23.Feb.2018
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: SDK Browser 2.1.4.0
Jamie Krueger has released a public version of his SDK-Browser, which was distributed last autumn at the "DevCon". The author calls this a "maintainance release". The source code is supposed to be released soon as well.
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23.Feb.2018
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Emulator: Preview to WinUAE 3.6.1
As usual Toni Wilen, the developer of the well-known Amiga emulator WinUAE, presents a short preview to the changes of the next version. WinUAE 3.6.1 is supposed to be released in March and will provide the following improvements:
3.6.0 bugs fixed::
- Crash when running on first Windows 10 release version (build 10240).
- D3D11 mode fullscreen to/from windowed mode change crashes/blank screens.
- D3D11 mode on screen leds on the fly on/off switching.
- D3D11 mode screenshot via GUI button didn’t work.
- Floppy sound type selection was not loaded correctly from config file.
Older bugs fixed::
- Floppy sound used incorrectly empty drive volume level in certain situations.
- PPC emulation interrupt handling rewrite, fixes for example hang/crash problems with NE2000 based network adapters under OS4.
- Not all Advanced chipset options reset when compatible checkbox was ticked.
- Autoscale ignored small vertical display areas in very top of display in some situations.
- Fixed random crash when at least one Input panel custom event string was set, Restart was clicked and then emulation was started again.
- Blizzard SCSI Kit IV (possibly others) SCSI phase error in certain situations.
- Added better validation to clipboard sharing IFF parsing to prevent crashes if data is truncated.
- joyport2 -config entry incorrectly used port 3 slot.
New features:
- OCS/ECS only BPLCON2 with “illegal” PF1 or PF2 value is now accurately emulated in dual playfield mode.
- If selected D3D11 fullscreen refresh rate is “default”: prefer highest supported refresh rate.
- Optional threaded emulated RTG VRAM to host OS surface color space conversion/copy.
- Added “Identity” checkbox to Add harddrive panel. If ticked and ATA identity can be read (Direct IDE connection, compatible USB adapter): real ATA identity data is used in emulated ATA device instead of generic UAE generated and drive appears exactly as it does in real hardware (identical name, geometry etc).
- CHS-only IDE drives can now be mounted in emulation and they appear with real size and geometry when using USB adapters that allow identity read but does not support CHS (like common JMicron based adapters).
New emulated expansions:
- Elsat Mega Ram HD
- A.L.F.3
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22.Feb.2018
Generation Amiga (Webseite)
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Playstaytion Vita: Uae4All2 Vita_mod v1.64
"Uae4All2 Vita_mod" is a port of the Amiga emulator Uae4All for Sony's handheld game console Playstation Vita. The latest version fixes a bug regarding flickering screens if the blitter mode was used (e.g. games like PP Hammer and Spindizzy Worlds).
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22.Feb.2018
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AROS distribution: AspireOS 2.0 "Titan"
After some years Nikolaos Tomatsidis has released again an update of his AROS distribution AspireOS. AspireOS originally was developed for the Acer AspireOne, but runs on all hardware which is supported by AROS natively.
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22.Feb.2018
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Workbench enhancement: BetterWB 4.3
Similar to AIAB, AmiKit or AmigaSYS, BetterWB is a collection of Workbench enhancements for AmigaOS 3.1, which are useful but rather simple and therefore require low hardware configuration.
Changes in version 4.3:
- Icon.library updated to 46.4.473
- Redit updated to 1.16
- BoardsLib updated to 3.42
- Say updated to 38.5
- Speak-Handler updated to 39.1
- HardWiz updated (AcaTune 1.91)
- Fixed mathtrans.library bug
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22.Feb.2018
Generation Amiga (Webseite)
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Playable preview: Shoot-'em-up game RESHOOT R
Some weeks ago, a playable demo version of "RESHOOT R" was released, which is the sequel of Richard Löwenstein's arcade shoot-'em-up game RESHOOT. The CD image can be booted on a CD32 and among others includes the version of the game which the author presented at the Amiga32 in October 2017.
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21.Feb.2018
Spidi (ANF)
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A500 accelerator board: Wicher 500i (Ex) supports SD cards
The accelerator boards of the Wicher 500i series are designed for internal use and now support SD cards, which are connected to the SPI bus of the Wicher boards. If you are going to use the SD card recommended by the developer, you have to remove some resistors in the Amiga.
A new version of the Wicher system software WicherInstall has been released as well: Version 1.6 provides the support of the SD cards.
