02.Jun.2023
WinUAE Homepage (ANF)
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Emulator: WinUAE 5.0.0
The Amiga emulator WinUAE has been released in version 5.0.0. Changes:
- Fully cycle-accurate unexpanded Amiga 500 emulation
- WinUAE 4.9.x/4.10.x bugs fixed
- AGA-only sprite buffer overflow that can cause random side-effects.
- CIA synchronize clock drift fixed.
- Many GDI mode bugs fixed.
- Integer scaling works correctly in Overscan+ and higher modes.
- “Remove interlace artifacts” was unreliable and caused graphics corruption in accurate modes.
- SCSI CD command READ TOC, format type 0 returned invalid data.
- Serial port and inter-process serial port was unreliable in accurate modes.
- VHPOSW/VPOSW mid-screen vertical and horizontal changes are now more accurately emulated. Smooth Copper / Up front demo specific hack is (finally!) not needed anymore and was removed.
- Multiple chipset emulation (bitplanes, sprites, blitter) bug fixes.
- Older bugs fixed
- A600 non-expanded Quickstart incorrectly had RTC enabled.
- D3D11 mode scanlines/masks are not affected by scaling anymore.
- Fixed possible crash in floppy emulation and when exiting GUI.
- Inserting supported non-Amiga formatted disk image (for example PC DOS formatted disk image) in standard Amiga 3.5″ DD drive was rejected, drive compatibility check didn’t accept standard 3.5″ DD drive. Image was accepted if drive was 3.5″ HD drive.
- Mounting executable as HD floppy image created broken disk structure if file was larger than 1329664 bytes.
- Notification icon -> Floppy drives: DF1, DF2 and DF3 selected image from DF0:
- On the fly switch from AGA to OCS/ECS and then back didn’t always restore original AGA background color.
- Picasso IV flash ROM emulation support.
- Prometheus PCI bridge PCI config space byte wide access endian swap fix.
- ROM rescan in ini mode didn’t clear previously detected ROMs.
- uaegfx and hardware emulated RTG board and emulation window smaller than RTG resolution: part of right or bottom of display was clipped.
- New features/updates: User interface
- Added new KS ROMs to ROM scanner.
- Added Disable keyboard and Disable game controllers when mouse not captured options to Pri & Extensions panel.
- Added custom data path configuration to Paths panel. Data path = default path where config files, logs, statefiles etc are loaded and saved.
- Bring GUI window on top if emulation window gets left mouse button double click or F12 (or configured GUI key) key press and GUI is open. Close GUI if ESC is pressed when GUI is open and emulation window has focus.
- FloppyBridge write protection status in GUI is now mirroring real drive floppy protection status.
- Hardware info panel shows complete memory map when emulation has been started.
- New features/updates: Emulation
- 1.5M Chip RAM size is now supported in all configurations. (Except if JIT is enabled)
- Added screen rotation support, to fully support Fast Draw Showdown (American Laser games) game that had 90 degree rotated display. D3D 9 and D3D 11 modes only.
- ECS Denise superhires sprite accurate color selection emulation (“scrambled” odd/even palette access).
- Keyboard reset handling changed, now system is kept in reset as long as keys are kept pressed.
- Programmed native display mode support improved, automatic aspect ratio correction improved.
- RTG hardware sprite (mouse cursor) is now properly clipped when near edges of screen.
- “Reset warp mode” implemented. Start emulation in warp mode, automatically switches off when running program or KS ROM shows something on screen.
- Serial port now have separate options to enable/disable handshake/status pin emulation (RTS/CTS/DTR/DTE/CD) and Ring Indicator.
- uaegfx RTG P96Prefs support.
- Striker Manager and Multi-Player Soccer Manager dongle emulation.
- Statefile complete blitter state save/restore is now fully supported in cycle-accurate modes. Previously blitter was force-finished before saving state.
- Ultra extreme overscan mode now includes blanking regions, HV sync and Composite sync regions drawn using grid pattern.
- Possible Breaking change: default keyboard layout changed
- Key left of backspace (key that does not exist in PC keyboards) is now mapped to F11 and key between zero and above key is now mapped to key in same physical location as key in Amiga keyboard. Input panel has checkbox that swaps these two keys.
- Key above shift and left of enter is now mapped to same physical location as key in Amiga keyboard.
- Strange German-only keymap special #-key mapping removed.
(snx)
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01.Jun.2023
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Theme set: 32se NEXT 7.00 for AmigaOS 3.2
32se NEXT is a theme set for AmigaOS 3.2 (video) - at least when running on emulation, the creator did not test it on real Amigas.
