====================================================================== ________ _________ ____ _|__ __ __|_______ _________ __\ _____ \\\\ \_ _/ //___// _____//______\ _____ \\ // \\\\ /. \\\\__ \/ __// \\ \\____. /// \\\\ /. \\ \\___\¯ /___///___\ /___\ \\_________//\\___\¯ /___// ¯ \/ ¯ ¯ \/. |¯ ¯|z!o ¯ ¯ \/ ¯ A M I G A | 050331 | U P D A T E |________| "SO THE WORLD MAY KNOW" ====================================================================== AMIGA and the Amiga logo are trademarks of Amiga, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A M I G A E A S T I N F O R M A T I O N G A R Y H A R E - A F T E R T H E I N T E R V I E W S C A G I S G E T T I N G C L O S E R U P D A T E T O A M I G A O N E F I R M W A R E D U A L C O R E P P C I N T H E W O R K S - I B M P E R L 5 P O R T E D T O O S 4 C A T W E A S E L M K 4 I S N O W S H I P P I N G " H O L L Y W O O D " N O W N A T I V E O S 4 R E M O T E D E S K T O P C L I E N T N E W S I M P L E M A I L B E T A S I M P L E P L A Y M U S I C P L A Y E R F O R O S 4 T R I M A ' G I C B O A R D G A M E R E L E A S E D W E A T H E R O N Y O U R W O R K B E N C H W O O K I E C H A T 1 . 5 2 R E L E A S E D S E G A G E N E S I S / M E G A D R I V E E M U L A T O R Finally Spring is here in "Amiga Update" land, and very welcome it is. Welcome also is the time to put together another newsletter, one with pretty much only good news. This month saw several unusual events happening. The Amiga Inc. website got a makeover (www.amiga.com). While a number of folks don't seem to like the aesthetics of the new site - it is pretty basic - there's no doubt the site needed updating. It's now consistent, and up to date on the information presented. We were wondering if that would ever happen. We're pleased to see it did, and encouraged by that fact. We received news from one reader to correct information we ran last month concerning the involvement of John Zacharias with the well known AmiWest show. We were informed that the actual founder of AmiWest was Alan Crandall. John took the reins over from Alan. We regret any misinformation. What we ran was the story as we received it, and as it was written in John's obituary. We are happy to pass on the new information we received. We're always happy to hear from readers with corrections or comments. There's lots for you to read in this issue. As always, we hope you enjoy it. Brad Webb, Editor -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A M I G A E A S T I N F O R M A T I O N 12 March, 2005 We have 4 confirmed Amiga User Groups coming to AmigaEast. LICA- Long Island Computing Amigans QAUG- Queens Amiga User Group AMUSE- Amiga Users- Based in New York City NCSCAUG- North Carolina South Carolina User's Group We are looking for more User Groups to join us. Let your groups know and spread the word. We are looking for more people to give classes in there Amiga Expertise. Contact us and we may be able to fit you in. 7 March, 2005 Software Hut is coming to AmigaEast show in New York May 28-29th 2005. Jeri Ellsworth will also hold a mini Developers Conference at the show for the C-One. The Amiga East Show NYC, NY, USA - Marriott Courtyard, LaGuardia May 28-29, 2005 - Looking forward to seeing you there!. Amiga East Show 2005 in NYC, NY Mr. Hardware Computers is pleased to announce the Amiga East Show 2005, scheduled to be held on May 28th and 29th, 2005 at the Marriott Courtyard, LaGuardia, just across from LaGuardia Airport in NYC, NY. The show will feature the latest new Amiga hardware and software. There will be many exhibitors and resellers in the Exhibits Hall on Saturday and Sunday, including major vendors and shareware developers. Special focus is planned for Amiga OS4, the Internet, Video Production, the Demo Scene, and more. You willl be able to have hands-on time in some areas or watch some amazing eye-candy to entertain yourself. If you are looking for help, there will be special tables for user groups who are looking for new Amiga members. 