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29.03.-01.04.24 • Revision Demoparty • Saarbrücken (Germany)
14.-16.06.24 • Flashback-Symposium #01 • Plauen-Jößnitz (Germany)
28.-30.06.24 • Alternatives Computer-Meeting 2024 • Wolfsburg (Germany)

05.Mar.2024
Andreas Magerl (ANF)


Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 167
The English and German issue 167 (March/April 2024) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.

Content of the current issue includes, besides various reviews, a show report from Passione Amiga Day 2023, an interview with Michael Kafke (ASM game) and a preview of Jari-Matti Rally. (snx)

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05.Mar.2024



Developer log: Amiga Isometric Scrolling
Nivrig Games is working on porting an isometric arcade adventure game to Amiga. Under the title link a corresponding developer log was published (YouTube video). (dr)

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05.Mar.2024



Creating Amiga Reaction GUIs: ReBuild v1.1.0
In mid-November, we introduced Darren 'dmcoles' Cole's "ReBuild" in detail, which is intended to make it possible to create graphical user interfaces for ReAction, the evolution of ClassAct (for example EmptyADF). Changes of version 1.1.0:
  • Creating a virtual gadget could cause crashes (due to a bug in the version of E-VO used to compile 1.0.0)
  • About dialog changed 'Rebuilder' To 'Rebuild'
  • Loading a bitmap with no image selected reported an incorrect error
  • Added option to generate code that does not use macros in the object definitions (for better GCC compatibility).
  • add GA_TabCycle property to click tab
  • code generated for fuel gauge now uses GA_Text instead child label
  • fuel gauge used incorrect default number of ticks
  • GetScreenMode did not include child label in generated code
  • Glyph did not include child label in generated code
  • Glyph used incorrect default type
  • Added USEMACROS tooltype
  • Sketchboard was missing many of the settings in the generated code
  • SizeBRight and SizeBBottom did not work correctly in preview window
Download: Rebuild1.1.0.lha (160 KB) (dr)

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04.Mar.2024
Sven Scheele (ANF)


Event: Interface XXXVII in Kiel (germany) on 16.03.2024
Press release: On Saturday, March 16, 2024, the first "Interface" in 2024 will take place in Schwentinental near Kiel, Germany. This will be the 37th edition of the retro computer get-together. As always, the organizers are the Vintage Computer Club (VCC), the Amiga Club Schleswig-Holstein (ACSH) and the Computer Club Klausdorf (CCK).

Registration by e-mail to interface@jugendhaus-klausdorf.de is recommended. Without registration there is no guarantee of a free place.

There are again two large rooms available. The café on the first floor (as a "workshop" for hardware projects, repairs, etc.) and the top floor offer enough space to talk and play on the computers and consoles you have brought with you. Participants must bring their own power strips and network cables.

The official start is at 2 p.m., the organization team will begin setting up the tables etc. at around 12 noon. The venue is the Jugendhaus Klausdorf, Dorfstraße 101 in Klausdorf, which is part of 24222 Schwentinental. (snx)

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03.Mar.2024



Aminet uploads until 02.03.2024
The following files have been added until 02.03.2024 to Aminet:
Amix561.lha              comm/amiex 1.1M  68k AmiExpress BBS system redevel...
amigassh.lha             comm/net   32K   68k SSH2 for the Amiga
ellipse_xct_npt_drggb... dev/amos   6K        Dragable ellipse with input
lwtools.lha              dev/cross  899K  MOS Cross-development system targ...
GitDesktop.lha           dev/misc   1.6M  MOS Graphical frontend for git
MCE-MOS.lha              game/edit  4.4M  MOS Multi-game Character Editor
AmiWordle.lha            game/think 84K   68k German-only Wordle clone for ...
Albireo.ACEpansion.lha   misc/emu   28K   MOS ACEpansion plugin for ACE CPC...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha        misc/emu   5.3M  MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
4_Colour_Backdrops.zip   pix/back   2.8M      Backdrops for a 4 Colour Work...
codesets-6.22.lha        util/libs  639K  ALL handle codesets + character c...
ReportPlusMOS.lha        util/misc  812K  MOS Multipurpose utility
(snx)

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03.Mar.2024



OS4Depot uploads until 02.03.2024
The following files have been added until 02.03.2024 to OS4Depot:
rave.lha                 aud/edi 3Mb   4.1 An editor for mono/stereo audio ...
resrc4.lha               dev/mis 127kb 4.1 MC680x0 Disassembler
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb   4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
codesets.lha             lib/mis 639kb 4.0 Library for handling codesets an...
(snx)

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03.Mar.2024



AROS Archives uploads until 02.03.2024
The following files have been added until 02.03.2024 to AROS Archives:
pana_sx-kc600.lha            aud/mis 5Mb   Piano Music MP3
sonoscontroller.lha          aud/mis 3Mb   Control Sonos speakers with your...
ptk_v2.6.6.i386-aros.zip     aud/tra 23Mb  Tracker program with advance fea...
(snx)

