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AMIGA in facts and figures          
              (September'98)               
                                          
                                          
               l6 September                
                                          
Beta version of the JVM for  Amiga - Amiga AWT.
                                          
A new version of the ICQ client for the Amiga has been released -
StrICQ v0.722.                            
                                          
                                          
               lS September                
                                          
Released  new  version   long ago  expected
text  editor  for  Amiga - GoldED
Studio  5.  Among the new features is
note the possibility of creating WWW pages,
new  thesaurus and literacy test, and
also the possibility of close integration with com-
peelers  C/C++  StormC  companies
Haage&Partner  and SAS C. For operation you need
Dima AmigaOS  v3.0 and higher, as well as desired
It is advisable to have a processor of at least 68030.8 MB
Fast RAM and graphics card.          
                                          
                                          
From  competent sources A.C.T.
became  it is known that the cost of an audio card
for Amiga A1200 - Prelude1200 will be 299
DM  (about 165 USD). Audio card output
is located  in  November of this year. Audio
map  for the first time  will be presented at the highest level
Tavka in Cologne November 13-15, 1998.    
                                          
                                          
Emulator PowerMAC for Amiga/PowerPC -
FusionPPC   - is at the beta test stage
testing. PowerMAC games work. Sco-
growth is similar to Makov’s with the corresponding
current  processor  PowerPC.  We are waiting  for completion
body output.                          
                                          
l4 September                
                                          
Refined  data  about new presented
products  at the  exhibition in Cologne in November
this year:                               
                                          
* A.C.T.                                  
                                          
 o the new Festiva Sound audio card is designed
 started  for installation in the ZorroIII bus and
 has 12   simultaneously  working
 stereo channels (6 - for input, 6 - for output
 stroke) - "Full  Duplex".  All channels -
 16/20/24-bit.  Also  the card has
 Powerful  Built-in  DSP processor  for
 sound effects and meets the standard
 ACЗ.  Fully all specifications of this
 audio cards will be announced later.    
                                          
 o new  modules will also be presented
 for   audio cards  Prelude  under  bus
 ZorroII:                               
                                          
  + MPEG Audio Layer1-3 decoder           
                            (2Obit stereo)
 + S/PDIF - interface (24-bit)           
  + MIDI module (wavetable)               
                                          
                                          
* RBM Computertechnik                     
                                          
 o will be a new video will also be presented
 VidiON board                           
                                          
 o as well as new ZorroIII expansion slots 
 for  A1200 with the ability to install ac-
 selector from A4000 -TurboON 32 4000  
                                          
                                          
* Titan Computer                          
                                          
 o новый   "realtime-morpher"    Fantastic
   Dreams PowerPC.                        
                                          
                                          
               l3 Сентября                
                                          
Вышла    новая   версия   QuakePPC   v1.02
(FastQuake4)  для Амиги (дата компиляции -
6  Сентября  1998  г.) под PowerUP. Отныне
Quake  is compiled not gcc, but using
egcs.   When working  with  video card
(CybergraphX)  used  "triple
buffering", when working with AGA - "double
buffering". Frame rendering speed per
increased noticeably. Awww, Clickboom!..    
                                          
                                          
Visual Inspiration Inc. released
new  version  controller software
provision  for  VideoToaster/Flyer   and
ImageFX - Control Tower.It became known from competent sources that
what is on display in Cologne November 13-15, 1998
year the following will be demonstrated
new  software and hardware developments
for Amiga computers (this list is far
not complete and will be replenished):           
                                          
                                          
* A.C.T:                                  
                                          
   - "Prelude1200" - 16/20-bit audio
  card for A1200                      
   - "Festiva  Sound"  - new 20-bit 
  sound card for ZorroIII          
   - "Melting Music" - программа для соз- 
     дания Аудио-CD                       
   - "Samplitude ММ PowerPC" - ПО обработ-
     ки сэмплов                           
                                          
* R.В.M ComputerTechnik:                  
                                          
