07.Aug.2009
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Software-News until 07.08.2009
Scanner-Software: OS3-Port of SCANdal
Michal "zukow" Zukowski has published an AmigaOS 3-version of his scanner application SCANdal. Zukowski is working on a port of new scanner drivers included in the SANE-project.
Amiga Future: New full versions online
The download section of the Amiga Future homepage was completed with some new full versions. For example Blast Squad, Excellent Card Games, Mikro Mortal Tennis, Starbirds and Zerberk. Additionally several descriptions and screenshots were updated.
WinUAE: Preview to next version
As usually the developers of the well-known Amiga emulator WinUAE gave a short preview to the next version. The update will be published in one or two months and among others will include the following changes:
- Huge A500 cycle-exact emulation compatibility improvement. Previous
"approximate cycle-exact" is gone. It is time for REAL cycle-exact emulation! Image of my poor Amiga 500 used for CE mode compatibility testing.
- CD32 drive emulation improved.
- Built-in WASAPI sound API support.
- Less annoying real harddrive safetycheck.
- Bugfix: Programmed refresh rate modes had bad sound. (1.6.1)
- Bugfix: Command line parsing special cases fixed. (1.6.0)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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06.Aug.2009
MorphZone (website)
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MorphOS 2.3 released
Press release The MorphOS development team is proud to announce the public release of MorphOS 2.3, a free update for users of MorphOS 2.2, 2.1 and 2.0. In addition to numerous bug fixes, MorphOS 2.3 includes additional optimizations and new features such as configuration options for the MorphOS display engine, useful utilities for the screen bar and read-only support for HFS+ formatted volumes. For an overview of the included changes, please read our release notes at the title link.
A description of the hardware requirements and installation procedures can be found here. MorphOS 2.3 is available for download in our files section. (snx)
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05.Aug.2009
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WHDLoad: New packages until 04.08.2009
With WHDLoad you can install games and scene demos on your harddrive which were originally only available as disks. Besides, several incompatibilities with new Amiga models were fixed.
The following installers have been added, improved or updated since our last message:
- 04.08.2009 improved: Charlie J. Cool (Nevada) trainer option added, instruction cache enabled (Info)
- 31.07.2009 new: Deadly Jammin 2 (Deathstar) done by StingRay (Info)
- 30.07.2009 new: Mega Demo 2 (Vision) done by StingRay (Info)
- 30.07.2009 improved: Kick Off 2: The Final Whistle (Anco) fixed problems with loading additional pitches (Info)
- 29.07.2009 new: Premier Manager II (Gremlin) done by Psygore (Info)
- 24.07.2009 new: Premier Manager (Gremlin) done by Psygore (Info)
- 24.07.2009 improved: The Lost Vikings (Interplay) slave recoded, supports french, german, cracked and demo versions, misc fixes (Info)
- 19.07.2009 new: 1869 (Max Design) done by Psygore (Info)
- 15.07.2009 improved: Turrican 2 (Factor 5/Rainbow Arts) 2nd fire button handling fixed (Info)
- 15.07.2009 improved: RoboCop (Ocean) supports another version, hiscores will be saved, trainer and icons added, manual and hints included (Info)
- 06.07.2009 improved: Mean Machine (Code Masters/Optimus Software) trainer and blitter waits added (Info)
- 25.06.2009 improved: Last Action Hero (Psygnosis) blitter waits improved, ingame cheat added, cache enabled, freezing bug removed (Info)
- 23.06.2009 improved: Rick Dangerous 2 (Core Design) coverdisk supported, cheat keys added (Info)
- 23.06.2009 improved: Edd the Duck 2 (Zeppelin Games) access fault fixed, trainer improved, in-game keys added, copylock cracked (Info,Image)
- 21.06.2009 improved: Return of the Jedi (Domark) supports another version (Info)
- 16.06.2009 improved: Rick Dangerous 2 (Core Design) supports another version, copylock removed correctly (Info)
- 16.06.2009 improved: Turrican 2 (Factor 5/Rainbow Arts) 2nd fire button now also works with alien joypads (Info)
- 10.06.2009 improved: Pools Of Darkness (SSI) german version 1.1 supported (Info)
- 09.06.2009 improved: Flink CD³² (Psygnosis) option to force joystick mode added (Info)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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05.Aug.2009
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Software-News until 05.08.2009
MorphOS: Scanner-application SCANdal 1.1
Michal "zukow" Zukowski has renamed his scanner-application MuiScan to SCANdal and has published an update. According to him Zukowski is working on a port of new scanner drivers from the SANE-project.
