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06.Jan.2016



Web Browser: Github-Repository for Odyssey
Against a payment of 7500 Euro, in January 2014 Fabien 'Fab' Coeurjoly released the source code of his web browser Odyssey. After the release of an AmigaOS 4 port, for some months the available AROS port provided by Krzysztof 'Deadwood' Śmiechowicz is the only one which is currenty developed further.

On Github, the programmer has published the source code of his Odyssey port and has invited all Amiga developers to join the work. He is willing to introduce the code base and the developing process to unexperienced programmers. If you are interested in, then please contact him via eMail.

The archive on Github includes the latest version 1.25 which is based on Coeurjoly's latest release Odyssey 1.24 and provides the following improvements:
  • uses directly the Webkit engine - the Orygin layer is no longer required - which makes it easier to use Webkit updates
  • uses WebKit revision 187682 (from end of July)
  • Source code and build configuration are prepared for the development of several (Amiga) destination platforms
(cg) (Translation: dr)

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06.Jan.2016
Amiga Future (Webseite)


Tracker: Symphonie Pro can be compiled again
Patrick Meng's tracker Symphonie Pro supports 256 physical audio channels, a 16-Bit software DSP as well as 16-Bit samples. Originally the pro-version of the programm was distributed for 120 D-Mark and eight years ago it was made available with its source codes on Aminet.

It turned out that the source code was incomplete, but now the missing parts could be filled. Under the title link on GitHub the completed source code as well as the programm are available, all programmers who are going to develop the programm further are very welcome. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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05.Jan.2016
amigaworld.net (Webseite)


Amiga documentary: "Viva Amiga" available from March
After more than four years, Zach Weddington obviously has finished his Amiga documentary "Viva Amiga" which was financed by crowd funding: At Kickstarter the producer has announced, that "the film is 100% complete and the distribution plan is solid and all set up". The film will be officially introduced at the South by Southwest Film Festival in mid march 2016. All supporters of the Kickstarter project will get their copy of the film before. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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05.Jan.2016
Hyperion Entertainment CVBA (ANF)


Hyperion: AmigaOS 3.1 source code leak - official statement
Press release: Brussels, January 5, 2016 - Hyperion Entertainment wishes a happy New Year 2016 everybody!

The days between last Christmas and New Year were actually clouded by the sad fact that the source code of AmigaOS 3.1 and additional content dating back to 1994 was published and widely spread without permission of the rights-holder. Note that no code of AmigaOS 4.x was released or distributed.

Hyperion Entertainment holds an exclusive, world-wide, perpetual source-code license to the intellectual property of AmigaOS 3.1 and additional content as documented in the publicly available settlement agreement between Hyperion Entertainment and Amiga, Inc. which has taken the form of a stipulated judgement.

Based on this license AmigaOS 4.x development was started in 2001 by Hyperion Entertainment using the AmigaOS 3.1 code as a basis and as the direct successor of what Commodore left behind in 1994. AmigaOS 4.x is an actively developed product on sale and still incorporates a substantial amount of AmigaOS 3.1 code.

While this would be already more than enough of a reason to care about the unauthorised disclosure and distribution, it is also the very same settlement agreement which made all of this possible in the first place, which contractually requires Hyperion to enforce and protect any intellectual property rights associated with AmigaOS including the AmigaOS 3.1 source-code.

This entails that Hyperion Entertainment will examine all possible legal action against any unauthorised source of or use of this material it is aware of. All of this leads up to the reason why we "make such a fuss" about code which is more than 20 years old by now. While the original leak seems to stem from someone outside of the active community, it is even more sad to see quite some of the remaining active users happily participate in distributing this unauthorised copy, compromising years of development work and all possible future versions of AmigaOS and therefore biting the hand that feeds them against all common sense and in blatant violation of copyright.

Having said that, our most special thanks go to all loyal customers, user groups, dealers, partners and all others who showed and continue to show their support to us. You are the reason why AmigaOS still exists, why it remains under active development and why we care.

