28.Nov.2003
ann.lu (website)
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Archive tool: Mui Unarc 45.10
Jocke Sjöblom has written a clone of the tool "Unarc" which is delivered with AmigaOS3.9.
This is called "MUI Unarc" and is based on MUI. It uses the xadmaster.library and therefore
can display and extract many archive formats.
Direct
Download (11 KB).
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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28.Nov.2003
Günter Horbach / KDH Datentechnik (ANF)
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KDH Advent Calendar 2003
This year again KDH Datentechnik offers an Advent calendar. Each day there are special
offers from December 1st until December 24th.
(nba) (Translation: dr)
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28.Nov.2003
Constantinos Nicolakakis (E-Mail)
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Tool: SRename 3.8.0
Constantinos Nicolakakis has published the final version 3.8.0 of the tool "SRename".
With this tool you can comfortably rename files. The following features have been added
in the new version:
New features:
- Added the STATS (ST) option to display statistics such as:
- Directories scanned
- Filenames processed
- Directory names processed
- Files renamed
- Directories renamed
- File comments changed
- Directory comments changed
- Time taken in seconds
- Added "SRbench"-script to archive for performing standard toggle case
benchmark
- Removed the 255 directory depth level limit. Now more than 2 billion
levels of depth are allowed.
- Now when the name or comment of a directory is changed "(dir)" is
appended to the output to indicate that the object type is a
directory.
Bugfixes:
- Fixed bug where giving FILES and DIRS together would result in no
files being renamed. Now FILES cancels DIRS as it should have.
- In renumbering mode directories that match the basename are no
longer processed. Now if the starting number is in a filename only
filenames will be renumbered, and if the starting number is in a directory
name only directory names will be renumbered.
Further changes:
- Numerous optimizations resulted in speed gains, particularly in startup
time. Because the main bottleneck for SRename is the speed of the OS
Rename system call, the percentage of increase in speed relatively to
the previous version, will be greater for fast systems and smaller or
non existent for slow systems.
(nba) (Translation: dr)
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28.Nov.2003
Marcus Neervoort (ANF)
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amigapage.de currently not accessable
Because of a change of the provider www.amigapage.de currently is not accessable.
As soon as all has been done the site will be available.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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28.Nov.2003
Patrick Henz (E-Mail)
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Samba de Oruga - Sexy PC-game for Amiga-fans
SAMBA DE ORUGA is a sexy version of the well-known Tetris. It was born
with the idea to create the ultimate Tetris, so the Peruvian group The
Twin Eagles Group (well-known because of their Amiga game Gunbee F99,
published by the APC-TPC) laid their foces on game-play and fun and later
then combined it with sexy photos of their game member Orugaloca, where
she poses for example only with an Amiga T-Shirt or a Boing-Ball.
Features:
- 1 player or 2 player battle mode
- Selectable difficulty: Easy - Normal - Hard
- A highscore for each game difficulty
- 8 hot photos + 5 game secrets (1 player)
- 8 additional photos (2 players)
- 5 Power-Ups + Max Turbo monkey
- 10 fantastic latin music themes + 36 sound effects
- Smooth pieces movement
- English or Spanish version on the CD-ROM
You can order it for only 9.50 Euro in the limited version incl.
hand-signed cover by the model and a condom from the website of
Faces of Mars.
Samba de Oruga runs on x86-PCs with Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000 or XP.
There you find also an interview with her, some screenshots and feedback
from fans. (nba)
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28.Nov.2003
MorphZone (Website)
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Games: MathRace and Rock! Paper! Scissors! by La Sekta
In the MorphZone there are two minor new games made by La Sekta for AmigaOS and MorphOS.
You must have a Pegasos or an Amiga with RTG.
While MathRace
challenge your mathematical knowledge Rock! Paper! Scissors!
is a realization of the known child game "Rock - Paper - Scissors.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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28.Nov.2003
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Mirage Interactive offers old Amiga games for free download
Some time ago the Polish games distributor Mirage Interactive
has made available some of its older games. You can download it under the
title link.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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27.Nov.2003
Genesi (E-Mail)
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Genesi: Taking Part in HCC-Dagen Show in the Netherlands
Genesi SARL announced their participation at the Dutch HCC-Dagen from 28th through 30th November. Reportedly this is the biggest show of its kind in the Benelux lands, with attendance in previous years reaching 100,000 by some accounts.
