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31.8.2k Hyperion Entertainment is Bringing the Coolest Games to the New Amiga
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30.8.2k Media%tor PCI 1200 Is Comming
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The first 1000 pcs. of Mediator PCI 1200 are in final production stage now. The first boards will
be ready within 4-5 days. All the batch of the 1000 pcs. will be ready within 14 days.
The entire batch has already been ordered by our distributors.
Mariusz Wloczysiak, ELBOX Computer
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30.8.2k PCI/AGP Busboard Coming To Amiga
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In the latest issue of Amiga Active Magazine, they report that another
PCI Busboard is on its way to Amiga. The "Predator" Busboard will connect to existing PPC accelerators cards to
provide very fast transfer rates. The Predator is equipped with 3 PCI slots, one AGP slot and a single SDRAM socket
for up to 256 MB of Ram. By connecting to the expansion connector of the Blizzard PPC and Cyberstorm PPC cards, the
Predator will have access to the full 4 GB of the PowerPC CPU's address space. The Bus itself will run at 66 MHZ.
Work is already on the way on porting drivers for the Voodoo 5 AGP GFX card. The Predator will be available late
September with a suggested retail price around £170.00. Details on who is manufacturing the card is unclear.
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30.8.2k Spanish version of AW3 now online
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29.8.2k Amiga2001 announced - The St. Louis Extravaganza
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Bob Scharp: "Amigan-St. Louis is proud to announce that the next Gateway Computer Show... Amiga2001,
will be held on March 30, 31 and April 1, 2001.
This exciting event, Amiga2001 - An Amiga Odyssey,
will be our best yet. Due to the demise of the Henry VIII hotel, it's being torn down, we had to
move our venue to a new location." Read more
Bob Scharp, Amigan-St. Louis
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29.8.2k AmigaOnLine.NET enters Buffalo
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AmigaOnLine.NET continues to bounce into new locations accross North America. It is our great
pleasure to announce our newest location for the Buffalo, NY area. The numbers are as follows:
Lockport and the Greater Buffalo area: 716-280-0020 (There will be a proper Buffalo number in the near future.)
Tonawanda: 716-504-0040
Dunkirk: 715-203-0040
If you haven't checked www.amigaonline.net lately and you are interested
in the best internet access available for the Amiga in the U.S. or Canada, please consider stopping by, as we
have been adding many new numbers over the last few months.
David Crawford, AmigaOnLine.NET
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29.8.2k VIRUS WARNING: 8x8 - Motaba-3
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29.8.2k Press Release: StormC 4 - The New Dimension of Programming
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Dolgesheim, 28.8.2000. Last sunday Haage&Partner Computer GmbH presented their new StormC developementkit (4.0)
to a well elected group in Dolgesheim. This happens during the annual summerparty, and the past and the future were
discussed too. The guestlist included employes of Hyperion (Heretic II,...) and ESCENA (PowerPC-Boards). They were
very excited about the new product. You can read the
whole press release here (german).
Amiga-news.de website
Haage&Partner website
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29.8.2k No Risc No Fun Interviews
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28.8.2k SEAL-O-RAMA! 2000
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Ideas 2 Reality are one of the many great vendors appearing at the SEALtastic show on Sunday the 10th
of September. Here is their authorised press release concerning the show:
"Ideas2reality Limited will have a range of generic PC hardware available at competitive prices.
We will also have a range of demonstrations running including the Amiga SDK, Beos, Linux for
interested parties to look at the differences between various "alternative platforms" available."
Read more
Gary Storm, SEAL
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28.8.2k Amiga Update Newsletter
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28.8.2k Drivers for PCI GFX cards
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CGX V3 - S3 ViRGE 86C325 drivers (not ViRGE/DX!) for the Mediator are ready to go. No planned date for VooDoo3...
Mediator support page updated with information on the 3 different S3 ViRGE
86C325 cards CyberGraphX currently supports. More to follow...
CyberGraphX website
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28.8.2k Graphics Artist Wanted
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27.8.2k SiN development approaching final phase.
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Hyperion Entertainment is pleased to announce that closed beta-testing of the Linux port of Ritual's
acclaimed 3D techno-thriller "SiN" is about to start with the full game expected to go gold end of
September 2000. Binaries will be available for both x86 and PPC based Linux systems.
Meanwhile the Amiga version has entered the Alpha stage with release anticipated early Q4/2000.
Hyperion Entertainement
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27.8.2k Voyager 3.3 alpha 35
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A new alpha version (alpha 35) of Voyager 3.3 is now available for download at all Vapor download sites.
See here for more information. It's still an alpha, so don't overwrite
your production version with it!
For the first time you can enjoy the speed of a progressive PPC image decoder under MorphOS. MorphOS PPC image decoders v14.0 are ready for
download (V 3.3 alpha 35 required).
Oliver Wagner will be off for two weeks and his mail will be temporarly shut down.
Responsibility for V will be taken over by David "Zapek" Gerber while Ollie is away.
V3 portal
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26.8.2k Drivers for PCI GFX cards
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The free CGX V3 driver is up and running, on the PCI ViRGE card, in the Mediator PCI. The V4 version
should be released with the next V4 updated. The Voodoo3 driver is being worked on now. There is no set release dates yet! Also updated the
Mediator PCI Busboard page with a list of supported and planned supported cards.
CyberGraphX website
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26.8.2k iFusion: There is light at the end of the tunnel
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There is light at the end of the tunnel ... and MS are sure it is not a train! They will be posting
the new iFUSION interface for customer review in the near future. Since the emulation itself has
been greatly simplified, many of the options found in FUSION are no longer necessary. For example,
we do not need seperate video drivers for every video card now. iMacs don't have floppy drives
built-in, so there is no need for a floppy control menu.
MS are looking for a handler or filesystem that allows AmigaDOS devices (DF0:, DH0:, RAM:, etc.) to
be opened and controlled as a file using standard AmigaDOS file I/O commands such as Read(),
Write(), Seek(), etc. If you know about something, write to them immediately!
Read more
Microcode Solutions website
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26.8.2k Vesalia Summer Specials
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25.8.2k Back to the Roots Amiga-News 223
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Back to the Roots Team: "We updated "Back to the Roots", the Amiga
Culture Directory Project again, and we have prepared some really nice stuff for all of you. The gamers can
relive the past with cool classics like the fabulous adventure games "Quest for Glory 2 - Trial by Fire"
and "Goldrush" from Sierra. Also we are very proud, that the german Amiga company MegArts has allowed us,
to put the addictive puzzle game "Brainman" and the Kick-Off alike Icehockey game "MegArts Hockey" online.
And as always, these were just some examples."
Read more
Back to the Roots website
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25.8.2k 2nd Alpha of JIT UAE
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Bernie Meyer: "After almost 600 successful downloads of the first Alpha version of the JIT-UAE
(also known as "Bobvou", or "Bernie's own bastardized version of UAE"), it's time to release
the second Alpha." JIT UAE adds
just-in-time compilation to the Linux version of UAE, making it a lot faster than the classic
UAE. New in this version
Vit Sindlar
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25.8.2k Interview with Eternity
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25.8.2k Your Say: Appreciate the Developers
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An article on AmigaResource's 'Your Say' section explaining how
important it is to provide feedback to the remaining few small time Amiga developers. It can make the difference between
updates, and the death of a program.
