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.
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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.
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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.
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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
(ps)
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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
(ps)
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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.
(sd)
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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
(ps)
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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.
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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.
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01.Jun.2001
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Aminet Uploads until 01.06.2001
PeekMail_GR.lha comm/mail 3K+Greek locale for PeekMail
popcheck-mos.lha comm/mail 58K+Choose what mail to delete from POP serv
LCR-I.lha comm/misc 53K+LeastCostRouter for german Internet Prov
LCR-P.lha comm/misc 44K+LeastCostRouter Print-Tool
LCR.lha comm/misc 75K+LeastCostRouter for german Telephone Pro
BabelDoc.lha comm/tcp 34K+Translate docs or strings from one langu
FTPMount_GR.lha comm/tcp 4K+Greek locale for FTPMount
Lynx-mos.lha comm/www 1.2M+Great WWW Browser,v284dev20 with SSL -Mo
ncftp-mos.lha comm/www 604K+FTP client/tools v3.0.3 - MorphOS -
MuForce.lha dev/debug 272K+The V40 Enforcer, detects illegal RAM ac
MuGuardianAngl.lha dev/debug 295K+MungWall superset, detect accesses to no
TestHandler.lha dev/debug 10K+Mount a task as a device for debugging
jikes-diffs.lha dev/lang 25K+IBM's fast Java compiler, v1.14 (diffs)
jikes.lha dev/lang 716K+IBM's fast Java compiler, v1.14 (source)
jikes000.lha dev/lang 608K+Fast Java compiler, v1.14 (68000 binary)
jikes020-060.lha dev/lang 603K+Fast Java compiler,v1.14 (68020-060,FPU)
adfblitzer.lha disk/misc 27K+Program to handle ADF-files! With Source
Collector3.5PL.lha docs/help 12K+Polish Locale for Collector3.5
AmigaPoWeR.lha docs/hyper 31K+AMiGa=PoWeR French Amiga Magazine
starmag27_ag.lha docs/mags 142K+German Amiga-Online-Magazine AmigaGuide-
TheCrypt17.lha docs/mags 3.7M+Issue 17 of "The Crypt" magazine
AmigaArenaNew2.lha docs/misc 11K+AmigaArena Interview English
WHD_FrostByte.lha game/patch 25K+HD Installer for Frost Byte
WHD_HardDrivin.lha game/patch 36K+HD Installer for Hard Drivin'
WHD_HardDrivn2.lha game/patch 37K+HD Installer for Hard Drivin' II
WHD_JetSetWly2.lha game/patch 22K+HD Installer for Jet Set Willy II
WHD_ManicMiner.lha game/patch 24K+HD Installer for Manic Miner
WHD_ScoobyDoo.lha game/patch 19K+HD Installer for Scooby & Scrappy Doo
WHD_SuperSki2.lha game/patch 27K+HD Installer for Super Ski II
WHD_Zeewolf.lha game/patch 45K+HD Installer for Zeewolf
WHD_ZeewolfII.lha game/patch 44K+HD Installer for Zeewolf II
DunGen3.lha game/role 231K+Dungeon floorplan generator/editor
eyangband.lha game/role 799K+EyAngband 0.3.2 - Roguelike solo RPG
gumband.lha game/role 971K+Gumband 2.1.6a - Roguelike solo RPG
SameGame.lha game/think 15K+Addictive puzzle game with coloured ball
Tri_Q.lha game/wb 36K+A peg game for the Workbench
3dto3d-mos.lha gfx/conv 150K+Convert between 3D ormats, v3.1 -MorphOS
FlashMandelPPC.lha gfx/fract 4.6M+The best fractal rendering program for A
GetImageInfo.lha gfx/misc 14K+Shows picture dimensions without datatyp
ijpeg-mos.lha gfx/misc 183K+Independent JPEG Group Tools, v6.2b -Mor
mpgtx-mos.lha gfx/misc 67K+Manipulate MPG files (Join,Split,Demux..
FDDx2toInt.lha hard/hack 22K+How to connect two PC FDD to internal po
TestGear-Notes.lha hard/hack 7K+Test equipment projects, general notes.
TestGear4A.lha hard/hack 616K+The Oscilloscope Project Disk 4A.
