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`25.Oct.2019` Indie Retro News	Playable demo version and preorder: Black Dawn Rebirth The games of the der Black Dawn series are typical sind Dungeon Crawler similar to Dungeon Master. For the latest title "Black Dawn Rebirth" now a playable demo version is available. Additional the game which will be released on 1. December can be preordered: The download version is available for 13 Canadian Dollar (about 9 EUR) and an edition provided on six disks and printed manual in a paper box is available for 60 CAD (41 EUR). (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 25. Oct. 2019, 00:31] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`23.Oct.2019` os4welt.de (Webseite)	Web browser: IBrowse 2.5.1 An update for the web browser IBrowse has been released which fixes some minor problems introduced with version 2.5. Among others now also a native Javascript library is available for MorphOS. Updated Danish, Spanish and Swedish catalogs, by Niels Bache, Javier de las Rivas and PÃ€r Boberg respectively Localised missing strings in spoofing preferences Fixed corruption in built-in MSIE User-Agent strings Tweaked the installer to make 2.5.x upgrades nicer The F5 key can now be used to reload a page JS: MorphOS native javascript.library available again 68k: Handle datatypes that expand 8-bit + transparent colour images to 32-bit RGBA (fixes our 256 colour icons having non-transparent magenta backgrounds in MorphOS) 68k: Full alpha channel support enabled for systems using CyberGraphX V51 or higher (MorphOS) OS4: Enabled 2.5 updates via AmiUpdate (exit IBrowse before performing any updates) Changed the default JPEG decoder swap memory limit from 1Mb to unlimited on OS4 and MorphOS Fixed NOTRANSPARENT tooltype being ignored for GUI images Fixed broken HTTPS proxy functionality, where incorrect hostname was used for SNI Fixed broken MUI 4/5 detection that was causing problems in TextEditField and preventing context-sensitive mouse points from working with MUI 3.x Added some workarounds in the install script so that it doesn't error with the MorphOS installer 68k: Now works again on Workbench 3.0, after incorrect requirement for keymaps.library V39 (Kickstart 3.0 has V37) 68k: Fixed crashes when external modules (e.g. codecs and protocols) fail to load for any reason For owners of a license of IBrowse 2.5 the update is available for free. Users of AmigaOS 4 also can install the update using AmiUpdate. A known problem are crashes of AmiSSL 4 on systems having a 68020 or 68030 processor without FPU. The developers hope that this bug will be fixed with the forthcoming version 4.4 of AmiSSL - but have to wait until it is done. Due to changes in the AmiSSL-API afterwards IBrowse 2.5 has to be adapted. (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 23. Oct. 2019, 18:26] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`23.Oct.2019` Andreas Magerl (ANF)	Print magazine: Amiga Future 141, preview and excerpts A preview and excerpts of issue 141 (November/december 2019) of the Amiga Future have been released today. Among other things, this issue features "The Niggemann Files", ein report from the Gamescom 2019 und a review of the Vampire V4 'Standalone'. (cg) (Translation: cg) [News message: 23. Oct. 2019, 18:11] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`23.Oct.2019` John Paul Adrian Glaubitz und andere (ANF)	Crowdfunding: Updated 68k back-end for GCC Currently the Gnu Compiler Collection (GCC) comverts the back-ends - this is the part of the compiler which creates the specific CPU code - to a new model (technical details in GCC-Wiki). The support for the old back-end model will be discontinued soon. This would mean that GCC 11, probably released in 2021, will not provide support for the m68k architecture. In order to prevent it, at bountysource.com a crowdfunding campaign has been started which is supposed to encourage the developers porting the m68k back-end from GCC to the new model. Currently the funding target is nearly 3500 USD (about 3100 Euro). (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 23. Oct. 2019, 18:02] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`23.Oct.2019` Andreas Magerl (ANF)	Shoot'em Up: RESHOOT R Classic Disk Edition & AROS port Press release: The development studio