18.Jan.2002
Amiga Arena
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Helmut Hoffmann (PhotoAlbum/Cybershow)
Amiga Arena - interview special
Amiga Arena spoke with the programmer
Helmut Hoffmann about the development of PhotoAlbum/CyberShow as well as the
current situation. You'll find the interview at the title link.
In December 2001, a new update of "PhotoAlbum/CyberShow"
was released almost on the same day as the last version from 1999.
Olaf Köbnik: "For me personally, this was a little sensation, because after
the server "AmigaWorld" was offline you didn't hear much about PhotoAlbum/CyberShow.
With "PhotoAlbum" there still exists one of the very few shareware programs today
which is not only equal but also superior to similar commercial programs. Personally,
I can only recommend "PhotoAlbum" and hope that Helmut Hoffmann will continue to
add new features!"
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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18.Jan.2002
IrseeSoft
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IrseeSoft: New distribution partner
From January 2002, the distribution of TurboPrint will be taken over by the company ZEDOnet,
IrseeSoft's partner for distribution and development:
ZEDOnet - Amiga-Software
Meinrad-Spieß-Platz 2
D-87660 Irsee
Germany
Phone: (+49) 8341/74327
Fax: (+49) 8341/12042
mail@irseesoft.de
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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18.Jan.2002
T.o.T.
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Game: Tales of Tamar - new Amiga version 0.40 R1 (Update)
Tales of Tamar is an internet turn-based strategy game for
Amiga, Atari, Java, Linux and PC by Eternity Entertainment Software.
For registered beta testers there's a new Amiga version 0.40 R1 available
for download.
With version 0.40, the Amiga version is the first version to implement ships.
There are trade and war ships in three different models each. Players with
towns by the sea can now trade overseas with a possibly existing fleet and
gain huge economic advantages. Weaker and smaller islands profit from overseas
trades since they can now finally buy goods which are not available in their
own country due to the lack of resources.
At the same time there is a new playing goal in Tamar! On the tracks of Magellan,
the players can now start to discover new continents, reconnoitre islands and
expand their kingdoms in near future. So far no player has sailed around the
entire world. Who'll be the first one and go down in the history of Tamar?
Update 24.01.2002:
Today was released version 0.40 R2 with many bugfixes.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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18.Jan.2002
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 17.01.2002)
With WHDLoad you can install games on your harddrive which were
originally made for use with disks. The following packets have
been added or updated:
- 17.01.02 improved: Midnight Resistance (Ocean) supports another version, new imager
- 17.01.02 improved: Double Dragon 2 - The Revenge (Virgin) supports another version
- 17.01.02 improved: Car Vup (Core Design) misc changes
- 17.01.02 new: Aufschwung Ost (Sunflowers) done by Bored Seal
(ps)
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18.Jan.2002
Sven Dröge (ANF)
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Financial software: Bonds V1.85 available
This update enables to update fond prices of the companies "DWS" and
"Union Investment" over the internet. Respective filters exist. The
object database was updated and attended with the WKN of these fonds.
Some bugs were fixed with the help of Achim Klopsch.
Bonds is a shareware financial software to maintain security papers of any kind.
But the main focus is on shares. This software was especially designed for the German
financial market place and handles best security papers dealt in Germany, since
it uses the numbering system for security papers of the German stock-market.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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18.Jan.2002
Richard Kapp (ANF)
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GFX-BASE: Interview with Thierry Pierron
At the GFX-BASE you can read an interview with Thierry Pierron who recently
took over the development of the excellent freeware editor 'JanoEd' and put
a new version on Aminet. In the interview he answers the usual questions of the
GFX-BASE team and speaks about
his future software projects.
Among them are a complete rewrite of the text display of Workbench drawers,
a search tool and a replacement for the Execute function. Of special interest
are the planned features for JanoEd which sound very promising. You'll find
the interview at the title link.
Also, the vote on the
main page
will soon be closed, which asks you whether you are using a Workbench replacement
and if yes which one. Enjoy!
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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17.Jan.2002
Mattias Karlsson (E-Mail)
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Event: AmiGBG 2002 - Ticket shop ready (Update)
AmiGBG have finished their ticket shop, where tickets for the Swedish
Amiga show can be ordered with a secure online conection. This show
was for the first time organized in 1989.
AmiGBG 2002 is the name of the Amiga show to take place on 2. March 2002 in Göteborg, Sweden. Both Swedish companies and user groups and such from foreign countries will exhibit on this show.
