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
(cm) (Translation: gf)
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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)
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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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.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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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
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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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
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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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
(sd) (Translation: sk)
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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)
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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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)
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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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
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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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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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)
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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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10.Aug.2001
David Brunet (e-mail)
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Magazine: Obligement 28 is now available
The 28th issue of the famous French e-zine Obligement is now available.
You can read in this issue an interview with Gary Peake (Amiga Inc.) and
Bernard Noel (author of the game Imperator), a review of Land of Genesis,
reports of the Amiwest and Amiga Benelux Show, an article about the
Prometheus PCI card and much more!
You can download it at the address:
http://obligement.free.fr
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10.Aug.2001
Jan Andersen (e-mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: New team member
The members in "Virus Help Denmark - Amiga Team" have now grown 100% ...
now we are 2 persons in the Amiga team. :-)
Jan Erik Olausen (programmer of VirusExecutor & xvs.library) has now joined as a
full member of Virus Help Denmark. This will help you all of you, if one of us is away
you can always contact the other member of the "Amiga Team".
Jan Andersen
Jan Erik Olausen
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10.Aug.2001
Golem - IT News for experts
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Golem: Speedball comeback
»Bitmap-Brothers classic soon available in new version
Game freaks who once owned an Amiga will remember well the popular developer
team Bitmap Brothers and their
excellent sports game Speedball.
As the team announced, they are currently working on a sequel to the classic.«
Full German article at the title link. (ps) (Translation: rh)
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10.Aug.2001
Lionel Thillot (ANF)
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New information web site for french people
While waiting for the return of Amiga Impact, Amedia Software opened a
section 'current events' for knowledge of the current events of
the world Amiga in Frenchman.
En français:
En attendant le retour d'Amiga Impact, Amedia Software a ouvert une
section 'actualité' pour que vous puissiez connaître toute l'actualité
actuelle du monde Amiga en français et quotidiennement.
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10.Aug.2001
no risc no fun (ANF)
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nrnf: Monzoom3D special summer sale
Together with Oberland Computer,
'no risc no fun' makes a special price for the current version 4.3 of
Monzoom3D for AMIGA possible.
This program is the direct successor of the popular Reflections and
offers countless useful features. The sale continues until end of October.
Prices and ordering information are at the title link.
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10.Aug.2001
Amiga Inc.
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Amiga Inc.: Merlancia buys Amiga Walker and MCC designs
Merlancia Industries is pleased to announce the purchase of the legendary Amiga Walker
and MCC designs.
The Walker and MCC designs (created by Frogdesign and Pentagram respectively) are now
owned exclusively by Merlancia Industries. These designs will be implemented in
Merlancia's MMC/Torro line of multimedia PowerPC products.
The Walker case, designed in 1995-6 by Frogdesign for Escom AG will be implemented in a
Space Conservative Desktop unit; expressly useful for offices and cramped desks. The
Walker design, currently Merlancia Radian, will feature a PowerPC G3 or G4 (750 and 7410
resp.) processor with an advanced graphics chipset and will be targeted for sale around
the $1500 to $2000 price point.
The MCC case, designed in 1999 by Pentagram was planned as Amiga's Multimedia
Convergence Console. Merlancia will be implementing this design for its Apocalypse DT and
ST series systems, based on the PowerPC 7xx and 8xxx series processors. The MCC design
will be implemented in set top box and low cost desktop packages based on the X-Casting
Broadband Video delivery method next year for prices ranging between $699 and $1299.
Dr. Ryan E. A. Czerwinski, CEO of Merlancia Industries comments "We anticipate
minor styling changes and modifications, as needed for the implementation of our hardware,
none of which will effect the beauty or harmony of the case designs. We will be producing
the cases out of stainless steel, with the possibility of other materials being available
as well."
Bill McEwen, President & CEO of Amiga, Inc said "As Amiga has transformed
itself to a Software company, having Merlancia build new products based on these designs
is exciting, and we look forward to seeing more great products from the Merlancia
team".
About Merlancia
Merlancia Industries is a technologies company
specializing in the design and
manufacture of industrial and consumer multimedia and internet appliances and
workstations. Merlancia Industries is a privately held Corporation with offices in
Phoenix, AZ USA and Frankfurt Germany. PR Contact: Malcolm J. Brenner -
m.brenner@merlancia.com
About Amiga
Amiga Inc. provides technology to developers for writing and porting applications to a
new multi-media operating systems which is hardware agnostic. AmigaDE is a joint
development effort between the Tao Group of Reading England, and Amiga Incorporated.