2005 is the 20th Anniversary of Amiga and Mr. Hardware Computers -- a great time to celebrate our favorite computer. There will be guest speakers, featuring industry veterans, expert in Amiga, AmigaDE, and Linux, who will be presenting free seminars and demos of products. You will hear insider anecdotes from programmers behind OS4 and Classic Amigas. There will be free workshops to learn about platform developments and getting started in some of the new programs that will be coming out in the near future. - Exciting Events! - Above and beyond all else, there will be time to relax when you attend the Saturday night banquet and are served in style! For one low price you can dine while enjoying an exclusive program designed to appeal to everyone. Reservations: Tickets for the conference are only $20 per day or $25 for both days. The banquet is only $38. A special discounted hotel rate for Amiga East is also available. Mr. Hardware Computers - Amiga Since 1985 Russ Norrby sales@mrhardwarecomputers.com www.mrhardwarecomputers.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- G A R Y H A R E - A F T E R T H E I N T E R V I E W 22-Mar-2005 0:15:42 {The following item was posted on www.amigaworld.net as a follow-up to the IRC interview with Gary Hart, CEO of Amiga Inc., which was held on 20 March. It clears up a lot of questions people had after that interview and is important reading for all Amigans. (If you've never checked out www.amigaworld.net, you owe it to yourself to do so!!) Brad} As many of you know I don't spend much time on public boards. But when I woke up to full e-mail, jammed cell messages and many of my people pointing me to specific posts, I made an exception and have now spent several hours reading your comments and speculation. I certainly didn't mean to set all this off. My motivation in agreeing to the IRC was clearly my insanity - hopefully temporary. One disadvantage to this means of communication is it does not allow for quick follow-up questions. And, as an aside, the bot cut off some of my best and most controversial comments. But I guess the ones that got through filled that bill. I would like to "clarify" a couple items. Please appreciate that I cannot and will not violate confidentiality, with anyone. I hope that I am not doing so now. 1. Is Amiga, Inc. planning to kill off AmigaOS 4.0? No, no, no and NO! 2. Does Hyperion (I refer to AmigaOne Partners) have the right to extend OS 4.0 to say 4.1? Yes they do. In fact, for you conspiracy theorists, that is the wrong question. Disclosing details of exactly what this means is confidential. Bottom line - they do have that right and I hope this comment doesn't violate our NDA. 3. Will they (extend that is)? That is a business decision. I would assume If AmigaOne Partners find the market, we all hope to see, this decision is obvious. 4. Do I have AmigaOS 4.0, do I have an Amiga computer, do I know how to turn it on? And, if I have it, what do I think of it? Yes I have OS 4 running on an Amiga and elsewhere (that ought to start a new thread). As an aside it was pretty difficult for us to get delivery in the US., even after pre-paying. I have brought this issue to Eyetech. I turned it on all by myself and am currently figuring out how to turn it off. I think Hyperion's work is very impressive. Particularly so when you consider the limited resources available the Frieden bothers, and many other developers, have to work with. As an aside, the Frieden brothers are very talented and yes I like them. I release them from any confidentiality if they wish to comment on me. And yes, AmigaOS 4 has utility in markets beyond the desktop. 5. Will AmigaAnywhere be on OS 4.0, when, who pays? We hope 1.5 and future versions will be. It makes sense to me. Remember, we released 1.5 last week. Hyperion is pretty busy getting 4.0 to all of you. If Hyperion wants it, it will be there. And we do the work. We pay and do the work for all AA enabled devices and to be honest we have a minimum installed threshold before proceeding. This minimum does not apply to AmigaOne and AmigaOS 4.0. It may make sense to wait for next version. 6. What is the best thing any of you can do to support AmigaOS 4.0? Go buy and AmigaOne and AmigaOS 4.0. If everyone concerned about extensions and the like either has or is buying the AmigaOne, it goes a long way toward those extensions. 7. Does Fleecy still work for Amiga? He certainly does. In fact, he better be working right now. I make the staffing decisions. 