20.May.2024
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Video: Another Robin Hood port preview by Apollo team
The Apollo team is working on a port of the game "Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood" (amiga-news.de reported) for the Apollo V4 equipped with SAGA chipset. A preview video of the second beta version has now been published under the title link. (dr)
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20.May.2024
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Modplayer: Minimod V1.2
Harry 'piru' Sintonen has written a minimal Protracker command line modplayer using Frank Wille's ptplayer routine that runs on AmigaOS 1.3 and higher. (dr)
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19.May.2024
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Boing Attitude: Interview with George Sokianos
Boing Attitude published the seventh issue of the French print magazine "BOING" in October 2023. Among other things, there was also an interview with George 'walkereo' Sokianos, who is responsible for the WebKit port for AmigaOS 4 and implements software projects such as the Editor Lite XL for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. (dr)
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19.May.2024
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SCSI emulation: BlueSCSI toolbox V1.2
The BlueSCSI Toolbox combines two utilities for managing a BlueSCSI V2 or ZuluSCSI in a Commodore Amiga.
The CD changer makes it possible to switch between CD ISO images on the SD card during operation. The SD transfer tool can be used to transfer files from the SD card to the Amiga.
Download: BlueSCSI-toolbox-Amiga_v1.2.zip (37 Kb) (dr)
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19.May.2024
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Aminet uploads until 18.05.2024
The following files have been added until 18.05.2024 to Aminet:
Excel_GUI_hwp_1.0.lha dev/hwood 302K MOS A hollywood display plugin
TilesSlide.lha game/actio 93K 68k Align 3-4 tiles of the same c...
GIScopaAros.zip game/board 477K x86 Italian card game
F1GP2024Carset.lha game/data 8K 2024 Carset for F1GP
MCE.lha game/edit 4.1M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 4.8M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
doomrpg-re.lha game/role 302K 68k Doom RPG Amiga Port
LoViewAROS.lha gfx/show 5.7M x86 LoView - the Easy Viewer and ...
LoViewMOS.lha gfx/show 6.0M MOS LoView - the Easy Viewer and ...
LoViewOS3.lha gfx/show 4.8M 68k LoView - the Easy Viewer and ...
LoViewOS4.lha gfx/show 6.5M OS4 LoView - the Easy Viewer and ...
LoViewWOS.lha gfx/show 6.0M WOS LoView - the Easy Viewer and ...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.6M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.0M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.2M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
LN3Void24Prt1.lha mods/misc 355K 16bit 4ch LN3Void24Prt1 by HK...
Mega_ATcad.jpg pix/misc 863K ATcad in HD-1080p
pOS_w64.jpg pix/misc 1.2M WinUAE-Launcher Screenshot
NAFCYI1991S1-B01.zip text/bfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B02.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B03.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B04.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B05.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B06.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B07.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B08.zip text/bfont 2.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B09.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B10.zip text/bfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B11.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B12.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B13.zip text/bfont 2.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B14.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B15.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B16.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B17.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B18.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B19.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B20.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B21.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B22.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B23.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B24.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B25.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B26.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B27.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B28.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B29.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-01.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-02.zip text/pfont 1.7M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-03.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-04.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-05.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-06.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-07.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-08.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-09.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-10.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-11.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-12.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-13.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-14.zip text/pfont 1.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-15.zip text/pfont 1.7M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-16.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-17.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-18.zip text/pfont 1.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-19.zip text/pfont 1.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-20.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-21.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-22.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-23.zip text/pfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-24.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-25.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-26.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-27.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-28.zip text/pfont 1.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-29.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 22M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
rexxfetch.lha util/moni 1K Generic fetch
PalestineMOS.lha util/sys 1K Palestine country for MorphOS...
envclock.lha util/time 38K AOS Date/time env-var for WB titl...
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19.May.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 18.05.2024
The following files have been added until 18.05.2024 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
mce.lha gam/uti 5Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
deark.lha uti/arc 6Mb 4.0 Extracting data from various fil...
envclock.lha uti/wor 38kb 4.0 Date/time env-var for WB titlebar
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19.May.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 18.05.2024
The following files have been added until 18.05.2024 to AROS Archives:
giscopa.i386-aros.zip gam/car 477kb Italian Card Game
loview.i386-aros.lha gra/vie 6Mb the Easy Viewer and Thumber :)
gmore.i386-aros.zip uti/tex 24kb Text Viewer
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19.May.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 18.05.2024
The following files have been added until 18.05.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
Excel-GUI_1.0.lha Dependencies/Hollywood A hollywood display plu...
MCE_15.0.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed...
Wayfarer_8.3.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ...
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19.May.2024
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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:
- LFF (Skid Row Cracktro Song) Tyros Edition
- Space 2, RSI Megademo (Extended Remix)
- Solitaire FX
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19.May.2024
MorphZone (forum)
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 8.6 (2nd update)
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released another bug fix for version 8 of his Wayfarer web browser for MorphOS. This fixes a performance regression in curl/nghttp2.
Update: (22:25, 20.05.24, dr)
Meanwhile version 8.5 is available fixing the network issues of the previous versions.
