13.Jun.2024
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Worth a read: 42 years of programming - The Amiga
Matthias Wiesmann is a Swiss computer scientist who took part in a programming camp 42 years ago, where he learned to program for the TRS-80. As he writes in his blog, programming languages have changed a lot over time, and the computer world used to be much more diverse back then:
"These days, a lot of concepts in computer science settled on one solution: there is one network stack, one type of filesystem, one low-level programming language, etc. It certainly makes things simpler, but this kind of consensus is also a big risk. What I will do is go over the various devices I interacted and explain how they were weird compared with today’s mental model."
In a previous article in English, Wiesmann took a look at the Commodore 64. Now he has turned his attention to the Amiga under the title link and describes the special features of the system from a personal perspective: chipset, planar graphics, weird graphics modes such as HAM8, interlaced graphics and sound modules.
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13.Jun.2024
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Floppy disk images: Disc Image Manager V1.47 for Linux, macOS and Windows
Gerald J Holdsworth's Disc Image Manager is an application used to load a retro disc image, read the catalogue and output any required files. In addition, it will also add files to the image, delete, and rename files and directories. On the Amiga side, reading and writing of AmigaDOS disks and hard disks with OFS and FFS formatting are supported (not fully tested with FFS). Support for directory cache and international characters is still missing (amiga-news.de reported). Version 1.47 provides several new features and bug fixes.
The author also provides a detailed PDF manual.
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12.Jun.2024
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Book: AmigaOS 3.2 Reference Manual - Limited print run, pre-orders being taken
Press release: Following the successful release of the German edition, Look Behind You is delighted to announce the English version of "AmigaOS 3.2 Reference Manual". This comprehensive guide is essential for anyone using the AmigaOS in its latest and greatest version 3.2 (up to and including 3.2.2.1).
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12.Jun.2024
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Event: Interface XXXVIII in Kiel, Germany, on 22.06.2024
Sven Scheele writes: On Saturday, June 22, 2024, the second "Interface" in 2024 will take place in Schwentinental near Kiel, Germany. This will be the 38th edition of the retro computer get-together. As always, the organizers are the Vintage Computer Club (VCC), the Amiga Club Schleswig-Holstein (ACSH) and the Computer Club Klausdorf (CCK).
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12.Jun.2024
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Developer log: Weapons for the strategy game "Ecliptic"
At the beginning of April, a new demo version of the strategy game "Ecliptic", which is currently under development, was released (amiga-news.de reported). In another detailed developer diary, the author now writes about some of the weapons that can be used to send these monsters to the afterlife (flamethrower video, grenade video)
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11.Jun.2024
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Video game history: Amiga Germany trading cards
The team behind Amiga Germany, which founded and manages the Facebook group of the same name and publishes the associated magazine, has presented a new project that should be of interest to collectors who are interested in the history of video games: the "Amiga Germany Collector's Cards" are high-quality, double-sided cards that celebrate the long history of Amiga games.
Each of the four sets currently available contains five of those high-quality cards with box artworks of popular games and logos of legendary developer studios on the front. On the back of each card, you will find additional information about the motifs, such as the year of publication and the name of the artist (for game artwork) or the year of foundation and the games published (for developer logos), as well as a star rating and the number of the issue of Amiga Germany Fanzine in which the corresponding game was discussed.
The following four sets of five cards are available initially:
- Set 1: Apidya Box Artwork, Dune Box Artwork, Kaiko Entwickler Logo, Midnight Resistance Box Artwork, Nathan Never Box Artwork
- Set 2: Monkey Island 2 Box Artwork, Psygnosis Entwickler Logo, Starglider 2 Box Artwork, Apprentice Box Artwork, Black Crypt Box Artwork
- Set 3: Turrican Box Artwork, Thalion Entwickler Logo, Lethal Xcess Box Artwork, Simon the Sorcerer Box Artwork, Defender of the Crown Box Artwork
- Set 4: Toki Box Artwork, Golden Axe Box Artwork, Turrican 2 Box Artwork, Lionheart Box Artwork, Factor 5 Entwickler Logo
Further sets are in the pipeline. Each set costs ¤2.50, while the starter pack containing all four sets is available for ¤9.50. For ¤26.50, there is a "Deluxe Supporter Pack" that contains all initial four sets and a matching collector's album.
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11.Jun.2024
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Using image files and discs in PC drives: DiskFlashback V1.0.1.0
Developer Rob Smith has written DiskFlashback, a convenient software for Windows 10/11 (64-bit) that enables PC floppy drives to read and write image files such as ADFs (Amiga Disk Files) during operation. It also allows you to process real discs in Amiga or Atari format, with the appropriate hardware extensions. To use it, you need the FloppyBridge plugin, which in turn requires additional hardware (amiga-news.de reported). Now he has released version 1.0.1.0 of the software. Changes:
- Fixed disabling "auto-detect com port" being ignored
- Better support for hard disk image files larger than 4G (some partitions got ignored before)
- Upgraded to use the new ADFLib v0.9
- Changed error handling when reading from disks to include the Always Ignore option
- Added Amiga PFS3 file system support (this was a real PITA!)
Editorial update, 12 June 2024 (nba): Our original news article stated that no special hardware is required to process physical Amiga disks. That is not accurate. The FloppyBridge plug-in is required, which in turn requires DrawBridge, Greaseweazle or Supercard Pro hardware. The article has been updated accordingly.
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10.Jun.2024
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Background: The Amiga 8 sprite myth
In a recent article Edwin van den Oosterkamp corrects the misconception, which in his opinion is still widespread today, that a programmer has to resort to tricks on the Amiga in order to be able to display more than 8 sprites on the screen.
