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04.Oct.2015



MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 03.10.2015
The following archives have been added to MorphOS-Files until October 3rd, 2015:
XRoar                    0.33.2  dev/C     1077 Emulator of Dragon 32/64 an...
Selmas Memory Game       0.2     gam/thi    403 A simple memory card game f...
ACE                      1.11    uti/emu   1329 Amstrad CPC family computer...
Exomizer                 2.0.8   uti/pac    574 Losless packer designed for...
PastePass                1.2     uti/tex     97 A simple password manager w...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

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04.Oct.2015



WHDLoad: New packages until 03.10.2015
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 3rd, 2015: (snx) (Translation: dr)

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01.Oct.2015
Amiga.org (Forum)


New A1200-cases: Further special editions
The Kickstarter-project for new Amiga-1200-cases (amiga-news.de reported) so far has collected 78.500 Euro. That means, during the next 30 days 50.000 Euro has to be paid to achieve the finacial goal.

Two new special editions may help to achieve this:
  • The Amiga Works - Allister Brimble Special Edition:
    Two years ago, the computer game composer Allister Brimble published his album The Amiga Works, which is included in this special edition additional to a poster and the soundtrack-CD of the game "Alien Breed 3D" created by Bjørn Lynne.

  • Skid Row Limited Edition:
    The special edition of the cracker group Skid Row includes a T-Shirt, a cup, a poster, a surprise as well as a book - either Brian Bagnall's "Commodore: The Amiga Years" or "Hackers" written by Steven Levy.
If you are going to support the project, you can also purchase three official Amiga cups as a set together with the other things. Additionally, there is also a new signature: RJ Mical. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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01.Oct.2015
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)


PDF-Magazine: REV'n'GE 40 (Italian/English)
The PDF-magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is available in Italian as well as in an English-language translation. REV'n'GE compares and reviews games on vintage computers.

Download sites:
Italian
English (snx) (Translation: dr)

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01.Oct.2015
Amiga.org (Webseite)


Hyperion-Blog: AmigaOS and the Console Development
In the blog of Hyperion Entertainment, under the title link Tony Wyatt has started an English-language report, which descibes, how he has ported the console.device available in assembler to the programming language C for AmigaOS 4. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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30.Sep.2015
(ANF)


MUI for AmigaOS: MUI4.0-2015R3
The team of "MUI for AmigaOS" has released a new version of MUI 4.0 for AmigaOS 3.x and AmigaOS 4. Additional to bug fixes und tweaks, the MUI-requesters now show pictures next to the text which is similar to AmigaOS 4. All details are listed in the version history, included in the archive. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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29.Sep.2015
AROS-Exec (Forum)


AROS: A week in AROS (from 14.09.15)
Weekly Krzysztof 'Deadwood' Śmiechowicz summarizes the latest progresses and developments of the AROS-programmers.

Week of September 14th:
  • Title MUI class now adds padding around inner objects which protects it from beeing damaged (deadwood)
  • Changing active tab in the Group MUI class no longer causes flicker (deadwood)
  • Context menu functions in sub classes of Listtree MUI class now work as expected (deadwood)
  • Pictures section on AROS website have been re-organized (mazze)
Week of September 21st:
  • Handling of MUI_List_Visible attribute of List MUI class when list is hidden has been fixed (neil)
  • MUIA_List_InsertPosition attribute of List MUI class now returns correct value (neil)
  • Improvements to pictures sections of AROS website continue (mazze)
(snx) (Translation: dr)

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27.Sep.2015
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)


Hollywood: HTTP-Streamer-Plugin
Press release: Airsoft Softwair - the hardest work men in code business - are proud to present a brand-new plugin for Hollywood: The HTTP Streamer. This plugin allows Hollywood scripts to open files stored on HTTP servers as if they were local files.

Furthermore, the plugin also supports streaming of audio and video files via HTTP if the AVCodec plugin is installed. This finally makes it possible to do video and audio streaming with Hollywood which opens up a whole new range of possibilities for developers! Once this plugin has been activated, all Hollywood functions that deal with files will "automagically" be able to open files from HTTP sources as if they were stored on a local drive. It just doesn't get any more convenient!

The HTTP Streamer uses a sophisticated multi-threaded design for highly efficient HTTP streaming. Each HTTP connection is managed by a dedicated thread for optimal performance. This means that even when dealing with slower connections, Hollywood itself will never become sluggish or anything as all HTTP I/O runs on dedicated threads.

The HTTP Streamer is the second plugin to bear the Powered by Hollywood 6.0 seal of quality as it utilizes the new file adapter plugin interface and the streaming APIs introduced with Hollywood 6.0. The plugin will not work with older versions of Hollywood. That's why we here at Airsoft Softwair say: Life starts at 6.0.