Neil Bullock via ANN
The Amiga Resource website
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25.8.2k Amiga SDK Software News
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24.8.2k Ruksun Software Technologies Joins Forces with Amiga
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24.8.2k Jason Compton on Amiga/Red Hat announcement
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Jason Compton wrote in comp.sys.amiga.misc: "All this is, is an announcement
that says that Red Hat will sell Amiga's SDK through their web store. I confirmed with Red Hat's Melissa London (who confirmed it with execs
within the company) that this is in no way an announcement of any agreement, alliance, partnership, or joint development agreement. This is,
in effect, a press release that says "Our CD is on sale at RedHat.com." Don't let anyone tell
you different."
ANN website
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24.8.2k AmigaFest 2000 - Pre-show Update!
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Well, the exhibitors are set, the site is ready, Saturday is the big day! AmigaFest 2000, the Show within
a Show is here! The 25th Anniversary Dayton Computerfest is this weekend, August 26th-27th. Once again
a dedicated crew of Amiga faithful will make our presence known to all the PC, MAC, Linux and whatever
other users may show. Here is a list of Amiga Exhobitors
Len Carsner, AmiTech-Dayton Amiga Users Group
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24.8.2k Another Amiga article on developerWorks
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24.8.2k SMSMasterMUI > SMSEngineerMUI
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Deftone: "SMSMasterMUI has changed its name because there has already been a program with similar name and function.
From today it is now called "SMSEngineerMUI.
[..] I ask you to delete your old version and to install the update. We apologize for our mistake. We did not know that there
already was a program with this name." SMSEngineerMUI is SMS send tool for GSM phones.
readme
Amiga-news.de website
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24.8.2k Pulse site updates
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Pulse Publishing: "Over the past few days we have been doing some heavy updating to the Pulse Magazine's
web site. We've created a new links page which with time
will become second to none. The links page is separated into catagories like games retailers, developers
etc.
Each page has advertising banners too. If you're interested in placing a banner on the site
please feel free to contact us.
We've also made viewing the back-issues of the magazine much simpler,
with images of the front covers available by the click of a button.
Finally, we have a winner for last months on-line Interactive survey - Mr Eric Nelissen.
You can now voice your opinions about the issue 15 of magazine via the Interactive page on the web site
and win yourself this months prize which is EASys! Results will be pubished in issue 16."
Pulse Publishing website
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24.8.2k Amiga.topcool.de Interviews
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24.8.2k New Hurricane Studios URL
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Andrea Carolfi: "After few year, now there is a version of the Hurricane Studios web pages without any annoying banner or javascript.
This new page can be found at http://digilander.iol.it/HurricaneStudios
From our tests it seems that this server has more speed of the older one."
If you dont remeber Huricane Studios developed Eat The Whistle football game.
Andrea Carolfi, Hurricane Studios website
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24.8.2k Scalos Preferences Library Bugged
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Mike Carter: "The 020 and 040 versions are bugged, the 68000 version seems OK but will be tested further.
Please use the 68000 version or go back to a previous version of the library. The archive on Aminet has
been re-uploaded with removed cpu specific versions. A new update is already being tested (this time) and
should be released soon."
Mike Carter
Scalos support
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23.8.2k Changes at AmigaOnLine.NET
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Number changes, and POP updates: (Phoenix, AZ & Seattle, WA coverage area)
To better serve our customers, AmigaOnLine.NET is updating some of their POP servers. These updates
will provide for better data transfers, and better availability of circuits (i.e. many more people
can access through ONE number)¹ However, this action will change some access numbers. The changes
are listed here
AmigaOnLine.NET
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23.8.2k SDL Amiga porting
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Gabriele Greco "I've just uploaded to aminet my SDL Amiga porting, SDL is
a multiplatform library for graphics/audio/..., there are a lot of games/apps that use it and generally now these can be compiled on Amiga without
modifications." readme
Gabriele Greco
www.libsdl.org
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23.8.2k AmigaGlobe get W@P enabled
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AmigaGlobe which is powered by pTools has gone W@P. Yes if you want the latest news while your way from the computer
just pick up your wap phone.
Adrian Sweeney, AmigaGlobe website
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23.8.2k Amiga Arena Interviews
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23.8.2k New Mailing Lists
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23.8.2k Installation Guide for SUSE-Linux PowerPC 6.4 Edition
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23.8.2k Digital Almanac III is finished
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Digital Almanac III is finished and can be sold to the users from 28-Aug ! At the moment only a German version is out.
An English version will follow in the next weeks, probably around October.
A demo for the Aminet will be available around above date too.
Digital Almanac homepage
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23.8.2k Pictris, A New Puzzle Game
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23.8.2k Software News
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CManager v1.9 - diary / address book which allows you
to store all your contacts' user information, favourite web & ftp sites and IRC server/channels.
This update of CManager fixes some minor bugs.
MorphOS/PPC asyncio library
Rembember that when
running under MorphOS that when a program looks for a library such as 'asyncio.library' MorphOS will try to load
a MorphOS/PPC version (asyncio.library.elf) automaticly first and let the program use that rather then a 68k version
of the library.
A few of the PPC ONLY IXEmul Programs and Tools have been updated in IXEmul Directory.
Make sure to read the IMPORTANT.README file!
VaporWare website
MorphOS homepage
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22.8.2k Amiga Works with Red Hat
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22.8.2k SEAL-O-RAMA! Update
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The final layout is on the web site. Amiga Active will be selling their anniversary issue at the
show, where you can meet Andrew Korn, Russel Trent, David Stroud, and Mark Hinton (who is
officially the 'Sexiest Amigan', but has unfortunately declined to do a striptease for his fans :) ).
Blittersoft will be selling gear from Power Computing (Mediator PCI etc) and Hi-Soft (Photogenics,
MakeCD etc), as well as their own great stuff, including hopefully iFusion PPC if it's available,
and of course the BoXeR on show if possible. It's all together for one of the greatest Amiga shows
in England - SEAL-O-RAMA!, on Sunday September the 10th. Be there!
Gary Storm, SEAL
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22.8.2k Status Of Hyperion Ports
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Hyperion Entertainment Software PR Manager Ben Yoris told that:
"Sin and Shogo are close to completion. Descent Freespace has started and so has Alien Nations.
Soldier Of Fortune and Worms Armageddon will start as soon as possible."
Amigart website
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22.8.2k AGA The Blues 2
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AGA The Blues, 2nd edition, is THE french Amiga event of the year, organised by the AFLE association.
AFLE (the biggest french Amiga association with more than 250 members) organises for the 2nd year AGA The Blues,
the french Amiga gathering. The meeting will begin Saturday October 7th and will end on the 8th evening.
It will takes place in Toulon (France). French and foreign visitors are welcomed. You may bring your Amiga to
show your creations or simply share some Amiga experience. The spacious party place features toilets, showers,
a smoking and a rest room. Please remember to bring your sleeping bag !
For details, prices and maps, visit
the official AGA The Blues 2 web page. Mail contact:
amigapower@pacwan.fr or chipset@wanadoo.fr.
