08.Jun.2001
IrseeSoft
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Printer driver: Turboprint 7.18 beta
The archive contains the following printer drivers for Turboprint 7.16:
- Canon S 400, 450, 4500, 800
- Epson StylusColor 680, 880, 980
- Epson StylusPhoto 790, 890, 1290
Download: tp718beta.lha
(ps)
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08.Jun.2001
Jan Andersen by e-mail
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Virus Help Denmark: Safe V15.8
With the virus scanner 'Safe' you can detect viruses but not eliminate them.
Here the details on version 15.8 released today:
Name: Safe v15.8
Archive name : Safe.lha
Archive size: 27.789 bytes
Release date: June 8th, 2001
Programmer: Zbigniew Trzcionkowski
Requires: Amiga with OS 2.04+ (xvs.library strongly recommended)
New in v15.8:
- Added memory removals for '212 bytes' linkvirus.
This is clone of MadRogerShort and probably isn't
on the spread except fact that it was/is available
as source code in the net.
(ps)
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08.Jun.2001
AmigActive
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Magazine: AmigActive issue #21
Issue #21 of the English print magazine AmigActive is available at newsstands
since yesterday. In addition to many news, reviews and workshops there are
the following highlights in the current issue:
- Groovy Software! - An overly-elaborate and exotic run-down of the top
ten commercial Amiga titles of all time, as voted by you.
- Stars in your eyes? - Digital Almamac 3 reviewed. Bearded prime-time
television presenters not mentioned.
- Quasi-Futuristic - NextGen Watch goes on the beat with the boys in
blue.
- Fire the "Laser" - A bluffers guide to the future.
(ps)
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08.Jun.2001
Amigan Software
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Tool: Report+ version 4.64
With Amigan Software's Report+ you can easily create bug reports, Aminet
readme files, autodocs and similar reports. The program is Freeware and
supports the GUI systems ReAction and GadTools.
Download: report.lha - 381 kB
(ps)
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08.Jun.2001
Heise [Newsticker]
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Heise: Netscape: Browsers only second-best
»Netscape does not want to be regarded as a browser manufacturer any longer.
"The browser is a crown jewel. But in six months, you won't think of Netscape
as a browser company anymore," Netscape president Jim Bankoff told Agency Reuters.
With the media blessing of the holding company AOL Time Warner, the former
synonym for browser software will become an internet media center. In future
surfers will find a broad range of contents by Time Warner there. Under
discussion are among others Fortune, Time magazine and news by CNN.«
Full article (in German) at the titlelink. (ps)
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08.Jun.2001
Marvin Droogsma by e-mail
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Event: Benelux Amiga Show and Amiga LAN party
As previously reported, the Benelux Amiga Show is taking place in Rotterdam on June 23rd, 2001 together with a
LAN party which are organized by the Dutch print magazine ´Amiga Scene´ and the
dealer ´Computer City´.
In addition to the already mentioned highlights (AmigaOne presentation by Eyetech) and
VIPs (Petro Tyschtschenko), Bjorn Lynne will be there who made a name for himself in the
Amiga scene with his lengendary music which he produces as Dr. Awesome.
In his personal invitation which you can find at the titlelink, organizer Marvin Droogsma
mentions the unbeatable Amiga community and the fact that we can still count on one another even
though we were ´overtaken´ by other systems. He says we're no rookies
and that the AmigaOne gives us the chance to be active once more. He invites all
Amigans to create this special feeling by visiting and experiencing the Benelux Amiga Show.
(ps)
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07.Jun.2001
Andreas Widdelmann (ANF)
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New Versiones of the Quake Port by Frank Wille
While visiting Frank Wille's homepage I discovered that
new compilations of Quake (31.05.2001) and QuakeWorld
(03.06.2001) are there available for download.
Unfortunately thee is now new version of glQuake (previous
Amiga port by Massimiliano Tretene), though the glQuake version
contained on one of the Nightlong CDs and the latest one on
Aminet still contain bugs (rendering of underwater sequences).