8. What's up with the web site, its design, etc.? We had to have one aspect of the site ready for a specific reason last week. I suggested the IRC be next Sunday. David pointed out that was Easter (good point). We moved the IRC forward, perhaps we should have moved it back. Knowing that many of you would be our first audience, we added several sections. Like all sites, amiga.com is a living project. It will change very frequently. In the near term daily. Titles are being added all the time, and the like. Our immediate focus is ease of use. I did read many of your comments. I agree with some, disagree with others. We will make many changes ( a couple based on your specific feedback) but the site will focus on consumer marketing, most significantly the storefront and front page. As all of our developers know, the devnet portion is being designed with their input. 9. What's with all this AmigaAnywhere talk? Why should anyone care? For those of you only interested in the desktop, skip this. AmigaAnywhere is not what it used to be (DE). This, and future versions, not only extend the market but as I said, literally change what removable media is and does. It is a big deal to us and some in the industry. Some people really like this whole ease-of-use, cross device, scale anywhere solution. Some of you see it as some sort of distraction. It is not. BTW, I did not mention Capacity Networks in my comments. We are not using them in the solutions we're working one. We very much like what they do. We no longer own them. 10. Would I please disclose our strategy, features lists, partners, plans and the like? No. 11. Will I be doing another "interview" anytime soon? I refer you to my "Temporary Insanity" comment above. But if AW asks and it is around a product release, or other major development, I will do so. Other than this note, I won't be on public boards. 12. Finally, several comment like this, "What makes you think you're qualified to be CEO of Amiga or most anywhere else? I don't think you're up to the job." Believe me, there are numerous days when I agree with you. My best to all of you. Don't panic things are going pretty good. Robots was good, especially if you are a kid. Garry ---------------------------------------------------------------------- S C A G I S G E T T I N G C L O S E R 30 March, 2005 The show takes place THIS SATURDAY just outside of Scunthorpe, UK. Some highlights of the day: Somewhere in the order of 20 machines on display including a microA1 and a classic Amiga running OS4. At least 2 machines running AROS. Private bar with reasonable prices. Raffle with prizes. After show meal. I'm expecting the turnout to be 20+ with people coming from as far as Norway. For more details please check out the website: www.IntuitionBase.com/SCAG/ What is SCAG? Basically it's a gathering of Amiga users and their computers of choice in one place. It isn't a trade show, it's a party. Everyone loves a party right? Its being held on April the 2nd in a village just to the west of Scunthorpe, which is in the UK. Doors open at approx 2pm for anyone bringing hardware and the official opening will be at 3pm. Doors close at 8pm although we will start to packup from 7pm. So far there will be at least: An A1200 running OS4 A ÂuA1-C running OS4 A few PC's running AROS An A4000 running OS3.9 An A1200 running OS3.9 A couple of CD32's A couple of XBox's A BeOS machine Probably more come the day of the event. There will also be a raffle. Raffle tickets are £1 each on the day and the prizes are as follows: First prize = Hyperion's Freespace and Quake2 as well as Cloanto's AmigaForever6 CD Second prize = Cloanto's AmigaForever6 CD and a PCMCIA Networking kit. Third prize = Selection of old Amiga and CD32 titles. After the event we will be going to an American restaurant in town for something to eat and drinks. A full menu with price listings is on the website. Please go to www.IntuitionBase.com/SCAG/ for more details. Also there are carpool threads available for you to post to if you need a ride or can offer a ride on: Amiga.org Amigaworld.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- U P D A T E T O A M I G A O N E F I R M W A R E 3 March, 2005 Hyperion Entertainment is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a new AmigaOne firmware update for registered customers of AmigaOS 4.0. New features in this release include * Improvements in the x86 BIOS emulator * Reworked IDE/ATA-Code with better support of multiple IDE controllers * Preliminary support for the Catweasel Mark IV controller by Individual Computers * Ability to choose graphics card for booting * Multiple bugs fixed, including a wrong IRQ assignment for AGP graphics cards (Vertical Blanking interrupts should now function correctly) The update can be downloaded from our file area. http://www.hyperion-entertainment.biz:8080/amiga ---------------------------------------------------------------------- D U A L C O R E P P C I N T H E W O R K S - I B M 13 March, 2005 Application Note {The following item appeared briefly on the IBM website, then was quickly put under wraps, in a status that allowed only authorzied persons to see it. Fortunately, this amount of the text was grabbed and made available before the door slammed shut. We found it at AmigaWorld.net. (Of course!) Brad} The dual 64-bit core PowerPC970MP (970MP) is the next evolutionary step in the PowerPC 970 family of microprocessors. The higher frequency grade versions of the 970MP consume higher amounts of power than earlier IBM microprocessors do, and that can cause temperature issues. Each 970MP processor core contains a thermal diode used to monitor its operating temperature. The thermal diode must be monitored to ensure that the maximum operating temperature of the 970MP is not exceeded. These thermal diodes used by the microprocessors are unique to the PowerPC architecture and cannot be read using standard thermal diode monitoring chips. This paper will discuss the characteristics of the diode and outline the struc-ture of a thermal diode monitoring circuit used to monitor the temperature of the microprocessor's cores. Revision Date: 03/13/05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- P E R L 5 P O R T E D T O O S 4 22 March, 2005 Description: Initial native port of Perl 5.8.5 to Amiga Os4.0 Download: perl.tar.bz2 ) Version: 5.8.5.01 Author: Larray Wall et al (amigaos4 port by Andy Broad) Submitter: Andy Broad Email: andy@broad.ology.org.uk Requirements: abc-shell Category: development/language License: GPL FileID: 604 This is an initial port of Perl5.8.5 to Amiga OS4.0. Amiga release .01 It is a totally native port and requires no ixemul! Perl (practical extraction and report language) was originally written by Larry Wall et al. See www.perl.org for more info. This port was done by Andy Broad please direct all queries to andy@broad.ology.org in the first instance. It's licensed under the GPL or Paerl Artistc License. This build only supports static linking but most of the standard extensions have been built in, (as well as a couple of modules required for lib-WWW). This build has been configured to expect its lib to be in SDK:Local/lib/perl5/5.8.5 and the binaries in SDK:Local/bin To install unpack the archive and copy the contents directory SDK/ your SDK: assign. it's recommened to make the following assigns assign BIN: SDK:C assign USR: SDK:Local and if you have a port of core-utils chmod 0777 T: These allow most standard scripts to work with out modification. http://os4depot.net/showfile/?file=development/language/perl.tar.bz2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- C A T W E A S E L M K 4 I S N O W S H I P P I N G 5 March, 2005 Shipping of the Catweasel MK4 has started exactly one month ago. We have now filled all back-orders and want to say thank you for the trust and the patience that our customers have shown. The new delay was caused by the transition to a lead-free production process. We have now solved all problems that arose with this transition, and are now perfectly prepared for the new laws that become effective in 2006. MMC64 production finished The same lead-free production process was used for the assembly of MMC64, the flashcard-based mass storage unit developed by Oliver Achten. Shipping of this product has started on friday march 4th, 2005. We're now taking orders through our contact form, or through eMail. The price per unit is 49,- EUR. New Deathbed Vigil DVDs arrived The film by Dave Haynie about the last days of Commodore experiences constant demand, so we have imported new DVDs. German customs have released the parcel on march 4th, 2005, so we can now ship the DVDs in the free market of the European Union. Due to the strong EUR currency, we were able to lower the price to 34,90 EUR each. The film is recorded on DVD-R media, and we have chosen the PAL version for the European market. Dave has not only signed the inlays, but also the discs this time, so collectors get two original Autographs with every order! New software for Catweasel MK4 Unfortunately, the Windows operating system kept some surprises for us that we could not account for during the betatest. Some customers could not even install the drivers, and others have reported errors with no obvious reasons. The new driver can be used