06.May.2009
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Minimig: Firmware-Update YQ090421
Jakub 'Yaqube' Bednarski has published a Firmware update for Dennis van Weeren's Amiga clone Minimig.
The changes are listed under the title link.
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06.May.2009
Hacker News (ANF)
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History: 25 Microchips that shook the world
Under the titel link IEEE Spectrum looked back at 25 important Microchips, e.g. the 6502 (MOS Technology, 1975), Z80 (Zilog, 1976) and Crusoe (Transmeta, 2000) as well as Motorolas MC68000 produced in 1979.
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06.May.2009
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Game: BOH-Update
The commercial game BOH (amiga-news.de reported) was updated and is now available for Mac OS X as well.
Changes:
- Makes the game run natively on MacOS X Tiger/Leopard machines
- Adds zooming to full screen modes
- Allows the choice of the screen mode among those notified by the system
- Replaces zooming routines with more optimized ones (especially 3x and 4x)
- Adds the possibility of disabling interpolation (for slow computers)
- Adds the possibility of disabling the rendering of barriers
- Improves a bit the original themes
- Enriches slightly the Evil Masters AI
- Adds timer ticking during time-limited missions
- Adds map zooming
- Adds the option of sorting missions by difficulty
- Allows the use of joypads/joysticks with just 1 button
- Fixes the following bugs:
- Bad joypad handling (detection was inhibited by a '2' in place of a '1'; sometimes up/down movement could stick)
- [PAGE UP/DOWN] handling (repeat delay handling was missing)
- A bad optimization of ray-tracing routine (which had no practical effects thanks to the way maps and themes were made)
- Improves and extends the user's manual
- Links the AmigaOS 4 version to libSDL 1.2.13
- Applies some other minor changes
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06.May.2009
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Porting Guide for Dummies 2.4
Spot's Porting Guide for Dummies is an English porting guide of multiplatform programs for AmigaOS 4 and is now available in version 2.4. Under the title link the changes are listed.
Download: spots-pfd.lha (62 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 06. May. 2009, 07:37] [Comments: 0]
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04.May.2009
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Individual Computers: Delivery of A603 started
Since last week Individual Computers has started delivering the A603 which is a memory extension for the Amiga 600 with one Megabyte of additional Chip-Ram, a realtime clock, a clock port for connecting A1200-extensions as well as a socket for the scandoubler Indivision ECS.
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04.May.2009
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future issue 78
Press release: The Amiga Future Issue 78 (May/June 2009) is out now.
This means that all orders, subscriptions and dealer supplies have been brought to the postal office today.
Again you'll find many reviews in this issue like AmigaOS 4 on SAMflex, Protext, OWB, Hollywood 4 and much more. But we have workshops like Ghostscript in this issue as well.
On the cover CD you will find lots of PD software and the full versions of Foundation, Protext, Prodata, Adventure System and more. A more detailed description of content and excerpts of the issue 78 can be found in the Amiga Future Article Database.
The Amiga Future is available as a single issue and subscription directly at the editorial office and some Amiga dealers like AmigaKit, Alinea, GGD-Data, Samuli, Vesalia and Voxel. If you are a dealer and interested in offering the Amiga Future to your customers then please drop us an email.
The english issue 77 sold off. Other old issues are available in our onlineshop.
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04.May.2009
BitFellas (ANF)
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BitJam Podcast #63: We got balls of Boing
The BitJam Podcast episode number 63 is about the Amiga demo music. Under the motto "We got balls of Boing" Zeg who is the maintainer of the Amiga demo database BitWorld has collected 15 great music tracks from the world of the Amiga scene.
You can download the BitJam Podcast #63 as MP3. There is also a CUE-file for burning an audio disc. Episode #64 which willl be published on 10.05.2009 then is about the music of the C64-scene.
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03.May.2009
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Online magazine: The Crypt - Issue 55
Die 55th issue of the English online magazine The Crypt includes two further chapters of the tutorial "Hardware access using AmigaBASIC and ARexx".
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03.May.2009
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Paint program Grafx2: Versions for AmigaOS and MorphOS
Additional to the AmigaOS 4 and AROS versions of the paint program Grafx2 there are now versions for AmigaOS/68k and MorphOS as well.
Grafx2 was originally published for MS-DOS similar to Deluxe Paint which is now based on SDL.
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02.May.2009
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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NetBSD/amiga 5.0 published, NetBSD/ofppc supports Pegasos officially
Already on Wednesday version 5.0 of the operating system NetBSD for Amiga computers was published and can be downloaded under the title link.
Since version 5.0 NetBSD/ofppc supports the Pegasos II officially for the first time.
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02.May.2009
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AROS: Status-Update May 2009
Simone Bernacchia has summarized the most important improvements of AROS.
- With OWB there is an up-to-date browser
- Pavel "Sonic" Fedin keeps working on the AROS-version "Windows-Hosted".
- Matthias "Mazze" Rustler has published an alpha version of the spreadsheet Ignition
- Nik "Kalamatee" Andrews has added some function to the Workbench replacement Wanderer
- Michal Schulz keeps working on the Efika-port and on a driver for the USB-mass storage. .