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09.Jun.2024
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Action-Adventure: 2nd June update of "Castlevania AGA"
Dante Mendes has released another June update (amiga-news.de reported) for his conversion of Konami's NES action adventure Castlevania, originally called "Akumajou Dracula", which fixes some problems:
- a problem with screen transitions after a continue in world 3
- the "hang on screen bottom edge instead of falling" glitch that happened sometimes
- a problem with Dracula going offscreen at the final battle
As the author writes, the feedback so far has been very positive. However, Castlevania is still a little too easy. He will continue to work on it.
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09.Jun.2024
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Survival game: Zombie Survivor V1.00
Sami Vehmaa's current project is a game called "Zombie Survival" for Amigas with a graphics card, in which you have to fight off an endless army of the undead (YouTube video). After several beta versions (amiga-news.de reported), he has now released version 1.00 with the following changes:
- Settings menu open
- Death weapon done, kills everyone
- Added flame throw weapon
- Added speed kick lightning pickup
- Some more speech
- Added difficulty adds per day
- Enemys stops at things like stones
- Added simple menu effect just to look cooler
- Dumped mouse support from menu
- For Menu, Settings, Upgrade menu, use arrow keys or joystick
- Pixel motion bug fixes + some other bugs
- Readme updated
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09.Jun.2024
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Aminet uploads until 08.06.2024
The following files have been added until 08.06.2024 to Aminet:
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09.Jun.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 08.06.2024
The following files have been added until 08.06.2024 to OS4Depot:
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09.Jun.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 08.06.2024
The following files have been added until 08.06.2024 to AROS Archives:
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09.Jun.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 08.06.2024
The following files have been added until 08.06.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
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09.Jun.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 08.06.2024
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 08.06.2024:
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09.Jun.2024
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AmigaRemix: Further file added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 file has been added:
- Flashback from the Future
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09.Jun.2024
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Game: Ami-H.E.R.O. 1.1
"Ami-H.E.R.O.", inspired by the Atari 2600 game H.E.R.O., (amiga-news.de reported) is now available in version 1.1. New features include updated graphics and a pause function.
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08.Jun.2024
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Preview video: Game "Loony Ledges" V0.3C
Besides some other projects like "Deathmine" or "Pumpman", 'PixelPlop' is about to port a game he wrote a while ago on the PC but never published to the Amiga (amiga-news.de reported). The second preview video shows the following changes:
- Rewrote/redesigned the frontend menus so they can all be operated by joystick aswell as keyboard.
- Added a checkpoint password system instead of a save file.
- Wrote a new blitter routine that can clip a sprite to any arbitary rectangle. (Needed by the later levels.)
- Fixed a ton of bugs and got everything fitting in memory.
- Optimized the screen dissolve effect.
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08.Jun.2024
commodore.news
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PDF magazine: Ami Tech-Gazette, Issue 10
"Ami Tech-Gazette" by Eric Schwartz and Michael Barclay is a 14-page retro newsletter with an Amiga focus. The current issue contains, among other things, another installment of the "Graphics Workshop", another part of the PiMiga tutorial and a review of the last US-American print magazine "The New Amigans".
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07.Jun.2024
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Java tool: ham_convert 1.10.1
Sebastian Sieczko's Java-based tool ham_convert converts modern graphic formats into the Amiga's HAM format and is now available in version 1.10.1. New in this version:
- Temporal dithering (fake rgb666 in ham6 animations, dither_temporal command line parameter) updated with flipped pattern on odd fields (similar to dither_masked).
- ICtCp set as default HAM color distance mode.
- write_pal cli parameter can be used to enable saving the calculated palette to a separate JASC pal file.
Download: ham_convert 1.10.1 (7 MB)
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07.Jun.2024
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Encryption protocol: AmiSSL 5.16 (AmigaOS 3/4)
Version 5.16 of the open source encryption protocol AmiSSL has been released, which is now based on the latest version OpenSSL 3.3.1. Detailed changes:
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07.Jun.2024
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Blog: Stupid Slow: The Perceived Speed of Computers
Swedish technology nerd and software developer Carl Svensson has published a new article on his website datagubbe.se, entitled ‘Stupid Slow: The Perceived Speed of Computers’. This article deals with the subjective perception of computer speed and examines how various factors influence this perception, with a particular focus on the Amiga. The article covers historical and technical aspects and offers interesting insights for technology fans – interesting stuff for anyone who wants to learn more about the perceived performance of their machines.
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07.Jun.2024
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Platformer: Release of "Tony Montezuma's Gold"
Monochrome Productions has published the Amiga game ‘Tony Montezuma's Gold’ (amiga-news.de reported). This new platform game lets players take on the role of Polish explorer and film-maker Tony Halik (1921-1998), whose adventures spanned continents and decades. Players will experience a journey through ancient temples and dangerous jungles in search of the legendary gold of Montezuma.
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07.Jun.2024
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Blog Epsilon's World: 1080p videos on the A1222 Plus
As usual, this time Epsilon shows in detail and with numerous pictures how it installs an RX550 graphics card in its A1222 Plus in order to be able to play videos with a 1080p resolution.
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07.Jun.2024
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 8.7
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 8.7 of his web browser Wayfarer for MorphOS. Changes:
- Rebased to WebKitGTK 2.44.2
- Implemented a targeted ReCaptcha workaround to improve its reliability on slower hardware
- Updated to latest cURL
- Fixed the busyloops on cURL thread
- Implemented various performance optimizations in cURL
- Added a workaround for cURL regression that broke video playback and/or seeking
- Fixed PayPal login page redraw issues
- Updated Safari user-agents
- Fixed editing of custom user-agents
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