• The World of Alternatives 2002
• Amiga 2001
• World of Amiga 2000
• Home Electronics World '99
• Computer '98

• [Feature Request] Eject after write option (Error)
• [Feature Request] Write speed selection (Error)
• [Feature Request] add 'Blank Before Write' checkbox to write page (Error)
• [Feature Request] "Tool" button that will allow run operations quickly (Error)
• [GUI] FP freezes when a lot of files are added and displays bad drive information (Error)
• [Behaviour] ISO builder is very slow (Error)
• [Behaviour] Add sii####ide.device to list of harmless devices (Error)
• [Behaviour] Fryingpan crashes upon close, when started from an icon (Error)
• [Behaviour] Files in iso builder are not sorted (Error)
• [Behaviour] ASL requesters show weird chars in path when native characters were used previously (Error)
• [Behaviour] Crash, when no file is selected to add to data/audio tracks and user presses OK (Error)
• [Engine] Engine has problems detecting profile of older drives (Error)
• [Behaviour] Program is unable to stop download when file writing fails. (Error)
• [Feature Request] measure time req'd to complete erase/format operation, report it as ETA (Error)
• [GUI] the disc usage bar does not show calculated disc usage (Error)
• [GUI] Drag'n'Drop to Data/Audio tracks does not work (Error)
• [Behaviour] FryingPan does not remember Disc Name and System ID for next session (Error)
• [GUI] Layout size reported improperly (Error)
• [GUI] Iconified FryingPan shows default icon labelled as "unnamed" (Error)
• [Behaviour] FryingPan keeps lock on displayed images after exit (Error)
• [Behaviour] When FP is unable to open UI module, it crashes (Error)
• [Behaviour] a1ide.device is reported as unknown / potentially harmful (Error)
• [GUI] Enforcer hits after selecting dos device (Error)
• [GUI] length of large tracks (>4GB) is displayed improperly (truncated) (Error)

• Parallax 2
• Parallax 3
• Parallax 4
• Water 1.0
• LMarbles 1.0.7
• LPairs 1.0
• SimpleMixer 1.1
• PHP 4.4.4
• OpenJPEG 1.1
• egg2mirc 0.06
• IRCStats 1.0
• irssi2mirc 1.0
• log2mirc 0.01
• xchat2mirc 1.0

• You can now close the leftmost server tabs
• Dedicated server tabs can be disabled/enabled. Configure this setting at: Main Settings > Servers. Server tabs can be closed now regardless
• When a person sends you a file with DCC SEND, the file comment field is filled with their nick and IP address, and the network name
• When messaging someone in private, away messages are only displayed once unless they change
• The ignore function now ignores /notice messages
• Added an ENV variable for AmiUpdate compatibiilty
• Added a "Hide" menu item, with short cut, for quick iconifying
• Bugfix: No more crashing when closing second networks
• Bugfix: Parting channels on the Serenity IRC network no longer crashes
• Added a workaround for a strange PREFIX parameter on the EnterTheGame IRC network
• Bugfix: No more garbage characters bug when using cursor up/down to scroll through your input history. (used to happen at the end)
• Type /playing or /tunenet to show whats playing in TuneNet. It's not that useful a feature really.. I added it by request. It's something nice to play with, just for ####s 'n giggles
• You can optionally turn on smaller tab sizes, by running wookiechat with the "smalltabs" switch. i.e. "run wookiebeta_os3 smalltabs". I'm aware that they dont always look right though