for both the Catweasel MK3 and MK4, and it fixes all known problems. Download: CWMK40107.zip (68 KByte) The driver can be used with Windows 2000 and Windows XP (all versions). Please remove all elements of the old driver manually before installing (this is described in the readme file of the archive). Users of Windows 2000 should check if they need to install update 822831, otherwise the driver can still not be installed. Catweasel MK4 drivers for classic Amiga are also available now: The new version of multidisk V3.65 uses OpenPCI to access the controller through the Prometheus PCI bridge. Other PCI bridges that are suppored by OpenPCI have not been tested, so we can't guarantee proper function. Download: multidisk365.lha (40 KByte) individual Computers at events We're especially happy to announce that we're sponsoring the scene-event Breakpoint again this year. Breakpoint takes place at easter, following the tradition of the famous Mekka&Symposium parties. A new location will be used this year, and it will break more records: We're especially looking forward to the biggest "bigscreen" that has ever been used on a demo-party, and the seminars that are introdced for the first time this year. AmiTron 2005 will take place on april 2nd, 2005 in Trondheim, Norway. The main point of interest for this small show is Amiga computers ranging from the oldest A1000 to the brand new micro-A1, but due to popular request, we'll do demonstrations of our retro-computing products as well, such as using a Commodore 64 as a web-server. Individual Computers http://www.jschoenfeld.de/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- " H O L L Y W O O D " N O W N A T I V E O S 4 20 March, 2005 Airsoft Softwair is proud to announce new updates for the popular Hollywood product line. As of today, Hollywood 1.93, Hollywood Designer 1.01 and Malibu 1.11 are available in versions for AmigaOS3, WarpOS, MorphOS and now for the first time also for AmigaOS4, PPC native which brings incredible speed improvements over the versions for classic Amigas. This is definitely the perfect Easter gift for all Amiga enthusiasts! Hollywood 1.93 Hollywood is the ultimate Multimedia engine for your Amiga computer. It is a highly optimized program which offers a flexible script language that allows you to create all kinds of Multimedia applications, ranging from simple presentations to games and GUI applications, without specific knowledge of programming languages. Core of Hollywood is its Multimedia Application Layer which provides a large set of functions to create almost everything you desire in a short time. Hollywood 1.93 brings along a great new feature which has been anticipated by many users: Hollywood can now compile your scripts into native AmigaOS4 executables from any platform that is supported by Hollywood. The update to Hollywood 1.93 is available for AmigaOS3, WarpOS, MorphOS and finally, Hollywood has now landed on AmigaOS 4.0 PPC. Hollywood Designer 1.01 Hollywood Designer is a state of the art "what you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG) presentation editor which is the ideal tool for users who prefer to click their presentations together instead of typing Hollywood scripts. Using the established slide based concept, you can create professional presentations on your Amiga now within minutes. Hollywood Designer 1.01 adds the possibility to save your presentations as AmigaOS4 programs. Besides that, you can also save AmigaOS3, WarpOS and MorphOS programs. The update to Hollywood Designer 1.01 is available for AmigaOS3, WarpOS, MorphOS and for the first time also for AmigaOS 4.0 PPC. Malibu 1.11 Malibu is a plugin for Hollywood that allows Hollywood to load and display your old Scala presentations. This is especially useful because Scala does not work on graphics boards and also has its problems with modern Amigas. With Malibu, your Scala scripts run in a window on Workbench or on an Intuition screen! Furthermore, your Scala presentations will look much better with Malibu because it does not map all colors into a 256 color palette. Malibu 1.11 is an AmigaOS 4.0 version of Malibu 1.1, which is already available for AmigaOS3 and MorphOS. There are no new features except that it is now PPC native and thus much faster than the 68k version. Ordering If you order Hollywood, Hollywood Designer or Malibu, you will get a CD-ROM that contains versions for all platforms that are supported by the