchased the coupon will automatically be entered
into the Club.
Amiga Club membership includes a Shirt, A discount coupon that can be
applied to an AmigaOne, AmigaOS 4.0 or a combination of the two. It also
includes a newsletter and future product discounts on other Amiga products
and Amiga associated products. These will also include AmigaDE related
products and those products that are Amiga Enabled (more about these in
the newsletter).
Also the shirts will be produced in more than one continent, so that
we can expedite their delivery to you.
All items will be delivered after the completion of the promotion, and
initial sign up program.
So come on now: I know that there are more of you out there. Lets make
this happen together.
(ps)
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01.Jul.2002
valwit (ANF)
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Video-Player: Frogger Version 2.0 Beta (Update)
It's been a while since last Frogger release, but I believe it was worth waiting ;)
Version 2.0 has been basically written from scratch, and can now play, besides
mpeg and str movies, also avi (Windows Media), qt (Quicktime), rm (RealMedia),
asf/wmv (Advanced Streaming Format) and roq (ID games movie format) files.
See features to learn more about what this baby can do for you.
You can download version for PPC (PowerUP, WarpUP and MorphOS) as well as
68k version here. Most of audio/video codecs are now distributed as external
plugins, so remember to download codecs, either ppc or 68k, depending on what
version you prefer.
Please note, that this release should be considered as beta, with lot of things
still missing, and with lot of bugs (some known, check included documentation
for more info, and some still waiting to be discovered...)
Now enjoy.
Alternative to the title link you can use also this mirror:
http://highantdev.de/frogger/.
Update:
SVQ1 codec update.
An update to svq1 decoder is available at download page. This update fixes decoding video with width not 16 pixels aligned. Also, GRAY only decoding is now enabled. Source code archive with updated sources available as well.
Last, but not least, there is missing frogger.iff image at download page.
(ps)
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30.Jun.2002
Dirk Baeyens (E-Mail)
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Amiga: 50$ voucher for complete system, motherboard or OS4.0
Gary Peake of Amiga Inc. writes in the Amiga Open mailing list that the
50$ voucher can be
used on a complete AmigaOne system, and AmigaOne motherboard, both
including AmigaOS 4.0, or just for AmigaOS 4.0.
Gary Peake: "The voucher is good for any of: complete system,
motherboards and OS4.0 or just OS4.0".
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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30.Jun.2002
ANN
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Magazine: Amiga Information Online (AIO) #60
Issue #60 of Amiga online magazine "Amiga Information Online (AIO)" has been
published.
This issue contains a.o. an article about the game Puzzle Bobs, a compact
comparison of paint programs and an exclusive article about Port Access.
The complete table of contents can be gathered from the
Readme.
AIO utilises its own display program, and can be used from AmigaOS 3.0.
Download: docs/mags/AIOV60.lha (467K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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30.Jun.2002
Czech Amiga News
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USB: USB board "Thylacine" for Zorro-2 in production
According to an announcement on Czech Amiga News
from 26th June 2002, "Thylacine" is in production. This is a USB board for the
Zorro-II slot which will be available from 22nd July 2002.
This board is being manufactured in Australia.
The title link provides access to a.o. information about supported devices as
well as a forum.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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30.Jun.2002
Steffen Nitz (ANF)
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Database: SN-MünzArchiv V1.01
Steffen Nitz has released version 1.01 of his coin management software
"SN-MünzArchiv" on Aminet. This program is suitable for all popular coins (e.g.
Euro, DM, GDR, investment ounces etc.). He writes about this:
On the Ami-Force page of CJ-Stroker a
survey has now gone online to
find out which collectors databases you'd like to have.
Please participate lively - even those not interested at all, so I can get a
relatively correct impression.
Planned features for version 1.1:
- A sales window, to get an overview of which coins have been sold (with
statistics).
- Introduction of a year number statistic.
The following changes have been incorporated into the current version:
Version 1.0
- Instructions are now available.
- A parts list window for each quality type has been added.
- It is now possible to search for entries.
- A new statistics type (enumeration) has been added.
- In list processing the lists can now be sorted and entries deleted.
- On startup via CLI a data record can be passed which is then loaded
automatically. Thus it is possible to start the program by
double-clicking a data record. It is also possible to enter a data record
in the settings which is to be loaded upon startup of SN-MünzArchiv.
- Entries can be exported and appended.
- Lists can be printed.
- Upon saving of a database, a backup (.bak) is now created.
