24.Aug.2001
Alexander Klauke (ANF)
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IFA: Allrounder: Sharp Personal Mobile Tool SL-5000
»The Japanese Sharp company will introduce their new pocket sized Personal Mobile Tool SL-5000
on the IFA 2001. The most important tools of this little allrounder are web-browsers, mobile phone,
e-mail, and a MP3 player. Quick operation of any business task is guaranteed by the 206 MHz Intel
StrongARM processor, 32 MB SDRAM for memory, as well as the operating system Linux OS (kernel 3.4).
The users are forced to access the in many cases unfamiliar display keyboard, since below the operating front,
which can be pulled off, there is a QWERTZ keyboard. Operating time basically is not limited, the different
battery packs can be recharged separately. The SL-5000 can be extended with SD or multimedia cards and
compact flash memory cards. Even a video camera module can be connected to it. But the Personal Mobile Tool
was not made for business purposes only: The cooperation with Amiga Inc. and their wide range of games
make it a small games machine. The device is said to be available at the vendor's from December.« (ps) (Translation: mj)
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24.Aug.2001
WHDLoad
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Installer: New WHDLoad packages
Games which were intended for playing from disk only can be installed to
harddisk thanks to WHDLoad. The following packages have been added or updated:
- 23.08.01 improved: Uridium 2 (Graftgold)
- 23.08.01 improved: Star Wars (Lucasfilm/Domark)
- 23.08.01 improved: Rockstar Ate My Hamster! (Colin Jones/Codemasters)
- 23.08.01 new: No Excuses (Arcana)
- 23.08.01 new: International 3D Tennis (Sensible Software/Palace)
- 23.08.01 improved: Ikari Warriors (Elite)
- 23.08.01 new: Hong Kong Phooey (Hi-Tec)
- 23.08.01 improved: Hard Drivin' 2 (Domark)
- 23.08.01 improved: Hard Drivin' (Domark)
- 23.08.01 improved: Populous 2 (EOA/Bullfrog)
- 23.08.01 new: Maniac Mansion (Lucasfilm)
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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24.Aug.2001
Bernd (e-mail)
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Computerwoche: Multimedia allrounder: Sharp's new Zaurus
In an article by Computerwoche online Sharp's new mini computer
"Zaurus MI-E21" is described which is equipped with 32 bit RISC processor and
32 MByte RAM and is able to read Compact Flash and SD-cards (Secure Digital).
Its display is 3.5" diagonally, a miniature keyboard can be pulled out.
Highlighted are the multimedia capabilities of the Zaurus. The Linux-based device
is supposed to be published end of this year internationally.
German Computerwoche online article at the title link.
More articles on the topic:
The Register: Sharp launches next-gen Zaurus, promises 3G wireless version
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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24.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (e-mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: Safe v16.4
A new version 16.4 of the virus detector 'Safe' has been released. Here are the
details:
Name: Safe v16.4
Archive name: Safe.lha
Archive size: 36.313 bytes
Release date: August 23rd, 2001
Programmer: Zbigniew Trzcionkowski
Requires: Amiga with OS 2.04+ (xvs.library strongly recommended)
Changes:
- Totally reworked VECS option, which now allows to see the most
interesting task fields!
- Finally fixed all BUGS with 000 processors.
- HitchHiker 5.0 is on the wild!
Please wait for more detailed information and AV-software from Vht-Dk.
Markus Schmall said he will take a look at this one.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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23.Aug.2001
CarstenSiegner (ANF)
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At last a DVD software player for Amiga?
At last a DVD software player for Amiga? Is it true? Yes, it's AMP2.
"Old stuff!", some of you will say since you have been watching DVD's
using AMP2 or Frogger.
But it's hardly known that the latest beta version of AMP2 has got
direct DVD support including free choice of the video sequence to be played and
the language for sound and sub-titles. All that get's configured by requesters
which pop up one by one, but only works if AMP2 was started from CLI.
Syntax:
ram:AMP window overlay vcddevice scsi.device vcdunit 2 dvd
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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23.Aug.2001
AmigaOnlineGames
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Website: 'AmigaOnlineGames' updated
AmigaOnlineGames took the task to inform their readers about Amiga games
playable via network. Therefore a database was created becoming bigger and bigger.
Information about the following Amiga games were added:
Doom, Gloom, Populous, Populous 2, Powermonger, Skidmarks, Skidmarks 2,
and Tornado.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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23.Aug.2001
John Chandler bei Suite101
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KOSH News
For a long time there were no news about the 'KOSH' organisation
[Kommunity Orientated Software Hardware] founded by Fleecy Moss.
As John Chandler wrote KOSH still does exist and was formal registered
in England by the name of Kommunity Systems Limited in May 2001.