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21.Feb.2018
Michael Rupp (ANF)
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Javascript: TAWS - The Amiga Workbench Simulation 0.29
TAWS ("The Amiga Workbench Simulation") is a Javascript simulation of the Amiga-Workbench 1.0 - 4.1 for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Apple-WebKit-Browser (including Odyssey).
Any kind of feedback the author Michael Rupp would very appreciate. He still is searching for support for the French translation. His work can be supported by a donation from inside TAWS.
Changes of version 0.29:
- Complete french localisation - many thanks to Claude 'Amiguy' Malter
- Boot animation in «OS 1.x»- and «OS 2.x» mode which can be halted with «Ctrl-D» to get a command prompt and resumed with «LoadWB». (example).
- OS 4.x window layout: implementation of the dots in the scrollbars. They are hidden if the bar gets too small.
- OS 4.x window layout: requester symbols are now preloaded.
- Skinning system: the files «CycleSel.png» and «CycleDis.png» are now optional. If they are missing, «Cycle.png» is used.
- Kickstart graphic: Version edited to fit OS 4.1 FE Update 1
- ListBox: the needed image files are now preloaded.
- Adjustment for OS 4.1 FE Update 1 on «Workbench / Version, Copyright ...»
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Amiga Early Startup Control:
- Implementation of «Boot With No Startup-Sequence». Type «LoadWB» to resume booting.
- Reworked the layout to have it pixel-perfect with all browsers.
- Adjustment for OS 4.1 FE Update 1 to show USB entries at «Expansion Board Diagnostic»
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AmigaShell:
- new command «LoadWB», incl. the parameters «-debug», «delay» and «cleanup»
- new command «Wait», incl. the parameters «sec», «secs», «min», «mins» and «until» and the possibility to cancel with «Ctrl-C».
- new commands «NewCLI» and «NewShell» (excl. the parameters «window» and «from» for now)
- «Echo»: implemented support to output the version variables «$kickstart» und «$workbench».
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Optimisations for OS 1.x:
- The fuelbar is now drawn after the rest of the window.
- Copying the content a disk by dragging the disk into a window is now prevented (this is only possible from OS 2.0 and above).
- Outputting the correct message when trying to duplicate the RAM-Disk: «This disk cannot be copied»
- Implementation of some special case in OS 1.2: if a file is moved within the RAM-Disk but does already exist in the destination drawer, the existing file is overwritten without notice or anything.
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Bugfixes:
- The list of volumes in «Workbench / Open volume» is re-sorted after a volume has been renamed.
- Rename the drawer «System» now works.
- Correction in setting the menubar text when switching the focus from a program window back to the Workbench. Previously, it stayed «Workbench Screen».
- Icon «DiskCopy»: after showing the message the previously active window it now reactivated.
- Requester in «OS 1.x»-mode: size correction when showing the message «Volume X is write protected».
- Requester in «OS 1.x»-mode: clipping functionality of the sizer gadget works again (bug since v0.28).
- OS 1.x window layout: «CLI» and «MergeMem» work again (bug since v0.28).
- The screenbar gadgets were left in selected state if a window was currently selected (bug since v0.28).
- Preferences with system-font «Topaz»: in the Cycle «Language» the entry «русский»» was not using the Topaz font.
- Palette: the background was not fully filled by the background patttern (f.e. when using the AmiKit-presets).
- ListBox in OS4-style: correction of the left and right space between list entries and border.
- Safari and Odyssey Web Browser: correction of the ListBox scrollbar
- Internet Explorer and MS Edge: Das Rename-Fenster wird nun bei der Eingabe von «a» nicht mehr geschlossen, falls der Cursor noch im Textfeld liegt.
- AmigaShell (all browsers except Firefox): correction of the clipping when making the window smaller.
- Amiga Early Startup Control: «Display Options», «Use» and «Display Options» onc more: the selection was lost.
- Amiga Early Startup Control: no more JavaScript error when resizing the browser's window.
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21.Feb.2018
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future 131 - preview and extracts
A preview and extracts from issue 131 (March/April 2018) of Amiga Future have been released today. Among other things, this issue features a review of "Tower 57", a fair report of the "Amiga Ireland Meetup 2018" as well as a report about the demo scene.
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21.Feb.2018
Amigans (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Blitzbasic replacement BlitzMax
BlitzMax is one of the replacements of Mark Sibly's BASIC dialect BlitzBasic, which among others allows object oriented programming and adapts the graphic API to OpenGL. The source code of BlitzMax was released in April 2014. Now an Amiga user has ported the compiler to AmigaOS 4.