"Lite" version is free, an additional package is available for 9.99 US Dollars. (snx)
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31.May.2023
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 5.4
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 5.4 of his web browser Wayfarer for MorphOS. Changes include updates of the YouTube scripts and cURL.
Download: wayfarer.lha (29 MB) (snx)
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31.May.2023
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Sprite/Icon/Map editor: Raster Master V1.7 R84 for Windows 10/11 (update)
Raster Master (amiga-news.de reported) is a sprite/icon/map editor for Windows 10/11 which generates RayLib-, PutImagedata and Map code for gcc, AmigaBASIC, Amiga C, Amiga Pascal, QuickBasic, QB64, Quick C, Turbo Pascal, freepascal, Turbo C, Turbo Basic, Power Basic, FreeBASIC, GWBASIC, BASICA, and PC-BASIC (YouTube video).
About the now released version 1.6 R83 the developer wrote: "This is a big one! Refactored so much code and deleted even more! But the most exciting aspect is that we are back to support 32 bit systems. The previous method used for rendering was terrible in terms of memory. Now way less memory used.
Rendering and scrolling is much faster now! Everything in the main editor has been simplified.
All shapes now are rendered in their correct color when drawing/adjusting size. Previously during draw/size shape was using xor to erase previous shape.
Grid and Clip Select outline are rendered over the zoomed image. Everything is fast now that you can't notice this.
The tools menu now includes the hidden tools that were available only when selecting a clip area. These tools can be used now when the image is not selected. The action will be performed on the entire image.
There maybe some things I missed, but overall I think you will notice the improvements!"
Update: (01.06.2023, 05:12, dr)
In the meantime, version 1.7 R84 has been released: the sprite importer now also has the options "Grid" and "Snap to grid", the map editor has a grid in the background that can be switched off if required. Also, a crosshair pointer has been introduced in the edit windows. (dr)
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31.May.2023
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Image editor: PyDPainter 1.1.0 for Windows, Linux and macOS
The image editor PyDPainter (YouTube video) is inspired by DPaint and according to its author Mark Riale an attempt to create a usable pixel art program in Python using PyGame that can handle low resolutions and limited colour palettes and which can be as easy to use as possible (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 1.1.0:
- Add stencil functionality
- Prevent active (floating) brush from being saved with CTRL-s
- Make sure color palette size is a power of 2 when loading
- Remove brush from Show Page Preview
- Fix cycle speed in palette requestor
- Add Clouds, Planet, and Galaxy tutorials
(dr)
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31.May.2023
GitHub
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Encryption protocol: AmiSSL 5.9 (AmigaOS 3/4)
Version 5.9 of the open source encryption protocol AmiSSL has been released, which is now based on the latest version OpenSSL 3.1.1 and thus fixes four security vulnerabilities. Updated CA root certificates are also provided. The changes in detail:
- Updated OpenSSL backend to full compatibility with the latest OpenSSL 3.1.1 (30.5.2023) version, which includes one moderate and three low severity fixes for newly identified vulnerabilities:
- Mitigate for very slow OBJ_obj2txt() performance with gigantic OBJECT IDENTIFIER sub-identities.
- Fixed documentation of X509_VERIFY_PARAM_add0_policy().
- Fixed handling of invalid certificate policies in leaf certificates.
- Limited the number of nodes created in a policy tree.
- Updated root certificates to latest Mozilla-based bundle provided by https://curl.se/docs/caextract.html dated 30.5.2023.
- Added 8K minimum stack cookie to example programs.
Downloads:
AmigaOS 3: AmiSSL-5.9-OS3.lha (3,4 MB)
AmigaOS 4: AmiSSL-5.9-OS4.lha (3,1 MB)
SDK: AmiSSL-5.9-SDK.lha (2,3 MB) (dr)
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30.May.2023
MorphZone (website)
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MorphOS: Hotfix for openssl3.library
An update of openssl3.library has been released, because a vulnerability of the version of OpenSSL has been discovered that has been included in MorphOS 3.18.
