06.Oct.2024
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Video: Explanation of the MiSTer including accessories and costs (German)
In a half-hour explanatory German video at the title link, 'MediaGamesRetroNerdstuff' explains the MiSTer and, in addition to the FPGA itself and the accessories, also discusses the costs - and in this context the cheaper MiSTer Pi variant (amiga-news.de reported). (snx)
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06.Oct.2024
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Black Amiga keycaps from A1200.net available in stores
The black Amiga keycaps from A1200.net are now also available at other dealers, e.g. Alinea or Amigastore; previously they were only available directly from the manufacturer. The caps are designed to fit all common Amiga models with the exception of the Amiga 1000 and are available in DE and US layouts.
The keycap sets contain a total of 108 caps, additional springs and key stabilizers. In addition to the 96 regular caps, there are special keys, for example a short space bar for the Amiga 600 or ISO and ANSI return keys. (snx)
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04.Oct.2024
Discord (ANF)
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Emu68: Imager Tool V1.0 released
The Emu68 Imager is a utility for Windows 10/11 to allow PiStorm users to easily prepare an SD card with Emu68 (amiga-news.de reported) and a basic pre-configured AmigaOS 3.1, 3.2 or 3.2.2.1 installation, and will allow you to partition the card based on sizes you can define.
It is targeted towards new users to avoid some common pitfalls with a new install, and will pre-install some standard tools and software to get you started including P96 for RTG, wifipi.device for Wifi access (along with demo versions of Roadshow and IBrowse), and DOpus.
AmigaOS 3.1, 3.2 or 3.2.2.1 in the form of ADF files and the Kickstart 3.1, 3.2 or 3.2.2 ROM file must be provided by yourself. Detailed instructions can be found on the project page under the title link. (dr)
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04.Oct.2024
Matthew Leaman (Mail)
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Amiga Kit: Updates for A600GS
Updates for the A600GS have been released in the last few days. Among other things, AmiStore purchases and downloads can now be displayed directly on the A600GS and downloaded to the work partition or USB sticks (screenshot). A new internal build of YAM 2.10 has also been added (screenshot). Detailed changes:
Version 46.1.840 (03/10/2024):
SystemV46:
- Add default tool of Multiview to ENVARC:SYS icons
- AK-ILBM datatype replaces the AROS ILBM datatype
A600GS:
- Add Purchases and Downloads panel to allow downloading of products purchased on AmiStore
- Refactor update progress reporting to a global method in the application class, to allow easy reuse between classes and access by deeeply nested object methods.
- Add network download progress reporting using the new framework
- Add force option behind the scenes to allow skipping the checksum optimisation when updating from the advanced section.
- System / Programs / AppInstalls archives: Update installer scripts to support above force option
Version 46.1.825 (24/09/2024):
Programs:
- Network drawer (added)
- Yam 2.10 application new build (added)
- Dopus4: added Download button for retrieving files from the internet
- SnoopDOS 3.11 (added)
SystemV46:
- Picture Datatype 46.15 (updated)
- AMISSL 5.17 (updated)
- DefIcons 46.7 (updated)
- Version 46.18 (updated)
- CLI 46.9 (updated)
- Wget 1.12 (added)
- MultiView: bug fixed where it was always returning 1. Now returns 0 success and 20 failure
- AB-Dock: Add YAM icon and separator
- MUIMaster Library v19.71 (updated)
- Zune Prefs (added)
A600GS:
- Add advance section to the updates area, that allows selective updating / reinstalling of the most recent updates. The default method is preferred for more efficient update, but the extra control will allow fixing problems and reinstalling accidentally deleted component updates
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Under some situations the inserted USB sticks and drives might not appear in AmiBench, now we force a refresh of the USB data before each restart of AmiBench.
