Copy Link
Add to Bookmark
Report
Amiga Update (2001-12-30)
======================================================================
________
_________ ____ _|__ __ __|_______ _________
__\ _____ \\\\ \_ _/ //___// _____//______\ _____ \\
// \\\\ /. \\\\__ \/ __// \\ \\____. /// \\\\ /. \\
\\___\¯ /___///___\ /___\ \\_________//\\___\¯ /___//
¯ \/ ¯ ¯ \/. |¯ ¯|z!o ¯ ¯ \/ ¯
A M I G A |#011230 | U P D A T E
|________|
"SO THE WORLD MAY KNOW"
======================================================================
AMIGA and the Amiga logo are trademarks of Amiga, Inc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
M C E W E N ' S D E C E M B E R U P D A T E
N E W A M I G A V P E N G I N E E R I N G
N E W A M I G A C H A I R M A N O F T H E B O A R D
A D U G T O S H O W A T S Y D N E Y 2 0 0 2
T H E F L I C K E R I N G P A R T Y I N G R E E C E
E 3 B B R I N G S U S B T O T H E A M I G A
E Y E T E C H A N N O U N C E S F R E E K E Y
Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:
Back and forth we go on the amount of news. Last month, we had a
great deal of news. The couple of months before, very little. This
month, we have a small amount again, and much of this, frankly, you
could get directly from the Amiga website, but we want to be sure
everyone sees this. (Stop at the www.amiga.com site for videos related
to McEwen's update.) hough there's not a lot of news this time around,
some of it is very interesting.
Amiga seems to have been working hard on the company's internal
structure, as the organizational annoucements below show. This is good
and shows they're still an organization making progress. We think it's
very important to note that, despite the difficult economic times and
the demise of many technology companies, Amiga continues to operate
and move forward. Many companies with longer histories haven't been
able to accomplish this.
We have some information below on products to add USB to your Amiga.
This is very good news. Along with the lack of Java, the lack of USB
has been one of the most glaring areas where the Amiga lags in modern
features. Of course, now we need some software to make use of the new
boards. Anyone know where I can get a program to sync my handheld
(Sony CLIE) to my Amiga?
Finally, we of course want to wish a 'Happy New Year' to all our
readers who use the common calendar. In fact, we wish happiness to all
our readers _regardless_ of calendar in use. And whatever happens,
Amiga Inc. has kept the fires buring through the first year of a new
century and a new millenium. How many of you feared that would not be
the case? We're looking forward to many more Amiga years.
Brad Webb,
Editor
----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-mail to the E-ditor:
30 Nov 2001
isn't the AmiWest announcement a bit old, as in 3 months +?
just checking
Kevin Orme
amiga university
www.amigau.com
~~~~~~
Er, please see the note which follows ...
Brad
======
4 Dec 2001
Brad,
Oops! That should have been AmiWest *2002*, NOT AmiWest 2001!
--Bruce Duncan
~~~~~~
Bruce,
Thanks for clearing that up! That's how I read the original note,
never even noticing the typos. Of course, the readers didn't know we
were communicating back and forth and thought I'd gotten hold of an
old note. Kevin "Eagle Eye" Orme over at the excellent Amiga
University was the first to actually write.
For reference, here's Bruce's original note from the last issue, with
the typos corrected:
3 Nov 01
Brad,
Thanks! You are performing a vital service, with so few
Amiga-specific news avenues around. I'm a member of the Sacramento
Amiga Computer Club's Board of Directors, and if you've already been
notified of this by someone else on the Board, please disregard my
message:
AmiWest 2002 is rolling! The only all-Amiga show on the U.S. West
Coast is gearing up for July 28-29, 2002. It will be held in
Sacramento California and Amiga will be there, so make your plans to
attend now! Please visit the www.sacc.org website for more
information.
Thanks!
--Bruce Duncan
----------------------------------------------------------------------
M C E W E N ' S D E C E M B E R U P D A T E
Executive Update: 23-December-2001
Happy Holidays!
I know that it has been months since you have read something official
from the Amiga team. This is not because of lack of activity; in fact,
far from it. Whether it is raising money in the US, joint development
with partners in the Far East, or developing Ami2D in Sweden and New
Zealand, Amiga is truly a global, 24 hours a day company.
