30.Jan.2017
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New Facebook group for Amiga developers
A new Facebook group is supposed to complete the options for developers by providing a platform for discussing issues.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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30.Jan.2017
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Review: Vampire 500 V2 (English/French)
In his blog, Amiga user "Epsilon" has published a detailed review of the FPGA accelerator board Vampire 500 V2: Part 1, Part 2. Thanks to David Brunet, a French translation is available as well.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 30. Jan. 2017, 23:16] [Comments: 0]
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29.Jan.2017
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit 9 Reloaded for Mac with Rabbit Hole
On October 2015 "Rabbit Hole" was introduced which for the Workbench distribution AmiKit makes it possible to start programms of the Linux or Windows operating system or to get access to Amiga files.
Releasing "AmiKit 9 Reloaded for Mac" this now is also possible with Mac OS X. Version 10.8 of the operating system is required. Additionally WinUAE under Wine 2.0 is used instead of E-UAE which provides more speed and stability to AmiKit.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 29. Jan. 2017, 06:42] [Comments: 0]
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29.Jan.2017
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Barjack Magigames: New pictogramms for WHDLoad games (Update)
Barjack Magigames provides every collection of WHDLoad games an informative set of icons (screenshot) because at first glance the new pictogramms provide information on chipset, year of release, category, language, rating and if it is a disk or CD game. The first set covers all games starting with 0-9 or the letter A (Download-Link).
Update: (17:56, 29.01.17, snx)
Meanwhile, there is an additional Extra Pack (Download-Link). (snx) (Translation: dr)
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29.Jan.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 28.01.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until January 28th, 2017:
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha game/role 11M 68k Implementation of Tunnels &am...
Handy095.lha misc/emu 175K 68k Atari Lynx emulator
amath.i386-aros.lha misc/math 377K x86 Simple command line calculator
amath.lha misc/math 1.5M 68k Simple command line calculator
amath.src.lha misc/math 465K Simple command line calculator
Calimero_3.82.lha text/dtp 7.9M MOS A DTP Program
Redit.lha text/edit 49K 68k Text editor
Slarti_MOS.lha text/edit 7.8M MOS Slarti - The Subtitle Editor
Slarti_OS4.lha text/edit 8.1M OS4 Slarti - The Subtitle Editor
snapit.lha util/misc 487K MOS A screen grabber with MUI-Int...
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29.Jan.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 28.01.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until January 28th, 2017:
cmake.lha dev/cro 15Mb 4.1 Cross platform build toolkit
rimage2c.lha dev/uti 8kb 4.1 Convert a Binary file or Image t...
stargus.lha gam/str 6Mb 4.0 Stratagus mod that allows you to...
snapit.lha uti/mis 487kb 4.1 Powerful MUI-based Screen Grabber
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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29.Jan.2017
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WHDLoad: New installers until 28.01.2017
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 January 28th, 2017:
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jan.2017
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: "Hurra, ich wachse!" 2.0
The MorphOS programm "Hurra, ich wachse!" written by Ulrich Beckers "is an app to monitor and manage all body sizes/measures of children during their growth phase (age of 0-18 years) and includes data for height, weight, head girth, skinfolds, hip and waist circumference as well as for blood pressure. Additionally the body mass index (BMI), waist/hip relation, waist/height relation and body fat get automatically calculated."
Version 2.0 of the programm now is available in German and English. Additionally a responsive graphic interface and a new menu were added.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 28. Jan. 2017, 17:01] [Comments: 0]
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28.Jan.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Text editor featuring Kickstart-1.2 compatibility: Redit 1.14
Kai Scherrer's text editor Redit works without any limitations on an Amiga equipped with Kickstart 1.2, but also is fully compatible with higher versions of the system. The editor can be also launched from an emergancy disk or used after booting without startup-sequence.
Changes of version 1.14:
- Bugfix: new documents could thrash file lock - fixed
- Improved: library loading is now done by own routines, decreasing binary size
- Stackwarning message removed
- Increased stacksize to 16k
Download: Redit1.14.lha (49 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 28. Jan. 2017, 16:54] [Comments: 0]
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28.Jan.2017
David Brunet (ANF)
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Obligement: Vote for the Amiga Games Award 2016
David Brunet writes: Each year you can vote for the best Amiga game of the previous twelve months. Now it's time for the Amiga Games Award 2016!
