24.Oct.2001
Access Innovation Ltd.
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Mick Tinker takes leave of Amiga market
Well time moves on, nothing stands still... The Amiga does not make me a
living, it hasn't for a long, long time and it doesn't look like it ever
will make me a dime. I have moved on in my life and its time that I left
the Amiga behind.
It has been an interesting time. I still love the concepts and elegance of
the Amiga, many of those concepts will move forward through the experiences
of all those engineers that have had contact with it. Amiga R.I.P.
Note of the editors board:
The Anti Gravity website, which have bought the BoXer project from Mick Tinker, is not available any more.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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23.Oct.2001
Markus Pohlmann (ANF)
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Update of the project Crashsite website
The website www.projektcrashsite.de (title link) about the new role game of
the same denominator has been updated. An initial test picture of the 16Bit
Iso 3d engine, new music in MP3 format and the questions and answers so
far are part of the new content.
Since the game's graphic artist Daniel Hartlehnert is searching for a new
employer there are some examples for his work in the "Die Macher" section.
In the support section the programmers are asking for decision guidance regarding what
should take priority - development for 68k od PPC.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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23.Oct.2001
Oliver Hummel (ANF)
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Emulation: New version of Amigenerator released
The SEGA MegaDrive (Genesis) emulator Amigenerator is released in version V0.34. The
changes in V0.34:
- [VDP] Error in VSTAM removed (Pengo)
- [VDP] Unnecessary code in sources etc. removed
- [SOUND] Sound code reworked
- [SOUND] Support of On/Off of psg/fm/z80 and sound added
- [CORE] Welcome ROM added
- [CORE] Saving is added again
- [CORE] The saving of sound was reworked completely
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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23.Oct.2001
Achim Stegemann (ANF)
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Digital Almanac III - Amithlon
Thanks to Harald Frank it was possible to present DA III running on
"Amithlon" on the event which took place last Friday in Mutterstadt, Germany.
There was greate positive responsiveness to that presentation.
Calculation speed did not rank behind comparable PC programs.
So, the only planetarium program left for the Amiga also runs under
Amithlon without problems.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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23.Oct.2001
Tales of Tamar
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Game: Tales of Tamar - Amiga Version 0.38R3
The Amiga version v0.38R3 of the Internet and round based game Tales of Tamar
contains speedups on the map screen, and OnScreen animations for the trade- and
diplomacy screen. The game is only available for beta testers.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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23.Oct.2001
Haage&Partner
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H&P: AmigaXL: Selling since October 18th
H&P wrote:
23. Oct. 2001: On Thursday, October 18th sale of
AmigaOS XL started.
Delivery of the preorders still will take a few days. We ask you for understanding.
Last weekend the new version was presented and up for sale on the
Pianeta 2001
in Empoli, Italy.
(ps)
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23.Oct.2001
Olaf Köbnik (E-Mail)
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Amiga Arena: Interview with Carl Svensson (mp3Play)
The GUI "mp3Play" comes from Sweden. The developer Carl Svensson
answered the questions of the Amiga Arena.
Olaf Köbnik: "The Amiga Arena is supporting the freeware and shareware market and I just can
appeal you again and again to support the developers with feedback."
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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23.Oct.2001
m.w.VERLAG GmbH
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amiga-news.de in the 'Book of the 6,000 Most Important Websites'
amiga-news.de has been recorded to the Internet guide
"Das Web-Adressbuch für Deutschland - Die 6.000 wichtigsten deutschen Internet-Adressen"
(The Web-Address-Book for Germany - The 6,000 most importandt German Internet Addresses).
The editors board of the mv publishing company did a one year data-recall facility and tested about
250,000 web offers and read out the 6,000 best websites.
Base of this book is a concise structure, 19 chapters are partitioned into subject relating
rubrics. It contains an extended headword index and e-mail register. The arrangement of
sub-categories and the extended index enables the reader to quickliy find what he is searching
for and the short comments simplify to decide the optimal address. (ps) (Translation: mj)
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23.Oct.2001
Fr3dY's Amiga Web Page
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Fr3dY's Amiga Web Page: Anubis and xlHtml Update
Fr3dY has updated two of his tools. First is version 1.0.3 of Anubis, an anonymous
mailer with many features, available for download. Also xHTML is updated onto version
0.3.9.1.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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23.Oct.2001
OSNews
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OSNews: Interview with Carl Sassenrath about REBOL (Update)
You will find a complete interview with Carl Sassenrath about
REBOL under the title link. It especially has an eye
on the possibilities that
REBOL/IOS
will give
X-Internet
('executable' Internet), and the chances of REBOL in the market against .NET and other
systems.
