05.Feb.2003
Brad Webb (E-Mail)
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Centsible buy up should be avoided
Brad Webb asks within an extra edition of the Amiga Update Newsletter for support to avoid the buy up of the US Amiga dealer Centsible by a third party and following clearyfication.
Bill Griffin, chief editor of the print magazine "the NEW AMIGANS", tries to save the business with his own funds and with the help of the Amiga community and so to avoid the sell out of the existing chip warehouse. Interested people who think of support this action with funds or loans are asked for help to get the required amount of 2000 US$. Further information is to obtain from the newsletter available by the title link.
(nba) (Translation: ub)
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04.Feb.2003
Constantinos Nicolakakis (E-Mail)
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Tool: SRename Version 3.6.1 Beta
Constantinos Nicolakakis has released beta version 3.6.1 of the tool 'SRename'.
With this tool (AmigaOS 3.0+) you can comfortably rename files. This version is a
bugfix.
Download: SRename361.lha
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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04.Feb.2003
DeliPlayer (ANF)
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Music: Public-Beta of Deliplayer2 for Windows
A few days ago from the well-known DeliTracker a new public beta version for Windows
was published. This multiformat player for Windows is available as public beta for
download under the name Deliplayer2.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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04.Feb.2003
Thomas Steiding (E-Mail)
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e.p.i.c. and GTI team up for Pegasos distribution
GTI and e.p.i.c. interactive sign an exclusive distribution agreement for the
upcoming Real Time Strategy game Knights and Merchants for the Pegasos/MorphOS.
Knights and Merchants will be the first commercial game release by e.p.i.c.
interactive that is exclusively available for MorphOS and the Pegasos.
Knights and Merchants is priced at Euro 49,95 and will be shipping from Februray
12th, 2003. More information on Knights
and Merchants can be found at www.epic-interactive.com.
(nba) (Translation: gf)
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04.Feb.2003
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Aminet uploads until 4th February 2003
Since our last message there have been the following updated on Aminet:
SN-KontoArc.lha biz/dbase 93K+V1.10 Accout archives (Germany only)
XBaze-7.2.lha biz/dbase 518K+Very easy2use flexible and fast database
FServ.lha comm/irc 3K+Shell-type file server for AmIRC
amiycoders.lha comm/mail 17K+V0.3beta yEnc Encoder / Decoder for the
gelbesPanel.lha comm/tcp 35K+Another MiamiDx Control Panel
ib2email.lha comm/www 2K+ARexx scripts to pass mailto: links from
ibmht.lha comm/www 5K+Adds support for .mht files to IBrowse v
SegTracker_pch.lha dev/debug 13K+Patches SegTracker V37.74 to V37.75
amigatalk.lha dev/lang 1.3M+V2.3 Update of AmigaTalk (Smalltalk GUI)
ThePolice.1.45.lha docs/hyper 48K+The Police: albums, lyrix, singles +more
NotizieAmiga.lha docs/lists 1.5M+Mailing-list NotizieAmiga 01/2003 (Itali
nocover107.lha docs/mags 1.6M+Great german diskmagazine
AxisAlliesGM.lha game/board 1.2M+World War II strategy wargame
DC2Lvl-EMine3.lha game/data 508K+99 levels for Diamond Caves II
Liga2002-03.lha game/data 25K+Up-date of Liga 2002-03 for SWOS game
Montezuma.lha game/data 233K+Digital map for Montezuma's Revenge (C 6
Mattonite.lha game/demo 671K+Arkanoid demo game, working in progress
Skeleton.lha game/misc 174K+3D Maze game for AtariVCS, translated to
AS-Freecell.lha game/think 156K+The well known game
AS-Memory.lha game/think 209K+Finding Pairs in fewest moves possible
MazezaM.lha game/think 55K+Puzzle game, Sokoban Alike.
Aye_Q.lha game/wb 43K+My version of a peg game...