To vote for the best AmigaOS 68k, AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, or AROS games, you can rate them at the title link. There will be no "global" winner, but a winner by systems. The final results will be published on monday, February 6, 2017.
Wie jedes Jahr lässt David Brunet auch für 2016 auf der Obligement-Webseite über das beste Spiel unter AmigaOS, AmigaOS 4, MorphOS bzw. AROS abstimmen. Die Wahl erfolgt für das jeweilige Betriebssystem.
Das Ergebnis wird am Montag, dem 6. Februar, bekanntgegeben. (snx)
[News message: 28. Jan. 2017, 16:51] [Comments: 0]
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28.Jan.2017
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Podcast: AmiCast 20 - Interview with Trevor Dickinson (A-EON Technology)
In the 20th issue of his podcast, Krzysztof Radzikowski has talked to Trevor Dickinson of A-EON Technology. Additionally a record of his speech on the "Amiga Ireland 2017" is included, which also is available as video.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 28. Jan. 2017, 07:02] [Comments: 0]
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27.Jan.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4 / AROS / MorphOS: SnapIT 1.4
SnapIT written by Stefan Blixth (OnyxSoft) is a "powerful screen grabber" for AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and AROS/x86 (screenshot).
The version of MorphOS can save the screenshots as different formats by using Reggae. Generally version 1.4 now can be used without a user-interface.
Changes:
- Reggae-support for saving data which includes a lot more formats to save to (MorphOS only)
- Missed to apply translation to the ASL-window (save file as...)
- Fixed that the free grab works as intended if the program was started iconified
- Added Greek translation by Anthony Iliakis
- Using latest MUI4 on OS4 to set the "aiming" pointer when using freegrab mode
- Now possible to grab a screen and save it without using the GUI (cli argument)
- Added CX_POPKEY / CX_POPUP handling
- Modified SnapIT so it can only be started in one instance, run it twice, uniconifies the first instance
- Included a updated Spanish guide file by Victor Gutiérrez
- Removed the requester when starting the program without a keyfile
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 27. Jan. 2017, 05:15] [Comments: 0]
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26.Jan.2017
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Calendar for printing
The Croatian website amigawarp.org has published a year 2017 calender with Amiga motifs. The calendar was created in A4 landscape format and can be printed in English (PDF) or Croatian (PDF).
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 26. Jan. 2017, 23:18] [Comments: 0]
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24.Jan.2017
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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FPGA: Apollo-Core-Update "Gold2"
The Apollo core is a FPGA-reimplementation of Motorolas m68k-series, which also provides a separate graphic output called SAGA. Currently the core is used in the accelerator boards 600 V2 and 500 V2(+). Changes in the latest core "Gold2":
- AMMX greatly improved
- Added CPU counters
- Added TURTLE mode
- Modified PCR register: 68080 now acts as a 060
- Modified MOVEC Rc,Rn (reads in User mode and Writes in Supervisor mode)
- Improved some loops patterns
- Improved self-modifying code support
- Improved memory controller to be full 32-bit
- Improved HDMI core
The SAGA driver was also updated and now is available in version 0.11.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Jan. 2017, 20:00] [Comments: 0]
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24.Jan.2017
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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MorphOS: Calimero 3.82
Carsten Siegner's Calimero "is a powerfull DTP program" which can handle spreedsheets (screenshot) now of the formats EPUB (photo 1) and ODT (photo 2).
The comic picture shown in the document is a WMF image format file which can be converted by Calimero into other formats. The spreedsheets in the ODT-documents for example in OpenOffice can be moved without limitations, thus do not depend on lines.
Download: Calimero_3.82.lha (8 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Jan. 2017, 19:55] [Comments: 0]
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24.Jan.2017
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A500 accelerator board: HC508 in progress
Another accelerator board for the Amiga 500 is in development called HC508 which is based on a 68HC000 processor clocked with 50 Mhz and according to the developer is fully compatible to the 68000. The hardware has been tested for a loner time, the layout is final.
