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03.Jan.2000
ANN


 #Ami3D competition
The competition is for all renderers, the selected subject is "The Garden". If you want to participate, you can find all necessary details here. (Translation: mb)

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03.Jan.2000
.AmiUpdate


 .AmiUpdate Interview
.AmiUpdate did an interview with Georges Halvadjian, author of Perfect Paint, which you can read at the title link. There is also a detailed review of Perfect Paint. (Translation: mb)

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03.Jan.2000
AROS


 AROS update
The AROS (Amiga Research OS) website has been reworked, and all subpages updated. (Translation: mb)

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03.Jan.2000
Ivo Janacek by e-mail


 Javosoft: New drivers
New drivers for FastATA/Powerflyer and Allegro / 4xEIDE and Allegro.
Download: FastATA'99v51a27.lha
Download: EIDE'99v27a27.lha (Translation: mb)

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03.Jan.2000
Dennis Pauler in ANF


 Update of the AmigaFever homepage
The AmigaFever homepage has been updated again: some new areas, and new articles in the article archive. (Translation: mb)

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03.Jan.2000
Neo in ANF


 Römer Computer also closing
Neo writes in the News forum:
I just found this posting in the Heise Newsticker Forum (title link) (partial):
"You have to face reality!
Horst-Dieter Römer on January 2nd, 2000
Hello friends!
Until December 31rd, 1999, I was Amiga service partner and did quit, because it was no longer justifiable from an economic point of view."

However, there is no mention of this on the Römer homepage yet. One less, again :-((

Mario Eng writes on the subject in ANF:
The shop Römer COmputer in Berlin is closed, repairs and sales of Amiga hardware and supplies does however continue on the Römer homepage. E-Mail to Eng@Roemer.de. (Translation: mb)

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03.Jan.2000
GIGA


 GIGA: New Amiga Ownership
"...after Jim Collas and his hardware plans failed at Gateway and quit, it was already forseeable that Amiga wouldn't see a bright future. 'Now we can finish the job started 15 years ago', says Amino CEO Bill McEwen, without further commenting this..."
Full article (German) at the title link.

ZDNet: Gateway sells Amiga to startup

For the first time, the amount of 5 million dollar was mentioned in combination with the purchase. (Translation: mb)

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03.Jan.2000
Falk Lüke by e-mail


 Eternity: Tales of Tamar News
Since these are the first EternityNews this year, a happy new year first!

The work on Tales of Tamar is making steady progress, the demo version will be released soon. Those who already own it will enjoy a yet improved version even closer to the final game:
Go to the camp, and you will find a nice update for the demo version (v0.25) in one of the displayed tons! As a small gimmick, we included a small MasterMind clone named "RuneStone" which you will enjoy for sure.

Additionally, we are looking for language-skilled people (for localising the demo version, subsequently the full version). People interested should contact me at pr-manager@eternity.amiga-software.com. (Translation: mb)

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03.Jan.2000
COSA


 COSA on the Amiga / Amino sellout
Steve Crietzman congratulates Amino on the purchase of Amiga, and is faithful that the right people did buy Amiga. (Translation: mb)

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03.Jan.2000
Amiga Future


 Questions to Bill
So Amiga is sold, and of course there are many, many open questions. Please send us your questions as fast as possible, so we can incooperate them in our interviews. Send questions to Andreas Magerl, editor-in-chief Amiga Future, e-mail Andreas@chiemgau.org. (Translation: mb)

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02.Jan.2000
TigerTronics


 TigerTronics website now online
TigerTronics has the goal of developing a USB card for Amiga. In February 2000, the first prototype card will be finished. Afterwards, the necessary Amiga software will be developed for this card. (Translation: mb)

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02.Jan.2000
amiga-news.de


 Software News
(Translation: mb)

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02.Jan.2000
Alex Kazik in ANF


 scene-handler now for MovieShop V5
The new version of scene-handler can now also work on MovieShop V5 data. Currently there is only a demo, since particion access is not yet available. Additionally, a new AIFF/AIFC bug has been fixed. The registered version is now able to add new sounds to projects. Try participating in our survey. Download: scene-handler.lha. (Translation: mb)

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02.Jan.2000
Steven Kile by e-mail


 AmigaZone
Steven Kile did send us this advertising for AmigaZone.
I posted this a few days before, but forgot to upload the ad. Sorry.

Greetings Fellow Amiga Users,

I just wanted to let all of you know about an Amiga Web-based bulletin board, The AmigaZone. The AmigaZone is a fully menued online service you can use with any terminal program or Telnet client, and it also has a fast and slick web interface you can use with your web browser!

The Zone has dozens of message bases, over 40,000 downloadable files, an Amiga Usenet newsfeed, Amiga Fidonet echoes feed, "QWK" mail and news downloading, CD ROMs online, fourteen Amiga mailing lists that feed right into our message bases so you don't have to clog up your mailbox with them, an online gif/jpg library image thumbnail generator, live chat rooms, a members' private FTP site and POP3 mail server, and more features than any Amiga-specific service you've ever seen. Yes, it's a multi- interface, easy to use, fully Amiga-dedicated online service and we'd love to have YOU as a member!

