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06.Oct.2024



Aminet uploads until 05.10.2024
The following files have been added until 05.10.2024 to Aminet:
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06.Oct.2024



OS4Depot uploads until 05.10.2024
The following files have been added until 05.10.2024 to OS4Depot:
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06.Oct.2024



AROS Archives uploads until 05.10.2024
The following files have been added until 05.10.2024 to AROS Archives:
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06.Oct.2024



MorphOS-Storage uploads until 05.10.2024
The following files have been added until 05.10.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
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06.Oct.2024



WHDLoad: New installers until 05.10.2024
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 05.10.2024: more ... (snx)

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06.Oct.2024



AmigaRemix: Further files added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 files have been added: more ... (snx)

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06.Oct.2024
ANF


Emulator: FS-UAE fork started
GitHub user 'jacereda' has started a fork of the Amiga emulator FS-UAE. At the title link, a cleanup is currently taking place; in addition to the dependencies and the goal of a reproducible build environment, especially the JIT needs some work, since it is no longer working after the merge. Help with debugging is welcome.

FS-UAE itself has not been updated since 2022, the last source code addition was on July 29 of that year. Frode Solheim's last online activity known to us dates back to September 11 of last year. An e-mail inquiry to the author has so far remained unanswered, we will update this news-item if possible. (snx)

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06.Oct.2024
AmiKit (ANF)


Workbench distribution: AmiKit packages Plug'n'Play and SuperCombo
The workbench distribution AmiKit (video) is now also available in the form of a bootable USB stick that can be used to boot a PC directly into the emulation. Included is the new AmiKit 12 SuperCombo package, which allows installation under Windows as well as Mac OS and Linux alike instead of the previous platform-specific individual licenses and also contains FlowerPot to run AmigaOS 4 on the systems mentioned.

A free older version of AmiKit (from 2017, with updates until 2019) is available at https://amikit.amiga.sk/x. There a voluntary amount including zero euros can be specified at check-out. (snx)

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06.Oct.2024



Video: Explanation of the MiSTer including accessories and costs (German)
In a half-hour explanatory German video at the title link, 'MediaGamesRetroNerdstuff' explains the MiSTer and, in addition to the FPGA itself and the accessories, also discusses the costs - and in this context the cheaper MiSTer Pi variant (amiga-news.de reported). (snx)

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06.Oct.2024



Black Amiga keycaps from A1200.net available in stores
The black Amiga keycaps from A1200.net are now also available at other dealers, e.g. Alinea or Amigastore; previously they were only available directly from the manufacturer. The caps are designed to fit all common Amiga models with the exception of the Amiga 1000 and are available in DE and US layouts.

The keycap sets contain a total of 108 caps, additional springs and key stabilizers. In addition to the 96 regular caps, there are special keys, for example a short space bar for the Amiga 600 or ISO and ANSI return keys. (snx)

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04.Oct.2024
Discord (ANF)


Emu68: Imager Tool V1.0 released
The Emu68 Imager is a utility for Windows 10/11 to allow PiStorm users to easily prepare an SD card with Emu68 (amiga-news.de reported) and a basic pre-configured AmigaOS 3.1, 3.2 or 3.2.2.1 installation, and will allow you to partition the card based on sizes you can define.

Imager v1.0

It is targeted towards new users to avoid some common pitfalls with a new install, and will pre-install some standard tools and software to get you started including P96 for RTG, wifipi.device for Wifi access (along with demo versions of Roadshow and IBrowse), and DOpus.

AmigaOS 3.1, 3.2 or 3.2.2.1 in the form of ADF files and the Kickstart 3.1, 3.2 or 3.2.2 ROM file must be provided by yourself. Detailed instructions can be found on the project page under the title link. (dr)

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04.Oct.2024
Matthew Leaman (Mail)


Amiga Kit: Updates for A600GS
Updates for the A600GS have been released in the last few days. Among other things, AmiStore purchases and downloads can now be displayed directly on the A600GS and downloaded to the work partition or USB sticks (screenshot). A new internal build of YAM 2.10 has also been added (screenshot). Detailed changes:

Version 46.1.840 (03/10/2024):

SystemV46:
  • Add default tool of Multiview to ENVARC:SYS icons
  • AK-ILBM datatype replaces the AROS ILBM datatype
A600GS:
  • Add Purchases and Downloads panel to allow downloading of products purchased on AmiStore
  • Refactor update progress reporting to a global method in the application class, to allow easy reuse between classes and access by deeeply nested object methods.
  • Add network download progress reporting using the new framework
  • Add force option behind the scenes to allow skipping the checksum optimisation when updating from the advanced section.
  • System / Programs / AppInstalls archives: Update installer scripts to support above force option
Version 46.1.825 (24/09/2024):