- Steve "ClusterUK" Jones, formerly Siamese Systems, offers preconfigured PCs for AROS called "iMica"
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02.May.2009
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Status update: Digibooster Professional 3
Press release:
APC&TCP, responsible for the distribution and development of the music software Digibooster Professional 3, wants to give you an overview of the development of the new version as stated on 19th January 2009 in the news.
First of all we have to say that the program is being rewritten from scratch opening new opportunities which haven't been possible with the old sources of Version 2.xx or at least without an unacceptable amount of work. The program structure can be enhanced now and designed with more efficiency in mind.
playback routine
The implementation of the playback routine on the basis of Digibooster Professional version 2.xx in the new version 3 is nearly finished. Smaller effect commands like Sxx (Pitch up/down) or Lxx (setting of envelope position) and the DSP echo effects parameters (Vxx, Wxx, Xxx, Yxx, Zxx) must be implemented yet. Once we have done that the new playback routine will equal to 100% the one of version 2.xx on the new basis.
Moreover the new playback routine will be very portable having a positive effect on the portability to non AmigaOS compatible platforms.
Furthermore the new playback routine will be 100% independent of AHI.
Digibooster Professional 3 GUI
The basic GUI functions like
- trackerraster
- instrument list
- edit options (new, delete, change, ...)
are already implemented.
In addition the programm will run with several tasks (tracker, player, ...).
Visual customization using different skins will be possible too.
Some initial screenshots of the GUI have been released (1
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4
), please keep in mind that these do not show the finished product.
DigiRoller
This external program will enable you to render music files to complete AIFF or WAV files. It will be made available to the community for open testing shortly. Please note that this isn't the final version.
At this point we would like to advise you of the support forum
of Digibooster Professional. Everyone interested in the development and integration of new ideas is welcome to take part at the discussions.
Support-Page
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02.May.2009
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on the Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement during the last two months.
All translations are welcome. Please contact David Brunet for more information.
- Amiga/MorphOS news of march/april 2009
- Old news of march/april 1997 (with relatives articles)
- Interview with Mickaël Pernot
- Interview with James Sachs
- Interview with Frank Wille
- Report: presentation of the Amiga at the Lincoln Center of New York
- Review of AmigaOS 4.1
- Review of AmigaOS 4 for Classic
- Review of AmigaOS 4.0 Final Update
- Hardware: AmigaOne G3-SE
- Hardware: AmigaOne PPC 1200/4000
- Hardware: MicroA1-I
- Hardware: AmigaOne XC
- Hardware: PicoA1
- Hardware: Sam440ep (update)
- Hardware: Ranger
- Tutorial: How to start with MorphOS and Pegasos (update)
- Tutorial: Integrate E-UAE in Ambient
- Tutorial: TVPaint - creation of a title in relief and monochromic
- Tutorial: TVPaint - creation of a wooden texture
- Tutorial: Installation of AmigaOS 4 on Classic PowerPC Amiga
- Tutorial: Installation of AmigaOS 4.1 on Pegasos II
- Tutorial: Presentation and configuration of ANAIIS
- Tutorial: Installation of AmigaOS 4 Developer Pre-Release on AmigaOne
- Tutorial: Installation of AmigaOS 4 Developer Pre-Release and Linux Debian on the same harddisk on AmigaOne
- File: Overclocking
- Special quizz about Psygnosis
- Specials quizz about years 2003 and 2004
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01.May.2009
Amiga.org (Forum)
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Realtime strategy games: Stratagus ported
Additional to the MorphOS- and AmigaOS 4-version now the realtime strategy engine Stratagus is also available for AmigaOS 3.x.
Additional to the files of the particular game, version 51.0 of the ixemul.library is required.
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30.Apr.2009
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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IRC-Client: WookieChat 2.12 Beta 1
James 'jahc' Carroll has published another update of his MUI-base IRC-client WookieChat. The changes are listed in the Changelog.
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[News message: 30. Apr. 2009, 14:38] [Comments: 0]
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30.Apr.2009
amiga.org (Webseite)
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AROS-Distribution: Icaros Desktop 1.1.1
Four weeks after the release of the AROS-Distribution Icaros Desktop (formerly "VmwAROS") today an update has been published which updats some system files. Especially the ata.device was improved by Neil Cafferkey. Additionally the update includes the latest version of the Web-browser OWB.
Icaros Desktop 1.1.1 is available in two versions: As update-CD for users which have alteady installed version 1.1 or as complete Live-DVD for new users.
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29.Apr.2009
Martin 'DaFreak' Rebentisch (ANF)
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The history of OS migration
Under the title link Michael Steil has taken a closer look at the change of the processor architecture of some OS of the last three decades. Additional to DOS/Windows, Macintosh and Palm, AmigaOS is also mentioned. (snx) (Translation: dr)
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29.Apr.2009
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Port of the emulator UAE4ALL
Pedro Gil has ported UAE4ALL for MorphOS. Originally it is a port of the Amiga emulator UAE for the game console Dreamcast produced by Sega.
First of all the MorphOS-version (screenshot) is meant for Efika-users because E-UAE only reaches a limited speed on this boards. Optimations will follow.
Download: uae4all_mos.lha (2 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 29. Apr. 2009, 09:42] [Comments: 0]
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29.Apr.2009
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Porting Guide for Dummies 2.0
Spot's Porting Guide for Dummies is available in version 2.0. There is a list of changes under the title link.
Download: spots-pfd.lha (30 KB)
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