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1997 - Current Amiga News
Note: older archives may be found at bottom of page.

06 Nov 97 - Vulcan Software Ltd November News Items - The Uropa2 CD-ROM is now officially released and The Final Odyssey (a masterpiece of a game) will be released at the end of November.

06 Nov 97 - Nova Sector Announces Price Cuts on its Amiga A4000T PowerPC Clones - Major reductions on some very sophisticated Amiga systems from Nova Sector.

06 Nov 97 - GPSoftware Releases New Free Upgrade Patch For Opus Magellan 5.65 - Registered users can upgrade their copies of Opus Magellan to version 5.66 with a free patch available from the GPSoftware web site.

05 Nov 97 - Amiga University Online Sweepstakes at The Amiga Informer - Would you like to win a brand new, accelerated Amiga 1200? Just answer a few trivia questions at the Amiga Informer site and it could be yours.

04 Nov 97 - CUCUG to Offer New Classified Ad Posting Service for Members - CUCUG members will now have exclusive posting access to a new CUCUG classified ad page on the CUCUG web site.

03 Nov 97 - REBOL/Core Alpha to be Released - REBOL is the Relative Expression-Based Object Language designed over several years by Carl Sassenrath, the software architect known for the Amiga multitasking operating system.

02 Nov 97 - Report from the Midwest Amiga Exposition by Casey Williams - Another brief report from a show attendee.

02 Nov 97 - First Report from the Midwest Amiga Exposition - This brief overview comes to us from Greg Pearce.

01 Nov 97 - Ossowski's Schatztruhe Announces Availability of Complete Aminet Pack - If you've ever thought what it would be like to have the entire Aminet collection immediately available on CD, here's your big chance!

31 Oct 97 - UK Online Announces Support For Alternative Computing Platforms - British Internet service provider UK Online announces a solid commitment to supporting the Amiga with support, software and WWW content.

30 Oct 97 - CUCUG Announces New Mirror Site in the United Kingdom - Britain's leading family-oriented Internet Service Provider, UK Online, will be hosting a complete mirror of the CUCUG web site, including the Amiga Web Directory.

29 Oct 97 - AmigaZone Offers a Free CD To All New Members - The venerable AmigaZone--the premier online service for Amiga fans--is offering a signing bonus and waiving the usual $20 charge.

29 Oct 97 - Amiga E-Zine The Lair Announces Latest Issue, Leadership Change - Slightly bent but always entertaining Amiga 'zine has had a little house cleaning and presents some new content.

29 Oct 97 - Midwest Amiga Exposition Just Days Away - Don't miss the big Amiga show coming up on Saturday and Sunday Nov 1 and 2. Many Amiga celebrities, new products and demos will make this one show you'll not want to miss!

29 Oct 97 - DCE GmbH to Manufacture Amiga-based Computers - An agreement has been reached which licenses DCE Computer Service GmbH to manufacture and distribute its own range of Amiga motherboards and computers.

24 Oct 97 - Ossowski's Schatztruhe Announces Monthly Contest - Win a Phase 5 PPC board just by answering a riddle!

23 Oct 97 - Lotus Pacific Announces Wonder TV Broadcast System - Asserting themselves further into the intellectual property territory claimed by Gateway 2000, Lotus moves forward with its plans to market an Amiga-based set top in the Far East.

21 Oct 97 - Power Solutions Acquires North American Distribution Rights for Melody - Melody is a Z2 MPEG, 16-bit sound card driven by a special DSP. Melody has native AHI support and Toccato emulation.

21 Oct 97 - Vulcan Software Ltd Announces the Signing of The World Foundry - Vulcan will be publishing all World Foundry titles under the Vulcan Software banner beginning with Explorer2260 and Maim & Mangle.

21 Oct 97 - Amiga Computer Group AAA Awards Committee Appointed - Sweden's Amiga Computer Group appoints the committee responsible for this year's Amiga Achievement Awards.

20 Oct 97 - Chroma Announces Availability Of Two New Multi-Format Digital Still Cameras - Sony's new Mavica line makes digital photography just a little easier (although not ideal) on Amiga users since it stores photos on PC-style disks. Chroma also bundles the cameras with Amiga software to make it even easier.

17 Oct 97 - Nova Design Offers Special Pricing on Aladdin 4D Deal for the Holidays - Buy Aladdin 4D and ImageFX from popular distributors and dealers and save a bit of money.

16 Oct 97 - Amiga to be Part of ZKM Internet Media Party - This message from Amiga International President, Petro Tyschtschenko highlights the Amiga's involvement in a world-wide net media event.