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03.Mar.2024



MorphOS-Storage uploads until 02.03.2024
The following files have been added until 02.03.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
codesets_6.22.lha         Dependencies/Library/Misc Library handling codese...
lwtools-4.22.lha          Development/Cross         Cross-development syste...
GitDesktop_0.13.22.lha    Development/Tools         A graphical git fronten...
Albireo_1.6.lha           Emulation/ACEpansion      Plugin for ACE CPC Emul...
AmiArcadia_30.81.lha      Emulation                 A Signetics-based machi...
MCE_14.61.lha             Games/Editor              Multi-game Character Ed...
ReportPlus_8.48.lha       Misc                      A Multipurpose utility ...
Iris_1.21.lha             MorphOS-update            Iris, the MorphOS email...
Wayfarer_7.5.lha          MorphOS-update            Wayfarer is the latest ...
(snx)

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03.Mar.2024
Fredrik Rambris (ANF)


Programming: AMOS Professional Manual - HTML version modernized
Fredrik Rambris has adapted the "AMOS Professional Manual" compiled by 'Asymetrix' in 2008 to modern web browsers at the title link so that it is easier to navigate and can also be used on mobile devices.

His revision is also available on GitHub, so that easy collaboration with other interested parties would be possible. (snx)

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03.Mar.2024
David Brunet (ANF)


New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement in the last two months. Readers willing to help out with translating articles into other languages are asked to contact David 'Daff' Brunet.
  • News from January/February 2024
  • Old articles from Generation 4 10 to 12:
    • News: The race for arcade game licences 1989
    • Interview with Gary Bracey
    • Review of Zork Zero
    • Review of Space Quest 3
    • News: Transputers and new architectures
    • Report: Imagina 1989
    • Review of Cybernoid 2
    • Review of Gold Rush!
    • Review of The Games: Winter Edition
  • Interview with Brian Hartley (graphic designer of Micro Machines)
  • Review of Reshoot Proxima 3
  • The best of Byte in September 1986
  • File: The tools included in MorphOS
  • File: The history of Lemmings
  • File: Uridium 2 graphics
  • File: Amiga Games List (updated)
  • File: The "Juggler" animation (updated)
  • Hardware: FastATA 1200 MK-V
  • Hardware: Tank Mouse
  • Tutorial: Data transfer between Amiga and Linux with APCComm
  • Programming: Creating a demo - chapter 2, part 2, bit plans
  • Special quiz on the year 2023 on the Amiga
(snx)

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03.Mar.2024
Puni (ANF)


AmigaOS 4: Blog summary for February 2024
For the past month 'Puni' has again published a news summary for AmigaOS 4 at the title link. (snx)

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03.Mar.2024
Amiga Future (Webseite)


Character set conversion: codesets.library 6.22
The codesets.library allows applications to access codeset/charset tables via a standardized interface or to perform conversions between different character sets.

With version 6.22, the strlen() function is only called if CSA_SourceLen is not set. (snx)

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02.Mar.2024



MorphOS: Version management "Git Desktop" v0.13.22
Rafał Zabdyr has released another beta version of his graphical user interface for the version management Git for MorphOS (amiga-news.de reported). "Git Desktop" is written in C++ and based on MUI through his C++ wrapper. MorphOS 3.x and the Git component of the SDK are required.


Besides bug fixes the new version provides the following changes:
  • add .gitignore from templates when creating new repository
  • edit .gitignore and reload from templates for existing repository
  • add LICENSE file from templates when creating new repository
  • preview/compare image files via datatypes (for untracked files, current changes and history/logs)
  • better integration with GitLab/Bitbucket repositories (via url links)
(dr)

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02.Mar.2024



Tower defense: Demo version of "Dice Masters" for Apollo Vampire V4 (update)
Sami Vehmaa's latest project is a tower defence game in which you have to fend off aliens on a spaceship (YouTube video). The demo version offers two of the planned ten levels.

Update: (05.03.2024, 06:10, dr)

A new demo version 0.91 is available which offers a third level and improved game input logic as well as a more clean gameplay. (dr)

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02.Mar.2024



Musik track: "199X" by LukHash
'LukHash' is a musician living in Edinburgh (Scotland). He describes his music as "fusion of 8-bit digital mayhem and '80s inspired synth music combined with modern sounds and cyberpunk aesthetics."
His current chiptune "199X" takes you back to the 90s: just out of school, you fire up your (Amiga) computer and start playing. Connoisseurs will recognise various references to classic games. The track can not only be listened to as a YouTube video under the title link, but can also be bought on iTunes or bandcamp. (dr)

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01.Mar.2024



Floppy disk images on PC and Mac: Greaseweazle Tools 1.16.3
Keir Fraser's "Greaseweazle" does - similar to Kryoflux - read the magnetic information on a floppy disk independently from the format used and saves as much information as possible to generate a so-called "Flux Level Image" in Supercard format (SCP), which enables reading and back-writing of copy-protected disks (amiga-news.de reported)

The adapter gets connected between a floppy disk drive - e.g. a standard 3.5" PC one - and a USB port of the PC or Mac. Version 1.16.3 of the Greaseweazle Tools provide the following changes:
  • FDI: Fix import of FDI image files
  • gw read, write: --dd option renamed to --densel
    • --dd remains valid for now
  • gw write: Option --gen-tg43 generates 8-inch /TG43 signal on pin 2
(dr)

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01.Mar.2024



Mailbox: AmiExpress 5.6.1
AmiExpress is a rewrite by Darren Coles of the original Joe Hodge/LightSpeed Technologies mailbox program in Amiga E. It is open source and includes most of the features of the previous version as well as new features and bug fixes. Version 5.6.1 offers some fixes to resolve issues when running on 68000, support for conf NDIRS setting in the configuration editor and the option to move mail messages to another conference.

