17.Aug.2001
Sebastian Bauer (ANF)
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Game: New Freeciv version
The new Freeciv version has just been released. It is now based on version 1.12.0.
Freeciv is a free Civilization clone which can be played on the internet with
multiple players or alone against the computer.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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17.Aug.2001
Petr Krenzelok (REBOL-ML)
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REBOL: Virtual Office Project
On August 16th 2001 Petr Krenzelok has released screenshots and some information
on Etienne Alaurent's 'Virtual Office Project'.
The aim of this software is a personal virtual bureau which is accessible from
everywhere in the world through the internet. In this bureau people can use
certain rooms and areas together and thus share information and data.
(sd) (Translation: rh)
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17.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (e-mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: Hitch-Hiker v5.00 linkvirus found
We have found the installer of the new 'Hitch-Hiker 5.00' linkvirus.
There is "NO" cure for this virus right now. You can find infected
files, but 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 itself in memory, so you will have to
watch out for that as well. This virus will infect anything that it
can get into. And on my test A1200 over 400 files were infected in
under 3 minutes.
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 guys program
something useful 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 we stopped the archive before
it got online for reel. (Thanks Urban).
This is what we know of the virus:
Virus type.... : Linkvirus
Virus name.... : Hitch-Hiker 5.00 (Millenium)
Virus size.... : 3732 bytes
Archive name.. : WBCycle21.lha
Archive size.. : 25.818 bytes (lha packed)
Installer name : WBCycle
Installer size : 22.756 bytes
Archive info.. : Cycles a single WB colour to pretty up Windows.
This is a fake archive. The programmer of 'WBCycle', Steve Hargreaves
has not released an update of WBCycle since v1.0.
There might just be more installers of the 'Hitch-Hiker 5.00' virus
out there. 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 meantime, take care ...
Thanks to Thomas Klein for sending the archive to us.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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17.Aug.2001
Achim Stegemann (ANF)
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Digital Almanac III - update announcement and news
There are some news on the popular astronomy program Digital Almanac III: in the
next time (very vague - summer holidays, vacation!) there'll be a new update. Due
to the many new features it will become version 4.0. Here is an overview of the
most important changes.
Bugfixes:
- moon shadow on Earth at eclipse was slightly wrong since last version
- drawing of parabola-like orbits was corrected
- error in PHA check corrected
- positions of Martian moons corrected (wrong reference level)
- improved position calculation of the Galilean Moons (very exact over a long course of time)
New features:
- new moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (!) and Pluto (!)
- partially renewed calculation kernel
- more maps of Mars, Venus and the Galilean Moons
- filtering functions for planets/moons, deep sky objects and constellations.
They allow to set drawing parameters for each single object or groups of objects
- reworked textures
- telescope can be controlled now also with numeric pad in the main and telescope window
- import of comet orbit data directly from the internet!
- for future versions there's now an automated update from the internet available.
The annoying Shell command line procedure is history.
- Online information from the internet on planets/moons, Messier objects and
constellations (through OpenURL).
Because of the many changes the update archive will be several MByte in size. Alternately
the update can be ordered for a small contribution towards expenses directly from Achim
Stegemann. The CD contains not only the update but also big textures as well as numerous
new pictures for your image collection.
More news:
Currently an OpenGL output (through StormMesa and Warp3D) is being worked on. This is
purely experimental though, and it is not certain whether Achim Stegemann will have the
time to complete it.
A GL version would speed up the graphics output, especially textures, considerably.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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17.Aug.2001
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Aminet Uploads
AMINET was down for a week - that's why there haven't been new uploads before today.
(as)
Update 18.08.2001:
The Aminet was not down. The HD from ´wustl´ was full. Therefore new uploads weren´t possible.
YAM-Rexx.lha comm/mail 3K+ARexx Scripte zum Ausdruck neuer Mails
lynx.lha comm/www 978K+Great WWW Browser,version 284rel1
rpf-firenice.lha demo/intro 3K+Fire n Ice Cracktro from RPF
SceneryA120.lha demo/mag 1.4M+Scenery - Scene History Book V1.20
LGUI_Tagalog.lha dev/misc 241K+LGUI_Tagalog - A Language for LGUI.
