18.Oct.2003
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OS4 on Tour: reports from Brisbane
Two members of the Amiga-Portal Amigaworld.net write under the title link their impressions of the first "OS4 on Tour" event in Australia. We have summarized the most important points for you in short:
- About 50 visitors (twice the number at a comparable event last year)
- Several AmigaOne computers had been shown - some running AmigaOS4, some with Debian-Linux (and MacOS X under MacOnLinux)
- Doug Moir (AnythingAmiga) introduced the AmigaOne-Lite though not running. According to Doug are already several programmers busy with the drivers development for this Mini ITX motherboard.
- A comprehensive seminar on the AmigaOne and OS4 had been held, there had been an IRC session with Fleecy Moss (Amiga Inc), too.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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18.Oct.2003
point.design (ANF)
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AmigaOne OASE Special
Because of the O.A.S.E. Amiga fair in Austria taking place next week offers the organizing Amiga retailer point.design AmigaOne computers at special conditions.
- AmigaOne G4/XE boards at 849,90 EUR
- AmigaOne G3/XE boards at 769,90 EUR
Reservations can be done from now on under amiga.sales@pointdesign.at
. All prices include 20% VAT.
The boards are Early Bird systems and contain AmigaOS4 and LinuxPPC.
AmigaOS 4 will be delivered when released.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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18.Oct.2003
Ingo Klotzsch (ANF)
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Amiga at the "Nexxt Generation" in Hannover...
At present is the information and sales fair "Infa" taking place in Hannover. Part of the special program of the "Infa" is the youth fair "Nexxt Generation" (17.10. - 19.10.2003) that offers among other things a big games LAN with expected 1300 participiants to come.
In a public area of the Nexxt Generation are old games arcades installed. amiga-news.de reader Ingo Klotzsch has
seen there the good old Amiga. Pictures of the event can be found following the title link.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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18.Oct.2003
Stéphane Campan (email)
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MorphOS: software news
ADoom PPC
Nicolas Det has ported ADoomPPC to MorphOS. This version uses CybergraphX and AHI and can be downloaded from his website.
CDSpeedKiller
Also on his homepage you can find the tool "CDSpeedkiller" that slows down a CD/DVD drive and reduces its noise level this way.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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17.Oct.2003
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GoldED: Update and special price offer
The text editor called GoldED Studio AIX which is also a text based HTML editor and integrated
developing system for C/C++ was updated and is available for a limited time for a special
price.
According to the author this is the first official version of GoldED studio which is
completely compatible with MorphOS. Even with the permission of Genesi the developing
material with the documentation was integrated in the C/C++ modus. If you are interested
in the further changes Dietmar Eilert points out to the history-file.
You can find screenshots of GoldED on the official website.
Examples: C/C++-modus, standard-configuration.
There is also a free version for editing smaller documents to give you the opportunity of
testing GoldED. You can download it here.
The "GoldED Studio AIX"-CD costs 69,90 Euro, updates CD 19,90 (without postage and delivery).
Because of the publishment of the new version you can buy GoldED Studio AIX for only
49,90 Euro for only few days. The delivery is for free in the EU.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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17.Oct.2003
Martin "Skippa" Knott (ANF)
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Curious: Amiga-Shop on Mallorca?!
Martin Knott who is a reader of amiga-news.de reports: "During my summer holiday on Mallorca
I found in Port Andratx an
Amiga-shop.
The character of the text seemed to be authentic. Unfortunately there were only average
clouthing to buy... How it is possible to be mistaken..." (snx) (Translation: dr)
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17.Oct.2003
Galileo Computing (ANF)
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Books for free
Under the title link Galileo Computing offers some (non Amiga-specific) computer-books
to download for free. The books are ZIP-packed HTML-files.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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17.Oct.2003
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Software: Some new game ports for MorphOS
The Hungarian programmer "LouiSe" has ported some further games for MorphOS which you can
download from his website.
The author points out that the download could last because the server is an A4000-030/25.