Version 1.01
- It is again possible to enter records into the lists without having to
press the sort button.
It may not have escaped your attention that some features had already been in V0.8. I had made the mistake of doing 2-3 uploads with this version number which is why I list all changes from after the first upload.
Download: biz/dbase/SN-MuenzArchiv.lha (187K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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30.Jun.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Samba Partie Pro., Tip for RPG "Blade"
The full version of "Samba Partie Pro. AGA/ECS" and a tip for the action role
playing game "Blade" have been published on Amiga Arena.
Full version: "Samba Partie Pro. AGA/ECS"
To "celebrate the occasion" the ECS and AGA version of the second part of
soccer manager "Samba Partie" by "Sayonara Software" is available for download.
Special thanks go to Stefan I. for supplying the AGA version, and Sylvester B.
for the ECS version.
Tip: "Blade"
The HD version of action RPG game "Blade" by Mark Sheeky has been successfully
tested with the tool "NoAGA" on an Amiga 4000/60 with AmigaOS3.9.
After the game's German version has been offered exclusively for download on
"Amiga Arena", time and again users had problems playing "Blade" from HD.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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30.Jun.2002
Amiga Society
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Little Book of Amiga Software: Heart of China, Die Siedler, ...
Since 25th June 2002, the "Little Book of Amiga Software", containing
information about Amiga software in German, has been updated repeatedly:
25th June 2002:
- New entry: Heart of China
- New entry: Menace
- Updated: A-Train
- Updated: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Updated: Backstage
- Updated: Battle Command
- Updated: Battle Isle
- Updated: Battle Isle Data Disk I
26th June 2002:
- New entry: Human Race Jurassic
- Updated: K240
- Updated: World Cup USA 94
- Updated: Battle Isle Data Disk II
- Updated: Battle Squadron
- Updated: Beam
- Updated: Beneath a steel Sky
27th June 2002:
- Updated: Zool
- Updated: Zeewolf
- Updated: X-Out
28th June 2002:
- Updated: Anwendungsliste (Applications list)
- Updated: Xenon 2
- Updated: Wolf Pack
- Updated: WipeOut 2097
- Updated: Winzer
- Updated: The Adventures of Willy Beamish
- Updated: White Death
29th June 2002:
- New entry: Die Siedler (The Settlers)
- New entry: Afrikakorps
- New entry: Quintette
- Updated: Amiga Spieleliste (Amiga games list)
30th June 2002:
- Updated: Spieleliste (Games list)
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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30.Jun.2002
Amiga Future
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Sound: AC97Mixer V2.0 for SB 128 sound card (Amithlon)
On 29th June 2002, Frank Fenn has released version 2.0 of "AC97Mixer" for
Amithlon. This version adds support for the EMU10K (SB Live).
Thus "AC97Mixer" now supports the SB128 and SB Live sound cards as well as VIA onboard sound.
Download: ac97mixer.lha (28K)
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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30.Jun.2002
Amiga Future
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MUI: NList V0.91, NListtree V18.13
On 30th June 2002, Sebastian Bauer has released version 0.91 of the "NList" MUI
custom class and version 18.13 of the "NListtree" class. These versions contain
mainly bug fixes. No new features have been added.
Download:
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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30.Jun.2002
Amiga Future
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Datatype: aiff V41.5 by Stephan Rupprecht
On 30th June 2002, Stephan Rupprecht has released version 41.5 of his AIFF
sound Datatype. In this version decoders for MACE3, MACE6, ULAW, ALAW and
IMA4 have been implemented. Also included is a version for WarpOS.
This Datatype requires
util/dtype/soundDT41.lha.
Download: aiffdt41.lha (19K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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30.Jun.2002
amiga.org
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AmigaOne: Screen shots of Linux software
Ole-Gil Hvitmyren has published screen shots of Linux software running on the
AmigaOne on his home page. Amongst these are RC5/OGR benchmark, Open Office,
Mozilla and UAE 0.8.21.
The distribution used is Debian GNU/Linux.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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30.Jun.2002
ANN
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A.D.A.: Alpha Omega, Makaveli, Iraq-demo
On 30th June 2002, three productions have been added to the Amiga Demoscene
Archive (A.D.A.). The additions are:
The demos for the Amiga are available for download and are presented with
pictures on their page.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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30.Jun.2002
Amiga Interactive Guide
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History: Amiga Interactive Guide expanded by 20 MB
On 26th June 2002, Gareth Knight has updated the "Amiga Interactive Guide".
