18.Oct.2017
Oliver Brunner (E-Mail)
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Web browser Voyager released under GPL
David Gerber together with Oliver Wagner who died in 2016 have developed the web browser "Voyager". Now Gerber has released the source code of the program on his website. Until the beginning of the new millennium Voyager together with IBrowse and AWeb (its source code was already released in 2002) formed the Amiga browser triumvirate.
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[News message: 18. Oct. 2017, 23:56] [Comments: 0]
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15.Oct.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 14.10.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until October 14th, 2017:
MUIbase-4.0.lha biz/dbase 5.1M MOS Programmable relational datab...
FFNews_src.lha comm/news 1.0M FFNews source code
MUISnapscan_src.lha driver/oth 1.3M MUISnapscan source code
KillerBees.adf game/actio 880K 68k Port of G7000 game KillerBees
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 2.0M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
ceporro_src.lha game/think 9K ceporro source code
mpegplaygui_src.lha gfx/show 2K mpegplaygui source code
amitamagochi_src.lha misc/emu 25K amitamagochi source code
emucpc_src.lha misc/emu 469K EmuCPC source code
gbripper_src.lha misc/emu 4K gbripper source code
emotions.lha mods/med 87K Emotions_8Channels
MPEGA_src.lha mus/play 520K MPEGA source code
MPEGAPlayer_src.lha mus/play 449K MPEGAPlayer source code
AP59Covers.lha pix/misc 1.9M aMiGa=PoWeR n?59 Cover Recto
MPEGALibrary_src.lha util/libs 1.0M MPEGALibrary source code
assignerpro_src.lha util/misc 15K assignerpro source code
rememberday_src.lha util/time 19K Remember Day source code
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15.Oct.2017
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 14.10.2017
The following archives have been added to the AROS-Archives until October 14th, 2017:
zelda-nsq.i386-aros.zip gam/adv 17Mb Fan made SDL game in Zelda style...
glcolumns.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 1Mb OpenGL game to match 3 or more f...
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15.Oct.2017
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WHDLoad: New installers until 14.10.2017
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installers have been added until October 14th, 2017:
- 2017-10-11 new: Gnome (Linel) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2017-10-08 improved: New York Warriors (Arcadia Systems) fix for low memory guru, adapted for latest kickemu (Info)
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14.Oct.2017
Murakami (ANF)
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French print magazine: aMiGa=PoWeR 59
Since 1998 the French printed magazine aMiGa=PoWer has been published by the Association Française du Libre Essai (AFLE). Among others issue issue 59 offers a review of the Vampire accelerator board as well software reviews of Reshoot, Bubbelsche de luxe, AMIcast Player, gcp.device and MUIMapparium.
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12.Oct.2017
Amigaworld (Webseite)
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Emulator: Plugins for Amikit
Ján Zahurančík, who in August registered the trademark "Amiga" in Slovakia , now offers an commercial "plugin" for his emulator distribution Amikit: For 4,95 Euro you get a collection of 13 new Workbench backgrounds ("themes") for the emulator. Two other commercial products provides a package of 35 SDL-based games ported by Artur Jarosik as well as the raytracing application Real3D.
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[News message: 12. Oct. 2017, 00:09] [Comments: 0]
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11.Oct.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Full version as download: Aquakon
The full version of the first person shooter Aquakon can be downloaded for free from the website of the Amiga Future.
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[News message: 11. Oct. 2017, 23:55] [Comments: 0]
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08.Oct.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 07.10.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until October 7th, 2017:
HWP_MUIRoyale.lha dev/hwood 4.7M MOS Hollywood plugin for MUI GUIs
MUIRoyaleSP.lha dev/hwood 166K MUI Royale 1.7 spanish guide
webp_mcc.1.0.lha dev/mui 5.5M MOS A WebP MUI Class
MCE.lha game/edit 1.7M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 2.0M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha game/role 12M 68k Implementation of Tunnels &am...
PaletteEd.lha gfx/misc 87K 68k Edit IFF-ILBM Palettes
RNOComics.lha gfx/show 2.4M MOS Comic book reader
RNOComics_OS4.lha gfx/show 2.8M OS4 Comic book reader
lcal.lha text/misc 94K MOS Generate PostScript lunar pha...
240pTestSuite.lha util/misc 29K 68k 240p test suite Amiga impleme...
aminetreadme.lha util/misc 66K OS4 Aminet .readme creator
aminetreadme-os3.lha util/misc 55K 68k Aminet .readme creator
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08.Oct.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 07.10.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until October 7th, 2017:
hivelytracker.lha aud/tra 6Mb 4.1 Tracker program based upon the A...
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 4Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
mce.lha gam/uti 2Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
rnocomics.lha gra/vie 3Mb 4.0 Comic book reader
aminetreadme.lha uti/tex 66kb 4.0 Aminet .readme creator
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08.Oct.2017
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WHDLoad: New installers until 07.10.2017
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installers have been added until October 7th, 2017:
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07.Oct.2017
Amiga.org (Forum)
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Popular Mechanics report about "The Cult of Amiga ..."
Since 115 years the popular science US magazine Popular Mechanics has been published. Under the title link it reports about how "The Cult of Amiga Is Bringing an Obsolete Computer Into the 21st Century".
