The following articles have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement (http://obligement.free.fr) during the last two months :

The MorphOS development is proud to announce the public release of the much anticipated version 2.0 of MorphOS. For an overview of the included new features and updates, please read our release notes. A description of the hardware requirements and installation procedures can be found here. A free time-limited demo version is available on this page.

AppendDate is a small shell tool adding current (or shifted by specified number of days) date to the filename or directory name. It allows for total control over the appended date and time format. May be useful for managing logs or other periodically generated data.

My new Reggae classes are available to download from Reggae Homepage.

targa.decoder and targa.demuxer decode Targa image format (8, 15/16, 24, 32 bit with or without RLE compression).

The preview and excerpts for the Amiga Future 72 (July/August 2008) are online now.

In this issue you can find recent reviews of OWB, MySpellChecker, Sputnik, Deneb and lots of more.

A new update for Desert Racing is available today.

Optimizations have been made for a better performance. The visibility range has been raised and can now be set directly in the game or by using a tooltype.

The update is available directly from APC&TCP (Andreas@apc-tcp.de Subject: Desert Racing) via email without a charge for all owners of the full version.

We need your real name and address for the update. If Desert Racing has been bought from a dealer we need the dealer name aswell.

We are working simultaneously on the update and a port for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS.

http://www.apctcp.de

A new version of Word Me Up XXL for MorphOS is now available.

Demos, computers, art and people
Alternative Party 2008 website is now open!

Steampunk and digital culture
The Alternative Party 2008 is a demoscene party and festival of digital culture which gathers together creative programmers, visualists, musicians, designers, researchers and passionate enthusiasts. The aim of this year's party is to showcase the very birth of computers: the Victorian era with steam, Charles Babbage and calculating machines. So put on your finest and join in the fun. [ALT]

Boing Attitude :o) team is pleased to announce that WordMeUp XXL is now available on MorphOS.

A new solution for housing your Efika will be available end of june.

The kit consist of :

- machined aluminium case
- picoPSU 90W + AC/DC converter
- assembly instructions

The solution is priced at 119? + shipping cost.

For more information : http://www.efikaz.eu
for ordering : contact@efikaz.eu

*Zorro II/III DMA USB 2.0 controller for all Zorro capable Amigas!
*Eric Schwartz Interview at AROS Show
*Origyn Web Browser 1.24
*VLC 0.8.6 Media Player
And much more.

Six years after introducing USB to the Amiga Classic, E3B (Michael B?hmer) and PCP (Chris Hodges) are pleased to announce the new USB 2.0 Zorro II/III DMA controller DENEB.

Please read all details of the DENEB on our website in the press release and the product page.

DENEB is available from now on directly at E3B and selected Amiga dealers.

Why is this relevant for MorphOS? Because the card also works under MorphOS PUP and can be used to boot MorphOS PUP directly from FlashRom.

Boing Attitude :) team is pleased to announce that Word Me Up XXL on MorphOS is now entered in beta-test stage. We hope to release it soon.

Ilkka Lehtoranta has released a new application for owners of LCD monitors. The software offers extensive tests and even a repair function for the common phenomenon of 'stuck pixels'.It includes the following features:

• Defective Pixels. Find out if your LCD screen has dead, stuck or hot pixels.
• Flicker. Test how much your LCD monitor flickers.
• Gradient. Evaluate how precise your monitor is at displaying gray scale gradients. (This test is available only in MorphOS.)
• Contrast. Check how well your monitor reproduces different shades of colours.
• Black Level. Test your monitor's ability to show very dark shades of colour.
• Viewing Angle. Review by how much your monitor's picture quality is affected by your viewing angle.
• Pixel Fixer. Fix defective pixels of your LCD monitor.

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After long waiting it's here - all new, all better, 4th beta of Sputnik. It now includes 45,56% more of space-age technology and 58,34% less of atomic-age bugs. Check here to see list of changes and download it! Sputnik - the only spaceship you'll ever need. Batteries included.

Today we upload pictures in the Breakpoint 2008 Gallery on http://www.amigafuture.de/album_cat.php?cat_id=97 .

Thanks to aga060 for the pictures.

Currently we are expanding the download section of the Amiga Future homepage in a massive way. Please check the site for details.
Eric Schwartz's Amiga Tribute video is now available for download in MP4 format.

http://www.amigafuture.de
http://www.apc-tcp.de

For all the Amigans that speak Greek, the 5th issue of our online Amiga magazine is available.

