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04.Oct.2022
Claude Schwarz PiStorm32: lite variant announced
Claude Schwarz' PiStorm connects a Raspberry Pi to the CPU socket of an Amiga via adapter and uses the British single-board computer to emulate a fast m68k processor. The variant for the Amiga 1200 is called "PiStorm32".
Now the developer has announced a PiStorm32-lite variant in a Tweet from yesterday, which should mainly take into account the current component shortage problems and is supposed to become cheaper. As the developer explained to us, the goal is to run identical firmware on both models as far as possible. The project is still at the beginning. (dr)

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04.Oct.2022
Markus Tillmann

Amiga37: Schedules published
The Amiga37 will take place on October 15 and 16, 2022 in Mönchengladbach (information about some exhibitors). Now Markus Tillmann has published the schedules for Saturday and Sunday:

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03.Oct.2022

Developer tool: vasm 1.9a
Frank Wille has updated his portable and retargetable assembler vasm to version 1.9a. AmigaOS 3, 4 and MorphOS are supported. Changes:

Reads the input from stdin when no source file name is given.
Small performance improvements. Tuned hash table sizes. Reduced memory allocations and deallocations.
Do not ignore the path from the main source when looking for a file.
Can build low-memory version of vasm with minimal hash tables, by compiling with -DLOWMEM.
Do not allow exporting equates which are based on imported symbols.
Search for include files in the current work directory first, then in the compile directory.
New option -maxpasses to adjust the maximum number of passes while resolving a section.
New option -nocompdir to disable compile directory based include file lookup completely.
New option -v to print version and copyright.
m68k: -no-opt option really ovrrides all "opt o" and "opt a" directives from the source now.
m68k: Fixed 68030/68851 PMOVE issue with TC and MMUSR, caused by a conflict with MOVEC control registers of the same name.
m68k: New Apollo instructions DBcc.L and MOVE2.
m68k: Fixed Apollo MOVE immediate addressing mode to vector register.
m68k: Fixed Apollo SUBI banked instruction (one word missing).
m68k: Added Apollo banking prefix support for MOVE.L Bn, and MOVE.L ,Bn.
m68k: Apollo LSLQ and LSRQ default to a .W operation size when missing. The remaining AMMX instructions should be .Q.
m68k: Make sure AMMX 64-bit constants are parsed with full precision.
m68k: Added missing Apollo FMOVE addressing modes.
6502: Added support for the WDC 65816 and 65802 8/16 bits instruction set, including some new directives for selecting Accumulator and Index width.
z80: Fix for GBZ80 "ld (c),a" and "ld a,(c)".
mot-syntax: ASSERT directive.
mot-syntax: macro arguments within <..> allow additional '>' characters inside a string without terminating the argument (vasm default mode only, not for Devpac-compatibility).
std-syntax: New option -gas for stricter GNU-as compatibility.
std-syntax: Supports one-digit temporary labels, where the nearest previous label may be referenced by Nb and the nearest following by Nf.
oldstyle-syntax: New directives SYMDEPEND and NEEDS. They define a dependency of the current section from an external symbol, which must be resolved by the linker.
oldstyle-syntax: Anonymous labels may be defined with a single ':' and referenced by ':+' or ':-'.
hunk-output: Converts NONE-relocs to 8-bit ABS with a warning.
hunk-output: Improved short-reloc output and work around AmigaOS LoadSeg() limitations/bugs.
o65-output: Check bad addends for 8-bit relocations.

(dr)

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03.Oct.2022 Sokoban conversion in Ultimate Blitz Basic 2
Our readers might know the Polish developer 'Tukinem' by his farm simulation 'Farmiga' which is in development (amiga-news.de reported). Last year he learned AMOS and his first game implemented with it was a Sokoban conversion of a 53 level game originally released for MS-DOS. Yesterday, he added a Sokoban prototype for it, which he wrote in Ultimate Blitz Basic 2. (dr)

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03.Oct.2022
Hollwood-Forum Hollwood application: Lyrics Jukebox
Ralf Gruner has written Hollywood, a music player that was originally intended to be the basis for a built-in device for historical jukebox wallboxes.

