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15.Aug.2003
Horst Diebel (ANF)


Amiga Society: News about BBoAH and Schlachtfeld
The Big Book of Amiga Hardware by Ian Chapman had been updated again and comes now with even more comprehensive information.

Furthermore does the work on Schlachtfeld continue. Right now are especially Christian and Michael preparing the beta tests. For this is a portal built up that will be used by the testers to report their results to the developers using a form. Additionally will some polls be held in the near future regarding this subject.

For the time being is the team looking for beta testers and, should the occasion arise, some programmers for MorphOS. The tests will probably start at the end of the month. People who want to take part in theses should just send an email to Horst Diebel. (nba) (Translation: wk)

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15.Aug.2003
Diverse


Software news in short (15.08.2003)
Since the last software news update have some applications received further development. Below we write about the changes:

Octamed Sound Studio
In the short period of time he is collaborating on the project Gerd Frank has released a small update for the audio application Octamed Sound. Download

TrileroMOS
TrileroMOS is a version of the classic Hütchenspiels "Trilero" for MorphOS. A first public alpha version is available at morphzone.org (registartion necessary). A version for the classic Amiga is said to follow.

BabelDoc
BabelDoc is a progamm that allows the translation of texts or text excerpts from one language to another by accessing the translation service of AltaVista. You can download the new version 2.6 from the website of programmer Lorence Lombardo.

AmiDiction
AmiDiction is an online dictionary basing on the service of www.dictionary.com. You can download the new version 2.4 from the website of programmer Lorence Lombardo. (nba) (Translation: wk)

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15.Aug.2003
AMIGAplus


News from Sweden: Amiga magazine "Azine"
For all Amigans knowing the wonderful Swedish language has the Amiga Computer Group (ACG) made the first three issues of the Swedish print magazine "Azine" available for download as PDF files. The current issue and the coming one can be ordered as print issue at the ACG following the title link.

Parts of the contents of the previous issues::

Azine #1: AmiGBG exhibition report, Elemental force - Amiga and TV, Midwinter 2002 report, Payback review.

Azine #2: AmigaOne in Göteborg, Prometheus PCI, Descent: Freespace review.

Azine #3: AmigaOS 4, AROS, C programming part 3, tower alteration workshop, retro gaming part 2, Quake 2 review.

Azine #4 (out now, Summer 2003): AmiGBG 2003 report, Breakpoint report, BlizzardPPC upgrade, Linux workshop part 1, Napalm review.

Azine #5 (coming autumn 2003): AmigaOS4 on tour, ACGGbg in Schonen, Linux workshop part 2, Crossfire II review. (nba) (Translation: wk)

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14.Aug.2003
morphos-news.de (Website)


Genesi: Thoughts About Future Development (Update)
In a posting on the online magazine morphos-news.de Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck of Genesi S.à.r.l. express a few thoughts and ideas having to do with Genesi, the Pegasos product series and the state of computing in general. Read the complete English language article at morphos-news.de under the title link.

Nachtrag (15.08.03, 20:27, nba): Martin Heine did a German language translation of this "executive updates." This may be read at pegasosppc.de: "Our View of Things." (nba) (Translation: dm)

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14.Aug.2003
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)


Amiga Arena: Full Version of "Teeny Weenys AGA"
Thanks to the efforts of Malcolm Lavery the platform game "Teeny Weenys AGA" is available for free download at Amiga Arena. "Teeny Weenys AGA" is a game in the style of "Lemmings". Other games from Malcolm Lavery will follow.

Additionally, the lucky winner of the "amiga-news.de" T-Shirts have been named. A great big thanks to all who took part. More raffles will follow. (nba) (Translation: dm)

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14.Aug.2003



Mai Logic: Information About Articia P Chipset
Mai Logic has made known some information about the Articia P chipset. This information may be read in the PDF document under the title link. Excerpts from the document:

Articia P's groundbreaking architecture enables five buses to run concurrently in one package. The five buses are CPU bus, memory bus, and three configurable peripheral buses-- 32-bit AGP4X for industry-strength multimedia performance, 64-bit 133/66MHz PCIX for high-bandwidth connectivity, and 32-bit 66/33MHz PCI for legacy, low-speed devices.

With its 166 MHz Front Side Bus, 333 MHz DDR memory controller, superb AGP4X core logic, dual 64-bit PCIXs, programmable Interrupt Controller, DMA controllers, integrated Clock Generator, and Global Timers, Articia P yields an unbeatable mix of power, performance, and value.

Articia P engineering samples are expected to be available in Q3, 2003. For any inquiries, please email us at marketing@mai.com. (nba) (Translation: dm)

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14.Aug.2003



Mai Logic: Information about the Articia Sa Chipset
Mai Logic has made knoew some information about their Articia Sa chipset. This may be read in the PDF document under the title link. Excerpts from the document:

Articia Sa is a highly-integrated PowerPC companion chipset. Harnessing the industry-leading CPU bus speed of 166 MHz, the cutting-edge 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, the stunning graphic capability from AGP4X, and the extended data throughput of 64-bit PCI, the multi-missioned Articia Sa brings down system cost while offering phenomenal performance.

