11.Dec.2004
Steffen Nitz (ANF)
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DKG II: author asks for speed tests
Within the game "Die kleine Gilde II" it's in the meantime possible to play MP3 files in the background. But the problem arises that this is apparently reserved to UAE, Amithlon and probably to AmigaOne and Pegasos systems (the latter ones haven't been tested yet). A real Amiga with 060 processor already seems to be to slow for this, there are lags and distortion while playing the MP3 files, the opening of windows may be slowed down.
To get an overview over as many different systems as possible a system analysis including a speed test was included in the DKG II preferences. The author asks therefore as many users as possible to run this test and inform him about the result together with the system configuration. You can contact Steffen Nitz via e-mail under Habgier@gmx.de.
The test results of the author's system under Amithlon and WinUAE can be found in the December diary under the title link.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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11.Dec.2004
Tristar (ANF)
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Demo scene: update of Tristar website
Tristar updated his homepage after a longer break. Among other things you can now find there new logos and wallpapers, the "C-64 Demo Section" was opened, too. On the website there are the first demos created during 1987-1989. Further information you can find following the title link.
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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11.Dec.2004
Martin Heine (ANF)
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AHT Europe: MIDI interfaces for Amiga, Pegasos and PCs
Birmingham, Dec. 11 2004 - AHT Europe Ltd. are pleased to announce the immediate availability of their first Amiga products: MIDI interfaces for the Commodore Amiga as well as the Pegasos and standard PCs. (PDF version)
The MIDI interface Vivaldi (photo) supports standard MIDI transfer through the game port (MPU401), either on-board or on a PCI card. It is suitable for all operating systems that support standard MIDI transfer over the game port and has been successfully tested with standard MIDI software under MorphOS/Pegasos, Linux and Windows (including Bars'n'Pipes under WinUAE). The Vivaldi MIDI interface provides the following connectors: 1 x MIDI IN, 1 x MIDI THRU, 3 x MIDI OUT (synchronised).
The MIDI interface Trivaldi (photo) is a tripleplay MIDI interface for Commodore Amiga computers. It has three asynchronous MIDI OUT ports, which means that each port can have its own MIDI range of 16 channels. With Bars'n'Pipes you can therefore address 48 MIDI channels. The Trivaldi connects to the Amiga serial port.
Each MIDI interface comes with a manual, a CD-ROM and a 2 year warranty period. The CD-ROM contains drivers as well as the free sequencer software Bars'n'Pipes with all add-ons, the utility Directory Opus 4 and more.
The advisory retail pricing incl. VAT is 39.95 Euro (Vivaldi) and 49.95 Euro (Trivaldi), respectively. Both interfaces are available now. Dealer inquiries are welcome.
About AHT Europe:
AHT Europe Ltd. is a British company formed in 2004 and based in Birmingham, with offices in Germany and the Netherlands. Current products include a PowerPC set-top box for digital video broadcasting, personal video-recording and video-on-demand.
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11.Dec.2004
ANN (website)
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Air Hockey 2004: first beta version released
The game Air Hockey 2004 (screenshot) is available for testing in a first beta version. Further backgrounds as well as enemies, weapons, rewards and sounds will be added.
Download: airhockey.lha (827 KB)
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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11.Dec.2004
MorphOS-News.de (website)
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GCC-Makro: API_MUI 1.4 released
API_MUI is a macro for the compiler GCC to make the developing of MUI programs easier. The macro works with AmigaOS 3.x as well as with MorphOS.
Download: API_MUI_1.4.lha (5 KB)
(snx) (Translation: wk)
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10.Dec.2004
amigafuture.de (website)
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Games database: Update at amiga-online-games.de
At amiga-online-games.de you can find information about Amiga games which can be played
on two or more connected Amigas (TCP/IP, modem, Modem, Parnet).
The follwing games have been just added to the database: Armour Geddon, Demon Wars,
F-16 Combat Pilot, Medieval Warriors, TeleWar and White Death.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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10.Dec.2004
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NetBSD 2.0 published with NetBSD/amiga
NetBSD is an Unix-like operating system which is being distributed under an Open-Source-licence.
