20.Sep.2013
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Programming competition: Seven Amiga-Remakes of 8-Bit-games
In Poland at the end of October the event Retrokomp/Load Error 2013 will take place which will also will organize an programming competition of the best retro-games.
Obviously the games have been already released for they are available on the website of the organizer:
- Montezuma (A500/A1200)
- Solomon's Key (1 MB Chip RAM)
- Robbo (AGA)
- Crazy Crane (Kickstart 3.0)
- Bomber (1MB RAM)
- Metro Cross (1 MB RAM)
- Magic Ball (1,5 MB RAM, Kickstart 2.0, accelerator board recommend)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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20.Sep.2013
amiga.org (Webseite)
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Interview with Bullfrog developer Glenn Corpes
Glenn Corpes was co-developer of games like Populous,
Syndicate and
Flood. Six weeks ago the interview was published which now is also available
in the English-language original.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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19.Sep.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Mousemeter 1.1
Mousemeter is a screenbar extension for Ambient which "records your movements and clicks" (screenshot).
Download: mousemeter.sbar.lha (54 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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18.Sep.2013
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Board game Age of Thieves 1.0 with computer opponents
Age of Thieves is a computer version of the board game Carcassonne. Version 1.0 for the first time has available computer opponents which according to the author have the power of an advanced novice. The game is donationware.
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18.Sep.2013
(ANF)
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MorphOS 3.3 - Public Release
Press release: The MorphOS development team is proud to announce the public release of MorphOS 3.3, which includes various bug fixes and other improvements. For an overview of the included changes, please read our release notes.
We strongly urge new users to carefully read our installation and troubleshooting guides before they attempt to install MorphOS for the first time. Existing users can upgrade via the familiar procedure but are encouraged to read the guides as well. MorphOS 3.3 is available for download in our files section.
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17.Sep.2013
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Network configuration: EasyNet 0.177
With its user-interface, EasyNet simplifies the network configuration. AmigaKit adds the program to different network hardware like the X-Surf 100 but it can be also purchased separately. The program is updated via the live-update-function.
Changes:
- Wireless Network Scanning (prism2 v2.5 driver required)
- Network device querying - EasyNet reports network card's MAC address
- Added support for two new network devices: x-Surf-100.device and plipbox.device
- New settings configuration for the X-Surf 100 network card
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16.Sep.2013
a1k.org/forum (Webseite)
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X-Surf 100: New, faster driver for AmiTCP/Genesis
Today version 1.11 of the x-surf-100.device has been released which provides special "turbo"-versions for AmiTCP-/Genesis-users. Previously Genesis-users reported transfer rates which were identical to an Usb2Ethernet-connection with Deneb.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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16.Sep.2013
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Game launcher: X-bEnCH 0.91 alpha
X-bEnCH (Youtube video of version 0.8) is a graphical user-interface with up to 128 colours which can replace the Workbench for launching WHDLoad-games (.slave, .exe) and requires low resources. From now on X-bEnCH is "Donationware". At the start the unregistered version asks you to register.
The most important changes in version 0.91 alpha:
- Now with up to 272 colors on AGA (128 with OCS/ECS)
- New .mod replay routine that's now perfectly working
- CDMode to create your own CD32/CDTV compilations
- Enhanced display on ECS/OCS
- New 68060 recognition routine
- You can now setup the RTC in the setup panel
- New shortcuts (F1-F6) to access your 6 launching lists
- New colorful loading bar on init
- Double redraw bug fixed in the setup
- X-bEnCh.guide now up to date
Update: (18.09.2013, 14:00, cg)
Version 0.91 Beta has been released, which fixes numerous bugs. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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15.Sep.2013
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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MorphOS: Word processor Scriba 1.9.7
Scriba is a text processing software developed by Carsten Siegner which is still in development. New in version 1.9.7:
- Tables can be loaded and saved as XML-files
- Tables can be loaded via the Shell (z.B. Scriba test.xml) into the table editor and then are displayed
- Drag/drop of tables into the main window or in the window of the table editor, which then are displayed
- the table editor can also handle Unicode (example chart: Table_3.lha, PDF-version), the Truetype-chartset "Arial Unicode MS" is required.
