18.May.2024
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Game: Hack and Slay V0.9
In this simple Amiga conversion of the mailbox game "Hack and Slash", the aim is to explore five levels with a stick figure. In the new version, a few "nasty traps" have been added in a few random rooms on all levels and some bugs have been removed. AmigaOS 3.x and 1 MB RAM are required. (dr)
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18.May.2024
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Chat software: AmigaGPT V1.5.0 for AmigaOS 3 and 4
Cameron Armstrong has written AmigaGPT, a chat program for AmigaOS 3.2 that uses the power of the chatbot ChatGPT (amiga-news.de reported). Originally written for AmigaOS 3.2, the programme meanwhile also supports AmigaOS 3.9, Cloanto's Workbench 3.X and AmigaOS 4.1. Changes of version 1.5.0:
- Support for OpenAI text to speech voices. Fast internet connection recommended
- Updated to latest OpenAI chat models (including GPT-4o which will only work for ChatGPT Plus subscribers for now)
- Removed debug symbols for faster and smaller executable
Download: AmigaGPT.lha (221 KB) (dr)
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18.May.2024
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ACube Systems: UBoot 2015.c for Sam460EX, Sam460CR and Sam460LE boards
Press release: Bassano del Grappa, Italy - 18 May 2024
ACube Systems is pleased to announce a new release of the U-Boot firmware for its Sam460 line of motherboards.
New in this version:
- added support for Radeon RX cards
- updated x86 emulator
- fixed USB handling especially for keyboard support
- new boot logo and menu graphics
- added FAT support
- fixed several typos and small graphic mistakes
The updated installation guide describes in detail the usual installation method (ISO image) and alternative methods (TFTP and USB).
You can buy the update from our online shop with the following options:
For customers who bought version 2015.b, the downloadable version is free of charge. Please contact us if you are eligible for the free update.
To celebrate the new UBoot update we also lowered the price of Radeon RX550 in our shop, both the bundle version and the stand-alone version.
Please note: UBoot and UBoot updater make use of GPL code and thus are both published under GPL (download of the source code). (dr)
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18.May.2024
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AROS x86: Card game conversion Scopa
Giovanni Iacobelli has released the Italian card game Scopa for AROS x86 (YouTube video). In this digital version, the player plays against the computer. The first player to reach or exceed a score of 11 wins the game.
(dr)
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17.May.2024
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Survival game: Zombie Survivor v0.69
Sami Vehmaa's latest project is a game called "Zombie Survival" for Amigas with a graphics card, in which you have to fend off an endless army of the undead (amiga-news.de reported). According to the author, the latest beta version is "a big leap forward": more weapons, joystick support, more animations, more audio and more levels (YouTube video). (dr)
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17.May.2024
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Amiga emulator: Audio fix for vAmigaWeb (iOS, iPadOS)
vAmigaWeb is an Amiga emulator for the web browser or a Progressive Web App (PWA) based on the Amiga emulator vAmiga for MacOS.
In this update, the developer 'mithendal' has fixed the problem that after activating the mobile phone or iPad from a longer app background lock, the audio connection was lost with the message "Failed to start the audio device". (dr)
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16.May.2024
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Managing ADF files: adflib V0.9.0 for Windows, Linux and macOS
Laurent Clevy first released adflib in 1999 in version 0.7.8 (Aminet). The portable C library, written mainly in C, is used to manage Amiga-formatted devices such as hard disks and ZIP disks or to swap them out via the .ADF format (amiga-news.de reported). The library is currently being developed under the responsibility of Tomasz Wolak. Changes in version 0.9.0:
- improved write support (block allocation bitmap checking and rebuilding)
- new unified api for all devices, allowing to implement new device drivers in client code
- possibility to enable/disable device drivers
- added a new device: ramdisk
- improved and better tested salvage code (still experimental!)