(ps)
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07.Jun.2001
Michael Asse (ANF)
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No Download from Back2roots
The download service of 'Back 2 the Roots' is expected not to be
completely operative during the following two days, wherefore games,
demos, etc., might not work for download, in certain circumstances.
The page itself is fully operative.
(ps)
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07.Jun.2001
Alfred Knötig via E-Mail
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Game: Robot Shooter 'Apano Sin'
´Apano Sin´ is a classic robot shooter game, developed for ECS machines in
1993. Alfred Knötig then took over development and distribution and presented the
final version in 2000 at the Neuss Amiga Show. Apano Sin will run on any Amiga model
and is available on floppy disk, only.
Since the release of the game ´Apano Sin´ was one year ago and
a new edition would not be profitable, Alfred Knötig decided to sell the copies remaining
(incl. wrapping and manual) a the historical price of only 20DM. Once these copies are
sold, the game might vanish to never be seen again.
(ps)
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07.Jun.2001
Directory Opus 4 Research Project
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File Manager: DirOpus V4.15l Beta
Yesterday, Jacek Rzeuski has released beta version 4.15l of the file manager
'DirOpus'. This update contains some enhancements which are listed in the
history.
The beta version only contains files differing from those of
'Directory Opus V4.15'. This version and the source code are available from
the download page.
DirOpus is a file manager, coded by Jonathan Potter and Greg Perry of
GP Software. In 1999 the source code was
released under the terms of the GNU Public Licence. Jacek Rzeuski then started to
rework and enhance the program.
Download: DOpus415lbeta.lzx - 325 kB
Mirror: http://dopus.free.fr/
Alternative download: DOpus415lbeta.lzx
(ps)
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07.Jun.2001
Wolf Faust (ANF)
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Scanner Calibration Software Update: ICS V2.02
All users of the ICS scanner calibration software with built-in timeout
will have to update their ICS software within the following weeks, since
the timeout will strike, otherwise. The new ICS software v2.02 with a
built-in timeout for 01 Dec. 2001 is available, now. So, update in time,
before the timeout hits you.
(ps)
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06.Jun.2001
Amiga Future
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Database: SatraDB for AmigaOS 3.5 is being developed
Satra Systems develops a new database-management-system for AmigaOS 3.5 called SatraDB. Soon there will be published a first beta version. You can find more details under the title link.
(ps)
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06.Jun.2001
The Legacy
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The Legacy: Game museum with new layout
The Legacy which is the nostalgic game museum fro C64, Amiga, Atari, PC and Schneider/Amstrad CPC presents itself with a completely new design and has added a powerful search function. The site concerns itself with games and offers screenshots, coverscans and information about the developer.
(ps)
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06.Jun.2001
Fun Time World
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Compiler: GenesysOne for Amiga announced
With the following press release Xin Software Design announces a new compiler which first is to be developed for AmigaOS (68k).
4. Juni 2001: GenesysOne announced
Considering the pros and cons of Amiga situation: For a longer time Genesys Compiler is being planned and is now to be developed for AmigaOS (first only for 68k), too - all tests have been successfully completed for making a compiler for Amiga.
Genesys compiles Genesys-sourcecodes as well as C and C++-sourcecodes.
This is possible without any problems because of the high similarity of the programming languages because the compiler is an extension of the programming language C++.
Additional features will simplify the use of ARexx-ports, several tasks and lists as well as deliver additional datatypes for scientific tasks and allow a better control over datatypes and data.
Genesys-projects are object-orientated in all sectors but it is also possible to program processor independable assembler. The abilities of the programming language are being extended concerning the machine as well as the concept.
In order to ensure the controlled development presently there are defined a lot of test cases and the project as well as the implementation are being exactly planned. Also the connection to the developer area 'void' is being defined.
After the Amiga-port further Genesys-compilers have been into consideration for Linux as well as x86 and PPC-hardware.
GenesysOne-Compiler will be the compiler which exists first and which is the equivalent of the incomplete beta version of the final Genesys-compiler.
The first final versions will be probably published at first quartal of 2002.
(ps)
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06.Jun.2001
GoldED support site
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Editor: GoldED Studio 7 in progress
GoldED Studio 7 of Dietmar Eilert is in progress. The beta-testing will be started this month.