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[News message: 07. Oct. 2017, 18:36] [Comments: 0]
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05.Oct.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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SD controller for Zorro Amigas: SD Drive Z2
The SD Drive Z2 is a Zorro-II card for reading and writing common SD/SDHC/MMC cards with up to 1,5 MB transfer rate. Fat32 is used as file system which should enable an easy data communication with a PC. The card slot is let out of the case using a long flat cable - ending in an external block which stands on the desk. The hardware is supposed to be available in different shops, currently only listed at Amedia Computer.
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[News message: 05. Oct. 2017, 22:06] [Comments: 0]
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05.Oct.2017
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Podcast: Amiga Users Ireland Podcast #8 - 64K’s Later
The eighth issue of the English-language podcast of the Amiga Users Ireland is about new games and forthcoming Amiga events.
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[News message: 05. Oct. 2017, 21:09] [Comments: 0]
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04.Oct.2017
a1k.org (Webseite)
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Latest installation ISOs for Debian Sid/m68k
Recently the latest installation CDs for Debian "Sid", which is the "unstable" developer branch of the Linux distribution, have been released on the official Debian server (Youtube video of the installation on an Atari Falcon). Experienced users who want to help debugging are very welcome to take part in the discussion on the Debian-68k mailing list or on the IRC (#debian-68k on OFTC). Debian at least requires a 68020 processor and a MMU. Due to the size the kernel image probably has to be extracted before it is booted.
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[News message: 04. Oct. 2017, 23:56] [Comments: 0]
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04.Oct.2017
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Operating system: FreeMiNT distribution for Vampire
MiNT ("Mint is now TOS") is the successor of Ataris TOS with multitasking functionality. Stefan Niestegge has arranged a distribution of the open source operating system which now is called FreeMiNT for Amiga computers equipped with a Vampire accelerator board. Before it can be used, the Amiga port of EmuTOS has to be loaded from a disk which then starts FreeMiNT from CF card.
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04.Oct.2017
German Amiga Community (Webseite)
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English magazine: "Amiga User" as print and eBook edition available
Issue "zero" of the English-language magazine "Amiga User" which is designed and published in Poland is available. You can order the printed edition for 10 Euro (plus 5 Euro shipping) or the eBook edition for five Euro. Reading extracts can be find on the corresponding shop sites. The next issue of the magazine has been announced for this month.
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04.Oct.2017
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Amiga disks on PC: ADF-Drive 0.625
ADF-Copy is an USB adapter which, connected to a ordinary PC disk drive, can read and write Amiga disks - provided that the disks are not copy-protected. The floppy port is connected to a Teensy 3.2 micro controller by using some jumpers controlled by the firmware of the micro controller.
Changes in version 0.625:
- Time and Date for Amiga Files and the ADF Image
- watchdog timer: resets the microcontroller after 8 seconds a fatal error occured
- the internal LED of the Teensy used for signalling errorcodes:
- 3 flashes then pause: read error
- 5 flashes then pause: write error
- slow flashing: out of memory error (might also cause a reset by watchdog)
- fast flashing: no floppy drive detected or hardware error
- read / write errors are also displayed as a message as the "DF0:" drivename
- formatting of HD Disks with the MTP interface should work now, HD support is still very fragile
- improved error handling
- bumped up the read and write retries
- improved compatibility with Windows 7
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03.Oct.2017
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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MorphOS: MUI class Webp.mcc 1.0
Carsten Siegner's Webp.mcc is a MUI class for viewing WebP images and animations based on the libwebp 0.6.0. Currently the class can only decode, demux. The archive also contains two example programs: a picture viewer and a WebP toolbar including the source code.
Download: webp_mcc.1.0.lha (6 MB)
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[News message: 03. Oct. 2017, 18:08] [Comments: 0]
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03.Oct.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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FPGA graphics board: Driver and firmware 1.7.2 for VA2000
A week ago, Lukas 'mntmn' Hartmann has released another update of the driver and firmware for his FPGA-based graphics board VA2000.
Additional to some improvements of the stability and compatibility, version 1.7.2 provides the patch "rtgpatch". After the driver was installed, the patch is executed one time and "fixes "pixel junk" being drawn into new screens opened by some applications like DirOpus 4".
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[News message: 03. Oct. 2017, 08:29] [Comments: 0]
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03.Oct.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Retro 7-bit: Software updates for Wicher 500i and A500Flash
For the programmable Kickstart switcher A500Flash and the accelerator board Wicher 500i developed by Retro 7-bit software updates have been released. No further details are known.
Download:
Flasher1_3.lha (9 KB)
WicherInstallerV1_1.lha (31 KB)
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[News message: 03. Oct. 2017, 08:28] [Comments: 0]
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02.Oct.2017
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Ancient Format Decompressor: Decompressing files
"Ancient Format Decompressor" is a "collection of decompression routines for ancient formats popular in the Amiga, Atari computers (and others) from 80's and 90's as well as including some current ones that were used in a some specific way in these systems." A lot of formats are supported like Powerpacker, CrunchMania or Rob Northern Compressors "automatically detected in most cases."
Currently the "Ancient Format Decompressor" has to be compiled by oneself. The program then should work on all modern systems. Additional to the command line application there is also an API which can be used by external applications.
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[News message: 02. Oct. 2017, 19:01] [Comments: 0]
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