Download: openssl3.library (2 MB) (snx)
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29.May.2023
Simone Bevilacqua (Mail)
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Video: Experiments with the AMOS Layers System (ALS)
Simone Bevilacqua's AMOS Layers System (ALS) "turns the screens of AMOS Professional into layers that can be laid over one another, with complete control of order, colors and opaqueness, while keeping them renderable as usual" (amiga-news.de reported). During a brainstorming for a new game with ALS he did some experiments which he recorded in two videos (1, 2). The basic idea here is that there are two parallel worlds in the game: a real one (dangerous/dark) and an illusory one (pleasant/nice), each of which becomes visible to the player on different occasions. (dr)
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29.May.2023
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Arcade game: Galaxian500 released
Jean-Francois 'jotd' Fabre has transcoded the original arcade game Galaxian to the Amiga. (dr)
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29.May.2023
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywood: Remedios 1.4 released
Version 1.4. of Remedios, the toolkit for compiling Hollywood applets into native iOS applications, has been released. With this version, the iPhone and iPad simulator can now also be used on arm64 Macs. Previous versions of Remedios only supported the iPhone and iPad simulator for Intel-based Macs. The update to version 1.4 is available for free for all customers in the protected download area. (snx)
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29.May.2023
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Browser extension: AGuide Viewer 0.2
AGuide Viewer is an open source reader for AmigaGuide documents implemented as a browser extension. It works with Firefox and Chromium on all platforms (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 0.2:
- The extension is less aggressive when intercepting URLs that
include the string .guide. The detection methods are now
configurable and can be turned off if they cause problems. Please
report an issue if the default configuration causes a problem. All
auto detection can be turned off and the extension manually
triggered if desired.
- Links that require more than a simple click to open now have
tooltips explaining what to do.
(dr)
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29.May.2023
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AmigaOS 4: MIDI sequencer "Seq" V2.7
"Seq" is a simple MIDI sequencer that offers fast editing and many functions for live performance. Changes in version 2.7:
- FIXED play buttons
- FIXED play buttons light flashing if cancelling song mode during the last played pattern
- Setting busy pointer while loading or saveing project
- Added instruments setting window
- Project file version increased to 7 and instruments tag added
(dr)
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29.May.2023
Amiga Future (website)
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Arcade port: Amiga version of Tapper completed
"Tapper" (video) is a conversion of the 1983 arcade classic of the same name for the Amiga. After several pre-release versions, it has now been completed and can be downloaded at the title link.
The game is about serving beer to thirsty customers at four rows of tables and collecting again the empty glasses. (snx)
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29.May.2023
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Video: Repairing an Amiga A590 Rev.6, part 1
In a new video series Robert Smith deals with the revision 6 of an A590: Commodore's external hard disk for the Amiga 500 or 500 Plus, which is connected to the expansion port and can also serve as a memory expansion. The first part of the series is about the functionality in detail and the onboard Fast RAM. (dr)
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29.May.2023
Batman Group (Twitter)
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Demo: Update of "Batman Rises"
In mid-December the Batman Group had released their demo "Batman Rises" (amiga-news.de reported). The now released update fixes the slowdown bug with Terrible Fire turbo cards and a typo in the credits. (dr)
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28.May.2023
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CDXL converter: AGAConv 1.0.1
Markus Schordan's AGAConv is a CDXL video converter. It combines some existing tools to convert videos (MP4, etc.) into the CDXL format that can be played on an AGA Amiga with AGABlaster or other CDXL players. The changes of the version 1.0 released a fortnight ago and the version 1.0.1 added today:
- Fixed invocation of ham_convert for Microsoft Ubuntu App (terminal)
- Increased width and height range and maximum plane size.
- Enabled option 'unspecified' for screen mode.
- Added support for configuration files (default and user configs).
- Eliminated the agaconv script and integrated its functionality into agaconv.
- Added 'auto' modes to several options, simplifying its use.
- Added manual (man page on Linux). Also available on-line as AGAConv Manual
- Created AGAConv PPA package, making it available with an Ubuntu PPA installer
(dr)
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28.May.2023
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Aminet uploads until 27.05.2023
The following files have been added until 27.05.2023 to Aminet:
lubricator.lha comm/www 49K 68k HTTP search + download, ADF/D...
10th_Intro.lha demo/intro 72K 68k Anniversary 1st publication o...
ChunkyFunctions.lha dev/asm 12K Clipped Chunky Line & Circlef...
HWP_APNG.lha dev/hwood 1.3M ALL Hollywood plugin for APNG anims
HWP_FLIC.lha dev/hwood 27K ALL Hollywood plugin for FLI/FLC ...
HWP_JPEG2000.lha dev/hwood 379K ALL Hollywood plugin for JPEG2000...
HWP_PCX.lha dev/hwood 26K ALL Hollywood plugin for PCX images
HWP_TIFF.lha dev/hwood 808K ALL Hollywood plugin for TIFF images
HWP_YAFA.lha dev/hwood 69K ALL Hollywood plugin for YAFA anims
PreludeSoftwareBundle... driver/aud 116K 68k Software bundle for Prelude s...
RescueLander.lha game/actio 48K 68k Land on Earth, Moon or Mars t...
