26.Nov.2002
Dieter Groppé
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Tool: MCP Version 1.40
The multifunctional tool MCP ("MasterControlProgram") is available in version 1.40 for download.
It is an update archive which needs an installation of version 1.39 and a complete archive available.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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26.Nov.2002
Grzegorz Kraszewski (ANF)
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TTEngine 5.1 released
TTEngine is the TrueType font based text rendering engine for AmigaOS.
Version 5.1 can be downloaded from the home page of TTEngine.
TTEngine 5.1 has been released. New features:
- Recompiled with newest FreeType 2.1.3 sources. After some research I've decided to leave bytecode interpreter turned on by default (it is turned off in default FreeType config). Autohinter seems to be not that good as FreeType authors advertise.
- Two wersions of TTEngine are now distributed. One full featured and one without bytecode interpreter. Both have 100% compatible API and can be interchanged by just replacing library file. The "light" version of the library may be interesting for commercial applications authors, since bytecode interpreter uses some patented things.
- TTEngine now supports all ISO-8859 encodings (from 1 to 16, except 12 which probably does not exist), also UTF-16BE and UTF-32BE.
- Application programmer can specify custom 8-bit to Unicode character mapping.
- A few more precise global metrics attributes have been added.
- Added some example programs and "ViewISO" tool showing all ISO-8859 encodings for a font face.
Check "release_notes" file in the distribution archive for the full list of changes.
(ps)
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25.Nov.2002
AMIGAplus
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Game: Quake I update
Frank Wille published version 2.00 of Quake 1.09, that supports AGA and
Cybergraphics, Amiga keyboard, mouse, Joystick, Joypad (CD32, PSX),
TCP/IP, AHI and Amiga-native (Paula) stereo sound, sound (audio.device) and audio CD playback. For an exact function
description please read the guidance.
Quake I is available for MorphOS, WarpOS, PowerUp V2.00, AmigaOS/68k
and as source code.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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25.Nov.2002
Steffen Häuser (ANF)
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Game: New mods for Quake2
Steffen Häuser of Hyperion Entertainment:
I just added two new mods to the Amiga Quake2 homepage. This time: Headhunters and Headhunters CTF.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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25.Nov.2002
S. Eichholz (ANF)
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No Mekka symposium 2003 (Update II)
As announced today on the Mekka Symposium homepage the Mekka Symposium 2003 will not be held. Further details can be found in the following original message or at the title link.
Dear Fellow Sceners,
We will keep the upcoming information as short and painless as possible:
Due to irreconcilable personal differences within the main organizer team, the Mekka & Symposium 2003 WILL NOT TAKE PLACE. Yes, we're serious.
Some of you will shout "NO, you simply can't do that!". Believe us, it was a hard decision for us, too -- but in the end, we had to make it. If you are interested in some more explaining info, read the next few lines.
A demoparty should be fun for everybody, and this is also valid for the organizers that set the whole thing up; a good event can only be organized in a good mood, otherwise it will be a disaster. We don't want the next Mekka & Symposium to become a disaster, so we're going to stop right before this can happen.
The last few years and events were a huge success and we all had a lot of fun; this should never be forgotten by anyone, neither visitors, nor organizers! We stop right at this point to make sure that Mekka & Symposium will always be remembered as one of the best demo parties ever. All the past years it was your support and contribution, your presence and your personal efforts that made Mekka & Symposium such a great, respected and productive event and we deeply say "THANKS" for that, to each and every one of you, be it visitors or organizers.
Sincerely yours,
The Mekka & Symposium Main Organizer Team.
PS: We were told that an alternative party in Germany is being organized at Easter. Stay tuned for details.
Update:
Petition: "Bring back Mekka Symposium Petition".
Update 26.11.2002:
Under http://breakpoint.untergrund.net
you will find information about an alternative event. (ps) (Translation: sk)
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25.Nov.2002
Amiga + Retro Computing 2002
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ARC 2002 News: Thendic France biggest exhibitor
Thendic France has increased their exhibition area, making themselves
the biggest exhibitor of AMIGA + RETRO COMPUTING 2002. The reason for
this extension is the amount of computers that they are presenting.
Visitors of the show have the opportunity to persuade themselves of
the combination of the new PPC board and MorphOS.