Thank you,
on behalf of Hyperion Entertainment, all associated developers, translators and testers.

Hyperion Entertainment CVBA
Tervurenlaan 34
1040 Brussels
Belgium (snx)

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05.Jan.2016
Amiga.org (Webseite)


AmigaOS 4: MiniHollyEdit NG 1.0
MiniHollyEdit NG written by the French programmer 'ArtBlink' is an editor for the programming language Hollywood, which itself is implemented in Hollywood using the plugins MUI Royale and GLGalore (screenshot). At least Hollywood version 4.5 is required.

Characteristics
  • Multi editor tabs
  • Mono Multi Window window
Preferences options
  • The default scripts directory
  • The name of the default scripts
  • the language (French or English)
  • Graphic theme among 6 topics
  • Do not open the "About" at the start of MHE
  • Enable / disable Hollywood completion of commands (not MuiRoyale nor GLGalore)
  • Choose your favorite to open calculator to help you in your scripting
  • Select your drawing program (eg opens PPaint to create or modify your sprites)
  • Select your music software (eg opens Digibooster to create music for your program)
  • Activate default systems for which you want to compile your / your script (s)
  • Activate the crushing demand for security compile file
  • Enable compression of your executable
Script execution options
  • View Hollywood resources Monitor
  • Enable / disable resizing the execution window
  • Turn on / off the edges of the execution window
  • Enable / disable resizing the content of the execution window
Editor Features
  • Cut / Copy / Paste / Undo / Redo / Search Up and down
  • Update cursor coordinates
  • You can change the line and column number to jump to the line / desired column (press Enter / Return to validate)
  • Hollywood command completion window
  • Window with all your Personal function ()
  • Skips by double clicking on the function in the list on the right line in the editor
Online Help
  • Button to open all the guides
  • Window attributes MuiRoyale
  • Listing orders Hollywood / MuiRoyale / GLgalore
  • Insert double click on Help in your script
  • Quick help with the attributes of Hollywood and commands GLGalore
  • Buttons specific aids to open the guide directly to the control display
Download: MHEOS4.lha (2 MB) (snx) (Translation: dr)

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04.Jan.2016
amigaworld.net (Webseite)


68k-Distribution Aros Vision 3.0
Olaf Schönweiß' AROS/68k-distribution Aros Vision now includes the full version of WHDLoad as well as the corresponding AROS ROMs. Additionally several system files have been updated. The main changes of the distribution:
  • full whdload-installation thanks to whdload now freeware and Aros Rom Replacements working in it
  • System files updated
  • MUI classes updated and new added
  • you can change easily between MUI38 and Zune now
  • filesystems added
  • Installer can be automatically downloaded from aminet
  • App Store updated
  • With one key-press you can save or restore the most important system files
  • Faster, newest version of Peterk icon library added
(cg) (Translation: dr)

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04.Jan.2016
Amiga Future (Webseite)


Windows: ADTWin 1.3
ADTWin is a programm to write Amiga disks under Windows (amiga-news.de reported) to use the content of ADF-files on real Amigas.

Version 1.3 supports compressed ADF-files and runs under the 32 and 64 Bit version of Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1 and 10. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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03.Jan.2016
Spidi (ANF)


USB adapter: Firmware update for Ryś MKII
The Ryś MKII adapter can be used together with USB HID devices like mouses, joysticks and pads to connect them as input devices for Amiga computers. The latest firmware update enables assigning "up" command to the "square" / 4 button in PAD mode. It also brings various fixes for user-reported bugs.

Download: RysMKII_20160103.7z (27 KB) (snx)

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03.Jan.2016
Amiga Future (Webseite)


Dune II: Spice Obsession Mod 0.5
For the real-time strategy game Dune II, originally released in 1993, yesterday a modification was released under the title link. The Spice Obsession Mod 0.5 includes four missions, level of difficulty increases faster compared with the original missions. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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03.Jan.2016
Amiga Future (Webseite)


Amiga game launcher: X-bEnCh 0.99 R7
X-bEnCH is a graphical user-interface with up to 272 colours (AGA; 128 on OCS/ECS-computers) which can replace the Workbench for launching WHDLoad-games and other applications and requires low hardware resources. An integrated command line as well as the file manager Xpl0rEr are also available.