2D_ATcad_UAE.lha gfx/misc 13M 68k CAD mit Steppermotor-Ansteuerung
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.6M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.9M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 5.1M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
NAFCYI1991S1-B01.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B02.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B03.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B04.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B05.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B06.zip text/bfont 2.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B07.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B08.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B09.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B10.zip text/bfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B11.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B12.zip text/bfont 2.4M 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 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B17.zip text/bfont 2.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B18.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B20.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B21.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B22.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-01.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-02.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-03.zip text/pfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-04.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-05.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-06.zip text/pfont 2.1M 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 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-10.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-11.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-12.zip text/pfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-13.zip text/pfont 1.7M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-14.zip text/pfont 1.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-15.zip text/pfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-16.zip text/pfont 1.7M 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)
NAFCYI1991S1-20.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-21.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-22.zip text/pfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
ShellDir.lha util/cli 19K NewShell from specified direc...
WarpDTPrefs.lha util/dtype 198K 68k WarpDT preferences program V4...
SploinerGUI-AmigaOS3.lha util/wb 1.4M 68k A GUI for Sploiner command
SploinerGUI-AmigaOS4.lha util/wb 1.9M OS4 A GUI for Sploiner command
SploinerGUI-AROS.lha util/wb 1.6M x86 A GUI for Sploiner command
SploinerGUI-MorphOS.lha util/wb 1.5M MOS A GUI for Sploiner command
(snx)
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28.May.2023
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OS4Depot uploads until 27.05.2023
The following files have been added until 27.05.2023 to OS4Depot:
amigaamp3.lha aud/pla 2Mb 4.1 Multi format audio player with GUI
warpdtprefs.lha dat/ima 198kb 4.0 Preferences program for WarpDT
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
supermario64_gl4es.lha gam/pla 8Mb 4.0 Super Mario 64 GL4ES
supermario64_mgl.lha gam/pla 7Mb 4.0 Super Mario 64 MiniGL
hwp_apng.lha lib/hol 1Mb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for APNG anims
hwp_flicanim.lha lib/hol 27kb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for FLI/FLC anims
hwp_jpeg2000.lha lib/hol 379kb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for JPEG2000 im...
hwp_pcx.lha lib/hol 26kb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for PCX file fo...
hwp_tiff.lha lib/hol 808kb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for TIFF images
hwp_yafa.lha lib/hol 69kb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for YAFA anims
smb2fs.lha net/sam 128kb 4.1 Filesystem for accessing files u...
cpubench.lha uti/ben 2Mb 4.0 A set of CPU benchmarks
sploinergui.lha uti/wor 2Mb 4.0 A GUI for Sploiner command
(snx)
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28.May.2023
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AROS Archives uploads until 27.05.2023
The following files have been added until 27.05.2023 to AROS Archives:
apng_amiga.lha dev/lib 1Mb Library Plugin For Hollywood App...
flic_amiga.lha dev/lib 27kb Library Plugin For Hollywood App...
jpeg2000_amiga.lha dev/lib 379kb Library Plugin For Hollywood App...
pcx_amiga.lha dev/lib 26kb Library Plugin For Hollywood App...
tiff_amiga.lha dev/lib 808kb Library Plugin For Hollywood App...
yafa_amiga.lha dev/lib 69kb Library Plugin For Hollywood App...
smb2fs.i386-aros.lha net/sam 81kb SMB2/3 file system client
lha_4u4a-i386-aros.lha uti/arc 64kb LHA For UNIX For Aros
sploinergui.i386-aros.lha uti/fil 2Mb A GUI for Sploiner command
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28.May.2023
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 27.05.2023
The following files have been added until 27.05.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
ModExplorer_3.82.lha Audio/Players A module player by J?rg.
MiniSid_0.03.lha Audio/Players Sid player realized wit...
pForth_28-BE-32.lha Development/C Portable ANS-like Forth...
APNG_1.2.lha Development/Hollywood/... Hollywood plugin for AP...
JPEG2000_1.2.lha Development/Hollywood/... Hollywood plugin for JP...
FLIC_1.2.lha Development/Hollywood/... Hollywood plugin for FL...
TIFF_1.2.lha Development/Hollywood/... Hollywood plugin for TI...
YAFA_1.2.lha Development/Hollywood/... Hollywood plugin for YA...
PCX_1.2.lha Development/Hollywood/... Hollywood plugin for PC...
ncursesw_6.3.lha Development/Library ncursesw (ncurses with ...
FPSE-joysensors-plugin... Emulation Joystick plugin for the...
FinalBurnNeo-titles_1.... Emulation Titles pack - PNg backg...
FPSE_0.10.6.lha Emulation A Free PlayStation Emul...
FinalBurnNeo_1.0.0.3.lha Emulation FinalBurn Neo, an Emula...
FinalBurnNeo-previews_... Emulation Preview pack - PNG back...
Lhasa_0.4.0.lha Files/Archive A Free Software LHA imp...