The interview was held by Eugenia Loli-Queru.
REBOL is a platform overlapping sytem from Carl Sassenrath (Amiga-Exec), that was
released first in November 1997. The REBOL language lets you use the Internet easily
including coding of CGI-scripts and the easy design of GUIs.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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23.Oct.2001
The Amiga Alternative Audio Page
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MPEG-Audio-Player: MAD for 68040 and MorphOS
Today we have a brand new port-release for you .. madplay, the best
mpeg-audio player out there .. this will make a nice complement to
the LAME encoder...
The archive comes with binaries for 68040 and MorphOS...
Please read the included amiga.readme for special instructions on usage!
From the MAD README:
MAD has the following special features:
- 24-bit PCM output
- 100% fixed-point (integer) computation
- completely new implementation based on the ISO/IEC standards
- distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)
Because MAD provides full 24-bit PCM output, applications using MAD are
able to produce high quality audio. Even when the output device supports
only 16-bit PCM, applications can use the extra resolution to increase the
audible dynamic range through the use of dithering or noise shaping.
Because MAD uses integer computation rather than floating point, it is
well suited for architectures without a floating point unit. All
calculations are performed with a 32-bit fixed-point integer
representation.
Because MAD is a new implementation of the ISO/IEC standards, it is
unencumbered by the errors and copyrights of other implementations. MAD is
NOT a derivation of the ISO reference source or any other code.
Considerable effort has been expended to ensure a correct implementation,
even in cases where the standards are ambiguous or misleading.
Download: madplay.lzx (220 KB)
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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23.Oct.2001
Pagan Games
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Pagan Games: New game for AmigaDE - BLOBULA
Pagan Games proudly presents Blobula. The first next-generation platform
independent game for desktop machines as well as personal digital
assistants. Thanks to AmigaDE Blobula runs on most hardware but AmigaDE
will at first be available for Linux, Microsoft Windows and the Sharp
Zaurus PDA.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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23.Oct.2001
Andreas R. Kleinert (E-Mail)
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Image processing: SView ImageFX Loader Update
The ImageFX plugins (loader/Saver) for SView are updated and are available for download (title link).
(ps) (Translation: gf)
[News message: 23. Oct. 2001, 13:50] [Comments: 0]
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23.Oct.2001
Ottawa Amiga Show Team
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Event: Ottawa Amiga Show - Changes
Against other statements the Ottawa Amiga Show will not take place on two days, only
on 17.11.2001. Also changed has the location. Now it is the Routhier Centre, 172
Guigues Street, Main floor, Ottawa, Canada. More informations under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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23.Oct.2001
Kermit Woodall (ANF)
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Nova Design, Inc. Releases ImageFX 4.5
Nova Design, Inc. Releases ImageFX 4.5
Richmond, VA - Nova Design announced the immediate availability of the
latest upgrade to ImageFX 4.5. This release adds even more features to one
of the industries most powerful image editing and special effects package
and the top package for the Amiga.
Nova Design has been a long-time supporter of the Amiga platform. Their
software packages include ImageFX, Aladdin 4D - a 3D modeling, rendering
and animation package, Millennium - the ultimate upgrade for Newtek's
Toaster and Toaster/Flyer, and Cinematte - a blue-screening plugin for both
Photoshop and Aura.
New Painting Features
The painting tools have been improved with the addition of several new
Drawmodes. These Drawmodes allow a new range of compositing so you can
composite brushes into your images will all the same tools that the
composite tool offers you for full image compositing. When combined with
the Drawstyles, which control where your pixels come from when using
brushes, you have literally thousands of possible drawing options and
combinations!
New Animation Features
ImageFX 4.0 introduced the concept of being able to load an animation and
work on individual frames just like you would a layered still image
document. ImageFX 4.5 takes this much further with the all-new Keyframe
Manager.
