19.May.2008
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AROS: Frontier - Elite 2
Jason Stevens has ported GLFrontier which is a SDL-/OpenGL-based reimplementation of the Space Opera classic Frontier: Elite 2 to AROS and deleted all OpenGL dependence.
The game only uses SDL for the graphics. Currently the game only works with 8 or 24 Bit screens. The keyboard support has still some problems.
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19.May.2008
german-amiga-community.de (Webseite)
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Jump'nRun: Development of Mr. Beanbag not canceled
The last demo version of "Mr.Beanbag" which is a classical Jump'n'Run game was published over a year ago.
On the website of the project the developers told that Mr. Beanbag will be finished. Meanwhile many details were discussed but the game will be worth the long waiting peroid.
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19.May.2008
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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PDF-Magazine: Amigahellas 6 (Greek)
The sixth issue of the Greek PDF magazine Amigahellas includes the following topics:
- Configuration of DOpus Magellan 5.82
- X11 - Cygnix Review
- MySQL installation procedure for Amiga
- Epson Stylus D88 Review
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19.May.2008
amiga.org (Webseite)
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Amithlon: Workbench-environment AmigaSYS
AmigaSYS is a preinstalled Workbench-environment with many extensions - similar to AIAB (Amiga In A Box) or AmiKit. Furthermore a file with the Kickstart-ROM as well as at least one Workbench disks version 3.x are required.
From now on there is a version for the emulator Amithlon as well. You can get further information to the requirements and features of the package under the title link.
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18.May.2008
Brork (ANF)
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AmigaJoker.de: The truly last PC Joker
On AmigaJoker.de, the "truly last" issue 2/2001 of the PC Joker magazine, which has never been published, has been provided as a PDF file under the title link. It comprises 15 pages and consists of the last four game tests, in addition to the cover.
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18.May.2008
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MorphOS: VLC 0.8.6f Beta 3, SearchStar 0.94
VLC 0.8.6f Beta 3
Rupert Hausberger is making available an update to his MorphOS port of the media player VLC. Changes in VLC 0.8.6f Beta 3 (further information can be gathered from the readme):
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18.May.2008
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Updates for Opus Magellan 5.80 available on Aminet
After the release of the CD version, another two updates had been released for the well-known file manager Opus Magellan II (Directory Opus 5.80), which could be downloaded from the web page of the producer, but were no longer to be found there since some time.
By courtesy of the current holder of rights, GuruMeditation, as well as the support of the amiga-news.de reader "pelztier," the updates are now available on Aminet.
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18.May.2008
amigafuture.de (Web page)
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MorphOS: Adventure interpreter ScummVM 0.11.1
Fabien Coeurjoly is making available the newest version of the adventure interpreter ScummVM for MorphOS. An overview of the changes in v0.11.1 can be gathered from the Release Notes of the ScummVM project.
Direct download: scummvm-0.11.1.lha (4.2 MB)
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17.May.2008
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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ACube Systems: BlizzardPPC reparation service
The Italian company ACube Systems offers now the exchange of damaged 603e-PowerPC processors used in BlizzardPPC turbo cards.
ACube points out that no other components are changed and an upgrade of working processors will be not done. There is no guaratee that each board can be repaired - but about 75 percent.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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17.May.2008
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Instant Messenger Epistula 52.19
The Instant Messenger Epistula, the epistula.library and the corresponding MSN-plugin were updated getting more stability on Amiga systems.
The author recommends to save the configuration files epistula.xml and msn.xml before because they will be replaced by the new versions.
Download: Epistula_Install.lha (2 MB)
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17.May.2008
Elbox (ANF)
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Elbox: Version 3.16 of spider.device
Elbox Computer offers all registerred users a free update for the USB-controller Spider and Spider II. MOst of all this update will optimize Mediator-systems with a graphic card Radeon 9200.
A native USB-2.0-driver for the USB-Stack Sirion of AmigaOS 4 will be the next project.
