16.Mar.2021
Amiga Future (website)
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Print magazine: Issue 129 of Amiga Future readable free of charge
German and english issue 129 (November/December 2017) of the print magazine "Amiga Future" is available free of charge now at the magazine's website. Published as image files of the individual pages, remainders of the physical issue as well as PDF files at a higher resolution are available at the publisher. (snx)
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16.Mar.2021
GitHub
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Encryption protocol: AmiSSL 4.8 (AmigaOS 3/4)
The open source encryption protocol AmiSSL has been updated to version 4.8 and is fully compatible to IBrowse 2.5.3.
Changes:
- Updated OpenSSL backend to full compatibility to latest OpenSSL 1.1.1j (16.02.2021) version, which brings security and bug fixes.
- Updated root certificates to latest Mozilla-based bundle provided by https://curl.se/docs/caextract.html.
- Fixed corrupted OS3 libamisslauto.a (object name was too long).
- Tweaked SDK examples and OpenSSL includes to be more compatible with vanilla VBCC and SAS/C compiler installations.
- Restored SAS/C support to AmiSSL autoopen link library code.
- Added native VBCC support to AmiSSL autoopen link library code.
- Added lib/autoinit_amissl_main.c to SDK to allow VBCC, SAS/C and GCC users to compile their own link library, if required.
(dr) (Translation: dr)
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16.Mar.2021
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Galactica: Turn-based space stategy game for Workbench
Krzysztof Donats 'Galactica' (screenshot) is a port of the Linux game Konquest. The Amiga port is running on the Workbench screen.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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15.Mar.2021
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Turn-based space stategy game: Imperium Terranum 2.811
For a while the source code of the turn-based space strategy game Imperium Terranum 2 is being ported from Pascal to C and adopted to graphic cards. In version 2.811 some minor bugs have been fixed:
- Wormhole-flights are now mouse-controlled - same/easier difficulty than with joystick.
- Playsound is now stereo - direction depends on mouse-position (as used to be in original game).
In this version the intro-sequence may crash when terminated early (via mousebutton).
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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14.Mar.2021
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Aminet uploads until 13.03.2021
The following files have been added until 13.03.2021 to Aminet:
chkXEX.lha dev/cross 56K 68k Info about Atari XE/XL execut...
pciparallel.device.lha driver/oth 34K 68k Mediator parallel port driver
MCE.lha game/edit 3.0M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 3.6M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
ZDOOM_AGA.lha game/shoot 21M 68k Amiga port of ZDOOM
ZDOOM_RTG.lha game/shoot 21M 68k Amiga port of ZDOOM
mandel_dsp.lha gfx/fract 49K 68k Mandelbrot generator for DSP3...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.1M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
TLNTheme.lha mods/misc 62K The Last Ninja Theme 4ch by H...
MMULib.lha util/libs 731K 68k Library to ctrl the MC68K MMUs
ReportPlusMOS.lha util/misc 724K MOS Multipurpose utility
WHDLoadMenu.lha util/misc 485K 68k A WHDLoad frontend
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14.Mar.2021
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OS4Depot uploads until 13.03.2021
The following files have been added until 13.03.2021 to OS4Depot:
thewidow.lha gam/adv 19Mb 4.0 Game Terror Paranormal Adventure
mce.lha gam/uti 4Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
x5000temp.lha uti/doc 152kb 4.1 shows X50x0 CPU temperatures/vol...
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14.Mar.2021
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 13.03.2021
The following files have been added until 13.03.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
libmpg123_1.26.4.lha Development/Library mpg123 with libmpg123 1...
Fuse_1.6.0_sdl2.lha Emulation The Free Unix Spectrum ...
TheWidow_1.15.lha Games/Adventure The Widow the point and...