The HC508 has the following features:
- 68HC000 CPU with 50 MHz, 100% MC68000 compatible
- IDE-port (40 pin) for HD and CD-ROM
- integrated port for CF-cards
- 8 MB FastRAM (1 wait state)
- 512k FlashROM for Kickstart (1 wait state)
- Tool for disabling/enabling of all moduls (CPU, RAM, ROM, IDE)
It is still not clear how the board will be sold.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Jan. 2017, 15:50] [Comments: 0]
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24.Jan.2017
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PCMCIA driver: CFD 1.33 (Update)
CFD ("CompactFlashDevice") supports using CompactFlash memory cards on the PCMCIA-Port of an A600 or A1200. Grzegorz 'Krashan' Kraszewski has released an update of the driver which improves compatibility with SD-cards (inserted via SD-CF-adapter). The updated driver also could provide support of a higher number of CF memory cards.
Update: (08:05, 27.08.17, snx)
As Grzegorz Kraszewski points out in a comment, this driver update has been created by Paul Carter and not by himself. (cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Jan. 2017, 15:39] [Comments: 2 - 27. Aug. 2017, 08:11]
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24.Jan.2017
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New PCMCIA angle connector: KA37 (Update)
Grzegorz 'Krashan' Kraszewski offers another angle connector for the PCMCIA port of the A1200 or A600 called "KA37" which is mostly required if the Amiga was put into a tower. The "KA37" is available for about 21 Euro and thus cheaper than similar products of Amigakit or
Elbox. However, Krashan only accepts Bitcoin (0.0249 Bitcoin). You can order the connector via email from the developer.
Update: (09:25, 30.01.2017, snx)
Grzegorz Kraszewski mentions in a comment that PayPal and SEPA transfers are also accepted, although they are not advertised on the webpage. (cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Jan. 2017, 15:31] [Comments: 2 - 30. Jan. 2017, 09:23]
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24.Jan.2017
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Interview with Patrick Nevian (Tales of Gorluth, Blue Metal Rose)
generationamiga.com has published an interview with Patrick Nevian who among others is the developer of the Tales of Gorluth series and founder of the Indie Pop band project Blue Metal Rose.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Jan. 2017, 00:30] [Comments: 0]
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24.Jan.2017
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Platform game: Slackskin & Flint for free download
The full version of the platform game Slackskin & Flint which was released in 1992 can be downloaded for free.
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[News message: 24. Jan. 2017, 00:27] [Comments: 0]
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24.Jan.2017
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Ars Technica: A history of the Amiga, part 10
The tenth part of the series "A history of the Amiga", since 2007 released on Ars Technica, is about the decline of the Amiga.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Jan. 2017, 00:00] [Comments: 0]
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23.Jan.2017
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Subtitle editor: Slarti (all Amiga platforms)
"Slarti" is written in Hollywood and can "help making or modifying video subtitles" in the SubRip format. Using the avcodec-plugin, Slarti loads the video into its user-interface (which was created with RapaGUI) and offers rich editing modes.
Obviously other ports of the program are only available as free downloads if a certain amount of donations has been achieved. This is explained on the website under "Donations":
"If you send any amount of donation you will get an email with the download link of your chosen platform and the release target counter will be added by one point.
If the counter hit one of the goals then a release of the program will happen as a free download as described below."
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 23. Jan. 2017, 23:59] [Comments: 0]
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23.Jan.2017
(ANF)
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Ben Hermans resigns his position as director of Hyperion
During the afternoon a hint was published on amiga.org that in the Belgisch Staatsblad an application of Hyperion (PDF) was published for removing the rank of the director ("Bestuurder") for Ben Hermans because he did resign this position on December 16th. This has been certified since January 12th because the KBO ("Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen") lists only founding member Timothy de Groote as well as the German Costel Mincea, joined in May 2015 as directors of Hyperion.
A few hours later Hyperion's website also announced the change:
"Hyperion Entertainment CVBA wishes to announce that Mr. Ben Hermans has resigned as a director of the company to allow him to concentrate on his practice as legal counsel. He remains committed to Hyperion Entertainment and will continue representing its legal interests in the best possible way. Ben of course also remains a shareholder in the Hyperion Entertainment business."
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 23. Jan. 2017, 23:49] [Comments: 0]
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