They'll be guests at the stand (D106, hall 9) of Tyra-Group.
Tyra-Group is going to introduce their CS-2 system ("Communication Station 2") at HCC-Dagen. This is a new system configuration that is small in size (A4), but with space for a standard 5.25" drive, a 5.25" slim bay, a 5.25" "quarterdrive bay," a 3.5" floppy drive, two hard-drives as well as expansion cards of normal height with additional room for high graphic cards. The TFT screen can be changed out as can the powerpack, both standard, off-the-shelf components.
The "CS-2 Deluxe" is a complete home multimedia system based on Genesi's Pegasos and running MorphOS as well as Tyra-Group's proprietary software. (snx) (Translation: dm)
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27.Nov.2003
The CAPS Team (ANF)
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CAPS Update
The CAPS team (who concern themselves with the archiving of old, copy-protected Amiga games, to include copy-protection written on the flags) has converted another bunch of games into CAPS format. This format may for example be read by new UAE versions.
A list of the new games is available from the CAPS homepage. In the meantime more than 1200 games have been archived, among them some very scarce titles such as "Hacker" or a few of the first games from Electronic Arts. CAPS is now looking for people who own other original games and would like to help with the archiving.
Additionally the Amiga version of CAPS Library, which makes possible the use mounting of diskette images that are then worked on by CAPS, is being overhauled. (cg) (Translation: dm)
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27.Nov.2003
Falcon (ANF)
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FinalWriter Helper: "PDF-Creator"
Falcon has written a little program that may be incorporated in FinalWriter. Using Ghostscript, it allows a comfortable conversion of current documents to PDF format.
Requirements:
- Final-Writer
- Ghostscript (preferable V8.00)
- rexxreqtools.library
- reqtools.library
Direct
Download (93 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dm)
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26.Nov.2003
Martin Steigerwald (E-Mail)
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Amiga Magazin: "AROS - Amiga neu gemacht" by Martin Steigerwald
Martin Steigerwald has written an article for issue 9/2003 of the Amiga Magazin about AROS which is worth the read for all those interested in
that alternative system. The article is written in German and to get at the title link.
(nba) (Translation: ub)
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26.Nov.2003
Marc Cloppenburg / AMIGAplus (ANF)
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Event: Report from the "Ottawa Amiga Show" by Kermit Woodall
Kermit Woodall by Nova Design has edited a report about the Canadian
Event "Ottawa Amiga Show 2003" and put it - coupled with some pictures - online by the title link. The show was held at the Canadian metropole Ottawa on November, the 22nd 2003.
(nba) (Translation: ub)
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26.Nov.2003
ANN (Website)
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Game: Memory clone "DonSimon"
The programmer "Anarkskt" has done a new memory game "DonSimon",
which is based on the classic "Simon". The game is available in native
versions for 68k-AmigaOS and MorphOS and is downloadable by the title link at the
website from the MorphZone.
(nba) (Translation: ub)
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26.Nov.2003
Marc Cloppenburg / AMIGAplus (ANF)
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GoldED: Webworld-update and Espresso License
Registered GoldED-users can download a service pack for the HTML add-on
Webworld. The Nov/2003 version of Tidy has been integrated (Amiga port
courtesy of Edgar Schwan). Tidy is a code cleanup utility. The new version
supports XML and XHTML.
The Espresso License is a single shot of hot software: You get the
latest and best version of GoldED Studio AIX. Once. No updates, no service
packs, no bug fixes and no support in any form or shape. At a massive 40%
discount for only 39.90 EUR (plus p&p)! Offer available once per person,
while stock lasts. (nba) (Translation: nba)
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25.Nov.2003
IOSPIRIT (ANF)
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IOSPIRIT: Internet browser IBrowse now also available on CD
At IOSPIRIT a CD-version of IBrowse 2.3 and IBrowse 2.3 Update is now also available. The CD contains the browser itself, the new documentation (in English) and other goodies.
