08.Jul.2001
Timo Kloss (E-Mail)
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Graphic Adventure Engine: Inga Beta
Timo Kloss wrote:
The developer pack for the graphic adventure engine 'Inga' was
finished, more or less. Thus I'm now wanting beta testers.
Since the engine itself was not finished, yet, testing will focus
the tools and manual. The following shall be checked:
- Are the developer programs bug-free?
- Do these run on any machine?
- Are there suggestions for the tools?
- Is the manual complete and plain?
- Of course also the runability of the engine shall be tested.
If you are interested, please contact
Timo@inutilis.de and provide close information
about your configuration (hardware, software, versions, etc.)
The people elected will then receive the developer pack as digital version, only,
(that is to say without the printed manual, but with a text file) and are enabled to purchase
it at the half price on release. You will be allowed to go on using the digital version, anyway.
The developer pack runs on: AmigaOS V3.0+, CPU 68020+, graphics board with CyberGraphX.
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08.Jul.2001
Christoph Gutjahr (ANF)
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AmigaDE: CodeWarrior for AmigaDE
Gary Peak, Amiga Inc., did the following expression in a posting on the
AmigaOne mailing list (title link):
«As you may or may not know, Code Warrior has agreed to
develop a professional IDE for the DE. We are still
talking details so I can't give any at this time.»
CodeWarrior is a very popular developer environment available for
different systems (MacOS, PalmOS, and more). It is being developed by
Metrowerks.
Update 12.07.2001:
Martina Jacobs has compiled more information on this topic:
About CodeWarrior:
The cross-platform-compiler CodeWarrior supports C, C++, Java, and
assembly programming languages and is being used by more than 200,000
developers in over 80 countries all over the world to create platforms
and applications for desktops and embedded systems.
The open architecture of this integrated development system allows to
add new programming languages and computing platforms to it's IDE with
relative ease. From the CodeWarrior White Papers
you can learn more about this multi-architecture, how to use GNU tools in CodeWarrior and how to import makefiles.
Extent:
CodeWarrior comprises a multitude of developer tools for different platforms / processors.
Here you will find a list and detailed descriptions
of these tools.
Currently supported:
Standard platforms:
- Windows
- Macintosh
- Solaris
- Linux
- PalmOS
- Java
Processors by Motorola:
- PowerPC-CPUs, 5xx, 6xx, 7xx and 8xx PowerPC processors AltiVec (7400), PowerQUICC II (8260), MPC 8240, hosted on Windows and Solaris.
- 68K/ColdFire-CPUs, incl. CPU32, DragonBall, DragonBallEZ, DragonBallVZ, ColdFire 5206e, and 5307.
- Motorola MCore-CPUs, incl. CMB1200/EVB1200, CMB2080EVB2080, CMB2107/EVB2107, CMB210, and CMB3401
evaluation boards.
- 568xx DSP (Digital Signal Processors).
Processors by others:
- StarCore DSP
- NEC V8xx
- MIPS
- Special version for Java development.
RTOS development:
- Embedded Linux
- QNX Neutrino
- Nucleus PLUS
- 8, 16 and 32 bit architectures
Game consoles:
CodeWarrior is being developed, marketed, and supported by
Metrowerks.
About Metrowerks:
Metrowerks was founded in 1985 in Montreal, Canada. 10 years later the
corporate headquarters were moved to Austin, Texas. Metrowerks has offices
in Silicon Valley, Europe, India, and Tokyo. In September 1999 Metrowerks became
an independently operating subsidiary of Motorola.
They have strategic partnerships with several important companies including
Apple Computer, Microsoft® Corporation, Sun Microsystems®,
and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.. (sd) (Translation: mj)
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08.Jul.2001
amiga.org
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AmigaDE: AmigaDE Interface FAQ
The 'AmigaDE Interface FAQ' has been released on teotwin.com.
This FAQ contains tips on how to customize the AmigaSDK together with the PartyPack.
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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08.Jul.2001
Carl Sassenrath (REBOL-ML)
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REBOL: Build Package
Carl Sassenrath has released the utility 'build-pack' for REBOL
on 06. July 2001. This utility comes in handy for bigger REBOL
programs existing of many files, but are to be distributed as one single
file.
A list of files gets assigned to this tool, being merged to one single and
compressed script. Beside of the program code binary files - like graphics
and sounds - are supported, too.
The script can be downloaded from the Util section of the REBOL script library.
Download: build-pack.r
(sd) (Translation: mj)
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08.Jul.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Magazine: The Crypt #18
Issue #18 of the English online magazine 'The Crypt' was released, yesterday.
This issue contains tests of the jump'n run game 'Furball' and of two Amiga ports
for Windows - Warblade ('Deluxe Galaga') by Edgar Vigdal, and DOpus 6.