Late this year Kommunity Systems Limited will release a
'cross-platform development package':
»Kommunity Systems Limited will be working towards an initial
cross-platform development package for later this year, using
off-the-shelf open source tools. Kommunity Systems Limited is pleased
to announce this will be undertaken in support of hardware developer
Ideas2Reality.« (ps) (Translation: mj)
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23.Aug.2001
Idruna Software
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Image editing: Photogenics Tutorials online again
Paul Nolan, known by his image editing software Photogenics available
for different operating systems, renamed his company to Idruna Software
as already reported. At the new domain idruna.com
which then was created all of the Photogenics tutorials now are online again.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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23.Aug.2001
CUCUG
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CUCUG: Status Register August 2001
The Status Register is the monthly newsletter by Champaign-Urbana Computer User Group.
This newsletter deals with topical and important information regarding the Amiga,
Macintosh, PC, as well as the computer industry.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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23.Aug.2001
Matay
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Matay: Hardware survey
You will find a hardware survey by the hardware developer Matay under the title link.
Matay developed the PCI bus board 'Prometheus', among other things. The company
wants to investigate with this survey what hardware currently is in demand and
should be developed next.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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23.Aug.2001
Amiga Future
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Emulator: ASp Version 0.81 (Sinclair ZX Spectrum)
Version 0.81 of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for the Amiga 'ASp' was released.
Download: ASpV081.lha (87 KB) -
Readme
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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22.Aug.2001
ANN
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Hyperion: Interview concerning Shogo on Linux
On 18th of August in 2001 an interview with Ben Hermans of Hyperion Entertainment has been published on 'A.T.Hun's Haus of Shogo'.
The main focus of the interview are the sales figures and sales opportunities of Shogo on Linux. Additionally the Amiga market and the Macintosh market are compared.
(sd) (Translation: dr)
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22.Aug.2001
Rolf Tingler (E-Mail)
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Nailart: Boingball on fingernail
Our airbrusher Rolf Tingler has thought out a very special thing for the female Amiga-fans. Under the title link you can find under 'Airbrush-Motive' the probably only fingernail of the world with boingball :-). Of course there are many other nice motives if you consider how small is such a fingernail. You need a calm hand to brush the motives right on the nail.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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22.Aug.2001
Matthias Münch (ANF)
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Graphicer wanted
I am looking for a graphicer which can help me to create geographical maps. Besides continental maps I also need state maps. You can get more details after contacting me.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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22.Aug.2001
Richard Kapp (E-Mail)
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MUI tutorial
Richard Kapp writes:
Because some users have contacted me because concerning my MUI-configuration and because I asked myself what I have used for it and how I have preferenced it I have decided to put a MUI tutorial online.
In this tutorial I introduce my personal configuration called 'CoolMUI'. Fonts, images and patterns are assumed which you can download from this site. But what I want to achieve with it is that the users may create their own MUI-designs. This tutorial is also meant as a creative motivation. But all those who enjoy the 'CoolMUI'-look of course can assume it.
In addition to it on the site there are useful hints to MUI, useful links and downloads (e.g. patterns which are related to the 'CoolMUI'-configuration and which you can only find on this site). You can also download the tutorial as a LZX-archive for offline reading. Have fun!
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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22.Aug.2001
Kultpower (ANF)
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Kultpower.de after 10 days breakdown online again
After 10 days breakdown because of an update of the nameserver Kultpower.de is now online again - for the first because the provider could only offer an temporary solution of the problem.
Currently the following updates can be looked at:
- New ASM-test reports from the ASM 8/86: DragonsLair (C64, Schneider,
Spectrum), LeatherGoddessesofPhobos (C-64, Amiga, AtariST, Schneider),
NuclearEmbargo (C-64), TheBardsTale (C-64/128, Apple II) original advertisement inclusive.
- New packets of cult-games: Ambermoon, Siedler 3, Populous.
- Interesting link for Powerplay-fans about the history
of Powerplay.
Kultpower.de offers test reports, stories, user-charts and other specials for fans of old cult-game-magazines like Powerplay, ASM, Videogames and Amiga Joker Cover.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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21.Aug.2001
Christian Rosentreter (E-Mail)
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Music: Developmet of SerialRipper continues
Kåre Johansen, coder of the AHX-Ripper, has decided after a period of time
to continue the development of SerialRipper, a multiformat music ripper. For this
he is looking for betatesters; if you are interested send a mail to kaarej@start.no. (ps) (Translation: gf)
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21.Aug.2001
Oliver Roberts
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Datatypes: WarpDTPrefs and Datatypes from O. Roberts updated
Oliver Roberts has updated the full range of his WarpDatatypes and the WarpDTPrefs,
the preferences program, and the new versions are available on his website.
In detail:
WarpDTPrefs Version 44.6
Preferences program for WarpJPEG, PNG, BMP, PSD & TIFF
WarpJPEG.datatype Version 44.23
JFIF-JPEG picture datatype (68k,PPC/WarpOS,PPC/MorphOS)
WarpPNG.datatype Version 44.19
PNG picture datatype (68k,PPC/WarpOS,PPC/MorphOS)
WarpTIFF.datatype Version 44.3
TIFF picture datatype (68k,PPC/WarpOS,PPC/MorphOS)
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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21.Aug.2001
Amigan Software
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Tool: Report+ Version 5.02
With Report+ from Amigan Software you can easily create bugreports, Aminet readmes,
Autodocs, and other reports. It is freeware and supports the GUI systems ReAction
and GadTools.