AaktInt0701.lha docs/mags 165K+International infotainment magazine
AaktInt0701GFX.lha docs/mags 169K+International infotainment magazine (gra
ExamIntProgSol.txt docs/misc 1K+Solution of a Programming Exam of my Uni
E2140G-MENU1.lzh game/patch 1.7M+German Menu.wd for Earth 2140 Disk 1/5 *
gumband.lha game/role 971K+Gumband 2.1.7b - Roguelike solo RPG
diru.lha misc/misc 0K+English <-> Russian dictionary (near 700
diru_nodb.lha misc/misc 85K+English <-> Russian dictionary (near 700
sap.lha misc/misc 655K+Polish-English-Polish dictionary
THORfont.lha text/bfont 4K+Bitmapped font for email/news reading
alba.lha util/boot 65K+Lock your Amiga with a password ITA-ENG
cvs-1.11.1p1.lha util/gnu 719K+CVS 1.11.1p1 - Concurrent Versions Syste
VEPatchBrain.lha util/virus 24K+PatchBrain v1.36 for VirusExecutor v2.xx (ps) (Translation: rh)
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17.Aug.2001
Lars "Ghandy" Sobiraj (ANF)
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Mailbox: Uphold The Law BBS online again!
The pure demoscene BBS "Uphold The Law" is after two days delay
and the restoration of the destroyed user data online again.
Especially a lot of German callers who had seen the IP in the
Amiga News asked for access to the illegal areas of the mailbox.
Those don't exist here, and they will never exist! Those looking
for pirated software or not willing to leave their phone number
can save the effort asking. With the private phone number, the
sysop tries to protect himself from anonymous crackers.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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17.Aug.2001
Richard Kapp (e-mail)
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GFX-BASE: Review of the ArtEffect Plug-In CD-ROM and more
At the GFX-BASE you can read a review of the newly released plug-in CD-ROM
for ArtEffect. We have taken a look at the new possibilities, describe the
installation and the use of the plug-ins in practice (including a hint for
WinUAE users).
There have been other changes to the GFX-BASE as well: it's now possible to
search through our news archive and all tutorials published so far were
translated into French by our new member, Alexandre Balaban.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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17.Aug.2001
Darkage Software
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Darkage Software website with new layout
The Italian software developers Darkage, known for games such as
'Tales from Heaven' and the 'Amiga Classix' CDs have entirely redesigned
their website and updated the product pages at the same time.
There are some first screenshots of 'Supreme', the new Amiga video titling
program which is scheduled for release in September.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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16.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: xvs.library v33.29
xvs.library, an external library for virus checkers, was updated.
For example this library is used by VirusExecutor, VirusChecker, VirusZ, and
Safe to discover viruses.
More details:
News for 33.29:
- Added MKG Trojan File virus
Thanks to Golds for the file.
- xvs.library has changed name...
from: The eXternal Virus Support Library
to: The eXternal Virus Scanner Library
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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16.Aug.2001
Telemar (ANF)
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Tip for Monzoom users and raytracers
To all who use the raytracing software Monzoom. The site
'3dlinks.com' is for rendering people what amiga-news for Amiga information is.
Free objects, textures, etc., etc..., drop by.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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16.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus: New Trojan virus found
A new trojan has been found today. This trojan says that it will make
a key-file that will work with over 250 programs. Well, I guess that
there are someone that will fall for this kind of program. The trojan
will delete every file that has the "key" in the name of the file, in
your S:, Libs:, Devs: and L:.
This is what we know of the trojan:
Virus Type.... : Trojan
Trojan name... : MZ-MAKEY trojan
Trojan size... : 34.548 bytes (packed with StoneCracker)
Trojan size... : ? (we have not been able to unpack the file)
Archive name.. : MZ-MAKEY.lha
Archive size.. : 34.734 bytes (lha packed)
Archive info.. :
ØØØØØøøøøøøøøØØØØØØØØ
Master Key Generator!
=====================
make keys for all
programs you want
100% tested with more
of 250 programs!
xxxxx
ØØØØØøøøøøøøøØØØØØØØØ
(VHT-DK has removed the name and replaced it with 'xxxxxxxxx')
Don't trust programs like this, use your common sense before you
try stupid programs like this.......
The xvs.library package will be released very soon.....
Thanks to 'Golds' for sending the archive, and to JEO for the
test of the archive.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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16.Aug.2001
Colin Hirsch (ANF)
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Individual Computers "Offline"
Jens Schönfeld, known to many Amiga freaks by his "Individual Computers" company,
was involved to a serious road accident, this morning.
It is to expect that support questions, etc. will not be replied for some days or weeks.
