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12.Apr.2002
Different


Some software updates
Tales of Tamar Amiga-version 0.42 R6
In the current version the graphics of the middle cavalry have been added. Besides this some bugs have been fixed.

Alfie - Some software updates
On the Amiga homepage of Alfie some of his tools have been updated and some other ones have been added. (ps) (Translation: dr)

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11.Apr.2002
Martin Merz (ANF)


MI News - New Icon Sets
The following new archives are available on the MasonIcons homepage:
  • ApacheMI - over 150 filetype images for Apache Servers
  • CutNPasteMI - small brush anims for CutNPaste (DOpus Magellan)
  • muiMI - an image set for MUI 3.8 (based on VisualMI)
Visit Mason.Home for further informations and previews. (ps)

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11.Apr.2002
Rakesh & Sharwin (ANF)


Coyote Flux explanation concerning GFX-Base interview
Dear People,

As promised there would be some details announced considering the "Supercomputer" system that we have said we are working on. In this case there has to be said that the system that has been referred to is the Pegasos from bplan. Our company Thendic-France has retained bplan to miniaturize the Pegasos to make a handheld "Supercomputer".

Rakesh & Sharwin

PS: Only the English link works at the moment, the French will be online soon. (ps)

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11.Apr.2002
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)


Catweasel ISA: Image-write utility
The following news cannot be disseminated without a sense of irony: 66 months since the initial release of the Catweasel ISA, we're publishing a free tool for writing disks with the controller. The aplha-version currently supports Amiga disks only, and it runs on DOS or in a DOS box of Win95/98. For easy porting to other operating systems, and for educational purposes, the source is included.

Download: cw_write.zip (25 KB) (ps)

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11.Apr.2002
Timo Kloss (E-Mail)


Development System for Graphic Adventures: Inga-Engine Version 1.02ß/7 u.m.
A new update is available for "Inga," the development system for graphic adventures. It has to do with the number five, which has been around for a few days already. Indeed, two small mistakes in the application have been overcome today.

Inga-Engine Version 1.02ß/7 (Beta)
  • Disappearing pointer error: fixed.
  • Absence of cdplay library caused an error message, even when the audio-CD support was deactivated: fixed.

Inga-Engine Version 1.01ß/7 (Beta)
  • Command "SpielEnde" (GameEnd) to exit the system.
  • Messages (for example "Abbruch" (Quitting)) on the top window edge disappear, when entering a new area.

ScriptShell Version 1.11
  • The game logging data is saved quicker.

InutilisGraphics Version 1.05
  • The entry of the name data is saved in a more sensible way. For example when you load an ilbm-data then save it, the original name appears automatically.
  • All the animation data is loaded with the corresponding picture.

OrtEditor (AreaEditor) Version 1.11
  • The small buffer caused a crash: fixed.
(ps) (Translation: dm)

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11.Apr.2002
Richard Kapp (E-Mail)


GFX-Base: Interview with Günter Horbach (KDH-Datentechnik)
As was happily reported yesterday, E.p.i.c. Interactive is, surprisingly, porting a game to AmigaOS. To be clear, the porting of Software Tycoon is in the planning stages. The credit for this must go to the persuasive powers of merchant Guenter Horbach (KDH-Datentechnik).

GFX-Base talked about this with Günter Horbach and has made the interview available in German and English. (ps) (Translation: dm)

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11.Apr.2002
Czech Amiga News


Tool: BACK-IT-ALL-UP Version 6.8
Collin Wenzel has made Version 6.8 of his Backup-Tools ´BACK-IT-ALL-UP´ available. You can back up your entire hard-drive. The program supports up to eight partitions. AmigaOS 3.1 is required.

The new version supports hard-drives with capacities over 4 gigabytes. It has new features, and can be opened in its own window, if desired.