Sam460ex.jpeg Hardware/Sam460ex Sam460ex.jpeg
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14.Mar.2021
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WHDLoad: New installers until 13.03.2021
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 13.03.2021:
- 2021-03-12 new: Temple of the Enlightened Souls (Softsell/Dynamic) done by CFOU! (Info)
- 2021-03-12 updated: Knight Force (Titus) keyboard handling fixed (Info)
- 2021-03-12 improved: Elfmania (Terramarque/Renegade) changed memory configuration, trainer fixed (Info)
- 2021-03-12 improved: Blue Berry (Infogrames) uses files instead of disk image, 68000 quitkey, new install script (Info)
- 2021-03-09 updated: Tiny Bobble (Pink^aBYSs) fixed graphical corruption, fixed crash when quitting (Info)
- 2021-03-09 improved: Rackney's Island (Megatronix) trainer added, 2nd button support added, 68000 quitkey, new install script (Info)
- 2021-03-09 improved: Time Machine (Vivid Image) trainer added, button wait added, 68000 quitkey, manual added (Info)
- 2021-03-09 fixed: Knight Force (Titus) made 68000/68010 compatible (Info)
- 2021-03-09 improved: King's Quest 4 (Sierra) using real files, added configurable keyboard, fixed sound issue (Info)
- 2021-03-09 improved: Galaxy Force 2 (Activision/Dementia) 68000 quitkey added, trainer added, new install script and icon (Info)
- 2021-03-08 improved: Knight Force (Titus) supports another version, uses less memory, quitkey on 68000 (Info)
- 2021-03-07 improved: Sword of Honour (Prestige) supports another version, quitkey on 68000, trainer added, blitter waits added, new install script (Info)
- 2021-03-07 improved: Space Racer (Loriciels) less memory used, quitkey on 68000 (Info)
- 2021-03-07 improved: Doodlebug (Core Design) second button/joypad support, quitkey for 68000 (Info)
- 2021-03-07 updated: Darkman (Ocean) time trainer removed, icon fixed (Info)
- 2021-03-07 improved: Carlos (Microïds) uses files instead disk image, trainers added, quitkey on 68000 (Info)
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13.Mar.2021
OS4Depot
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AmigaOS 4: Updates to The Widow and Slot Machine Saga
At the beginning of February, Juan Carlos 'Templario' Herran Martin did remove all his software from his Morgue Soft Webseite but as he already announced he was going to keep on updating his projects.
Two days ago he released on OS4Depot an update to his point-and-click adventure "The Widow". He has added Polish translation and improved the game a little bit (Paranormal Experience, Slot Machine).
Already at the end of February he had released a new version of his slot machine WArMUP based on Hollywood:
Version 1.20 does not require any external Hollywood plugins and offers some minor improvements like animated coins or additional sounds.
According to the author on request by amiga-news.de, he currently is working on his picture viewer Videntium Picta.
(dr) (Translation: dr)
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10.Mar.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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FreePascal: Documentation for systems library units, support of MorphOS-SDK
Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow has "extended (and sometimes created) the documentation for all four Amiga systems library units (amunits, arosunits, morphunits, os4units) and the util units (ami-extra)" which is available in HTML and CHM format. Additionally he has also updated "the Free Pascal library units for MorphOS" and "created the documentation for these functions."
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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10.Mar.2021
Mike Battilana (e-mail)
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Cloanto: Amiga Forever and C64 Forever 9
Press release: March 10, 2021 - Cloanto released today version 9 of Amiga Forever
and C64 Forever, the official Commodore/Amiga preservation, emulation and support suites for Windows.
The new editions are the result of more than two years of development since the previous major version, which also saw the parallel release of numerous free updates to the previous version, and the development of Amiga Explorer 8 and Amiga Explorer 9 (now included in Amiga Forever 9 Plus Edition and Premium Edition).
Version 9 celebrates beautiful new visual features like Arcade mode (screenshot), Tile mode, light vs. dark options, and a first set of more colorful skin variants. Under the hood, hardware-accelerated technologies like Direct2D are used to provide a snappy experience. Powerful new column and tile field selection and sort options provide unprecedented control within the player interface, while a new property handler and an enhanced preview handler enable seamless content access via File Explorer and Windows Search.
New automation and title authoring features make it possible to automatically run a script or application on startup, e.g. to quickly invoke different features or games from a shared Amiga setup. This is envisioned to be only the beginning of new automation capabilities which are planned to be released over the next months.
Additional Amiga improvements include RDB disk image enhancements, while 8-bit features include new SID audio, drive and media options, and support for the MAX Machine and the C64 Magic Voice cartridge.
On the input front, shared Amiga and 8-bit improvements include the ability to use the player entirely with a game controller, and enhanced virtual buttons that can now simulate guest joystick events (e.g. autofire) in addition to keyboard events.
Hundreds of smaller new features and refinements also made it into these new versions. Windows too went through several new releases since the previous major release of Amiga Forever and C64 Forever, and the new code base provides better support for new features introduced in Windows 10 versions 1909, 2004 and 20H2.