Ben Yoris
AGA The Blues 2 web page
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22.8.2k Schatztruhe News
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Aminet Games contains nearly 1 gigabyte (uncompressed)
of the best games from Aminet in more than 1500 archives. Nearly every game can be started by a simple click of
your mouse and does not need further installation! Also included as additional highlights are more than 70
commercial games: Gloom 3, Max Rally, XTreme Racing & Gamer's Delight 2.
Amiga Forever v4.0 is the all-in-one Amiga emulation
and connectivity environment for PCs, officially licensed by Amiga International.
This new version includes
version 3.1 of the Amiga ROM and OS files and AGA support under WinUAE. Additional preinstalled programs and
features, like for example Personal Paint, TurboText, drag-and-drop LhA de-archiving and the ToolManager dock
have been updated. This version additionally includes an archive with a new, ready-to-run PowerMac version.
Stefan Ossowski's Schatztruhe website
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22.8.2k Interview with the Team Behind Silencer
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22.8.2k Software News
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New beta release of ATC (AmiTradeCenter) is ready for download.
changes. ATC is powerful FREEWARE! FTP-client with ADT support.
There is now also most comprehensive historychart of
ATC-versions available on the net. Any damage caused by viewing the charts is your own fault!
(there is also a shortened table available)
This is the user and dev archive for the preferences.library
which was developed along with Scalos.
It provides developers an easy way to store and access the preferences of their programs,
and possibly reduced memory usage for users since the data sets can be shared in memory between applications.
StrICQ v0.1732 (282 kB) - improved version
of StrICQ by Nogfx &Michael Malyshev.
list of changes,
sources
Assembler ASM-One v1.44 Rev.443 final release
is now available (NOT a RTG version). ASM-One V1.44 Rev.440c was unfortunaly assembled with a wrong version of ASM-One.
ATC homepage
Scalos website
StrICQ Support page
TFA pages
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21.8.2k New Obligement n°22
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21.8.2k INET DIAL v3.705 now available
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INET DIAL v3.705 is now available for Download from http://www.mdr.co.uk. This version now includes support
for IBROWSE v2.2 and AWEB-II v3.3. INET DIAL is an Advanced Integrated Management System for the Amiga computer, configurable for 'dial-up',
'dial-in', automatic mail retrieve and send, www and remote computer connections. INET DIAL also includes X-10 Home Automation control
functions which may be controlled locally or remotely using ANY browser over the Internet.
Richard de Rivaz, MDR Interfaces Ltd
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21.8.2k Help decide on the new Trogsoft Design
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Neil Bullock: "Trogladite Software should be moving to a more capable server soon, and as such,
we're looking to create a site which uses the features we will have available. We'd like people
to vote for which design they'd
like to see in use when we move servers."
Neil Bullock via ANN website
Trogladite Software website
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21.8.2k First half of Bill McEwen's speech at the AmiWest`2000 banquet!
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Rick Rudge: "This is the first half of Bill McEwen's speech, held at the AmiWest`2000 banquet, July 29, 2000.
This is a transcript taken from my video of the event. His views on the Amiga and it's future are discussed.
Please take your browser to URL: http://www.mypage.onemain.com/rudge/amibanquet2k.html."
Rick Rudge via ANN website
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20.8.2k Pianeta Amiga 2000 Show
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Nicola Morocutti: "I would like to inform you about "Pianeta Amiga 2000" show. The most important italian Amiga Only show held
in Empoli (Florence) 30 september 1 October 2000. There will be Amiga International, Haage&Partner, Power Computing,
Epic Marketing, Darkage Software and a big number of italian retailer and distributors like:
Virtual Works, WG Computers, Non Solo Soft, etc... And also some magazines like Enigma Amiga Life (the only printed
italian Amiga magazine), Amiga.it (an italian CD based magazine) and AmiWorld on line (an italian Amiga portal).
Nicola Morocutti
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20.8.2k AmiWest 2000 Review
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John Zacharias: "We would like to thank all those who attended and exhibited at AmiWest 2000 which helped
make this year's show a very successful event. AmiWest 2001 has been scheduled for July 28 & 29,
2001 at the Holiday Inn, Sacramento NorthEast. Mark your calendars now for this very important event
and watch our web page at http://www.sacc.org/amiwest/."
Read more
John Zacharias, AmiWest 200x
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20.8.2k AMI Sector One is back (finally!)
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Bernd Gmeineder: "After more than three months of hard work one of the most popular Amiga emulation sites on the Net
is back! The layout of AMI Sector One has been completely rewritten like
the users wished it. Also the navigation has now been improved. Our most massive new feature is probably the new
section called "A-Compendiums". This is a searchable database of so far about 1500 games with complete credits for
publisher/developer, programmers, gfx artists and further information. Of course we have also gained many new
permissions of software houses: These include Vulcan Software and UDS (more permissions will be announced soon).
Some games of these and other companies that have been added include "Valhalla", "Obsession Pinball", "Skate Tribe",
"Serene 2" and others. Watch out for further AMI Sector One news soon."
Bernd Gmeineder, AMI Sector One
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20.8.2k Latest AMIGA aktuell International
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AMIGA aktuell International 08/00 is online. In addition
to the latest Amiga news, up-to-date software tests and many more, there is also a report about the Amiga users
meeting in Wolfenbuettel, Germany as well as a review about Heretic II. Furthermore there is a list of the
available AmigaNG software each month. The list has been grown a lot since the last edition.
Carsten Schroeder, AMIGA aktuell
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20.8.2k PAYBACK Interview and Preview
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20.8.2k Amiga RC5 team Anniversary
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Thomas Tavoly: "The Amiga RC5 Team effort is now three years old! We have achieved a lot in the meantime, with a lot more to come.
Although the Amiga situation has not really improved during that time, the Amiga still lives and may even make a comeback in one
form or the other. So keep at it, there's still hope :) Another thing: I made a booboo while updating the site yesterday, the
now official build 463 client (of 01-Aug-2000) is the same as the prerelease one which has been online for the two weeks before,
and has the unified 040/060 core and other fixes. The lurk mode and other related functionality is still in beta and will make it
into the next build (464). This bump is scheduled later also because of other enhancements such as an improved OGR core (7% faster
on 060 and slightly faster for PPC).
Amiga RC5 Team Effort website
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20.8.2k Megabytes of Memories
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19.8.2k Mediator PCI Delayed
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Jean-Yves Besserer: "In a mail feedback for an order I made at Vesalia,
I've been told that Mediator PCI will be available only in two or three weeks, although it should already
be available since 16 August..."
Jean-Yves Besserer via ANN website
Elbox Computer website
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19.8.2k New Plugins for ProStationAudio
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There is the new ALPS plugin pack for ProStationAudio available for downloading.
A total of 26 plugins are currently available, with more plugins to be released soon. Latest plugin pack features 6 new realtime
processors: DynExpander, RingMod, AutoFilter, L-R, AAM-1 and APS-1. Read more
AudioLabs website
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19.8.2k Speculations about Amiga / Infomedia Announcement
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Philip Cosby, editor of Amiga Flame speculates about Amiga Inc's Relationship with Infomedia Network Inc.