Download: backitallup68.lha (15 KB) (ps) (Translation: dm)

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11.Apr.2002
ANN


AMIGAONE report photographs
AFLE.ORG wrote:
"The reporters of the AmigaPower review met the AMIGAONE. Exclusive: new photographs of AmigaOne! French version go to http://membres.lycos.fr/afle/amigaone.html, automated English translation. It is by a week end at agitated time that the team of AmigaPower had appointment with AmigaOne. Alan, Gina and Elsa Redhouse have us thus nicely accueuilli with Quillan (Aude)FRANCE, within a superb framework with the sun......" (ps)

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11.Apr.2002
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)


Filesharing: Audiogalaxy Satellite for AmigaOS
AudioGalaxy behaves in accordance with an established peer-to-peer file-sharing standard. For Linux there is an open source code named "OpenAG", and it's from this that the Amiga version is created.

The program may be downloaded from the homepage of its author. It should be noted that ixemul.library (at least v48) is required. You can find this on the homepage as well.

For those who are not yet acquainted with AudioGalaxy: the client does not make use of a GUI. It runs strictly as a background task. It's easy to start the program, just create an account at audiogalaxy.com and log in with your web-browser.

The file-searching and the downloading is then handled through your web-browser. (ps) (Translation: dm)

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10.Apr.2002
Bill McEwen (E-Mail)


Amiga Inc. announces the Amiga® AnywhereTM Entertainment Pack #1
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 10, 2002

Amiga Inc. announces the Amiga® Anywhere Entertainment Pack #1 for Pocket PC, Pocket PC 2002, Windows CE 3.0, and Windows CE .NET-based devices.

Rich multi-media applications designed for handheld systems to be released on April 15th, 2002

April 10, 2002 Snoqualmie, WA Amiga, Inc. announced the release schedule of the Amiga Anywhere Entertainment Pack #1 for Windows Powered Devices. The Entertainment Pack will run on devices using Windows CE 3.0, Windows CE .NET, Pocket PC, and Pocket PC 2002 including handhelds, smart phones, web pads, and set-top boxes.

The Entertainment Pack #1 will contain four applications and the Amiga Anywhere Content Engine. These include the award winning Planet Zed and Convex games from ZeoNeo as well as Gobbler and Solitaire from Pulsar Interactive. The Amiga Anywhere Content Engine allows access to more Amiga Anywhere applications available now and in the future.

Since announcing a change from hardware to software Amiga has strived to create and distribute content that can run on numerous digital devices. "Amiga is now focused on the vision that all digital content should be available on all digital devices", said Bill McEwen, President and CEO of Amiga Inc. To that end Amiga has announced distribution of dozens of applications that can run on a wide range of different types of devices with hundreds more currently in development.

The Amiga Anywhere Entertainment Pack #1 will provide an exciting experience for owners of Windows Powered handheld devices without using the amount of resources consumed by other applications. Amiga developers are creating rich content using few resources. The average size of an Amiga Anywhere application is under 300KB and yet delivers a more robust experience than titles that are over 2 MB in size.

The Amiga Anywhere Entertainment Pack #1 will provide an exciting experience for owners of Windows Powered handheld devices without using the amount of resources consumed by other applications. Amiga developers are creating rich content using few resources. The average size of an Amiga Anywhere application is under 300KB and yet delivers a more robust experience than titles that are over 2 MB in size.

"As mobile devices become smarter and more powerful, users are asking for rich entertainment and gaming experiences", said Scott Horn, director, Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group, Microsoft Corp. The combination of the Windows CE operating system's multimedia functionality and Amiga's software solution allows developers to deliver rich applications for a broad range of Windows Powered devices.

Amiga Anywhere Entertainment Pack #1 will ship on April 15, 2002. More information can be found on the Amiga web site at http://www.amiga-anywhere.com/microsoft/.

