31.May.2002
Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck (E-Mail)
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Thendic-France: First Pegasos Boards Shipped
Thendic-France has shipped within the planned time line the first
Pegasos
PPC computers with Yellow Dog Linux and MorphOS, and they announced a next
version of a Pegasos handheld. Please read the press release:
Thendic-France SARL, a subsidiary of Pretory USA Inc. (OTC: PTRU), an emerging
technology-based leader in security, detection equipment and medical devices,
today announced that is has shipped the first Pegasos PPC computer. The Pegasos
was developed by bplan GmbH of Frankfurt, Germany. Thendic-France SARL has
acquired the rights to organize and manage the worldwide distribution of the
Pegasos.
"We are very excited to be moving ahead with the Pegasos on schedule. We look
forward to both developing a reseller network and a development community for
the Pegasos. The next version of the Pegasos will be a handheld device and this
important step moves us closer to our ultimate objectives," commented Raquel
Velasco, Chairman of the Board.
Internet references can be found as follows:
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31.May.2002
Dietmar Knoll (ANF)
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AmigaOS XL: Experiences with the H&P Big-Tower 1800+ (Update)
Dietmar Knoll writes:
In my report, I describe the experiences I have made with the Big-Tower.
Version 1.18 of the report finally contains the promised chapters, in which I more closely describe "AmigaXL" and "QNX". Furthermore, I included some links to the "Software" chapter and added the latest "Patches for Amithlon".
Note: The last update was released one month ago. Since the webserver of Compuserve is frozen since the beginning of May, I uploaded this update to Fortunecity, although this server is a bit problematic. In QNX-Voyager popups are generated, in Amiga-Voyager only ads are displayed instead of the images. Therefore, I recommend to use AWeb or Amiga-Voyager (with background images switched off). (ps)
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31.May.2002
Achim Stegemann (ANF)
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Astronomy: Second developer-snapshot for Digital Almanac III
You can download the new beta version DA III v4.9beta from the DA-homepage (title link).
All users who want to install the beta version are asked to make a statement to the author about possible problems.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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30.May.2002
Volker Mohr (ANF)
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Event: Classic-Computing 2002
Though it unfortunately fell through last year, the Classic Computing Convention is a go this year. This is made possible through our new host Manfred Schwab (Alias "C64-Doc"), who's going to organize the event. Your comments and enthusiastic assistance are welcome.
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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30.May.2002
kdh news (ANF)
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HIGHWAY USB card for Amiga is shipping now
The USB card HIGHWAY is available now.
KDH Datentechnik
has delivered the HIGHWAY board to customers and Amiga dealers who
did pre-order the HIGHWAY card.
The scope of delivery includes the USB Stack Poseidon. The
currently supported USB devices are listed
here.
KDH offers you at a special bundle price the Memorycard-writer/reader
device HexaMedia Drive
from Lacie. This allows you to read in all pictures from your digital cameras
into your Amiga and to change or print them with your favorite graphic program.
(ps)
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30.May.2002
Sebastian Beloch (ANF)
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Instant-Messenger: StrICQ v2.8.2 Released
On the 29th of May, 2002 Douglas F. McLaughlin released version 2.8.2 of
his Instant-Messenger "StrICQ." A few mistakes were corrected in this version.
New: Offline messages now display properly
Download: STRICQv2.lha (ps) (Translation: dm)
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30.May.2002
Dirk Conrad (ANF)
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Amiga MAS-Player 1.3f Update
A software update for the MAS-Player is now available.
MAS-Player is a hardware solution for playing MP3s on less-powerful Amigas.
The MAS-Player Software contains a seldom encountered but serious bug! It happened to me as I was being the DJ at a party. Once or twice an evening the Amiga would bump into a skipping loop for a couple minutes, then come out of it. The problem appears to have been solved :-).
(ps) (Translation: dm)
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30.May.2002
Golem - IT News
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Golem: Threat of Full Control over the Internet
»Data-Protector: "Strike against the right to have unmonitored communications."
Today the German Upper House of Parliament is debating a measure which would require Internet and telecommunications providers to collect and store data of their customers. According to the Independent National Center for Data Security at Schleswig-Holstein such a law would totally upset the protection of personal data.«
See the title link for the complete article (German). (ps) (Translation: dm)
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30.May.2002
Eyetech Group
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Eyetech Group: AmigaOne Update from 30th May 2002
Press release:
The AmigaOneG3-SE
The first model in our AmigaOne range is the AmigaOneG3-SE. This
is in effect a 600Mhz G3 Amiga accelerator with built in 10/100
ethernet, USB, PCI/AGP interface and memory slots for up to 2GB
of SDRAM. As well as being many times more powerful and at
(UKP350/USD500/Euro600*) around half the price of the previously
most powerful Amiga PPC accelerator (the phase 5 Cyberstorm PPC
604 240MHz).
