01.Sep.2016
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the website of french Amiga / MorphOS magazine Obligement during the last two months. All translations are welcome. Please contact David 'Daff' Brunet for more information.
- July/August 2016 news.
- Old articles from Tilt 74 to 77:
- Comparative: Formule 1 games from 1989
- Report: PC Forum
- Review: TV Sports Basketball
- Hardware: Trumpcard 500
- Report: Winter CES 1990
- Review: Space Ace
- Report: Indin 1989
- Interview: Lothar Schmitt
- Review: Battle Squadron, etc.
- Interview with Roman Kargin.
- Review of Personal Paint 7.3b.
- Hardware: Vampire 600 V2.
- Hardware: H-Frame Mini.
- Hardware: Sum A234/CD32.
- File: Amiga history (year 2001).
- File: Classic Reflections - What Happen to Gold Disk ?
- DIY: RF to VGA out conversion on Amiga 600.
- DIY: Remplace the 68040 by a 68060 on BlizzardPPC.
- DIY: Update the Commodore 1351 mouse with microswitches.
- Special quizz about Battle Squadron.
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31.Aug.2016
Thorsten Mampel, 1.Vorsitzender ACH e.V. (ANF)
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Petro Tyschtschenko attending the Amiga-Meeting in Bad Bramstedt
Petro Tyschtschenko will attend the "Amiga-Meeting" in Bad Bramstedt again. He will be presenting his biography and give a short presentation about his time with Commodore and Amiga Technologies. He's also available for signing Amiga paraphernalia. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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31.Aug.2016
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AmigaOS 4: video player Emotion (Alpha)
Entwickler-X have released an early alpha version of the video player they are working on called "Emotion". They stress that it's far from being finished yet and that a lot of functionality - including the menu - is still missing. Due to the status of the release, bug reports are not required yet.
As Thomas 'imagodespira' Claus explains (German), Emotion has to
be run from the shell with the video you want play as a parameter. By doublicking the video during playback, the player switches to fullscreen mode. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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31.Aug.2016
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Individual Computers lizenziert Commodore-Logo
In a press release, Individual Computers announce they licensed the 'Commodore' trademark from its current owner Polabe Holding N.V. to distribute hardware under the legendary home computer brand. The first products mentioned are C64 cases built Commodore's original molds and a new edition of the C64Reloaded motherboard. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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30.Aug.2016
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AmigaOS 4: Enhancer Software 1.1
Press release: A-EON Technology Ltd is pleased to announce a major update to the Enhancer Software for AmigaOS 4.1 systems. The Enhancer Software version 1.1 upgrade demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the AmigaOS platform and is available as a free download from AMIStore for existing registered users. New customers can either purchase a digital download from AMIStore or a buy a boxed CD from selected Amiga dealers.
The original Enhancer Software package was met with positive acclaim when it was released earlier this year. The v1.1 update is the culmination of four months hard work by the dedicated AmigaDeveloper.com team who have added a whole host of new function-ality and features.
Applications & utilities
Apart from significant updates to key software utilities such as MultiViewer v2.6, MultiEdit v1.3, AmiPDF v1.34, X-Dock v0.35 and TuneNet v2.4 there are new additions such as the ‘themeable’ Clock utility (v53.7) with a wide selection of ‘skins’ included.
RadeonHD driver update
The RadeonHD driver has once again been updated. The new versions, v2.18 (Plus Edition) and v1.17 (Standard Edition), includes several maintenance updates and increased compatibility for additional graphics card firmware support.
Warp3D Nova, the Shader based 3D graphics system, has been significantly updated and v1.29 now supports MipMapping, Stencil buffering and many other new functions. It is complemented by the much awaited premiere of the OpenGL ES 2.0 library on AmigaOS.
New datatypes & features
The new Sound Datatype, which includes MOD, MPEGA and WAV, is a significant improvement over earlier versions. It now supports multi channel 16-bit/32-bit/64-bit (floating point) streaming with internal support for up to 19 named channels. Apart from adding full MultiViewer support, we have been working closely with third party application developers to ensure that the new datatypes deliver the added functionality they require for their own software titles. The Ringhio Notifications server has been under continuous development since the last Enhancer Software release. The latest version (53.60) adds the possibility of a ‘Progress Bar’ support inside the notification “bubble” pop-up.
