24.Feb.2025
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Video series: AmigaOS - A Project with Sina & Paddy (German, part 10)
In a German video series, Paddy da Linco and the developer Sina explore the Amiga (amiga-news.de reported). The tenth part is about beautifying the Workbench. (dr)
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24.Feb.2025
AmigaKit (E-Mail)
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Emulated Amiga: OctaMED 8 update for A600GS and A1200NG
AmigaKit has released an update for the music tracker software OctaMED 8 for the Orange Pi based Amiga clone A600GS (amiga-news.de reported) and the ARM and emulator based mainboard A1200NG (amiga-news.de reported). The changes:
- The Open Recent Projects window stores and displays a list of the last 10 projects opened in OctaMED. The user can then load a recent project with a few convenient clicks.
- Add ED_NOTEOFF Arexx command to insert a "NoteOff" command at the current track with a key combination
(dr)
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23.Feb.2025
Dirk Hoffmann
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Amiga emulator for macOS: vAmiga 4.0
Dirk Hoffmann has released the final version 4.0 (amiga-news.de reported) of his Amiga emulator "vAmiga" for macOS with the following changes:
Enhancements:
- LZ4 snapshot compression
- Improved gamepad detection
Fehlerbehebungen:
- ExtendedADF support was broken.
- Folder import was broken.
- vAmiga no longer boots from unbootable harddrives.
Both the executable and the source code are available for free download. (nba)
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23.Feb.2025
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Aminet uploads until 22.02.2025
The following files have been added until 22.02.2025 to Aminet:
SQLMan.lha biz/dbase 12M VAR SQLite database manager
amigassh.lha comm/net 111K OS3 SSH2 for the Amiga
regina-doc.pdf dev/lang 1.3M GEN Alternative REXX interp...
F1GP2025Carset.lha game/data 7K GEN 2025 Carset for F1GP
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 4.5M MOS Multi-game Character Ed...
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 4.8M OS4 Multi-game Character Ed...
MCE.lha game/edit 4.2M OS3 Multi-game Character Ed...
JumpingAround.lha game/jump 97K OS3 JumpNRun game, working ...
TheForceEngine020_030.lha game/shoot 1.8M OS3 TheForceEngine020/030/F...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 11M OS4 Signetics-based machine...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 10M OS3 Signetics-based machine...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 10M MOS Signetics-based machine...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.8M OS3 Simulates OpenVMS comma...
ZXLive.lha misc/emu 126K OS3 ZX-Spectrum 48/128k/Pen...
ANightWithYou.lha mods/32bit 2.3M GEN 16bit 12c Amiga Bossa N...
CompressionOS4.lha text/dtp 1.7M OS4 A PDF generator
IconLib_46.4.lha util/libs 2.1M OS3 free icon.library in op...
IdentifyDev.lha util/libs 68K OS3 Identify hardware and m...
IdentifyUsr.lha util/libs 102K OS3 Identify hardware and m...
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 8.6M OS3 Versatile Amiga Testpro...
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23.Feb.2025
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OS4Depot uploads until 22.02.2025
The following files have been added until 22.02.2025 to OS4Depot:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 11Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
marstankattack.lha gam/act 15Mb 4.0 A tank battle game
imbiss.lha gam/str 3Mb 4.0 Simulates a Snack-Shop
mce.lha gam/uti 5Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
sdl2.lha lib/mis 7Mb 4.1 Simple DirectMedia Layer 2
mailsender.lha net/ema 7Mb 4.0 Simple application to send pictu...
sqlman.lha off/dat 12Mb 4.0 SQLite database manager
compression.lha uti/mis 2Mb 4.1 A PDF generator
yt.lha vid/mis 872kb 4.1 YouTube URL Extractor script
vamp.lha vid/pla 2Mb 4.0 Virtual Amiga Multimedia Player
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23.Feb.2025
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AROS Archives uploads until 22.02.2025
The following files have been added until 22.02.2025 to AROS Archives:
demac.x86_64-aros-v11.zip aud/mis 108kb Decoder for .ape files
regina-doc.zip doc/dev 1Mb Alternative REXX interpreter doc...
cavestory.x86_64-aros-v11... gam/pla 4Mb Cave Story (NXEngine)
sqlman.i386-aros.lha off/dat 12Mb SQLite Database Manager
7zdec.x86_64-aros-v11.zip uti/arc 248kb Unarchive 7zip files (.7z)
unrar-v6.11.x86_64-aros-v... uti/arc 3Mb UnRAR for AROS 64 v11
zunearc.x86_64-aros-v11.zip uti/arc 301kb a zune front end for archivers
vamp.lha vid/pla 2Mb Virtual Amiga Multimedia Player
(snx)
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23.Feb.2025
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 22.02.2025
The following files have been added until 22.02.2025 to MorphOS-Storage:
SDL_2.32.0_Libraries.lha Dependencies/Library/SDL All Libraries SDL : SDL...
