Top News im Oktober 2001

More News im Oktober 2001

Milan Help Page updated (24.10.2001 - 07:10 Uhr)

The Milan help page by Ingo Schmidt has once again been updated. Information on the 68060 upgrade has been added. There is also a new download area that contains all tools around the Milan in current versions. One of the highlights is a program to log the calls of the PCI BIOS. (tr)

Milan help pages.

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Milan boards supply secured (23.10.2001 - 08:10 Uhr)

The supply of Milan boards (68040 version) seems assured. As Milan Computersysteme explained to st-computer, a Dutch hardware producer has bought the rights to the board design. This company has been producing gaming machines with Milan technology for a long time and apparently wants to secure its own supply. However, they are also willing to sell boards to interested Atari dealers. As soon as there is more information, we will publish it. (tr)

Milan Computer Systems.

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New background light for Lynx? (23.10.2001 - 07:10 Uhr)

The backlight of the Atari Lynx has a relatively high power consumption and therefore significantly reduces battery life. To minimise this problem, a new backlight for Atari's portable game console is currently being developed. White LEDs are to be used, which have a much lower power consumption. First pictures and a project status can be found on the developers' website. (tr)

Wi1ykat

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Internet stack for Atari XL/XE? (22.10.2001 - 10:10 Uhr)

As the German online service "Atari-Home.de" reports, it may soon be possible to go online with the Atari XL/XE. Currently a stack is in the works that is based on "uip". uip is only about 4 KBytes "big" and is written in cc65. uip can also be easily ported to the Atari 8 Bit. Ken Siders has taken on this task and has already done large parts of the interface control. The only problem is that uip only offers SLIP access. After uip is finished for the XL/XE, however, the developer also wants to work out a PPP layer. (tr)

cc65

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Many, many colourful icons (22.10.2001 - 10:10 Uhr)

The Atari icon library has once again received a major refresh. Pictograms from a wide variety of fields have been added. So if you want to give your desktop a fresh look before winter, you should take a look at the new additions. (tr)

Atari Icon Library

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Atari at NBC GIGA Nitechat (22.10.2001 - 07:10 Uhr)

Next Wednesday (24.10.2001) the topic of "NBC GIGA Nitechat" will be "Atari" from 9 - 10 pm. There will be a live stream of an interview with a guest who will also be asked questions in the chat.

To be able to experience this, however, a chat or stream-capable browser is required; it is not possible to participate in the chat with an IRC client. Owners of Classic Atari computers are therefore left out. You also have to register as a member of the "GIGA Community". Registration is free of charge, completed within a few minutes and does not entail any obligations. (Source: atos)

GIGA Community

MyMail 1.52 (21.10.2001 - 12:10 Uhr)

The email client MyMail by Norwegian developer Erik Häll is now available in version 1.52 for free download. The new version contains some bug fixes. MyMail supports the internet standard STiK or STinG and should also work under iFusion. Detailed information and screenshots are available on the developer's website. (tr)

MyMail

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E-JagFest is getting near (20.10.2001 - 12:10 Uhr)

The European JagFest, an event for Jaguar and Lynx fans, will take place on 10 and 11 November in Coesfeld near Münster. This year, there is extra space available for participants. Interested parties should register using the form available on the organiser's website. Further information can be found on the E-JagFest homepage. (tr)

E-Jagfest

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Centurbo 060 to be released in December (20.10.2001 - 08:10 Uhr)

The long-awaited 68060 accelerator card for the Atari Falcon is due to ship in December. The French hardware company Czuba Tech is now accepting paid pre-orders and offers two options: those who pay € 200 immediately will be delivered immediately after the card's release. Those who want to be on the safe side pay € 100 now and € 100 when the CT 060 is ready. So if you want to call the Centurbo 060 your own soon, you should order now. So far, 153 pre-orders have been received. (tr)

Czuba Tech

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GemGT 2 (20.10.2001 - 08:10 Uhr)

The Scene group YesCrew has optimised its GEM player for modules in the format of the popular Graoumf tracker. GemGT2 (305 KBytes) now uses greatly improved playback routines. (tr)

Dead Hackers Society.