Changes since version 5.01:
Several bugfixes and the Aminet-Readme-Editor is updated.
Download: report.lha (382 KB)
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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21.Aug.2001
Matay
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Matay: Prometheus-News
First Prometheus utility from an independent developer
PromInfo is a MUI combination
of PrmScan and RomDump executables that can be found in the Prometheus
software package. This small utility was written by
Daniel Eriksson. You can find it
in the Files section
and at his homepage
http://www-und.ida.liu.se/~daner964/.
The author will appreciate any input from other Prometheus users.
Fixed Voodoo drivers, more cards supported!
In the Files section
you can find fixed Picasso installation package (should stop the "no
suitable screenmode" problem). The Picasso Team reports that it should
support not only Voodoo3 2000/3000 cards but also Voodoo4 4500.
The files are as follows:
Network driver beta 0.17 available
A RTL8029 based network cards driver for Prometheus is available from
Files section. It is still
beta, yet should be stable and useful. Any found bugs please report to
krashan@matay.pl.
We would also like to inform our customers that Blittersoft (United
Kingdom), Vesalia Computer (Germany) and Virtual Works (Italy) have
joined our distributors network in Europe. From now on, you can buy
Prometheus PCI bridge also from them.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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21.Aug.2001
Richard H. Poser II (E-Mail)
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Messenger: AmigAIM BETA Version 0.9432
Richard H. Poser has released the betaversion 0.9432 of AmigAIM. It is a client
to connect wth the AmericaOnline Instant Messenger (AIM service).
Changes (excerpt from the history):
AmigAIM 0.9432 Beta (21. August 2001)
- When program quit, should just close all the windows without reopening the
Startup window.
- Modification to the Login system as I found that I was using the MOTD for doing
some final login routines and was getting the MOTD twice (and having a screwed up
login due to it - didn't stop from logging in though)
- Adjusted Relogin/Reset systems to show Reconnected in the Activity window, as I had
intended some time ago (Error was related to the MOTD bug above)
Richard H. Poser schreibt außerdem:
BTW: I'm starting back to school full time (started yesterday, actually),
so I may be slow on updating/adding new functions from now on (As at
least one person wants me off the computer so I will do more studying).
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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21.Aug.2001
Yahoo-Group Amiga-Mediator (ANF)
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Game: New screenshots of Payback (W3D)
New screenshots of the Warp3D version of Payback are available on the Apex-Design
website. Also the update 4 was announced to be released soon and containing
Warp3D support.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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21.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: Hitch-Hiker 5.00 Virus
It seems like this new Linkvirus "Hitch-Hiker 5.00" virus is a bit
smarter than we thought. It can change in size, and look. And we
has not aware of this, but we are working hard to get the problem
solved. As soon as we have solved the problem, a new update of
the xvs.library will be released. So stay tuned........
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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20.Aug.2001
BTTR-Team
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Back to the Roots: Amiga-News 232
"Back to the Roots" (http://www.back2roots.org) is far
away from being dead. We are happy to announce that our
traffic problems are fixed, as we now have a dedicated
server in norway. A new problem which occured, ISDA the
site terminators, tried to shut us down behind our back.
We believe we fixed that issue, but unfortunately they
don't have the culture to respond email communication
they initiated themselves, so we decided to update and
not let you all wait for them further. Read more about
their attack on our news page.
Two new companies are supporting our project. From Soft
Enterprises we can offer you the addictive puzzle games
"Brain Artifice" and "Cube-X". Nightmare Productions
are the creators of the rpg game "Antares". Other new
games are: The entire "Premier Manager" series, Venus
the flytrap, Switchblade 2, Colossus Bridge X, Alien
Syndrome and more.
60 new scene demos from groups like Fairlight, Haujobb,
Scoopex, Ambrosia, Cocoon or The Black Lotus have been
added, while 150 new brilliant scene and game pictures
were included to our pics-archive.
We're pleased to announce, that the famous games
musician Andrew Barnabas has agreed to make his classic
tunes (e.g. SWIV or Double Dragon III) available in our
music section. And there are over 100 other new tunes
from various composers ready for download. And last but
not least we'd like to notify you about two new reviews
of Melcom's great Audio CDs.
Respects from yours
Back to the Roots Team
Bobic + Hippie2000
http://www.back2roots.org
info@back2roots.org
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)
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APC&TCP: New Amiga CD-ROMs
Brave New World CD-ROM
It´s a Brave New World! This CD contains hundreds of Amiga programs in the following categories: 1982 (classic Amiga game), Babylon 5, esoteric, fantasy, faces of Mars, games, Internet, languages, mathematics, misc, music, pictures, science, science fiction, space, star trek and star wars. All programs are tested with AmigaOS 3.9 thus there should be no problem by using a new computer.
