@database AminetGuide
@node main "Welcome to Aminet CD 18"
WELCOME TO AMINET CD 18 @{" Deutsch " link AMINET18:Guides/Misc/LiesMich/main}
Copyright 1997 @{"Urban M�ller" link Author}
Aminet is growing incredibly fast. Because of that, I had to omit (besides
some less used index files) some of the new material, namely the software
from The Party 5. More info in the 'new stuff' link. Our contents:
1033M of @{" new stuff " link NewStuff } out since the making of @{" Aminet CD 17 " link Aminet17}
2M of @{" commercial " link AMINET18:XTreme/ReadMe/main} software: XTreme racing
For the following types of data we have special guides:
@{" Games " link AMINET18:Guides/Games/main} A list of all games sorted by quality
@{" Demos " link AMINET18:Guides/Demos/main} An index of compatible demos, sorted by quality
@{" Pictures " link AMINET18:Guides/Pics/main } A database with scaled down versions of the images
@{" Mods " link AMINET18:Guides/Mods/main } A list of all mods sorted by style and rating
Information is also available on:
@{" New features " link Features } What the previous CDs didn't have
@{" Access software " link Software } Find, Prefs, and all the other tools
@{" Customizing " link Custom } How to adapt Aminet CD to your taste
@{" Troubleshooting " link Troubles } What to do if problems occur
@{" What is Aminet " link Aminet } Information about our distributed archive
@{" Accessing Aminet " link Access } How to download directly from Aminet
@{" Submitting " link Submitting} How to get your software onto Aminet.
@{" Ordering " link Ordering } Where to order Aminet CDs and subscriptions
@{" Disclaimer " link Disclaimer} Legal mumbo jumbo plus virus warning
@endnode
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@node Author "About the author"
The guy who selected, arranged, documented and sorted the contents of
this CD for you is me, Urban M�ller, the main administrator of Aminet.
All the support software is from me, too. You can reach me at
umueller@wuarchive.wustl.edu if you have any feedback about this CD.
Of course this CD would not have been possible without the help of
the countless people involved in the administration of Aminet, not
to mention the thousands of uploaders. Special thanks go to:
Matthias Supp - for German descriptions
Robert Michl - for most of the mod testing
Matthias Scheler - for co-moderating Aminet and PowerGuide
Lars Eilebrecht - for beta-testing
Martin Schulze - for beta-testing
Yours truly....
Urban M�ller
@endnode
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@node Subscriptions "Subscriptions
Subscriptions
If you'd like the Aminet CD sent to you every two months and save money
at the same time, then ask your dealer about subscriptions. If you order
from Fred Fish's "Cronus" in the USA, the subscription price is $59.95
for 4 issues, which means about $15 per issue instead of about $20.
The price does not include shipping ($4 anywhere worldwide). The address:
CRONUS
1840 East Warner Road #105-265
Chandler, AZ 85284
U.S.A.
FAX: (602) 491-0048
Voice: (800) 804-0833 or (602) 491-0442
Stefan Ossowski's Schatztruhe GmbH in Germany also offers subscriptions.
See this @{" order information " link Ordering}.
You may want to ask you local dealer if he offers subscriptions, too.
@endnode
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@node OlderCDs "Previous Aminet CD's"
Previous Aminet CDs
As you probably know, the Aminet archive has much more material than fits
on a single CD. If you want all of it, you all 4 Aminet Sets plus Aminet
17 and up.
CD Date Contents Set Date Contents
17 Feb-97 new
16 Dec-96 new+mods 4d Jan-97 mus mods comm dev
15 Nov-96 new+mpeg 4c Jan-97 demo game
14 Oct-96 new+biz 4b Jan-97 gfx pix
13 Aug-96 new+anims 4a Jan-97 util docs text disk biz
12 Jun-96 new+mods 3d Jul-96 mus mods comm dev biz
11 Apr-96 new+maps 3c Jul-96 demo game misc
10 Feb-96 new+fonts 3b Jul-96 gfx pix
9 Dec-95 new+games 3a Jul-96 util text docs disk hard
8 Oct-95 new+mods 2d Nov-96 mus mods comm
7 Aug-95 new+clipart 2c Nov-96 demo game dev disk hard
6 Jun-95 new+demos 2b Nov-96 gfx pix misc
5 Mar-95 new+games 2a Nov-96 util text docs biz
4 Nov-94 new+mods 1D Feb-95 mus mods biz disk misc
3 Jul-94 new 1C Feb-95 demo game comm hard
2 Mar-94 new 1B Feb-95 gfx pix text docs
1 Jul-93 new 1A Feb-95 dev util
If you want to make sure you don't miss a CD, check our @{" subscriptions " link Subscriptions}.
Every single Aminet CD also has special highlight, so if you're interested
in, say, Games, you may consider Aminet CD 9.
@{" Aminet Set 4 " link AminetSet4} The complete Aminet since Set 3, and DirOpus 5 (Jan 97)
@{" Aminet Set 3 " link AminetSet3} The complete Aminet since Set 2, and Imagine 4 (Jul 96)
@{" Aminet Set 2 " link AminetSet2} The complete Aminet since Set 1 (Nov 95)
@{" Aminet Set 1 " link AminetSet } The complete Aminet on a newly made 4 CD set (Jan 95)
@{" Aminet CD 17 " link Aminet17 } The newest, the best, and PersonalWrite
@{" Aminet CD 16 " link Aminet16 } The newest, the best, and 1700 mods (Dec 96)
@{" Aminet CD 15 " link Aminet15 } The newest, the best, and 200 MPEG movies (Nov 96)
@{" Aminet CD 14 " link Aminet14 } The newest, the best, 300 biztools & TurboCalc (Oct 96)
@{" Aminet CD 13 " link Aminet13 } The newest, the best, 200 anims and MainActor (Aug 96)
@{" Aminet CD 12 " link Aminet12 } The newest, the best, 900 mods and OctaMED (Jun 96)
@{" Aminet CD 11 " link Aminet11 } The newest, the best, 700 maps and XiPaint (Apr 96)
@{" Aminet CD 10 " link Aminet10 } The newest, the best, 2000 fonts and PageStream (Feb 96)
@{" Aminet CD 9 " link Aminet9 } The newest, the best, and 900 games (Dec 96)
@{" Aminet CD 8 " link Aminet8 } The newest, the best, and 2000 mods (Oct 95)
@{" Aminet CD 7 " link Aminet7 } The newest, the best, and 9000 pictures (Aug 95)
@endnode
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@node Aminet17 "Aminet CD 17"
Aminet CD 17 - The newest stuff and PersonalWrite
Aminet CD 17 contains close to 1 gigabyte of freely distributable
software. The newest archive included is from Jan 2nd. This CD is
completely filled with new material, there was no room for anything
else. The space is used as follows
941M of software newer than Aminet CD 16
Consisting of:
500 mods
350 pics
250 tools
250 communications programs
150 demos
700 files of other categories
Also included is the commercial word processor Personal Write.
Aminet CD 17 costs US $19.95 or DM 25. @{" Order info " link Ordering}
Also check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet16 "Aminet CD 16"
Aminet CD 16 - The newest, the best, and 1700 mods
Aminet CD 16 contains close to 1 gigabyte of freely distributable
software. The newest archive included is from Nov 2nd, only one
month after the previous CD. Apart from the new software, the CD
concentrates on mods. The space is used as follows:
610M of software newer than Aminet CD 15
370M of mods from various sources
30M of top downloads
These consist of:
1700 mods (!)