   - "IO-Blix  A1200  and  A4000" - новая 
     мультипортовая  карта для ZorroIII и 
     A1200                                
   - "ScanQuix 4.0" - программа для работы
     со сканерами                         
   - "UltraConv  3.0 PowerPC" -  программа
     для работы с изображениями           
   - "FF-News 2.4" - программа  для чтения
     NNTP/Е-mail                          
                                          
* Haage & Partner:                        
                                          
   - Storm Developer  Survival Kit PowerPC
     (Включая Warp3D,68k-эмулятор для РРС)
   - "Amiga  Writer  V1.0   68k/PowerPC" -
     текстовый процессор                  
   - "Art Effect V2.6 PowerPC" - программа
     типа Adobe Photoshop                 
   - "PageStream  V3.4"   и   "Preview  of
     PageStream V4.0"  -  программа D.Т.Р.
                                          
* Schatztruhe GmBH:                       
                                          
   - "Amiga BodyGuard" - ПО  защиты памяти
     для AmigaOS                          
   - Directory Opus Magellan II(Fernando) 
                                          
* Oberland Computer:                      
                                          
   - "Wildfire V6.0 PowerPC" -  анимацион-
     ный пакет - "MonZoom-Reflections PowerPC  V4.3" -
     программа рендеринга                 
                                          
* Titan Computer:                         
                                          
   - "Claws Of The Devil PowerPC"- ЗD-игра
     в стиле Томь Raider/Resident Evil    
   - "Elastic   Dreams  PowerPC" - морфинг
     изображений                          
   - "Candy   Factory PowerPC" - программа
     для работы с изображениями           
   - "Art Studio PowerPC V4.0" - пакет для
     работы с изображениями               
                                          
* ClickBoom:                              
                                          
   - "Napalm: The   Crimson    Crisis"   -
     реалтаймовая  стратегия  в стиле "Red
     Alert"                               
                                          
* Epic Marketing:                         
                                          
   - "Еат The Whistle" - новая игра       
   - "Virtual  Grand Prix" -  новая игра в
     стилеFormula1                       
                                          
Some  sources claim that there will be
AmigaOS v3.5 is also shown.              
                                          
                                          
               l2 September                
                                          
Company Alpha Software  preparing a new
3D game for Amiga in the style of "Resident Evil"
2" - The Dead Walk. For the game you will need
dim at least 68030/50Mhz, and the more
Fast RAM - the better.                     
                                          
                                          
Text  processor AmigaWriterII company
Haage&Partner will be released early next
next year. New version of Diavolo Backup v5.0
will be  demonstrated  at  exhibition in
Cologne this fall.                 
                                          
                                          
               ll September                
                                          
                                          
Released  new version of WYSIWYG HTML editor
- MetalWeb v2.1.                          
                                          
Released  new  operating kernel  system
LinuxPPC (APUS) for  Amiga computers -
2.1.120. l0 September                
                                          
Out  next  programs  under
Amiga/PowerPC:                            
                                          
* Timidity v0.2i - MIDI player using
 GravisUltrasound patches.         
                                          
* PovrayPPC - tracer                   
                                          
* ixemulPPC v0.56                         
                                          
For  purposes developer support company
Amiga  Inc  posted a lot of software and
hardware   documentation  on  your web
server: RomKernelManual, Includes/Autodocs,
Hardware Reference.                       
                                          
Audio card  for Amiga A1200 computers -
Prelude1200 will be released immediately
after the exhibition in Cologne (Permany).       
                                          
Package  DOpus Magellan II (Fernando) found
 in final beta testing stage
roving and will be on sale after completion
Amiga  exhibition in Cologne this fall
year.                                     
                                          
                                          
ZipPAR - interface and software
tion for connections  to Amiga drive
Iomega  ZIP with  parallel port. For the sake of
in fairness it is worth noting that on Ami-
no available freely  distributed
version  of this device with software
provision.                             
                                          
New  interesting  IRC client  for Amiga with
using MUI - BlackIRC.            
                                          
PlayHD   -  program  for  edits
samples,overlaying special effects and much more
other. Supports AHI.                 
                                          