X-bEnCh 0.99 R7 fixes several bugs.

Download: xbench0.99r7.lha (665 KB) (snx) (Translation: dr)

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03.Jan.2016



Aminet-Uploads until 02.01.2016
The following archives have been added to Aminet until January 2nd, 2016:
CruelSummer_Box.lha      demo/misc  455K  68k 2009-12 unreleased oldschool ...
Kaleidoscopycus_II.lha   demo/misc  348K  68k Simple Demo: colorful Cycle P...
cop.lha                  dev/debug  162K  68k Low Level Debugger
m68k-amigaos-gcc.tar.gz  dev/gcc    12M   68k GCC based dev toolchain for A...
fd2libmaker.lha          dev/lib    1K        Convert FD to LibMaker functions
sgit.lha                 dev/misc   1.0M  OS4 A simple and incomplete git c...
A3000-INT_2-Mod.lha      docs/hard  1.3M      A3000D INT_2 motherboard modi...
Amigaville3.pdf          docs/mags  43M       Amigaville Magazine Issue 3
elves-dreamland.zip      game/actio 515K  68k Jet Set Willy clone as Xmas game
webptools044_a68k.lha    gfx/conv   2.3M  68k encode/decode images in WebP ...
magicwebp_4.0.lha        gfx/show   1.4M  MOS View/encode Webp pictures + a...
CxPX_SP.lha              util/cdity 4K        CxPX v1.0 spanish catalog
CxSP.lha                 util/cdity 4K        CX v2.3 spanish catalog
devinfos.lha             util/misc  639K  OS4 Shows infos about a device an...
recentfiles.sbar.lha     util/misc  53K   MOS A recent file information scr...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

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03.Jan.2016



OS4Depot-Uploads until 02.01.2016
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until January 2nd, 2016:
vsp.lha                  aud/pla 2Mb   4.0 An easy mod, mp3, ogg and wav Vi...
warpjpegdt.lha           dat/ima 235kb 4.0 JFIF-JPEG datatype
wiiloader.lha            dev/cro 190kb 4.0 Nintendo Wii network loader utility
libogg.lha               dev/lib 312kb 4.0 lib for handling OGG files
libvorbis.lha            dev/lib 1Mb   4.0 lib for handling Ogg Vorbis audio
libpng.lha               dev/lib 2Mb   4.0 Lib for handling PNG files
libsdl_image.lha         dev/lib 1Mb   4.0 SDL image file loading library
libtiff.lha              dev/lib 3Mb   4.0 Lib for handling Tag Image File ...
libvpx.lha               dev/lib 2Mb   4.0 WebM VP8/VP9 Codec library
libwebp.lha              dev/lib 6Mb   4.0 lib for handling WebP images
libx264.lha              dev/lib 3Mb   4.0 H.264/AVC encoder
sgit.lha                 dev/uti 1009k 4.0 A simple and incomplete git client
amigaracer.lha           gam/dri 48Mb  4.1 A Lotus Turbo Challenge game alike
aiss.lha                 gra/ais 8Mb   4.1 Amiga Image Storage System
aiss.pdf                 gra/ais 5Mb   4.1 Documentation
pintorweb.lha            gra/con 2Mb   4.0 An easy program to handling pict...
awc.lha                  gra/mis 2Mb   4.0 A web anim tool
loview.lha               gra/vie 5Mb   4.0 The Easy Viewer & Thumber :)
gummisurf.lha            net/bro 98kb  4.0 The downloader manager companion
dsm.lha                  net/ser 1Mb   4.1 Synology Download Station Tool
devinfos.lha             uti/mis 639kb 4.0 Shows many infos about a device
jack.lha                 uti/wor 4Mb   4.1 A fantastic AppStore for AmigaOS
clipgrab.lha             vid/mis 1Mb   4.1 Qt Download videos from YouTube
vamp.lha                 vid/pla 2Mb   4.0 Virtual Amiga Multimedia Player
(snx) (Translation: dr)

