12.May.2013
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WHDLoad: New packeges until 11.05.2013
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until May 11th, 2013:
- 2013-05-12 new: Cattivik (Idea) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2013-05-11 improved: Legends (Krisalis) CD32 version fixed (broken with V1.1) (Info)
- 2013-05-11 updated: King's Quest 3 (Sierra) completely reworked, supports original Herndon HLS protected version and Kixx XL re-release (Info, Image)
- 2013-05-10 new: Lords of Time (Hollyware) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2013-05-10 improved: Jaguar XJ-220 (Ocean) fast memory used now to speed up the game (Info)
- 2013-05-10 improved: Gobliins 2 (Cocktel Vision) Read.me file updated, manual included (Info)
- 2013-05-10 new: Flies-Attack on Earth (Rainbow Arts) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2013-05-09 improved: Drakkhen (Infogrames) User can choose to install extracted files or disk images, slave rewritten, NTSC test skipped (Info)
- 2013-05-09 fixed: Twintris (Digital Marketing) sound problem fixed, cracktro supported (Info)
- 2013-05-09 new: Sanctuary (Lifestyle) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2013-05-09 improved: Hymn 633 (Damage) slave does not require AGA anymore, timing bug in keyboard interrupt fixed (Info, Image)
- 2013-05-08 improved: The Quest For The Time Bird / Auf der Suche nach dem Vogel der Zeit / La qu?te de l'oiseau du temps (Infogrames) User can choose between to install extracted files or disk image, load/save in external file named 'save' now (Info)
- 2013-05-08 fixed: Arcade Snooker (Team 17) slave is compatible with whd17.2+, colorbit fixed (Info, Image)
- 2013-05-08 new: Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception (Infocom) done by Psygore (Info, Image)
- 2013-05-08 new: Alfred Chicken AGA/CD32 (Mindscape) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2013-05-08 new: Coloris (Avesoft) done by Psygore (Info)
- 2013-05-07 improved: Full Metal Planete (Hi-Tec) User can choose between to instal extracted files or disk image, automatic disk change supported (Info)
- 2013-05-07 new: TV Sports Boxing (Mindscape) done by Psygore (Info)
- 2013-05-07 new: Day of the Viper (Accolade) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2013-05-06 new: UMS II: Nations at War (Rainbird) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2013-05-06 new: Eishockey Manager (Software 2000) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2013-05-06 improved: Murders in Space (Infogrames) User can choose between to istall extracted files or disk images, new install script (Info)
- 2013-05-05 new: Banzai (Swedish Software) done by StingRay (Info)
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10.May.2013
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Cloanto: Amiga Forever 2013 (2nd Update)
The complete emulation package Amiga Forever has been updated to version 2013 today - as usual there are three different versions. New features in Amiga Forever 2013:
- All Windows versions now come with a Windows Installer download (no need to burn or mount an ISO image to access the installer, or to wait for postal delivery)
- New Build Image feature (Tools menu of Plus Edition), to create personalized ISO images (burn to CD or DVD) and portable environments (e.g. to run from USB storage). This is similar to the "old" Amiga Forever media, except that the content can now be updated and customized
- Support for third-party "RP-Image" templates, to generate bootable content, etc. Documentation is available
- New Restore System Files feature (Tools menu) to reset shared components (Amiga ROM and OS files, system RP9s, etc.)
- New RP9 thumbnail provider for Windows is pure eye candy. This accompanies new and faster Open, Edit and Convert to RP9 commands accessible directly from File Explorer, to offer a better content experience outside the player
- New visual Screen Clip Editor, for easy adjustment of Amiga screen mode settings
- WinFellow is now available as an additional RetroPlatform-enabled emulation plugin. You can click any compatible title and select "Play with/WinFellow", or select plugin priority and additional options in the Amiga Forever Emulation settings
- Updated AROS and other content
- Enhanced RP9 Editor, with new media mount options and dozens of new features
- Integration with social networks for "Now Playing" updates, manual posts and screenshot uploads
Further information for upgraders can be found in the Knowledge Base.