I particularly like, the free email account (YourAccountName@amigazone.com). I am an Amiga user and proud of it. This lets everyone know.

The downloadable files are not duplicates of Aminet. These files are found all over the web and deposited her for our convenience. I don't have time to scour the web for the files I need and this is an excellent resource.

AmigaZone members can participate in nightly Telnet chats. These chats are a good way to make friends with other dedicated Amiga users and get their valuable help when we need it. The Sunday chats include prize giveaways (for more info see www.amigazone.com/pages/contests.html#prizes). This is probably the best odds you will ever find. On average, 10 or less people make it to the Sunday chats and Harv is very generous with his prizes. I am not talking about cheap prizes, I have won a factory sealed OpalVision board, and several texture CDs, and books.

When you join AmigaZone as a paid member, you will be sent a FREE official AmigaZone Logo black mesh baseball cap as our thank-you gift! No strings. No baloney! Click to see a picture of the cap www.amigazone.com/images/cap.jpg. The cap is all black, universal-fit and the AmigaZone logo is in white with the Boing! ball that dots the "i" in its traditional red and white checks. Upon notification of your signup, you'll get an email with your login info and your free AmigaZone cap will be mailed to you! These hats are beautiful. I signed on after they started this program, so I had to buy mine. But even then, members often buy these items at cost.

To join, use our secure signup page (merchant.calweb.com/amigazone.com/pages/signup.html), or phone CalWeb at 1-800-509-9322 or 1-916-641-9320, and say "AmigaZone Sent Me!" and the $20 signup fee is waived!

All this and it only costs $12.95 per month. We all need to help keep Amiga resources available. Without our help, we will all be left to our own devices to keep our machines running.

Thanks, Steve. (Translation: mb)

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01.Jan.2000
Amiga Flame


 Amiga Flames Top 10 Games 1999
Digital Images made first place with Wipeout 2097. Congratulations! (Translation: mb)

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01.Jan.2000
AWD [News]


 Amiga Web Directory closing down
On January 1st, the multi-award-winning Amiga Web Directory, which has gone online in May 1994 as a free service of Champaign-Urbana Computer Users Group and AdvanceNet, has closed and thanks all members, friends and supporters.

amiga-news.de owes much to the Amiga Web Directory. Basically, this news service was created from the idea of offering something like the AWD for the German language. AWD has been by inspiration in many things. I think it is sad that they close now, since news around the Amiga will not subside so quickly, especially after the Amino purchase. Therefore I hope the people behind the AWD will think this over. (ps) (Translation: mb)

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01.Jan.2000
amiga-news.de


 Software News
(Translation: mb)

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01.Jan.2000
Herbert Markart in ANF


 Austrian Law of Electronic Signatures in force
Since January 1st, the Law of Electronic Signatures (SigG) is in force in Austria. Electronic signatures by e-mail and Internet are therefore equivalent to hand-written signatures. (Translation: mb)

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01.Jan.2000
Heise [Newsticker]


 Heise: Gateway sells Amiga
"The legendary multimedia computer Amiga has a new owner, again. Computer manufacturer Gateway sells the rights on the name and all still existing hardware to the company Amino Development. Additionally, Amino gets the rights on all Internet domains around the Amiga, and currently held by Gateway. How much Gateway recieves for the package has so far not been disclosed by the two companies.
The followers of the Amiga, which enjoys cult status among its fans, have gone through a rollercoaster of emotions in the years gone by: hope-filled announcements of a revival of the hardware platform have again and again been followed by cancellations." (Translation: mb)

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01.Jan.2000
Volker Mohr


 Who has bought Amiga?
Volker Mohr has done this summary for us:
Everybody has heard it: Amino Development has purchased the rights on the name Amiga, the Internet domain, and most important, on the Amiga technology developed in the time before Gateway. Not purchased were the rights on the new multimedia environment, so far been called "AmigaObjects", and the so-called Amiga MCC. These products, developed during the Gateway era, will be integrated into the Gateway product line without the name Amiga in the future.

With other words: What we user would call Amiga does now belong to Amino.

But who is Amino? Basically, Amino consists of two persons: Fleecy Moss and Bill McEwen. If you had an eye on Amiga Inc. and Gateway in the last few years, these names will sound familiar to you.

Bill McEwen was employed at Amiga, Inc. as "Head of Marketing and Software Evangelism". He left the company only days before Jim Collas, not all that voluntary himself. Before Bill worked at Amiga, Inc., he already was employed by several other well-known computer companies, but had nothing to do with Amiga. Despite this, he was immediately impressed by the capabilities of the (original) Amiga, and very quickly became a convinced member of the Amiga community and a supporter of the (by Jeff Schindler) so-called "Amiga Classics". Of course he did not lose the feeling for the need of new hard- and software developments. So, he was also a supporter of Collas' plans for the so-called AmigaMCC.

