01.May.2016
MorphZone (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Password manager PastePass 1.4
Stefan 'Kronos' Kleinheinrich's PastePass is a password manager for MorphOS "featuring an encrypted database and the abilty to fill in username + password at the stroke of a simple shortcut." A little tool called PassTool for encrypting the password is included as well.
In version 1.4 some bugs were fixed and user defined groups added.
Download: PastePass.lha (107 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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01.May.2016
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'Amiga' no longer a registered trademark in Germany
All over the world more than 60 Amga related trademarks are still registered with various local trademark offices (overview, PDF). For the vast majority of them, the owner is listed as 'Amiga Inc., New York'. But the registration of a trademark has to be renewed in regular intervalls by its owner - usually every ten years - otherwise the mark gets deleted.
Since Amiga Inc. doesn't take care of that process anymore, Amiga trademark registrations have been deleted for several years already. So far, only superfluous registrations or marks in less relevant markets like Bulgaria had been affected. But from 2016 to 2018, all relevant trademark registrations in the important markets are about to expire, and the German marks are taking the lead: The registration period for the figurative mark 'Amiga' aswell as the word marks 'Amiga' and 'Amiga OS' ended in 2015.
As the German Trademark Office (DPMA, Deutsches Marken- und Patentamt) tells us, the actual expiry of a registration is followed by a grace period of six months, during which the original owner can reregister a trademark. After that, it takes another few weeks until the status of a registration is actually changed to 'expired' in the DPMA database. In fact, the DPMA register lists the figurative mark Amiga as 'deleted' and the word mark Amiga had already been deleted some six months ago. Amiga OS on the other hand will still be considered a registered Mark for a few more months.
Despite that, 'Amiga' isn't up for grabs yet in Germany - the European Intellectual Property Office also has a registration for an 'Amiga' trademark (file number 000815779) that only expires in 2018 and is valid in all countries of the European Union. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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01.May.2016
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Amicast: Interview with Toni Wilen
In the blog of the English podcast Amicast an interview with Toni Wilen has been published. He is well-known for the development of the Amiga emulator WinUAE but has also written file manager FileMaster.
In the interview he mainly talked about the WinUAE and his future plans: Adding missing expansion cards, improving the compatibility, using of several emulated graphic cards simultaneously and emulating the micro controller 4510 (CDTV-CR) which controls the communication with the front-LCD. For the emulation of the controller he asks for ROMs. For further details please have a look at the WinUAE main page.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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01.May.2016
David Brunet (ANF)
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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.
- March/April 2016 news
- Old articles from Tilt 60 to 66:
- File: games and flops
- Report: CeBIT 1989
- Review of Space Harrier
- Interview with Steve Bak
- File: joysticks from 1987-1989
- Review of Design 3D
- Report: Winter CES 1989
- Review of Double Dragon
- Interview with Brian Fargo
- Review of Operation Wolf
- Review of Zynaps
- Interview with Benoît Charcosset (musican known as "Maf" on the demoscene)
- Review of Tanks Furry
- Review of Amiga Forever 2016
- Review of Ludexo
- Hardware: A2386SX
- DIY: Mute the ventilation on an AT power supply and a BlizzardPPC
- Tutorial: How to make MorphOS like AmigaOS 4
- Tutorial: How to get Delitracker working on X1000 under AmigaOS 4
- Tutorial: Use of the Nordic Power
- Programming: AMOS - the memory
- Special quiz about Infogrames
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01.May.2016
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Aminet-Uploads until 30.04.2016
The following archives have been added to Aminet until April 30th, 2016:
amirc_362_68000.lha comm/irc 637K 68k 68000 version of AmIRC
NetSurf-m68k.lha comm/www 11M 68k CSS capable web browser
OSCRetroIntro2016.lha demo/intro 85K 68k OldSk00l Crackers Retro Intro...
Retro2016Src.lha demo/intro 29K ASM source for 'Retro 2016' i...
TheWallV11Src.lha demo/mega 1K WHDLoad slave src: Kefrens' "...
RNIOM1.lha demo/sound 502K 68k Retro Noises In Our Minds, Is...
ADF2FMS13Src.lha dev/asm 2K 68k Asm Source for ADF 2 FMS
C64P00-P00C64ConvSrc.lha dev/asm 3K 68k C64 - P00 ^ P00 - C64 Convert...
