14.Dec.2024
English Amiga Board (ANF)
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AROS distribution: AROS One 2.7 (x86)
The "AROS One" distribution, based on the AROS binary interface ABI v0, is now available in version 2.7 for x86 computers. A DVD ISO file and a USB flash ("VHD") image are available for download. The VHD image can be used as a hard disk in virtual machines such as VMware, VirtualBox and QEmu. An archive to update existing installations of AROS One 2.6 to the latest edition is also provided.
AORS One 2.7, according to the publisher "undoubtedly the most stable version of AROS x86 ever released" includes the following changes:
Update AROS One Core
- Camdusbmidi.class
- IconDrawerList.mui
- IconList.mui
- IconVolumeList.mui
- i8042.hidd
- pc105_s
- pcnet32.device
- rtl8139.device
- ahci.device
- ram-handler
- camd.library
- crt.library
- debug.library
- muimaster.library
- stdlib.library
- workbench.library
- Update Catalogs
- Wanderer
- WBRename (Wanderer)
- DiskInfo (Wanderer)
Update AROS One Apps:
- OWB v2.1
- FastTracker2 Clone v1.66
- Protrekkr 2.7.5
- PixieView 1.10
- Acuario Final Version
- AmiTranslate v0.4
- ThemeEdit v0.4
- BeeBase v1.1
- Image2PDF 2.7
- SilkRAW v3.0
- IconSplitter
- Legadon v0.2
- VAMP v3.10
- AGet (Version UHC-Tools)
- Unshield v1.51
- GLFW v3.4
- RayLib 5.0
- Malibu.hwp v1.5
- Rapagui.hwp v2.2
- Sid.hwp v2.0
- Neandertaler (Demo Scene)
- Organica (Demo Scene)
Update AROS One OS System:
- Python v3.3.7
- SMB2 (Update Script)
- Amiga-Games (Emulation Games)
- Amiga-Games (Amibridge)
- New Transparent Versions of Pointers
- CAB-I (Descriptor Datatypes + Def_Icons)
- CAB-M (Descriptor Datatypes + Def_Icons)
- M4A (Descriptor Datatypes + Def_Icons)
- MKV (Descriptor Datatypes + Def_Icons)
- WEBM (Descriptor Datatypes + Def_Icons)
- AmiStart (Update Config)
- Aros One About (Update Theme)
- InstallAROS (Update Theme)
- ArosPDF (New Buttons)
- DOpus4 (Update Config)
- MPlayer (Update Theme)
- ZuneARC (Update Config)
- Set ScreenMode
- Config-Apparence (Update)
- Config-Wanderer (Update)
- Config-Zune (Update)
- Wanderer Themes (Update)
- New Config Folders (Skins-Apps, Patterns-Skin)
- WeatherBar (New Theme Prefs)
- WGetGUI (New Theme)
- DOSBox (Manual Multilanguage PDF version)
- aMP3ToWAV (New Theme Prefs)
- AROSAmp (New Theme Prefs)
- AyPlayer (New Theme Prefs)
- MeteMP3 (New Theme Prefs)
- ModExplorerCE (New Theme Prefs)
- ModExplorerNG (New Theme Prefs)
- RNOTunes (New Theme Prefs)
- ZAMP (New Theme Prefs)
- ZuPaPlayer (New Theme Prefs)(New Theme Prefs)
- VAMP (New Theme Prefs)
- AmiFox (New Theme Prefs)
- New Theme “Crystal”
- New Theme “ArosOne BlueWave”
Update AROS One Games:
- AmiFish
- BlackIvan (Update anf KeyReg)
- Blackjuan Poker (Update)
- Sqrxz 1-2-3-4 (4 Games)
- Soliton v2.2 (HQ PNG Graphics and Theme Prefs)
- LBreakout2 2.6.3 (Work Fine)
UPDATE CORE:
Functionalities:
- Implemented processing ARexx commands in Zune (deadwood)
- Updated to new pthread library from BSzili (deadwood)
- Simplify adding tethering in Prefs/Network (#115) (deadwood)
- Speed up boot using ahci.device (deadwood)
- Delete files with DEL key in Wanderer (#116) (deadwood)
Update:
- Use standard C library function names in SDK (deadwood)
- Sweedish keymap (Johan G)
Functional fixes:
- Wanderer (bugs: #125, #140, #25, #26) (deadwood)
- List.mui (bugs: memory leak) (deadwood)
- crt.library (bugs: multithreaded opening fds not safe) (deadwood)
- IconList.mui (bugs: #144) (deadwood)
- String.mui (bugs: does not support MIUA_Text_Contents) (deadwood)
- stdlib.library (bugs: wrong timezone in localtime_r()) (deadwood)
- camd.library, camdusbmidi.class (hitchhikr)
- ram-handler (bugs: #134) (deadwood)
- ahci.device (bugs: #135, unnecessary 60MB memory allocation) (deadwood)
- Wanderer (bugs: 105, offline volumes showing with "ghost" icons) (Kalamatee)
- rtl8139.device (bugs: no support for wrapped buffer) (stegerg)
Stability fixes:
- crt.library (bugs: calling atexit in CTOR set crashes program) (deadwood)
- crt.library (bugs: crash in free()) (deadwood)
- debug.library (bugs: buffer overrun) (deadwood)
- stdlib.library (bugs: some fields left uninitialized in gmtime_r) (deadwood)
(cg)
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14.Dec.2024
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Mark Sibly (Blitz Basic) passes away
Acid Software (u.a. Skidmarks, Guardian) announced on Facebook that Mark Sibly, the father of the Blitz Basic programming language, passed away earlier this month. Apparently, the New Zealander had been struggling with a number of health problems in recent years. (cg)
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14.Dec.2024
MorphZone
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MorphOS: E-Mail client Iris 1.46
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.46 of his e-mail programme Iris for MorphOS, which fixes some bugs (changes). (dr)
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13.Dec.2024
EntwicklerX
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AmigaOS 4: Space shooter "Super Star Blast"
Press release: Super Star Blast has been available on PC and consoles for a while now. We are pleased to finally be able to release a version for AmigaOS 4 as well.
Super Star Blast is a space shooter with challenging levels of increasing difficulty. All enemies must be shot down in order to complete a level and move on to the next. A scanner around the player shows approximately where the enemies are located. The player's ship can fly forwards to attack and backwards to fight enemies while retreating. Once a level has been successfully mastered, equipment can then be purchased to improve the ship, as well as additional shields and firepower or more ships.
Features:
- Massive challenging levels of increasing difficulty
- Enemies with unique flying and fire characteristics
- Upgrade center (agility, fire power, shield, ships)
- Single player campaign
- Simple and clean 3D space graphics
- Quality and performance Settings
- Warp3D Nova / OpenGLES Support (required!)
AmigaOS 4.1 F.E and a Warp3D Nova/OpenGLES compatible graphics card are required.
Notes: Due to the many different configurations, it is difficult to cover all problems. Just write us an e-mail and we will try to fix the bugs. Please try to use the various quality and performance settings to adapt the game to your hardware. The "FPS" setting shows you the current frame rate. You can also activate your own screen mode in the ToolTypes. If the setting is set in brackets, the Workbench resolution is used.
