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`31.Dez.2018` Alexander Fritsch, selco (ANF)	Sprachsynthese: SAM 1.1 Der Amiga-Port von Sebastian Macke's C-Reimplementierung des bekannten C64-Sprachsynthesizers SAM (Software Automatic Mouth) ist jetzt im Aminet zu finden. SAM läuft auf allen Amigas und unterstützt die Soundausgabe über das Audio- oder ahi.device sowie in ein WAV-File. (cg) [Meldung: 31. Dez. 2018, 19:13] [Kommentare: 8 - 08. Jan. 2019, 15:54] [Per E-Mail versenden] [Druck-Version] [ASCII-Version]
`31.Dez.2018` Mike Battilana (E-Mail)	Cloanto: Amiga Forever 8 und C64 Forever 8 Cloanto hat Version 8 ihrer Emulator-Distributionen "Amiga Forever" und "C64 Forever" veröffentlicht. Zu den wichtigsten Neuerungen zählen "virtuelle Tastaturen" für den Amiga Emulator, die Möglichkeit den Cursor von 8-Bit-Rechnern mittels der Maus zu steuern sowie ein "Fullscreen-Menü" für alle Emulatoren, das die wichtigsten Optionen auch während des Vollbild-Betriebs verfügbar macht. Außerdem kann der Inhalt der Windows-Zwischenablage jetzt auch im Emulator eingefügt werden. Den zweiten Teil der Pressemitteilung nutzt Mike Battilana von Cloanto, um erneut seine Entschlossenheit zu einer möglichst umfassenden Bewahrung des Amiga-Erbes zu betonen, (Zitat) "beispielsweise in Form einer gemeinnützigen Einrichtung und/oder Stiftung, als Open Source Software oder in anderen Szenarien, die bei der Bewahrung und weiteren Unterstützung des Commodore/Amiga-Erbes nützlich sein könnten". Im Folgenden Cloantos komplette Pressemitteilung: December 31, 2018 - Cloanto released today version 8 of Amiga Forever and C64 Forever, the official Commodore/Amiga preservation, emulation and support suites for Windows. Once again, the new editions are the result of 18 months of development since the previous major version, and now encompass more than 600K lines of code written by Cloanto, seamlessly integrating with a collaborative effort of emulation plugins and content preservation. "Virtual machines, virtual keyboards, virtual joysticks, virtual mice... real enjoyment! Whether you always wanted to move a PET/CBM text cursor with a click, or pop up an accurate and fully reconfigurable onscreen keyboard for Amiga and 8-bit systems, this release has it all," said Cloanto's Mike Battilana. Work on the input front, which in version 7 had a focus on physical and virtual game controllers, was continued in version 8 by revamping existing features and adding virtual mouse and keyboard functionality that has no par in other emulation environments. In order to achieve an accurate implementation of the widest set of Commodore/Amiga systems, more than once we had to ask a collector to open one of their rare machines to confirm some internals. Former Commodore engineers graciously assisted with details that only they could know. When the mouse is used to position an 8-bit cursor, or multiple keys are pressed or tapped on a popup keyboard, or the Amiga keyboard language is changed at runtime in the Input Prefs and propagates up into the emulation and authoring side, the results are both historically accurate and surprisingly seamless in their modern usability. The deep connections between Windows and CBM/Amiga ROM internals on the input front took several months to craft, yet are easy to use. The same is true for the new fullscreen emulation controls, which required the creation of a graphical user interface with menus and buttons that could be used with the mouse or keyboard as well as with game controllers, at a low level where this is not provided by Windows. As part of its "preservation done right" commitment, Cloanto entered into agreements with Stanford University Libraries, the German National Library (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, DNB) and other cultural and preservation institutions. These collaborations are spontaneous, and Cloanto does not receive payments or funding. Ongoing efforts also include a "kiosk mode" emulation