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B I L L M C E W E N H A D T O M I S S A M I W E S T
F L E E C Y O N T H E O S 4 T O U R
H E R E ' S A N U P C O M I N G T O U R E V E N T
A N D A N O T H E R E V E N T D E M O S O S 4
N E W S F R O M T H E A M I A T L A S C R E W
E L B O X ' S " M E D I A T O R L I G H T "
D U K E N U K E M 3 D C O M E S T O A M I G A
C O M M O D O R E R E L A U N C H : T U L I P / I R O N S T O N E
G W 3 S V E R S I O N 2 . 2 . 8 I S A V A I L A B L E
W I N U A E V E R S I O N S J U S T K E E P C O M I N G
Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:
Happy 18th Birthday Amiga! (Well, a few days late but close.) This
month marks the 18th anniversary of the introduction of the Amiga at
New York's Lincoln Center in a gala affair that featured artist Andy
Warhol doing live artwork with singer Deborah Harry. The actual date
was July 23. In the words of the song, "What a long, strange, trip
it's been".
This month nearly saw the rebirth of the Amiga, which would have been
almost poetic at its 18th birtday - the coming of age birthday in
many places of the world.
But it's not quite that way. The decision to demonstrate Amiga OS at
AmiWest, while very significant, is not exactly the rebirth we need.
OS4 in native mode on an Amiga One, and in the stores or on the web
for people to buy ... that will be the rebirth event.
Still, hearty congratulations are due to all who've worked on that
project and gotten it to this significant milestone. Now it's time to
take another deep breath, finish the job, then stand up and take
applause from all quarters.
Our plans at "Amiga Update" do include having an exclusive report for
you from AmiWest, but we don't have it available at this time. One of
the advantages of the way we publish AU is we can send you this issue
covering July news in general, then follow up with a show report once
it's available. This also gives the writer the time she needs to do
the job without rushing.
We hope you enjoy this issue, and are looking forward with us to the
next 18 years of Amiga.
Brad Webb,
Editor
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B I L L M C E W E N H A D T O M I S S A M I W E S T
AmigaWest Update - July 19, 2003
Welcome to AmiWest 2003! This is another opportunity for the the
Amiga community and the rest of the world to see AmigaOS 4.0
demonstrated for the first time. That is correct, Amiga Operating
System Version 4.0, along with the AmigaOne hardware, is a giant step
forward for Amiga users.
I look forward to hearing or reading your thoughts and opinions on
these products. We are very pleased with the progress and believe that
you will like the demonstration at AmiWest and further enjoy the
AmigaOS 4 experience once the product is released.
Regrettably, my plans have changed and I will not be attending
AmiWest this year. I have informed the organizers of AmiWest and they
were very understanding. However, in my absence, Amiga will be
well-represented at the event.
I hope that you all enjoy AmiWest. I will miss being there, as
AmiWest holds a very special place in my heart in regard to my
affiliation with Amiga and the community. I wish you all a very
enjoyable time in Sacramento.
God Bless,
Bill McEwen President/CEO Amiga, Inc.
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F L E E C Y O N T H E O S 4 T O U R
{We thought those of you who didn't see this over at AmigaWorld Portal
would find it interesting. This was taken from the question and answer
sessions regularly run on that site. Brad}
4) hnl_dk: What do you think of the outcome, of the "OS4.0 on tour
2003" until now?
Fleecy: I think it has been very good. The fact that dealers and user
groups worked together to organise it is a testament to the power of
the Amiga community, where everything doesn't have to be driven by the
centre. Jurgen and the others have done a great job and it has started
some lively debate about the new default interface and praise for many
of the new graphical features. That alone has caused a huge increase
in requests for information and registrations of interest from around
the world. For those who have stood fast through all the rumours about
how it will never happen, then it will never work, it must be giving
them a good feeling to see that their trust was not misplaced. The
power of Amiga is about getting through the bad times as well as the
good times and the supporters, the AmigaOS4.0 team and the community
in general has come into its own and from here on, things will
accelerate towards launch and rebirth of the platform.
http://amigaworld.net/
http://www.amiga.dk/os4ontour/amigaos4tour_eng.html
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H E R E ' S A N U P C O M I N G T O U R E V E N T
9th August from 13:00 to 17:00 at Syvstjerneskolen in Værløse,
Denmark.
We hereby welcome all Amiga fans to a couple of hours of Amiga OS 4
demonstration. Amiga OS 4 will be shown running on an A4000 fitted
with a CyberstormPPC accelerator, but it will also be possible to have
a closer look at an AmigaOne. Sodas and coffee will be on sale at the
venue.