LHArchiver_1.10.lha Files/Archive Create lha archives int...
Woof_11.1.4.lha Games/Shoot3D Woof! is a continuation...
Sploiner-GUI_1.0.lha GUI A GUI for Sploiner comm...
WarpDTPrefs_45.12.lha System/Datatypes WarpDTPrefs_45.12.lha
InstallerLG_1.0.3.lha System/Shell Commodore Installer rep...
AMUIDiff_1.0.lha Text/Compare Displays differences of...
Lite-XL_2.1.1r1.lha Text/Edit Lite XL is a lightweigh...
Vim_9.0.1546.lha Text/Edit A highly configurable t...
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WHDLoad: New installers until 27.05.2023
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 27.05.2023:
- 2023-05-23 improved: SWIV (Sales Curve) supports another version, options for weapon power/speed added (Info)
- 2023-05-23 fixed: Max Rally (Fortress) instructions in menu will be displayed now (Info)
- 2023-05-23 improved: Impact! (ASL) supports Blockbuster version, levels 1 to 128 can be edited, QuitKey works on 68000 machine (Info)
- 2023-05-23 fixed: Chuck Rock (Core Design) scrolling problem on AGA machines fixed, solution added (Info)
- 2023-05-21 improved: Suspicious Cargo (Gremlin) patch works with 0.5 MB chip memory and on 68000 now, RawDIC imager, 68000 quitkey support, manual included (Info)
(snx)
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28.May.2023
Amiga Future (website)
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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:
- Full Contact Menü Remix
- Chinaware Turkey (BIT Live 2022)
- Rockstar ate my Hamster Cracktro
- Lotus 3 - Track 5 - Miami Ice (Kick me twice)
(snx)
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28.May.2023
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Retro magazine: LOAD 3 (2017, German) also available in printed form
LOAD, a German magazine published by the "Verein zum Erhalt klassischer Computer e.V." (Association for the Preservation of Classic Computers), was initially only published as a PDF file starting with the 3rd issue published in 2017 for reasons of expense.
In the meantime, however, the third issue (topic among others: "Repairing battery damage on the Amiga 2000") has also been printed and can be purchased from APC&TCP or the Restore Store. There, as well as at poly.play, the issues 5-8 are also still available. (snx)
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27.May.2023
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Sprite/Icon/Map editor: Raster Master V1.5 R82 for Windows 10/11
Raster Master (amiga-news.de reported) is a sprite/icon/map editor for Windows 10/11 which generates RayLib-, PutImagedata and Map code for gcc, AmigaBASIC, Amiga C, Amiga Pascal, QuickBasic, QB64, Quick C, Turbo Pascal, freepascal, Turbo C, Turbo Basic, Power Basic, FreeBASIC, GWBASIC, BASICA, and PC-BASIC (YouTube video).
Version 1.5 R82 has now been released, in which it is possible for the first time to switch between the map editor and the sprite editor without having to close the map editor window. If changes were made in the sprite editor and then switched to the map editor, all sprite changes are updated in the map editor view.
In addition, the performance of the map editor has been improved so that the tiles can now be drawn much faster. The new method also allows much larger maps to be created. (dr)
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27.May.2023
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Techno party: Boozedrome on August 5 in Helsinki, Finland
On August 5, 2023, the sixth Boozedrome will take place both locally in Finland (Boozembly Hills, Helsinki) and on Twitch. Those who want to participate in the contest must create a Gabber tune with the following specifications:
- 4 channel MOD, playable in Protracker v2.3D
- Maximum size: 500kB
- Maximum length: 3 minutes
(dr)
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26.May.2023
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Strategy game: Devlog #1 - Target platforms, supported languages
For the announced strategy game "Virtual Enemies" (amiga-news.de reported), the developers have published first information and a first interim status on the development of the game:
"Basically we are working on a version that should be playable on the Amiga38. This means that the player should be able to create a character and execute a hack. That is the minimum goal that should be achieved by then.
As target platform we aim at an Amiga 500 with 1MB memory. At the same time, the game will be developed absolutely system compliant, which will allow us to access an optional network stack. Yes, you will be able to play the game alone without any restrictions in the story. Nevertheless, we already have some cool multiplayer features on the list. More information will follow in the coming weeks once we have completed initial testing.
We are aware that not everyone understands English or that for quite a few the English vocabulary is limited. That's not a shame, Frank's English vocabulary is not the best either. Especially in terms of understanding the story present in the game, this can be problematic. At this point we can give the all-clear:
The game will support English and German at release. New languages will be included by adding translated language text files. We, that is LogicalByte, do NOT have to change anything in the game files themselves. It's up to the community to do this on their own to support people who don't know English and German very well. We are currently doing final tests and will publish a guide (and suitable tools) in due time.