This show will deliver insight into the future Amiga systems AmigaOS 4 and
AmigaDE. Existing and coming hardware from different developers will be
shown. (ps)
Update 18.01.2002:
According to a comment from Mattias Karlsson this show really is new, but the first one since 1989. Thank's for information, Mattias! (mj) (Translation: mj)
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17.Jan.2002
Blick - Swiss daily newspaper / Peter Glauser (ANF)
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Blick: Microsoft aims at security
With the magic word «Trustworthy Computing» in the future Microsoft will primarily aim at security as for their programmers.
»Microsoft boss Bill Gates changes his corporate strategy. In the future security shall take priority for new software, as well as for new Windows operating systems, too. «
See title link for the full Blick article (German). (ps) (Translation: mj)
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17.Jan.2002
Heise [Newsticker]
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Heise: SPD party: Is there a future for open source?
The German parliamentary party SPD states on their own
website,
how thier Linux server with Apache, Qmail, OpenLDAP, Samba, and
SUN as well for the Oracle database is trouble-free working together
with the working place machines unter Windows. The affiliated
forum invites to
discuss this issue.
See title link for full Heise article (German).
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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17.Jan.2002
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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New informationen about "ATI-Radeon" support for AmigaOS
On the AmigaOne mailing list Bill Toner, responsible for development of 2D/3D AmigaOS
drivers for ATI
Radeon graphics boards, voices upon miscellanous questions regarding
support for these boards. The most important spots:
Support for the following versions of the operating system
and computer configurations:
Bill Toner (and a partner not named) are responsible for driver
development; Picasso96 and Warp3D drivers. Those drivers are about to
be released for AmigaOS 3.x and AmigaOS 4.x.
In any case the Prometheus PCI board will be supported under OS 3.x, since
Bill owns such board. Mediator support is being planned, though Mediator 1200
boards will raise additional efforts. According to Bill, DCE did not respond to
his request regarding Radeon drivers about one year ago, therefore he cannot talk
about GRexx solutions, yet.
Radeon versions supported
First the original Radeon chipset will be supported (RV100), later on support
for the newer chipset RV200 will be added. Whichever the different versions
(32 or 64 MB video RAM, additional chips for special functions like TV in/out)
would differ from the developers point of view, it may come that not every
model will be supported, due to the developers team cannot purchase every
Radeon board. The PCI Radeon 32MB SDR, one AGP RV100, and one of the newer
boards with RV200 chipset are planned to be supported at all events. If the
"All-In-Wonder" (highend version with TV tuner, etc.) will be supported
(respectively all of its features) was not decided yet - even though they aim at
this. There will not be more detailed information about board models to be supported
before the developers will have an Amiga with AGP slot.
Distribution and prices
Apparently the drivers will be sold bundled with an ATI graphcis board, only.
Those are expected to work only with that board, they will come bundled with.
Bill expressly states, that one should not buy an ATI graphics board right now.
This step intends to decrease the number of piracy copied driver versions. As an
example Bill states the low number of registered P96 users among the customers of Elbox.
Further on this would help the Amiga developers to enhance their income a bit, since
they will not only earn by selling their software, but also can book the difference
from purchase price to selling price of the graphics board (which otherwise a PC vendor
would get).
According to a careful estimation by Bill the packet ATI graphics board plus Amiga driver
would cost 50 to 70 USD more than the respective board would cost at the PC vendor's -
he hopes that the additional charge will be only a few more than 50 USD if possible,
but cannot say anything in detail about that, yet.
The additonal charge contains:
- The costs of 2D and 3D drivers.
- Support, which also has to be done by the developers.
- A commercial Picasso96 license.
- Probably a commercial Warp3D license.
Release-Date
An initial driver release should not be expected along with the OS4.0 launch.
Bill cannot tell about detailed dates, yet.
Original English postings
Under the following links you can read the original postings from
Bill Toner,
Forefront Technologies, Inc. (previously Progressive Data Systems)
on the AmigaOne mailing list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amigaone/message/10510
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amigaone/message/10532
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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17.Jan.2002
Daniel Orth (ANF)
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amiga-topcool: Big Book of Amiga Hardware on our CD
Daniel Orth writes:
Today, Mike Dennison admited to contribute his Big Book of Amiga Hardware
to our CD. Another highlight of the CD: 135 MB video about the Amiga 2001 show
by Virtual Dimensions, lots of topical software from the Aminet, and the
winter issue of amiga-topcool with 50 pages of tense background reports, tests,
and workshops (all texts in German).
Already three dedicated Amigans responded to our appeal for co-workes here on
amiga-news.de. We are still looking for people wanting to write workshops
(DSL and Amiga) or software tests (AmigaOS XL, AmiAtlas 6, ....). Please,
just contact us via email.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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16.Jan.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena Special Price Project: Photoalbum and Cybershow
Amiga Arena - Special Price Project
In 2002 the Amiga Arena will continue to try to achieve special prices for
shareware software. But due to the bad shareware situation, this became allmost
impossible. The more I am happy about to be able to present you with a very
special project. In cooperation with Helmut Hoffman the Amiga Arena makes possible
a special price project for the image management software "PhotoAlbum" along with
the image viewer "Cybershow".
