====================================================================== ________ _________ ____ _|__ __ __|_______ _________ __\ _____ \\\\ \_ _/ //___// _____//______\ _____ \\ // \\\\ /. \\\\__ \/ __// \\ \\____. /// \\\\ /. \\ \\___\¯ /___///___\ /___\ \\_________//\\___\¯ /___// ¯ \/ ¯ ¯ \/. |¯ ¯|z!o ¯ ¯ \/ ¯ A M I G A |#011230 | U P D A T E |________| "SO THE WORLD MAY KNOW" ====================================================================== AMIGA and the Amiga logo are trademarks of Amiga, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- M C E W E N ' S D E C E M B E R U P D A T E N E W A M I G A V P E N G I N E E R I N G N E W A M I G A C H A I R M A N O F T H E B O A R D A D U G T O S H O W A T S Y D N E Y 2 0 0 2 T H E F L I C K E R I N G P A R T Y I N G R E E C E E 3 B B R I N G S U S B T O T H E A M I G A E Y E T E C H A N N O U N C E S F R E E K E Y Editor's Thoughts and Introduction: Back and forth we go on the amount of news. Last month, we had a great deal of news. The couple of months before, very little. This month, we have a small amount again, and much of this, frankly, you could get directly from the Amiga website, but we want to be sure everyone sees this. (Stop at the www.amiga.com site for videos related to McEwen's update.) hough there's not a lot of news this time around, some of it is very interesting. Amiga seems to have been working hard on the company's internal structure, as the organizational annoucements below show. This is good and shows they're still an organization making progress. We think it's very important to note that, despite the difficult economic times and the demise of many technology companies, Amiga continues to operate and move forward. Many companies with longer histories haven't been able to accomplish this. We have some information below on products to add USB to your Amiga. This is very good news. Along with the lack of Java, the lack of USB has been one of the most glaring areas where the Amiga lags in modern features. Of course, now we need some software to make use of the new boards. Anyone know where I can get a program to sync my handheld (Sony CLIE) to my Amiga? Finally, we of course want to wish a 'Happy New Year' to all our readers who use the common calendar. In fact, we wish happiness to all our readers _regardless_ of calendar in use. And whatever happens, Amiga Inc. has kept the fires buring through the first year of a new century and a new millenium. How many of you feared that would not be the case? We're looking forward to many more Amiga years. Brad Webb, Editor ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-mail to the E-ditor: 30 Nov 2001 isn't the AmiWest announcement a bit old, as in 3 months +? just checking Kevin Orme amiga university www.amigau.com ~~~~~~ Er, please see the note which follows ... Brad ====== 4 Dec 2001 Brad, Oops! That should have been AmiWest *2002*, NOT AmiWest 2001! --Bruce Duncan ~~~~~~ Bruce, Thanks for clearing that up! That's how I read the original note, never even noticing the typos. Of course, the readers didn't know we were communicating back and forth and thought I'd gotten hold of an old note. Kevin "Eagle Eye" Orme over at the excellent Amiga University was the first to actually write. For reference, here's Bruce's original note from the last issue, with the typos corrected: 3 Nov 01 Brad, Thanks! You are performing a vital service, with so few Amiga-specific news avenues around. I'm a member of the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club's Board of Directors, and if you've already been notified of this by someone else on the Board, please disregard my message: AmiWest 2002 is rolling! The only all-Amiga show on the U.S. West Coast is gearing up for July 28-29, 2002. It will be held in Sacramento California and Amiga will be there, so make your plans to attend now! Please visit the www.sacc.org website for more information. Thanks! --Bruce Duncan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- M C E W E N ' S D E C E M B E R U P D A T E Executive Update: 23-December-2001 Happy Holidays! I know that it has been months since you have read something official from the Amiga team. This is not because of lack of activity; in fact, far from it. Whether it is raising money in the US, joint development with partners in the Far East, or developing Ami2D in Sweden and New Zealand, Amiga is truly a global, 24 hours a day company. First, we would like to say thanks to every one of you for your continued support. It has been a challenging year and Amiga continues to fight battles in this depressed technology market. However, even in these tough times, the true spirit of Amiga and the community has come shining through. We are very happy with our partners and are looking forward to a great future together in the year ahead. There has been confusion regarding the future of Amiga with some members of the community spreading rumors and even going to the extent of hacking web sites to post false information. Remember, if you