"This is a particularly interesting development, which in fact has a Tao connection. [..] Conclusions
are difficult to draw but it could be speculated that the Tao Group might have been at the heart of this plan
bringing together two of its partners; Infomedia Network with its plans firmly focused upon advanced hardware
and Amiga Inc's focus on revolutionary software, creating what they have described as a Operating
Environment." Read the whole article
ANN website
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18.8.2k QNXStart - New Community Site!
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greenboy: "I am pleased to announce what is perhaps the first QNX RTP Community website! This PhoenixPartner site is nearly finished and is
now open and ready for use. QNXStart can be found at http://qnxstart.com/.
Nearly coinciding with the end-of-summer release of QNX's RealTime Platform, QNXStart progresses quickly in utility and enjoyment. I should
mention that QNXStart will accept free ads/banners for any personal or commercial site with some QNX-oriented content. Don't be shy, submit
those links!
Hang out - try things, let us know about site bugs, submit software for listing and/or download, submit news items, get
involved in forums, have fun! This is only the first in a series of PhoenixPartner sites."
greenboy, Phoenix
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18.8.2k New Dial-Up number for AmigaOnLine.NET
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AmigaOnLine.NET is pleased to announce yet another dial-up
location to their now more than 1000 POP locations! They welcome Louisville, KY to the fine
AmigaOnLine.NET family of communities.
David Crawford, AmigaOnLine.NET
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18.8.2k Chaos Constructions '000 Party
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18.8.2k BlueBlack Solution Still Alive
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BlueBlack Solution are still working very hard on realtime strategy game Operation: Counterstrike.
New website should be up very soon detailing the teams progress.
The current engine will
require a PPC or 060 Amiga with graphics card and 32Mb RAM. The Windows 95/98/2000 version will
be released at the same time on the same CD-ROM.
BlueBlack Solution website
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18.8.2k Amiga Purity Test
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17.8.2k Audio and video from AmiWest 2000 now available
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17.8.2k Matrox Interview
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Check out the interview over at GA-Hardware with Sebastian McDougall,
Matrox online PR specialist. Here's a snip:
"Matrox has and will continue to work with 3rd parties, the alliance with Amiga is just
one of the numerous vendors that have come to regard Matrox as a leader in the graphics industry"
Amiga Extreme website
Matrox Graphics Inc. website
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17.8.2k Interview with Crystal Interactive
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17.8.2k Soldier of Fortune Release
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SOFCenter: "We received a development update on the upcoming Mac/Amiga port of Soldier of Fortune, which
is being ported by Hyperion Software, here's the update:
Well, we are still in a very early stage pending completion of SiN (Amiga/Linux) and Shogo
(Amiga/Mac/Linux). Work will start in earnest mid-September and we hope to complete it by X-Mas."
SOF Center website
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17.8.2k Software News
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PerfectPaint v2.0 - proggie for painting, animation and manipulating pictures from 1bit to 24bits.
What's new. Sorry for AGA users, but this version works only with graphics card and Cybergraphics
or Picasso 96.
PerfectPaint homepage
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16.8.2k Amiga Press Release
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Amiga Incorporated, and Infomedia Network, Inc. announce strategic relationship for new line of
Interactive Set-Top Boxes. Read more
Bill McEwen, AmigaInc.
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16.8.2k H&P's Special Summer Sales
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H&P: "Due to the good weather (Good ? It's too hot here :-) [ExiE]) we have collected some of our best selling
products and dropped the prices again. Please have a look
and hurry up because we only have low stock on some of them. This offer is valid until 27. August 2000."
Haage&Partner website
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16.8.2k Death rumours greatly exagerated
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Greg Thomas: "The Australian, a national news paper, has
reported recent events of the Amiga in its weekly IT section. In an
interview
with one of the organisers of the ACE 2000 Amiga show, the record is put straight that Amiga is alive
and soon to be well."
Greg Thomas
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16.8.2k Napalm 2 Is Coming Soon
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16.8.2k CodeName: HellSquad CD Game Released
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16.8.2k Amiga Inc's Amiga Support Network is now online
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For those of you who visit Amigadev.net often, you will notice that the
Amiga Support Network login is now available on the main page. The ASN will supply information, files and
updates to developers when available, depending on your access of course.
Amiga.org website
Amiga Support Network
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16.8.2k Software News
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FFNews v2.39 - newsreader by Thorsten Stocksmeier is now freeware.
Development on FFNews 2.39 has stopped long ago, but it still may be useful for some people. Please note that this version
is completely unsupported.
New UAE/Linux version that includes Just In Time (JIT) compilation.
Archive contains two executables (one targetting XF86 4.0 specifically, the other addressing all other versions of X) as
well as the sources they were built from. Claims to beat MC68060 CPU speeds.
amiga-news.de website
Flavour Technologie
ANN website
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15.8.2k Amiga at 3SAT
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Yesterday German computer broadcast NEUES - Die Computershow reported about the new Amiga SDK News (German).
The repetition will be on 15. August at 01:30 in the night and on the following Saturday at 14:00.
The TV team of 3SAT again met with Dipl. Math. Jochen Becher, the head of head of development at H&P.
Haage&Partner website
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15.8.2k Interview with DDE
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15.8.2k Amiga Future's Future
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Andreas Magerl explains the future on a special page (german).
In fact the so far publisher the Falke-Verlag will discontinue production and selling of Amiga Future after issue #27
because of commercial considerations.
Preventing the last Amiga game magzin from being closed Andreas Magerl will
continue to work with his editors. Selling will be based on subscriptions. Therefore you have to know that Andreas
Magerl was responsible for the content and the Falke-Verlag for the layout and sales. Because he has not the
marketing channels as a big publishing house has, the further existence depends on the number of subscriptions.
A subscription form is available here. At the moment there
are 6 issues availabel for 60 DM with costs of shipment inclusive (insdide of Germany).
amiga-news.de website
Amiga Future
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15.8.2k Eternity Quiz
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We, Eternity, are organizing a quiz. It is a quiz about the AMIGA & more. It is based on a questiondatabase
with about 750 questions. If you want to join the game you have to be at the channel #amigaquiz at any
EuIRC-server on Friday, 18. August 2000. The quiz is running on an AMIGA, the quizbot was programmed by
Matthias Böcker. The prices are the following:
1st place: The posibility to order Eternity products for 100 DM
2nd place: The posibility to order Eternity products for 25 DM
We would be very happy to have as much as posible amigauser joining the game. The quiz will start at 21:00 and
ends after 100 rounds or after 2 hours at the latest. The quiz is german only!
amiga-news.de website
Eternity website
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15.8.2k Amiga Arena News
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Olaf Koebnik: "Now the Amiga Arena is online with a new design! It looks like the cover from the Amiga Arena CD Rom edition!
Very interesting interviews with Davy Wentzer (Audio Evolution) and
Marco Miljak (Stargate Software) are online! Some little positive AmigaOne news inside!"
Olaf Koebnik, Amiga Arena
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15.8.2k Amiga Realm News
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Amiga Realm has launched a new Service called Smart Exchange,
that allows user to place private 'for-sale and wanted' advertisements.
Other News: A new Hardware Directory Service has also been added. Plus the web site has be updated too
with loads of new links.