This is a web site with lots of information about the Amiga's history.
20 MB of new data have been added since March 2002, amongst them:
- Sendo Z100 in the AmigaDE area.
- New pages about the Amiga Anywhere Entertainment Pack #1,
Ami2D and the AmigaOS 4.0 screen shots.
- Information about Scala Workstation 500 and Scala Infochannel.
- Information about Amiga based arcade machines.
- Further adverts - among others the current ones of the Tao Group.
- The "Famous Amiga Uses" list has been combined with the one by Pär Boberg.
Apart from these there have been lots of further updates. Information about
these and the links to the updated and new pages are accessible through
What's New?.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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30.Jun.2002
Amiga Flame
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Amiga Flame: Your Guide to AmigaOne
Above article which in short decribes the AmigaOne as well as the announced
software titles Sudden Strike, Bloodline, Realsoft 3D Version 4 and Audio
Evolution 4 has been published on Amiga Flame.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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29.Jun.2002
AMIGAplus
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New software ports by Diego CR
Diego CR has released new and updated software ports for the Amiga:
- java2html v1.7
- xmlclitools v1.25
- cave v1.0
- abcm2ps v3.0.16
- gnuyahoo v0.3.pre0
- speex v0.4.0
- muhstik v3.12.1
- Anubis v3.2.1
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Jun.2002
Amiga Future
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Source code of the render.library released
Tim S. Müller has released the source code of the render.library version 31.0.
Changes since version 30.0:
- Simplified the over-complex quantization algorithm.
The new algorithm leads to similar results, with much better
performance.
- Semaphores are (finally!) correctly initialized to zero.
- Minor cleanup.
Download: renderlib_src.lha -
readme -
history
What kind of library is the render.library?
- render.library is an Amiga shared library that serves an image processing kernel.
- render.library is an interface between planar, truecolor and chunky
graphics, plus it supports all Amiga specific pixel and color schemes.
- render.library provides palette management, histograms, alpha channel processing, color reduction, rendering, dithering, scaling, texture mapping, and lots of conversion functions.
- render.library is built on a distinct architecture of functional classes,
which allows e.g. texture mapping and rendering in a single pass, without the need to allocate intermediate buffers.
- render.library is fast.
- render.library comes with autodocs and tutorials, and is freeware for freeware and shareware applications.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Jun.2002
Jürgen Lange (ANF)
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Amithlon: release date of v2.0 postponed
The release date of the already by some Amiga dealers announced Amithlon v2.0
will probably be postponed. Bernd Meyer wrote on the Amithlon ml that the
unfortunate connection with Haage & Partner in the past had made him once
more trouble on the way to the release of Amithlon. That's why Bernd doesn't
believe that the originally planned released date can be kept up. But he hopes
that the delay won't take too long.
The original posting by Bernd Meyer (in English) can be found
here.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Jun.2002
Andreas R. Kleinert (E-Mail)
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akJFIF/PNG/TIFF 45.1 now freeware and Amithlon-optimized
Starting with V45.1 (29.6.02), the datatypes akJFIF/PNG/TIFF are
Freeware. The keyfile code and some other legacy stuff
has been removed. This also may speed things up, since there
are less special cases to be covered.
Furthermore, a couple of different optimizations in the 68k code
have been made, some bugs were fixed and some amithlon/uae-
specific optimizations have been made.
Download links:
These datatypes now are specifically targeted to high-end 68k
machines and their emulated counterparts.
(ps)
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29.Jun.2002
Amiga Future
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Assembler: ColdFire assembler version 2.02
The ColdFire assembler has been released in version 2.02.
New in this version:
- Fixed bug with addi and subi undefined size code generation.
These opcodes now support optimisation.
Download: cfasm.lha
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Jun.2002
PageStream / Grasshopper LLC
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DTP: PageStream version 4.1.4.0 for Amiga
Of the known DTP program PageStream has the Amiga version 4.1.4.0 been
released by Grasshopper LLC. The program is distributed by H&P, details can be
found here (though not for the current version).
PageStream is a proven desktop publishing program. It suits for all
publishing tasks beginning with a simple paper via coloured advertisments to
a technical book. With PageStream you can create letters, do coloured school
exercises, presentations, visiting-cards and much more. Thousands of people use
PageStream for years now to do their work. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Jun.2002
CUCUG
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CUCUG: Status Register 06/2002
The Status Register is the monthly newsletter of the Champaign-Urbana
Computer User Group. Dealt are current and important information
regarding Amiga, Macintosh and PC as well as the computer industry.