do not read it on the official Amiga website or on the developer website, consider it rumor, and regard it with appropriate suspicion. If you have any concerns, contact the team or me directly and let us address any issues that you might have. We will answer. It might not be what you want to hear, but we will address your concerns. Amiga is here to win! We will win big by attacking segments of the market where there is a clear opportunity for us to have a significant impact and achieve defendable business. The opportunity for Amiga is stronger than ever. With our two-pronged strategy of AmigaDE as the universal content system and the AmigaOS as our desktop, workstation and server, we can offer a complete solution for the home, the office, the school or wherever digital computing needs exist. The Amiga team and I are in this for the long haul because we know that Amiga can succeed. All of our marketing contacts, our business contacts and, our developer contacts, are telling us that this is the time for Amiga. We have seen potential partners, content producers, and even companies in our own business park disappear, but Amiga is still in business. As the US economy begins to recover, we are leaner and stronger than we have ever been. One of the strengths of Amiga is that the Amiga team really extends far out into the world through the users, developers, and dealers. Success for Amiga is success for all of you as well. For too long, the Amiga community has not had anything to be proud of. However, with the launch of our first AmigaDE based products, it is time for the whole Amiga team to work together again. At the end of this update, I am going to ask for some help from everyone because only by working together can Amiga move forwards. For those of you hungry for specific news, here are some updates: Amiga Digital EnvironmentTM: The Amiga DETM Player1.0 for both Windows and Linux is now ready and shipping! We have a new website for AmigaDE, which will in the not-so-far future become a user focal point for everything AmigaDE and we encourage you to visit, participate, and spread the word. The AmigaDETM Player is the first step towards our vision of the Digital HabitatTM, being the launch product for the AmigaDE (Digital Environment), a set of technologies that brings users and their content together regardless of the digital device they choose to use. The AmigaDETM has been targeted directly at the user who wants to be able to experience content on any of their digital devices without having to worry about which of those devices work with that content. Whether the content is an application, a game, music, video, email, or whatever, with the AmigaDE TM Player the answer is that they all do. In the coming weeks, many more applications will be released. Third party developers are currently working on products that will scale up to and expect desktop capabilities. Bittersweet, Edivision, e.p.i.c. interactive entertainment, Kaliko, Matay, Pagan Games, Ruksun Software, Technomages, Titan Computer, VecTrace, Zeoneo, plus some companies yet to be announced, as well as many individuals, are all working hard to take advantage of the DE opportunity. We are looking forward to seeing more people join the ranks of the more than 3000 developers already developing for Amiga. Amiga and our partners will be issuing press releases over the next few weeks as the momentum builds, introducing these new and existing companies. For more information, see the developer website. What does this really mean? Many of you ask the really important question "When can I buy one of these new AmigaDE enabled devices?" I can tell you that Sharp will soon be shipping their device. Tao Group and Sharp have selected Amiga to provide all developer support for intentTM on the Sharp SL5000D. For more information on how Sharp, Tao and Amiga are working together see the intent-sharp website. I have also just signed a contract with one of the largest Set Top Box companies in the world. Unfortunately, I will not be able to give out the name until the second week of January, but you will be pleased. AmigaDE is now running on numerous other devices, and many of these vendors are working with us on making these products a reality in the first quarter of 2002. Here are some sample MPEG videos of just a few of the products with AmigaDE running on them. Click on a screenshot to download/view the MPEG video. {See them at www.amiga.com. Brad} Sharp Collie Gateway iPAQ Linux Myfriend Psion Vadem Windows AmigaDE SDK 1.1 With the AmigaDE moving forward and the AmigaDE Players released, we can now concentrate on moving all of the developed technology into the new SDK. Many of these technologies are already in beta and being tested by members of the Amiga Developer Network. For instance, our new Ami2D services have been available to a select few for two months now. In fact, Pulsar Interactive's new AmigaDE game, Gobbler, was written using this technology. Ami2D is a very exciting development, and I believe that