• New: Sound now plays in stereo
• Fix: Autosave did crash Simon the Sorcerer after five minutes
• Fix: MidiEmu did not work when AMidi wasn't installed (not quite the purpose of it ...) - thanks to Michele
• Fix: Monkey Island CD sound plays now also when CD is called "Madness" (previously name was assumed to be "Monkey1CD") - thanks to Henri

New games added in May 2002:

• XSoldier V1.3 (Galaga-Clone)
• Project: Starfighter V2 (2D-Space-Shooter)
• Kobodeluxe V0.3 (2D-Space-Shooter)
• Maelstrom V3.0.5 (Asteroids-Clone)
• Ibreakout 2 V2.2.2 (Arkanoid-Clone)
• Fly V0.3.0 (Starship-Shooter)

• Apache Tools
• Several GCC-Tools
• Techno/House Module
• background pictures

• EXPERIMENTAL: added configurable input device (mouse, joystick, keyboard) support
• EXPERIMENTAL: added OpenGL mode (for best results set lores and disable line-doubling)
• printer support fixed (Bernd Roesch)
• MIDI updates (Bernd Roesch, Alfred J. Faust)
• custom chipset updates (Superfrog,Exile,Apocalypse,Rainbow Islands,Torvak the Warrior etc..)
• CPU idle patch (no more 100% CPU usage)
• HOME + F5 opens state restore dialog and SHIFT + HOME + F5 opens state save dialog
• vsync updates (50/60/100/120 frequencies are now always selectable. Useful for Powerstrip users)
• AVIoutput improvements (can be started later, stops when re-entering GUI)
• Picasso96 updates. Mouse trails are now 100% fixed (Bernd Roesch)
• refresh rate selection only affects Amiga display modes, Picasso96 always use default refresh rate
• "16-bit mode detect" crash fixed
• removed useless 8/16-bit sound selection. Sound output is now always 16-bit
• sound lag compensation slider reimplemented. (if you have bad sound, move slider left until sound gets better)
• build-in gzip and zip support (autoselects first adf-image or Amiga executable if zip contains multiple files)
• executable to adf support, just "insert" Amiga executable in to floppy drive
• improved external decompression support (xdms.exe)
• configuration save option is now available even after emulation has been started
• HD floppy image support in disk-tab

• 27.05.02 improved: SAS Combat Simulator (Code Masters) decruncher and keyboard features added
• 27.05.02 new: Hilt 2 (Scorpius Software) done by Asman
• 27.05.02 new: Zool 2 (Gremlin) done by Codetapper
• 27.05.02 improved: Rocket Ranger (Cinemaware) misc changes
• 27.05.02 new: Hunt for Red October (Grandslam) done by Bored Seal
• 27.05.02 new: Gee Bee Air Rally (Activision) done by JOTD
• 27.05.02 new: The Games: Summer Edition (Code Monkeys/Epyx/US Gold) done by Codetapper
• 25.05.02 improved: Stack Up (Zeppelin Games) music delays added, colorbit fixed
• 25.05.02 new: Starians (Amigo!) done by Bored Seal
• 25.05.02 new: Peter Schmeichel Soccer (Zeppelin) done by Codetapper
• 23.05.02 new: Alien Breed 3D II: The Killing Grounds (Team 17) done by Psygore
• 23.05.02 new: Welltris (Spectrum Holobyte) done by Bored Seal
• 23.05.02 new: Octagon () done by Bored Seal
• 23.05.02 new: Apache Flight (Atlantis) done by Bored Seal
• 23.05.02 new: World Class Leaderboard Golf (Access) done by JOTD

This new Amiga version was ported to gcc and is now a mixedbinary which means that it can contain PPC-code.

Besides some other new features and improvements the player is now able to use tradeships for transportation purposes. Infantry, cavalry, artillery, settler and scounts can be moved by tradeships to yet undiscovered islands.

• NEW the sphere of influence can be expanded indefinitely
• NEW invasion with the help of a fleet
• NEW war can be spread over more than one island
• NEW scouts can reconnoitre uninhabited isles
• NEW settler can be send to uninhabited isles to found new cities
• NEW players can flee from bigger enemies to start some where else from the beginning

And its easy to use, too! Just scan the target with your scanner and let ICS create a profile out of the result. From now on, you can automatically reach best and optimized results by selecting the ICS-filter in fxSCAN! The results are very close to the original template and mostly can't even be distinguished from it!