Direct download: Scriba_1.9.7.lha (6,8 MB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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15.Sep.2013
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Aminet-Uploads until 14.09.2013
The following packages have been added to Aminet until September 14th, 2013:
SpamFryerPatch.lha comm/mail 68K Patch SpamFryer to ver 6:21
SpamFryerSMRX.lha comm/mail 47K Spam Filter for SimpleMail
SpamFryerTHOR.lha comm/mail 79K Spam Filter for Thor
SpamFryerYAM.lha comm/mail 50K Spam Filter for YAM
RPilot.lha dev/lang 79K MOS Rob's PILOT interpreter
AMV.lha game/jump 185K 68k Small Viking-Partygame
AmiWolf.lha game/shoot 3.7M 68k Amiga port of Wolfenstein 3D
genplus_mos.lha misc/emu 1.1M MOS Emulate various classic Sega ...
PeriodicTable.lha misc/sci 446K Periodic table (PageStream fo...
IconLib_46.4.lha util/libs 276K 68k free icon.library in optimize...
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 548K OS4 Multipurpose utility
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15.Sep.2013
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 14.09.2013
The following packages have been added to OS4Depot until September 14th, 2013:
rpilot.lha dev/lan 110kb 4.0 Rob's PILOT interpreter
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
mce.lha gam/uti 1Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
sketchblock.lha gra/edi 9Mb 4.1 Digital Sketching For AmigaOS
iview.lha net/mis 2Mb 4.0 ABC iView client for AmigaOS
reportplus.lha uti/mis 582kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
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15.Sep.2013
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MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 14.09.2013
The following package has been added to MorphOS-Files until September 14th, 2013:
GenesisPlus 1.6 uti/emu 1151 Emulator of Sega Genesis an...
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15.Sep.2013
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WHDLoad: New packages until 14.09.2013
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until September 14th, 2013:
- 2013-09-14 new: Interspace (Phenomena) done by Dr Cinicus (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-14 improved: Blasteroids (Tengen/Image Works) trainers, manual and BoxIcons added, QuitKey works on 68000 now (Info)
- 2013-09-14 new: Music Disk (The Fantasy Force) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-13 fixed: Elf (Ocean) another disk protection removed, supports US version and CD?? joypad buttons (Info)
- 2013-09-13 new: Gathering '93 Slideshow (Majic 12) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-12 new: Diggy Piggys (Channel 42 & Silents) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-12 new: Dance Diverse Vol.1 (Majic 12) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-11 new: World's Wave 4 (Subway) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-10 new: Rink a Dink: REDUX (Lemon.) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-10 fixed: Bloodwych (Mirrorsoft) corrected a bug in the Character Selection screen (Info)
- 2013-09-10 new: World's Wave 3 (Subway & Dream Team) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-09 new: Clapping World (Subway) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-09 new: Megademo (Dexion) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-08 new: Project Techno (Quartz) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-08 new: Megademo (Powerslaves) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-08 new: 24 Hour E Fix (Quartz) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-08 new: Music Compilation (Random Access) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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14.Sep.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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MorphOS: GenesisPlus 1.6
The update version 1.6 of the Sega-Mega-Drive-emulator GenesisPlus fixes three bugs:
- Fixed C button USB gamepad mapping
- Fixed some unfreed signals on exit
- Fixed certain ROMs locking up the system issue
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14.Sep.2013
Christian Zigotzky (ANF)
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AmigaOne X1000: Update of the Linux 3.10 kernel
The 3.10 Linux kernel for the AmigaOne X1000 has been updated by Christian Zigotzky. It is a port of the official Ubuntu kernel 3.10.3-6.17.
Changes:
- Ubuntu patches
- Pas_shutdown by DStevens (thanks to Darren)
- Kernel does not need a modules directory anymore
- UVD support
- New firmwares added from Ubuntu (1.1.13)
- Faster boot from CFE
Download: kernel-3.10.3-6.17-2-powerpc-x1000-ubuntu.tar.bz2 (snx)
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13.Sep.2013
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Graphics program SketchBlock 2.3
The latest version of Andy Broad's graphics program SketchBlock provides several minor improvements:
- Selection Masks: some optimisation of the selection process, speed up of up to 30%
- Transform Plugin GUIs: added ProAction GUIs for the GradientFill and RadialFill plugins
- Macro Recording: completely reworked macro recording. Can now output Rexx or Python code. Can output Wedge events, can output timestamps as comments in the code, also notes external scripts called in the comments.
- Internal text creation: text creation no longer requires an external helper command,the freetype code has been moved in to the main executable. Resulting in substantial speedups. The maketext.rexx script has been adapted (and much simplified) to take advantage of this.