it will give DE developers a definite advantage over what other products can offer. Even more exciting, working closely in conjunction with our partners at Hyperion, Ami3D is advancing towards the release stage. I have seen screen shots of the new Ami3D in action, and have stared at screens throwing solids around and bouncing off walls. This is great news because with the portability of DE application and the new 2D and 3D services, AmigaDE developers will be able to demonstrate their creativity. There is great excitement here concerning some of our new scaling technologies that are going to provide Amiga applications with even more flexibility and more capabilities than ever before. I know many of you have read about the progress of SHEEP, our next generation programming language. Yes, it is a scripting language but it is also far more than that, and can be used to do anything, from writing small scripts and macros all the way up to creating full fledged applications. It will be a great addition not just to the DE, but also to application development in general and we are very proud of it. Add to this a new look interface, intelligent icons, new development environments, an amazing descriptive interface service called PrismTM and a boatload of other stuff, and the new SDK will provide developers with a real taste of the future. While contract negotiations are always under Non Disclosure Agreements, I can say that with the OEM's that we are working with, and the soon to be released devices that will utilize DE technology and content, then it could well be a merry AmigaDE Christmas. Amiga Desktop Progress and a new Surprise AmigaOS The AmigaOS is a crucial part of our future. I have emphasized this sentence because I want the Amiga community to repeatedly read it and burn it into their hearts and minds. We will passionately and vigorously develop AmigaOS into a world-beating product. Moreover, we passionately and vigorously will defend it against anyone who would try to damage, demean, or seek to take illegal advantage of AmigaOS for their own ends. I want to apologize for announcing in St Louis that new AmigaOS products would be available on November 1. I did this with the best intentions but many factors have contributed to this slipping, some bad, such as the financial squeeze, compounded by the September 11 atrocity, some unexpected, such as the announcement of the G5, and some good, such as the advances in the next generation development that have made us rethink our transition. The transition between the AmigaOne and the succeeding generation of the platform requires careful management. We have studied transitions on other platforms to ensure that we try to do what others did right and not do what others did wrong. The transition requires in depth knowledge of AmigaOS3.x software and the classic Amiga hardware and we are relying heavily on our partners, as you will see below. Another team is developing the next generation Amiga entirely and its design and information is being kept a secret. This is to keep down the rumors and keep the teams focused on getting AmigaOS 4.0, AmigaOne, and AmigaDE to either their first ship or next release. Hyperion, Eyetech and the other teams in this partnership are very busy and there is a great deal for all of us to do. Believe me there is no better-dedicated team in the world on getting it all done. With this said and in order to alleviate the long periods of silence that may result because of this, the executive updates will start to appear once a month, so that we can share what we can with you. However, in order to let you know that this is not just noise, Amiga has engaged a partner company from the outside that brings us incredible depth, and has a long history of creating the best of the best in designs. The company is Design Genetix, and the team has already proved to us to be a great fit for our next generation designs in hardware, and will assist us with third party manufacturing. Design Genetix has garnered over 400 product awards, while launching hundreds of portable, desktop and server products. They have experience in growing product lines from $2.4 billion to over $17 billion over five years. AmigaOne Eyetech and their team are making excellent progress with the AmigaOne board. We have seen the work that is being accomplished on the case design for an AmigaOne and an A1200. This project is entering its final stages, and we are delighted to be a participant. Yes it has been a long wait for the next generation of Amiga capable hardware but be in no doubt that the AmigaOne is very real, will be a product that you can buy, and on which Amiga will grow into something of which we can all be proud. For AmigaOne information, see Eyetech's website. AmigaOS 4.0 AmigaOS4.0 will see the software environment moved onto the AmigaOne where it will be enhanced to take full advantage of the new hardware capabilities. AmigaOS4.0 will offer exceptional performance increases, due to removing a large number of the