LP110.lha dev/asm 3K 68k Lamer Protection
PortablE.lha dev/e 9.7M MOS E compiler, r6 beta (26.04.2016)
FlexCat-2.18.lha dev/misc 1.1M MOS Flexible catalogs (C,Asm,Ober...
VMCISDN.lha driver/net 370K 68k VMC-ISDN Software
Oubliette.adf game/actio 880K 68k Find the exit. Kill the dragon.
arBar.lha game/wb 30K 68k Make some connections!
C64P00-P00C64ConvSrc.lha misc/emu 2K 68k C64 - P00 ^ P00 - C64 Convert...
GMAP.lha misc/emu 45M OS4 Game Maker Amiga Player&M...
ClassicWB3.9-MWB.lha pix/mwb 2.7M MWB iconset replacement for C...
Calimero_3.0.lha text/dtp 6.6M MOS A DTP Program
NoFastMemSrc.lha util/boot 1K allocate all available fast RAM
BoardsLib.lha util/libs 74K 68k provides detailed info about ...
WebPButton_1.2.lha util/wb 8.4M MOS A animated Button
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01.May.2016
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 30.04.2016
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until April 30th, 2016:
c_string.lha dev/lan 10kb 4.0 Extended string functions for C
e_string.lha dev/lan 7kb 4.0 Extended string functions for E
portable.lha dev/lan 10Mb 4.1 E compiler, r6 beta (26.04.2016)
olctk.lha dev/lib 124kb 4.1 Simple AOS4 dev toolkit
flexcat.lha dev/mis 1Mb 4.0 Flexible catalogs (C, Asm, E, AR...
tbimageviewer.lha gra/ais 93kb 4.1 AISS image viewer based on AISSView
boingcube.lha uti/ben 3Mb 4.0 A bouncing rotating boing cube.
st_ships.lha uti/mis 29Mb 4.0 Database of ships in Star Trek
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01.May.2016
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 30.04.2016
The following archives have been added to AROS-Archives until April 30th, 2016:
quad-stalker.i386-aros.zip gam/mis 1Mb Two simple 8-bit inspired clones.
lodepaint_src_svn146.tar.bz2 gra/edi 4Mb Source code of paint application
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01.May.2016
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WHDLoad: New installers until 30.04.2016
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 April 30th, 2016:
- 2016-04-30 updated: Z-Out (Advantec/Rainbow Arts) enabled VBL interrupt during game (Info)
- 2016-04-30 improved: Hybris (Discovery Software) smart bomb can be triggered using second joystick button (Info)
- 2016-04-30 improved: Badlands (Tengen) added second button, quitkey on 68000 machines, re-enabled VBL interrupt (Info)
- 2016-04-30 new: Sounddisk (Possessed) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
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30.Apr.2016
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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MorphOS: Calimero 3.0
According to the author Carsten Siegner, Calimero "is a powerful DTP program" and now is available in version 3.0 for MorphOS including the following changes:
- Texture mask (screenshot)
- Function to insert alpha channel in pictures (screenshot)
- Import picture directories
- Export WebP Anims with alpha channel (if selected)
- Load gif anims (alpha !)
Download: Calimero_3.0.lha (7 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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30.Apr.2016
AlternativeTo.net (ANF)
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Software directory: AlternativeTo.net supports Amiga platforms
AlternativeTo.net helps searching for software alternatives. For instance, when you switch from Windows to Linux, you can check what is a free Microsoft Word alternative for that operating system.
Since yesterday the service also lists programs for AmigaOS, MorphOS and AROS. The database depends on third party submissions, thus (after registration) there is a form to add further software. (snx)
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29.Apr.2016
amigaimpact.org (Webseite)
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Emulators: HAPPIGA 1.2 launches ARM computer in Amiga emulation mode
Happiga is a Debian-based Linux distribution for ARM-based, credit card-sized computers like the Raspberry Pi, which directly is booting in the Amiga emulator UAE4ARM. An AGA-Amiga with 68040-processor and sufficient RAM is emulated and Picasso96 is installed. In order to enable excahnging data wth other computers, a Samba-share already is pre-configured.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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29.Apr.2016
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Free hardware: Atari-USB Joystick-Adapter
Stefan 'Develin' Blixth has developed an adapter which connects classic joysticks with the USB-port of modern computers. The adapter does not require any additional drivers, the included firmware can be updated directly over the USB-port.