Electrostatic.lha misc/emu 210K+Atari 2600 emulator/translator. V2.3
yacas-mos.lha misc/math 520K+Math Program like MatLab, v1.0.47 -Morph
DZY-Visionary.lzh mods/tranc 823K+Visionary - Trance by Dazzy of Soundforc
DZYTermination.lzh mods/tranc 90K+Termination - Trance by Dazzy of Soundfo
id3taglibgui.lha mus/edit 127K+MPEG Audio ID3Tag (V1.x and V2.x) Editor
amigabomb.lha pix/art 46K+Amiga Bomb, done with Perfect Paint 1.3
Exoticons.lha pix/icon 8.9M+1500 NewIcons for games - Version 1.0
Exoticons35.lha pix/icon 16M+1500 OS3.5/3.9 Icons for games - Version
APowerStuff.lha pix/misc 297K+Pics & WBPattern from aMiGa=PoWeR magazi
APowerStuff_2.lha pix/misc 567K+Pics from aMiGa=PoWeR magazine
APowerStuff_3.lha pix/misc 661K+Pics from aMiGa=PoWeR magazine
APowerStuff_4.lha pix/misc 577K+Pics from aMiGa=PoWeR magazine
stipe1.mpg pix/mpg 50K+Mpeg anima 320x200x60
ExoticonsWB.jpg pix/wb 204K+WB Grab showing Exoticons Game Icons
WB1600x1200.jpg pix/wb 371K+OS3.9 + DopusMag. 5.82
HTMLEdit_key.lha text/hyper 1K+Official keyfile for HTMLEdit v 1.32
pdftohtml-mos.lha text/misc 299K+Convert PDF documents into HTML or PS ,v
wvWare-mos.lha text/misc 1.1M+Convert Word 2,6,7,8,9 docs to Html,Late
LoadModule.lha util/boot 9K+Install Libs/Devs reset-proof, ROM-Updat
PatchRAM.lha util/boot 19K+Patch Os 3.9 RAM-Handler to show right s
StartMeUpV1_3.lha util/boot 35K+Startup files management
CentreQuest.lha util/cdity 12K+Centre system requesters how you like.
FloppyHalt.lha util/cdity 14K+Halt a file being written to floppy disk
TaskByName.lha util/cli 2K+Simple ARexx Scripts for handling DOS ta
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 380K+Report+ 4.63b: Multipurpose utility (as)
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01.Jun.2001
Christian Effenberger (ANF)
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Web tool: GetImageInfo
GetImageInfo is a helpful program for determining image information. Mostly
thought for the integration of image dimensions in HTML documents. Shell and
Workbench usage. GetImageInfo requires no datatypes and only reads out the file header.
Supported formats: BMP, GIF, IFF, JPEG, PBM, PCX, PNG, PSF, SUN, TARGA, TIFF.
Download: GetImageInfo.lha
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01.Jun.2001
Christian Bauer
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Mac emulator: Basilisk II version 0.9-1
The 68k Macintosh emulator 'Basilisk II' is available for AmigaOS, BeOS, Unix &
Linux and Windows. Yesterday, Christian Bauer released version 0.9-1.
Download: BasiliskII-0.9-1.amiga.lha - 124 kB
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01.Jun.2001
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GoldED support website has moved
The support website of Dietmar Eilert's GoldEd has moved to a Free2Surf server and
can now be found at the following URL:
http://golded.dietmar-eilert.de.
Please change your bookmarks.
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01.Jun.2001
amiga.org
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Event: Ottawa Amiga Show, Canada
As reported,
Amiga.info plans to organize the first Amiga show in Canada for three years. The
original date was end of July but since the AmiWest is held the same weekend
in Sacramento the organizers decided to postpone the show until presumably early
September 2001.
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01.Jun.2001
Christoph Meier (ANF)
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The Register: Sharp uses Intel for Linux PDA
According to ´The Register´ Sharp abandons Hitachi in favor of Intel and
breaks with the tradition to equip the Zaurus PDA with StrongARM. Sharp admitted
this yesterday.
Certainly the price was a factor in the decision as to use the Intel CPU means to
save costs. The reason? "StrongARM offers lowest energy consumption and best functions,"
says Hiroshi Uno, leader for mobile systems at Sharp in an interview with Bloomberg.
Full article at the titlelink.
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01.Jun.2001
clixnet.de
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Technologies: AMD and Transmeta announce cooperation
AMD and
Transmeta announced to have signed a licence
agreement on industrial standards for future microprocessor technologies. The licence
includes AMD's x86-64(TM) technology as well as AMD's HyperTransport(TM) technology.
HyperTransport allows a faster transport of information so that single chips in
computers/networks can communicate with each other up to 48 times faster.
