05.Sep.2017
AmigaFun (ANF)
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Emulation of Sam 460 using QEMU in development
According to a mail on the QEMU-PPC mailing list Zoltan Balaton is working on an emulation of a Sam-460 using QEMU. In the first status report (middle of August) he described that AROS as well as MorphOS could boot, but finally failed due to different problems. Balaton could not test AmigaOS, because he does not own a copy of AmigaOS 4.1 besitzt.
The emulator QEMU emulates or virtualizes alot of computers or processors. If the host system has a suitable processor, QEMU does not have to emulate it - so Balaton's project could succeed in emulating Sam 460 operating systems under different PPC hardware - e.g. Apple-Hardware .
On a common Windows-PC, QEMU would have to emulate the PPC-CPU, but would not have to emulate the complex custom chip emulation, which is currently required to run AmigaOS 4 "Classic" under WinUAE.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 05. Sep. 2017, 00:12] [Comments: 0]
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04.Sep.2017
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Zorro 2 extension: IDE controller "IDE4"
THe French online shop Ameedia offers a new IDE-controller for Zorro-2 Amigas: To the "IDE4" up to four IDE/ATA-devices can be connected. Besides, a CompactFlash slot is on the card. The controller is compatible to Gayle, which in an A600 and A1200 controls the IDE-ports. If only one of the two IDE-ports is used, Kickstart 2.05 is required but no additional drivers. IDEfix is required for accessing the second port.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 04. Sep. 2017, 23:55] [Comments: 0]
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04.Sep.2017
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Scandoubler: ScanPlus AGA
ScanPlus AGA is a simple scandoubler for AGA computers. The device has a VGA-port and a simple screensaver. The developer has published some pictures in his blog. Currently only Amedia Computer seems to offer the device.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 04. Sep. 2017, 23:43] [Comments: 0]
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04.Sep.2017
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 128
The English and German editions of Amiga Future 128 (September/October 2017) has been released today, it can be ordered from Amiga dealers or directly from the editorial office. This issue's topics include an interview with Marcus Sackrow (MUIMapparium, FreePascal), big specials about Hollywood extensions and the demo scene as well as report about the Devcon 2.
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[News message: 04. Sep. 2017, 23:36] [Comments: 0]
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03.Sep.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 02.09.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until September 2nd, 2017:
OSCopperlist.lha dev/asm 4K 68k Copperlist on intuition screen
Epub_mcc.0.2.lha dev/mui 3.6M MOS A Epub MUI Class
Screech_src.lha game/race 1.5M Blitz Basic source for "Scree...
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha game/role 11M 68k Implementation of Tunnels & ...
PPT_dev.lha gfx/conv 72K Develop your own modules for PPT
PPT_dist.lha gfx/conv 945K 68k A Modular Image Processing Pa...
PPT_security.lha gfx/conv 12K 68k Cryptographic modules for PPT
PPT-source.zip gfx/conv 870K C source for image processing...
Apdf_de.lha gfx/show 3K Unofficial German catalog for...
VPDF_de.lha gfx/show 1K Unofficial German catalog for...
rewincy.lha util/cdity 30K 68k Cycle through windows/screens...
zip_lib.lha util/libs 144K OS4 Library for reading/writing z...
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[News message: 03. Sep. 2017, 05:58] [Comments: 0]
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03.Sep.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 02.09.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until September 2nd, 2017:
coreutils.lha dev/uti 1Mb 4.0 GNU core utilities
diffutils.lha dev/uti 586kb 4.0 File comparison tools
sed.lha dev/uti 354kb 4.0 sed (stream editor)
zip_lib.lha lib/mis 144kb 4.1 Library for reading/writing zip ...
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 03. Sep. 2017, 05:57] [Comments: 0]
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03.Sep.2017
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 02.09.2017
The following archives have been added to the AROS-Archives until September 2nd, 2017:
mui_examples.i386-aros.zip dev/exa 449kb MUI coding examples in C
clicolor-1.4-aros.zip uti/she 23kb AROS dos script to switch shell ...