Update: (17:44, 10.05.13, snx)
As Cloanto has announced meanwhile, customers who purchased the previous version on or after March 1st, 2013, are being e-mailed instructions to receive a free upgrade. An extra five dollar/euro upgrade discount coupon is being e-mailed to registered customers.
2nd Update: (19:26, 11.05.13, snx)
To clarify on the discount, it is on top of the reduced upgrade price. So, if the regular price for the Plus Edition is 29.95, and the regular upgrade 20.00, with the coupon (5.05 off) it's 14.95 for a limited time.
Below you will find the official press release that has been published meanwhile:
Cloanto Releases Amiga Forever and C64 Forever 2013
May 10, 2013 - Cloanto released today Amiga Forever 2013 and C64 Forever 2013, the latest versions of the award-winning Commodore-Amiga preservation, emulation and support suites for Windows.
The 2013 editions for Windows had a focus on making the software easier to use, while providing new and more powerful features for advanced users and content creators. For example, the packages are easier to download and install, and emulated systems can be "repaired" with one click after unintended changes. Power users can now build ISO images and portable USB drive environments, use the visual Screen Clip Editor to better blend old screen modes into modern systems, or experiment with the new WinFellow emulation plugin or with a fresh build of the AROS Research OS. Outside the player, the RP9 thumbnail handler adds a new level of eye candy to File Explorer.
"One of the most fascinating challenges of user interface design has to be how to please both novice and sophisticated users. The attempt to keep things as simple as possible often limits learning and can be perceived as a 'dumbing down' by a more demanding audience," noted Cloanto's Mike Battilana.
"Even looking at recent versions of Windows, Mac OS and Linux, you can feel the pain of some choices. In today's search engines, queries that used to work reliably have become less precise. Word processors won't let you select the exact characters you want. Lacking perfect artificial intelligence, we are increasingly being autocorrected beyond recognition.
C64 Forever brings us back to an era in which users knew that they were, or could be, in complete control of the machine, rather than vice versa. Tens of millions of home computers came with a powerful reminder of this, as they included a programming manual. Even today, the Amiga continues to inspire for how it elegantly met the needs of different audiences, leaving a feeling of freedom rather than one of artificial limitations. In addition to preserving access to a digital culture of tens of thousands of games, demoscene creations and other titles, we are trying to introduce new generations to these different angles, as we are convinced that this deeper perspective can help achieve a better view of the future too."
In Amiga Forever and C64 Forever 2013, the same interface transparently connects to three different emulation engines, giving consistent access to more than 25 computer models, all with fully licensed operating systems. The shared RP9 file format makes titles easily portable across computers and software versions. While novice users only need to press Play, advanced users can Edit titles and browse through options that are designed to also help understand how the software works.
Amiga Forever 2013 is available now in three editions:
- Value Edition (downloadable installer)
- Plus Edition (downloadable installer with option to build DVD ISO image)
- Premium Edition (downloadable Plus Edition plus boxed software and additional videos on 3 DVDs)
C64 Forever 2013 is available now in three editions:
- Free Express Edition (feature-limited version)
- Downloadable Plus Edition (downloadable installer with option to build CD ISO image)
- Boxed Plus Edition (downloadable Plus Edition plus boxed CD)
Amiga Forever and C64 Forever passed official Windows 8 logo tests on both x86 and x64 systems. Prices for both Amiga Forever and C64 Forever start from $9.95 (special upgrade offers). Registered customers who purchased a previous version of the software on or after March 1, 2013 are being sent instructions to download a free update. (snx)
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10.May.2013
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AmigaOS 4: D1X-Rebirth
With D1X-Rebirth, under AmigaOS 4 all Descent-1-games can be used. An installation script copies all the required files from the original CD of the 3D-shooter.
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09.May.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Magazine: Commodore Free, Issue 70
"Commodore Free" is a free, English-language magazine on Commodore and Amiga computers which is available in different formats - among others as HTML-version and C64-Diskmag.