Amiga Forever 9 is available now in three editions:
- Value Edition (downloadable installer)
- Plus Edition (downloadable installer with option to build DVD ISO image)
- Premium Edition (downloadable Plus Edition, plus boxed software and additional videos on 3 DVDs)
C64 Forever 9 is available now in three editions:
Both packages recognize and work with each other, with options to merge the different platforms into the same interface. Prices start from $9.95 (Value Edition, or special upgrade offers). (snx)
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09.Mar.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Amiga Games That Weren't: Prototype of another "Pac-Land" port
"Pac-Land" is a Bally-/Namco slot machine from 1984. The official Amiga port was released in 1989, getting low scores. The website "Amiga Games That Weren't" which collects information on never released Amiga games now has found another, unfinished port of the game. The prototype is offered for download: A total of five levels can be played.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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08.Mar.2021
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Word processor: Update of FinalWriter in progress
In 2015 the new copyright holder Timothy "Terminills" Deters for the first time announced an update of Finalwriter. And obviously still it is in progress: In a thread on amigaworld.net Deters has linked a Youtube video demonstrating the new spell check.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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08.Mar.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Preview videos: Souverän Soccer, Creeping Me Out Hex Night
Daniel Müßener is developing a soccer game with 3D effects which currently is named "Souverän Soccer". In a video for the first time the 3D engine is demonstrated. The game is supposed to be run on an Amiga 1200 without upgrades.
'Creeping Me Out Hex Night' written by Michael Dawes is supposed to become a new jump'n run game developed with the Construction Kit Scorpion Engine. A new preview video presents the changes added since January.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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07.Mar.2021
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Aminet uploads until 06.03.2021
The following files have been added until 06.03.2021 to Aminet:
SteMarRegAMOSSources.lha dev/amos 236K 68k 6 AMOS sources+exes by Stefan...
dsp3210.lha driver/oth 49K 68k DSP 3210 drivers and tools
Renegades_Deluxe.zip game/2play 523K 68k 2 player battle, 'Alien Breed...
MCE.lha game/edit 3.1M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 3.3M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 3.6M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
labyrinth64.lha game/misc 128K 68k Port of Commodore 64 game Lab...
ZDOOM_AGA.lha game/shoot 21M 68k Amiga port of ZDOOM
ZDOOM_RTG.lha game/shoot 21M 68k Amiga port of ZDOOM
Bull_Run.lha game/strat 270K 68k turn-based military strategy ...
Bull_Run_adf.zip game/strat 358K 68k turn-based military strategy ...
ViewStl.lha gfx/3d 172K MOS An STL (3D Model) viewer
BackdPattGener.lha gfx/edit 50K 68k Create your own backdrop patt...
FlashMandelNG_OS4.lha gfx/fract 7.0M OS4 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals AOS4
AMRep1991-07-07_v1i01... mags/misc 46K AM-Report newsletter
AMRep1991-07-13_v1i02... mags/misc 45K AM-Report newsletter
AMRep1991-07-20_v1i03... mags/misc 49K AM-Report newsletter
AMRep1991-07-27_v1i04... mags/misc 45K AM-Report newsletter
AMRep1991-07-29_sed1.txt mags/misc 35K AM-Report newsletter
AMRep1991-08-03_v1i05... mags/misc 52K AM-Report newsletter
AMRep1991-12-05_v1i18... mags/misc 49K AM-Report newsletter
AMRep1991-12-26_v1i19... mags/misc 42K AM-Report newsletter
AMRep1992-01-27_v2i01... mags/misc 43K AM-Report newsletter
AMRep1992-09-08_v2i08... mags/misc 98K AM-Report newsletter
AMRep1992-09-14_expo.txt mags/misc 41K AM-Report newsletter
AMRep1992-09-16_v2i09... mags/misc 40K AM-Report newsletter
AToday_1988-09-20_v3i... mags/misc 29K Amy Today ASCII newsletter
AToday_1988-10-10_v4i... mags/misc 22K Amy Today ASCII newsletter
AToday_1988-10-20_v4i... mags/misc 22K Amy Today ASCII newsletter
AToday_1988-10-30_v4i... mags/misc 20K Amy Today ASCII newsletter
AToday_1988-11-10_v5i... mags/misc 23K Amy Today ASCII newsletter
AToday_1988-11-20_v5i... mags/misc 23K Amy Today ASCII newsletter
AToday_1988-11-30_v5i... mags/misc 22K Amy Today ASCII newsletter
AToday_1988-12-25_v6i... mags/misc 43K Amy Today ASCII newsletter
AToday_1989-03-20_v9i... mags/misc 33K Amy Today ASCII newsletter
AToday_1989-04-10_v10... mags/misc 22K Amy Today ASCII newsletter
AToday_1989-04-20_v10... mags/misc 23K Amy Today ASCII newsletter
AToday_1989-04-30_v10... mags/misc 27K Amy Today ASCII newsletter
AToday-1988-11-30-Ind... mags/misc 7K Amy Today ASCII newsletter
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.3M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.6M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 4.8M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
NR2021Collection.lha mods/misc 26M HKvalhe's Ninja Remix 2021 Co...