Before the rest of the vacation bonus expires, better invest in shareware... -
Big PhotoAlbum
and CyberShow Euro-Predecessor-Currency-Shareware-Project. Who still has valid
bank notes of the twelve predecessor currencies of the twelve countries sharing one
currency Euro now, can order PhotoAlbum/Cybershow for payment in cash in any currency
combination (value at least 20 Euro- e.g. 280 schilling from
your weekend in Vienna or 4,000 Pesetas from your last trip to Mallorca)
until 28. February 2002. If there is not enough, of course you can fill up with Euro
bank notes. Coins will not be accepted.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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16.Jan.2002
Stefan Martens (ANF)
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68k Assembler Programmer wanted
Stefan Martens writes:
I'm urgently wanting several 68k assembler programmers who dare to
continue to develop a popular sound program. Please, send your
offer of any kind to
me or ask for more
inforamtion under this address.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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16.Jan.2002
Amiga Future
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Game: Mahjongg Tiles Version 1.4
The Polish programmers team of R.E.D.Group has published version 1.4 of its game Mahjongg which fixes some bugs.
Download: MahjonggTiles_v1.4.lzx (453K)
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jan.2002
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AmiDog: AMP Movie Player Beta Version 020115 (Update)
Mathias "AmiDog" Roslund has published a new version of his movie player for PPC called 'AMP'. Currently with 'AMP' you can play the following multimedia types:
- MPEG1/2 Video with sound (optional)
- MP2/MP3 audiostreams
- AC3 Streams
- (S)VCD, CD-i and DVD
Download: AMP2-BETA-020115.lha (Beta)
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jan.2002
The Register (ANF)
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The Register: Open source developers face new warranty threat
In the article Andrew Orlowski describes how and why the obligation of warranty menaces open-source.
Have a look at the title link for the full article.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jan.2002
Golem - IT News
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Golem: Guillemot/Hercules cancels cooperation with NVidia
»In Future graphic boards will only have ATI's Radeon and STM's Kyro chips
In the future Guillemot/Hercules will only use chips from ATI and ST Microelectronics for their graphic boards. As the company told Golem.de the existing products with NVidias GeForce2- and GeForce3 chips will be replaced step by step by graphic boards with ATI chips.«
Have a look at the title link for the full article (German). (ps) (Translation: dr)
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15.Jan.2002
Andreas Falkenhahn (E-Mail)
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CD32-Emulator for Windows: Akiko emulate MPEG Modul
The Windows cd32 emulator Akiko by Airsoft Softwair is
now able to emulate the mpeg module of the CD32. The speed is amazing as well as the
sound and video quality because all the cpu-intensive operations are done by the x86 cpu.
It was really hard work to implement this feature but the result is really overwhelming.
You can finally watch the mpeg intros which were just skipped for users without an
mpeg module (e.g. Cannon Fodder). And of course the cool Commodore commercial
with the mad scientist and his assistent. I quickly made some screenshots and uploaded
them to the Akiko product page.
I hope that the mpeg module emulation will be ready for the next version of Akiko
(of course only for the full version!). Another nice thing is that finally Microcosm works
with Akiko and you haven't lived if you did not see this game! The next version of Akiko
will be ready in near future and it will contain NV ram emulation and real Joypad emulation
for sure. So check back this homepage from time to time because the winter is anything
else than cold.... Finally I want to say "thank you" to the many registered users out there!
Your support makes Akiko better and better all the time!
(ps)
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15.Jan.2002
Daniel Reimann (E-Mail)
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Virus on amigaland.de!
Daniel Reimann wrote:
"Fussball total", which recently was uploaded, contains two Ebola viruses!! It is vital for you to check it with VirusChecker before
installation!
(mj) (Translation: mj)
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15.Jan.2002
Sebastian Beloch (ANF)
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First ScummVM-Version (for 68k processors & AGA) released
At the Aminet the first beta version of the Amiga port of LucasArts ScummVM system was released. This little program interpretes the data files of the old LucasArts Classic Adventures und makes them useable on the Amiga.
Now the PC versions of "Monkey Island 2", "Indiana Jones - And The Fate Of Atlantis", "Day Of The tentacle", and "Sam & Max - Hit The Road" can be played for the first time in 256 colours on an Amiga.
The ScummVM system runs under AGA and RTG. This first beta version does not support sound but this will be fixed in the next update. Requirements for ScummVM are an Amiga with 020 processor, a harddisk, the original PC games, BlazeWCP (for AGA only) and the Ixemul.library.