The same amount of computers will be provided for the
betatester-conference that will take place on the same weekend in
room "Berlin 1" of the Dorint-Hotel "Quellenhof", which is located
right next to the Eurogress. Thendic France has finalized the booking
of this room during a meeting that took place in Aachen on November
21st.
The new company Genesi that unites Thendic France and bplan Germany
will be present with all personnel at the show. More than 20 developers
of hard- and software will answer your questions.
Read more about the technical data of Pegasos,
that has been provided by Thendic France.
In addition to the new machines, Thendic will also bring part of their
museum to Aachen. Rare machines like the Walker (Amiga successor that
has never been produced) and 8-bit Commodore machines will be on display
at a separate booth. All the machines are still intact, so you can
experience them in action!
There will be the following persons on the show:
From bplan: Gerald Carda, Thomas Knäbel, Ralph Schmidt and
Emmanuel Lesueur.
From Thendic-France: Nicolas Sallin, David Gerber, Mark Olsen, Rakesh
and Sharwin Raghoebardayal, Nicholas Blachford, Bertrand Presles, Eric
Bertail, Céline Waldberg, Pascal Roe D'Albert, Sébastien Lokhamkhouak,
Matthieu Leroyer and of course Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck.
Plus, there will be other core MorphOS Developers and a number of
Betatesters.
(ps)
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25.Nov.2002
M.Lueck (ANF)
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GRex Petition status update
First of all we would like to thank you all for the support. Since
Saturday 16:00 h up to now Monday 03:55 h 149 users have 'signed' and we to hope for more.
We had to slidely modify the Petition, since we did not know currently, which hardware documents Hyperion will need. Thank you at Steffen Häuser for these info.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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24.Nov.2002
Telepolis
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Telepolis: Microsoft researchers - DRM no help against peer-to-peer file sharing
A team of four Microsoft researchers has come to the conclusion that DRM (Digital Rights Management) is no feasible way to act against peer-to-peer file sharing. According to the scientists, this also concerns watermark based copy protections systems, as devices with watermark detector are far less attractive to users than competitive products without detector.
The Telepolis acticle by Janko Röttgers is accessible through the title link. (sd)
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24.Nov.2002
Amiga Future
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Installer: InstallerNG integral part of AmigaOS4 and MorphOS
It is reported on Jens Tröger und Jens Langner's
'InstallerNG home page'
that
"after successfull negotiations InstallerNG will
become a integral part of AmigaOS4 and MorphOS, advanced
development is under way.".
'InstallerNG' is an alternative to Commodore's Installer tool. Compared to this
tool, 'InstallerNG' supports a.o.t. MUI (via plugin) and offers a CPU
recognition for MC68060 as well as PPC processors.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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24.Nov.2002
Andreas Falkenhahn (E-Mail)
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Multimedia authoring system: Screenshots of Hollywood - WBSwatch & Rainbow C
On 23rd November 2002, Andreas Falkenhahn has published further screenshots of
the multimedia authoring system 'Hollywood'. These show a fully transparent
24bit realtime workbench clock as well as a rainbow creator which demonstrates
Hollywood's rainbow functions.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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24.Nov.2002
AMIGAplus Redaktion (ANF)
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Magazine: AMIGAplus 11/2002 announcment - 11th anniversary
This month, the German print magazine AMIGAplus is celebrating its eleventh
anniversary. On friday, the 22th November 2002, the current AMIGAplus 11/2002 has
been published, sent to all subscribers, and single issues can be ordered
online. A.o.t., you can read the following reports in it:
Review Supreme
Two years after the second version of Extreme, the Italian software forge
Darkage Software is presenting a worthy successor and gives a crowning finale
to the distributed Video Special in the AMIGAplus: As is well-known, »Supreme«
stands for the adjectives highest, topmost or greatest - we have investigated
in detail whether the video effects software is able to fulfil the high expectations.
Vote hunting: Scene experts on Amiga future
Amigans all over the world have been going through exiting times, especially in
the last months, with numerous concrete product announcements. We wanted to
find out the opinion of central and respected figures of the demo scene on
the new Amiga systems and their potential future prospects.
Virtual Network Computing
"VNC" is a program package which allows to remote control other computers in a
network via their graphical user interface. For this it doesn't matter whether
this network is locally restricted to the home or expansive over many thousand
kilometres like the Internet.