• Beim Laden einer bereits bestehenden Datei fragt CygnusEd nach, ob diese nochmal geladen werden soll, die Ansicht auf die bereits geladene Datei umschalten soll oder die Operation abgebrochen werden soll
• Das Scrollen per Mausrad wird nun beschleunigt je länger das Rad gedreht wird
• Alle Requesterfenster (Suchen & Ersetzen, Texteingabe, Nummerneingabe) sind nun in der Größe veränderbar und CygnusEd merkt sich ihre Größen
• Sie können nun den Text nach gängigen Ausdrücken durchsuchen anstatt lediglich nach einer Zeichenfolge. Wie gängige Ausdrücke gebildet werden, wird in der erneuerten Dokumentation beschrieben
• Die neue Suche nach gängigen Ausdrücken erweitert auch die Ersetzung von Text, welche Teile des Suchmusters benutzen kann
• CygnusEd kann nun in allen geöffneten Dateien suchen und ersetzen anstatt nur in der gerade aktiven Ansicht
• Sie können nun CygnusEd dazu veranlassen die Suche nach Text oder gängigem Ausdruck schon während der Eingabe durchzuführen. Dies wird "Live Search" genannt. Falls CygnusEd das gewünschte nicht finden kann, wird dies kurz signalisiert, ansonsten wird die Textstelle hervorgehoben
• Der Bereich zum Suchen und Ersetzen kann nun durch einen markierten Bereich begrenzt werden
• Für die Suche nach Text und gängigen Ausdrücken kann nun die Unterscheidung von Akzenten auf Zeichen abgeschaltet werden
• Durch die Benutzung spezieller Schlüsselwörter in den ersten zehn Zeilen einer Textdatei kann CygnusEd Bescheid gegeben werden, was nach dem Laden der Dateien geschehen soll. Sie können die Ansicht, Cursorposition, den rechten Rand, u.s.w. ändern
• Sie können nun CygnusEd sagen, wo der Cursor nach dem Laden einer Datei hin soll
• Das Kopieren & Einsetzen Feature im Text und im Suchen & Ersetzen Requester ersetzt den aktuellen Text nicht mehr, wenn der Inhalt des Clipboards eingefügt wird
• Alle Dateioperationen, die bestehende Daten überschreiben können, ersetzen keine Dateien mehr ohne vorher nachzufragen
• Beim Laden einer Auto-Save-Datei zeigt CygnusEd nun wie groß das Original und die Auto-Save-Datei sind mit Angabe wann die Daten zuletzt geändert wurden
• Sie können nun einen Textabschnitt kopieren oder ausschneiden und anschließend mit automatischer Einrückung wieder einfügen. Die Einrückung erfolgt hierbei so wie in der Zeile des Cursors
• Wie groß das Fenster von CygnusEd ist und wo es sich öffnet kann nun in der Kommandozeile angegeben werden

• OS4 Final hat (eingeschränkten) Speicherschutz, welcher mit CygnusEd und MetaMac kollidierte, da sie Daten im Speicher ändern konnten, welche konstant sein sollten. Dies betraf das Laden von Makrodateien und der ARexx-Befehlsliste
• Der Versuch eine Textzeile zu zentrieren, deren Breite größer als die des rechten Randes war, konnte zum Absturz führen
• Ed versucht nicht mehr alle Dateien zu laden, die dem Muster entsprechen, wenn der TrueMultiAssign Patch aktiv ist
• Die Größe des CygnusEd Fensters wird nicht mehr geringer beim erneuten Öffnen
• In CygnusEd konnte das Ausrücken einer einzelnen Textzeile fehlschlagen
• CygnusEd löscht keine Auto-Save-Dateien mehr aus Versehen, um sie für etwas anderes zu gebrauchen
• In CygnusEd werden Kopieren & Einsetzen Operationen, welche aufgrund von Speichermangel nicht realisierbar scheinen, nicht mehr wie gewöhnlich durchgeführt, sondern benötigen einer extra Bestätigung durch den User
• Die Einstellungen zum automatischen Einrücken werden nun in der Einstellungsdatei gespeichert
• Das durch das Mausrad unterstützte Scrolling kann nun nicht mehr als Makroereignis aufgenommen werden

• DevMI - einige grundsätzliche Icons für Entwickler

• DisksMI (reworked) - eine Sammlung von Disk Icons
• DOpus4MI (reworked) - ein komplettes Iconset für Directory Opus

• ArcEmMI - Icon und Drawer für ArcEm den Archimedes Emulator
• DOSBoxMI - Icon und Drawer für den DOS Emulator DOSBox
• EUAEMI - Icon und Drawer für den Classic Emulator E-UAE
• FrodoMI - Icon und Drawer für den C64 Emulator Frodo
• HatariMI - Icon und Drawer für den ATARI Emulator Hatari
• RunDOSMI - Icon und Drawer für RunDOS ein Tool für DOSBox

• PfPaintMI - ein komplettes Iconset für PerfectPaint

• AEMI - ein komplettes Iconset für AudioEvolution
• HivelyTrackerMI - ein komplettes Iconset für HivelyTracker

• CPUWatcherMI - Icon und Drawer für CPUWatcher

• BibleTVMI - Icon und Drawer für BibleTextViewer
• FontPreMI - Icon und Drawer für FontPreviewer
• PicShowMI - ein komplettes Iconset für PicShow

• SambaMaticMI - Icon und Drawer für SambaMatic
• SWATMI - einige Images für das Samba-Tool SWAT