Hexa_Q.lha game/wb 43K+Surprise!! A peg game... updated!
robotfindskitt.lha game/wb 17K+Robotfindskitten clone for AmigaOS with
JPEG2MOV.lha gfx/conv 30K+Creates a QuickTime-Movie
Sv5-1.lha gfx/misc 557K+SView5 V1.10 (31.1.2003) - Part 1/8
Sv5-2.lha gfx/misc 155K+SView5 V1.10 (31.1.2003) - Part 2/8
Sv5-3a.lha gfx/misc 127K+SView5 V1.10 (31.1.2003) - Part 3a/8
Sv5-3b.lha gfx/misc 326K+SView5 V1.10 (31.1.2003) - Part 3b/8
Sv5-4.lha gfx/misc 38K+SView5 V1.10 (31.1.2003) - Part 4/8
Sv5-5.lha gfx/misc 143K+SView5 V1.10 (31.1.2003) - Part 5/8
Sv5-6.lha gfx/misc 158K+SView5 V1.10 (31.1.2003) - Part 6/8 (opt
Sv5-7.lha gfx/misc 157K+SView5 V1.10 (31.1.2003) - Part 7/8 (opt
imdbDiff030124.lha misc/imdb 1.5M+Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase
AmiBiorythme.lha misc/misc 68K+MUI Biorythm tool. Now localised. v1.2
LiFun4speed.lha misc/sci 175K+Ant and flee like simulation. Optimized.
TheMPegEncGUI.lha mus/misc 281K+GUI 4 Lame,OggEnc,BladeEnc,Pegase,Ncode,
EP_MFP.lha mus/play 16K+EaglePlayer "Magnetic Fields Packer" ext
XenoMorph_pk01.lha pix/icon 272K+XenoMorph's Icons PACK I MMX
anl-strip_8.lha pix/misc 51K+[ancor] a normal life
nwo-strip_11.lha pix/misc 49K+[ancor] now way out
sgf-strip_3.lha pix/misc 50K+[ancor] StarGround flashback
sgf-strip_4.lha pix/misc 51K+[ancor] StarGround flashback
HowDif.lha util/cli 9K+File comparison/examination utility
TxtToHTML.lha util/conv 92K+Converts txt files to HTML Docs (+GUI v1
Alkotest.lha util/misc 68K+Calculate how much you`re drunk *PL*
Frogger-GUI.lha util/misc 20K+Reaction GUI for FroggerNG
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 307K+Report+ 5.64b: Multipurpose utility
AmberRAM.lha util/sys 56K+Replacement RAM disk.
AmiMemos.lha util/wb 28K+A memo utility for OS 3.x. C sources. V0
(ps)
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04.Feb.2003
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 03.02.2003)
With WHDLoad you can install games which were formerly only meant for
playing from disk on your hard drive. The following packets have been
updated or completely new added:
- 03.02.03 new: Battle Master (PSS) done by CFOU!
- 02.02.03 improved: Space Harrier (Elite) supports another version, new icons
- 02.02.03 improved: Mortville Manor (Lankhor) supports another version, new install script
- 02.02.03 improved: Iron Lord (UBI-Soft) supports another version
- 02.02.03 new: G.Nius (Lankhor) done by CFOU!
- 31.01.03 updated: Murder (U.S.Gold) supports another version, keyboard fixed
- 31.01.03 new: Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess (Interplay) done by Psygore
- 30.01.03 new: Virtual World (TomSoft) done by Psygore (Info,Image)
- 30.01.03 updated: Puffy's Saga (UBI-Soft) supports hit squad release
- 30.01.03 improved: Combat Air Patrol (Psygnosis) added support for intro
- 27.01.03 improved: Space Crusade (Gremlin) extra files, access fault fixed
- 27.01.03 fixed: Lunar-C (Mindscape) fixed install script, more icons
- 25.01.03 new: Combat Air Patrol (Psygnosis) done by JOTD
(ps)
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04.Feb.2003
Elbox (E-Mail)
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Elbox: Mediator Multimedia CD UP 1.22
The Mediator Multimedia CD UP 1.21 update for users of Mediator PCI 3/4000T,
Mediator PCI 4000D, Mediator PCI 4000Di, Mediator PCI 4000, Mediator PCI 3000D,
Mediator PCI 1200 SX, Mediator PCI 1200 and Mediator PCI ZIV, who are
registered owners of the Mediator Multimedia CD has been released today.