- Improved anti-aliasing of paths fills: by scanning in both the x and y axes and combining the results smooth anti-aliasing of path fills is now performed, without the need for oversampling. This contributes to further improvements in the rendering of text.
- Splash screen on startup: A splash screen with loading progress bar is displayed at program startup
- Some bug fixes: see the changelog for details
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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11.Sep.2013
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmigaRemix: New songs added
AmigaRemix has uploaded the following new mixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games as MP3-files since our last message:
- Xenon - The Real ExaBlast (gibs / David Whittaker)
- Turrican II - The Wall (RaKeeMs Extended Remix) (RaKeeM / Chris Hülsbeck)
- Pinball Dreams - Steelchambers2 HQ Remake (Saga Musix / Olof Gustafsson)
- Agony-Intro V1.0 Cinema-Score (Sharrukin / Tim Wright & Franck Sauer)
- Dear Rob (Gigatron / Frederic Hahn)
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11.Sep.2013
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AROS: Audio-Player zOGGPLayer 0.1
zOGGPlayer (screenshot) is a MUI-port of the GTK-based Ogg Vorbis Player which plays audio files of the Vorbis-format. A volume control will be implemented in the next version. Any feedback is very welcome, please send it via email to the author.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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11.Sep.2013
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New demos
The website pouet.net has uplpaded several new Amiga demos:
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09.Sep.2013
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Book: "Commodore - The Amiga Years" discontinued?
The publication of Brian Bagnall's Commodore: The Amiga Years has been suspended since about a year for several weeks or months. The publication of the first part of the Commodore biography, Commodore - A Company On The Edge was also delayed but there is some indication that problems exist:
The publisher Variant Press has removed the product page from its website and online trader like Amazon or Waterstones has informed customers that the preorders unfortunately must be rejected due to a lack of availability. Currently there is no official statement of the author or his publishing house.
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08.Sep.2013
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AROS: Game-Engine Antiryad Gx
Antiryad Gx is an engine for 2D-/3D-games with an integrated editor. After a registration with the free version also commercial games can be developed. The AROS-port supports 68k-, x86- and PPC-processors and is available on the website of the developer.
Hint of the editorial staff: Obviously the port for AmigasOS which is announced on the website up to now seems still not available.
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08.Sep.2013
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Aminet-Uploads until 07.09.2013
The following packages have been added to Aminet until September 7th, 2013:
HollywoodSP.lha biz/misc 337K Hollywood 5.3 spanish catalogs
Blitz_CtrlC.lha dev/basic 16K 68k 4 Ctrl-C checking methods for...
Blitz_Dub.lha dev/basic 13K 68k Experimental doubles for Blitz
Blitz_IEEED.lha dev/basic 2K 68k EZ double float functions for...
Blitz_mem.lha dev/basic 7K 68k Extended memory functions for...
Blitz_Nano.lha dev/basic 12K 68k AmiBlitz syntax parser for Na...
Blitz_thread.lha dev/basic 13K 68k thread lib dev kit for Blitz
num2str.lha dev/basic 31K 68k number to string functions fo...
ValF_NG.lha dev/basic 23K 68k multi base string to val func...
libjpeg9_a68k.lha dev/lib 941K 68k JPEG encoding/decoding library
libjpeg9_aros.lha dev/lib 1.4M x86 JPEG encoding/decoding library
libpng163_a68k.lha dev/lib 1.3M 68k Lib for reading/writing PNG
libpng163_aros.lha dev/lib 1.5M x86 Lib for reading/writing PNG
sdl_image1.2.12_aros.lha dev/lib 940K x86 library to load images of var...
SDL_image-1_2_12-png.lha dev/lib 372K 68k minimalist SDL image build
WormWars-OS4.lha game/actio 1.0M OS4 Advanced snake game
ronda_68k.lha game/board 1.4M 68k a fishing card game
AssaultCubeReloaded25... game/shoot 59M x86 First-person shooter
exobius0_68k.lha game/shoot 15M 68k amusing space shooter
xgalaga_68k.lha game/shoot 739K 68k excellent galaga like game
hexgem_68k.lha game/think 1.1M 68k action puzzle game
kapooka_68k.lha game/think 720K 68k A silent puzzler to the exit
syasokoban_68k.lha game/think 456K 68k A silent sokoban clone
GridBlock.lha game/wb 34K 68k Unlock all corners!