Changes in SCANdal 1.1:
- Locales, (gui)fixes
- Gamma slider (if scanner supports it)
- Brightness slider (if scanner supports it)
- Negative checkmark (if scanner supports it)
- Auto suffix adding switch
- Overwrite ask switch
- Project name changed: muiscan -> SCANdal
IRC-Client: WookieChat 2.12 Beta 8
James 'jahc' Carroll has published an update of his MUI-based IRC-client WookieChat (AmigaOS 3/4, MorphOS, AROS). The changes are listed in the Changelog.
Instant Messenger: SabreMSN 0.56
James 'jahc' Carroll has also updated his MUI-based MSN-messenger SabreMSN which is available for AmigaOS 3/4 and AROS. Changes in version 0.56:
- "contact has added you to his list, add them to your own contacts list?" stuff was broken in last release. Just crashed.
- Header messages are ignored now. So irrelvant stuff will be filtered out from the chat. This one goes out to Kicko! hehe. Let me know if it goes okay.
Real-time strategy: Exodus under AmigaOS 4.1
"crack" described in a guide how to get worked the real-time strategy game Exodus: The last War under AmigaOS 4.1.
Update of the arcade game BOH
Simone Bevilacqua has updated the commercial arcade game BOH:
- makes the game run natively on Linux (requires an x86 CPU, SDL 1.2 and SDL_mixer-1.2);
- avoids the restart of the whole program upon theme change (very useful when playing in full screen, as the monitor does not need to re-sync);
- adds themes randomization options;
- adds the "USE ENHANCED WEAPONS" option (makes killing enemies easier);
- slows down the blinking of the automapper direction indicator;
- adds video mode suggestions;
- fixes a minor bug in the zoom selection handling (in rare cases it could cause an illegal memory access);
- fixes bad centering at 4x zoom (a couple of parentheses were missing);
- links the AmigaOS version to the latest SDL;
- links the Windows version to a fresh build of the custom framework (by mistake an outdated framework had been used with the consequence that, on some machines, input handling was partially broken);
- includes some graphical retouches to the themes "castle" and "warm";
- adds synopses to the phases of the mission "tougher and tougher";
- updates and improves the user's manual;
- improves some translations;
- some other changes.
Additionally a Linux port of BOH was published. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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04.Aug.2009
Psyria (ANF)
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OnyxSoft: Annotate 2.6.3, CodeAudio 3.01, MultiRen 1.68, Onyx Prelude 1.2
Annotate is a text editor for AmigaOS 4 which was originally written in 1993 by Doug Bakewell and which was now updated by OnyxSoft. The changes are listed in the Readme.
CodeAudio, previously known as TheMPegEncGUI, is a graphical user-interface for MP3- and other encoders (flac, faad, ogg) which makes it more easy to convert CDs into MP3-files with an optional wizard.
MultiRen is a MUI-base program with which many files can be renamed simultaneously. There is also a special plugin for MP3-files.
Onyx Prelude is a mixer-preferences-program for the soundcards Prelude Z2 and Prelude 1200.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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03.Aug.2009
(ANF)
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Youtube: Parts from "The Deathbed Vigil"
A part of Dave "hazydave" Haynie's video "The Deathbed Vigil", in which the hardware designer reported his last working day at Commodore, was published at Youtube some some days ago. The full video e.g. part of the Amiga Forever Premium Edition.