physical dependencies on the A1200/A4000, increased stability, due to a 'from scratch' hardware design and great new features that will allow developers to leap forwards in terms of offered applications. To allow Amiga Inc to concentrate on the next generation AmigaDE, and because of the tight integration of AmigaOS 4.0 with the Eyetech AmigaOne product, we have outsourced the project management of AmigaOS4.0 to Hyperion Entertainment, one of the most respected software development companies in the Amiga community. For OS 4.0 information, see Hyperion's website. They will work closely with Eyetech, Haage and Partner and all our AmigaOS partners in the project, ensuring that the AmigaOne and AmigaOS4.0 combination reaches the market in a timely manner and as a quality product. For Haage-Partner information, see the Haage & Partner website. Conclusion Newcomers to the software industry are often unaware of the impact that Amiga had on the computing industry. But with the launch of the DE Player, and seeing all the new content, as well as the AmigaOne and OS4.0, this is starting to change. We are working hard to accelerate this process and each of you can play your part in ensuring that your computer and your community are successful. I say this to you because I need your help. I need all of you to remember those who used to come to the meetings. I need you to remember those in your office, or neighborhood who run Windows or Linux. I need you to look in your local papers and see who writes the business sections, and who writes the technology sections, and I need you to tell them about AmigaDE. I need you to tell them about a technology that allows the same content to run without change on various devices. I need you to tell them about how they can use Linux or Windows, and run Amiga content on either machine. I need you to remind them that most of the current content is for PDA's and to ask them to compare what they have seen on PDA's and other handheld gaming systems to what the Amiga community has been building. In addition, I need you to support the developers who are creating content for Amiga in every way possible. I know there are thousands in the Amiga community who want to help. I get email messages daily asking how you all can help. Well the AmigaDE Player is a big step for us, and for the many developers who have created content for it. Thousands more are working on new content! For those who have the DE Player ... buy a game, and then give us feedback. This is the first step in our journey forward, and our first step together towards that future. There are many amazing things happening at Amiga, and over the next six months, all our hard work will slowly start to emerge into the world. I want you to know so much, but for many reasons, I simply cannot tell you the bulk of what is going on. Just be assured that my team and I are putting our lives and our souls into Amiga and that your patience and loyalty will be rewarded. For now, I need your help in spreading the good news about the AmigaDE Player. Its simplicity makes it ideal for senior citizens, parents, and children, people who have a computer, enjoy games but who are terrified of the technology. Its portability makes it perfect for developers who want to reach as many markets or as wide an audience as possible. Go to Amiga's website, purchase some of the games, and then tell everyone you know how Amiga is binary portable; scalable, and able to provide the same content on numerous different devices and products, there is no one else that can show a product like this anywhere. Be Proud and show it off. I promise you that it will not be another 6 months before you hear from me again, but it was only because there are only 24 hours in a day and we have been putting in 36 hours a day making it all happen. Merry Christmas, God Bless, and bring on 2002! Bill McEwen and the rest of the Amiga Team http://www.amiga.com http://www.amigadev.net http://de.amiga.com http://intent-sharp.amigadev.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- N E W A M I G A V P E N G I N E E R I N G Snoqualmie, WA - December 3, 2001 - Amiga Inc., a provider of multi-platform multi-media content solutions, today announced the hiring of Sanjay Menon as their Vice President of Engineering. As Vice President of Engineering, Mr. Menon will be responsible for delivering Amiga solutions on a multitude of platforms. "Sanjay has several years in the software industry and has a track record of successes with projects he has worked on or managed" said Bill McEwen, President and CEO of Amiga Inc. "We look forward to having him deliver many different types of solutions both to consumers and developers alike". "His leadership will help make our Amiga developers be more successful in their roles toward the completion of our vision for the digital world". Menon brings more than 10 years of development and management experience to Amiga and is adept at planning and executing development strategies ensuring quality product