After convalesce he will report his return himself, which hopefully will be soon.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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16.Aug.2001
SixK
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Database: MySQL for Amiga Version 3.23.41
On the French website 'SixK' you will find the AmigaOS port of the MySQL
database system v3.23.41, compiled for 68040 CPUs. History details are to find
under the title link.
Download: MySqld_3.23.41_040.lzx
(ps)
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16.Aug.2001
Schatztruhe
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Schatztruhe: Aminet CD 44 - 08/2001
The Aminet CD 44 - August 2001 - contains over 1 GB (unpacked) of software in
more than 650 archives. Since the Aminet CD 43 more than 900 MB of innovations
have been added. The full version of the game Genetic Species is the highlight of
Aminet 44.
(ps)
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16.Aug.2001
ELBOX Computer
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ELBOX: Sound & TV in Mediator PCI
ELBOX Computer released sound and TV board drivers for the Mediator
PCI board on a CD named 'Mediator Multimedia CD'.
Some details:
This CD has been prepared to provide you with the selection of
drivers for PCI sound cards, TV tuner cards and graphic cards for
Mediator PCI busboards for Amiga 4000, Amiga 3000 and Amiga
1200 computers.
The basic features of the Sound, TV & Graphic drivers:
- The AHI-standard drivers for music cards to provide support for
Sound Blaster PCI128 cards based on ES1371, ES1373, CT5880
and EV1938 chipsets.
- The Sound Blaster PCI128 card makes use of the PCI bus in the
Mediator busboard as the busmaster performing DMA operations
to/from the external memory.
- With 8- and 16-bit mono and stereo playback and 16-bit stereo
recording plus user-selectable sampling rates from 5kHz to 48kHz,
the Sound Blaster PCI128 produces precise audio fidelity.
- Possible connection of 2 or 4 (optional) speakers for an engulfing
3D-surround sound experience.
- Two independent stereo DACs for simultaneous playbacking of two
stereo PCM channels.
- Mixer: All inputs can be mixed together. Simultaneous recording from
all the inputs is possible. The volume and balance can be changed
independently for each input and output.
TV tuner drivers:
- Drivers for TV tuner cards provide support for tuner cards based
on the Bt878 Video Decoder.
- The TV screen is rendered in the graphic card screen in a user-scalable
window (PIP).
- The TV tuner cards make use of the PCI bus in the Mediator busboard
as a busmaster performing DMA operations to the graphic card memory.
- TV tuner card running in the Mediator PCI busboard does not enforce
any extra load on the Amiga's processor at all.
- When full-screen TV image is generated, data transfer over the PCI
bus between the TV tuner card and the graphic card is executed
at 44MB/s.
Graphic drivers:
- Enhanced drivers for the Voodoo graphic card family.
- In the case of Mediator PCI 1200, the package allows using the memory
window jumper set to 8MB independently of the Mediator PCI 1200
busboard series.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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15.Aug.2001
Thomas 'Gojira' Nosutta (ANF)
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Gallery: "My Computer @ Home" at ACBB
Thomas Nosutta of ACBB writes:
From now on in our web-gallery we will publish pictures of computers of
users under the motto 'My Computer @ Home'. If you want to eternalize
your computer there then you only have to send your pictures to nosutta@web.de.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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15.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus: New Trojan found
A new trojan has been found today. This trojan says that it will make
a key-file that will work with over 250 programs. Well, I guess that
there are someone that will fall for this kind of program. The trojan
will delete every file that has the "key" in the name of the file, in
your S:, Libs:, Devs: and L:.
This is what we know of the trojan:
Virus Type.... : Trojan
Trojan name... : MZ-MAKEY trojan
Trojan size... : 34.548 bytes (packed with StoneCracker)
Trojan size... : ? (we have not been able to unpack the file)
Archive name.. : MZ-MAKEY.lha
Archive size.. : 34.734 bytes (lha packed)
Archive info.. :
ØØØØØøøøøøøøøØØØØØØØØ
Master Key Generator!
=====================
make keys for all
programs you want
100% tested with more
of 250 programs!
xxxxx
ØØØØØøøøøøøøøØØØØØØØØ
(VHT-DK has removed the name and replaced it with 'xxxxxxxxx')
Don't trust programs like this, use your common sense before you
try stupid programs like this.......
The xvs.library package will be released very soon.....
Thanks to 'Golds' for sending the archive, and to JEO for the
test of the archive.