Programs:
  • Network drawer (added)
  • Yam 2.10 application new build (added)
  • Dopus4: added Download button for retrieving files from the internet
  • SnoopDOS 3.11 (added)
SystemV46:
  • Picture Datatype 46.15 (updated)
  • AMISSL 5.17 (updated)
  • DefIcons 46.7 (updated)
  • Version 46.18 (updated)
  • CLI 46.9 (updated)
  • Wget 1.12 (added)
  • MultiView: bug fixed where it was always returning 1. Now returns 0 success and 20 failure
  • AB-Dock: Add YAM icon and separator
  • MUIMaster Library v19.71 (updated)
  • Zune Prefs (added)
A600GS:
  • Add advance section to the updates area, that allows selective updating / reinstalling of the most recent updates. The default method is preferred for more efficient update, but the extra control will allow fixing problems and reinstalling accidentally deleted component updates
  • Under some situations the inserted USB sticks and drives might not appear in AmiBench, now we force a refresh of the USB data before each restart of AmiBench.
(dr)

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03.Oct.2024
WHDLoad Homepage (ANF)


Retro gaming: WHDLoad 19.0
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. Version 19.0 provides the following changes: more ... (dr)

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03.Oct.2024



Database: BeeBase v1.1 for all Amiga systems
Steffen Gutmann's BeeBase is the successor to the programmable, relational database called MUIBase, which is also available for various other platforms (Windows, Mac OS, Linux) in addition to the Amiga systems (amiga-news.de reported).

Version 1.1 contains a corrected icon for the Amiga version and an optional MorphOS binary file using MorphOS' own sqlite.library. (dr)

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03.Oct.2024
Hyperion Entertainment (ANF)


Game: Update 1 for Heretic II 2024 for high-performance 68k Amigas
Press release: For Heretic II 68K an update has been released that fixes a language audio issue, when having the English version installed the audio was set to German. There is also a solution for people that experience mouse issues with certain types of mice that are being seen as game pads. This could happened with USB mice connected via an adapter.

The 68K Update 1 can be found in our downloads area. (dr)

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03.Oct.2024



Video tutorial: Using the AMOS command "LIMIT BOB"
In another video in his tutorial series on AMOS Pro, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' explains the LIMIT BOB command and points out an error in the AMOS Pro manual when explaining this command. (dr)

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02.Oct.2024
Indie Retro News (website)


Game: Hyper Wings 1.0
Christian Geldmann's Hyper Wings is an Asteroids-like space shooter (video). Despite the version number 1.0, he still considers the game, which has various difficulty levels and is written in assembler, to be in beta status, which is why he is grateful for feedback on bugs.

Download: hyperwings_v1.00.zip (227 KB) (snx)

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02.Oct.2024
ANF


Tutorial: Installation of AmigaOS 3.2 on an SD card
At the title link Didier Malenfant describes how he has installed AmigaOS 3.2 on his Amiga 1200, which is equipped with a Terrible Fire 1260 turbo board. Target drive has been an SD card connected to the IDE port of the turbo board. (snx)

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02.Oct.2024



Video: Building Your Own Level/Map Editor in AMOS
In his latest video, Robert Smith shows how to build a simple level editor in AMOS. (dr)

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02.Oct.2024



PDF manual: DOS documentation finished
As Thomas 'ThoR' Richter, one of the developers of AmigaOS 3.2, told us on request, his work on an English-language PDF manual for the dos.library in the style of the Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manuals has been completed (amiga-news.de reported) and can be downloaded free of charge from the title link. A publication as a printed book is planned. (dr)

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01.Oct.2024



Print magazine: Passione Amiga, issue 21
The current issue 21 (September 2024) of the Italian magazine "Passione Amiga" again comprises 48 color pages and is available in print or digital form. The main focus of the issue is the presentation of the A600GS minicomputer. more ... (nba)

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01.Oct.2024



Workbench clock and calendar: ScreenTime v1.6 now available
ScreenTime, which has just been released in version 1.6, is a useful commodity for all Amigas from Kickstart 2.04 onwards. It displays the current time on the Workbench or any other PubScreen. ScreenTime opens a borderless window at the top of the screen by default, which blends seamlessly into the overall picture. The font and colors are automatically adjusted to match those of the screen. This can create the visual impression that the window is part of the Workbench title bar. more ... (nba)

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01.Oct.2024
Seiya (ANF)


PDF magazine: REV'n'GE! 162 (Italian/English)
The PDF magazine REV'n'GE! ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is available in both the Italian original and an English translation (right-hand side). The current issue 162 also contains three reviews of Amiga titles: Crysis, Lethal Xcess and Office. (nba)

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01.Oct.2024
Scene World Podcast (ANF)


Scene World Podcast Episode #199 - John Romero
As part of the 199th edition of the Scene World podcast, Jörg Dröge and Arthur Heller talk to game designer John Romero (founder of id Software, among other things) about his recently published autobiography, “Doom Guy: Life in First Person”. Among other things, the American talks about his view of the retro scene (including the statement that Doom killed the Amiga), his entry into the games industry as a programmer and his experiences working for several game studios and software companies. The interview begins at 31:17 of the podcast, and the show also includes further news and stories from the retro scene. (nba)

