25.Sep.2002
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Change of our mail server (Update)
Our mail server will be moved, therefore we couldn't check our accounts
today. That doesn't mean that any mail might be lost but that we can't
catch it right now. For this reason we ask you to send urgend mail again,
this time to our alternative address.
Update 26.09.2002:
The problem is resolved.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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25.Sep.2002
Scalos
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Workbench: Scalos beta archive version 40.22 changed
A new archive (beta version 40.22) of Scalos the alternative to the Workbench is available for download, inside the old archive there were some 'themes' missing.
Download:
ScalosBeta.lha (247 KB)
Scalos-Language_English.lha (18 KB)
More modules and plugins are to find with the title link.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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25.Sep.2002
Golem - IT News
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Golem: Phoenix speeds up Mozilla
»Fast browser alternative based on Mozilla
After several projects like Galeon, K-Meleon or Chimera
developed "lightwighted" web browser based on Mozilla's rendering engine
Gecko, the Mozilla project themselves start a redesign of the Mozilla browser components. Named Phoenix there will a slimed browser version be developed, which will be, in contrast to Galeon & co, platform independent. (ps) (Translation: ub)
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25.Sep.2002
Lorraine-Design
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Fruity backdrops
Bojan Milovic by Lorrain Design has created seven very nice
backdrops
with fruits and offers these as the 'Fruit WB Background pack' for download.
All pictures are available with a 1024 x 768 pixel size in
24 bit and 100% jpg quality at the Aminet.
Download: FruitWBpack.lha 1,6 MB
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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25.Sep.2002
Pegasos Gothenburg Show 2002
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Event: Pictures from the Pegasos Gothenburg Show 2002
Johan 'Graak' Forsberg has taken a lot of pictures at that event from
Sunday the 22nd September in Gothenburg.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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25.Sep.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: "Hilt2" mission editor online
With the permision by Mark Sheeky Amiga Arena published the mission editor
for the strategy game "Hilt2". With the mission editor missions and maps for the game can be constructed.
With "Deapsea" and "Domeraid" there are also two new missions in German language available, as well as a new manual.
FileX info:
With the opening of the binary editors "FileX" by Amiga Arene some candidates were found who would like to work on potential new versions.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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25.Sep.2002
A. Schmidt / Aminet Recent Uploads (ANF)
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Andreas Kleinert removes PPC/WOS datatypes from the Aminet (Update)
Andreas Kleinert has, like can
be seen from the last extract of the recent file, removed his PPC/WOS
datatypes from the Aminet by placing empty archives there.
The appended readme says the following:
PPC/WOS support for this datatypes has been dropped as with V45.1.
Update 26.09.2002:
We asked Andreas Kleinert via e-mail the following question: Might you
give amiga-news.de a brief statement about the deletion of the PPC/WOS
datatypes at the Aminet?
Andreas Kleinert:
"I just wanted to "clean up" a little bit ;-)
The support for WOS was even stopped earlier, WOS user had to use the
ppclib-emu already.
The PPC support was abandoned with V45.1, regarding to the 68k only versions
45.x it would be irritating if the 44.x PPC modules were still left at he
Aminet.
Those who would like to use the 44.x 68k datatypes with the 44.x PPC plugins
should use the last recent public version from an Aminet CD. The (now) free
keyfile is still available from the Aminet."
Within a comment someone wrote: If you don't like to continue to support the
PPC versions of your datatypes it is your choice, but if you take the
possibility for registered users to download the latest version of theses
datatypes this is a shame in my view.
Andreas Kleinert:
This hasn't been my intention, I just wanted to avaoid trouble if people try
to use the 44.x PPC plugins in addition to version 45.x . The PPC modules
are still to get from the Aminet CDs. But one thing I have to state here:
My personal opinion is that the Aminet should not have to be seen as a
backup medium for everybody.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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25.Sep.2002
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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DIVX encoder with gui for Amiga
Carsten Siegner writes:
I just finished a provisory gui for universal format change tool ffmpeg. I programed this as a "DIVX encoder".
Extraordinary: With ffmpeg you gain the option to encode sfw files. These are the well known "flash animations" at some homepages. Unfortunately it wasn't possible for me to create a well operating file yet. I coded those sfw files with the "MJPEG" codec.
Is there someone who can tell me which codec might be the right one?
The ffmpeg encoder offers many different codecs for video and
audio.
P.S.: The program is not ready for download yet!