As the author writes, the program was originally only supposed to play music and text, and control would have been via the buttons on a wallbox. Instead, it now has a full GUI that is optimized for small touchscreens, but also works with large screens. The GUI elements are built entirely with Hollywood.

The program displays synchronized lyrics in parallel with the music playback, which must be in LRC format. Besides playing playlists or shuffling the files, it can also be used in jukebox style, offering the user the tracks in the form of jukebox title strips.

The author actually released the program only for Linux and Windows, but added implementations for AmigaOS 3, 4, MOrphOS and AROS on request. These then however untested. The Hollywood plugins Avcodec and Svgimage are required. Screenshots and more info are available under the title link.

Download: Lyrics_Jukebox_0.9.60.7z (main archive, 5.3 MB)
Download: Lyrics_Jukebox_0.9.60_untested.zip (Amiga executables, 16 MB). (dr)

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03.Oct.2022
Christian Zigotzky (Mail) Linux: Otto Matic ported
After Cro-Mag Rally, Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky has now compiled a second game for Linux PowerPC (32-bit), Otto Matic, which had just been ported to AmigaOS 4 (amiga-news.de reported). The developer has tested the game under the AmigaOne X1000/X5000 Linux distributions Void PPC 32-bit and MintPPC.

Download: OttoMatic_4.0.0-linux-powerpc.tar.gz (137 MB). (dr)

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02.Oct.2022 AmigaOS 4: "Otto Matic" and "Billy Frontier" ported
Roman 'kas1e' Kargin has ported two other games to AmigaOS 4:

Pangea Software's "Otto Matic" (YouTube video) was first released for Mac OS 9 and X in 2001 and was included with some Mac models of that time. Kargin further writes about it:

"The game was eventually ported to 32-bit Intel Macs, but it stopped working when macOS 10.15 discontinued 32-bit support. Pangea Software allowed Iliyas Jorio to update the original game to keep it running on today's major desktop platforms. This update aims to be faithful to the original. Elements of the presentation and handling were slightly updated. AmigaOS 4 port is based on Jorio's work and compiled with GCC 11.3.0 and latest GL4ES and SDL2. Video recorded on X5000 with RadeonRX 560 and all latest beta components."

"Billy Frontier" is also from Pangea Software and is an arcade-style action game with a "cowboys in space" theme (YouTube video). The player fights in duels, shootouts and brawls. The game was released in 2003 for PowerPC Macs, the port to AmigaOS 4 is also based on Iliyas Jorio's work.

Both games can be downloaded from OS4Depot. Downloads:

billyfrontier.lha (82 MB)
ottomatic.lha (144 MB) (dr)

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02.Oct.2022
Alinea Computer (ANF) Amega 32 adapter: Wireless Mega Drive gamepads are now supported
The Amega 32 is an adapter for the AmigaCD 32 to use SEGA Mega Drive gamepads (DB9) with 6 or 3 buttons (amiga-news.de reported).
Now Alinea Computer has updated the firmware of its Amega 32 adapter. Version 1.4.2 now also supports wireless Mega Drive gamepads in 6-button mode. All who want to update their adapter or want to update it themselves, please contact Alinea Computer. (dr)

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02.Oct.2022 Tool: identify-library 40.1
At the end of last year, Richard Körber released the source code of his identify.library on GitHub. He also he took the opportunity to go through the source code again, reformatted it and translated the comments from German into English. The identify library is used to recognize Zorro cards by their manufacturer and product ID, provides information about the system (CPU, FPU, memory, clock frequency etc.) and to decode guru codes and function offsets. These functions can also be used via the included tools, as well as in ARexx and installer scripts.