• PointersMI - HiRes-32-bit-pointer icons

• Deutscher und Spanischer DiskMaster2.catalog im Archiv
• Fix: 'Swap' löst kein neu-sortieren der DEV/VOL/ASN-liste mehr aus
• 'Iconify' beendet jetzt das Programm, wenn kein Piktogramm geöffnet werden konnte
• 'SaveConfig' benutzt jetzt ein Standard Projekt-Piktogramm
• Die Daten im Datei-existiert-Dialog sind jetzt lokalisiert
• Während des Ladens von Verzeichnissen sind die Fenster gesperrt und der Maus-Zeiger zeigt die Sanduhr
• Korrektur: in der DEV/VOL/ASN-Liste wurden Grösse, Datum und Schutzbits angezeigt
• Korrektur: Das Klicken auf die Spalten-Titel der DEV/VOL/ASN-Liste löst kein neu-sortieren mehr aus
• Voreinsteller: Einfache Mausrad-Unterstützung

• Now accepts files to archive in workbench arguments. This means that you can shift-click a bunch of icons, and then with shift held down double- click on Cranu's icon and it'll run with those selected files listed ready to archive. It also means you can drag icons onto Cranu's icon in AmiDock and it'll pop up with those files listed and ready to archive.
• Includes 32bit icons
• Includes italian, french and german translations

• Beta 8: Made the "disable server tabs" option less buggy
• Beta 8: Included updated catalogs for svenska,deutsch,norsk,polski,hungarian
• Beta 9: Bugfix: Launching WookieChat before Roadshow was ready was preventing Wookie from working properly. I was forgetting to try reopening the bsdsocket.library interface when trying to connect
• Beta9: Bugfix: No more garbage characters bug when using cursor up/down to scroll through your input history. (used to happen at the end)
• Beta 9: Type /playing or /tunenet to show whats playing in TuneNet. It's not that useful a feature really.. I added it by request. It's something nice to play with, just for shits 'n giggles
• Beta 9: Bugfixed the "file comment" code for recieved files. It works on SFS partitions now (i dont think it liked OS3 either, but it should work now)
• Beta 9: All catalogs except spanish are up to date again
• Beta 9: Made the chat history buffer smaller (less wasted space), and increased the maximum outgoing buffer a little

• Bugfix: Unter Umständen konnte es dazu kommen, daß eine Applikation statt der Ein-/Ausgangsnamen nur wirren Zeichenmüll darstellt
• Code aufgeräumt: Aus den Anfangszeiten des Treibers wurden teilweise noch Resourcen belegt die inzwischen gar nicht mehr benötigt werden. Diese Fehler sind nun behoben.

• Fixed possibly uninitialised pointer causing crashes and/or corrupted memory
• Better detection of average bitrate for files that don't have a XING header

• thttpd 2.25b
• thttpd 2.21b with PHP 4.4.4
• ASP 2 PHP 0.77.3

• 07.01.07 improved: Death Knights Of Krynn (SSI) supports another version (Info)
• 05.01.07 fixed: Mental Hangover (Scoopex) taglist termination corrected (Info,Image)
• 05.01.07 fixed: Lethal Exit (Digital) taglist termination corrected (Info,Image)
• 02.01.07 new: Operation GII Demo (Psygnosis) done by Psygore (Info)
• 27.12.06 new: Alchemy Demo (Psygnosis) done by Psygore (Info)
• 26.12.06 improved: Simon The Sorcerer (Adventure Soft) supports another version, caches enabled, lockups fixed (Info)
• 26.12.06 fixed: Pang (Ocean) imager fixed to work with new install script (Info)
• 26.12.06 new: Lemmings - X-Mas 1992 (Psygnosis) done by Psygore (Info)
• 26.12.06 new: Lemmings - X-Mas 1991 (Psygnosis) done by Psygore (Info)
• 26.12.06 updated: Chromagic (Dual-Crew Shining) fixed to work with whdload v16.6 (Info,Image)
• 26.12.06 updated: Chip Attack (Anathema) fixed to work with whdload v16.6 (Info,Image)
• 20.12.06 updated: Bloodwych (Mirrorsoft) complete rework, many changes (Info)
• 19.12.06 improved: Hard Drivin' 2 (Domark) supports another version (Info)

• Added function to correct skewed pictures
• fixed buffer overflow when loading/saving defaults