Direct download: Amix561.lha (1,1 MB) (dr)

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01.Mar.2024



Video tutorial: Further screen commands in AMOS
Following on from his last two videos about screen commands and especially the "Screen Copy" command, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' shows more screen commands in the current part of his tutorial series about AMOS Pro, in particular how to scroll a screen, or rather part of a screen. As always, the source file for the programme shown in the video can be downloaded free of charge from his website. (dr)

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01.Mar.2024



Amiga emulator: Amiberry 5.6.8
Amiberry is an Amiga emulator for ARM-based single-chip systems like the Raspberry Pi, the Odroid XU4 or the Tinkerboard from ASUS, which brings some newly developed features like a "WHDLoad-Booter" or support for controller configuration using RetroArch. For example it is used in the Workbench distribution AmiKit for the Raspberry Pi 4/400. Changes in version 5.6.8:

Bugfixes
  • GUI Hardware sprite checkbox wouldn't enable when needed
  • some RTG options were not changed on-the-fly
  • fix mouse drift when using RTG hardware sprite
  • absolute mouse movement did not scale correctly in single line mode
  • fix offset for button indicators in ControllerMap GUI
  • Fix absolute mouse positioning for RTG modes as well
  • Fixed crash when using Restart after previous updates
  • Fixed crash/freeze when trying to access FloppyDriveBridge devices under macOS
  • Ensure changes in virtual mouse and magic mouse are applied immediately
  • Removed some buggy Fast copper experimental code
Improvements
  • When emulating, disable RTG settings that cannot be changed on-the-fly
  • added always on top options to Misc panel in GUI, fixed navigation
  • Partial merge of GFX updates from Preview
  • improve WHDBooter prefs changes
  • implement floppydatapullup option
  • more WHDBooter improvements
(dr)

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29.Feb.2024
Jeroen Knoester


SFX-Engine: Audio Mixer 3.6
Jeroen Knoester's Audio Mixer (YouTube video of version 2.0) allows real time mixing several samples onto a single channel (up to 4 samples on one channel), while maintaining high performance (3.7% CPU time for 4 samples mixed @ 11KHz on an standard 1MB A500) (amiga-news.de reported). Version 3.6 has several new features, such as a high quality mixing option that exchanges CPU time for higher quality sound, a plugin system so that effects can be added to samples that are being played (such as pitch changes), the ability to loop from any point in the sample rather than only the start and more. (dr)

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28.Feb.2024
MorphZone (Forum)


MorphOS: E-Mail client Iris 1.21
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.21 his e-mail client Iris for MorphOS. Detailed changes:
  • Added an option to block loading of any external assets (images, css, etc) used in HTML emails. When enabled, Iris will only show images attached to the email itself. External content may still be loaded using context menu
  • Double-clicking a message in Drafts will now open it in Edit mode
  • Right mouse click on the messages list selects the clicked email
  • Added a help bubble to the messages list
  • Extended the AREXX WRITE command
  • It's now possible to create and send calendar invitations in emails
  • Updated WebKit & co
(dr)

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28.Feb.2024
MorphZone


MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 7.5 (update)
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 7.4 of his web browser Wayfarer for MorphOS. This update introduces a reworked settings UI, possibility to fine-tune browser settings per 1st component of a URL path as well as fixes of reported crashes.

Update: (01.03.2024, 20:50, dr)

Meanwhile version 7.5 is available which fixes reported crashes and HLS Live video playback (live Youtube streams on mobile frontend). (dr)

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28.Feb.2024



Demo party: Ticket sales for Revision 2024 launched
Ticket sales have now started for the Revision demo party (amiga-news.de reported), which traditionally takes place on the Easter weekend in Saarbrücken, Germany. (dr)

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28.Feb.2024



Video series: Restoration of an Amiga 4000
In a six-part video series, the YouTube channel "Retronaut" shows how an Amiga 4000, which was part of a whole conglomerate of items used by a commercial television station in the British Midlands in the 1990s and which no longer worked, is brought back to life. (dr)

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28.Feb.2024



AROS: "Irritating bug of the month" February fixed / Poll for March
In the "Irritating bug of the month" poll for February, the addition of an easy way to enable tethering in the network settings was chosen. AROS developer Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz has added this feature, which will be available in the next update.

The "Irritating bug of the month" survey for March has also begun. Please vote. (dr)

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