First, we would like to say thanks to every one of you for your
continued support. It has been a challenging year and Amiga continues
to fight battles in this depressed technology market. However, even in
these tough times, the true spirit of Amiga and the community has come
shining through. We are very happy with our partners and are looking
forward to a great future together in the year ahead.
There has been confusion regarding the future of Amiga with some
members of the community spreading rumors and even going to the extent
of hacking web sites to post false information. Remember, if you do
not read it on the official Amiga website or on the developer website,
consider it rumor, and regard it with appropriate suspicion. If you
have any concerns, contact the team or me directly and let us address
any issues that you might have. We will answer. It might not be what
you want to hear, but we will address your concerns.
Amiga is here to win! We will win big by attacking segments of the
market where there is a clear opportunity for us to have a significant
impact and achieve defendable business. The opportunity for Amiga is
stronger than ever. With our two-pronged strategy of AmigaDE as the
universal content system and the AmigaOS as our desktop, workstation
and server, we can offer a complete solution for the home, the office,
the school or wherever digital computing needs exist.
The Amiga team and I are in this for the long haul because we know
that Amiga can succeed. All of our marketing contacts, our business
contacts and, our developer contacts, are telling us that this is the
time for Amiga. We have seen potential partners, content producers,
and even companies in our own business park disappear, but Amiga is
still in business. As the US economy begins to recover, we are leaner
and stronger than we have ever been.
One of the strengths of Amiga is that the Amiga team really extends
far out into the world through the users, developers, and dealers.
Success for Amiga is success for all of you as well. For too long, the
Amiga community has not had anything to be proud of. However, with the
launch of our first AmigaDE based products, it is time for the whole
Amiga team to work together again. At the end of this update, I am
going to ask for some help from everyone because only by working
together can Amiga move forwards.
For those of you hungry for specific news, here are some updates:
Amiga Digital EnvironmentTM:
The Amiga DETM Player1.0 for both Windows and Linux is now ready and
shipping! We have a new website for AmigaDE, which will in the
not-so-far future become a user focal point for everything AmigaDE and
we encourage you to visit, participate, and spread the word.
The AmigaDETM Player is the first step towards our vision of the
Digital HabitatTM, being the launch product for the AmigaDE (Digital
Environment), a set of technologies that brings users and their
content together regardless of the digital device they choose to use.
The AmigaDETM has been targeted directly at the user who wants to be
able to experience content on any of their digital devices without
having to worry about which of those devices work with that content.
Whether the content is an application, a game, music, video, email, or
whatever, with the AmigaDE TM Player the answer is that they all do.
In the coming weeks, many more applications will be released. Third
party developers are currently working on products that will scale up
to and expect desktop capabilities. Bittersweet, Edivision, e.p.i.c.
interactive entertainment, Kaliko, Matay, Pagan Games, Ruksun
Software, Technomages, Titan Computer, VecTrace, Zeoneo, plus some
companies yet to be announced, as well as many individuals, are all
working hard to take advantage of the DE opportunity.
We are looking forward to seeing more people join the ranks of the
more than 3000 developers already developing for Amiga. Amiga and our
partners will be issuing press releases over the next few weeks as the
momentum builds, introducing these new and existing companies. For
more information, see the developer website.
What does this really mean? Many of you ask the really important
question "When can I buy one of these new AmigaDE enabled devices?" I
can tell you that Sharp will soon be shipping their device. Tao Group
and Sharp have selected Amiga to provide all developer support for
intentTM on the Sharp SL5000D. For more information on how Sharp, Tao
and Amiga are working together see the intent-sharp website.
I have also just signed a contract with one of the largest Set Top
Box companies in the world. Unfortunately, I will not be able to give
out the name until the second week of January, but you will be
pleased.
AmigaDE is now running on numerous other devices, and many of these
vendors are working with us on making these products a reality in the
first quarter of 2002. Here are some sample MPEG videos of just a few
of the products with AmigaDE running on them. Click on a screenshot to
download/view the MPEG video. {See them at www.amiga.com. Brad}
Sharp Collie
Gateway
iPAQ
Linux
Myfriend
Psion
Vadem
Windows
AmigaDE SDK 1.1
With the AmigaDE moving forward and the AmigaDE Players released, we
can now concentrate on moving all of the developed technology into the
new SDK. Many of these technologies are already in beta and being
tested by members of the Amiga Developer Network.
