29.Sep.2024
Retrogamiingpappa (E-Mail)
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Interview with Robert Koon (Amiga conversion of Dune II)
In another interview by Spillhistorie, Hans Arne Jacobsen spoke this time with Robert Koon, one of the developers involved in the Amiga conversion of Westwood's strategy classic Dune II. He is currently working on a new version, which should eliminate the limitations of the DOS original (amiga-news.de reported).
As the programmer explains among other things, he also intended to re-enter Amiga development with this undertaking - there would be several other projects that he wants to implement afterwards. (snx)
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29.Sep.2024
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Video: The Obligatory Amiga Blitter Video
In the latest video on his website The Industrious Rabbit, John Bintz explains the Amiga's blitter in about thirteen minutes, supported as usual by his bunny drawings.
The source code used in the video, including that for converting PNG graphics to images embedded in the Amiga assembly code, can also be downloaded. (snx)
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28.Sep.2024
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Floppy disk images on PC and Mac: Greaseweazle Tools 1.20, Firmware 1.6
Keir Fraser's "Greaseweazle" does - similar to Kryoflux - read the magnetic information on a floppy disk independently from the format used and saves as much information as possible to generate a so-called "Flux Level Image" in Supercard format (SCP), which enables reading and back-writing of copy-protected disks.
The new Greaseweazle firmware 1.6 provides the following changes:
- Flux write: Whole-track writes to hard-sectored disks
- Pre- and post-write delays: Specified by many drive datasheets
- Required for correct interaction with offset tunnel-erase heads
- Configurable "Index Mask", for debouncing noisy INDEX signals
- Seek (HDD): Remove arbitrary 100-cylinder limit
Version 1.20 of Greaseweazle Tools provides the following changes:
- Thomson MO/TO: thomson.xxx formats and xxx.fd images
- DMK: Import-only image support
- EDSK: HD and ED recording rates
- gw delays: Pre- and post-write; Index mask
- gw read, write: New option --hard-sectors
(dr)
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28.Sep.2024
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Jump'n Run: CD32 version of Boxx series, cheats for all four parts
About a year ago the developer 'Lemming880' released updates for the three parts of his Boxx remake series as well as for the fourth part (amiga-news.de reported). All four parts use the Scorpion engine. Now he has released versions for the CD32 for the fourth part separately as well as for the complete series. He also provides cheats for all four parts. (dr)
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27.Sep.2024
Entwickler
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Turn-based strategy game: New demo version of "Ecliptic"
Ecliptic is described by the author as "a mixture of turn based tactical combat and role playing" (amiga-news.de reported) being a visually reminiscent of the retro-futuristic science fiction of the 1970s and 1980s. Now a fourth demo has been released for the game as lha archive.
As the developer reports, the game now makes full use of EHB mode (in German). The chip RAM management has also been changed so that the game should no longer slow down on an A500 with 512 chip RAM.
In addition, the "combat rules" of the game have been revised: the hit points and damage caused by weapons have been simplified and are hopefully better balanced. The robots should also feel different now.
The game requires 1MB RAM, recommended is an Amiga 1200 with HD and Fast RAM. (dr)
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27.Sep.2024
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Sprite/Icon/Map editor: Raster Master v4.3 R110 for Windows 10/11
Raster Master is a sprite/icon/map editor for Windows 10/11 which generates RayLib-, PutImagedata and Map code for gcc, AmigaBASIC, Amiga C, Amiga Pascal, QuickBasic, QB64, Quick C, Turbo Pascal, freepascal, Turbo C, Turbo Basic, Power Basic, FreeBASIC, GWBASIC, BASICA, and PC-BASIC.
Numerous changes have been made since our last news item. For example, a sound generator (SFXR) has been added to Raster Master, which allows users to create simple sounds for their games. Sprites can now also be exported to the clipboard and as PNG files.
With the current version 4.3, the Sprite Animation entry has been added to the Tools menu. This allows you to create a sequence of sprites in the Sprite Editor and arrange them in the Sprite Animation sub program to see how they look. The animation can also be exported to a series of PNG files. Many sprite sheets contain animated characters that can be imported into RM using Sprite Sheet Import and previewed using Sprite Animation (YouTube video).
According to the developer, this was the last major component to be finalised. RM is now "useable program to create/import assets for simple 2D games".
(dr)
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26.Sep.2024
LinuxJedi
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Retro Supplies: Four new hardware products
After Andrew 'LinuxJedi' Hutching presented updates for existing hardware projects at the beginning of July (amiga-news.de reported), he is now presenting four new developments:
ZonKEY is a replacement for the 6570 keyboard controller IC used in all models of Amiga 500 keyboards. It contains firmware that Hutching rewrote from scratch using the Amiga hardware manuals and reverse engineering the original chip.
DoohicKEY is a complete keyboard controller replacement board for the Amiga 500 Mitsumi keyboards, which is the most common type of keyboard for the Amiga 500. It uses the same base firmware as ZonKEY and offers additional features such as a two-colour LED (orange/green) for drive indication: orange for FDD activity and optional green for HDD activity.