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09.May.2013
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Developer tool: vasm 1.6b
Frank Wille has released an update of vasm. It is a portable assembler which supports several CPU-families. A list of changes is available under the title link.
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09.May.2013
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AROS: Icaros Desktop 1.5.2
With version 1.5.2 of Paolo Besser's AROS-distribution Icaros Desktop, the user gets updated graphic, (Nouveau), audio and network drivers. You can find a list of changes under the title link.
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09.May.2013
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AmigaOS 4: AmigaAMP 3.8
Thomas Wenzel has updated his music play programm AmigaAMP. Additional to some bug fixes and updated catalog files, version 3.8 automatically load the entire directory if no specific file is selected.
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09.May.2013
Nico Barbat (ANF)
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iOS: AMP Player
With the AMP Player you can get access with the iPod, iPad or iPhone to the music database of the Amiga Music Preservation.
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09.May.2013
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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UAE: AmiKit 1.6.5
AmiKit is a full distribution for UAE-users and now is available in version 1.6.5. If you have already installed a previous version, then the update will be installed automatically. It includes updates of several programms and MUI-classes (title link).
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09.May.2013
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DiscreetFX: Requiring Aladdin-4D-developers / News on Metropolis
According to Bill Panagouleas under the title link, AmigaOS-4-, MorphOS- and AROS-programmer for the commercial development of Aladdin 4D are required. At the end 2007, DiscreetFX acquired the rights of this raytracing and animation programm, originally developed by Nova Design.
Two years ago, the App-store Project Metropolis was announced. Now the aim of the project was changed and the AmigaOS-4-programm Jack will be used with new graphics.
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09.May.2013
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AmigaOS 4: HivelyTracker 1.8
HivelyTracker is a tracker based on the AHX-format. AHX was developed to be able writing music tracks which are similar to the typic chip-sound of the SID (sound chip of the C64).
The changes in version 1.8 are listed in the changelog.
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07.May.2013
PPA (ANF)
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Pencil and paper game: Cropky
Cropky is an Amiga version of Dots - an abstract strategy game played by two people on a sheet of squared paper.
The rules are a bit different from original Dots game - your aim is not to capture enemy dots but to link two dots together with a line drawn in any direction you want as long as you don't cross already existing lines or you have to draw another line (the dot is visible not farther than one square distance - vertically, horizontally or diagonally).
Cropky is a conversion of a game under the same title for Atari XL/XE. The original idea comes from Krzysztof 'Kaz' Ziembik who was persuaded to give permission to create Amiga version by Mariusz 'Ramos' Rozwadowski. With the abilities and knowledge of Adam Stach (programmer), Piotr 'Piesiu' Radecki (graphics) and Piotr 'Pece' Cieślik (music) they created a game running on any Amiga with at least 1 MB of RAM. The game can be downloaded as ADF file or LHA archive. The manual so far is Polish only. (snx)
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07.May.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Network card: x-surf.device 1.4
For the network card "X-Surf" developed by Individual Computers another update of the driver is available. The x-surf.device 1.4 fixes further minor bugs.
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06.May.2013
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Indivision AGA Mk2: Config Tool 1.1, Core 2.6
Individual Computers has released an update for the configuration tool of the scandoubler Indivision AGA Mk2. With this update it is now possible to save complete configurations and to switch back to the last saved configuration with the Undo-function.
Additionally a software update of the "core" of the scandoubler was released which fixes some bugs:
- Counters for upper and lower padding areas have been corrected:
The number of lines on the output side is now correct, even if black
borders need to be added at the top and bottom.
- if the output side has reached the end of pixel data in memory, it
has ended the line prematurely. This lead to an unexpected increase
of output frequencies. These new cores now insert black pixels until
the user-set number of output pixels is reached. In other words: Even
if you enter an insanely large output window that the Amiga does not
output, the frequency that the config tool displays will be met.
- the blue colour component was shifted to the right - fixed in this
core.
- the lower 4 bits of the green colour component was taken from the
neighbouring pixel, which is also fixed in V2.6.
- the critical path of pixel data going into and out of the memory
chip has been shortened: The flickering vertical red line does not
appear any more.