For instance, our new Ami2D services have been available to a select
few for two months now. In fact, Pulsar Interactive's new AmigaDE
game, Gobbler, was written using this technology. Ami2D is a very
exciting development, and I believe that it will give DE developers a
definite advantage over what other products can offer.
Even more exciting, working closely in conjunction with our partners
at Hyperion, Ami3D is advancing towards the release stage. I have seen
screen shots of the new Ami3D in action, and have stared at screens
throwing solids around and bouncing off walls. This is great news
because with the portability of DE application and the new 2D and 3D
services, AmigaDE developers will be able to demonstrate their
creativity.
There is great excitement here concerning some of our new scaling
technologies that are going to provide Amiga applications with even
more flexibility and more capabilities than ever before.
I know many of you have read about the progress of SHEEP, our next
generation programming language. Yes, it is a scripting language but
it is also far more than that, and can be used to do anything, from
writing small scripts and macros all the way up to creating full
fledged applications. It will be a great addition not just to the DE,
but also to application development in general and we are very proud
of it.
Add to this a new look interface, intelligent icons, new development
environments, an amazing descriptive interface service called PrismTM
and a boatload of other stuff, and the new SDK will provide developers
with a real taste of the future.
While contract negotiations are always under Non Disclosure
Agreements, I can say that with the OEM's that we are working with,
and the soon to be released devices that will utilize DE technology
and content, then it could well be a merry AmigaDE Christmas.
Amiga Desktop Progress and a new Surprise
AmigaOS
The AmigaOS is a crucial part of our future. I have emphasized this
sentence because I want the Amiga community to repeatedly read it and
burn it into their hearts and minds. We will passionately and
vigorously develop AmigaOS into a world-beating product. Moreover, we
passionately and vigorously will defend it against anyone who would
try to damage, demean, or seek to take illegal advantage of AmigaOS
for their own ends.
I want to apologize for announcing in St Louis that new AmigaOS
products would be available on November 1. I did this with the best
intentions but many factors have contributed to this slipping, some
bad, such as the financial squeeze, compounded by the September 11
atrocity, some unexpected, such as the announcement of the G5, and
some good, such as the advances in the next generation development
that have made us rethink our transition.
The transition between the AmigaOne and the succeeding generation of
the platform requires careful management. We have studied transitions
on other platforms to ensure that we try to do what others did right
and not do what others did wrong. The transition requires in depth
knowledge of AmigaOS3.x software and the classic Amiga hardware and we
are relying heavily on our partners, as you will see below.
Another team is developing the next generation Amiga entirely and its
design and information is being kept a secret. This is to keep down
the rumors and keep the teams focused on getting AmigaOS 4.0,
AmigaOne, and AmigaDE to either their first ship or next release.
Hyperion, Eyetech and the other teams in this partnership are very
busy and there is a great deal for all of us to do. Believe me there
is no better-dedicated team in the world on getting it all done. With
this said and in order to alleviate the long periods of silence that
may result because of this, the executive updates will start to appear
once a month, so that we can share what we can with you.
However, in order to let you know that this is not just noise, Amiga
has engaged a partner company from the outside that brings us
incredible depth, and has a long history of creating the best of the
best in designs. The company is Design Genetix, and the team has
already proved to us to be a great fit for our next generation designs
in hardware, and will assist us with third party manufacturing.
Design Genetix has garnered over 400 product awards, while launching
hundreds of portable, desktop and server products. They have
experience in growing product lines from $2.4 billion to over $17
billion over five years.
AmigaOne
Eyetech and their team are making excellent progress with the
AmigaOne board. We have seen the work that is being accomplished on
the case design for an AmigaOne and an A1200. This project is entering
its final stages, and we are delighted to be a participant. Yes it has
been a long wait for the next generation of Amiga capable hardware but
be in no doubt that the AmigaOne is very real, will be a product that
you can buy, and on which Amiga will grow into something of which we
can all be proud. For AmigaOne information, see Eyetech's website.
AmigaOS 4.0
AmigaOS4.0 will see the software environment moved onto the AmigaOne
where it will be enhanced to take full advantage of the new hardware
capabilities. AmigaOS4.0 will offer exceptional performance increases,
due to removing a large number of the physical dependencies on the
A1200/A4000, increased stability, due to a 'from scratch' hardware
design and great new features that will allow developers to leap
forwards in terms of offered applications.