AmigaDE based applications can run unchanged on x86, PowerPC, M Core, ARM, StrongARM, MIPS
R3000, R4000, R5000, SH3, SH4, and NEC V850 processors. AmigaDE can run hosted on Linux,
Embedded Linux, Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, CE and QNX4. Amiga is based in Snoqualmie, WA,
28 miles east of Seattle and has offices worldwide. Amiga can be reached at (425) 396-5660
or visit Amiga on the web at www.amiga.com.
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10.Aug.2001
Cinemaware
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Game: 'Defender of the Crown' for free download
Cinemaware kept their promise to make more game classics freely available and offers
the game ´Defender of the Crown - The Age of Chivalry!´ for free download.
A time of lusty wenches and black hearted villains. King Richard has been
murdered and England is thrown into civil war! Amidst the ringing clash of
steel and the thunder of charging steeds the bold Saxon knights have
chosen you to lead them into battle against the hated Normans. Victory
will not come easy. To save England your skills as swordsman and military
leader will be severely tested. But should you succeed you'll win the
Crown of England and the love of many a beautiful damsel!
- Heart pounding action as you rescue your lady from a foul Norman prison.
- Majestic tournaments where you joust for fame, fortune and land.
- Heroic battles featuring castle shattering giant catapults!
- A unique blend of role playing and strategy combined with dazzling arcade style sequences.
- Easy-to-use mouse or joystick controls. No typing required!
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09.Aug.2001
Fun Time World
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Blittersoft: Future development of iFusion
The future development of iFusion
We are pleased to announce agreements with several partners to bring new
features and enhance iFusion. This is part of our commitment of continued
development.
Microcode Solutions
When Blittersoft purchased iFusion, we did so with an agreement to allow
Microcode Solutions to add new features for us. We are pleased to say
that we have now agreed the following news features to be added:
- Direct SCSI - Allowing direct CD-ROM, Scanners, etc. (with appropriate Mac drivers)
- Networking - Allowing networking between iFusion and another computer
- Parallel/Serial support - Allowing printing and modem use.
Merlancia Industries
We have signed a developer agreement with Merlancia Industries. This will
initially provide a new GUI for iFusion, but other features are possible
in the future.
Haage & Partner
We have signed a developer agreement with Haage & Partner. This is to devote
more time to the Blizzard PPC problem with iFusion. Other features are also
possible.
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09.Aug.2001
DCE Computer Service GmbH
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DCE: Warp 3D GREX-PCI Voodoo3 VGA board drivers released
DCE have released the Warp 3D GREX-PCI drivers for Voodoo3 VGA boards and made
them online available for any GREX user.
Furthermore DCE is reworking their website.
There was a flash update released for Blizzard PPC containing the PCI library v1.3.
Any GREX user is recommended to use this version.
Download:
Warp3D-4.2a.lha
BlizzPPC_1_3.lha
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09.Aug.2001
Dirk Stöcker (ANF)
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Game: RekoNet online again
After a long break the RekoNet is online again, at last.
Rekonet is a playing card collection for the popular Klondike AGA
Solitair variant (also for PC). Interested people might drop by and get
some card sets. Card sets still not included are welcome.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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09.Aug.2001
The Register
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The Register: Gateway pulls out of UK and Ireland
As already reported for several times, the American PC manufacturer Gateway - who
obtained AMIGA in 1997 and sold it again in late 1999 - this year is deep in the red.
After the closing of 27 US stores and the announcement to close their German offices, now
the closing of their European headquarter in Dublin as well as their English office
was confirmed, too. Only for Ireland and England 1,200 people will loose their jobs.
See title link for The Register article.
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09.Aug.2001
Eternity Hard- und Software
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Eternity News: New Eternity1 offers and packets
Since some time Eternity Hard- and Software offers a PC named 'Eternity1'
with an Amiga emulator pre-installed. Since 01. August 2001 they changed the
distribution concept for the Eternity1 to offer two different basic machines.
Moreover the software is delivered separately (meaning no pre-installed software,
anymore). This should better meet future offers of different alternative Amiga
systems.