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03.Jan.2016



MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 02.01.2016
The following archives have been added to MorphOS-Files until January 2nd, 2016:
AmIRC                    3.6.2   net/cha    805 Simply the best IRC client ...
NetFS Revised            1.0     net/fil     68 Modernized network file sys...
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03.Jan.2016



WHDLoad: New packages until 02.01.2016
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 2nd, 2016:
  • 2016-01-02 improved: Goal! (Virgin) WHDLoad v17+ features used (config), a few blitter waits added (68010+ only) (Info)
  • 2016-01-02 new: Manchester United: The Double (Krisalis) done by StingRay (Info)
  • 2016-01-02 improved: Manchester United: Premier League Champions (Krisalis) writes to Beamcon0 and Bplcon4 disabled, Bplcon0 color bit fixes, WHDLoad v17+ features used, patch works with 0.5MB chip memory now (Info)
  • 2016-01-02 improved: Defenders of the Earth (Enigma Variations) patch rewritten, trainer and CD32 joypad support added, blitter waits can be disabled with Custom2, decruncher relocated, ButtonWait support (Info)
  • 2016-01-02 new: Sooty's Fun With Numbers (Alternative) done by Abaddon (Info)
  • 2016-01-02 new: Mafdet And The Book Of The Dead Software Horizons (Kingsoft) done by Abaddon (Info)
  • 2016-01-02 new: Space Assault (Software 2000) done by Abaddon (Info)
  • 2016-01-02 new: Fighting Soccer (Activision) done by Abaddon (Info)
  • 2016-01-02 improved: Netherworld (Hewson) RawDIC imager, supports another version, blitter wait patches can be disabled with Custom2, uses files, disk access removed, problem with second intro screen fixed (Info)
  • 2016-01-02 improved: Satan (Dinamic) trainer added, blitter waits can be disabled with Custom2, trainer added, WHDLoad v18+ features used (Info)
  • 2016-01-01 improved: Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters (Tengen/Teque) supports another version (Info)
  • 2016-01-01 updated: Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon (Master Designer Software/Cinemaware) patch redone, protection checks removed properly, final answer when talking to characters displayed for 5 seconds, manual added (Info)
  • 2015-12-31 updated: Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters (Tengen/Teque) patch redone, works on 68000, trainers added, high-score load/save, blitter waits skipped on 68000 (Info)
  • 2015-12-30 updated: Toyota Celica GT Rally (Gremlin) patch redone, uses files, full load/save support, out of bounds blits fixed, interrupts fixed, 68000 quitkey support (Info)
  • 2015-12-29 fixed: Ultimate Golf (Gremlin) wrong quit patch fixed, new install script (Info)
  • 2015-12-29 improved: Lethal Zone (Infernal Byte System) wrong copperlist patch corrected, timing fixed, out of bounds blits fixed, lots of trainer options added, uses WHDLoad v17+ features (Info)
  • 2015-12-28 fixed: Devious Designs (Imageworks) crash when starting game fixed, high score load/save, more trainer options, uses WHDLoad v17+ features (Info)
  • 2015-12-28 updated: Dragonstone (Core Design) patch redone, fast ram support done properly, trainers added, interrupts fixed, 68000 quitkey support (Info)
  • 2015-12-27 fixed: Magicland Dizzy (Codemasters) crash during title part fixed, hidden credits part supported, interrupts fixed, new trainer options, 68000 quitkey support, WHDLoad v17+ features used (Info)
(snx) (Translation: dr)

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03.Jan.2016
Martin Merz (ANF)


Toolbar images: AISS 4.20
The Amiga Image Storage System (AISS) offers a photo-illustrative icon style for toolbar images - it approaches the realism of photography but uses the features of illustrations to convey a lot of information in a small image. AISS is an environment to store, access and maintain this toolbar images. For more information about AISS please have a look at the documentation.