Paul Andrews, Amiga Realm
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15.8.2k AppMI - 1st Update
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AppMI is a collection of toolbar images and animations in the GlowIcons design, witch will maybe found
a standard for the ClassicAmiga system. The first update of AppMI is now ready to ship.
The new archive contents 25 new images an 1 new animation. Several little bugs of the documentation
were fixed and there is an index page for the preview of the new images.
Registered Users will get the archiv via email as soon as possible.
Martin Mason Merz, Mason.Home
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15.8.2k Flash plugin for AWeb ?
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According to William Parker is not decided yet if there will be Flash player plugin available for AWeb v3.4
but they are looking at the free source flash theirselves, and a third party has already started
development of an AWeb flash plugin.
Csaba Kemeri
AmiTrix Development website
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14.8.2k Say Hello to Dean Brown - New Amiga World
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Amiga's new Director of Hardware tells what it's like to be an Amiga hardware developer in the latest
edition of Amiga World. Both
HTML and
PDF versions are online.
AmigaInc. website
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14.8.2k Vintage Amiga products
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De Vine Computer Sales is selling all of their vintage Amiga products. If it's not still manufactured,
they're liquidating it to make room for the newer products.
Go to
their web site, find something you want or need and e-mail
sales@devineinc.com with your bids! Bids will be reviewed
and winners notified by the end of the month. Or bid on our automated auctions at
Yahoo auctions here but be warned, that's
a small piece of what they've got on the shelves!
This is the last chance to get impossible to
find items at the lowest prices on the planet. They plan on being rid of everything vintage by the
end of this month!
De Vine Computer Sales
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14.8.2k Software News
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Frogger v1.61 for 68k is available.
This release has fixed mpg audio decoder. Frogger is MPEG video player, with MPEG-2
layer support for AMIGAs with 68k CPUs (030/040/60) or PowerPC equipped (WarpOS, PowerUp) and EVEN
MORPHOS!
MakeCD 3.2d beta 2 is publicly available.
This archive only contains new binaries. You still need V3.2c for a full installation.
history
Frogger homepage
MakeCD support page
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13.8.2k AmiBench News
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Mark Wilson:"Due to the extended technical problems with our domain name, We currently have to use a
"secondary" domain name if you will.
We did not
anticipate the problems that we are suffering and therefor we didn't know it would take us this long
to sort out and get the Domain name pointing to the new Hosters.
Until the technical problems that
are related to us getting our domain name back (and the DNS Entries updated) could you please could
you pass on and inform to your local Amiga friends that AmiBench is still online and can be contacted
through this temporary address of http://AmiBench.nop.org.uk.
Mark Wilson, AmiBench
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13.8.2k PerSuaSiVe SoftWorX lets SViewIV work as ImageFX loader
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Anyone who owns a valid keyfile for SViewIV now also can utilize the new "SUPERVIEW" IFX loader module
with ImageFX 2.6 and above - it's distributed as part of the main program, but add-on wise.
Additional ultra-speed can be achieved through SuperView-Library's optional PPC modules - which are
working completely transparently.
Additional information on SViewIV/PPC can be found under
http://www.ar-kleinert.de - including download links to
Aminet and to the RegNet creditcard-based online registration site.
Read more
Andreas R. Kleinert, PerSuaSiVe SoftWorX
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13.6.2k Carmack mentions Amiga in passing ;)
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Talking about Dreamcast and PS2 programming, John Carmack mentions how it could become "like the old Amiga arena
where you've got people that can do a lot of interesting things in a programmer community...". This is on
page 4 of the
interview...
John Carmack is ID Software's famous coder of Doom and Quake series.
James L Boyd
Slashdot
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12.8.2k Amiga Interactive Guide
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To celebrate the Amigas 15th anniversary Amiga Interactive Guide
has added 15Mb of new material and been given a fresh new look. Since the last update 6 prototype Amigas
and 9 concept designs have been discovered, and several new devices have been added to the AmigaNG pages.
Examine the Amigas abandoned foray into the portable and set-top market, and curse the people who
killed the Amiga in the photo gallery. This site is a trip down memory lane for all Amiga enthusiasts!
Gareth Knight, Amiga Interactive Guide
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12.8.2k Amiga Fresh Interview with Gary Peake
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12.8.2k New PPC680x0 Promo and 3D-engine information
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The latest promotional edition of PPC680x0 is now available on the website of Coyote Flux.
It will appear on the Aminet soon.
Also available on the website is some more detailed information about a 'super-software-3D-engine'
which is going to be used in the forthcoming game Burnin' Rubber 2000.
S. Raghoebardaya, Coyote Flux
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12.8.2k Software News
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AMarquee v.52 (12.8.2000) - TCP Data Broadcast System (library & server).
Both amarquee.library and AMarqueed were updated. This update fixes a number of bugs and adds some functionality making network programming easier
than before. readme
Magic Menu 2.30 - intuition menus enhancer.
readme
After almost 3 years(!) this is the latest non beta update of MagicMenu.
www.parting.nu
MagicMenu homepage
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11.8.2k Amiwest 2000 Detailed Show Report
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11.8.2k Preview of Sin
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There's a massive preview of Sin at Amigafire.
Sin is a conversion of a classic PC game for PPC equipped Amigas. This game is sure to push your hardware to the
max. If you don't have a PPC accelerator already this may be the game that convinces you that you need one.
Thomas Würgler, Amigafire website
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11.8.2k Vote Jay Miner into the Computer Museum of America Hall of Fame
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11.8.2k Interview with Airsoft Software
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11.8.2k A new free adverts site for the french-talking Amiga Community
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Migamatos is a new site designed for the Amiga users willing to
resell/buy devices. This is a kind of "Amibench for french-talking
people". There will soon be a section dedicated to the official retailers ! Oh, and it's of course totally free!
Philippe Hucorne via ANN
Migamatos website
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11.8.2k Mason.Home in German language
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11.8.2k iBrowse 2.3
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iBrowse 2.3? AmiSSL support? Well... Stefan Burstroem, author of iBrowse - popular web browser, is spending
his vacation time jumping out of airplanes from 12,000 feet! So who knows ;-) But seriously, Stefan is still
working on iBrowse 2 with AmiSSL support.
iBrowse Team
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11.8.2k Software News
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LAME v3.86 beta - MP3 Encoder (020, 040, 060, PPC/PowerUp).
history
Since SAS/C PPC is displaying more and more rather serious
bugs, author decided to switch to GCC for the PPC version, the biggest bonus of this is that we earned quite a speedboost! ;)
Amiga Alternative Audio page
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10.8.2k Anti Gravity to focus on the BoXeR!