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Awaken: New demo for the ST (20.10.2001 - 08:10 Uhr)

The scene group Cobra released a preview of their new demo "Awaken" for the Atari ST. You can see some very complex 3D objects, flights through landscapes and different variations of a colour mode with 4096 colours. (tr)

Dead Hackers Society

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Simple installation of SpareMiNT (19.10.2001 - 09:10 Uhr)

On the website of Markus Fichtenbauer you can find the project "TInA", which should greatly simplify the installation of the SpareMiNT distribution. It is based on the course "MiNTnet for Dummies". Further information is available directly on the website. (tr)

Markus Fichtenbauer

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Tales Of Tamar 0.25 (19.10.2001 - 08:10 Uhr)

The role-playing adventure "Tales Of Tamar" is available in version 0.25R2. As always, Falcon and Milan are supported. On the developers' website you can also find impressive screenshots. There has rarely been a comparable quality on the Atari. (tr)

Tales Of Tamar

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ParaCon 3 (19.10.2001 - 08:10 Uhr)

There's another opportunity to party: The German scene group Paranoia is organising the "ParaCon 3", a party for creative minds on the Atari 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit scene. Users of the C64 are also invited. The party will take place from 30 November to 02 December in Selter in the Taunus. Numerous established crews are expected. The hardware manufacturer "Frontier Systems" has also announced its visit. (tr)

ParaCon 3

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New SAP player (19.10.2001 - 08:10 Uhr)

A new player is available for the ASMA music archive. The emulation engine for the POKEY chip of the Atari XL/XE is downloadable in version 1.54. The 6502 emulation has been improved so that tunes can now be played better. A low-pass filter has also been implemented. The player supports Atari STE, TT and Falcon. New on the ASMA homepage is also "SAPER", a player for Linux systems. (tr)

ASMA Music Archive.

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Sale: Jaguar and Lynx in Great Britain (19.10.2001 - 08:10 Uhr)

The UK retail chain GAME is currently selling off leftover Jaguar and Lynx hardware and software through its shops. A new Jaguar costs £30, a Lynx sells for £35. So if you are going to England in the next few days, keep your eyes open, there might be some to grab. Unfortunately, the remaining stock will not be sold over the internet. (tr)

GAME

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GABI and Panther/2 (18.10.2001 - 11:10 Uhr)

WRS Software Design, a renowned hardware company in the Atari market, is currently trying to gauge interest in two of its products. It is about the GAL writer (incl. software) "GABI" as well as the adapter "Panther/2", which provides the Atari ST or Mega ST with two ISA slots. WRS Software Design would like to know if there is interest in further developing GABI. The Panther/2 can be offered as a self-build project if there is enough interest. At least 10 e-mails expressing interest (no orders!) are required by the end of October 2001. (tr)

WRS Software Design.

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BoxKite 2.31d (18.10.2001 - 08:10 Uhr)

The alternative file selector BoxKite is available in a bug-fixed version 2.31 shortly after its update to version 2.30. BoxKite is shareware. (tr)

BoxKite

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Fractal Music ST is freeware (18.10.2001 - 07:10 Uhr)

Tim Conrady has once again used his full powers of persuasion and persuaded Chris Sansom to release his algorithmic composition tool "Fractal Music ST" as freeware. So MIDI musicians get a very interesting program for free here.

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Atariinvader.com (18.10.2001 - 07:10 Uhr)

Atariinvader.com is a new website around the classic game console Atari VCS 2600, which also offers a free online newsletter. The newsletter is published once a month and deals with topics concerning the VCS. The first issue has just been published. (tr)

Atariinvader.com

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Find It! 2.03 (18.10.2001 - 07:10 Uhr)

What the Mac OS is to its "Sherlock", Atari systems is to its "Find It!". The elegant and powerful Finder program is now available in version 2.03 (184 KBytes). Many new features have been added, such as the ability to search within files like web pages and RTF documents. At present, the program is only available in French, but an English translation is already in the works. Find it! is distributed as shareware (DM 40.--, € 20.--). The program should run on any TOS computer that has at least 2 MBytes of RAM. A multitasking operating system such as MagiC or MiNT is recommended. (tr)

Eric Reboux Software.

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