Articia Sa realizes a most powerful and yet affordable "toal solution" for the innovative pervasive computing markets by incorporating all critical functionality such as the programmable Interrupt Controller, the enhanced DMA engine, the integrated Clock Generator, and the Global Timers in one single package.

Articia Sa engineering samples are expected to be available in Q3, 2003. For any inquiries, please email us at marketing@mai.com. (nba) (Translation: dm)

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14.Aug.2003
Patrick Henz (ANF)


Pictures for YAM with "My Virtual Model"
A little link tip: On the website My Virtual Model a three dimensional model may be generated free of charge, which is a neat gimmick for YAM users, who may use the face in their address books. (nba) (Translation: dm)

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14.Aug.2003
McFly (ANF)


Big Update of the Amiga-PPS-Homepage
After a few difficulties with the webspace there is a big update of the Amiga-PPS-Homepage. 15 new presenations have been added. The archive now includes 47.

All of the new presenations include a prefs-setter. With this one may now enjoy Amiga-PPS full-screen in a resolution of 800x600.

Additionall, a new category has been added, in which the user may introduce his own presentations. Manager McFly would be happy if you like it. (nba) (Translation: dm)

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12.Aug.2003
David Brunet (E-Mail)


Magazine: Obligement N°40
Issue 40 of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine is now available. You can read is this issue : latests Amiga news, report of AmigaOS 4 On Tour, report of the NASS 2 Show, interview of Thomas Steiding (Epic) and Alex Dillenseger (Amiga Power), review of Immortal and Football-O-Rama, hardware with USB scanners and The Pegasos-Arcade-machine, articles about MorphOS 1.4, AROS, FPDF, PixLoad, and lots of other interesting things.

Download: Obligement40.zip (nba)

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12.Aug.2003
Up Rough (ANF)


Music: New Releases from Up Rough
Amiga-demoscene-group Up Rough released three new modules and a new Amiga-intro. News in detail:
  • #058: No Clue [Amiga Mod]
    Compomusic from Underscore 2003 (Chip) by Qwan.
  • #057: Lost in Otaniemi [Amiga Intro]
    An Intro released at MFX+Kewlers birthdayparty.
    A Spaceballs/Up Rough co-op. Ranked 1st.
  • #056: Gnomedance [Amiga Mod]
    Compomusic from Underscore 2003 (Small) by Qwan.
  • #055: Pulsewidth Poem [Amiga Mod]
    Compomusic from Underscore 2003 (4ch) by Qwan.
(nba) (Translation: nba)

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11.Aug.2003
exotiC (ANF)


PTPlay Version 1.1 released
Version 1.1 of ptplay is now available. ptplay is shell program for playing protracker files. Additional information is to be found at the titlelink.

Download: ptplay (52 KB) (nba) (Translation: sk)

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11.Aug.2003
Brad Webb (E-Mail)


Amiga Update Newsletter Special: AmiWest 2003 Report
Brad Webb, publisher of the monthly 'Amiga Update Newsletter' released a special edition about the AmiWest 2003. A report by Joanne Calhoun is available at the titlelink. (nba) (Translation: sk)

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10.Aug.2003
WHDLoad (Website)


Installer: WHDLoad Version 16.0
Since the day before yesterday you can download the new version 16.0 of WHDLoad in a user and developer package from the WHDLoad page. Using this software you can now install games on your hard disk which have been made for floppy disk only. (nba) (Translation: cb)

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10.Aug.2003
WHDLoad (Website)


WHDLoad: New packages up to 09th August 2003
Using WHDLoad you can install games on your hard disk which have only been made for floppy disk use. The following packages have been added or updated since our last report:

  • 09.08.03 improved: Soccer Kid (Krisalis) supports AGA and CD³² versions, miscellaneous improvements
  • 09.08.03 improved: Arabian Nights (Krisalis) supports CD³² version, miscellaneous improvements
  • 09.08.03 updated: Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon (Master Designer Software/Cinemaware) reworked for WHDLoad 16
  • 09.08.03 improved: Red Baron (Dynamix) supports another version, removed tapes check
  • 09.08.03 fixed: Codename: Iceman (Sierra) sound now plays correctly
  • 09.08.03 improved: Leisure Suit Larry 3 (Sierra) manual protection removed
  • 08.08.03 improved: Lotus 2 (Magnetic Fields/Gremlin) run with full caches on all CPUs
  • 08.08.03 improved: Legend / The four crystals of Trazere (Mindscape) supports another version, docs and icon added
  • 07.08.03 new: Knights of the Crystallion (US Gold/Bill Williams) done by Galahad
  • 07.08.03 new: Codename: Iceman (Sierra) done by JOTD
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10.Aug.2003
PPCNUX (ANF)