The following titles were added:
LLL-1.4.tgz - Linux Lunar Lander
LSL-1.2.tgz - Linux Shuttle Lander
atakks-1.0.tgz - Cool Attaxx/Thromulus like logical game
atris-1.0.6.tgz - Nice tetris game
crimson-0.3.7.tgz - Crimson Fields is a tactical war game in the tradition of Battle Isle.
deathchase3d-0.9.tgz - Like on ZX Spectrum!
digger-20020314.tgz - Some small bugs fixed
eggchess-1.1.tgz - Egg Chess v1.1
foosball-0.92.tgz - Table soccer (buggy yet)
lopan-0.9.tgz - Logical game
lsdldoom-1.4.4.4.tgz - Doom II game (some bugs fixed)
matchball-0.33b.tgz - Logical Game
mindless-1.0.0.tgz - A simple "MasterMind" like game
pipenightdreams-0.10.0.tgz - VERY COOL Piper game!
powermanga-0.78.tgz - Fast arcade game
puzzle-1.0.0.tgz - Very simple puzzle game
toppler-1.0.3.tgz - Tower Toppler a Nebulus clone
trailblazer-0.9.tgz - THE ball game :)
vectoroids-1.1.0.tgz - Shot the rocks
wakkabox-1.1.0.tgz - Logical game
Besides this there is a MadBomber-port of Kelly Samel on his website.
The game is based on "Kaboom!" which was originally written for Atari 2600.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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16.Oct.2003
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[Removed] Information about (Classic) Mac Emulation under AmigaOS
The text of the news item that was previously here has been removed because the website in question had not-legal software on it. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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16.Oct.2003
Thomas "Gojira" Nosutta (ANF)
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Pictures and Video of Amiga Meeting 2003
Under the title link Thomas Nosutta of BAU (Berliner Amiga User) has put online a few of his impressions of Amiga Meeting 2003, which was also a BAU meeting. A short quote from Thomas:
"It was once again an absolutely lively fun experience inc. Quake2-Marathon. For those who prefer pictures, here's a film clip from the Pegasos exhibition on 11th October, 2003." (cg) (Translation: dm)
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16.Oct.2003
Kultpower.de (ANF)
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Kultpower.de: New Powerplay Test Reports from 1989
Today kultpower.de presents 22 new test reports from the April 1989 issue of Powerplay, sent in by Skyscraper:
Bomber Raid (Sega Master System), Cosmic Pirate (Amiga), Cyborg Hunter
(Sega Master System), F-16 Combat Pilot (MS-DOS), Ghost'n Goblins (NES),
Gold Rush (MS-DOS), Great Football (Sega Master System), Hard'n Heavy (C
64), Hot Chase (Automat), ISS (C 64), Jet Fighter (MS-DOS), Last Duel
(Amiga), Life Force (Salamander) (NES), NARC (Automat), Rally Bike
(Automat), Sword of Sodan (Amiga), Tankattack (C 64), The Deep (Amiga),
The Last Survivor (Automat), The Pawn, War in Middle Earth (CPC), Wayne
Gretzky Hockey (Amiga).
With this update kultpower.de has passed the milestone of 1,500 test report scans. And it won't stop now! :) (nba) (Translation: dm)
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16.Oct.2003
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AmigaOne: Review and Video of OS4 Booting
Under the title link, OS4 betatester and AmigaOne owner Philippe "Elwood" Ferruci has written about his experiences with the AmigaOne and Debian Linux.
Additionally there are three videos for your viewing. One of them shows the booting of Amiga OS4 on Philippe's AmigaOne. (cg) (Translation: dm)
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16.Oct.2003
Martin Heine (ANF)
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Genesi: Ordering for Pegasos II Begins on PegasosPPC.com (Update)
With the installment of a new ordering form at PegasosPPC.com Genesi has officially introduced the Pegasos II.
According to earlier announcements the price for the new boards are 299 Euros (G3/600MHz) up to 499 Euros (G4/1GHz).
For a limited time there's an upgrade option: an owner of the Pegasos I can trade in his or her board for a Pegasos II w. 1 GHz G4 processor for 200 Euros. The exchange will be handled in coordination with the local reseller who is offering the Pegasos II.
Also there is now the possibility to buy the SuperBundle on CD, instead of downloading it from Genesi's FTP server. The price is 19.95 Euros.
In the course of updating the website technical specifications of the new board were added, as well as a processor page that enables a comparison with X86 CPUs.
Update: According to a communication from Genesi, a Pegasos owner seeking to upgrade should not necessarily exchange his or her board where he or she bought it, but rather make sure to arrange this with a current Pegasos II reseller. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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16.Oct.2003
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Interview: Oliver Hannaford-Day (Coldfusion Project)
The Amiga portal amiga.org has interviewed Oliver Hannaford-Day. Oliver is the leader of theColdfusion accelerator
project.
The aim of this project is the development of Coldfire-based turbocards for classic Amiga computers. The Coldfire processor is the
(progressively compatible) successor to the 68000 family of processors, used in the Amiga.