releases in a timely fashion. His most recent accomplishments were at Microsoft Corporation where he spent 5 years in various management positions. His responsibilities there included shipping portions of the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine which was delivered in the Internet Explorer browser. Previous to his experience at Microsoft, Menon was a Lead Developer for Connectsoft Corporation where, among other things, he delivered advanced communication applications and protocols. "I am very excited to have this opportunity with Amiga" said Menon. "I believe that Amiga is poised to deliver quality solutions across a wide number of market segments that are in growth areas of communication and computing. I look forward to working with both our Amiga developers and the developers in the Amiga Community who are going to deliver leading edge solutions for numerous different devices". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- N E W A M I G A C H A I R M A N O F T H E B O A R D (December 6, 2001) The Board of Directors for Amiga Inc. have elected Frank Wilde as its new Chairman of the Board. Mr. Wilde will bring his many years of experience and leadership to Amiga to help expand its business into new markets while releasing new products. Mr. Wilde joins Amiga from Ravisent Technologies where he was President and Chief Executive Officer. Frank was appointed Chief Executive Officer of RAVISENT Technologies Inc. in April of 1998, a year after joining the company as Director and President. Wilde brings over eighteen years of sales, marketing and business development experience in the computer industry holding key industry positions at IBM, Dell Computer Corporation and Memorex Telex Corporation. He has over 15 years P&L experience and is a veteran of six startup companies and has led or been a team member of companies that have raised over 300 million in venture funding. He strongly believes in developing highly competitive and fast growing organizations that enable individuals and teams to grow and develop their professional capabilities in such a way that shareholder value is maximized. Wilde was instrumental in the planning and execution of the company's transition from a hardware company to a software Intellectual Property licensing company. Under his leadership, RAVISENT was able to raise $18 million in private funding in June of 1998. Wilde also led the company through the IPO process, taking the company public in July of 1999, raising $61.4 million. RAVISENT's flagship product family, CinePlayer, offers consumers a single look-and-feel PC solution for interactive playback of a wide variety of multimedia formats - including CD Audio, MPEG audio, MPEG video, DVD, Dolby Digital audio, MP3 audio, LPCM audio, digital television (DTV), analog (traditional) television, high definition television (HDTV), and "time-shifted" television broadcasts (so-called digital video recorder files or DVR). ``I had many choices on where I wanted to go next and where the best opportunity for the future was. Bill McEwen and I had been speaking for many months on business plans and other issues, and after meeting with the team, and viewing the technology and their partners, there was no better choice for me than joining Amiga" said Frank Wilde, Chairman of Amiga, Inc. "The Amiga has an amazing past and is well known at Ravisent, but seeing what I have seen of the technology, they have even a brighter future, and I am pleased to be here". "Frank brings a level of expertise and knowledge that is second to none. His level of excitement and dedication to Amiga, will be seen shortly as we continue to build and release new products" said Bill McEwen, President and CEO of Amiga, Inc. "I look forward to working with Frank, and the two of us working with the community and our partners on building a very solid future". Over the years, Wilde and RAVISENT received recognition from numerous business and technology organizations. Most recently, RAVISENT was recognized as the #7 in the 2000 Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 - Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Eastern Pennsylvania. He was also recognized as a Technology Pioneer, an award that is developed jointly by the World Economic Forum and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to recognize the world's fastest growing, most technologically innovative companies. In 1999, RAVISENT was named the #1 in the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 - Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Eastern Pennsylvania. Also, RAVISENT was recognized as the #9 in the 1999 in the Deloitte & Touche Fast 500 - Fastest Growing Technology Companies in the United States. In April of 1999, RAVISENT was ranked #8 in the Electronic Business list of Top 20 Small Electronics Companies. Frost & Sullivan granted RAVISENT the 1998 Marketing Engineering Competitive Strategy Award because the company was able to create and implement an effective competitive strategy. Wilde received a Bachelor's degree in business administration from Seton Hall University. He is a member of the American Management Association, American Electronics Association, USA Reserves Officers Association, Special Forces Decade Association and the Army Aviation Association of Aviators and Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. He has also been named to Who's Who in International Business and awarded the Republican National Committee "Businessman of the Year" award for 1999. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A D U G T O S H O W A T S Y D N E Y 2 0 0 2 ARMIDALE, NSW, AUSTRALIA Tuesday, 11 December, 2001 Following the highly successful Amiga Downunder (ADUG) initiated Amiga Stand at the IT/Expo + COMDEX mainstream IT Exhibition in Melbourne on 5-7 September 2001, it gives me great pleasure to announce that, at its December monthly meeting, members of the Sydney Amiga User Group (SAUG) - the major Amiga User Group in the Sydney area - were unanimous in their support for a similar ADUG-initiated Stand at the IT COMDEX & NetWorld+Interop Exhibition to be held at the Sydney Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney (Australia) on 5-7 March, 2002. We Will Need Help - Please accept this announcement, no matter where you live, as an invitation to become involved (by way of attendance and by way of financial and/or product support) in our continuing efforts to bring the Amiga - in all its various aspects - back to the Australasian IT community and to the Australasian public. What Will People See at the Amiga Downunder Stand? - That will depend on what's available - especially when it comes to new product. As with the Melbourne 2001 show, we will showcase anything relating to the Amiga (including Amithlon and hopefully the AmigaOne) and if the Melbourne 2001 show is anything to go by, many people attending the Exhibition will be excited to learn that the Amiga is making a comeback. How To Contact Us - All communication regarding the Amiga Downunder Stand at the Sydney 2002 IT Exhibition should be addressed to: secretary@amigadownunder.org We look forward to your participation in, and your support for, our Show "downunder." About IT COMDEX & NetWorld+Interop - With the decision to combine all major IT shows in 2002, the Sydney (5-7 March) and Melbourne (4-6 September) IT COMDEX & NetWorld+Interop Exhibitions become THE premier Australian IT Exhibitions in 2002. Organized by AES Key3Media Partners, these industry oriented Exhibitions attract thousands of visitors. For further information about AES Key3Media Partners and IT COMDEX & NetWorld+Interop, visit: http://www.key3media.com.au and http://www.interop.com.au respectively. About ADUG - ADUG is an internet-based Amiga-oriented organization (User Group) aimed at helping to revive the Amiga and the Amiga community (individuals as well as User Groups) within Australasia (Australia and New Zealand). For information about ADUG and other User Groups within Australasia, visit: http://www.amigadownunder.org __ Basil Flinter Secretary Amiga Downunder UG Incorporated (ADUG) http://www.amigadownunder.org Email: secretary@amigadownunder.org Voice: +61 (0)2 6772 2100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- T H E F L I C K E R I N G P A R T Y I N G R E E C E {This item was found at the Czech Amiga News site. Pay them a visit if you haven't been there for a while. Brad} 26 December, 2001 AmiGathering 4: The Flickering Party For the fourth time since 1997, the most prominent Amiga user meeting in Greece will take place, this time in Thessaloniki (Perseos 2 str, Ano Poli), on January 4, 5 and 6 2002. Attendance is free and everybody is encouraged to bring his computer along (anyone wishing to do so should contact kaliviotis@mac.com to reserve desk space). Attendees have the chance to win keyboard and mouse adaptors in the Shogo, Heretic 2 and Sensible Soccer tournaments. Presentations include the G-Rex, MorphOS, Mediator and Hyperion's latest game, Freespace: The great war. Crash courses include Amiga to PC/Amiga networking (Samba, VNC, Envoy). Anyone wishing to sell his used hardware of software is welcome to do so For hotel reservations please visit . For more information please email kaliviotis@mac.com. http://amiga.realdreams.cz/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E 3 B B R I N G S U S B T O T H E A M I G A 8 December, 2001 Getting Amiga and USB together For quite some time it was not possible to use common USB devices with the Amiga. The missing part was on the one hand a hardware USB controller and on the other hand the USB stack. This has changed since the Amiga trade show 2001 in Cologne, Germany. Meanwhile we can offer two tailormade USB controller solutions for the Amiga computer series: o SUBWAY: Clockport controller for Amiga 1200 compatible clockports o HIGHWAY: Zorro II controller card for "big" Amigas SUBWAY and HIGHWAY were developped by E3B (Michael Böhmer, hardware) and vmc (Harald Frank, software). HIGHWAY - Zorro II