Instead of a keyfile, each CD ships with a certificate, that can be exchanged against a keyfile in the customer's iospirit.de account.
Due to legal reasons regarding the export of encryption technology, AmiSSL is not contained on the CD, but can be downloaded for free from the iospirit.de-download area.
Dealers interested in ordering CD-versions of IBrowse are invited to contact IOSPIRIT by eMail. (snx)
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25.Nov.2003
WHDLoad (Website)
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WHDLoad: New packets until 25.11.2003
With WHDload you are able to install games to your hard disk, which are only made for your floppy disk. Following packets are added or actualized after our last news.
- 25.11.03 new: Mickey Mouse (Gremlin)
- 24.11.03 new: Space Cutter (Maelstrom Games/Telecomsoft)
- 23.11.03 new: Mousetrap (Micro Value/Tynesoft)
- 22.11.03 new: Bubble + (Infogrames)
- 21.11.03 improved: History Line 1914-1918 (Blue Byte)
- 20.11.03 improved: The Lost Vikings (Interplay)
- 20.11.03 new: Flying Shark (Taito/Firebird)
(nba) (Translation: gf)
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25.Nov.2003
Richard "DawnBringer" Fhager (ANF)
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AMOS-game: FlagSweeper 1.0 published
Richard "DawnBringer" Fhager has with AMOS a Minesweeper clone called FlagSweeper
produced (Screenshots). The Archiv
has 180 kilobytes (snx) (Translation: gf)
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25.Nov.2003
Giancarlo Piscitello (ANF)
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Icons: first complete Freeware-Workbench-Packet with PNG-Icons
The first complete Freeware-PNG-replacement package for
Workbench icons
has Giancarlo Piscitello provided. You can find a screenshot of his work in
Album
of Amiga.org.
(snx) (Translation: gf)
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24.Nov.2003
ANN (Website)
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AROS: Status Update
David Le Corfec reports at AROS.org about the latest changes of the AROS project.
Further details are available at AROS.org.
(snx) (Translation: sk)
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24.Nov.2003
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IDE: IDE for AmigaOS
Daniel Allsopp is currently developing a new IDE (integrated development environment) for AmigaOS. The project is based on a MUI gui and will use GCC and GNU make.
A screenshot of the current version is already available. According to the developer this version is just a pompous autodoc viewer.
(cg) (Translation: sk)
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24.Nov.2003
AmigaWorld.net
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Amigaworld.net: AmigaOne-Mainboard contest
According to a note by Amigaworld.net, the operators of the Amigaworld.net FreeCiv servers donate an AmigaOne-XE-Mainboard with 512 MB RAM for the winner of the upcoming FreeCiv tournament.
The winner of the FreeCiv Challenge League Matches, which will be held between January and March 2004, will also be the winner of the mentioned mainboard. The number of players will be restricted. Twelve training matches will be played in advance in December.
Additional information is to be found at AW-FreeCiv-Support-Page or in the IRC channel #awfreeciv at irc.amigaworld.net.
(snx) (Translation: sk)
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24.Nov.2003
Aminet (Website)
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Aminet Uploads until 24.11.2003
New Aminet uploads since our last note:
MiamiDX_Fr.lha comm/tcp 27K+French catalog for MiamiDX
TView.lha comm/tcp 82K+List TV-programs in Europe.
bst-abracadabr.lha demo/intro 28K+Abracadabra cracktro from BST
Abnormalia1hd.lha demo/mag 532K+Abnormalia 1 (HD friendly and more)
Abnormalia3hd.lha demo/mag 856K+Abnormalia 3 (HD friendly and more)
q-device_src.lha dev/e 37K+E Source Code to Q-Device! V0.2
Afilereq.pl.lha dev/lang 2K+Use Amiga File Requestor with perl
Draco2C.lha dev/lang 16K+Draco-to-C source code translator
q-device.lha disk/misc 25K+V0.2 SCSI/IDE Query and Command Tool (MU
ThePolice.lha docs/hyper 51K+The Police: albums, lyrix, singles +more
WorldCup2002.lha docs/hyper 61K+All about World Cup 02: results, stats++
KingKong.lha game/jump 69K+Donkey Kong clone. Port of famous handhe
TotalChaosAGA.lha game/misc 39M+640x512 256 colors 50fps Magic & Monster
SASkin6.lha gfx/misc 64K+Saskin number 6 for Kaya player (MOS)
QLView.lha gfx/show 222K+Sinclair QL Screen viewer and iff saver.