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[News message: 17. May. 2008, 17:56] [Comments: 0]
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17.May.2008
Amiga.org (Forum)
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Cross-site-Scripting: Security breach at PayPal
According to the online magazine "The Register" the Finnish programmer of Amiga software (u.a. BlizKick) and member of the MorphOS development team called Harry 'Piru' Sintonen has dircovered a security breach at the online pay system PayPal.
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15.May.2008
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Emulator: Preview to WinUAE 1.5.0
As usual the developers of the well-known Amiga emulator WinUAE give a short preview to the forthcoming version. WinUAE 1.5.0 will be published in June and will be the first version which will require at least Windows 2000/XP/Vista - older versions of Windows will be not supported any longer.
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15.May.2008
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Amiga Guru Book: Reprint canceled
The more up to date English edition of Ralph Babel's "Amiga Guru Book" will be not printed.
According to the distributor of the older German edition, APC&TCP, the project was canceled because of scanned pirate copies. These have caused a loss of money and time.
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14.May.2008
Matthias "maz" Ziegs (ANF)
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Demo scene: New edition of the book FREAX Volume 1?
"Freax Volume 1" is called a book about the history of the C64 and Amiga demo scene. The book which was published in 2005 is sold out. If there are at least 100 reservations the author would print another edition.
For further information please have a look at the website (content, example chapter, photos and reservation).
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14.May.2008
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Podcast: Amiga Round Table, Episode 24
The "Amiga Round Table" (ART) is an English Podcast created by Rich Lawrence and Mike Blackburn where Amiga users and invited guests discuss the current events of the Amiga scene. Topics of the 24th issue:
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[News message: 14. May. 2008, 17:28] [Comments: 0]
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14.May.2008
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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New update for Desert Racing available
Press release: A new update for Desert Racing is available today. Optimizations have been made for a better performance. The visibility range has been raised and can now be set directly in the game or by using a tooltype.
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13.May.2008
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Aminet-Uploads until 12.05.2008
These are the latest uploads to Aminet which have been added since our last message:
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13.May.2008
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os4depot.net: Uploads until 12.05.2008
These are the latest uploads to os4depot.net which have been added since our last message:
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13.May.2008
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AROS-Archives: Uploads until 12.05.2008
These are the latest uploads to AROS-Archives which have been added since our last message:
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13.May.2008
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Issue 40 and further articles online
Because issue 40 of the Amiga Future is sold out all articles are available online in our article database. Furthermore over 3000 Amiga articles were added.
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13.May.2008
morphzone.org (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Jagged Alliance 2-Port in progress
Jagged Alliance 2 is a round based strategy game with role play elements. There is an open-source SDL-port of the game called ja2-stracciatella (screenshots: 1, 2, 3).
In the forum of the ja2-stracciatella-project Hans-Jörg "Alwarren" Frieden told that he is developing a port for AmigaOS 4.0. The port obviously is already playable but the developer tries to write the source code more CPU-independent.
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13.May.2008
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Ars Technica: A history of the Amiga, part 7
In the seventh part of his English history of the Amiga Jeremy Reimer analyzed games from 1986 until 1991.
According to Reimer on amigaworld.net he is going to publish his serie as a book.
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12.May.2008
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AmigaOS 3.9: scsi.device-patch for LBA48-support (update)
Download:
scsi.device.lba48.pch.zip (335 Bytes)
Update: Meanwhile this fix was integrated in Christian Sauer's scsi.device-patch which has been available on Aminet for a while and which fixes another bug.
WinUAE-author Toni Wilen wrote:
"I found something interesting when I was implementing LBA48 support to IDE emulation. OS3.9BB2 scsi.device (v43.43) does have LBA48 support but it has bug that freezes or crashes the Amiga..
I fixed the bug (patch details below) and now (at least in emulation) my A1200 IDE 160G test hard file works perfectly with full capacity.
