13.Dec.2013
a1k.org (Forum)
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Linux: Lubuntu 13.10 for Sam440ep / Kernel 3.12.5 for AmigaOne X1000
For users of a Sam440ep or Sam440ep Flex, 'Spectre660' has made available the Linux distribution Lubuntu 13.10. It can be installed with a Netinstall-CD.
For the AmigaOne X1000, Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky has released an kernel update to version 3.12.5. New features:
- Kernel-module-directory added
- Based on the bugfix-version of the Vanilla-kernel 3.12.5
- Kernel-module für 3dfx graphic boards added
Download:
Lubuntu_13.10_Sam440ep_Netinstall.iso (25 MB)
vmlinux-3.12.5AmigaOneX1000.tar.gz (7 MB)
Update: (09:00, 14.12.13, snx)
Meanwhile the kernel version 3.12.5 is also available for Sam440ep boards. (snx) (Translation: dr)
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12.Dec.2013
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: SketchBlock 2.5
The latest version of Andy Broad's graphic programm SketchBlock (video) introduces support for palettes. Due to the two-year developing history, the author published some figures:
Currently the source code has 2,5 MB with over 83.000 lines in more than 280 files. The programm is written in three computer languages (C, Python and ARexx), the documentation was additionally created with Perl-scripts. SketchBlock now can handle over 150 ARexx-commands.
Download: sketchblock.lha (9 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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12.Dec.2013
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Google and Cloanto release Amiga emulator for Chrome browser
Together with Cloanto, Google released a port of the Amiga emulator UAE for Chrome, utilizing the Portable Native Client (PNaCl) for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Chrome OS. This way the PNa-Client requests the corresponding C programs from Google's servers and translates the commands into the native code of the platform the browser is currently running on.
The demo version for Chrome 31+ at the title link can be upgraded for 74 Cent by Cloanto's Amiga Forever Essentials. They include Kickstart versions 1.2, 1.3 as well as 2.04 and enable usage of ADF disk images.
Reports of other news-sites:
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11.Dec.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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ACA500: Acrylic glass cases can be preordered
For the accelerator board ACA500 developed by Individual Computers (amiga-news.de reported), AmiStore.de offers an acrylic glass case which can be preordered from now. The delivery will start before Christmas.
According to Patrick Launhardt of AmiStore.de, the case will be also available at Vesalia.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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11.Dec.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Odyssey Web Browser 1.21
Fabien 'Fab' Coeurjoly has released a new version of the WebKit-engine based web browser Odyssey for MorphOS. The core and the media player have been updated and now it is possible to start downloads without choosing a path. All changes are listed in the Readme-file.
Download: owb-morphos-1.21.lha (26 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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08.Dec.2013
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Relec becomes AmigaOne X1000-distributor
According to Trevor Dickinson of A-EON in his latest blog, in future the Swiss trader Relec will sell X1000 complete systems as well as Nemo motherboards.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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08.Dec.2013
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Aminet-Uploads until 07.12.2013
The following packages have been added to Aminet until December 7th, 2013:
powersdl_sdk.lha dev/misc 2.3M MOS SDK to SDL audio and video li...
f1champ.lha docs/misc 67K Statistics of Formula One '50...
worldcup.lha docs/misc 521K Statistics of soccer World Cu...
PAS.lha driver/aud 39K 68k portable audio system
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha game/role 5.9M 68k Implementation of Tunnels &...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 3.6M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 3.9M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 3.9M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
Mercy.lha mods/pro 69K Mercy - PT Mod By Flashlights
Bass_Master.lha mods/xm 3.9M Bass Master _ New mod by pseu...
EK13.lha mods/xm 4.2M Ek13 _ New mod by Pseudaxos
playOGG.lha mus/play 5.8M 68k multi format sound player.
powersdl.lha util/libs 1.3M MOS SDL audio and video library f...
powersdl_src.lha util/libs 2.9M Source code: SDL audio and vi...