frontend for museums. "Working on projects like Amiga Forever and C64 Forever and remaining in touch with our community has allowed us to keep nourishing the sentiments of passion, beauty, excellence and friendship that have accompanied this journey since the 1980s. We also learned how continuing this longstanding endeavor brings with it some mostly thankless tasks such as sorting out the occasional legal doubt and standing up for the truth. In working hard to research rights and respect rules, Cloanto has become a 'reluctant torchbearer' of something bigger and of larger interest than we could ever have imagined to be involved with more than 30 years ago. Fortunately, as an independent entity, Cloanto does not lack the courage or the ability to change, or to hand over. "Continuing on the discourse that was first outlined at cloanto.org a few years ago," said Mike, "I remain personally engaged in exploring possible futures involving a nonprofit and/or foundation, open source, and other scenarios that could best help the cause of Commodore/Amiga preservation and support. As in the past, during 2019 I plan to attend events like Amiga Ireland, AmiWest in Sacramento and Amiga34 Germany. I again look forward to meeting old and new friends and to promote consultations on this important topic." Amiga Forever 8 is available now in three editions: Value Edition (downloadable installer) Plus Edition (downloadable installer with option to build DVD ISO image) Premium Edition (downloadable Plus Edition, plus boxed software and additional videos on 3 DVDs) C64 Forever 8 is available now in three editions: Free Express Edition (feature-limited version) Downloadable Plus Edition (downloadable installer with option to build CD ISO image) Boxed Plus Edition (downloadable Plus Edition, plus boxed CD)Both packages recognize and work with each other, with options to merge the different platforms into the same interface. Prices start from $9.95 (Value Edition, or special upgrade offers). Both packages recognize and work with each other, with options to merge the different platforms into the same interface. Prices start from $9.95 (Value Edition, or special upgrade offers). Visual Tours Here are some suggestions to highlight specific version 8 features for YouTubers and other more visual friends: Virtual Keyboard - Open an Amiga emulation session like Workbench 3.X (in the Systems folder) and then use the keyboard menu at the bottom left of the playback window to open the Virtual Keyboard. Inside the emulation, open the Input Prefs and change the keyboard to a different language (e.g. German). Did you notice how the virtual keyboard on the Windows side also updated its layout? And still, it all keeps working with your unchanged physical PC keyboard, no matter what layout that one has. Then on closing the session you can choose whether to commit the keyboard layout change to the title configuration, or not. Virtual Mouse - Looking for something a bit more "retro"? Start an 8-bit title (e.g. a PET 2001, or 8032, or C64) from the Systems folder of C64 Forever, and use the mouse to move the text cursor around. If you ever spent a lot of time programming or writing on those systems, isn't this something you've been wanting to do for almost 40 years? Fullscreen Controls - Start or switch any Amiga or 8-bit emulation session to fullscreen (use the button in the top row of the playback window), then hold down the Escape key for one second to open the new fullscreen controls. These can be selected with the mouse, with the keyboard, or with the same controllers you are using to play. At last, you can swap disks, pause, resume, save, etc., without needing to leave your favorite screen mode and controls. Discord Status - Do you use Discord? "Now playing" activity sharing can be enabled under Tools/Options/Social. Type Clipboard Text - Hello World? Happy $7E3? Here is something simple, but fun to watch if you would like to paste a message or a few lines of code: use the keyboard menu at the bottom left of the playback window to paste the content of the Windows text clipboard. Works with any Amiga or 8-bit system. (cg) [Meldung: 31. Dez. 2018, 18:09] [Kommentare: 25 - 07. Jan. 2019, 21:43] [Per E-Mail versenden] [Druck-Version] [ASCII-Version]