• Meets the IT 8.7/2 and ISO 12641 standard requirements.
• High color volume.
• Printed on high-quality Kodak(R) Professional paper.
• Meets the error tolerances required by the standard. Addmissible tolerance is 5 dE for reference files and 2 dE from CIE Lab for single measured targets. This target reaches an average of 0,3 dE in production!!
• additional reference files for scanners with light picture background. The standard only requires reference files for black background.
• also recommended for owners of older targets that may contain color errors after years!

History v1.5 (26.05.02):
CHG: If you set 'Com=Command' to "" (empty string),
then no action button (named "!") will be created.
[suggested by Todd A. Oberly]

(23.05.02):
CHG: The value after "time: " now shows the time
since starting the download! Previously the
time when the file was last modified has been
used.

FIX: The "time: " value now also takes care of the
days part of the time, f.e. if a download
started before 00:00 o'clock, the time
was negative.

NEW: Added the magic-stackcookie, to ensure that
it get at least 16K of Stacksize! Shell
v45.6+ is needed for this!

NEW: There a now 2 executables in the archive,
one has a "_NoGuru" appended. This is like
the previous, it shouldn't cause a guru
if an error occured.
The other (w/o the suffix) has some checks
disabled, which reduces the filesize about
3000 Bytes and may cause gurus if an error
occured! The version string tells you which
version you have.

CHG: Removed shell arg SM=SizeMode, replaced by
AutoSize/T

NEW: New shell arg AS=AutoSize/T
If used (AutoSize = YES), the current size,
the filesize and the bps are shown in B
(=Bytes), if the size is < 1024 Bytes,
in KB, if the size is >= 1024 Bytes and in
MB, if the size is >= 1048576 Bytes!

CHG: Changed the gauge infotext a little bit.

CHG: Remove the alias EXIT for AUTOEXIT, it was
only introduced to use with AmiSat, till
AmiSat required FSwatcher v1.3+.

• HP_Deskjet870C.lha
• HPDJ870Src.lha"

• Bug fix: There was an Enforcer hit when the window list was being rebuilt (Todd A. Oberly).
• New: The ILBM saver now supports PPC.

• Killer/CNCD (2nd place at TP97)
• Relic/Nerve Axis (1st place at Assembly 98)

Enjoy the pictures at the title link.

• Dicci version 1.7
  (Spanish dictionary and translation program)
• AnubisMUI
  (graphical user interface for Anubis)
• Mail.comFWD version 0.2 beta
  (program for forwarding e-mails)

• Needs version 18.12 of NListtree
• Faster mail list
• Scroll bars in read window for Datatypes
• Drag and Drop from read window to Workbench (needs OS3.9)
• A couple of new config options on the receive mail page
• Two new filter actions
• Better cancel on send/fetch of mails
• Bug fixes

"DF0 unreadable" or "no valid disk in drive DF0" and so on.

I asked on the #AC-forum for help and I was said to clean the drive. I did it and the drive worked again. But I could not format the "damaged" hd-disks.

But I did not want to give up and I therefore tryed to format them with "OFS" (488 bytes/block)...

...and it worked!

But because this does not work with WB3.1 and menu "pictprogram/format..." I did it over the SHELL with:

SYS:System/format DRIVE DF0: NAME Empty OFS NOINTL NODIRCACHE NOICONS

Yes and then I formatted it back to FFS - now also with the WB-menu or with

SYS:System/format DRIVE DF0: NAME Empty FFS NOINTL NODIRCACHE NOICONS

And look, I could format it with FFS!!

Content:

• Amiga Anywhere special
• Interview with Bjorn Lynne
• Review to Zorro II board Repulse Gold
• comparison of Mediator 4000 and Prometheus
• SoundFX
• AmiBlitz2
• Alt.OS zone
• Review to Descent: Freespace

• MPEG1/2 video with sound (optional)
• MP2/MP3 audiostreams
• AC3 streams
• (S)VCD, CD-i and DVD

The Pocket Cosmo Fast Java environment enhances the usability of the PDA. Its first iteration supports Tao's intent PersonalJava(TM) edition which is Sun Microsystems-branded and compatible with PersonalJava 1.2. intent is the first practical Java execution environment for these kinds of devices.

The user interface of the Pocket Cosmo is entirely original with rich menus supporting 3D movement and smooth scrolling and with instantaneous switching of applications.

Hirao Nishiguchi, President of Kyocera said, "We are aiming to deliver new services, ones which customers can easily utilize and derive real value. Combining the technologies at Kyocera with the Tao expertise has allowed us to develop this extremely exciting Pocket Cosmo PDA."