(ps)
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29.Jun.2002
Darry Dooman (email)
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Mail program: YAM developers version 2.4 (update)
Since June, 18th 2002 exists the new developers version 2.4 of the mailing program
YAM that is meanwhile open source. This version is one in development that
may still contain bugs. According to Darry this version runs without any problems
for him so far.
The changes that have taken place meanwhile can be taken from this
list.
Further information can be found on the
Yamos SourgeForge site.
Download: YAM24Dev.lzx
Update:
The YAM developer team strictly points out that this is a developers' version for
which no guarantee, support or answers via email can be given.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Jun.2002
AmiLator.de (ANF)
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Emulator: MAME v0.60 for 68k
Next to the port of Freecraft (see Amiga-News dated
June, 28th 2002) has SixK
released MAME v0.60 in a 68k version on his
homepage, too. This version is first in
line thought for Amithlon users as a real 68k Amiga would be to slow for a
68k MAME.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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29.Jun.2002
Carsten Schröder (ANF)
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AMIGA aktuell: important addresses changes
The website of "AMIGA aktuell" is from now on accessable via the URL
http://www.aakt.tk. In a few days will the
domain http://www.aakt.de be switched off. The email addresses [...]@aakt.de won't
be valid then anymore, either: the "AMIGA aktuell" editor stuff is from now on
reachable under aakt@gmx.de.
Please change your bookmarks.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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28.Jun.2002
Andreas R. Kleinert (E-Mail)
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AK-Datatype: akJFIF for Amithlon
Andreas R. Kleinert writes:
Out of curiosity, I've removed PPC support from akJFIF datatype
and instead did some uae/amithlon-specific optimizations (no native
x86 code yet, though).
Download für V44.140: akJFIF-dt.LHA
Other datatypes/programs may follow. PPC support is gone for now, since I don't
own any PPC card anymore and did not get any Pegasos developer board, either.
(ps)
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28.Jun.2002
Commodore Billboard (ANF)
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Commodore 64 radio commercials
The Commodore Billboard has been updated. This time with 4 English and 4
French radio commercials. All in high quality 192 Kbps mp3. These are all
"donut" versions meaning that the radio station would get a soundtrack
and then add speak themselves. Found on a tape at a Canadian radio
station in Vancouver. The update also includes several C64, Vic20, PET,
Amiga etc. adverts and brochures. Also tons of stuff in the miscellaneous
section...pins, posters, mousepads, telephones and much more. (ps)
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28.Jun.2002
Anton Preinsack (ANF)
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Focus reported about Commodore One (only in German)
On the news magazine "Focus" on issue of 17th June an interview with Jeri Ellsworth who is the inventor of the "Commodore One" has been published. The imitation of the legendary "Commodore 64" is supposed to be published this Christmas and will delivered by Individual Computers with a price of EUR 200,- in Germany.
You can read a part of the interview here.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jun.2002
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Aminet CD #49 published
Today the new Aminet CD #49 has been published. It contains 1201 MB of several Amiga software and the highlight Diamond Caves II which is a game by Peter Elzner.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jun.2002
Amiga Community by SixK
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SixK SDL-game port: Freecraft version 1.17.1
SixK offers ports of SDL-games on its website 'Amiga Community'. The
SDL-library makes the programming of games and other multimedia-products
possible which do not depend on platforms.
The game Freecraft in version 1.17.1 has been now added. It is a
clone of Warcraft. According to SixK the game runs fine on Amithlon (but
there are some colour problems), a little bit slower on an Amiga (040/33)
and should run very well on an Amiga with 060 processor and graphic board.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jun.2002
Tales of Tamar
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T.o.T.: Amiga-Version 0.43 R13 - Final version will come soon
Version 0.43 R13 is the last but one beta version up to the Tales of Tamar
Amiga Basis-Set! Tales of Tamar is an Internet based round game for Amiga,
Atari, Linux and PC by
Eternity Entertainment Software.
There are only a few days to come until Eternity will accept advance orders
for the Amiga basis set! Tales of Tamar will be delivered in a nice shaped
Euro box with a 64 sites long documentation and three CDs. Should you have
questions concerning the online costs or the game playing then please write
an email to eternity@pride.de.