Sanctum2021.lha mods/misc 127K Sanctum 2021 4ch Lv6 by HKvalhe
BootPicture.lha util/boot 87K 68k Shows pictures, plays sound d...
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 609K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 773K OS4 Multipurpose utility
WHDLoadMenu.lha util/misc 484K 68k A WHDLoad frontend
GoShell.lha util/shell 16K 68k tool for open Shell in full s...
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07.Mar.2021
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OS4Depot uploads until 06.03.2021
The following files have been added until 06.03.2021 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
mce.lha gam/uti 4Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
flashmandelng.lha gra/mis 7Mb 4.0 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals ...
flipclock.lha uti/mis 3Mb 4.1 Fullscreen Flipclock for OS4 (SDL2)
reportplus.lha uti/mis 773kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
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07.Mar.2021
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AROS Archives uploads until 06.03.2021
The following files have been added until 06.03.2021 to AROS Archives:
homingfever.i386-aros.zip gam/mis 149kb Quick and simple. Avoid all inco...
rnopublisher.zip off/dtp 224b PDF creator
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07.Mar.2021
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 06.03.2021
The following files have been added until 06.03.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
SDL_2.0.14_Libraries.lha Development/Library All Libraries SDL 2.0.1...
Iris_0.114.lha Email New email client suppor...
Hode_0.2.9e.lha Games/Adventure Hode is a re-implementa...
MCE_12.5.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed...
ViewStl_1.0.lha Graphics/3D An STL (3D Model) viewer
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07.Mar.2021
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WHDLoad: New installers until 06.03.2021
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 06.03.2021:
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06.Mar.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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New preview videos of Super Metal Hero
Three new preview videos (1, 2, 3) of the jump'n run game 'Super Metal Hero' has been published presenting diverse new features.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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06.Mar.2021
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Creating Aminet info files: Report+ 8.03
Using Report+ you can create bug reports, Aminet info files ("Readme") and similar texts as well as showing and editing IFF/RIFF picture files. The programis based on ReAction, the source code is included. The new version 8.03 is available for AmigaOS 3.x, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS.
Changes of version 8.03:
- ASCII processor: added "Strip leading whitespace?" option.
- IFF/RIFF editor: added knowledge about RIFF SFBK format.
- Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.
(dr) (Translation: dr)
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04.Mar.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Shooter: Reworked version of 'Citadel' in progress
According to the developers of the first person shooter Citadel (1995),they are working on an improved version of their Doom clone which among others is supposed to provide a better performance on fast Amigas and better animations within the game. Additionally known bugs will be fixed, e.g. the installation on harddrive. Two new videos shows the latest developer version in UAE and on an A3000 with 68030@25 Mhz.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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04.Mar.2021
MorphZone (forum)
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MorphOS: e-mail client Iris 0.114
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek's "Iris" is going to be the standard e-mail client for MorphOS. It supports IMAP and is able to display as well as create HTML e-mails.
Since our last news-item, several changes have been made. Among them are:
- It's now possible to display all (raw) e-mail headers (via message view context menu)
- Presents unread message subjects in bold in wide e-mail list views
- Improved the e-mail address suggestions when typing in To fileds, Iris now learns and ranks suggestion by the user's choices when writing e-mails
- Adds the signature when creating a message via 'Forward as Attachment'
- Implemented advanced search
- Added a button to view all attachments at once
- Implemented a glossary
- Tweaks and improvements in the text editor
- Implemented MDN (read receipt) support, both requesting and sending a receipt
For feedback to the author, the corresponding thread at MorphZone can be used. (dr)
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04.Mar.2021
Amigaworld.net (forum)
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AmiLion 1.0: pre-configured front-end application for AmiKit XE
AmiLion is a Hollywood program for the Workbench distribution AmiKit XE on Windows 10. It is basically a pre-configured front-end for accessing Windows applications like Firefox, VLC or Steam via Rabbit Hole functionality as well as popular websites like Aminet, Wikipedia or YouTube.