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 3.7M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
genplus_mos.lha misc/emu 1.1M MOS Emulate various classic Sega ...
afsp_68k.lha mus/edit 1.2M 68k Audio manipulation tools &...
lame_68k.lha mus/edit 1.3M 68k MP3 Audio encoder/decoder
playOGG.lha mus/play 5.8M 68k multi format sound player.
nano_231_68k.lha text/edit 1.5M 68k ncurses based text editor
nano_232_68k.lha text/edit 1.5M 68k ncurses based text editor
shed_68k.lha text/edit 223K 68k ncurses based hex editor
Conspiracy-Deutsch.lha text/misc 135K 68k German gag-program, creates c...
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 425K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlusMOS.lha util/misc 496K MOS Multipurpose utility
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08.Sep.2013
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 07.09.2013
The following packages have been added to OS4Depot until September 7th, 2013:
mixer.lha aud/mis 366kb 4.1 Audio mixer
ira.lha dev/mis 231kb 4.0 MC68000/10/20/30/40 reassembler
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
wormwars.lha gam/act 1Mb 4.0 Advanced snake game
zoomit.lha gra/mis 152kb 4.0 A simple MUI-based magnify/zoom-...
zoomit_ita.lha gra/mis 4kb 4.0 Italian catalog file for ZoomIT
netclipper.lha net/mis 50kb 4.0 Share the Amiga clipboard on the...
winbar_docky_src.zip uti/doc 127kb 4.0 Sources of winbar docky
nemo_led_p31.lha uti/har 18kb 4.0 Control the spare LED header on ...
clipgrab.lha vid/mis 2Mb 4.0 Qt Download videos from YouTube
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08.Sep.2013
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 07.09.2013
The following package has been added to AROS-Archives until September 7th, 2013:
syasokoban.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 480kb Still Yet Another Sokoban clone
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08.Sep.2013
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MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 07.09.2013
The following packages have been added to MorphOS-Files until September 7th, 2013:
IRA 2.07 dev/too 121 M68k disassembler. Programm...
WormWars 8.83 gam/act 674 Single and multiplayer arca...
CgmRadio 1.0 mus/pla 13 Minimal, shell based shoutc...
AmiArcadia 21.5 uti/emu 3711 Emulator of many coin-op ma...
GenesisPlus 1.5 uti/emu 1152 Emulator of Sega Genesis an...
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08.Sep.2013
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WHDLoad: New packages until 07.09.2013
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until September 7th, 2013:
- 2013-09-07 new: Mini Soundbox 3 (Shadow Light & Level 4) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-07 new: Mini Soundbox 2 (Shadow Light & Level 4) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-07 new: Mini Soundbox 1 (Shadow Light & Level 4) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-06 new: The Simpsons (Decay) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-06 new: Hinch Demo (Decay) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2013-09-06 new: Steve Vizard (Decay) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-06 new: Sound De Light (Software of Sweden) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-05 new: Megademo (Software of Sweden) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-05 new: Demo Disk (Quest) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-05 new: Sound Quest 2 (Quest) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-04 new: Sound Quest 1 (Quest) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-04 new: Sound Disk 2 (Mygon) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-04 new: Sound Disk 1 (Mygon) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-03 new: World's Wave 2 (Subway & Dream Team) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-03 new: World's Wave (Subway) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-03 new: Demo Disk (Subway) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
- 2013-09-01 new: Megademo (Joy, Magnificient Force, The Jungle Command) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
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07.Sep.2013
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Amiga-News celebrates 15th anniversary
In late summer of 1998 Petra Struck began to publish news about the Amiga on here private website. The oldest news message is from August 13th - the regular news then started to be published in September.
Right from the beginning a whole team was involved in editing the news: From August 1998 Christoph Dietz has been responsible for the technical issues, the first translator joined the team in February 1999. The member who has been for the longest time part of the team and still active, is Sven Drieling, who in June 1999 started as an editor and for several years has developed the software of Amiga-News as programmer.
There was a time, the access figures of the website could compete with those of other platforms, a seperate server could be financed by the adverts of different Amiga traders placed on the start page. More than 20 persons joined the team - among others a cartoonist, a reader as well as a lot of translators: For a while Amiga-News was available not only in German and English, but also in French, Polish, Japanese or Turkish and Flemish.
10 years ago we all hoped that the Amiga market would recover but it has not - for fifteen years Amiga-News has documented the transformation of an actual market - with companies and its press releases, proper fairs, commercial product as well as differnt developers - to a hobby, which basically is kept alive by fans who support the platform in the spare time.
