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| 03.Nov.2022 |
Video: Often unknown Amiga operating systems Ravi Abbott, known for his documentary "Downfall Amiga, after Commodore" (amiga-news.de reported), introduces often unknown Amiga operating systems for 68k Amigas, such as p.OS or UNIX. (dr) [News message: 03. Nov. 2022, 09:24] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 03.Nov.2022 |
Workbench distribution: AKReal 9.1 AKReal can already works with 16 colours and is the inofficial adaption of the Workbench distribution AmiKit to real Amigas (video). After five years, the distribution was updated and now version 9.1 is available. The changes are listed in the changelog. (dr) [News message: 03. Nov. 2022, 06:47] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 03.Nov.2022 OSNews |
Developer tool: GNU Make will drop support for AmigaOS (Update) GNU Make is the implementation of the in the Unix world often used program make for the operating system GNU. It automatically builds executable programs and libraries from source code by reading files called Makefiles which specify how to derive the target program. (Wikipedia). As OSNews now reports, support for OS/2 (EMX), Xenix, Cray and also AmigaOS will be removed in GNU Make starting with the upcoming version. Update: (03.11.2022, 19:30, dr) Obviously triggered by our article, discussions have developed especially in various Discord servers which have led to some "protest mails". The maintainer of GNU Make, Paul Smith, responded to one of the mails and asked to stop writing mails: "While it's good that AmigaOS as an operating system is still under active development, what I care about is whether anyone is maintaining *GNU make* on AmigaOS. I have not received a single patch for an AmigaOS problem with GNU make since 1996. I haven't received a single response from anyone on AmigaOS to any request for anyone to test a release candidate, or a new release, in I don't know how many releases....But if AmigaOS is not updating to newer versions of GNU make, then I don't want to maintain the (not insignificant amount of) special-case code currently existing to (not really) support it, in future releases. Fundamentally, for non-traditional operating systems it's not enough to just ask for it to be maintained. Someone has to volunteer to actively participate in the maintenance effort." (dr) [News message: 03. Nov. 2022, 05:44] [Comments: 2 - 04. Nov. 2022, 19:52] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 03.Nov.2022 |
Programming assistance: "AB_Template II" V0.58 offers templates for AmiBlitz 3 In contrast to "AB_Template" which is meant to support the development of games, "AB_Template II" is meant to help developing applications with AmiBlitz3. Here Sami Vehmaa published now the first version 0.58. (dr) [News message: 03. Nov. 2022, 05:20] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 03.Nov.2022 |
AmigaOS 4: Video about history and usage of AmigaOne X1000 (Update) Roman 'kas1e' Kargin has published an extensive video about the AmigaOne X1000, which was officially announced by A-EON at the beginning of 2010. Kargin informs - with English subtitles and background music - about the history of the board, the installation in an unusual case, the installation of AmigaOS 4.1 and much more. Update: (10.11.2022, 15:00, cg) After the video had to be taken offline due to a copyright complaint, Kargin now provides an updated version with the disputed parts replaced with new footage. (dr) [News message: 03. Nov. 2022, 04:35] [Comments: 3 - 12. Nov. 2022, 15:01] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 03.Nov.2022 |
AmigaOS 4.1: Tutorial on installation of 3D graphics driver Roman 'kas1e' Kargin has published a detailed tutorial on Amigans.net in which he describes the correct installation of Warp3DNova, NovaBridge, MiniGL, Ogles2, and WarpOS-Emu so that everything that has to do with 3D runs best with RadeonHD or RadeonRX graphics cards. Eventually, you should be able to run games, applications and demos written for WarpOS or 68k. (dr) [News message: 03. Nov. 2022, 04:21] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 03.Nov.2022 |
DIY project: Building an Amiga 2000 (part 5) 'Drygol' is a member of the demoscene group Lamers and basically deals with retro computers in the form of restorations, upgrades etc. On his site Retrohax.net he not only offers various retro articles, but also runs a blog. Among other things he describes there his project 'Tesseract', the building of an Amiga 2000 from scratch with all maximum modifications. His project is based on the GitHub project of 'Floppie209', a replica of the Amiga2000 motherboard with Sprint layout. After the first four reports (1, 2, 3, 4) he published the fifth blog post of the series yesterday which amongst others is about adding a DVD drive. (dr) [News message: 03. Nov. 2022, 03:56] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 03.Nov.2022 |
