29.Nov.2001
MorphOS News
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MorphOS-News: RageHard Infos about Multiplayer-Game for MorphOS & Mac
Jürgen Lucas, MorphOS News, talked to Michael Garlich, Titan Computer, about
their new multiplayer game (up to 32 players) 'RageHard'. You can find the interview (German)
under the title link. (ps) (Translation: mj)
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29.Nov.2001
Kevin Orme (ANF)
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Amiga University site updates
We have added more than 150 new links, link-checked the entire site, as
well as added new pages on Amithlon/AmigaOSXL and Amiga DiskMags (online
archives of The Crypt as well as Amiga Information Online).
We have also added a major new site mirror, that of Gareth Knight's Amiga
Interactive Guide, as well as the newly replaced mirror of the Blitz
Basic 2000 site (David McMinn just redid their entire site, as he
announced about 1.5 weeks ago here on ANN). In short, a lot of 'new'
and plenty of 'old' for your use and enjoyment.
Kevin Orme
Amiga University
AmigaU (ps)
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29.Nov.2001
AmigaSDL-Pages (ANF)
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Library: SDL V1.2.2 for AmigaOS with OpenGL-Support (StormMesa/Warp3D)
Beta version 1.2.2 of the 'Simple Directmedia Layer' library now is
available as versions for Amiga PowerPC/68k with and without OpenGL
support (Warp3D/StromMesa). The Amiga port was done by
Glenn Hisdal.
The SDL library by
Sam Lantiga is available to
various other platforms including MorphOS, BeOS, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows.
It offers fast access to the graphics and audio capabilities of the respective system.
With this it allows platform comprehensive development of games and other
multimedia products like MPEG players and emulators.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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28.Nov.2001
Kjell Breding (E-Mail)
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Event: AmiGBG 2002
AmiGBG 2002. That's the name of the first Swedish Amiga fair since
1998. AmiGBG 2002 will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The fair will contain both swedish and foreign exhibitors, both
companys and user groups.
At AmiGBG 2002 you will get a glimpse of the future Amiga system,
both of Amiga OS 4 and Amiga DE. You will also see existing
and coming systems with modern hardware from different manufacturers.
Welcome to Gothenburg in 2002!
(ps)
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28.Nov.2001
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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Individual Computers: New xsurfadsl.device with appp update
A new version of the xsurfadsl.device, the PPPoE driver for our networking
card X-Surf, can be found in the support-area of our website. For the first
time, the archive also contains an updated version of the appp.device that
has been licensed from Haage & Partner
(see article from November, 12th).
The source code of version 2.7 that we got from Haage & Partner was different
from the binary that is being sold with the Genesis package in OS3.9 (V2.3).
Questions about the changes between the two versions could not be answered
until now. The new version provided by us (V3.1) has been updated mainly on
internal structures: The device-base code (the interface to the OS) is
completely re-written, so opening up to eight units, and freeing all
resources after closing them (especially memory) is ensured.
Therefore, we also recommend installing the new appp.device, even
if you do not own an X-Surf Ethernet card.
At this point, we want to draw your attention to the ISAcatweasel.device,
which allows using the PC-Catweasel under Amithlon. Since we have not been
able to run Amithlon on any of our computers, we depend you your help in
testing. The new archive is now packed with LHA, so difficulties with
unpacking the ARJ archive are eliminated. Adapted Catweasel mountlists
should make the installation a lot easier. (ps)
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28.Nov.2001
MorphOS
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Library: SDL V1.2.2 Beta for MorphOS (Update)
On 28th of November 2001 Gabriele Greco has published a beta version 1.2.2
of his MorphOS port from the multimedia-library
'Simple DirectMedia Layer'.
This library is available for a wide range of platforms - AmigaOS, BeOS, Linux, Macintosh and Windows belong to them. The library offers a fast access to the graphic and audio abilities of the corresponding system. It therefore enables to develop games and other multimedia products like MPEG players and emulators at several platforms.
