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`01.Apr.2015`	Amiga Games Inc. no longer distributing classic Amiga Games (Update) Since September 2012 Amiga Inc. and later on Amiga Games Inc. have been distributing classic Amiga games in Blackberrys App Store. At the start of the project, "more then 300 titles" were promised, plans to support various mobile platforms were announced. By now, all Amiga titles have been removed from the App Store: just a few days ago, there were still several dozen games available - this was initially reduced to Impossamole being for sale, in the mentime this game has been removed aswell, the vendor "Amiga" is not listed anymore. The reason for this change is currently unknown, though the timing - right at the beginning of a new month - might be an indication that Amiga has to fullfull contractual obligations. Back in February, Michael Battilana from Cloanto had revealed that Amiga Inc. do no longer own any rights to Kickstart or Workbench and that they had to obtain a license from Cloanto for their activities on the Blackberry platform. Update: (02.04.2015, 19:45, cg) In the meantime, the last remaining game has been removed from the shop, the vendor "Amiga" is not listed anymore. (cg) (Translation: cg) [News message: 01. Apr. 2015, 20:50] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`24.Mar.2015` Pascal Papara (ANF)	Emulation: Legal source of supply for Cyberstorm-ROM-file If you are going to use AmigaOS 4.1 "Final Edition" with an emulator, that requires this PowerPC operating system, the Kickstart-ROM and the Workbench of AmigaOS 3.1 as well as the accelerator board ROM of the CyberStorm PPC. If you do not own a Cyberstorm PPC, nevertheless you can use AmigaOS 4 legally in the emulation: In consultation with the rightholder, DCE, the ROM-file can be purchased in the IndieGO!-Appstore for the symbolic price of EUR 1. On request, Pascal Papara will bear the costs for purchasers of the computer AresOne as well as of the distributions AEROS R3 and Aminux (USB-Stick version). (snx) (Translation: dr) [News message: 24. Mar. 2015, 19:44] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`20.Mar.2015` Pascal Papara (ANF)	App Store: Update of indieGO!-client for all systems The Hollywood-based client for Pascal Papara's App Store "indieGO!" has been updated (screenshot). It is divided into two parts: The App Store-Browser and the download manager. Using the download manager it is possible to pause downloads and continiue them after several days. The client now works with screen solutions less than 800x600 pixels (z.B. EEEPC701) and much faster as well. According to Papara currently there is much debug output, so this can be still improved. The speed of the download manager was doubled. The detailed changes: Refactoring and optimization of the libServer module Submit Bug Report : now reports if there was error submitting the reports Change Mail Address : FIXED a bug that was not accepting the user's input Many optimization a faster response in many time-critical sections This option can be disabled with the preference -> speedboost = 0 Added preference switch Added pointer behaviours (busy mouse pointer for long operations) Added the possibility to close the category requester with the ESC key Font size reduced automatically in app name and app description if needed to let it fit in its available space. (magorium) Now categories and items difference is more evident thanks to an overlay image on the category icons (see picture). (magorium) Now the AppStore recognize if a previous session has not closed properly and ask to the user if he wish to submit a bug report with the previous session's log file, no additional informations from the user are required. (magorium) Speed up of the app details window opening download speed is now twice as fast Until now developers of commercial applications have had to pay a store fee of ten percent of the selling price. Developers who have registered after March 1st 2015 have to pay twelve percent. The ten most "successful" developers - including developers of Freeware software - monthly will earn a gift coupon of 10 Euro. (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 20. Mar. 2015, 15:29] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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