Please send us an e-mail if you intend to show up, so we are able to
estimate the total attendance. Mail: os4tour@amigadk.dk
Admittance fee is: 10 DKR
The address is: Syvstjerneskolen Skovløbervangen 1 3500 Værløse -
Denmark
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A N D A N O T H E R E V E N T D E M O S O S 4
30 July, 2003
Mr. Hardware Computers and A.M.U.S.E (New York City Amiga Users Group)
are happy to announce the showing of Amiga Operating system OS 4.0
next Tuesday Aug 5th 2003 8:00pm-10:00pm in the NYU Main Building,
Room 706, 32 Waverly Place. That's near Washington Square East.
The OS will be running on a Power Pc processor in a Amiga 4000. This
is Beta version and the first showing on the East Coast. We will also
be showing the AmigaOne G4XE based systems and we will have many Amiga
hardware and software items for sale, held over from the Sacramento
California show. All are invited. Amiga, Back for the future.
Further info call Russ Norrby 631-821-2364
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N E W S F R O M T H E A M I A T L A S C R E W
AMIATLAS NEWS 2003/07/15
AmiATLAS 6 - New Website online and some map updates. Finally!
A bit delayed the updated Website on AmiATLAS 6 is taking off.
The new address is: amiatlas http://www.amiatlas.net
The old address <http://go.to/amiatlas> is naturally valid for a
transitional period!
First off, the languages French and Italian have been dropped. The
demand was simply too small to justify the additional work. Which of
course isn't to say that this might not change again in the future...
Naturally the site was created on the Amiga without any special HTML
tools. Layout tests were done exclusively with IBrowse2.3, as there
isn't anything else available. If you find errors or have ideas, go
on, be so kind and drop me a line!
Finally there is a news page with new items about the whole project
beside the newsletter. Here you will find all the changes regarding
the Website itself, the main program or map updates. And of course
anything else that might crop up.
Likewise the list of features has been expanded as there were a great
many requests for this. Furthermore there are now more and most
notably big screenshots! More will follow over time. Especially
regarding the upcoming special AmigaOS4 version with ReAction GUI and
XML features!
The big improvement however is a user forum and guest book which will
be activated in a couple of days. Now all people interested in
AmiATLAS and even more registered cutomers can enter their ideas and
wishes here. Or ask for help, should the usual support not suffice.
And now for all the thrifty ones among the Amiga friends:
Again the prices have been reduced a little! This will however change
again with the OS4 version at the latest!!!
Of course there are also a couple of updates to be announced!
Thus many hours of elaborate work have once more been spent by
Manfred Rohde on the following maps:
- Germany
- France
- BeNeLux
- Denmark
- Scandinavia (Sweden and Norway, new map of Finland about to follow)
The road network, in particular of the autobahns especially in
Germany, is more up to date than many a allegedly cutting-edge PC
routing software!
In a couple of days the archives will go out to all those customers
who have newly registered in reaction to the most recent news
announcement.
Have fun with the new Website and of course also with the map
updates!
26-Jul-2003
AmiATLAS Appeal
Surely many a user has been annoyed with some destination, a location
or an attraction in the near vicinity or even one's own place of
residence not being included or even being incorrectly contained in
one of AmiATLAS' maps?!
But that has never really been a real problem! After all, you have
always been able to include custom additions, whatever they may be!
Such a thing cannot easily be said of PC routing software...
Now, in order to not only enjoy your additions alone or maybe even to
not have to make the effort at all, why not let all users share
them???
Thus here the appeal to all new and long-time users of AmiATLAS:
Please notify us of your wishes, of what is still missing in the maps
or has to be changed because of faulty entries.
Also informational items about places or attractions are most
welcome!
We are looking forward to any useful eMails in this regard to the
following address:
There is even a little surprise for all practical and implemented
pieces of information...
Thanks to all Amiga users for your help!
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AmiATLAS Development Team,
Gerd Frank, maintainer
Manfred Rohde, mapmaster
http://www.amiatlas.net
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E L B O X ' S " M E D I A T O R L I G H T "
11 July 2003
Elbox Computer, the leading manufacturer of hardware for Amiga
computers, the company that introduced the PCI standard to Amiga
computers, is proud to announce expansion of the MEDIATOR busboard
product line with the new Mediator model for Amiga 1200 computers: the
Mediator PCI 1200 LT.
This product is dedicated to all Amiga 1200 users, who have not
expanded their computers with a multi-slot PCI busboard as yet.
We know that many of you need only a fast, modern graphic card and a
good sound card. This new, 2-slot model of Mediator is specifically
dedicated to meet these needs.