Francis Charig, Executive Chairman of Tao Group said at the E3 show in Los Angeles, "The work undertaken by Kyocera to develop a truly intuitive interface has been inspirational. Kyocera is sending out a signal to manufacturers and carriers that by using intent as the language independent, universal multimedia platform they can create their own brand recognition in a way that would be impossible with any other software technology. Kyocera has developed a product that proves that there is software technology existing already today that enables the running of content in an easy-to-use manner that really does meet the expectations of the consumer. Pocket Cosmo is a ground breaking product and Kyocera has set a new benchmark in the market place."

• What is DSS (Digitized Sky Survey)?
  The whole sky has been iinputted as digital picture information with the help of most modern telescopes. These information are on several servers of the world. You only have to input a coordinate or the name of the object as well as the size of the picture (in angle) and immedately the server sends back a pictute of the sky with the inputted area.

• How does it work in DA III?
  Because of technical details the performance of DSS-pictures is only possible in the planetary mode and from an opening angle of 3 degree. Instead of it it is possible to fade in the names of the stars and the deep-sky as well as the size of the objects. The stars and DS-objects are not drawn.
  Click here for an example picture. This shows the Andromeda-fog with its accompanists with DSS-integration.
  Currently the picture size is limited to 300x300 pixles but I hope I can change it soon. Instead of it the picture is loaded rather fast.
  

• added tape64 to version watch page
• fd2pragma version 2.146 released
• added AV authors PGP keys to antivirus page
• updated antivirus page, new VirusZ version

unfortunately I have bad news: The StarGATE website as well as the mail distribution list will be closed down because of three basic reasons:

1. I don't believe in an Amiga revival anymore.
2. Developing Amiga software needs a lot of work and time. And due to No. 1 I don't think it makes sense anymore.
3. Because of my studies my sparetime is very rare and I don't want to spend it on Amiga anymore.

The StarGATE site will remain online for about 4 or 5 months and will then be shut down. The mail addresses in the distribution list will be deleted.

• FastATA.driver ver. 2.5
• FastATAPrefs ver. 2.5
• AllegroCDFS ver. 3.3

For more info about FastATA 4000 controller see here.

• ATA3.driver ver. 6.1
• ATA3Prefs ver. 6.1

• Corrected procedure of PIO mode changes on the fly

• Error made good in displaying the MASTER/SLAVE description in ATA3prefs

• Greetings related to the current day time.
• Current display of date, time, summertime, moonphase and sign of the zodiac.
• Dispatcher about birthdays and events.
• Calculation and dispatch of all holidays and many commemorations for Germany, Austria and Swiss.
• Automatic change to summertime and back.
• Soundmessages for special events.
• Launch of programs at special events.
• Calendar
• Moon graphics, smiley
• Many preferences

• An Amiga with OS3.0 or better.
• For OS3.0 / OS3.1 ClassAct and AWNPIPE is needed
• RexxMast must be started from Startup-Sequence.
• About 250 KB free space partition SYSTEM: (SYS:)
• About 1-2 MB free RAM.
• 68020 CPU

What's new in version 1.9?

• Data Preview
• Progress display
• More secure with errors
• Improved system check

• 22.05.02 fixed: Bubba'n'Stix (Core Design) install script cleanup
• 22.05.02 new: STUN Runner (Domark) done by Galahad
• 22.05.02 improved: Planet M (Melon Dezign) fixed for 68040, newicon added
• 22.05.02 improved: Baygon (Melon Dezign) fixed for 68040, newicon added
• 21.05.02 new: Picture Book (Axis) done by MiCK
• 21.05.02 new: Hilt (Scorpius Software) done by Asman
• 21.05.02 new: Gunship 2000 (Microprose) done by JOTD
• 21.05.02 improved: Goblins 3 (Coktel Vision) supports another version
• 21.05.02 new: Crazy Seasons (Proxima Design/Idea) done by Codetapper

The source code of BarsnPipes has been released on 25th of May 2001 by Todor Fay. Since Alfred Faust has continued developing this program it became freeware.

These are the improvements:

• Screenmode requester
• GadTools-gui
• You can use most of the requester with the help of the keyboard.
• CAMD-library
• New 32-colour-design
• Localisation (German catalog included)
• and much more

Since version 1.10 this program is also useable for users of Amithlon (earlier this did not worked because of the "old" screen pop-up).