- some power settings of the FPGA were way too high. These have been
reduced to the required minimum, so the FPGA does not crash any more
when higher pixel clocks are being used.
- the two rightmost pixels of the screen were not displayed at all,
which is corrected in V2.6. If you still see a vertical red line at
the right border, then this is an indicator that you are trying to
view a part of the screen that is already way outside the overscan
area. Although the Amiga does not output this line the way that
Indivision dosplays it, we will NOT fix this. Instead, you should
set the output window size to a sane amount of pixels that comes
halfway close to what the Amiga is generating.
Another way of fixing that red line is to use the tool Borderblank:
This will also get rid of the red line.
Direct download: MK2_CFG_V11.lha (2,7 MB)
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05.May.2013
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4 / MorphOS: Cinnamon Writer 0.90
Claus Desler's Cinnamon Writer is a text processing software whch can import RTF and DocX format files. It also has a spell checking and can restore lost documents. Thanks to a hardware donation of William 'Fraggle' Morris, version 0.90 as beta version is also available for MorphOS for the first time. An AROS-port will follow soon.
The graphical user-interface was rewritten and now is completely based on MUI. "Other improvements include a new memory and indexing system allowing you to work on very big documents on machines with only little memory."
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05.May.2013
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Aminet-Uploads until 04.05.2013
The following packages have been added to Aminet until May 4th, 2013:
MomosIRC_v2.1.lha comm/irc 166K MOS MomosIRC - MorphOS IRC client
xmfc-ltp4.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Oldschool compo at LTP4 (incl...
AmiMag_01.pdf docs/mags 10M Belgian Amiga e-zine, issue 1
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 3.1M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 3.4M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
Strangers.lha mods/xm 9.0M New mod by Pseudaxos
IconLib_46.4.lha util/libs 237K 68k free icon.library in optimize...
HyperBench_Greek.lha util/misc 6K OS4 Greek catalog files for Hyper...
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 04.05.2013
The following packages have been added to OS4Depot until May 4th, 2013:
flexcat.lha dev/mis 323kb 4.0 Flexible catalogs (C, Asm, E, AR...
ipp_dev.lha dri/pri 2Mb 4.0 Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
askmeup_demo.lha gam/mis 8Mb 4.1 A video game about general knowl...
iconsreworked3.lha gra/ico 12Mb 4.1 Icons for 3rd party software
fastview.lha gra/vie 942kb 4.1 Show pictures & thumbnails b...
viivi.lha gra/vie 199kb 4.0 Picture viewer
hwp_apng.lha lib/hol 2Mb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for APNG anims
hwp_flicanim.lha lib/hol 22kb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for FLI/FLC anims
hwp_jpeg2000.lha lib/hol 409kb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for JPEG2000 im...
hwp_moviesetter.lha lib/hol 54kb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for MovieSetter...
hwp_muiroyale.lha lib/hol 4Mb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for MUI GUIs
hwp_oggtheora.lha lib/hol 919kb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for Ogg Theora
hwp_oggvorbis.lha lib/hol 704kb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for Ogg Vorbis
hwp_sqlite3.lha lib/hol 945kb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for SQL databases
hwp_svgimage.lha lib/hol 5Mb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for loading SVG...
hwp_tiff.lha lib/hol 692kb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for TIFF images
hwp_vectorgfx.lha lib/hol 2Mb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for vectorgraphics
hwp_xmlparser.lha lib/hol 390kb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for parsing XML...
codesets.lha lib/mis 602kb 4.0 Library for handling codesets an...
mcc_betterstring.lha lib/mui 305kb 4.0 BetterString custom class for MUI
mcc_nlist.lha lib/mui 2Mb 4.0 NList custom classes for MUI
mcc_texteditor.lha lib/mui 793kb 4.0 TextEditor custom class for MUI
mcc_thebar.lha lib/mui 2Mb 4.0 The MUI Toolbar custom class
netsurf.lha net/bro 5Mb 4.0 Fast CSS capable browser
openurl.lha net/mis 466kb 4.0 Get that URL!