Mediator PCI 1200 LT opens the possibility of using the best
available graphic cards for Amiga: the Voodoo series; and the
highest-quality Terratec 512i Digital sound card.
The second slot may obviously be used for other purposes. You can
install a Spider USB 2.0 controller, a 10Mbps Ethernet card, a 100Mbps
FastEthernet card or a TV tuner card in it. The choice is yours.
Moreover:
If at any time you decide that you need additional PCI slots, you can
easily expand the number of active slots in this busboard up to four.
All you will need is acquiring a DIY set: the LT4 Upgrade Pack.
Mediator is not only a well-designed, reliable hardware. Mediator
also means excellent drivers and professional support. Start enjoying
these benefits yourself.
Mediator PCI 1200 LT features:
· 2 PCI slots (PCI 2.1 compatible)
· 66/33MHz PCI clock (transfer rate up to 264MB/s)
· 32-bit PCI datapatch
· 4GB PCI memory space
· Busmastering/DMA in all slots
· Compatible with 68030/040/060 and PPC turbo cards
· Ready for SharkPPC(+) G3/G4 cards
· Fits in any A1200 in E/BOX (Power, Winner), EZ-Z4 and Infinitiv
tower
Included with the Mediator PCI 1200 LT is the Mediator Multimedia CD
with drivers for Sound, TV tuner, Ethernet 10Mbps, Fast Ethernet
100Mbps and Graphic PCI cards. For the list of currently supported PCI
cards see Mediator Driver Guide.
For more info, see the Mediator PCI 1200 LT website.
Pricing and availability
The Mediator PCI 1200 LT will be on sale beginning with 11 July 2003
at the suggested retail price of EUR139.95 (VAT excl.) only. To locate
an authorized distributor in your area or to purchase the product
online visit the Elbox Computer website at <www.elbox.com/buy.html>.
Why Mediator?
Do you need your Amiga to display crystal-clear image up to
2048x1536x32@75? Do you want your favourite games to run in
accelerated graphics? Get hold of a Voodoo-family PCI graphic card and
enjoy its 2D and 3D performance!
Care for superb high-quality music?
Just install the highest quality Terratec 512i Digital sound card and
enjoy crystal clear sound all around.
Do you want to use a variety of devices connected via the USB port?
Simply install the Spider USB 2.0 High-Speed PCI card into the
Mediator slot and explore the world of the newest USB devices such as
mice, keyboards, tablets, joysticks, printers, scanners, webcams,
digicams, flash card readers, zip drives, floppy disk drives,
harddisks, memory sticks, ethernet adapters and audio adapters, GPS
location devices or finger print readers!
Want fast network connections to surf the net?
Put a low-cost RTL8139 Fast Ethernet 100Mbps PCI card into the
Mediator slot and connect your computer to the network!
Do you want to watch and capture your favourite TV programmes?
With a TV tuner PCI card you can watch TV; you can also connect a
TV-SAT tuner, a camcorder or a digital camera. Although the full TV
image resolution runs at 30 fps in the PIP window on your Workbench
screen, it does not use the Amiga processor's time at all!
http://www.elbox.com/
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D U K E N U K E M 3 D C O M E S T O A M I G A
26 July, 2003
Duke Nukem 3D for Amiga and MorphOS
3D Realms' all-time classic first-person shooter for Amiga (68k) and
MorphOS (ppc)
Original port (SDL based) from www.icculus.org
Main port (bigendian, Amiga, 68k asm) by Dante/Oxyron
Adapted to MorphOS by Bifat
Features
Retargable graphics and audio
Native port, SDL is not required
Massive amounts of code rewritten in 68k assembler
Requirements
Installed version of Duke Nukem 3D ATOMIC EDITION! Older versions
won't work! For ordering informations take a look at 3DRealms, or try
your luck at amazon... OS3.x (v39) or MorphOS 1.x, AGA or
Cybergraphics, AHI 4.x, lowlevel.library, 32mb.
missing features for this version
network
music
exchanging savegames with the x86-version
Download
Installation and notes: AMIGA.readme
Amiga 68k version: amigaduke_v0.2.lha
MorphOS ppc version: morphosduke_v0.2.lha
Source archive: duke3dsrc_bigendian_v0.2.tar.gz
MacOS X preview: Duke3D.dmg.gz, MACOSX.readme
Notes
Don't forget to set the stacksize to at least 16384 bytes!