The Scene Archives #11 Double-CD-ROM
This Volume contains Disks 9751 to 10730 of the "The Scene Archives"
collection. There are myriads of interesting Scene Productions on this
CD, including the following categories: Animations, Dentros/Demos, Digis,
Intros, Magazines, Menus, Miscellaneous, Music Demos, Demo Packs, Slideshows
and Trackmos. Now Includes "Scene Archives Search Utility" (SASU),to make
"The Scene Archives" even easier to use.
Both CD's are available from APC&TCP. (ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Nico Barbat (E-Mail)
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Scenet event-calendar
Due to the upcoming visit of the 100.000 visitors of Scenet, a online magazin and gateway for the os-independent computer demoscene, is proud to present a new area to you.
Here you can find an up-to-date event-calendar containing details about more then 800 upcoming and past parties and exhibitions including reports and invitations.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Sharwin & Rakesh Raghoebardayal (ANF)
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Coyote Flux moves to Paris
Since early July 2001 we have moved to Paris to live and do some classified (Amiga) projects. This doesn't mean that our previous projects are discontinued, but like expected these projects are slightly delayed. PPC680x0 2.0 is reaching the final state of development, with several big improvements and bug-fixes in the Floating Point engine and all the additional features from the PPC680x0 page.
The 3D engine is our main focus at the moment, developed to be a games engine as well as professional photogrammetry/mapper software. More information on the 'Mapper' (which is finished) will be released soon as well as some screenshots. Little note about the speed: Both the 68060 (80-bits FPU) and PPC604 (64-bits FPU) versions are written in optimized assembly language and the 604/233MHz runs the same program 15 times faster than the 68060/60MHz which is quite an improvement. The 64-bits FPU 3D engine renders 3 million "real" depthcued polygons in less than 4 seconds using several realtime correction filters.
We are working on an Amiga hardware project as well, although this is currently strictly confidential. Details will be released soon... :-) (ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Kickstart (ANF)
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Game: New move for H2
Some weeks ago I discovered a new move in H2. I think that this one is not very well known out there. It is a Wirnelattack using the bladecrook.
Just run and beat (you allready know this) and press one of the side-step keys at the same time. This looks realy cool :)
P.S.: To enter the tubes in the swamp just go right and climb to the top of the liana. Turn right and jump onto the trees. Then walk to the end of the trees and use the bladecrook to jump in one of the tubes.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)
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Amiga Future: Interview mit ClearWater Interactive
Amiga Future published an interview with ClearWater Interactive (the former Crystal
Interactive Software). They are well known for the games "Bubble Heroes" and "Land of Genesis".
(ps)
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20.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: xvs.library update
The xvs.library (External Virus Scanner Library) has been updated today.
Remember if you use VirusExecutor, VirusChecker II or VirusZ, you MUST
install this library in you libs: dir, if not, your anti-virus program can't find the
new viruses. It is very important, we get email from users that has not updated
this library for 2 years ??????????????
Here is some info about the release:
Name : xvs.library v33.30
Archive name : xvslibrary.lha
Archive size : 57.295 bytes
Release date : 20 August 2001
Programmer : Jan Erik Olausen
E-Mail: virusexecutor@c2i.net
xvs.library size: 58.140 Bytes
News in version 33.30:
- Added Jode Capullos 2 Trojan file virus
Thanks to Fabrizio Bartoloni for the file
- Renamed MKG to Jode Capullos 1
- Added Hitch-Hiker 5.00 Installer file virus
This is the same for all three link viruses
- Added Hitch-Hiker 5.00 Link virus
Added Hitch-Hiker 5.00a Link virus
Added Hitch-Hiker 5.00b Link virus
Thanks to Jan Andersen for the HH5 files.
Remember to join the Amiga antivirus maillist for free. Just send
an empty email to: vht-dk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To leave the maillist, just send an empty email to: vht-dk-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
You can find this update at Virus Help Team's websites, and on Aminet within the next
24 hours.....
PS: If you think that Jan Erik Olausen is doing one hell of a job, with keeping you Amiga
secure for viruses, then send him a little donation. I know that xvs.library and VirusExecutor
is freeware, but Jan has done one hell of a job in the last 6 month, to add new virus recog.
in VirusExecutor and now with xvs.library. Send him 4 or 5 US-$, a postcard and even
flowers, if you think he is doing a great job, and would like to keep the xvs.library alive......
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: VirusExecutor V2.20
A new update of VirusdExecutor has been released today.
Here is some info about the update:
Name : VirusExecutor v2.20
Archive name : VirusExecutor.lha
Archive size : 281.228 bytes
Release date : 20 August 2001
Programmer : Jan Erik Olausen
Requires : xvs.library (included), xfdmaster.library, reqtools.library,
xadmaster.library
Changes since last version
2.20
- VE doesn't need the VirusExecutor: assign anymore, so you can delete
some lines in s:user-startup.
IMPORTANT!
All files that comes with VE must be in the same directory where the
main program are located! (Not libraries and catalogs).
- Recoded 'View patch memory'... It's quite similar to the memory
monitor in VirusZ.