About Amiga
Amiga Inc. established itself in 1985 as the premier provider of multi-media technologies to the world. Today Amiga continues leading the way in multi-media by providing language independent technologies to developers for writing and porting applications to a new multi-media platform that is hardware agnostic. Amiga Anywhere, powered with intent(TM) from the Tao Group, enables applications to run unchanged on a broad range of processors including ARM, StrongARM, Intel X-Scale, OMAP, MIPS, Intel x86, Motorola 68K and Hitachi SH. It can run hosted on a wide variety of operating systems including Windows CE .NET, Windows 9x, 2000, Windows XP, Linux, and Embedded Linux. AmigaDE Player and applications can be purchased at www.amiga-anywhere.com. Amiga is based in Snoqualmie, WA, and has offices worldwide. Amiga can be reached at (425) 396-5660 or visit Amiga on the web at www.amiga.com.
Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

For More Information, Contact: Bill McEwen, Amiga Inc.
425-396-5660 (x226 ) (voice) - 425-396-5671 (fax)
bill@amiga.com (ps)

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10.Apr.2002
KDH-Datentechnik (ANF)


Game: Port of 'Software Tycoon' on it's marks
New managing game (business simulation) for Amiga

At the Amigashop of KDH Datentechnik a new business simulation for Amiga is promoted. This one is a port of Software Tycoon, which is at E.p.i.c. Interactive in work. The website of Software Tycoon is reachable via the title link.

Description:
The year is 1982: Small computer-game companies are mushrooming - the new economy opens up undreamed possibilities for creative minds. At least you try that risky step to that unknown branche and found your own game company. It is all in your hands: Starting with the layout of a much promising concept for the perfect game you are led to production, sales and marketing. Take on the right employees and will you manage it to establish your company worldwide? Will you be able to use the coming up new technologies and to handle the growing efforts of the market? Software Tycoon is the ideal simulation for all game-enthusiasts, who are dreaming of making their hobby to profession. With the multiple possibilities for interaction, many given scenarios, always new challenges and a extortionate dash satire according to the software-branche Software Tycoon is exactly the game for which all gamblers always were waiting for! But be warned: Your opponents are crafty and don't hesitate to use nasty sabotage to put anyhow stones - better say viruses - on your path... Shipping is planned for end of May 2002. (ps) (Translation: ub)

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10.Apr.2002
Tao Group


Tao Group Announces Strategic Partnership with Yospace
Partnership Signals Expansion of intent® Platform into Enterprise Space
Reading, England, April 9th 2002. Tao Group has announced a strategic partnership with Yospace to deliver device portable, enterprise mobility solutions to a variety of connected terminals.

Tao's intent® media platform delivers market-leading performance and reliability for the execution of compelling multimedia content, including Java(TM) applications, to the broadest range of handheld operating systems. Yospace has developed a suite of Java(TM) 2 Micro Edition technologies that dramatically compresses the development time of intelligent client mobility solutions.

YoCOA(TM) (Yospace Connection Oriented Architecture) enables rapid Enterprise Application Integration for mobile applications, quickly taking core data from systems such as SAP and Siebel and making this available to `intelligent clients.'

By deploying these technologies on the intent platform, Yospace has quickly been able to make available to enterprises the benefits of its `Connected Intelligent Client' solutions across a range of device operating systems, including Embedded Linux®, iTRON, Symbian OS®, PocketPC® and PocketPC Smartphone Edition 2002.
Complete press release see title link. (ps)

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10.Apr.2002
XBaze


Database: XBaze 7.2 Beta 5.3
Rafal Kaczmarczyk has released version 7.2 Beta 5.3 of his database 'XBaze'. The program offers an easily useable editor for the fields of the data records and for the layout (Drag&Drop). It's working with AmigaOS V3.0 or higher.

Bugreports and suggestions might be sent to following address: rav@nowydwor.wroc.pl.

Download:
Update XB-7.2B5.3-apd.lzx
complete archive XB-7.2B5.3.lzx (ps) (Translation: ub)

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10.Apr.2002
Bitplane


Event: Pianeta Amiga 2002
Jasa Communications S.r.l. are planning the next Amiga-show in Italy. The Pianeta Amiga 2002 will be held on the 21st and 22nd of September 2002 in Empoli.

The Italian print magazine Bitplane will have a booth at the exhibition. (ps) (Translation: ub)

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10.Apr.2002
Felix Schwarz (ANF)


IOSPIRIT founded, takeover of Innovative products
At the end of the year 2000, fxSCAN 3.0, the first program for optical character recognition (OCR) for the AMIGA for a long time, has been officially presented. The program AMIGA-users longed for such a long time was ordered that often within the first few weeks of availability that the infrastructure of Innovative couldn't keep pace any more.