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03.Aug.2009
Edgar Schwan (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Game package for AmiCygnix available
A game package for AmiCygnix with in all 22 games is now available in OS4-depot. Most of the them are board and card games but some action games are included as well:
- The ace of Penguins: A collection of simple solitaire games
- BomberClone (Bomberman-clone with network support, screenshot)
- GLightOff
- gSoko (Sokoban)
- gTans (Tangram-game)
- GtkAtlantic (like Monopoly - with network support, screenshot)
- Sudoku-Savant
- XaoS (Fractal-Explorer)
- XEmeraldia (Tetris-version)
- XGalaga (Shoot'em up)
- XLightOff
- XMahjongg (screenshot)
- xtris (Multiplayer-Tetris with network support)
Except the games included in "The ace of Penguins" (screenshot) all other games can be also installed seperately.
Download: amicygnix-games.lha (48 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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02.Aug.2009
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AROS: Icaros Desktop 1.1.3 / Live-DVD (Update)
For the AROS-distribution Icaros Desktop there is now available an official update which includes the USB-stack Poseidon (amiga-news.de reported). This should work with about 80 percent of all PC-systems with USB-1.1- or -2.0-controllers.
Please note that most of the mouses, keyboards as well as USB-sticks and memory cards with FAT- or SFS-file systems can be used but some of the devices cannot because of missing libraries and system components in AROS.
Update: (16:53, 02.08.09, snx)
Since today there is a Live-DVD of the AROS-distribution available.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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02.Aug.2009
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Software-News: Arduino_bwBasic, OpenSSH 5.2p1, Jupiter Lander 1.1, AmigaAMP 2.22
Arduino_bwBasic 1.00.00
Arduino_bwBasic is a program for the Bywater-BASIC-Interpreter with which you can control the Arduino-board from a real or emulated Amiga.
Download: Arduino_bwBASIC.lha (5 KB)
AmigaOS 4: OpenSSH 5.2p1
OpenSSH is a free version of the SSH-protocol-suite which encodes data with passwords in the Internet. The update of the AmigaOS-4-port fixes some bugs.
Download: openssh-bin.lha (1 MB)
AmigaOS 4/MorphOS: Jupiter Lander 1.1
Jupiter Lander is a port of the C64 game written in Hollywood. In version 1.1 now AmigaOS 4 as well as MorphOS are supported.
Download: Jupiter_Lander.lha (2 MB)
AmigaAMP 2.22
Thomas Wenzel's audio play program AmigaAMP has got some further ARexx-commands in version 2.22.
Download: AmigaAMP.lha (409 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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02.Aug.2009
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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APC&TCP: Exodus updates and patches online
Press release Today we released on the APC&TCP support website all released and unreleased updates for the game "Exodus: The last War". With this package, the CDDA problem will be fixed as well. Exodus is available exclusively at APC&TCP. (snx)
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31.Jul.2009
Krzysztof Smiechowicz (AROS-ML)
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AROS: Poseidon bounty project finished
According to Krzysztof Smiechowicz on the AROS-mailing list, the bounty project for porting Chris Hodges' USB-stack Poseidon was finished.
Information on Poseidon under AROS are available in the forum of AROS-Exec.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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31.Jul.2009
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Strategy-game-engine Stratagus 2.2.4
Michal 'kiero' Wozniak has compiled a new version of the real-time strategy-game-engine Stratagus for MorphOS. For this engine several games are available.
Download: stratagus-2.2.4.lha (2 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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31.Jul.2009
MorphZone (forum)
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AutoDocReader 1.6.2
Version 1.6.2 of the AutoDocReader by Marian Guc is available for all Amiga(-like) operating systems. For bug information or feature requests there is also a bugtracker.
Changes:
- Fixed more problems with autodoc from AmigaOS 4 SDK
- Faster display documents routine
- Fixed italian and german translation
Download: AutoDocReader_1v6.lha (331 KB) (snx)
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30.Jul.2009
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Issue 64 online
Because issue 64 of the Amiga Future is sold out the articles of the magazine are available online on the website for free.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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30.Jul.2009
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Usenet-Reader NewsCoaster 1.65
Andrea "afxgroup" Palmaté has adapted the open-source, MUI-based news reader NewsCoaster to AmigaOS 4.1 and fixed several bugs:
- FIXED: Now runs correctly on AmigaOS 4.1
- FIXED: Removed old deprecated OS4.x functions (Seek,Examine..)