Update: (22:50, 21.05.24, dr)
Version 8.6 fixes a bug that caused Wayfarer to stop connecting after a while. (snx)
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18.May.2024
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Game: Hack and Slay V0.9
In this simple Amiga conversion of the mailbox game "Hack and Slash", the aim is to explore five levels with a stick figure. In the new version, a few "nasty traps" have been added in a few random rooms on all levels and some bugs have been removed. AmigaOS 3.x and 1 MB RAM are required. (dr)
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18.May.2024
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Chat software: AmigaGPT V1.5.0 for AmigaOS 3 and 4
Cameron Armstrong has written AmigaGPT, a chat program for AmigaOS 3.2 that uses the power of the chatbot ChatGPT (amiga-news.de reported). Originally written for AmigaOS 3.2, the programme meanwhile also supports AmigaOS 3.9, Cloanto's Workbench 3.X and AmigaOS 4.1. Changes of version 1.5.0:
- Support for OpenAI text to speech voices. Fast internet connection recommended
- Updated to latest OpenAI chat models (including GPT-4o which will only work for ChatGPT Plus subscribers for now)
- Removed debug symbols for faster and smaller executable
Download: AmigaGPT.lha (221 KB) (dr)
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18.May.2024
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ACube Systems: UBoot 2015.c for Sam460EX, Sam460CR and Sam460LE boards
Press release: Bassano del Grappa, Italy - 18 May 2024
ACube Systems is pleased to announce a new release of the U-Boot firmware for its Sam460 line of motherboards.
New in this version:
- added support for Radeon RX cards
- updated x86 emulator
- fixed USB handling especially for keyboard support
- new boot logo and menu graphics
- added FAT support
- fixed several typos and small graphic mistakes
The updated installation guide describes in detail the usual installation method (ISO image) and alternative methods (TFTP and USB).
You can buy the update from our online shop with the following options:
For customers who bought version 2015.b, the downloadable version is free of charge. Please contact us if you are eligible for the free update.
To celebrate the new UBoot update we also lowered the price of Radeon RX550 in our shop, both the bundle version and the stand-alone version.
Please note: UBoot and UBoot updater make use of GPL code and thus are both published under GPL (download of the source code). (dr)
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18.May.2024
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AROS x86: Card game conversion Scopa
Giovanni Iacobelli has released the Italian card game Scopa for AROS x86 (YouTube video). In this digital version, the player plays against the computer. The first player to reach or exceed a score of 11 wins the game.
(dr)
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17.May.2024
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Survival game: Zombie Survivor v0.69
Sami Vehmaa's latest project is a game called "Zombie Survival" for Amigas with a graphics card, in which you have to fend off an endless army of the undead (amiga-news.de reported). According to the author, the latest beta version is "a big leap forward": more weapons, joystick support, more animations, more audio and more levels (YouTube video). (dr)
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17.May.2024
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Amiga emulator: Audio fix for vAmigaWeb (iOS, iPadOS)
vAmigaWeb is an Amiga emulator for the web browser or a Progressive Web App (PWA) based on the Amiga emulator vAmiga for MacOS.
In this update, the developer 'mithendal' has fixed the problem that after activating the mobile phone or iPad from a longer app background lock, the audio connection was lost with the message "Failed to start the audio device". (dr)
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16.May.2024
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Managing ADF files: adflib V0.9.0 for Windows, Linux and macOS
Laurent Clevy first released adflib in 1999 in version 0.7.8 (Aminet). The portable C library, written mainly in C, is used to manage Amiga-formatted devices such as hard disks and ZIP disks or to swap them out via the .ADF format (amiga-news.de reported). The library is currently being developed under the responsibility of Tomasz Wolak. Changes in version 0.9.0:
- improved write support (block allocation bitmap checking and rebuilding)
- new unified api for all devices, allowing to implement new device drivers in client code
- possibility to enable/disable device drivers
- added a new device: ramdisk
- improved and better tested salvage code (still experimental!)
- cleaned-up and improved library API (ie. separated namespace)
- added new command-line utilities:adf_bitmap, adf_salvage
- many bugfixes and internal improvements
- dual license (GPL-2+ or LGPL2.1+)
(dr)
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16.May.2024
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Arcade port: King and Balloon V0.92
"King and Balloon" is an arcade conversion of the title King & Balloon, originally released by Namco in 1980 (amiga-news.de reported). The new beta version 0.92 that has now been released fixes some graphics and sound effect problems and Fix spawn position of the king. (dr)
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15.May.2024
MorphZone (forum)
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 8.3
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 8.3 of his web browser Wayfarer for MorphOS. It fixes further reported bugs of the 8.x releases and includes updated linklibs. Also the Beacon API is supported now. (snx)
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15.May.2024
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Print/PDF magazine: ZZAP! Amiga, issue 15
After Patreon supporters, also the general public can now purchase the March/April issue of the “ZZAP! Amiga” magazine. It consists of 60 color pages in A5 size. A look at the table of contents can be found, along with other photos, on Steven Lyon's blog Lyonsden. (snx)
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14.May.2024
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DiskFlashback: Using image files and discs in PC drives
Developer Rob Smith has introduced DiskFlashback, a convenient software for Windows 10/11 (64-bit) that enables PC floppy drives to read and write image files such as ADFs (Amiga Disk Files) during operation. It also allows you to process real discs in Amiga or Atari format, with the appropriate hardware extensions. To use it, you need the FloppyBridge plugin, which in turn requires additional hardware (YouTube video).