This transformation also affected Amiga-News: The team now consists of seven persons and for a very long time the maintenance of the website is underfunded. If you want to support us then you are very welcome to make a little donation which is linked on the start page of the website. At the best of times, more than 300 news have been reported per month. Today averagely 70 news per month are published.
But we all still enjoy the Amiga and we are a happy to continue to provide you with the latest news. Therefore we want to thank all our loyal readers so much and wish you a happy reading with Amiga-News during the next fifteen years. ;-)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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07.Sep.2013
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AmigaOS 4: Programming competition for best Qt-ports finished
At the beginning of July, Alfkil Wennermark called for a competition: The programmer who developed or ported the most Qt-applications until 30th August will get an award of him.
Today Wennermark has published the winners:
- zzd10h - Award: a completely equipped Minmig
- spotUP - Competition Pro USB and a "special award"
- Chris Young - Competition Pro USB
- cha05e90 - AmigaOne coffee mug
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07.Sep.2013
a1k.org (Forum)
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Elbox: Announcement of a PCI-board for the Amiga 3000D
According to a post at the a1k.org forum under the title, Elbox has started developing a desktop version of a PCI-extension for the Amiga 3000. Compared with the version for the Amiga 4000, the Mediator-A3000Di-busboard has three PCI-slots instead of four.
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06.Sep.2013
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MorphOS-Team: 2000 Registrations, hardware statistics
Press release: In order to celebrate the 2000th MorphOS registration, we'd like to thank our users for their support since the introduction of the MorphOS 2.0 in 2008. Since MorphOS 2.4, we've been expanding our hardware base to a variety of Apple PowerPC computers, including their excellent portables. The adoption rate of the Mac mini quickly surpassed the bPlan machines, and the Mini still remains the most popular MorphOS platform.
- 37% - Mac Mini
- 25% - Pegasos 2
- 12% - Powerbooks
- 9% - PowerMac G4
- 8% - Efika
- 4% - Pegasos 1
- 3% - PowerMac G5
- 2% - Others
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06.Sep.2013
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Sales figures: Entwickler-X satisfied with M.A.C.E. sales
During a discussion on os4welt.de, Thomas 'imagodespira' Claus of Entwickler-X has revealed some sales numbers for the recently released shooter M.A.C.E.: About 50 people purchased the download version which is available from the developers - this is about the same amount of sales they had with earlier projects.
Additionally M.A.C.E. was the first Entwickler-X release distributed on CD, about 130 copies at 10 Euros each were sold to various dealers. Claus can't say how many of these copies have already been sold on to end users, but he mentions "positive feedback from dealers". He describes the sales numbers as "pretty good, considering the size of the Amiga scene". (cg) (Translation: dr)
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05.Sep.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Initiative: Restart of OpenAmiga project
Under the title link the OpenAmiga initiative was relaunched. "The OpenAmiga standard is intended to minimize the programming effort needed to port between the four current Amiga platforms, Amiga OS 3.x, AROS, MorphOS and AmigaOS 4."
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05.Sep.2013
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Magazine: Amiga Future, issue 104
Today the Enghlish and German issue 104 (September/October 2013) of the magazine Amiga Future has been released and can be ordered from the editorial staff or in Amiga shops. The topics of the this latest issue as well as reading extracts can be found at the website of the magazine.
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03.Sep.2013
morphzone.org (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Sega-Emulator GenesisPlus 1.5
GenesisPlus is an emulator of the Sega game console MegaDrive (Genesis). Version 1.5 provides a completely new emulation engine and now can also emulates SegaCD, MasterSystem and GameGear:
- Major update complete overhaul of emulation core to
new based on the latest GenesisPlus Wii version
- Sega CD, MasterSystem and GameGear emulation
- Better window size handling
- Seperate rom dirs for each supported console
- New input configuration panel
- XBox 360 gamepad support via sensors.library
- New save state manager panel
- Many other bug fixes and improvements
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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02.Sep.2013
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100-Mbit network interface card: X-Surf 100 available
Three months ago, Jens Schönfeld (Individual Computers) announced a 100-Mbit network interface card which now is available.