- FIXED: Remove almost all warnings (not those when you use -Wall)
- FIXED: Correct output to >NIL: for many commands
- FIXED: Now headers are showed correctly in the ViewWindow
- FIXED: When a message fail, now the return code (and message) is displayed instead of a generic message
- FIXED: Strip one \r or a \n when adding Headers to the header texteditor
- FIXED: Now, reply message contain a valid subject and get the newsgroups automatically
- FIXED: Update index function
- FIXED: Reply-To now should be re-enabled.
Direct download: Newscoaster.lha.lzh (537 KB) (cg) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jul.2009
AROS-Exec (Webseite)
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AROS: WHD Menu
Yannick Erb has written a little AROS-program called WHD Menu with which you can manage and start WHDLoad-games (screenshot).
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jul.2009
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Event: Scene-Party Evoke 2009
This weekend in Cologne the demo scene party Evoke will take place for the twelfth time. The event will start on Friday with a performance of the Australian cTrix who will play on two Amiga-500-computers House-music (video).
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jul.2009
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Instant Messenger: SabreMSN 0.54
James 'jahc' Carroll has published another update of his Instant Messenger for the MSN-Network for AmigaOS 3/4 and AROS (screenshot). This latest version includes optimizations and little changes in the MSN-protocol and works now again without losing connections. The further changes are listed in the changelog.
(Hint for IBrowse-users: alternative link)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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28.Jul.2009
MorphZone (website)
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AutoDocReader 1.6.1 (Update)
Version 1.6 of the AutoDocReader by Marian Guc is now able to sort files in a selected group and displays further documents correctly. AutoDocReader is available for all Amiga(-like) operating systems.
Download: AutoDocReader_1v6.lha (332 KB)
Update: (06:49, 29.07.09, snx)
The archive has been updated. Version 1.6.1 provides improved support for autodoc files from the AmigaOS 4 SDK. (snx)
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28.Jul.2009
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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MorphOS: OpenOfficeDraw-Import for Pagestream
Carsten Siegner has written an import-modul for Pagestream from version 4.1 on which can import graphics from OpenOfficeDraw. The modul supports all graphical objects which are available in OpenOffice 3.1 except spreadsheets and diagrams. For an exact import you have to install several fonts are used in OpenOffice.
Direct download: odg-import.lha (591 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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27.Jul.2009
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Software-News: Jupiter Lander, HSMathLibs, Drawerball
AmigaOS 4: Jupiter Lander 1.0
Jupiter Lander is Hollywood-port of the C64-game, published by Commodore in 1982, for AmigaOS 4 (screenshot). Versions for other platforms supported by Hollywood are planned.
Download: jupiterlander.lha (2 MB)
HSMathLibs 46.00 Beta 2
Matthias Henze's HSMathLibs are available in version 46.00 Beta 2 for the processors MC68060, MC68040 and MC68881/82. Additional to optimations the tutorial and the installation were reworked as well as the support of programs just like Remus were added.
The HSMathLibs replace the libraries mathieeedoubbas.library, mathieeedoubtrans.library, mathieeesingtrans.libray and mathtrans.library and patch or replace the libraries mathffp.library and mathieeesingbas.libray by optimated versions.
MorphOS: Drawerball 0.8h
Tom 'Amigaharry' Duin has published Drawerball 0.8h which is an early version of a simple file manager.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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27.Jul.2009
PPA (ANF)
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Interview: Simone Bevilacqua (arcade-game BOH)
The Polish news agency PPA has interviewed Simone Bevilacqua who is the author of the commercial game BOH. The interview is available in English and Polish.