`30.Dez.2018` Szaman/eXec.pl (ANF)	Jahresrückblick: The summary of Amiga year 2018 (englisch) Unter dem Titellink blickt Szymon Żyła auf die seiner Meinung nach acht besten Ereignisse des Amiga-Jahres 2018 zurück. (snx) [Meldung: 30. Dez. 2018, 07:49] [Kommentare: 2 - 31. Dez. 2018, 19:46] [Per E-Mail versenden] [Druck-Version] [ASCII-Version]
`30.Dez.2018`	Aminet-Uploads bis 29.12.2018 Die folgenden Pakete wurden bis zum 29.12.2018 dem Aminet hinzugefügt: AmiX500.lha comm/amiex 934K 68k AmiExpress BBS system redevel... libpng1636_a68k.lha dev/lib 1.6M 68k Lib for reading/writing PNG libpng1636_aros.lha dev/lib 1.9M x86 Lib for reading/writing PNG MCC_NList-0.125.lha dev/mui 2.0M MOS NList custom classes for MUI WormWars-AROS.zip game/actio 705K x86 Advanced snake game MCE.lha game/edit 2.0M 68k Multi-game Character Editor MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 2.5M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor webptools101_a68k.lha gfx/conv 4.3M 68k encode/decode images in WebP ... webptools101_aros.lha gfx/conv 8.0M x86 encode/decode images in WebP ... Intro-Kreation-001_mo... gfx/show 9.3M MOS Shows scroll texts w/ differe... Intro-Kreation-001_OS... gfx/show 10M OS4 Shows scroll texts w/ differe... HappyKids.lha mods/8voic 619K Happy Kids 5-ch Soft Pop-Rock... ITFC.lha mods/8voic 112K In Time For Christmas 8-ch MM... Pseudaxos_Xmas_Pack.lha mods/xm 2.6M New mods by Pseudaxos CloverIcons.lha pix/icon 167K 68k Full 4C replacement set for S... CloverIcons-XTRA.lha pix/icon 63K Some additional 4 Color icons SetMap.lha util/cli 3K 68k Set keymap of console window InstallerLG.i386-aros... util/sys 94K x86 Commodore Installer replacement InstallerLG.ppc-morph... util/sys 124K MOS Commodore Installer replacement InstallerLG.src.lha util/sys 1.6M Commodore Installer replacement TRULS.lha util/wb 47K 68k Universal Installers for Syst... (snx) [Meldung: 30. Dez. 2018, 07:46] [Kommentare: 0] [Per E-Mail versenden] [Druck-Version] [ASCII-Version]
`30.Dez.2018`	OS4Depot-Uploads bis 29.12.2018 Die folgenden Pakete wurden bis zum 29.12.2018 dem OS4Depot hinzugefügt: reactive_crypto.lha dri/mis 175kb 4.1 Hashing classes for Reactive barony.lha gam/rol 4Mb 4.1 3D, first-person roguelike. frikingshark.lha gam/shm 114Mb 4.1 modern remake of flying shark prototype.lha gam/shm 19Mb 4.1 modern remake of r-type mce.lha gam/uti 2Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor dcraw.lha gra/con 3Mb 4.0 CLI converter for camera raw files mcc_nlist.lha lib/mui 2Mb 4.0 NList custom classes for MUI simplemail.lha net/ema 1Mb 4.0 E-Mail Client using MUI videoclipper.lha vid/edi 427kb 4.0 Cut and/or join multiple format ... simplesub.lha vid/mis 3Mb 4.0 Create, edit and encode .srt sub... (snx) [Meldung: 30. Dez. 2018, 07:46] [Kommentare: 0] [Per E-Mail versenden] [Druck-Version] [ASCII-Version]
`30.Dez.2018`	AROS-Archives-Uploads bis 29.12.2018 Die folgenden Pakete wurden bis zum 29.12.2018 den AROS-Archiven hinzugefügt: aspireosupdate.lha dev/mis 29Mb Update to AspireOS codename "Obi... lodepaint_manual_full.zip doc/man 2Mb Manual for Lodepaint freeciv-2.3.2.i386-aros.zip gam/str 46Mb Opensource game inspired to civi... (snx) [Meldung: 30. Dez. 2018, 07:46] [Kommentare: 0] [Per E-Mail versenden] [Druck-Version] [ASCII-Version]