• Statistikseite hinzugefügt
• Angabe zur Größe des Programms hinzugefügt
• Spalte "Edit" hinzugefügt (zeigt an, ob das Spiel über einen Level-Editor verfügt)
• Umbenennung der Spalte "Réalisé en" in "Langage(s)"
• Angabe in der Spalte "Langage(s)", ob das Spiel mit MUI, Reaction, C++, BCPL, Freescape, AGOS, SAGA, Gob, Kyra, Queen, Cinematique evo1, Virtual Theatre, F Basic oder JForth erstellt wurde
• Ergänzung der Lizenzen Giftware und uDevGame in der "Licence"-Spalte

• m68k-amigaos - Classic AmigaOS 3.x
  Zu leistungshunrig für einen original 68k Amiga aber eine gute Wahl für Emulatoren wie WinUAE / Amiga Forever
• ppc-powerup - AmigaOS 3.x mit PowerUP oder MorphOS
  Dies ist geschichtlich die allererste Implementierung. Sie läuft direkt über ppc.library-Aufrufe aus AmigaAMP heraus und wird deshalb 'internal' genannt.
• ppc-warpup - AmigaOS 3.x mit WarpUP
  Technisch gesehen ist dies ein eigenes Executable das als normaler AmigaOS Task läuft und sich wie ein Plugin verhält. Es wird deswegen als 'external' bezeichnet, so wie die 68k und OS4 version auch.
• ppc-amigaos - AmigaOS 4 final
  Funktioniert genauso wie die WarpUP und 68k Versionen, ist jedoch speziell für OS4 übersetzt. Dies ist die erste öffentliche Version und eventuell noch leicht fehlerhaft. Alle Betatester haben bisher jedoch keine eindeutigen Probleme mehr reproduzieren können. Bei einigen gab es Abstürze, jedoch bisher aus ungeklärter Ursache. Wer einen Fehler/Absturz eindeutig reproduzieren kann, dem stellt der Autor gerne eine spezielle Debugversion zur Verfügung. Ein GrimReaper-Log inklusive Stack Trace von dieser Debug-Version sollte dann ausreichen, um das Problem einzugrenzen.

• Lots of smaller internal changes and fixes
• Removed some more obsolete code
• The Reader has it's own font now and it's fixed-width only
• 'Swap' works again
• 'PrintDir' almost rewritten to take the data from the ListBrowser.gadget lists
• Fix: It must be ActivateLayoutGadget() to activate a gadget in a layout, not ActivateGadget(). Otherwise the layout is not aware that the string-gadget got activated In other words, activating the path-gadgets with the keyboard works properly now
• Fix: the total-amount of bytes in a dir was a low negative number in case there were only dirs displayed

• added missing LICENCE file to distribution archive
• now requires AmigaOS 52.x or higher
• increased default pipe buffer size to 4096 bytes
• fixed progress bar display bug in sftp during 'put'
• added AmigaOS-style version strings to executables

• now uses case-sensitive comparisons no matter what the underlying file system is capable of for maximum compatibility during porting (thanks Henning Nielsen Lund)
• removed workaround for shell 51.x
• removed support for AmigaOS device names; it is just impossible to parse out targets from device names (thanks Thore Böckelmann)
• now uses getopt() from clib2
• cleaned up Makefile.AmigaOS

• Beta 5: No more Server tabs anymore! its still a little buggy, but give it a try anyway
• Beta 5: I'm now compiling with -03. That means optimise for speed. Previously I wasnt optimising on OS4, and only optimising on OS3 for filesize.
• Beta 6: When messaging someone in private, away messages are only displayed once unless they change.
• Beta 6: Dedicated server tabs can disabled/enabled. Configure this setting at: Main Settings > Servers. Server tabs can be closed now regardless.
• Beta 6: When a person sends you a file with DCC SEND, the file comment field is filled with their nick and IP address, and the network name
• Beta 6: Added a "Hide" menu item, with short cut, for quick iconifying.

• Fixed crash when navigation skin does not have an icon.
• Added new parameter SKINBUTTONS to specify the buttons which are contained in the skin picture if the file does not have an icon.
• Updated spanish language files

• Amiga- und MorphOS-News von November/Dezember 2006
• Review: Robin Hood
• Review: Virtual Grand Prix 2
• Review; PSPUAE
• Review; DvPlayer
• Review; Trigger
• Review; Feelin (Update).
• Point of view : Sputnik veröffentlicht
• Die Geschichte der Fanzine Amigazette
• Tutorial: Installation und Konfiguration von E-UAE (Update)
• Tutorial: Installation und Präsentation von Blender
• Hardware: BVisionPPC und CyberVisionPPC übertakten
• Das Amiga-Quiz für November/Dezember 2006

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        N O   M O R E   " W H E N   I T ' S   D O N E "   ! !  