Future proofing
With one eye to the future, the building blocks of applications, ReAction compatible gadgets and classes have been extended and many of the main programs have been converted to use the new gadgets. The new Clock app is based on the new flexible and powerful clock.gadget
The components of the Enhancer Software V1.1 sections are:
1. Datatypes:
- MPEGA Datatype - used by MultiViewer
- MOD Datatype - used by MultiViewer
- SimpleHTML Datatype - used by MultiViewer
- Sound Datatype - used by MultiViewer
- WAV Datatype - used by MultiViewer
2. Gadgets and Classes:
- Clock Gadget Class - used by Clock
- InfoWindow Class - used by ClipViewer, Exchanger, MultiViewer, MultiEdit, X-Dock
- OptionButton Gadget Class
- PieChart Gadget Class - used by Format
- ProgressBar Gadget Class - used by NotificationServer, TuneNet and X-Dock
- Shared Image Class - required by ClipViewer and MultiViewer
- TickBox Gadget Class - required by Clock, Format, Notifications Preferences, TuneNet and X-Dock
3. Utilities:
- AmiDVD
- AmiPDF
- CANDI and CANDI Preferences
- Clock
- InfoWindow
- MultiEdit
- MultiViewer
- PartitionWizard
- TuneNet
- X-Dock
4. Commodities:
5. System:
- Format
- NotificationServer and Notifications Preferences
6. Libraries
- OpenGL ES 2.0
- Warp3D Nova
7. Kickstart:
- Diskcache Library
- RadeonHD v2
- SmartFileSystem 2
8. CLI Commands and Tools:
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29.Aug.2016
MorphZone (Forum)
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Video: controlling a Minimig from MorphOS
As announced at Morph.zone three years ago, Anders Granlund has connected a Minimig to his MorphOS computer that enables him to run Amiga games on the Minimig by double-clicking them on Ambient. Keyboard, mouse and joystick input is also forwarded to the FPGA Amiga. (snx) (Translation: cg)
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29.Aug.2016
AROS-Exec (Forum)
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Puzzle game: G.E.M.Z. 2.1
Fabio Falcucci's G.E.M.Z. is a commercial puzzler for all Amiga systems, where blocks with the same colour have to be positioned next to each other to make them disappear. New in version 2.1 are additional animations and the possibility to modify the game by editing text based configuration files. The sound files are now a separate download, the game will retrieve them when ran for the first time. (snx) (Translation: cg)
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28.Aug.2016
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Aminet-Uploads until 27.08.2016
The following packages have been added to the Aminet until August 27th, 2016:
finger-mos.lha comm/tcp 53K MOS UNIX finger for NetStack
CruelSummer2016.lha demo/misc 62K 68k Cool demo with finest oldscho...
chocolatecastle.lha dev/mui 239K MOS Parametrized MUI MCC code gen...
LibMaker.lha dev/mui 148K MOS GUI based code skeleton gener...
Smash_The_Beast.adz game/misc 172K 68k S.M.A.S.H The Beast game
xroar.lha misc/emu 1.1M MOS Dragon and Tandy CoCo emulator
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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28.Aug.2016
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 27.08.2016
The following packages have been added to the OS4Depot until August 27th, 2016:
aos-ignitionicons.lha gra/ico 393kb 4.0 Icons and Toolbar Symbols for Ig...
knobgad.lha lib/rea 55kb 4.0 Round knob gadget
dirmeup_demo.lha uti/fil 16Mb 4.1 Amiga Files Explorer
ann-update.lha uti/tex 2Mb 4.0 Minor update to Annotate to impr...
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28.Aug.2016
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 17.08.2016
The following package has been added to the AROS-Archiven until August 27th, 2016:
spades.i386-aros.zip gam/car 43kb Port of an Amiga freeware card g...
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28.Aug.2016
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WHDLoad: New installers until 27.08.2016
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 27th, 2016:
- 2016-08-25 new: Worldcharts 9 (The Silents) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2016-08-24 fixed: Dyter-07 (reLINE) all protections removed, game doesn't crash anymore, trainers added, interrupts fixed, source code included (Info)
- 2016-08-22 new: Art and Go (Impulse) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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28.Aug.2016
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: File manager Dir Me Up 3.02
Jérôme 'Glames' Senays' commercial file manager "Dir Me Up" among others offers browsing history and preview images or thumbnails. In version 3.02 no longer names of drives are limited to three characters and the Swedish and German translation have been completed.
The update is available for free to all resistered users. All other ones can test an limited demo version.
Download: DirMeUp_Demo.lha (16 MB)
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28.Aug.2016
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Podcast: The Retro Hour talked to Gunnar von Boehn
The latest issue 34 of the British podcast "The Retro Hour" also talked to Gunnar von Boehn (from 9th minute) about the Vampire accelerator board for the Amiga 1200 which is expected to be released at the end of the year. They also talked about other plans and the NatAmi-project.
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25.Aug.2016
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AmiCast: Text interview with David Brunet
The seventh text interview of the English-language podcast AmiCast is dedicated to David Brunet, who especially is well-known for the French Amiga portal Obligement. (snx) (Translation: dr)
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24.Aug.2016
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AROS: July 2016 Highlights
Based on his weekly news on the progresses of the operating system AROS, Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz writes monthly summaries as well.
In July several minor bug fixes and improvements provided by different developers (among others Neil Cafferkey, Krzysztof Śmiechowicz, Matthias Rustler and Stefan Haubenthal) were done - e.g. the native GCC now finds the SDK paths.
