30.Jan.2021
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Raspberry Pi as m68000 replacement: PiStorm
Claude Schwarz' 'PiStorm' connects a Raspberry Pi to a CPU socket of an A500, A1000 or A2000 using an adapter for emulating a fast m68k processor. In contrary to the Buffee project a Linux-based solution is used instead of running the 68k emulator directly on the hardware.
On his Twitter channel Schwarz has published some videos showing the latest level of development: FastRAM obviously still has not been implemented. Hardware documentations and source codes are available on Github but not under a free license: A commercial application requires the accordance of the developer.
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29.Jan.2021
a1k.org (Webseite)
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Accelerator board project 'Buffee': ARM processor emulates 68040/400 Mhz
The open source accelerator board project "Buffee" started by Renee Cousins and Tim Wacker consists of an adapter board which is connected to the processor socket of an A500, A1000 or A2000 and has a SoC of type Octavo OSD335x-SM inclusive 512 or 1024 MB RAM.
The ARM-CPU of the Octavo module emulates a 68k processor using a special JIT emulator called Pseudo JIT which supposedly can achieve the speed of a 68040 clocked with 400 Mhz. Additional to the firmware, the hardware design freely available. According to the developers in their blog, the production of prototypes gets closer.
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29.Jan.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Screenbar plugin 'VideoMemoryGauge', updates of other plugins
The Screenbar plugin 'VideoMemoryGauge' shows the free video RAM. By double clicking the plugin, the program GraphicBoards is started. Additionally all other Screenbar plugins have been updated:
- CPUGauge 1.7
- CPUGraph 1.1
- DateTime 1.4
- MemoryGauge 1.6
- MouseEyes 1.3
- MouseCoords 1.3
- Kerbe 1.2
- PixelPicker 1.3
- TopTasks 1.5
- Uptime 1.4
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28.Jan.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Tanker simulation: Full versions of 'Campaign' and 'Campaign II' as download
The full versions of the tank simulations 'Campaign' and 'Campaign II' released in 1992 and 1994 can be downloaded from the Amiga Future website. Additional to ADF and IPF disk images, also WHDLoad installers are available. The pdf document described as "Manual" actually only is a one page "addendum" to the manual.
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28.Jan.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Arcade classic: Second beta version of Amiga Space Invaders
"Space Invaders" (video) written in Blitz Basic is supposed to be quite an authentic port of the arcade classic with the same name released in 1978. The new beta version provides minor improvements and an "Easter-Egg" of the original.
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28.Jan.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Print magazine: Issue 127 of Amiga Future online available
The English issue 127 (Juli/August 2017) of the print magazine "Amiga Future" can be read online on its website. You can also purchase a pdf version with a higher resolution or a printed version in the shop.
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27.Jan.2021
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E-Mail client: YAM supports AmiSSL 4.7 / moved to GitHub
About seven years ago we reported about an update of the e-Mail program YAM last time. At the beginning of the year 2019 by updating AmiSSL to version 4.3 it was possible again to check e-mails from diverse providers. For that you have to switch to the developer version of YAM which has been monthly updated by Nightly Builds. After a month you had to install the new version since each version was limited for a period of one month. Apart from that, the changelog always stayed the same: "This is only a rebuild of YAM with no functionaly changes but updated expiration date."
By releasing the last Nightly Build, this limitation has been removed. And if you try to access the YAM homepage yam.ch you are forwarded to the GitHub site.
Apart from that YAM can use the latest version 4.7 of AmiSSL. Since version 4.4 the encryption software for network and internet communication is maintained by a team of the IBrowse developer Oliver Roberts and ensures that even at the Amiga encrypted Internet connection can be established. Mainly 68k Amigas generally benefit from optimized versions for 68020-40 and 68060 processors, but 68060 processors in particular (amiga-news.de reported).
We could not figure out how intensively YAM is being developed. For example it is not clear if the target set in 2016 to implement a IMAP download is continued to pursue. The source code of YAM is available on GitHub so everybode who is able and interested in developing further YAM can help.
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27.Jan.2021
English Amiga Board (Webseite)
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Product announcement: A500 replacement board 'MiSS FGPA'
8bits4ever already is offering some FPGA solutions for retro fans. Soon also a FPGA-based replacement boards for A500 cases will be available. This 'MiSS FPGA' fit inside a Commodore A500 case and uses the original A500 keyboard as input device.
The board is equipped with the same FPGA like the MiST therefore MiSS FPGA is compatible to all MiST cores. Two traditional joystick ports are available which obviously are both set as port 1 - probably for the simultaneous usage of mouse and joystick.
The features of the board:
- Altera EP3C25E144C8N FPGA
- 32MB SDRAM
- Four USB port (supports USB keyboards, mice and gamepads. Also USB hubs to add more that one device per port)
- Internal 8-pin connector for A500 keyboard
- Two DB9 classic joystick connector (assigned to port 1)
- VGA/RGB output
- RCA stereo audio output
- Micro SD card slot (push-push style)
- Internal MicroUSB programming port
- MiniUSB power connector. 1000mA recomended!
