07.Apr.2001
Hans-Jörg Frieden on ANF
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Warp3D v4 was Released
Warp3D V4 was released. The fourth release of the 3D-hardware driver system now
can be downloaded under the title link.
Warp3D needs a compatible 3D-graphics card. The archive contains drivers for
ViRGE and Permedia 2. The drivers for the Voodoo 3 aren't present in this
actual version yet.
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06.Apr.2001
Thomas Frieden on ANF
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Shogo Demo on Aminet
The long wait finally has an end: the demo of Hyperion's story-based shooter
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division should appear soon on Aminet.
The game runs on PPC (WarpUP) and requires at least 64 MB RAM.
For hardware acceleration, Warp3D V4 is required, which should be available
from Aminet at the same time.
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06.Apr.2001
Diverse Sources
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Software News
Audiomaster 2000 v 0.66
At Frank Fenn, you can find a new
version of his MUI sample editor 'Audiomaster 2k', which supports all
AHI devices. Saving is not possible in the demo version.
Download: audiomaster2k.lha - 276 kB
AWeb popup problem
If you have after installation of OS3.9 boing bag 1 a problem with AWeb that
cycle gadgets with less than three options show only the first option correctly,
you can find at Tom Parker
a small patch which solves the problem by patching the 'listbrowser.gadget'. Download:
ListbrowserPatch.lha
Aminet CD 42
Aminet CD 42 is now available at Schatztruhe.
The April CD contains more than 800 MB (unarchived) software in almost a thousand archives.
As a special highlight, the full version of the SuperView Productivity Suite is included,
with a cheap upgrade option to SuperView Productivity Suite II.
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06.Apr.2001
Olaf Koebnik via E-Mail
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Amiga Arena News
In cooperation with Pablo F., the Amiga Arena makes a special price for TaskiSMS possible!
TaskiSMS is an easy to use SMS sender for the Amiga. The special price is 50% of the regular
price and is only valid until May 10th, 2001. You can register at Reg.net.
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06.Apr.2001
Alfred Sturm
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New Aminet uploads
DopJoin.lha biz/dopus 5K+Join files with DirectoryOpus 4.xx. V1.0
DopJoin5.lha biz/dopus 5K+Join files with DirectoryOpus 5.xx. V1.0
ListbrowserPch.lha biz/patch 10K+Fixes aweb popup problems with OS3.9 BB1
DalHelper.lha comm/irc 37K+Interface to Dalnet Services: (Chan/Memo
YAT.lha comm/mail 518K+Yet Another heap of Taglines for YAM
GoPortscan.lha comm/net 99K+V0.2 TCP Portscanner with MUI interface
T-Rexx.lha comm/tcp 106K+Shows current TV-programs in Finland
titlebar_ic.lha dev/gui 24K+BOOPSI class of titlebar gadget images
plDPurpleGUIDE.lha docs/hyper 49K+Polish Deep Purple guide V0.1
Aakt0401GFX.lha docs/mags 266K+AMIGA aktuell - German infotainment maga
AmigaOS39revie.txt docs/rview 12K+A short review of AmigaOS3.9
diceset.lha game/data 13K+A dice-set for the WBgame MagicNumbers
WHDParadroid90.lha game/patch 17K+HD Installer for Paradroid90
WHDRockstarHam.lha game/patch 8K+HD Installer for Rockstar Ate My Hamster
WHDWhiteSnook.lha game/patch 31K+HD Installer for Jimmy White Snooker
WHD_UridiumII.lha game/patch 14K+Uridium II Hard Drive Installer
MagicNumbers_d.lha game/think 2K+German catalog for MagicNumbers v1.0
AmiCAD_2.08.lha gfx/edit 691K+Schematics vectorial electronics program
CMNDR-ImageFX.lha gfx/ifx 136K+Customizable GUI for ImageFX
yav172.lha gfx/show 396K+PowerPC support. Shows bitmap pictures o
FDDx2toInt.lha hard/hack 21K+How to connect two PC FDD to internal po
MMKeyboard.lha hard/hack 140K+V1.00 Use entire Multmedia Keyboard on A
unlzx.c.gz misc/unix 9K+Unlzx - decompresses LZX archives on mul
GroundMind.lha mods/blkha 421K+16 channel DBM by blakkhar
Chiba_el.mpg mods/elbie 5.9M+Chiba_Electronique [electro] by ElbiE^t1
rno-r059.lha mods/misc 748K+Rno-records release no.59 by kure/rno (h
crs_tilo.lha mods/techn 596K+CRS00060: phase - timelock
MSE.lha mus/midi 193K+MIDI SYStem EXplorer - PatchEditor+MORE
madonna.jpg pix/art 148K+Hand drawn picture of Madonna
AutoPDF13.lha text/misc 22K+AutoPDF 1.3 - Convert Postscript to PDF
xadmaster000.lha util/arc 261K+V10.0 Powerful unarchiving system (68000
xadmaster020.lha util/arc 263K+V10.0 Powerful unarchiving system (68020
xadmaster060.lha util/arc 267K+V10.0 Powerful unarchiving system (68060
xadmasterdev.lha util/arc 153K+V10.0 Powerful unarchiving system (DEVEL