Additionally, the Apollo team offers Vampire accelerator boards for developers for free, who push AROS/68k forward. New and updated programms and games (e.g. SimpleMail 0.41, EmuLa) as well as another preversion of the AROS-distribution Broadway are provided as well.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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23.Aug.2016
Stefan Egger (ANF)
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Photographs of and information about Amiga 3400 (preproduction series A4000)
Stefan Egger ("computer collection vienna") has bought an "Amiga 3400", which is a preproduction series of a computer, later sold as Amiga 4000. His working computer and the difference to the later preproduction series he presents on his website. Some missing parts (upper part of the case, HDD-mount, mount for the disk drive, joyport sheet) will be soon completed.
The mount of the disk drive is different to the one of the A4000 and have to be made. Additional information Egger would really appreciate. The computer currently only recognizes 1 MB ChipRAM, for that any hints would be helpful as well.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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22.Aug.2016
amiga68k.de (Webseite)
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Preview video: Shooter "AlarCity"
AlarCity is supposed to become a fast shooter scrolling in eight directions. Ports for Amiga (AGA), Windows and MacOS are planned. Already in June a video was released which shows an early version of the engine running on an (emulated) CD32.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 22. Aug. 2016, 23:25] [Comments: 0]
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21.Aug.2016
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Bounty for port of 3D game engine Irrlicht
Under the title link, Bastiaan de Waard (MorphOS Central) is going to donate 400 Euro to this person who will port the 3D game engine Irrlicht to MorphOS. Accordiung to some comments, other MorphOS users will donate as well.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 21. Aug. 2016, 08:28] [Comments: 0]
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21.Aug.2016
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Aminet-Uploads until 20.08.2016
The following packages have been added to the Aminet until August 20th, 2016:
nntpsend.lha comm/tcp 12K 68k Send news to newsservers (e.g...
iBrowse2.4GR_Upd.lha comm/www 19K Updated Greek Catalogs for iB...
Save_Da_Vinyl_02.zip demo/mag 434K 68k Diskmag/Musicdisk by Venal, 1996
Save_Da_Vinyl_03.zip demo/mag 721K 68k Diskmag/Musicdisk by MadWizar...
Save_Da_Vinyl_04.zip demo/mag 621K 68k Diskmag/Musicdisk by MadWizar...
MWB_Doc_Disk_11.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_16.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_23.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_24.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_26.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_27.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_28.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_30.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_31.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_34.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_40.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_41.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_42.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_48.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_52.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_56.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_58.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_59.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_60.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_61.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_62.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
MWB_Dox_Disk_63.adf game/hint 880K 68k Solutions for various games
APool-GL.lha game/misc 1.8M MOS 3D computer billiards simulation
Adom.lha game/role 1.5M 68k Ancient Domains Of Mystery R60
Adom_68020.lha game/role 1.5M 68k Ancient Domains Of Mystery R6...
Adom_68040.lha game/role 1.5M 68k Ancient Domains Of Mystery R6...
ADOM_Guide.lha game/role 78K ADOM Guide
lazymines_mos.lha game/think 121K MOS The ULTIMATE minesweeper game
yahzee_mos.lha game/think 79K MOS Dice game
hp02.lha mags/hpool 715K HousePool: German House/Techn...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.1M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 4.4M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.4M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
Calimero_3.5.lha text/dtp 6.7M MOS A DTP Program
lhasa.lha util/arc 3.5M MOS Free Software LHA implementation
BootEm.lha util/boot 25K 68k Ancient BootLeg replacement
MultiBoot.lha util/boot 8K 68k Ancient MultiBoot for AmigaDOS
A-Shell.lha util/shell 13K 68k Amiga Shell
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21.Aug.2016
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 20.08.2016
The following packages have been added to the OS4Depot until August 20th, 2016:
thankyou.lha dem/mis 7Mb 4.0 Nice oldschool effects
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
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21.Aug.2016
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WHDLoad: New installers until 20.08.2016
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 20th, 2016:
- 2016-08-18 fixed: Tower of Babel (Rainbird) patch works with WHDLoad v16+ now, interrupts fixed, slave code optimised (Info)
- 2016-08-17 improved: Ziriax (The Whiz Kidz) lots of missing blitter waits added, blitter wait patches disabled on 68000, byte write to VPOSW fixed, Bplcon0 color bit fixes, joypad support added, WHDLoad v17+ features used (Info, Image)
- 2016-08-16 improved: Switchback (Rebels) interrupts fixed, demo works fine on 68060 now, new install script, source code included (Info, Image)
- 2016-08-16 improved: Extension (Pygmy Projects) all line drawing routines fixed (byte writes to BltCon1, wrong BltCon0 settings) (Info, Image)
- 2016-08-16 improved: Lotus 2 (Magnetic Fields/Gremlin) 68000 quitkey support, WHDLoad v17+ features used (Info)
- 2016-08-15 improved: Jurassic Park (Ocean) added quitkey for 68000 (Info)
- 2016-08-14 improved: IK+ (Archer MacLean) NTSC support changed, slave code optimised (Info)
- 2016-08-14 fixed: Lethal Zone (Infernal Byte System) interrupt problem causing the game to freeze fixed, timing fixes optional now (Info)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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