To allow Amiga Inc to concentrate on the next generation AmigaDE, and
because of the tight integration of AmigaOS 4.0 with the Eyetech
AmigaOne product, we have outsourced the project management of
AmigaOS4.0 to Hyperion Entertainment, one of the most respected
software development companies in the Amiga community. For OS 4.0
information, see Hyperion's website.
They will work closely with Eyetech, Haage and Partner and all our
AmigaOS partners in the project, ensuring that the AmigaOne and
AmigaOS4.0 combination reaches the market in a timely manner and as a
quality product. For Haage-Partner information, see the Haage &
Partner website.
Conclusion
Newcomers to the software industry are often unaware of the impact
that Amiga had on the computing industry. But with the launch of the
DE Player, and seeing all the new content, as well as the AmigaOne and
OS4.0, this is starting to change. We are working hard to accelerate
this process and each of you can play your part in ensuring that your
computer and your community are successful.
I say this to you because I need your help. I need all of you to
remember those who used to come to the meetings. I need you to
remember those in your office, or neighborhood who run Windows or
Linux. I need you to look in your local papers and see who writes the
business sections, and who writes the technology sections, and I need
you to tell them about AmigaDE.
I need you to tell them about a technology that allows the same
content to run without change on various devices. I need you to tell
them about how they can use Linux or Windows, and run Amiga content on
either machine. I need you to remind them that most of the current
content is for PDA's and to ask them to compare what they have seen on
PDA's and other handheld gaming systems to what the Amiga community
has been building. In addition, I need you to support the developers
who are creating content for Amiga in every way possible.
I know there are thousands in the Amiga community who want to help. I
get email messages daily asking how you all can help. Well the AmigaDE
Player is a big step for us, and for the many developers who have
created content for it. Thousands more are working on new content! For
those who have the DE Player ... buy a game, and then give us
feedback. This is the first step in our journey forward, and our first
step together towards that future.
There are many amazing things happening at Amiga, and over the next
six months, all our hard work will slowly start to emerge into the
world. I want you to know so much, but for many reasons, I simply
cannot tell you the bulk of what is going on. Just be assured that my
team and I are putting our lives and our souls into Amiga and that
your patience and loyalty will be rewarded.
For now, I need your help in spreading the good news about the
AmigaDE Player. Its simplicity makes it ideal for senior citizens,
parents, and children, people who have a computer, enjoy games but who
are terrified of the technology. Its portability makes it perfect for
developers who want to reach as many markets or as wide an audience as
possible.
Go to Amiga's website, purchase some of the games, and then tell
everyone you know how Amiga is binary portable; scalable, and able to
provide the same content on numerous different devices and products,
there is no one else that can show a product like this anywhere. Be
Proud and show it off.
I promise you that it will not be another 6 months before you hear
from me again, but it was only because there are only 24 hours in a
day and we have been putting in 36 hours a day making it all happen.
Merry Christmas, God Bless, and bring on 2002!
Bill McEwen and the rest of the Amiga Team
http://www.amiga.com
http://www.amigadev.net
http://de.amiga.com
http://intent-sharp.amigadev.net
----------------------------------------------------------------------
N E W A M I G A V P E N G I N E E R I N G
Snoqualmie, WA - December 3, 2001 - Amiga Inc., a provider of
multi-platform multi-media content solutions, today announced the
hiring of Sanjay Menon as their Vice President of Engineering. As Vice
President of Engineering, Mr. Menon will be responsible for delivering
Amiga solutions on a multitude of platforms.
"Sanjay has several years in the software industry and has a track
record of successes with projects he has worked on or managed" said
Bill McEwen, President and CEO of Amiga Inc. "We look forward to
having him deliver many different types of solutions both to consumers
and developers alike". "His leadership will help make our Amiga
developers be more successful in their roles toward the completion of
our vision for the digital world".
Menon brings more than 10 years of development and management
experience to Amiga and is adept at planning and executing development
strategies ensuring quality product releases in a timely fashion. His
most recent accomplishments were at Microsoft Corporation where he
spent 5 years in various management positions. His responsibilities
there included shipping portions of the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine
which was delivered in the Internet Explorer browser. Previous to his
experience at Microsoft, Menon was a Lead Developer for Connectsoft
Corporation where, among other things, he delivered advanced
communication applications and protocols.
"I am very excited to have this opportunity with Amiga" said Menon.