(dr)
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03.Oct.2024
WHDLoad Homepage (ANF)
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Retro gaming: WHDLoad 19.0
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. Version 19.0 provides the following changes:
- fix: noncached io-operations are again supported to Slave's memory,
was broken in 18.9 and gave DOS error #63
- fix: AttnFlags are again correctly displayed in .whdl_register
- chg: WHDLoad options are now written to .whdl_dump and .whdl_trace
- chg: workaround added for the Slave Update Check via network, now
avoid local port 1024 because current ISP for cgi.whdload.net
is broken to accept HTTP requests from this port
- new: if UAE is detected and MMU used by WHDLoad, the memory at
$f0f000 is added to valid memory areas to allow to trigger
the WinUAE debugger (JOTD)
- new: new macro LOG in whdmacros.i to create entries in .whdl_log
(paraj)
- fix: options SavePath and NoWriteCache did not correctly work for
the first action where SavePath was created (ztronzo)
- new: option PreloadSmart added, preloads only files accessed in
preceding runs
- chg: if ShowRegs/K is not specified and WHDLoad is started from
CLI/Shell it dumps the registers directly into the current
terminal window now
- new: function resload_ReadJoyPort added, reads buttons and
directions for Joysticks/Joypads/CD32-Pads in ports 0/1 and a
4-player adapter, autodetect for CD32-Pad, see autodocs for
further info
sources/lowlevel.s has been adapted to use resload_ReadJoyPort
if slv_Version is set >= 19
a test Slave readjoyport.asm is provided which can be used to
test the function and connected devices, it will display
continously the function result for all ports
- new: if a button is specified for QuitKey/K/N WHDLoad now checks
if this button is available on the controller detected on the
appropriate port
- fix: checked bplcon0 bits for SnoopECS corrected (DJ Mike)
- fix: made write protected vector table working on the 68040
- fix: init cias interrupt mask as documented, before WHDLoad did not
init them and therefore the masks set by the operating system
kept intact, this may possible break some install which
expect a different interrupt mask (parai)
(dr)
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03.Oct.2024
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Database: BeeBase v1.1 for all Amiga systems
Steffen Gutmann's BeeBase is the successor to the programmable, relational database called MUIBase, which is also available for various other platforms (Windows, Mac OS, Linux) in addition to the Amiga systems (amiga-news.de reported).
Version 1.1 contains a corrected icon for the Amiga version and an optional MorphOS binary file using MorphOS' own sqlite.library. (dr)
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03.Oct.2024
Hyperion Entertainment (ANF)
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Game: Update 1 for Heretic II 2024 for high-performance 68k Amigas
Press release: For Heretic II 68K an update has been released that fixes a language audio issue, when having the English version installed the audio was set to German.
There is also a solution for people that experience mouse issues with certain types of mice that are being seen as game pads. This could happened with USB mice connected via an adapter.
The 68K Update 1 can be found in our downloads area. (dr)
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03.Oct.2024
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Video tutorial: Using the AMOS command "LIMIT BOB"
In another video in his tutorial series on AMOS Pro, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' explains the LIMIT BOB command and points out an error in the AMOS Pro manual when explaining this command. (dr)
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02.Oct.2024
Indie Retro News (website)
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Game: Hyper Wings 1.0
Christian Geldmann's Hyper Wings is an Asteroids-like space shooter (video). Despite the version number 1.0, he still considers the game, which has various difficulty levels and is written in assembler, to be in beta status, which is why he is grateful for feedback on bugs.
Download: hyperwings_v1.00.zip (227 KB) (snx)
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02.Oct.2024
ANF
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Tutorial: Installation of AmigaOS 3.2 on an SD card
At the title link Didier Malenfant describes how he has installed AmigaOS 3.2 on his Amiga 1200, which is equipped with a Terrible Fire 1260 turbo board. Target drive has been an SD card connected to the IDE port of the turbo board. (snx)
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02.Oct.2024
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Video: Building Your Own Level/Map Editor in AMOS
In his latest video, Robert Smith shows how to build a simple level editor in AMOS. (dr)
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02.Oct.2024
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PDF manual: DOS documentation finished
As Thomas 'ThoR' Richter, one of the developers of AmigaOS 3.2, told us on request, his work on an English-language PDF manual for the dos.library in the style of the Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manuals has been completed (amiga-news.de reported) and can be downloaded free of charge from the title link. A publication as a printed book is planned. (dr)
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01.Oct.2024
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Print magazine: Passione Amiga, issue 21
The current issue 21 (September 2024) of the Italian magazine "Passione Amiga" again comprises 48 color pages and is available in print or digital form. The main focus of the issue is the presentation of the A600GS minicomputer.
- Game reviews: OpenDune 2, CD32 Arcade Classic, Heretic II, Agent 357, AmiBrixx 22, Vanilla Conquer, Vanilla Conquer – Red Alert, Holy Warrior, Skinny Marley, Skinny Marley Waiter Dog, Borg, Ninja Carnage, Shift, Zombie Survivor and Droid Special
- Hardware reviews: A600GS, LANIDE Zorro2 and Zorro3
- Previews: A500 Maxi, QuasaurusX
- Technology: Amiga and networks
- Plus: gaming news, technology news
Passione Amiga 21 can be ordered from the publisher's webshop at the title link as a single issue or by subscription as of September 15, 2024. (nba)
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01.Oct.2024
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Workbench clock and calendar: ScreenTime v1.6 now available
ScreenTime, which has just been released in version 1.6, is a useful commodity for all Amigas from Kickstart 2.04 onwards. It displays the current time on the Workbench or any other PubScreen. ScreenTime opens a borderless window at the top of the screen by default, which blends seamlessly into the overall picture. The font and colors are automatically adjusted to match those of the screen. This can create the visual impression that the window is part of the Workbench title bar.