The new release features more than 8,300 images in the AmigaOS 4 icon design and for compatibility reasons all pictures and animations of the previous releases. (snx)

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02.Jan.2016



MUI für AmigaOS with licensing issues (Update)
In December 2014 it was revealed that the MUI distribution "MUI for AmigaOS" contained API documentation that had been copied from the MorphOS SDK without acquiring a proper license first. During the following discussion, both developers of "MUI for AmigaOS" - Jens "damato" Maus und Thore "tboeckel" Böckelmann - apologized for their mistake.

When the latest update of the distribution was discussed on amiga-news.de today, Christian 'Tokai' Rosentreter issued another statement (German) claiming that the developer documentation inside the archive still contained large parts copied verbatim from the MorphOS SDK. After a short conversation with Rosentreter and an indepth look at two of the files listed by him, we found evidence (German) that suggests his allegations are true.

After discussing our findings with Maus and Böckelmann, amiga-news.de decided to stop covering any future versions of "MUI for AmigaOS" until the documentation in question has been rewritten from scratch.

Update: (03.01.2016, 21:00, cg)

Replaced the original news item about the latest update to "MUI for AmigaOS" with an explanation of the licensing issues. (cg) (Translation: cg)

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01.Jan.2016
Amigaville (ANF)


PDF-Magazine: Amigaville, issue 3 (English)
Amigaville is an English-language pdf-magazine and provides news, reviews to old games and reprintes of full-page games advertising taken from the heyday of the Amiga. The third issue includes an arcticle about archiving commercial programms and games as well as an essay about the question "Programming: The dying art?".

Download: Amigaville3.pdf (34 MB) (snx) (Translation: dr)

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01.Jan.2016
David Brunet (ANF)


New articles on the Obligement website
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.
  • November/December 2015 news
  • Old articles from Tilt 52 to 55:
    • Review of Passagers Du Vent
    • Review of Graphics Studio
    • Report: SICOB 1988
    • Interview with David Joiner
    • Review of Crystal Hammer
    • Report: CeBIT 1988
    • Review of Tetris
    • Review of Deluxe Paint 2
    • Review of Hollywood Poker
  • Interview with Antoine Dubourg (MorphOS developper)
  • Interview with David Rosen and Jason Compton (Escom, 1996)
  • Review of Gorky 17
  • Review of AmiCloud 1.0 beta
  • Review of AmigaAMP 3.16
  • Comparison: Amiga MIDI sequencers of 1990-1994
  • Hardware: Sum 1200
  • File: the Amiga chipsets (update)
  • Tutorial: utilisation of Gmail/IMAP with SimpleMail 0.41
  • Tutorial: how to crack Turrcian 2
  • Special quiz about the Ishar series
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31.Dec.2015
Amiga Future (Webseite)


Javascript: Scripted Amiga Emulator 0.8.3
Already in March, version 0.8.3 of the Scripted Amiga Emulator was made available, which was originally released more than three years ago.

Rupert Hausberger's Scripted Amiga Emulator was written in Javascript and and should run with all modern web browsers, but is highly recommended for Chrome.

Changes in version 0.8.3:
  • Audio
    • Fixed a heavy bug i added myself around v0.6-0.7 on the seek for other bugs. Big thanks to 'Ralf Sommer'
    • Dropped usage of the ring-buffer and wrote a new and faster queue-buffer
    • The audio-data is now first sampled at 15.65KHz and then resampled to the rate of the soundcard. This does reduce internal CPU-usage
    • Removed 'Audio/Samplerate' in the GUI, because it's no longer used
  • Events
    • Fixed a bug in combination with frameskip
    • Frameskip is now disabled by default
  • Common
    • Updated AROS-ROMs to actual version SVN50213
(snx) (Translation: dr)

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