ts-wetter.lha net/mis 2Mb 4.0 Stream tagesschau.de's wether fo...
backitallup.lha uti/arc 24kb 4.0 HD to HD Mirror Backup Program
fastcompress.lha uti/arc 3Mb 4.0 Quickly compress into LHA,ZIP,LZ...
netdock.lha uti/doc 247kb 4.0 Docky to monitor your network ac...
hyperbench_greek.lha uti/mis 6kb 4.0 Greek catalog files for Hyperbench
attachmail.lha uti/wor 528kb 4.0 Attach file(s) to YAM or SimpleM...
sysmon.lha uti/wor 745kb 4.1 monitor for Process, Windows (+ ...
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 04.05.2013
The following package has been added to AROS-Archives until May 4th, 2013:
lastmission.i386-aros.zip gam/act 217kb Last-Mission - Retro action game.
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MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 04.05.2013
The following packages have been added to MorphOS-Files until May 4th, 2013:
SteamDraw 2.4 gra/edi 368 Vector graphics editor. Sup...
Flacochlorine 0.3 mus/pro 62 FLAC streams validator and ...
MomosIRC 2.1 net/cha 166 New IRC client for MorphOS....
Scriba 1.7.8 off/tex 6796 A simple WYSIWYG wordproces...
IceDoctor 1.3 sys/too 106 Filesystem repair and data ...
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WHDLoad: New packages until 04.05.2013
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until May 4th, 2013:
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05.May.2013
Alinea Computer (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: StormC5-Editor available
Press release: Wehrheim, Germany, May 5th, 2013. - We are glad to present the first component of the StormC5 IDE, StormC5ED. In the tradition of the previous versions, we placed high values in the development of StormC5ED ensuring the popular Amiga look-and-feel. We set high prorities on high speed and modern editor functionalities. Due to the intensive use of operating system functions of AmigaOS 4.1, StormC5ED is available exclusively for the new Amiga operating system and will be further aligned it in the future. We would like to point out that much of the Proceeds of the StormC5 editor will be incorporated in the future development of the StormC5 environment.
Join now, in a new kind of editing on AmigaOS 4.x!
StormC5ED is available via download or CD. The download version costs only 29,95 Euro and the CD version 34,95 Euro. Order at once from our Online-Shop.
The following outstanding capabilities are offered by the new StormC5ED:
Amiga-Look-and-Feel:
All keyboard shortcuts correspond to the AmigaOS specifications, toolbar images are supported, tooltips, etc.
AppWindow/AppIcon support:
Dragging a file icon in an editor window or on the editor appicon will open that file.
Extreme fast syntax highlighing:
Lightning fast syntax highlighting, Recognized words can be highlighted with colour and/or font attributes.
File classes:
The driver for the syntax highlightning are applied as external modules. As a result, the editor is extensible for future tasks.
File classes do currently exist for the following languages:
- C/C++ (minimum requirement SDK 53.20),
- Catalog-Descriptions (for use with CatComp),
- AmigaGuide(R),
- ARexx
Definitionbar:
For recognized words the relevant definition/Quick-Help is displayed.
Bookmarks:
In a document an umlimited number of bookmarks can be set and jumped to with a keyboard shortcut.
Folding parts of a document via definable fold marks:
For example, so in C/C++ files, the method bodies are folded away for clarity and better readability of the code.
MDI- or TDI-Userinterface:
Texts can be displayed either in a separate window for each text (MDI - multiple document interface) or all together in a single window with Tab control (TDI - Tabbed Document Interface).
Automatic indentation (atm. only for C/C++):
On typing of a character that initiates or terminates a block, the editor can react with different variations to increase or reduce the indentation ("keep your source code clean and tidy").
Visualization of tabulators, spaces and linefeeds:
Optional displaying of these characters to find missing tabs in a "makefile", for example.
The GUI of the editor is available in 7 languages:
In the basic package, the StormC5Ed interface has already been translated into 7 languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Danish and Russian are currently available. Other languages will follow.
More information about StormC5ED find you at our product website.
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