Download: ScummVM_AGA.lha -
ScummVM_AGA.readme
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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15.Jan.2002
Maik Pönitzsch (Twister) (ANF)
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Alternative IRC Channel for GRexx-Support
Maik Pönitzsch writes:
Some already complained about the IRC channel Grexx-Support does not exist
any more. There is an alternative for that, visit IRC channel #AmigaPPCWorld.
#amigappcworld
Port: 6667
Server:showme.altnet.org
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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15.Jan.2002
Amiga Arena
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Andrija Antonijevic (e.g. Charon / AmiSSL)
"Charon" is the best download mananger for the Amiga. Amiga Arena has interviewed Andrija Antonijevic, also responsible for the programs "AmiSSL" and "HTTPResume", about the future of "Charon" and how he came to the Amiga.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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15.Jan.2002
Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)
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Chat with bplan at #AmigaFun
#AmigaFun: Realtime chat with Salvador Fernandez Gomez of bplan
On Monday, 21st January 2002, you can chat with Salvador Fernandez Gomez of bplan at the IRC Amiga channel #AmigaFun. He is known as one of the minds of bplan, well known with Pegasos. In the near future Pegasos will be released. You can ask him about bplan, Pegasos, and maybe some questions about MorphOS. The chat is organised with the help of Amiga Future.
You can reach the IRC channel #Amigafun this way:
IRC Server (without "irc."): rollingrock.altnet.org
IRC Port: 6667
IRC Kanal: #amigafun
If the server malfunctions you can get access via this server: amigafun.ma.cx (without "irc.")
TIP:
You can reach the chat also via the #AmigaFun Homepage,
Amiga Future Homepage and from the
Amiga-News.de Forum as HTML chat.
But we cannot guarantee that this HTML chat will function perfectly and programs like AMIRC and BlackIRC are more comfortable so we recommend to use an IRC client.
The used languages are German and English and the logfiles will be available at the Amiga Future and #AmigaFun homepages.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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15.Jan.2002
Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)
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Amiga Future: Participants for games user charts wanted
The German print magazine Amiga Future publishes sales and user charts
of games in every issue. Amiga users are wanted to send what their top 5 games
are via email. Even though there is
nothing to win this time, the editors board hopes that a lot of users will
participate.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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15.Jan.2002
Mirko Engelhardt (ANF)
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New games at Amigaland (Update: Danger, virus)
New games for download at Amigaland
The first update in the new year! So there are some new games ready for download: Crack does Pay, Deluxe Galaga ECS +AGA, Deluxe Pacman, Ports of Call (English), The Patricien, Pinball Fantasies (HD-Version), Fußball Total. Have fun with it...
Next you can reach the English version of amigaland.de at www.amigaland.org.
Attention:
The game "Fussball total"(one of the latest uploads) contains two Ebola viruses! You have to check it with VirusChecker! The maintainer of this page is informed.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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14.Jan.2002
Spitfire²
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Palm Desktop for Amiga: Spitfire² Version 1.9
Spitfire² has just been updated to version 1.9. Spitfire² by Ralph
Torchia is a Palm-Desktop for AmigaOS. This shareware-software allows
connection to a Palm computer by 3Com or compatibles. The program among
other things offers HotSync functions between the Amiga and Palm.
More information on the program's features can be located at the
homepage. For registered user there is available the ClockSync Plugin
(V1.2) and the YAMSync Plugin (V1.0)
Download: Spitfire2.lha (854 KB) (ps)
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14.Jan.2002
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 14.01.2002) (Update)
With WHDLoad you can install games on your harddrive which were originally
made for use with disks. The following packets have been added or updated:
- 14.01.02 improved: Ruff'n'Tumble (Renegade) misc changes
- 14.01.02 new: Kick Off (ANCO) done by Psygore
- 14.01.02 new: Base Jumpers CD³² (Rasputin) done by JOTD
- 13.01.02 improved: Transartica (Silmarils) supports another version
- 13.01.02 new: Death Mask (Alternative) done by Abaddon
- 13.01.02 new: D/Generation (Mindscape) done by JOTD
(ps)
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14.Jan.2002
Pagan Games
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Game: Earth 2140 Mission Pack Update for PPC
For people experiencing problems with the mission pack and a PPC
processor download this patch
now or visit our Product Support
page. Should only be downloaded if you experience problems with the
original executable!
(ps)
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14.Jan.2002
Alexander Fritsch (ANF)
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Lightwave-extension: New LWToy
Ray of Therapy released a new version of LWToy (just visit the title link).