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[News message: 27. Jul. 2009, 18:41] [Comments: 0]
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26.Jul.2009
Cloanto (ANF)
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First Pictures and Video from CommVEx 2009
The C64 Forever page on Facebook hosts a first set of pictures and a video from the Commodore Vegas Expo 5.0, which is taking place in Las Vegas. The HD video features Dave Haynie playing the guitar (without a B string). (snx)
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25.Jul.2009
AROS-Exec (Forum)
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AROS: Last tests of Poseidon port
The Bounty-project of the AROS-port of Chris Hodges' USB-stack Poseidon is nearly finished. You can find a summary of the latest developing status under the title link. If there will be not any problems during the next week then the project will be complied with the conditions. The author will publish the source codes under the AROS-licence APL.
Today Paolo Besser has updated his test-composition (amiga-news.de reported on that).
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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25.Jul.2009
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Campaign for donations for Radeon-HD-drivers
Since last year Hans de Ruiter is working on an AmigaOS-4-driver for Radeon-HD-graphic boards. Beta versions have been tested since a few weeks. The News site eXec has asked for donations to support this project and has contributed such a graphic board.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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22.Jul.2009
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AmigaOne: Linux-Kernel 2.6.18 with support for onboard-sound
Gerhard "Geri" Pircher has published an update for his AmigaOne-kernel. Now the onboard-sound of the AmigaOne (if available) works.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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22.Jul.2009
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Further Full versions online
Press release The download area of the Amiga Future homepage has been updated again. There are new full versions online, e.g. Uropa 2 Iso, PSV Manager Iso, Beach Volley, Cabal, Ivanhoe, Qwak, MakeCD and ArtPro.
New downloads are highlighted in the download database. Additionally there is an overview of new downloads at the lower border of the download page.
Furthermore there have been updates to the descriptions and screenshots of some downloads.
Amiga Future Homepage Needs Help
The Amiga Future is a non-profit project. That's why the Amiga Future homepage has to completely manage itself in terms of financials. The around 8 GB huge homepage is entirely paid of advertising, donations and our own private money.
Especially the development of new expansions, databases and features is really expensive. That's why we ask you to support us by donating money. It allows us to make the homepage more user friendly and comprehensive. (snx)
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22.Jul.2009
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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MorphOS: ODG-Viewer 0.2 with PageStream-Import
Carsten Siegner's ODG-Viewer is a program in alpha status and can view OpenOffice-Draw documents. With this latest update it is now possible to collect the meta information of the file and to show them in a separated window. Additionally the list of the supported "graficstyles" has been completed up to 75 %.
With the help of the "pagestream.library" you can import OpenOffice-Draw documents in Pagestream >= 4.1.
Download: odg-viewer-0.2.lha (587 KB) (snx) (Translation: dr)
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21.Jul.2009
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Music with the Amiga: Legowelt - Amiga Railroad Adventures
The Dutch disco-formation Legowelt recorded its latest album called "Amiga Railroad Adventures" with "retro"-equipment: They used an Amiga 1200 and Octamed as well as an analog drum computer TR-808 and an old Korg-synthesizer. On the website of the project you can listen to some examples.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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21.Jul.2009
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MorphOS: MuiScan 1.1 (beta)
MuiScan written by Michal "zukow" Zukowski is a scanner application which supports drivers in the Betascan-format (screenshot). Changes in version 1.1:
- Locales, (gui)fixes
- Gamma slider (if scanner supports it)
- Brightness slider (if scanner supports it)
- Negative checkmark (if scanner supports it)
- Scanning progress bar
The author has now established a Bugtracker for bug reports and similar feedback.
Direct download: muiscan.lha (49,1 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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21.Jul.2009
amiga.org (Webseite)
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Game introduction: Music game Tracker Hero
Tracker Hero is a music game just like Guitar Hero or Dance Dance Revolution which can be controlled with the well-known "guitar-controllers" - if you have such a device.
Tracker Hero is supposed to run on all AGA-Amigas and will be available as Freeware. A version for ECS-Amigas maybe will be published later. Some videos at Youtube (1, 2, 3) show the game.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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21.Jul.2009
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Retro-Computing: Multiple Classic Computer (MCC)
Thanks to the FPGA-technology the "Multiple Classic Computer" (MCC) is supposed to simulate classical computers. According to the producer the C64-hardware is being completely emulated - three videos on Youtube (1, 2, 3) are supposed to demonstrate it but show only a recorded screen on which different C64-games are started.