The HTTP Streamer is available free of charge and can be downloaded from the official Hollywood portal Versions for AmigaOS 3, AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, AROS (i386), Windows, Mac OS X (PowerPC and i386), Linux (PowerPC, i386, ARM) and Android are provided.

Please note that video and audio streaming requires at least version 1.3 of the AVCodec plugin. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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27.Sep.2015



Aminet-Uploads until 26.09.2015
The following archives have been added to Aminet until September 26th, 2015:
exomizer.lha             dev/cross  785K  MOS A cruncher for 6502/Z80/6809 ...
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha     game/role  11M   68k Implementation of Tunnels &am...
gnuplot-MOS.lha          gfx/misc   904K  MOS Interactive function and data...
AmiArcadia.lha           misc/emu   4.2M  68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha       misc/emu   4.5M  OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha        misc/emu   4.5M  MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
EvenMore.lha             text/show  426K  68k V0.87: Freeware textviewer
EvenMore_MOS.lha         text/show  504K  MOS V0.87: Freeware Textviewer (M...
EvenMore_OS4.lha         text/show  503K  OS4 V0.87: Freeware Textviewer (OS4)
InstallerGenSP.lha       util/misc  30K       InstallerGen 1.3 spanish cata...
ReportPlus.lha           util/misc  454K  68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha       util/misc  552K  OS4 Multipurpose utility
BenchTrash.lha           util/wb    50K   68k Global trashcan for WB,eject&...
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27.Sep.2015



OS4Depot-Uploads until 26.09.2015
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until September 26th, 2015:
e_string.lha             dev/lan 5kb   4.0 Extended string functions for E
miniz.lha                dev/mis 1017k 4.0 Lossless, high performance data ...
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 2Mb   4.1 An arabic console device
amiarcadia.lha           emu/gam 5Mb   4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
awc.lha                  gra/mis 2Mb   4.0 A web anim tool
reportplus.lha           uti/mis 552kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
smtube.lha               vid/pla 3Mb   4.1 Qt : direct stream + download Yo...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

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27.Sep.2015



AROS-Archives-Uploads until 26.09.2015
The following archive has been added to AROS-Archives until September 26th, 2015:
edgar.i386-aros.zip          gam/pla 124Mb Sdl 2d Adventure/platform game u...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

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27.Sep.2015



WHDLoad: New packages until 26.09.2015
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 September 26th, 2015: (snx) (Translation: dr)

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27.Sep.2015
Amiga.org (Webseite)


Hardware: SCSI-adapter for SD-cards
Using SCSI2SD it is possible to use SD-cards as SCSI-harddrives. The adapter is available in two different versions: Additional to the 3,5" standard version, there is also a 2,5"-version meant for Apple's PowerBook, which can replace its internal harddrive.

The adapter was tested with the following Amiga models:
  • Amiga 500+ with GVP A530
  • Amiga 500 KS 1.3 with Oktagon 508 SCSI-2 controller
  • Amiga 2000 (B2000 rev 6.4 ECS) with DKB RapidFire SCSI 1 card
  • Amiga 4000 equipped with CyberStorm PPC using 68 pin adapter
Since the developers ship the SCSI2SD-adapter from Australia and another trader is situated in China, Alex Perez currently offers the 3,5"-version from USA in two different options, which include a SD-card with 4 GB or 256 MB. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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26.Sep.2015
Scene World Magazine (ANF)


Trademark rights: Scene-World-Podcast-Interview with Commodore Business Machines
In its 13th issue, the English-language podcast Scene World has interviewed Massimo Canigiani and Paolo Besser. Canigiani is chief executive officer (CEO) of "Commodore Business Machines Ltd." registered in Great Britain which is going to sell a commercial Android smartphone as "Commodore PET" (amiga-news.de reported).

But there is also direct connection to the Amiga section because Paolo Besser is well-known for his most popular AROS-Distribution Icaros Desktop. Therefore as Amiga emulator of the smartphone the AROS-Kickstart-ROM is used.

In this interview Canigiani and Besser clarified, that they are not only going to make quick money with the "Commodore PET", which will be delivered in a few weeks, but in future also develop separate products. The users can configure many options by themselves. Therefore the smartphone can be rooted without losing the warranty. Only if you use ROMs of your own, This guarantee expires immediately.