The work will be probably finished this summer. You can buy the new version then as CD-ROM-upgrade.
(ps)
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06.Jun.2001
M. Albrecht (of the QNX developer-ml) (ANF)
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QNX 6 now ith PPC support
The current beta version of QNX RTP (the system which was formerly planned as "new AmigaOS") now supports as runtime-platform PPC (additional to many other processors), too. Because of that with QNX software can be developed (currently on x86) which run on PPC-platforms.
This is very interesting because QNX is still always a very powerful and multimedia-able operating system and the producers (as always up to now) have carried out their promises to support PPC.
(ps)
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06.Jun.2001
Michael Asse (ANF)
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PC: Shareware version of Frontier
On 31st of May in 2001 Elite Club announced that Frontier-Elite II and Frontier-First Encounters can be downloaded within the present or the next week at last.
These are the PC-shareware versions of the titles which are restricted to 30 days.
Soon the Eliteclub will place games, merchandising, sourecodes (official) and other stuff about the topic of Frontier Elite II/First Encounters at your disposal.
Maybe you can encourage the maintainer of the club site to take care of the Amiga versions of the games, too.
(ps)
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06.Jun.2001
No Risc No Fun (ANF)
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NRNF: LOG review and iFusion update
On the page of NoRiscNoFun there is a review of 'Land Of Genesis'. Read if Turrican can be a pensioner or if it will hold the first place forever.
The compatibility list of iFusion was wildely extended and offers now a lot of diverse applications and games.
(ps)
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06.Jun.2001
Ralph Torchia (ANF)
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Palm desktop for Amiga: Spitfire² version 1.6
Spitfire² is a Palm-desktop for AmigaOS. The software enables a connection to the Palm-computer of 3Com and compatible ones. It offers among other things hotsync-functions between Amiga and Palm.
Changes to the current version 1.6:
- Fixing of bugs
- Ability to convert text files to Palm DOC via Install app added
(requires docdatatypes)
- New System Backup app
- New 8n1nodsr.device compiled
All features of the program has listed on the homepage. Additional to the main archive there are ClockSync plugin (V1.2) and YAMSync plugin (beta 2) for registered users for download.
Download: Spitfire2.lha - 818 kB (ps)
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06.Jun.2001
Amig@lien (E-Mail)
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Amig@lien: Homepage update
Since yesterday our new homepage design is online. We have used it to add new pictures of the computer party in Jonsdorf 'Computerrevolution 2001'.
(jm)
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06.Jun.2001
anarka^skt (ANF)
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Event: Scene-party in Spain: 'CatCon2k1'
From 13.-15. of July the biggest scene party in spain will take place in Barcelona (Calella). The ´CatCon2k1´ is really large with 500 places.
Systems like Amiga, Atari, Msx, Commodore64, Spectrum, PC, Macintosh, Linux, BeOS and other ones will be present performing their demos, graphics, 3d-animations, musics and games. There will be tutorials and conversations and a demo-contest will take place. Because not all stations can be connected there will be an internet-service-bar.
The admission fee is 4.000 Pesetas. You can reserve under the following email address: catcon2k1@yahoo.es.
In a few days there will be an English version of the invitation, too.
(ps)
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05.Jun.2001
Oliver Tacke (ANF)
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Game: dynAMIte V1.4
An update (version 1.4) for the network game 'dynAMIte' is available at the dynAMIte website.
(ps)
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05.Jun.2001
Oliver Tacke (ANF)
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Game: Cinemaware releases 'Wings' for free download
Cinemaware has kept their promise and have released "Wings", another Amiga game classic,
for free download. Prepare yourself for a journey into 1916 and get ready for air combat
in 230 missions with uprising level.
(ps)
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05.Jun.2001
Thomas Wenzel (ANF)
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Hardwaretip: Volume-Control with multimedia keyboard
Thomas Wenzel describes how to use a multimedia keyboard for volume control:
Control the master volume of your Amiga/Prelude soundsystem with the special keys
of a multimedia keyboard:).A normal PC-Multimedia keyboard, Guido Mersmanns MMKeyboard
Interface and my new mixing commodity for the Prelude make it possible.