DiskFlashback is particularly aimed at retro computing enthusiasts and professional users who still work with older floppy disc formats. The software makes it possible, for example, to write image files to physical floppy discs and, conversely, to convert physical floppy discs into image files. This is particularly useful for archiving old software or reviving classic games and applications on original hardware. The workaround via WinUAE or other third-party software and expansion hardware for editing ADFs, for example, is therefore no longer necessary.
The features of DiskFlashback include:
- Mount ADF, DMS*, IMG, IMA, ST, MSA*, HDA, HDF and SCP* files as virtual drives (* read only)
- Supports the following disk formats:
- AmigaDOS OFS/FFS DD & HD Disks
- IBM/PC FAT12/16 DD 720k & HD 1.44Mb Disks
- Atari ST FAT12/16 GemDOS Single and Double Sided normal & extended Disks
- Dual Format Amiga/Atari floppy disks and mounts them as two drives! (read only)
- Use DrawBridge, Greaseweazle or SupercardPro as a real windows drive letter
- Create blank disk images for the above formats.
- Rip real floppy disks to file
- Write disk images to real floppy disks
- Install boot blocks on Amiga disks
- Optionally silently swap file extensions (eg: mod.thismusic to thismusic.mod)
The software requires Windows versions 10 or 11 in 64-bit - and of course a working floppy disc drive in the PC. The developer points out that the antivirus system in Windows may recognise the software as a virus. The false-positive warning can be ignored.
DiskFlashback is OpenSource and is licensed under the GPL2 licence. Sources are available on GitHub.
The free download of the software in its current version 1.0.0.6 is available on the developer's website under the title link. Developer Rob Smith offers the software free of charge, but is happy to receive a "tip" via ko-fi.
Editorial update, 12 June 2024 (nba): Our original news article stated that no special hardware is required to process physical Amiga disks. That is not accurate. The FloppyBridge plug-in is required, which in turn requires DrawBridge, Greaseweazle or Supercard Pro hardware. The article has been updated accordingly. (nba)
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Video: Updating Uboot for Sam460 boards
In his latest video, Roman 'kas1e' Kargin shows how to update the UBoot bootloader on the SAM460 boards from Acube-Systems. As he writes, the public version of Uboot, which was delivered with the Sam460, has a bug: when using RadeonRX graphics cards, the Uboot output cannot be seen on the monitor. Access is only possible via the terminal with the serial cable. The video shows the entire process of updating with a beta version of Uboot, which will be available to all users in the next few days. (dr)
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13.May.2024
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Blog: Repairing an Amiga 1200 with an unusual problem
Andrew 'LinuxJedi' Hutchings describes in a recent blog entry how he repaired an Amiga 1200 whose motherboard worked for 15 minutes and then crashed with a black screen, sometimes paired with random noise. (dr)
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13.May.2024
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Linux: Kernel 6.9 for AmigaOne X1000/X5000
Parallel to the release of the Linux kernel 6.9, Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky has finally compiled it for the AmigaOne X1000 and X5000 after numerous tests.
Download: linux-image-6.9.0-X1000_X5000.tar.gz (61 MB) (dr)
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12.May.2024
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Historical document: Amiga presentation from 1984
In June 1984, the heads of "Amiga Computer, Inc." had met with representatives of Commodore to discuss the licensing or purchase of Amiga's currently developed technology. Commodore's financial director at the time, Don Greenbaum has now presented the hobby archaeologists from the 'Commodore International Historical Society' the document with which the Californian start-up used to advertise its computer at the time.
The computer described in the PDF already has clear similarities with the end customer product presented a year later, although it still has a
5.25-inch floppy disk drive, an "expansion slot" in the top of the housing, a cartridge slot and an internal modem. IBM compatibility could be retrofitted via an "MS-DOS cartridge". (cg)
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12.May.2024
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Aminet uploads until 11.05.2024
The following files have been added until 11.05.2024 to Aminet:
MCE.lha game/edit 4.2M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 4.9M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
GIOminoAros.zip game/jump 3.4M x86 GI Omino Stage Game
babeanoid.lha game/misc 2.9M 68k The famous 2003 Arkanoid/Brea...
ExpertQ2Mod.lha game/shoot 6.7M Expert Mod for Quake 2 (2024 ...
webptools140_a68k.lha gfx/conv 2.4M 68k encode/decode images in WebP ...
BackdPattGener.lha gfx/edit 66K 68k Create your own backdrop patt...
Mega-ATcad.lha gfx/edit 2.0M 68k 2D-CAD-Program
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.6M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.0M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.2M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
amigenerator-v034-68k... misc/emu 126K 68k SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis Emulator
pOS-w64.zip misc/emu 16M WinUAE-Launcher and more
GMoreAros.zip text/show 24K x86 Text Viewer
GISplitAros.zip util/cli 31K x86 Split & Build
AmiSSL-5.15-OS3.lha util/libs 3.7M 68k OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
AmiSSL-5.15-OS4.lha util/libs 3.4M OS4 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
AmiSSL-5.15-SDK.lha util/libs 2.3M AOS OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
IconLib_46.4.lha util/libs 1.8M 68k free icon.library in optimize...
ReportPlusMOS.lha util/misc 769K MOS Multipurpose utility
isomount.lha util/rexx 28K Mounting ipf,dms,adf,hdf
BaseConv.lha util/wb 63K 68k Convert numbers between bin/o...