200 pics
200 tools
150 comms programs
500 files of other categories
Aminet CD 16 costs US $19.95 or DM 25. @{" Order info " link Ordering}
Also check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet15 "Aminet CD 15"
Aminet CD 15 - The newest, the best, and 200 MPEG movies
Aminet CD 15 contains close to 1 gigabyte of freely distributable
software. The newest archive included is from Oct 4th, only one
month after the previous CD due to fast growth of Aminet. Apart from
the new software, the CD concentrates on movies. The space is used
as follows (uncompressed):
470M of software newer than Aminet CD 14
250M of MPEG movies
70M of top downloads
These consist of:
200 MPEG movies
200 mods
200 communications tools
200 utilities
150 pictures
500 archives of other categories
Aminet CD 15 costs US $19.95 or DM 25. @{" Order info " link Ordering}
Also check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet14 "Aminet CD 14"
Aminet CD 14 - The newest, the best, and 300 biztools
Aminet CD 14 contains about 1 gigabyte of freely distributable
software. The newest archive included is from Sep 1st. Apart from
the new software, the CD concentrates business tools. The space
is used as follows (uncompressed):
840M of software newer than Aminet CD 13
110M of business software
70M of top downloads
8M of commercial software: TurboCalc 2.1 with manual
The freely distributable part is composed as follows:
500 mods
350 communications tools
300 pictures
300 business tools
250 utilities
800 archives of other categories
Aminet CD 14 costs US $19.95 or DM 25. @{" Order info " link Ordering}
Also check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet13 "Aminet CD 13"
Aminet CD 13 - The newest, the best, and 200 anims
Aminet CD 13 contains about 1 gigabyte of freely distributable
software. The newest archive included is from Jul 1st. Apart from
the new software, the CD concentrates on animations and animating.
The space is used as follows (uncompressed):
780M of software newer than Aminet CD 12 (410M newer than Set 3)
200M of integrated animations
20M of top downloads
2M of registered shareware: The animation editor MainActor
MainActor is probably the best animation editor for the Amiga; it
knows many formats including MPEG.
The freely distributable part is composed as follows:
450 mods
300 utilities
300 communications programs
250 pictures
200 animations
900 archives of other categories
Aminet CD 13 costs US $19.95 or DM 25. @{" Order info " link Ordering}
Also check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet12 "Aminet CD 12"
Aminet CD 12 - The newest, the best, and 900 mods
Aminet CD 12 contains, again, about 1 gig of freely distributable
software. The newest archive included is from May 1st. Apart from
the new software, the CD concentrates on music and music making.
The space is used as follows (after decompression):
760M of software newer than Aminet CD 11 (yet another record)
300M of music modules, many of them multichannel
75M of music software, the complete mus/ directory
10M of instruments for composing
10M of top downloads from Aminet
5M of commercial software: OctaMED 5, Symphonie 2.4 and SoundFX
OctaMED V5 is a very popular editor for music modules with up to 8
tracks. It has no restrictions but is not the latest version. The
tracker Symphonie has a built-in 14-bit playing routine that achieves
a high sound quality. The version on CD is restricted to 8 tracks.
Finally there is the excellent sample editor SoundFX (registered
version) in its 68000 version only.
The freely distributable part is composed as follows:
900 mods from Aminet and other sources
400 music related programs
300 utilities
300 communications programs
900 files from other categories
plus 700 instruments in large archives with a separate index.
Aminet CD 12 costs US $19.95 or DM 25. @{" Order info " link Ordering}
Also check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet11 "Aminet CD 11"
Aminet CD 11 - The newest, the best, and 700 maps
Aminet CD 11 contains, you already guessed it, about 1 gig of freely
distributable software. The newest archive included is from March 2nd.
Apart from the new software, the CD concentrates on maps collected from
various sources. The space is used as follows (after decompression):
670M of software newer than Aminet CD 10 (all time high!)
150M of high resolution maps covering most areas of the world
80M of top downloads
20M of commercial software: XiPaint 3.2, full version
XiPaint is a nice 24-bit paint program that works gfx boards and just
about any image format. It is licensed to the buyer of the CD only,
and not freely distributable. Check the upgrade offer that comes with
it.
The freely distributable part is composed as follows:
500 mods, most of them new
200 utilities
200 communcations programs
800 programs of other categories
plus 700 maps in 24-bit JPEG format, covering most areas of the
world. The maps have an index that is sorted by continent, and
a search facility.
Aminet CD 11 costs US $19.95 or DM 25. @{" Order info " link Ordering}
Also check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet10 "Aminet CD 10"
Aminet CD 10 - The newest, the best, and 2000 fonts
Aminet CD 10 contains, once more, over 1 gig of freely distributable
software. The newest archive included is from January 3rd. Apart from
the new software, the CD concentrates on fonts collected from
various sources. The space is used as follows (after decompression):
520M of software newer than Aminet CD 9
330M of fonts, each font in several formats
170M of top downloads
... plus two special highlights:
PageStream 2.2, unrestricted, with manual+upgrade deal
TypeSmith 2.5 (latest), slightly restricted, with similar deal
These two excellent programs give you an absolutely top of the
range DTP combination. They are licensed to the buyer of the CD
only, and not freely distributable.
The freely distributable part is composed as follows:
650 mods, most of them new
300 utilities
300 communications programs
700 programs of other categories
plus 2000 fonts in Postscript, Intellifont and bitmap format, stored
in large archives but easy to preview and extract. All fonts are
hinted for better appearance, and most fonts are available in all
formats.
Aminet CD 10 costs US $19.95 or DM 25. @{" Order info " link Ordering}
Also check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet9 "Aminet CD 9"
Aminet CD 9 - The newest, the best, and 900 games
Aminet CD 9 contains, as usual, over 1 gig of freely distributable
software. The newest archive included is from November 4th. Apart
from the new software, the CD concentrates on games from various
sources. The space is used as follows (after decompression):
500M of software newer than CD 8 (280M newer than Set 2)
330M of games
100M of electronic books
100M of top downloads
These consist of:
930 games (directly startable)
640 mods
300 docs
140 pictures
90 demos
...plus 2400 utilities of all kinds.
Aminet CD 9 costs US $19.95 or DM 25. @{" Order info " link Ordering}
Also check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet8 "Aminet CD 8"
Aminet CD 8 - The newest, the best, and 2000 mods
Sorry, no detailed information available. Check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet7 "Aminet CD 7"
Aminet CD 7 - The newest, the best, and 9000 pictures
Sorry, no detailed information available. Check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet6 "Aminet CD 6"
Aminet CD 6 - The newest, the best, and 1800 demos
Sorry, no detailed information available. Check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet5 "Aminet CD 5"
Aminet CD 5 - The newest, the best, and 1000 games
Sorry, no detailed information available. Check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet4 "Aminet CD 4"
Aminet CD 4 - The newest, the best, and 1700 mods
Sorry, no detailed information available. Check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet3 "Aminet CD 3"
Aminet CD 3 - The newest and the best from Aminet
Sorry, no detailed information available. Check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet2 "Aminet CD 2"
Sorry, no detailed information available. Check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node Aminet1 "Aminet CD 1"
Sorry, no detailed information available. Check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node AminetSet "Aminet Set 1"
Aminet Set 1 - The complete Aminet on 4 new CDs
As you probably know, there is a big archive behind all those Aminet CDs.
Aminet Set finally brings you the complete archive on four newly created
CD-ROMs.
If you already have several Aminet CDs, buying the Aminet Set still makes
sense for the following reasons:
1. Even if you have all Aminet CDs, you still lack a lot of software
from Aminet. And the less CDs you already have, the more additional
software you get from the set:
If you already have The set gives you an additional
Aminet CD 1,2,3,4,5 467M of Aminet software
Aminet CD 2,3,4,5 512M of Aminet software
Aminet CD 3,4,5 851M of Aminet software
Aminet CD 4,5 1191M of Aminet software
Aminet CD 5 1681M of Aminet software
2. Aminet Set 1 presents its data more nicely than the previous CDs.
As you can see on this CD, all games and demos can be started
directly, the images are in a nice image data base, and the modules
are presented in a list that is sorted by style. Also, there are a
lot of German descriptions as well as a Fish and a SaarAG index.