WinToFront17.lha util/cdity 62K+Replaces ClickToFront, with more options
idle1_3.lha util/moni 15K+A (working) cpu monitor
xfdmaster.lha util/pack 155K+Rel1.35 Decrunch packed files (exe/data)
xfdmaster_dev.lha util/pack 175K+Rel1.35 Decrunch packed files (exe/data)
ScreenShell.lha util/shell 6K+Opens full size shell on new public scre
TimeKeep.lha util/time 50K+TimeClock Util for Clients-Projects-Invo
TimeKeepDev.lha util/time 35K+TimeClock Util for Project Development
VEPatchBrain.lha util/virus 21K+PatchBrain v1.28 for VirusExecutor v2.xx
IconMaster.lha util/wb 24K+Icon copier with some nice features V1.1
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06.Apr.2001
BoingWorld
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amiga.org.yu Moved!
After one year without activity, the Yugoslavian news site 2Amiga Jugoslavija"
has taken up its news service again under the name "Amiga Pager News". The page
has moved and can now be found at
http://www.geocities.com/kenguar/index.html.
All articles appear in Serbian language.
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06.Apr.2001
CyberGraphX
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Klaus Burkert passed away
Klaus Burkert, known for excellent Amiga hard- and software development died
two days ago from a heart attack.
We offer our sincerest condolences to his family and friends. May they find
the strength to get over this loss.
Posted on the official P96 mailing list: "Silence,
I just want to inform you guys out there that yesterday, after a major
heart attack on Monday, one of the greatest developers of Amiga hard-
and software who was my best friend and mentor Klaus Burkert has died.
It was a really big shock for me and so it will be for others.
I don't know what else to say, there are not really words to fit the
situation... Bye Klaus, cu on the other side" - Tobias Seiler
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06.Apr.2001
Jens Schönfeld on ANF
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isdnsurfer.device V1.943 Online
The new version of the ISDN card driver can be found in the support area
of the Individual Computer homepage and offers two new features:
- EOF Mode: This more efficient method of communication between TCP/IP stack
and isdnsurfer.device should give a notable performance boost.
- NSD (New Style Device) commands: Adaption to the newest OS versions.
Further, a multitasking bug was fixed which led to performance losses. The
development continues, with the next update there will finally be Sync-PPP!
Download: isdndev.lha
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06.Apr.2001
Olaf Koebnik on ANF
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Amiga Arena News
Amiga Arena full version!
With permission of Thomas Dorn, the TruePaint HD version, the 24 bit painting
program, is available for download! TruePaint is the predecessor of XiPaint!
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06.Apr.2001
René Stelljes on ANF
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New IRC Amiga Channel: #amiweb
On April 8th, the new Amiga chat channel #amiweb will officially open. Most of
you will probably think that there are so many channels and that another channel
won't make any sense. However, #amiweb won't be an ordinary channel, but rather
a possibility for the average user to chat with programmers and other important
people on the Amiga.
On April 8th from 7:00 pm on, #aminet will be officially opened. Invited for
the "opening ceremony", we have among others Petro Tyschtschenko and Matthias
Böcker, author of DynAMIte and ATC, and the Amiga dealer "Black & White".
The server data:
Server: showme.altnet.org (IP is 216.87.208.170)
Port: 6667
channel: #amiweb
So now just think up some questions, and then we'll read us on April 8th!
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06.Apr.2001
Fabio Alemagna on ANF
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Bill McEwen Interviewed
Quantum Leap, the Italian
e-zine devoted to new technologies is proud to publish an exclusive
interview
with Bill McEwen, president and CEO of Amiga Inc.
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05.Apr.2001
Sébastien Jeudy via E-Mail
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Interview with Fleecy Moss
Sébastien Jeudy, author of l'Annuaire Amiga Francophone and editor at Planet 100% Amiga has done this little interview and permitted amiga-news.de to publish it:
Sébastien Jeudy: Following the announces of Saint-Louis, here are some questions concerning AmigaOS vs MorphOS: The next AmigaOS (4.0 to 5.0) will upgrade to full PPC and include the AmigaDE part. Now AmigaOS and MorphOS are really in competition. How will you react?
