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News
| Issue: | November 1999 |
| Page: | 6 |
| Section: | News |
| Notes: | MCC Sinks, Phoenix Rises. Amiga scrap plans for the Multimedia Convergence Computer, whilst a coalition of developers with QNX Software Systems is announced. IBM POP PPC motherboards. X-Light lighting control system for Amiga. More games from Alive. AmiBench first birthday. French Amiga magazine ANews relaunched almost a year after it closed. World Construction Set 4.5 to be ported to the Amiga. PowerPC partners IBM and Motorola announce path toward future - up to an 11,000 MIPS Power4 Gigaprocessor in 2001. Imagine 3D rendering software up to v5.16. Psion announce Series 5mx, Revo and Series 7 palmtop computers. QNX announce partnerships with National Semiconductor and IBM. Wirenet soon to offer 0800 access via U-net. Real3D set for a return to the Amiga? Realsoft looking into PPC version of Realsoft 4D. Mad Cows at Gateway - an "and finally" story about Gateway recalling hundreds of thousands of spongy toy cows after fears that children, "many of whom are keen to chew on the spongy ungulates, might choke on one." Postscript: Andrew's choice of wording ("spongy ungulates") has to be a classic. ROTFL! (-Dave). |