Download: libSDL.a.gz
(sd) (Translation: dr)
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28.Nov.2001
Kultpower.de
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Kultpower.de: 12 new ASM-test reports
Kultpower.de has the following 12 new ASM-test reports and the
editoral of the ASM 12/89 online:
- Blockout (Amiga)
- Chambers of Shaolin (Atari ST, Amiga, C-64)
- M1 Tank Platoon (IBM PC, XT, AT)
- Might & Magic 2 (C-64, IBM, Amiga, Apple)
- North & South (Amiga, ST, PC)
- Powerdrift (C-64, Amiga, Atari ST, CPC, Speccy) inkl. Werbeanzeige
- Rings of Medusa (Atari ST, Amiga)
- Scapeghost (Atari ST, Amiga, Schneider CPC, Spectrum, Apple II, C-64, IBM)
- Shufflepuck Cafe (Amiga, ST, Apple II, Mac, PC)
- The Untouchables (C-64, Spectrum)
- Their finest Hour (IBM)
- Tiger Heli (PC Engine)
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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28.Nov.2001
Andreas Kleinert (E-Mail)
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PNG- and JPEG-generator (V4.50) for SuperView
Yesterday Andreas Kleinert has uploaded version 4.50 of PNG-box and JPEG-box to the Aminet. With these tools you can convert graphic-files either to PNG or to JPEG by the help of SuperView-library.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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28.Nov.2001
Cloanto (ANF)
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Cloanto Releases Amiga Forever 5.0
Cloanto released today version 5.0 of Amiga Forever,
the official Amiga emulation and connectivity package for PCs. New features include
just-in-time (JIT) compiler technology to dramatically increase execution speed,
new ROM and operating system files to emulate not only the Amiga computers but also
Commodore's CDTV and CD³² game consoles, and Software Manager, a content delivery and
management system for one-click news, updates and downloads.
An experimental version of the revolutionary Disk2FDI software, which makes it
possible to read Amiga floppy disks on the PC, is provided for the technically
inclined. Other improvements include support for new Windows XP and DirectX
features and new Picasso96 technology to better map Amiga graphics calls to
low-level DirectX functionality and native x86 code, in order to achieve maximum
performance without sacrificing compatibility. Cloanto publicly benchmarked the
new version of the emulation software to be 30 times faster than the previous
version (which already matched the CPU performance of the fastest Amiga 68060 silicon).
Amiga Forever can be installed or run from CD-ROM (no installation or reboot
required), and is also available in a downloadable Online Edition. In either case,
Amiga application can run side by side with the host operating system and its
applications, while taking advantage of features such as virtual memory, advanced
power management, digital rights management, NTFS filing system, wireless
networking, and thousands of past, present and future drivers for peripherals,
specifications and gadgets which the Amiga would otherwise not be able to support.
For additional information please refer to the Amiga Forever home page at
amigaforever.info.
(ps)
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27.Nov.2001
Jürgen A. Theiner (ANF)
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Play!Amiga: Test of both Quake-Mission-Packs
Though there are no new games for the Amiga, Jürgen Theiner from Play!Amiga has tested
games for you. This time it were the Mission-Packs for Quake. Also the new charts are
available. You can take place when you send an eMail with your favourite game.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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27.Nov.2001
Simon Neumann (ANF)
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Amiga Speed Update
Amiga Speed has now integrated Bubblefish, a new poll, and some new speedtests. The
Heretic2- and the Quake-test were updated and the Actionhit Payback was taken in the
3D game area.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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27.Nov.2001
AmigArt (ANF)
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Hyperion Gives More Info about Amiga OS4
"First of all, the idea is to get the AmigaOS from 68k to the PPC. Of
course, there's a lot of code in the system, and lots of code that's beyond our reach (hardware drivers in ROMs, for example). So one of the core components is of course the 68k emulator. The JIT version is already very fast, if you have a 040/25 and a fast 603e, you'll actually be able to run some programs faster than on the physical 040/25...