The update includes a new AHI driver:
This driver handles Fortemedia FM801-based sound cards in all currently
produced Mediator busboards. It allows using all analogue and digital
(S/PDIF and TOS-Link) inputs and outputs provided in the user's
FM801-based sound card model.
The update includes the new versions of:
- sb128.audio
- mixer.library
- tv.library
- FastEthernet.device
Changes were made as follows:
sb128.audio driver ver. 4.8 - support for the Sound Blaster 4.1 Digital
sound card added - supports for the digital S/PDIF output added
mixer.library ver. 1.5 - support for new revisions (rev.3 and 4) of the CT5880 chipset added
tv.library ver. 1.14 - I2C software support added
FastEthernet.device ver. 1.8 - internal changes
Info on the current versions is available in the DOWNLOADS | Mediator section.
(ps)
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04.Feb.2003
Brad Webb (E-Mail)
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Amiga Update Newsletter from Brad Webb #030131
Under the title link you will find the complete newsletter from Amiga Update (Brad
Webb) for January. His newsletter is a monthly summary of all news around the Amiga.
(nba) (Translation: gf)
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03.Feb.2003
Rudolph Riedel (E-Mail)
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File manager: DiskMaster beta version 2.5RC9
Rudolph Riedel today published the beta version 2.5RC9 of his file
manager. The download is available at the title link. The following
details are changed:
- 2.5RC9 needs new locales as we needed to expand it by one string!
a) Copy the new DM2.catalog for your language.
b) Quit your older DM2 version.
c) Run "avail flush" from a shell to remove DM2.catalog from memory.
d) Start current DM2 version.
- The reason for not just making the new catalog a V2 is that
all 2.5xxx versions are only steps to 2.5 final.
- And some translators haven't answered my request to confirm the changes
Download: DM2beta.zip
(ps)
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03.Feb.2003
T.o.T.
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Game: Tales of Tamar - Amiga Public Update V0.48R1
Dear players,
it is our pleasure to announce the third official update to the Amiga
version.
New features in V0.48 R1:
- rebellion of town added
- new town anims
- executables are now crunched (Bitmap-Brothers- or Team17-Style :-))
- improved memory management in SetPeople, BlitFigur and Motion, flickering
- start anim fixed
- Residencedownload now goes offline immediately after downloading the turn
and before decoding it
- ResidenceUpload shows more progress information
Bugfixes in V0.48 R1:
- hardware check bug with MorphOS/Pegasos fixed
- memory for CloseAllPattern is properly freed now
- bugfix with loading/unloading units
- slider in report screen activated
- training of armies with more than one part didn't create a figure. fixed
- towns at the worlds turning point can have ports now
- if the capital was lost and thus the town with ID 0 disappeared, Bardstale
and diplomacy created a new town with Id 0
- SMTP Auth problem with some servers fixed
- If two or more towns were founded at the same time, names could be messed up
A word about rebellions:
Rebellions are a way of stopping players growing uncontrollably. From a
certain size of a realm onwards you need to have town guards or risk that
town
rebelling against you. A rebelling town can no longer be controlled. You
need to send
a big enough army to restore order. Rebelling towns are also easier to
take
over for other players of course.
Soon, there will be another update that will introduce the option of
taking
vassals. This makes it possible to extend your power even further and
ascend
through the ranks towards emperor. Unfortunately, the test phase of this
feature is not completed yet.
The current version should also please users of a Pegasos and MorphOS.
There
had been a problem with registration but this is now fixed.
What else is going on around Tales of Tamar? Quite a lot, actually...
First and foremost, we would like to thank AmigaFuture [a German Amiga
print
magazine] for the new "Messenger from Tamar" feature. It appears in every
issue and reports the current events on Tamar. Georg Breitsprecher sums up
updates, events, tips and tricks and rank lists. We are very pleased about
this
co-operation with this magazine.