Graphic support for Max2d with MiniGL as well as Audio driver and networking support are already implemented. Support for joysticks and MaxGUI still is missing.
BlitzMax requires an installed AmigaOS-SDK. The compiler has to be built up from the sources by the users themselves.
The author has pointed out that this is the "first Amgia contribution". He also wrote: "The level of effort was considerable as the back-end of PPC compiler had to be re-coded correctly for System V ABI vs the original Apple OSX ABI. AmigaOS applicable defines where required in Build system and Runtime but seems to be working well. I appreciate all feedback good and bad."
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19.Feb.2018
MorphZone (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Version control system Git 2.16.2
Filip 'widelec' Maryjański has ported version 2.16.2 of the version control system Git to MorphOS.
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19.Feb.2018
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywood: Plugin updates and Hollywood APK compiler 2.3 released
Press release: Airsoft Softwair, the hardest working men in code business, are proud to present several plugin updates and a new version of the Hollywood APK Compiler. The following plugins are available in new versions for all platforms:
- AIFF 1.2
- SVG Image 1.3
- Vectorgraphics 1.2
- ZIP 1.1
The following plugins are now also available for the 64-bit Android platform with no changes to the other platforms:
- AHX
- APNG
- AVCodec
- DigiBooster
- FLIC Anim
- HTTP Streamer
- JPEG 2000
- MovieSetter
- PCX
- SQLite 3
- TIFF
- YAFA
- XAD
- XMLParser
Finally, a new version of the Hollywood APK Compiler, version 2.3, is now available for download for all existing users from the restricted download area. The biggest new feature of Hollywood APK Compiler 2.3 is the ability to compile APKs for 64-bit Android systems.
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18.Feb.2018
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Aminet-Uploads until 17.02.2018
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until February 17th, 2018:
luxcc.i386-aros.lha dev/c 526K x86 C compiler and toolchain.
Amiga500PlusUserGuide... docs/help 2.2M Amiga 500 Plus User Guide
Minislug-wos.lha game/actio 483K WOS Mini Metal Slug for WarpOS
OpenBOR-WOS.lha game/actio 609K WOS OpenBOR for WarpOS
Adom.lha game/role 1.8M 68k Ancient Domains Of Mystery R88
Adom_68020.lha game/role 1.7M 68k Ancient Domains Of Mystery R8...
Adom_68040.lha game/role 1.7M 68k Ancient Domains Of Mystery R8...
ADOM_Guide.lha game/role 90K Official ADOM Guide
bsaog.lha game/shoot 793K 68k Blake Stone Aliens of Gold
bsps.lha game/shoot 198K 68k Blake Stone Planet Strike
amigamad-61.pdf mags/misc 24M English PDF magazine (fka #am...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.1M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 4.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.4M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
MMV8_V2_Anleitung.pdf mus/edit 8.3M MusicMaker V8 Historic German...
EP_MMV8.lha mus/play 14K 68k MusicMakerV8 player for Eagle...
MMV8_Player.lha mus/play 32K 68k MusicMaker V8 Player
UADE_MMV8.lha mus/play 14K 68k MusicMakerV8 players for UADE
jq.lha text/misc 981K MOS Command-line JSON processor
RO_Key.lha util/dir 1K Keyfile for RO 1.27
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18.Feb.2018
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 17.02.2018
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until February 17th, 2018:
rimage2c_cmd.lha dev/uti 5kb 4.1 Convert a Binary file or Image t...
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 4Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
reactive_crypto.lha dri/mis 152kb 4.1 Hashing classes for Reactive
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
rcube.lha gra/mis 16kb 4.1 Showing a moving GLCube
reactive_lib.lha lib/mis 66kb 4.1 A Custom BOOPSI System
lhx.lha uti/arc 120kb 4.1 Pack & unpack using XZ/LZMA ...
d_cmd.lha uti/she 3kb 4.1 D is a small shell util for list...
rbase64_cmd.lha uti/she 4kb 4.1 Base64 encoder/decoder
rbroadcastwol_cmd.lha uti/she 4kb 4.1 Send out a Magic Packet to wake ...
rhash_cmd.lha uti/she 17kb 4.1 rHash preforms hashing of files
ripconfig_cmd.lha uti/she 4kb 4.1 Display info about Ethernet adap...
rrandom_cmd.lha uti/she 3kb 4.1 32bit Random Generator
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18.Feb.2018
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 17.02.2018
The following archives have been added to the AROS-Archives until February 17th, 2018:
luxcc.i386-aros.lha dev/lan 526kb C compiler and toolchain.
aspireos_v.2.0_i386.rar dev/mis 148Mb AspireOS codename:Titan
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18.Feb.2018
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MorphOS-Storage-Uploads until 17.02.2018
The following archives have been added to the MorphOS Storage until February 17th, 2018:
Hatari_2.1.0.lha Emulation Atari ST emulator
TheSecretOfMiddleCity_... Games/Demo Point & click adventure
Naev_0.7.0.lha Games/Misc Naev is a 2D space trad...