    U P D A T E D   I B R O W S E   T O   U S E   W I T H   4 . 0

     A N D   D I R O P U S   S A M E   D A Y   A S   O S   4 . 0

 I R O N Y ?   -   A M I G A   B I R T H   I S   N E W S   A G A I N

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S P E C I A L   E D I T I O N ! 

Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:
 Well, Merry Christmas indeed! For those Amiga users who celebrate the 
holiday, this has to be one to remember! Hyperion has released the 
last update to 4.0 to Amiga Community, and did so on Christmas Eve. 
Interestingly, they did not use the words "production release", so 
some confusion resulted. However, as it's available for purchase, 
apparently to anyone who wishes to buy it and who owns an Amiga One, a 
production release is what it amounts to. Finally, it's done and 
generally available. Per the promise made in the last regular issue of 
"Amiga Update", we've put together a short special issue to celebrate 
this very important milestone.
 As if that weren't enough, also on Christmas Eve the I-Browse team 
announced the release of the long awaited update to what is certainly 
one of the most, if not the most, important pieces of software for the 
Amiga currently. All in all, a very nice set of Christmas gifts for 
the community.
 Lest you think we've gone all Pollyanna on you, we are well aware 
there are issues still to be resolved. Chief among them is the lack of 
hardware on which to run the latest OS. According to Hyperion, there 
should be new hardware available early in '07. No details, and we will 
have to wait and see what it all means, but at least it sounds good.
 There there's the matter of Java. You can't have a truly modern 
computer that doesn't have Java available for it. Given the costs 
associated with adding Java to any computer's environment, it's not 
surprising there's none available for the Amiga. I don't see any 
immediate resolution of this one. We hope there's something down the 
road that will help with this functional gap.
 Finally, can anyone else buy OS 4.0? The release states only that 
it's available for registered Amiga One owners. That's not exactly a 
release to the world. However, I sense that's just the way it is 
today. After all, why reassure people there will be new hardware 
coming if the intent is to limit 4.0 to current Amiga One owners? 
Doesn't make sense and I doubt that's the plan.
 OK, I have to add one other thought. I wonder if Amiga will ever 
realize that software companies sell software to the market that 
exists. That means "X86" machines. Maybe they don't know those 
computers aren't even all Intel any longer? It remains my opinion that 
if the Amiga is to have any long term future, even as a niche 
computer, it needs to get in on the now developing market of 
alternatives to MicroSoft. The only way to do that is to run on the 
commodity hardware that's out there. Will Amiga miss yet another 
opportunity to actually grow the OS side of the business and even make 
some money from it? Well, we all know Amiga's track record but we can 
hope.
 Hint to Amiga: check out the processors powering the latest Sun 
workstations.
 While putting together this special issue we spotted a couple of 
other stories that just had to be included. The one back in November 
about the re-discovery of work by Andy Warhol is fascinating in its 
timing. Just as the rebirth of the OS is completed, we are reminded of 
the significance of the Amiga's original release. The lunacy of the 
those working with the newly re-discovered work using a Mac to put it 
back together must have our readers shaking their heads in amazement, 
but that doesn't detract from the rest of the story.
 And we had to include the story on the OS 4.0-only version of the 
most popular file manager ever for the Amiga. Interestingly, it also 
was released on Christmas Eve. Could there have been a Christmas 
Conspiracy at work?
 In case there are any doubts, this will definitely be the last 
edition of "Amiga Update" but what a way to end. At the beginning, we 
hope, of a new era for Amiga. It's up to someone else to chronicle it 
but we'll be here enjoying it with you. Thanks to all the readers, 
contributors and critics we've had over the years. Here's hoping you 
have an enjoyable Amiga New Year, and many more to come.

 Brad Webb,
 Editor
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        N O   M O R E   " W H E N   I T ' S   D O N E "   ! ! 

Leuven, Belgium, 24 December 2006.

Hyperion Entertainment is very pleased to announce the immediate 
availability (for registered AmigaOne customers) of Amiga OS 4.0, 
The Final Update.

Originally released in May of 2004, Amiga OS 4.0 (www.amigaos4.com) is 
the most stable, modern and feature-rich incarnation to date of the 
multi-media centric operating system launched by Commodore Business 
Machines (CBM) in 1985 with which it still retains a high degree of 
compatibility.