We were also reviewed in the current issue of AmigaPlus [another German
magazine]. In the four page long report, we received 6 out of 6 points. A
very
gratifying result. Thanks to Nico Barbat and the team.
We would also like to thank the Amiga community for the award as Game Of
The
Year 2002, which was also hosted by AmigaPlus. Even if the sales don't
show
it yet, the still active Amiga users show us that it is still worthwhile
to
support the market. We know that there are more active users out there and
we
hope to convince some of you to buy this game as well :-)
Meanwhile the PC version is progressing equally well. We recently received
an offer from Vivendi Universal, which is a real honor for us. Vivendi
Universal is a publisher of high-quality games, the whole line of Blizzard
games,
for example.
Last but not least, we would like to point to another event. On February
28th 2003, the third Tales of Tamar con will take place at castle
Hessenstein.
This time, we will take it slow and just celebrate in a dignified way.
Unfortunately, the event is booked out completely already, but we will
report from
it.
Until the next update, we remain,
with best regards and saying "Amiga forever"
Wolfen & the ToT-Team (ps)
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03.Feb.2003
Maxworld
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Book of budget: HomeBank Version 2.1 (Beta 3)
With the Shareware program called HomeBank you can manage your finances
and e. g. calculate the costs of your car. There is the possibility of
displaying the cost in graphical statistics. The new version 2.1 (beta3)
fixes again some bugs from v2.1 beta 2 and the add of an import/export
into csv format.
Download: HomeBank21beta3.lha - 312 KB
(ps)
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03.Feb.2003
Greg Donner
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Greg Donner: AmigaOS 3.9 FAQ (Miscellaneous section) updated
Greg Donner has added a couple of notes to the bottom of entry 14 in the
Miscellaneous section of the OS3.9 FAQ. (ps)
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03.Feb.2003
GAUHPIL
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GAUHPIL: Many sections updated (02.02.2003)
GAUHPIL (Geographic Amiga User Home Page Internet List) is a list of websites of
Amiga users which has been created by Dietmar Knoll which has been sorted considering
continents and countries. The following sections have been updated:
Furthermore Dietmar Knoll updated the following sections:
(ps)
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03.Feb.2003
AmithlonTV
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TV card software: AmithlonTV Beta 247
Guido Mersmann has released beta-version 247 of the TV-Card driver
software AmithlonTV.
Neu in dieser Version:
- BUGFIX:
Fixed the color setup of the video_bt8x8.lib.
- FEATURE:
Added a volume slider to the former picture quality window, which is now an audio video setup.
- FEATURE:
English online help added.
Download: AmithlonTVBeta.lha
(ps)
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03.Feb.2003
TTEngine
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Font: TTEngine Version 6.1
TTEngine is a text rendering environment basing on TrueType Font for
AmigaOS. Yesterday the author Grzegorz Kraszewski has released TTEngine
version 6.1. Following three bugs are fixed:
- Font requester gadgets now remember their state after window resizing.
- Removed requester layout bug preventing window from opening in some circumstances.
- Font handle returned by TT_OpenFont() can be now shared between different system processes. It allows for using TTEngine in multithreading applications or BOOPSI classes.
Download: ttengine-6.1.lha
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03.Feb.2003
Stephan Rupprecht
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Tool: SGrab Version 1.23
Stephan Rupprecht released version 1.23 of his screen grabber SGrab.
With this program you can create screen grabs and save them in different
formats. You can also grab single windows and parts of pictures.
Download: sgrab.lha - 182 KB (ps)
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03.Feb.2003
Lars 'Ghandy' Sobiraj (ANF)
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Demo scene: Scenery 1.41 released
Version 1.41 of the English language scene book Scenery was published today.
This book is an overview of all current and erstwhile groups, which are or has been active in the Amiga and C64 demo scene.
This encyclopedia contains also various reviews and an overview,
which good productions were published in which years. Scenery can be
read on-line or downloaded as text files. Amiga fans with English
knowledge will get a good first glance into the demo scene.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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03.Feb.2003
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Amiga-news.de and Amiga plus announce co-operation
Cologne, Erkrath, Germany, 03 February 2003 -- Amiga news.de, the
internationally visitor-strongest Amiga portal, and Amiga plus, the
world-wide strongest independent Amiga print magazine,
announced on 3 February 2003 their comprehensive co-operation.
