Top News im Juli 2001

More News im Juli 2001

Merlancia Industries is hiring (24.07.2001 - 02:10 Uhr)

Merlancia Industries, the company behind the planned multi-OS computer "Tsunami" (among other things, a TOS customisation is planned), is currently recruiting in the following areas:

• Graphics & Design
• Development (hardware, software and firmware)
• Marketing & PR

Detailed information can be found on Merlancia's website. (tr)

Merlancia Industries.

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Disks banned in Afghanistan (23.07.2001 - 11:10 Uhr)

From the "Comedy in Kabul" section: Even minimalists who still strictly refuse to give their Atari ST a hard drive are no longer welcome in Afghanistan: Indeed, the list of things banned in Afghanistan has grown a little longer again. After the use of the internet was recently banned, floppy disks have now landed on the index. From now on, chess and card games, lipstick, ties, fashion journals, music cassettes and instruments as well as wigs made of human hair are also considered "un-Islamic". Border guards have been instructed to confiscate such items. No Afghan is allowed to own satellite dishes any more either. At least for TV, no one would have been able to do anything with them, because television had been abolished a long time ago. Afghanistan thus has little chance of attaining a top position in the eternal hit list of nations with the highest fun factor. (tr)

Source: heise news

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Wolfenstein 3d (23.07.2001 - 11:10 Uhr)

The coder "Ray" from the scene group ".tSCS" has published the first alpha version of the planned 3D shooter "Wolfenstein 3d". The ST game is far from complete, but the first preview demonstrates the capabilities of the "World" engine used. Currently, 15 fps are displayed on an Atari ST with 32 colours. (tr)

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MyAtari July 2001 (23.07.2001 - 09:10 Uhr)

The British online magazine "MyAtari" has published its July issue. The current issue tells the story of MIDI guru Tim Conrady, provides building instructions for a parallel bus interface for the Atari XL/XE and introduces the "AtariAge" website. The MyAtari website has also received a completely new design, which is now even easier to navigate and looks much more professional. (tr)

MyAtari

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Steem Engine in version 1.62 (23.07.2001 - 09:10 Uhr)

The free STE emulator "Steem" is now available in version 1.62 for Windows systems. Some bug fixes have been made since the last release. Some new features have also been added. A complete list of the new features can be found on the developers' website. (tr)

Steem

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Update for STonX (23.07.2001 - 09:10 Uhr)

The Atari emulator "STonX" for Unix and Linux systems has been released in the new version 0.6.7.4. Many bug fixes have been made. New additions include support for TOS 1.0 and sound support on BSD systems. (tr)

STonX

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Olympique Lyonnais with Atari logo (23.07.2001 - 03:10 Uhr)

Contrary to our report on Sunday, the French first division football team Olympique Lyonnais will now play with the Atari logo directly on the jersey after all. An enquiry revealed that Olympique Lyonnais will alternately wear three different jerseys, one of which will feature the new Atari logo. Atari fans should contact the club directly to purchase fan merchandise. (tr)

Olympique Lyonnais

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Atari commercials (23.07.2001 - 03:10 Uhr)

The "Atari Historical Society" published four new commercials that the Atari company used to promote its products. The archive now contains a total of 48 spots about Atari computers and consoles. All spots are in AVI format and can be played on the Atari e.g. with Aniplayer. (tr)

Atari Movies

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Atari sponsors soccer team (22.07.2001 - 06:10 Uhr)

The French company "Infogrames" will be the official sponsor of the first division team "Olympique Lyonnais" in the coming season of the French football championship. Jersey sponsor will be the car giant "Renault", Infogrames will advertise its video game brand "Atari" on tracksuits and other items. Olympique Lyonnais has a total annual budget of 500 million French francs. (tr)

Olympique Lyonnais

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Europe Shareware expands to America (22.07.2001 - 06:10 Uhr)

French software distributor "Europe Shareware" opens its first American online store on Monday 23 July. Europe Shareware is a non-commercial organisation that not only distributes software, but also protects and advises developers on patent and copyright rights. The American branch will offer the complete range, which includes titles for Atari, Macintosh and Java.

"Europe Shareware North America", while closely linked to the French founders, operates independently and aims to address specific requests from customers. North American software authors are still being sought who would like to distribute their programs through ESNA. The Atari catalogue is very extensive and improves the distribution of Atari software in America. It includes a large part of the ASH software range. The head of the North American branch is the Canadian Bengy Collins, also known as the operator of the online service "MagiC Online". (tr)

Europe Shareware North America.

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Wierd Atari 1.0 (21.07.2001 - 09:10 Uhr)

"Wierd Atari" is the Atari version of one of the strangest programming languages ever. The archive contains the source code (in C), the language description and sample programs. With Wierd, no applications can be produced, but guaranteed unreadable programs. The programs can be written in any text editor.