(ps)
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15.Aug.2001
Bernd Bernie Meyer (E-Mail)
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Emulator: Today UAE-Jit celebrates 1. anniversary
Today Bernd 'Bernie' Meyer writes on c.s.a.m.:
I did not want to elapse the anniversary completely unnoticed...Today it is one year ago when I announced the very first, slow and rather hacked version of UAE-JIT on comp.sys.amiga.misc which additionally was very bugy. You can find the original posting on Google.
What a year...
Celebrating the day I have composed a site with Amithlon-benchmarks.
It is very interesting to compare the amounts of that time with the ones of today. Now the Celeron333 is a pure developing computer which works under the Celeron566 in the computer room via M-JPEG-Card as a video recorder and therefore I could unfortunately not use both computers for benchmarking...
Take the champagne, celebrate and a threefold hurrah for UAE-JIT...
Bernie
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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15.Aug.2001
Maarten Koopmans (REBOL-ML)
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REBOL: Rugby 4 (Request Broker)
Maarten Koopmans and Ernie van der Meer have published the Requester
Broker 'Rugby 4' for REBOL-System.
With 'Rugby 4' you can send requests (messages) to other REBOL-processes
which sends back a result (LDC: Lightweight Distributed Computing). The
processes may run on a local computer or on a computer in the Internet.
The communication can be done encoded. Compared with the last version the following things have changed:
- Change: 'poll-for-result' removed. Instead of it there are 'result-available?' and 'get-result' (see documentation for further information).
- Change: The Serialization was improved and works now noticeably better.
- New: 'sexec' supports now the options '/oneway' and '/deferred'.
- New: Rugby-servers support now generation of Stub-code which can be automatically imported of clients with 'get-rugby-service <url>'. Thus for all Rugby-service-functions which are available for <url> Wrapper-functions can be dedicated. Therefore it is possible you only have to write 'echo "lala"' instead of 'rexec [ echo "lala" ]'.
- New: The main archive contains the source code of Rugby in the modul form.
- New: Documentation (update of the Rebol Zine-article)
Download: rugby4u.tar.gz
(sd) (Translation: dr)
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15.Aug.2001
Heise [Newsticker] / Volker Grabbe (ANF)
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Heise: SIGGRAPH: Khronos Group introduces OpenML 1.0
As an addition to OpenGL-API OpenML is supposed to set up a platform undependable standard for multimedia-applications with graphic-, audio- and video-data.
You can read the full article under the title link.
Currently in Los Angeles the SIGGRAPH takes place. The Khronos Group which is an industry-association consisting of several graphic companies has published the specifications of OpenML 1.0 there.
Another link to this topic:
Heise: SIGGRAPH: New specification for OpenGL
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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15.Aug.2001
AdvoGraf
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AdvoGraf: At full trottle into the grit
Michael Schumacher, the popular Ferrari race driver, queues to the squad of
admonishers. He considers the domain
michas-formel1-site.de,
carried by Michael "Micha" Stanka, to violate his name rights.
AdvoGraf smugly wrote: "At first the questions is, which part of name
is to be violated, cause "Michael" rather is a collective term for male
Germans than an individual identity feature - and to call someone Michael
"Micha" neither is much inventive nor seldom. And that the Ferrari pilot has
"Formel 1" for his second (first) name at least was hidden from the author, up to now."
Complete AdvoGraf article (German) under the title link.
More links on this subject (German all):
Golem: Michael Schumacher lässt Domainnamen abmahnen
internetWORLD: Abmahnung: Schumi nimmt Web ins Visier
ZDNet: Schumacher lässt Teenager abmahnen
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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15.Aug.2001
amiga.org
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Textviewer: EvenMore Version 0.58
The freeware-textviewer 'EvenMore' has been published in version 0.58. With the plugins it is now possible to read MSWord-files (95/2000).
Besides this it can be programmed seperate plugins for 'EvenMore' (with each programming language which can create Amiga-libraries). You can find further information under the title link.
Download: EvenMore.lha (300 KB)
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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15.Aug.2001
Marco Frischkorn (ANF)
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Publication of data of the game BATTLE
Marco Frischkorn writes:
After considering the issue I have decided to publish a part of the data and of the texts of the suspended game BATTLE. Originally the texts of "The great NewsPaper" should be complemented each week to bypass the time until the game has published. Furthermore it was meant as a introducing story.
The story itself represents a small part of the things which you had experienced in the introduction and later in the game itself. Should I meet my former graphicer then I will try to get some Whiteboards for the introsequences.
Furthermore there is a small choice of graphics of the game respectivly of its parts. You can also find screenshots of one or another tool. As soon as I will find a little bit more time I will also add some comments to the most important pictures.