NetBSD is to be the most "portable" operating system and currently supports 54
different platforms.
NetBSD/amiga requires at least a 68020 CPU, an MMU and 8 MB FastRAM. An FPU is recommended
(at 68020/030 CPUs) but is not neccessary.
You can get further information about hardware extensions and download links under the
title link.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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10.Dec.2004
ANN (website)
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Event: First details to PUSH 2005
The "PUSH" is an event for Pegasos-/MorphOS-users which is organized by the
Pegasos User Group Sweden ("PUGS"). But other users (AmigaOne, Apple Mac) are also
very welcome.
Just like last year the event will take place in Wartagården
in Göteborg (Sweden) on the last weekend of February of 2005.
The entrance-fee will probably be 300 SEK (ca. 34 EUR).
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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10.Dec.2004
morphzone.org (website)
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MorphOS-portal: morphzone.org online again
The MorphOS-portal morphzone.org is online again but with restricted functions.
The spammer attacks
(we reported: 1,
2)
have localized a security lack in the operating system,
therefore the website has moved to another server where only a minimal installation
of the software is used.
As soon as the installation of the operating system on the original server is being updated
morphzone.org will move to it back.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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10.Dec.2004
MorphOS-News.de (website)
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Pianeta Amiga: Perfomance of some components of MorphOS 1.5 and new software
The Italian dealer Pegasos Italia will present some of the components of MorphOS 1.5 as well as
new MorphOS software on the Pianeta Amiga
which will take place on 12th December.
The MorphOS 1.5 components contain:
- new 2D/3D-drivers for Voodoo 3/4/5
- new TinyGL.library
- new PowerSDL.library and sub-libraries
- new MorphOS 1.5-libraries e.g. z.library, png.library, freetype.library, jfif.library, tiff.library and vorbisfile.library
- new audio.device (Paula --> AHI)
- MUICON
The new software which will be performed:
- Quake II for MorphOS
- Virtual Grand Prix 2 for MorphOS (World premiere)
- Freespace 2 for MorphOS
- Hexen 2 for MorphOS
- Foobillard, Neverball, TuxRacer, Cube, GLglobe, the Battle for Wesnoth and a lot of further software for TinyGL/SDL
- Papyrus Office
- BurnIt Evolution (still not certain)
- MOSTitler
Possible guests might be Prof. Fulvio Peruggi (Dr. Morbius), Elena Novaretti,
Paolo Cattani and the CruxPPC-Linux-Team.
Michele Magliocca from Pegasos Italia thanks all following persons and firms for the
cooperation and the material which is made available: Mark Olsen (bigfoot),
Michal Wozniak (kiero), Ilkka Lehtoranta (itix), SixK, Sigbjørn Skjæret (CISC),
Pawel Stefanski (Stefkos), Nicolas Sallin (henes), Jacek Piszczek (jacaDcaps),
Sven Luther, Titan Computer, Paolo Cattani as well as Emanuele Cesaroni and all
other persons which he possibly forgot. (snx) (Translation: dr)
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10.Dec.2004
ANN (website)
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Update of Calcheduler (formerly Calendari)
The scheduling software Calendari has got an update as well as it was renamed. It is
now called Calcheduler. Some new other options of the program have been added which can be now
tested.
Calcheduler can be completely equipped with skins.
Calcheduler can remind you on tasks and dates. If a date gets current Calcheduler
can start an external program. Besides this the graphical user interface
can be designed with own background pictures
(screenshots: 1,
2).
Calcheduler is Shareware. The full version costs 10 EUR and can be ordered
at the author via e-mail.
Download: calcheduler.lha (600 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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10.Dec.2004
AROS-Exec (Forum)
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AROS-Max 0.2.0 now available as Windows-hosted version
The AROS distribution AROS-Max is now available in Stable-Version 0.2.0 for
hosted use under Windows. AROS is put on the QDOS emulator.
You only have to start the self extracting archive and then start the file
winaros.bat.