spielscherreiber and the publisher APC & TCP today announce the availability of the retro action game RESHOOT R in two new variants. From now on the game is also available as a floppy disk version under the name RESHOOT R Classic Disk Edition. This version is intended for all users who do not have a CD-ROM drive to their Amiga 1200 or Amiga 4000. The game can now be installed on hard disk by diskette. In addition, a download version of RESHOOT R is now available for the AROS system. This version requires AROS with 100% AGA compatibility with 2MB of CHIP RAM. RESHOOT R AROS was also successfully tested on the Vampire V4. In addition, the RESHOOT R mousepad and RESHOOT R poster have recently become available. About RESHOOT R RESHOOT R is a 2D horizontal shoot'em up in the style of the great arcade classics like Silkworm, R-Type and Gradius Features developed and programmed by industry veteran Richard Löwenstein goes to the performance limit of Amiga CD32, 1200 and 4000 Five themed stages in the elaborately designed retro design exciting attack waves and boss battles Extra weapons and powerups Multi-level scrolling, up to 100 objects on the screen 50 hertz refresh rate ensures a steady high speed more than 400 colors on the screen stimulating soundtrack and SFX simultaneously locally storable highscore list and internet ranking runs on standard hardware of the A1200, A4000 and CD32, no extensions necessary tested on Amiga systems with the following CPUs: 68020, 68030, 68040 and 68060 System Requirements CD edition Amiga 1200, Amiga 4000 or CD32 Joystick or CD32-compatible pad 2 MB Chipmemory, more memory is supported runs on compatible Amiga emulators under Windows, Mac and Linux System Requirements Classic Disk edition Amiga 1200, Amiga 4000 Floppy drive hard disk Joystick or CD32-compatible pad 2 MB Chipmemory, more memory is supported System Requirements AROS edition AROS with 100% AGA compatibility with 2 MB CHIP RAM. Joystick or CD32-compatible pad (cg) [News message: 23. Oct. 2019, 17:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`22.Oct.2019` amigaworld (Webseite)	Trevor Dickinson announces acquisition of AmigaOS 4 kernel 'Exec SG' (Update 2) It's been an open secret for quite some time, now Trevor Dickinson officially announces the acquisition of 'Exec SG', the kernel used in AmigaOS 4. For some reason the news appeared in a blog posting on the Amiwest website, an Amiga meeting taking place in Sacramento (USA) this weekend, instead of a regular press release. Press release: The Exec SG kernal is under development! Now the exclusive property of Trevor Dickinson, the Exec SG kernal is being extended and tested by a team of well-qualified developers. Led by Exec SG Team Lead Steven Solie, the new kernal adds support for many features AmigaOS doesn't have. Among these are mutli-core support, GART implementation, faster speed, 64-bit support, and extending the RAM limit beyond 2 GB to 4 GB and beyond. Even with all these advantages, the Exec SG kernal retains 100% compatibility compared to the former kernal version. This is true because these are extensions to the existing kernal incorporating the original work of Carl Sassenrath and the AmigaOS team in 1985 as well as the work of others since then. So more Amiga magic is in store. What will it run on? Be sure you have an OS4.x machine to take advantage of these new features. Come to AmiWest to find out about when the next new machine will be introduced. Update: (23.10.2019, 14:45, cg) Matthew Leaman states on amigaworld.net that he's (also) the Managing Director of A-EON Technology Ltd. and as such can "can categorically state that A-EON has not acquired ExecSG and the information being referenced is not correct." The press release on the Amiwest site has not been changed or removed though, 24 hours after it went online. Update 2: (24.10.2019, 14:15, cg) According to a posting on amigaworld.net from Steven Solie, the claim that Exec SG was acquired by A-EON Technologies was a mistake on the part of the Amiwest blog author, Exec SG was acquired by Trevor Dickinson privately, not by A-EON. Shortly after that statement, the blog posting got updated accordingly. (cg) [News message: 22. Oct. 2019, 15:41] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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