If anybody should ask for the source code...NO WAY!
And now have fun with the things you can find here!
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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15.Aug.2001
Anu Seilonen (ANF)
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Finnish Amiga Users Group announces Saku 2001 Theme
Finnish Amiga Users Group is proud to announce the theme song for its
Saku 2001 event. Bass Cadet's "Saku 2001 Theme" is available for
download as 128 kbps and 192 kbps versions from the official web site
at http://saku.amigafin.org/saku2001/.
A special audio CD will be available for purchase at the venue with
extended mixes of the theme.
Fleecy Moss, Vice President of Amiga Inc., will attend the show and
demonstrate the latest Amiga products such as the AmigaDE. A representative
of Matay company will present their new PCI bridge, the Prometheus. The
Mediator PCI bridge will also be demonstrated with a Voodoo3 graphics card.
Latest versions of Nova Design's ImageFX and Aladdin4D are available for
testing. Cloanto's president Michael C. Battilana demonstrates newest
versions of Amiga Forever and Amiga Explorer. Finnish Amiga retailer Gentle
Eye Ky offers a variety of Amiga products to buy at the venue. Other
highlights and competitions are planned.
Saku 2001 will be held on Saturday September 1st 2001 at the Science
Centre Heureka in Vantaa, near Helsinki. The event will open at 12:00
and end at 18:00. Admission will be free of charge. The Saku 2001 Web
site features highlights, directions and other vital information for
interested visitors and exhibitors from Finland and abroad. Two webcams
will be available from the venue. We are also planning an IRC channel.
Please stay tuned for more details as the planning progresses. For further
information, visit Finnish Amiga Users Group's Web Site at
http://saku.amigafin.org or
http://tzimmola.tky.hut.fi/saku/.
E-mail inquiries may be sent to Terho Henriksson
(terho.henriksson@kopteri.net).
Please also contact Terho if you or your company have products that you
would like to demonstrate or advertise in Saku 2001.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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14.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: VEPatch.Brain Version 1.36
A new update for the 'VEPatch.Brain v1.36' is released. Here are the details:
- Name: VEPatchBrain v1.36
- Archive name: VEPatchBrain.lha
- Archive size: 24.329 Bytes
- Date: 14. August 2001
- Coder: Jan Erik Olausen
- Needed: VirusExecutor V2.xx
Changes since the last version:
- ppc.library v44.36
- OutLineFont v1.4
- Sashimi v1.7
- powerpc.library v16.0
- WipeOut v1.30
- COP v1.85
- 68060.library v46.7
- Two more patches to MCP v1.33
- Two more patches to multiuser.library v39.166
- One more patch to Birdie 2000
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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14.Aug.2001
Lars 'Ghandy' Sobiraj (ANF)
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New uploads at Scenet
Interested demo freaks can get picky new releases from the international
Amiga demo scene at the download area of Scenet. New: Whelpz Frozen Pack Number 45 with all
intros of the Finnish demo party Assembly, an much more.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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14.Aug.2001
I.T.
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I.T.: Bernie's lost in time (Update)
There is a detailed issue about the emulator 'Amithlon' from Bernie Meyer and
Harald Frank available from the Australian online magazine I.T..
Remarks from Bernd 'Bernie' Meyer:
a) The price is stated in *AUSTRALIAN* Dollars (ca. A$2=US$1)
b) I do not know where the price is from - it may be in the right dimension,
but the price is not fixed till now.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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14.Aug.2001
Golem
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Golem: Radeon 8500 - ATIs GeForce3-competitor comes in October
Radeon 7500 replaces Radeon 64 MB VIVO, FireGL 8800 complets FireGL 4
ATI announces three new gfxboards, especially the GeForce competitor Radeon 8500
and the professional variant FireGL 8800 are very interesting. Also new is the
Radeon 7500, based upon the old Radeon gfx processor, but thanks to production in
0.15 micron has higher clock frequencies.
Complete article see title link (German).
More informations:
The Inquirer: ATI to attack Matrox market
The Inquirer: ATI threatens Nvidia
Heise: ATI-Grafikkarten mit Radeon 8500 im Oktober
Chip: Offiziell: ATI stellt neue Radeon-Grafikkarten vor
The Register: ATI unveils Radeon 8500, 7500
The Register: Nvidia lost 13% marketshare in Q2
Tom's Hardware: GeForce 3 Under Attack: ATi's Radeon 8500 Previewed
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14.Aug.2001
Scalos
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Workbench-Replacement: Scalos StackWindow-Plugin
This plugin will allow you to stack your Scalos desktop windows
so they appear a little neater on the screen.