If necessary, these settings, including the display format, can also be customized manually. Various configuration options are available for this via tooltypes or shell arguments.
In addition, a calendar with monthly pages is available, which can be accessed by clicking on the clock or using a keyboard shortcut.
ScreenTime requires Kickstart 2.04 or later. The package includes several languages, including German, and full source code.
The new version 1.6 includes bug fixes and improvements, as well as an option for different types of borders for the calendar, including a borderless design. (nba)
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01.Oct.2024
Seiya (ANF)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE! 162 (Italian/English)
The PDF magazine REV'n'GE! ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is available in both the Italian original and an English translation (right-hand side). The current issue 162 also contains three reviews of Amiga titles: Crysis, Lethal Xcess and Office. (nba)
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01.Oct.2024
Scene World Podcast (ANF)
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Scene World Podcast Episode #199 - John Romero
As part of the 199th edition of the Scene World podcast, Jörg Dröge and Arthur Heller talk to game designer John Romero (founder of id Software, among other things) about his recently published autobiography, “Doom Guy: Life in First Person”. Among other things, the American talks about his view of the retro scene (including the statement that Doom killed the Amiga), his entry into the games industry as a programmer and his experiences working for several game studios and software companies. The interview begins at 31:17 of the podcast, and the show also includes further news and stories from the retro scene. (nba)
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30.Sep.2024
Paweł 'tukinem' Tukatsch
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Puzzle game: Demo version of Ami Robbo 2
Paweł 'tukinem' Tukatsch's latest project will be a contribution to AmiGameJam 2024: Ami Robbo 2 is the successor to Amirobbo by Polish game developers Bernard Krzymowski and Artur 'Szafir' Szafrański, which was released in 1992. With his permission and assistance, new graphics and levels were created for the second part. Robbo is a universal combat robot that has got into trouble and needs to be rescued from abandoned military bases with the player's help. (amiga-news.de reported).
The gameplay is based on the classic Sokoban but there are many other elements and a top-down view that Tukatsch invented. A demo version of the current status of the project has now been released (YouTube video). (dr)
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30.Sep.2024
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Shoot'em Up: Demo version of QuasaurusX
The latest project from Amiten Games is the shoot'em up "QuasaurusX" (amiga-news.de reported), of which a new demo version has now been released: among other things, it offers new background and foreground graphics, new fonts and new end boss routines (YouTube video).
The game is currently not yet optimised, so that at least an (upgraded) Amiga 1200 is required. (dr)
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30.Sep.2024
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AROS: Video on AROS distribution AROS One 2.6
Version 2.6 of the "AROS One" distribution for x86 computers based on the AROS binary interface ABI v0 was released around three weeks ago (amiga-news.de reported). The YouTube channel "Proteque-CBN" takes a close look at this version. (dr)
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30.Sep.2024
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Tenth beta version of TinyGL
The MorphOS team developer Mark 'Bigfoot' Olsen had offered a Bounty project for improved OpenGL support and drivers for additional Radeon graphics cards under the title link, which had been successfully financed (amiga-news.de reported). Now the developer has released the tenth public beta version of his TinyGL update.
The main focus here was the implementation of support for framebuffer objects. However, in the process, many other related and unrelated parts of TinyGL have also been improved, resulting in better OpenGL compliance and more implemented features. The R600 driver is not included in this release, but will be included in a future release once the developer has updated it to the current TinyGL requirements. (dr)
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30.Sep.2024
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GUI for Greaseweazle Tools: FluxMyFluffyFloppy v5.0.9 for Windows
'FrankieTheFluff' has released version 5.0.9 of his graphical user interface FluxMyFluffyFloppy for Greaseweazle Tools V1.20 (see also the video Setting up a Greaseweazle V4). Changes:
- Requires Greaseweazle 1.20
- Read/Write: New image formats: D1M, D2M, D4M, DMK, FD
- Read/Write: New disc formats: acorn.dfs.ds80, acorn.dfs.ss80, thomson.*
- Read/Write: Added "--hard-sectors"
- Fixed: GUI AutoScroll form
(dr)
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