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01.Jun.2001
Jan Andersen by e-mail
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Virus Help Denmark: Safe V15.7
The virus scanner ´Safe´ can detect but not eliminate viruses.
Here the details of version 15.7 which has been released today:
Name: Safe v15.7
Archive name : Safe.lha
Archive size: 26.921 Bytes
Release date: 31. Mai 2001
Programmer: Zbigniew Trzcionkowski
Requires: Amiga with OS 2.04+ (xvs.library strongly recommended)
New in v15.4 - 7000:
Fixed stupid bug with QUICKTEST which caused that some machines
crashed. Thanks to MikeHendren and Dieter B. for reports.
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01.Jun.2001
Bernd Lachner (ANF)
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Sharp Zaurus developer page and prototype announced
In an article at Linux-Devices
a Zaurus prototype was announced for the JavaOne conference next week in San
Francisco. From Monday on, a developer page
will be available at Sharp for the Zaurus. Also announced in the article is that
Sharp will present three more partners in addition to Amiga for developing software
for the Zaurus.
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01.Jun.2001
Achim Stegemann (ANF)
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Tool: update of asyncio.library for WarpOS
Thanks to helpful support, there's a new update of the asyncio.library with WarpOS support
which will appear on Aminet in the next days.
On a couple of Amigas, the PPC task could freeze. This bug is now fixed. Also the
library should run in PPC mode faster than before.
The update was tested with WarpOS v5.1 and worked without problems. Nevertheless
interested users should first test the update as problems with older WarpOS versions
cannot be ruled out.
Download until appearance on Aminet:
asyncioppc.lha - (22 kB) (ps)
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31.May.2001
Olaf Köbnik via E-Mail
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Amiga Arena: Special price for SoundFX
In cooperation with Stefan Kost the Amiga Arena makes possible a special price
for SoundFX valid from 01 June to 01 August 2001 for orders placed via the
Amiga Arena.
SoundFX is an editor for digitized audio data (samples), built modular with
a comfortable GUI.
With SoundFX you can add digital effects (which are unique on the Amiga) to
samples and edit them. Following a list of some features:
- More than 50 effects with many parameters and various possibilities to
modulate them.
- SoundSynthesis (AM, FM, ...)
- 3D Cube Parameter Modulation (mix, equalize)
- Effects: e.g. reverberation, echo, delay, chorus/phaser, morph, pitchshift
- Operators: e.g. Resample, ZeroPass (FadeIn/FadeOut),
Middle, Plify, Mix, DeCrackle, ConvertChannels
- 2D/3D Spectrum analyzis
- Very good Sehr gute resonance capable filters and boosters
- Mono, stereo, quadro
- Sample data are held in RAM and on harddisk at 16bit quality.
- AHI player (for sound card owners)
- System conform coded (tested with Cyberguard, Wipeout, and Blowup)
More information are to find at SonicPulse.
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31.May.2001
SoftCinema
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Movie-/Animplayer: SoftCinema with Open DivX Decoder V 1.5
There is an OpenDivX decoder v1.5 available for the movie and animation player
'SoftCinema', now too. The plug-in can play OpenDivX files 0.48 and 0.50.
Download:
opendivx_1.5.lha
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31.May.2001
amiga.org
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Nova Design Newsletters: New Reviews
Nova Design, known by
software products like ImageFX and Aladdin 4D, have extended the
often used tutorial area with a 'Reviews' sector. Currently there
are to find some reviews of ImageFX video tutorials.
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31.May.2001
Blittersoft
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Blittersoft and Merlancia announce iFusion cooperation
As reported in April this year the English vendor
Blittersoft took over the
iFusion (iMac emulator) rights from
Microcode Solutions.
Blittersoft now announce cooperation with the American company
Merlancia Industries.
Merlancia Industries obtains exclusive distribution rights for the USA,
Canada, India, Poland, and Italy. Additionally Merlancia Industries together
with Blittersoft will work on several new features for iFusion. Details
will be announced, soon.
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31.May.2001
Vapor (ANF)
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IRC-Client: AmIRC 3.5.14 Beta
The new beta version of the IRC client 'AmIRC' is available for
registered users. Version 3.4.14 contains numerous bugfixes of
the GUI, Arexx commands, etc.
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31.May.2001
ExoticA
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Icons: Exoticons V 1.0
ExoticA have made NewIcons and OS3.5/3.9 icons from 1,500 pictures of
game boxes and probably created one of the biggest Amiga icon collections
for games. The original scans are to find in the gallery under the title link.
Download: Exoticons35.lha - 17 MB
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