At the time being Eternity offers the following computer configurations:
1. Eternity One Economy
- Midi-Case 300W
- AMD Athlon 1Ghz
- Quantum Fireball QML 30000 30 GB
- GeForce 2 MX-200
- 128 MB SD-RAM
- CD-ROM BTC 52x
- Gigabyte Mainboard GA7ZX (5 PCI/1 ISA/1 4xAGP)
- Keyboard, Mouse
2. Eternity One Business
- Midi-Case 300W
- AMD Athlon 1,4 Ghz (266 FSB)
- Seagate Barracuda III 40 GB 7200 rpm
- GeForce 2 GTS
- 256 MB DDR-RAM (266 FSB)
- DVD-ROM LiteOn 52x
- Gigabyte Mainboard DA7DXR (5 PCI/1 4xAGP) incl. Raid-Controller (266 FSB)
- Network Card 100 Mbit
- Keyboard, Mouse
3. Eternity One Amiga-Software Packet 1
- Amiga-Forever
- WinUAE-JIT
- Amiga OS 3.9
More details and prices are to find under the title link.
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09.Aug.2001
Stephan Rupprecht
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Tool: SGrab Version 1.18
Stephan Rupprecht released version 1.18 of his screen grabber SGrab.
With this program you can create screen grabs and save them in different formats.
Download: sgrab.lha (97 KB)
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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09.Aug.2001
Satra Systems
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Database: SatraDB for AmigaOS
Satra Systems develops a new database management system for AmigaOS 3.5
called SatraDB. 85% of the design have been finished, development progress is
at 66%. More details under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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09.Aug.2001
Fr3dY
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Tool: xlHTML for MorphOS Version 0.2.9.11
Fr3dY has written loads of useful tools for the AmigaOS and MorphOS.
On 07. August 2001 he has released version 0.2.9.11 of xlHTML. This
program converts Excel and Powerpoint files to HTML.
Download: xlhtml.lha
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09.Aug.2001
Christoph Meier (ANF)
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Golem: News from the Bitboys - XBA about to outplay GeForce3
»Extreme bandwith due to embedded DRAM within the graphics chip
Since 1998 the Finnish graphics chip manufactures Bitboys are working on
their Xtreme Bandwith Architecture (XBA), a memory architecture embedding
fast eDRAM directly into the graphics chip and thus is said to offer
noticeable higher bandwith than GeForce3 and similar. Now the Finns have
released some new information: Their upcoming "wonder graphics chip" now will
have integrated 12 MB instead of 9 MB eDRAM and additionally will be capable
to address up to 64 MB external SDRAM.
«
For complete article (German) see title link. (ps) (Translation: mj)
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09.Aug.2001
Christoph Meier (ANF)
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Chip: ATI Radeon 2 - Samples of the new 3D board
»Initial samples of an ATI graphics board with Radeon-2 chip have shipped in
Korea. The hardware magazine "Brainbox" contains pictures of a Radeon-2 board with
64 MB DDR-RAM at 4 ns access time.«
See title link for complete article.
More messages about this subject:
The Register: ATI Radeon 200 debuts on Web
Brainbox: ATi R200 (incl. pictures)
The Register: ATI R200, R300 roadmap spied
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09.Aug.2001
Borut Zivkovic (ANF)
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Game: Heretic II patch (especially weaker Amigas will benefit from this)
Hyperion Entertainment released a patch for Heretic II for download.
Especially weaker Amigas will benefit from this one;
BilzzardPPC users with 040/25 CPU will experience significant more
speed. Moreover now the so called "wheel mouse" is supported and visual
effects have been enhanced.
The innovations are:
- Speed. The new version is up to 25% faster depending on the hardware.
Especially users with relatively weak hardware (BlizzardPPC with 040/25) will notice a significant speed-up.
- Mouse Wheel support. Heretic II now supports mouse wheel adaptors that map to rawkeys 122/123 (newMouse etc.).
- Improved visual effects: "new" Permedia 2 additive blending mode (requires Warp 3D V4.2)
(see before and after screenshots) and full Voodoo 3 support.
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09.Aug.2001
Ben Yoris / Hyperion (ANF)
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Hyperion Entertainment: Website moved and has got new features
Hyperion Entertainment is very proud to announce our webmaster has completely
revamped our website and migrated it to a more powerful server.
The new website can be reached on www.hyperion-entertainment.com.
Key-sections of the site including the general FAQ and the corporate info
have been updated.
Apart from a new progress report on Freespace, the new site now also has a
download section where users can register their copies of Heretic 2 and
Shogo:MAD.
Registered users will be able to download updates of Heretic 2 and
Shogo:MAD which will address certain issues with the Voodoo 3 drivers,
squeeze out more performance and boost visual quality.
Registered users will moreover enjoy further priviliges such as early
access to new versions of Warp3D and be eligible for beta-testing of
our future titles.
Please take the time to register your copy of Heretic 2 and Shogo:MAD!
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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