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 03. Sep. 2017, 05:57] [Comments: 0]
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03.Sep.2017
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit X 10.3
The Workbench distribution AmiKit is meant for emulators and has more than 390 pre-configured programs. In version 10.3 the Boxx trilogy games of 'Lemming880' and Stephan Rupprecht's replacement of the info-command were added. Besides, a lot of programs have been replaced by updated versions.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 03. Sep. 2017, 05:54] [Comments: 0]
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03.Sep.2017
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4 / MorphOS: Ask Me Up XXL 3.3
Jérôme 'Glames' Senay's Ask Me Up is a one to five player quiz game for AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and Windows featuring 17000 questions in 17 categories. A demo version containing 80 questions is available for free.
In version 3.3 a question was corrected and the Italian translation completed.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 03. Sep. 2017, 05:46] [Comments: 0]
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03.Sep.2017
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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MorphOS: MUI class Epub.mcc 0.2
Carsten Siegner's Epub.mcc is a MUI class vor viewing ebooks of the EPUB format. The archive also includes two demo programs for viewing ebooks and svg files. In version 0.2 the performance was improved and hyperlinks and SVG support added. Additionally, ebooks which were created by Calimero, are fully supported.
Download: Epub_mcc.0.2.lha (4 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 03. Sep. 2017, 05:38] [Comments: 0]
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02.Sep.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: File manager Dir Me Up 3.8.3
Jérôme 'Glames' Senays' commercial file manager "Dir Me Up" (video) "is a program to explore and manipulate files, links and drawers of your Amiga." In version 3.8.3 among others an automatic update of the software was added.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 02. Sep. 2017, 08:39] [Comments: 0]
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02.Sep.2017
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Elbox: pci.library 12.0 and beta version 13.0
Under the title link Elbox has released two updates of his pci.library for users of the PCI-busboard Mediator.
"The pci.library ver. 12.0 allows to set the PCI space of Mediators working in the MMU mode as noncachable. It's controlled by Envarc:Mediator/NoCache variable."
Beta version 13.0 "supports additional PCI space for PCI processor cards in Mediator 1200 TX" (amiga-news.de reported).
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 02. Sep. 2017, 08:27] [Comments: 0]
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02.Sep.2017
Michael Rupp (ANF)
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Javascript: TAWS - The Amiga Workbench Simulation 0.28
TAWS ("The Amiga Workbench Simulation") is a Javascript simulation of the Amiga-Workbench 1.0 - 4.1 for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Apple-WebKit-Browser (including Odyssey).
Any kind of feedback the author Michael Rupp would very appreciate. He still is searching for support for the French translation. His work can be supported by a little donation from inside TAWS.
Changes of version 0.28:
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Tribute to AmiKit X: New preset "OS 3.9 AmiKitX" incl. boot animation. Accordingly there is a new window layout "3.9 AmiKitX" in "Preferences", a new iconset "AmiKit X", a new cursor "AmiKit X" and the new patterns "AmiKit X Backdrop". Many thanks to Jan Zahurancik (AmiKit) for granting the use of the graphics. Direct call using the url parameter "preset"
- Complete polish localisation - many thanks to 'Piana' Pianka
- Support for browser "SeaMonkey", even with about:config setting "general.useragent.compatmode.firefox" set to "false".
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ListBox:
- new look with the styles "Thin" and "Thin XEN"
- new look in "Amiga Early Startup Control / Boot Options" for OS 4.x
- scrollbar grabber with the OS4-style
- new look of arrow buttons for the "OS 3.9"-layout
- Chrome / Opera: improvement when determining the user language: it's no longer the browser language that is recognized but the actual prefered-by-user language.
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Bugfixes:
- Timberwolf stopped working since v0.25 ("Uncaught Exception" when trying to set the attribute "transform" on a CSS style). Implemented a workaround for that.
- Palette: setting the text color for inactive widows only worked once.
- Window gadgets where set to "active" on a mouse-up event issued by a drag'n'drop operation even when the window itself was inactive.
- Firefox: correction of the text padding to the color boxes in the listbox of the "Palette"
- Chrome / Opera in "Amiga Early Startup Control": correction of the border in "Expansion Board Diagnostic" and the buttons height
- Odyssey Web Browser: the boot image for OS 4.1 FE was not shown.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 02. Sep. 2017, 08:09] [Comments: 0]
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02.Sep.2017
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement's website during the last two months. All translations are welcome. Please contact David 'Daff' Brunet for more information.