This is missing on the older CDs but present on Aminet Set, so buying
some of the same data a second time can make sense.
3. Aminet Set 1 is better organized than the previous CDs. Until now,
the Images from Aminet have been scattered on all the Aminet CDs.
Aminet Set brings them all on the same CD, just as all other types
of data. Also, using Aminet Set you can search the complete Aminet
very quickly and easily, including a very fast full text search of
all the .readme files.
Aminet Set costs US $39.95 or DM 59. @{" Order info " link Ordering}
Also check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node AminetSet2 "Aminet Set 2"
Aminet Set 2 - The new Aminet on 4 more CDs
As you probably know, there is a big archive behind all those Aminet CDs.
Aminet Set 2 brings you the complete new archive on four CD-ROMs.
If you already have several Aminet CDs, buying the Aminet Set still makes
sense for the following reasons:
1. Aminet Set 2 completes Aminet Set 1 to give a complete snapshot
of the Aminet archive.
2. Aminet Set 2 presents its data more nicely than the previous CDs.
As you can see on this CD, all games and demos can be started
directly, the images are in a nice image data base, and the modules
are presented in a list that is sorted by style. Also, there are a
lot of German descriptions as well as a Fish and a SaarAG index.
3. Aminet Set 2 is better organized than the previous CDs. Until now,
the Images from Aminet have been scattered on all the Aminet CDs.
Aminet Set brings them all on the same CD, just as all other types
of data. Also, using Aminet Set you can search the complete Aminet
very quickly and easily, including a very fast full text search of
all the .readme files.
Aminet Set 2 costs US $45 or DM 59. @{" Order info " link Ordering}
Also check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node AminetSet3 "Aminet Set 3"
Aminet Set 3 - The new Aminet on 4 more CDs, plus Imagine 4
Aminet Set 3 contains close to 4 gigabytes (when uncompressed) of
freely distributable Amiga software on 4 newly mastered CDs. There
are 9000 archives from the following categories:
2000 Mods (directly playable)
1500 Images (directly viewable)
1300 Games (directly startable)
800 Communications programs
400 Demos (directly startable)
3000 Utilities and applications
Aminet Set 3 contains all the Aminet data found on Aminet CD 9 to 12
plus 250M of other software that was on none of these: 170M of
integrated modules and 80M of 3D objects to go with Imagine. This
software will not appear on any subsequent CD. Only 150M of the
software on Set 3 were found on Set 2 already. Also, 400M of
material newer than Aminet 12 are included.
Included in Aminet Set 3 is a completely unrestricted version of
the excellent ray tracer Imagine 4.0 (only one version behind the
current edition). There is also a tutorial for it (in English and
German) plus additional docs, but no manual.
Also, there are upgrade discounts for the following programs found
on the CD:
- Imagine can be upgraded to the latest version for $125 + shipping
- XiPaint can be upgraded to the latest version for DM 59 + shipping
- OctaMED can be upgraded to SoundStudio for UKP 25 to 30 incl. shipping
- The Imagine PD CD can be obtained for $20.00 incl. shipping, $10 off
Aminet Set 3 costs US $45 or DM 59. @{" Order info " link Ordering}
Also check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
@node AminetSet4 "Aminet Set 4"
Aminet Set 4 - The new Aminet on 4 more CDs, plus DirOpus 5
Aminet Set 4 contains close to 4 gigabytes (when uncompressed) of
freely distributable Amiga software on 4 newly mastered CDs. The
newest archive on is dated January 3rd CD 16. There are 7700 archives
from the following categories:
2800 Mods (directly playable)
1200 Images/Anims (directly viewable)
700 Communications programs
500 Games (directly startable)
400 Demos (directly startable)
2100 Utilities and applications
Aminet Set 4 contains all the Aminet data found on Aminet CD 13 to 16
plus 510M of software that is newer than Aminet 16. Only 40M of the
software on Set 4 was found on any earlier Set.
The commercial highlight on Aminet Set 4 is Directory Opus 5.11,
which is almost the latest version. Also included are some programs
from earlier Aminet CDs like TurboCalc 2.
Aminet Set 4 costs US $35.95 or DM 59. @{" Order info " link Ordering}
Also check the @{" other CDs " link OlderCDs}.
@endnode
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@node NewStuff "New stuff on this CD"
New stuff since Aminet CD 17
All of the software on this CD is newer than Aminet CD 17. Therefore, I've
removed the index files for new files only. As mentioned before, this CD
does not contain all the new material since the last CD was made; there
wasn't enough room. The files omitted were demos, mods and pictures from
The Party 1996, close to 300 megabytes (uncompressed). I've decided to
stay with the bi-monthly Aminet CD rhythm and put the omitted material on
the next Aminet Set, which will appear ahead of time. Please tell me what
you think.
The best way to browse the new files is looking at the @{" directory " link "AMINET18:Lists/Index_Dir/main"} sorted
new files index of this CD. Select your general area of interest, and then
hit the 'Browse' button in AmigaGuide to hop from directory to directory.
Another approach is to check the @{" charts " link "AMINET18:Guides/Charts/main"} of most downloaded files, where
most of the files listed are new (the very latest have been omitted, tho).
Finally, check the list of @{" recommendations " link RecommendNew} of the most interesting new
files.
And of course you can check the new files index sorted by @{" directory " link "AMINET18:Lists/Index_Dir/main"},
by @{" name " link "AMINET18:Lists/Index_Name/main"} or by @{" age " link "AMINET18:Lists/Index_Age/main"}, or @{" search " system "AMINET18:Tools/Find IN Index_Dir"} for something in the CD index.
@endnode
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@node RecommendNew "Recommended new uploads"
The following are, in my opinion, a few highlights among the new software
on this CD. Not mentioned here are mods, games, pix and demos, since their
highlights are mentioned in their own index files.
In the communications area, we have quite a few nice submissions. If you're
on the net or want to be there, check the new version of Miami.
@{"AirMail41.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View comm/mail/AirMail41.lha"} comm/mail 270K 3 @{"AirMail 4.1 MUI internet mailer" link ":Aminet/comm/mail/AirMail41.readme/main"}
@{"Miami20g.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View comm/tcp/Miami20g.lha"} comm/tcp 694K 2 @{"TCP/IP stack for easy Internet access" link ":Aminet/comm/tcp/Miami20g.readme/main"}
@{"CoolBrowser.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View comm/www/CoolBrowser.lha"} comm/www 324K 5 @{"TransferAnims and stuff for IBrowse+AWeb" link ":Aminet/comm/www/CoolBrowser.readme/main"}
Certainly a highlight is the complete source code for a great doom type
game. Okay guys, we want to see improved versions!