Felix Schwarz, author of such powerful and popular graphics applications like fxSCAN, fxPAINT, Ultraconv and VHI Studio, made the decision to create an own company from Innovative, the AMIGA-division (led by Felix Schwarz) of the software-company of his father, renew the whole internal infrastructure and organisation, expand the business areas and to further extend and improve the customer service.

On the 2nd of January 2002 IOSPIRIT was founded by Felix Schwarz in Herzogenaurach. The enterprise has two main fields of business activity:
  • Software development
    IOSPIRIT develops powerful graphics applications for the most different tasks and target audiences. In development special focus is put on the support of the latest technologies and easy usability while still offering maximum power, flexibility and expandibility. IOSPIRIT also develops new, innovative technologies whereof the user directly profits.

  • Software distribution
    Thanks to a unique infrastructure IOSPIRIT has the possibility to distribute software online and offline.

    Online distribution is done via a self-developed online-application for "Electronic Software Delivery" (ESD). In a first step the customer puts the desired articles into the basket and then orders them. After an incoming payment via credit card or pre-payment the download of the product is unlocked for the customer - mostly at the same day the order was placed. As this type of order is automatically handled by the central IOSPIRIT server, cost savings can be passed on directly to the customer in the form of price reductions.

    Of course "hard stuff" (so called "package versions" like e.g. CD-ROMs) can also be ordered, which then, thanks to a well thought through and work step optimized infrastructure, can be delivered very quickly. The customer is kept up-to-date on the status of the order via e-mail and can get an overview over his orders (including their status) anytime via IOSPIRIT's website.
IOSPIRIT takes over the whole product range of Innovative. Our customers in future will profit from the extended abilities and the excellent infrastructure of IOSPIRIT. fxSCAN, fxPAINT and VHI Studio will be intensively developed further and maintained in the future. More information on this will be made public shortly in seperate press releases. (ps)

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10.Apr.2002
WHDLoad


Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 08.04.2002)
With WHDLoad you can install games on your hard drive which were formerly meant only for use with disks. The following packets have been added or updated:
  • 08.04.02 improved: Full Contact (Team 17) misc changes
  • 05.04.02 new: Worms (Team 17) done by JOTD
  • 05.04.02 new: Motor Massacre (Gray Matter/Gremlin) done by Codetapper
  • 05.04.02 fixed: Lotus 3 (Magnetic Fields/Gremlin) correction
  • 05.04.02 improved: Hacker 2: The Doomsday Papers (Activision) supports another version, other changes
  • 05.04.02 new: Arctic Fox (Electronic Arts) done by JOTD
  • 05.04.02 new: Airborne Ranger (Microprose) done by Bored Seal
(ps)

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10.Apr.2002
Newscoaster


Newscoaster V1.5 under GPL now
The source code of the newsreaders "Newscoaster" is from 02.04.2002 put by Mark Harman under GPL for download.

Downlaod: newscoastersrc_v150.lha - Readme (ps)

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10.Apr.2002
Matthias Henze (ANF)


stormamiga.lib V.45.00 alpha 6 for SAS/C
There is a new version of the stormamiga.lib for registered beta testers. With this version all known bugs were eliminated. (ps) (Translation: ub)

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10.Apr.2002
amiga.org (ANF)


AmigaActive-successor "digital" will be collimated
At the AmigaActive mailing list editor Neil Bothwick confirmed that the magazine "digital" will be collimated. That magazine has been thought of to be the successor of the last English Amiga print magazine "AmigaActive" but could not prevail at least. The reason might be a wrong positioning at the market and the still not enough interest for that so called "digital convergence". (ps) (Translation: ub)

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10.Apr.2002
Richard Kapp (ANF)


GFX-BASE: Interview with Coyote Flux
Richard Kapp:
We have a new and very interesting (English) interview at the GFX-BASE: This time we have spoken with the software-group 'Coyote Flux', programmers of CoyoteSound or the PC SNES emulation SuperAmicon. The members of Coyote Flux revealed some new details of their newest project JMiner (a software, which uses video-streams to generate out of the surface a complete 2D or 3D model).

