19.May.2001
Innovative (ANF)
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Graphics Tool: Ultraconv v4.1 - Free Update
Ultraconv v4.1 is from now on available as free update from version 4.0. New
features among others are:
- a bluebox plugin for the Anim-Publisher
- support of the Stargate interface of fxPAINT
- support of the fxANIM video format of fxPAINT
- Ultraconv now works with VisualPrefs
- bugfixes
In order to be able to download the update you have to register online at
Innovative. Only when you are registered we can help you with problems and
estimate the efforts of further development we'll put into Ultraconv. Please support us
with your registration.
To form/Download
To form/Download (SSL encrypted)
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19.May.2001
HCS Lange
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HCS Lange Now Online, too
For more than 10 years now the company HCS Lange in Detmold (Germany) is busy
with the service for COMMODORE and AMIGA products. This still includes the
cult computer C 64 and its peripheral.
The new German only online presence of HCS Lange, which you can find under
http://www.amiga-repair.de/, offers a
full overview of their products and repair possibilities. Under
´Original-Werbung´ there's the possibility for collectors to get old brochures.
The website has a clearly arranged navigation and is hold in the classic
Commodore colors red and blue. By the way, you shouldn't miss the ´crash course´ ;-).
(ps)
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19.May.2001
Amiga Impact
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Microcode Solutions announces PowerPC Hardware
Microcode Solutions announces PowerPC hardware for PC's and new Amigas,
along with Power Macintosh emulation!
Jim Drew from Microcode Solutions wrote on
the 18.05.2001:
Today, Microcode Solutions finalized preparation for the production of
PowerPC hardware to be used in PC compatibles and next generation Amiga
machines.
The hardware will come with software to emulate a Power Macintosh (tm)
computer. More information concerning the emulation will be released in
the near future.
Specifications for the hardware will not be released until the hardware
is ready to ship. However, we can say that the hardware will have some
astounding features designed around simplifying 3rd party development,
including emulation technology.
Microcode Solutions will be offering free developer hardware to
qualified companies and 3rd party developers (including
freeware/shareware). Microcode Solutions will also be releasing a
complete SDK for the hardware to the public, and provide technical
support to anyone interested in developing software for this hardware.
(ps)
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19.May.2001
AmigArt
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AmigaOS4.0 Beta Testing
Fleecy Moss's looking for beta testers for AmigaOne/OS4. People who want take
part in the beta testing may send an email to
Gary Peake with his/her system configuration
and his/her skills. Those persons
will have to sign a NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement). Read the original message
below:
"Whilst I know we all want to beta test the AmigaOne/OS4, we do have
code ready to test that can be run on existing Amigas. If anyone is
interested in doing this, please send an email to gary@amiga.com,
giving your machine configs and testing skills.
You will have to sign an NDA to do the testing, but it will really
help to iron out any problems and speed OS4.0 on its way."
- Fleecy Moss, Amiga Inc.
(ps)
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19.May.2001
SixK
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Apache for Amiga ported to MorphOS
Using the title link you can download a MorphOS version of the webserver Apache
for Amiga in the version 1.3.19.
Download: apache_1.3.19_Mos.lzx
For people more deeply interested in the subject there are three online articles regarding
the subject Amiga-Apache at Amiga-Magazin (German only):
(ps)
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19.May.2001
Sascha Ludwig (ANF)
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WinUAE Version 0.8.16R1 Released
WinUAE, the Amiga emulator for Win95, Win98, WinME, Win2K and WinXP,
is available in version 0.8.16 release 1. A detailed list of the improvements
and changes can be found following the title link.
Download: WinUAE0816R1.exe
(ps)
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18.May.2001
Carl Sassenrath in REBOL-ML
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REBOL: Skript-Library on Desktop
The script library of REBOL.com can now be accessed from
the View desktop. With the help of its library drawer, upload and
updating of scripts is also possible.
Currently, the library is at beta 1 status. For future versions,
there are ideas like a browser for better viewing of the library,
a history icon which informs about changes and an additional field
in the REBOL header which states in which environment (CGI, REBOL/View, ...)
the script works and whether it produces output which is for example
not the case with includes that merely import functions.
(sd)
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18.May.2001
Achim Stegemann (ANF)
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Digital Almanac - Mailing List Created
Due to the positive feedback to the astronomy software Digital Almanac III,
a mailing list has been created at YahooGroups in which all registered
users can communicate. There you'll also find all updates of DA III released
so far and of course all future ones!
On the homepage (see title link) is a link for subscribing to the mailing list.
An invitation has already been sent to all registered users. All support for
DA III will take place only on the mailing list from now on. If you haven't
subscribed yet, now is about time!
Currently, version 3.5 is in development which will feature even more GlowIcon
images by Martin Merz (MI-Icons).