That's how it works:
In combination with the delivered "driver" commodity MMKeyboard Interface is able
to control the special keys of the multimedia keyboard and configure them with
free choosable functions. For audio purposes many keyboards have "Volume +",
"Volume -", and "Mute"-keys for this special functions. The new Prelude mixer
has now an AREXX port that understands VOLUP, VOLDOWN, and MUTE. With the Prelude
you are still able to use the Amiga soundsignal (PAULA) and now control its
volume, too, with the keyboard.
Sources:
MMKeyboard.lha
PrlMixer.lha
(ps)
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05.Jun.2001
Matay
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Matay: Prometheus driver-CD list
The PCI board Prometheus will be delivered with a driver CD. Here you can find
a list of contained and work in progress drivers for it.
For now there are drivers for Voodoo3 boards, 2D boards for Picasso 96, and
3D drivers for Warp3D contained. Several drivers for network cards are listed.
Drivers for TV- and soundcards are work in progress.
(ps)
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04.Jun.2001
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3.000.000 visitors at amiga-news.de
The 3,000,000 visitor had come to see our side. Our service is available for 33 months now. The average visitornumber is 90,900 visitors per month. Currently there are about 174,000 visitors per month, they produce nearly 1,000,000 pageviews.
We would like to use this ocassion for saying thank you for your support and help. There are many companies, programmers, developers and maintainers of websides supporting us by reporting news or using the Amiga News Forum (ANF). All of this makes it easier for us to keep our sides up-to-date.
We are a team of enthusiastic Amiga-users using much of our sparetime to support the project. This is why we are strongly interested in any feedback and support. Because without it amiga-news.de had not become as good as it is today.
(ps)
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04.Jun.2001
Sebastian Bauer (ANF)
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E-Mail-Client: SimpleMail Alpha 0.6 released
There is a new alpha version (0.6) of SimpleMail available for download at the titlelink.
Changes:
- Improved E-Mail-account-management (for example several SMTP-server)
- POP before SMTP
- Addressbook now stored as XML
- Support for filters
- Support for folder-creation within the GUI and storage of the preferences
- Many bugfixes
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04.Jun.2001
WHDLoad Support Page (ANF)
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Installation: WHDLoad Version 14.3
Release of version 14.3 of WHDLoad, a harddisc-install-package. WHDLoad lets you install many floppy based games onto the harddisc.
New:
- fix: without PreLoad/S LoadFileOffset/DiskLoad returning error (Philippe)
- fix: LoadFileOffset/DiskLoad was returning wrong result on failure and WHDLF_NoError wasn't set (Jeff)
- fix: now resload_Load functions can load files larger than 2.091.108 bytes (MrLarmer)
- new: option NoFlushMem/S added to avoid memory flush at WHDLoad startup
- fix: TDREASON_OSEMUFAIL works again (Jeff)
- fix: bug in resload_Relocate removed (MrLarmer)
Download: WHDLoad_usr.lha - 137 kB
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04.Jun.2001
Frank Fenn
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Musik: Audiomaster 2000 Version 0.72
Audiomaster, a sample-editor, version 0.72 released. The program uses
MUI and has a builin support for AHI-devices. The AHI part was completely
rewritten and is now able to control single devices.
(Known bugs: CDDA grab only supports SCSI drives at the moment.)
The programm by Frank 'Fenny' Fenn is shareware. The demoversion is not able to store something.
Download:
audiomaster2k.lha - 278 kB
(ps)
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04.Jun.2001
Tom Parker
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Browser: AWeb PowerPC JPEG Plugin V0.6
Tom Parker has written a PowerPC plug-in for the Internet browser AWeb.
Currently the software is in beta status. Who wants to test the
plug-in will find more details and the latest version 0.6 at the title
link. Tom Parker is looking forward to your feedback to be sent to
tom@carrott.org.
(ps)
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04.Jun.2001
Stephan Rupprecht
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Tool: Image2Icon Version 1.18
Stephan Rupprecht released a new version of his program 'Image2Icon'.