Furthermore Coyote Flux disclosed while the interview, that they own a G3/G4 Amiga-based supercomputer. Sure we had to request and they told us this would not be a late April fool hoax and futher details will be given to public in the close future. (ps) (Translation: ub)

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09.Apr.2002
Dennis Lohr (ANF)


IRC: #digiboosterpro moved to another server
The IRC channel of the Digiboosterpro community has moved now, like #Amigafun, to another server. You can reach here:

Server: irc.phat-net.de
Port: 6667
Channel: #digiboosterpro

JOiN tHE COMMUNitY... (ps) (Translation: gf)

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09.Apr.2002
ANN


Magazine: 100%AMIGA Issue 23 Out Now!
The April issue of 100%AMIGA is out now. This month we feature the AmigaOne G3-SE and take a look at the massive cartoon adventure The Feeble Files as well as our usual mix of reviews, free games and useful utilities, patches and upgrades.

SEE the latest game release, HEAR the shocking news stories behind these Pictures and EXPERIENCE the only monthly Amiga CD magazine in the World! 100%AMIGA - The future of magazines. (ps)

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09.Apr.2002
O'Reilly Network (ANF)


O'Reilly Network: The AltiVec Difference (Update)
On April, 5th 202 Craig Hunter has released an article on O'Reilly Network about the AltiVec unit of the G4-PPC processor.

In this article he describes in a general and simple way the advantages of the SIMD programming (Single Instruction Multiple Data) against the computing with single values. He also shows the AltiVec support of the gcc with short examples like vector addition with vec_add().

It also contains information about the performance of AltiVec code against code without AltiVec usage. (sd) (Translation: gf)

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09.Apr.2002
Udo Melis (ANF)


OSNews.com: Dear Amiga Inc., Could I Make a Few Suggestions?
Udo Melis:
I have watched the progress of the "new Amiga" (OS and hardware) over the past couple of years. Given the past history of Amiga, I am happy to see that the company has been taken over by true fans of the Amiga OS, who have a workable vision. In general, I think you came up with a good overall strategy.
Please read the complete OSNews article under the title link. (ps)

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08.Apr.2002
CD³²-Allianz (ANF)


Incompatible CD-R's (CD32)
CD32-Allianz wrote:
DJ Two-K informed us that there are CD-R's by TDK (called 'D-VIEW') that are incompatible with the CD32. We suggest not to use them with your CD32! (ps) (Translation: sk)

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08.Apr.2002
Netzzensur.de


Netzzensur: Computerfreaks are going on street against consoring
On Saturday a demonstration against censoring of Internet-content took place in Düsseldorf, organized by the Chaos Computer Club and ODEM. Further press releases, pictures and reports are available (in German) at the title link and on the following sites:

Press releases:

Some pictures: Background informations: Update: (24.11.2017, 15:00, cg)

Replaced the link to claranet.de with a link to Web Archive's copy of the site, as requested by the site owner. (ps) (Translation: sk)

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08.Apr.2002
CD³²-Allianz (ANF)


CDTV Tuning: CDTV as MP3-Workstation
There is a report (in German) about how to use the MAS-player by Dirk Conrad/Eternity Hard- & Software to turn a CD32 into a MP3-workstation. (ps) (Translation: sk)

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08.Apr.2002
ANN


iBrowse 2.3 Update - Status
Stefan Burstroem, the main author of IBrowse, has posted to the IBrowse mailing list some details about the upcoming IBrowse 2.3.
  1. The 2.3 release is "not far off at all".
  2. The feature set is frozen and the remaining bugs are being fixed now.
  3. The 2.3 upgrade will be a free release, available on Aminet.
  4. It should work on a standard Amiga running OS 3.0/3.1/3.5/3.9.
(ps)

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08.Apr.2002
Computer City (E-Mail)


Computer City: AmigaOne systems built-on-demand
Rotterdam, April 8th 2002. Computer City's AmigaOne built-to-order page (title link) has been translated into English. On the page you can configure your own AmigaOne system and get a free price-quote by email within ten minutes. You can ask for prices on as many configurations as you please, and if you choose one that you want to order, you can do so by filling in the pre-ordering form. There's also a list of shipping costs to most European countries. Other countries are quoted on demand.

