28.Jan.2000
AMIGA-Magazin
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Apache: Version 1.3.11 of the webserver available for Amiga
The download area of the Amiga-Apache website offers the necessary archives of the new version 1.3.11.
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28.Jan.2000
GPSoftware
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Directory Opus 4.12 source code under GPL
The source code of Directory Opus is available under GPL (General Public Licence). This means
you can use the source code if you adhere to the GNU General Public Licence. Read the details
at the title link. GP-Software makes it clear that this does not change the status of the
commercial version Directory Opus 5!
Download: dopus412b-gpl.lha.
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28.Jan.2000
Marco Miljak by e-mail
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Stargate Software News
Update: FormTrans v1.10
The Form Trans tool, translating encoded HTML forms to plain text, has recieved a small update.
Significant changes to its predecessor: Attaching informative text to the translated form can
be supressed with a keyword. Giving a target file is no longer required.
Download: formtrans.lha
sgARexx.library v3.0
The sgARexx.library is a library specially developed to support programmers in implementing an
ARexx port in their own applications. Its functions make it possible to recieve and process ARexx messages,
send own messages and execute external ARexx scrips. Another special: the sgARexx.library is free
for non-commercial and (!) commercial uses. The archive includes all necessary developer files like
includes, autodocs and examples in English.
Download:
sgarexx.lha
New e-mail address: Stargate-Software@gmx.de
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27.Jan.2000
Steve Flowers by e-mail
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Phantasmagoria is comming!
Alive Mediasoft will port Phantasmagoria to the Amiga! The game is an adventure playing in a scary
atmosphere. Citing the PC version game manual:
"PRAY THAT THIS IS ONLY A NIGHTMARE!
The story began so harmlessly for Adrienne. A loving husband,
a nice new home - what else to wish for. That a demon is released by her fault, well, such things happen.
That it is her husband is posessed by this demon, that her new home was once owned by a mad show magician
who brutally murdered all his wives here turns into a real problem for Adrienne..."
Again, this text is re-translated.
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27.Jan.2000
Schatztruhe by e-mail
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Schatztruhe: GlowIcon Collection CD available
Especially Amiga OS3.5 users but also users of the NewIcon system, receive an extensive and professional icon
collection (altogether more than 3500 icons) with this CD-ROM which you can use to create a uniform look on
your Workbench. It contains GlowIcons for a wide range of programs (applications, games, ...), drawers,
DefIcons, ... In addition there are many DockIcons and some toolbars for certain programs.
You can order the CD online or send a simple e-mail
order to stefano@schatztruhe.de including address and way
of payment.
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27.Jan.2000
Olaf Köbnick by e-mail
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Amiga Arena News
Amiga Arena - Official German language "Back To The Roots" News Site!
The Amiga Arena announces the free commercial games of the "Back To The Roots" homepage.
New games online!
Starbyte - Hannibal
Serra - Conquest of Camelon
GeoWorld offer extended!
GeoWorld is available for a special price from the Arena until February 29th!
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27.Jan.2000
Erik Zühlke by e-mail
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IT-SalesWeek article: Amiga (!), QNX, Transmeta
Erik Zühlke writes:
The IT-SalesWeek reports about the Amiga again, even a full page this time
(p.10) "Comeback to a unsure future between MS and Apple". The article begins with "seldom has a
platform won so stubborn :) users. For sure Apple users are already special, but the Amiga community
is... just that bit more extravagant" :)). It continues with a rough overview (including picture) of
the Amiga's live until sold to Amino. It closes with "...things look better than 8 weeks before for the
Amiga, and the OS is ranked 2nd at the VaporAwards directly behind Windows 2000".
Among others, "misterWEB" by Charisma was pictured, an Internet device in form of a 25% tipped,
touch-flatscreen including QNX Photon MCkernel. There are ports for adding printer, keyboard, USB,
and it comes with fixed ISP. Just by the way...
I don't have an issue of the IT-SalesWeek handy. The cited text has been re-translated and will
differ from the original, but I think the meaning of the words was untouched. If somebody has the
IT-SalesWeek article and a scanner handy, I would like you getting into
contact with me and mail me a scan... (mb)
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27.Jan.2000
Czech Amiga News
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Paul Nolan: E-Mail problems
Paul Nolan found that his alternative e-mail address pnolan@dircon.co.uk has been bouncing incoming
mail in the last 11 days. He asks everybody who did send an e-mail to this address to send it again
to pnolan@cix.co.uk.