- On/Off mechanical switch
- Custom 3D printed PCB holders for A500 case
Miss FPGA soll ab Ende Februar, Anfang März verfügbar sein und 150 Euro kosten.
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27.Jan.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 118 (Italian/English)
The PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") compares the ports of classic games on different systems available back then. Besides the Italian version of the magazine there is also an English one.
Among others the latest issue includes Amiga articles about Maniac Mansion and Project Battlefield.
Downloads:
English
Italian
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26.Jan.2021
Scene World Podcast (ANF)
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Podcast: Scene World Episode 106 - Retro music on floppy disks
The musician 'Remute' does not olny release his productions on vinyl or as download but also on Amiga and C64 floppy disks. 'Scene World' talks to him about why he chose this medium, and the unique challenges associated with releasing music on such unusual platforms (interview begins at 22:40).
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26.Jan.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Preview videos: Jump'n Run 'Minkey', Super-Sprint clone 'Turbo Sprint'
'Minkey' (video) is a classic jump'n run for Amigas equipped with at least 1 MB RAM. The author describes the engine as "90% finished". So far 11 levels can be played. And he has added: "There are also more colorful levels ready with nice copper'ed backgrounds, I will post them soon." The game is supposed to be released this year.
'Turbo Sprint' (video) becomes a original port of the Atari classic Super Sprint. Improved sound as well as a port for the CD32 has been announced. The author hopes to provide the best homecomputer port of Super Sprint.
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26.Jan.2021
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Database: MUIBase 4.3 and SQLite 3.34.0
Steffen Gutmann has released an update of his programmable relational database MUIBase for AmigaOS 3/4 and MorphOS (and Windows and Linux). For SQLite is used as engine he has also updated his port of this SQL database.
Changes in MUIBase 4.3:
- Projects are now saved in the SQLite3 format. Existing projects are
converted automatically when loading a project.
- Labels for database objects have their own font settings in the structure
editor
- Improved performance (loading of records, select-from-queries with a
condition on a reference record)
- Changes can be logged to an external file, and applied to a backup copy
of a project.
- Several bug fixes
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25.Jan.2021
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Tetris clone: Crazy Columns (demo) 0.93
Jochen Hoffer has released a new demo version of his port of the Sega classic 'Columns'. German as well as English versions are available now and the update fixes a few minor bugs. The developer tells us that the last thing holding back the release of the full version is the completion of the sound effects.
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24.Jan.2021
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: e-mail client Iris 0.104
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek's "Iris" is going to be the standard e-mail client for MorphOS. It supports IMAP and is able to display as well as create HTML e-mails.
With this latest release you can now add e-mail archives of other programs. Several bugs have been also fixed. For feedback to the author, the corresponding thread at MorphZone can be used.
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24.Jan.2021
Aminet
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Console replacement: ViNCEd 3.98
"ViNCEd" written by Thomas Richter is a replacement for the console program CON:. You can run the Shell in it but also other programs.
The full screen console handler has many additional features. For example "the whole window content is kept in memory, so you may use the cursor keys to move upwards on the screen and may re-execute commands you typed some time ago by pressing the return key". Furthermore yYou can cut, copy and paste text to and from the clipboard, as with the standard handler."
By adding parameters, many programs support the debugging mode. If you use the ordinary Shell for it you can only read and copy this text which fits in the current window. Using ViNCEd you can read and copy the whole debug output by selecting the text with the helpof the cursor keys or the scroll bars.
According to Thomas Richter, "the first version of ViNCEd appeared years ago (even before 1990). In lack of a better name, I called it VeryNewCon - as
opposed to the NEWCON: developed by Commodore for the 1.3 Workbench which was the latest clue at this time. VeryNewCon was short VNC: - but since this
name is really boring, I decided to fill in some vowels - and add an "Ed". Well, it's an editor which runs, apparently, a shell in it."
Changes in version 3.98: "If ViNCEd became active before ENV: and LOCALE: were setup, the localization wasn't updated for new windows even after ENV: became mounted. ViNCEd now also pulls all new system preferences once it becomes aware that the preferences system becomes active. Also, a new swedish locale is included."
ViNCEd requires OS 2.0 or higher.
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24.Jan.2021
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Aminet uploads until 23.01.2021
The following files have been added until 23.01.2021 to Aminet:
RedEthItaCat.lha comm/net 45K Italian catalog for RedEth 1.5
amostools.i386-aros.lha dev/amos 198K x86 Tools to work with AMOS programs
xamos-mos.lha dev/amos 2.6M MOS Reimplementation of AMOS BASIC
xamos-os4.lha dev/amos 3.6M OS4 Reimplementation of AMOS BASIC
MemLog.lha dev/debug 4K 68k trace unmatched allocs to fin...
OsGrind.lha dev/debug 28K 68k Configurable Os argument checker
dsp3210.lha driver/oth 42K 68k DSP 3210 drivers and tools
spod.lha game/actio 294K 68k Spaceship vs Asteroids Game (...