12 Oct 97 - The Amiga RC5 Team Effort Enters Top 10 Statistics - The Amiga team in the RSA Secret-Key Challenge has made nearly unbelievable progress! This effort, organized by Thomas Tavoly, aims to bring the Amiga into the limelight by cracking the mighty security codes of the RSA.

12 Oct 97 - Vulcan Software Limited Announces Changes to its Operations - Company responsible for many quality Amiga titles changes its distribution, adds partnerships.

10 Oct 97 - Stefan Ossowski's Schatztruhe Announces Aminet 21 CD-ROM - October 1997 release contains 1 gigabyte (uncompressed) of Amiga software in thousands of archives.

10 Oct 97 - Cloanto Cloanto Announces Amiga Forever, the First Officially Licensed Amiga Emulator - Now an official emulator for the Amiga will be available for the first time. This program will be partially based on the popular UAE but will include official ROM images and be much easier to install and use.

09 Oct 97 - GamaSoft Introduces Share-1, the Ultimate Way to Easily Register Shareware - Now it's easy for users and authors to make the shareware software concept more successful and easy to implement.

07 Oct 97 - C.H.I.P.S., The Amiga Users Group of Western New York Celebrates 10 Years of Service - User groups celebrates an important anniversary, show attendance and dinner event.

06 Oct 97 - Power Solutions Acquires World Wide Distribution Rights For Distant Suns - One of the coolest Amiga programs of all time is now available from this Manitoba, Canada based retailer.

02 Oct 97 - Team NewIcons Announces V4.0 Release of GUI Icon Enhancement System - The NewIcons system transparently allows up to 256-color icons on the Amiga Workbench.

01 Oct 97 - SASG International Announces MagicWB 2.1p Released for Free Download - For the first time ever the popular Workbench enhancer MagicWB 2 is now available as fully installable shareware version for free public download. If you have never installed MagicWB you're in for a real treat. Check this out now!

01 Oct 97 - Internet Development Seminar to be Held at Midwest Amiga Exposition - Co-sponsored by Pantheon Systems and The Amiga Informer Magazine, this 2-hour seminar promises to show how to use the Amiga and the Internet effectively together.

30 Sep 97 - Amiga Informer Announces Latest Issue - Issue #10 of the fastest-growing Amiga magazine is now available and promises lots of good breaking news and background stories on the latest in the world of Amiga.

29 Sep 97 - Pianeta Amiga Exhibition Report - Our Italian corespondent Luca "OgniX" Ognibene submits this detailed report of the recent Italian Amiga show along with some more enlightening comments from Amiga International head, Petro Tyschtschenko.

24 Sep 97 - Amiga Inc.'s Darreck Lisle Addresses Amiga User Group - Learn what Gateway's Amiga Inc. is up to and what they think about the future direction of Amiga development. A thumbs-up for RTG and USB, thumbs down for UAE and MUI. Thanks to the Amiga Users of the Heartland for this newsworthy article.

24 Sep 97 - ImageFX Chosen as a Top Ten Product for 1997 - Nova Design announces that their ImageFX graphic manipulation software has been declared a top seller by Safe Harbor Computers.

24 Sep 97 - AAA Awards Coordinator Appointed - Tobias Ander will now become the main contact and coordinator of this Amiga award program sponsored by the Amiga Computer Group in Sweden.

22 Sep 97 - Amiga Informer Announces New Services and Features - Amiga Informer Magazine has added a moderated user editorial forum, a develepor's forum and game evaluation section. You may also now subscribe via a secure subscription form.

18 Sep 97 - New Commercial Site Debuts, Turtle Lightning Amiga Software - Company specializes in stocking Amiga legacy software.

17 Sep 97 - Aladdin 4D 5.0 Summer Sale Nearly Over - Time is running out for your opportunity to pick up one of the best 3D packages for your Amiga at a great savings.

17 Sep 97 - New Software House, The World Foundry, Formed - Details regarding a new game software company promising to support the Amiga.

15 Sep 97 - Amiga International to Offer Amiga Spare Parts - The Amiga International web site now features listings of parts for Amiga A500, A600, A1200, A2000, A3000 and A4000 models which may be purchased directly from the company.

09 Sep 97 - Picture Manager Professional V4.0 Available Now from Blittersoft - Commercial image catalog program with a large number of features for creation and handling of thumbnail tables. Includes link to downloadable demo.

09 Sep 97 - Join the Amiga Effort to Crack the Code and Beat the RSA Secret-Key Challenge - The Amiga RC5 Team Effort, organized by Thomas Tavoly aims to bring the Amiga into the limelight by cracking the mighty security codes of the RSA. Yes, it's legal...read on!

08 Sep 97 - Directory Opus Magellan Upgrades Now Available - Registered users of GP Software's venerable directory utility may download the latest patch from the company's web site.