His voice mail and the fax machine are working again. But everything send during the downtime has
been lost.
He begs your pardon for possible problems arising due to the downtime.
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27.Jan.2000
AROS
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AROS Status January 26th
The AROS team currently works on the following: Intuition (fixing bugs, better integrating the parts,
functional menus), hardware drivers for the Native/x86 port (vga.hidd, scsi.device.hidd), Commodities,
Datatypes and the Native/PPC port.
Especially for the latter AROS is looking for developers with experience in WarpUp and PowerUp.
Additionally, people with experience in writing hardware drivers for IBM-compatible PCs are wanted.
More precisely, a exec-like sollution using the PC's IRQs and drivers for the IDE chips.
Contact: Aaron Digulla, digulla@aros.org.
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27.Jan.2000
Czech Amiga News
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Clubbed issue 4 released
Issue 4 of the Amiga print magazine Clubbed
has been released on January 22nd.
It offers a first report about the Amiga buyout by Amino, and a detailed interview with Fleecy Moss that
took place before the buyout carrying some interesting information. Reviews: Olympus C1000L Digital,
Photogenics 4.2, ImageFX 4.1, IBrowse 2.1, T-Zer0, Wasted Dreams and more; a tutorial on using layers
in Photogenics 4.2 and ImageFX.
A complete list of articles is available at the title link. The Clubbed homepgae additionally carries
parts of older issues online, and the necessary informations how to order the magazine.
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26.Jan.2000
amiga-news.de
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Amiga News Web Directory expanded by several functions
To satisfy the wishes of many readers, the script has been expanded by several functions. So
it is now possible to configure yourself where / if your personal data should be available.
Users that already joined can modify these settings by the "modify entry" function. Please
have your password ready.
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26.Jan.2000
Amigart
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Frogger PPC v1.52 released
Sebastian Jedruszkiewicz has released
version 1.52 of the MPEG1/2 player Frogger on January 25th, 2000.
The following changes have been made since version 1.5:
- v1.52
- Ok, I made the 1.51 release too fast. There was a serious bug, which caused frogger to
crash at start. I am very sorry. Please forgive me...
- Frogger now shows mpeg resolution in asl requester ("Select Screen Mode (352x288)" for
example), as suggested by Miroslaw Bagrowski.
- v1.51
- Frogger failed to recognize the RIFF streams (a vcd ripped streams) Fixed.
- Seeking with audio is now possible. May cause deadlocks, so be carefull.
- Frogger crashed when new mpeg was opened. Fixed.
- 'DISPLAY FILE' caused crash. Fixed.
- 68k version available again. 030 version will not be supported anymore. Do not ask for
that. Buy better CPU.
- 68k version does not need ixemul.library anymore.
- Audio in 68k version is now decoded using the same decoder as in PPC version. This is
slower, but at least it works.
- Scaling routines in grey mode were broken. Fixed.
- The same bug was in color dithering routines (when image was scaled). Fixed.
- On some VideoCDs Frogger failed to decode correct stream resolution (it was always 0x0). Fixed.
- From now on, NOSKIP turns off audio decoding.
The player is available for PPC- and 68k-Amigas (68040+) in different archives from
the download page.
68030 was supported until version 1.48.
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26.Jan.2000
Fun Time World
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Tao provides Java engine to QNX
Tao Group provided their J-Engine to QNX. It will be used in the QNX 4 real-time OS. The
engine allows using PersonalJava and EmbeddedJava applications at high speed. Moreover the
J-Engine is low on ressource usage. The complete J-Engine, including all class libraries
and AWT for supporting pJava 1.1.6, takes less than two megabyte native code.
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26.Jan.2000
Jerry Smith in c.s.a.m.
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Fleecy Moss on Amiga hardware
On January 24th, Jerry Smith posted parts of
an e-mail exchange with Fleecy Moss to csam (title link).
The new Amiga/Tao system uses Tao's virtual processor. This makes support of different
hardware platforms relatively easy. The first new Amiga systems will run on x86 and PPC
platforms, as long as they are not too special. For supporting different platforms,
Amiga counts on hardware partners.
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26.Jan.2000
Fun Time World
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Millenium for Video Toaster/Flyer
Nova Design has released the Millenium Package for
NewTek's Video Toaster/Flyer. This is a collection of
programs, scripts, effects, fonts, backgrounds and other components bringing the Video
Toaster and Flyer up to date. The Package will be shipped on three CD-ROMs. The recommended
retail price is 349,95 USD.