MCE.lha game/edit 3.0M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 3.3M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 3.5M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
freeprince.i386-aros.lha game/jump 464K x86 Prince of Persia engine (SDL)
jetpac.i386-aros.lha game/jump 1.6M x86 A port of SDL game 'Jetpac Th...
xlife-8.lha game/misc 246K 68k Cellular Automaton Laboratory
FlashMandelNG_OS4.lha gfx/fract 6.3M OS4 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals AOS4
DOSBox_Jit.lha misc/emu 1.8M MOS MS Dos emulator with JIT
Wilderness2021.lha mods/8voic 149K Wilderness 2021 5ch Lv2 by HK...
PalaceGardens2021.lha mods/misc 123K Palace Gardens 2021 4ch by HK...
AmigaKlangSamples.lha mods/smpl 651K Samples & Instruments for Ami...
RaspMIDI.lha mus/midi 11K 68k Raspberry MT-32 and SoundFont...
alac.i386-aros.lha mus/misc 6.5M x86 Apple Lossless Audio Codec de...
earmark.lha text/edit 1.0M OS4 Edit and view Markdown documents
testdms.i386-aros.lha util/arc 166K x86 Test DMS archives
asplit.i386-aros.lha util/cli 68K x86 Split binary
Asplit_OS4.lha util/cli 66K OS4 Split binary
dirtree.i386-aros.lha util/cli 59K x86 Shell command displaying dire...
DiskUsageMOS.lha util/cli 11K MOS DiskUsage estimates file spac...
WordCount.lha util/cli 4K 68k Count lines, words, and chars
HuntnGather.lha util/dir 200K 68k File indexing and search util...
DevInfosNG.lha util/misc 1.2M OS4 All about the aos4.1 hardware
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 602K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlusMOS.lha util/misc 715K MOS Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 762K OS4 Multipurpose utility
idle2_3.lha util/moni 17K 68k A (working) A68K cpu monitor
cranker.lha util/pack 350K 68k Amiga executable and data cru...
ViNCEd.lha util/shell 832K 68k ViNCEd, the CON: with ^Z & TA...
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OS4Depot uploads until 23.01.2021
The following files have been added until 23.01.2021 to OS4Depot:
libwprintf.lha dev/lib 31kb 4.0 Wide char printf functions
minigl.lha dri/gra 7Mb 4.0 OpenGL subset 3D API
pekkakana2.lha gam/pla 9Mb 4.1 Save your chicken friends from a...
ppmtovtx.zip gra/con 21kb 4.0 PPM to Videotex (Teletext/Viewdata)
flashmandelng.lha gra/mis 6Mb 4.0 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals ...
pythonssl.lha lib/mis 102kb 4.1 AmiSSL 4 based Python SSL Module
redeht_ita.lha net/sam 45kb 4.0 Italian catalog for RedEth
devinfosng.lha uti/mis 1Mb 4.1 Nearly all about the aos4.1 hard...
reportplus.lha uti/mis 762kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
asplit.lha uti/she 66kb 4.0 Split binary
earmark.lha uti/tex 1Mb 4.1 Edit and view Markdown documents
amiupdate_dan.lha uti/wor 20kb 4.0 Danish catalog files for AmiUpdate
aiostreams.lha vid/mis 251kb 4.1 Stream video from major online p...
thumbnailmaker.lha vid/mis 5kb 4.1 Arexx script for ArtEffect, gene...
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AROS Archives uploads until 23.01.2021
The following files have been added until 23.01.2021 to AROS Archives:
alac.i386-aros.lha aud/mis 6Mb Apple Lossless Audio Codec decoder
modexplorer_aros.zip aud/pla 2Mb Streaming mod file from Internet...
libvstring.i386-aros.lha dev/lib 80kb simplifies dynamic string alloca...
amostools.i386-aros.lha dev/uti 198kb Tools to work with AMOS programs
famousamigauses.lha doc/mis 26kb A guide about famous Amiga uses!
jetpac.i386-aros.lha gam/act 2Mb Remake ZX Spectrum classic game
thewidow-aros.lha gam/adv 17Mb point and click terror adventure
freeprince.i386-aros.lha gam/pla 464kb Prince of Persia engine
gnp.i386-aros.zip gam/pla 25Mb Unusual platform game with anchor
retrofunk_icons_more_draw... gra/ico 58kb more drawer icons retrofunk style
retrofunk_icons_program.tgz gra/ico 72kb extra icon program in retrofunk ...
testdms.i386-aros.lha uti/arc 166kb Test DMS archives
asplit.i386-aros.lha uti/she 68kb Split binary
dirtree.i386-aros.lha uti/she 59kb Shell command displaying directo...
diskusage.i386-aros.lha uti/she 59kb estimates file space usage
timeit.i386-aros.lha uti/she 58kb Shell command for timing other c...
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 23.01.2021
The following files have been added until 23.01.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
ModExplorer_3.22.zip Audio/Players A module player by J?rg.