For about 130 Euro it provides the following features:
- 100 Mbit physical connection
- 32-bit Zorro-III-interface for maximum performance
- Sana-II-Device for Amiga OS 2.0 up to Amiga OS 3.9
- Linux-driver in progress
- power-saving 3,3V-technology with 1,8V core voltage
- space-saving design
- gold-plated Zorro contact strip and stainless stell faceplate
- Extension interface for (still not available) USB-modul
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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02.Sep.2013
PPA (Webseite)
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AROS: Star Trek Voyager - Elite Force
After the version for MorphOS, Szilárd 'Bszili' Biró has ported Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force which is based on the Quake-3-engine to AROS/x86. So far the so called efport project only supports the "Holomatch" multiplayer mode. The original files of the game are required.
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02.Sep.2013
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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AROS: Distribution AROS Vision 2.0
Olaf Schönweiß has released version 2.0 of his AROS/68k-distribution AROS Vision which now is based on Directory Opus Magellan II (screenshot). The following features are included:
- Directory Opus Magellan II (SAS-Version)
- ARexx (Regina)
- Snapshoter
- OWB (AROS-Version), Netsurf and AWeb
- Updated system files
- Hotkeys (description on the download site)
- Filetypes for the most important picture and sound formats incl. AVI
- Packer-support
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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02.Sep.2013
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AROS: AEROS-Betaversion 4 for Raspberry Pi
For registered users and purchasers via eBay the fourth beta version on Pascal Papara's Debian-Linux-hosted AROS-distribution AEROS for the Raspberry Pi is available. "The difference to the "supporter" version is that you can't launch Linux apps from inside AROS." But beta version 3 inclusive lx now is avaialble for all.
Beta version 4 now is based on the stable ARMhf-ABI written by Krzysztof 'deadwood' Smiechowicz. It is now possible to compile programs which should also work with future versions. A cross-compiler for the i586-architecture is included as well as other software, demos, games, screenrecorder and Wazp3D.
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02.Sep.2013
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TCP-Stack: AmigaKit sells AmiTCP 4
Accordung to a press release, the British trader Amigakit will sell the full version of the TCP-stack AmiTCP 4. AmiTCP was the first common TCP-stack under AmigaOS. Later version 4.0 was part of the "Netconnect"-bundle and together with the graphical user-interface "Genesis" is under AmigaOS 3.9 handles the network connection.
AmigaKit will sell AmiTCP 4 together with its graphical user-interface EasyNet as "EasyNet Professional Edition".
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02.Sep.2013
Jens 'bruzard' Henschel (ANF)
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AmiBlitz³: New website and forum
Jens Henschel wrote: "Because amiforce.de cannot be accessed for several months and the maintainer does not response, some weeks ago I have reserved the domain amiblitz.de and now have copied the official site.
Still a forum is missing, therefore I have established a Bulletin Board and linked it on the official site. The temporary forum can be accessed under www.amiblitz.de/community. I hope to be aböe to transfer new entries to the original forum as soon as it is online again.
Unfortunately the forum cannot be accessed with classic Amiga browsers. But if there will be sufficient interest I will provide such a theme.
Additional to the website and the forum I have linked the Blitzbasic2 tutorial in the new formats PDF and HTML." (snx) (Translation: dr)
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01.Sep.2013
David Brunet (ANF)
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100th issue of Obligement magazine
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 2013 news
- Old articles from Amiga News 23 to 36
- Report: AmiExpo 1991 Berlin
- Review of Excellence! 2.0
- Review of Scala
- File: Amiga mouses
- Review: Bars & Pipes Professional
- Report: CeBIT 1991
- Hardware: A2088XT
- Interview with Trevor Dickinson (manager of A-Eon Technology)
- Interview with David Taddei
- Hardware: Mediator PCI 1200 TX
- Review of NetSpeedometer et NetDock
- Review of Silly Putty
- Review of Amiga Revisited 2011
- Review of Tracker Hero
- Review of Lure Of The Temptress
- File: Roger Dean and his Psygnosis productions
- Tutorial: How to draw watermarks with Art Effect 4
- Tutorial: Network share with SMBFS under MorphOS
- Misc: Book "101 Jeux Amiga"
- Special quiz about The Settlers
Articles in english:
- Interview with Trevor Dickinson (manager of A-Eon Technology)
By this, David Brunet has issued the 50th online issue and the 100th in total of Obligement, which has been available in different forms since its
birth:
- 6 issues in paper (1997)
- 7 issues in Scala (1998-1999)
- 7 issues in Blitz Basic AGA (1999-2000)
- 2 issues in AmigaGuide (2000)
- 14 issues in Blitz Basic RTG (2000-2002)
- 14 issues in HTML (2003-2005)
- 50 issues online (2005-2013)
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01.Sep.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Developer tool: vlink 0.14b
Yesterday Frank Wille has released version 0.14b of vlink. A list of changes you can find under the title link. vlink is a portable linker which can handle many binary formats and which is part of the compiler package vbcc.