It uses 100% new parts, even the LEDs are new, with specially designed 3D printed lenses that fit into the Amiga case.
Zinc is the 30pin SIMM version of the 72pin Hafnium diagnostic board which he launched earlier this year: it can be used to determine which RAM tracks on a motherboard have been damaged by a battery.
RGBtoHDMI board for the Amiga 500 enables pixel-perfect HDMI output from the Amiga 500 using a Raspberry Pi Zero (not included). This new version is low enough to keep the HDMI connector and board far away from the accelerator. (dr)
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26.Sep.2024
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Tutorials for AmigaOS 4: Setting up an IDE, transferring software
With Kea Campus, Hans De Ruiter has started a membership programme in which software and electronics tasks are to be discussed and solved (amiga-news.de reported). As announced, he has also set up an Amiga corner on YouTube, in which instructions etc. are published at different times.
After his first article about setting up a cross-compiler for AmigaOS 4 (amiga-news.de reported), he has deepened this topic:
In the following article, he explains how to set up a code editor or integrated development environment (IDE) for cross-compiling to AmigaOS using Visual Studio Code as an example (YouTube video).
In the third part published yesterday, he shows how to copy the software created with it quickly and efficiently to an Amiga (YouTube video).
(dr)
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25.Sep.2024
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Programming: Assembler development environment ASMotor 1.3.1
ASMotor is a portable and generic assembler engine and development system, consisting of a number of ISA specific assemblers, the librarian and the linker. The package can be used as either a cross or native development system.
Output formats include Amiga linker objects and Amiga executables. (snx)
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25.Sep.2024
Thorsten Mampel (ANF)
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Event: Developers and dealers at 25th Amiga-Meeting Nord (Germany)
At its 25th anniversary (amiga-news.de reported) the Amiga-Meeting Nord event in Germany will be joined by the developers Frank Roeger and Michal Schulz as well as the dealers Alinea Computer and HobbyRaum.
Details can be found in our German news-item. (snx)
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25.Sep.2024
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iOS app: 4champ v3.8.0 for accessing Amiga Music Preservation
The iOS program 4champ is a user interface for corresponding mobile devices to access the Amiga Music Preservation database. The new version 3.8.0 offers a visualisation of the amplitudes and an updated Portuguese localisation. (dr)
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25.Sep.2024
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Commodity: DrawerGenie V0.8
Originally written for the Amiga Tool Jam (amiga-news.de reported), Rob 'daedalus2097' Cranley continues to work on his commodity "DrawerGenie", which among other things adds simple toolbars to the drawer windows of the Workbench. The now released version 0.8 fixes a crash when starting with some old prefs files and removes the dependencies for the jpeg.library and zlib.library.
Direct download: DrawerGenie.lha (325 KB) (dr)
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24.Sep.2024
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Experimental test: The Annotated Hacker Test
Swedish tech nerd and software developer Carl Svensson regularly covers topics related to Amiga, development and retro culture in his blog at datagubbe.se. In his new post "The Annotated Hacker Test" under the title link, users can expect an amusing, nostalgic test that puts technical knowledge to the proof in a retro-inspired environment. The goal is to apply classic hacking techniques and answer questions about computers from the 80s and 90s. The test combines fun interactive puzzles related to the hacking scene and retro computing and is aimed at technology enthusiasts who want to test their knowledge in a fun way. (nba)
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23.Sep.2024
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Do-it-yourself: Amiga arcade game machine by the Belgian Amiga Club
The Belgian Amiga Club presents an arcade project on its website that recreates a real arcade experience on the Amiga platform. The project makes it possible to play classic Amiga games in a simulated arcade machine based on an iMac, and offers detailed information on setting up this home arcade system based on the Amiga. The aim is to preserve the charm and authenticity of the Amiga in a realistic arcade machine. All the components and STL files for DIY construction can be found on the website. (nba)
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22.Sep.2024
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Aminet uploads until 21.09.2024
The following files have been added until 21.09.2024 to Aminet:
amigassh.lha comm/net 107K 68k SSH2 for the Amiga
AST_PartyPack24.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demopack September 10th 2024
cprshwdwn-tsr.adf demo/disk 880K 68k OCS-demo Skrolli 2025
10AmazingCatFacts.zip demo/intro 20K 68k 10 Amazing Cat Facts
mns-yoo.lha demo/intro 126K 68k AGA 64K at Satellite 2K
SegTracker.lha dev/debug 16K 68k A global SegList tracking uti...
Rebuild.lha dev/gui 183K 68k Amiga Reaction GUI Builder
HWP_SID.lha dev/hwood 280K ALL Play SID files with Hollywood
Voodoo.lha driver/vid 14K 68k Voodoo P96 driver
GIMemoryGameAros.zip game/board 425K x86 GI Memory Game
TheLostPixel_v1.0.lha game/jump 462K 68k The Lost Pixel
3doc_m68020_v1.0.lha gfx/3d 2.2M 68k 3D Object Converter for Amiga...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.9M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.2M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
Mame106MiniMixBeta3.lha misc/emu 5.2M 68k MAME 0.106 MiniMix Beta
imp3.lha mus/play 54K 68k Do stuff on Amiga!