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OS4Depot uploads until 11.05.2024
The following files have been added until 11.05.2024 to OS4Depot:
amissl-sdk.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 SDK for AmiSSL
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
mce.lha gam/uti 5Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
amissl.lha lib/mis 3Mb 4.0 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared library
changewp.lha uti/mis 9Mb 4.0 easy way to change the WB Pattern
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12.May.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 11.05.2024
The following files have been added until 11.05.2024 to AROS Archives:
giominoaros.i386-aros.zip gam 3Mb Classic run and jump game
gisplit.i386-aros.zip uti/fil 31kb Split & Build
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 11.05.2024
The following files have been added until 11.05.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
AmiArcadia_32.41.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
OpenTTD_14.1.lha Games/Strategy A clone of Transport Ty...
ReportPlus_8.49.lha Misc A Multipurpose utility ...
Wayfarer_8.2.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ...
PolyOrga_1.26.lha Office/Organizer PolyOrga is a general-p...
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11.May.2024
Frank Neumann (Mail)
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Shoot 'em Up: Early demo version of "NEON world" (v0.3)
After Frank Neumann had not programmed anything for the Amiga with assembler for 30 years, he wants to get back into it with the shoot 'em up "NEON world" (amiga-news.de reported). With this further early demo version, the player's power has been upgraded so that he can defeat opponents more easily. However, this also increases the boss's resistance.
In addition, the player is no longer revived immediately, but is reset to certain positions in the level. So you have to be even more careful. The game should run on an Amiga 500.
Direct download: NeonWorld.adf.zip (101 KB) (dr)
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11.May.2024
Retropolis (Webseite)
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Reverse Engineering: Dungeon crawler Bloodfest
In relation to games (software), reverse engineering is the process of analysing the code and content of the game in order to understand how it works (amiga-news.de reported). In this case, Petri Häkkinen, author of the dungeon crawler Bloodfest, had lost his own source code, which is why he downloaded his game, written in AMOS Professional, from Aminet and analysed it under the title link. (dr)
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10.May.2024
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MorphOS: PolyOrganiser 1.26
Frederic 'Polymere' Rignault's PolyOrganiser is a 'Personal Information Management' tool that features a calendar, an address book and ToDo lists. Changes since the previous version:
- Change: Full renew of search window with sortable columns (saved), show linked actions from a found item,
- Add: Context menu over the search list and new column for indicate when there is link.
- Add: Small button for rest list view if messedup (see context menu on list title too)
- Fix: fixed some buffer overflow
- Add: Date in seatch list
- Change: Use Reggae for load and scale toolbar icons (better result)
- Fix: add back color when pressed
(dr)
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10.May.2024
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Encryption protocol: AmiSSL 5.15 (AmigaOS 3/4)
Version 5.15 of the open source encryption protocol AmiSSL has been released, which is now based on the latest version OpenSSL 3.3.0. Detailed changes:
- Switched to OpenSSL 3.3, with full compatibility with the latest OpenSSL 3.3.0 (9.4.2024) version, which includes new features, improvements and bug fixes.
- Updated root certificates to latest Mozilla-based bundle provided by Curl website dated 11.3.2024.
Downloads:
AmigaOS 3: AmiSSL-5.15-OS3.lha (3,7 MB)
AmigaOS 4: AmiSSL-5.15-OS4.lha (3,4 MB)
SDK: AmiSSL-5.15-SDK.lha (2,3 MB) (dr)
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09.May.2024
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AmigaOS 4: Partitioning and formating the A1222 Plus SSD drive
Kevin 'ktadd' Taddeucci has purchased an A1222 Plus in addition to his existing AmigaOS 4 hardware (MicroA1, AmigaOne X1000). In a first article he reported on the various parts that are included in his complete system. Now he explains how to partition and format the SSD drive. (dr)
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09.May.2024
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Video: Compilations of game music
The YouTube channel "RetroSpeedruns" has two videos for those who would like to indulge in the music of old Amiga gaming times: Another Amiga Music Compilation (1988-1994) offers, for example, Alien Breed, Apidya, The Chaos Engine or Jaguar XJ220, while Amiga Music Adventure Edition (1988-1995) includes music from Beneath A Steel Sky, Secret Of Monkey Island or Zak McKracken, among others.
(dr)
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09.May.2024
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Developer log: Amiga Isometric #4
Nivrig Games is working on porting an isometric arcade adventure game to the Amiga and is publishing developer diaries (amiga-news.de reported). After three further entries - Amiga Isometric #2, Amiga Isometric #3 and Amiga Isometric #3.5 - the ability to draw an isometrically sorted moving object - the player - in the game world and to perform some rudimentary test controls was achieved.
As the author explains, adding controller-based movements was easy, but adding other objects proved to be something of a grab bag. As this was ultimately successful, the first interactions could now be tested (YouTube video). (dr)
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09.May.2024
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Preview video: Scorpion Engine port of "Street Fighter 1"
Mohammed Malik is in the process of using the Scorpion Engine to port the well-known beat'm up "Street Fighter 1" for the Amiga in a new and better way compared to the existing version. The target platform is an Amiga 500 with 512 Kb RAM. The author started work at the end of 2022 (YouTube video). In the current update, spark strikes, sound effects and the blocking of opponents were added, which, according to the developer, now makes the game feel more like a fighting game. (dr)
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08.May.2024
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Interview: Announcement of a cost-reduced MiSTer FPGA board
Taki Udon recently presented the prototype of a cost-reduced version of the FPGA Amiga clone "MiSTer" in a video. Wes Fenlon has now interviewed him at the title link, so that details of the new board are now also available in writing.