Programming contest: AmiGameJam 2022 launched After the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam, which just ended with numerous entries, the next contest for game programmers is already starting: At this year's edition of the "AmiGameJam" the motto is "Sword and Sorcery". Those who want to participate must submit a newly developed game with this theme to the organizers by April 30 at the latest. The participants will again be divided into the two categories "OCS/AGA" and "AmigaOS 4/MorphOS/AROS", voting will again be done by both the community and a group of official judges. The jurors and prizes will be announced as soon as last details are clarified. (cg) [News message: 03. Nov. 2022, 01:30] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 03.Nov.2022 Twitter (ANF) |
Tutorial: Wake on LAN Client under AmigaOS 3 Matthias Münch describes in a short tutorial how an Amiga can "wake up" other devices in the network from wait mode with the help of the Wake on LAN client hpwake. (cg) [News message: 03. Nov. 2022, 00:51] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 03.Nov.2022 |
Playable previews: 'My Life Sucks' and 'My First Shooting Game' Two more games developed for the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam are not yet finished, but the developers already provide playable pre-release versions. To what extent the titles will be developed further is currently unclear. My Life Sucks (video) was supposed to be a dungeon crawler in the style of Dungeon Master, with the difference that the player controls an autonomous vacuum cleaner whose AI has taken on a life of its own. The game is described by the developer as a "tech demo", as it was not finished in time for the contest deadline. They say it is solvable, but still has plenty of bugs. Main reason for the release them the disclosure of the source code for interested Blitz-Basic programmers. My First Shooting Game is an "experimental project" according to the author - the vertical shooter is his first Amiga and Blitz Basic project. The game currently runs only on NTSC computers and must be controlled with the keyboard. It is distributed as source code, which has to be compiled by the user himself with Blitz Basic. (cg) [News message: 03. Nov. 2022, 00:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 03.Nov.2022 |
Flip-Screen-Shooter: Shuriken Phil Grenways 'Shuriken' (video) is a Berzerk-inspired flip-screen shooter with a ninja theme. The title was developed for the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam, the Blitz Basic source code can be found on bitbucket.org. (cg) [News message: 03. Nov. 2022, 00:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 03.Nov.2022 Indie Retro News (Webseite) |
Simulated pub crawl: Weegie Nights In 'Weegie Nights' (video) you have to wander through Glasgow by night and maintain the right alcohol level, in addition the consumption of food and alcoholic beverages as well as various "sources of income" want to be well organized. The title was developed for the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam and requires an Amiga with 2 Megabyte Chip RAM and a 68020 processor. (cg) [News message: 03. Nov. 2022, 00:28] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 03.Nov.2022 |
Arcade clone: Megafrog 'Megafrog' (video) is a variant of the arcade classic Frogger, in which the playing field is significantly larger than the current screen section. The frog here can mutate into the titular Megafrog by eating a certain amount of dragonflies, which can then also attack cars. The gAME was developed for the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam and requires an Amiga whose processor is clocked with at least 14 Mhz. (cg) [News message: 03. Nov. 2022, 00:27] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 02.Nov.2022 Indie Retro News (Webseite) |
SimCity for animals: Microtopia 'Microtopia' (video) is described by the developer as a "prototype of a city-building simulation", in which a city for crows, beavers and moths is to be built on randomly generated maps. Numerous features that are still missing are to be added in later versions. The title was developed for the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam and requires an Amiga with one megabyte of RAM. The game also runs on a 68000 processor, but here it occasionally runs a bit halting. (cg) [News message: 02. Nov. 2022, 23:40] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 02.Nov.2022 David Brunet (ANF) |
New articles on Obligement website The articles below have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement during the last two months. All translations are welcome. Please contact David 'Daff' Brunet for more information.