Download: Image2Icon.lha
(ps)
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04.Jun.2001
Frogger
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MPEG-Player: Frogger 1.65rc6 for PowerPC
Version 1.65rc6 of the MPEG-player 'Frogger' for PowerPC released.
If the original Frogger-webside (titlelink) is to slow, please use this Mirror. The program is shareware.
(ps)
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04.Jun.2001
Andrew Bell
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Tool: Voodoo-X Version 1.5 Beta 6
Voodoo-X is a MUI-based GUI for the archive-extractionsystem XADmaster.library by Dirk Stöcker.
Further details are available at the titlelink.
Download: VX1.5.BETA6.lha - 110 kB
(ps)
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04.Jun.2001
Richard Kapp per E-Mail
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GFX-Base: ManiacBalls Review
Kevin Hansen published a review of the game ManiacBall (a BreakOut-clone).
(ps)
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04.Jun.2001
Codepoet (ANF)
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Emulator: WinUAE 0.8.16 R4
WinUAE, the Amiga-emulator for Win95, Win98, WinME, Win2K and WinXP, version 0.8.16 R4 released.
The following changes were made:
- FIXED: 50Hz/60Hz switching (B.C. Kid) works again. (Toni Wilen)
- FIXED: Various Picasso96 issues. (Bernd Roesch)
- FIXED: F11 should be again.
- ADDED: .GZ support in floppy dialog. (Timothy Roughton, aka Inner)
- CHANGED: Tweaked the sound-code yet again, hopefully will be less choppy.
- CHANGED: Tweaked the exception-handling code for JIT. (Bernie Meyer)
- REMOVED: icon1.ico from the source-code archive.
Additional information is available at the titlelink
Download: WinUAE0816R4.exe
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04.Jun.2001
Celso (ANF)
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JavaOne: Sharp unveals partners
A pressrelease of Sharp, made today, unveals three more partners, beside of Amiga, for the development of content for the Zaurus-PDA.
These are the companies: Access, Office Noah and Pumatech.
According to the pressrelease, the areas they will develop for will be:
Access: browser development
Office Noah: multimedia/video
Pumatech: synchronisation
Amiga: games, 2D, 3D, animation, video and music
(ps)
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04.Jun.2001
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Aminet Uploads until 04.06.2001
STEP_Txt.lha biz/dbase 797K+Star Trek StarBase-Text (637.2)
DosControl60.lha biz/demo 559K+DosControl V6.0m Demo (German only)
STEP_Gde.lha docs/hyper 787K+Star Trek Guide (637.2)
SkyChase.lha mods/misc 7K+Custom module from "SkyChase"
id3taglibgui.lha mus/edit 183K+MPEG Audio ID3Tag (V1.x and V2.x) Editor
MP3TagEditor.lha mus/edit 23K+Editor of MP3's ID3v1 & ID3v2 tags
Amoralplay1.5.lha mus/play 123K+A no fuss multiformat audio player.
EP_PRobotham.lha mus/play 8K+EaglePlayer "Paul Robotham" external rep
EP_RJosephPlay.lha mus/play 10K+EaglePlayer "Richard Joseph Player" exte
EP_TFMXPro.lha mus/play 19K+EaglePlayer "TFMX Pro" external replayer (as)
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03.Jun.2001
Czech Amiga News
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DTP: AmigaWriter Filter V1.1 for PageStream
AmigaWriter-Filter is a new import filter for Soft-Logik's DTP program
PageStream. Click on the thumbnail to the right to see a screenshot of
what it can do!
It consists of two parts:
The text filter inserts the main flow-text of your AmigaWriter
documents into the current PageStream article with most of its text
formattings.
The document filter loads your AmigaWriter documents as if they were native PageStream
documents, retaining as much of your original document as possible.
Applications
AmigaWriter-Filter was designed to
- print AmigaWriter documents to PostScript
- export AmigaWriter documents to PDF
- use AmigaWriter as a WYSIWYG replacement for PageLiner
- ... and anything else you can think of :-))
The filter comes with the usual options you would expect from a
PageStream import filter: it performs typographical
conversions for quotes, dashes and ellipses. In addition, it allows
you to choose the quote format (available are US, French,
German and German-French). The text filter has another
option called Apply Styles Only which can be a great help to achieve consistent layout, especially when
several authors are working on one text.