We know from inquiries that you are greedy for new image material. We would like to fulfill this wish and will publish new pictures time to time in the coming weeks. Please understand that we need longer for some things. :)" (dr)
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26.May.2023
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AMOS: Eclips animation in "Projects in the attic" added
At the end of November, the game developer group "Electric Black Sheep" had published a collection of games under the name "Projects in the attic", which were created for test purposes with the programming language AMOS (amiga-news.de reported). Included was the game "Eclips", in which you steer an owl through a landscape that is always the same. The group added the archive "EclipsAnim.rar" to this game, which now offers a complete animation in the sense of changing landscapes. Impressive! (dr)
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26.May.2023
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Event: Level Up in Salzburg (Austria) with participation of Amiga Future
On July 1 and 2, 2023, the event "Level Up", a "Gaming and eSports festival", will take place for the third time at the Messezentrum Salzburg in Austria. In the retro area, the print-magazine Amiga Future will also take part with some computers. (snx)
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26.May.2023
Seiya (ANF)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 146 (Italian/English)
Besides the Italian original issue, the PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is also available in English. The magazine's reviews compare, if available, the different ports of classic games to the various platforms of their time. Furthermore a focus is on rather unknown retro games.
Amiga-related, the current issue is about WAR (AMOS Strategy-War Game from 1992), Boxx 4 (2023 Game) and Death Rally (2023 PC conversion). (snx)
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26.May.2023
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Music video: Controlling an Akai MPC ONE with Horny (MorphOS)
In a recent video, 'Dj Collins' shows how he controls his Akai MPC ONE using Horny from the Pegasos II under MorphOS. The Akai audio output is recorded from an Amiga 4000 with a Toccata sound card and the file is transferred via the network to HD-REC for mastering. (dr)
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26.May.2023
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Video-Tutorial: Converting iff files into sprites in AMOS
In another part of his series of short tutorials on AMOS Pro (amiga-news.de reported), retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' this time explains how to convert IFF image files into sprites for an AMOS program. (dr)
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26.May.2023
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Video: Polyphonic sounds and music on the Amiga
The YouTube channel "Magical Synth Adventure" shows in its latest video with the range of audio possibilities on the Amiga, with which, for example, real-time speech synthesis and simultaneous midi and audio output are possible. (dr)
[News message: 26. May. 2023, 05:42] [Comments: 0]
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25.May.2023
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Compiler: Status of M68k support in LLVM
At the beginning of 2021, the first implementation of an m68k backend for the compiler LLVM had begun thanks to donation funding (amiga-news.de reported). Now the developer Min-Yih "Min" Hsu reports in a blog entry about the progress of the past year. (dr)
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25.May.2023
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Tool for Reverse Engineering: Amiga extension for Ghidra 10.3
Ghidra is a free and open source reverse engineering tool (amiga-news.de reported).
Based on the work of Vladimir Kononovich and Martin Atkins, 'Bartman' has released an update for the Amiga extension supporting now the latest Ghidra version 10.3. It can load Amiga Hunk-Executables, Kickstart ROMs and WinUAE State File (.uss). (dr)
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25.May.2023
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SMB2 handler smb2fs V53.6 for AmigaOS 3/4 and AROS
The Server Message Block (SMB) is a network protocol for file, print and other server services in computer networks and allows access to files and directories located on another computer (Wikipedia entry). Fredrik Wikstrom's SMB2 handler is based on libsmb2 and allows remote access to files via the SMB2/3 protocols (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 53.6:
- read_startup_args() now uses AllocDosObject() to create the RDArgs for
ReadArgs() instead of allocating it locally on the stack. Strangely this bug
didn't seem to cause any problems on AmigaOS 4 but on AmigaOS 3 it caused an
AN_BadFreeAddr (#0100000F) alert on filesystem exit (ACTION_DIE).
Requirements: newlib.library V53.40 or later (or V53.30 as included in AmigaOS 4.1 FE) and the filesysbox.library V54.4 or later for AmigaOS 4, filesysbox.library 54.3 or later for AROS and AmigaOS 3 and optional the requester.class (ClassAct/ReAction, for password requester) for AmigaOS 3.
