3. Ankündigung: »Betatester II«-Programm und -Konferenz [englisch] Thendic-France (http://www.thendic-france.com) informiert: »The Betatester Program has been very successful and we need to acknowledge the reliable support we have received from most of our Betatesters for the Pegasos and MorphOS. Thanks! Of course, we also have to thank the Core MorphOS Development Team who in some cases for years have worked diligently to push MorphOS to a state suitable for commercial release. We have decided that the best way to say thank you and the best way to get "back to the future" as fast as possible is to bring everyone to one place. So we are going to do that! If you are a Core MorphOS Developer, a Qualified Betatester, or a Phase II Betatester (to be explained) we will organize and cover your travel and lodging expenses to the Betatester II Conference in Frankfurt, Germany. The Conference is currently scheduled for 12 October. We understand that we need to push the date back so that plans can be made and we can maximize the opportunity to make this gathering as meaningful and productive as possible. The new date will be 14-15 December at the Hilton Hotel, Frankfurt. Get ready! M-Day is here! 1. On 12 October version 1.0 of MorphOS will be released to all Betatesters. 2. The week of 13 October the Pegasos Betatester mainboard will be released to Resellers. It is STILL a "Betatester." 3. On 12 October Phase II of Team Betatester will begin. About the Betatester II Conference If you are Core MorphOS Developer you are automatically included. If you are a "qualified" Betatester (you have been sending your bug reports, testing applications, etc.) you are included. If you purchase a Betatester in October and port an application or develop an original program for MorphOS to demonstrate at Betatester II you are *eligible* to be included. If you have an interesting hardware development or special hardware skills required to test and experiment with the Pegasos you are *eligible* for Phase II of the Betatester Program and can be included. If you are a Graphic Artist, a Demo Scene producer, or a Web Designer and you have something to show us that captures the spirit of the future we want to create with Team Betatester, you are *eligible* and can be included. The websites to be created are www.pegasosppc.com and www.pegasosppc.org. We will provide travel and lodging for up to 100 Developers/Betatesters. To register and be considered you must email your full contact information to betatester@thendic-france.com before 20 October. After 14 October Betatester machines can be purchased from these known distributors/resellers: Master Distributors: Germany http://www.vesalia.de France http://www.aps.fr France http://www.pegasos-france.com Resellers: Germany http://www.kdh-shop24.de Spain http://www.amigasuperbit.com Italy http://www.virtualworks.it Holland http://www.compcity.nl Poland http://efunzine.pegasos.pl/ Sweden http://www.ggsdata.se Suisse http://www.pegasos-suisse.com Denmark http://www.kiwimultimedia.dk Austria http://www.pointdesign.at/ USA and Canada details coming soon! Also at Betatester II... We will present the strategic plan for MorphOS, the Pegasos and the eclipsis. We will present the first peripheral devices: a wireless camera, a smart card reader, and the DataPlay disc drive. They will all work with the Pegasos and depending on what activity each Betatester is involved with in the future these devices will be given to Betatesters for testing/development. All Betatesters will receive the Thendic card reader and a Betatester Smart Card that enables secure FTP access to the Betatester II application library and loyalty program. We will also award 1000 Euros for the best program ported to MorphOS, the best Demo, and the best hardware innovation presented at the Conference. The results will be determined by a popular vote of the 100 Developers/Betatesters present and the Thendic/bplan Team. Each person has one vote. The Conference begins at 1000 14 December. The formal presentations begin at 1500 and end at 1800. From 1000 to 1800 only Developers/Betatesters and the Thendic/bplan Team will be admitted. At 1800 until 2400 the Conference will be open to all interested parties and a buffet style "working" dinner will be provided with coffee and drinks. All others admitted for the evening demonstration from will receive a Betatester II T-Shirt. The cost of entry for interested parties is 20 Euros. However, anyone having purchased a Betatester and not already a Conference participant will be admitted free. Sunday, 15 December the Conference will be open from 1000 until 1500. The voting for the contests will be at 1200. The cost of entry for interested parties is 20 Euros. A buffet lunch will be served and coffee and drinks will be provided. Again, anyone having purchased a Betatester and not already a Conference participant will be admitted free.« Wenig später hat Thendic-France eine Klarstellung zu den Merkmalen beziehungsweise Unterschieden der Programme Betatester I und II veröffentlicht: »Betatester I Purchased from Thendic-France -- 1000 Euros complete; 650 Euros mainboard with CPU module (both prices less VAT) Sign NDA and provide at least a bug report a week Participate on the core testing team FTP access to latest OS releases and applications Testing of peripheral devices First to receive upgrade to G4 package Betatester II Purchased from any authorized Distributor or Reseller Sign up with Betatester II form found on MorphOS v1.0 CD Access to new releases of OS (major releases not daily/weekly upgrades) Opportunity to participate in December Conference Opportunity to port or test applications, develop or test peripherals, create demos or website concepts and win contest prizes of 1000 Euros for each catagory« |