XAMOS_0.29a.lha Development/AMOS A cross-platform AMOS B...
DOSBox_0.74r4Jit.lha Emulation A DOS-emulator that use...
MCE_12.3.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed...
JFDuke3D.lha Games/Shoot 3D JFDuke3D is 3D Realms' ...
JFShadowWarrior.lha Games/Shoot 3D JFShadowWarrior is 3D R...
Rise_of_the_Triad_rott... Games/Shoot 3D MorphOS Port of "rottex...
ReportPlus_8.01.lha Misc A Multipurpose utility ...
RapaEditScreenshot_0.1... Screenshots Screenshot of a program...
CPUGraph_1.1.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display CPU Graph in sc...
CPUGauge_1.7.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar CPU load as gauge in sc...
TopTasks_1.5.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display Top Tasks in sc...
PixelPicker_1.3.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display ARGB value of a...
VideoMemoryGauge_1.0.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Displays video memory u...
Uptime_1.4.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display Uptime in scree...
Notch_1.2.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Gives you a popular Not...
MemoryGauge_1.6.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display memory usage as...
DateTime_1.4.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar A screenbar clock and c...
MouseEyes_1.3.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Displays Mouse Eyes in ...
MouseCoords_1.3.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display Mouse coordinat...
DiskUsage_40.8.lha System/Shell DiskUsage estimates fil...
Scanners_Update.lha System/Update Scanner drivers update ...
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24.Jan.2021
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WHDLoad: New installers until 23.01.2021
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installer has been added until 23.01.2021:
- 2021-01-19 improved: Space Quest 3 (Sierra) added better way to enter umlauts, dynamically chose MT32 support, selectable keyboard layout (Info)
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23.Jan.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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CDXL play: AGABlaster 0.9.82
AGABlaster plays Commodore's CDXL videos. In version 0.9.82 support for standard 12-bit AGA6-8 and HAM8 videos (used in several games in the late 90s) was added. Additionally optimized versions for all 68k processors inclusive Vampire are available.
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23.Jan.2021
Aminet
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Spaceship vs Asteroids Game: SPOD
After more than 20 years Marten Wobst has reactivated his Amiga 500. In celebration of the day he has written a little game called SPOD (Space Pilot of Death).
The game principle ist very simple: you're supposed to avoid all asteroids approaching the spaceship. Otherwise your shield gets lower and finally the spaceship crashes. By releasing this game, Marten was also going to reactivate his knowlegde on programming. The game is written in assembler and runs on any Amiga 500. It can be played with a joystick but also with the cursor keys (contrary to the Readme, the space key is not needed). The longer your spaceship survices the more points you get which maybe results in an entry in the highscore.
Marten has described his game "more of a fast Joystick test" than a complete game:
"I was going to write something simple within a reasonable period of time and I wanted to check if I can make it on an Amiga 500 without accelerator boards. In restrospect I am really surprised what an ordinary Amiga 500 can technically perform. I have not perfectly programmed my game, much more is possible."
Currently he is playing around with assembler programming, implementing some issues more perfect. But it is hobby and should be fun. We really enjoyed the game and therefore keep our fingers crossed that Marten will also go on enjoying his hobby.
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22.Jan.2021
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Videos of virtual meeting of "Amiga Ireland"
This year the annual meeting of "Amiga Ireland" has been virtually organized. On YouTube you now can watch the videos which were shown on the meeting last Saturday. Among others the results of the Creative Competition, tutorials on Lightwave and BlitzBasic and interviews with Trevor Dickinson and David Pleasance.
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22.Jan.2021
amiga ireland 2021 online youtube channel (ANF)
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Prototype: New 2-Stick controller for Amiga or C64 introduced
"Abstraction Games" has developed a new joypad for C64 and Amiga which has four fire buttons but also two sticks - working on the joystick port without having to change something on the computer. In the past dual-stick-controllers often were used in slot machines but so far has been not available for Commodore home computers.
Two games have been also introduced which the developers have adapted to the new joysticks: Chaos Engine and Commando (C64). Probably the games will be commercially distributed, maybe as Kickstarter campaign.
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22.Jan.2021
Amiga Documents (Twitter)
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Lawsuit: Hyperion und Cloanto allegedly close to a settlement again
A year ago, Hyperion and Cloanto asked the judge presiding their lawsuit to extend a deadline because they were allegedly close to finalizing a settlement. A few days later, the negotiations were aborted.
In another motion dated January 20th, both Parties address the judge again, asking for another extension. They announce that settlement discussions had been resumed in October 2020 and that "on Thursday of last week, the Parties reached the terms of settlement on the main agreement".