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01.Sep.2013
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Aminet-Uploads until 31.08.2013
The following packages have been added to Aminet until August 31st, 2013:
atheros5000.lha driver/net 265K OS4 Driver for 54Mbps wireless ne...
prism2v2.lha driver/net 308K OS4 Driver for 11Mbps wireless ne...
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha game/role 6.0M 68k Tunnels & Trolls implemen...
AmiQuake2.lha game/shoot 2.0M 68k Amiga port of Yamagi Quake II...
AssaultCubeReloaded25... game/shoot 59M x86 First-person shooter
Aye_Q.lha game/wb 34K 68k My version of a peg game...
Blokop.lha game/wb 33K 68k Move a coloured box to the exit!
Eclairium.lha game/wb 35K 68k Play with lightning!
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 3.4M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 3.6M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 3.6M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
stellarium.lha misc/sci 45M OS4 Planetarium
qpdfview.lha text/show 11M OS4 Tabbed PDF/DjVu document viewer
romboot44_3.lha util/boot 18K 68k romboot replacement for 68k h...
CTLG2CT.lha util/conv 17K OS4 Decompiles catalogs back into...
zoomit.lha util/misc 152K MOS A MUI-based magnify/zoom appl...
zoomit.pobj.lha util/misc 33K MOS A magnify/zoom panel object f...
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01.Sep.2013
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 31.08.2013
The following packages have been added to OS4Depot until August 31st, 2013:
atheros5000.lha dri/net 265kb 4.0 Driver for 54Mbps wireless netwo...
prism2.lha dri/net 308kb 4.0 Driver for 11Mbps wireless netwo...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
whdload-to-uae.lha emu/uti 212kb 4.0 WHDLoad to E-UAE
melite.lha gam/mis 543kb 4.1 A remake of the classic Amiga ga...
sketchblock.lha gra/edi 9Mb 4.1 Digital Sketching For AmigaOS
ab_power10.lha gra/ico 3Mb 4.0 Icons in png format
qt-drawer.lha gra/ico 5Mb 4.0 Icons for Qt4.7
blender.lha gra/ray 46Mb 4.1 The free open source 3D content ...
mihphoto.lha gra/vie 2Mb 4.1 Touch-friendly image viewer.
qpdfview.lha gra/vie 11Mb 4.1 Tabbed PDF/DjVu document viewer
netup.lha net/mis 1Mb 4.1 App for testing roadshows connec...
cutereport.lha off/dat 11Mb 4.1 Report designer and solutiontabl...
stellarium.lha uti/sci 45Mb 4.1 An open source planetarium (Qt)
ctlg2ct.lha uti/tex 36kb 4.0 Decompiles catalogs back into .c...
ascii_design.lha uti/tex 1Mb 4.0 Qt : ascii-art program based on ...
jack.lha uti/wor 14Mb 4.1 Multi-purpose utility for Workbench
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 31.08.2013
The following packages have been added to AROS-Archives until August 31st, 2013:
wakkabox.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 252kb Difficult Klotski sliding block ...
metadiary.i386-aros.zip off/mis 206kb Color-coded activity log.
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01.Sep.2013
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MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 31.08.2013
The following packages have been added to MorphOS-Files until August 31st, 2013:
ZoomIt 1.3 uti/des 83 A screen magnifying glass t...
ZoomIt.pobj 1.0 uti/des 33 Screen zoom as an Ambient p...
distributed.net client 2.9111. uti/sci 715 An official client for dist...