The second core component will be Exec SG. This is a reimplementation of the original Exec, written in C and placed onto a hardware abstraction layer so that it ports easily from one hardware
to the other (remember, we intent to support a lot of different hardware, some of these will not have the Amiga chipset anymore).
New features (compared to the old Exec) will be virtual memory. Don't
worry, you'll not have to select "Shutdown" from the "Start" menu, you can just switch off ;) We also want to introduce some weak form of memory protection, like protecting code from being overwritten.. Later version will also include resource tracking.
The third mayor (new) building block is the new-style library interface. The cool thing about this is that it enables old 68k libraries to act as new OS4 libraries. To OS4 applications, 68k libraries will look like PPC native libraries. OTOH, new PPC only libraries will look like old 68k libraries to emulated 68k programs. This is achieved by the new library loader: Whenever a library is loaded, the "missing" part of the interface will be generated on-the-fly (by creating so called "stub" functions). So, even though a library is not yet ported to PPC, it can be used as if it were a PPC library, and as soon as it's ported, the program using it will use PPC code, even without recompiling the program (sorry if that comes out a bit complicated....)
For the initial release, we want to have at least the new Exec SG
(otherwise, the whole system wouldn't work, anyway), a PPC
native DOS, the TCP stack, new file system, and some devices. If there's still time, we'll port as much as possible to native PPC.
I think we have around 20 developers working on OS4.
A solution we're thinking about is loading a kernel image from the hard disk's boot block. The Amiga's disk structure allows arbitraty sized boot blocks, so theoretically, a whole kernel could fit there.
We will in any case offer the possibility to use something like SetPatch (including the dreaded reboot). This means that you do not have to reformat your harddrive or even repartition or something like that. As another possibility, we will try to offer the bootblock loading.
We discussed the possibility to include a UAE in the system that will kick in when binaries are executed that require the chipset. That way, running old games could be made transparent
We will apply for BPlan Pegasos developer program, but we will not get special treatment.
We will make as much information as possible available as soon as
possible. This includes documents as well as pre-release version of OS 4 for developers. Of course we want as much stuff on OS 4 as possible, so this is going to be a high priority."
- Frieden brothers (ps)
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27.Nov.2001
Matthias Henze (ANF)
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HSMathLibs and stormamiga.lib will be updated
Because I got well again I will develop on HSMathLibs and the stormamiga.lib again.
But do not expect wonders, I have not worked on these projects for over eight months
and need some time to get back into the source codes. Also there are other important
things for me to do.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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27.Nov.2001
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 26.11.2001)
With WHDLoad you can install games which were formerly meant only for use
with disks on your harddrive. The following packets have been added or
updated:
- 26.11.01 new: Out To Lunch (Mindscape) done by Abaddon & JOTD
- 26.11.01 fixed: Syndicate (Bullfrog) install script corrected
- 26.11.01 fixed: Trivial Pursuit Genus 2 () install script corrected
- 26.11.01 improved: Lethal Weapon (Ocean) many improvements
- 26.11.01 new: Fire And Forget 2 (Titus) done by CFOU!
- 26.11.01 new: Drivin' Force (Digital Magic Software) done by Psygore
- 26.11.01 improved: Buggy Boy (Elite) supports another version, more icons
- 26.11.01 new: Buck Rogers (TSR) done by JOTD
- 25.11.01 new: Trivial Pursuit Genus 2 () done by CFOU!
- 25.11.01 improved: Mortville Manor (Lankhor) supports another version
- 25.11.01 new: Metal Masters (Incal Product/Infogrames) done by CFOU!
- 25.11.01 new: Logical (Rainbow Arts) done by CFOU!
- 25.11.01 new: Iron Lord (UbiSoft) done by CFOU!