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Anti Gravity Products will be focussing all of its efforts into the manufacturing and distribution
of the BoXeR through reseller channels. A primary goal will be an effort to increase the installed
base of Amiga users world-wide. Meanwhile, Anti Gravity will continue to support its existing
customers. Read more
Anti Gravity Products
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10.8.2k Payback Pre-orders Now Being Taken #2
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10.8.2k New versions of WarpMAME, WarpNeoMAME and WarpMESS
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Hitman/Code HQ is pleased to announce a new version of WarpMAME, WarpNeoMAME and WarpMESS. New features in this version include:
based on the latest PC sources (v0.37 Beta 5); Paula based Audio support; support for AGA displays; support for 16
bit screenmodes; multi-button joystick support; correct "auto frameskip" operation; a 68k parallel processing system, for
offloading processing for things such as AGA c2p onto the 68k and reducing context switches; numerous blitting optimisations,
able to be activated at the user's discretion; a mailing list for discussion about WarpMAME, WarpMESS and
everything related to emulation on the Amiga and a promise from the author of no more long delays between releases!
Colin Ward, Code HQ
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10.8.2k Dave Haynie speaks on Virtual Processor (VP) code
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Amiga.org visitor calling himself "SkyRaker" post this response he received from Dave Haynie,
ex-Commodore Engineer and current Vice President of Technology for Met@box about the new Virtual Processor (VP) coding
system for the Amiga.
Amiga.org Editorial
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10.8.2k Innovative Takes Summerbreak
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Innovative takes a two-week summerbreak that will end on 28th of August. During that time, they can't be called
but you can send them email or mail. You can still use their online-shop, the email-adress
order@innovative-web.de, registration-forms or letters for orders.
Innovative website
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10.8.2k Unitech changes name, now Unitech Electronics
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Jeff Rose, Vice President of Australian Amiga vendor Unitech dropped a quick e-mail to let everyone know
they've changed business names, as well as internet domain names.
Amiga.org website
Unitech Electronics website
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10.8.2k Software News
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Frogger v1.6 - MPEG video player, with MPEG-2 layer support for
AMIGAs with 68k CPUs (030/040/60) or PowerPC equipped (WarpOS, PowerUp) and EVEN
MORPHOS!
WoW v1.10 - ultimate tool for text conversions:
Ascii -> Ascii; AmigaGuide -> Ascii; HTML -> Ascii; PDB -> Ascii; RTF -> Ascii; Postscript -> Ascii; Word -> Ascii;
Wordworth -> Ascii; Ascii -> HTML and Wordworth -> RTF.
WHDLoad 12.0 usr &
dev archives - AmigaOS friendly Harddisk-Install package.
Contains some fixes and new stuff for developer.
Frogger homepage
WoW homepage
WHDL support page
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9.8.2k Payback Pre-orders Now Being Taken
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Payback, the exciting new GTA-inspired game from Apex Designs, will be released
in November. This great new game is available exclusively from Apex direct and Blittersoft. We can now offer
secure pre-ordering
of this game. No monies taken until day of release.
Paul Lesurf,Blittersoft
Apex Designs
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9.8.2k Stop Mediator 8MB Limit Rumour
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There are some rumours that the Mediator PCI busboard will only support 8MB memory. This would make the use of
Voodoo3 useless. It was time to ask Elbox. Answer: NOT true !!!
The limit is 4GB. Read more
Amifan via ANN
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9.8.2k Apex Design & Deep Silence Interview
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9.8.2k PageStream News
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Deron Kazmaier: "Effective immediately, Grasshopper LLC assumes the roll of publisher for PageStream and PageStream
addons. This new alliance allows me to continue with full control of the development of PageStream, and gives me the time
to actually do it. Grasshopper LLC will provide sales and shipping of products. Development and online support will
continue to be directed by me.
I've assembled packages for interested third parties so that they may begin writing addons for PageStream in the form of
filters, printer drivers (Amiga only), language modules, bitmap effects, scanner modules and more. I will probably start
a 5th mailing list to cover questions and support for those developers. I am also looking for help on improving the
documentation, examples, and clarifying the calls."
Grasshopper LLC website
ex-Softlogik URL
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9.8.2k Virus Help Denmark News
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Virus Help Denmark page have a new look. (without frames)
Virus Help Team Netherlands has opened a mirror site
is Canada where you can download all the newest antivirus programs for Amiga, PC & Mac, the webmaster there
is Charlene McNulty. You can contact Charlene at this email address
vht-nl-webmaster@mailandnews.com.
Virus Help Denmark website
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9.8.2k New Issue of The Amigan Online
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9.8.2k Help Amiga Be The Best!
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Want to help Amiga out? Well then send in your suggestions and ideas to Amiga and help them make the best OS ever.
NOTE: Please read the following article
so you know the correct places to send your ideas.
Amiga.org website
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9.8.2k Redhat Inc. Selling Amiga-SDK at their online Shop
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Redhat Inc is now selling Amiga-SDK
in their online shop for 99 USD. Amiga SDK is described as: "The Amiga SDK 1.0 provides a good look at
the capabilities of the new Foundation Layer. It introduces programmers to the new Virtual Processor
architecture and language. It has everything needed to begin porting C applications. If you are a
personal Java programmer, you will find one of the fastest Java Virtual Machines around."
Amigart website
Redhat Inc website
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9.8.2k PICTRIS News
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Today, APC&TCP released a new game called PICTRIS. More info and demo you can find
on their homepage. Now you can get the game from
APC&TCP and from your local amiga-dealer few days later.
Andreas Magerl, APC&TCP
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8.8.2k Amiga President Greets the Global Amiga Community
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Bill McEwen briefs the community on Amiga's European plans and dispels some interesting rumors
in this Executive Update.
[..] You are going to begin selling new A4000's and there are already 1,000 of these new A4000's
being built?
Bill McEwen: "Who came up with this one? There is no manufacturing of any Amiga
except the new desktop, notebook, and handheld in the works. [..]"
AmigaInc website
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8.8.2k Catweasel ISA back in stock
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Today, the first Catweasel ISA controllers of the new batch have been shipped. To keep the board
producable in the year 2000, some cosmetic changes have been done to the "Y2K edition". Although
the board looks different, it is software compatible with the 1996 model. Fitting the board is
now easier, and a mechanical protection for the floppy-connector has been introduced.
The Catweasel for the PC reads your Amiga floppies as well as all the other formats
a Catweasel can handle. The data is saved in standardized formats that can be used by any Amiga-
or C-64 emulator. No special drives like the 1541 from the Commodore C-64 are necessary,
the Catweasel uses normal PC diskdrives.
individual Computers website
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8.8.2k AmigaAMP News
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AmigaAMP 2.8 BETA-7 is now available!
Finally there's AIFF and WAV support by using sndfile.library, a port of Erik's libsndfile well known from
Linux systems. Also the built in config editor will be replaced by an external program soon.
AmigaAMP homepage
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8.8.2k PerSuaSiVe SoftWorX News
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PerSuaSiVe SoftWorX the past few days released the following updates:
datatypes akJFIF (v44.82), akPNG (v44.82) and akTIFF (v44.82), SViewIV (v9.10) and SV-PPC-Modules (v24.8).
Besides
maintenance, minor and major speedups could be achieved everywhere - with different impact on low and high-end systems
(depending on CPU power and memory bandwidth).
Andreas Kleinert, PerSuaSiVe SoftWorX
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7.8.2k Heretic II Contest Winner
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Sorry for the delay, the winner of our Heretic II contest is: Jana Rade from Canada.
The only one other man who answered right was Chris Hodges, but the first takes all.