LWToy is a viewer for Lightwave objects. The astonishing point about it is the speed when moving objects even with a 68k CPU. Lust but not least: Ray disabled the demo-limitation in this version.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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14.Jan.2002
Andre Beer (ANF)
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Geographic: GeoWorld Update 13
GeoWorld V1.13 is a geographic-program for Amiga, sold as shareware. After five years of constant development the new version (1.13) offers the follwing features:
- Extensive information about 192 countries (misc, economical, political, sociological, historical and environmental data, maps and flags and much more)
- NEW: The full version contains about 440KB of historical textbased information.
- Worldmap, continents, and more than 200 maps can be displayed in a fullscreenmode (nearly 5MB of pictures)
- You can display one country on the worldmap and on the map of the continent
- Information about the biggest cities of the earth (alltogether 6119 cities), among the others there are 1850 cities in Germany and 1100 in the USA; 99% of the included cities can be displayed on the map.
- Information about international organizations and about the members of these organizations.
- Very userfriendly
- Export of maps (including the displayed cities)
- Extensive search and sort functions
- Print (print into a file or into the clipboard)
- Online-help (explenations about windows, buttons and so on)
- A quiz (there are about 20 different kind of questions for example about misc data about cities or countries) with a highscore function
- Convert between nearly 170 currencies (including the EURO) and information about each of them
- Highly customizeable (screenmode, font, search-functionality and much more
- The floppy version includes a printed documentation (21 pages)
- Other languages will soon be available (a english version is still in progress)
At last, after a long time an update of GeoWorld (to version 1.13) is now available. More information and the download links can be found at the homepage of GeoWorld.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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13.Jan.2002
Amiga Future
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JPEG: exif.library 1.1, pfDirectoryView V13.1
On 13 January 2002 updates were published on the web sites of Steeple
Software (Paul Huxham) for "exif.library" and for "pfDirectoryView".
The "exif.library" supports the selection of the EXIF-data of a
JFIF-(JPEG)-image file.
It was developed to gain useful information from image files as saved
by most digital cameras. Example programs and a single image with
EXID-data are included in the library.
In this version a bug in a language string has been fixed.
In the "pfDirectoryView V13.1" module for PhotoFolio 2.2 a bug has
been fixed in connection with loading locale catalogs.
Download:
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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13.Jan.2002
Amiga Future
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Scalos: Updates for DefIcons, Persistent Windows und WB39-Plugins
On 13 January 2002 new versions of DefIcons, Persistend Windows
and WB39-Plugins for the Workbench alternative "Scalos" were
released.
DefIcons Plugin V45.6
This can be used as a replacement for the filetypes-plugin.
It can display a default icon for files without icon,
depending on the type of the file.
DefIcons requires AmigaOS V3.5+
Persistent Windows Plugin V39.16
This plugin records all the directory windows a user
opens and closes and keeps a record. Should a reboot
or a crash occur this data is used in order to open
the windows automatically so that the former condition
is restored.
Note: If you had previously the SnapDesktop beta installed,
it is necessary to delete the old files completely
before this new plugin is installed.
WB3.9 Plugin V45.21
This plugin is for AmigaOS 3.5/9 users only. It
provides Scalos with some missing functions that will
now allow some other software to work correctly, e.g.
AmiDock.
It also offers an integrated volumegauge for
AmigaOS 3.5+ users. It now loads in OS3.5+ volumegauge
preferences as set in the Workbench preferences.
There were also further system checks added so that this
plugin is now more stable.
Note: Users who use this plugin don't need the volumegauge.plugin.
If it was previously installed, it must me removed.
Download:
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13.Jan.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Gerd Frank (AmiATLAS)
Olaf Köbnik writes:
In November it finally happened. A new version of the travel planner
"AmiATLAS" was published for the first time since 1998. It was developed
by Andreas Regul and then Gerd Frank took over and developed it further.
Within a short period of time he created a piece of software of the
highest quality - AmiATLAS 6.
The Amiga Arena talked to Gerd Frank about the development and future of
AmiATLAS and about the question why some of the planned features were not
finished for the release.
Just a personal remark
I can only appeal to all of you. Whoever wants good software for the Amiga
will destroy its future by using pirate copies which are unfortunately
also available from AmiATLAS.
Many people don't seem to be aware of the fact that every registered
and sold unit counts!
Just now that we are about to have the chance to get an up-to-date software
it would be a shame to ruin ourselves and also the future of the platform
Amiga by using pirate copies.
I take this interview as an opportunity to once again draw attention to
this issue!
Olaf - Amiga Arena
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13.Jan.2002
Virus Help Denmark
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Virus Help Denmark: WatchDog 2.1
On 13 January 2002 Zbigniew Trzcionkowski released with version 2.1
a current snapshot of his memory watch tool 'WatchDog'.
The tool uses the 'xvs.library' in order to check every three seconds
if there are any known bugs in the memory. There are further features
which are explained in the documentation.