MiniSlug.lha Games/Platform The Mini Slug Project -...
C-Dogs_0.5.8.lha Games/Shoot 2D C-Dogs 0.5.8++, classic...
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18.Feb.2018
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WHDLoad: New installers until 17.02.2018
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 February 17th, 2018:
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17.Feb.2018
MorphZone (Webseite)
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MorphOS: KwaKwa source code released
Under the title link Filip 'widelec' Maryjañski has released the source code of his Instant Messenger KwaKwa and its corresponding protocol modules.
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17.Feb.2018
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 83 (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.
Among others the latest issue includes articles about the Amiga games "Aquaventura", "Ashes of Empire" and "Flight of the Amazon Queen".
Download sites:
Italian
English
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17.Feb.2018
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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PDF magazine: AmigaMAD 61 (Norwegian/English)
The Norsk Amigaforening publishes the Norwegian PDF magazine Amigaguiden and its English issue AmigaMAD. Topics of issue 61 are the punk band "Paula Powered" and the operating system FriendUP.
Download sites:
Norwegian
English
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15.Feb.2018
Huno (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: EGL to OpenGL ES 2.0 wrapper (beta 2), testers wanted
Hugues 'HunoPPC' Nouvel is working on a EGL to OpenGL ES 2.0 wrapper based on the Warp 3D Nova/OpenGL ES 2.0 combination sold by A-EON which is supposed to simplify and enable porting modern OpenGL-based games (Youtube video).
Nouvel offers a beta version of his port for download. Currently only beta testers of the next version of A-EON's Enhancer package can use it.
According to Nouvel his library supports "virtually all functions of opengles.library". His port provides mainly the following features:
- Full keyboard support
- The window mode and full screen mode
- GUI reaction options:
- Limit fps
- Frame rate display function
- Selection Screen depth
- VSync
- PNG Image natively with alpha
- Uncompressed TGA image with alpha
- Planned: MiniGlutES
- Planned: Sound Effects via datatype
Update (15.02.18, 15:00, cg)
Unlike originally reported here, Nouvel is not offering an OpenGL ES to NOVA wrapper, but an EGL to OpenGL ES wrapper. We apologize for the misunderstanding. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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15.Feb.2018
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Collective purchase order: Motherboard, network card, 68030 accelerator board
Amy-ITX is an Amiga motherboard in standard ITX form factor. The board has to be equipped with the usual Amiga custom chips, offers two Zorro slots (DMA is only supported on one of the slots) and is compatible to accelerator boards like the Vampire 500, which are directly plugged in the processor socket.
For this motherboard now - after a test run with only 25 produced pieces in 2017 - a first and according to the developer singular public production run will be started. For 65 Euro each interested user will get a bare motherboard, a bare daughterboard which will take the CHIP-RAM, a detailed list of the required components as well as a instruction for assembling the computer. If you are not able to program the ICs you can order three preprogrammed ICs for additional 25 Euro. Official support is not offered, it is referred to the growing [Amy-ITX-]community.
The same developers also offers two extensions, developed for Amy-ITX but should also work on different Amigas with Zorro or m68k processor socket. They also are bare boards which have to be equipped by the puchasers:
For 35 Euro a 10Mbit network card for Zorro slots is available which is based on the same network chip like the well-known Ariadne (RTL8019) and is compatible with the original drivers of the VillageTronic.
An accelerator board with 68030 processor, 6 MB Fast RAM and an IDE bus is available for 55 Euro. The board is plugged into the processor socket of the 680000 and should be also compatible to the Amiga models 500, 1000 and 2000. According to the developers it is an "extremely optimized 030-based accelerator" which "outperforms every single Amiga accelerator in the category".
The components required for the projects have to be organized and collected by the users themselves. For the moment you can register your interest. This registration still is not binding. Some weeks later all interested users will be contacted and get the option to place an official order and to pay the money in advance.
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