The motion goes on to explain that "the only tasks that need to be completed are for the Parties to attend to seven ancillary documents, including an assignment and novation agreement, mutual releases, stipulations of dismissal, and documents related to a proceeding in Belgium." (cg)
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21.Jan.2021
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Book announcement:'From Vultures to Vampires' splitted into two parts
Last summer the second book of the former Commodore-UK manager David Pleasance, written together with Trevor Dickinson (A-EON), was successfully financed by a Kickstarter campaign. According to Pleasance in two updates (1, 2), they "seriously underestimated the amount of enthralling material our research has uncovered, added to which as Trevor and I reached out to many of the people who feature in these stories, to our surprise (and sheer delight) many have responded and added even more intriguing content than we could have ever wished for."
And he continued: "In order for us to deliver that, we have no option but to split the book into Volume 1 and Volume 2." Volume 1 is supposed to be published in the second quarter of 2021. All those who participated in the Kickstarter campaign last year, will get volume 2 for 50% off (the printed edition for 17,50 Pound Sterling, about 20 Euro plus shipping, the pdf edition for 8,50 Euro). If you wish to take advantage of this offer all you need to do is to send an email to David Pleasance.
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21.Jan.2021
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MicroTouch driver: Full version of GPTouch available
The Amiga Future offers the full version of 'GPTouch' for free download. GPTouch is a driver for touch screens produced by MicroTouch in 1991.
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20.Jan.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Driver update for Wicher cards
A new driver disk for the expansion cards Wicher 500i rev.2c/Ex, Wicher 508i (Ex), Wicher 608, Wicher CDTV and Wicher 1211 developed by 7-bit has been releaed. The sdcard.device as well as the Ethernet drivers enc28j60_w16.device and enc28j60_w32.device has been updated.
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20.Jan.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Apollo core: Release 5 for Vampire 4
The Apollo core is a FPGA reimplementation of the m68k series of Motorola providing a new graphic resolution called SAGA. The core is used in the Vampire accelerator boards. Apollo Release 5 provides the following changes:
- Copper compatibility fixed. This fixes a high number of games which before were displayed not perfectly.
- CPU speed up. We are working on /testing CPU improvements which will give you about 10 MIPS speedup.
- H.D.M.I Monitor compatibility improvement
- More Screenmodes. We will add more Screenmodes to the monitor drivers allowing you to e.g. access 800x600, 1024x768
- Deluxe Galaga works now on APOLLOS
- Improved PIP feature.
- Smoother truecolor Video Playback for the Workbench
- "Magic" PAL/NTSC Hotkey switching your Amiga video out to PAL/NTSC50/NTSC.
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19.Jan.2021
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Turn-based space strategy: Imperium Terranum 2.802a
The source code of the turn-based space strategy game Imperium Terranum 2 has been available on Aminet for many years. For some time now the little documented Pascal source code 'Fook42' is converting into standard conforming Cn - aiming at later improving the game, e.g. adding support for graphic cards.
The version which was now uploaded to Github was not changed regarding the game play but features free screenmodes for the main screen (640x512) and the planet view (320x256) to choose. The selection is saved in the pictogram of the game. The update has to be copied over the full version of 'Imperium Terranum' since on Github only the main program is available.
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[News message: 19. Jan. 2021, 01:38] [Comments: 0]
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18.Jan.2021
amigaworld (Webseite)
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Online competition: Results of 'Commodore Creative Competition 2021'
The results of the "Commodore Creative Competition" this year for the first time virtually organized by the Amiga Users Ireland are now available. All contributions of the categories "Mod/AHX", "Pixel Art" and "Raytracing" can be downloaded.
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[News message: 18. Jan. 2021, 22:57] [Comments: 0]
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18.Jan.2021
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Print/PDF magazine: Amiga Addict, issue 2
For publishing the first issue of the British "Amiga Addict", 500 pre-orders were required. The magazine was delivered in December. Now the second issue can be ordered which will be delievered from 29. January.
Among others the latest issue contains an interview with Mike Dailly and Steve Hammond (DMA Design) about diverse DMA classics, a 5-page CD32 and CDTV console section as well as a tribute to the Amiga developer Dave Needle who died five years ago.
Amiga Addict is supposed to be published monthly and is available as single issue or as subscription, either printed or as pdf.
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[News message: 18. Jan. 2021, 22:52] [Comments: 0]
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17.Jan.2021
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Modplayer: AmiModRadio 0.99991
AmiModRadio is "a program to automatically download, extract, and play modules from Aminet." Other websites like Haxor.fi, Modland and Modules.pl are supported as well. A rating function is also included. In the latest version a console bug was fixed. Besides: "Fixed/improved the code dealing with the players and updated the HTTP User-agent to make all HTTP sources work." If you want to report bugs then please use the official bugtracker. Any ideas for improving the program are welcome!
As the author Tygre told ue, his homepage is completely maintained using an Amiga 1200 being in his office at work. Due to COVID currently he cannot easily reset the Amiga if it has freezed so it may happen that the website is temporarily not available for quite some time.
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[News message: 17. Jan. 2021, 08:59] [Comments: 0]
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17.Jan.2021
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Aminet uploads until 16.01.2021
The following files have been added until 16.01.2021 to Aminet:
jansson_library.lha dev/c 215K OS4 native lib for manipulating J...