The open source V-USB is used as firmware. His PCB-layout Blixth also has made available under the GPL. The developer is going to sell assembled adapters but asks you for some patience. All those who are going to buy such a adapter, please contact Blixth via eMail.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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29.Apr.2016
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Meta compiler: PortablE r6-04-26-2016 (beta)
Christopher Handley's meta compiler PortablE is a "recreation of the Amiga E programming language" providing many improvements. It can be used on AmigaOS4, AROS, MorphOS and Windows.
Changes since the last release:
- Built-in procedures can now support unlimited parameters (although only some have been updated to use this ability)
- Improved MUI & ReAction modules to use procedures with unlimited parameters (instead of immedate tag lists). So the C/C++ code generated for GUIs is now human-readable!
- Added the NoListOptim switch, so that the code generated for Immediate Lists can be more human-readable
- AmigaOS4: Added the 'intuition/menuclass' module, aka "AISS menus", and the example program "Examples/Amiga/OS4_ReAction/MenuClass.e"
- When a bug exception was thrown during compilation, it could give the wrong message. Now fixed
- Fixed a few module bugs
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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26.Apr.2016
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4 / MorphOS: Ask Me Up XXL 2.5.0
Jérôme 'Glames' Senay's Ask Me Up is a trivia game for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS (as well as Windows) in which you have to correctly answer 1700 questions on common knowledge, each with four possible answers. You can play it for yourself or together with up to five other players (four players using a joystick, the other two sharing the keyboard). A demo version including 80 questions is available for free.
In version 2.5.0 mainly some translations have been completed (German, Swedish, Portuguese) or improved (English).
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 26. Apr. 2016, 19:28] [Comments: 0]
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26.Apr.2016
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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MorphOS: WebPButton 1.2
Using Carsten Siegner's programm WebPButton, you can replace pictograms on the Ambient user-interface by motifs of your own (screenshot). As the name suggests, the format is limited to pictures or animations of the WebP-format.
Download: WebPButton_1.2.lha (8 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 26. Apr. 2016, 19:18] [Comments: 0]
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25.Apr.2016
amiga.org (Webseite)
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Record: Panel discussion with former "Amiga Power" editors
Last Thursday the British Guardian has invited former editors of the Amiga magazine "Amiga Power" to a panel discussion (information of the organizer).
Now some photographs of the event were published which despite a fee of 11 pound sterling was well-attended. Besides, there is also an audio record of the discussion.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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25.Apr.2016
amiga.org (Webseite)
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Viva Amiga Interview: The Retro Hour Podcast
The latest issue of the podcast "The Retro Hour" includes an interview with Zach Weddington who is the initiator of the crowd funded Amiga documentation Viva Amiga.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 25. Apr. 2016, 23:18] [Comments: 0]
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25.Apr.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4/MorphOS: Cinnamon Writer 0.95 beta 2
Claus Desler's Cinnamon Writer is a "compact and efficient word processor" which can import simple RTF and DocX files, offers a spell check and can restore lost documents.
Now the latest beta version also is available for MorphOS and fixes some bugs:
- Window trashing should be fixed
- Localization should now support other charsets than the generic. Please let me know if the char set of your language is not working satisfactory (but please first see if the problem is caused by limitations of the font used)
- Import of images now works. Feel free to send me images that are not imported correctly
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[News message: 25. Apr. 2016, 23:13] [Comments: 0]
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25.Apr.2016
AROS-Exec (Forum)
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AROS: A week in AROS (from 18.04.2016)
Weekly Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz summarizes the latest progresses and developments of the AROS-programmers.
Week of April 18th:
- SMB file system received a 64bit fix (Kalamatee)
- ScummVm has been updated to version 1.8.0 (mazze)
- MilkyTracker has been added to AROS ports repository (mazze)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 25. Apr. 2016, 19:11] [Comments: 0]
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24.Apr.2016
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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PDF-Magazine: REV'n'GE 53 (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.
Download sites:
Italian
English
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24.Apr.2016
Amiga.org (Forum)
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Epsilon's Amiga Blog: Multiple CDTV Upgrades
In his latest blog entry which have been always illustrated, 'Epsilon' has described the expansion of his Amiga CDTV.