Download: AW-Filter11.lha (55K)
(sd)
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03.Jun.2001
Amiga Future
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Installation: JST V4.8, WHDLoad - new packages
On 1. June 2001
JST
version 4.8 was released.
For the installation tool 'WHDLoad' six new install packages for
games were released on 1. and 2. June 2001. Those also work with
JST and are available for download under the title link.
- Fly Harder (Starbyte) by Codetapper.
- Curse Of Ra (Rainbow Arts) by Jeff.
- Citadel (Arakkis/VD) by Bored Seal & Psygore & Jeff.
- Simpsons - Bart Space Mutants (Acclaim/Ocean) by Codetapper.
- Cyberzerk (Boeder) by Bored Seal.
- 688 Attack Sub (Electronic Arts) by Jeff.
JST and WHDLoad enable floppy-disk only games and programs to
be installed on harddisk.
Download: jst.lha
(sd)
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03.Jun.2001
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: full version of the system manager (update)
With permission of Frederic Laboureur the Amiga Arena makes
possible the full version of 'The Boss'.
'The Boss' is a system manager enabling programs and
application to be started by simply pressing a button. No annoying
and memory consuming icons, menus or docks are used for launching.
A simple button is enough to start a program.
'The Boss' is very easy to operate, flexible, compact, system friendly,
and recource considering, and moreover runs on any screen possible
(Workbench, public or even it's own one). This tool addresses anybody
who finds tools like Toolmanager or ToolsDeamon to be too inflated.
Features:
- Completely configurable. No additional tools needed.
- Font sensitive GUI. Chooseable font for both, screen and buttons.
- Full OCS / ECS / AGA support. Chooseable screen mode.
- All functions on one single screen. No menus, icons or docks.
- No seperate interface like MUI or ClassAct needed.
- asynchronous multitasking and extreme system friendly.
- 16 colour WB-palette to determine the tool's colours.
- Efficient use of memory - only a few memory is required.
- Chooseable types for buttons, drawers, scripts, and executable files.
- Unlimited number of buttons possible, whichever how much you need.
- Small, optimized and fast code makes it all system friendly.
- Very easy to use and configure.
- Drag & Drop support.
As always the Amiga Arena is looking for users wanting to translate or write
reviews or manuals. sd
Supplement 06 June 2001:
Amiga Arena - The Boss Update!
Since some users have had problems with the keyfile Frederic Laboureu reworked
the program file. All users having problems regarding the keyfile, please
reload the archive. Special thank to Harald N. for reporting and to Frederic L.
for the quick update.
(ps)
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03.Jun.2001
ANN
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Instant-Messenger: GUI development for STRICQ V2
On ANN
Douglas F. McLaughlin wrote, that he started development of STRICQ v2. In this
version the GUI will be completely independent from the rest of the program.
This allows STRICQ v2 to be equipped with different GUI's. People interested
in developing a GUI (MUI or other) for STRICQ v2 can mail to
Douglas F. McLaughlin for closer
discussions about the implementation.
There will be a SDK for GUI developers.
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03.Jun.2001
amiga.org
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BBC: Sharp Zaurus-PDA in Click Online
On BBC World the broadcast 'Click Online' reported about
the Zaurus-PDA by Sharp and showed several applications running
on it. According to the
message
on amiga.org the name of Amiga was not mentioned, however.
The report is available as ASF file (Windows Media Player) on the
BBC World-Server and
also will be to see in replays of the broadcast of which the dates are listed under the title
link.
Supplement 03 June 2001:
On ann.lu it
reported,
that the CEO of Sharp talked about the AmigaDE in a broadcast on CNBC, but also that
he talked about to be favoring Microsoft's .net (dot net) for future product lines.