- Thanks to Harry, VE do get the right opcodes when checking for
patched functions.
- Added decoding of 4 shell-scripts.
The DKG-Blum and Jode Capullos virus was hiding in such scripts.
- Fixed some 'out of address' bugs while checking memory.
- Added AHI device channel 0 right.
- Fixed small bug in the vector check window, that could cause
strange characters to be displayed.
- Fixed bug when removing a deleted file from the watch list.
- Added close gadget to the prefs window.
- Added 'Fast file checking' to the prefs window.
Activating this flag will disable all text output, memory checking
and some error messages during file checking...
- When the 'Skip encrypted files'-flag are set, encrypted arhives
are also skipped.
- Added LVO names to device functions.
- Fixed text out of range bug when viewing memory.
- Fixed Enforcer hit in 'View KickMemPtr/KickMemPtr'.
- When VE is infected with a virus it says it is modified and quits.
Stupid, cause when a virus is around, VE should not quit! Fixed.
- Added powerpc.library recog to 'Soft Int'
- Added COP to memory recog.
Thanks to Harry Sintonen and Joerg Riemer for reporting bugs/hits
and for all suggestions and help...
Remember to join the Amiga antivirus maillist for free. Just send
an empty email to: vht-dk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
You can find this update at Virus Help Team's website's now,
and on Aminet within the next 24 hours.....
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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20.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: New trojan 'Muahaha'
A new trojan has been found today. The trojan will delete every file
that has the "key" in the name of the file. This trojan is just like
the that has found of the 15'th of August, named MZ-Makey trojan. But
this trojan was found on Aminet, but removed now.
This is what we know of the trojan:
Virus Type.... : Trojan
Trojan size... : 39.048 bytes
Archive name.. : Muahaha.lha
Archive size.. : 39.217 (lha packed)
Archive info.. :
Short: muahaha ss-intro
Type : demo/mag
Desc : a intro msg for the ppl interesed... >;)
Thanks to 'JEO' for sending the archive, and to JEO for the test of
the archive. (sd) (Translation: sk)
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19.Aug.2001
Martin Tauchmann (E-Mail)
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Programming: Crossgcc/AmigaOS-68k for Linux/x86 V2.95.3-3 (update)
Martin Tauchmann
released version 2.95.3-3 of gcc for AmigaOS/68k as a cross compiler for
Linux/x86 on Aminet.
This cross compiler allows to compile Amiga programs - ANSI-C and C++ -
for 68k Amigas under Linux/x86. AmigaOS includes are required additionally,
which are to find on the Deverloper-CD, Geek Gadgets CD Vol. 2 or FrozenFishCD,
for example.
This compiler was compiled with the mpentiumpro option and requires a 686 compatible
CPU.
Download: crossgcc_linux.tgz (5,3M),
Readme
Update 22. August 2001:
Since there where no version of the above mentioned Crossgcc containing the
'-fbaserel'- and '-fbaserel32' bugs on Aminet the following sentence
was deleted from this message: 'This version fixes the '-fbaserel' and '-fbaserel32'
problems.'.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
amigadev.net
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AmigaDE: Benchmark - DECbench
Patrick Roberts released version 1.0rc1 of the 'DECbench' benchmarks for
the AmigaDE SDK v1.1.
'DECbench' is an extendable benchmark test written in C. This test suits for the AmigaDE system, but
was developed with regard to the PDA games section. This benchmark tests resolution and preciseness of
timers as well as memory stats, zlib decompressing and miscellaneous AVE functions.
Download: util/misc/DECbench.zip (833K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
amigadev.net
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AmigaDE: 3D-Demo - kellerballs
Fank Pagels and Timm S. Müller released the metaballs 3D routine 'kellerballs' for
the AmigaDE SDK on 15. August 2001. This routine uses the marching cube algorithm.
The source code is not optimized and not good enough to be a release. It presumeably will
be part of one of the upcoming TEKlib releases of Example-Suite.
Download: kellerballs.zip (59K),
Readme (sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
amigadev.net
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AmigaDE: Game - Etch-a-Sketch Clone
Nicolas Mendoza released version 1.0 of the Etch-a-Sketch clone
'etch' (game) for the AmigaDE SDK on 14. August 2001.
He wrote this little game to learn how to program the AmigaDE - it is about his first C program.
Ronald Hof's GM was very helpful to him, which simplifies
game programming.
The 'etch' source code can be used for free.
Download: game/etch.zip (21K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Scalos (ANF)
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Workbench: Scalos Beta V40.10
Beta version 40.10 of the alternative Workbench 'Scalos' was released.
This release in particular fixes several bugs.