Downloads:
smb2fs.i386-aros.lha (81 KB)
smb2fs.m68k-amigaos.lha (149 KB)
smb2fs.ppc-amigaos.lha (128 KB)
(dr)
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25.May.2023
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Video tutorial: MUI-GUI in Blitz Basic
Rob Cranley has streamed a two-part tutorial on Twitch (part 1, part 2) showing how to create a GUI with MUI in Blitz Basic. (dr)
[News message: 25. May. 2023, 07:34] [Comments: 0]
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25.May.2023
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Blog: RAM configurations on an Amiga 500 (Rev 8A)
In the latest blog entry on Retrohax.net, various RAM configurations on Amiga 500 8A motherboard are tested and documented. The 8A motherboards are the latest ones, using the 8375-AGNUS and supporting up to 2MB Chip RAM. Rev.8 was used in the A500plus and the standard A500, but with unpopulated RTC, battery, etc. (dr)
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25.May.2023
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SCSI-SD adapter: ZuluSCSI firmware V2023.05.24
ZuluSCSI is a new generation of file-based SCSI hard disk and CD-ROM drive emulators (review of an user). ZuluSCSI emulates a SCSI-I or SCSI-2 hard disk using an SD memory card (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 2023.05.24:
- BIN/CUE format support and more complete CD-ROM emulation
- CD-ROM: code consolidation and bugfixes
- CDROM: Table of contents and addressing improvements
- Rudimentary tape support (BETA feature)
- More tape command implementations: Erase, Seek and ReadPosition
- Improved OMTI support
- RP2040: Fix support for 2GB SD cards
- RP2040: Fix USB log corruption
The following features can not be used without additional hardware, which is not yet commercially available:
- EXPERIMENTAL SP/DIF output on expansion pins of RP2040 boards
- EXPERIMENTAL audio playback support from BIN/CUE files
(dr)
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24.May.2023
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Event: Evoke demoparty in Cologne, Germany (28.-30.07.2023)
This year's edition of the Evoke demoparty will take place at the AbenteuerHallenKALK in Cologne (Germany) from 28 to 30 July. The homepage has now been activated and it is possible for demo groups to register. As usual, various competitions will be held. (dr)
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24.May.2023
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Preview video: Rastan port in development
Rastan was released in 1987 by Taito for arcade machines. Now a port for the Amiga 500 is in development, using the Scorpion engine. (dr)
[News message: 24. May. 2023, 05:59] [Comments: 0]
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23.May.2023
Thomas Wenzel (ANF)
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Audio: Prelude Software Bundle 4.0
Thomas Wenzel writes: "This is a fork of the last release by me before Oliver Gantert took over to improve and refactor it and to include support for his new Prelude ZII+ soundcard.
I have tried to fix all the bugs which Oliver also fixed in his branch. Along the way I took the opportunity to implement a watchdog which can resume a broken and stalled data transfer on its own. This can happen during some ZZ9000 graphics operations for example. The watchdog can't prevent the sound from being interrupted for a short time but after that it will resume automatically instead of just hang.
I have set the version number back to 4 to reflect the AHI v4 support and to clearly separate it from Oliver's branch.
So if you experience unexpected hangups during playback, or if you are just adventurous, this is the version to try. :)
If you are using an Amiblaster Deluxe soundcard, this version is also the one to choose."
Download: PreludeSoftwareBundleV4.lha (116 KB) (snx)
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23.May.2023
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Video: Amos Anim Player
A few days ago we reported about the new "Amos Anim Player" released by "ELECTRIC BLACK SHEEP". The group now have published a YouTube video which demonstrates the features of the player. (dr)
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23.May.2023
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Video: Graphic timeline of homecomputer
In its latest video, the YouTube channel "Retro Dream" shows the development of home computers from 1977 to 1992 as a graphic timeline that also includes the various Amiga models. (dr)
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22.May.2023
Thomas Wenzel (ANF)
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Audio player: AmigaAMP 3.34
Thomas Wenzel has released an update of his audio playback program AmigaAMP at the title link. Version 3.34 includes the following bugfixes:
- MHI is only released when it has to be. Volume settings are now restored correctly when reassigned
- Stuttering of visualization with 48 kHz MP3 files via mpega.library fixed
- Minimum intuition.library version for OS4-style IDCMP port sharing set to 52 to avoid collisions with VampireOS
- Fixed ScanTask crash when playlist window is closed
(snx)
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22.May.2023
Michael Kafke (MEDIA-X) (ANF)
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Graphic adventure about computer game magazine "ASM" announced (German)
A text-graphic adventure for the Commodore Amiga will soon be released about the German computer games magazine "ASM - Aktueller Software Markt" (1986 - 1995). The player slips into the role of editor-in-chief Manfred Kleimann and experiences the everyday madness in the editorial office.
The game was essentially created in the 90s and has now been reworked and finished in cooperation with some former ASM colleagues. Details such as screenshots are being withheld by the distributor, APC&TCP, for the time being, the official presentation is planned for an upcoming ASM special.
