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Archive 02/2025

`17.Feb.2025`	m68k assembly: "Amiga Assembly" plugin v1.8.13 for Visual Studio Code "Amiga Assembly" is a plugin for Visual Studio Code to support assembly language for the Amiga Motorola 68000 machines and emulators. The stable version 1.8.13 fixes a bug which prevented the build task to work if filenames included spaces. On GitHub, a detailed documentation is available. (dr) [News message: 17. Feb. 2025, 18:23] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Feb.2025`	Video player: Reducer tool of Amos Anim Player updated (update) The "Amos Anim Player" from the group "ELECTRIC BLACK SHEEP" is a very simple IFF-ANIM player that runs on any Amiga. It can play compressed IFF-Anim formats synchronised with a separate IFF audio sample (or MOD) (amiga-news.de reported). Reducer is a stand-alone tool that does not require AMOS and reduces the data size. The updated version includes the following changes: Previous version of reducer used luma (greyscale) to filter out the difference between frames, 2025 version use chroma (RGB), so it gives a visualy much better result!!! Previous version doesn't work above 320x185 resolution, the new limit is 640x512 does a better job correcting errors in HAM mode does a better job detecting/handleing small changes does a better job cleaning "residues" caused by slow movements Update: (18.02.2025, 22:10, dr) A video tutorial shows how to use it using an example. (dr) [News message: 17. Feb. 2025, 06:32] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Feb.2025`	Programming: Web based m68k assembler editor 4.0.0 Under the title link you will find a modern web application for writing, executing and learning M68K assembler code, which uses the SvelteKit framework and the Rust programming language (amiga-news.de reported, source code on GitHub). The tool now supports not only 68k, but also MIPS architecture. All changes: Added MIPS assembler/simulator (mars) Added MIPS documentation Other improvements and bug fixes Migrated website to svelte 5 Made the UI more generic over different languages (dr) [News message: 17. Feb. 2025, 06:31] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Feb.2025`	Preview video: Hyper Runner - Desert Road "Hyper Runner" is an announced sci-fi racing game for AGA Amigas. The game was started in mid-2022 and only continued at the beginning of the year (amiga-news.de reported ). Now another race track is being presented with the "Desert Road". (dr) [News message: 17. Feb. 2025, 06:20] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Feb.2025` Rob Smith	Video: The history of X-Copy In his latest video, Rob Smith traces the history of the well-known copy program X-Copy, whose source code was published in 2011 (amiga-news.de reported). In this context, Christian Bartsch, who worked for the software company Cachet, which wrote the copy programme at the time, is also interviewed (see also the German c't interview with him). (dr) [News message: 17. Feb. 2025, 06:12] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Feb.2025` AmigaKit (E-Mail)	A600GS: Update 46.1.998 with German and Spanish localization Today's software update 46.1.998 for the Orange Pi-based Amiga clone A600GS from AmigaKit now includes an ARM-native PNG datatype, version 7.2 of the word processing program Final Writer as well as German and Spanish language support. Changes: A600GS: Add option to map RCTRL as RAMIGA key in Amibench et al. Add option to set alternate PAUSE MENU key (for keyboard lacking the default F12 key) German langauge support: translation contribution thanks to Philipp Lonke Spanish langauge support: translation contribution thanks to Javier De Las Rivas SystemV46: ARM Native Support: AK-PNG datatype converted to native ARM from 68K code giving up to double speed when decoding PNG files Programs: Update version of Final Writer to version 7.2 AmiSSL has been updated to v5.19 (snx) [News message: 16. Feb. 2025, 19:22] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Feb.2025`	Aminet uploads until 15.02.2025 The following files have been added until 15.02.2025 to Aminet: ira.lha dev/asm 278K VAR MC680x0/851 reassembler GeneraNumeroCasuale.lha dev/basic 23K OS3 Custom routine to gener... Firemeter.zip driver/inp 22K OS3 Measures Joystick Autof... G-WARS.lha game/shoot 7.9M OS3 Geometry Wars inspired ... AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.8M OS3 Simulates OpenVMS comma... PrayForGaza.lha mods/32bit 2.0M GEN 16bit 16ch Amiga Charit... PrayForGaza.lha mods/8voic 562K GEN 16bit 16ch Amiga Charit... Protrekkr_AROS_i386.zip mus/edit 13M ARO Tracker/Synth hybrid Pr... LHArchiver_MOS.lha util/arc 1.6M MOS create lha archives int... LHArchiver_OS3.lha util/arc 1.4M OS3 create lha archives int... LHArchiver_OS4.lha util/arc 1.9M OS4 create lha archives int... LHArchiver_WOS.lha util/arc 1.7M WUP create lha archives int... AmiSSL-v5-OS3.lha util/libs 3.8M OS3 OpenSSL as an Amiga sha... AmiSSL-v5-OS4.lha util/libs 3.5M OS4 OpenSSL as an Amiga sha... AmiSSL-v5-SDK.lha util/libs 2.4M VAR OpenSSL as an Amiga sha... IdentifyDev.lha util/libs 68K OS3 Identify hardware and m... IdentifyUsr.lha util/libs 102K OS3 Identify hardware and m... xxd.lha util/misc 34K VAR Hex dump utility and vi... CPU-A.lha util/moni 502K OS3 System Information Tool (snx) [News message: 16. Feb. 2025, 08:30] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Feb.2025`	OS4Depot uploads until 15.02.2025 The following files have been added until 15.02.2025 to OS4Depot: amissl-sdk.