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08.Dec.2013
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 07.12.2013
The following packages have been added to OS4Depot until December 7th, 2013:
cutepiano.lha aud/mis 8Mb 4.1 Simple piano keyboard build with...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
emeraldmine.lha gam/puz 716kb 4.1 Old amiga game rewrite with enha...
freeserf.lha gam/str 31Mb 4.1 Faithful clone of classic simula...
ctorrent_gui.lha net/p2p 291kb 4.0 BitTorrent clone with reaction gui
assist.lha uti/mis 6Mb 4.1 A knowledge base for AmigaOS users
hunkreader.lha uti/mis 25kb 4.0 Console reader (like readelf) of...
chunker.lha uti/she 15kb 4.0 One more split/join of files
copyhead.lha uti/she 4kb 4.0 copy n bytes from source to dest
mgsplit.lha uti/she 6kb 4.0 one more tool to split binary files
quickdir.lha uti/she 10kb 4.0 Fast dir lister
waitx.lha uti/she 6kb 4.0 execute a command after a given ...
wininfo.lha uti/she 5kb 4.0 Get info about a windows location
finder.lha uti/wor 53kb 4.0 Simple, fast, efficient file fin...
jack.lha uti/wor 14Mb 4.1 Multi-purpose utility for Workbench
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08.Dec.2013
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MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 07.12.2013
The following packages have been added to MorphOS-Files until December 7th, 2013:
PowerSDL SDK 16.0b dev/lib 2356 The Software Developer Kit ...
PowerSDL 16.0b sys/lib 1285 A fast and powerful impleme...
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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08.Dec.2013
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WHDLoad: New packages until 07.12.2013
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until December 7th, 2013:
- 2013-12-07 fixed: Hybris (Discovery Software) diskimage will not be created while the installation process, CUSTOM3=1 added to skip BLITWAIT fix (Info)
- 2013-12-06 improved: Demo Disk (Quest) crash in One Stone part on fast machines fixed (Info, Image)
- 2013-12-02 updated: Wicked (Electric Dreams/Binary Vision) rewritten, supports another version, more fixes, new icons (Info)
- 2013-12-02 new: Paradise Lost (Silicon Twins) done by Abaddon (Info, Image)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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07.Dec.2013
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Interview: Jon Hare (Sensible Software) on development of Cannon Fodder
Eurogamer has released an interview with Jon Hare which is about the development of the Amiga classic Cannon Fodder.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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07.Dec.2013
a1k.org/forum (Webseite)
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Preview-Video: Jump'n Run "Solid Gold"
Frank Wille has released a preview video (MP4, 7,8 MB) for his recently announced Jump'n Run "Solid Gold". Probably the game will be released at the end of the year.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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07.Dec.2013
Amiga.org (Forum)
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Elbox: TurboFlyer 530
Under the title link, Elbox anounces a new 68030-accelerator board with 40 MHz and integrated FastATA-CF/SATA-controller for the Amiga 500/500+ and 2000 which probably will be available in February. It is an internal solution for 240 Euro (plus VAT) which is set on the processor socket.
Features:
- 68030 processor (with MMU) clocked at 40 MHz
- 16 MB of fast 32-bit DRAM memory on board
- Integrated FastATA CF/SATA controller:
- Fast transfer rate of up to 16.6 MB/s
- Supports PIO-0, PIO-4 and PIO-5 modes
- Two buffered and terminated EIDE ports for four devices
- AllegroCDFS filesystem included
- LBA 48 support in the onboard BootROM (support of drives over 128 GB)
- Automatically configured EIDE/CF/SATA/ATAPI devices
- Can boot from FAT16 and FAT32 formatted devices
- Includes custom expansion port for local hardware add-ons
- MapROM function (uses 1 MB from 16 MB of the on-board DRAM)
- Compatible with trapdoor Slow memory expansions (up to 1.8 MB)
- Compatible with Chip memory expansions
- Compatible with WHDLoad software
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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07.Dec.2013
xXSoul-Reaver-2006Xx (Kommentar)
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MorphOS/AROS: Fade2Black 0.1.8
The engine of the action adventure Fade to Black, released in 1995 and developed by Delphine Software International, was rewritten and was now ported to MorphOS by Paweł 'Stefkos' Stefański.