MorningCall.mpg mods/mpg 4.1M+First movement of a four part suite
AmySequencer.lha mus/edit 240K+MIDI sequencer for the AMIGA
TeamChaosLogo1.mpg pix/3dani 6.1M+Team Chaos 3D animation with sound
MrCarlitoWB-06.jpg pix/icon 312K+First FREEWARE full PNG icons replaceman
msdos-amiga.lha util/conv 37K+Convert MSDOS texts to AMIGA text format
EasySync.lha util/dir 114K+Synchronize two directories
StartBar-ITA.lha util/misc 88K+Italian version of StartBar
ARxShell12beta.lha util/rexx 78K+A shell for ARexx V1.2beta
VirusExecutor.lha util/virus 310K+VirusExecutor v2.31
PowerIcons.lha util/wb 503K+NEW! 32bit PNG icons on your Amiga !!! (
(nba) (Translation: sk)
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24.Nov.2003
ANN (Website)
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Software: MiniShowPicture V1.35 released
Of the program MiniShowPicture by Pawel "Stefkos" Stefanski version 1.35 for MorphOS and Amiga-68k is now available.
'MiniShowPicture' is a simple, MUI based picture viewer that uses datatypes. It includes functions like Drag&Drop, scaling and shortcuts. (snx) (Translation: sk)
[News message: 24. Nov. 2003, 14:38] [Comments: 0]
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22.Nov.2003
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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Analogue data capture for Amiga
For the recently by Carsten Siegner announced 3-wire bus interface to control different ICs (we reported) is now a circuit diagram as well as some pictures available as a PDF document.
To be able to use the interface has Carsten written a short measuring program that outputs the given voltage as integer byte number and as floating point number.
Before using the program the following ENV variables have to be set:
- "Analog-device": (used serial device)
- "Analog-unit": (used serial unit)
- "Analog-volt": (maximum measured, permissible voltage and voltage to reach. Typical here are 5 V. Here you should measure again with a multimeter as you can get under circumstances values between 4.089 - 5.04 V.)
The program needs the following files:
- Rexxtricks
- tritonrexx
- rexxserdev
The program and the mentioned circuit diagram and photos are available as LHA archives.
Direct download (190 KB)
For the future Carsten plans the data capture with several channels. For this he has already got a chip LTC 1293. This can collect and convert six different analogue measure data and forward them sequentially to the computer.
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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22.Nov.2003
ANN (website)
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OpenPCI library 1.2 released
The OpenPCI library, a library offering a programming interface for different available PCI solutions (Amithlon,
G-Rex, Pegasos, Prometheus), has been released in version 1.2.
The changes since the last version:
- MorphOS: optimizations for faster processors (604e or better)
- Amithlon: support for powerpci.library 2.x added (v2.x is now required)
- Amithlon (bugfix): two register values had been exchanged
- G-Rex (bugfix): pci_outw/l() and pci_write_config_word/long() hadn't worked until now
- G-Rex (bugfix): error in the interrupt code removed
Direct download (13 KB)
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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22.Nov.2003
CCC (email)
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CCC: central saving of biometrical data endangers constitutional rights
The approach of the "Bund Deutscher Kriminalbeamten" (BDK) to save biometrical
characteristics of all European citizens in a central data base causes hardest reservations at the Chaos Computer Club (CCC);
the constitutional rights of informational self-determination would then be abolished in a fundamental area - while the use for the combating of crime isn't even proofed.
The CCC opposes especially against the idea of a central data saving as it has been last demanded by the speaker of the "Bund deutscher
Kriminalbeamten", Holger Bernsee. In the view of the CCC the potential misuse and possible desires in the context of a central data tracking is out of all proportion to the possible gain in the combating of crime that (the possible gain) can be realized with a technically clearly less democracy endangering system.