Use BlazeWCP or a similar patch on native screen modes
We will happily include versions for WarpUP, OS4, AROS, etc. So don't
hesitate to submit your changes.
md5sum of the game file that we were using:
00776bd66a285ace80341fd91028d1fd DUKE3D.GRP
Links
Original port: www.icculus.org
Oxyron home: www.oxyron.de
Server home: www.neoscientists.org
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C O M M O D O R E R E L A U N C H : T U L I P / I R O N S T O N E
{Okay, so this is not an Amiga story. If there'd been more news this
month, perhaps we woudn't have included it. However, it's likely of
interest to many readers, and it was Commodore, after all, that put
Amiga on the market.
On the other hand, how many people know the Amiga's history well
enough to understand that the Amiga can best be considered a "grown
up" Atari 800, while it was the Atari ST that was in many ways a
"grown up" Commodore 64?
It sometimes was hard to tell who was who and what was what among the
companies and the people involved in the early days. Brad}
Global re-launch of COMMODORE by TULIP COMPUTERS N.V. and IRONSTONE
PARTNERS LIMITED
Amersfoort, July 11, 2003
Today Tulip Computers NV (Tulip) and Ironstone Partners Ltd.
(Ironstone) signed a licence agreement for a partnership, which is a
major step in the global re-launch of the Commodore brand name.
Tulip will receive a license fee for all Commodore C64 products
delivered by Ironstone, installed on all computer brands using the
Microsoft or any other operating system and all Commodore 64 branded
products. In addition, Tulip will receive a license fee over the
revenue from software downloads, subscriptions and advertising.
Even today there is still an extensive group of about 6 million loyal
Commodore users and enthusiasts around the world. This community is
currently spread over hundreds of unofficial websites. The community
craves acknowledgement and authenticity from the true Commodore C64
brand. Tulip is the owner of the brand name Commodore. Through this
partnership Tulip grants to Ironstone the exclusive rights to exploit
the official Commodore C64 web-portal and use of the Commodore 64
brand name.
Ironstone and Tulip invite the Commodore community to join the
official Commodore C64 web-portal. Currently there are about 300
commercial websites that use the name Commodore or Commodore 64
without having a license from Tulip. Tulip will not allow unauthorised
use of the Commodore brand.
In this partnership, Ironstone will create the official Commodore C64
games and community portal designed to focus and harness the power of
the Commodore C64 user base and to efficiently provide the services
required by these individuals for a fee. The founders of Ironstone are
experienced and successful, in previous similar projects Ironstone
achieved a subscriber to pay subscriber conversion rate that was
unparalleled in the Internet space.
The main objective of the Ironstone official C64 portal is to unite
this massive global fan base of passionate enthusiasts. Through its
web portal, Ironstone will market the official C64 emulator in various
software and hardware formats. The games offered by the Ironstone
web-portal will include the famous `classic' C64 games as well as
exciting new games and will also sell its Commodore-branded products
through the site.
Tulip will get full access to the estimated 6 million users and will
also sell its Commodore branded products through this portal. Tulip
will introduce, the upcoming months, new hardware products under the
Commodore brand name, being able to use the C64 emulator.
According to Bjorn Bruggeman, Brand Manager Commodore: "Through
strategic partnerships we're creating a web of Commodore partner
companies. Each partner, or licensee, is selected on his unique
expertise and will focus on a specific market segment within the
Commodore strategy. The synergy advantages are huge. The license
agreement with Ironstone is an important step in this process and will
enable Tulip to enter a complete new era with almost unlimited
e-commerce opportunities. "
Darren Melbourne, Creative Director, Ironstone Partners commented, "
The license deal with Tulip is a huge breakthrough for the millions of
C64 enthusiasts and retro gamers around the world who are still loyal
to this incredible games system. Ironstone is committed to bringing
this technology and games library back to prominence on every platform
available to us."
Commodore C64 facts and figures
The C64 is the biggest selling home computer in world history.
The C64 has an unparalleled heritage as a groundbreaking games and
home use PC.
The C64's role in the evolution of the modern games industry was
incredible powerful and the echoes of its influence still reverberate
through the industry today.
Even today there is still an extensive group of about 6 million loyal
Commodore users and enthusiasts around the world.
A countless number of hobbyists and Commodore enthusiast have kept
the community alive. An Internet search on Commodore is still good for
about 50,000 hits.
Currently there are about 300 commercial websites that use the name
Commodore or Commodore 64.
Over 6000 games have been created for the C64.
The brand awareness of the Commodore logo is still one of highest in
the industry.
