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970128
B R O W S E R N E W S
R U M O R - M I C R O S O F T T O B U Y A M I G A ?
N E W T E K N I Q U E S I N F O R M A T I O N
M O S T P O P U L A R B A N N E R S O N T H E N E T
N E W F R A C T I N I T
G R E E K A N D S C A N D I N A V I A N N E W S
Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:
Lots of interesting things this time. There's news of new releases
from two of the Amiga's World Wide Web browsers. Both AWeb and Voyager
have some new tricks up their sleeves. We have a short posting from
AWeb's author and a press release from the folks behind Voyager. We've
also hear rumblings of a new version of IBrowse in the works, but
don't have anything to pass along yet.
We recently spotted a posting about who the bidders might be in the
never ending quest to obtain the Amiga. It brought some chuckles to us
so we thought we'd share it with you. Note that the poster is quoting
someone else here.
When "Video Toaster User" magazine died recently, there were a lot of
disappointed Amiga video professionals. A quarterly publication was
scheduled to take its place, but that's hardly the same thing. Well,
we have some information below that should bring a real smile to those
who felt left out in the cold - though you'll have to wait to '98 for
all the good news to materialize. See the notice from Joe Tracy,
below.
What is arguably the Amiga's best web site, The Amiga Web Directory,
has run a contest for the best banners decorating Amiga sites on the
WWW. We have a press release with the results below. From the sites
we've visited, we'd have to agree with the choices.
Working with fractals has always been one of the more popular
graphics activities for computer users, and the Amiga has been blessed
with many fine programs of this type. We've got a press release of a
new version of Fractinit. You can find it on Aminet or contact the
author.
Finally, we've news of the Amiga from both Greece and Scandinavia.
It's always interesting to us just how international our favorite
computer is, as these two items demonstrate. You can visit the Greek
site anytime with a browser (though you'll need to install a Greek
language font set until the English version is available). To get to
the goings on in Sweden, you'll need a plane ticket - unless you're
closer than we are.
We hope you enjoy this issue.
Brad Webb,
Editor
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W W W B R O W S E R N E W S F R O M A W E B
22 Jan 1997 06:51:03 -0600
"Marcel Timmermans" <MTIMMERM@telefication.nl> wrote about What's in
comming AWeb:
> Does somebody know what are the new features of the next release of
> AWeb?
Most important:
- frames
- plug-ins
- internal FTP
- better ARexx command set
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M O R E B R O W S E R N E W S - F R O M V O Y A G E R
"Today is V Day"
Voyager-NG WWW browser prerelease
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*** The next generation of Amiga Web browser has arrived ***
This is a preliminary release which brings this fantastic new Web
browser to the Amiga community and allows Voyager-NG to benefit
from the largest testing base possible. With your help
Voyager-NG can be rendered faultless on the largest possible
range of Amiga set-ups.
Due to the above, Voyager is currently updated frequently.
To obtain the archive
via WWW: http://www.vapor.com/voyager/
via FTP: ftp.vapor.com, /pub/voyager/
via EMail: mail to <fileserv@vapor.com>
put "SEND VOYAGER" in the mail body
The full archive in LZX is 612 kbytes in size.
Updates will appear there regularly. Updates are also announced
on the Voyager mailing list. If you are not on it yet, you are
encouraged to subscribe. Mail to <voyager-request@vapor.com> and
put "ADD" in the body of the mail. Put "HELP" there to obtain a
complete description on how to use the mail server. The mailing
list is also a good place to discuss enhancement suggestions.
Major changes to Voyager since Version 1.0:
· Supports Frames as introduced by Netscape 2.x
· Uses internal image decoding routines. Visually incremental
on-the-fly image decoding, leaving the program operational
during decode. No more hassle with datatypes related bugs.
Optimized memory usage. The routines are optimized for speed
and are very fast. Full support of CyberGFX HiColor/TrueColor
screens and compatibles.
· Supports HTML tables. Many more HTML commands
and Netscapism's are understood (including FONT SIZE and
HR WIDTH). Improved general compatibility with broken
and nonstandard HTML code.
· Supports versatile plugin interface for third-party
extensions to the browser.
· Shipped with a handy split-screen web search engine plugin.
· Supports T/TCP "TCP for Transactions" requests,
allowing for much faster establishment of HTTP links
to servers. This is currently supported by
Miami 1.9.x beta versions only. Specified
in RFC 1644, as far as we know, Voyager is the
first browser on any platform to support this!
· Totally reworked preference setting. The transfer anim is
now configurable, too.