In the article 'A wooden Amiga tower case' Fisherking introduces his wooden Amiga tower case
and shows several pictures.
Moreover there are other articles, news, stories, and graphics.
Download: TheCrypt18.lha (2,8M)
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07.Jul.2001
Richard H. Poser II
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Messenger: AmigAIM BETA version 0.9427
The latest version has been uploaded to the normal locations, on the webpage
and descriptions on the links section of the mailing list have been changed.
History Extract of AmigAIM...
AmigAIM 0.9427 Beta (7 July 2001)
- Found a bug in the Instant Message Windows color system, it wasn't being
told to turn on the colors, as it didn't have access to the prefs
structure.
- Also made a small cosmetic change in a couple items having to
do with returning from away via the Dock Window's contextmenu.
AmigAIM is a client for connecting with America Online's (AOL) AIM service.
(mj) (Translation: wk)
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07.Jul.2001
Andreas Falkenhahn
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Emulation: CD32 emulation for Windows (update)
The first CD32 emulator for Windows, the CD32 Games Install
Kit, was just released on the Airsoft Softwair homepage. This
emulator works in connection with the famous WinUAE. Exactly
like in the Amiga version, patches are applied to every single
game. This gives a very good compatibility. Even digital CD audio
is already supported. However you will require a custom version
of the WinUAE which can be downloaded from my web page.
Currently the CD32 Games Install Kit for Windows is only available
for owners of the The Best Of Airsoft Softwair Gold Edition CD-ROM
(download it in the protected update area!).
Update 08. July 2001:
Andreas Falkenhahn wrote in the German comments on this message:
I have had implemented some functions for CD audio handling in the custom version
of WinUAE. Indeed those only can be utilized by my sub-system Install2001 which runs on
the Amiga part, thus I don't know if the WinUAE team would like to have those functions
in every official release. I will inquire it, anyway. But like already told, without
Install2001, so without the Install Kit, those functions are just useless....
(mj) (Translation: wk)
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07.Jul.2001
Suite101.com
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AmigaOS: AmigaSDL
The cross platform handling of games and multimedia applications is
often very difficult. There's a great number of libraries that are supposed to
close this gap. Among them SDL (Simple Directmedia Layer) seems to come out
as the probably most elegant and best supported project of this kind. Thanks to
the latest work of long standing Amiga developer Gabriele Greco there's now an
AmigaOS port of SDL available.
In his article (title link) John Chandler wrote on Suite101.com why SDL may
probably be the best solution in cross platform programming for the AmigaOS and
delivers some links.
(mj) (Translation: wk)
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07.Jul.2001
SixK
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Webserver: Apache 1.3.20 binary for Morphos
The Amiga webserver Apache (v1.3.20) is available as binary for MophOS and can
be downloaded at SixK.
This binary was not compiled with the PHP module but there's a version with PHP
in the work. This MorphOS version is for use with the official Apache archive
that can be found on amiga-apache.org.
To be able to use Apache several more packages of the Geekgadgets project are
needed. Please look at the hints on the download page of amiga-apache.org.
(mj) (Translation: wk)
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07.Jul.2001
Martin R. Elsner
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Tools: ClassAction v4.2 (update)
After a long waiting time it's now time to let the users enjoy: ClassAction
V4.2 - The Next Generation!
Many proposals have been implemented, such as configurable icons, more
images, better archive handling, easy configuration, many many new options,
...
You will find ClassAction on my homepage and soon in Aminet.
This will not be the last version - I have a list of other features that
will be found in V4.3. But for today, accept this version - you can't
loose!
Many thanks to all who have contributed to this version - betatesters,
translators, and of course all users for their good proposals and
encouraging words!
Update 08. July 2001:
ClassAction is a multifunctional file manager for the AmigaOS.
(mj) (Translation: wk)
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07.Jul.2001
Olaf Köbnik
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Amiga Arena News
Amiga Arena full version!
In co-operation with Christian Steiner the Amiga Arena makes the release of
"Sharks Multi Version 1.5 Final" possible!
SHARKS! is a skill game playing underwater.
Our brave diver is away to search the sea ground for treasures.
The area in which he is is full of sharks, though ..., so: BE CAREFUL !!!
Collect as many treasues as possible and be aware of the sharks! Because of too
little feedback by the users the further development has ceased!
Amiga Arena "File Cutter" code!
Stefan Berge has made the code of File Cutter available to the Amiga Arena!
File Cutter serves to split files. You can e.g. split a file of 8MB (animation,
LHA archive) into several small files so that you can put this file with no
problem shared over several disks for further transport.
On another computer these files are put together to the original complete file
again.
Amiga Arena full version
Beneath a Steel Sky:
With permission by Revolution Software Ltd.
(thanks to Tony W.) the readers CD of the Amiga Future 31 contains the original
sales version of the presumably best action adventure for the Amiga until today.