@{"a3dsrc1.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View dev/asm/a3dsrc1.lha"} dev/asm 6.3M 2 @{"Alien Breed 3d II _Full sourcecode_ [1/6]" link ":Aminet/dev/asm/a3dsrc1.readme/main"}
@{"a3dsrc2.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View dev/asm/a3dsrc2.lha"} dev/asm 5.1M 2 @{"Alien Breed 3d II _Full sourcecode_ [2/6]" link ":Aminet/dev/asm/a3dsrc2.readme/main"}
@{"a3dsrc3.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View dev/asm/a3dsrc3.lha"} dev/asm 4.7M 2 @{"Alien Breed 3d II _Full sourcecode_ [3/6]" link ":Aminet/dev/asm/a3dsrc3.readme/main"}
@{"a3dsrc4.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View dev/asm/a3dsrc4.lha"} dev/asm 3.5M 2 @{"Alien Breed 3d II _Full sourcecode_ [4/6]" link ":Aminet/dev/asm/a3dsrc4.readme/main"}
@{"a3dsrc5.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View dev/asm/a3dsrc5.lha"} dev/asm 2.8M 2 @{"Alien Breed 3d II _Full sourcecode_ [5/6]" link ":Aminet/dev/asm/a3dsrc5.readme/main"}
@{"a3dsrc6.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View dev/asm/a3dsrc6.lha"} dev/asm 1.8M 2 @{"Alien Breed 3d II _Full sourcecode_ [6/6]" link ":Aminet/dev/asm/a3dsrc6.readme/main"}
Ever looking for a library? Planning to buy a new graphics board?
@{"libguide.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View docs/lists/libguide.lha"} docs/lists 124K 2 @{"Biggest Guide of Amiga shared libraries -13-" link ":Aminet/docs/lists/libguide.readme/main"}
@{"PicassoIV.txt" system "AMINET18:Tools/View docs/rview/PicassoIV.txt"} docs/rview 9K 3 @{"REVIEW: Picasso IV" link ":Aminet/docs/rview/PicassoIV.readme/main"}
Besides updated versions for the the most important anim players, there's
also an all new morphing program:
@{"MPMorph.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View gfx/edit/MPMorph.lha"} gfx/edit 483K 2 @{"Morphing/Warping program OS3.0+" link ":Aminet/gfx/edit/MPMorph.readme/main"}
@{"aMiPEG_0_7.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View gfx/show/aMiPEG_0_7.lha"} gfx/show 150K 5 @{"MPEG player with support for CyberGraphX" link ":Aminet/gfx/show/aMiPEG_0_7.readme/main"}
@{"qt13.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View gfx/show/qt13.lha"} gfx/show 251K 2 @{"QuickTime player for AGA/CyberGFX. V1.3" link ":Aminet/gfx/show/qt13.readme/main"}
The most interesting area this time is music software:
@{"mlw_v1.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View mus/misc/mlw_v1.lha"} mus/misc 19K 2 @{"Converts Aminet CD index to Deli-Playlist" link ":Aminet/mus/misc/mlw_v1.readme/main"}
@{"med2xm.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View mus/misc/med2xm.lha"} mus/misc 10K 7 @{"Converts OctaMED SS mods to XM's" link ":Aminet/mus/misc/med2xm.readme/main"}
@{"ops_imp3.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View demo/sound/ops_imp3.lha"} demo/sound 727K 9 @{"'Impressions' by Oops! - part 3/5" link ":Aminet/demo/sound/ops_imp3.readme/main"}
@{"mp3.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View mus/misc/mp3.lha"} mus/misc 192K 2 @{"Mpeg audio decoder. Layers I-III. (0.9.5)" link ":Aminet/mus/misc/mp3.readme/main"}
@{"MikMod.lzh" system "AMINET18:Tools/View mus/play/MikMod.lzh"} mus/play 242K 4 @{"Amiga Port of the *IX tracker MikMod. " link ":Aminet/mus/play/MikMod.readme/main"}
@{"mpeg3play.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View mus/play/mpeg3play.lha"} mus/play 218K 4 @{"Optimised MP3 (MPEG 1 Layer 3 audio) decoder" link ":Aminet/mus/play/mpeg3play.readme/main"}
@{"MPEGAPlayer141.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View mus/play/MPEGAPlayer141.lha"} mus/play 65K 3 @{"MPEG audio DeliTracker player V1.41 68020+" link ":Aminet/mus/play/MPEGAPlayer141.readme/main"}
As usual, there are many useful tools, here just a small selection:
@{"mui38usr.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View util/libs/mui38usr.lha"} util/libs 1.0M 4 @{"MagicUserInterface 3.8, user files" link ":Aminet/util/libs/mui38usr.readme/main"}
@{"pplib020.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View util/libs/pplib020.lha"} util/libs 5K 9 @{"Powerpacker.library 68020+ version" link ":Aminet/util/libs/pplib020.readme/main"}
@{"ToolMgrBin.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View util/wb/ToolMgrBin.lha"} util/wb 90K 3 @{"ToolManager - binaries (V3.0)" link ":Aminet/util/wb/ToolMgrBin.readme/main"}
@{"animdtc017.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View util/dtype/animdtc017.lha"} util/dtype 20K 4 @{"IFF ANIM DataType V1.7, now with sound support" link ":Aminet/util/dtype/animdtc017.readme/main"}
@{"akJFIF43x.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View util/dtype/akJFIF43x.lha"} util/dtype 206K 3 @{"AkJFIF-dt V43.27 (JPEG, 68000-060)" link ":Aminet/util/dtype/akJFIF43x.readme/main"}
@{"akPNG43x.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View util/dtype/akPNG43x.lha"} util/dtype 195K 3 @{"AkPNG-dt V43.27 (PNG, 68000-060)" link ":Aminet/util/dtype/akPNG43x.readme/main"}
@{"mpvdtc017.lha" system "AMINET18:Tools/View util/dtype/mpvdtc017.lha"} util/dtype 183K 4 @{"MPEG video datatype V1.7" link ":Aminet/util/dtype/mpvdtc017.readme/main"}
Finally, if you're into hardware, check the many new submissions in
hard/hack.
As always, enjoy!
@endnode
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@node Features "New features"
New features of this CD
New for CD 18:
- Updated Aminet upload instructions
- New MED player for DeliTracker
- The following index files omitted due to lack of space:
New_* Aminet_Age Aminet_Name Aminet_Dir.accel (search acceleration)
and info/adt/ADT_CD* info/adt/ADT_SET*
New for CD 17:
- FullFind and Find now consequently use PowerGuide
- Bug with Find highlighting wrong areas of description fixed
- Aminet access info updated
- New German subscription info
New for CD 15:
- @{" PowerGuide " link powerguide} 1.21 used
- FindKit problems with PowerGuide fixed
New for CD 14:
- There is a new AmigaGuide alternative on the CD: PowerGuide. If you've
currently selected AmigaGuide or MultiView as text viewer in 'Prefs',
you may want to enter PowerGuide there.
- There's now a quick-install demo version of @{" MagicUserInterface " link :Tools/MUI/ReadMe/main } (MUI)
@endnode
@node PowerGuide "PowerGuide"
PowerGuide
PowerGuide is a faster alternative to AmigaGuide with some extra features.
Those features include a search facility and the ability to display the
results of an external program in the same window, which is used for the
'Find' buttons on this CD. Select the 'About' menu item to see what you're
using now.
If you have saved a configuration with AmigaGuide/Multiview as your text
viewer, I suggest you run @{" Prefs " system "AMINET18:Prefs"} to change that, ie enter PowerGuide
as your text viewer. On the other hand you can get rid of PowerGuide if
you safe preferences with Multiview as your text viewer.
You may want to @{" test drive " system "AMINET18:Tools/PowerGuide AMINET18:ReadMe"} PowerGuide first.
@endnode
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@node Software "Access software"
Workbench
---------
Browsing:
The first thing you will want to do is browse the contents of the CD.
The best way to get a quick overview is having a look at the overview
in this document; the very first links. Another method is to check
the file Lists/New_Dir (if you already have the previous Aminet CD)
or Lists/Index_Dir.
Wherever you see a list of files with descriptions, you can click
to archive name to start an unpack tool. You will be asked for a
destination directory (the default can be chosen in 'Prefs'). After
you hit return, the archive gets unpacked to where you selected.