Amiga OS 4.0, The Final Update is the culmination of 5 years of 
development and takes the form of a stand-alone ISO image which 
contains a full installation of all Amiga OS 4.0 components.

A list of new features can be found below.

Availability of PowerPC hardware suitable for operation with Amiga OS 
4.0 will be announced by third parties early 2007.

The Hyperion Entertainment management would like to take this 
opportunity to wish all our customers and supporters a pleasant 
holiday season!

Amiga OS 4.0 (C) 2001-2006 Hyperion Entertainment VOF, developed under 
license from Amiga, Inc. ?Amiga? is a registered trademark of Amiga, 
Inc.


Hyperion comment from Amiga World (www.amigaworld.net):

"Final Update" means that the next update released for OS 4 will be OS 
4.01.

FWIW, OS 4 was released in May 2004, and has been updated ever since. 
This is the final update. Everything from now on will go into 4.01 
(the first patch).


This is a non-exhaustive list of the new features of AmigaOS 4.0 The 
Final Update since Update #4:

    * Exec
          o New memory system
                + Low Fragmentation, even with long uptimes
                + Lots of speedups (for example, memory pools are 10 
                  to 20 times faster than before)
                + Named memory 
          o Now uses the MMU to write-protect the .rodata sections of 
            ELF binaries 

    * 680x0 emulators
          o Improved compatibility
          o JIT emulator is between 10 to 50% faster 

    * DOS
          o 64 bit support for file sizes.
          o New directory scanning and object examination API 

    * Intuition
          o Support for legacy programs requiring a planar screen: 
            normal, HAM6 and HAM8 planar screens are promoted to RTG
          o Customizable truecolor mouse pointer (in hardware sprite 
            mode on Radeon boards, and in software sprite mode on all 
            boards)
          o Navigation of oversized screens via [Left Amiga] + numeric 
            pad 

    * Workbench
          o Support for native 32 bit icons with normal and selected 
            image
          o Support for loader/saver modules for third-party icon 
            formats
          o Customizable highlight effect for selected single-image 
            icons
          o Customizable "left out", "no drop" and "disabled" icon 
            symbols
          o Removed the remaining 30 character filename length limits 

    * Storage controllers support
          o New driver for ITE IT8212 IDE controller
          o New driver for SCSI 53C8xx-based controllers
          o Support for IDE ct-flasher hardware added as contribution 

    * General
          o Support for alpha channel in IFF ILBM for easy loading, 
            saving, and clipboard copy/paste of truecolor data
          o No more black background in MultiView when displaying 
            truecolor pictures with an alpha channel
          o MultiView allows the Workbench screen to be closed and 
            reopened
          o Smoother appearance for colorwheel.gadget
          o Customizable images for requester.class requesters
          o Many parts of OS4 now support the mouse wheel 

    * ramdrive.device
          o The classic RAD: doesnt survive a soft reboot anymore
          o The new RESRAD: survives a soft reboot again
          o The new BOOTRAD: offers booting from a disk image which 
            survives a soft reboot. 

    * console.device
          o Changing the system default keymap now immediately affects 
            all console windows which dont use a private keymap. 

    * printer drivers
          o All printer drivers except Printers:File are PPC native
          o The PostScript printer driver now supports printing 
            pictures in greyscale, B&W and landscape modes. It now 
            uses the current system default charset for text printing 
            to ISO-8859-1 before. 

    * Printer preferences editor
          o Now PPC native, some new features 

    * a1floppy.device
          o New driver for the AmigaOne which has a floppy disk port.
          o Supports booting from floppy disk.
          o Allows limited exchange with Classic Amigas. 

    * ft2.library
          o Now supports algorithmic font emboldening. 

    * Fonts
          o The default fonts are now the DejaVu fonts which support 
            more different character sets than the Bitstream Vera 
            fonts. 

    * USB
          o USB mice and keyboard can now be used to access and 
            navigate EarlyStartup
          o Keybord drivers respects users keyboard key repeat delay 
            and speed
          o Keyboard drivers can now reset into UBoot 

    * Boot menu
          o Early boot menu can be used with the only a keyboard.
          o Adjusts its GUI to the screen height which looks better on 
            A1 

    * Picasso96 and drivers
          o Radeon Overlay (PIP) support
          o Extended P96 PIP API (double/triple-buffering possibility 
            allowing perfectly smooth animation) 

    * AmiGS
          o Localized
          o Improved printing preferences (page selection, double 
            sided printing, collation) 

    * AmiPDF
          o Localized
          o Improved printing preferences (page selection, double 
            sided printing, collation)
          o Additional character set support for bookmarks and text 
            copying
          o More search options 

    * Ghostscript
          o Updated to the latest version (8.54) 

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    U P D A T E D   I B R O W S E   T O   U S E   W I T H   4 . 0  

LUND, Sweden, 22nd December 2006 - Stefan Burström and the IBrowse 
Team are pleased to announce the immediate release of the much 
anticipated update to IBrowse 2.3.

