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Video tutorial: WIFI internet on Amiga with BlueSCSI v2 (31. Mar. 2024)
BlueSCSI v2 is an SCSI solution for retro computers. Based on the Raspberry Pi Pico-W microcontroller, there are further possibilities, though. The Video at the title link demonstrates how one can also use it to access wireless LAN, thanks to...

Creating and reading disk images: Disk Jockey 3 for macOS (23. Mar. 2024)
Disk Jockey makes it easy to create and analyse disk images for retro computers and emulators. With the now released version 3 you can now also create empty DD and HD disc images (ADF images) as well as Hard Disk Files (HDF), as used by WinUAE. In additio...

Programming language: Amiga C/C++ Visual Studio Code Extension 1.7.7 (11. Feb. 2024)
Bartman', member of the demo group 'Abyss', provides with 'amiga-debug' a 'Visual Studio Code' extension for "compiling, debugging and profiling Amiga C/C++ programs compiled by the bundled gcc 13.1 with the bundled WinUAE/FS-UAE and GDB." (YouTube video)...

Recovered: Early music programs "Computer Composer" and "Magic Harp" (03. Jan. 2024)
Josh Renaud's blog about BBS history, retro computing and technology reminiscences also manages a curated collection of software believed to be lost by Israeli cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen. The collection comprises ten games, demos and experiments on artifi...

Video: Repairing an Amiga 2000, part 2 (13. Dec. 2023)
A fortnight ago, Robert Smith showed in a first video how he got a donated and non-functioning Amiga 2000 up and running again. In the second part he introduces some upgrades such as BlueSCSI and takes care of the yellowed case....

SCSI-SD adapter: ZuluSCSI firmware v2023.12.13 (13. Dec. 2023)
ZuluSCSI is a new generation of file-based SCSI hard disk and CD-ROM drive emulators (review of an user). ZuluSCSI emulates a SCSI-I or SCSI-2 hard disk using an SD memory card (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 2023.12.13: What's Changed ...

WHDLoad: New installers until 21.10.2023 (22. Oct. 2023)
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 21.10.2023: 2023-10-17 improved: Breach (Omnit...

OS4Depot uploads until 05.08.2023 (06. Aug. 2023)
The following files have been added until 05.08.2023 to OS4Depot: amissl-sdk.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 SDK for AmiSSL siliconmotion502_chip... dri/vid 14kb 4.1 SiliconMotion 502 video driver amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signeti...

AmigaOS 4.1: "Blues Brothers" games and "Prehistorik 2" ported (05. Aug. 2023)
Titus Software Titus Software was a French software publisher and developer that also released numerous games for the Amiga. Among them were The Blues Brothers and Prehistorik. On GitHub, the developer 'cyxx' had published a new version of the engine on...

Video: Repairing an A590 Rev.6, part 3 and 4 (24. Jul. 2023)
In the first part of his video series on repairing an A590, Robert Smith looked at the functionality in detail and the onboard Fast RAM, the second partsecond part is all about the hard disk. In the third part (YouTube video) of the series, a Blue SCSI V2...

Start bar: WBDock2 V2.896 (16. Jul. 2023)
Today Thomas Rapp has updated his Toolmanager or AmiDock style start bar, WBDock2, to version 2.896. Changes: the background config of the AmiDock style changed: if you specify a non-existant file, the background will be filled with the workbench ...

LinuxJedi blog: Restauration of an Amiga 3000 (15. Jul. 2023)
In two detailed blog entries Andrew 'LinuxJedi' Hutchings shows how he restores an Amiga 3000 bought from the USA. The first part is mainly about adjustments to the power supply and changing from NTSC to PAL system, in the second part he replaces the 100M...

Aminet uploads until 08.07.2023 (09. Jul. 2023)
The following files have been added until 08.07.2023 to Aminet: lubricator.lha comm/www 69K 68k GUI HTTP search/download + di... WhatMightHaveBeen.lha demo/aga 119K 68k Demo for DSP3210 chips GameX.lha dev/c ...

AROS distribution: AROS One 2.1 (x86) (26. Jun. 2023)
"AROS One", a distribution based on the AROS binary interface ABI v0, is now available in version 2.0 for x86 computers. It can be downloaded as DVD ISO file or as USB flash image at the title link, where you can also find video recordings. Beside...

Aminet uploads until 24.06.2023 (25. Jun. 2023)
The following files have been added until 24.06.2023 to Aminet: NetFS-revised.lha comm/net 620K 68k Remote filesystem & AREXX bet... PED81C.lha dev/amos 612K 68k "Native" chunky screens system wla_dx_v10.5.lha dev...

SCSI-SD adapter: ZuluSCSI firmware V2023.04.11 (12. Apr. 2023)
ZuluSCSI is a new generation of file-based SCSI hard disk and CD-ROM drive emulators (review of an user). ZuluSCSI emulates a SCSI-I or SCSI-2 hard disk using an SD memory card (amiga-news.de reported). Since our last message about version 1.2.1 of the fi...

AROS distribution: AROS One 2.0 (x86) (30. Mar. 2023)
"AROS One", a distribution based on the AROS binary interface ABI v0, is now available in version 2.0 for x86 computers. It can be downloaded as DVD ISO file or as USB flash image at the title link, where you can also find video recordings. Beside...

Linux: Distribution Finiex 6.0.1 for AmigaOne X1000/5000 (01. Mar. 2023)
The creator and maintainer of the Fienix distribution, Casey Cullen, has announced the availability of the new version 6.0.1 in a post on the Hyperion forums and has provided an installer for the new version for the first time. Features: Built-in sup...

Paint program: Multipaint 2023 for Windows/Linux/Mac (24. Feb. 2023)
Multipaint is designed to be able to draw pictures with the colour limitations of some typical 8-bit and 16-bit computer platforms. In the now released version 2023, the Amiga mode is now also an official part of the painting programme (see also the corre...

Emulator: WinUAE 4.10.0 (19. Dec. 2022)
Version 4.10.0 of the Amiga emulator WinUAE has been released. Changes: Major update 68000 based unexpanded (with optional Slow or Fast RAM expansion) configurations are now 100% cycle-accurate. Big thanks to ross for writing test programs tha...