Congratulation. The right answer was 26.7.1998 00:00:00. (Check
July'98 archive if you can't believe :-)
Here is the list of your tips
Czech Amiga News Team
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7.8.2k SEAL-O-RAMA! 2000
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SEAL-O-RAMA! 2000 is gonna be kicking! We have the premier line-up of Amiga vendors and products,
including Analogic, Eyetech, Gasteiner, Forematt Home Computing and more.
Of special interest
is Blittersoft, who have a number of interesting products nearing completion.
iFusion PPC and Fubar are all due to be complete around about the time of the show, and BoXeR and
Payback will also be in an advanced stage of development at this time.
Read more
Gary Storm, SEAL
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7.8.2k Review of the SDK at devicetop.com
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7.8.2k Amigasearch.com new AMIGA search engine Online
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Fabio Trotta: "amigasearch.com went online today. It`s features
are keyword search and to search other search-engines. Dear webmaster please register your website."
Fabio Trotta, amigasearch.com
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7.8.2k 20 Questions with Peter Molyneux
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Who is Peter Molyneux you ask? Well for those of you who dont know, hes the man who brought us the cult
game series Populous. Gamespy has posted an
interview with him which just happens
to mention his first intro into the Amiga.
Amiga.org website
Gamespy website
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7.8.2k Having a Rave Up with Giorgio Gomelsky
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6.8.2k C&C·Logo and Design presents Photo on Demand service
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C&C·Logo and Design today announced the start of a brand new service "Photo on Demand".
Need a specific picture for use on the internet or for high quality printing? With the start
of this new service customers can now easily request a certain photograph and C&C·Logo
and Design will go out and take the picture(s). Read more
Martina Kramer, C&C·Logo and Design
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6.8.2k MEDIATOR PCI News
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According to Maciek Binek from Elbox, distribution of the first MEDIATOR PCI cards should begin 15.-16.8.2000.
The most important part for every potential buyer - drivers - will be delivered immediately with the first cards.
Others will be available later from internet. Elbox hope that there will be available appropriate drivers for
sound cards beside drivers for graphics cards at the release date. Drivers for network cards, modems, ISDN and
MPEG-2 decoders will follow.
Ivo Janacek, Javosoft
Elbox Computer website
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6.8.2k AmigaFest 2000 - A Progress Report
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Now that Amiwest has come and gone it's time to focus on the next Amiga event, AmigaFest 2000
the show within a show at The Dayton Computerfest. Much has happened since our last report,
and Amiga excitment is growing by leaps and bounds. Here is a
list of people who have confirmed participation in
AmigaFest 2000
Len Carsner
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6.8.2k Drake News
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It looks like Drake, game similar to Microprose's 'Pirates!' but completly in 3D,
got a publisher. Nothing is signed yet so no names this time. Currently, the 3D engine gets a lot of improvements incl. implementing some
more physics for realism.
Oliver 'Lucy' Gantert's page
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5.8.2k Schatztruhe News
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Aminet CD 38, dated August 2000, contains nearly 1 gigabyte
of (uncompressed) software in thousands of archives. Since the release of Aminet 37 over 500 MB new software has
appeared. The current edition includes the full version of the famous paint program "Personal Paint 7.1b".
Stefan Ossowski's Schatztruhe website
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5.8.2k Interview with Emerald Imaging
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5.8.2k VaporWare Warning
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Oliver Wagner: "I heard that someone created some fake entries for Vapor programs at the
shareit.com registration service, with bogus
prices. Please ignore those, ordering there will not produce any keyfiles!"
Oliver Wagner in his .plan
V3·Portal
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5.8.2k AntiGravity hires
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AntiGravity is now hiring more people to the BoXeR team. Application is done via an
online survey.
With boards being shipped to developers soon additional personnel will be
required as the manufacturing, distribution, marketing and internal functions
ramp up. Talented individuals will be required for every aspect of the new
operations.
ANN website
Anti Gravity Products website
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5.8.2k Release of SAS-C Denied
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Marco Frischkorn queried a couple of days ago at SAS America whether there would be the possibility
to release SAS-C for the Amiga freely. The query was denied after examination by the SAS's legal
department.
amiga-news.de website
HighAnt Development website
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5.8.2k Amiga Mention in Doctor Dobb's Journal
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The September issue of DDJ has an article entitled "Paradigms Lost and Regained" that speaks very
favourably about the original Amiga and particularly the Amiga OS. Later it speaks about the new
Amiga and it Tao-based OS. The new OS also get a favourable review, but they do warn that "this
is not the AmigaOS that Amigans know and love". Well worth the read.
AmigaCentral onine mag
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4.8.2k REBOL/Express
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REBOL/Express is the next generation distributed e-communication
solution for the Internet. REBOL/Express transforms traditional communication methods, such as email and the web,
into a direct, two-way communications channel through which you can exchange timely marketing promotions,
business information, and shared services.
REBOL Technologies website
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4.8.2k New Voyager
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As promised, a first alpha snapshot of Voyager 3.3 is now available for download.
This alpha release is intended as a demonstration of the new layout engine. It does NOT replace a working browser, as vital browsing
functionality is missing. Notably missing are:
- support for FORMs (objects are created, but are not functional yet)
- support for FRAMES and IFRAMES
- support for JS (the code is still in there, but currently not activate)
It's not necessary to report bugs, missing features or anything with this version.
Oliver Wagner in his .plan
V3·Portal
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4.8.2k Anti Gravity takes Employment Applications On-Line
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Scot M. Sutherland: "Anti Gravity Products has posted an Employment Survey Form in the BoXeR section of the website.
With boards being shipped to developers soon additional personnel will be required as the manufacturing,
distribution, marketing and internal functions ramp up. Talented individuals will be required for every aspect of
the new operations.
Interested parties should submit the Employment Survey Form in the BoXeR section of the
AntiGravity.com website. Please do not submit resumes at this time.
Scot M. Sutherland, Anti Gravity Products
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4.8.2k Amiga Pulse Magazine
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Pulse Publishing: "As you may be aware we have thoroughly updated issue 15 of The Amiga Pulse from the previous
issue by adding 12 extra pages giving us the opportunity to add 4 extra feature pages, 1 extra news page, 1
extra review page, A brand new double page index to help you get around the magazine. 14 pages of adverts and
lots more.
To improve the quality even further we have added a colour glossy cover to the magazine which
really sets the whole magazine off.
Issue 15 of The Amiga Pulse is now finished and being printed.
Hitting you doormats August 15th.
Pulse Publishing
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4.8.2k Software News
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X-Surf IDE driver v104.1 is available in the support-area
for a free download!
This would not have been possible without help of Software Hut (USA), Eyetech
(England), KDH Datentechnik (Germany), Vesalia Computer (Germany) and Eternity (Germany) who gave Jens Schoenfel
financial help for this gift.
wfmhcybergfxr3d - popular plugin library for Real3D that allows 24-bit rendering in GUI windows has been
published with source code - BSD style. Also,
the library is no longer shareware, but rather freeware.
individual Computers
Amiga.org website
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3.8.2k REBOL for TAO VP ...
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3.8.2k AmiWest Show Reports
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3.8.2k AHI News
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Martin Blom: "Believe it or not, but I am still alive. It's time for a new beta, this time for MorphOS,
which was released as a public beta two days ago. If you haven't tried it yet, do so now! Personally, I love it.