Under the title link he now has released version 40.1 which includes more manufacturers and boards. Both a developer and user package are available. (dr)

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02.Oct.2022

Aminet uploads until 01.10.2022
The following files have been added until 01.10.2022 to Aminet:

CloudDav_1.6.lha         comm/net   501K  MOS A WebDav client
Dzon_Demo_Compilation... demo/disk  880K  68k Dzon Demo Compilation Disk 1 ...
Dzon_Demo_Compilation... demo/disk  880K  68k Dzon Demo Compilation Disk 2 ...
tek-transhuman_pachin... demo/disk  2.0M  68k Transhuman / Pachinkoland - G...
wla_dx-mos.lha           dev/cross  3.4M  MOS 8-bit CPU Cross Macro Assembl...
OsGrind.lha              dev/debug  30K   68k Configurable Os argument checker
PatchWork.lha            dev/debug  48K   68k Validate library calls with A...
device-streams.lha       disk/misc  87K   68k Copy block devices and stream...
device-streams_src.lha   disk/misc  33K       Copy block devices and stream...
WormWars.lha             game/actio 897K  68k Advanced snake/Tron game
WormWars-AROS.zip        game/actio 701K  x86 Advanced snake/Tron game
WormWarsMOS.lha          game/actio 944K  MOS Advanced snake/Tron game
WormWars-OS4.lha         game/actio 1.1M  OS4 Advanced snake/Tron game
F1GP2022Carset.lha       game/data  15K       2022 Carset for F1GP
MCE.lha                  game/edit  3.6M  68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-MOS.lha              game/edit  3.8M  MOS Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha              game/edit  4.1M  OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
Amdrum.ACEpansion.lha    misc/emu   8K    MOS ACEpansion plugin for ACE CPC...
AmiVms.lha               misc/emu   3.4M  68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
MirageImager.ACEpansi... misc/emu   17K   MOS ACEpansion plugin for ACE CPC...
LN4Lv7.lha               mods/misc  2.6M      LN4Lv7 4ch MED track by HKvalhe
hippoplayerSource.lha    mus/play   1.3M      HippoPlayer source code
Vim_9.0-ppc-amigaos.lha  text/edit  14M   OS4 The ubiquitous text editor
Vim_9.0-ppc-morphos.lha  text/edit  14M   MOS The ubiquitous text editor
Reqtools-Wide.lha        util/libs  44K   68k Double Width Reqtools
VATestprogram.zip        util/misc  1.9M  68k Versatile Amiga Test Program
UHCGUI-Current.lha       util/wb    58K   68k GUI frontend for the UHC-Tool...

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02.Oct.2022

OS4Depot uploads until 01.10.2022
The following files have been added until 01.10.2022 to OS4Depot:

vlink.lha                dev/cro 176kb 4.0 A portable linker, written in AN...
amoskittens.lha          dev/lan 2Mb   4.1 Amos the kitten is amos basic in...
dungeonofchess.lha       gam/boa 13Mb  4.1 Simple game written with usage o...
cromagrally.lha          gam/dri 125Mb 4.1 Wildest racing game since man in...
devilutionx.lha          gam/rol 11Mb  4.1 SDL Port of Diablo and Hellfire
mce.lha                  gam/uti 4Mb   4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
libsfml.lha              lib/mis 5Mb   4.1 Simple and Fast Multimedia Library
litexl.lha               uti/tex 1Mb   4.1 A lightweight text editor writte...
vim_mui.lha              uti/tex 14Mb  4.1 The ubiquitous text editor

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02.Oct.2022

AROS Archives uploads until 01.10.2022
The following files have been added until 01.10.2022 to AROS Archives:

dosbox.i386-aros.lha         emu/com 2Mb   Dosbox a PC Emulator
wormwars.i386-aros.zip       gam/act 701kb Advanced Tron/Snake-style arcade...
sdlscav-145.4.i386-aros.zip  gam/pla 384kb Lode Runner clone
drawer-app.lha               gra/ico 171kb Collection of Drawer Icons for A...
icongamegorillazdrawer.lha   gra/ico 352kb Collection of Drawer Game Icons ...
arzip.i386-aros.zip          uti/arc 153kb arZip zip file archiver