Some of the articles are:
- Beautify your OS3.9
- Amiga OS3.9 vs Scalos vs Dopus Magellan
- Amiga PSU Remake
- Star Commander

...and more! Enjoy!

http://mag.amigahellas.gr/

MediaLogger is a basic tool for debugging and tracing applications using Reggae multimedia framework. New in version 1.8: copying selected log messages to the clipboard, remembering the state of application filter, "About" and "About MUI" menu items.

Airsoft Softwair are happy to announce that promptly for Easter Monday we have another big egg for all Amiga users: Hollywood Designer 2.1 is now available. Designer 2.1 has several new features that have been requested by users: For example, it is now possible to import projects into Designer. This makes it easier for multiple persons to work on the same project. Furthermore, Designer can now link all files used by a presentation into the executable that it creates. This means that you can save a Designer project now as a single executable file which has all data in it. Additionally, some bugs have been fixed. Hollywood Designer 2.1 is available as a free download for all users of version 2.0. The update can be downloaded from the Airsoft Softwair homepage. Once again, a Happy Easter from the Hollywood team!

Airsoft Softwair are happy to announce that Hollywood 3.1 is now available. This is a minor update to Hollywood 3: Evolution. Hollywood 3.1 contains some new features, most of which have been requested by Hollywood users. Additionally, some bugs have been fixed. As a little Easter gift Hollywood 3.1 is available as a free download for all users of Hollywood 3.0. The update can be downloaded from the Airsoft Softwair homepage. Airsoft Softwair wishes a happy Easter to all Amiga users!

Due to the fact that some issues of the Amiga Future have been sold out in the meantime we have put new full versions, Patches and PDFs for free download on the Amiga Future homepage.

You can download them at: http://download.amigafuture.de

Edit: Garfield Strips are now again available on the Download-Database from the Amiga Future Homepage!

We look for someone who wants to take care of the downloads section of the Amiga Future. In fact it is about writing system requirements and small descriptions for each software package in German and English.

The long awaited musicdisk featuring the music from the Hively Tracker competition held a year ago is finally released!

Code, Graphics: Xeron / IRIS
Concept, Graphics: Spot / Up Rough

This musicdisk is a multiplatform release, and our goal is to have it ported to everything that has a screen. There are currently ports for MorphOS, AROS, OS4, Linux, and Windows. Expect a LOT of ports during the next days.

Download a copy for your favourite OS here!

Show your appreciation here!

If you think you can do better than the competitiors, why not
download a copy of Hively Tracker and get busy?

The fourth issue of Amigahellas - The Magazine, is now available!

This issue contains:

Minimig v1.1 preview
AM-Drive review
Mindspace v1.0 review
Translating the Amiga programs - How to (Greek ATO)
AM-Drive review
Put your A1200 in a self made tower - How to

...and more! Enjoy!

http://mag.amigahellas.gr/

Issue 71 (March/April 2008) of Amiga Future is out today.

This means that all pre-orders and subscriptions have been shipped.

Deliveries for Alinea, AmigaKit, ASB, GGS-Data, Samuli and Vesalia have been shipped as well. If there are any other dealers with an interest in stocking Amiga Future simply send us an email. :)

The Amiga Future is available as a subscription and also as a single issue in German and English.

Extremely short show this time around. Hope you enjoy.

Hosts: Rich Lawrence, Bill Panagouleas

The following articles have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement (http://obligement.free.fr) during the last two months :

- Amiga and MorphOS news of january/february 2008. Old Amiga news of november/december 1999.
- Interview with Andreas Magerl (editor of Amiga Future).
- Reviews of YAM 2.5, Tubexx, Project-X, Wings, Step Five.
- Tutorial : transfert files between two Amigas via serial port or Ethernet port.
- Hardware : Minimig.

Hosts: Rich Lawrence, Sean Fitzgerald, Bill Panagouleas. Guest: Bill Buck

My apologies for this LATE episode. Late is a mild term to say the least. Between working a 16 day stretch and the passing of my father, I really didn?t have much time or ambition to get this one out. I apologize. But, for what it?s worth, we?re back next week. Thanks for sticking with us.

Amiga Future celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

Because of this we have again a small gift for you!

For an symbolic price of 11 Cent plus shipping costs you can get the Amiga Developer CD 1.2 in our Online-Shop (only at the start page).

http://www.amigafuture.de
http://www.apc-tcp.de

The excerpts and a detailed description of contents of the Amiga Future 71 (March/April 2008) is available now