Since the last version a lot of older bugs have been fixed. Besides this the
soundtrack of ToT has been added which is certainly a highlight. Because of
that a very great thanks to the musician Markus Holler!
Additionally to the soundtrack the texts of research have been added and
string-input-boxes created. Because of that it is now possible to change
the values of the figures boxes via arrow but as well as via keyboard.
This applies for the granary, the trade screen, the barrack and the
diplomacy.
Meanwhile the wars on Tamar become more intensive. Please read the chronicle
to get a survey.
If you are fond of game of roles and games of strategy you should not pass
this game! The testers have played this game for two years and are still
enthusiastic. This game will revolutionize the world of PBEM-games
(PBEM = PlayByEMail).
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jun.2002
Squid's Amiga Page
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Rumor Mill: Reset
Between April 1996 and April 2001 John "Squid" Shephard provided the English spoken Amiga community with articles about the Amiga situation with a closer look at the scenery.
After a yearlong break Squid who is also the maintainer of the well frequented Moo Bunny-forum has written and published some new articles on his site.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jun.2002
Younos Salim (ANF)
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ANN: Alan Redhouse clarifies coupon promotion
Eyetech speak up about the coupon promotion. I leave it up to you to draw
your own conclusions. "No this is not our promotion - and Bill will post
the clarification details later. But we are shipping A1 boards + OS4-OEM
to dealers (inc Amiga Inc.) and that plus complete systems ourselves.
It is likely that you will probably be able to cash your voucher direct
with dealers - but it is down to Amiga Inc. to give out the details of
how this will work. The main issue - as so many people have pointed out -
is how to avoid the banks becoming the main beneficiaries of what was a
well intentioned user support program (we pay euros15 ~USD15 on every
receipt transaction for example).
Also the law is somewhat different in te US. In Europe you cannot (past
Amiga-related companies excepted!) legally take money off consumers for a
product that isn't yet on general availability. And, to me, $50 seeems an
awful lot to charge for a T-shirt, with an non-legally enforcable right
to an equivalent reduction on an AmigaOne. You will of course (somehow)
get the $50 off - this is just really a problem of how consumer legislation
is inconsistent - and bank charges are inevitable - across the Global
Economy.
That may also go some way to explain why it is Amiga Inc. who receive the
money and not us or Hyperion. Just a few facts to confuse the debate,
Alan" (ps)
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28.Jun.2002
Boris Dietrich (ANF)
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... it is hard to believe!!
The story:
On 24th April 2002 an eBay-member (abreviated as Mr. P.) bought a 40
gigabyte Maxtor harddrive. Normally that's quite a simple thing because
this week two pieces of them have been bought which both were not too old.
But the rather extrem aimlessness and the very strange behaviour of this
one customer let this story escalate which you can read on my homepage
under the title link (unfortunately only in German).
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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27.Jun.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Steffen Nitz (SN-Münz Archive)
"SN-Münz Archive" is a new shareware program that was recently released by Steffen Nitz, who is known to a few users through the programs Buergergermeister and CMlVII.
Amiga Arena talked with Steffen about his new program,
shareware software in general, and about what motivates him as a developer.
Direct link to interview: German
Download: SN-MuenzArch.lha -
readme (ps) (Translation: dm)
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27.Jun.2002
Martin R. Elsner (E-Mail)
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New compilation of FTPMount
Martin Elsner writes:
Alessandro Marinuzzi had some interesting ideas and an Italian catalog -
so we updated FTPMount which can now be installed without permanent
changes to your system - if you want ;)
I must confess that the executable is still the same, but I have just
managed to compile it with StormC3 - it's a bit bigger, but I can now
make some changes, so if you have some important ideas ...
Available on Aminet and on my homepage.
ftpmount.lha
(ps)
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27.Jun.2002
Bright Light Software
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AC97Mixer V1.91 for SB 128 sound card (Amithlon)
Frank Fenn has released version 1.91 of AC97Mixer for the sound card SB 128 under Amithlon.
New in this version:
+20dB MIC / dynamic 3D enhancement slider if supported / show&hide of
every mixer / ARexx / Surround support VIA onboard sound (beta).
Download: ac97mixer.lha (ps) (Translation: dm)
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27.Jun.2002
BlitzBasic
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Programming Language: BlitzBasic (PC) Version 1.76
The BlitzBASIC update to version 1.76 has appeared. There are some bugfixes
and a very interesting new texture flag 256. This makes it possible to
draw textures much more quickly "on the fly" than was possible with
normal texture flags up until now.