06 Sep 97 - Amiga Inc. To Host Official Developers Conference at MAE - Amiga Inc. begins an assertive plan to coordinate and communicate with developers. First stop, Columbus, Ohio at the 1997 Midwest Amiga Exposition. (Also includes a surprise announcement about upcoming Amiga support from a MAJOR hardware vendor.)

06 Sep 97 - Amiga Inc, Developers Registration - Amiga developers are being encouraged to register with Amiga Inc. at the CU Amiga web site.

04 Sep 97 - CU Amiga Announces 'AIR Link' DIY Project - Clever little do-it-yourself box that allows you to control virtually any infrared device (TV, VCR, stereo) right from the Amiga Workbench!

03 Sep 97 - CUCUG Announces Support For the Midwest Amiga Exposition - CUCUG is helping to promote AMICON's Amiga show. Mark your calendar for November 1 and 2 (Saturday and Sunday) and head to Columbus, Ohio for a great Amiga weekend!

31 Aug 97 - Vulcan Software Announces Development of Advanced 3D Game - Vulcan's newest work promises to be a sophisticated Amiga answer to Virtua Cop type games.

27 Aug 97 - No Amiga To Waste - Developers Wanted - The 'No Amiga To Waste' site expands with a new feature that allows developers to post announcements about any co-developers they need to work on a specific project.

24 Aug 97 - North American Amiga Computing Subscribers To Be Offered Amazing Computing/Amiga Magazine - Good news for North American subscribers of the now defunct Amiga Computing.

22 Aug 97 - QuikPak Update Regarding Product and New Web Site - A long silence is broken by this letter from QuikPak head David A. Ziembicki regarding their Amiga-based products and new web site.

18 Aug 97 - Amiga Replacement OS (AROS) Now In 11th Beta - The latest version of the project which promises to improve AmigaDOS is now available.

17 Aug 97 - Amiga Web Directory Updates to Resume - The Amiga Web Directory returns to normal after a brief vacation.

17 Aug 97 - AmigaZone Web Site Gets Complete Face-Lift - New layout and enhancements make the venerable AmigaZone's web site faster to load and easier to navigate.

17 Aug 97 - Stefan Ossowski's Schatztruhe Announces Aminet 20 CD-ROM - August 1997 release contains nearly 1 gigabyte (uncompressed) of Amiga software in thousands of archives.

17 Aug 97 - Amiga Format Offers Limited-Time Discounts - Amiga Format Magazine is offering new subscribers up to a 33% discount until October 31, 1997.

17 Aug 97 - Club Amiga du Québec Announces Festival Amiga '97 - User group Amiga gatehering will be held Sathurday, August 23rd, 1997 in Montreal, Canada.

17 Aug 97 - Vulcan Software Announces USA Branch - UK Amiga software developer opens a new division in the USA.

07 Aug 97 - Amiga Informer Announces Latest Issue - Issue #9 of the fastest-growing Amiga magazine is now available and promises to be the best.

07 Aug 97 - Nova Announces Aladdin 4D 5.0 Now Shipping - The latest version of the 3D modeling, rendering, and animation package for the Amiga is now available.

07 Aug 97 - IDG Publishes Last Issue of Amiga Computing Magazine - The second UK Amiga magazine in a week goes out of business.

06 Aug 97 - Haage & Partner Announces Two New Special Effect Packages To Extend the Power of ArtEffect 2 - PowerEffects 2 offers a variety of outstanding effects like LensFlares, Lightning and FishEye for ArtEffect 2.

05 Aug 97 - Amiga Review, UK Magazine Folds - Just weeks after announcing plans to spin off a games magazine, Amiga Review unexpectedly folds, blaming other print magazines for not accepting its ads.

02 Aug 97 - Stefan Ossowski's Schatztruhe Announces p.OS PreRelease - A "pre-release" of this alternative operating system is now available for the Amiga.

01 Aug 97 - Vidamus Multimedia Licensed to Manufacture and Distribute Merchandising Items - Amiga International will license Vidamus to market AI promotional products such as mugs, T-shirts, pens, etc.

01 Aug 97 - Randomize Goes Direct with the Release of PowerPC Boards - Canadian distributor announces direct sales of Phase 5's PowerUP boards.


1995 - Amiga News Stories from 1995 - This is our listing of older news stories starting with coverage of the Commodore auction/sale in April.

1996 - Amiga News Stories from 1996 - The new year began with the announcement that a new company named VIScorp would license Amiga technology and ended with news that QuikPak had made a bid for the assets of Amiga.

1997 - Amiga News Stories from 1997 - This listing of stories is from the January - April period of the current year.

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