After the price of the DE10 Nano board, which forms the basis of the MiSTer, has almost doubled in the last five years, the clone of Terasic's original is being aimed at 99 US dollars, which is to be achieved through cheaper components and direct sourcing of the FPGA chip from Altera.
Taki Udon believes that the new board could be available in just a few months through the company he has founded with a partner. (Which company's first product will be something completely independent of the MiSTer, though.) Currently there is still a new revision to be tested, and compatibility with various extensions of the original MiSTer must also be ensured.
Details of the new board compared to the DE10-Nano:
- A USB-C and a USB-A port instead of the mini and micro ports
- A JTAG header instead of a port
- Headers for additional USB and power supply
- Can be operated with 5 or 12 volts
- Optional housing
A flagship console with all the bells and whistles in terms of analog and digital input and output, additional USB ports and soldered SD RAM is also planned for 200 to 250 US dollars, which should offer the functionality of popular current MiSTer extensions as well as new features. Initially, however, the board itself will be available to buy. After the flagship, a handheld version and consoles in the mid and lower price segments are planned. (snx)
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USB-C power supply: 2nd batch of the PowerShark imminent - color choice possible
The “PowerShark” is a USB-C-based power supply unit for the keyboard case Amigas 500, 600 and 1200, which sold out quickly. A second batch with very minor changes to the electronics is now about to go into production, for which a new housing color is planned. A survey has been set up regarding this. (snx)
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07.May.2024
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Multi-emulator: AmiArcadia V32.41 emulates 14 systems
The Arcadia emulator, which has been continuously developed for several years, aims to bring unusual video game consoles from the 70s/80s to new systems.The emulator has now been released in version 32.41 for AmigaOS 3.2/3.9, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS under the title AmiArcadia (there are also versions for Windows and Android). AmiArcadia currently emulates a total of 14 systems from the early video game era between 1976 and 1985 on the Amiga, of which the best-known representatives are probably the console families Interton VS 4000 and Emerson Arcadia 2001.
The emulator has some interesting features, including full-screen and windowed display modes, drag & drop support, graphics scaling, support for various input devices such as joystick, keyboard or trackball and the option to record animations and sound. Another interesting feature is the potential for network games via IPv4 or IPv6, the integrated REXX port and the available source code.
AmiArcadia requires a 68020 processor or higher under AmigaOS 3.2/3.9 and 28 MB free RAM. An RTG system is recommended. MorphOS users must also install ReAction.
In the current version of 5 May 2024, various improvements and bug fixes have been made and the option "View as coverage report" has been added to the memory editor.
The Arcadia versions for the various operating systems can be downloaded from the website under the title link. Further information on features, available languages and technical requirements can also be found there. (nba)
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Demo: THE CURE V1.6 for AGA-Amigas
Some time ago, Simone 'saimo' Bevilacqua released a demo called 'THE CURE' (YouTube video) which placed first at the 'Solskogen'-Demoparty 2020 in the category Oldskool (amiga-news.de reported).
He continues to maintain this demo and has now released version 1.6. The new features:
- Improved music: improved S/N ratio by eliminating 29 peaks and re-normalizing the waveform.
- Removed some useless operations from cleanup code.
Additional to an AGA Amiga the demo requires a 68030 processor with 50 MHz and about 15 MB FAST-RAM. (nba)
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06.May.2024
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Video: Test of a new MOD player for Amigas with low memory
Musician, DJ and developer Ian 'h0ffman' Ford has published a video on YouTube in which he tests his new MOD player for Amigas with little memory, which is currently under development: it is based on Arnaud Carré's "Light Speed Player" (amiga-news.de reported) and in the example a 1.6 MB module is played on an Amiga 500 with 512 Kb chip RAM and 512 Kb slow RAM.
All samples are compressed with a 4-bit delta (see also "Delta coding" by Paul Bourke), which halves the size. Playback is performed using audio interrupts that stream and unpack data. (dr)
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06.May.2024
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Event: µAlchimie VIII in Clérieux (France)
The Triple A association is organising the eighth µAlchimie Clérieux (France) on the weekend of 1 to 3 November 2024. Focusing on Amiga, Atari and retrogramming in general, it will also be a long weekend to relax, play and discover each other's systems. (dr)
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06.May.2024
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Programming: Web based m68k assembler editor v3.1.0
Under the title link you can find a webapp to write, run and learn M68K assembly code based on the framework SvelteKit and the programming language Rust (amiga-news.de reported).
Version 3.1.0 among others offers share by URL:
- Added share by URL, you can now share your code by including it in a sharable URL
- Whenever there is indentation in the code (for example labels at the start of the line, plus indented code), the label will be "fixed" at the top of the editor
- Added embeddable editor, you can now embed the editor in your website
(dr)
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Arcade port: King and Balloon V0.9
"King and Balloon" is an arcade conversion of the title King & Balloon, originally released by Namco in 1980. The version 0.9 now released by 'RMJ & JoeJoe' (YouTube video) still lacks the title music and joystick support. (dr)
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06.May.2024
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Blog: Modifying a PC floppy drive to work inside an Amiga 500
Andrew 'LinuxJedi' Hutchings describes in a recent blog entry how he modified a CITIZEN Z1DE-57A PC floppy drive so that it works in an Amiga 500. (dr)
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05.May.2024
Amiga.org (Forum)
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AROS/x86: Update of ABI-v0 developer branch
In February, Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz backported the version 20220318-1 of AROS/x86 for 32-bit systems for the original binary interface ABIv0. A first update is now available under the title link or on GitHub.