For more information, please contact Ron van Herk at info@compcity.nl.

Computer City - Zebrastraat 7-9 - 3064 LR Rotterdam
info@compcity.nl - http://www.compcity.nl (ps)

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08.Apr.2002
Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)


Amiga Future: Interview with Rüdiger Hanke (ScummVM)
Today Amiga Future released a German interview with Rüdiger Hanke (programmer of the MorphOS ScummVM port). (ps)

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08.Apr.2002
Chris Hodges (E-Mail)


USB: Information about Poseidon USB stack for AmigaOS
Poseidon is the software solution that brings USB to the Amiga. It will run on every Amiga equipped with OS3.1 or higher.

To give the users and developers an overview on the state of the software, please read these facts.

The hardware interface allows to use any USB controller hardware, if the drivers are written for it:

  • As already reported a few days ago by Michael Böhmer, Poseidon will be the official USB stack included with the Highway and Subway products. It has been developed using these fine cards.
  • A native PPC compile for MorphOS will be possible. Moreover, the MorphOS development team (cyfm) is working on a hardware driver (UHCI) for the Pegasos. By the time of writing, the keyboard and mouse classes already work with more coming soon.
  • Benjamin Vernoux has started with a OHCI driver implementation.
Currently, we have got the following class drivers:
  • hub.class for the root hub and external hubs. Allows real plug-and-play and unplugging of USB devices at the user's will (tested with an external hub and a composite keyboard-hub).
  • bootmouse.class for mice (lots of different mice tested).
  • bootkeyboard.class for keyboards (several keyboards tested).
  • printer.class delivering an usbparallel.device for printing (tested with Canon S400/S450/S500, Hewlett Packard printers)
  • massstorage.class for flash card readers and other mass media.
A lot of people already have received the software developer packages and said to contribute with digicam/webcam drivers (Felix Schwarz from innovative), printer drivers (TurboPrint), scanner drivers, etc.

More drivers are still to come. Remember that Poseidon is work-in-progress.

There is already a tool to read out pictures from Webcams using the STV680 chip. Other drivers (which will have much more features) will be provided by Felix Schwarz for VHI Studio. You can find the first Amiga USB Webcam at

webcam.jpg

Trident, a GUI for Poseidon, is already on the way, although the stack is so easy to handle, that advanced users will probably stick to the few CLI commands for loading Poseidon. The whole stack and its class drivers can be made ROM resident, so that the USB mouse and keyboard is already available in the boot menu. Even more, it is planned to add booting capabilities to the massstorage.class.

Developers, who want to contribute may apply for the SDK by sending an email to poseidon@platon42.de. Also have a look at http://www.e3b.de/usb for more detailed technical information.

The Poseidon USB stack is Copyright 2002 Chris Hodges. All rights reserved. (sd)

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07.Apr.2002
Aseq (ANF)


Audio: Aseq - Multiplatform Midi-/Audio-Sequencer
Aseq is a new commercial midi and audio (sample) sequencer. It implements an easy to use "x0x" style sequencer, both step and realtime sequencing. It has the capability to use both native audio and midi, in a simple manner.

A demo version should be available in the forseeable future. Check the Aseq site: www.aseq.de regularly for updates etc. The site is for the time being quite simple. I am open to any suggestions, wishes, donations etcetera =)

Versions are planned for the Amiga and a variety of other platforms, like linux, QNX, (dr)dos and Mac OSX.

Feature list:

  • Easy to use and fast interface
  • Intuitive sequencing method(x0x), no steep learning curve
  • Fully integrated usage of both midi sounds and native audio (samples)
  • Hardware indepedant OS friendly coding
  • Does only need little resources
  • No fixed pattern length
  • Easy to use gui for many controller functions in midi
  • Patch editor, programmable with your own midi and midi sysex messages
  • Midi event editor, so you can edit every midi message/event yourself
  • more ....
(sd)

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07.Apr.2002
ANN


Amiga Expo 2002: Videos (Ben Hermans) and pictures on STRICQ.com
Douglas McLaughlin has published almost all of the video and the few pictures that he took during AmigaExpo 2002 (Baltimore) on his website.

