03.May.2002
FOREMATT Home Computing (ANF)
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CD-Magazine: 100%AMIGA - Issue 24
The May issue of 100%AMIGA
is now complete. This month we have the first UK magazine review of
The Feeble Files plus a feature on the progress of OS4 containing
screenshots and a final word from Ben Hermans of Hyperion. In the news we
have an exclusive report on a revolutionary new floppy CD, Broadband from
BTOpenworld and the usual Amiga specific news. We also take a look at a new
demo collection CD as well as our usual mix of reviews, free games and useful
utilities, patches and upgrades. More details available from
Amiga Online Superstore or
100%AMIGA Web site.
(ps)
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03.May.2002
SFXSoft
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Mailchecker: YGM version 2.7
SFXSoft has published version 2.7 of YGM. YGM stands for 'You've Got Mail'. With YGM you can check an unlimited amount of POP3-mailboxes for existing e-mails without having to start the mostly prefered e-mail client which often takes much of the resources. YGM shows how many e-mails wait to be downloaded as well as their estimated size.
The most important new feature in this version is the added argument QUIT to finish a running YGM.
Download: YGM.lha (168 KB)
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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03.May.2002
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 03.05.2002) (Update)
With WHDLoad you can install games on your hard drive which were formerly
meant only for use with disks. The following packets have been added or
updated:
- 03.05.02 new: Super Grand Prix (Codemasters) done by Codetapper
- 03.05.02 new: Fighter Bomber (Activision) done by Galahad
- 03.05.02 new: Crackdown (U.S.Gold) done by Galahad
- 02.05.02 new: Skyfox (Electronic Arts) done by JOTD
- 02.05.02 new: Seconds Out (TyneSoft) done by Psygore
- 29.04.02 new: Hawkeye (Thalamus) done by Bored Seal
- 29.04.02 fixed: Archon (Electronic Arts) install script corrected
- 26.04.02 new: The Lost Vikings (Interplay) done by Asman
(ps)
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03.May.2002
Kaliko
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Kaliko: BrainTeaser for AmigaDE in beta stadium
Kaliko announces in their status report that they have given Amiga Inc. a beta version of Brain Teaser which is a Tetris-clone for AmigaDE for testing.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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03.May.2002
Paul Cardwell (ANF)
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Get Boinged: Interview with Jarno van der Linden from Amiga Inc.
Jarno van der Linden, one of the brilliant minds behind Amiga DE, has
taken time to be interviewed by the GetBoinged! crew. Read the interview
under the title link. (ps)
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02.May.2002
Chaos Computer Club
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CCC: Rescue Your Personal Copies
Many CD companies now use copy-protection for PC CD-ROM drives. With this comes the fact that one can't make copies for her or his own legitimate purposes, for instance to listen to on a portable MP3 player. One can't copy a couple tracks on his or her own CD without problems.
CCC: » Those who don't want to return their purchased CDs because of this deficiency may view
this page to learn how to overcome it and transfer the tracks« (ps) (Translation: dm)
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02.May.2002
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New Survey: How Many Zorro Cards Do You Have In Your Amiga?
We have started another survey. This time our survey is on the question of how many Zorro cards users have in their Amiga computers. Click on the title link to participate in the survey! (ps) (Translation: dm)
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02.May.2002
Suite101
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John Chandler: Are You The One?
Under normal circumstances John Chandler covers the Amiga scene for Suite101. In his current article he asks: Are You The One? (ps) (Translation: dm)
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02.May.2002
Peter Huyoff (E-Mail)
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AROS News
The development of AROS proceeds steadily. Again we have a few new things to report:
Thanks to Fabio Alemagna, the shell window which gets opened when you use "Execute Command" now stays open until you close it so you can actually use it.
Staf Verhaegen worked some more on RexxSysLib.library.
Georg Steger implemented PGA_NotifyBehaviour and PGA_RenderBehaviour in gadget.class. The behaviour of the propg.class can now be configured with this to behave like on the Amiga or in a "nice" way. The default (if you don't specify anything) is "nice". The GUI of Font prefs was improved. Many bugs in diskfont.library were fixed. There will soon be a program to convert TrueType fonts into Amiga/AROS bitmap fonts to use them with diskfont.library without having to convert them (ie. you can open these fonts in all sizes without having .font files for them on disk). A bug in ReadArgs() (the flags /K/A didn't work correctly) was fixed, too.
Matt Parsons updated the AROS User Guide. Some debug statements in the screen blanker were removed. Our LoadWB has now an About menu item which prominently shows the names of the AROS developers. Credit where credit is due :-)
Henning Kiel, Fabio Alemagna and Georg Steger ... helped ... Matt with LoadWB ;-) (Note: That's an internal joke and only for the records... ahem).
Did you notice? No Zune in the last post. Of course, Sebastian Bauer wasn't idling around. He just didn't commit :-)
Sebastian Heutling added a program to install GRUB with RDB support. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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02.May.2002
Jean-Yves Topl-Auger (E-Mail)
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Tool: Pixload Version 1.70
I made a tiny program PIXLOAD 1.70 in RXMUI which looks like Amidock but
fully MUI compatible. User can configure all the interface.
DESCRIPTION:
This little "bar" allows to you load any program or script by one click
on icon. A bubble help tells you the name of loaded program. Two help
files (GUIDE and HTML) are available.
New:
Pixload can be moved anywhere easily, contextual menu added!
What about:
It is a window with buttons including pictures. Each click on button,
loads a command line which loads a program or script. It was made in
AREXX and RXMUI for graphic part. You can modifiy everything (colors,
aspect, etc.. from the Pixload contextual menu).