- July/August 2017 news
- Old articles from Tilt 100 to 103:
- Report: European Computer Trade Show 1992
- Hardware: Amiga 600
- Review of Addams Family
- Review of Ishar
- Report: CeBIT 1992
- Review of 4D Sports Driving
- Review of Space Ace 2
- Demo: Odyssey
- Review of Guerilla in Bolivia
- Review of Vroom
- Interview with Guillaume Dubail and Fernando Velez
- Review of James Pond 2
- Review of ProWrite 3.2.1
- Interview with Laurent Zorawski (Amedia Computer)
- Interview with Susumu Hirasawa (japanese musician)
- Review: Wazp3D 0.56 (on MorphOS)
- Review: Arabic Console 1.693
- Review: AmiKit X
- DIY: Create an Amstrad disk with an Amiga
- File: Classic Reflections - Whatever happened to Newtek?
- File: Official Amigas and clones (update)
- Hardware: Lorraine (update)
- Tutorial: Installation of Directory Opus Magellan II on MorphOS
- Programming: AMOS - colors management
- Tips and Tricks: solutions for adventure games
- Special quiz about Alien Breed series
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30.Aug.2017
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Interview: Artur Jarosik (NetSurf)
In the blog of the podcast AMIcast an interview with Artur Jarosik has been released. He has written the one of the ports of web browser Netsurf for AmigaOS 3.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 30. Aug. 2017, 23:12] [Comments: 0]
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27.Aug.2017
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Daysleeper 1.0
The MorphOS user 'r-tea' has written a little program called Daysleeper, which the computer shuts down or starts to a certain time.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 27. Aug. 2017, 16:24] [Comments: 0]
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27.Aug.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 26.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until August 26th, 2017:
rentp.lha comm/tcp 6K 68k Sets system time from NTP server
CS2017.lha demo/misc 110K 68k Old-school style demo
badformat.lha disk/misc 8K 68k Bad disk formatting utility
IDEFix_patches.lha driver/med 4K Allows CF cards to work with ...
WormWars.lha game/actio 817K 68k Advanced snake game
WormWarsMOS.lha game/actio 722K MOS Advanced snake game
WormWars-OS4.lha game/actio 1.1M OS4 Advanced snake game
InPAWS.lha game/edit 2.1M MOS Compiler/extractor for Gilsof...
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha game/role 11M 68k Implementation of Tunnels &am...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.1M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 4.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.4M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
badberticon.lha pix/icon 10K 68k Bad Bert Icon
bk_rangercheck.lha util/boot 8K 68k Replace exec.library's Ranger...
MCP133b1.lha util/cdity 523K 68k THE Ultimate WB Enchancer!
IconLib_46.4.lha util/libs 672K 68k free icon.library in optimize...
Daysleeper_0-9-3.lha util/time 76K MOS Shutdown/reboot at specified ...
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 27. Aug. 2017, 08:02] [Comments: 0]
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27.Aug.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 26.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until August 26th, 2017:
coreutils.lha dev/uti 1Mb 4.0 GNU core utilities
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
wormwars.lha gam/act 1Mb 4.0 Advanced snake game
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 27. Aug. 2017, 08:02] [Comments: 0]
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27.Aug.2017
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 26.08.2017
The following archive has been added to the AROS-Archives until August 26th, 2017:
blockattack.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 6Mb Match colors of rising blocks in...
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 27. Aug. 2017, 08:02] [Comments: 0]
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27.Aug.2017
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WHDLoad: New installers until 26.08.2017
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 August 26th, 2017:
- 2017-08-25 improved: Ruff'n'Tumble (Renegade) adapted to WHDLoad 17, added CD32 controls (Info)
- 2017-08-25 improved: Loom (Lucasfilm Games) supports whdload v16/kickemu/kickfs (Info)
- 2017-08-25 improved: Impossible Mission 2 (Epyx) adapted to WHDLoad v16, reduced fastmem requirements (Info)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 27. Aug. 2017, 08:02] [Comments: 0]
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27.Aug.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4 / MorphOS: Ask Me Up XXL 3.2.1
Jérôme 'Glames' Senay's Ask Me Up is a one to five player quiz game for AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and Windows featuring 17000 questions in 17 categories. A demo version containing 80 questions is available for free.
From version 3.2.1 on now AskMeUp checks if there are updates and install them.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 27. Aug. 2017, 08:02] [Comments: 0]
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