'WatchDog' runs from AmigaOS 2.04 and uses the xvs.library.
Download: WatchDog.lha (16 834),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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13.Jan.2002
Amiga Future
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Audio: Amplify V1.0a
On 13 January 2002 version 1.0a of the audiotool 'Amplify' was
released. In addition,
benchmarking results
was put online on a 060-computer.
Amplify offers the following features:
- Modulates on 0dB.
- Removes empty spaces at beginning and end.
- Removes a particular time interval at beginning and end.
- Mixes together the left and the right channel.
- Dubs in and fades out.
- Inserts pauses at beginning and end.
- Removes crackling at beginning and end.
System prerequisite: AmigaOS 3.1, 68020+, 1,5 free memory.
The tool is available for download for various 68k-CPUs and PPC via the
title link.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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13.Jan.2002
ANN
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File Manager: Translations for DiskMaster 2 needed
Rudolph Riedel is looking for further translators for the next
Aminet release of his file manager
'DiskMaster 2'.
At the moment there are translations available for English, German,
French and Dutch. The Italian version will soon be released, the
Hungarian has been announced.
Whoever is interested in doing translations
should contact Rudolph Riedel. (rudolph-riedel@t-online.de)
59 short sentences have to be translated.
If you haven't got a tool to convert the DM2.cd file, you can
use one of the empty .ct files or you can ask Rudolph Riedel for
an empty .ct file.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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13.Jan.2002
Czech Amiga News
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ProStationAudio: ALPS-Update and WinUAE-Benchmark
On 12 January 2002 an update of the plug-ins for 'ProStationAudio
Titanium' as well as early DSPSpeed benchmarking results for WinUAE-
JIT (0.8.17 R3) were released.
The ALPS update makes sure that the plug-ins APS-1 and APR-1
(Stereo Phase Rotator) are compatible with 'ProStationAudio
Titanium'.
The benchmark tool 'DSPSpeed' measures the performance of a computer system
with AmigaOS which runs 'ProStationAudio' in real time.
Here the reference system is AmigaOS/68 on a 68060 with 50MHz.
To this system the index value 100% was allocated.
The
result page
for this benchmark has now been extended with early results for
WinUAE-JIT (0.8.17 R3) on a Celeron Coppermine with 1000 MHz.
At this benchmark WinUAE runs at approximately half-speed than
Amithlon and still provides high acceleration for 'ProStationAudio'
compared to the reference system.
Download:
ALPSfix020112.lha
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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13.Jan.2002
amiga-topcool.de (ANF)
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topcool: Interview-Steffen Häuser about Quake 2:68k-Version probably too slow
At the moment Quake2 is generated by Hyperion-Entertainment only for
the PPC since the 68k computer has turned out to be too slow. In the
interview with amiga-topcool Steffen Häuser gives away many more
interesting details about porting the game which is registered in Germany.
Steffen Häuser is working together with Hans-Jörg and Thomas Frieden
on a port of Quake2 for AmigaOS.
Update 13.01.2002:
Daniel Orth: "Steffen Häuser has asked me to change the heading of
the interview. He emphasized that the 68k version for QuakeII
hasn't died yet. He won't exclude it explicitly, since a decision
hasn't been made yet. In the interview he only said that a 68k version
might be too slow.
more...".
(ps) (Translation: sr)
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13.Jan.2002
Czech Amiga News
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MorphOS: csa.morphos appears on Usenet-Servers
Daniel Miller writes in the MorphOS mailing list that
the new Usenet group 'comp.sys.amiga.morphos' now appears
on Usenet-Servers. You can read and post to it.
Since it is a new group, it cannot be found
on all servers. However, you can find the group under
- 'news.freenet.de' Port 119
- 'infosun2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de' Port 119
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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13.Jan.2002
ANN
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Programming Language: PowerD V0.19 alpha4
On 12 January 2002 Martin Kuchinka released the alpha version 0.19
alpha4 of his compiler for the programming language 'PowerD'.
Amongst other things bugs were removed in this version, the compiled
executables can be launched directly from the Workbench and there
is also a German catalogue available. More detailed information can
be found under
Readme
The alpha.lzx archive contains as update those files which
have changed since the last version.
Download:
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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13.Jan.2002
Marco Lovera (E-Mail)
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AmigaPage: "Amiga Passion"-Contest
The "Amiga Passion"
competition was born to let you share in the AmigaPage
life. The target of this competition is all the Amiga users
to participate by sending one or more of your Workbench screenshots (max 3) to kanuka@ciaoweb.it with "Concorso" for the subject.
Originally "Amiga Passion" expired on 31. December 2001, but a new
expiration date was decided to be 31. January 2001. So there is another chance for
everybody to win !!!