This may also fix common v43.43 scsi.device boot freeze if drive has LBA48 support. (but older scsi.device versions work). Confirmation needed.
Patch is compatible with all v43.43 scsi.devices (A600/A1200/A4000)
Please test if you have >128G IDE drive and/or you have boot freeze without NOROMUPDATES or SKIPROMUPDATES scsi.device
Patch offsets in OS39BB2 "ROM Updates" file (near "Conner Peripherals 20MB - CP2024" string)
31A2C
358AC
3DACA
Old values:
43FA 000E 3219 B001 66FA E049 3001 4E75
0220 02C4 0430 04C5 02EC 0450 0070 0010
0091 00C6 0040 0090 0000
New values:
43FA 0018 7200 0C11 00FF 6606 5289 1219
6704 B019 66F0 3001 4E75 FF02 C429 2024
ECFF 04C5 3930 3450 FF00
Also spatch-patch file attached if you don't want to do manual patching (patches OS39BB2 "DEVS:AmigaOS ROM Update". Remember backups)
WARNING: Patching HD drivers is always dangerous, data loss is always possibility.
Next follows my random notes, no need to understand this
Old code that returns garbage after LBA48 command:
10FEF2A0 43fa 000e LEA.L (PC,$000e) == $10fef2b0,A1
10FEF2A4 3219 MOVE.W (A1)+,D1
10FEF2A6 b001 CMP.B D1,D0
10FEF2A8 66fa BNE.B #$fffffffa == $10FEF2A4
10FEF2AA e049 LSR.W #$00000008,D1
10FEF2AC 3001 MOVE.W D1,D0
10FEF2AE 4e75 RTS.L
10FEF2B0 0220 02C4 0430 04C5 02EC 0450 0070 0010
10FEF2C0 0091 00C6 0040 0090 0000
20 = read sectors
c4 = read multiple
30 = write sectors
c5 = write multiple
ec = identify drive
50 = format
70 = seek
10 = recalibrate
91 = initialize drive parameters
c6 = set multiple mode
40 = read verify sectors
90 = execute drive diagnostics
00 = nop
New code (different because space was really tight..)
43FA 0018 lea data(pc),a1
7200 moveq #0,d1
0C11 00FF l1 cmp.b #$ff,(a1)
6606 bne.s l2
5289 addq.l #1,a1
1219 move.b (a1)+,d1
6704 beq.s l3
B019 l2 cmp.b (a1)+,d0
66F0 bne.s l1
3001 l3 move.w d1,d0
4E75 rts
dat dc.b 0xff,0x02,0xc4,0x29,0x20,0x24,0xec
dc.b 0xff,0x04,0xc5,0x39,0x30,0x34,0x50
dc.b 0xff,0x00
This adds following missing LBA48 commands:
29 = read multiple ext
39 = write multiple ext
24 = read sectors ext
34 = write sectors ext
Meaning of this table is to return 2 (if read command), 4 (if write command) or 0 (no data).
Someone simply forgot to add new LBA48 commands to this table when LBA48 support was implemented.."
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12.May.2008
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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MorphOS: GenesisPlus 1.3
GenesisPlus is an emulator of the Sega game console MegaDrive (Genesis) and is now available in version 1.3 for MorphOS.
Changes:
- Switched to the latest GameCube/Wii
version of the Genesis-Plus source code
which features better sound, improved CPU
cores and SRAM emulation, etc.
- Enabled full stereo sound output
- SRAM auto load/save added
- Save states made operational
- Iconifies with program icon now
- Added reset key on F12
- Commodity info text shortened
- Added 1 and 2 player joypad configs
- Added selectable rom path
- Stability fixes
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12.May.2008
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Voxel Informatique: New French Amiga-Onlineshop
Voxel Informatique is a new French onlineshop for Amiga products and was opened by J.F. Bachelet. It is still in development
The only product which is available is the USB-card Deneb. Voxel Informatique is one of the official distributors.
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