About Tulip Computers
Tulip Computers (Tulip) is a European A-brand computer manufacturer
and has grown to become an internationally renown, market leading
company. Being founded in 1979, Tulip has been active in the computer
industry for more than 20 years and is one of the most experienced
computer manufacturers in the world. Indeed, since 1981, Tulip has
developed its own computers, pioneered by its own Research &
Development department in dedicated Tulip manufacturing plants.
Tulip head-office is located in Amersfoort (the Netherlands), as is
the helpdesk, technical department and notebook production line. The
Tulip head-office is also responsible for the General Management,
Research & Development and Marketing & Communication on world wide
level. Tulip owns sales offices in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain.
Besides these offices, Tulip works closely together with the in 2002
privatised Tulip sales offices in the Benelux, France, Italy and the
UK. In addition, Tulip has joint ventures with distributors in
countries where it does not have its own sales offices.
Tulip offers a comprehensive product range, which is ideally suited
to meet the requirements of the professional, educational, medical,
SME and retail markets. Tulip product lines include a wide range of
servers, desktops, notebooks under brand name Tulip and communication
products under brand names Dynalink and Conceptronic. Tulip has
acquired Commodore in 1997. With Commodore, Tulip owns a strong brand
name that includes a wide range of multi media products and mobile
computing. The emphasis in this consumer oriented product line is on
retail sales. In addition, other Commodore ICT products are marketed
under the Commodore brand by a number of licencees.
Tulip Computers is an international IT supplier that integrates
servers, deskbound computers, notebooks and communication products in
a total solution for the IT user. Tulip's shares have been traded on
the Euronext stock exchange since 1984.
About Ironstone Partners
Ironstone Partners Ltd is a commercial vehicle created and funded by
a number of individuals with a combined experience of over 100 years
in the global games and media industries. With Offices in the UK and
Canada, Ironstone has been created to pursue strategic and speculative
games opportunities outside the remit of the current focus of the
large games industry companies.
Ironstone Partners owns an extensive portfolio of games I.P.R. and is
always willing to discuss interesting propositions in the games and
media space.
http://www.tulip.com/
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G W 3 S V E R S I O N 2 . 2 . 8 I S A V A I L A B L E
July 26, 2003
gW3S version 2.2.8 available for download!
gW3S - the GRiP Web Server
gW3S is a small web server for the Amiga range of computers, written
in ARexx.
Download gW3S!
It's free!
gW3S Discussion forum
Questions? You might get answers at the website..
Open Source License and information
It's not only free, it's open source!
Screenshots
How do you take a screenshot of a web server? Find out at the
website.
Feature Comparison
What's the difference between gW3S v1.x and v2.x?
Contact us
gW3S doesn't have complete HTTP/1.0 support, neither does it have
full/real CGI support. However, it does have the following:
Webalizer compatible log files (Apache-style)
Built-in directory listing (for dirs without an index document)
Complete parsing of external ARexx CGI scripts (.xgi files)
Fancy Files (Support for unsafe characters in file names)
External config file
Command line admin tool
gW3S is Open Source. Please take your time to read the license.
http://gonzo.1av10.nu/w3s/
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W I N U A E V E R S I O N S J U S T K E E P C O M I N G
WinUAE 0.8.22 Release 8 (16.07.2003)
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Bugs fixed:
- stuck joypad POV directional controller
- joystick keyboard layout B and C second firebutton
- workaround for buggy sound driver (ISA SB16, maybe others)
that report zero as minimum and maximum supported sample rate
- possible crash when copying to virtual filesystem's root
- CD32 media change detection
- extended ADF write protection check
- extended ADF HD floppy support
- fast copper works again + config file support
- JIT FPU fix (Descent Freespace -demo)
- 57600 serial bit rate was incorrectly rounded to 56000
- ~2.8GHz+ CPU clock rate calculation overflow
New features:
- all configuration file loading restrictions removed,
load new configuration file at any time!
- display width, height, depth, lores, doubling, correct aspect
can be changed on the fly
- bsdsocket.library updates
- Picasso96 emulation optimizations
- improved audio emulation
(Mortville Manor, Maupiti Island speech and Fighting Soccer)
- AHI driver update
- improved and more compatible CD32 pad emulation
- improved CD32 CD autodetection
- sound capture to wav-file
- Direct3D hardware filtering and scaling
- more configurable source tree, added very simple way
to disable features like AGA, JIT, bsdsocket, Picasso96,
harddisk, 68020+ etc..
- separate basic A500-only WinUAE executable included
(winuae_mini.exe)
- quick state save (SHIFT/CTRL + END + numpad 0-9) and restore
support (END + numpad 0-9)
and more ...
http://www.winuae.net/frames/mainframe.html
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