The Keyframe Manager allows you to combine images, animations, or
animbrushes onto any animation you have loaded. You can completely control
the path of these images or animations by specifying precise positions at
individual keyframes at any point in the animation. You can do this with
single point keys, two point keys, or four point keys. You can scale during
single point animations, use two points to make easy 'squash and stretch'
cartoony effects, or use four points flip points around to make '3D' flying
logos and other simulated perspective tricks. With a little artistic talent
it's not hard to track something in an existing animation and add a new
effect on it or replace it with something new.
The Keyframe Manager can also process simple scripts without bothering with
compositing images or animations. You can track lightning into a scene or
have a wizard cast a glowing light with a lens flare. The possibilities are
enormous!
Ordering
Just call 1-800-IMAGE-69 or (804) 282-1157, fax (804) 282-3768 to order.
(ps)
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22.Oct.2001
Amiga Exotica (ANF)
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Amiga Exotica Update
This section provides complete unmodified rips with full credits for all
Amiga game sound tracks regardless of format. Unlike other collections
available elsewhere on the internet, UnExoticA's archive hasn't been
defaced with rip credits, which often replace comments left by the
original composer.
Huge thanks to all the people who have worked hard to make this section.
Full credits for the area can be read on its Main Page. At the time of
writing the area contains 3440 files packed into 615 archives. That's
269 different composers! Uncompressed there is currently 212 Megabytes
of music!
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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22.Oct.2001
WHDLoad
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Installer: New packages for WHDLoad
WHDLoad gives you the possibility to install floppy-based games onto your harddisc. The following new or
updated versions are available:
- 21.10.01 new: Night Breed (Ocean) done by Bored Seal
- 21.10.01 fixed: Torvak the Warrior (Core Design) install script debugged
- 21.10.01 new: Barbarian (Psygnosis) done by CFOU!
- 20.10.01 improved: Thunder Jaws (Tengen/Domark) various changes
- 20.10.01 fixed: Doofus (Prestige Software) highscore fixed
- 20.10.01 fixed: Hudson Hawk (Ocean) no more problems on 68060
- 18.10.01 improved: Star Wars (Lucasfilm/Domark) supports another version
- 17.10.01 new: Megatwins (US Gold/SEGA) done by JOTD
- 17.10.01 improved: Marble Madness () new icon (Info,Image)
- 17.10.01 new: Geisha (Coktail Vision) done by CFOU!
- 17.10.01 new: Space Ball (Rainbow Arts) done by CFOU!
- 17.10.01 new: F1 Tornado (Zeppelin/Quex Development) done by Bored Seal
- 17.10.01 new: Dark Fusion (Esprit Software/Gremlin) done by Codetapper
- 17.10.01 new: Battle Storm (Titus) done by CFOU!
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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22.Oct.2001
Suite101 / John Chandler
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John Chandler: AROS: Native AmigaOS For Your PC
John Chandler is dealing with AROS the native AmigaOS for PC in his current article, published at suite101.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
[News message: 22. Oct. 2001, 17:09] [Comments: 0]
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22.Oct.2001
Apex Designs
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Game: Payback Update 5, new demo and map-update
Update 5, updated maps and a new demo of Payback are now available for download. Update 5 fixes all bugs
reported since the release of update 4. If you still have some problems, please have a look at the FAQ.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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22.Oct.2001
Haage&Partner
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H&P won't leave the Amiga market
Markus Nerding (Manager of H&P) wrote:
"There was a rumour at amiga.org saying that we would leave the Amiga market. This is not only complete nonsens but even hard to believe with reagard to the recently released AmigaOS XL and Freespace. Due to the fact that amiga.org is currently down I think that it was probably hacked by
someone else." (ps) (Translation: sk)
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22.Oct.2001
Marcus Neervoort (E-Mail)
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AmigaPage News - New pictures and fair movies
After a long time some new stuff, again. In the 'Amiga-Geschichte' (Amiga history)
section some pictures have been added. Also the 'Messe-Werbung' (fair advertising) and
'Amiga-Werbung' (Amiga advertising) sections have been updated.
A few weeks ago Marcus Neervoort has put the 45 minutes Fleecy Moss log from the WoA2000 in
Cologne in MP3 format at the download area. Have fun and so long until the next update.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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