Very special thanks to:
Jürgen B. who made the archive available to me.
(mj) (Translation: wk)
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07.Jul.2001
Rene Stelljes
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Amiga users list updated
Rene wrote:
"The Amiga users list was again updated and is now available in version 11.00 on
my homepage.
The version change from 10.00 to 11.00 was made because I got erroneously an old
version of the list when taking over the AUL. All entries that were made in the
last Amiga users list by Stefan Martens are now contained in the new version, too.
From the next version on I'll update the AUL, therefore I'll verify the entries
and delete all non up-to-date entries without replacement!
Everybody already listed should check his/her entry and tell should something
have changed meanwhile."
(cd) (Translation: wk)
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07.Jul.2001
Sebastian Bauer (ANF)
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Simulation:new Freeciv beta version
A new Amiga Freeciv beta version has just been released on the freeciv page of
my homepage.
(cd) (Translation: wk)
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07.Jul.2001
Rüdiger Hanke (ANF)
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Fonts: new Fontutility ports / dictionaries wanted
On my homepage (and soon on aminet, too) can two new ports of font utilities be
found that will be of use for the DTP interested and the font freaks.
"ttf2pt1" converts TrueType fonts into the Postscript format for use in
Pagestream, FinalWriter, Drawstudio, etc. and bases on the latest source codes.
"afm2pfm" converts between Postscript fontmetric files. Despite the archive's
name it's also possible to convert from PFM files to AFM files. Both programs
can be found in the "Font Utilties" area of my website, additionally there's a
PowerPC version for WarpOS available of "ttf2pt1".
Furthermore I'm looking for German language dictionary files of all kind (term
definitions, thesaurus, foreign word dictionary, ...) for my new project. In
contrary to the English there seems to be a real lack in the German speech area,
at least regarding free, documented formats. If anybody owns such files or some
Duden software out of the PC library series (or something similar) I'd be
thankful if he/she would contact me via email.
(cd) (Translation: wk)
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07.Jul.2001
(ANF)
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Software: The Other Amiga World
Biggest public collection of Amiga demo-scene material.
Available via
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06.Jul.2001
Andreas Magerl (e-mail)
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Amiga Future: Interview with Matay
An interview with Matay was published today
on the Amiga Future homepage. The English translation can be found in the English
section of the homepage.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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06.Jul.2001
DirOpus 4
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File manager: DirOpus 4.16j
Jacek Rzeuski has released version 4.16j of the file manager 'DirOpus'.
DirOpus now contains the following localizations: Finnish, French,
German, Italian, Polish and Spanish. The most recent changes and improvements
can be found in the history.
DirOpus is a file manager, programmed by Jonathan
Potter and Greg Perry of GP Software.
The Windows version is now available in version 6.
The sourcecode of version 4 was released 1999 under the GNU Public License.
Jacek Rzeuski then started to work on the program and improve it.
Download: DOpus416JRbin.lha (873 KB)
Mirror: http://dopus.free.fr/
Alternative download: DOpus416JRbin.lha
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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06.Jul.2001
Czech Amiga News
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Action: Interview with Rob Northen
Action has made an extensive and interesting
interview with Rob Northen. Rob Northen wrote the copy protection for dozens of
Amiga games. Action will make more interviews with VIPs from the Amiga scene.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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06.Jul.2001
Sven Ottemann (e-mail)
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Tool: Contextswitch
Sven Ottemann writes:
A new version of Contextswitch is available at the titlelink. This tool is
monitoring the number of context switches between PPC/68k on WarpOS. It was originally
developed by Haage & Partner and is contained for example on the StormC4-CD.
Download: ContextSwitch.lha (ps) (Translation: rh)
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06.Jul.2001
Richard Kapp (e-mail)
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GFX-BASE:Interview with the programmer of DiamondBOX
Richard Kapp writes:
Yesterday, Nikolaj Thygesen has released a new version of his excellent layer-based
paint program 'DiamondBOX'. Maybe you have already downloaded the program - but maybe
you want to learn more about the author. Just at the right time you can now read
a current interview with Nikolaj. He reveals and explains the new features of the
current version, talks about new plans, the creation of DiamondBOX and much more.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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06.Jul.2001
Richard H. Poser (e-mail)
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Messenger: AmigAIM 0.9426 beta
The new beta version 0.9426 of AmigAIM, the AOL Instant Messenger for Amiga by
Richard H. Poser, is available. All AmigAIM text files such as AmigAIM.guide,
custom.txt and history.txt were updated and are available for download as well.
Changes:
- Implemented the apparently forgotten about Notify menu items...
- Added a Reset Connection menu item.
Download:
AmigAIM_Beta - full archive
AmigAIM.lha - update
AmigAIM.guide
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