Prizes:
- Position 1: Full version of EXTREME plus full version of PuzzleBOBS plus mouse pad.
- Position 2: Full version of EXTREME plus a brooch
- Position 3: Full version of EXTREME plus a poster.
Games contributed by DKGStore.
Mouse pad, brooch, and poster contributed by AmigaPage.
The jury consists of Marco Lovera, Sandra Lovera, and Claudio Marro Filosa.
All of the screenshots sent in will be published on the following websites:
www.amigapage.it/concorso_eng.htm
www.amigapage.it
www.dkgstore.com
After the competion expired all shots will be moved to our "Computer Passion" section.
I invite you to participate in the "Amiga Passion" competition!
(Message text edited by mj)
(ps)
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13.Jan.2002
Timo Kloss (E-Mail)
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Graphic Adventure-Developer Kit: Inga-Engine Version 0.9/5
Timo Kloss writes:
Once again there is a version which is really almost totally finished!
Of course the Audio-CD-Support is still missing.
Compared to the last version the most outstanding difference is the
following: the plug-in system has been removed!!! What's all this about?
All the features offered by the plug-ins of late have now been
firmly integrated (sound-/ language and MED-music) and can be
activated by using normal script commands. Accordingly, Inga has been
prepared to be ported to other platforms. However, a complete compatibility of
all versions would be endangered by a plug-in system. Consequently,
it has been removed! Further information can be found in the compendium
under "LadeSound", "SpieleModule" etc. Besides the following improvements
have been made:
- You can now also talk to the characters even when you can't run to them
all the way (because of the run card). However, it's still not possible
to give them anything (that is to say "WennBenutzt" works but
"WennBenutzt-Mit" doesn't work!).
- The destination of the run towards the characters is now better calculated. So
far it has only been possible to run either on the left-hand or right-hand side
(only provisional).
- Small mistakes have been removed: If animated characters appeared for
example only from the left-hand side and if they bent forward,
it was impossible to find a suitable representation.
- Inga-pictogram information now enables the features "NOSOUND" and "NOPLAYER"
as a substitute for "DISABLE" at the plug-ins. You can find further
information in the game instructions.
- The speed of the characters can now be changed. (Consult the compendium
under "Laufschnelligkeit" (speed)).
InutilisGraphics Version 1.04
For this you can also find an update with two improvements:
- Even for small graphics a big screen now opens up so that it is
possible to control the characters from a point outside the graphic.
- 24-bit-pictures are now recognised and activate a warning message
while previously the program got stuck.
(ps) (Translation: sr)
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13.Jan.2002
Andreas Falkenhahn (E-Mail)
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Miscellaneous news at Airsoft Softwair
Finally all prices for the Shareware programs on the Airsoft Softwair website,
which is http://www.airsoftsoftwair.com/, were changed from
DM (Deutsche Mark) into EUR (Euro, the new European currency). Of course, all prices
are available in USD (US dollars) too. In near future there will also be new versions of
Akiko (including NV-Ram emulation and real Joypad emulation!), NewInstaller and Rainboot.
So stay tuned and check back on this homepage every once in a while. By the way,
there were also some small changes on this homepage.
(ps)
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13.Jan.2002
Pawel Filipczak (ANF)
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SMS-Tool: New TaskiSMS
New (2.60) version of TaskiSMS has been released.
News in this release:
- updated VLF plugin
- updated ICQ plugin
- updated GoldenTelecom plugin
- added Vizzavi plugin
- added MTNSMS plugin
- added folder filters (only for registered users)
Using this program you can send SMSes to cellular phones
to over 160 countries around the world. You can download demo version from
TaskiSMS homepage or from
AmiNet. (ps)
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13.Jan.2002
Martin Merz (ANF)
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MI News: AppMI 7 is available for download
The archive features over 600 image sets and animations in 27
categories based on the GlowIcons design by Mat Chaput. Each
image set content three single images for normal, selected and
ghosted display. AppMI is Freeware.
(ps)
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12.Jan.2002
Spiegel
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Spiegel: Kimble on the run
Kim Schmitz, known to the Amiga scene since his "Hacker times", understands it
perfectly to put himself in the limelight in one or another way. This time he
feels abandoned by the German authority of the state and mocked by the press.
He turns disappointed Germany his back with a good bye on
his website.
Spiegel: »Now he's gone. Up and away. Like Graf Zahl from the Sesame Street
with sensation, fireworks and much artificial fog. The most shimmering person of the New
Economy has left the German Republic. «
Full article see title link.