· New so-called 'local' menus which pop up over links and
images offering options such as opening in new window,
copying URL to clipboard, downloading to disk or adding
URL to bookmarks. Local menus also function for Frames by
offering full window viewing, saving Frame and viewing
Frame source.
· Supports Shift & Click downloading of files even from
servers with broken configuration which state
that binary data is of type "text/plain". This
happens frequently with .lha and .lzx files,
because these suffixes are missing in many
http server example mime.types files.
· Added internal SMTP (E-mail) send capability. Now also
supports mailto: links and mailto: Forms.
· Improved news handling.
· 'LED' transfer status display additionally shows
stalled transfers. (Well I thought it was neat)
· Many minor enhancements, and of course
All The Popular Bugs were fixed, too.
_____________________________________________________________
Mailinglist 'miami-talk-ml' Admin: <kruse@nordicglobal.com>
Send listserv-requests to <amiga-lists@nordicglobal.com>
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R U M O R ! A N D A W I L D O N E ! !
22 Jan 1997 22:29:48 GMT
According to Ken Green, who posted on compuserve, there are currently
6 bidders for AT. Sony, Microsoft, Quikpak, Viscorp, CEI, and a
startup amiga company. Ken also went onto say that a "30 day
countdown" has begun for the purchase of the assets. Ken's source of
information was someone in the "startup amiga company".
Darren
{Microsoft? Um, sure. Brad}
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N E W T E K N I Q U E S I N F O R M A T I O N
Date: January 24, 1997
To: Amiga Newsgroup
From: Joe Tracy, NewTekniques Editor in Chief
Concerning: NewTekniques Subscription Information
Great news! The subscription information for NewTekniques magazine is
here. You'll find the information below. There's more great news
too! It has officially been confirmed that beginning in 1998
NewTekniques will be published every other month instead of quarterly!
I was very pleased to hear that in my phone conversation with
Advanstar this morning. And if that wasn't enough, there's still
another bit of good news! A special NewTek limited edition item is
going to be sent to every person who subscribes to NewTekniques
magazine within the next six months. No, it's not a T-shirt, mug,
poster or self-publicity item. It is something usable for you.
Details on this item cannot be released until NAB (early April).
Everyone who signs up now, however, will automatically receive it.
Here's the information to get your subscription:
Price: $32 (covers you through 1998)
Issues: 9 total (3 in 1997 and 6 in 1998)
Cover Price: $6.95 per issue
Your Savings: 49%
Phone Number: 1-800-346-0085
Payment Methods: Visa, MasterCard, American Express
You can also mail a check or money order to NewTekniques Magazine,
ATT: Subscription Department, 131 West First Street, Deuluth, MN
55802-2065.
NewTekniques is an independent publication of Advanstar that is
created in close association with NewTek to give users the best and
most reliable information, news, and tutorials on NewTek products.
From the Flyer to LightWave 3D, NewTekniques is filled with tutorials,
tips, reviews and techniques to take your productions and animations
to the next level. NewTekniques will also keep you posted on new
NewTek product introductions, as they occur, which will also receive
coverage in NewTekniques magazine.
The $32 covers all of 1997 (3 issues) and all of 1998 (6 issues). It
is a special charter subscription price and a 49% savings over what
the newsstand price will be.
For more information on NewTekniques magazine e-mail me via
jtracy@main.rosenet.net with your questions or sign up to be included
on the NewTekniques Information List by asking to be included. The
NewTekniques Information List periodically receives special
behind-the-scenes information on NewTekniques magazine.
Sincerely,
Joe Tracy, Editor in Chief
NewTekniques
former Video Toaster User Editor in Chief
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M O S T P O P U L A R B A N N E R S C O N T E S T
January 18 1997
The Amiga Web Network has just announced the most popular Amiga
banners for the year ending 1996. The banners were judged by thousands
of Amiga users worldwide over the past 4 months. Along with the
3 Most Popular banners, other categories include Best Overall Banner
and Unique Design and Theme.
Winners include:
1. MOST POPULAR BANNER
Shape's Domain (IBrowse Plugins), with a score of 12.20%
ProWb (Workbench Enhancement), with a score of 12.02%
WorkbenchNG (Workbench Enhancement), with a score of 10.87%
2. BEST OVERALL BANNER
Safe Harbor Online (Mailorder and Retail)
3. UNIQUE DESIGN AND THEME
Netrunners (Web Host)
You can view these winning banners and their home pages by visiting:
http://www.amicrawler.com/search2/amicrawler/banners/awards.html
David Tiberio - Amiga Web Network
{This provides us with an opportunity to once again point out the
Amiga Web Directory is the best Amiga WWW site out there when you're
looking for links to Amiga locations on the net, information, support
or just about anything. If you're a "net surfer" and haven't checked
them out, you're missing something special. Find them at
http://www.cucug.org/amiga.html Brad}
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N E W V E R S I O N O F F R A C T I N I T A V A I L A B L E
17 Jan 97 23:32:08 +0500
Hi!