For some types of files, you can click a middle button (called
'Start' or 'Play') to view look at the archive contents directly.
Some index files play directly without asking. Specifically, the
file type specific index files in Guides/ behave that way (ie the
Games, Demos, Pix and Mods index) as well as the top level Index
and the top level Find program. On the other hand, all index files
and search programs in Lists/ ask what to do with the files.
In all index files you can view the .readme file for an archive by
clicking the description.
Searching:
After you've become familiar with the contents of the CD, you will
often want to search for a specific keyword in the contents of the
CD. Just double click the 'Find' icon on the top level of the CD,
enter the case insensitive sub string or pattern you want to look
for, and you will be presented with a list of files that match your
sub string anywhere on their line. If you enter more than one word,
only entries matching all words will be shown; you can, for example,
include a directory name in your search. You can also search the New_*
and Index_* files in Lists by clicking them first and then shift-
doubleclicking 'Find'. The resulting document will be of the 'View'
type for the toplevel Find program and of the 'Extract' type for
all other Find programs. The NewFind and AminetFind search the the
list of new files and the list of all Aminet files.
If you drag the FindKit drawer in Tools/ anywhere onto your hard disk,
you can searche all CDs without having the CD in your drive.
Using the FullFind program in the Tools directory, you can find any
word in any readme of this CD. If your word is a prefix of a word
in a readme, it will match. To prevent that, append a $ to your
search word. You can enter several search words, separated by
blanks, to see only the documents which contain all of them.
See also the documentation for the tools in question: @{" Inspect " system "AMINET18:Tools/View AMINET18:Tools/Docs/Inspect"},
@{" Find " system "AMINET18:Tools/View AMINET18:Tools/Docs/Find"}, @{" FullFind " system "AMINET18:Tools/View AMINET18:Tools/Docs/FullFind"} and @{" Prefs " system "AMINET18:Tools/View AMINET18:Tools/Docs/Prefs"}.
CLI/Shell
---------
Using a shell is not the recommended way to access this CD. However you
sometimes have no choice, e.g. when working under UNIX or MSDOS.
To get familiar with the contents of the CD, I recommend having a
look at the file Aminet/INDEX which contains a complete list of
all files on the CD in plain ASCII. More ASCII index files found
in Lists/, they end in .doc. If you find a file you are interested
in, for example, docs/mags/cd32bits-0694.lha , then execute the
following commands:
cd Aminet/docs/mags
lha e cd32bits-0694.lha ram:
to unpack the contents of that archive to RAM. If you don't have
the archiver LhA yet, you can obtain it from the Tools/ directory
on the CD.
To locate all files that contain foo anywhere in their file name,
directory name or description, execute the command
search NONUM Aminet/INDEX foo
or just use the Aminet find tool:
find foo
which will output an AmigaGuide document and display it. If you want
to find the files on any Aminet CD, use:
find IN Aminet foo
For further information read the documents on Find, FullFind and
Inspect in Tools/Docs/.
Useful stuff
------------
All Aminet CDs come with an unpacked and ready-to-install version of
@{" MagicUserInterface " link :Tools/MUI/ReadMe/main }. MUI is a library collection for creating user
interfaces and is required by several programs on this CD. If you
don't have MUI on your system yet, please follow the link above to
activate MUI temporarily or to install it permanently.
There is a very limited number of unpacked utilities on this CD in the
Tools/Useful directory. They are all related to accessing the files on
this CD, and you should think about installing them on your HD.
- AmiCDROM is an excellent CD-ROM file system. In the improbable case
that your CD filesystem has problems with the Aminet CD, just use this
one.
- ARCHandler lets you access the Aminet CD (or any other file system)
as if all the lha files on it were directories, ie you don't need
to unpack anything. Great stuff.
- Degrader can disable all the advanced features of accelerated Amigas,
getting many hardware-bashing demos and games to run.
- ToolAlias can map one default tool name to another. This is useful if
you can't change the default tool of a file but want to use a different
viewer.
- TrashMaster creates an App-Icon on your Workbench where you can drag
icons to delete them. Handy to clean up after an archive has been
extracted to RAM:.
@endnode
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@node Custom "Customizing Aminet CD"
Customizing Aminet CD
As you know all too well, CDs cannot be written to. This CD, however, gives
you a limited possibility to shape it according to your taste. There are
two possibilities, select the links for documentation:
The @{" Personal " link Personal} index in the Guides drawer is an Aminet CD index like all
the others, with viewing and readme displaying capabilities. The only
difference is that you decide what's listed in it and what not.
@{" Clones " link Clones} are tiny files that pretend to be one of the items on the Aminet
CD. You can create, rename and arrange them as you like, and you can put
them in WBStartup or ToolManager docks. Of course you need the CD in the
drive when you want to use clones.
@endnode
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@node Personal "Your personal Aminet CD index"
Your personal Aminet CD index
In the Guides directory you find, among various static index files an index
called 'Personal'. In the beginning it's empty. If you click 'add', you
are asked for a search pattern. You can click any of the shown items
to to add them to your personal Aminet index. However you need to close
your Personal index and open it again in order to make the changes
visible.
If you press the 'sort' button, the index will be sorted by directory and
subsorted by file name. Duplicate lines will be eliminated. Again, you
have to close and reopen the index.
With the 'edit' button, finally, you can make any changes to your
personal index using your favourite editor. setenv EDITOR <your-editor>
to determine the editor. Always use line operation (like deleting lines,
inserting lines from Aminet/INDEX or reordering lines). Again, you need
to reload the index to make the changes visible.
The index looks as if it were stored on the CD. This is not the case, of
course. The contents are stored in the file S:Aminet-PersonalX, where X
is the number of your CD. You can edit or delete it there.
Apart from that, the Personal index behaves like any immediate view index;
ie if you click a mod in the Personal index, it will play immediately.
So have a look at your @{" personal " system "AMINET18:Tools/Personal"} index.
@endnode
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@node Clones "Clones"
Clones
There's a few things that you cannot do in a normal Aminet CD index. For
example you cannot put an item from the Aminet CD index in a ToolManager
dock or a Directory Opus gadget. That's what clones were created for.
Clones pretend to be the Aminet file you created them from. You can
move them around, arrange them and delete them as you like. Clones can
be started from CLI or from the Workbench, where they have an icon
that reflects their type. Starting a clone is equivalent to clicking
the according archive name in the Aminet CD index, except for the fact
that the action (playing, game or demo starting) will be performed without
asking for confirmation. Of course you need to have the Aminet CD in the
CD-ROM drive when you start a cloned program.
To create a clone, start the @{" Cloner " system "AMINET18:Tools/Cloner"} program. It asks you for a
pattern and displays the files matching that pattern. You then click the
item you would like to see cloned, maybe change the destination path in
the upcoming requester, and hit 'Create' to confirm. Each clone takes about
3K of disk space.
@endnode
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@node Troubles "Some common problems with the Aminet CD"
Multiview crashes
-----------------
We've had a report that Multiview has a problem with displaying the
.readme files in the new format. Just enter 'PowerGuide' as text
viewer in 'Prefs' to fix this.
Why are all file names upper case?
----------------------------------
For this CD, we have chosen to stick to the ISO CDROM standard. This
means that the CD can be read on any system, but it also means that
all files names are upper case. However, we also used RockRidge
extensions, so file systems that understand them can still use
mixed case. The AmiCDROM file system provided in the Tools/Useful
directory will give you mixed case on the Aminet CD.
Why can't I read some of the files with the Commodore CD file system?
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Because it's buggy. The solution is the same as before: Install the
AmiCDROM file system. It's works very nicely.
Why do I have problems with by Xetec file system?