AmiLion is available for 1 GBP, to be released for free next year, and consists of:
- 12 quick Rabbit Hole apps
- 32 internet links to popular & useful websites
(open with either the host bowser or Amiga browser)
- Get to the Amiga games faster
(iGame and WHDload quick links)
- AmigaNG made wallpapers
(12 full 1080p HD high quality wallpapers)
- Web icons
(6 premade high quality web icons for quick opening to site)
- Source code (Hollywood files)
- Future planned Raspberry Pi version, will be a free update
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04.Mar.2021
Paolo D’Urso (ANF)
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Print magazine: Passione Amiga (Italian)
Passione Amiga is an Italian print magazine, planned to be published quarterly. Issue #1 is available for five Euros, information regarding the amount of pages is not available. It is possible to purchase single issues or proceed with an annual subscription and be able to download the back issues in PDF format, if they are no longer available in paper form. (snx)
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03.Mar.2021
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 149
The English and German issue 149 (March/April 2021) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed today. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Among others this latest issue includes an interview with Stefan Vogt and reviews of Akiko32 und "Tristam Island".
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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02.Mar.2021
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Tetris clone: Crazy Columns 0.98 (beta)
Jochen Hoffer has released the new beta version 0.98 of his clone called "Crazy Columns" of the classic Sega game 'Columns' (video). Now it is possible to play all four modes which are impemented.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Mar.2021
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Illustrated book: 'Demoscene - The Amiga Years' available
Last summer it was announced as Demomaker - The Amiga Years. Meanwhile the illustrated book 'Demoscene - The Amiga Years' has been successfully crowd funded and published. It can be ordered from the French publisher for 35 Euro (review).
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Mar.2021
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the website of the french Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement during the last two months. All translations are welcome. Please contact David 'Daff' Brunet for more information.
- January/February 2021 news
- Old articles from Joystick 16 to 18:
- News: Rebirth of Activision
- Interview with Philippe Agripnidis
- Review of Bard's Tale 3: Thief Of Fate
- Review of Cohort: Fighting For Rome
- News: Full fire on Virgin Games
- Interview with Richard Joseph
- Review of Cybercon 3
- Review of Quest For Glory 2: Trial By Fire
- Interview with Frédéric Raynal and Frank Girolami
- Review of The Secret Of Monkey Island
- Review of Cadaver: The Pay Off
- Review of F-15 Strike Eagle 2
- Interview with Éric Luczyszyn (Amiga Impact)
- Interview with Perry Kivolowitz (ASDG)
- Interview with Kim Lemon (Lemon Amiga)
- Review of Boxx and Boxx 2
- Review of AOrganiser 1.2
- Hardware: KingSpec Industrial Disk On Module IDE 4 Go
- File: Amiga Games List (update)
- Tutorial: How to program a game in assembler (1st part)
- Practice: Exploitation of a relational database with SQLite on MorphOS
- Practice: MorphOS Shell commands
- Special quiz about the year 2020 on Amiga
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28.Feb.2021
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Aminet uploads until 27.02.2021
The following files have been added until 27.02.2021 to Aminet:
AExplorer_Update.lha comm/net 113K 68k Cloanto Amiga Explorer Update
KONEY_TAKE_EM_IN.lha demo/sound 316K 68k KONEY: TAKE'EM IN Techno Musi...
argparse.lha dev/c 18K MOS A command line arguments pars...
mandel_dsp.lha gfx/fract 48K 68k Mandelbrot generator for DSP3...
lha-114i.tar.gz misc/unix 223K Archiver for .lha and .lzh fi...
Palace2021.lha mods/misc 2.1M Palace 2021 4ch Lv5 by HKvalhe
MMULib.lha util/libs 724K 68k Library to ctrl the MC68K MMUs
ReportPlusMOS.lha util/misc 719K MOS Multipurpose utility
Mu680x0Libs.lha util/sys 376K 68k MuLib aware 680x0 libraries
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OS4Depot uploads until 27.02.2021
The following files have been added until 27.02.2021 to OS4Depot:
slotmachinewarmup.lha gam/boa 2Mb 4.0 A easy slot machine game
viewstl.lha gra/vie 351kb 4.1 An STL (3D Model) viewer (MiniGL)
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AROS Archives uploads until 27.02.2021
The following files have been added until 27.02.2021 to AROS Archives:
arsfsdoctor_v1.zip aud 87kb SFS Recovery Application
antiryadgx_4.9.tgz dev/uti 288Mb 3D/2D Game Engine
slotmachinewarmup.lha gam/boa 2Mb A easy slot machine game
angband.i386-aros.zip gam/rol 3Mb SDL version of classic role play...
new_drawer_icons.zip gra/ico 43kb New Colored PNG Drawer Icons
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 27.02.2021
The following files have been added until 27.02.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
argparse_1.02.lha Development/C A command line argument...
FinalBurnNeo_1.0.0.1.lha Emulation FinalBurn Neo, an Emula...