programs including AmigaOS4. If you already have one or more of the products, you should order the update kit which allows you to update your installed AmigaOS3, WarpOS and MorphOS versions. The update kit also contains the AmigaOS4 versions of all programs so you can use it to upgrade to the AmigaOS4 version. Please note: There is only one update kit available. This kit contains all updates for Hollywood, Hollywood Designer and Malibu. The update kit can be ordered for 20 Euros from the Airsoft Softwair website. Please also note that you need a valid installation of Hollywood 1.9 to apply the updates. http://www.airsoftsoftwair.de/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- R E M O T E D E S K T O P C L I E N T 2 March, 2005 The Remote Desktop client allows computers running the Amiga OS 4 or Amiga OS 3.x Operating Systems to connect to Microsoft Windows XP Pro, 2000 Server (with Terminal Services installed), or Windows 2003 Server for remote management and operability. It allows the user to fully use the remote computer from any location - as long as both machines are online and remote desktop has been enabled on the Windows host. Features Full screen or Window Audio forwarding from the Windows Host to the Amiga Computer (requires AHI) Clipboard support Iconify Support 8/16/24-bit true colour support Uses functions of Picasso 96 or CyberGraphX for accelerated graphics Multiple instances of the client can be launched Known Issues when running under OS4 1. You may receive choppy or stuttering audio from the Windows host while running multiple instances of Remote Desktop. We recommend you do not run multiple instances with the audio forwarding enabled. Known Issues under OS 3.9/Amithlon 1. Mouse pointer is squished/corrupt under Amithlon. This is due to a bug in Amithlon that probably will never get fixed due to current state of that software. Report other issues by E-mailing develand@ody.ca. Frequently asked Questions Q: How do I use this thing? A: 1)You must have access to a Windows XP PRO, Windows 2003 server, or Windows 2000 Server (with Terminal Services installed). 2) Enable Remote Desktop on your Windows machine. Microsoft tells you how to do this here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/ remoteintro.mspx 3) Go back to the Amiga and adjust the tooltypes of the Living Room PC icon. 4) Change the tooltype SERVER= so it says SERVER= For example, mine says: SERVER=192.168.1.2 Edit the USER= tooltype and put in your Windows Username Change the FULLSCREEN tooltype to (FULLSCREEN) if you want Window mode. Change the REMOTEAUDIO ToolType to (REMOTEAUDIO) if you want to forward your PC's audio to the Amiga Double Click on the Living Room PC Icon and a Window should appear asking you to login to your Windows computer. Q: Can I connect to a Windows XP Home edition computer? A: Yes, however you will require third party software to do this. Look here: http://www.thinsoftinc.com/products_winconserver_info.html Q: Can I connect to a Windows 2000 PRO computer? A: No, Windows 2000 PRO does not support Remote Desktop connections. Q: Are ixemul and ixnet libraries required? A: No, they are not required. You do need an internet connection though. Roadshow for OS 4 or Miami/Genesis for OS 3.9 are recommended. Q: Does the Amiga OS 3.9 version work under Amithlon? A: Yes. Q: Why is it so slow under Amiga OS 3.9? A: Remote Desktop can potentially use a large amount of Bandwidth and heavy use of the graphics sub-system. For best results on classic Amigas we recommend a 68060 cpu and a graphics card such as a Picasso or Cybervision, or a Voodoo 3 if you have a Mediator , G-Rex PCI, or Prometheus PCI bus-board. Q: When playing back videos or games it is quite choppy. A: Remote desktop was not designed for remote game playing or watching videos or DVD's. Although some games and videos may work, the performance will depend on the speed of both the remote Windows host and the Amiga client. Streaming full quality MP3's, for example, requires about 200-300KB of download bandwidth. 3D games such as Doom 3 will not function over Remote Desktop. Q: Are there any limitations if I connect to a Windows 2000 Server instead of XP Pro or 2003 Server? A: Yes, Windows 2000 Terminal Services only supports up to 8-bit colour and does not support Audio forwarding. Q: The Alt key appears to be stuck. A: Press the left Windows key on your keyboard several times, it should "unstick" the ALT key. Credits and Notes Programming: Martin Blom (original port), Jörg Strohmayer (OS4 version and bug fixes)** GUI Programming: OS4 - Simon Archer, MUI - AmigaZeux. Funding and beta testing: Darren Eveland *Amiga is a trademark of Amiga Inc. **based on earlier work by Matthew Chapman et al. Under GPL license. http://www.ody.ca/~develand/rdesktop/rdesktop.