Additional to further 8 Bit-computers and the Atari ST the "whole Amiga serie" is mentiond as another aim on the website. The MCC is supposed to have the following devices:
- 2 x Atari and Commodore compatible joysticks
- 2 x P/S2 for keyboard and mouse
- 1 x SD-card-slot
- 1 x Audio (stereo)
- 1 x VGA
- 1 x S-Video
The hardware is supposed to be available soon.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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20.Jul.2009
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AROS: Another collection for Poseidon testers
After the inofficial Icaros-update under the title link there is another possibility to support Chris Hodges porting the USB-stack Poseidon as tester.
The new collection can be started like the Nightly-Builds but offers the following advantages:
- Icaros Desktop look & feel (but no AmiStart)
- pciusb.device compiled with debug level 5 enabled
- More programs inside (but less than in Icaros Desktop Live)
- All you need to communicate over the Internet, including OWB, SimpleMail and WookieChat
- Some debug logs created at startup
Please note that this is not an Icaros-update. Users of Icaros which already use the mentioned inofficial update instead should download the pciusb.device (35 KB) and copy it to SYS:Devs/USBhardware. (snx) (Translation: dr)
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20.Jul.2009
Daniel Reimann (E-Mail)
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Chip.de: Pictures of forgotten operating systems
Under the title link the topic "The forgotten opearting systems" on chip.de mentioned the AmigaOS as well inclusive a screenshot of AmigaOS 4.1.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 20. Jul. 2009, 17:15] [Comments: 0]
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20.Jul.2009
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Demo scene: Voting for the charts in Versus #6
Under the title link the official "Votesheet" for the sixth issue of the chart magazine Versus is available. Until 31. August you can vote for your favourite demo.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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20.Jul.2009
Martok (ANF)
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Software-News: FFmpeg/FFplay svnr18880f, DrawerBall 0.8g, EyeViewer SE
Video-converter/-player FFmpeg/FFplay svnr18880f
Piotr Bandurski has published a new version of his FFmpeg-port. The archive includes the player FFplay which currently should be the most efficient video player for AmigaOS 3-systems. Changes since the last version:
- optimized mpeg audio decoder (MP2/MP3) for 68060 (FFmpeg/FFplay*_060fpu)
- added FFmpeg's binary with optimized mpeg audio decoder for 68040 (and WinUAE)
- added MP3LQ patches for FFmpeg (use spatch to apply them to normal FFmpeg's versions)
FFplay requires the ixemul.libary version 61 and does not work with the original version of the library.
Direct download: ffmpeg-svnr18880f-m68k.lha (14 MB)
MorphOS: DrawerBall 0.8g
Tom 'Amigaharry' Duin has published Drawerball 0.8g which is an early version of a simple filemanager.
EyeViewer SE
The picture viewer Eye Viewer SE is available for AmigaOS as well as for AmigaOS 4.1 and works now faster ans more stable. Because it includes a 68k-core the player does not work properly for the additional audio output (MOD-, MP3-, SV8X- and WAV-files).
Download:
EyeViewerSE-68k.lzx (738 KB)
EyeViewerSE-OS4.lzx (925 KB)
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18.Jul.2009
German Amiga Community (Webseite)
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PDF-Mini-Magazine: Monthly Pages #6, Interview with Andreas Falkenhahn
The "Monthly Pages" are an English Mini-Magazine in PDF-format. The latest issue includes an interview with Andreas Falkenhahn who is responsible for Hollywood and Hollywood Designer.
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18.Jul.2009
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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PDF-Magazine: #Amigaguide, Issue 5/6
The latest issue of the English PDF-magazine #Amigaguide includes the following topics:
- ReadMeFirst: "The one who looks, will find..."
- Interview: Dr. Awesome
- Interview: Max Tretene of Acube
- AmiKit
- AmigaOS 4.1
You can also order a printed version of the magazine.