NoMoreDiv0_Debug.lha dev/debug 20K 68k Division by Zero Debugger
FamousAmigaUses.lha docs/lists 26K A guide about famous Amiga uses!
FlashMandelNG_OS4.lha gfx/fract 6.3M OS4 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals AOS4
amath.lha misc/math 1.4M 68k Simple command line calculator
Wasteland2021.lha mods/8voic 93K Wasteland 2021 5ch Lv1 Ninja ...
AmiModRadio.lha mus/play 2.7M 68k Play modules from Internet so...
ami-markdown.lha text/edit 1.2M OS4 Edit and view Markdown documents
amostools.lha util/arc 147K MOS Tools to work with AMOS programs
aiostreams.lha util/batch 251K MOS Stream video from major onlin...
CopyMemAIO.lha util/boot 51K 68k For all CPU's 68000-68080 & U...
detect_vampire.lha util/boot 1K 68k Detects Vampire expansion card
NoMoreDiv0.lha util/boot 13K 68k No more Division by Zero
AmiTimeKeeper.lha util/cdity 247K 68k Keep your time right
diskusage.i386-aros.lha util/cli 59K x86 DiskUage estimates file space...
DiskUsage.lha util/cli 6K 68k DiskUsage estimates file spac...
md.lha util/cli 4K 68k Enhanced version of DIR command
HuntnGather.lha util/dir 196K 68k File indexing and search util...
ViNCEd.lha util/shell 773K 68k the final CON: with ^Z & TAB ...
BelarusMOS.lha util/sys 1K Free Belarus country for MorphOS
timeit.i386-aros.lha util/time 58K x86 Shell command for timing othe...
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17.Jan.2021
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OS4Depot uploads until 16.01.2021
The following files have been added until 16.01.2021 to OS4Depot:
jansson_library.lha dev/lib 215kb 4.0 A native library for manipulatin...
libpsem.lha dev/lib 83kb 4.0 POSIX semaphore implementation
mce.lha gam/uti 3Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
earmark.lha uti/tex 948kb 4.1 Edit and view Markdown documents
a1222-mcu-watcher.lha uti/wor 2Mb 4.1 Workbench Tool To Show A1222 MCU...
x5000-mcu-watcher.lha uti/wor 2Mb 4.0 Workbench Tool To Show X5000 MCU...
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17.Jan.2021
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 16.01.2021
The following files have been added until 16.01.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
AMOStools.lha Development/AMOS Tools to work with AMOS...
AmiArcadia_26.83.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
OpenBor_7142.lha Emulation OpenBOR is the ultimate...
FinalBurnNeo_1.0.0.1.lha Emulation FinalBurn Neo, an Emula...
Rise_of_the_Triad_rott... Games/Shoot 3D MorphOS Port of "rottex...
ShadowWarrior.lha Games/Shoot 3D JFShadowWarrior is 3D R...
AIOstreams_1.7.lha Network/Streaming Stream online video fro...
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17.Jan.2021
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WHDLoad: New installers until 16.01.2021
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 16.01.2021:
- 2021-01-13 improved: Neuromancer (Interplay) reduced memory requirements (Info)
- 2021-01-13 improved: Bubba'n'Stix (Core Design) added joypad controls, uses less memory, added levelskip and skip intro (Info)
- 2021-01-12 fixed: The Kristal / Kristal, The (Addictive) some patches were missing in the latest slave (Info)
- 2021-01-12 fixed: Putty Squad (System 3) panel gfx bug fixed, better compatibility with CD32 pads (Info, Image)
- 2021-01-12 improved: Prawo Krwi (Techland Soft) stack moved to expmem, fixed SMC, fixed keyboard handling, fixed copperlist (Info)
- 2021-01-10 improved: Master Axe (Epic) removed AGA-only restriction, fixed music, added quit key on 68000 machines (Info)
- 2021-01-10 improved: Apprentice (Rainbow Arts) added joypad controls, trainer added, new imager and icons (Info)
- 2021-01-10 improved: Advanced Ski Simulator (Code Masters) reduced memory requirements (Info)
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16.Jan.2021
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Video port: New DB23F video connectors available
The US American companies Soigeneris and Retronic Design - both selling their products also on ebay - joined their forces to have this D-Sub connectors remanufactured. They also inform that "we are working on a matching plastic hood for the DB23 connector which we hope to have out Q1 2021. In the meantime, it is possible to use a DB25 hood, however the mounting screw holes will not line up properly."
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[News message: 16. Jan. 2021, 16:23] [Comments: 0]
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16.Jan.2021
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Internet radio: Radio Ericade plays Amiga mods twenty-for-seven
The according to their own statement "last true Amiga music broadcaster" Radio Ericade from Sweden plays Amiga mods just around the clock. The program is completed by editorial content e.g. advertising active mailboxes. Besides, every Saturday evening 9 p.m. CET the show "Amiga Flashback" runs. The maintainer of the website plays his favourite songs and tells anecdotes of the heydey of the Amiga.