"I believe that Amiga is poised to deliver quality solutions across a
wide number of market segments that are in growth areas of
communication and computing. I look forward to working with both our
Amiga developers and the developers in the Amiga Community who are
going to deliver leading edge solutions for numerous different
devices".
----------------------------------------------------------------------
N E W A M I G A C H A I R M A N O F T H E B O A R D
(December 6, 2001) The Board of Directors for Amiga Inc. have elected
Frank Wilde as its new Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Wilde will bring his many years of experience and leadership to
Amiga to help expand its business into new markets while releasing new
products.
Mr. Wilde joins Amiga from Ravisent Technologies where he was
President and Chief Executive Officer. Frank was appointed Chief
Executive Officer of RAVISENT Technologies Inc. in April of 1998, a
year after joining the company as Director and President. Wilde brings
over eighteen years of sales, marketing and business development
experience in the computer industry holding key industry positions at
IBM, Dell Computer Corporation and Memorex Telex Corporation. He has
over 15 years P&L experience and is a veteran of six startup companies
and has led or been a team member of companies that have raised over
300 million in venture funding. He strongly believes in developing
highly competitive and fast growing organizations that enable
individuals and teams to grow and develop their professional
capabilities in such a way that shareholder value is maximized. Wilde
was instrumental in the planning and execution of the company's
transition from a hardware company to a software Intellectual Property
licensing company. Under his leadership, RAVISENT was able to raise
$18 million in private funding in June of 1998. Wilde also led the
company through the IPO process, taking the company public in July of
1999, raising $61.4 million. RAVISENT's flagship product family,
CinePlayer, offers consumers a single look-and-feel PC solution for
interactive playback of a wide variety of multimedia formats -
including CD Audio, MPEG audio, MPEG video, DVD, Dolby Digital audio,
MP3 audio, LPCM audio, digital television (DTV), analog (traditional)
television, high definition television (HDTV), and "time-shifted"
television broadcasts (so-called digital video recorder files or DVR).
``I had many choices on where I wanted to go next and where the best
opportunity for the future was. Bill McEwen and I had been speaking
for many months on business plans and other issues, and after meeting
with the team, and viewing the technology and their partners, there
was no better choice for me than joining Amiga" said Frank Wilde,
Chairman of Amiga, Inc. "The Amiga has an amazing past and is well
known at Ravisent, but seeing what I have seen of the technology, they
have even a brighter future, and I am pleased to be here".
"Frank brings a level of expertise and knowledge that is second to
none. His level of excitement and dedication to Amiga, will be seen
shortly as we continue to build and release new products" said Bill
McEwen, President and CEO of Amiga, Inc. "I look forward to working
with Frank, and the two of us working with the community and our
partners on building a very solid future".
Over the years, Wilde and RAVISENT received recognition from numerous
business and technology organizations. Most recently, RAVISENT was
recognized as the #7 in the 2000 Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 - Fastest
Growing Technology Companies in Eastern Pennsylvania. He was also
recognized as a Technology Pioneer, an award that is developed jointly
by the World Economic Forum and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to recognize
the world's fastest growing, most technologically innovative
companies. In 1999, RAVISENT was named the #1 in the Deloitte & Touche
Fast 50 - Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Eastern
Pennsylvania. Also, RAVISENT was recognized as the #9 in the 1999 in
the Deloitte & Touche Fast 500 - Fastest Growing Technology Companies
in the United States. In April of 1999, RAVISENT was ranked #8 in the
Electronic Business list of Top 20 Small Electronics Companies. Frost
& Sullivan granted RAVISENT the 1998 Marketing Engineering Competitive
Strategy Award because the company was able to create and implement an
effective competitive strategy.
Wilde received a Bachelor's degree in business administration from
Seton Hall University. He is a member of the American Management
Association, American Electronics Association, USA Reserves Officers
Association, Special Forces Decade Association and the Army Aviation
Association of Aviators and Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. He has also
been named to Who's Who in International Business and awarded the
Republican National Committee "Businessman of the Year" award for
1999.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
A D U G T O S H O W A T S Y D N E Y 2 0 0 2
ARMIDALE, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Tuesday, 11 December, 2001
Following the highly successful Amiga Downunder (ADUG) initiated
Amiga Stand at the IT/Expo + COMDEX mainstream IT Exhibition in
Melbourne on 5-7 September 2001, it gives me great pleasure to
announce that, at its December monthly meeting, members of the Sydney
Amiga User Group (SAUG)
- the major Amiga User Group in the Sydney area - were
unanimous in their support for a similar ADUG-initiated Stand
at the IT COMDEX & NetWorld+Interop Exhibition to be held
at the Sydney Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney
(Australia) on 5-7 March, 2002.