PPNUX: Interview with Pieter van den Abeele (Gentoo)
The Linux online magazine PPCNUX has held an interview with Pieter van den Abeele, the project leader of Gentoo-PPC, in which they also ask about the possibility of a port of the Gentoo Linux distribution for the AmigaOne and Pegasos. (nba) (Translation: cb)

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10.Aug.2003
Michael Böhmer (ANF)


Major Update for ALGOR / ROMulus FlashROM Software
E3B, makers of the well known USB solutions for Amiga Classic, and Chris Hodges, programmer of many well known software solutions, a.o.t. the USB stack Poseidon, are glad to announce being able to make available an update for the FlashROM solutions developed by E3B.

In this update existing functionality has been optimized and expanded as well as some problems with some system configurations fixed. Thus users of the USB controller ALGOR as well as the FlashROM module ROMulus (HIGHWAY) have a mature and field-tested solution for the integration of additional software modules already at cold boot time at their disposal.

A short overview over the new functions:
  • Special treatment for exec.library and romupdate.idtag. Thus there is for the first time a full replacement for OS3.9's RomUpdate functionality.
  • increased speed by way of switching on the processor cache.
  • Workarounds for accelerator boards whose memory is not RomTag able. This solves many problems with certain accelerator boards even in Amiga 1200 tower rebuildings.
  • Many internal changes and corrections, making the bootloader more stable and safer. Special attention has been paid to highest compatibility with unusual accelerator boards.

The basic functions of ALGOR and ROMulus are essentially unchanged:

  • comfortable user interface for programming the FlashROM (MUI).
  • In case of an emergency the most important functions can be reached without MUI via command line.
  • Drag'n'Drop when configuring the FlashROM via MUI.
  • transparent and reset fast integration of any ROM modules.
  • use of USB stack Poseidon directly on cold boot time.
  • abolition of the OS3.9 ROM-Patch-Reset by integrating the ROM updates and thus faster boot tie of the computer.
  • Booting the Amiga from USB mass storage directly after cold boot possible.
  • full replacement of Amiga mouse and keyboard by respective USB devices via new input.device (also in the boot menu if OS 3.9 BoingBag 2 present).
  • easy switching off of the ROM modules during bootup possible.
  • integrated transparent compression for efficient usage of the FlashROM.

The ALGOR resp. the FlashROM module ROMulus (upgrade for HIGHWAY) each have 512kb (256kx16 resp. 4 MBit) FlashROM which can be easily programmed via the user interface Luciferin. The FlashROM allows highest possible speed when booting the computer by way of wordwise access and the extremely early activation; use is possible in all Zorro II and Zorro III systems (also A1200 tower with Zorro slots).

The update for Luciferin is available exclusively for registered owners of ALGOR and ROMulus - all registered users are mailed by E3B and receive the update by eMail. Should you have not yet registered, please send in your filled in registration card or contact E3B by eMail (mboehmer@e3b.de).

A warm thank you at this place to Hartmut Schulze for his support through extensive bug reports and hints. (nba) (Translation: cb)

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09.Aug.2003
Amiga Inc. (website)


Article: shared libraries in OS 4
The originally in the 6th issue of the Club Amiga magazine published article "Shared libraries in OS 4" by Hans-Jörg Frieden is now available on the CAM website under the title link for non members, too. (nba) (Translation: wk)

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09.Aug.2003
amiga.org (website)


Ironstone Partners Ltd. show temporar logo for new Commodore 64
On July, 11th Juli 2003 announced Tulip Computers NV (Tulip) and Ironstone Partners Ltd. (Ironstone) an agreement about a partnership that was described as a first step for a worldwide relaunch of the trademark Commodore. Since then a logo for a possible rerelease of a home computer under the name "Commodore 64" has been presented that you can see following the title link. (nba) (Translation: wk)

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09.Aug.2003
Amiga Inc. (website)


Magazin: Club Amiga Magazine #7 released
The 7th issue of the Club Amiga Monthly (CAM) ishas been released as announced with a one week delay. You have to be registered club member to gain access to the CAM (Club Amiga Magazine). Excerpts from the content:
  • Editorial
  • AmigaOS 4.0 Update
  • AmigaOS 4.0 On Tour
  • Report From the Inside
  • Game Frenzy
  • Backdrops R Us
  • ExecSG in Detail: Memory
  • Members' Corner
  • Letters
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09.Aug.2003
Tom Duin alias Amigaharry (ANF)


CLI2WB version 1.3 released
CLI2WB has been released in version 1.3. With this tool you can launch a shell comfortably via the Workbench. In the icon tooltypes you can set important preferences like ASL requester, stack or priority. CLI2WB has been developed in 68k assembler code by Tom Duin. (nba) (Translation: wk)

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