The archive only contains the revised components. These can be copied directly into an existing installation. (snx)
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Aminet uploads until 04.05.2024
The following files have been added until 04.05.2024 to Aminet:
MicroExcel_1.1a.lha biz/spread 1.5M MOS A Spreadsheed Editor
amigassh.lha comm/net 75K 68k SSH2 for the Amiga
BSDSocket-Extension.lha dev/amos 37K 68k Use bsdsocket.library in AMOS...
make-4.4.1.lha dev/c 88K 68k Port of GNU Make with SAS/C (...
TankX.lha game/2play 1.5M 68k 1-7 player tank combat (updat...
MCE.lha game/edit 4.1M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 4.5M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 4.8M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
H2_Big_Data.lha game/shoot 1614M OS4 Install Multiplayer Data for ...
H2_Big_Data_Fix.lha game/shoot 1K OS4 Fix for Install Multiplayer D...
Q2_Modpack1_68k.lha game/shoot 31M Modpack 1 for Quake 2 68k (20...
Q2_Modpack2_68k.lha game/shoot 208M Modpack 2 for Quake 2 68k (20...
Q2_Modpack3_68k.lha game/shoot 168M Modpack 3 for Quake 2 68k (20...
Q2_Modpack4_68k.lha game/shoot 195M Modpack 4 for Quake 2 68k (20...
Q2_Modpack5_68k.lha game/shoot 256M Modpack 5 for Quake 2 68k (20...
Q2_Modpack6_68k.lha game/shoot 71M Modpack 6 for Quake 2 68k (20...
Q2_Modpack7_68k.lha game/shoot 3.7M Modpack 7 for 68k (2024 edition)
Zaero_Installer_68k.lha game/shoot 248K 68k Quake 2:Zaero for 68k
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.6M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.0M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.2M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
0mar.zip mods/crash 68K Loud & hard hitting 3/4 beat....
Ionized.zip mods/crash 19K Calm/classical to tech/tribal...
LN3Fire24.lha mods/misc 469K 16bit 4ch LN3 Fire Temple 24 ...
opus-tools-0.2_a68k.lha mus/edit 446K 68k Opus Audio Tools
amiget.lha util/cli 34K 68k Search for & download files f...
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 665K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 839K OS4 Multipurpose utility
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 22M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
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OS4Depot uploads until 04.05.2024
The following files have been added until 04.05.2024 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
snes9x.zip emu/gam 133Mb 4.1 Super Nintendo / Super Famicom e...
hle-pokercard.lha gam/car 7Mb 4.0 Guess the next card to appear in...
mce.lha gam/uti 5Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
reportplus.lha uti/mis 839kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
ifarchive_dl.lha uti/scr 4kb 4.1 Script to download (ScummVM) sup...
kt_scripts.lha uti/scr 252kb 4.1 Helper scipts for Odyssey, Simpl...
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AROS Archives uploads until 04.05.2024
The following files have been added until 04.05.2024 to AROS Archives:
hle-pokercard.lha gam/car 7Mb Guess the next card to appear in...
wipeout_rewrite.i386-aros... gam/dri 574kb A re-implementation of the PSX g...
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 04.05.2024
The following files have been added until 04.05.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
AmiArcadia_32.40.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
OpenFodder_1.8.lha Games/Action Open Fodder: An open so...
HLE-PokerCard_FE.lha Games/Card Hi-Low-Equal Poker Card
MCE_14.80.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed...
OpenTTD_14.0.lha Games/Strategy A clone of Transport Ty...
Iris_1.26.lha MorphOS-update Iris, the MorphOS email...
Wayfarer_8.0.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ...
Easy2Install_1.0b52.lha Network/PackageManager A package manager to do...
MicroExcel_1.1a.lha Office/Spreadsheet A Spreadsheed Editor
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05.May.2024
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 168
The English and German issue 168 (May/June 2024) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Content of the current issue includes, besides interviews with David Pleasance as well as Steve Quartly and Paul Huxham (PhotoFolio), articles about the AmigaOS 3.2 manual (German), the Amiga 4000TX and the AmigaOne A1222 Plus. (snx)
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05.May.2024
Amigaland (website)
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Website: 25 years of Games That Weren't
Frank Gasking's website "Games That Weren't", which is dedicated to unpublished game projects for various platforms, looks back on its 25th anniversary at the title link. Originally started with the C64, there is also an Amiga spin-off created in 2005 by Adrian Simpson. (snx)
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04.May.2024
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AMOS Professional: BSD Socket Extension 1.1.4
With the BSD Socket Extension for AMOS Professional by John Bintz, AMOS programmes can easily access the Internet. Originally started by the author in 1998, version 1.1.4 fixes several crashes and a problem that prevented the extension from working properly on non-emulated Amigas. An update is strongly recommended. (dr)
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04.May.2024
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AROS: Review of April 2024
In his blog, Andrzej 'retrofaza' Subocz has published a summary of AROS/x86 news for the month of April at the title link. (dr)
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04.May.2024
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 8.2 (2nd update)
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 8.0 of his Wayfarer web browser for MorphOS. Wayfarer is now based on the WebKit engine WebKitGTK 2.44.0, which was released at the beginning of April.