In fact you can regard the AmigaOneG3-SE as a high performance
accelerator that comes with a free, built in computer! This means
that you no longer need an attached A1200 or special tower case
if you only intend to run retargetable Amiga applications. (For
hardware-hitting applications an interface card to connect an
Amiga 1200 motherboard to the A1G3-SE a PCI card interface will
be available from Escena). The A1G3-SE also comes with a full
range of legacy peripherals, and will run PPC Linux (and PPC UAE)
in addition to running the new PPC-only OS4 natively.
The AmigaOneG3-SE will not be shipped to end users until OS4 is
ready, but boards for OS4 developers and beta testers are already
out in the field.
Amiga Inc, Hyperion and ourselves have also decided to bundle OS4
directly with the boards which we ship to dealers, mainly to reduce
shipping and handling costs - and that has resulted in a small
overall price reduction to end users of the A1G3-SE + OS4 bundle
to ukp 382.94*. There will be equivalent reductions on the dollar
and euro prices of the bundle to usd550* and euro652.50*.
Finally it is important to note that the AmigaOneG3-SE is fully
quality-validated and licensed by Amiga Inc to run OS4, with all
licence fees/royalties paid. AI's licence terms also stipulate that
all boards capable of running OS4 must ship with an OEM version of
OS4 and must have built-in hardware protection to keep OS4 piracy to
a minimum, and this has been built into the AmigaOneG3-SE from the
outset.
A list of dealers who have already ordered demonstration /
familiarisation boards is posted on our web site
(www.eyetech.co.uk/amigaone/dealers.php).
Don't worry if your favourite dealer is not listed - several have
either missed the ordering window or decided to wait until the end
user boards and OS4 is shipping. These dealers will be added to the
list on our website at the time they order end user boards from us.
Although we are advertising the A1G3-SE as an entry-level machine,
have no doubt with OS4 installed it will really fly. The 600Mhz
750CXe cpu that is shipped with it is effectively that fastest G3
cpu generally available and some PPC experts reckon it is likely to
deliver several hundred times the performance of an '030/50 with
many applications.
Planning for the next AmigaOne - the AmigaOne-XE
We have always said that the AmigaOneG3-SE was to be the first, entry
level, board in a range of AmigaOne boards which we have planned to
produce. Many people have asked us to give some outline details of
what we have planned for later boards in the series. So here is a
taster.
The next AmigaOne board we have planned is for an up-market (read more
flexible but more expensive) addition to the range. Further details
will be published here and on the AmigaOne mailing list
at Yahoogroups at the appropriate time (but not before!).
One of the prime requirements is to provide a socketed cpu module so
that user-upgradable performance enhancements can be made as and when
faster and more complex chips - and operating system enhancements that
use them - become available. Our engineers do not believe that the
Intel Slot-1 socket (as planned for the original AmigaOne-1200) is
really suitable because of the need to minimise trace lengths between
cpu and SDRAM memory at higher clock speeds. In addition both the Intel
Slot-1 socket and the Apple ZIF cpu socket are now obsolete and
therefore not a sensible choice for a new product not yet launched.
So for the next version of the AmigaOne, the AmigaOne-XE, we have
borrowed the latest cpu socket technology from Apple in the form of the
purpose-designed ´Megarray´ socket. This means that we can make low
cost, tightly coupled cpu modules using either G3, G4, dual G4, (and
possibly G5 - but information on the G5 is still very sparce) technology
- for use on the same AmigaOne-XE motherboard. Upgrading cpu power
therefore only needs a simple module exchange. The prototype socketed
AmigaOne-XE board and the associated plug-in G3 and G4 modules have
already been built and tested.
But before you rush off and cancel your pending AmigaOneG3-SE orders
to buy the AmigaOne-XE instead, bear in mind that this extra flexibility
will come at a price, and until OS4 supports the G4´s Altivec
coprocessor, without much performance benefit either. And at the moment,
unless you are Apple, G4 cpu´s are on very tight allocation, which means
that it will be several months before they are available to anyone other
than Apple at a reasonable price. At the moment the target price for the
AmigaOne-XE board with the single G4 700MHz cpu module is around
UKP200/USD300/Euro350* more than the AmigaOneG3-SE - and possibly less if
Apple´s demand for these cpu´s drops significantly when the G5 starts
shipping.