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01.Sep.2013
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WHDLoad: New packages until 31.08.2013
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until August 31th, 2013:
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31.Aug.2013
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmigaRemix: New songs added
AmigaRemix has released new mixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games as MP3-files. Since our last messsage the following songs have been added:
- Turrican II - Desert Rocks (metal version 1.1) Aki Järvinen Chris Hülsbeck
- Beyond The Ice Palace (metal version) Aki Järvinen David Whittaker
- Goldrunner (Maccie Pimp Me Up Remix) Scyphe Rob Hubbard
- Aeromute (multi-platform-remix).mp3 Scyphe Modesty
- Turrican II - Traps Hache Chris Hülsbeck
- Stardust Memories chabee Volker Tripp (Jester) of Sanity
- Pirates - Retromix DerDiener Microprose
- Turrican - Freedom Titanic Remix ThOMber Chris Hülsbeck
- Logical Green AarbronBeast Rudolf Stember
- Apprentice Title Remix (Short Edit) CZ Tunes Chris Hülsbeck
- Echoing remix moonove Banana
- Turrican 2 - Level 1 remix moonove Chris Hülsbeck
- Turrican 2 - Traps (Turricano Dos - El Trapo) Mahrellon Chris Hülsbeck
- Elvira (The Frozen Earth) Isacco Garcia Peveri Phillip Nixon
- Bubble Bobble Title Gigatron David Whittaker
- Agony Medley SunSpire Various Artists: Jeroen Tel, Martin Iveson, Martin Wall, Robert Ling, Tim Wright
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31.Aug.2013
Finnish Amiga Users Group (ANF)
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Event: Saku 2013 in Vantaa (Finland)
Saku 2013 will take place on September 21 at the Finnish Science Center Heureka in Vantaa near Helsinki, Finland. According to the event poster it is planned to become the country's biggest Amiga event in over ten years. (snx)
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30.Aug.2013
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Magnifying glass: ZoomIT 1.3 for all Amiga systems, ZoomIT.pobj 1.0 (MorphOS)
ZoomIT is a MUI-based screen magnifier for AmigaOS 3/4, MorphOS and AROS.
ZoomIT.pobj is an implementation of ZoomIt as MorphOS-panel-object.
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30.Aug.2013
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Graphic program SketchBlock 2.2
The latest version of Andy Broad's graphic program SketchBlock now can use selected areas as mask for a graphic operation. You can mark rectangles, ellipses and areas with identical colour. "It's also possible to create a selection mask from the alpha channel of a layer". Other changes:
- There now a thumbnail in the layers list
- Pixel transforms are now true plugins. Also added SaturationAdjust and GradientFill, RadialFill, and Ripples filters.
- Martin "Mason" Mertz has contributed some great new toolbar images and a splash logo. Thanks Mason!
- All (well nearly all) actions can be recorded into a macro, which can then be run or edited as needed
- Some bug fixes
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30.Aug.2013
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: AmiSystemRestore release 1 beta version 7
Chris Handley's AmiSystemRestore "aims to give AmigaOS4 a similar ability to Window's very useful system restore" by saving the systems files (SYS:) if new programms are installed. In beta 7 a bug was fixed which could can result in loss of data if softlinks were used.
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30.Aug.2013
Boris Krizma (E-Mail)
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A600-accelerator board Fúria EC020 finished, production started
As Boris 'Boboo' Krizma reported, the development of his accelerator board "Fúria EC020" has finished and the production was started. First boards will be delivered to users who supported the development financially.
Likely the delivery will start at the end of September. One board costs 90 Euro. The number of the boards is limited by the number of available CPUs. A MC68EC020FG25 processor is used as well as FPU MC68882FN40. The processor has 28Mhz but can be overclocked by the user up to 37,8 Mhz.
With the help of included tools "Furiatune" provided by Martin Kuchinka you can configure some of the features of the Fúria:
- Set FPU and CPU-caches on/off
- (De)activate IDE-Speedup
- ShadowROM (copy Kickstart ROM to RAM)
- MapROM (load and use ROM-images from harddrive with up to 1 MB)
- integration of additional 1,5 MB of virtual memory [probably at the expense of ShadowROM-/MapROM-functions, editor's note]
- Rebbot of the computer
- Display or reset of all Fúria-paramters
If you are interested in this board then please contact Boris Krizma via email.
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28.Aug.2013
jolo (ANF)
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Developer tools: vasm 1.6c and vlink 1.4c
Frank Wille has updated vasm and vlink. Currently both uopdates are only available as source codes.
Vasm is a portable assembler which supports several CPU-families, vlink is a portable linker which can handle a lot of binary formats. Both are part of the compiler package vbcc.
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27.Aug.2013
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Quickfix 5 and installation tutorial for Qt 4.7
Under the title link an illustrated tutorial for installing C++-class libraries Qt 4.7 under AmigaOS 4 was published. Additionally Alfkil Wennermark has released a bug fix update for his Qt-port.
Download: qt-quickfix5.lha (10 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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27.Aug.2013
Lorence Lombardo (ANF)
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Arcade game: Port of XGalaga
Lorence Lombardo has ported the Galaga-remake XGalaga to AmigaOS. The game requires SDL as well as a FPU. Some further details are listed in the readme.
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