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triple@mag 02-2001 (20.07.2001 - 11:10 Uhr)

The fanzine for Atari, Amiga and Acorn systems "triple@mag" has been delivered to its subscribers today. Bastian Moritz and his team have once again managed to offer entertaining reading material for users of the three systems mentioned. There is also interesting information for Atari users. (tr)

triple@mag

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VCS portable (20.07.2001 - 05:10 Uhr)

Fans of the "VCS 2600" game console can now have fun with their favourite system on the go. The VCSp offers a complete VCS 2600 console with integrated screen and joypad. Models with a paddle are also offered. A mini TV display from Casio is used as the display in each case. The price, however, will only attract absolute fans: they will have to pay almost DM 600. (tr)

Atari 2600 VCS Portables

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News about the Atari VCS (20.07.2001 - 05:10 Uhr)

The legendary VCS game console series still enjoys great popularity. "AtariAge" is a website that always has news to report about the cult consoles. It is supplemented by news about the Jaguar and the 8-bit Ataris. If you would like to be informed about other systems, you can take part in the survey on the subject that is currently taking place. (tr)

AtariAge

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Pong - The Movie! (20.07.2001 - 05:10 Uhr)

The weekend is approaching and the Atari user is also in a humorous mood. Appropriately, a film announcement that is not to be taken entirely seriously: Pong - The Movie. However, the fun requires a browser with a Flash plug-in. (tr)

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PowerPC board from SBS Technologies (19.07.2001 - 04:10 Uhr)

Besides the Pegasos board from bplan, the company "SBS Technologies" has also developed a PowerPC board with ATX form factor. The "Adirondack" is based on a PowerPC 750CXe, the latest and fastest processor development from IBM. The CPU can be clocked at up to 700 MHz and has 256 KBytes of on-chip cache. The processor bus is clocked at 133 MHz. The included IBM CPC710 Dual Bridge offers two PCI buses, one of which is 64-bit wide and can be clocked at up to 66 MHz. In terms of main memory, the board can carry up to 1 GBytes of RAM. USB ports are included, plus an ATA-100 bus system for hard disks. The integration of the SCSI-3 standard on the board is also interesting. An Ethernet interface is also standard. In addition, there are serial and parallel interfaces. Further information can be found on the IBM homepage. (tr)

Adirondack

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Apple revises model range (18.07.2001 - 10:10 Uhr)

Apple has revamped its product line and made it faster. Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled new iMacs and Power Mac G4 models in his traditional keynote at the Macworld Expo in New York, which begins today. The iMac is now available with a choice of 500, 600 or 700 MHz, whereby only the smallest model does not yet have a CD-RW drive as standard. Prices range from just under DM 2500 (500 MHz G3, CD-ROM, 64 MB RAM) to just under DM 4000 (700 MHz G3, CD-RW, 256 MB RAM). To the disappointment of many Apple fans, a brand-new iMac with TFT display is still a long time coming - various PC suppliers have left Apple far behind in terms of innovation in the home office.
The Power Macintosh G4 is now available with clock speeds up to 867 MHz. The three models (733 MHz to 867 MHz) have CD-RW or even DVD-R drives. The prices range from just under DM 4500 to just under DM 9300. All G4 computers have a revised, slimmer design in the noble "Quicksilver" colour in common. After the Powerbook and iBook, Apple's professional machine now also shimmers in noble silver.
And with MagiCMac, the noble computer also receives a noble operating system from the convinced Atari user... (tr)

Apple Computers

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New magazine for the Falcon (18.07.2001 - 08:10 Uhr)

After many scene mags have been discontinued or are languishing lately, a new mag about the Atari Falcon is now to be created in Poland. The first issue of "Chosneck" (Polish for "garlic") should perhaps be available this month. To ensure that international Falcon fans can also enjoy reading the magazine, the authors are still looking for translators with English skills to act as proofreaders. Anyone interested should contact the Chosneck team as soon as possible. (tr)

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ag computer technology online (18.07.2001 - 01:10 Uhr)

The company ag Computertechnik is now online with its own website. Currently, you can find interesting remaining stock on offer, which will later be supplemented by current offers from the Atari market. Finally, the family of Atari dealers is growing again online! (tr)

ag Computertechnik

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Luna 2.0ß (18.07.2001 - 01:10 Uhr)

Registered users can now find the beta of version 2.0 of the text editor Luna on the pages of RGF Software. Once again, numerous bug fixes and additions have been made. Details can be found on the website. (tr)

RGF Software

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Polish Atari meeting at the weekend (18.07.2001 - 01:10 Uhr)

An Atari meeting will be held in Steszew from 20 to 22 July. Although mainly Polish fans will be there, those who are still looking for a place to go for this summer weekend are very welcome and can also bring their Atari. Unfortunately, the homepage of the "Steszew 2001" is only available in Polish, but a map is available.
st-computer is represented on site by our Polish colleague Rafal Kawecki. (tr)

http://www.cu2000.com.pl/guma/steszew_01.htm

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