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02.Oct.2022

MorphOS-Storage uploads until 01.10.2022
The following files have been added until 01.10.2022 to MorphOS-Storage:

Re2c_3.0.lha              Development/GeekGadgets   Scanner generator f. re...
SSA-1_1.1.lha             Emulation/ACEpansion      SSA-1_1.1.lha
Willy_1.1.lha             Emulation/ACEpansion      Plugin for ACE CPC Emul...
Dandanator_1.0.lha        Emulation/ACEpansion      Dandanator_1.0.lha
DKTr-Speech_1.1.lha       Emulation/ACEpansion      DKTr-Speech_1.1.lha
MirageImager_1.1.lha      Emulation/ACEpansion      Plugin for ACE CPC Emul...
Nova_1.1.lha              Emulation/ACEpansion      Plugin for ACE CPC Emul...
TMPI-Speech_1.1.lha       Emulation/ACEpansion      Plugin for ACE CPC Emul...
Amdrum_1.1.lha            Emulation/ACEpansion      ACEpansion plugin for A...
WormWars_9.3.lha          Games/Action              Advanced snake game by ...
DevilutionX_1.4.1r2.lha   Games/Adventure           Diablo build for modern...
LiteXL_2.0.3r3.lha        Text/Edit                 Lite XL is a lightweigh...
Vim_9.0.583.lha           Text/Edit                 A highly configurable t...

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02.Oct.2022

WHDLoad: New installers until 01.10.2022
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 01.10.2022:

2022-10-01 improved: Turrican 2 (Factor 5/Rainbow Arts) 3-button joystick support (Info)
2022-10-01 improved: The Quest For The Time Bird / Auf der Suche nach dem Vogel der Zeit / La quête de l'oiseau du temps (Infogrames) support for Italian version added (Info)
2022-10-01 improved: Obitus (Psygnosis) fixed 68000 problems, hints added (Info)
2022-09-28 improved: Joe & Mac (Caveman Ninja) (Data East) interrupts fixed, manual protection correctly removed (Info)
2022-09-27 improved: Venom Wing (Thalamus/SoftEyes) rewritten, 68000 quitkey, ssp relocated, load/save to external file, uses less chip memory, new install script (Info)
2022-09-27 improved: Tip Off (ANCO) rewritten, fixed freeze on title screen, keyboard fixed, manual added, new install script (Info)
2022-09-27 improved: Purple Saturn Day (Exxos) fixed to run on NTSC, fixed some random crashes (Info)
2022-09-27 fixed: Ooops Up (Demonware) crash of second version on 68000 fixed (Info)

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02.Oct.2022
Erik Hogan (Twitter) Preview video: Shoot'em Up Hyperblaster (Inviyya 2)
At the end of last year, we reported about Michael 'Tigerskunk' Borrmann's announcement to write a successor for his shoot'em up 'Inviyya', released in spring 2021. Now he has published a new preview video of the Amiga 1200/Amiga 4000/CD32 version. As he wrote, "collisions are off, it's still a bit glitchy, no sound at the moment, but you can see where this is heading to". He is going to demonstrate the game at Amiga37. (dr)

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02.Oct.2022 MP3 player: Reel Deck V0.60
After Atris, his Tetris clone for RTG Amigas, and AB_Template, his programming assistance for AmiBlitz 3, Sami Vehmaa has now released another project: Reel Deck is an MP3 player for Amigas with graphics card written in AmiBlitz 3 (YouTube video). You also need a fast CPU, AmigaOS3.x, AHI and at least 20 MB FastRAM. Reel Deck costs 3 Euro. (dr)

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