Additionally practical tests can now be performed that function
perfectly, even with ScaleMesh() and multitexturing! (ps) (Translation: dm)
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27.Jun.2002
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GameIcons: New Archive with over 100 Game Icons
Oops! We had to terminate this link, because there was adult-oriented material in the archive. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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27.Jun.2002
Albrecht Kinzkofer (E-Mail)
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Hot: Hard Times for Internet Businesses (Update)
Yesterday Albrecht Kinzhofer brought the above article to our attention. In the article it is described that the Frankfurt credit card service provider EuroCard Systems made a contract with one customer, who does Web shipments. The reason is that there were too many dishonest customers.
Kinzhofer fears that this new development could affect many Amiga dealers, who only have the ability to pay COD, where the costs are usually bundled in with the price the customer pays.
We want to inquire of Amiga dealers, software houses and others, if they have had similarly bad experiences and what consequences have arisen from that.
Update:
In the comments section on the German side there have been many interesting points of view and other bits of information.
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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27.Jun.2002
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Poll: What's Your Take on the Current AmigaOne Promotion?
In response to the request of www.amiga-news.de reader Flinx we are starting a poll, in which you are asked to provide your opinion of the current Amiga One sales promotion.
The following possible answers are provided:
- I want to buy an Amiga One and am taking part in the $50 coupon & t-shirt promotion
- I want to buy an Amiga One, and I would buy a $50 coupon & t-shirt but only from a local German dealer
- I want to buy an Amiga One but without any preorder, and I want to have a good look at it first
- I am looking for another solution
Have fun voting! (ps) (Translation: dm)
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27.Jun.2002
Dietmar Knoll (ANF)
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AmigaOS XL: Experiences with the H&P Big Tower 1800+ (V 1.27)
In my report, I describe the experiences I have made with the Big-Tower. Version 1.27 of the
report contains several additions in the chapters "AmigaXL", "QNX" and "Software". The
software table has been optically improved. Furthermore, I have a little goody for my loyal
readers. But I won't tell more here.
Note: Amiga-Voyager shows only ads instead of the pictures. Therefore, I still recommend to
use AWeb or disable background images in Amiga-Voyager. A move to a better server is to
come after my vacation. But at that time, amiga-news.de will be on vacation.
I hope that someone has written a report about Amithlon 2.0 until then. ;-)
(ps)
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27.Jun.2002
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Poll - "What OS do you prefer on the Pegasos?"
Today a new poll (in German) was started on the Amiga Future homepage: "What OS do you prefer on the Pegasos?" Additionally, the results of the last poll have been published in the interactive area.
Note: English speakers can probably handle this with these short instructions:
- go to page linked at title of this article
- click on the word "interactive" on that page
- make your selection in the yellow box on the next page
- click "abstimmen" to vote.
Good luck! -DM (ps) (Translation: dm)
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26.Jun.2002
Dennis Lohr & David Röskamm (ANF)
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IRC: IRC channel for the program WHDload set up
WHDLoad enables you to install games,
which were mostly meant for floppy disk use, to your hard disk.
The program gains a ever growing popularity. For that reason we set up an IRC channel, where you can share all the experiences with WHDload. The channel is available at:
Port: 6667
Kanal: #whdload
Server: irc.phat-net.de
We would be pleased to welcome many users and see longer lasting visits.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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26.Jun.2002
Martin Kuchinka
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Programming language: PowerD Version 0.19 from June, the 25th 2002
Martin Kuchinka provides a new archive of his programming language PowerD
(version 0.19 from June, the 25th 2002) for download.
New with this archive:
- fixed rexx/storage module
- fixed one enforcer hit
- fixed a lr storing problem with ppc, caused a crash
- debug file do now support global variables
- bugfixes reported by Michel Bagmeijer
- '\xDf' changed to '\xDS' to get full name of day
- bugfixes reported by Marco Antoniazzi
- global labels didn't compile
Download: powerd.lzx - readme (ps) (Translation: ub)
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26.Jun.2002
cyborg (ANF)
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IRC-Client: BenderIRC version 1.5b11 released
BenderIRC is a freeware IRC client, which works without MUI.
The new release includes not only some bugfixes but it is
possible now to use several channels at the same server and there
is also a new window scrolling possibility but this is still a bit rudimentary.
Download: BenderIRC.lha -
History (ps) (Translation: ub)
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