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 SDK for AmiSSL arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &... amissl.lha lib/mis 3Mb 4.0 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared library lharchiver.lha uti/arc 2Mb 4.0 Create LhA archives intuitively (snx) [News message: 16. Feb. 2025, 08:30] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Feb.2025`	AROS Archives uploads until 15.02.2025 The following files have been added until 15.02.2025 to AROS Archives: protrekkr.i386-aros.zip aud/tra 13Mb Tracker/Synth hybrid Program protrekkr.x86_64-aros-v11... aud/tra 13Mb Tracker/Synth hybrid Program (snx) [News message: 16. Feb. 2025, 08:30] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Feb.2025`	MorphOS-Storage uploads until 15.02.2025 The following files have been added until 15.02.2025 to MorphOS-Storage: Markdown-Viewer_1.0.lha Dependencies/Mimetypes Use cmark to read markd... IRA-2.11.lha Development/ASM MC68000/10/20/30/40 rea... xxd.lha Development/Misc Hex dump utility and vi... LHArchiver_1.13.lha Files/Archive Create lha archives int... Znax_1.1.lha Games/Think Port of Znax by Papiosaur System16-SpriteViewer_... Graphics/Show A quick and dirty Sega ... Wayfarer_9.1.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ... GetMimetype_1.0.lha System/Shell GetMimetype_1.0.lha IconInfo_1.0.lha System/Shell IconInfo_1.0.lha AmbientFind_1.0.lha System/Shell AmbientFind_1.0.lha (snx) [News message: 16. Feb. 2025, 08:30] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Feb.2025`	WHDLoad: New installers until 15.02.2025 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 15.02.2025: 2025-02-12 new: Wizmo (Kingsoft) done by DJ Mike (Info) 2025-02-11 new: Grimblood (Maelstrom) done by paraj (Info) 2025-02-10 improved: Powermonger (Bullfrog) use fast RAM to speed up rendering, trainer, icons and docs added (Info) (snx) [News message: 16. Feb. 2025, 08:30] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Feb.2025` Amiga Addict (ANF)	Print/PDF magazine: Amiga Addict, issue 36 Issue 36 of the print/PDF magazine Amiga Addict is now available from the publisher addict.media and from UK newsagents. This issue is dedicated to the once largest UK Amiga dealer, Silica Systems, including interviews with former employees. (snx) [News message: 16. Feb. 2025, 08:30] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Feb.2025`	Do it yourself: Adapter board A314 for an internal Raspberry Pi, version 1.2.3 The A314 is an FPGA-based adapter board by Niklas Ekström, with the help of which a Raspberry Pi can be connected to the expansion slot of the Amiga 500 (amiga-news.de reported), which also makes it possible to use its network connection, among other things. The now released version 1.2.3 contains a workaround for a bug in the compiler vbcc, which caused the a314-cp.device not to work properly on a 68000 processor. (snx) [News message: 16. Feb. 2025, 08:29] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Feb.2025` Karpour	Copies of really old (Amiga) websites: archive95.net archive95.net wants to make websites accessible again that are too old even for the Web Archive - the latter only started archiving public sites in 1996. For this purpose, commercial CDs from the years before 1996 are used, on which copies of existing websites were distributed in order to present them to offline customers. Since the "Amiga Plus Extra No. 5/97" is one of the CDs plundered so far, a search for "Amiga" also brings up various interesting hits: fan pages for the A/Box, press releases from Gateway or the old support pages from Newtek. (cg) [News message: 16. Feb. 2025, 00:12] [Comments: 1 - 16. Feb. 2025, 06:35] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Feb.2025` Acneproduction	Mouse-controlled zombie shooter: Playable demo of "BDTZ" BDTZ ("Better Dead Than Zed", video) is a mouse-controlled shooter in which the character has to be controlled from a bird's eye view through a zombie-infested maze of streets. Ammunition is scarce and shots attract more zombies. The game is still in development, but two playable demos have already been released in the last two weeks. BDTZ should run on any Amiga with at least one megabyte of RAM. (cg) [News message: 15. Feb. 2025, 23:58] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Feb.2025`	Point'n Click Adventure: Operation Sirius for Amiga OS 1.3 "Operation Sirius" is a point'n click adventure game that the author Achim Kern created in 2012 using Hollywood for various Amiga platforms. However, he never finished or published the original, much older and Kickstart 1.3-compatible version. He has now made the current version of Operation Sirius AmigaOS 1.3 available for download: the game can be played until it arrives on SIRIUS. It takes up three floppy discs and requires 2 megabytes of Chip RAM. (cg) [News message: 15. Feb. 2025, 23:51] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Feb.2025` Jan Beta	amigastore.eu offers mechanical replacement keyboards for Amiga 1200 amigastore.eu now offers mechanical keyboards for the A1200, where each key has its own switch. The keyboards are developed by Sergiusz and produced by amigastore.eu, and they come in three variants, which differ in the switches used: linear switches or switches with tactile feedback - the latter are then available with or without an audible "click". The provider does not provide any information on the keycaps used on the keyboards, which cost around 185 euros including tax. The key arrangement is European - narrow Enter key, additional key between "Y" and "Shift" - but a country-specific layout cannot be selected. The sample images show a British layout with two unlabeled keys. (cg) [News message: 15. Feb. 2025, 23:40] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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