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21.May.2017
Amiga.org (Forum)


Workbench distribution: AmiKit X
The Workbench distribution AmiKit, which is meant for emulators, now is available as version 10 ("X") for the notebook "A.L.I.C.E." (A-EON Technology) which was announced two years ago and introduced in a preview video last year but still is not available.

Among others the performance was sped up, stability improved and a new version 4.8 of AfA_OS added. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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21.May.2017



Aminet-Uploads until 20.05.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until May 20th, 2017:
SMBMounter.lha           comm/net   261K  68k SMBFS Frontend GUI / Commodity
vbcc_PosixLib.lha        dev/c      343K  WOS POSIX compatibility library f...
Koules.lha               game/actio 240K  68k Port of Linux+OS/2 arcade game
Koules_OS4.lha           game/actio 221K  OS4 Port of Linux+OS/2 arcade game
KoulesMOS.lha            game/actio 234K  MOS Port of Linux+OS/2 arcade game
EvenMore_MOS.lha         text/show  420K  MOS V0.91: Freeware Textviewer (M...
ReportPlusMOS.lha        util/misc  537K  MOS Multipurpose utility
listwindows.lha          util/wb    6K    68k lists open screens/windows fr...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

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21.May.2017



OS4Depot-Uploads until 20.05.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until May 20th, 2017:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 4Mb   4.1 An arabic console device
koules.lha               gam/act 221kb 4.0 Port of Linux+OS/2 arcade game
aos-iconsupdate.lha      gra/ico 5Mb   4.0 AmigaOS 4.1 Style Icons ...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

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19.May.2017
Generation Amiga (Webseite)


AmigaOS 4: File manager Dir Me Up 3.3.0
Jérôme 'Glames' Senays' commercial file manager "Dir Me Up" (video) among others offers browsing history and preview images or thumbnails. Version 3.3.0 provides a lot of improvements:
  • Last visited location saved to automatically load it the next run
  • Soft or hard links creation ("refresh volumes" button used, [Amiga]+[K])
  • The list of volumes and the current location are refreshed when uniconifying Dir Me Up
  • Bookmarks / When a bookmark is added, a notification is now displayed rather than a window (except for the first one)
  • Bookmarks / The "remove" button is no longer displayed when the list is empty
  • Filter / If only one item results from the filter, it is automatically selected (and previewed if necessary)
  • Filter / If the filter did not produce any results and the "Home" or "End" keys were pressed, a run-time error occurred: fixed
  • Link preview / the type (soft or hard) is now displayed
  • Soft link to a drawer did not work: fixed
  • Hard link did not work: fixed
  • Location / Italian translation fixed
The following new features require AmigaOS 4.1 FE:
  • "Location" menu:
    • "Remove bookmark" option has been added
    • "Create link" option added
    • "Create Text File" option added to create a text file in the current location
    • "Add to bookmarks" and "Create drawer(s)" options inverted
  • "File" menu:
    • "Send to" submenu added
  • "File/Send to" sub menu:
    • "Editor" option added: opens the selected file(s) under the defined editor
    • "Multiview" option added: opens the selected file(s) under Multiview
    • "E-mail" option added: opens your e-mail client (YAM or SimpleMail) and creates a message with the selected file(s) as an attachment
  • Bookmarks / When adding a favorite via the keyboard shortcut ([Amiga]+[B]), the action was done twice and generated an information message: fixed
(cg) (Translation: dr)

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19.May.2017
Amigafuture (ANF)


Descent: Freespace as download / Update for AmigaOS 4.1
Press release: Hyperion Entertainment is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the space-combat simulation Descent: Freespace (also known as "Descent: Freespace - The Great War", "Conflict: Freespace - The Great War", "Freespace - The Great War") for AmigaOS 68k/WarpOS and AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition from the direct downloads section of our website.

Customers can now choose between two formats of this amazing game:
  • a purely digital version at a price of only EUR 14.95 incl. VAT (may very depending on your local taxes) for download in our restricted download area,
  • or buy a boxed version (boxed version only includes AmigaOS 68k/WarpOS version, the AmigaOS 4.1 version is available for download after registration on our website) at their preferred Amiga dealer.


The downloadable content consists of an image of the original CD for AmigaOS 68k/WarpOS and an archived game drawer for AmigaOS 4.1 including all languages and manual.

Purchasers get a serial number inside their box or by email to register their purchase at our website in order to get access to our restricted download area for the game archive, the original ISO image as well as potential future updates. For a first look, free demo versions are available from the public download area.

The updated version for AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition includes among others:
  • compatibility with Southern Islands based Radeon cards
  • uses MiniGL texture compression if available
  • tons of game bugfixes including a fully playable tutorial
For existing customers of Descent: Freespace the updated AmigaOS 4.1 version is available free of charge after registering their genuine copy with their free Hyperion account on our website.

Descent: Freespace - The Great War is the highly acclaimed space-combat simulator from Volition/Interplay and offers an unparalleled mix of top-notch graphics for its time, plot and game-play. It is widely considered one of the best space-combat simulators ever and gained lots of kudos from all important game magazines. The game was originally released in 2001 for AmigaOS 68k/WarpOS and in December 2004 for AmigaOS 4 by Hyperion Entertainment CVBA. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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19.May.2017



Hyperion attacking Cloanto's Amiga trademarks on a broad front (update 2)
It looks as if Cloanto's registration of the 'Amiga' mark filed in January in the USA will be contested by Hyperion: After the Belgium based company's attempts to register its own trademarks 'AmigaOS' and 'AmigaOne' failed, Hyperion now filed a request for extension of time to file opposition against Cloanto's mark. This is usually the initial step when trying to file opposition, so the United States Patent and Trademark Office is now listing Hyperion as a potential opposer.

Hyperion's application for registration of the trademarks 'AmigaOne' and 'AmigaOS' was primarily rejected due to 'likelihood of confusion' with Cloanto's recently registered Amiga trademark. It's possible that Hyperion is going to turn that argument around by trying to declare Cloanto's trademark illegitimate for being too similar to Hyperion's marks 'AmigaOne' and 'AmigaOS' - which are not registered but have been commercially used for years.

Update: (19.5.2017, 16:45, cg)

Yesterday, Hyperion went one step further: The EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) received an application for registration of the 'Amiga Forever' mark - not from Cloanto though, who's been using that mark in commerce for two decades, but from Monard Law, the law firm Ben Hermans works for. Hermans had created an account on amiga-news.de just recently, to point out (German) that use in commerce does not neccessarily equal ownership of the mark in all areas of this world.

Update 2: (19.5.2017, 23:00, cg)

Apparently Hyperion is also trying to attack Cloantos 'Workbench' mark: The Italian company had registered said mark - the US version of which they own since 2011 - with the EUIPO earlier this year. Just a few days ago, Hyperion - or rather, Ben Hermans employer Monard Law - has applied for the very same 'Workbench' trademark. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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17.May.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)


AROS: A week in AROS (from 09.05.2017)
Oliver 'o1i' Brunner summarizes the latest progresses and developments of the AROS-programmers for every week:
  • Adapt code for const TagItem changes (neil)
  • Network card improvements (neil)
  • Debug build now stores debug info in .dbg files (Kalamatee)
  • InitKickMemDiag fixed (twilen)
  • ROM image size check added (Kalamatee)
  • Amiga-m68k ROM fixes, A1200 should boot again (twilen)
  • M68k ROM size optimization (Kalamatee)
  • CD-startup improvements (Kalamatee)
  • Add separate gifanim datatype descriptor)
(snx) (Translation: dr)

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