The game is available on AmiStore and on itch.io for about 19 euros and on Alinea for 19.95 euros. (dr)
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13.Dec.2024
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SCSI-SD adapter: ZuluSCSI firmware v2024.12.12
ZuluSCSI is a file-based SCSI hard disk and CD-ROM drive emulator, emulating an SCSI-I or SCSI-2 hard disk using an SD memory card (amiga-news.de reported). Version 2024.12.12 provides the following changes:
- Fix ZuluSCSI v1.1plus firmware from not starting
- Fix USB mass storage for the Pico, Pico2, and the W's
- Remove 0x from the MAC string in the log
(dr)
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13.Dec.2024
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Event: Review of "Alkmaar Amiga Meetup"
Dave 'Skateman' Koelman, who among other things wrote the article Using two graphics cards in the AmigaOne X5000, describes in a current blog entry his impressions of the "Alkmaar Amiga Meetup" which took place at the end of November near Amsterdam (amiga-news.de reported). (dr)
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13.Dec.2024
Balaton
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Emulator: QEMU 9.2.0
QEMU is an open-source computer emulator and virtualizer. The emulation of complete computers also makes it possible to run operating systems such as AmigaOS 4 or MorphOS under QEMU that are tailored to a quite specific hardware platform. This support is provided by QEMU developer Zoltan Balaton, who gives information about this on a dedicated website.
As he writes, IRQs on the Pegasos2-PCI.0(AGP) bus have been fixed with the new version. (dr)
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12.Dec.2024
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Blog: Restoration of an Amiga 2000, part 3
Andrew 'LinuxJedi' Hutching recently bought an Amiga 2000 for 350 pounds and is now documenting his attempts to repair the considerably upgraded computer (amiga-news.de reported). The third part is to get the hard disc up and running. (cg)
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12.Dec.2024
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Top-down shooter: Revenge Of The Grinch
"Revenge Of The Grinch" (video) is a shooter with simultaneous mouse and joystick control. The game developed by "Electric Black Sheep" (e.g. Star Dust Wars, Project Quest) runs on any Amiga with 1 megabyte of RAM, an A1200 is recommended. (cg)
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12.Dec.2024
spillhistorie.no (E-Mail)
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Interview: Rob Anderson ("Moonstone")
The blog "Spillhistory" spoke to programmer Rob Anderson, the developer of the 1991 action adventure Moonstone. (cg)
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11.Dec.2024
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Development tool: Amiga GCC updated
Stefan 'bebbo' Franke's GNU-C compiler compilation for the Amiga was updated two days ago. The "lilzöö" version mainly fixes problems and integrates the Poseidon USB SDK. (snx)
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11.Dec.2024
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Winterland level for Mega Lo Mania
Back in November last year Dom Cresswell created a Winterland level for the game Mega Lo Mania by using "AI" for the graphics and a level editor he had started in 2008 and not completed until 2023. The new level can be downloaded at the title link. (snx)
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11.Dec.2024
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Video series: The Amiga 1000 as a Workstation, part 9
Yesterday Thomas Cherryhomes published the ninth part of his video series on the Workstation suitability of the Amiga 1000 at that time. In it, he compares how an IBM PC/AT would have been used for scientific and engineering purposes by writing a heatmap program with the IBM C compiler. (snx)
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11.Dec.2024
Mastodon (ANF)
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Video: The Best Amiga Christmas Games
If you want to get into the Christmas spirit with Amiga nostalgia, you will find an almost half-hour video at the title link with scenes from the fifteen best Christmas-related games according to the creator. (snx)
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10.Dec.2024
Tino Mania
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Print magazine: Amiga Germany, issue 13
"Amiga Germany" has its origins in a Facebook group of the same name. The magazine, which is in A5 format, focuses on the game and demo scene on the Amiga. The thirteenth edition, which is around 60 pages long, can now be ordered for Euro 4.22 (plus shipping) and should be delivered before the end of this year.
The new edition includes the following topics, among others:
- Review of X-Out and facts and news about X-Out Resurfaced, including an interview with the developers
- Report: Germany – no land of video games?