IBrowse 2.4 brings web browsing on AmigaOS to a new level - below is a 
very brief summary of the changes since version 2.3:

    * New integrated Search Bar, allowing you to easily perform 
      searches of your favourite sites. Search engines can be added 
      manually or automatically via the Mycroft project site


    * The Status Bar has been overhauled to optionally provide the 
      status of IBrowse graphically. Due to requiring less space than 
      text, this has allowed us to show additional statuses such as 
      when Javascript is being processed


    * Plugin API system for embedded objects based on the v4 NPAPI 
      (Netscape Plugin API) to allow for easier porting of NS 
      compatible plugins, this is used to allow IBrowse to display 
      embedded objects (such as flash animations) within the browser 
      when a suitable plugin is available.


    * Support for AmiSSLv3 has been added to IBrowse 2.4, allowing the 
      use of the most up to date SSL implementation available for 
      AmigaOS.


    * Context sensitive mouse pointers have been added, providing 
      different mouse pointers in different areas of IBrowse.


    * Background tab loading has finally been added to the Browser 
      Tabs. Links can be opened in new browsers which remain inactive, 
      allowing you to continue browsing the original page 
      uninterrupted.


    * The spoofing engine has been totally re-written for 2.4, and 
      provides a range of pre-defined spoofing options.


    * The JavaScript engine has been improved yet further providing 
      support for more event handlers, and improved DOM support, along 
      with some significant speed increases in certain areas. It now 
      supports the complete JavaScript 1.6 extension, as found in 
      Firefox 2.0, along with the majority of JavaScript 1.5 and the 
      revision 3 of the ECMAScript (ECMA-262) specification.


    * HTTP compressed content support has been added, which includes 
      both gzip and deflate algorithms.


    * On websites which ask for a username and password in a HTML 
      based form, IBrowse can now (optionally) save these details for 
      future visits.


    * Web Advert Control Language (WACL) is a feature of IBrowse 
      based on a proposal by Stefan Stuntz for a user configurable, 
      flexible scripting language to control the display of adverts on 
      webpages.


    * Improved general stability and memory leaks plugged.


    * Hundreds of other minor and major bug fixes + improvements, and 
      increased tolerance of broken sites for better compatibility.


All these improvements greatly improve the browsing experience, and 
allow IBrowse to offer compatibility with many more websites than 
before.

IBrowse 2.4 is available from IOSPIRIT - to purchase, please visit 
http://amiga.iospirit.de/ (registered users of IBrowse 2.x can upgrade 
for free, and there is a special upgrade price available to registered 
IBrowse 1.x users).

For further information, news and product support, please visit 
http://www.ibrowse-dev.net/.
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     A N D   D I R O P U S   S A M E   D A Y   A S   O S   4 . 0 

Uddevalla - 24th December 2006

Version 4.18 of DirectoryOpus, the legendary filemanager for Amiga, is 
released. This version is for Amiga OS4 only (but does not need the 
final version though ). There has been lots of fixes and improvements 
in this version, see directory History/ inside the archive for most of 
the changes. Many thanks to the Opus4 ML for bugreports and support in 
general.

This release is available on Aminet: DirectoryOpus 4.18

Shortt:         The legendary filemanager
Author:         Joachim Birging + more
Uploader:       jocke birging gmail com
Type:           biz/dopus
Version:        4.18
Architecture:   ppc-amigaos >= 4.0.0
Date:           2006-12-24
Download:       http://aminet.net/biz/dopus/DirectoryOpus418.lha - 
                {But see below before downloading! Brad}

This is the Amiga OS4 port of DirectoryOpus 4, released under the GNU 
GPL. Currently developed by Joachim Birging. See README.txt inside 
archive for complete license.

See directory History/ inside this archive for what has been done in 
the OS4 port. Also the guide, Docs/DOpus4 Manual, has changed to 
reflect these changes.

Thanks to the Opus4 ML for their support and bugreports, and a special 
thanks to Christoph Gutjahr for the manual. To join the ML see the 
guide.