The partnership between Amiga news.de, Erkrath, and AMIGAPlus,
Cologne, leads to a bundling of the know-how, to garanty and
expand a daily competent reporting about the Amiga market and the adjacent surrounding field. In
the context of the partner contract laid out on a long-term basis the
team of amiga-news.de, wich is highly recognized in the industry, will be supported by the AMIGAPlus editorship in terms of creating
content and write reports. Furthermore the four exisiting amiga-news.de pages will be incorporated into the AMIGAPlus.
Current short messages are published on-line on Amiga news.de
with the well known authority and regularity, while the AMIGAPLus homepage will concentrate
on deep-going reports and service sides for the print version of the magazine..
"This could be the beginning of a developable partnership." Petra
Struck says, editor-in-chief of amiga-news.de.
"We understand this co-operation also as an encouraging call for a closer
co-operation between the numerous enterprises in the Amiga market."
explains Nico Barbat, editor-in-chief of the AMIGAPlus.
About AMIGAplus
The print magazine AMIGAPlus was published for the first time in
November 1991 by the ICP publishing house. In January 2000 the Amiga
pluses fused with "Amiga OS" and published by the Kieler publishing house Falkemedia from then on.
Today the AMIGAPlus is the strongest independent Amiga specialized magazine world-wide. Parallel the
editorship is active in the on-line range, with the meeting of fairs
and at the organization of the Amiga Awards.
About amiga-news.de
The on-line EMS magazine Amiga news.de was created in August 1998 by
Petra Struck and is today, with 100.000 hits daily, the prominent
german-language web project for Amiga related reporting. The
contentwise emphasis lies on News, which are supplied by different
Backends. Apart from the Web version also by WAP, E-Mail, KDE and PDA.
The subregions of the Website cared for by 17
active volunteers cover the Amiga link directory, the Free Amiga job, a
well visited forum, meeting calendar, search archives and other
interactive elements.
Contact:
AMIGAplus / falkemedia
Dürener Str. 387, D-50935 Köln
Tel: 02 21 - 430 82 933
E-Mail: info@amigaplus.de
www.amigaplus.de
amiga-news.de
Petra Struck
Trills 9, D-40699 Erkrath
Tel: 0 21 04 - 17 16 97
e-Mail: team@amiga-news.de
www.amiga-news.de
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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03.Feb.2003
Alexander Greye (ANF)
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C-One is not delivered yet
Alexander Greye wrote:
Against the statements of some persons the C-One is not delivered yet.
According to Jens Schönefeld the board was not yet sufficiently and completely tested and therefore it will not
be delivered before these tests will be finished. An exact date for the release date
is not certain.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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03.Feb.2003
Jim Steichen; Author of AmigaTalk (ANF)
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AmigaTalk V2.3 uploaded to Aminet
The latest and greatest version of AmigaTalk (V2.3) has been uploaded to Aminet.
The most significant change is the addition of catalogued language support
to the main program. Please send me any translations that you develop for
inclusion into later versions of the program, thanx, Jim Steichen, author of
AmigaTalk.
For version 2.3 the following enhancements/bug fixes were made:
- Added catalog support for the program (now, send me your
translation files!)
- Added Layers.st to the Intuition/ directory to support
using layers.library (why anyone would want to put themselves
through the torture of using layers is beyond me).
- Fixed some bugs in GadTools.st so that the test files now run
correctly.
- Added ARexx.st to the System/ directory.
- Added MsgPort.st to the System/ directory.
Download: amigatalk.lha
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02.Feb.2003
Andreas Weyrauch (ANF)
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Amiga Inc.: First issue of Amiga Club Magazine published
Amiga Inc. have published their first Amiga Club Magazine. This issue is currently only accessible at Amiga Inc. by logging in with a password, i.e. only for club members and developers. (ps) (Translation: cb)
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