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Workbench October 2002 Issue 185 Workbench October 2002 Issue 185 Mediator is a PCI Features Software implementation for Mediator PCI 1200 SX The following PCI cards are connecting PCI devices in features: currently supported in Amiga computers, · 6 PCI slots (PCI 2.1 Mediator PCI 1200 SX: compatible) Graphic cards, allowing expansion of For simultaneous use of up to Ethernet 10Mbps cards, Amiga with all kinds of six PCI cards fully assimilated Fast Ethernet 100Mbps cards, industry standard in the Amiga environment. TV tuner cards, hardware products like · Power Management Sound cards, graphic, sound, network, Interface USB cards. USB, TV tuner, ISDN and PMI allows waking up the MPEG-2 hardware computer with external events The following PCI card decoder PCI cards. (e.g. with USB or LAN support is now being signals) and programmable developed: Moreover, the Mediator PCI shutting down the computer. I/O cards, busboard is ready for lines. MPEG-2 hardware decoders. SharkPPC PCI cards based on · AT and ATX connectors the latest PowerPC G3 and G4 with control IC. The complete list of the processors. Allows to supported PCI card supply Amiga models: see the Hardware Requirements using PC AT Mediator The minimum hardware or PC ATX Driver configuration is: Amiga 1200 power supply. Guide. in tower case with a 4MB RAM expansion card. Installation is very easy. The recommended configuration is: Amiga 1200 Mediator PCI 1200 in the E/BOX tower case, any SX and PCI cards in its 68060 (or PPC with 68060) slots fit perfectly in the turbo card with 64MB RAM, a following tower systems: SharkPPC G3/G4 card with E/BOX 1200, Power Tower, 256MB SDRAM, a Voodoo3 Winner Tower, Infinitiv graphic card. Tower, EZ Tower. http://www.elbox.com October 2002 Workbench 1 Editorial G’day everyone, I’ll have to say I was a little disappointed in the attendances at the AGM. I Editor Tony Mulvihill was really hoping more people might be willing to help out.At least it all 0415 161 271 worked out ok in the end and all positions were filled. Still if anyone out there [email protected] has a sudden urge to help out before next years AGM you’d be most Contributions welcome. Contact a committee member to find out more info. Contributions can be soft copy (on floppy½ disk) or hard copy. It will be On the Amiga front things are a little quiet. OS 4 is looking like it will be a returned if requested and Christmas release, Bernie’s new Amiga X86 is stalled by the Picasso96 crew. accompanied with a self- addressed envelope. I believe the P96 crew have been personally threatened with a lawsuit if they The editor of the Amiga Users Group Inc. newsletter license Bernie and don’t want that hanging over their heads. Workbench retains the right Tony Mulvihill to edit contributions for clarity and length. Our membership renewals have Send contributions to: Amiga Users Group finished for this membership year P.O. Box 2389 Seaford Victoria 3198 and we did pretty well with around [email protected] 90 % of members continuing their Advertising membership. Advertising space is free for members to sell private items or services. This year should be a good year for For information on Amiga what with OS 4.0 rumoured to commercial rates, contact: Tony Mulvihill be released around Christmas time, 0415 161 2721 the DFX floppy adaptor nearing [email protected] Last Months Meeting September 15th 2002 completion, the Thylacine USB card Deadlines working with many USB ethernet Workbench is published It was AUG’s annual general each month. The deadline meeting. Take a look at pages 4-5 for adaptors and hopefully Bernie’s new for each issue is the 1st Product Formally Known As Tuesday of the month of the meeting minutes and 5-6 for publication. meeting pictures. Amithlon V2 will have it’s Picasso96 licensing issues sorted. Reprints All articles in Workbench are Copyright 2002 the This Months Meeting Australian Designed Amiga Users Group Inc. unless otherwise indicated. October 20th 2002 Articles may be reproduced Latest news from the world of for noncommercial purposes if accompanied by Amiga. A selection of machines to a credit line including the see and view and all the usual original authors name and the words. trapping of an AUG meeting. Reprinted from Workbench the newsletter of the Amiga Users Group. http://www.aug.org.au Next Months Meeting November 17th 2002 Disclaimer Nothing planned at the moment but The views expressed in the Amiga Users Group Inc. I’m sure we’ll have something come newsletter Workbench are those of the authors and do along. It’s much closer to Christmas not necessarily represent and maybe we’ll have OS 4 ? the views of the editor or the AUG committee. $134.95 +GST + S&H Membership Renewals http://thylacine.boing.net October 2002 Workbench 2 In