Fleecy Moss: We work to forward the Amiga, as always. How our company reacts depends upon too many things to go into here.
Sébastien Jeudy: What do you think about MorphOS?
Fleecy Moss: I think it was a brave attempt by people to continue the AmigaOS when it looked as it no one else was going to. I think the people working on it are all highly skilled, and I have spent a large period of the last few months trying to get them to work with Amiga to forwards the Amiga. I am always open to talking to them.
Sébastien Jeudy: Do you think that you (Amiga Inc.) and the Ralph Schmidt Team could work together? (MorphOS has already some interested PPC parts...)
Fleecy Moss: Amiga Inc. will work with anyone who wants to work with us, but they have to understand that in doing that, Amiga will also work with others and that that is our choice, not theirs.
Sébastien Jeudy: Have you contacts with the Ralph Schmidt Team?
Fleecy Moss: I met them in Cologne, I have spoken to Ralph a few times and have spent much time dealing with intermediaries.
Sébastien Jeudy: Will you stop their works or will you let them to continue their MorphOS development?
Fleecy Moss: I would be very happy to involve them in the team advancing the Amiga. If they chose to do their own thing and are doing nothing illegal, then they should have nothing to worry about.
Sébastien Jeudy: Don't you think that this competiton will divide our little community ? :-(
Fleecy Moss: Consumers, dealers and developers must follow their hearts. I can guarantee them that we will do our utmost to provide the best solution for them, and for all those out there who should have their lives improved by the Amiga experience...but I cannot, and would not force them.
Sébastien Jeudy: bPlan has said that their Pegasos will run with MorphOS. Can you confirm us that the Pegasos will also run with the future AmigaOS (i.e. the full PPC + AmigaDE version)?
Fleecy Moss: Last time I checked, bPlan still said they wanted to produce an AmigaOne. I shall be checking again this week.
Sébastien Jeudy: Thank you very much Fleecy and Best regards, Sebastien Jeudy.
Fleecy Moss: Thanks Sebastien, and a big hello to all the french.
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05.Apr.2001
Sven Drieling on ANF
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St. Louis 2001: Nothing has Changed
On the 5th of April 2001 Sven Drieling published his estimation of
Amiga's currently published plans. Excerpt:
»Last weekend Amiga published their current plans in St. Louis which were
announced beforehand to be a ground shaking event. According to what I have read
about that in the Internet since Sunday nothing has changed.
Amiga's long term target further on is a portable, independent running AmigaDE
combined with TAO's Elate. New is that the plan to develop AmigaOS v5 including
memory protection, SMP, and other features as an further foundation
component for this system was added. Furthermore there is Sharp featuring a
cooperation to develop applications for Sharp's Zaurus PDA basing on AmigaDE.
[-snip-]
By that and 15 month after their foundation Amiga should now meet the wishes of
both, the people wanting an AmigaOS for PPC as well as the people recommending
AmigaDE, and not at the expense of any of these groups.
It is completely incomprehensible to me, why Amiga is not capable to put this
across the public.
«
The entire text (German) is to find under
http://olis.north.de/~indy/NichtsGeändert.html.
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05.Apr.2001
Michael Ulbrich on ANF
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IDE-SCSI-Adapter Available
From now on we provide the IDe-SCSI adapter by the Hantz company.
This adapter makes it possible to connect cheap IDE harddisks to
a SCSI host. Reasonable useable with the SCSI-Kit for Blizzard cards,
BlizzardPPC, FastlaneZ3, WarpEngine, 4091, a.s.o.
Up to now it was Successfully tested with FastlaneZ3, Blizzard-Kit on 1230/4, CSPPC.
The transfer rates achievable are impressing: more than 17MB/s on a CSPPC, close to
8MB on FastLaneZ3 or the Blizzard-Kit.
Connection of the adapter is trouble-free, cause it is completely transparent for the host,
meaning there is no additional software needed. Just plug it in, start any HD installation
program and configure the disk.
Compared to a SCSI harddisk one absolutely can save several hundred Dollar! One advance
compared to common IDE solutions is the observable lower CPU charge due to the DMA
possibility of the usual SCSI host adapters.
Answers to questions are to find under the title link inside of the forum of SHOPnFUN (German).
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05.Apr.2001
Rainer Benda on ANF
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Metabox Selling ICS
Metabox selling ICS
As it became known from management circles Metabox AG, manufacturer of set-top-boxes,
currently are in negotiations regarding the sale of their 100% subsidiary ICS. ICS
produce bargain cash systems and was able to gain sales at the value of 2.29 USD in
1999. But meantime ICS has made application for insolvency at the district council
of Hildesheim, Germany.