GoldED Studio AIX
GoldED Studio, originally developed purely as a text editor, has meanwhile
grown into a multifunctional tool and has seen the light of day in August of this
year in a final version under the name of »GoldED Studio AIX«.
Please also read:
- AMIGAplus readers CD 18 - contents
- Co-operative software development, part 1
- WHDLoad: Interview with Bert Jahn
- Workshop ProStationAudio, part 2
- Workshop Pretty Good Privacy, part 2
- Amiga Status Report: Calm before the storm
- Show report WoASE 2002
- Review AMHuhn
- Preview AMIGA + Retro Computing 2002
- Interview with ARKTIS/OASE
- Short reviews: Hardware and shareware
- and much more
AMIGAplus is available on subscription, single issue order at EUR 5 (incl. p&p)
as well as in the Amiga trade partners. Size: 68 pages (4c). (sd) (Translation: cb)
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23.Nov.2002
Olaf Köbnik (email)
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Amiga Arena: Astrologic full version
Astrologic full version
With permission by Peter Schütz may the Amiga Arena offer the full version of ASTROLOGIC the astrology program offer for downloading.
What is ASTROLOGIC? - ASTROLOGIC for everyone
ASTROLOGIC makes it possible for all interested users to cast/create in the easiest way character and partnership horoscopes/analysises.
Expressive texts allow interesting comparisons referring to 'horoscope/reality'.
Together with this manual offers ASTROLGIC a deep view into the fascinating area of modern astrology the interested user.
ASTROLOGIC for astrologers: (excerpt)
ASTROLOGIC calculates exact birth, combin, composit, solar and
lunar horoscopes as well as monthly ephemerids tables, transite
and progressions until the year 4000 (!).
ASTROLOGIC knows next to the 10 stars/heavenly bodies the 5 most important planetoids,
the luck point, the moon knot, the Medium Coeli, the moon phases and of course the ascendent. All in all it masters the 10 most known methods for houses peak calculation. Complete and clear output tables ease the professional astrologer the individual Deutung of the horoscopes.
Hint:
ASTROLOGIC has been written with CanDo and only runs on PAL/ PAL interlace screens.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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23.Nov.2002
M.Lück (ANF)
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Start of a GRex petition
M. Lück wrote:
Hello GRex users,
as you surely read on the homepage of CyberGraphX
there'll be no GRex support in OS 4.0 as Hyperion haven't received any hardware/software documentation.
Because of this we have decided to start this petition to get a chance to run OS4 on the GRex. It would only offer advantages to all, not only to OS4 but also to MorphOS, if the API of the cybpci.library would be open.
This is no flame call against DCE but the expression of the wish of the GRex users who want to have more drivers, programs and OS4 support. We hope that you'll take part.
The petition can be accessed under http://www.trimaweb.de/petition/.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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23.Nov.2002
Aseq (ANF)
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Audio: Aseq site updated, new screenshot and more
The website for Aseq, an audio and midi sequencer, has been updated. You
can find a new screenshot and the feature list has been updated, plus
there is a little bit of new information.
I have been able to buy a cheap PowerMac 7300, which means a port to that
platform can start very soon. Likely when the first classic Amiga version
has been finished and released. This does not mean classic Amiga
development will stop or be delayed.
Expect more news and updates soon. (ps)
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23.Nov.2002
IOSPIRIT (ANF)
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IOSPIRIT: fxPAINT 2.0 preorder special offer
In a preorder campaign until 9th December 2002, we are offering you
fxPAINT 2.0 at a reduced price of 79,00 EUR (89,99 EUR otherwise).
fxPAINT 2.0 already runs natively under MorphOS on Pegasos, under 68K
AmigaOS, x86-native on Amithlon and will also run PPC-native on upcoming
AmigaOS 4.0 systems. So, no matter which system you choose, you'll see
fxPAINT make best use of it! Don't wait any longer, purchase fxPAINT
2.0 NOW and save money!
All previously submitted preorders have been adapted accordingly.