It appears I have uploaded a new version of fractint (coolest fractal
program around..) to aminet:
Short: Fractint v. 3.2 (19.5) - a fractal exploration tool.
Support files.
Author: Stone Soup Group/Terje Pedersen does the amiga port.
Uploader: terjepe@login.eunet.no
Type: gfx/fract
This is a port of the msdos/X11 Fractint program (a fractal
exploration tool (the best..)). Ported from Fractint 19.5 by Terje
Pedersen.
These files are just the support files to fractint so you'll also need
an executable found in:
fractint32_020.lha ( plain 020 version ).
fractint32_020fpu.lha ( 020 with fpu version ).
fractint32_030.lha ( plain 030 version ).
fractint32_040.lha ( 040 version ).
I guess I have to upload a 030fpu and 060 version soon, before I drown
in requests for them..
A huge collection of fractint data files can be found in
fracdata2.lha.
Whats new?
From the documentation:
Version 19.5 is a bug-fix release for version 19.4 based on the
developer's version 19.40 patch 11. As always, we added a few new
features along with the bug fixes.
The list is a mile long so you'll have to look in the documentation
for a complete list of changes.
I can be reached with email: terjepe@login.eunet.no or by mail:
Terje Pedersen
Tanumv.89c
1312 Slependen
Norway
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A M I G A W E B P A G E S I N G R E E C E
8 Jan 1997 01:05:45 +0200
dear Amiga nauts...
I am very happy to announce you the web presence of Compulink's first
conference:Amiga World!!! Compulink has grown rapid from this time to
be Greece's biggest internet provider but the BBS is still here of
course and Amiga World is still alive and kicking...So we decided that
it was time to make our presence to the WEB.The url of our pages is:
www.compulink.gr/sigs/amiga
for the moment only in Greek (codefont: ELOT 928) but soon in English
too. If you are a Greek user spread the word out to other Greek Amiga
users too and please send us an e-mail with your name and e-mail so
that we can include you in our Greek Amiga Users List on Internet we
are preparing. Our main purpose is to help the Greek Amiga User in
any problem might come to.Of course in our pages you can find all the
newest stuff and generally everything moves about our beloved machine.
Also for any Amiga User accesing the Net from South-Eastern Europe
,Compulink is making full mirroring of the famous Amiga Web
Directory.The URL is:
www.compulink.gr/mirrors/cucug/amiga.html
happy new year
and may the new one
find us all with a POWER AMIGA ;-))
kind regards
Menis
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A M I G A S H O W I N S C A N D I N A V I A
Stockholm, Sweden 97.01.27 - AmiTech '97 is the name of this year's
largest Amiga convention in Scandinavia. The show is designed to be a
fresh kick-back and inspiration to the users and dealers of our
favorite computer, the Amiga!
The show is organised by AUGS (Amiga User Group of Sweden) and SUGA
(Swedish User Group of Amiga) with our main sponsor; Distribution 4,
the new but already leading Amiga computer and perhiperals distributor
of Scandinavia. Working with the group is the two Swedish Amiga
magazines, SAM and Amigainfo.
Date and hours:
Friday 25th of April 1997 10:00-18:00
Saturday 26th of April 1997 10:00-18:00
Sunday 27th of April 1997 10:00-17:00
Admittance: 50 kr (~7 usd)
The show will take place in Wasahallarna, at the Royal Djurgarden in
central Stockholm. The space for is devided on two floors and produce
a total of 1500 square meters (ca 5000 sqfeet).
A Website us up and running with current information, seminare
schedules, competitions and maps to the show. Please visit:
http://www.canit.se/amitech More information on attending companies
and persons will be available.
Companies and developers interested in exhibiting and/or seminares may
contact Distribution 4 at the below address or email.
Welcome to the show!
/The team working on AmiTech -97.
General email and questions to: amitech@sam.canit.se
Business, companies and developers: info@tricom.se
Distribution 4
Att: Riku Bergkvist
Svartbacksgatan 41
753 32 Uppsala
Sweden
Tel: +46-(0)18-12 40 09 Fax: +46-(0)18-10 06 50
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