A new update of libnix has been released for MorphOS. Changes:

• stdio init no longer reads off bounds memory if __stdiowin is set to "" (it's still not valid to do so though (read SAS/C docs)).
• strcoll/xfrm won't pull in libauto/external LocaleBase any more.
• mbstowcs/wcstombs behaves properly when destination is NULL (they are still dummies though, so don't expect widechar to work).
• no more semaphore lockups that could occur in certain situations (thanks to HAK for finding such a situation!).

A new version of the Just-In-Time Compiler TRANCE has been released. The changes since the previous release are:

• Fixed a bug that would make certain IBrowse CPU versions crash (at least IBrowse 2.3 and 2.4) addx/subx with predecrement was fixed. These instructions are very rare, but could be used for some multiprecision math.
• Trancestats has been updated to work properly with the latest MUI versions.

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"We would like use the upcoming holidays as an opportunity to thank you for your confidence in us and our products during the past year. This year's gift from bplan to you is our video titled "How to build the machine - Reloaded".

We wish all our website visitors a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2007."

All dealer orders for the MorphOS version of Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood have been shipped out. A demoversion of Robin Hood can be found on the Products Page of our website.

"Airline Tycoon Deluxe" is one of the most popular business simulations the last couple of years. And finally it is approaching on a MorphOS airport near you soon. The game is in the final stages of betatesting for MorphOS and fingers crossed will start shipping shortly before Xmas.

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Genesi is pleased to announce that the next public release of MorphOS will support the Efika. MorphOS is a lightweight and flexible operating system and Efika is a low-power and silent miniature mainboard based on the Freescale MPC5200B Power Architecture™ SoC.

The Efika 5200B is available on the PegasosPPC.com store. The retail price is $199 - please contact the sales team for reseller and bulk discounts.

And here the MorphOS Team announcment on MorphZone to make this news complete.

'Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood' has gone gold for MorphOS. Gunnar and Marcin have spent a couple of weeks on improving the overall perfomance of the game. The results can be tested as a new and optimised demoversion of Robin Hood is available today for MorphOS as well. The full game will start shipping next week and Robin Hood for MorphOS will be available in two seperate language versions in english and german. The new demoversion for MorphOS can be found on the Products pages of our website.

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Marcin 'Marcik' Kwiatkowski has released the first version of his new browser called 'Sputnik'. You can download it using the title link including the source codes of the LGPL based parts.

Happy birthday Marcin and Sputnik!

Gary Peake passed away this week after a hard struggle with cancer and put up a good fight. He would want all of his friends to know how very much they meant to him.

Gary was known in the Amiga world as a founding member of Team AMIGA with Rick Lembree. He also worked for Amiga Inc for a while in the hope to help bring the Amiga back. He was diagnosed with metastasized lung cancer and a brain tumor a few months ago.

For an interview with Gary please download Total Amiga

This thread is forwarded to his family so they know how well known and loved Gary was by many.

Rest in peace Gary. Thank you for all you did.