Zatackax_1.0.lha Games/Action Zatacka X is a modern, ...
ScummVM_2.3.0git.lha Games/Adventure A collection of various...
Hurrican_1.1.lha Games/Shoot 2D A Turrican game clone
OpenTyrian_2.1_SDL2.lha Games/Shoot 2D An open-source port of ...
SlotMachineSAGA_WArMUp... Games/Think A slot machine game to ...
Sam460cr_UserManual.pdf Hardware/Sam460cr Sam460cr_UserManual.pdf
Sam460ex_UserManual.pdf Hardware/Sam460ex Sam460ex_UserManual.pdf
ReportPlus_8.02.lha Misc A Multipurpose utility ...
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WHDLoad: New installers until 27.02.2021
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 27.02.2021:
- 2021-02-27 improved: Combat Air Patrol (Psygnosis) fixed crashes, SMC removed (Info)
- 2021-02-26 new: Super Gem'Z (Software 2000) done by CFOU! (Info)
- 2021-02-25 improved: Burning Rubber (Ocean) New RawDIC imager (game needs to be reinstalled), Patch for enhanced version redone with same features as standard version, keyboard support for route selection screen added, new install script, more trainer options added (Info)
- 2021-02-25 improved: Elfmania (Terramarque/Renegade) keyboard support in all places, 68000 quitkey added (Info)
- 2021-02-24 improved: Shadow Warriors (Ocean) early version fixed (Info)
- 2021-02-24 improved: Tiny Bobble (Pink^aBYSs) uses less memory, selectable button configuration added (Info)
- 2021-02-24 updated: Shadow Warriors (Ocean) new imager, another version supported, protection fixed, uses fast memory, 68000 quitkey added, trainer enhanced, access faults removed, manual and icons added (Info)
- 2021-02-21 improved: Switchblade 2 (Gremlin) added 2-button/joypad controls, trainer fixed (Info)
- 2021-02-21 improved: Darkmere (Core Design) fixed memory allocation, SMC fixed, blitwaits optimized, trainer added, uses fast memory, added joypad controls (Info)
- 2021-02-21 improved: King's Quest Enhanced (Sierra) fixed crash when saving on 68000, MT32 direct support, keyboard layout selection (Info)
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28.Feb.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaRemix: Further files added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 files have been added:
- Shadow of the Beast II - The Crystal Caverns
- A Final Hyperbase (Enigma from Scratch mix)
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27.Feb.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Preview video: Mr. Mochi's Delivery Service
Additional to the release of a new preview video, now the game was given a proper name: 'Mr. Mochi's Delivery Service'.
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27.Feb.2021
amigaworld (Webseite)
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Timothy de Groote no longer a director at Hyperion
Last summer, there were hints that Ben Hermans had sued Timothy de Groote and rumors about the latter's departure as a result of that. In the last few days, this became official: Belgium's company register now lists only Ben Hermans as a Hyperion board member.
But in contrast to Costel Mincea and de Groote, who were listed as "Besturders" (directors), Hermans' position is that of a "vaste vertegenwoordiger" (permanent representative) of the actual director. The latter position is held by Ben Hermans CVBE ("Coöperatieve vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid", a limited liability company) founded in 2011. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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26.Feb.2021
Iris Webseite
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MorphOS: EMail programm Iris 0.113
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek's "Iris" is going to be the standard e-mail client for MorphOS. It supports IMAP and is able to display as well as create HTML e-mails.
Since our last nes item, several changes has been made. These are the most important ones:
- Improved the email address suggestions when typing in To fileds, Iris now learns and ranks suggestion by the user's choices when writing emails
- Adds the signature when creating a message via 'Forward as Attachment'
- Implemented advanced search
- Added a button to view all attachments at once
- Implemented a glossary
- Tweaks and improvements in the text editor
- Implemented MDN (read receipt) support, both requesting and sending a receipt
For feedback to the author, the corresponding thread at MorphZone can be used.
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25.Feb.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Dungeon Crawler: Black Dawn Rebirth as free download
'Black Dawn Rebirth' is a Dungeon Crawler similar to Dungeon Master. Since October 2019 the game has been commercially distributed but now is available on the website of the project as free download. You can make a little donation before the download ("pay what you want").
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25.Feb.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Tactical shooter: Second preview of 'Project Horizon '
'Project Horizon' (video) is a tactical shooter similar to Chaos Engine or Alien Breed. This second preview the author called "bug fixed preview" and is available as ADF and HD version (with sound).