-------------------------------------------------
It seems to have problems with our choice of CD formats. However
version 2.0 was reported to work fine. If not, again, again: Install
the AmiCDROM file system found on this CD.
Nothing happens when I try to show that image/play that mod!
------------------------------------------------------------
The Aminet extraction software tries to be smart how every pic is
shown or mod is played. However sometimes it fails. In those cases
you can simply extract the archive and look at it by yourself.
Also, you might be running out of memory, see below.
I'm running out of memory!
--------------------------
Viewing an image or playing a mod by clicking it in the index takes
quite a lot of memory, since the index as well was the extraction
program stay in memory while the picture is viewed. Solutions:
- Set your extraction directory to something different from RAM:,
e.g. an (existing) directory on your HD. This can be done using
the 'Prefs' program.
- Don't view the files directly from the index. Click on 'extract'
first, then close the index, and open the directory your file
was extracted to.
Of course combining the two saves the most.
I want to mount this CD on my BBS
---------------------------------
We have Files.BBS index files in every directory, so some BBS programs
can use the CD directly. Others understand our .readme format already.
For MS-DOS BBSes use the index called FILES.MSD. If you would like to
copy the files onto HD, you can use the file Aminet/info/adt/TRANSL.TBL
(which shows origname and CD-name for each file) to restore the original
file names. If you write any additional software or need indices in a
different format, please contact me.
I cannot use this CD with my CD32!
----------------------------------
This is due to a bug in the CD32 CDROM file system and occurs when you
boot off the Network CD or something similar. You can circumvent this
bug by mounting a small RAD: disk (about 49 tracks), copy the most
important files from a Workbench CD there (c, libs, envarc) and boot
off the RAD:. That should get the Aminet CD (and some other interesting
CDs) to work.
@endnode
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@node Aminet "What is Aminet?"
What is Aminet?
---------------
Aminet is a library where software authors can place their freely
distributable programs for others to download. The backbone of Aminet
consists of about 40 computers all over the world that are linked to
Internet, a computer network that connects most universities and many
businesses in the world. Many other places, such as 80 BBSes, keep
frequently updated copies of Aminet.
Aminet is moderated. Whatever gets uploaded has to be approved before
it is made available to the public. However there is no censorship;
the only conditions for inclusion in the library are that every file
uploaded has a description file in the correct format, and the archive
itself is okay, virus free and legal.
What is unique about Aminet is that large amounts of data are made
available to a wide audience within a very short time. If a programmer
uploads his latest release to Aminet, he can expect that it will have
been downloaded and tested by one thousand people within a week. If
he finds a bug in his program, he can distribute an update to the
whole world within twenty four hours. In that respect, freely
distributable software works far better than commercial software.
You may want to read about the @{" recent " system "AMINET18:Tools/View AMINET18:Guides/Misc/30000"}, @{" older" system "AMINET18:Tools/View AMINET18:Guides/Misc/10000"} and @{" ancient " system "AMINET18:Tools/View AMINET18:Guides/Misc/5000"}
history of Aminet, or find out where to @{" access " link Access} Aminet in your area.
@endnode
============================================================================
@node Access "Getting access to Aminet"
Where do I access Aminet?
-------------------------
If you would like to get updated more often than is possible with a
quarterly CDROM, you have several possibilities. By far the best way
is getting yourself connected to the Internet. Several commercial
networks allow access to the Internet, I however recommend a 'pure'
Internet provider and not an (expensive) online service with (often
inferior) Internet gateway.
Once you have gotten Internet access you can use the following methods
to access the latest Aminet files:
- Mirrors. The normal way to access Aminet is by FTP, which comes
with UNIX (program name is ftp). You can use any of the below
sites. Most keep only recent files, but some have them all.
Location Name IP Address Path Files
USA (MO) ftp.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 pub/aminet/ ALL
USA (WI) ftp.netnet.net 198.70.64.3 pub/aminet/ 25000
USA (AZ) ftp.ninemoons.com 165.247.33.6 pub/aminet/ 13000
Australia ftp.livewire.com.au 203.16.26.3 pub/aminet/ ALL
Switzerland ftp.eunet.ch 146.228.10.11 pub/aminet/ 20000
Scandinavia ftp.luth.se 130.240.16.39 pub/aminet/ 25000
Germany ftp.germany.aminet.org 131.234.22.30 pub/aminet/ ALL
Germany ftp.uni-erlangen.de 131.188.3.2 pub/aminet/ 20000
Germany ftp.uni-stuttgart.de 129.69.18.15 cd aminet 4000
Germany ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de 130.149.17.12 pub/aminet/ 16000
Germany ftp.tu-chemnitz.de 134.109.132.28 pub/aminet/ 12000
Germany ftp.uni-siegen.de 141.99.164.1 pub/aminet/ 9000
Germany ftp.uni-trier.de 136.199.8.81 pub/aminet/ 5000
Germany ftp.fh-augsburg.de 141.82.16.242 pub/aminet/ 5000
Germany ftp.uni-bremen.de 134.102.228.2 pub/aminet/ 3000
Germany ftp.uni-kl.de 131.246.94.94 pub/aminet/ 2000
Germany ftp.uni-regensburg.de 132.199.1.203 pub/aminet/ 3000
Germany ftp.tu-clausthal.de 139.174.253.13 pub/aminet/ 1000
Germany ftp.aachen.aminet.org 137.226.225.3 pub/aminet/ 2300
Germany ftp.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de 132.187.1.2 cd aminet 4000
Italy ftp.italy.aminet.org 192.132.34.17 pub/aminet/ ALL
Austria vienna.aminet.or.at 193.171.54.210 pub/aminet/ ALL
France aminet.grolier.fr 194.158.97.86 pub/aminet/ ALL
France sunsite.cnam.fr 163.173.129.5 pub/aminet/ 6000
Denmark sunsite.auc.dk 130.225.51.30 pub/aminet/ 2000
UK ftp.uk.aminet.org 155.198.1.40 pub/aminet/ ALL
UK micros.hensa.ac.uk 194.80.32.51 pub/aminet/ 8500
Ireland atlantis.ucc.ie 143.239.1.200 pub/aminet/ 2000
Greece ftp.acropolis.gr 193.92.228.7 pub/aminet/ 20000
Portugal ftp.portugal.aminet.org 193.136.173.10 pub/aminet/ 15000
Spain ftp.gui.uva.es 157.88.36.190 pub/aminet/ 1500
Hungary ftp.iit.uni-miskolc.hu 193.6.4.31 pub/aminet/ 3000
Czech Rep amiga.chemi.muni.cz 147.251.84.2 pub/aminet/ 2000
Poland ftp.man.szczecin.pl 194.92.39.69 pub/aminet/ 2000
Croatia thphys.irb.hr 161.53.129.16 pub/aminet/ 500
- ADT. This is a front end for FTP that allows easy access to Aminet. Get
it from misc/unix/adt.c and compile it on your UNIX box by typing
'sh adt.c'
- WWW. Mosaic or Lynx are a very decent way to access Aminet. Try the
URLs http://ftp.wustl.edu/~aminet/, http://ftp.eunet.ch/~aminet/ or
http://www.germany.aminet.org/aminet/ where you can also find pointers
to other Aminet sites with WWW support.
- FSP. Aminet Files can be downloaded from the FSP site ftp.luth.se at
port 6969. ftp.wustl.edu, ftp.uk.aminet.org, sunsite.auc.dk and
ftp.giga.or.at have FSP on port 21, but can't be reached from everywhere
(just try). Uploads are accepted at most of these sites.
- Telnet. ftp.uk.aminet.org strikes again. You can telnet to 155.198.1.40
and log in as 'sources', which gives you a UNIX account where you can
download the files on src using commands like 'sz' and 'kermit', or
just browse around.