Bill McEwen had to leave Amiga, Inc. a few days before Jim Collas. While Collas was said to have left the company "for personal reasons", Bill never hid that his contract was not extended. While Bill is no long-standing Amiga fan, he did not only learn to understand and value the Amiga and his users, but also was able to win the trust of old Amiga gurus like Dave Haynie and Carl Sassenrath.

Fleecy Moss is also known to most from his time at Amiga, Inc. Little is known about his time before that. In an interview with the magazine CU Amiga (which has been closed down in the meantime), October issue 1998, page 30f., he tells a little bit about himself: "I am British, and currently work in the USA. I am Project Manager and System Architect, responsible for introducing new special computer systems. I am Amiga user for 8 years (translator's note: with the interview being dated 1998), and started with a Commodore Pet and VC 20 at the age of 11. What I hope to give the Amiga is respect for his philosophy and community ideals, as well as a good feeling for the future and the digital information revolution." (translator's note: The above has been re-translated and might differ slightly from the original, to which I don't have access.)

After Joe Torre, Fleecy Moss was the second important person at Amiga, Inc. whose contract was not extended. After his departure, Fleecy initiated the KOSH project. KOSH is intended to be "the hardware equivalent to Linux", a computer platform honoring user wishes and needs, developed as open source. Fleecy knows of course that such a goal cannot be achieved in short terms. When Gateway canceled the AmigaMCC plans, Joe Torre initiated Amino together with Bill McEwen. (translator's note: probably this should read Fleecy Moss and Bill McEwen, not Joe Torre!?) There have been little information about this company. The first impression on the public was made by the close connection with Phoenix, a connection of several Amiga distributors and developers with the goal of creating a new platform as an alternative to the Amiga. This common platform was originally intended to be based on PPC systems with QNX as operating system. Both was not a final decission when Phoenix / Amino was founded, but a basis of discussion for common plans.

So what does the purchase of Amiga by Amino mean? It is clear that the freshly founded two-man company does not have the funds to continue AmigaOS development and have new hardware build in short terms. But that is not required necessarily. To get an impression what can be expected, I recommend having a close look at the Phoenix pages. The basic difference will probably be that now there will be no development of an Amiga alternative, but a further development of the Amiga platform. This means, roughly, that Amiga/Amino will lead the path, but several other companies will build new Amigas, too. This would bring the Amiga area a similar situation as in the PC area, where many companies can honor many special wishes of users. This path of action has several advantages: The necessary investments are distributed among several companies. Additionally, this gives added security to the user, since a possible bancruptcy of a single company would not endanger the whole market. This way, the Amiga as a platform will be of interest again for new users.

If the future systems will run on a modern AmigaOS, QNX or whatever, or if the new systems will be based on PPC, that's speculation. It's a fact, however, that there has been work on the future before the purchase, too, so things don't start from zero. Especially how new users are to be drawn has to be speculated about. For sure there has been thought put in this area, too.

I am convinced that many surprises are to be expected soon. (Translation: mb)

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01.Jan.2000
Bradd Webb per eMail


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            A M I G A   S O L D   T O   A M I N O ! !

Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:
 Happy New Year everyone! Some of you will see this on the last day of
1999, some on the first of 2000 - either way, you have another reason
to celebrate today! We've been waiting and practically twitching to
get this information to you.
 We still don't have a press release directly from Amino, but as the
following information is now available generally on the wire, we owe
it to our readers to get it to you as quickly as possible. If we do
get a press release from Amino/Amiga we'll also get that to you right
away.
 Looks to us like both Gateway and the Amiga Community win with this
deal.
 Big smiles around here today!

 Brad Webb,
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            A M I G A   S O L D   T O   A M I N O ! !

Amino Development Buys Amiga Name, Inventory From Gateway

 SAN DIEGO, Dec. 31 -- Amino Development Corp., a privately held
company based in Maple Valley, Washington, has purchased from Gateway
its Amiga trademarks and Amiga computer systems. Terms of the
transaction have not been disclosed.

 According to Peter Ashkin, Gateway senior vice president, Gateway
chose to sell the name after deciding to fold Amiga's software
engineering function into Gateway's product development. This merger
of development activities is part of Gateway's overall strategy to
develop and market the coming generation of "Internet appliances".

 "Amiga, as a personal computer brand, has a loyal following of fans
around the world," Ashkin said. "Under Gateway's wing, Amiga morphed
into a software development company working on a new Internet
appliance operating environment software. Now that we're bringing that
development work into Gateway product development, it made sense to
find a buyer for Amiga."

 "Yee-haw " said Bill McEwen, president and CEO of Amino. "This is a
very exciting day, and now an even more exciting tomorrow. Now we can
finish the job that was started 15 years ago."

 The transaction, effective immediately, includes the transfer of all
Internet domain names related to Amiga which Gateway had held. Gateway
retains ownership of all patents acquired when it bought Amiga in
1997.
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