Project Horizon requires ECS or AGA and 2 Megabyte Chip-RAM (based on the used graphics). The game will finally also require a hraddrive and provide a map editor for creating new levels.
The engine itself also runs with less Chip-RAM. The sorce code of the engine as well as the editors and tools will be released for free together with the final version of the game.
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25.Feb.2021
Amiga Future (website)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 119 (Italian/English)
Besides its original language, Italian PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is also available in English. The reviews of classic games compare their ports to different platforms available at that time.
Download sites:
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amigaforever.com (ANF)
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Network solution: Amiga Explorer 9
Press release: Cloanto, Amiga software developers since 1986, released today version 9 (9.0.7.0) of Amiga Explorer, the Amiga-PC networking software that first saw the light in 1997.
New features include:
- Protocol extended to support additional file system operations (random read and write, append, etc.)
- Protocol extended to query additional server-side system properties (platform and branch, RAM, ROM version and CRC32, various date and time attributes, etc.)
- Added "Virtual Files" folder to the namespace root (contains disk images and other virtual files)
- New option to automatically set the Amiga clock from the Windows side
- New features in the Properties dialog: show or hide the Amiga icon under the "This PC" namespace, enable or disable the crash reporter, Changelog tab, etc.
- New Setup Wizard to transfer the Amiga side
- Enhanced data extraction when reading disks with errors
- All file and directory property dialogs now contain an edit control to rename the file or directory
- Numerous other fixes and enhancements (see the Changelog)
Several new protocol features are the result of ongoing collaborations with open source developers, including some who are working on GNU/Linux Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) drivers.
The "AE" tool, which gives Windows command-line access to Amiga Explorer configuration and data sharing features, has also been extended to support the new features. Type "AE Help" to see a list of command-line options.
Upgrades are free to all Amiga Explorer and Amiga Forever Plus Edition customers. Amiga Explorer is also free to try under a shareware license. Registration is appreciated, but many features, including the command-line mode, are fully functional in trial mode.
Traditionally, updates to the Amiga (server) side of Amiga Explorer have also been made available on Aminet. This file too has been refreshed, and is now able to patch any version released since 1997 to the latest 9.0.7.0 build. As the new Amiga version includes functionality to support updates originating from the Windows (client) side, Amiga-side patch releases like this one could become less necessary in the future.
The full Amiga source code and the Windows "core" source code is available to a closed group on GitHub. Windows core features include the data exchange features and the command-line user interface, i.e. everything that is needed to implement, study or support the full protocol, including the buildable Visual Studio project used for Cloanto's distribution. The Windows namespace extension and its installer are not currently part of this set. The plan remains to extend the open source availability as certain milestones in the data exchange protocol are met.
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24.Feb.2021
English Amiga Board (Webseite)
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AROS distribution: AROS One 1.4 (x86)
The new version 1.4 of the distribution 'AROS One' based on the 'ABI v0' trunk is available. It integrates the update of the ABI-v0 trunk recently released and offers some new features like dual PNG pictogramms.
The creator of the distribution recommends to test it first on a virtual machine, especially VMWare. He also provides some video tutorials to to help newcomers and exisitung users get started:
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24.Feb.2021
aGGreSSor (ANF)
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AROS x86: Update of ABI-v0 trunk
After a break of four years, the AROS developer Deadwood has ported back the changes made to the "ABIv1" trunk to "ABIv0". He named this project "AROS ABIv0 20170402": the date refers to the ABI-v1 code which is the base for the release.
The update includes 27 new functions, 14 new components and 26 bug fixes. Among others the virtual machines 'VMWare' and 'Virtualbox' now support USB 1.1 and USB 2.0. An updated version of the distribution AROS One based on the ABIv0 trunk has been updated as well.
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23.Feb.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Playable demo: Point'n Click adventure 'Wilcza Buda' in HAM6 mode
'Wilcza Buda' is a classic point'n click adventure. The secon demo version now runs in HAM6 mode (video). Wilcza Buda runs on Amigas equipped with Kickstart 1.2 and higher and can be played from disk or harddrive. It requires 2,5 MB RAM (thereof 1 MB Chip-RAMm) or more.
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22.Feb.2021
Timo Kloss (ANF)
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Adventure: 'Ermentrud' will be released (programmer wanted)
Timo Kloss wrote: The point'n' click adventure "Ermentrud" originally was developed between the years 2001 and 2004 for Amigas equipped with a graphic card, but then abandoned. It was placed in a medieval world and offered an absurd plot and absurd humor. And the hero had a horse made of paper maché.
This year the game will be finally released. All the original graphics, sounds and music will be included but the plot will be reworked.