So does this mean you should cancel your existing AmigaOne-G3 order and
wait a few more months? Not at all. We anticipate a high private resale
value of used AmigaOneG3-SE boards, but to take the uncertainty out of
the process, we, and the majority of other AmigaOne dealers, will
underwrite a trade-in value of your AmigaOneG3-SE during a period of 6
and 12 months after its purchase against the purchase of a new AmigaOne-XE
with single G4 cpu module. (You are of course still at liberty to sell the
board privately for a higher price!).
This trade-in will be at 75% of the current retail price of an A1G3-SE 6
months after its purchase falling by 1% per month (to 69%) at 12 months
after its purchase. The board must be traded in to the original dealer
where it was purchased, by the original purchaser, be in full working
condition and be used as part payment against an AmigaOne-XE with a single
G4 cpu module. Individual dealers may also opt to have their own trade-up
scheme instead, so please check with them when making your original
purchase. Finally this offer does not apply in conjunction with any other
discount offer, such as that applied to the A1G3-SE developer boards.
If you´ve been sitting on the fence wondering whether to buy an A1G3-SE or
to wait until an upgradable G4 AmigaOne is available, you can now have the
best of both worlds. Order a new, low cost AmigaOneG3-SE now and upgrade
within 12 months. What are you waiting for?
* Prices quoted exclude local taxes and shipping charges.
(ps)
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30.May.2002
VGR
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VGR: Mediator support page updated (PatchInt)
The worlds oldest Mediator support pages
have been updated with PatchInt (and ResetInt) information.
Mr. Matthew Allatt
has released his PatchInt (and ResetInt) to the public.
He writes: "Dear sufferers of the SoundBlaster and FastEthernet lockup problem.
If you have been using ResetInt for the last couple of days to clear these problems,
then you may be getting fed up of having to run that program every time that error
happens. I have now written a version, called PatchInt, which you can put in the
user-startup. You need to run it with the line: "run <nil: >nil: PatchInt".
You can find information on PatchInt and all other Mediator programs on the
3rd Party Mediator Software Page.
If you see a program missing email the information here:
mediator@vgr.com.
(ps)
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30.May.2002
Amigan Software
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Tool: Report+ Version 5.51a
For users of the AmigaOS 3.9 is version 5.51 of Report+ available for
download. With Report+ by Amigan Software can bug reports, Aminet readme
files, autodocs and similar reports be done in an easy way. The program
is freeware and supports the GUI systems ReAction and GadTools. Changes since version 5.51: bugfixes.
Download: ReportPlus.lha (349 KB)
(ps)
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29.May.2002
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New poll: How many hours a day are you using your computer?
This latest poll has its origin in the question how many hours a day our
readers are sitting in front of and using their computers (privatly and for
work). We are curious about the result.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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29.May.2002
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amiga-news.de: There is a new board within our forum - Programming
Several times we were asked to establish a board for programmers within our
forum. Finally Stephen Nitz convinced us to do so.
It is a common board all around programming and not related to any special
language. Likewise beginners and advancers are both welcome to share,
improve or acquire their knowledge.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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29.May.2002
Cyborg (ANF)
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IRC-Client: BenderIRC version 1.5b9
BenderIRC went through several updates, for example the DCC routines got a GUI now.
Benders main GUI is infinitely resizable now, at least the start bug is also fixed
along with several other little improvements.
For version 1.6 there is still a PGP chat planned as well as some further improvements
of the GUI and, of course, more plugins..
Hint: Please take a view to the history before you start Bender, the config
has changed a little.
Download: BenderIRC.lha
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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29.May.2002
IOSPIRIT (ANF)
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IOSPIRIT brings USB-scanners to the AMIGA
Finally it's going to become a reality! Thanks to the continuous development of fxSCAN 4.0 you will be able to use current USB scanners, interesting both in price and technology, with the release of the latest version!
The required drivers will be made available seperatly in the "IOUSB Scanner Package" (IOUSB SP) with the appearance of fxSCAN 4.0. By building upon the IOUSB technology, it will be possible to use the drivers with both the Poseidon stack (Highway®, Subway®, MorphOS) and the stack contained in AmigaOS® 4.0.
The first driver will support Epson® scanners. Please have a look at the list of supported USB scanners on the fxSCAN- or IOUSB SP-subpages for supported devices.
ATTENTION: SPECIAL OFFER!!
All those who preorder (no matter whether update or full version) fxSCAN 4.0 now, get the IOUSB Scanner Package for free!! This special offer takes effect for all already existing preorders, too.
Furthermore fxSCAN 4.0 does now support special scanner settings that may be available through the respective Betascan-drivers. This includes selection of scanner source (e.g. transparency unit or automatic document feeder) and the internal contrast-, brightness-,
gamma- and black&,white-pattern-settings of the scanner. PNG is supported for saving now, too.