As the developer explains, it is becoming increasingly difficult to update WebKit and more work is required than for the upgrades of versions 5, 6 or 7. Anyone who appreciates the work of Jacek Piszczek is welcome to make a donation.
Update: (06:45, 05.05.24, snx)
Meanwhile version 8.1 is available, fixing crashes of its predecessor.
2nd update: (19:10, 05.05.24, snx)
Version 8.2 has now been released and is based on WebKitGTK 2.44.1, which has fixed further bugs that caused crashes. In addition, the so-called "lazy loading" of image files is now supported. This means that they are only loaded when they are needed, which can shorten the loading times of websites. (dr)
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04.May.2024
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: E-Mail client Iris 1.26 (update)
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.25 his e-mail client Iris for MorphOS. Detailed changes:
- Fixed overriding folder function in Folder Settings
- Fixed Insert Link appending http:// for some valid protocols like mailto
- Fixed issues related to viewing emails with Iris' install path containing special characters
Update: (04.05.2024, 20:00, dr)
Meanwhile version 1.26 is available. Changes:
- Fixed a regression when creating event invites
- Updated WebKit to 2.44.0
(dr)
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03.May.2024
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Chiptune tracker: Furnace V0.6.3 for Windows, Mac and Linux
'tildearrows' Furnace is a tool that can be used to create sound chip music ("chiptune"), mostly from the 8/16-bit era (amiga-news.de reported). It supports a wide range of functions and sound chips, from NES, SNES and Genesis to ES5506, VIC-20 and the Amiga. Version 0.6.3 among others provides bug fixes and an improved support of Windows XP.
The songs can be exported as audio files (.wav), VGM files and ZSM files (for Commander X16). An manual is available. (dr)
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03.May.2024
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Survival game: Zombie Survivor
Sami Vehmaa's latest project is a game called "Zombie Survival" for Amigas with a graphics card, in which you have to fend off an endless army of the undead (YouTube video). The game is in development and currently has a world with 99 levels. (dr)
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02.May.2024
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Platform game: Level 2 of the demo version of "Silhouette Threat" for AGA-Amigas
At the end of January, we introduced the platform game project "Silhouette Threat" for AGA-Amigas in detail. A few weeks later, a demo version with the first level was released (YouTube video). Now the developer 'lionagony', supported by his daughter who contributed graphics, has released the second level which, unlike the first, scrolls automatically (YouTube video). It also offers simulated parallax scrolling on 6 layers. The author is looking forward to constructive criticism in the comments. (dr)
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02.May.2024
Amiga Future (website)
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Print/PDF magazine: Amiga Addict, issue 29
Issue 29 of the British magazine "Amiga Addict" is now available from the publisher. The cover story is the French games industry, and the magazine also includes reviews of "Final Fight Enhanced" and of the book "Demoscene: The Logo Art", a retrospective of the A500 expansion "Bodega Bay" and a tutorial on how to connect a Sony Vaio PCMCIA CD drive to an A600.
Amiga Addict is published monthly and is available as a single issue or as a subscription, either in printed form or as a PDF file. (nba)
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01.May.2024
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 in the last two months. Readers willing to help out with translating articles into other languages are asked to contact David 'Daff' Brunet.
- News for March/April 2024
- Old articles from Generation 4 13 to 15:
- File: Lovecraft
- Review of Chessmaster 2100
- Review of 89 La Révolution Française
- Review of Rick Dangerous
- Review of Black Magic
- Interview with Doug Glen
- Interview with Jean Baudlot
- Interview with Gary Gygax
- File: Lucasfilm, cinema and video games
- Review of 3D Pool
- Review of Wind Surf Willy
- Interview with Camilla Boeman (AmigaOS 68k developer)
- Interview with Frédéric Autechaud (former editor of ANews)
- Review of AmiFox 0.3 to 0.6
- Review of Simple Transfer
- Review of Amiga Boot Selector 0.4
- Review of IBrowse 3.0a
- The best of Byte from October to December 1986
- File: The Amiga in TV and movies (update)
- File: Utilities included in MorphOS
- File: A history of software piracy in Italy (1983-1993)
- DIY: Restoring an Amiga 2500UX
- Tutorial: Quick start guide for new A1222 users (update)
- Tutorial: Configuration of RoadShow 1.14/1.15 for a Freebox Revolution
- Point of view: Rave development (part 7)
- Programming: Animating an image in C and SDL2 on MorphOS
- Special quiz about Dave Haynie
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01.May.2024
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Video from Amiga 30 event in California: Steve Jobs' fishing trip to Amiga 1983
As part of the Californian Amiga 30th birthday celebrations, Amiga investor and director Bill Hart told the story of Steve Jobs visiting the Amiga developers, who were in need of financial support in 1983. Jobs had money, so Amiga was interested in talking to him.
According to Hart, Jobs came in and made himself at home, putting his feet up on other people's desks as they demonstrated their technology. But it was a fishing expedition. On the way out, Jobs said, "I don't see anything here that would ever be a threat to the Macintosh."