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[News message: 16. Jan. 2021, 16:15] [Comments: 0]
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16.Jan.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Print magazine: Issue 126 of Amiga Future available online
Issue 125 (March/April 2017) of the print magazine "Amiga Future" can be read online on its website. You can also purchase a pdf version with a higher resolution or a printed version in the shop.
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[News message: 16. Jan. 2021, 15:39] [Comments: 0]
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16.Jan.2021
Domagoj Ozanic (ANF)
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Amiga-WARP calender for 2021
The same procedure as every year: The Croatian Amiga-WARP club has created a calendar for 2021 which can be downloaded as Croatian or English pdf version.
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[News message: 16. Jan. 2021, 15:37] [Comments: 0]
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15.Jan.2021
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Tetris clone: Crazy Columns (demo) (update)
Jochen Hoffer's 'Crazy Columns' is a clone of the classic Sega-Genesis game Columns for one or two players, which can be played with joystick or keyboard. Now a demo was released featuring only one of the three game modes and only one difficulty.
The game was written in assembler and runs in any Amiga equipped with at least 512 KB RAM. Still it is not clear when the full version of Crazy Columns will be available.
Download: CrazyColumnsDemo.adf (880 KB)
Update: (18.01.2021, 23:00, cg)
The demo has been updated: the game can now be paused, and the 'crazy fill' mode has been implemented. (cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 15. Jan. 2021, 23:17] [Comments: 0]
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14.Jan.2021
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Self-made project: FPGA-Amiga clone MiSTer in Teak case
An user has put his FPGA-based Amiga clone MiSTer in a special case made from Teak equipped with a black CDTV keyboard.
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[News message: 14. Jan. 2021, 23:30] [Comments: 0]
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14.Jan.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Announcement: Platform game 'Creeping Me Out Hex Night'
'Creeping Me Out Hex Night' written by Michael Dawes using the Construction Kit Scorpion Engine is supposed to become a new jump'n run game. On the website of the developer you can see several screenshots but the game is in a very early level of developement. A first demo Dawes is going to release during the first quarter of 2021 but the game probably will only be finished in 2022.
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[News message: 14. Jan. 2021, 23:22] [Comments: 0]
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13.Jan.2021
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Self-made project: Amiga keyboard as USB input device
'Amiga500-Keyboard' uses an Arduino 'Pro Micro' or 'Leonardo' to turn an A500, A1000 or A2000 keyboard into an USB compatible input device. The program code running on the Arduino was released on Github. You can get further information regarding wiring in the forum of arduino.cc.
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[News message: 13. Jan. 2021, 23:46] [Comments: 0]
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12.Jan.2021
Hyperion (E-Mail)
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Hyperion: 'Hotfix' for AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Update 2
Press release: Some users of update 2 for AmigaOS4.1 Final Edition have experienced stability issues after updating. This hotfix addresses these stability issues and fixes a couple of other minor issues found after the release of update 2.
The hot fix is free to registered users of AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition and can be found in the download area. It will also be made available via AmiUpdate.
The hotfix should only be applied on top of the original update 2 package released on December 23, 2020!
The original update 2 package has also been updated with the components in the hot fix and is now available in a new version (version number 53.14) in our download area and via AmiUpdate.
This update is the result of the continuing effort of a dedicated group of AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition developers and beta-testers. Thank you!
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[News message: 12. Jan. 2021, 22:01] [Comments: 0]
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12.Jan.2021
David Brunet (ANF)
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Obligement: Update of Amiga Games List
Since April 1991 David Brunet has been maintaining the "Amiga Games List". By updating the list for the 51st time, the database now includes 13.267 games, level editors, data disks, expansions and interpreters, divided into the following categories:
- 12.664 games
- 338 extensions and data disks
- 146 game or level editors
- 119 interpreters
This update has added games which have been released in 2020 or have been developed using the Scorpion Engine or Haktar. Additionally existing games have been marked which runs on AmigaOS 4, MorphOS or AROS using an interpreter ('[+Interpreted]').
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[News message: 12. Jan. 2021, 21:47] [Comments: 0]
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11.Jan.2021
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 148
The English and German issue 148 (January/February 2021) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed today. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Among others this latest issue includes reviews of "Wiz: Quest For The Magic Lantern" and "vAmiga" as well as an interview with Jacek "jacadcaps" Piszczek (Wayfarer).
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10.Jan.2021
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Free eBooks: Amiga Story in Pixels, The Story of US Gold, History of Ocean
Again Fusion Retro Books offers some Amiga books as free PDFs. You only have to create an user account in the shop: The history of Ocean Software, The story of US Gold and The story of the Commodore Amiga in Pixels. Additionally The story of the Commodore 64 in pixels is available for free.
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[News message: 10. Jan. 2021, 17:55] [Comments: 0]
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10.Jan.2021
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Aminet uploads until 09.01.2021
The following files have been added until 09.01.2021 to Aminet:
yWeather.lha comm/misc 229K MOS Show weather infos in screenbar
SMB-ConnectItaCat.lha comm/tcp 12K Italian catalog for SMB-Conne...
exomizer.lha dev/cross 829K MOS A cruncher for 6502/Z80/6809 ...