- 23.11.01 new: Hostages/Operation Jupiter (Infogrames) done by CFOU!
- 23.11.01 improved: Future Bike (HiTec Software / PAL Developments) keyboard handling fixed
(ps)
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27.Nov.2001
polarboing.com (ANF)
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Interview with Tomas 'Tjomp' Jacobsen
The Norwegian Amiga news site polarBoing has an interview with Tomas
Jacobsen, one of the guys responsible for AmigaDE's first 4k demo. (ps)
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27.Nov.2001
Cloanto (ANF)
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Pictures from Spoletium 4
On November 24-25, 2001, Cloanto attended the Spoletium 4 event in Spoleto,
Italy, providing a wireless webcam service. Pictures are now online at
http://cloanto.com/news/20011124spoletium4.html
In a computing world in which hardware and software have exploded beyond
imagination, where lone pioneers have been displaced by billion-dollar
investments, where programming manuals that used to ship with affordable
home computers have been replaced by multi-volume and constantly changing
SDKs which are beyond the reach of the average user, the demo scene
continues to remind us that writing software can still be a sublime
fusion of expression and creativity, of technology and art, a medium in
which the germ of talent can be discovered and nourished, where
individuals exchange ideas and compete with others, but, as they build
universes of which they are to be in full control, are also confronted
most of all in an intimate challenge with their inner selves. Thank you,
friends at Spoletium, for keeping the flame alive! (ps)
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26.Nov.2001
ISIS
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ISIS comments blocking of websites
On 22. November 2001 the Chaos Computer Club
published that the Internet provider ISIS
is practicing censorship (we reported about)
by blocking particular websites. This was stopped this morning, as the company became aware of this
situation. They said, that those blockades were a result of some experiments of one of thier technicians.
The company pointed out, that whatever they would do, they would be the fool, anyway. If they block sites
people will complain about censorship, if they don't they are supposed to support radical right-wing content.
ISIS declines this technical solution, which offers so much backdors that the expense can't be justified.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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26.Nov.2001
Anton Preinsack (ANF)
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Open Amiga Southeast European Show (O.A.S.E.) in Graz/Austria
The "Open Amiga Southeast European Show (O.A.S.E.)" will be held on the 1.12. and 2.12. in Graz/Austria. The show will open at 10.00 and close at 18.00.
This show is organized by point.design.
Some of the highlights:
Amithlon, various AMIGA-PCI-devices and maybe a fully useable Pegasos-system. Furthermore there will be a presentation (made with
Scala and designed by Ben Hermans) of the upcoming AmigaOS 4.x. The admission is free. Further information is available at the
title link.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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26.Nov.2001
Horst Diebel (ANF)
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Amiga Society News - LBoAS / Schlachtfeld
There are some minor updates of the webpage, for example the 'little book of amiga-software'-page - Horst Diebel would like to say thanks for the
provided help.
The work on Schlachtfeld
is still proceeding. And there will soon be an update of the homepage and some new pictures.
The ICQ-number, published when the graphics-competition started, is no longer valid due to the spaming of the according email-address.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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26.Nov.2001
Marius Schwarz (ANF)
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Programming: OOP for All with new Featurs
Marius Schwarz wrote:
Another week is over and again there is a new version of OOP for All (Object Oriented
Programming for All or OOP4A). New possibilities now are statistical contexts and
methods synchronisation. The compiler backend was enhanced and the documentation
got one more page. You can find all this under the above link.
OOP4A offers an OOP interface to non-object oriented programming languages and
it's language comprehensive.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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25.Nov.2001
Stéphane Campan (E-Mail)
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Instant-Messenger: AmiComSys V2.0
Version 2.0 of the instant messenger "AmiComSys" has been released.
This version contains a line of changes including a security bugfix closing
the APIPE / AWNPIPE security gap in combination with MUI.
This program runs on AmigaOS V3.0+ and CPU 68020+.
Download:
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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