AmiArcadia_34.0.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
SDL-Ball_1.04.lha Games/BrickBreaker Port of SDL-Ball by Pap...
MCE_15.30.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed...
OpenMoHAA_0.81.1-beta1... Games/Shoot3D OpenMoHAA 0.80.0 for Mo...
fheroes2_1.1.6.lha Games/Strategy fheroes2 is a recreatio...
Tower-of-Hanoi_1.0.lha Games/Think Port of Tower-of-Hanoi
Wayfarer_9.2.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ...
VAMP_3.20.lha Multimedia A Multimedia Player pro...
SDL2-performance-test.lha System/Benchmark A few simple tools to t...
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23.Feb.2025
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WHDLoad: New installers until 22.02.2025
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 22.02.2025:
- 2025-02-19 updated: Powermonger (Bullfrog) made Manual.pdf more compatible (Info)
(snx)
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23.Feb.2025
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AmigaRemix: Further files added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news item, the following mp3 files have been added:
- The Wastelands
- Roguecraft
- Scrambled Mind
- UwU KAOS
- Killing Speed (Killing Game Show + Speedball, Fusion Remix)
(snx)
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23.Feb.2025
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Virus Help Team: Viruses wanted
The Virus Help Team is looking for missing Amiga viruses to complete Georg Wittman's xvs.library for some time already. This week the list has been updated again. (snx)
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23.Feb.2025
Amiga.org (forum)
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Event: Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 (26./27. April)
On April 26/27, 2025, the Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network and the Fresno Commodore User Group will host the Commodore Los Angeles Super Show (CLASS) in Burbank, California, for the sixth time. The 40th anniversary of the Commodore 128 and the Amiga will be celebrated. (snx)
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22.Feb.2025
MiDWaN
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Amiga emulator: Amiberry 7.0.5 and Amiberry-lite 5.8.6
Amiberry is an Amiga emulator based on the current WinUAE version, while its little brother Amiberry-lite is based on WinUAE 4.4 and is intended for slower hardware - up to the Raspberry Pi 4. Version 7.0.5 of Amiberry is now available, Amiberry-lite has arrived at version 5.8.6. (cg)
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22.Feb.2025
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AmigaOS 4: The network printer tool Airprint
After Arild 'mcleppa' Aarbakk had already written a scanner software for AmigaOS 4 with AirScan, he has also been working on a printer tool for AmigaOS 4 based on the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) since the end of 2023. At the end of 2010, Apple developed AirPrint, an extension of IPP, which has become standard on many current printers.
The Internet Printing Protocol provides printing services via a network and includes all the necessary mechanisms such as authentication, access authorisations, encryption, etc. This enables printing without a separate printer driver. In principle, printing is therefore possible without a separate printer driver.
I was able to test the first, early versions, which worked right from the start with my Canon G9000. For the first time since I proudly ran my Canon BJC-4200 with the "legendary" CanonDisk printer driver in the 90s, I was able to print from my Amiga, an AmigaOne X5000.
Initially, the range of functions was still somewhat limited, but gradually more options such as trays, colour, duplex and paper type were added.
SSL support was also added with the last update. The installation process of the tool has now been simplified so that the installer not only copies the necessary files, but also opens the settings window during installation:
The Airprint utility programme is located in the Sys:Prefs/Airprint directory after installation. After starting, a printer is searched for using the "+"...
...and in my case successfully found and added:
For me personally, Arild's very useful application is another important building block for a "complete" AmigaOS 4, but also an example of how you can use AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS together on the AmigaOne X5000 and thus achieve synergies. The DHL shipping label for the parcel was purchased under MorphOS with the Wayfarer web browser and the PDF file was saved on a shared drive, from where I was able to print the label with Airprint. Now that's Amiga fun:
In the Airprint utility itself, PDF, JPEG, text and postscript files can be loaded, converted and then sent to the printer. In addition, the programme should support printing from most Amiga applications, such as Notepad, AmiPDF, AmiGS, Odyssee, IBrowse (please refer to the documentation on activating fonts for printing) or Multiview. For this purpose Airprint communicates with the Amiga printer.device, for which DEVS:Printers/Airprint is required. The data is converted into RGB format. They are then sent to DEVS:airprint.device, which then communicates with the Airprint utility.