Under the title link there is an update to the latest version 0.1.8 for the AROS version provided by 'serk118uk'.
Download: f2b.lha (172 KB)
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07.Dec.2013
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: PowerSDL.library 16.0b
Ilkka 'itix' Lehtoranta has released an update of his SDL-library for MorphOS. Version 16.0b fixes a bug in the smpeg.library which made problems with the OpenGL-context.
For developers which have to work without it in their shared libraries there is a constructor free version of the SDL-library included in the Software Development Kit (libSDL-nc.a).
Download:
powersdl.lha (1 MB)
powersdl_sdk.lha (2 MB)
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06.Dec.2013
amiga.org (Webseite)
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Amigakit announces new Amiga joystick
Amigakit announces a new Amiga joystick which was developed during the last six months. It has a "arcade style controller with metal shaft and micro switches":
The joystick has two independent buttons which both can be set as standard buttons. The price still is not available, "orders will be taken in the next few weeks."
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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06.Dec.2013
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Emulator: WinUAE 2.7.0
Version 2.7.0 of the well-known Amiga emulator WinUAE has been released. The update provides improvement of emulation of graphic boards, the 68020-processor and the Custom Chips.
New features:
- Cirrus Logic SVGA chip based hardware graphics board emulation
- Use graphics board in emulated Amix, Linux, NetBSD and others
- Use native CyberGraphX, Picasso96 and EGS RTG software in emulation
- Emulates following boards: Picasso II, Picasso II+, Picasso IV (flash
rom image required), Piccolo, Piccolo SD64 and EGS-28/24 Spectrum
- Text mode is also emulated (Linux/NetBSD etc. text console support)
- Based on QEMU Cirrus Logic emulation
- SCSI tape drive emulation
- Can install Amix without hacks
- Both reading and writing supported
- Works also with most backup software that supports tape drives
- SLIRP user mode NAT emulation
- A2065 and uaenet.device emulation without need for host side
extra drivers
- 68020 cycle-exact mode emulation rewritten to better match real hardware, accuracy improved, more improvements planned in future versions
- Added GUI button that opens small disk image information window
- GUI open log file and open error log buttons added
- New WiX based installer
Updates:
- Two new field based interlace options added, reduces interlace artifacts
- Chipset emulation compatibility improved, more undocumented chipset
corner cases emulated
- Game Ports panel input configuration improved
- Built-in HRTMon and AROS ROM replacement updated to latest versions
- Do not wake up all sleeping harddrives if loaded config has mounted
physical harddrives (or memory cards) that are not currently connected
- SCSI HD and CD emulation compatibility improved
- SCSI HD/CD/TAPE statefile compatibility improved
- CIA TOD counting is now cycle-exact
- 68020/030 cycle-exact/prefetch is fully compatible with FPU emulation
2.6.x bugs fixed:
- Some OFS formatted hardfiles didn't mount
- Wired XBox 360 pad (possibly others) missed input events
Other bugs fixed:
- All Input panel events stopped working in some situations
- RTG mode video recording display size fixed
- Same game controller was inserted in both joystick ports if
loaded config file had non-existing controller in second port
- Built-in LZX decompressor didn't always decompress last byte of file
- CD CUE file parsing fix, some images had incorrect CD audio timing
- Output panel crashed on some systems
- Crash when system was reset if it caused immediate PAL/NTSC mode change
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05.Dec.2013
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Accelerator board: ACA500 by Individual Computers can be preordered
The ACA500 developed by Individual Computers is supposed to be available before Christmas and now can be preordered. The Amiga 500-extension has a preinstalled Kickstart-"ROMs" (version 1.3 and 3.1) and it is possible to use an Amiga 1200 accelerator board developed by the same producer with an Amiga 500.