We Will Need Help -
Please accept this announcement, no matter where you live, as an
invitation to become involved (by way of attendance and by way of
financial and/or product support) in our continuing efforts to bring
the Amiga - in all its various aspects - back to the Australasian IT
community and to the Australasian public.
What Will People See at the Amiga Downunder Stand? -
That will depend on what's available
- especially when it comes to new product.
As with the Melbourne 2001 show, we will showcase anything relating
to the Amiga (including Amithlon and hopefully the AmigaOne) and if
the Melbourne 2001 show is anything to go by, many people attending
the Exhibition will be excited to learn that the Amiga is making a
comeback.
How To Contact Us -
All communication regarding the Amiga Downunder Stand at the Sydney
2002 IT Exhibition should be addressed to:
secretary@amigadownunder.org
We look forward to your participation in, and your support for, our
Show "downunder."
About IT COMDEX & NetWorld+Interop -
With the decision to combine all major IT shows in 2002, the Sydney
(5-7 March) and Melbourne (4-6 September) IT COMDEX & NetWorld+Interop
Exhibitions become THE premier Australian IT Exhibitions in 2002.
Organized by AES Key3Media Partners, these industry oriented
Exhibitions attract thousands of visitors.
For further information about AES Key3Media Partners
and IT COMDEX & NetWorld+Interop, visit:
http://www.key3media.com.au
and
http://www.interop.com.au
respectively.
About ADUG -
ADUG is an internet-based Amiga-oriented organization (User Group)
aimed at helping to revive the Amiga and the Amiga community
(individuals as well as User Groups) within Australasia (Australia and
New Zealand).
For information about ADUG and other User Groups
within Australasia, visit:
http://www.amigadownunder.org
__
Basil Flinter
Secretary
Amiga Downunder UG Incorporated (ADUG)
http://www.amigadownunder.org
Email: secretary@amigadownunder.org
Voice: +61 (0)2 6772 2100
----------------------------------------------------------------------
T H E F L I C K E R I N G P A R T Y I N G R E E C E
{This item was found at the Czech Amiga News site. Pay them a visit if
you haven't been there for a while. Brad}
26 December, 2001 AmiGathering 4: The Flickering Party
For the fourth time since 1997, the most prominent Amiga user meeting
in Greece will take place, this time in Thessaloniki (Perseos 2 str,
Ano Poli), on January 4, 5 and 6 2002. Attendance is free and
everybody is encouraged to bring his computer along (anyone wishing to
do so should contact kaliviotis@mac.com to reserve desk space).
Attendees have the chance to win keyboard and mouse adaptors in the
Shogo, Heretic 2 and Sensible Soccer tournaments. Presentations
include the G-Rex, MorphOS, Mediator and Hyperion's latest game,
Freespace: The great war. Crash courses include Amiga to PC/Amiga
networking (Samba, VNC, Envoy). Anyone wishing to sell his used
hardware of software is welcome to do so For hotel reservations please
visit . For more information please email kaliviotis@mac.com.
http://amiga.realdreams.cz/
----------------------------------------------------------------------
E 3 B B R I N G S U S B T O T H E A M I G A
8 December, 2001
Getting Amiga and USB together
For quite some time it was not possible to use common USB devices
with the Amiga. The missing part was on the one hand a hardware USB
controller and on the other hand the USB stack.
This has changed since the Amiga trade show 2001 in Cologne, Germany.
Meanwhile we can offer two tailormade USB controller solutions for
the Amiga computer series:
o SUBWAY: Clockport controller for Amiga 1200 compatible clockports
o HIGHWAY: Zorro II controller card for "big" Amigas
SUBWAY and HIGHWAY were developped by E3B (Michael Böhmer, hardware)
and vmc (Harald Frank, software).
