Today the following public releases have been made available to download on Updater utility:

List v54.7
RadeonRX v2.5

Today the following public releases have been made available to download on Updater utility:

InfoWB v53.26

@Raziel

AsyncWb is in the domain of Hyperion. The underlying copy process is DOS Lib (Hyperion)

@IamSONIC

That’s great news. Thank you very much for the German translation

@IamSonic

Updated InfoWB sent to your email.

Hopefully it fixes the problem

Sure, please email: support@amiga.org

thanks

@IamSonic

I have just been given a new InfoWB build which I can send you. It hopefully will solve the bug you reported.

Please contact me with your email address

Thanks!

The following release is now available under the Packages tab of Updater utility:

AmiSSL v4.9

@Spectre660 @IamSonic

Thanks. We will investigate and get it fixed

Sorry your reply was missed. Your request has been processed now. Apologies for the inconvenience

@raziel

Our support sent you an
Email reply at 08:41 on Tuesday 30 March

@walkero

There has been little change of the OS3 datatype system to that which is used in OS4. So datatypes initially created for OS3 work almost identically on OS4. Hence maturity on AmigaOS is universal whether it be OS3 or OS4.

AK-Datatypes since it's inception in 1995 is one of the longest standing datatype system predating OS4. Andreas Kleinert who created it is a very high calibre developer. In the early 2000's it has had ports to next generation PPC, namely MorphOS and PowerUp cards. This is the first time it is native for OS4 and we put it through many, many months of beta test. It has had TIFF, PNG and JPEG updated to the very latest standards and now is on par with modern OS platforms.

My point is that your comment could be (unintentionally) misconstrued by some that AK-Datatypes can cause a system to become instable. There is no reports of this being the case and if we had a report, we would be nimble to resolve it.

I noticed that you suggested to another user in a previous post to revert to the WarpDT datatypes when he had a crash. We wouldn't be releasing AK-Datatypes if we thought that it was unstable in any way.

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If the Enhancer Software Installer is used then the firmware drawer will be copied across.

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I haven't seen any reports that AK-Datatypes risk system stability. Surely this subtle suggestion plants seeds of doubt unncessarily in users minds?

AK-Datatypes are a *very* mature software product since 1995 and have recently been updated to the very latest modern standards.

@pjs

Hi Paul

You are a really great guy and I always very much enjoy meeting you every year at Amiwest. I wish the circumstances from this pandemic made meetings and events possible again. I share your passion for this platform and like you I want it to succeed.

I fully respect your viewpoint but I want to continue to strive to give users the best experience they can have. We have different ideas on how to achieve this.

As you maybe guessed, the revenue that is generated from Enhancer Software sales doesn’t meet the costs of software development. My personal time and resources are helping to contribute to the development.

However in the face of seemingly endless litigation and events such as “bankruptcies” over the last few years, it is preferable to work on an independent project that is not effected by these disruptive events and instead achieves positive results. Something that can grow and mature and ultimately be safeguarded for this community for the longer term.

Today the following public releases have been made available to download on Updater utility:

Anim Gadget Class v53.7
AmiSphereServer v53.78
Updater v53.73
ToolBar Gadget Class v53.6
Format v54.1
Notification Prefs v54.3
NotificationServer v54.3
TuneNet v2.13

@walkero @328gts

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In Updater there is a third tab entitled "Packages"

This is for useful third-party packages not found on AMIStore or AmiSphere.

@billyfish

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No problem, you can rename Format to anything you want on your own computer. It is your personal choice.

Updater is used to update only Enhancer Software components. However when you download a component you can tell Updater to install that file to any location of your choosing. Updater is very flexible for user's preferences.

There is nothing stopping you from installing any of the components on a completely different partition or assign if you so wish.

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A few here will agree with your point of view and others will not see it as a problem.

In Summary:

* The Enhancer Software from A-EON is an independent package designed to be bundled on A-EON's own hardware platforms.

* Users can freely decide to install it in it's entirety or opt for parts of it. They may decide to not install any of it. It is their choice. I respect the end-users decision. We actively develop for the users that want to use components.

* Users can freely decide to rename some Enhancer Software components on their system. That is the great thing about our platform and that is their choice.

The user is in charge of how they configure their system and what software to support and we should respect that. The verbose Enhancer Software Installation process provides so many options for users to configure the bespoke install that they want.

As a long standing Amiga user, I have always configured my own system configuration using a plethora of third party components often replacing and enhancing the standard ones. This product is cut from the same cloth.

@Raziel @NinjaCyborg

You are expressing your opinion and preference. Lots of others have differing opinion and the choice is in there for the user to decide whether to install Format or other components or not. It is not up to anyone to dictate what users do and whether or not they support a software package or development with their hard earned cash.

The name "Format" is not the preserve of anyone.

Format and similar components have been inside the Enhancer Software for approximately five years and upgraded steadily. Many users have freely decided to use these and had great satisfaction for the steady stream of updates our team has provided over a long period of time when no OS updates were forthcoming.

The Enhancer Software was borne from the slow pace of software development in the Next Generation niche. A-EON's software is principally developed to support users of A-EON's hardware platforms. It has plugged the gaps for customers and will continue to progress for those same customers who expect something more than maintenance update every 5 years.

I am sure you agree that it's A-EON's right and discretion to supply any software it develops in-house on it's own hardware platform in the efforts to enhance the product experience for it's customer base.

@billyfish

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You have to consider that "Update 2" contains around 4-5 years worth of maintenance updates that have finally made it to the public. Some of the files contained in the update maybe very old from some years ago and now they are finally seeing the light of day.

The Enhancer Software Sound Datatype has had several recent updates and development is ongoing with some exciting new features to be added. It works in a very different way to other sound datatypes as it is structured for streaming and a few new concepts for future enhancement.

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You can do this now with the current installer by specifying alternative install locations for the files. Some users have already done that. It is your choice.

You can also opt to install specific files and not install others. That is your choice too.

The Enhancer Software is flexible, you can take as much, or as little from it as you wish.