No certain reason was given. According to press reports staffers did not get payed
since about two months and a preponderant part of them do not go to work, anymore.
Currently Metabox shares are dealt at the price of 1,40 Euro. The 52-weeks-high is at
45,80 Euro. The current price represents the 52-weeks-low.
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05.Apr.2001
Diverse Sources
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Software News
Warp-Datatypes
Oliver Roberts has updated the
following of his datatypes:
WarpJPEG.datatype V44.19 - (68k,PPC/WarpOS,PPC/MorphOS) -
WarpJPEGdt.lha - 133 kB
WarpPNG.datatype V44.14 - (68k,PPC/WarpOS,PPC/MorphOS) -
WarpPNGdt.lha - 140 kB
WarpDTPrefs V44.3 - preferences program for Warp-Datatypes -
WarpDTPrefs.lha - 27 kB
BoingBag3.9-1
Since 04-04-2001 there is an updated BoingBag3.9-1 archive on the
OS3.9 support site containing
minor changes. The current file size is 5.254.174 bytes. So, who has downloaded
BoingBag3.9-1 before 04-04-2001 might get it once more. The following changes
were made:
1. German localisation of IconEdit now is okay.
2. The commodities Blanker, CrossDOS, Exchange and FKey are now really included as
their latest versions.
.plan by David 'zapek' Gerber
In his .plan
David, author of CVS Management and co-author of many programs like e.g. Voyager3,
describes why he bets on MorphOS.
IJPEG Tools V6.2B PPC-MorphOS Port
Fr3dY has ported "Independent JPEG Group's
JPEG Software tools" to MorphOS.
Download: ijpeg62b-mos.lha - 187 kB,
It is vital to also read the readme.
ClassAction V4.0 und MainPrefs V2.20
Martin Elsner provides updated versions
of ClassAction and MainPrefs for download. With MainPrefs now also variables can be
entered and deleted and assigns can directly be added to the user-startup or deleted from it.
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05.Apr.2001
Digital Amiga Dream
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DAD: Interview with Andreas Falkenhahn
Digital Amiga Dream (DAD) has interviewed Andreas Falkenhahn from
Airsoft Softwair. Read the interview under
the title link.
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05.Apr.2001
Thorsten Will via E-Mail
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Invitation for MS2001 Party Published
Mekka & Symposium, the traditional demo scene party, on which
many demo workers introduce their demos each year, is coming and
the organization enters the final lap. The best demos will be honored
with price money. The MS2001 will take
place from 13th to 16th of April 2001 in Fallingbostel, Germany, in the
Heidmark-Halle.
Mr.Vain of Secretly! (aka Thorsten Will) has done the invitation
(unofficial mekka^symposium-invitation) including directions and map and an indication of the
youth hostel. Download:
scl_ms2001inv.lha - 320 kB.
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05.Apr.2001
Richard Kapp via E-Mail
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Narr-Site News
From today you can download a theme for Voyager from my site.
This again is about a stylish Netscape like image set containing all of the
important buttons. There is also included in the archive a matching MacOSX like
background pattern. There is a screenshot on the 'Projects site'. Furthermore
a page for SendStuff was created containing screenshots and a small description
of the program.
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05.Apr.2001
Michael Wilps on ANF
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ahi.device 5.6 Available
Martin Blom has published the new version 5.6 of the ahi.device for 68k and
PPC Amigas on his homepage.
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05.Apr.2001
Michael Burkhardt (IOM) on ANF
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Red Zac General Meeting with Amiga 1200
On Monday the Red Zac (also known as Interfunk) general meeting took place in
Nuernberg, Germany. On two screens 16 ft. of width Powerpoint presentations
and live video from 6 cameras were shown. On customer's demand the computer's
name should be faded in the video pictures. This cries for Amiga technology, downright.
IOM took the task of preparation and presentation of these so called 'tummy bandages' using
a simple Amiga 1200, acceleration card 1230/40, Scala MM 300, 16 MB RAM, and Sirius II Genlock
by electronic design. From my point of view this event was a full success. The Amiga
worked trouble-less and it was just fun to admire the Workbench on such a big screen.
And as usual, if an Amiga gets set up anywhere, the same things happen:
somebody catches sight of her, recognizes her, and calls out, "hey, an Amiga".
After that a small group of people come together, who
a) have owned an Amiga themselves
b) are deeply impressed of this little thing, and
c) are interested in the current situation regarding Amiga.
But if you set up an PC anywhere this isn't anything special, even not if
Windows crashes or the computer doesn't do what it is supposed to do.
Conclusion: I love "the spirit of Amiga".
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