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- N E W S I M P L E M A I L B E T A 3 March, 2005 SimpleMail is a new mailer for the Amiga platform (both classic and OS4) and compatible systems (MorphOS). It is intended to be as portable as possible so there speaks nothing against a version for other systems, like for example Windows. In the current state, SimpleMail is an beta version but it is very stable however as we try to implement every feature so that it works and go then on to the next one. However, SimpleMail grows very fast and with your help it can overgrow YAM soon. If you have any questions or bugs then send them to the user-mailinglist please, whose URL you'll find in the links on the site. Bug reports should submitted to the Bug Tracking system. But if you have encouragements so send them to one of the main developers. You can find our e-mail addresses in contact. Version 0.26 of SimpleMail released! The changes are: * optional TheBar.mcc is now used for all toolbars (bgol) * compacted mailinfo shows now additional the from field (bgol) * simplehtml.library ported to OS4 * Fixed broken SMTP STARTTLS support * Minor other improvements and fixes http://simplemail.sourceforge.net/index.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------- S I M P L E P L A Y M U S I C P L A Y E R F O R O S 4 15 March, 2005 Description: Music player - OGG, WAV, VOC, MOD, S3M, IT, XM Download: simpleplay.lha Version: 2.0 Author: James Carroll Submitter: James Carroll Email: james.carroll@xtra.co.nz Requirements: OS4, NList.mcc Category: audio/play Replaces: audio/play/simpleplay.lha License: Freeware FileID: 561 SimplePlay 2.0 This music player enables OS4 users to play the following music and sound formats: MOD, IT, S3M, XM, WAV, VOC, OGG It was written using the Music functions that are built-in to SDL_Mixer (which is part of Simple Direct Media Layer). There is no function to query the length of songs, so I have left out a position slider gadget. Sorry about that guys. This updated v2.0 of SimplePlay has a graphical interface. v1.0 was CLI/shell based. http://os4depot.net/showfile/?file=audio/play/simpleplay.lha ---------------------------------------------------------------------- T R I M A ' G I C B O A R D G A M E R E L E A S E D 21 March, 2005 TriMa'gic is a single player board game. Goal is to remove gems with the same color from the board. The input slot has four gems that can be placed into the four outer play slots. A new gem is played by pressing SPACE, the input slot or when the time reaches zero. You can click on the play slots to move the gems onto the playfield. The playfield consists of three rings that can be turned clock- or counterclockwise with left/right mousbutton. The center will turn all three rings. The goal is to place 3 gems of one color in a row to remove them. The more rows you remove, the faster a new gem is played. To reduce the gamespeed you can fill a complete ring in a single color. The most points and speedreduction you get for the outer ring. Some bonus items will make your life harder when they appear in the center ;) more info + screenshots and download available from: http://my.morphosi.net/?modul=download&mode=MyGames&project=TriMagic ---------------------------------------------------------------------- W E A T H E R O N Y O U R W O R K B E N C H 12 March, 2005 Description: Show weather conditions on Workbench (OS4) Download: wet.lha Version: 2.01 Author: Chris Young Submitter: Chris Young Email: chris@unsatisfactorysoftware.co.uk Homepage: http://www.unsatisfactorysoftware.co.uk Requirements: OS4 Category: utility/workbench Replaces: utility/workbench/wet.lha License: Freeware FileID: 593 This program retrieves local meterological data from the Internet, and saves it in (regulary updating) env-vars to allow you to display it in the WB titlebar. Comes complete with a GUI to show full weather information and unit conversion. Previous few version changes: 2.01 (19.03.2005) * Stopped Wet from locking the WB screen (you can now change screenmode etc with Wet running) * Fixed potential crash with unexpected amounts of data. * Fixed crash on start-up when nsd_cccc.txt was not available and no ICAO code had been set. * The installation script now copies the documentation. 