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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23.Sep.2002
various
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Various Software-News (until 23.09.2002)
Fr3dY updated the following programs:
- 18/September/2002: Updated epic4 to v1.1.7
(IRC-Client)
- 16/September/2002: Updated mpgtx to v1.3
(MPG Manipulator)
- 16/September/2002: Updated xlHtml to v0.5.1
(Convert Excel/PowerPoint files to HTML)
- 16/September/2002: Updated NcFTP to v3.1.4
(FTP Client and Tools)
- 16/September/2002: Updated HTMLDOC to v1.8.22
(HTML Processing Program)
- 16/September/2002: Updated pdfToHTML to v0.34
(Convert PDF Documents to HTML)
Jah ported Wget to MorphOS.
Wget is a commandline tool for fetching files from the Internet
via http, https and ftp. Addtionaly the ixemul.library is needed.
Czech Amiga News
wrote that DiscreetFX 'Wild Flyer' will offer Video Toaster Flyer
for the Amiga.
On the website of Joerg Strohmayer
version 2.12 of PINT was published, the newsreader for UMS. A new
revision of MUI/NList V20 was added.
UMS is a system for reading and
writing from e-mails and postings, which supports different nets via import
and export filters such as Usenet, Z-Net, Fido and Maus.
At the homepage of OnyxSoft
you will find version 2.21 of ' TheMPegEncGUI ' by Daniel Westerburg.
This program offers a graphic user surface for MPEG-audio-encoder.
Colin Wenzel
released version 3.61 of a tool named Bytes. This small program
indicates, how much space is left on a storage medium (removable disk, disk etc..).
On the Website of Pixel Art
version 2.1 of Pixload is now available for download. The tool
makes it possible, like Amidock, to start programs and scripts by
clicking on an Icon. The program makes use of MUI.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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23.Sep.2002
CyberGraphX
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Warp3D V5 becomes NOVA
Hans-Jörg Frieden from Hyperion Entertainment states on the AmigaOS 4 mailing list: "Warp3D will be named 'NOVA' on OS 4 (Ami3D on AmigaDE). The initial release will still be Warp3D V4.x. The original plan called for Warp3D V5 to be delivered with OS 4, but that was at a time where we where to do Warp3D and OS 4 would come from someone else :-) In the final NOVA
release, we'll include developer guides, tutorials and example source
code, and hopefully one or two bigger show-off demos with source code."
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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23.Sep.2002
AOG - Amiga Online Games
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AOG: New games, extras and updates
There are new additions available at Amiga Online Games, a webpage about
Amiga games that can be played via nullmodem, modem or TCP/IP. Further
details can be found at the title link.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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23.Sep.2002
AGC - Amiga Games Classifying
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AGC: election for Sept./Oct. 2002 games hitlist online
AGC (Amiga Games Classifying) determines bimonthly the most popular games.
Since 18th September the the new election form
is available online.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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23.Sep.2002
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New Packets (until 25.09.2002) (Update)
With WHDLoad you can install games you only can play on disks on your hard
disk. Since our last message the following games are added or updated:
- 25.09.02 improved: Numb (Movement) various improvements
- 25.09.02 updated: Sonic Attack (Dual-Crew Shining) new icons
- 25.09.02 updated: Chromagic (Dual-Crew Shining) new icons
- 25.09.02 updated: Thug Life (Essence) colour bit fixes
- 24.09.02 new: Incredible Shrinking Sphere (Electric Dreams) done by Psygore - congratulations! 100 installs!
- 23.09.02 new: Mesmerized (Pure Metal Coders) done by Galahad
- 23.09.02 improved: Impossible Mission 2025 (Microprose) now supports ECS version
- 22.09.02 new: Alien Legion (Pegasus) done by DJ Mike
- 21.09.02 new: Grid Start (Anco) done by Psygore
- 21.09.02 new: Turrican 3 Demo (Factor 5) done by Psygore
- 21.09.02 new: Sound Of Silents (Silents) done by Psygore
- 17.09.02 new: Pod (Shaun Southern) done by Codetapper
- 17.09.02 new: S.O.S. (Melon Dezign) done by Psygore
- 17.09.02 new: Man From The Council (Pumpkinsoft/Tynesoft) done by Codetapper
- 17.09.02 new: Giddy 2 (Phil Ruston) done by Codetapper
- 17.09.02 new: Game Of Harmony (Assembly Line/Accolade/US Gold) done by Codetapper
- 17.09.02 new: Duck (Gremlin) done by Codetapper
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23.Sep.2002
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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Web-Filter Tool: Privoxy (Internet-Filter/Proxy) for AmigaOS
Privoxy a filter tool for the web (more exactly a local proxy server), which is able to filter http content. Besides others it can filter ads and popups. Privoxy is the successor of the well known 'Internet Junkbuster'.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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23.Sep.2002
ANN
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Event: AMS 2002 in Slowenien on 19th October 2002
The Amiga computer club ' D.A.D.' from Slovenia will organize the AMS
2002, which will take place on 19th October 2002 from 10:00 to 18:00
o'clock in Skofja Loka. Further information will soon be available on
the D.A.D. website.