`30.Dez.2018`	MorphOS-Storage-Uploads bis 29.12.2018 Die folgenden Pakete wurden bis zum 29.12.2018 dem MorphOS-Storage hinzugefügt: Iris_beta45.lha Email New email client suppor... Wyrmsun_3.5.0.lha Games/Strategy Wyrmsun is an open-sour... BallGameHD_0.9.3.lha Games/Think Colourfull Free Softwar... CPUGauge_1.6.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar CPU load as gauge in sc... DateTime_1.3.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar A screenbar clock and c... MemoryGauge_1.5.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display memory usage as... MouseCoords_1.2.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display Mouse coordinat... MouseEyes_1.2.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Displays Mouse Eyes in ... PixelPicker_1.2.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display ARGB value of a... TopTasks_1.2.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display Top Tasks in sc... Uptime_1.2.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display Uptime in scree... MCC_NList_0.125.lha System/MUI Classes NList custom classes fo... (snx) [Meldung: 30. Dez. 2018, 07:46] [Kommentare: 0] [Per E-Mail versenden] [Druck-Version] [ASCII-Version]
`30.Dez.2018`	WHDLoad: Neue Pakete bis 29.12.2018 Mit WHDLoad können Spiele, Szene-Demos und Intros von Cracker-Gruppen, die nur für den Diskettenbetrieb gedacht waren, auf der Festplatte installiert werden. Die folgenden Installationspakete wurden bis zum 29.12.2018 hinzugefügt: 2018-12-29 improved: Wonderdog (Core Design) added levelskip, fixed in-game keys (Info) 2018-12-28 updated: Shadow of the Beast (Psygnosis) install script fixed, allows to end death sequence (Info, Image) 2018-12-28 fixed: Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom (Lucasfilm Games/Atari/Mindscape) install script corrected, old slave removed (Info) 2018-12-27 improved: Millennium 2?2 (Ian Bird) new random generator, updated install script (Info) 2018-12-27 improved: Rise of the Robots (Mirage/Time Warner) support for 68000 with OCS version added (Info) 2018-12-27 improved: Loom (Lucasfilm Games) support for italian version added (Info) 2018-12-27 improved: Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom (Lucasfilm Games/Atari/Mindscape) game speed adjusted (Info) 2018-12-27 fixed: Bubble And Squeak (Audiogenic) install script corrected (Info) 2018-12-27 updated: Agony (Psygnosis) rewritten, trainers added, better highscore handling (Info, Image) 2018-12-23 improved: Carcharodon - White Sharks (Demonware) one more keyboard routine patched, typo in imager fixed (Info) 2018-12-23 improved: Gem'X (Demonware/Kaiko) timing in "Strip" part fixed (Info) 2018-12-23 new: Barney Bear Goes To School (Free Spirit Software) done by StingRay (Info) 2018-12-23 new: Barney Bear Goes To Space (Free Spirit Software) done by StingRay (Info) (snx) [Meldung: 30. Dez. 2018, 07:45] [Kommentare: 1 - 30. Dez. 2018, 15:21] [Per E-Mail versenden] [Druck-Version] [ASCII-Version]
`30.Dez.2018` Amiga Future (Webseite)	AmigaRemix: Weitere Lieder hinzugefügt AmigaRemix stellt neue Abmischungen bekannter Soundtracks von Amiga-Spielen als MP3-Dateien zum Herunterladen bereit. Seit unserer letzten Meldung kamen die folgenden Titel hinzu: SuperFrog - World 4 Cadaver - Theme Maupiti Island - Theme Unreal - Flight Level (regular mix) (snx) [Meldung: 30. Dez. 2018, 07:45] [Kommentare: 0] [Per E-Mail versenden] [Druck-Version] [ASCII-Version]
`29.Dez.2018` amiganews.exec.pl (Webseite)	Review: Workbench-Distribution AmiKit X 10.5.2 (englisch) Unter dem Titellink hat Marcin Pianka als jemand mit nur geringer Amiga-Erfahrung die Workbench-Distribution AmiKit X 10.5.2 getestet. Zwar handele es sich um kostenlose Komponenten, aber AmiKit X biete denjenigen, die nicht die Zeit haben, sich alles selber zusammenzusuchen, und sich auch nicht damit herumärgern wollen, alles zurechtzukonfigurieren, damit es überhaupt läuft, eine Alternative. Und für wen es prinzipiell in Frage käme, sich diese Schonung von Freizeit und Nerven dreißig Euro kosten zu lassen, der brauche auch nicht die Katze im Sack zu kaufen, da die ältere Version 8.5 (bzw. die V9 für Mac OS X) schließlich weiterhin kostenlos verfügbar sei. (snx) [Meldung: 29. Dez. 2018, 12:02] [Kommentare: 0] [Per E-Mail versenden] [Druck-Version] [ASCII-Version]

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