Download: Scalos-Plugin_StackWindows.lha (9 KB)
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14.Aug.2001
Amiga Inc.
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Amiga Inc.: Onlineshop 'AmigaMall' closed
Amiga Inc. has closed the onlineshop 'AmigaMall' and refers to the dealers index to look for
a dealer to get Amiga products.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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14.Aug.2001
Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)
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Amiga Future: Interview with Jools Smyth
On the Amiga Future homepage an interview with Jools Smyth, the webmaster
of the popular site
"Exotica", was released.
On this site you can find information about Amiga games, music,
game box scans, Amiga demos scene information, some old utilities,
disk mags, and much more. A must see for real Amiga devotees.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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13.Aug.2001
GoldED
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Editor: GoldED Studio 5 free download
Dietmar Eilert, programmer of GoldED, offers a free download of an
older version of GoldED Studio 5 for a limited period of time.
GoldED Studio 5 is a feature rich editor. The additional functions can
be added by using add-ons. Plain text, html files and source code can
be edited with these plugins.
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13.Aug.2001
Aaron "Optimizer" Digulla (E-Mail)
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AROS News: aros.org online
After a long time, aros.org is back :-) So undo all your bookmarks,
CVS entries and mail addresses and point them back to aros.org. Until this
happens again, that is... I'm still working on it, though ! I hope that
the domain is transferred to me or a friend of mine who owns the DNS and
the site on which aros.org runs in the next few months.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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13.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: xvs.library V33.28
Yesterday, Jan Erik Olausen released version 33.28 of the 'xvs.library'.
Changes:
- Fixed bug in the memory check routine for Smeg2.
Thanks to Luca, Harry and Dirk for telling me about this
bug. It will not happen again!
ToDo:
- Remove Penetrator 2001 from memory.
Details:
Name: xvs.library v33.28
Archive name: xvslibrary.lha
Archive size: 56.483 Bytes
Release date: 12. August 2001
Programmer: Jan Erik Olausen
E-Mail: virusexecutor@c2i.net
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13.Aug.2001
Mariusz Wloczysiak (E-Mail)
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Elbox and Hyperion: Licenseagreement for Warp3D Voodoo3-driver
Elbox Computer and Hyperion Entertainment are proud to announce
that they have entered into a license agreement.
Hyperion will support Mediator PCI 1200, Mediator PCI ZIV,
Mediator PCI 4000 and Mediator PCI ZIII busboards with
fully-featured Warp3D Voodoo3 drivers for 68k and PPC processors.
Warp3D Voodoo3 drivers will be available for registered
users of Mediator directly from Elbox.
Drivers for Mediator PCI 1200 and Mediator PCI ZIV busboards
will be released first, to appear within 3 weeks.
For Your Enjoyment
Mariusz Wloczysiak
ELBOX COMPUTER, Press Department
http://www.elbox.com
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13.Aug.2001
Frank Sievertsen (REBOL-ML)
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REBOL: profiler V1.0.3
Frank Sievertsen released version 1.0.3 of his profiler 'Profiler' for the REBOL-System.
The profiler displays the amount of time each function needed to complete its operations. This helps you to discover wich part of your program needs the highest amount.
The profiler is available at the REBOL-desktop at REBOL/Sites/FX5/Profiler.
(sd) (Translation: sk)
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13.Aug.2001
Robert M. Münch (REBOL-ML)
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REBOL: make-doc-pro V0.96
Robert M. Münch released version 0.9.6 of his documentation tool 'make-doc-pro' for the REBOL-Sytem. 'make-doc-pro' is an extended version of 'make-doc' by Carl Sassenrath.
Changes:
- Bugfix: Usage of 'EN' instead of 'US' for language-selection.
- Bugfix: The browse()-function now gets a correct URL.
- New: Markings for indents ('**', '***' and so on)
- New: The floating-text now uses blockquote (CSS: 'justify').
- New: Underline, italic and bold are now supported inside of a paragraph.
- Change: 'make-doc-pro' now uses XYZstart, ... , XYZend-markings, for marking a special area for a certain format.
Download: make-doc-pro.zip
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13.Aug.2001
amiga.org
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Event: Date of the Ottawa Amiga Show
The Ottawa Amiga Show will be held on the 17th and 18th of November
2001 at the Travelodge Hotel Ottawa. Additional details are available
at the title link.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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13.Aug.2001
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - Version 14.4
A new archive (version 14.4), containing WHDLoad and all available
installers, is now available for download.
