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`03.Jun.2025`	Worth a read: The Meaning of Icons In his latest blog post on datagubbe.se entitled "The Meaning of Icons", Carl Svensson explores how we interpret icons in graphical user interfaces – and why their meaning is often less obvious than we think. Using numerous examples – from Amiga programs to modern applications such as Microsoft Outlook – Svensson shows that many icons only become understandable through repeated use and cultural influence. He discusses how excessive stylisation and cultural differences can make interpretation difficult and argues for a return to clearer, visually distinguishable symbols. The blog article is a fascinating journey through the history and design of icons, with a special focus on classic systems such as the Amiga. (nba) [News message: 03. Jun. 2025, 01:38] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Jun.2025` Stefan Hoeltgen	Scene World Podcast Episode #215 - Torsten Roeder talks about Diskmags.de In the latest episode 215 of the Scene World podcast, the hosts spoke with Torsten Roeder about the diskmags.de project. This comprehensive online archive for floppy disk magazines (diskmags) is dedicated to preserving these digital publications for future generations. Diskmags were magazines published on floppy disks in the 1980s and 1990s that contained articles, graphics, music and even software. Many of these magazines were distributed exclusively within the demo scene and are difficult to find today. The diskmags.de project catalogues and archives these historical artefacts to ensure their accessibility and preservation. The interview with Torsten Roeder starts at minute 27:36 in the podcast episode. (nba) [News message: 03. Jun. 2025, 01:31] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jun.2025`	Essay: A Box is not just a Box: Game packaging in the course of time In a richly illustrated essay, author Beat Suter looks at the development of game packaging over the decades, with a special focus on Swiss games that were available on the open market. (dr) [News message: 02. Jun. 2025, 07:44] [Comments: 2 - 04. Jun. 2025, 05:13] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.May.2025`	PowerPC hardware: video showing MorphOS 3.20 running on Mirari motherboard The Mirari team has released a video showing the "1st beta test" of MorphOS on the recently announced PPC hardware. (cg) [News message: 31. May. 2025, 11:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.May.2025`	Picture collection: Amiga Graphics Archive updated The "Amiga Graphics Archive" has been supplemented by further pictures from the German "Amiga Magazin": The illustrations come from a "Colour Cycling" competition from July 1988. (cg) [News message: 31. May. 2025, 11:28] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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