(ps)
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18.May.2001
Halvadjian Georges (ANF)
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PerfectPaint V2.6
Version 2.6 of PerfectPaint, the paint and image processing program, has been released and
is available for download at the title link. Read here what has changed:
- New Tooltype: NO_STARTUP_WINDOW
- Improve Bridge tool
you can communicate easily with all programs having an arexx port.
Each program is decribe by an ASCII file (in PerfectPaint:rexx/Bridge/Host).
The available hosts are:
ADPro,ArtEffect,FinalWriter,FxPaint,Image Engineer,ImageFx,MovieShop,PageStream,Photogenics
and TVPaint.
You can exchange pictures, brushes, palettes and animations.
- Sometimes PfPaint crash on exit when you manipulate a lot of buffers, it's fixed.
- pp_Setbuffer, PP_findemptybuffer and pp_FindEmptyBrush works well now.
- Improve pp_SetBrush and pp_SetBuffer
- Add an Arexx shell.(right mouse button on arexx button)
- PfPaint can now load and save AnimTransfer for Aweb, Ibrowse and Voyager.
- Little bug corrected with the compose requester
- Fix a nasty bug when you save a 24 animation with more than 100 frame.
- Improve Animation:
Add a new subitem 'Effects' with:
- Clone Anim
- Join Anim
- Inverse Anim
- Make Ping-Pong
- Fade to
- A new version of Slim Anim
- Movie Factory: Lets you make transitions between two frames in the current animation.
Available Operators are:Displace,Fade,Mosaic,Perspective,Spray, Tunnel, Twirl and Wave.
- Dissolve: Same function than Movie factory, but transitions are made with a mask.
16 Operators are available.
- Motion blur
- Ghost frame
- Shaker
- Fix a bug with the tool 'Box' when it was used on very big picture.
- Fix a bug with the floodfill algo.
- Fix a bug while creating animation
- New Arexx commands:
- PP_StencilOn, pp_StenciOff, pp_Mosaic
- PP_SavePPM, pp_Liquid, pp_InvStencil
- PP_SSave ; Save Stencil
- PP_SLoad ; Load Stencil
- PP_Dissolve, pp_BufferGui, pp_SetPath, pp_GetPath
- Improve Antialiasing line
- New scripts: 3dGrid (box tool), Clock (circle tool)
- Improve Palette requester with Load and Save Gradient
- Right mouse button on the line button and you can change the pattern of your line.
- several small improvements
(ps)
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18.May.2001
Olaf Koebnik via E-Mail
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Amiga Arena: Special Price Offer
About two weeks ago, the Amiga Arena offered in cooperation with Fun Time World
to get the package ´Image Engineer´ and ´Visual Engineer´ for a special price of DM 49,-;
on the condition that we would get more than 30 orders. Sadly, we couldn't reach even half of that so far.
We'll leave the order form online
until Sunday and hope for many orders. Maybe we'll manage to the special price for the collective order from the
programmer.
(ps)
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18.May.2001
Jan Andersen via E-Mail
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Virus Help Denmark: Safe V15.6
With the virus scanner ´Safe´ you can find but not eliminate viruses.
Here the details on the new version 15.6 released today:
Name: Safe v15.6
Archive name : Safe.lha
Archive size: 29.728 bytes
Release date: 18th May 2001
Programmer: Zbigniew Trzcionkowski
Requires: Amiga with OS 2.04+ (xvs.library strongly recommended)
New in v15.6:
- fixed muForce hit with VECS/S
- moved memory detection and removals of 4ef9 trojans to
- added GREAT ABILITY!
Since this version Safe is able to remove EVERY PATCH
from:
Open - Write -
Lock -
UnLock -
Examine -
ExNext -
LoadSeg -
NewLoadSeg -
PutMsg -
DoIO -
IT IS POSSIBLE EVEN WHEN THE ADDRESS WAS LOST!
Download shortcut: http://home4.inet.tele.dk/vht-dk/amiga/safe/safe.htm.
(ps)
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17.May.2001
Tao
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Tao: intent® V1.1
On 14 May 2001 Tao Group released version 1.1 of its
multimedia platform intent®. The system contains
new multimedia extensions and an upgraded JavaTM VM.
intent® specifically targets at the home and
mobile connected device market - e.g. mobile phones and
digital TV-sets which can be extended with multimedia
features using intent®, as for example for media players there is
a streaming technology available, now.
The JavaTM virtual machine now supports PersonalJava 1.2 specifications,
as specified at the heart of the DVB's Multimedia Home Platform
definition for Digital TVs.
This version of intent® is also the first from Tao to include technology
from one of its engine partners Sseyo® with its 'Koan' interactive audio software.
The intent® 1.1 SDK is available from Tao Group for both Windows and Linux.
intent® is supported on a wide range fo embedded processors, including
ARM 6/7/9, Thumb, StrongARM Power PCTM, MIPS R3/4/5xxx, SH3/4, and ST40. (sd)
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17.May.2001
Heise [Newsticker]
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Heise: Tribute to Originator of the Web
»The British computer engineer Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the
World Wide Web in 1989 at CERN, was admitted to the patriarchal Royal Society.