Changes since prior version:
- Repaired bug in updateicon which sometimes caused icons to appear in incorrect windows
- Duplicating/cloning items now pops up the file copying progress window
- Dragging multiple icons now shows one or two text lines under pointer telling how many files and
drawers are being dragged
- Fixed severe bug in wbl.c: WBNode's were allocated with AllocVecPooled() and freed with FreeVec()
- Added a varargs version of SCA_ScreenTitleMsg()
- Added flag to switch between Flag: old dragging (all icons visible) and new "icon stack"
- Added new SCA_ScalosControl() tags SCALOSCTRLA_GetOldDragIconMode and
SCALOSCTRLA_SetOldDragIconMode
- IconWinCheckUpdate() now correctly updates INF_DefaultIcon flag and INF_SupportsLeaveOut
attribute
- Missed a CurrentDir() when renaming objects, leading to a directory lock getting never UnLock()ed
- When D&D copying or moving icons, "Replace All" and "Abort" now should work correctly
Message strings "xxx already exists" are now different when moving and copying objects
- When moving icons inside window and new position overlaps other icon, the moved icons now jump
back to their original positions
Bugs can be reported using the
bug report site.
Download: ScalosBeta.lha (180K),
History
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Matt Parsons (AROS-User-ML)
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AROS: IBM-PC/native on one single floppy disc
Matt Parsons released a new native version of
AROS for IBM-PC compatibles,
which can be installed to one single floppy disc for direct
booting.
This version contains a working format command and allows to
install AROS to a harddisk or partition. With the boot disk
this harddisk installation can be used.
The graphical output still is very simple, so don't expect AROS
to benefit from the speed of your board, at this time.
The readme included to the archive describes how to create
a boot disk under Windows 95+ or Linux.
AROS is an open source project to implement a portable version
of AmigaOS v3.1.
Download: AROS-ibmpc-bin.zip (680K)
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Event: Amiga user groups on the Australian COMDEX
'The joint Australian Amiga User Groups' have cooperate to present the Amiga on their
own booth on the ITExpo/COMDEX, which will take place from 05. to 07. September 2001
in Melbourne, Australia.
The user groups ADUG, MAUG, AUG, ESEUG are expected to attend the show. They will
exhibit the AmigaSDK, Amithlon (Amiga emulator), PPC equipped Amigas with Mediator
boards, and A4000's cases.
With luck and if Bill McEwen (Amiga Inc.) will have enough time, he maybe will fly
to Australia to attend the show.
This show will be a combination of ITExpo and COMDEX. Additionally the NetWorld+Interop
will take place a the same location. More than 30,000 visitors are expected to
visit the show to meet more than 200 exhibitors there.
Any Amiga hardware or software company wanting to have their products present at
the booth may get in contact with the booth organizers. Contact person is
Michael Czajka from the 'Melbourne Amiga Users Group' (MAUG).
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Emerald Imaging (ANF)
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Game: Aqua now with AHI sound
There is an update with AHI sound support for the full version of
the adventure game 'Aqua' by Emerald Imaging.
Download: game/patch/AquaAHI.lha,
Readme
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Horst Diebel (ANF)
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Amiga-Society: 'Little Book of Amiga-Software' updated
Some updates to the Little Book of Amiga-Software are available, since
yesterday, but up to now there just are some cover scans. At the time being
there is less time for texts, etc. due to the Society's main page soon shall be
available again, too.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Ralf Hasemann (ANF)
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Interview: Dave Haynie (Merlancia Industries)
On c-fmr.com an interview with
Dave Haynie done by Fabrice Mansat was published, yesterday.
Dave Haynie was asked how he came to Merlancia Industries, if Merlancia Industries'
products planned have something to do with the PIOS One, and how he rates the
Be company's BeOS. Furthermore special questions about Tsunami and the
Internet appliances market in general.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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19.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: Virus warning II
Here we go again....... Yet, again another installer of the new virus
'Hitch-Hiker 5.00'.
Again there is "NO" cure for this virus right now. You can find
infected files, you will have to replace the infected files with
new clean files. This installer will install the 'Hitch-Hiker v5.00'
virus will add 3748 bytes to every infected file, and place it self
in memory, so you will have to watch out for that as well. This virus
will infect anything that it can get into.
There is a way to see if the archive you download is an installer of
this virus, all you have to do is to unpack the archive, read the
file in an text editor (eg. CygnusEd), and search for this text string
in the code (THIS IS ONLY FOR THE INSTALLER):
-=COVAH=-
If you find -=COVAH=- in the code, that is an installer of this virus
then please send he archive to us.
The virus size has change this time, now it is 3748 bytes.
In the code (decoded), you can read:
Hitch-Hiker Millenium (5.00)
Featuring the Hitcher's Advanced Versatile Optimizing Codemix Engine
A welcome present for Jan Erik by xxxxxx/xxx!
-= On Tour 1995-2001 =-
(VHT-Denmark removed the names of the programmer handle, and replaced
it with 'xxxxxx')
If this is a welcome present for Jan Erik Olausen, the programmer of
VirusExecutor & xvs.library, I think that he would rather have a cold
beer. But he will surely put recog. for Hitch-Hiker 5.00 in the new
update of xvs.library...
The archive was uploaded to AmiNet, but it has been removed now.
(Thanks Urban).