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17.Jul.2009
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future Archive Preorder
Press release The time has finally come. The Amiga Future Archive DVD is near to completion. There are only a few small tests to be done and then we can start with the duplication.
On the Amiga Future Archive DVD there are the issues 11 to 70 in German and 67 to 70 in English as PDF files. To read the PDF files a PDF viewer capable of at least PDF version 1.5 is needed.
Shipping is scheduled for the end of August. We ask all users interested in the Amiga Future Archive DVD to order as soon as possible so that we can calculate the needed quantity better. Later orders may result in a waiting period. (snx)
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16.Jul.2009
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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AROS: Inofficial Icaros-update for Poseidon testers
Under the title link there is an unofficial update for the AROS-distribution Icaros Desktop 1.1.2 for those who want to test Chris Hodges' AROS-port of his USB-stack Poseidon before it is finished.
The latest version of Poseidon is also part of the Nightly Builds.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jul.2009
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Event: AmiWest 2009 (USA)
This year the AmiWest in Sacramento, California, will take place from 16. to 18. October.
Currently a motive for the official AmiWest-2009-T-shirts is wanted. You can get further information in the official AmiWest-Blog.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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15.Jul.2009
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Developer tool: vlink 0.12f
vlink is a portable linker which can manage a lot of binary formats. The program is also part of the vbcc-distribution.
With publishing the latest version 0.12f it is recommended not to set the executable flag of the destination file before it was closed. Through this problems are avoided which can happen at some file systems (e.g. JXFS of AmigaOS 4).
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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15.Jul.2009
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: 3D-astronomy program Celestia 1.6.0
Andrea "afxgroup" Palmaté has published an update of the 3D-astronomy program Celestia. The archive only includes a very low amount of objects. If you are going to use the program intensively you have to install further extensions. Celestia requires MiniGL 2.1 Beta. (cg)
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15.Jul.2009
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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osnews.com: Sam440-/AmigaOS 4.1 test report
On osnews.com Thom Holwerda has published a test report on a Sam440 which was made available by ACube.
AmigaOS 4.1 was the first Amiga operating system which Holwerda got to know - therefore he points out some features which in his opinion are no longer up-to-date or at least odd.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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14.Jul.2009
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Online-Strategy game: Tales of Tamar for free
The turn based online strategy game Tales of Tamar is temporarily available for free. Assets of existing customers do not get lost but stay untouched.
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14.Jul.2009
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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MorphOS: OpenOfficeDraw-Viewer ODG-Viewer (Update)
Carsten Siegner's ODG-Viewer displays OpenOfficeDraw documents. The program is still in alpha status and the author warns of included bugs. Multilateral documents and all object types are already supported.
Update: (16:35, 14.07.09, snx)
Meanwhile version 0.1 is available which is said to be stable. Rotation of objects should work even with "difficult" documents now. Please note that the program requires the file "XADUnfile" from MorphOS 2.2, usually located in MOSSYS:C/.
Download: odg-viewer-0.1.lha (4 MB) (cg) (Translation: dr)
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13.Jul.2009
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Video Magazine: New issue of Amitopia TV
Amitopia TV is an English video magazine about the Amiga. The latest issue lasts 25 minutes.
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13.Jul.2009
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Software-News until 13.07.2009
AmiMSN 1.0-WIP
AmiMSN is a console based Instant Messenger client for the MSN-Network written in ARexx. The author Michael Trebilcock has published a new beta version but he warns of included bugs.
MorphOS: DrawerBall 0.8f
Tom 'Amigaharry' Duin has published the update Drawerball 0.8f which is a early version of a file manager.
Amiga Future: 15 new full versions online
Some games have been added to the Download section of the Amiga Future, e.g. Virtual Ball Fighters (full ISO-Image), Black Dawn, Funhouse IV, White Rabbits and AmiBroker. Additionally some descriptions and screenshots as well as data were added.
BOH now available as cheaper download version
The commercial arcade game BOH can be now bought as a cheaper download version. For 10 Euro you get an ISO-Image. At any time for 2,50 (plus shipping) you can order the "proper" version with printed manual and DVD-envelope. All prices plus taxes.
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