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30.Sep.2024
Paweł 'tukinem' Tukatsch


Puzzle game: Demo version of Ami Robbo 2
Paweł 'tukinem' Tukatsch's latest project will be a contribution to AmiGameJam 2024: Ami Robbo 2 is the successor to Amirobbo by Polish game developers Bernard Krzymowski and Artur 'Szafir' Szafrański, which was released in 1992. With his permission and assistance, new graphics and levels were created for the second part. Robbo is a universal combat robot that has got into trouble and needs to be rescued from abandoned military bases with the player's help. (amiga-news.de reported). more ... (dr)

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30.Sep.2024



Shoot'em Up: Demo version of QuasaurusX
The latest project from Amiten Games is the shoot'em up "QuasaurusX" (amiga-news.de reported), of which a new demo version has now been released: among other things, it offers new background and foreground graphics, new fonts and new end boss routines (YouTube video).

The game is currently not yet optimised, so that at least an (upgraded) Amiga 1200 is required. (dr)

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30.Sep.2024



AROS: Video on AROS distribution AROS One 2.6
Version 2.6 of the "AROS One" distribution for x86 computers based on the AROS binary interface ABI v0 was released around three weeks ago (amiga-news.de reported). The YouTube channel "Proteque-CBN" takes a close look at this version. (dr)

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30.Sep.2024
MorphZone (Forum)


MorphOS: Tenth beta version of TinyGL
The MorphOS team developer Mark 'Bigfoot' Olsen had offered a Bounty project for improved OpenGL support and drivers for additional Radeon graphics cards under the title link, which had been successfully financed (amiga-news.de reported). Now the developer has released the tenth public beta version of his TinyGL update.

The main focus here was the implementation of support for framebuffer objects. However, in the process, many other related and unrelated parts of TinyGL have also been improved, resulting in better OpenGL compliance and more implemented features. The R600 driver is not included in this release, but will be included in a future release once the developer has updated it to the current TinyGL requirements. (dr)

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30.Sep.2024



GUI for Greaseweazle Tools: FluxMyFluffyFloppy v5.0.9 for Windows
'FrankieTheFluff' has released version 5.0.9 of his graphical user interface FluxMyFluffyFloppy for Greaseweazle Tools V1.20 (see also the video Setting up a Greaseweazle V4). Changes: more ... (dr)

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30.Sep.2024
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)


Hollywood plugin: Pangomonium 2.1
Pangomonium is a plugin for Hollywood that offers a modern text and graphics engine with extensive features, including support for exotic fonts and coloured emojis. Version 2.1 is a bugfix release which fixes a bug in the SVG loader. It can now be downloaded from the title link on the official Hollywood portal. (dr)

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30.Sep.2024



DIY: Firmware update for "GottaGoFaZt3r"
"GottaGoFaZt3r" developed by Matt Harlum is a memory expansion with 128MB or 256MB Z3 autoconfig FastRAM for the Amiga 3000 and 4000 (amiga-news.de reported). The recent firmware update fixes the compatibility with A4091: DTACK (Data Transfer Acknowledge) was initialised too early, resulting in the wrong data being read from the GottaGoFaZt3r during DMA (Direct Memory Access). If no A4091 is used, there is no need to update to this version. (dr)

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29.Sep.2024



7-bit: Sum firmware update
The Sum adapters by 7-Bit enable the connection of USB keyboards to the Amiga. At the title link now a firmware update has been released. (snx)

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29.Sep.2024



Aminet uploads until 28.09.2024
The following files have been added until 28.09.2024 to Aminet:
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29.Sep.2024



OS4Depot uploads until 28.09.2024
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29.Sep.2024



AROS Archives uploads until 28.09.2024
The following files have been added until 28.09.2024 to AROS Archives:
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29.Sep.2024



MorphOS-Storage uploads until 28.09.2024
The following files have been added until 28.09.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
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29.Sep.2024



WHDLoad: New installers until 28.09.2024
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 28.09.2024: more ... (snx)

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29.Sep.2024
Retrogamiingpappa (E-Mail)


Interview with Robert Koon (Amiga conversion of Dune II)
In another interview by Spillhistorie, Hans Arne Jacobsen spoke this time with Robert Koon, one of the developers involved in the Amiga conversion of Westwood's strategy classic Dune II. He is currently working on a new version, which should eliminate the limitations of the DOS original (amiga-news.de reported).

As the programmer explains among other things, he also intended to re-enter Amiga development with this undertaking - there would be several other projects that he wants to implement afterwards. (snx)

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29.Sep.2024



Video: The Obligatory Amiga Blitter Video
In the latest video on his website The Industrious Rabbit, John Bintz explains the Amiga's blitter in about thirteen minutes, supported as usual by his bunny drawings.

The source code used in the video, including that for converting PNG graphics to images embedded in the Amiga assembly code, can also be downloaded. (snx)

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