This is what we know of the virus:
Virus Type.... : Linkvirus
Virus name.... : Hitch-Hiker 5.00 (Millenium)
Virus size.... : 3748 bytes
Archive name.. : S-Exec12.lha
Archive size.. : 9.905 bytes (lha packed)
Installer name : LibBase3.10
Installer size : S-Exec
Archive info.. : Compress executables.
There might just be more installers of the 'Hitch-Hiker 5.00' virus
out there, we have found 3 archive in 2 days. If you find anything
please send it to us.
The 'xvs.library' (external Virus Scanner library) will be updated as
soon as possible. In the mean time, take care...
Thanks to D. Olsen for the info about the archive and to Ronald Dijk
for sending the archive to us.
(ps)
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18.Aug.2001
Directory Opus 4 Research Project
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Filemanager: DirOpus v4.16 beta 3
Yesterday Jacek Rzeuski has released the version 4.16 beta 3 of the filemanager
'DirOpus'. This update contains some improvements that are listed in the history.
This beta version does only contain the files that have changed compared to
'Directory Opus V4.16'. This version and the source code are available on the
download page.
DirOpus is a filemanager programmed by Jonathan Potter and Greg Perry of GP Software.
In 1999 was the source code released under GNU Public License conditions.
Jacek Rzeuski had then begun to revise the program and to improve it.
Download: DOpus416b3.lzx (316 KB)
Mirror: http://dopus.free.fr/
Alternative download: DOpus416b3.lzx
New added are the following mirror sites:
home.enitel.no/dopus (Per Martin
Iversen, Norway)
perso.wanadoo.es/d.rey/DOpus4 (David Rey, Spain)
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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18.Aug.2001
Rüdiger Engel (ANF)
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Server software: 68020 version of AmiVNC available
Rüdiger Engel wrote:
Unfortunately the Amiga version of the VNC server AmiVNC was compiled for the 68060
and therefore doesn't run on slower Amigas. I had asked the author, Stéphane
Guillard, to create a version for 68020 processors but unfortunately couldn't
contact him. So I have compiled a version for the 68020 and made it available
for download.
Download: AmiVNC-020.lzx
The archive has been taken over completely from Stéphane Guillard, the new files
only carry the appendix "-020" in the name.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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18.Aug.2001
Andreas Falkenhahn (email)
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The Best Of Airsoft Softwair Gold Edition Nr. 1 in USA
Just now some statistics have been released on the Airsoft Softwair
hompage regarding the ´The Best Of Airsoft Softwair Gold Edition
CD-ROM´. Among other things the different systems of the users have been
evaluated, but also e.g. the countries the CD-ROM has already been sent to. The
most CD-ROMs went to the USA, followed by Great Britain and Germany.
Looking at the systems the most often mentioned one is the A1200, regarding the
processors the 68060 was numbered out by the 68030 narrowly. All
statistics can be viewed on the Airsoft Softwair homepage.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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18.Aug.2001
Mariusz Wloczysiak (email)
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Elbox explains their price policy for driver software
As already reported,
Elbox has announced on the 16.08.2001 a CD with driver software you have to pay
for.
This has led to big and extensive discussions. In the following email Elbox
explains their price policy:
ELBOX Computer explains its policy about driver pricing
1. The purpose of MEDIATOR
To ENABLE the POSSIBILITY of using a wide range of standard
PCI cards.
'The MEDIATOR PCI busboard line is designed to enable expanding
the Amiga with a wide range of standard PCI cards like Graphic
cards, Ethernet and Fast Ethernet network cards, Modem cards,
ISDN cards, USB and SCSI cards, Sound cards and Multimedia cards:
TV tuner and MPEG-2 hardware decoders.
Expanding the Amiga with the MEDIATOR PCI busboard opens the way
to employing the power of the latest PowerPC G3/G4 processors
in Amiga, around which SharkPPC and SharkPPC+ cards are based.'
However, it does not mean that we will prepare ALL the possible
drivers for ALL the possible devices and their different versions.
We want to enhance Amiga's effectiveness and give Amiga community
access to low-cost, good and widely-available PCI cards.
As a starter, we have included some drivers in the initial pack
of the Mediator busboard:
PCI Graphic cards: Voodoo5 5500 64MB, Voodoo4 4500 32MB,
Voodoo3 3000 16MB, Voodoo3 2000 16MB, Voodoo Banshee 16
MB, S3 ViRGE 86C325 2MB, S3 ViRGE 86C325 4MB, S3
ViRGE/DX 86C375 2MB, S3 ViRGE/DX 86C375 4MB
PCI Ethernet cards: Winbond 89C940F, RealTek RTL-8029, NetVin
NV5000S.C., Holtek HT80232, Holtek HT80229, Compex RL2000,
SureCom NE34, KTI ET32P2, Via 86C926.
These drivers have never been free. Their price was included in
the original design costs.
New drivers have to be calculated separately because...
2. No commercial software is free
Writing good and versatile software (e.g. Mediator drivers) requires
time and effort, which ultimately means programmers have to receive
good salaries. If users want to be supported in the long run by
any company, they have to pay for its products. Money collected allows
generating new ideas, new designs and new products.
