December 1998
- 981230
- I've added some tips on the FAQ page about A1200 and the BlizzardVision. If you have had a lot of lockups read it.
- Phase5 have apparently released a new batch of CyberVisionPPC with a differnet kind of memory chips. This new card only works with the driver delivered with the card, and not the other ones on the net. Read more here.
- 981229
- A new version of AmigaAMP (v2.3) is available, it has a new plugin system. For more info and to download visit Thomas Wenzel's AmigaAMP homepage.
- ADescentPPC has been released in a new version. Now with mouse support. Click here to go to Holger Jakobs homepage.
- On Escena's Homepage, there is a update about how long they have come with their Dual-G3 boards.
- 981226
- I have updated a few pages. I got CandyFactoryPRO and had to try it out. It is just great :)
- 981224
- A new Webbrowser for Amiga called IProbe will be released in February next year. Read more here.
- A PPC port of the Nintendo 64 emulator TrueReality has been released by Mathias Roslund. Check it out here.
- 981223
- The first version of the ppc.library emulator for WarpOS is availble here.
- Haage&Partner has made a driver for Wacom and Genisis tablets, it will work with PPaint, ImageFX, Photogenics, ArtEffect, TVPaint and Drawstudio. Read more here.
- An updated version of Warp3D is availble here.
- 981221
- A new version of Adescent with Warp3D support is availble here.
- A new version (v0.21b) of the MPEG video player AMP is availble here.
- Village Tronic has confirmed that the Voodoo addon for PicassoIV will be made, they had more than 500 preorders, it will ship in march. Great this will be intresting now that there will be quite a few people with 3D cards :)
- 981219
- A flashupdate for BlizzardPPC to use with the BlizzardVisionPPC is availble here.
- Haage&Partner released the first version of Warp3D and v3.0 of StormMesa. Look at their 3D world page.
- 981218
- BlizzardVisionPPC has been released!!!! Here is a picture.
- 981216
- SASG (MUI,MWB etc) offers a 20% discount on their products until December 25th. Check it out here.
- A new version of ttf.library (TrueType library) that allows you to use TrueType fonts is availble here.
- Clickboom has put up a page with a wishlist for games you want to see ported to Amiga. Make your wishlist here.
- A new version (v2.12) of the MPEG-player IsisPPC is availble on Aminet. Click here to download.
- 981215
- A new PowerPC operating system called Screens is under development. Read more here.
- A version of AKJFIF datatype (JPEG) has been made for WarpOS. You can download it here.
- The www.amiga.com site has been updated.
- Village Tronic has got 421 Preorders for the 3DFX card for PicassoIV. They need 500 before the December 20 1998, so come on people with PIV-boards. Read more here.
- 981214
- An interview with Digital Images can be read here.
- There is a demo version of Fantastic Dreams on Aminet. Click here to download (2.6Mb).
- 981211
- Martin Blom the author of AHI has got more than 100 persons paying for the AHI/PPC version, so now it will be developed :) Read more here.
- 981209
- A demo of the racing game MAX Rally can be found here.
- Sam Jordan of Haage&Partner posted this letter on Amiga Newsgroups. In it he asks people to preorder the Voodoo card from Village Tronic. Beacuse Warp3D will support it.
- Blittersoft is making a survey of Amiga users on this page.
- 981208
- MotionStudios has a new webpage, with information about Fantastic Dreams and CandyFactoryPRO.
- A dealer in Sweden got a fax from Phase5 saying that BlizzardVision will ship December 14, 1998. Great :)
- 981207
- An interview with Clickboom can be read here. In this interview they explain why they will not support PPC :(
- Holger Kruse has made this statemnet regarding the stolen ISP passwords. Really important! More than 700 passwords stolen. Read more here.
- Clickboom will give you $10CDN per Clickboom game that you register. Read more here.
- A prerealese of GlowIcons v2 is availble for download here.
- Amiga Flame has a page with news about Settlers2 here.
- They also have a page about a new game Bubble Heros that is 70% complete. Read more here.
- Dr Alan Havemose has said that Amiga OS 3.5 will be availble first half 1999. Read his email here.
- Fleccy Moss's project KOSH has a web page here.
- Ramjam Consultants who was supposed to port the webbrowser Opera to Amiga has quit. Opera Software is probably willing to let some one else take over. Look here for more info.
- The demogroup Venus Arts has released a PPC demo called Drowned Off Shore. It requires 32 Mb. Download it here.
- A new MPEG player named Amidog's Movie Player (AMP v0.12b) has been released. It is faster than IsisPPC, but a bit buggy at the moment. You can download it here.
- A demo version of CandyFactoryPro is availble on Aminet. Click here to download.
- 981202
- On Clickbooms Napalm page they say that Napalm is done, and that it is going through the final testing phase :)
- 981201
- Matt Chaput, the creator of GlowIcons has put up a screengrab of GlowIcons v2. Check it out here.
- There is a bugfixed version of Rtg.library for Picasso96 availble here.
Copyright 1998 Robert Nilsson