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| 02.Nov.2022 |
Top-Down-Racer: Zebra 3 'Zebra 3' (video) is a top-down racer with four different courses. The title was developed for the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam, Kickstart 2 and a "fast Amiga" are given as minimum requirements. (cg) [News message: 02. Nov. 2022, 22:36] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 02.Nov.2022 Indie Retro News (Webseite) |
Playable preview: Capacitor's Revenge In the shooter 'Capacitor's Revenge' (video) you have to defend the Amiga's m68k processor against attacking capacitors (amiga-news.de reported). The title is being developed for the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam, the author now provides a first playable preview version. (cg) [News message: 02. Nov. 2022, 22:31] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 02.Nov.2022 Indie Retro News (Webseite) |
Platformer: Daredevil Dennis Remix 'Daredevil Dennis Remix' (video) is a conversion of the 8-bit title Daredevil Dennis for the Amiga, developed for the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam. The game features 25 with increasing difficulty. (cg) [News message: 02. Nov. 2022, 22:24] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 02.Nov.2022 Indie Retro News (Webseite) |
Vertical Scrolling Shoot'em Up: ACE Battle Over The Sea The vertically scrolling shooter 'ACE Battle Over The Sea' (video) was developed for the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam. The title, inspired by classics like 1942, offers four missions and runs on any Amiga with at least one megabyte of Chip RAM. The download is free, but if you wish you can give the author a small obolus during the download. (cg) [News message: 02. Nov. 2022, 22:14] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 02.Nov.2022 Indie Retro News (Webseite) |
Arena shooter: Blower 'Blower' (video) - developed for the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam - is an arena shooter in which up to four human players use firearms and flamethrowers to get at each other. Computer-controlled "bots" are also available for training purposes, but the developer says they are "pretty dumb". 'Blower' runs on all Amigas with at least one megabyte of Chip RAM, it supports a parallel port adapter for connecting two additional joysticks and offers seven different levels, various bonus items. The download is free, but if you wish you can pay the author a small fee. (cg) [News message: 02. Nov. 2022, 22:06] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 02.Nov.2022 |
MorphOS 3.17: openssl3.library November Hotfix The MorphOS developer team has announced: "New vulnerabilities have been identified and fixed for the version of OpenSSL that is included in MorphOS 3.17. Two discovered issues, namely CVE-2022-3786 and CVE-2022-3602, were found to potentially affect MorphOS users. A fixed OpenSSL library will be bundled with a future MorphOS release. Meanwhile, you can download the following replacement openssl3.library that fixes the problem for MorphOS 3.17. To install it, copy the file to MOSSYS:Libs and reboot." (dr) [News message: 02. Nov. 2022, 06:39] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 01.Nov.2022 |
Encryption protocol: AmiSSL 5.5 (AmigaOS 3/4) The open source encryption protocol AmiSSL has been updated to version 5.5 and is now based on the latest OpenSSL 3.0.7, which was also released today. This fixes a security problem that has existed since OpenSSL 3.0.0 and is now classified as high: a buffer overflow could be triggered when checking X.509 certificates. Thus, all users who have installed a version 5 of AmiSSL (based on OpenSSL 3) are recommended to update. The changes:
Download AmigaOS 3: AmiSSL-5.5-OS3.lha (3,3 MB) Download AmigaOS 4: AmiSSL-5.5-OS4.lha (3,1 MB) Download SDK: AmiSSL-5.5-SDK.lha (2,3 MB) (dr) [News message: 01. Nov. 2022, 21:25] [Comments: 2 - 02. Nov. 2022, 08:16] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 01.Nov.2022 |
Point'n Click adventure: NEONnoir The Point'n Click adventure 'NEONnoir' (Video) was developed with AmiBlitz for the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam. As a down-and-out private eye, the player has to track down a drug addicted daughter from a wealthy family.