Prevodnik145.lha util/conv 205K 68k CZECH texts&catalogs converte...
containerkit.lha util/libs 20K 68k provides containers + related...
AmigaGPT.lha util/misc 221K OS4 App for chatting to ChatGPT
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 25M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
isomount.lha util/rexx 45K Mounting ipf,dms,adf,hdf,iso ...
kingcon_deu.lha util/shell 3K V1.16 German catalog for KingCon
DrawerGenie.lha util/wb 242K 68k Toolbar for Workbench Drawers
(snx)
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22.Sep.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 21.09.2024
The following files have been added until 21.09.2024 to OS4Depot:
imp3.lha aud/pla 54kb 4.0 Do stuff on Amiga!
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
tetris.lha gam/puz 7Mb 4.1 Another tetris clone..
amigagpt.lha net/cha 221kb 4.1 App for chatting to ChatGPT
(snx)
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22.Sep.2024
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AROS-Archives-Uploads bis 21.09.2024
The following files have been added until 21.09.2024 to AROS Archives:
gimemorygamearos.zip gam/mis 425kb Memory Game
(snx)
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22.Sep.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 21.09.2024
The following files have been added until 21.09.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
RapaGUI_2.2a.lha Dependencies/Hollywood A cross-platform GUI to...
AmiArcadia_33.30.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
PrimatePlunge_1.1a.lha Games/Platform This is just a quick po...
fheroes2_1.1.2.lha Games/Strategy fheroes2 is a recreatio...
Amoebax_0.2.0.lha Games/Think This is just a quick po...
Iris_1.36.lha MorphOS-update Iris, the MorphOS email...
Easy2Install_1.0b56.lha Network/PackageManager A package manager to do...
(snx)
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22.Sep.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 21.09.2024
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 21.09.2024:
- 2024-09-20 new: Sqrxz 4: Cold Cash (Retroguru) done by DJ Mike (Info, Image)
- 2024-09-20 new: Sqrxz 3: Adventure For Love (Retroguru) done by DJ Mike (Info, Image)
- 2024-09-20 new: Sqrxz 2: Two Seconds Until Death (Retroguru) done by DJ Mike (Info, Image)
- 2024-09-19 improved: Another World (The Company) default interrupts and other unused code removed (Info)
- 2024-09-17 improved: Willy The Kid (Kingsoft) walkthrough updated (Info)
- 2024-09-17 fixed: Windwalker (Origin) stack size patch corrected (Info)
- 2024-09-16 updated: Windwalker (Origin) access fault fixed, stack problems fixed, unused code/data removed from slave (Info)
- 2024-09-16 improved: Desert Strike (Paradox) removed unused interrupt stuff (Info)
- 2024-09-16 improved: Violator (Code Masters) Quattro version fixed, more trainers, CD32 controls added, WHDLoad 19 needed (Info)
- 2024-09-15 fixed: Little Princess 2 (Night Owl Design) access fault fixed (Info, Image)
- 2024-09-15 new: Little Princess 2 (Night Owl Design) done by DJ Mike (Info, Image)
- 2024-09-15 new: Little Princess (Night Owl Design) done by DJ Mike (Info, Image)
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22.Sep.2024
Mastodon (ANF)
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Buffered CF2IDE adapter for Amiga 600/1200
According to the Canadian supplier Retro Rewind they are selling the first buffered Compact Flash IDE adapter for the Amiga 600 and 1200. Buffering a total of 24 signals makes the system more stable. In addition, a converter prevents the hard disk LED from lighting up permanently on some CF cards.
Furthermore the connection of another drive via the 44-pin connector CN3 is supported, whereby the respective card is set as master or slave via the jumper J1. (snx)
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22.Sep.2024
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywood: SID plugin 2.0
Press release: Airsoft Softwair, the hardest working men in code business, are back on your screen with version 2.0 of the SID plugin for Hollywood. Once this plugin is installed, Hollywood will "automagically" be able to play SID files just like any other audio file. Version 2.0 is a major update which now uses completely different SID core.
Version 1.x of the SID plugin was based on the rather outdated TinySID core whereas version 2 now uses the state-of-the-art cRSID replayer written by Hermit (Mihaly Horvath) which features a much more accurate SID emulation that also supports the RSID format (Real SID). Additionally, version 2.0 comes with several other new features like the possibility to set the SID model to emulate (6581 or 8580) and several convenience enhancements for users of Hollywood 10.
A demo applet which demonstrates the playback of a SID file is included. This applet can also be run using the freely available Hollywood Player so people who don't own the full version of Hollywood can check it out as well.
You can download the plugin from the official Hollywood portal. Thanks to Hollywood's cross-platform plugin system versions for AmigaOS3, AmigaOS4, MorphOS, WarpOS, AROS (x86), Linux (arm, ppc, x86, x64), macOS (arm64, ppc, x86, x64), Windows (x86, x64), Android and iOS are provided.
To download SID music visit the High Voltage SID Collection. (snx)
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