In previous entries he told how a disk drive and a SCSI harddrive can be added and now he explained how Kickstart 3.1 and Extended-ROMs provided by Cloanto, a 8-MB Fast-RAM expansion, a port for joystick and mouse as well as a CF-card can be used.
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24.Apr.2016
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Aminet-Uploads until 23.04.2016
The following archives have been added to Aminet until April 23th, 2016:
yWeather.lha comm/misc 361K MOS Show weather infos in screenbar
brittmarie.lha dev/cross 9K 68k Serial S-RECORD loader
HollywoodSP.lha dev/misc 637K Hollywood 6.1 spanish catalogs
Oubliette.adf game/actio 880K 68k Find the exit. Kill the dragon.
Oubliette_src.txt game/actio 78K AMOS source code for Oubliette
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.0M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 4.3M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.3M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
DontBeSoShy.lha mods/pro 146K Don't Be So Shy by Imany
Club_des_16_map.lha pix/back 88K Map of 'Club des 16' camp area
WarpDTPrefs.lha util/dtype 152K 68k WarpDT preferences program V45.8
WarpDTPrefs_deutsch.lha util/dtype 2K German catalog for WarpDTPrefs
WarpJPEGdt.lha util/dtype 323K WOS JFIF-JPEG datatype V45.13
WarpPNGdt.lha util/dtype 180K WOS PNG image datatype V45.20
APoke.lha util/shell 3K 68k Poke value to a given memory ...
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24.Apr.2016
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 23.04.2016
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until April 23th, 2016:
warpjpegdt.lha dat/ima 323kb 4.0 JFIF-JPEG datatype V45.13
warppngdt.lha dat/ima 180kb 4.0 PNG image datatype V45.20
mhe-ng.lha dev/ide 9Mb 4.0 Hollywood IDE
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
awc.lha gra/mis 2Mb 4.0 A web anim tool
smbfs.lha net/sam 211kb 4.0 SMB file system client; compleme...
yt.lha vid/mis 2Mb 4.0 YouTube URL Extractor script
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[News message: 24. Apr. 2016, 06:40] [Comments: 0]
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24.Apr.2016
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WHDLoad: New installers until 23.04.2016
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 April 23th, 2016:
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21.Apr.2016
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USB: RapidRoad might be destroyed by hot plugging USB devices
In a thread on a1k.org, owners of a RapidRoad USB expansion from Individual Computers report that their hardware has been destroyed by plugging an external device into one of the USB ports while the computer was turned on. This process is referred to as 'hot plugging' and is actually a central part of the USB protocol - but in some cases seems to result in a dead RapidRoad.
Jens 'Paradroid' Schönfeld from Individual Computers explains (German) that some power supply units react
to a sudden increase of the load - i.e. when the users inserts a USB device - with a voltage peak that might be fatal for the RapidRoad. Due to the low amount of known cases, the vendor is currently unable to identify problematic PSU types or additonal circumstances that might worsen the problem. He generally advises users to stay away from ATX power supplies though.
According to Schönfeld, he still has a sufficient number of RapidRoad units in stock ro replace expansions that break down during the warranty period, since so far he had to replace only 13 cards. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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21.Apr.2016
AROS-Exec (ANF)
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Virtual maschine for Lazarus cross compiler (AmigaOS 3/AROS/MorphOS)
Using his compiled Lazarus source and cross compilers, Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow has released a virtual maschine for the VMWare Player for AmigaOS 3, AROS (i386) and MorphOS. On Youtube, a short video explains the development of the programm for all three platforms.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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21.Apr.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Commodore Free issue 92 published
"Commodore Free" is free, English-language magazine about Commodore and Amiga computers, which is available in different formats - among others as HTML-version and as C64-Diskmag.
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21.Apr.2016
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Amiga Future: Issues 95 and 96 available online, preview of issue 120 (Update)
Issue 95 (March/April 2012) and 96 (Mai/June 2012) of the printmagazine Amiga Future are sold out, the German and English editions can be read online at the magazine's website.
For the forthcoming issue 120 (May/June 2016) today a preview and some extracts has been published. The new magazine will be about Icaros Desktop 2.1 und Hollywood 6.1 and will include an interview with Bert Jahn (WHDLoad).
Update: (25.04.2016, 13:45, cg)
Issue 96 has been released online aswell. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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