AROS-Max is a preconfigured and with developer tools, games, demos and other software
equipped AROS distribution.
Download: WinAROS-Max020.exe (75 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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09.Dec.2004
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Amiga Magazine: December 2004 Issue
As the usual sample for prospective readers, two articles from the current issue of AMIGA Magazine have been placed online:
Online as well are the editorial and the preview of the January 2005 issue.
(cg) (Translation: dm)
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09.Dec.2004
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WHDLoad: New Version, New Packets through 9th December, 2004 (Update)
With WHDLoad, it's possible to intall and play off your hard-drive games that were previously considered floppy-only. A new version of the packet bundle has been released today and is available under the title link, beyond that the following titles have been added, improved, or updated since our last press release:
- 09.12.04 improved: Power Drift (Activision) several improvements
- 09.12.04 improved: Hard Drivin' (Domark) complete rework
- 09.12.04 improved: Great Courts/Pro Tennis Tour (UBI-Soft) supports another version, docs added
- 08.12.04 improved: Waterloo (PSS/MirrorSoft) supports another version
- 08.12.04 improved: Manhattan Dealers/Operation Cleanstreets (Silmarils) slave optimized
- 08.12.04 new: Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold (Disney Software) done by Psygore
- 08.12.04 improved: Captain Blood (Ere Informatique) supports another version
- 06.12.04 fixed: Fears (Bomb Software) imager for disk version corrected
- 05.12.04 improved: Blastar (Core Design) fully rewritten, various improvements (Info, Image, Image)
- 05.12.04 improved: Manhattan Dealers/Operation Cleanstreets (Silmarils) supports French and US versions
- 05.12.04 improved: Kick Off (ANCO) supports extra time and data disk
- 04.12.04 new: Contravention (Reality) done by Codetapper (Info, Image)
- 04.12.04 new: Eskimo Games (Maitai/Magic Bytes) done by Codetapper
- 01.12.04 improved: Super Ski/Eddie Edwards Super Ski/Downhill Challenge (Loriciels/Microids) supports the US version
- 01.12.04 new: Thunder Burner (Loriciel) done by CFOU!
- 01.12.04 new: Pro Soccer 2190 (Vulture) done by CFOU!
- 30.11.04 new: Super Ski/Eddie Edwards Super Ski/Downhill Challenge (Loriciels/Microids) done by CFOU!
- 29.11.04 improved: Kwasimodo (Courbois Software) rewritten, highscores fixed
- 29.11.04 new: West Phaser (Loriciel) done by CFOU!
- 29.11.04 improved: Dragon Strike (Westwood/S.S.I) access fault fixed, reworked for WHDLoad v16
- 25.11.04 fixed: Fears (Bomb Software) correct slave for floppy version added
- 24.11.04 new: Waterloo (PSS/MirrorSoft) done by CFOU!
- 24.11.04 improved: Lombard RAC Rally (Red Rat/Mandarin Software) slave optimized, manual added
- 24.11.04 improved: Crazy Cars (Titus) slave optimized
- 22.11.04 improved: Thunder Cats (Elite) supports another version, now uses kickstart 1.3
- 22.11.04 improved: World Class Leaderboard Golf (Access) supports the kixx version, rewritten for whdload 16
- 22.11.04 new: Vader (Softgang) done by CFOU!