29 December, 2006

4.18.1
 
I've decided to release a quick fix for the "Extract" command crash. 
Apparently no-one with OS4 beta ever tested this command. Nothing else 
is fixed in this release. Exe only available here:

http://www.zerohero.se/DirOpus-Exe.lha

Happy Holidays,
Joachim Birging
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 I R O N Y ?   -   A M I G A   B I R T H   I S   N E W S   A G A I N 

PONTIAC, MI. 9 November, 2006- In what many have dubbed the world's 
first multi-media presentation on July 23rd 1985 at the Lincoln Center 
in New York, the maverick art legend Andy Warhol stood on stage using 
a new computer to paint a portrait of pop star Debbie Harry in his own 
unique style. That night the world was introduced to something 
entirely new in computing: the Amiga. Prior to this computers were 
aimed at a relatively limited audience. The message was clear: for the 
first time, an affordable computer was powerful and flexible enough to 
be a true creative tool, and user friendly enough to be used by 
artists, not just technologists.

Andy Warhol was just the first of many creative people to find that 
the Amiga offered entirely new possibilities and new ways of working. 
With powerful audio and video capabilities as well as the best 
graphical display of the era, Amigas rapidly found a place in the 
hearts and studios of many artists, filmmakers and musicians, as well 
into the homes of millions of ordinary families. Amigas were used by 
Disney and Spielberg, in Babylon 5 and Star Trek. They were found in 
television studios around the world, used by Arthur C. Clarke to 
create images of Mars, and by NASA to track satellites. They made the 
basis for many of the first Virtual Reality systems and provided 
interactive displays in countless museums. They've been used to 
control laser displays, run theme park rides, and operate stage 
lighting systems in the West End and on Broadway.

In the following months after its launch, Warhol acquired a battery of 
Amigas and experimented using these computers with the same enthusiasm 
as any medium he ever approached.

Until its 2001 discovery, what had only been hinted at and rumored is 
that Warhol had actually created a short digital film on one such 
computer, probably the first such digital creation by any important 
artist. Titled YOU ARE THE ONE, the digital stills were discovered on 
a floppy disk among thousands in Warhol?s estate. Long believed lost, 
this short masterpiece (20 painted frames) was reconstructed by Arnie 
Friedhoff and his team at ITN on a retro-fitted Mac G5 and reunited 
with what is believed to be its original soundtrack (also discovered 
on another floppy disk marked in Warhol?s familiar scrawl ?soundtracks 
for imaginary movies, i.e., you are the one?.

Now, after five years of painstaking archival reconstruction, YOU ARE 
THE ONE is being debuted for the first time anywhere at the Museum of 
New Art (MONA).

However, due to threatened legal action tied to estate disputes and to 
its pending seizure, the museum will only be allowed a one day 
screening of the film.

?We are so excited at this once in a lifetime opportunity," remarked 
Mr. Friedhoff, then added sadly: ?Yet after this single viewing, I?m 
afraid the work will be lost again for at least another generation.?
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• Benutzen Sie "Prepare Disc For Write", um eine wiederbeschreibbare (aber nicht überschreibbare) Disc für das Beschreiben vorzubereiten. Benutzen Sie hingegen "Blank" (löschen) oder "Format" nur dann, wenn Sie genau wissen, wofür diese Funktionen gedacht sind
• Klicken Sie auf den unteren Fortschrittsbalken, um das Fenster auf diesen zu minimieren (dies funktioniert möglicherweise nicht unter AROS)
• Rufen Sie über der Werkzeugleiste das Kontextmenü mit der rechten Maustaste auf, um die Einstellungen für diese zu verändern
• Auf der ISO-Erstellungsseite kann mit der Pop-up-Funktion neben dem Elementnamen der Name der Disc geändert werden. Auch andere Parameter für die ISO-Datei können auf dieser Seite eingestellt werden
• Gesplittete ISO-Images: Vorbereitung von ISO-Images oder das Übertragen von Disc-Inhalten auf die Festplatte ungeachtet der Größe; MD5-Checksummen verhindern das Brennen eines beschädigten Satzes von Teil-Images

• AmigaOS 4 version fixed to run with the new memory system of Upd. 5
• Printing no longer freezes at the end of the page (called AbortIO although I/O was already done)
• Aborting a print job no longer freezes PicShow until printer.device has finished it's work
• Uses TurboPrint now if installed (no longer prints just a big black square on OS4)