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`17.Sep.2021`	Retro 7-bit: Firmware update for keybiard adapter 'Sum' (update) Sum adapters sold by Retro 7-bit enable connecting USB HID keyboards to the Amiga. They have been designed for installation inside Amiga's casing. Sum is based upon 16-bit Microchip microcontroller. Formerly the adapters were also offered for the CDTV and the CD32 but currently are only available for Amiga 600 and Amiga 1200. Changes of the new firmware: rewriting new firmware added support for "composite device" added support for several keys pressed simultaneously added F11 option in adapter settings - displays software versions Direct download: Sum_20210923.7z (29 KB) Update: (07:12, 25.09.21, dr) The developers have released another update. The download link was updated to this new firmware version. Changes: fixes related to better cooperation with keyboards unlocking F10 option in adapter settings (function displays keycodes) (dr) [News message: 17. Sep. 2021, 10:39] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Sep.2021` Amigaworld.net (Webseite)	Dealer: AmiGang Store offers Raspberry Pi 4B with AmigaOS 3.2 Yannick 'Papiosaur' Buchy, known by the MorphOS distribution Chrysalis as well as the Aminet alternatives MorphOS-Storage and Amiga-Storage, does now also offer a webshop called AmiGang Store at the title link. Primarily sold is the mini computer Raspberry 4, model B - depending on the variant chosen also with AmigaOS 3.2 pre-installed (other configurations are possible on request). Promised is the emulation of an Amiga with Motorola 68040 CPU, 1 GB Fast-RAM, a resolution of up to 1920 x 1024 pixels at 16 bit and a network transfer rate of 1 GBit/s. (snx) [News message: 17. Sep. 2021, 10:36] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Sep.2021` Amiga Love	Pac-Man port: Pacman 500 As the author Jean-François Fabre wrote, Pacman 500 "is a (successful) attempt by jotd to create a 1:1 port of the famous arcade game on Amiga 500 using 100% 68k assembly. The display is 4:3 so scores, lives, bonuses are on the side rather than on top/botton (YouTube video). Features: original visual & sounds original ghost behaviour & speed 50 frames per second (PAL) even on a 1MB 68000 A500 all levels & bonuses & intermission sequences original intro joystick controlled (port 1) can run directly from shell or from whdload (fast machines/complex configurations) 1MB RAM is required (could be reduced to 512k with lower quality sounds). The source code is available on GitHub. (dr) [News message: 17. Sep. 2021, 07:01] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Sep.2021` Individual Computers (ANF)	Individual Computers: Pre-ordering of Indivision ECS V3 started From today on it is possible to pre-order the Flickerfixer/Scandoubler 'Indivision ECS V3' produced by Individual Computers. Some notes of the developer: "Indivision ECS V3 will replace Indivision ECS V2. Although very unusual for iComp, I had to make a re-design without actually adding new features. The main reason why a new design was required was the global chip shortage that you've surely heard about in the media. Two rather low-cost chips, and the main FPGA were either wildly expensive, or not available at all. I was lucky enough to find a small quantity of FPGAs on the free market for a moderate premium of "only" 160%, but could not find the right footprint part for the H/V sync driver and the data drivers. Instead of the SC-70 package for the H/V driver, I found a slightly bigger part with the same functionality. Luckily, that part of the board had enough space. The data drivers were a single 16-bit chip on the V2 design. This became unavailable these past months, so I replaced it with two 8-bit drivers. Instead of soldering the male-to-male adapter directly to the board, I decided to solder a socket to the circuit board, where the male-to-male adapter will be inserted. Background of this decision is a few service cases where pins of this adapter broke off, and it was very tedious to replace the part. The improved order of parts makes V3 much more servicable, as the adapter can now be exchanged without soldering. I'd expect that most useres can replace the adapter on their own, so shipping the flicker fixer to us for service is becoming less likely to be required. Another thing that got hard-to-find was the IC that I've been using for the 25MHz oscillator. I wasn't too worried when the distributor told me that the lead time for this part is just over 50 weeks, as we've had complaints from A600 users that the crystal conflicts with the RTC module in some cases. I have therefore decided to buy 25MHz integrated 3.3V oscillators. While this is considerably more expensive, it is only a small contribution to the overall price increase, and has the added benefit of being much smaller than the HC49S-sized crystal of the V2 design. One thing that is truly different from the V2 design is the output stage. On a component level, it does look almost the same as V2, but went through an expensive CE approval process, and vastly improves picture quality when used on problematic Samsung monitors and similar models that use the same input stage. The new output stage uses high-frequency transistors as drivers, allowing much sharper edges at higher drive strength, eliminating "ghosting" that was described with certain problematic monitors. Another thing we have improved is compatibility with motherboards that have a mouse/joystick multiplexer chip from Mitsubishi: While V2 had trouble dealing with the extremely long propagation delay of this chip, the CPLD of the V3 design deals with this problem without the need to adapt to a specific Amiga main board revision. This CPLD code can also be applied on the V2 design, so we now have a solution for existing V2 customers as well." (dr) [News message: 16. Sep. 2021, 06:39] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Sep.2021` Amiga Future (website)	PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 125 (italian/English) Besides the Italian original issue, the PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is also available in English. The magazine's reviews compare the different ports of classic games to the various platforms of their time. Download pages: italienisch (key: QerVYTJgNQTZvcUkZmtCnY4VU-T7vyaGE-_E_EB4pdI) englisch (key: IrtuK02qmjJMccpLi7_I_OvEqcLoJZugTNDhiT9-gyM) You can also read the latest issue in the browser. (snx) [News message: 15. Sep. 2021, 19:07] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Sep.2021` Thorsten Mampel (ANF)	Event: Amiga-Meeting Nord 2021 in Neumünster (Germany) From November 5-7, 2021, the next Amiga-Meeting Nord will take place. Address is the hotel "Kiek in!", Gartenstraße 32 in 24534 Neumünster, Germany. Registration will be possible at the title link, further details are available in our german news-item. (snx) [News message: 15. Sep. 2021, 15:10] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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