The following installers are new or updated:
- 11. August 01 new: The Deep (Cream Corp/US Gold)
- 11. August 01 new: Project X (Team 17)
- 11. August 01 new: Motorhead (Virgin)
- 11. August 01 new: Fire Force (ICE)
Download: WHDLoad_14.4_usr.lzx (120 KB)
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13.Aug.2001
Individual Computers
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Controller: Shipping of "CLeo" delayed
Cleo is a controller that makes Amiga formated floppy-discs, and other formats to, available for other computers. It is based on the Catweasel by Individual Computers.
Merlancia Industries licensed this technology from Individual Computers for selling it with the name Cleo for Tsunami developer-devices and other Pegasos-based computers.
Due to some internal problems the shipping of the controller will be
delayed for some time. Further information can be found at the title link.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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13.Aug.2001
Richard H. Poser II (E-Mail)
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Messenger: AmigAIM BETA Version 0.9431
Richard H. Poser released version 0.9431 of his AIM-messengers AmigAIM. AmigAIM is a client for the AOL instant messenger service.
Some changes:
AmigAIM 0.9431 Beta (12. August 2001)
- Found and removed bug in Single Window mode when Timestamps are selected.
- Buddy List window now has different settable size for Single Window and
Standard modes.
- Timestamps now default to the correct values as set in prefs.
- Changed the 'Always view time stamp' to 'Display time stamp by default' for
prefs item text.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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12.Aug.2001
Amiga Future
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Datatype: WarpTIFF V44.2
Oliver Roberts released version 44.2 of his WarpTIFF datatype, which
runs on both 68k and PPC Amigas under WarpOS and MorphOS.
Changes since prior version:
- New: Multi image TIFF files support. Applications can select the picture
to be displayed via PDTA_GetNumPictures- and PDTA_WhichPicture tags.
- New: CMYK graphics support.
- Bugfix: PixarLog decompression did not work.
- Bugfix: Files missing the StripByteCounts tag don't cause crashes, any more.
- Bugfix: Files missing information about samples per pixel now are loaded
without problems.
- Bugfix: Fixed problems while operating pictures without separate colour components.
- Changed: Error operation and error code return have been reworked and enhanced.
- Changed: Several code not needed any more was removed.
More information available under the title link.
Download: WarpTIFFdt.lha (204K)
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12.Aug.2001
Amiga Future
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PCI: Prometheus-SDK V1.50
Matay released version 1.50 of the Prometheus SDK.
Changes since prior version:
- New: Header files for GCC, VBCC, SAS/C, and StormC.
- New: Source code examples now can be compiles using the above mentioned compilers.
- New: The 'developer.guide' was extended with a description of the PCI interrupt handling.
- Bugfix: A little bug in the 'prometheus.library' was fixed; PrmScan ended up in an endless loop if
there was no PCI board installed.
Download: prometheus150.lha (177K)
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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12.Aug.2001
GameDev.net
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Programming: Tutorials for BlitzBasic
Blitz Coder is a new website dealing with the
Basic dialect 'BlitzBasic' among other things
is suited for programming of games.
Currently several tutorials are on this site, which first induct you into programming in general
and then address programming of games.
'Blitz Basic' initially was released for the Amiga and now is available for Windows, too, but
at least the general tutorials might be useful as an entrance to 'Blizt Basic' programming
using one of the elder Amiga versions.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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12.Aug.2001
René Stelljes (E-Mail)
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User: Amiga-User-List (AUL) V11.01 SE
René Stelljes wrote:
From today version 11.01 SE (05.08.2001) of the AUL is on our homepage.
This version was created for the compuer party of the Amiga user from Göttingen, Germany.
The Amiga-User-List again is available at
http://www.amiga-user-liste.de/.
Unfortunately there still are problems with the online form, because of this still isn't online.
A prepared ASCII form is part of the guide-version's archive. (sd) (Translation: mj)
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12.Aug.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Handicrafts: Pictures of an A500 desktop
Under the title link the A.C.E. user group released
pictures of an A500 built into
a desktop like case and equipped with an external keyboard.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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12.Aug.2001
amigadev.net
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AmigaDE: Game - drillbohrer V5.04.27
On 09. Agust 2001 Timm S. Müller has released version v5.04.27 of
the Arcade game 'drillbohrer' for the AmigaDE SDK.