There are three different files: "BenHermans.mpg" contains the interview with Ben Hermans of Hyperion-Entertainment, which was published earlier as MP3. The new one is of much better quality. (sd)

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07.Apr.2002
Amiga Future


dynAMIte: CFodder, Alienoid and PacMan-style
On 5 April 2002 new styles were released for the Bomberman clone 'dynAMIte'.

'CFodder' by Mark 'AxE' Ricketts is based on Cannon Fodder. Two older styles, called 'Alienoid' and 'PacMan', have been added to Cj-Stroker, which are now available on the dynAMIte site.

All styles are available for download at styl'o'rama-site. (sd) (Translation: sr)

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07.Apr.2002
Amiga Future


Election: The 2002 Computer Hall of Fame
This year computer-museum.org will again be running an election in order to admit people to the Computer Hall of Fame. You can vote for example for Jay Miner, the founder of Amiga. In addition, further people can be suggested on the voting form. (sd) (Translation: sr)

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07.Apr.2002
ANN


Amiga Expo: Nowhere Man: 13 ways of looking for Amiga's future
An English review of the Amiga Expo in Baltimore has been published under the title link, focusing on 'Amiga's future'. At the end the author talks about Emulation, AmigaOS 4.x and REBOL from his point of view. (sd) (Translation: sr)

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07.Apr.2002
ANN


Payback: 3 new maps, preview of MacGamer.com
3 new maps for the game 'Payback' were already published on 2 April 2002. The following was added: 'Tankwarfare' by Samuel Regandell, 'goclaw' by Tm_DaG and 'Azuria City' by Sylvio Kurze. The map 'The Big Track' by Samuel Regandell was updated.

The maps are available for download via the title link. You can also find a Thumbnail for a particular map there and a short description.

At MacGamer.com you'll find a short preview by Lulio Vargas, published with regard to the next Mac version of Payback. (sd) (Translation: sr)

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07.Apr.2002
Sascha Koebner (ANF)


AmigaOne: Gamestar reports about AmigaOne
In the latest issue of the games magazine 'Gamestar' (05/2002) you can find the following (Cebit?) news on page 18:

Amiga returns- Under the title AmigaOneG3-SE the venerable home computer Amiga returns. Incorporated in this computer is a firmly welded Power-PC-G3 processor with 600 Mhz. The mainboard, called A1.5, corresponds to the ATX standard and therefore fits in any common PC case.

The set of chips supports AGP2x, 4 PCI boards and 2GByte PC133 access memory at the most. Drives and input devices are connected via IDE, PS/2 and USB interfaces. To increase competition, dealers are allowed to fix prices for boards as well as complete systems. The manufacturer Eyetech is leading the way: The A1.5 mainboard with processor is only supposed to be 600 EURO, including VAT and delivery charges. The operating system AmigaOS4 is available at 70 EURO, not including VAT. www.eyetech.co.uk.

The magazine shows a picture with an open PC case and the caption: 'Incorporated in AmigaOneG3-SE is a G3 processor with 600 Mhz from Motorola.' (sd) (Translation: sr)

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07.Apr.2002
Czech Amiga News


AROS: Survey about requested features
Matt Parsons has included a new page in AROS, a feature request page. It allows users and potential users of AROS to vote for the feature they want to see most.

At the moment it's possible to vote for one of the two options: Should the AROS team focus either on Workbench or on drivers and other low-level systems (OOP)?

Since the vote on the above mentioned page can only be called up via JavaScript, Matt Parsons has sent amiga-news.de the formula to publish it direct.

«Is it better for the AROS team to work on a Workbench now (and have one ready in a couple of weeks) or spend more time on drivers and low-level (OOP) system and worry about the workbench later (in about three to four months)? If we make a desktop now, it will only be a stop gap (with only the features of the original Workbench) and will be much improved later once the OOP system is finished to provide a more modern desktop environment.»