Bill Hart's remarks from 2015 were already published on YouTube at the time, but possibly received less attention on this side of the pond due to the local focus on the 30th anniversary celebrations in Neuss. His full talk can be found in another video together with the "Amiga History Panel" there; participants were RJ Mical, Carl Sassenrath, Andy Finkel, Dave Needle, Dale Luck and Ron Nicholson. (snx)
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30.Apr.2024
Alinea Computer (ANF)
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Quake 2 now also available for AmigaOS 3.x as digital version
Press release: Alinea Computer is very pleased to be able to offer the version for AmigaOS 3.x (68k) as a digital download in addition to the Quake 2 version for AmigaOS 4. Steffen Häuser is responsible for the porting and has implemented numerous features that did not yet exist for any Quake 2 port for AmigaOS/68k.
In addition to supporting the various mission CDs and MODs, the soundtracks can also be played as OGG Vorbis files (for the Vampire V4 as AIFF files instead) and multiplayer/network gaming.
Please note that the data files of the PC version are required to run the 68k version of Quake 2. These can be purchased at a reasonable price via Steam, for example.
Free MODs and mission CDs will be available on Aminet in the next few days.
Here are all the features and system requirements at a glance:
Features
- 68040, 68060 and 68080 compiled version (selectable during installation)
- MiniGL and software renderer
- Full support for mission CDs "The Reckoning" and "Ground Zero"
- Ports to the unofficial mission CD "Zaero" and to about 50 multiplayer mods will be released on Aminet soon, these downloads require the new version of Quake 2, they do not work with other ports
- For Vampire users: The USB gamepad of the Vampire is supported
- For Vampire V4 users: Background music will be played via AIFF (the Ogg Vorbis music files of the Gog/Steam version of Quake 2 will be converted to AIFF format during the installation of the 080 version)
- For PiStorm users: background music is played via Ogg Vorbis (requires the Gog or Steam version of Quake 2, which includes the Ogg Vorbis files)
System requirements
- Software: AmigaOS 3.x and the data files from Steam, Gog or CD version
- Hardware: At least Vampire V2 or PiStorm Pi3 (currently not fast enough on a 68060, but possibly a future update will run fast enough on 100 MHz 060 systems)
- 1 GB free hard disc space
(snx)
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30.Apr.2024
Puni (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Blog summary for April 2024
For the past month 'Puni' has again published a news summary for AmigaOS 4 at the title link. (snx)
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30.Apr.2024
IndieRetroNews
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Arcade shooter: Phoenix500 now also for AGA-Amigas
Jean-Francois 'jotd' Fabre has updated the arcade classic Phoenix500, released a few days ago for ECS-Amigas, with a version optimised for AGA systems. The top-down space shooter (YouTube video) now includes new graphics by Toni Galvez in its AGA mode. Phoenix500 can be downloaded from the website under the title link in return for a voluntary donation to the developers. (nba)
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30.Apr.2024
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TankX: Tank game returns after 30 years with new single-player mode
About 30 years ago, the tank game Tankkk was released, in which each k in the name stood for the number of tanks in the game. Until now, Tankkk could only be played with up to six players on one computer. Now, after almost three decades, developer K-P Koljonen has re-released the game, which has been renamed TankX. In the new version 1.1, computer-controlled tanks have been added so that TankX can now also be played solo against the Amiga.
The player can use processor-controlled tanks in battle, include a CPU teammate, play a human vs CPU team death match or have all tanks controlled by the CPU. There are three different CPU tank drivers to choose from:
- Scary: medium range radar, comes towards the opponent and shoots
- Wary: medium range radar, shoots once and then flees
- Lazy: long range radar, doesn't move, but shoots from a distance
In addition to the single-player mode, the new version also includes revisions to the menu, a pause mode, newly created and revised battlefields and new music tracks.
TankX runs on any Amiga with at least Kickstart 1.2, OCS, 68000 and 1 MB RAM. The LhA archive includes the 68k version and an ADF version for emulators and AmigaOS 3.2.
Download: TankX (1.5 MB) (nba)
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30.Apr.2024
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The Guardian: An ironic look back at the Amiga
'The Guardian', a renowned British daily newspaper, published a commentary in English on 26 April 2024 that takes a ironical look at the enduring love for the Amiga, which is classed as technically obsolete. Entitled ‘My Undying Love for the Painfully Uncool Amiga’, the article highlights the quirks and weaknesses of the once revolutionary computer platform.
The article humorously plays with the discrepancy between modern technology and the limited possibilities of the Amiga. It takes a critical, if humorous, look at the technical limitations and cultural idiosyncrasies that make the Amiga a rather uncool choice today, according to author Dominik Diamond. Despite the criticism, a certain affection resonates in the lines - a tribute to the important role the Amiga played in early computer and gaming culture.
For readers who appreciate a sharp-tongued commentary, the article offers an entertaining yet critical look at how and why some technologies stand the test of time - or not.
The full article can be found on The Guardian website at the title link. (nba)
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30.Apr.2024
Pixelwalker (ANF)
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Diskmag: Amiga Rulez #2 now also available in English
Almost a fortnight ago, the second issue of the disc magazine Amiga Rulez was published in German (amiga-news.de reported). The English edition has now also been available as of 28 April. In the current update version, the event section has been expanded and initial bugs have been fixed.
The magazine was written in AMOS and is available in ADF format (880 KB). It can be downloaded free of charge from amiga-rulez.de and from the Demoscene website Pouet under the title link. (nba)
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