3. Free alternative approach (which we do NOT follow)
Yes, we could offer software for free. We could have bought hundreds
of old-fashioned PCI sound cards just a few Mark per piece
(like e.g. SB Pro). Then we could write drivers to this specific
batch of cards. Easy way, supporting one chipset, one specific card,
branded with our name and marketed as unique. As these cards would
be unique, they would have to priced high enough, say at DM 100.
With "free" drivers, of course.
What's the result? You would buy an OUTDATED low-featured
no-longer-supported card, paying mega-bucks not for the card but
for quick software and huge extra profits for the "manufacturer."
4. Instead we give...
RESPECT. The basic rule with Elbox is that we FIRST develop, design
and test and only when everything is ready and in the final stage
do we announce new products. In other words, we take the risk and
full cost of the designing stage. We do not demand from users making
pre-payments, placing pre-orders, etc. In other words, we respect
the users as full-scale Customers, who deserve to be offered a
final-stage product to choose whether to take it or not, depending
on their needs.
Another basic rule for us is that we prepare universal drivers,
i.e. drivers supporting various chipsets. This ensures faulty-free
support for many different versions of the same card. Writing
software with this prerequisite in mind takes much more time and
tests than writing drivers for one specific chipset/card. But what
we offer is UNIVERSALITY and PERFORMANCE.
Mariusz Wloczysiak
ELBOX COMPUTER, Press Department
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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18.Aug.2001
Andreas R. Kleinert (email)
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Datatypes: akJFIF, akPNG and akTIFF updated
Andreas R. Kleinert has updated the following datatypes on the 14.08.2001
and made them available on his website for download. As always the datatypes are
available in versions for several processors.
With datatypes you can display different data types in different programms
without having to write your own display routines for these types.
akJFIF.datatype - V44.112 - (68k+ optional PPC/WOS)
akJFIF.datatype V44.112 - (PPC plugin)
akJFIF.datatype V44.112 - (WOS plugin)
akPNG.datatype V44.112 - (68k+ optional PPC/WOS)
akPNG.datatype V44.112 - (PPC plugin)
akPNG.datatype V44.112 - (WOS plugin)
akTIFF.datatype V44.112 - (68k+ optional PPC/WOS)
akTIFF.datatype V44.112 - (PPC plugin)
akTIFF.datatype V44.112 - (WOS plugin)
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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18.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (email)
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Virus Help Denmark: virus warning!
We have found another the installer of the new 'Hitch-Hiker 5.00'
linkvirus.
Again there is "NO" cure for this virus right now. You can find
infected files, you will have to replace the infected files with
new clean files. The 'Hitch-Hiker v5.00' virus will add 3732 bytes to
every infected file, and place it self in memory, so you will have to
watch out for that as well. This virus will infect anything that it
can get into. Again I ran a test on my A1200 and it infected will
over 400 files, in under 3 minutes.
There is a way to see if the archive you download is an installer of
this virus, all you have to do is to unpack the archive, read the
file in an texteditor (eg. CygnusEd), and search for this text string
in the code (THIS IS ONLY FOR THE INSTALLER):
-=COVAH=-
If you find -=COVAH=- in the code, that is an installer of this virus
then please send the archive to us.
The virus size has change this time, now it is 3720 bytes. That tells
us that the virus uses polymorph routine, that means that the virus
can change in size.
This virus comes from Poland again, just like the other viruses that
we have found in the last 6 month. But why don't you guy's program
something usefull, that everyone can enjoy?
In the code (decoded), you can read:
Hitch-Hiker Millenium (5.00)
Featuring the 1's Advanced V8sA Op'miz Code
A welcom user of VRU!
-= 1995-2 =-
-= HAVOC =-
The archive was uploaded to AmiNet, but it has been removed now.
(Thanks Urban).
This is what we know of the virus:
Virus Type.... : Linkvirus
Virus name.... : Hitch-Hiker 5.00 (Millenium)
Virus size.... : 3720 bytes
Archive name.. : LibBase310.lha
Archive size.. : 47.711 bytes (lha packed)
Installer name : LibBase3.10
Installer size : 42.304 bytes
Archive info.. : Scans Memory for Libs/Tasks etc
There might just be more installers of the 'Hitch-Hiker 5.00' virus
out there, today we found 2 archives. If you find anything please
send it to us.
The 'xvs.library' (external Virus Scanner library) will be updated as
soon as possible. In the mean time, take care...
Thanks to Petra Struck & Alfred, for sending the archive to us.
Editorial:
As the system of Alfred Sturm, who's responsible for the Aminet uploads here at amiga-news.de,
has been infected yesterday with this aggressive virus through
installing LibBase310.lha and trying it there'll be no updates of the Aminet
uploads in the near future.
The virus has unfortunately not only infected his main partition but also the
partition with his backup. Some infected files are even not deleteable. He's
now forced to install his system from scratch. This may take a while as
laboriously self written scripts have passed away and everything has to be
collected together again. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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