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Operating system: NetBSD 10.0 (02. Apr. 2024)
The Unix derivative NetBSD has been released in version 10.0. The eighteenth major version of the NetBSD operating system is also available as an original port for PowerPC-Amigas (experimental) and 68k-Amigas. The global changes since the last versio...

Advent Calendar: Door 21 - Frank Wille (21. Dec. 2022)
The 21st door goes online and for this one Frank Wille has taken time out with an anecdote. If you want to take a look at Frank Wille's wealth of work, his Homepage is the best place to start. For more than 20 years he has been working together with ...

Operating system: NetBSD 9.3 (12. Aug. 2022)
Version 9.3 of the free and open-source Unix-like operating system NetBSD has been released. Ports are also available for PPC (experimental) and 68k Amiga computers. For the 68k port, wsfb(4) based X11 using amidisplaycc(4) was enabled (global changes). ...

Aminet uploads until 28.08.2021 (29. Aug. 2021)
The following files have been added until 28.08.2021 to Aminet: neatmail.lha comm/mail 59K MOS Neat mail client AmiGemini.lha comm/net 63K 68k Gemini protocol browser lost_octamed_files.lha demo/sound 520K 68k KONEY...

NetBSD project: Amiga 3000 ensured access during server failure (26. Jul. 2020)
Yesterday NetBSD had a big server failure - the only server which still provided access, has been an Amiga. For the German mirror of the project an Amiga 3000 with a Cyberstorm-Mk2/68060 accelerator board is used. ...

Operating system: NetBSD 9.0 with support of PPC-boards (25. May. 2020)
The free and open-source Unix-like operating system NetBSD is available in version 9.0, among others as port for Amiga computers - for the first time also for the PPC-boards made by Phase 5, although this version is called "very experimental". The gl...

Operating system: NetBSD 7.1.1 (03. Jan. 2018)
NetBSD "is a free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open Source operating system" and now is available also as new Amiga version 7.1.1. The update does not provide new functions but fixes security holes and bugs. The official announcement lists...

Aminet-Uploads until 18.11.2017 (19. Nov. 2017)
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until November 18th, 2017: m68k-amigaos-gcc-2017... dev/gcc 23M ppc GCC based dev toolchain for A... m68k-amigaos-gcc-src.... dev/gcc 54M GCC based dev toolchain for A... SINE.rexx....

Operating system: NetBSD 7.1 (15. Mar. 2017)
NetBSD is a free and open source Unix-like operating system, now also available in version 7.1 for Amiga computers. The changes are listed in the changelog which also informs about the following specific Amiga changes: Maximize virtual memory space f...

Amicast: Text interview with Frank Wille (13. Mar. 2016)
The blog of the English podcast Amicasthas published a text interview with Frank Wille. The developer is well-known for the game Solid Gold and the Amiga ports of Retroguru games like the Sqrxz series (1, 2, 3), Giana's Return, Xump or Fruit'Y, but he is ...

Operating system: NetBSD 7.0 (10. Oct. 2015)
NetBSD based on Linux is avaialbe in version 7.0. A port for Amiga computers has been provided as well. The changes are listed in the official announcement as well as in the Amiga specific changelog. ...

NetBSD: Support of expansion board ACA500 (22. Dec. 2013)
The Amiga version of NetBSD now also supports the expansion board ACA500 developed by Individual Computers. Currently only the first Compact-Flash-Slot can be used to boot because the ACA500 has to be connected with an accelerator board with MMU which is ...

Emulator: WinUAE 2.7.0 (06. Dec. 2013)
Version 2.7.0 of the well-known Amiga emulator WinUAE has been released. The update provides improvement of emulation of graphic boards, the 68020-processor and the Custom Chips. New features: Cirrus Logic SVGA chip based hardware graphics board e...

Operating system: NetBSD 6.1.2 (05. Oct. 2013)
Version 6.1.2 of the operating system NetBSD fixes major security gaps and bugs. On Amiga systems NetBSD works with computers with big Zorro-III-I/O-sections (inclusive e.g. CyberVision 64/3D or Prometheus). Additionally versions 6.0.3 as well as 5.2.1...

Operating system: NetBSD 6.1.1 (23. Aug. 2013)
The new stable release of NetBSD operating system is now available. Version 6.1.1 brings important security updates and bug fixes. The only Amiga specific difference from 6.1 is a bug fix related to kernel panic with Deneb cards equipped with firmware v11...

Emulator: Preview to WinUAE 2.7.0 (12. Jul. 2013)
As usual the developers of the well-known Amiga-emulator WinUAE have given a short preview to next version. WinUAE 2.7.0 will be released in fall 2013 and additionally to minor bug fixes will includes the following chabges: Cirrus Logic SVGA based ha...

Operating system: NetBSD 6.1 (20. May. 2013)
Version 6.1 of the operating system NetBSD has been released. Drivers for the Hydra and ASDG network cards have been added (amiga-news.de reported on it). ...

Emulator: WinUAE 2.6.0 (17. May. 2013)
Today version 2.6.0 of the well-known Amiga emulator WinUAE has been released. Among others, now the MMUs of the 68030, 68040 and 68060 are completely emulated. With it, Amix, Linux, NetBSD, Enforcer and WHDLoad do work with MMU-option without any limitat...

NetBSD: Support of Thylacine-USB-card (02. May. 2013)
The Amiga-port of NetBSD now also supports the USB-card Thylacine which up to now can only be used with mouse and keyboard. ...

Emulator: Preview to WinUAE 2.6.0 (26. Feb. 2013)
As usual the developers of the well-known Amiga emulator WinUAE habe given a preview to the forthcoming version. WinUAE 2.6.0 is supposed to be released in Spring 2013 with the following changes: New features: SCSI and ATAPI (IDE) CD drive emulati...