- 22.11.04 new: Faery Tale Adventure (Microillusions) done by JOTD
Update: (09.12.2004, 23:30, cg)
Pointer to the new WHDLoad archive added (see above). (cg) (Translation: dm)
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09.Dec.2004
amigaworld.net (website)
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Hardware Hacking: Tricked-Out Amiga 600
Under the title-link "Mike" introduces his tricked-out Amiga 600 and gives persons who might choose to follow in his footsteps some tips. (cg) (Translation: dm)
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09.Dec.2004
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os4depot.net: Uploads Through 9th December, 2004
Here are the uploads at os4depot.net since our last
notification:
amitorrent.lha net/p2p 476kb AMITorrent - An Amiga BitTorrent clone
supermanppc.lha uti/fil 157kb Show the user a directory of documents
statemachineppc.lha dev/mis 408kb Generates Finite State Machine source code
ripmime.lha net/ema 120kb ripMIME tool to decode MIME formatted messages
sambaprefs.lha net/sam 167kb SambaPrefs
tooltypeseditorppc.lha uti/wor 72kb ToolTypes Editor program
limpidclock.lha uti/wor 58kb transparent clock / calendar
xmame_old.lha emu/gam 10Mb xMAME Port - old version,works with prerel. update
wet.lha uti/wor 222kb Show weather conditions in WB titlebar (OS4)
tunenet.lha aud/pla 92kb Basic Shoutcast and MP3 Player
blobwars.lha gam/pla 8Mb SDL platform shoot'em up
blobwars_upd.lha gam/pla 981kb SDL platform shoot'em up (Update 0.96.2 -> 0.98.1)
(cg) (Translation: dm)
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09.Dec.2004
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Software News: amrss 1.4, BACK-IT-ALL-UP 9.9
amrss 1.4 (Beta)
amrss is an RSS-Reader that displays so-called "RSS-Feeds" (news snippets in text format) as are offered for example from amiga-news.de and amiga.org. In the new version several bugs have been eliminated, beyond that an HTML displayer has been integrated.
Link: homepage
BACK-IT-ALL-UP 9.9
With Back-It-All-Up backup copies of a hard-drive may be be made to another hard-drive. The software supports up to eight partitions, as well as hard-drives beyond the four gigabyte limit. It offers a range of features, and may be opened on its own screen or directly on the Workbench screen.
Link: homepage
Download: backitallup99.lha (16 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dm)
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08.Dec.2004
MorphOS-News.de (website)
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Genesi now AMCC partner
Genesi extends their partnerships of IBM and Freescale with the third PowerPC manufacturer, AMCC. Genesi will contribute system design services for production of board solutions as well as embedded software support for PowerPC processors by AMCC.
The aim of Genesi's developments are so called "pervasive" computer solutions. The Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, a supplier of high performance storage solutions, has bought the rights for the PowerPC 400 from IBM in April 2004. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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08.Dec.2004
PPCZone (website)
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Linux: Montavista for Pegasos
As PPCZone reports, Genesi and Montavista are partnering now. The embedded systems targeting Montavista Linux will be offered for the Pegasos and the Open Desktop Workstation. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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08.Dec.2004
aPEX (Forum)
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Amiga 1000: Common order for newly produced Phoenix boards (Update)
By the title link aPEX reports at the amiga-news.de forum, there is a possibility to place a common order for newly produced Phoenix boards. Shipping may start end of January 2005, the price at a volume of five to ten boards would be 210 AUD without SCSI (about 124 Euro) or 260 AUD with SCSI (about 151 Euo) each.
The in the early 90s by the Australian company Phoenix Microtechnologies produced mainboard is an advanced replacement for the original A1000 board. Unlike the Amiga 1000 it features the ECS chipset, a Kickstart 1.3-ROM and 1 MB Chip-RAM and, optionally, SCSI. Also an A2000 videoslot and a battery buffered clock are onboard. There have been around 500 - 1000 boards produced.
The board will need for operation some (socket) chips which are to get from an Amiga mainboard.
Update: (09.12.2004, 23:30, cg)
The boards offered here are the last ones remaining from the final production run in 1991. All 25 boards are sold now. (snx) (Translation: ub)
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08.Dec.2004
ANN (website)
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MorphOS: Free Pascal 1.9.5 (20041207) released
The development snapshot of the Free Pascal compiler 1.9.5 for MorphOS clears several bugs and contains the latest compiler core. Additional some new units were added to support more system libraries.
Those new units support the graphics.library, intuition.library and layers.library. It is now possible to create applications which may use the graphical interface of MorphOS. Further information is to obtain from the readme file.
The compiler is downloadable at the MorphOS Developer Connection or directly: fpc_20041207.lha (2.4 MB) (snx) (Translation: ub)
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