The source code of Arild's airprint driver is based on the source code of the HP DeskJet CMYK sample driver, while the airprint.device is based on Chris Young's ipp.device (GitHub link). The developer provided many useful hints on how the devices work together, enabling Arild to develop it further.
The paper size is currently limited to A4 and US Letter. Likewise, the resolution is currently only 150 DPI, converted into pixels this corresponds to 1240 x 1754. In practice, as Arild explains to us, this means that the resolution remains the same when a larger image is sent to the printer, so that you do not yet benefit from higher resolutions. This will change in the future.
The checkbox for the alignment is currently inactive. The image is always aligned so that it fits the paper format selected by the user. This will also be changed later.
Airprint always uses the paper installed in the printer. The selection of the "from to" range works - in future it should be possible to select each page to be printed, not just a range. The "Ink levels" tab shows the ink level of the printer:
As the tool is still in the beta phase, the programme versions are currently only available in the corresponding topic on the Amigans website. The current version is 0.36.
Download: Airprint_V0.36.lha (247 KB) (dr)
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21.Feb.2025
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Action game: Amiga Yoomp! 1.08
Amiga Yoomp! is a conversion of an Atari 8-bit game from 2007. Version 1.08 has now been released, adding keyboard control (cursor keys, up/space bar to jump). In addition, the game can now be paused by pressing the P key, while the B key can be used to remove dithering until the next level starts. (nba)
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21.Feb.2025
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HxC Floppy-Emulator: Software 2.16.11.1
The floppy emulator HxC by Jean-Francois Del Nero completely replaces the floppy drive (of an Amiga) with an electronic device. The project, which was launched in 2006, is available in two versions, with a SD card port or with USB port (amiga-news.de reported).
A new version of the HxC floppy emulator software has now been released. The changes:
- XML export/import
- Better multi-format tracks support.
- You can now specify/change the density/format for each individual sector with the tag.
In addition to the executable program, the source code is also available for free download. (nba)
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21.Feb.2025
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Preview video: Dungeon Crawler "The Cthulhu Project"
In a new preview video (amiga-news.de reported), developer Maurice Doerr shows how he has made good progress with the dialogue system. (dr)
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21.Feb.2025
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 9.2
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has published version 9.2 of his Wayfarer web browser for MorphOS, which fixes several endianness issues and updates libcURL, libsqlite and libxml2. (dr)
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19.Feb.2025
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Podcast: "Settle the World" at Levelmeister (German)
"Settle the World" by Christian 'TheoTheoderich' Wiegel is a turn-based building and trading game in which the aim is to colonize several islands and remain in power over a long period of time.
Now the programmer was a guest at the Levelmeister podcast to talk about game development and the technical limitations of the Amiga, as well as why this platform continues to attract developers to this day. (snx)
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19.Feb.2025
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Demoscene: Nominations for the Meteoriks 2025 award announced
The Meteoriks 2025 is an award for the best demoscene productions of the year 2024, which will be presented at the Revision demo party in April. Among the 55 nominations in eleven categories are three Amiga demos:
- Category New Talent:
- Category Best Midschool Production:
(snx)
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19.Feb.2025
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AmigaOS 4: DTP program CompressionOS4 0.50 (Beta)
Achim Pankalla's DTP program CompressionOS4 allows graphics and text to be placed on pages and generates PDF documents from them; a German manual is included. New features since beta version 0.40:
- Correction of sometimes wrong headlinelist
- Now the correct tab is shown by clicking on headlinelist
- First global configmenue implemented
- Implemented garbage collection for deleting unnessary files
- Now links to PDF pages and websites are possible
- Correcting an error in setting the correct font
- Correcting an error while copying headlines
- Minor correction and optimation
Download: CompressionOS4.lha (2 MB) (snx)
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19.Feb.2025
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AmigaOS 4: Preview video of GemRB 0.8.8 WIP
GemRB is a reimplementation of BioWare's Infinity Engine, which is used to develop computer role-playing games based on the Dungeons & Dragons rules (e.g. Baldur's Gate). GemRB stands for "Game engine made with pre-rendered background".
After Andrea 'afxgroup' Palmatè's AmigaOS 4 port of version 0.7.2 in 2012 and later ports of version 0.8.8, released in 2021, to MorphOS and AROS, Steffen Häuser is now also adapting the latter to AmigaOS 4. At the title link you will find a preview video. (snx)
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