Update:
Other articles:
Die Kimble-Doku von Torsten Kleinz
Telepolis: Kimble ist ausgewandert
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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12.Jan.2002
onlinekosten.de
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onlinekosten.de: big T-DSL chat
»Telekom answered questions about the broadband/satellite access and Fastpath
Yesterday, on Januar 2002 10th, had a big, presented T-DSL chat been held where
Telekom employees answered questions from 14:00 to 17:00 o'clock about the Telekom's
own broadband access. "In the big DSL live chat answered the experts for three
hours the questions of the customers regarding connection, hardware
installation, costs or modem installation.
The responce to the experts chat was so big that during the three hours not
all questions could be answered.", so the Deutsche Telekom. We want to give you
a short overview about the most important questions and answers.«
Full article see title link. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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12.Jan.2002
stern.de
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Stern poll: What was your first computer?
In the section Computer&Netze the German print magazine Stern runs a poll asking
about your first computer. Possible answers are:
- Amiga
- Atari ST
- Commodore C64 (or VC20, C128 etc.)
- Macintosh (or other Apple computers)
- PC
- none of the above mentioned
For the time being 705 visitors have taken part in the poll and the C64 is
leading with 36.9%.
To see the current results click here. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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12.Jan.2002
tecChannel.de
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tecChannel.de: Virus: JS.Gigger.A@mm deletes hard disks
People using a PC next to their amiga should read this (German) article of tecChannel.
According to it there's a new computer virus named 'Gigger' underway that can
have desastrous effects. The virus is written in Javascript and spreads via email
and IRC (Internet Relay Chat).
When the virus comes to work it deletes the contents of all files ending with
.asp, .htm and .html on your hard disk, all that resides is a file with 0 bytes.
Additionally the virus places the command to format the hard disk after a
restart of the computer in the start file "autoexec.bat".
Further (German) articles regarding this topic:
Golem: Neuer HTML-Wurm formatiert die Festplatte
Heise: Neuer Virus zerstört Dateisystem unter Windows
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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12.Jan.2002
Amiga Update
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Newsletter: Amiga Update by Brad Webb #011230
Brad Webb monthly publishes his newsletter 'Amiga Update' in which he
writes about the most important Amiga events. Read the December newsletter
under the title link. (ps)
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12.Jan.2002
OnyxSoft
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OnyxSoft: several software updates
OnyxSoft begins the new year with all in all seven software updates and
a new program by Daniel Westerburg. Besides, there's now a tutorial by Stefan
Blixth been added dealing with the creation of logos. Here the software titles
listed one by one:
- Update for 8SVXtoXXX (version 1.3)
- Update for BackUp (version 1.3)
- Update for Cathedral (version 1.3)
- Update for CDDAtoAIFF (version 1.2)
- Update for DRemind (version 1.59)
- Update for MultiRen (version 1.47)
- Update for TheMPegEncGUI (version 2.09)
- New program: LPFilter (version 1.0)
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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12.Jan.2002
Matthias Münch (ANF)
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AUG99: present poll
Because of demand and as counter part to the Kultpower poll we have
started a corresponding new poll. We want to find out here the most popular Amiga
print magazine of the currently existing ones. The poll can be found right
here.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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12.Jan.2002
VMC Harald Frank (ANF)
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Telepolis: Buried in New Mexiko
According to an investigation of the Telepolis editor Konrad Lischka
had the company Atari bought the computer producer Amiga. In the third last
paragraph it is written that: "After Tramiel had bought Atari the company
concentrated on the home computer market. To enter into the market for
respectable business clients Atari took over the Computer producer Amiga.
This is not correct.
1984: Amiga, then represented by the chief developer Jay Miner (formerly
chief developer of Atari) had in his financial need already got a private credit
from Jack Tramiel (who was the founder of Commodore Business Machines, but then
parted from the company because of differences, and afterwards bought the
clapped-out game console producer Atari). A takeover of Amiga through Atari had
already been negotiated. This takeover was avoided in the last moment through a better
offer by Commodore (remember: Tramiel had already left Commodore)
what led also to a repayment of Jack Tramiels private investment. The takeover
had cost 27 millions dollars. To be looked up in the
History of the
AMIGA.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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12.Jan.2002
Darek Dulian (E-Mail)
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Elbox: Mediator Multimedia-CD Update 1.12
The MM CD 1.12 update for Mediator PCI 4000, Mediator PCI 1200 and
Mediator PCI ZIV users, who are registered owners of the Mediator
Multimedia CD, has been released by ELBOX Computer.
The MM CD UP 1.12 includes the following updates:
VHI Studio now works on
PowerPC and on 68k processors in both MMU and NO MMU pci.library
modes.
An incorrect change in the border colour has been eliminated in
the Voodoo.card driver, which could occur in ver. 4.12 driver
when 8-bit screen was switched to any other colour depth.
(ps)
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