More details of the package can be taken from this
announcement
from Digital Producer Magazine.
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26.Jan.2000
Fun Time World
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Amiga Oasis Website reworked
The Amiga Oasis website
has been reworked. The design looks better, and the site now contains more informations - e.g.
current news, reviews and several useful overviews like the
Amiga Cheat Pages.
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26.Jan.2000
Fun Time World
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The Amiga Alternative Audio Page on new server
The Amiga Alternative Audio Page is now available
on the web at http://www.honeypot.net/audio/.
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26.Jan.2000
Fun Time World
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Amiga Arena: GeoWorld, Subwar 2050
The special price offer of the geography software GeoWorld
(12 Euro) is still valid until January 31st, 2000.
Amiga Sector One offers
Subwar 2050 (AGA) by Microprose/Particle
for legal download. This submarine simulation was released 1993, and according to Amiga Sector One
recieved very good ratings. The reason for this was the new, fast 3D engine.
Download: subwar2050.zip (1.18 MB)
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26.Jan.2000
Fun Time World
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Photogenics website restructured
Paul Nolan's Photogenics website is now subdivided into an Amiga and a Linux
area. The latter has first screenshots
of the Linux version of the image manipulation program.
Additionaly, Paul Nolan has job vacancies. If you are interested in developing modules for
Photogenics, contact Paul Nolan.
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26.Jan.2000
Amiga.org
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Young Scientist get awarded for a Amiga/Linux project
Three Irish students used a Linux box together with Blitz Basic running on
Un*x Amiga Emulator (UAE) to graphically display the output of their C++
Linux program. They were awarded at the Ireland's Young Scientist Exhibition
'Best Use of Information Technology'. Full article at the title link.
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26.Jan.2000
Amiga Times
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Amiga Future: Interview with Fleecy Moss
The translation of the article is now available (see below).
Original article:
Amiga Future posted a small part of an
interview with
Fleecy Moss on their website (German only). The whole interview will be released
in issue 23rd of Amiga Future, which will be released on February 23rd, 2000.
According to the part of the interview posted, shipping of the development environment
is planned for end of February, and the new system will come with an emulation enabling
old software to run (and it's not UAE: "The team writing this emulator have full access
to all chipset and OS sources".)
A translation of the text:
Interview with Fleecy Moss
This is of course only a small part of a large interview going to be released
in issue 23 of Amiga Future (released February 23rd, 2000).
Hello Fleecy, you are surely a no-name yet to some of our readers, so please introduce yourself in short.
Fleecy: Hi folks, I am Fleecy Moss, age 33 and passionate Amigian. I am happily wedded to my wife Elspeth.
We have three kids already, our boys Seth (9) and Yerran (8) and our 15 month old daughter Evie. Aside from
Amiga, we greatly enjoy stuff like football, skiing, and gardening. Additionally, I am a fan of beer and wine.
LetÂ's talk about the future. After all the time standing still, there is a new owner again, going into a new
direction again. What are your plans for the first 6-9 months of the year 2000?
Fleecy: Our development program has top priority right now, meaning a development einvironment for the New Amiga
shipping at the end of February, minimum. We also work feverishly on deals guaranteeing developers a profitable
market. And we also work on a plan making the transition from the old Amigas to the new ones as smooth as possible.
Are there already specific plans what to do with the so-called Amiga Classic line?
There will probably be a continued development of Amiga OS by third parties, since we know that the step towards
a completely new system will take some effort for some. There will be an emulation on the New Amiga, enabling old
software on the new systems. The team writing this emulation has full access to all chipset and OS sources.
Now about the new Amiga. Will the development of the new platform and operating system be done completely in-house?
The new Amiga operating system will be developed by the Tao Group, an English company with Amiga background.
We will do the Usuability Layer for the new OS. The operating system is a RTOS and will be the perfect multimedia
OS. It will additionally be hardware independant.
Will there be downward compatibility to the old Amiga?
Yes, as I said, there will be a software emulator, which is being worked upon.
When, and where, will the new system be presented to the public for the first time?
As said before, be can say for sure when we have it on our desk. Of course we will then be present on the larger
shows like Comdex and E3 (world largest entertainment software show), too. And of course we will be participating
in the traditional Amiga events, like the St. Louis show in April or the British WOA in May.
Write us your opinion! By mail, Fax or online in our forum!
(c) by APC&TCP, Andreas Magerl
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