(David Scheibler)
(sd)
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03.Jun.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Unix: OpenBSD V2.9
On 1. June 2001 version 2.9 of the open source Unix 'OpenBSD' was
released. This release among other things includes the following
components:
- XFree86 4.0.3
- gcc 2.95.3 (+ Patches)
- perl 5.6.0 (+ Patches)
- Apache 1.3.19, mod_ssl 2.8.2, OpenSSL 0.9.6 (+ patches), DSO support
- ipf 3.4.16 (+ Patches)
- sendmail 8.11.3
- lynx 2.8.2 with HTTPS support
- ncurses 5.2
- Latest KAME IPv6
- KTH Kerberos 1.0.4
- OpenSSH 2.9
OpenBSD supports several systems including
i386, Amiga, and Mac68k.
More information are available via the title link.
Information about the Amiga port in particular are available
http://www.openbsd.org/amiga.html.
(sd)
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03.Jun.2001
Amiga Future
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C=: The Commodore Billboard Newsletter #10
The The Commodore Billboard website
is an archive of advertising, brochures, and TV spots by Commodore.
In issue #10 of the newsletter from 31. May 2001 new entries to the archive
are listed. Among those are PET and Japanese advertising, an 8-pages Dutch Amiga brochure,
and two English brochures, as well as a photograph of Eddie Newton wearing a C= tricot from
the times when C= was sponsoring the English soccer club Chelsea.
(sd)
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02.Jun.2001
Stephan Rupprecht
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Tool: ENVHandler V 1.8
Stephan Rupprecht has released version 1.8 of his HappyEnv replacement
'ENVHandler'. Download: envhandler.lha - 13 kB
(ps)
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02.Jun.2001
Fun Time World
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Inofficial Mediator support homepage
Users of the Mediator board may find information around this PCI board on
the new website of Sam Thomas from Elbox.
Next to many installation tips you can find up-to-date Mediator news
and programs that have been written specifically for this board. The beginning
is made by the program ´Medication´ by Richard Brookly that makes
setting up the board much easier.
(ps)
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02.Jun.2001
Nogfx homepage
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Game: FlashNG V 1.15 (Arkanoid clone)
The version 1.15 of the Arkanoid clone 'FlashNG' has been released. The archive
contains 'IFF2RAW', a tool to create own GFX sets for the game.
Download: flashNG.lha - 119 kB
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02.Jun.2001
Richard Kapp via email
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Interview: GFX-Base talked with Onyxsoft
The GFX-Base has made an (english) interview with Stefan Blixth,
Daniel Westerberg and Anders Ericsson from OnyxSoft
(the creators of freeware like Onyxbase, Quicknote, Detris,
DRemind and others). In this very comprehensive interview they have spoken about
their freeware projects, new plans, the origin of OnyxSoft and their views of
different subjects.
(ps)
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02.Jun.2001
c't issue 12/2001 (ANF)
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c't newspart: 'Mac OS 9 on the AMIGA'
The AMIGA is making headlines once again in the current print issue of the c't
(German computer magazine), page 39:
»Already for years is the AMIGA for some fans the better Macintosh. Now the
MacOS versions 8.5 to 9.1 and therefore PowerPC native programs, too, can be
used on the computer - with iFusion.
The British distributor Blittersoft sells the emulator for 430 Mark via the
internet (www.blittersoft.com). The software is said to support up to 2
GByte RAM, disk drives, harddisks and CD-ROMs. Requirements for the use is
according to Blittersoft an AMIGA computer with a PPC board, 32 MByte RAM and
Cybergraphics version 4. (adb)«
This headline shows very exactly that the interest in the AMIGA is also
depending on the really existing (and not only announced) products. (ps)
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02.Jun.2001
DocDatatypes
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Datatype: DocDatatypes v40.10
Amarpreet Singh Munde has released version 40.10 of his DocDatatypes.
The datatypes archive contains different datatypes, that can read and reproduce
most different non-Amiga document types like for example Word or RTF documents.
Newly added is the support of Mac Teach text files. The software package is shareware.
(ps)
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02.Jun.2001
amiga.org
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Event: Saku 2001
The Finnish Amiga User Group announces their fourth annual Amiga event. The Saku
2001 will be held on 1. September in the Science Centre Heureka in Vantaa
near Helsinki. Further details can be found under the title link.
(ps)
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