- cleaned-up and improved library API (ie. separated namespace)
- added new command-line utilities:adf_bitmap, adf_salvage
- many bugfixes and internal improvements
- dual license (GPL-2+ or LGPL2.1+)
(dr)
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16.May.2024
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Arcade port: King and Balloon V0.92
"King and Balloon" is an arcade conversion of the title King & Balloon, originally released by Namco in 1980 (amiga-news.de reported). The new beta version 0.92 that has now been released fixes some graphics and sound effect problems and Fix spawn position of the king. (dr)
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15.May.2024
MorphZone (forum)
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 8.3
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 8.3 of his web browser Wayfarer for MorphOS. It fixes further reported bugs of the 8.x releases and includes updated linklibs. Also the Beacon API is supported now. (snx)
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15.May.2024
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Print/PDF magazine: ZZAP! Amiga, issue 15
After Patreon supporters, also the general public can now purchase the March/April issue of the “ZZAP! Amiga” magazine. It consists of 60 color pages in A5 size. A look at the table of contents can be found, along with other photos, on Steven Lyon's blog Lyonsden. (snx)
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14.May.2024
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DiskFlashback: Using image files and discs in PC drives
Developer Rob Smith has introduced DiskFlashback, a convenient software for Windows 10/11 (64-bit) that enables PC floppy drives to read and write image files such as ADFs (Amiga Disk Files) during operation. It also allows you to process real discs in Amiga or Atari format, with the appropriate hardware extensions. To use it, you need the FloppyBridge plugin, which in turn requires additional hardware (YouTube video).
DiskFlashback is particularly aimed at retro computing enthusiasts and professional users who still work with older floppy disc formats. The software makes it possible, for example, to write image files to physical floppy discs and, conversely, to convert physical floppy discs into image files. This is particularly useful for archiving old software or reviving classic games and applications on original hardware. The workaround via WinUAE or other third-party software and expansion hardware for editing ADFs, for example, is therefore no longer necessary.
The features of DiskFlashback include:
- Mount ADF, DMS*, IMG, IMA, ST, MSA*, HDA, HDF and SCP* files as virtual drives (* read only)
- Supports the following disk formats:
- AmigaDOS OFS/FFS DD & HD Disks
- IBM/PC FAT12/16 DD 720k & HD 1.44Mb Disks
- Atari ST FAT12/16 GemDOS Single and Double Sided normal & extended Disks
- Dual Format Amiga/Atari floppy disks and mounts them as two drives! (read only)
- Use DrawBridge, Greaseweazle or SupercardPro as a real windows drive letter
- Create blank disk images for the above formats.
- Rip real floppy disks to file
- Write disk images to real floppy disks
- Install boot blocks on Amiga disks
- Optionally silently swap file extensions (eg: mod.thismusic to thismusic.mod)
The software requires Windows versions 10 or 11 in 64-bit - and of course a working floppy disc drive in the PC. The developer points out that the antivirus system in Windows may recognise the software as a virus. The false-positive warning can be ignored.
DiskFlashback is OpenSource and is licensed under the GPL2 licence. Sources are available on GitHub.
The free download of the software in its current version 1.0.0.6 is available on the developer's website under the title link. Developer Rob Smith offers the software free of charge, but is happy to receive a "tip" via ko-fi.
Editorial update, 12 June 2024 (nba): Our original news article stated that no special hardware is required to process physical Amiga disks. That is not accurate. The FloppyBridge plug-in is required, which in turn requires DrawBridge, Greaseweazle or Supercard Pro hardware. The article has been updated accordingly. (nba)
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14.May.2024
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Video: Updating Uboot for Sam460 boards
In his latest video, Roman 'kas1e' Kargin shows how to update the UBoot bootloader on the SAM460 boards from Acube-Systems. As he writes, the public version of Uboot, which was delivered with the Sam460, has a bug: when using RadeonRX graphics cards, the Uboot output cannot be seen on the monitor. Access is only possible via the terminal with the serial cable. The video shows the entire process of updating with a beta version of Uboot, which will be available to all users in the next few days. (dr)
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13.May.2024
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Blog: Repairing an Amiga 1200 with an unusual problem
Andrew 'LinuxJedi' Hutchings describes in a recent blog entry how he repaired an Amiga 1200 whose motherboard worked for 15 minutes and then crashed with a black screen, sometimes paired with random noise. (dr)
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13.May.2024
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Linux: Kernel 6.9 for AmigaOne X1000/X5000
Parallel to the release of the Linux kernel 6.9, Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky has finally compiled it for the AmigaOne X1000 and X5000 after numerous tests.