(cg) (Translation: dm)
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16.Oct.2003
Amiga Arena (ANF)
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Presentation: Amiga Arena History Released
Amiga Arena has been active in the AMIGA freeware and
shareware market since 1998. Reason enough to look back on five years of hope, joy, disappointment and fun. Come along on a trip, which will show you what took place and how in this time.
The Amiga Arena History was put together with "Hollywood," the media presentation software from Airsoft.
System requirements:
- Processor 68020 or higher, OS 3.1 or better
- Processor PPC with MorphOS
- At least 8 MB RAM.
GFX:
- On graphic cards, w. CyberGFX or Picasso.
- 8, 16, 26, 36 Bit.
- VGA Amiga 8 Bit at 256 colors such as AGA. 16 million.
System:
- Amitlon
- UAE
- Amiga 68K
- Pegasos
A special thanks to T.Rosenberg, who has made this possible, as well as Gerd Frank.
Olaf Köbnik of Amiga Arena wishes you much fun in the reading, and good entertainment. (cg) (Translation: dm)
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16.Oct.2003
Ralf Himmel (E-Mail)
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AmigaOS 4: New Screenshots Released
On 14th October 2003 a few new screenshots from the upcoming operating system "AmigaOS 4" were put online at the website of Amiga Inc. These show AmiPDF, YAM, IBrowse and Colonization on the new Workbench, among other things. (nba) (Translation: dm)
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15.Oct.2003
IOSPIRIT (ANF)
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fxPAINT 2.02 available
In the download-area of IOSPIRIT an update-archive from version 2.0 and
2.01 of fxPAINT to V2.02 is now available for download.
Changes include:
- added for MorphOS: Iconify button in each project window
- fxALBUM sorting is much faster now and shows a progress bar
- more intuitive delete function in fxALBUM
- .infos can now be displayed in ASL-requesters or be excluded from
fxALBUM import (Tooltype SUPPRESSINFOFILES)
- mousewheel-support now also in fxALBUM
- fixed a bug in startup of PPC-servertasks
- fixed IFF 24 saver (final fix this time)
A detailed list of changes can be found in the update archive. (nba)
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15.Oct.2003
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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Magazine: New issue of the pdf magazine "Lotek64"
During the summer break of amiga-news.de there has a new issue of the
retro magazine "Lotek64" been published. The magazine covers old and/or alternative computer systems - mostly the C64 but also other 8 bit systems
old consoles or Amiga are not excluded. The magazine is distributed as a freely available PDF file but interested ones might also order a printed copy.
The latest issue (#7) is unfortunately not available at the magazine's website but downloadable at
C64-Mags.de.
Download
Disclaimer: For viewing the magazine a current version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. Compatibility of Amiga pdf viewers is not tested. (nba) (Translation: ub)
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15.Oct.2003
Robert Kühn (ANF)
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Magazine: New Amiga pdf magazine in preparation
Currently there is a new monthly pdf Amiga magazine under work. Helping hands are still wanted. Everyone who would like to contribute is invited to do so, may it be with a workshop, comments, tests, pictures or something else, and should contact amigaintern@everymail.net by mail. (nba) (Translation: ub)
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15.Oct.2003
Olaf Köbnik (ANF)
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Amiga Arena: Special Anniversary offers in cooperation with e.p.i.c. interactiv
In cooperation with e.p.i.c. interactive entertainment gmbh the Amiga Arena is able
to make a special 5-years anniverary offer until October, 22th 2003:
- Simon The Sorcerer II: Eur 20,00
- Earth 2140 Pack (Full game und Mission Pack): Eur 40,00
- The Feeble Files: Eur 30,00
- Software Tycoon: Eur 25,00
The offer is valid only for the versions for AmigaOS. Send your orders via
e-mail to Thomas Steiding with the subject "Amiga Arena Angebot".
More information about the games you will find at http://www.epic-interactive.com.
Special thanks to Thomas Steiding for his support.
(nba) (Translation: gf)
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15.Oct.2003
Karl-Heinrich Veith, Jocelyne Pallu (Presseschreiben)
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GameArt: Exhibition at the world cultural heritage Völklinger Hütte
Computer games might be considered as the latest kind of art. During the last century jazz, film and contempory dance took long to be
accepted as a kind of art. Now the same is happening with computer games.
On November the 22nd 2003 at the world unique "Gebläsehalle" of the world cultural heritage "Völklinger Hütte" with its
gigantic machines there will high tech of the beginning of the 20th century meet computer worlds of the beginning of the 21st century.
Within this special surrounding there will be created an unique space where vistors obtain the possibility to discover,
unknown worlds, lead whole cities, or change identity how they like.
Read the full featured article by the title link.
(nba) (Translation: ub)
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