2.0 (12.03.2005) * You can now display full weather information in the GUI, and select the units you wish to display the data in. Shows some additional information to the env-vars as well. * Localised for multiple languages support, default units are now based on OS Locale settings. * Added CloudCover and CloudHeight env-vars (reports lowest level only). * New "quiet" mode, to stop error requesters appearing. * Latitude/Longitude values remain valid after manually typing ICAO ID, and longitudes of >99° are now selectable. * Directional visibility is now handled and stops the indication of 9000°C etc appearing errorneously. * GRID wind direction values are now handled internally, although Wet shows them as values in degrees - which is not necessarily incorrect. * Inches of mercury is now displayed to 2 decimal places. * Changed the significant weather parsing, so Wet will now display "Snow" or "Rain" instead of "Showers", unless the precipitation type is unknown. * Wet no longer crashes when the site data file (nsd_cccc.txt) is not found. * Fixed several occurances where Wet could fail to retrieve or decode data correctly, often resulting in a crash. * Pretty banner and install script added. http://os4depot.net/showfile/?file=utility/workbench/wet.lha ---------------------------------------------------------------------- W O O K I E C H A T 1 . 5 2 R E L E A S E D 1 March, 2005 WookieChat 1.52 is now available to download from the WookieChat homepage and OS4depot.net. 68k and OS4 versions available in the one archive. This is a simple IRC client. The goals when I started was: 1. An OS4 native IRC client 2. in the style of mIRC (rather than AmIRC/XChat) 3. Something simple but reasonably good and free for the community 4. Reaction based Unfortunately Reaction's listbrowser class was a bit lacking so I switched to MUI which has a very nice listview class. WookieChat is non-crippled shareware", which means I'll accept donations from people for the use of this program, but if you dont want to pay anything, you dont have to. The program will not be crippled in any way or require a keyfile. It's not as feature-rich as AmIRC, but its getting better and better. Visit the website at http://wookiechat.amigarevolution.com to donate! Please donate, I want money. :D ---- UPDATED to 1.52 : "Fixed memory getting trashed, which prevented the 68k version from running very well or at all. Bugfix: when a user types a command that WookieChat doesnt yet recognise, it sends that command raw to the server. On 68k systems, these 'non-directly supported' commands caused the system to hang. fixed." instead. This task was taking up 99% CPU time on MorphOS for some reason." WookieChat is an AmigaOS IRC Client used for chatting on Internet Relay Chat networks (in more or less real time in text form). Download url: http://os4depot.net/showfile/?file=network/chat/wookiechat.lha ---------------------------------------------------------------------- S E G A G E N E S I S / M E G A D R I V E E M U L A T O R 30 March, 2005 Description: Sega Genesis / Megadrive emulator Download: genesisplus.lha Version: 1.2 Author: Charles MacDonald , Per Johansson Submitter: Per Johansson Email: omen@telia.com Requirements: Roms Category: emulation/gamesystem Replaces: emulation/gamesystem/genesisplus.lha License: Freeware FileID: 635 Comments: 4 [View] Snapshots: 8 [View] Short: Sega Genesis / Megadrive emulator Uploader: Per Johansson Author: Charles MacDonald , Per Johansson Type: Emulation/Gamesystem Requires: OS4 Recommended: ROM's Version: 1.2 For xadmaster installation, download this file: http://main.aminet.net/util/arc/xadmaster020.lha install and copy the file in the Genesis Plus-libs folder to LIBS: Features: - A nice gui - Xadmaster support (ie load zipped and gzipped roms) - Banner by Restore 2003 (www.restore.no) I know the audio-engine is not perfect, sometimes it can click, but still it is better than nothing. http://os4depot.net/index.php?function=showfile&file=emulation/ gamesystem/genesisplus.lha =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Amiga Update on the net: All back issues available at: http://www.globaldialog.com/~amigaupdate/index.html Stop by and check out our archive! 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