So far only a German version is planned. If there will be additional localisations is still not clear. The game will offer gaming fun of at least one hour and will be available for free.
The current level of development
- All old scripts have been repaired and extended and the game can be played through. A rework of the dialogues and texts is planned.
- A completely new engine based on SDL2 was developed which is 100% compatible to the old one. The development has been finished and the game runs on macOS and Windows.
- Besides, the game still always runs on the old Amiga engine.
Amiga programmer wanted
Unfortunately the old engine does not run that stable and has graphic problems in emulators and on OS 4 (probably on MorphOS as well). I would like to release the game for Amiga systems as well therefore I am looking for a programmer who can help fixing the problems. It is C-Code but not that clear. Alternatively the mpdern SDL2-based engine can be also used. Please contact me if you are interested!
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21.Feb.2021
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Aminet uploads until 20.02.2021
The following files have been added until 20.02.2021 to Aminet:
gfalist.lha dev/basic 150K MOS Reads tokenized GFA BASIC ver...
dsp3210.lha driver/oth 44K 68k DSP 3210 drivers and tools
Mattonite.lha game/actio 976K 68k Arkanoid like PAL game almost...
labyrinth64.lha game/misc 129K 68k Port of Commodore 64 game Lab...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.3M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.6M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 4.8M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
ASE2019_1.25.lha text/edit 116K 68k Text editor
AmiTimeKeeper.lha util/cdity 716K MOS Keep your time right
gcr10.lha util/cli 19K 68k Display CLI/Shell window res....
drawing_dt.lha util/dtype 215K OS4 Structured art superclass + D...
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 605K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 767K OS4 Multipurpose utility
Pi_Demos.zip util/shell 6K Calculate PI in an AMIGA shel...
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OS4Depot uploads until 20.02.2021
The following files have been added until 20.02.2021 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
thewidow-solution.lha gam/mis 10kb 4.0 An Amiga guide with the tricks a...
acidwarp.lha gra/mis 711kb 4.1 Eye candy program which displays...
pythonssl.lha lib/mis 103kb 4.1 AmiSSL 4 based Python SSL Module
reportplus.lha uti/mis 767kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
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AROS Archives uploads until 20.02.2021
The following files have been added until 20.02.2021 to AROS Archives:
antiryadgx4.9.tgz dev/uti 288Mb 3D/2D Game Engine
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 20.02.2021
The following files have been added until 20.02.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
FrozenLiquid_1.1.lha Audio/MIDI Soft audio synthetiser ...
MilkyTracker_1.03.lha Audio/Tracker An XM/MOD tracker by th...
gfalist_0.01.lha Development/BASIC Reads tokenized GFA BAS...
SDL_2.0.12_Libraries.lha Development/Library All Libraries SDL2 with...
SDL_2.0.14_Libraries.lha Development/Library All Libraries SDL 2.0.1...
MorphOS-SDK_3.16-20210... Development/SDK The MorphOS development...
Iris_0.113.lha Email New email client suppor...
AmiArcadia_26.9.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
TheWidow-solution.lha Games/Adventure Solution of the game Th...
Chess.lha Games/Think A simple Chessgame
Chess_FR.lha Games/Think A simple Chessgame
WitchCleaner_1.60.lha Network/Web A little and easy progr...
AmiTimeKeeper_1.14.lha System/Ambient/Commodi... A small program which k...
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WHDLoad: New installers until 20.02.2021
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 20.02.2021:
- 2021-02-20 fixed: Wiz: Quest for the Magic Lantern (Mutation Software) music/sample were played too fast (Info, Image)
- 2021-02-20 improved: Darkseed (CyberDreams) screen fixed for NTSC, access fault fixed, new CD32 Slave (Info)
- 2021-02-19 improved: King's Quest (Sierra) uses real files, keyboard patch added, better protection fix (Info)
- 2021-02-18 improved: Elfmania (Terramarque/Renegade) uses fast instead chip memory, trainer added (Info)
- 2021-02-18 improved: Darkman (Ocean) 68000 quitkey added, trainer enhanced, new imager and install, manual added (Info)
- 2021-02-17 improved: McDonald Land (Virgin) supports another version, support for second button added, trainer enhanced, new icons (Info)
- 2021-02-14 fixed: Tiny Invaders (pink^abyss) startup bug (Info)
- 2021-02-14 new: La Storia Ancestrale (Holodream) done by CFOU! (Info)
- 2021-02-14 improved: No Second Prize (Thalion) supports more versions, 68000 quitkey, uses fast memory, improved highscore handling (Info)
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