- NFS. NFS mounting of the archive is possible at ftp.wustl.edu (see
ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/README.NFS for details), at sunsite.auc.dk (see
http://sunsite.auc.dk/SunSITE/access.html for details), at
ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (path /serv/serv/pub/systems/amiga/aminet) and
at ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de (path /export/mdd10/ftp/pub/aminet).
- Finger. To find out what's been uploaded to Aminet within the last
week, enter 'finger aminet@ftp.wustl.edu' or 'finger aminet@ftp.eunet.ch'
- Gopher. Gopher is specially supported by several Aminet sites. Just
type 'gopher <sitename>' or 'gopher -p <startpoint> <sitename>'.
USA (MO) ftp.wustl.edu 1/pub/aminet/info/goph
UK gopher.uk.aminet.org 1/pub/aminet/info/goph
- Samba. Use 'net use x: \\sunsite.auc.dk\ftp' to access to sunsite.auc.dk
Accessing Aminet without Internet
------------------------------------
- CD-ROM. Aminet CD 5 and up are available from Stefan Ossowski, Germany
(stefano@tchest.e.eunet.de) or Fred Fish (orders@amigalib.com). The
CD costs DM 25 or US$ 20. You can also buy the complete Aminet as of
Jan 95 on 4 CDs for DM60 or US$ 40. For further details, have a look at
docs/misc/CD-Orders.txt.
- Get internet access. Certainly the most comfortable way to access
Aminet but sometimes expensive. Some Internet providers are:
USA Portal Voice 1.408.973.9111 Modem 1.408.973.8091
Netcom Voice 1.408.554.UNIX
GERMANY EUnet Voice +49.231.972.00 Fax +49.231.972.1111
SWITZERLAND EUnet Voice +41.1.291.45.80 Fax +41.1.291.46.42
UK Demon Voice +44-81-349-0063 Fax +44-81-349-0309
- Aminet mailserver. The Aminet mail server can do various things for you,
like doing finds and accepting uploads, but it does not send out
binaries. Send HELP to aminet-server@wuarchive.wustl.edu to find out
more.
- Bin mailserver. The Aminet site src.doc.ic.ac.uk has an email server
that sends out uuencoded binaries. Send a message with HELP in the body
to ftpmail@doc.ic.ac.uk or ftpmail@ftp.luth.se . You can also use
ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com to retrieve files from any Aminet site, but
please use an American one to save bandwidth. Send HELP there for
information, too. Germans try ftp-mail@uni-paderborn.de or
mail-server@cs.tu-berlin.de, Canadians send HELP to MRCserv@MtRoyal.AB.CA
and Italias have a look at ftpmail@ftp.unina.it
- Modem. The following BBSes carry up-to-date Aminet files. Most have
more phone numbers than we can mention here, call to see a list of
the others. Also, many offer their files in ZConnect format. The list
is sorted by phone number.
Country Name FIDO Phone ISDN
------- ---- ---- ----- ----
USA (MS) The Gateway 1:3604/60 (+1)601 374 2697
USA (CA) Heavy Metal 1:202/1112 (+1)619 232 4919
USA (NC) The C: Dir (+1)919 787 6211
Canada RCN Networks (+1)418 653 3099
Canada TunnelVisio 1:153/910 (+1)604 535 9826
Canada MidnightMag (+1)905 796 2931
France Ramses 2:320/104 (+33)1 45845623
Italy Amiga Pro (+39)49 604488
Italy Glass Globe 2:332/118 (+39)577 959054
Italy SpeedOfLife 2:335/533 (+39)931 833773
Switzerland Amiga Micro 2:301/819 (+41)1 3001008 (+41)1 3001009
Switzerland Helvetica 2:301/723 (+41)1 3201781 (+41)1 3201777
Switzerland Dolphins (+41)1 8450936 (+41)1 8846028
Switzerland AmiCall 2:301/722 (+41)1 9804297
Switzerland Turicum (+41)1 9918501 (+41)1 9918503
Switzerland Dive-Inn 2:301/325 (+41)22 7518103 (+41)22 7518105
Switzerland Alphanet (+41)38 414081
Switzerland LogicPalace 2:301/706 (+41)31 7320051 (+41)31 7320044
Switzerland LINKSys (+41)61 3215643 (+41)61 3832007
Switzerland AUGS BBS (+41)62 7945041 (+41)62 7945049
Austria Amiga World 2:310/72 (+43)1 5044269 (+43)1 5047701
UK Elevate 2:251/18.0 (+44)1329 319028
UK Chaos Engin 2:259/15.0 (+44)1346 510727
UK Punters P. 2:250/361.0 (+44)1943 864070
Sweden TSDF (+46)90 199004
Germany Surprise (+49)201 329761 (+49)201 8315005
Germany Art-Line (+49)202 596003 (+49)202 2546013
Germany T.O.M. (+49)202 595267
Germany Pleasure (+49)203 431366
Germany SMachine (+49)203 4061447 (+49)203 9940127
Germany Grisubox (+49)2065 24447
Germany Karma Designs (+49)208 670722 (+49)208 628951
Germnay Golden Gate (+49)2041 262769
Germany Future Line (+49)2041 686829
Germany Blue Moon (+49)2065 66407
Germany Waldspecht (+49)208 202509 (+49)208 851334
Germany TrkPool (+49)208 808640
Germany Hardy Box (+49)2131 101990 (+49)2131 167212
Germany Delvinor (+49)2131 549457 (+49)2131 951253
Germany Newswire (+49)2154 5011
Germany Debuwi (+49)2236 83233
Germany Candys --- (+49)221 462138
Germany Darkness (+49)2273 1096 (+49)2273 910062
Germany X-RAY (+49)228 455893
Germany CBonn (+49)228 666588
Germany SID (+49)231 448496
Germany Blanker (+49)231 815739 (+49)231 9812094
Germany Fantasie (+49)2381 675700
Germany Stingray (+49)2385 6542 (+49)2385 910031
Germany Stardate (+49)251 262506
Germany ASBM (+49)251 791650
Germany Circus (+49)281 24001
Germany AMBO (+49)30 3739293 (+49)30 37401021
Germany TERM (+49)30 4537288 (+49)30 45470171
Germany Quick (+49)40 5479638
Germany ITHH (+49)40 6064098 (+49)40 60680341
Germany DOOM (+49)4223 8355 (+49)4223 95004
Germany Flight (+49)4442 72138 (+49)4442 920362
Germany Nexus-I (+49)5242 42065
Germany Black-Z (+49)6142 46278 (+49)6142 924080
Germany 48'er 2:2468/6020 (+49)6203 180293
Germany WestCoast 2:2468/9718.0 (+49)6221 761304
Germany RudisBox (+49)6253 86677 (+49)6253 972100
Germany HIT (+49)681 399426 (+49)681 372552
Germany Groenland (+49)6824 8444
Germany Titan (+49)6826 800391
Germany ***elOutside (+49)6838 84739
Germany BrainWave 2:246/2006.0 (+49)7071 78729 (+49)7071 971213
Germany DALLAS-BBS (+49)711 588146 (+49)711 5719063
Germany Amiga Univ. 2:246/1416.0 (+49)7195 920677 (+49)7195 940130
Germany Amiga Inside2:2476/539.0 (+49)721 841292
Germany Uplink 2:246/2320 (+49)751 96217 (+49)751 793316
Germany Fairytale 2:246/2300 (+49)7541 24362 (+49)7541 930232
Germany Melting Point 2:2476/825 (+49)7663 50103 (+49)7663 912013
Germany Predator 2:2490/1140 (+49)9131 14439
Germany LSD (+49)9133 9591
Germany Turtle 2:2490/1092 (+49)911 3241044 (+49)911 3241055
Germany Lizard (+49)911 476948
Germany Incubus (+49)931 781464 (+49)931 7900200
Australia Continental (+61)2949 4256
Australia 1990 Multi 3:690/758.0 (+61)9370 3333
Japan NIFTY-Serve (+81)3 5710 6400
- Anonymous UUCP. In Germany, you can access the Aminet files at the
phone numbers of Brainwave BBS (see above) using the following entry.