They also cooperate with the authors of the emulator to ensure an optimal adaption. While the emulation in the original version would not have run completly fluently on a similar Galaxy S5 now it does. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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24.Sep.2015



Full version: AC Basic and AC Fortran for download
On the Amiga Future website, the full version of the programming languages AC Basic and AC Fortran is offered for download. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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23.Sep.2015



Amiga-Emulator: FS-UAE 2.6.1 and FS-UAE 2.7.0dev
Frode Solheim's FS-UAE is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and BSD and based on WinUAE and "includes an easy-to-use graphical configuration program which allows you to enjoy FS-UAE and Amiga emulation without writing configuration files." Version 2.6.1 supplants the last stable release 2.4.1 and among others offers the following features (full changelog):
  • Updated emulation code from WinUAE 3.1.0
  • Support for PPC emulation (can run AmigaOS 4.x) via QEMU-UAE plugin
  • More emulated hardware support (Toccata, A2061, Picasso IV, …)
  • Better support for modern OS versions due to using SDL 2.0
  • Built-in support for multiple displays, and fixes for HiDPI displays
  • The Launcher supports modern OS versions better due to using QT 5.x
  • Much improved FS-UAE Launcher user interface
  • FS-UAE mouse integration (Workbench cursor follows host cursor)
  • Updated internal kickstart replacement from AROS
  • Dual joystick/mouse mode for joystick port 0
  • Official builds for SteamOS (Linux + Steam runtime)
  • OS X apps are now digitally signed (Apple Developer ID)
  • Support for JIT direct memory access (much faster JIT)
  • More gamepads are recognized out of the box
  • Many bug fixes
Version 2.7.0 of FS-UAE was also released and is the development branch. This beta version offers the following changes:
  • Merged JIT compiler updates from the ARAnyM project
  • Support for JIT compilation on x86-64 (Linux/Windows/OS X). It may contain bugs yet. FPU JIT is currently disabled by default for x86-64
  • JIT 64-bit direct memory exception handlers for Linux/Windows/OS X
  • Compile FS-UAE / Windows as large address aware for more virtual memory
  • Updated emulation core from WinUAE 3200b12
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22.Sep.2015
Game Tycoon 2 Website (ANF)


Announcement: Games industry simulation Game Tycoon 2 also for Amiga
According to the developer on the website of the project, the successor of the games industry simulation "Game Tycoon" which was released in 2003, is supposed to be available at the end of October via "Steam Early Access" for Windows. At the same time a website for an Amiga version of the game has been established, which announces a port for Amiga ECS-systems for 2017 and maybe an "an optimized version for AGA" but which "isn't sure". (cg) (Translation: dr)

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22.Sep.2015
Finnish Amiga Users Group (ANF)


Event: Saku 2015 in Oulu (Finland), 26. September
The Finnish Amiga Users Group has organized the eighth issue of the "Saku" in Oulu (Finland) which will take place on September 26th. Amiga computers from the last 30 years will be presented, e.g. an A1000 as well as an AmigaOne X1000. Exhibitors will be the Finnish dealer Gentle Eye as well as the magazine Skrolli. Admission is for free. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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22.Sep.2015
amiga.org (Webseite)


Backbone game: Jump Block Jump!
"Jump Block Jump!" developed by Amiman99 using the editor Backbone is a "run and jump" game featuring eleven levels.


The game requires an Amiga with 68020-processor. There is a lhA-archive as well as an ISO-image for CD32:

Download page for LhA-version
Download page for ISO-image (cg) (Translation: dr)

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20.Sep.2015



Aminet-Uploads until 19.09.2015
The following archives have been added to Aminet until September 19th, 2015:
eggdrop1.6.21-bin.lha    comm/irc   2.8M  MOS Eggdrop Bot for irc
HardwareScrolling_V1_... demo/intro 54K   68k Hardware scrolling demo
selmasmemorygame.lha     game/think 448K  MOS A simple MUI-based memory game
Korners.lha              game/wb    33K   68k Place 'Korners' to form squar...
Pipeliner.lha            game/wb    35K   68k Place pipe sections to form a...
Tribullation.lha         game/wb    31K   68k Blow up bubbles!
a-cpc.lha                misc/emu   1.0M  68k Amstrad CPC Emulator for Amig...
xroar.lha                misc/emu   1.1M  MOS Dragon and Tandy CoCo emulator
FactorsX.lha             misc/sci   21K   68k Determines prime factors of i...
AP56Covers.lha           pix/misc   550K      aMiGa=PoWeR n?56 Cover Recto
EvenMore_MOS.lha         text/show  504K  MOS V0.87: Freeware Textviewer (M...
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20.Sep.2015



OS4Depot-Uploads until 19.09.2015
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until September 19th, 2015:
selmasmemorygame.lha     gam/chi 448kb 4.1 A Simple MUI-based memory game
amicraft.lha             gam/mis 3Mb   4.0 A Minecraft like game.
arkanoid.lha             gam/puz 5Mb   4.0 Very basic Arkanoid based game i...
awc.lha                  gra/mis 2Mb   4.0 A web anim tool
evenmore.lha             uti/tex 503kb 4.0 Freeware Textviewer
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