POINT Design from Graz as well as Cloanto announced their coming. The
AmigaOne, Amiga OS 4 (Preview), Mediator boards, Highway (USB) and Norway
will be exhibited. The Highway and Norway boards are made available by
KDH Datentechnik. (sd) (Translation: sk)
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23.Sep.2002
Jan Andersen (E-Mail)
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Virus Help Denmark: Website offline
Due to personal reasons the website of Virus Help Denmark is temporary
off-line. How long this will be the case, can not be said, but the side
will be again on-line in the future. As alternative the website of VHT
Canada with news about Amiga viruses and software is available. Not
available are likewise the email addresses of VHT Denmark. But one can
contact Charlene of VHT Canada. And so Jan Andersen too.
(sd) (Translation: sk)
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22.Sep.2002
Thorsten Mampel, 1.Vorsitzender Amiga-Club Hamburg (ANF)
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Event: AmigaMeeting Nord in Bad Bramstedt 18th-20th Oct 2002
Thorsten Mampel writes:
The Amiga-Meeting Nord will this year again take place in Bad Bramstedt from 18th-20th October 2002.
Details about the event can be gathered from our home page
where you can also register.
Contrary to the previous years we are planning to build up an RJ-45 network. If
you are coming with your computer, please take along a cable of min. 5m length
(NO crossover cable), longer cables are welcome.
Two 8 port hubs and a 16 port hub will be supplied. If you want to bring
another hub you are welcome to do so to keep cable lengths short.
A BNC connection can be provided for those without an RJ-45 equipped NIC (e.g.
Hydra).
The popular hard and software exchange will be reworked completely and can be
utilised from every computer in our LAN. There will be a computer for daily
visitors without a computer which can be used to surf for free and take part
in the exchange.
We will announce details about attending companies/guests and further planned
activities shortly.
Best regards
Thorsten Mampel
1st Chairman Amiga-Club Hamburg e.V.
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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22.Sep.2002
amiga.org
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Event: AONE Gothenburg 2002 - Report by SlimJim (Update)
SlimJim has published a report
about the AONE Gothenburg 2002 event in Gothenburg, Sweden on amiga.org.
This one contains further information as compared to Johan Rasten's
report.
Hyperion have completed PPCBoot. Thus the rest of the developer boards (several
hundred) can be shipped.
PPCBoot has been created by order from outside of the Amiga market and means
additional earnings for Hyperion.
Stefan Burström held an (improvised) speech about IBrowse V2.3.
This will mainly be a bug fix. New features such as CSS will only be included
from IBrowse V3.0 - which will be PPC native.
According to Stefan Burström, MUI will be part of AmigaOS 4 and in the default
settings will be a Reaction lookalike. (sd)
Update 23.09.2002:
Other reports:
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22.Sep.2002
Amiga Future
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Company: Katodev consider resumption of development
On 20th September 2002, Katodev have published the following text on their web
site:
"Because of the new media ebay Katodev intends to re-invoke development
activity. Many things are easier and cheaper because of the online market."
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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22.Sep.2002
Aminet
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MP3: id3tag.library V5.6
David Mevius has published version 5.6 of the id3tag library for reading and
writing the ID3 tags (ID3V1, ID3V2) of MP3 files on Aminet. The ID3 tags
contain information about the respective music title.
In details, ID3 versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 are supported.
Also contained within the archive are developer docs for C.
The library works from AmigaOS 3.x and CPU 68020. id3taglibPrefs requires
Reaction or ClassAct.
Download:
util/libs/id3tag_lib.lha (77K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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22.Sep.2002
Aminet
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Datatype: akPNG V45.3
Andreas Kleinert has published version 45.3 of his akPNG Datatype on Aminet.
This version works with 68k Amigas including UAE and Amithlon.
The Datatype uses the current PNG source codes (zlib V1.1.4, libpng V1.2.4)
and thus supports PNG files with up to 48 bits of colour information. These
48 bits are being reduced to 24 bits.
Download:
util/dtype/akPNG-dt.lha (156K),
Readme
(sd) (Translation: cb)
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