HIGHWAY - Zorro II USB controller
Amiga USB controller for Zorro II / III bus
Technical data
o compatible with USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 specification (no highspeed
mode)
o integrated 4 port hub
o all ports are protected against overvoltage and short circuit
o integrated power management on port by port base
o power saving 3.3V technology
o compatible with all 68030/040/060 and PPC turbo cards
o compatible with Zorro II / III busses
o bus interface logic can be updated without hardware modifications !
o expansion header
o expansion header can be used simultanously with USB operations
Software support
o compatible with AmigaOS 2.04, 3.1, 3.5 and 3.9
o integration into Amiga OS via system conform drivers
o comfortable control of VMC commoditie driver by hotkeys
o driver for USB mouse, keyboard, serial and parallel interface
(printers)
o further drivers (webcam, digicam) also by third companies under
development
Included in delivery
o 1 * HIGHWAY USB controller card
o 2 * holding plates with two USB connectors each
o 1 * detailed German installation manual
o 1 * disk with driver software
Requirements
o Amiga OS 3.1 or higher
o Processor 68030 (25MHz) or higher
o 100% compatible Zorro II / III bus
o power supply with 2.0 Ampere minimum on 5V (each used USB port will
use a maximum of 500mA, depending on connected device)
Support
o two years warranty on parts and work
o excellent technical support team
o worldwide reputation for quality and durability
o online documentation and support messages
SUBWAY - clockport USB controller
Amiga USB Controller for A1200 compatible clockports
Technical data
o compatible with USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 specification (no highspeed
mode)
o integrated 4 port hub
o all ports are protected against overvoltage and short circuit
o integrated power management on port by port base
o power saving 3.3V technology
o compatible with all 68030/040/060 and PPC turbo cards
o no mechanical problems with Amiga 1200 bus boards
o compatible with all Amiga 1200 tower housings
o standard Amiga 1200 clockport connector
o highspeed clockport for fast data transfers
o works with all Amiga 1200 compatible clockports
Software support
o compatible with AmigaOS 2.04, 3.1, 3.5 and 3.9
o integration into Amiga OS via system conform drivers
o comfortable control of VMC commoditie driver by hotkeys
o driver for USB mouse, keyboard, serial and parallel interface
(printers)
o further drivers (webcam, digicam) also by third companies under
development
Included in delivery
o 1 * 10cm clockport flat ribbon cable
o 1 * SUBWAY USB controller card
o 2 * holding plates with two USB connectors each
o 1 * detailed German installation manual
o 1 * disk with driver software
Requirements
o Amiga OS 3.1 or higher
o Processor 68030 (25MHz) or higher
o 100% compatible Amiga 1200 clockport (see also tested boards)
o power supply with 2.0 Ampere minimum on 5V (each used USB port will
use a maximum of 500mA, depending on connected device)
Support
o two years warranty on parts and work
o excellent technical support team
o worldwide reputation for quality and durability
o online documentation and support messages
http://www.e3b.de/usb/
----------------------------------------------------------------------
E Y E T E C H A N N O U N C E S F R E E K E Y
4 December, 2001
For immediate release
Eyetech are pleased to announce that FreeKey v1.0 is now available on
our website for download.
FreeKey allows owners of our latest EZKey-XS Mk.2, EZKey-EX and
EZKey-IL keyboard adapters to use the extra 'multimedia' keys found on
many PC keyboards, like the one shown below.
Each key can be assigned a program / batch file to run, and
qualifiers such as alt, shift or amiga keys can be specified for each
multimedia key to allow hundreds of combinations in total.
Please note this software will not work with our EZKey Mk.1, EZKey
Mk.2, EZKey-SE and EZKey-XS Mk.1 keyboard adapters.
For owners of EZKey-XS Mk.1's, we will perform a firmware update to
the adapter for just £15 + return carriage, so you can take advantage
of multimedia keyboard support.
If you own a FreeKey compatible keyboard adapter, but don't have a
suitable multimedia keyboard, we have them in stock priced just
£24.95.
Our EZKey-XS Mk.2 is available now for just £29.95. The EZKey-IL and
EZKey-EX are available at £24.95, and all three can be purchased via
our online shop.
http://www.eyetech.co.uk/
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Amiga Update on the net:
All back issues available at:
http://www.globaldialog.com/~amigaupdate/index.html
Stop by and check out our archive!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Copyright 2001 by Brad Webb. Freely distributable, if not modified.
======================================================================
_ __ _ <>_ __ _
A M I G A /\\ |\ /|| || / ` /\\ A M I G A
U P D A T E /__\\ | \ / || || || ___ /__\\ U P D A T E
/ \\_ | \/ ||_ _||_ \__// / \\_
amigaupdate@globaldialog.com
======================================================================