Should AROS get a Workbench now or later?

  Original style Workbench Now (with a better one later).
  Low level (OOP) stuff now, and Workbench later.


View current results
(sd) (Translation: sr)

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06.Apr.2002
Andreas Magerl (ANF)


Amiga Future: forum moved to new server, too
Today has the forum of the Amiga Future moved to the new server, too. The new URL for the forum is http://amigafuture.de/forum/. Please change your links and bookmarks accordingly. (ps) (Translation: wk)

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06.Apr.2002
Simon Neumann (ANF)


Amiga Speed update
On the Amiga Speed there's a new poll with the subject AmigaOS 4.0. Next to this have all 3D games reviews been updated and the clarity has been improved. New is also a Voodoo3 (Mediator) 2D GFX review in 32 bit colour depth. This test shows quite good on which operations the 32 bit mode brings advantages compared to the 24 bit mode while using the same number of colours. (ps) (Translation: wk)

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06.Apr.2002
Mikey C (ANF)


News Alert: Total Amiga Magazine
Total Amiga Magazine's issue 11 will hit the streets on May 11.

But please note, we are expecting this issue to sell out quicker than issue 10. To find out why, here is a taster of what's coming up in issue 11..

Total Amiga Issue 11

News:
  • Latest on the AmigaOne G3-SE
  • Round-up on AmigaOS4.0
  • The Total Amiga, ALT.WOA Show report.
  • News on WOASE 2002
  • All the latest developments in the Amiga world.

Contributors:
  • Fleecy Moss - Amiga's CTO Writes exclusively for Total Amiga Magazine.
  • Alan Redhouse of Eyetech. The Man behind the company, behind the AmigaOneG3-SE, writes exclusively for us.
  • Special Report: Amiga - Who's the Moron? - Is the tie up with Microsoft good or bad?

Reviews:
  • Amiga Emulation on X86. Amithlon, Amiga XL, Amiga Forever 5 are they any good?
  • PageStream 4.1 - The latest update gets the Total Amiga Treatment.
  • Amiga Writer 2.20 - Is it all it's cracked up to be?
  • Battle of the Start Menus - We round them up, review them and then pass judgement.
  • Charon
  • NewsCoaster
  • EZKey IL

Support Features:
  • MIDI Tutorial
  • SCALA Tutorial
  • Directory Opus Tutorial (pt2)
  • Perfect Paint Tutorial

New!
  • Letters Page - See what Amiga users are saying in print.
  • Usergroups Listings - Is your usergroup listed? Is there one near you?

All this and more, including all your favourite Amiga vendor advertisements for £4.00(ukp).

Order a subscription now to ensure you receive your copy of issue 11 as soon as it is published.
Visit our website for full ordering details including world wide subscription rates: http://www.totalamiga.org. (ps)

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06.Apr.2002
Kilian Servais (ANF)


NoCover issue 97 released
Today has issue 97 of the freeware magazine NoCover been released. It is available on Aminet, at the APC&TCP homepage or directly via email at Kilian Servais. As usual is the AmigaAktuell included and next to it there are many more interesting things to be found. People who want a free email subscription should contact Kilian. (ps) (Translation: wk)

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06.Apr.2002
Olivier Fabre (ANF)


Matrix screen blanker v1.9
Matrix is a screen blanker for AmigaOS 68k and MorphOS. It works (or should work) on OCS, ECS, AGA, CGX and P96. This update fixes the problems under OCS/ECS/AGA and Picasso96 introduced in v1.8.

Detailed changes:

  • The version string is back. [Hexaae]
  • Fixed AGA screen depth and improved performance with FBlit. [Hexaae]
  • Fixed P96 screen depth. [kakace]
  • Should work without NoJoyCheck on systems where it was necessary before (A4000 with nothing plugged in joy port 1, for example).
  • AntiBlanker feature: you can create a ENV:AntiBlanker.cfg file which contains a list of tasks that prevent blanking. [ChaoZer]
Direct links: readme, Matrix.lha, Matrix.lzx. (ps)

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