MuForce.lha dev/debug 293K 68k V40 Enforcer, detects illegal...
NoMoreDiv0_Debug.lha dev/debug 19K 68k Division by Zero Debugger
OsGrind.lha dev/debug 28K 68k Configurable Os argument checker
EasyRapa.lha dev/hwood 7.6M MOS generate RapaGui simple app s...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 2.1M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
pig.i386-aros.lha game/jump 1.5M x86 Retro style platform game (SDL)
fop.i386-aros.lha game/role 692K x86 multi-player dungeon-crawling...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.3M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.6M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 4.7M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
ami-markdown.lha text/edit 635K OS4 Edit and view Markdown documents
SmartClipboard_sbar.lha util/app 229K MOS Define actions to act on clip...
NoMoreDiv0.lha util/boot 13K 68k No more Division by Zero
DirTree-cmd.lha util/cli 5K 68k Shell command displaying dire...
lgt.lha util/cli 5K 68k Turns on the light ;)
Match.lha util/cli 14K 68k Match files in a directory hi...
MMULib.lha util/libs 723K 68k Library to ctrl the MC68K MMUs
WHDLoadMenu.lha util/misc 42K 68k A WHDLoad frontend
SysinfoBoards.lha util/moni 14K 68k More Boardinfos for Sysinfo
ClipHandler.lha util/shell 8K 68k access the clipboard on the s...
ViNCEdThemes.lha util/shell 22K ViNCEd Themes
AnalogClock.lha util/time 38K 68k Analog transparent clock for ...
horloge.lha util/time 735K 68k a fugly clock made using SDL
TimeIt.lha util/time 4K 68k Shell command for timing othe...
AutoVisible_sbar.lha util/wb 10K MOS All sbars visible on AutoScro...
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OS4Depot uploads until 09.01.2021
The following files have been added until 09.01.2021 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
shadthecat.lha gam/mis 18Mb 4.1 An with Hollywood programmed game
detritus.lha gam/shm 4Mb 4.1 Asteroids based 3D shmup featuri...
flashmandelng.lha gra/mis 6Mb 4.0 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals ...
easyrapa.lha lib/hol 8Mb 4.0 Generate RapaGui simple app stru...
hwp_hurl.lha lib/hol 3Mb 4.0 The multi-protocol data transfer...
ami-markdown.lha uti/tex 790kb 4.1 Edit and view Markdown documents
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10.Jan.2021
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AROS Archives uploads until 09.01.2021
The following files have been added until 09.01.2021 to AROS Archives:
easyrapa.lha dev/lib 8Mb generate RapaGui simple app stru...
fop.i386-aros.lha gam/mis 692kb SDL dungeon-crawling game
pig.i386-aros.lha gam/pla 1Mb Retro style platform game (SDL)
dossizola.i386-aros.zip gam/str 1Mb Quick game to trap your opponent.
whatchanged.lha uti/fil 6kb Identifies file system changes o...
horloge.i386-aros.lha uti/mis 568kb a fugly clock made using SDL
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10.Jan.2021
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 09.01.2021
The following files have been added until 09.01.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
Exomizer_3.1.0.lha Development/Cross A cruncher for 6502/Z80...
EasyRapa_1.0.lha Development/Hollywood Generate RapaGui simple...
Doom3-sources_1.0.zip Development/Sources dhewm 3 is a Doom 3 GPL...
Iris_0.100beta.lha Email New email client suppor...
TheWidow.lha Games/Adventure The Widow, the point an...
Doom3-ProjectUAC_alpha... Games/Shoot 3D Version alpha of Doom 3...
Julius_1.6.0.lha Games/Strategy An open source re-imple...
Wayfarer_1.11.lha Network/Web Wayfarer is the latest ...
SmartClipboard_1.3.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Define actions to act o...
yWeather_1.22.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Show weather infos in s...
AutoVisible_1.3.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar All sbars visible on Au...
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10.Jan.2021
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WHDLoad: New installers until 09.01.2021
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 09.01.2021:
- 2021-01-09 new: Outlands (Pandora) done by Abaddon (Info)
- 2021-01-09 improved: Video Kid (Gremlin) level skip fixed (Info)
- 2021-01-09 improved: Advanced Ski Simulator (Code Masters) supports another version, music fixed (Info)
- 2021-01-07 improved: Globdule (Psygnosis) protection screen completely skipped, highscore saving, trainer added, joypad/second button controls added (Info)
- 2021-01-04 improved: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (Buena Vista Software) 2 versions supported, protection really removed, music replay fixed, trainer added, using real files (Info)
- 2021-01-03 improved: Workbench 3.1 (CBM) activated Host SetKeyboard (Info)
- 2021-01-03 improved: Workbench 1.3 (Amiga Inc.) activated Host SetKeyboard, added a fix for Shell-Seg (Info)
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