This beta, the fourth, is just a new device and preference program, since I still have a couple of build issues to sort out. Note that
you must update the "Default anti-click time" in the advanced preferences if you have used an earlier beta version! I changed the
format of env:sys/ahi.prefs a little. Anyway, download the archive,
unpack it and copy AHI_MUI to SYS:Prefs/AHI and ahi.device.elf.604 to DEVS:ahi.device.elf. Boot into MorphOS and enjoy the fastest mixing you
have ever seen on the Amiga... Then send your detailed bug report to me.
The WarpUp version is still giving me headaches, I'm afraid. It's not looking good."
AHI homepage
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3.8.2k PhatEdit - A GUI Texteditor for AmigaOE
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2.8.2k MorphOS Public Beta Test
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The first public beta test version of MorphOS which allows you to run 68k, PowerUP and new real PPC AmigaOS
programs completely transparent on the PowerPC is available.
Read more
Ralph Schmidt, MorphOS
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2.8.2k MorphOS SFS
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MorphOS includes a PPC version of SFS, a filesystem by John Hendrikx, which probably a lot amiga users
know by now. As John hasn`t much time anymore for future SFS development we will offer CVS access to
interested and skilled people to gurantee future development and official SFS for AmigaOS and MorphOS
releases.
People which are seriously interested and have experience with Amiga filesystems and general
filesystem designs please contact us at ralph@morphos.de.
Ralph Schmidt
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2.8.2k Programmer(s) needed to continue work on MCP 2
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Author and owner Michael Knoke of MCP needs good programmer(s) to continue work on MCP 2.
Michael doesn't have the time to continue work on MCP 2. Wanted are good assembly
programmers as the MCP source contains more then 36000 lines of code.
Write to knoke@cs.tu-berlin.de.
Remco Komduur via ANN
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2.8.2k Coyote Flux Opens Temporary Website
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Since PPC680x0 was finished a little while ago, Coyote Flux has opened a temporary website at
www.coyoteflux.tmfweb.nl.
PPC680x0 will be released on Haage&Partner's StormC 4 CD appearing in October this year.
Take a look at the website to find out more...
S. Raghoebardaya, Coyote Flux
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2.8.2k Interview with Epic Germany
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2.8.2k S-FILE 5: It's ready. Are you?
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Sofia: "Nightlong (both 68K and PPC) was finished about 10 days ago. It was then sent to Trecision for their final approval.
They had it for a few days now, testing on 68K machine and in a matter of days on PPC, as well. As soon as they approve of
the Amiga version I will be running to our CD duplication facility with masters.
BTW, all the printed material for
Nightlong (manual, CD trayliners, etc.) was printed back in February, so we are just waiting for CD duplication,
that's all! S-FILE 5
clickBOOM website
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2.8.2k The World Foundry News
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1.8.2k Heretic II Contest Over
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Heretic II Contest is over! The winner (if there is any) will be annouced soon. Thank for your patience.
Czech Amiga News Team
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1.8.2k AmiBench making a comeback
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Bart King: "Recently, AmiBench's Internet site has become defunct, thanks to our current providers' servers
failing to remain viable for our service needs. DreamHost - our current providers - have failed to give
a reason for the sudden disappearance of AmiBench, and therefore we have taken the decision to move over
to a new provider.
The new provider, which will remain nameless, is more than up to the task of
satisfying our current (and future) needs.
Because we are moving servers, this means we will need to reconfigure
our DNS servers to make http://www.amibench.org point to our new hosts. In
the mean time, you will be able to access AmiBench from the following URL:
http://amibench.nop.org.uk. AmiBench apologizes for any problems our
service outage has caused, but it was completely out of our control. We hope these new methods will satisfy our
users."
Bart King, AmiBench
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1.8.2k Tech Extreme on Matrox & Amiga partnership
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1.8.2k Amiga laptop
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According to Joe Torre, the BoXeR development team is also working on a laptop Classic Amiga
(about time we got one of those!).
Teemu I. Yliselä via ANN
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1.8.2k AsimWare Out Of Amiga Bussiness ?
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Greg Scott, Asimware Innovations Inc.: "Asimware is NOT out of the Amiga business. Many people have been
emailing me regarding such and to set the record straight here are some facts: AsimCDFS has been
discontinued. We have told many people this in the last few months. It is also stated on our Amiga webpage.
MasterISO is not discontinued.
For those using old web-browsers, or browsers that do not support
current web-based technologies (such as JavaScript and dhtml) then go to
http://amiga.asimware.com/ to find a list of Asimwares Amiga
products. And before declaring a company out of the Amiga business, ASK THEM! I have seen too many people
post messages in various news forums about Amiga companies that just are not true."
SAUG website
Asimware Innovations Inc.'s Amiga page
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1.8.2k AmigaWares looking for feedback on Web site and new products
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AmigaWares is the premier line of Amiga promotional products. With the release of the Amiga SDK, AmigaWares is looking for
some feedback on products and their website. "...let us know what new
AmigaWares products you're looking for..."
Amiga.org website
AmigaWares website
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1.8.2k AROS News
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Aron Digulla: "BGUI has been completely ported to AROS, now. This means that the library can be compiled
and that all demos run. [..] the next thing is to find a filesystem to use. We try to get SFS because
it seems one of the best filesystems for the Amiga at this time."
Read more
AROS homepage
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1.8.2k Voyager News
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Previous betaversion 3.2.12 of Voyager browser timed out today. Oliver Wagner:
"As a workaround, I've fetched the last sources before the big layouter change
from CVS, compiled it and uploaded it to the usual mirror sites. So, if you
have been using 3.2.12 and are not happy with the timeout, there's a 3.2.13
waiting for you."
"As for the new layout engine: It's about back for some basic
browsing by now, and if there is enough interest, I can upload an alpha
snapshot of it as well. It's not fit to replace a completely working browser
yet (no frames, form submission not completely working, JS completely
disabled), but it gives a nice impression."
Oliver Wagner's .plan
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1.8.2k Software News
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StrICQ v0.1731 (209 kB) -
improved version of StrICQ by Michael Malyshev and Nogfx.
list of changes
New public beta of ATC (AmiTradeCenter) is ready for download.
changes. ATC now supports the latest nlisttree MCC!
ATC is powerful FTP-client with ADT support.
A little update for the Amiga MAS-Player v1.21 has
been released. The Playlist-function has been reworked. MAS-Player is software for hardware-based MPEG audio decoder
for the Amiga parallel port.
Official Directory Opus 4 Manual - (AmigaGuide document),
edited to fit the latest changes to the DirOpus source code. Thanks to Dave Clarke and Dr. Greg Perry for providing
it. Modified and uploaded with kind permission from GP Software.
Charon v1.4 - download manager. Features: Multiple
download of HTTP/HTTPS/FTP files all with/without proxy, automatic retry/resume of downloads, huge number of options
to customise it, scheduled downloads, Integrated Internet searches, ARexx interface, MUI GUI, and more...
StrICQ Support page
ATC homepage
DCR software & hardware website
Directory Opus 4 Research site
Charon homepage
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