- Reviews: puzzle and logic games, Lost Patrol, Payback, B.C. Kid, Dr. Dangerous and many more
- Box art story: Agony
- Christmas goodies
- free surprise trading card
(nba)
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10.Dec.2024
Amiga 40th Silicon Valley organizers team (ANF)
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Announcement: Amiga 40th Anniversary Event in Silicon Valley
A major event will be held in Silicon Valley in July 2025 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Amiga. Organised by the team behind the Amiga30th event, the event invites Amiga fans from around the world to celebrate the history and legacy of the Amiga. The event will include exhibits, a banquet and a presentation of rare artefacts from the collection of Amiga legend Dale Luck. Interested parties can sign up for a newsletter to receive updates. (nba)
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10.Dec.2024
Timo Paul (ANF)
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AmigaGuide magazine: Issue 15 of "WhatIFF?", new forum and merchandise
‘WhatIFF?’ is an Amiga magazine in AmigaGuide format.The topics of the fifteenth issue include reviews of hardware (e.g. A600GS, RastPort PCMCIA and Electroware PSU) and software (e.g. IBrowse 3a and RogueCraft), tutorials (e.g. Basic Basic and setting up AmigaOS 3.2) and interviews (e.g. Grzegorz Kraszewsk (Untangle) and Krzysztof Donat (GoVD)). The new edition is expected to be available free of charge from Friday on the WhatIFF? website and on the Aminet.
The WhatIFF? makers are also offering a range of merchandise including t-shirts and stickers, which can be purchased from the website.
An English-language discussion forum has been set up for authors to exchange ideas, and is now also accessible to readers, to promote the exchange of ideas on topics in general and about WhatIFF? (nba)
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10.Dec.2024
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Reverse Engineering: Carmageddon for 68k-Amigas
A reverse engineering project brings the PC classic Carmageddon to the Classic Amiga. Thanks to Arcziii, who has already presented reverse engineerings of Red Alert and Wipeout, the martial racing game has been made executable on classic Amiga hardware. The adaptation is based on the original engine, has been engineered for the 68k architecture and requires the original Carmageddon game data, which can be obtained from the original game disc or from the gaming platform GOG (Good Old Games).
Carmageddon has been developed by Stainless Games and published by Interplay in 1997. The high-octane, controversial driving game, known for its uncompromising action and destruction, originally appeared for MS-DOS, Windows and Macintosh, and was later released for other platforms. (nba)
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10.Dec.2024
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SCSI-SD adapter: ZuluSCSI-Firmware 2024.12.09
ZuluSCSI is a file-based SCSI hard disk and CD-ROM drive emulator, emulating an SCSI-I or SCSI-2 hard disk using an SD memory card (amiga-news.de reported).
Version 2024.12.09 is a hotfix for ZuluSCSI V1.1/V1.2 only, which fixes a regression during firmware initialisation. (dr)
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09.Dec.2024
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Blog: Restoration of an Amiga 2000 (parts 1 and 2)
Andrew 'LinuxJedi' Hutching had recently purchased an Amiga 2000 for £350 which was in an unknown condition but contained many upgrades. The aim of his restoration is to get the motherboard working in the first part and to continue working on it in the second part. (dr)
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09.Dec.2024
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Internet radio: TuneFinder 1.3a (update)
Marcin Spoczynski's TuneFinder enables users to search internet radio stations with various filter options. Results are displayed in a list with detailed station information, and the app includes options to save selections as either a complete PLS playlist for playing them via AmigaAMP directly from within Tunefinder or as individual station files (amiga-news.de reported). Version 1.3 provides the following changes:
- Users can now select a program (AmigaAMP) to launch together with TuneFinder
- Added favorites management system
- Added iconification support
- Added list content preservation during iconification
- Added window position persistence
- Added functionality to save last used country and codec on exit
- Added French translation (Eric 'Tarinz' LUCZYSZYN)
- Bug fixes and UI improvements
Update: (10.12.2024, 06:04, dr)
Version 1.3a is now available, which adds Iconify AmigaAMP on start to automatically minimize AmigaAMP.
Download: TuneFinder.lha (79 KB) (dr)
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