Features of the ACA500:
- 68EC000-10 clocked at 14 MHz (i.e. double A500 clock)
- 2 MB of physical RAM, entirely available for applications (minus 512 KB if MapROM is used)
- external expansion, no need to open the A500
- two Compact Flash card slots (each one of them bootable and able to read/write Amiga or PC formatted cards)
- trapdoor memory expansions up to 1.8 MB FastMem still work (including RTC)
- ChipMem expansions still work
- custom expansion port for local hardware (14 MHz 16-bit, double Zorro speed)
- clock port for hardware expansions, e.g. for Silversurfer or Catweasel Mk2
- optionally expandable by adding an ACA-1220 / ACA-1231 / ACA-1232 card
- licensed Kickstart ROM images 1.3 and 3.1 included in Flash-ROM
- FAT95 file system also included in Flash-ROM
- full WHDload compatibility incl. Quit key!
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05.Dec.2013
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Retro-Gaming: WHDLoad 17.2
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks.
Changes in version 17.2:
- fix: cancelling directory preload (in the splash window pressing
Esc or changing a option forcing restart) could cause memory
list corruption
- new: support for Zeus68k pseudo vbr added, allows to quit by key
similar like a moved vector base, but only on interrupts not
on exceptions
- new: on AGA machines all color registers are read from the custom
chips and written to the dump file
- fix: WHDLoadCD32 works again with resload_DiskLoad, was broken in
version 17.1 (issue #2633)
- chg: utility ITD can now read files larger than 4 GiB (e.g. on
SFS\2) and write to larger devices using TD64
- chg: alignment for patch lists (resload_Patch/Seg) is now verified
by WHDLoad to avoid problems on 68000/10
- chg: the check for valid custom.aud*ptr introduced in version 17.1
can now be enabled via the new option ChkAudPt/S
- fix: on Kickstart 2.0 (V37) option NoMemReverse/S is now always
active to avoid problems which could lead to freezing during
Preload or other memory allocations
- chg: memory allocations improved if NoMemReverse/S is active, now
these will succeed also if memory below BaseMemSize is free
by trying to allocate until memory is above
- fix: preload progress bar fixed on Kickstart 2.0 (V37), was using
a V39 only utility.library function
- new: added IF/ELSE/ENDIF conditional blocks to patch lists to
simplify the handling of patches depending on ButtonWait/S and
Custom1-5/N options (resload_Patch/Seg)
- chg: detection of HRTmon builtin WinUAE improved to support if MMU
protection is enabled with WHDLoad (CFOU!)
- chg: options NTSC/PAL can be set global and local now, where the
local one (CLI/Tooltype) will overwrite the global one
(configuration file S:WHDLoad.prefs)
- new: WHDLoad now sets the screen mode in HRTmon to the video mode
specified for the installed program, with that HRTmon will
always uses the same video mode (PAL/NTSC) as WHDLoad, for
correct operation at least HRTmon version 2.35 is required
- chg: audio.device is only opened when present in execs device list,
this saves some memory if it isn't initilized already
- chg: install script template now supports also the diskimage
device by Fredrik Wikstrom (Psygore)
- chg: option FullChip/S can also set globally now
- new: support for interrupt vector redirect feature of ACA500 on
68000 added
- chg: added a kludge to preserve the largest free memory block until
PreLoad in situations where multiple small free blocks are
available to increase the likelihood of being able to cache a
large disk image
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05.Dec.2013
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmiForce online again
After a longer break, amiforce.de is accessable again. Webmaster "CJ-Stroker" explained in the forum that there were be hosting problems.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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05.Dec.2013
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Interviews with Gary Dunne ("Toobz") and Mark Gallagher ("Smash TV the Rip off")
The interview series on amigapd.com was continued with conversations with Gary Dunne and Mark Gallagher.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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05.Dec.2013
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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AmiWest pictures of Trevor Dickinson
At the beginning of November on the Amiga Future website pictures of the AmiWest 2013 have been released made available by Trevor Dickinson.
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