Download: linux-image-6.9.0-X1000_X5000.tar.gz (61 MB) (dr)
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12.May.2024
Commodore International Historical Society
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Historical document: Amiga presentation from 1984
In June 1984, the heads of "Amiga Computer, Inc." had met with representatives of Commodore to discuss the licensing or purchase of Amiga's currently developed technology. Commodore's financial director at the time, Don Greenbaum has now presented the hobby archaeologists from the 'Commodore International Historical Society' the document with which the Californian start-up used to advertise its computer at the time.
The computer described in the PDF already has clear similarities with the end customer product presented a year later, although it still has a
5.25-inch floppy disk drive, an "expansion slot" in the top of the housing, a cartridge slot and an internal modem. IBM compatibility could be retrofitted via an "MS-DOS cartridge". (cg)
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12.May.2024
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Aminet uploads until 11.05.2024
The following files have been added until 11.05.2024 to Aminet:
MCE.lha game/edit 4.2M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 4.9M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
GIOminoAros.zip game/jump 3.4M x86 GI Omino Stage Game
babeanoid.lha game/misc 2.9M 68k The famous 2003 Arkanoid/Brea...
ExpertQ2Mod.lha game/shoot 6.7M Expert Mod for Quake 2 (2024 ...
webptools140_a68k.lha gfx/conv 2.4M 68k encode/decode images in WebP ...
BackdPattGener.lha gfx/edit 66K 68k Create your own backdrop patt...
Mega-ATcad.lha gfx/edit 2.0M 68k 2D-CAD-Program
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.6M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.0M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.2M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
amigenerator-v034-68k... misc/emu 126K 68k SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis Emulator
pOS-w64.zip misc/emu 16M WinUAE-Launcher and more
GMoreAros.zip text/show 24K x86 Text Viewer
GISplitAros.zip util/cli 31K x86 Split & Build
AmiSSL-5.15-OS3.lha util/libs 3.7M 68k OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
AmiSSL-5.15-OS4.lha util/libs 3.4M OS4 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
AmiSSL-5.15-SDK.lha util/libs 2.3M AOS OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
IconLib_46.4.lha util/libs 1.8M 68k free icon.library in optimize...
ReportPlusMOS.lha util/misc 769K MOS Multipurpose utility
isomount.lha util/rexx 28K Mounting ipf,dms,adf,hdf
BaseConv.lha util/wb 63K 68k Convert numbers between bin/o...
(snx)
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12.May.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 11.05.2024
The following files have been added until 11.05.2024 to OS4Depot:
amissl-sdk.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 SDK for AmiSSL
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
mce.lha gam/uti 5Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
amissl.lha lib/mis 3Mb 4.0 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared library
changewp.lha uti/mis 9Mb 4.0 easy way to change the WB Pattern
(snx)
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12.May.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 11.05.2024
The following files have been added until 11.05.2024 to AROS Archives:
giominoaros.i386-aros.zip gam 3Mb Classic run and jump game
gisplit.i386-aros.zip uti/fil 31kb Split & Build
(snx)
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12.May.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 11.05.2024
The following files have been added until 11.05.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
AmiArcadia_32.41.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
OpenTTD_14.1.lha Games/Strategy A clone of Transport Ty...
ReportPlus_8.49.lha Misc A Multipurpose utility ...
Wayfarer_8.2.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ...
PolyOrga_1.26.lha Office/Organizer PolyOrga is a general-p...
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