 September 9                
                                          
                                          
20-bit  audio cards  for  Amiga  A1200 -
Melody1200  and  Melody1200Pro received
sale. Their cost is 309 DM
(170 USD) and 430 DM (238 USD) respectively
but...                                       
                                          
                                          
                September 8                
                                          
                                          
Out  demo version  new  game  Wasted
Dreams.  According to some  messages, complete
The version of the game will be released in 2 weeks.        
                                          
A new version of the IDEfix97 v2.10 package has been released.
File system  CachCDFS in this package
Supports reading CDs in Jouliet format. 
                                          
                                          
 September 7                
                                          
A new version of the ICQ client for the Amiga has been released -
StrICQ v0.688.                            
                                          
Released  new  operating kernel  system
LinuxPPC(APUS) for  Amiga computers -
2.1.119. Added support for video cards
with  chipsets CirrusLogic  (in  including -
PicassoIV)   and  video cards  RetinaZ2 and
RetinaZ3.                                 
                                          
                                          
                September 6                
                                          
Released  Update17 to strategic game
Foundation.                               
                                          
In addition to existing  datatypes  under
PowerPC (akJFIF/PNG) new released - TIFF
and VMR.                                    
                                          
                                          
Released new demo version games  Napalm
v1.1.                                     
                                          
A new game for the Amiga - GunBee F-99 - has been released.
A demo version is also available.            
                                          
                                          
                S September                
                                          
The  version has been released  of the game Descent underPowerPC.
A new version of the UAE emulator has also been released under
PowerPC - UAE v0.8.6.                     
                                          
                                          
Venus Arts has released two new Demos
for Amiga under PowerPC - "The Field Where I
Died"  and "Absolon". Both products support
are CybergraphX,  AHI, and can use
v ZD capabilities  SZVirge chip.  For
to run you must have a PowerPC processor
and 32 MB Fast RAM.                  
Company SoftLogik has released a new version
publishing system  for   Amiga   -
PageStream v3.4.September 4                
                                          
New  version of AmigaOS 3.5 for the existing one
"rulers"  Amiga will be  released by the company
Amiga  Inc   in  nearest  time. Phase5 and
Haage&Partner  has already  received about this
relevant  notifications.  Announcement  AmigaOS
v3.5 should take place next week
le.  It is not yet known whether it will be included in
it supports  PowerPC, but according to reports
company  Haage&Partner, WarpOS adopted by the companyniya Amiga Inc as a standard
processor-based accelerator supports
PowerPC.                                  
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                September 3                
                                          
A new version of QuakePPC v1.01 has been released for Ami-
gi  (compilation date - August 31, 1998)
under PowerUP.  Now  engine  comes as one
file  (.elf)  without dividing by M68K code and
PowerPC. All keys of the original work
Quake, network support, and also added
We have  Amiga-specific parameters. In ob-
Now ClickBoom may no longer release
download your QuakePPC - who needs it?      
                                          
Company  SoftLogik announced a new version
publishing system for Amiga computers
-  PageStream  4.0., and also introduced
PageStream v3.4.                          
                                          
Fast encoder MP3 for Amiga/M68K has been released -
Pegase.  Data encoder  applies High
Quality CODEC  developed at Fraunhofer
Institute.                                
                                          
                September 2                
                                          
By  message  Sam Jordon from the company
Haage&Partner,  written  emulator M68K
for PowerPC emulates the pro command system
processor  MC68040.  Fully  emulated
also  all  mathematical resistance commands
processor (FPU) and some MMU instructions (by
ka  only address translation works, but
emulator not yet finished). Also emulated
 operating mode of the processor data cache is possible
MC68040  (with  using  MMU  processor
PowerPC).  Emulation of superscalar pro-
MC68060 processor is not planned :-)        
                                          
                                          
                l Сентября                
                                          
Вышла  новая  версия  24-bit datatypes для
CybergraphX - V43.764.                    
                                          
                         
                         
                         
                                          
             No RiSK, пО Fun!             
                                          
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