This Issue Bytes & Pieces Mediator sx1200 1 Editorial 2 Group News 2 Bytes & Pieces 3 AGM minutes 4 MooVId 1.6 New YAM2.4 Dev version Metting Pictures 6 Download the latest YAM László Török has finished Hyperion Speaks 7 v2.4 development version, MooVId 1.6 now now Amiga Networking 10 compiled 2.10.2002. supporting Divx, OpenDivx, Humor 11 Divx4, Divx5.x, MPEG4, Fully optimized 68020 Sorenson Video support and My Amiga 12 version only. MPEGI-Layer2/Layer3 audio Boing.Net 14 This version is currently in support. Anything Amiga 14 development, and may not Registered users can get 1.5 Dealer Directory 15 work perfectly! to 1.6 update. Check the About The Group 16 MooVId link for more PLEASE do not complain information. Issue 29, October 2002 issue about these development http://www.dfmk.hu/~torokl/ of the Amiga’s only monthly versions! If you want to MooVId.html CD magazine is out now. continue getting developer 100%AMIGA are also pleased versions, please read the to announce that Amiga fans ChangeLog file before in Australia and New Zealand reporting bugs. can also buy it locally from AnythingAmiga. http://yam.boing.net/ http://www.anythingamiga.com Hyperion Entertainment is pleased to announce the completion of its highly optimised Quake 2 port for the Amiga. A bundle containing the full PC version and a separate CD with the Amiga executable, the Quake 2 installer, GUI and over 600 MB of (compressed) extras such as (nearly 40!) Quake 2 mods , levels and models, will be available shortly from your local dealer. Pricing may vary. n The game complies with all the usual quality standards for which Hyperion has become known in the Amiga market. Users can register their copy of Quake 2 on the Hyperion website (www.hyperion-entertainment.com) to obtain support and download further mods and updates as they become available. System requirements are as follows: * PPC equipped Amiga (WarpOS) * 64 MB of memory (more recommended for certain mods) * Graphics-card (3D acceleration supported but not required) October 2002 Workbench 3 AGM Minutes As you’ll all know last Anyway enough members Election of Officials: meeting was our AGM and as turned out and we managed to usual it was one of our most fill all the committee positions COORDINATOR poorly attended meetings. including the newly created POSITION positions for those general Tony Mulvihill nominated by I honestly don’t know why committee members. This Jim Lewis. Seconded by Merv people stay away from the greatly spreads the workload Stent. AGM, it’s not as though amongst everyone and makes Elected. anyone is forced into the committee a much more anything. It’s your chance as viable entity. The meeting ASSISTANT members to ask questions, to minutes are below. COORDINATOR nominate other people POSITION (although you can nominate MINUTES of the 2002 AUG Merv Stent nominated yourself if you want) and vote AGM himself. Seconded by Michael on those nominations. In fact ======================= Czajka. many questions were asked, Jim Lewis nominated by Tony questions like what room are Minutes of the Annual Mulvihill. Seconded by John we going to be in next year (it General Meeting held 15th Hopkins. will be the Sun room now that September 2002 in Workshop Merv Stent declined his we have the finances back on 1 in the Moorabbin Arts nomination. Jim Lewis track), questions on the groups Centre Complex. Elected. finances and plans for the coming year. Meeting opened at 3:40 PM. TREASURER/MEMBERSHI P OFFICER POSITION Still it was a good meeting John Hopkins proposed that Michael Mavracic nominated anyway with several high the minutes of the last AGM by John Hopkins. Seconded powered Amigas i.e.. PPC published in the September by Merv Stent. machines in the fabulous 2001 “Workbench” be Elected. chrome plated Amiga accepted. Seconded by Barry Technologies tower and Woodfield. Passed. SECRETARY POSITION A4000 in the Elbox Power Michael Green nominated by Tower (see meeting pics) and Michael Mavracic read out the Tony Mulvihill. Seconded by those who were there will the 2001-2002 Financial Report John Hopkins. remember the hysterical published in the August 2002 Elected. laughter that racked the “Workbench.” Col Roberts meeting when Barry proposed financial report be MEETING CHAIR Woodfield’s Amiga powered accepted. Seconded by Scott POSITION cuckoo clock chimed with a Pringle. Passed. David Myers nominated by loud “Cuckoo” just after Jim Lewis. Seconded by John Damien Stewart posed a David Myers acted as Hopkins. question about a problem he Returning Officer. Elected. was having with his machine. Committee positions declared vacant. October 2002 Workbench 4 AGM Meeting NOMINATIONS WERE ARTICLE CONTRIBUTOR CALLED FOR Damien Stewart nominated by ADDITIONAL GENERAL Michael Czajka.
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