(nba) (Translation: wk)
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22.Nov.2003
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PNG icons: KDEView makes change easier
Pietro Ghizzoni has thought about how to help users who want to change their Workbench from classic Amiga icons to PNG icons. As you have to replace numerous icons by hand he has written a small program that shows all PNG icons of a directory in a window and makes the "picture exchange" possible via drag'n drop.
Direct download (68 KB)
(cg) (Translation: wk)
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21.Nov.2003
Genesi (E-Mail)
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MorphOS Developer Connection welcomes 400th developer
As Genesi S.à.r.l. reported the
MorphOS Developer Connection has now 400
officially registered MorphOS developer. The MDC members come from over 50 seperate
countries.
Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck said: "Today the number of members has achieved
400. Congratulations to all of you. The Connection has been an useful tool for all
members because you work together and help to push forward this platform.
Special congratulations to the MorphOS developer team with Ralph Schmidt! :-D
We take off our hat!
Thank also you to Felix Schwarz who has created the website.
Felix works on the forthcoming MDC2 which will base on Callisto!
MorphOS is intended for running on a computer near to you!
Great work!"
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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21.Nov.2003
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Icon-Patch: Powericons 1.05 published
"Powericons" is an icon-patch which allows to use 24bit icons under AmigaOS and was
published in a new version. For the detailed changes please have a look at the
Readme.
Direct Download
(513 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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21.Nov.2003
Amigart.com (Website)
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Experimental version of LinuxUAE
Because the development of WinUAE has been faster forced than the Linux version and because
the Linux version has been not updated for a long time Richard Drummond has ported
a lot of the changes of WinUAE to Linux. For more detailed information have a look at
the Changelog.
Under the title link you can find seperate versions LinuxUAE which he calls experimentally.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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21.Nov.2003
Amigaworld (ANF)
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Interview with Alan Redhouse from Eyetech (Update)
The Amiga-portal AmigaWorld has
interviewed Alan Redhouse who is the manager of the Eyetech Group.
Update: (cg, 21.11.2003, 14:25)
We have summarized the most important statements of Alan Redhouse in the following lines:
- Alan Redhouse thinks that more AmigaOnes have been sold than other "open" (that means
not Apple/IBM) PPC systems.
- since AmigaOS4 has been officially demonstrated on the AmigaOne the amount of sold
AmigaOnes has been increased
- currently it is tried to deliver all "Earlybird"-customers a beta version of OS4
if possible before Christmas
- the Onboard Graphic-chip of the Micro-A1 is still not certain but probably it will
become a low-cost Radeon Chip
- the "High-Tech" interfaces (RAID, Gigabit Ethernet, USB2, Firewire) will be implemented
at the Micro-A1 probably on a seperate, optional platine. Because of that the board will become
cheaper for customers.
- Waiting peroid when ordering an AmigaOne motherboard: ca. two weeks
(Complete system: Four weeks)
- Until now there have been two problems refered to the DMA at the AmigaOne: The first
is caused by VIA bug and has been fixed with the help of a software patch.
The second problem is that the ArticiaS enables the simultaneous access of CPU and a
of a PCI busmaster to the memory. In the x86-world this is not usual because of that the
(of Linux-x86 ported) Linux drivers may not manage this. This oddity of the ArticiaS is supposed
to be a included "turbo" which makes the computer "smarter". AmigaOS4 is not affected by
these two problems
- Exactly fitting boxes are not possible because of the costs but Eyetech works with
Naya Design on some modifications which change the standard boxes to Amiga boxes in a
cheap way.
- Single-CPU-modules with faster G3/G4-processors already exists and have been presented
officially, too. But there must be ca. 400 preorders to enable such a product.
Because of that only dual-cpu modules has planned.
- The AmigaOne in Micro-ATX format has planned only for the end of the next year.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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21.Nov.2003
IOSPIRIT (ANF)
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IOSPIRIT: Various price reductions
From the 20th November 2003 to the 31th December 2003, you can buy many products at IOSPIRIT at special prices - up to 37 percent below regular price. Detailed information available under the title link. After the 31th December 2003, regular prices will return.
(cg) (Translation: cg)
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