'NEONnoir' requires at least an Amiga 1200 with a harddisk. The game can be downloaded for free, but users can name their own price before downloading. A walkthrough is offered on the official website and the game's BASIC sourcecode is available as well: Either as a LhA download from the official website, or in the author's Github repository. (cg) (Translation: cg) [News message: 01. Nov. 2022, 18:56] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 01.Nov.2022 Indie Retro News (Webseite) |
Turn based strategy: playable preview for "Settle the World" (update) Christian 'TheoTheoderich' Wiegel has released a first playable preview of his turn-based building and trading game 'Settle the World' - refer to our extensive preview for more information. The author points out that this is an early development version and many gameplay elements are not implemented yet: For example, the happiness of your citizen currently has no effect at all on game progress. 'Settle the World' is primarily intended to be played with multiple human opponents, but it does include a single player campaign. The game requires 1 Megabyte ChipRAM and 4 Megabyte FastRAM, a harddisk and at least a 68020 CPU. A version that should run on Kickstart 1.x is provided as well, but is untested as of now. Update: (05.11.2022, 14:05, dr) The developer has published a short tutorial on YouTube on how to start his game. (cg) (Translation: cg) [News message: 01. Nov. 2022, 16:21] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 01.Nov.2022 |
Games for RTG systems: Sky Tower, Last Space Raider, Dungeon Escape, Börd Sami Vehmaa has written several Arcade games for Amiga systems that have a graphics card installed:
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| 01.Nov.2022 |
Blog: Restoration of an Amiga 1000, part 3 In the third part of his documentation about the restoration of an Amiga 1000 (amiga-news.de reported), Richard "Shred" Körber explains how he replaced the floppy drive with a Centuriontech "GOEX on pills" floppy simulator. (dr) [News message: 01. Nov. 2022, 08:54] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 01.Nov.2022 MorphZone (Webseite) |
MorphOS: Password manager PastePass 1.9 Stefan 'Kronos' Kleinheinrich's PastePass is a password manager for MorphOS. Version 1.9 is a complete reimplementation using the cryptostorage.library. The code has been reworked, many security checks added, and the entire GUI and program flow streamlined. The author's initial tests went well, but he requests further testing and explicitly marks this release as a pre-release. The changes in detail:
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| 01.Nov.2022 |
Linux tutorial: Using the Fienix distribution on the X5000, part 2 In the first part of the instructions for using the Linux distribution "Fienix" on the X5000, Amiga-News.de editor Daniel Reimann reported how to prepare a USB stick under Windows for this purpose. Here now the continuation: Starting Fienix After the USB stick has been plugged into a free USB port, we can boot up the X5000. As soon as the Boing Ball starts spinning, it is best to press the "M" key twice. With the first press we get into the "AmigaOne Early Startup Control" menu...  ...and with the second keystroke into the command line menu. Now, we the following line: usb reset Among other things, it is searched for storage media. I have the following (special?) case: my tower has several USB ports at the front, but only two can be used. In order to have one free for the USB stick, I have connected my Mac keyboard to the other one and my USB mouse to it. But I have to disconnect it before running "usb reset", otherwise it will be recognized as another storage medium. Now enter the following lines: setenv bootargs root=LABEL=FIENIX-DISK fatload usb 0:1 1000000 uImage-6.0 fatload usb 0:1 1c00000 cyrus-p5020.dtb fatload usb 0:1 2000000 uInitrd-5.10 bootm 1000000 2000000 1c00000 The kernel is loaded and Fienix is started. After the input, several columns of numbers rattle across the screen, but finally the login window should appear:  Here's what we enter: Username: fienix Password: fienixPW Looks good! Let's see if there is a tool for capturing screenshots. Yes, there it is, "Accessories"...:  Synaptic Package Manager By default, no word processor is included. You have to install that, and of course many other software, via the package manager "Synaptic Package Manager". It can be found under "Administration":  Right-click on the first AbiWord entry and select "Mark for installation":  You will then be asked if you want to install any other package dependencies associated with it. We do, which also marks the two entries below:  Now go to "Apply" at the top and the packages will be installed. Before we reboot, we want to see if it worked and look under "Office" for the corresponding entry. Perfectly: "AbiWord" is listed:  After restarting, we test AbiWord briefly: works!  In the third part of the tutorial, we will look at how to make the printer ready for use and how to configure the Linux button in the "AmigaOne Early Startup Control" menu so that we can save ourselves typing the instructions in the future. (dr) [News message: 01. Nov. 2022, 05:57] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||||
| 01.Nov.2022 |
Platformer: Ami-Tower The Polish developer 'Tukinem' (farm simulation "Farmiga") has ported Icy Tower in Blitz Basic 2 to the Amiga. The game principle is to let the main character climb a tower by jumping to different heights. The levels are created randomly. You can jump over two platforms and then have more points and bonus jumps. After every 50 platforms, the time to the end of the game is restored, so you have to jump up as quickly as possible. The game requires a standard Amiga 500 with Kick 1.3 and 500 KB. The game is still in development, the end of the game and the game menu (options and highscore) are missing. (dr) [News message: 01. Nov. 2022, 05:47] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
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