New screenshots and an updated "NEW in V4!"-list can be found at the fxSCAN-subpages.
The delivery of fxSCAN 4.0 might be delayed (if at all!) by a maximum of two weeks due to the new features and the required tests. Thus delivery should start by mid of July the latest. Thanks for your understanding. (ps)
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28.May.2002
Amiga Anywhere
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Amiga Anywhere: Updated Art Avenue Puzzle Games / Easter Egg Contest
Technomages Announces Updated Art Avenue Puzzle Games and Easter Egg
Contest. Read the Technomages release at the title link.
(ps)
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28.May.2002
PowerD
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Programming language: New moduls for PowerD 26.05.2002
As we have already reported
in the middle of April version 0.19 alpha 6 of the programming language
PowerD by Martin Kuchinka has been published. Now other moduls of Miklos
Nemeth have been added like Betterstring, ID3Tag, MPEGA, NListTree, OpenURL,
PopUpMenu und SpeedBar. You can find more information under the title link.
(ps)
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28.May.2002
Rüdiger's MorphOS Programs
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Spiel: ScummVM CVS Update
Rüdiger Hanke has released a new CVS snapshot of ScummVM for MorphOS. SCUMM is a programm for interpreting the old datafiles of the LucasArts Classic Adventures and makes them usable on Amiga. New in this version:
- New: Sound now plays in stereo
- Fix: Autosave did crash Simon the Sorcerer after five minutes
- Fix: MidiEmu did not work when AMidi wasn't installed (not quite the
purpose of it ...) - thanks to Michele
- Fix: Monkey Island CD sound plays now also when CD is called "Madness"
(previously name was assumed to be "Monkey1CD") - thanks to Henri
Download: ScummVM-CVS.lzx (236,8 KB)
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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28.May.2002
CUCUG
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CUCUG: Status Register May 2002
The Status Register is the monthly newsletter of the Champaign-Urbana
Computer User Group. Dealt are current and important information
regarding Amiga, Macintosh and PC as well as the computer industry.
(ps)
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28.May.2002
SixK Port Page
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Ports of SixK on new Web site 'Amiga Community'
In the last weeks was often reported about the port of the SDL library onto AmigaOS and MorphOS. The SDL library lets you code games and other multimedia products platform indepedent. SixK has now released new ports of games on his new website ´Amiga Community´ that are based on this library.
New games added in May 2002:
- XSoldier V1.3 (Galaga-Clone)
- Project: Starfighter V2 (2D-Space-Shooter)
- Kobodeluxe V0.3 (2D-Space-Shooter)
- Maelstrom V3.0.5 (Asteroids-Clone)
- Ibreakout 2 V2.2.2 (Arkanoid-Clone)
- Fly V0.3.0 (Starship-Shooter)
Other rubrics are:
- Apache Tools
- Several GCC-Tools
- Techno/House Module
- background pictures
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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28.May.2002
Gunnar Bernhardt (ANF)
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Emulation: WinUAE 0.8.21 R4 released
WinUAE, the Amiga emulator for Win95, Win98, WinME, Win2K and WinXP, is
available in version 0.8.21 release 4. A detailed list of the improvements
and changes follows:
WinUAE 0.8.21 Release 4 (28.05.2002)
- EXPERIMENTAL: added configurable input device (mouse, joystick, keyboard) support
- EXPERIMENTAL: added OpenGL mode (for best results set lores and disable line-doubling)
- printer support fixed (Bernd Roesch)
- MIDI updates (Bernd Roesch, Alfred J. Faust)
- custom chipset updates (Superfrog,Exile,Apocalypse,Rainbow Islands,Torvak the Warrior etc..)
- CPU idle patch (no more 100% CPU usage)
- HOME + F5 opens state restore dialog and SHIFT + HOME + F5 opens state save dialog
- vsync updates (50/60/100/120 frequencies are now always selectable. Useful for Powerstrip users)
- AVIoutput improvements (can be started later, stops when re-entering GUI)
- Picasso96 updates. Mouse trails are now 100% fixed (Bernd Roesch)
- refresh rate selection only affects Amiga display modes, Picasso96 always use default refresh rate
- "16-bit mode detect" crash fixed
- removed useless 8/16-bit sound selection. Sound output is now always 16-bit
- sound lag compensation slider reimplemented. (if you have bad sound, move slider left until sound gets better)
- build-in gzip and zip support (autoselects first adf-image or Amiga executable if zip contains multiple files)
- executable to adf support, just "insert" Amiga executable in to floppy drive
- improved external decompression support (xdms.exe)
- configuration save option is now available even after emulation has been started
- HD floppy image support in disk-tab
(ps)
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