Download: Pixload-1.71.zip (ps)
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02.May.2002
Cerpheus (ANF)
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Amiga freeCD: Chaos - Wizard War II
New Amiga freeCD: Chaos - Wizard War II
"For those people who like board games and for those other people who
like card games, Chaos: Wizard War II is the #1 Reason to own an Amiga.
It is the ultimate board game and the ultimate card game and the ultimate
strategy game all rolled into one. I get Emails from PC users all the
time who beg me to make a PC version because there is no game on PC as
good as Chaos: Wizard War II. Amiga Rulez!"
(James Conwell, author)
You can order the CD for 3 Euro plus delivery costs from the FOM website.
(ps)
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02.May.2002
CD32-Allianz (ANF)
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Pictures of CD32 Prototypes at CD32-Allianz
The CD32-Allianz has a new webpage (in German) with pictures and descriptions of prototype boards for the Amiga CD32. For example the "CD1200" and "CD Game System 030" expansions are featured.
Additionally we would like to give notice that the Game Contest is coming to an end. (ps) (Translation: dm)
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01.May.2002
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amiga-news.de: New items are printed bold now if cookies are allowed
Sven Drieling has activated a new feature of our scripts today.
If you are accepting cookies headlines which are added since your last visit will be, for a better differentiation, printed in bold letters.
Items which were updated for some reason were marked bold as well.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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01.May.2002
Martin Elsner (E-Mail)
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MRE-1.Mai-Edition: ClassAction 4.40 and StartMenu 1.20
You had to wait a long time, but I hope you are content with the things I
have done meanwhile:
ClassAction 4.40 and StartMenu 1.20 are ready, with many of your proposals
implemented. Some changes: ClassAction has an improved way of copying,
classes for volumes and assigns, "Open with" and "Copy to" submenus, an own
file attribute window, and many little improvements like file comment
display and vertical arranged listers.
StartMenu has now lost the nerving bugs; it can control commodities, opens
on other screens and has an improved window button display.
All MRE modules only contain the English language. I will prepare the
translations, they will follow in the next weeks.
(ps)
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01.May.2002
ANN (ANF)
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clickBOOM announces new games
With the new s-file clickBOOM announces new games, each section at their site will open during May. About the games there is no information available yet. At the 6th, 9th, 13th und 20th of May one game after the other will be introduced.
Within the same s-file from the 1st of May clickBOOM also announces an "own" tablet PC hardware.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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01.May.2002
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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New benchmarks from "Project Petunia"
The author of "Project Petunia", the 68k JIT emulator for AmigaOS4, has released new benchmarks for this emulator (title link).
Ben Hermans of Hyperion commented those benchmarks within the comments of ANN as follows:
"At a 600 mhz G3 with on-die L2 cache and a 133 mhz FSB you might expect a much higher speed than with a 150-200 mhz 060. I would guess a 300 mhz as an absolute minimum. On current PPC cards the relevant benchmarks of petunia are slowed down by several facts:
- The 68k processor is stealing still some cycles simply because it's still "awake". Once it will be made completly slept this will result in a reasonable gain of performance.
- Dual processor architecture with context switches and cache flushes
- WarpOS is used and not Exec SG
All in all I guess that the emulator will reach the performance of a 060/50 as a minimum even on the slowest (160 mhz) BlizzardPPC cards.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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01.May.2002
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Martin "Mason" Merz
Enthusiasts of the "Glowicons" and with that nearly every Amiga user, might use a toolbar with Martin "Mason" Merz's GlowIcon style for his programs.
Martin Merz has not only given a big contribution for an optical "face lifting" for many programs but that the overall impression also seems to be unified.
As martin Merz said within the Amiga Arena interview, enthusiasts of the "Mason" icons might look forward to some more highlights. The interview is available in German.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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01.May.2002
Jürgen A. Theiner (ANF)
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Current charts at playamiga.de
There it is. The new charts have been released. In April there has been a big participation as you could see with the positions. A lot has changed!
Therefore my request: Please continue sending me the nominees for your three favorite games via e-mail. You're welcome to participate once a month.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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01.May.2002
Simon Neumann (ANF)
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Amiga Speed with first Mediator 4000 tests
The first Mediator 4000 tests have arrived at least. Please get yourself informed about 2D GFX(Voodoo3) for the actual 2D performane and with
Heretic2/Q***e about the actual 3D performance. Because of the current situation of the AmigaOne, a G3 600 MHz has been added to the PPC-processor comparisation chart as well.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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01.May.2002
Matthias Münch (ANF)
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New AmIRC update version 3.5.24beta
Again there is a new update for AmIRC because the old one doesn't work any more from today on.
Download: amirc_3524beta.lzx
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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01.May.2002
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amiga-news.de: New partnership site - Amiga Arena
From today on the Amiga Arene has become a new partnership site with amiga-news.de
Responsible for that site is Olaf Köbnik who describes that site as follows:
Since 1998 it is Amiga Arena's task to support the Amiga shareware and freeware market. With many time limited offers for shareware some new impetus should be given initially and the trust between developers and users should have been improved.
Beside those special offers (which actually aren't enforced) Amiga Arena informs with many current interviews and tries to build "a bridge" between users and developers.
Furthermore Amiga Arena tries to facilitate the lifting of control mostly of "shareware" and offers along with games some high quality applications for free download. A selected link list perfects the services of that site. Plus that there are further activities like e. g. arrangements of developers, beta testers, support and sales of commercial software and some other.
(ps) (Translation: ub)
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