Download the file "Aminet:INFO" for more information.
anarchy Any SER 38400 ATD<Phone> BBS. ..\c ogin: uanon sword: uanon
In Switzerland you can use the Alphanet BBS, ~/archives/aminet,
with the login nuucp.
- FIDO. If you want to file-request Aminet files, you can do so by
requesting the file INFO from 2:246/2006.0. The BBSes which have
a FIDO node number mentioned above allow file requests.
- Mailing lists. If you want to get the list of new uploads mailed every
week, send a mail with 'SUBSCRIBE aminet-weekly Your Name' in the
body to listproc@mail.wustl.edu or if you want daily updates, just use
'SUBSCRIBE aminet-daily' instead. Replace 'Your Name' with your real
name, of course. Keep the welcome mail in case you forget how to
unsubscribe and for the password you get.
- Usenet. A list of recent uploads is posted every week to the newsgroups
comp.sys.amiga.misc and de.comp.sys.amiga.archive.
- EZINFO. This is an internet BBS in Switzerland. Here you can download by
Kermit or ZMODEM, but you need to be verified to become user. Modem dial
01 251 20 02, then type 'telnet b050' to connect to EZINFO. Also try
telnet kometh.ethz.ch and 'call b050' from internet.
- Aminet-on-disk. You can order single Aminet files (3 DM per disk)
or per-directory subscriptions (2 DM per disk) from Martin Schulze,
Parkstr. 14, 66806 Ensdorf, Germany. Phone: +49 (0) 6831 506171,
email masc@coli.uni-sb.de . Send 3 DM in stamps or $2 to get an
index disk with instructions.
Aminet-on-disk is available on Amiga-Floppy (880k: 3DM, 1.76MB: 5DM),
SyQuest 88/105/270MB and 128MB-Magneto-Optical. (DM 0.40 per Megabyte
without media costs)
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@node Submitting "Sending software to Aminet"
How do I submit something to Aminet?
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If you are an author of freely distributable software, you may be
interested to get your software onto Aminet. Aminet gets your software
to a lot of people very quickly, and is free of charge for most of
its users.
If you would like to get your piece of freely distributable software
onto Aminet and you don't have access to the Internet, you can check
the BBSes listed @{" here " link Access} if they forward uploads to Aminet. The
aminet-server@aminet.org accepts uploads by email, send HELP there for
instructions. If all fails, you can still send a diskette (that will
not be sent back, sorry) with your upload to Martin Schulze, whose
address you find in the access list as well.
Be sure to read the upload @{" instructions " link "AMINET18:Guides/Misc/Uploads/main"} very carefully. Faulty
submissions are in danger of being deleted.
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@node Ordering "Ordering subsequent CD's"
Order information
-----------------
A new Aminet CD appears every two months. You can expect about 800M of
new software on every CD, plus the currently most popular files, plus
enough files from other sources to fill up the CD to its limit. Check
this @{" list " link OlderCDs} of availble CDs. You can order subscriptions or single
CDs from the following companies:
Company Offerings
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- Germany/Europe
Stefan Ossowski's Aminet CDs DM 25
Schatztruhe GmbH subscriptions DM 19.80 per CD
Veronikastr. 33
D-45131 Essen Aminet Sets (4 CDs) DM 59
Germany
Shipping national prepaid DM 5
Phone +49-201-788778 cash on delivery DM 8
Fax +49-201-798447 Shipping Europe prepaid DM 8
Shipping overseas prepaid DM 15
stefano@tchest.e.eunet.de
All major credit cards accepted, they count as prepaid. Send cash
as check or in a registered letter. Subscriptions don't include
shipping. For money transfers use:
Deutsche Bank Essen, Bank ID 36070050, Account number 257901900
- Germany/Europe/Worldwide for dealers:
GTI GmbH
Carl-Zeiss-Str. 9
79761 Waldshut-Tienhen
Germany
Phone +49-7741-83040
Fax +49-7741-830438
100336.1245@compuserve.com
- USA/Canada
CRONUS Aminet CDs $ 19.95
1840 East Warner Road #105-265 subscriptions (4 CDs) $�59.95
Chandler, AZ 85284 Aminet Sets (4 CDs) $ 45.00
U.S.A.
Shipping anywhere $ 3.95
Federal Express (USA) $ 12.95
Fax: +1-602-491-0048
Voice: +1-800-804-0833 or +1-602-491-0442
WWW: www.ninemoons.com
Pay via cash, check, money order or credit card (VISA, MasterCard).
Checks/money orders payable to 'CRONUS' and in US $.
Credit card orders must include card number, expiration date, and
full name on card. Subscriptions don't include shipping. Dealer
inquiries welcome.
- Canada/USA
NATIONAL AMIGA Aminet CD's $39.95CAD
1229 Marlborough Ct. #1401 Aminet Set's $69.95CAD
Oakville, Ontario
L6H3B6 CANADA
Fax: +1-905-845-3295
Phone: +1-905-845-1949
Email: gscott@interlog.com
WWW: www.interlog.com/~gscott/NationalAmiga.html
COD Shipping by Canada Post, Canpar or UPS.All Canadian orders can
go COD either alone or as part of a larger order. Email is the best
way to contact us. Most email is answered within 12 hours.
- Italy
C.A.T.M.U. s.n.c. (DICE italian dealer)
Via G. Di Vittorio, 22 Aminet CDs 34900 Lit.
10023 Chieri (TO) subscriptions (4 CDs) 115000 Lit.
ITALY Aminet Set call
Fax: ++39-11-941.52.37 Shipping:
Tel: ++39-11-941.52.37 pre-paid 5500 Lit.
fer@inrete.alpcom.it on delivery 15000 Lit.
Pagamento tramite bollettino postale su c/c postale n.28065100
intestato a: C.A.T.M.U. di Zamuner Giorgio & C. s.n.c.
- Data Service, v. Soren Petersen Aminet CDs Kr. 119.-
Kaerhaven 2a 2th subscriptions Kr. 119.-
DK-6400 Sonderborg Aminet Set Kr. 259.-
DENMARK
Voice/Fax: ++45 74 43 17 36 Shipping:
SE: 15 89 13 00 pre-paid 25.-
PostGiro: 6 71 22 74 cash on delivery 40.-
Mail: sorpe-95@sdbg.ih.dk subscriptions free
Payment by cheque, giro, postal money order or cash.
Have a look at the @{" older Aminet CDs " link OlderCDs}, too.
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@node Disclaimer "The disclaimer"
Disclaimer
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All files on Aminet have been virus checked. However, new viruses
that were unknown at the time the CD was made could still have
slipped through, so we cannot make any warranties. Thus you should
run a virus checker on all programs extracted from the CD to be
absolutely safe.
Note that, although you have paid for the CD, you don't own all the
programs in it. Some of them are distributed as Shareware, which
means that you have to pay for its registration if you use it
regularly. Please support the concept of shareware; if a program is
worth using, it's also worth paying for.
You're getting the FD software on this CD is free of charge. The price
of the CD just pays for the collecting and presenting it, and for the
manfacturing of the CD.
amigaguide.library is Copyright Commodore Amiga Inc.
All programs Copyright their authors except where noted otherwise
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