'drillbohrer' is a 'oils well' clone, which was released for the C64 in 1983.
The game was written regarding AMIGA's PDA specifications, e.g. the game's window
was limited to a PDA specific size.
This version offers additional music and sound effects. It requires the
'libknpmod sound library'.
The VP assembler source code is part of the archive.
Download: drill_snd.zip (70K),
Readme (sd) (Translation: mj)
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12.Aug.2001
amigadev.net
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AmigaDE: bin2h - file to C source conversion
On 10. August 2001 Patrick Roberts has released version 0.91 of the tools 'bin2h'
for the AmigaDE SDK. 'bin2h' converts any file to a C header file, compressed or
uncompressed.
The existing zlib of the AmigaDE is used for compression. This library also can
be used to uncompress the files in your own program.
Download: bin2h.tgz (2K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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11.Aug.2001
Olaf Köbnik (email)
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Amiga Arena News
Amiga Arena - interview campaign
An interview with Sebastian Bauer, the developer of, among other things,
SimpleMail and FreeCiv is online. (main focus: FreeCiv)
Amiga Arena - full version
In co-operation with K.-P. Koljonen the Amiga Arena makes the release of
"HippoPlayer v2.38" available! The HippoPlayer is a module player
for the Amiga that supports a big number of formats.
Some facts about the HippoPlayer:
- Screamtracker I, Fasttracker 1 & 2, Taketracker, Multitracker, 1-32
channels
- "SID-Emulation" by Håkan Sundell & Ron Birk (runs with Kickstart
1.2, too)
- "TFMX modules" (the normal ones as well as the 7-channels version)
- Some 4 to 8 channels sample & synth formats
- Easy-to-use 3D-Interface
- Completely controlled via keyboard
- AppWindow: simply drag icons into the window of HiP
- ARexx
- Public Screen support
- Internal multitasking
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11.Aug.2001
Stefan Instinske (email)
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Event: Maxpo 2001 cancelled
We got yesterday evening information by Stefan Instinske via mail that the Maxpo
2001 is cancelled. As already reported
Falke-Media wanted to hold the "AMIGA WORLD 2001" at this fair.
Talks with Falke-Media showed that they work with high pressure on finding an
alternative location for the Amiga fair. Detailed information about this can be
found at the beginning of next week at amiga-messe.de.
Here's the complete mail of Stefan Instinske (translated from German):
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| 22:56 | Friday - 10. August 2001 |
What was already in several forums broadcasted as rumor seems now to be official:
the Maxpo 2001 in Cologne won't take place this year. Though the organizers
have not officially commented on their webseite yet it seems definitely that
all exhibitors have been written to and informed about the fair's
cancellation. Not least the following message from Arktis makes clear that this year's exhibition
falls through:
»As the MAXPO in Cologne unexpectedly won't take place this year ARKTIS
holds on the 21. and 22. September a big MAC DAY in the ARKTIS company building
in Rosendahl. Detailed information about participiants and supporting programme
will follow soon...«
Reason for the cancellation of the fair may well be the withdrawings of some big
exhibitors and financial losses resulting from this for the organizers. As soon
as we have further and more definitive information we will announce them here of
course.
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Further link about this topic:
Heise: Macintosh-Messe
Maxpo cancelled (German only) (ps) (Translation: wk)
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11.Aug.2001
Thomas Nosutta (ANF)
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Event: more pictures from Göttingen
On the 4. and 5. August the G.A.U. & APC&TCP
meeting took place in Göttingen.
The computer club ACBB wasn't idle at the meeting
and shot many photos (see title link). Have fun watching them and recognizing. (ps) (Translation: wk)
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11.Aug.2001
REBOLforces
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Magazine: REBOL/Zine Issue 4 Vol 1
On 3. August 2001 Jeff Kreis has released the 4. issue of the
REBOL/Zine magazine and made it today online available.
This English online magazine covers the REBOL
system. The current issue contains articles regarding the following subjects:
- REBOL Header is alive - accessing header entries of a script
- Plain text to HTML.. in one line - inserting of P tags using the Parse command
- Look ma, just one face! - example for the Pane function
- RUGBY - sending commands via the network to REBOL processes (Distributed Computing)
- It's Alive!!! - Several practical hints for REBOL
- Basic Make-doc - short introduction into the document format of 'Make-doc'
- Get-Word! - correction referring to the mail filtering article (mbox) in
the REBOL Zine 1
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