(ps)
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23.Nov.2002
IFA Online News (ANF)
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Intel Pentium 4 with 3 GHz in multitasking
The Intel Corporation introduced last week the new Intel Pentium 4 processor with Hyper-Threading (HT) technology and a clock frequency of 3,06 GHz. With this does the chip producer not only manage to jump over the 3 GHz mark but also to make desktop PCs up to 25% more powerful when using the new HT technology. These systems can execute several programs or requests by the computer at the same time with no delay they say at Intel. According to Intel, leading computer manufacturers worldwide will offer PCs with support for the HT technology and on the basis of the Pentium 4 processor with 3,06 GHz from now on. Computers using this processor technology will be recognisable through the "HT" symbol in the Pentium logo.
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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23.Nov.2002
Steffen Häuser (ANF)
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New Quake2 mods online
On the Amiga Quake2 page are two new mods online - Matrix Quake 2 and
Threewave CTF.
Steffen Häuser
Hyperion Entertainment
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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22.Nov.2002
WinUAE
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Emulator: WinUAE version 0.8.22 R3 published
Version 0.8.22 R3 of the Amiga emulator WINUAE written by Toni Wilen has been published today.
Changes and improvements:
- Ports-tab crash fixed
- joystick handling fixes
- hard drive configuration save fixed
(trailing spaces are now removed from HD ID-string)
- fixed stuck keys when switching between WinUAE and Windows
- sprite fix (some games had flashing sprite garbage)
- thread priority tweaks
- setupapi.dll error when running under Windows 95
- emulation slowdown and sound stuttering in 68000 mode (finally?)
- Amithlon partition detection fixed (detection failed if drive's partition table contained more than 6 partitions)
- jumpy mouse fixed
- hardfile not found -bug fixed
- "The selected screen mode can't be displayed in a window, because.." now correctly forces fullscreen mode instead of repeating the message forever..
New feature:
- implemented harddisk and CD-leds that flash during HD/CD access
Download: WinUAE0822R3.zip
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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22.Nov.2002
zErec (ANF)
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Update of Merlancia Industries site
You can look at the new beta layout of the homepage of Merlancia Industries under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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22.Nov.2002
Martin Heine (ANF)
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bplan and Thendic merge to GENESI (update)
The bplan GmbH, Frankfurt, (Pegasos, MorphOS) and Thendic-France
S.A.R.L., Paris, merge to Genesi S.A.R.L. located in Luxemburg.
Genesi was founded this week and will start its activities on 1.01.2003.
The official start of sale of the Pegasos with MorphOS will be the fair Amiga + Retro Computing
which will take place in Aachen on 7. and 8. December 2002. On this fair the buyer of a Pegasos
will be offered a special game-bundle. No matter where the Pegasos will has been bought every buyer
has the possibility to buy this bundle at the stand of Thendic for 50,- Euro which consists of
Feeble Files, Software Tycoon and Tales of Talmar.
Genesi will also take part on the COMDEX and CeBIT. On the last mentioned one the MAI Logics Inc.
will also take part which has developed together with Genesi the chipset for the handheld Pegasos called
"Eclipsis".
There are also new dealers in USA, Canada and Great Britain. Additionally a well-known Russian IT distributor
will carry out the distribution in Russia.
The new founded company Genesi will create a webportal for developers before 01.01.2003 that registered
developers, user groups, which support and performance the Pegasos can buy the Pegasos or other
devices for a special price.
You can get further information under the title link.
Addendum 23.11.2002:
By inquiring Thendic France we have been told that also buyers of betatester I
and betatester II will have the possibiblity to buy the game-bundle on the
fair.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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22.Nov.2002
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 24.11.2002) (Update)
With WHDLoad you can install games on your hard drive which were
originally made only for use with disks. The following packets have been
added or updated since our last message:
- 24.11.02 improved: Indianapolis 500 (Papyrus Design Group) now uses fastmem, reworked install
- 24.11.02 new: Joe Blade 2 (Players) done by Codetapper
- 23.11.02 improved: Joe Blade (Players Software) supports another version, new icons
- 23.11.02 new: Roller Coaster Rumbler (Tynesoft) done by Psygore
- 21.11.02 new: Risk (Virgin) done by JOTD
- 21.11.02 fixed: Populous (Bullfrog) sound corrected
- 21.11.02 improved: Overdrive (Team 17) new imager, other improvements
- 21.11.02 improved: North Sea Inferno (Parsec Software) audio fixed
- 21.11.02 improved: Loom (Lucasfilm Games) better compatibility
- 21.11.02 new: Classic Board Games (Merit Software) done by JOTD
(ps)
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