The British academy of science has elected 42 new members.«
Entire article (German) see title link. (ps)
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17.May.2001
Oliver Roberts
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Datatypes: WarpDTPrefs V44.4
The preference program for datatypes by Oliver Roberts was updated and is available
in version 44.4, now. This program can be used for individual settings of the
following datatypes: WarpJPEG, PNG, BMP, and PSD.
Download: WarpDTPrefs.lha - 113 kB
(ps)
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17.May.2001
Shawn (ANF)
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AMIGAONE Yahoo Chat
Shawn (aka Amigaone) has created a chat with subject ´AmigaOne´ at Yahoo.
To take part a JavaTM capable browser is required and you will have to register for
the chat at Yahoo. On Saturday, 9 June (7 pm) a live chat will start where users will
be able to discuss theire wishes, criticism, and suggestions for the AmigaOne. The
log-file will be forwarded to both Bill McEwen and Fleecy Moss. Who would like to
receive the log-file, may contact amigaone@powerh.net.
Supplement:
Since we were advised by many people that the initiator is about to be somebody
who lacks seriousness, we suggest to read the
comments, too.
Original message with more details.
This chat will include voice. Just get your mics and plug them in. Or
at least turn the voice on. First go to yahoo. Then click on the Chat
link. Register as a user if you haven't done so. Don't download the
messenger because its windows unless you have a windows machine then
come early and download yahoo messenger.
Once logged in, click on the start chatting button, its java so it best
to use a Java capable browser. Go to AMIGAONE room and I AMIGATHEONE will
be there. Along with many others.
Starting SAT JUNE 9th, 7pm central and lasting till whenever there
will be a live chat on the new AMIGA. All may truly express their
feelings on what they dislike and this log will be submitted to Bill
and Fleecy.
You may contact me at amigaone@powerh.net
to get the log of the show. I personally invite people who wrongly
believe in the pci and agp solution. IF they aren't there it only proves
that they are wrong and cant put up. This is an enlightening forum for
truth and helpfulness. Nothing else. Absuses will not be tolerated and
anybody doing so will be booted by me or my assistance whom I trust.
(ps)
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17.May.2001
Wap it out Newsletter (ANF)
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Nokia wants Linux Games - New Multi-Platform Standard
Nokia wants Linux-Games
Nokia, one of the biggest companies in the consumer electronic branch,
brings an independent page to the net targeting to bring together
Linux developers to develop games and other software. OSTdev.net is
the address unveiled by Nokia. Nokia hopes this address to become
the focal point for the Linux community's energies.
(ps)
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17.May.2001
Christian Effenberger (ANF)
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Webtool: SiteWay-Modul 'ImageEditor' Version 1.33
Christoph Poelzl of
RMS Communications advised me that
more and more digital cameras (e.g. Canon EOS D30, Olympus E10, Kodak DCS 760....)
are using a raw format, which apparently no Amiga software can read. Utilizing
the two new loaders ´RAW Grey´ and ´RAW Color´ the
ImageEditor
in principle can read any raw formatted picture (e.g. sculpt), now.
Download: IE_Update.lha - 240 kB
(ps)
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17.May.2001
Gerd Kautzmann (aka AC-Eule) via E-Mail
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'Business Cards' of Chip Designers
Any Amiga user is aware that hardware and software designers like to leave some
personal remarks (easter eggs) in their work. More difficult is to find such 'business cards'.
Those reside on silicon chips and can be made visible only by using a microscope (or even an
electron microscope).
Here are two pictures from Motorola PowerPC chips:
Motorola XPC 750
Motorola XPC 603
(ps)
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17.May.2001
DynAMIte
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New Style for DynAMIte: Bdynamite
For the online game 'DynAMIte', a Bomberman/Dynablaster clone, a new style called
'Bdynamite' was released. In this game you can online play against a maximum of eight players.
More information under the title link.
(ps)
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17.May.2001
Richard Kapp via E-Mail
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GFX-Base: KRSnake Review
On GFX-BASE you can read a review of the (probably best) Snake clone, KRSNAke.
(ps)
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17.May.2001
Ignatios Souvatzis via E-Mail
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NetBSD/Amiga: 1.5.1_BETA2 Test Snapshot
NetBSD/Amiga Version
1.5.1_BETA2,
a test snapshot, is available under the title link.
If you have the possibility to do so, please test this snapshot and then report problems
on the
port-amiga mailing list
or via the
NetBSD error database.
NetBSD-1.5.1 will be a patch release mainly fixing problems and errors in NetBSD-1.5.
I would like to thank Matthias Scheler, who created this snapshot!
(ps)
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