USB controller Amiga USB controller for Zorro II / III bus Technical data o compatible with USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 specification (no highspeed mode) o integrated 4 port hub o all ports are protected against overvoltage and short circuit o integrated power management on port by port base o power saving 3.3V technology o compatible with all 68030/040/060 and PPC turbo cards o compatible with Zorro II / III busses o bus interface logic can be updated without hardware modifications ! o expansion header o expansion header can be used simultanously with USB operations Software support o compatible with AmigaOS 2.04, 3.1, 3.5 and 3.9 o integration into Amiga OS via system conform drivers o comfortable control of VMC commoditie driver by hotkeys o driver for USB mouse, keyboard, serial and parallel interface (printers) o further drivers (webcam, digicam) also by third companies under development Included in delivery o 1 * HIGHWAY USB controller card o 2 * holding plates with two USB connectors each o 1 * detailed German installation manual o 1 * disk with driver software Requirements o Amiga OS 3.1 or higher o Processor 68030 (25MHz) or higher o 100% compatible Zorro II / III bus o power supply with 2.0 Ampere minimum on 5V (each used USB port will use a maximum of 500mA, depending on connected device) Support o two years warranty on parts and work o excellent technical support team o worldwide reputation for quality and durability o online documentation and support messages SUBWAY - clockport USB controller Amiga USB Controller for A1200 compatible clockports Technical data o compatible with USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 specification (no highspeed mode) o integrated 4 port hub o all ports are protected against overvoltage and short circuit o integrated power management on port by port base o power saving 3.3V technology o compatible with all 68030/040/060 and PPC turbo cards o no mechanical problems with Amiga 1200 bus boards o compatible with all Amiga 1200 tower housings o standard Amiga 1200 clockport connector o highspeed clockport for fast data transfers o works with all Amiga 1200 compatible clockports Software support o compatible with AmigaOS 2.04, 3.1, 3.5 and 3.9 o integration into Amiga OS via system conform drivers o comfortable control of VMC commoditie driver by hotkeys o driver for USB mouse, keyboard, serial and parallel interface (printers) o further drivers (webcam, digicam) also by third companies under development Included in delivery o 1 * 10cm clockport flat ribbon cable o 1 * SUBWAY USB controller card o 2 * holding plates with two USB connectors each o 1 * detailed German installation manual o 1 * disk with driver software Requirements o Amiga OS 3.1 or higher o Processor 68030 (25MHz) or higher o 100% compatible Amiga 1200 clockport (see also tested boards) o power supply with 2.0 Ampere minimum on 5V (each used USB port will use a maximum of 500mA, depending on connected device) Support o two years warranty on parts and work o excellent technical support team o worldwide reputation for quality and durability o online documentation and support messages http://www.e3b.de/usb/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E Y E T E C H A N N O U N C E S F R E E K E Y 4 December, 2001 For immediate release Eyetech are pleased to announce that FreeKey v1.0 is now available on our website for download. FreeKey allows owners of our latest EZKey-XS Mk.2, EZKey-EX and EZKey-IL keyboard adapters to use the extra 'multimedia' keys found on many PC keyboards, like the one shown below. Each key can be assigned a program / batch file to run, and qualifiers such as alt, shift or amiga keys can be specified for each multimedia key to allow hundreds of combinations in total. Please note this software will not work with our EZKey Mk.1, EZKey Mk.2, EZKey-SE and EZKey-XS Mk.1 keyboard adapters. For owners of EZKey-XS Mk.1's, we will perform a firmware update to the adapter for just £15 + return carriage, so you can take advantage of multimedia keyboard support. If you own a FreeKey compatible keyboard adapter, but don't have a suitable multimedia keyboard, we have them in stock priced just £24.95. Our EZKey-XS Mk.2 is available now for just £29.95. The EZKey-IL and EZKey-EX are available at £24.95, and all three can be purchased via our online shop. http://www.eyetech.co.uk/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Amiga Update on the net: All back issues available at: http://www.globaldialog.com/~amigaupdate/index.html Stop by and check out our archive! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2001 by Brad Webb. Freely distributable, if not modified. ====================================================================== _ __ _ <>_ __ _ A M I G A /\\ |\ /|| || / ` /\\ A M I G A U P D A T E /__\\ | \ / || || || ___ /__\\ U P D A T E / \\_ | \/ ||_ _||_ \__// / \\_ amigaupdate@globaldialog.com ======================================================================