Therefore one can only register for a newsletter at the title link so far. However, Michael Kafke had already shown the game at ARC 2023 in Duisburg, so it can already be seen on some videos recorded by visitors. It will also be demonstrated at Amiga38 in October. (snx)
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22.May.2023
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Juggler Encore: Real-time hologram of the 1986 ray-traced animation
Milan Pollé, the author of the graphics software "Candy Factory (Pro)" (interview from 2002, Aminet demo version), won first place in the "Wild Competition" category at the Outline Demoparty held last weekend in the Netherlands with his real-time hologram imitation of the Juggler raytracing animation from 1986. In the linked video, he explains his procedure and presents the result. (dr)
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22.May.2023
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Preview video: Forest of Illusion
The programmer 'DomKid' has published a first preview video of his platformer "Forest of Illusion" developed with the Scorpion Engine. (dr)
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21.May.2023
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywod: Updates for 6 Plugins
Press release: Airsoft Softwair, the hardest working men in code business, are proud to present updates for the following Hollywood image and animation plugins:
- APNG 1.2 (load and save APNG animations)
- FLIC 1.2 (load FLI/FLC animations)
- JPEG2000 1.2 (load and save JPEG2000 images)
- PCX 1.2 (load PCX images)
- TIFF 1.2 (load and save TIFF images)
- YAFA 1.2 (load YAFA animations created by Wildfire)
The plugins now support several new features of Hollywood 9 and 10 such as loading and saving images and animations in palette mode, file system adapter support, user tags, and support for the arm64 platform on macOS (Apple Silicon).
All plugins are now available for free download from the official Hollywood portal under the title link. Thanks to Hollywood's cross-platform plugin system versions for AmigaOS3 (m68k), AmigaOS3 FPU (m881), AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, WarpOS (m68k/ppc), Linux (ppc, arm, x86, x64), macOS (ppc, x86, x64, arm64), Windows (x86, x64), Android (arm, arm64), and iOS (arm, arm64) are provided. (snx)
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21.May.2023
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Datatype: WarpDTPrefs 45.12
Oliver Roberts has updated the preferences program WarpDTPrefs for his Warp datatypes. Changes:
- Fixed the default background checkboxes being disabled incorrectly due to the re-ordered alpha channel mode lists in the previous release.
- Increased minimum stack size to 16K, for safety.
- OS3 and MorphOS versions recompiled with VBCC 0.9h.
- OS4 version recompiled with GCC 11.2.0.
(dr)
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21.May.2023
itch.io
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Platform game: Hotfix for tech demo "Space Cavern Blaster" V0.13
In version 0.13 of the cross-system platformer "Space Cavern Blaster" (amiga-news.de reported), which was released a few days ago, the developer made a mistake when implementing a new feature that made it impossible to use moving platforms because the player always slid through them. This bug has been fixed with the present hotfix. (dr)
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21.May.2023
itch.io
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Music: Soundtrack of Boxx 4 available
For the Jump'n Run "Boxx 4" (amiga-news.de reported), the developer has released the soundtrack on Bandcamp. (dr)
[News message: 21. May. 2023, 14:15] [Comments: 0]
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21.May.2023
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Aminet uploads until 20.05.2023
The following files have been added until 20.05.2023 to Aminet:
neatmail.lha comm/mail 70K MOS Neat mail client
PureBasicItaCat.lha dev/basic 19K Italian catalog for PureBasic...
oscar64.lha dev/cross 1.4M MOS C Compiler Assembler and Runt...
cdp505.lzh disk/misc 96K 68k Upgrades CrossDOS Plus 5.0x t...
TSGuiItaCat.lha disk/misc 24K Italian catalog for TSGui v2....
DSKSL142.lzh disk/salv 34K 68k DiskSalv 1.42 for AmigaOS 1.3
Programming_Docs.zip docs/lists 3K Programming Manual URLs Listing.
anaiis.lha driver/oth 248K 68k ANAIIS USB Stack Release 1.23
anaiis_boot.lha driver/oth 262K 68k ANAIIS USB Boot disk Release ...
GvpPatch_17.lha driver/oth 5K 68k improve reliability of serial...
RescueLander.lha game/actio 48K 68k Land on Earth, Moon or Mars t...
MCE.lha game/edit 3.6M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 3.9M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 4.2M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
ball.lzh game/misc 135K 68k Precursor to MegaBall
Gotcha199.lha game/think 80K 68k Pair two numbers to get the 1...
ham_convert.zip gfx/conv 5.2M HAM graphic converter
mednafen.lha misc/emu 12M OS4 Mednafen
MoonlightWaltz.lha mods/8voic 4.9M 16bit 6ch Ballroom Waltz by H...
2D_ATcad_AIAB.jpg pix/misc 1.2M ATcad Workbench
2D_ATcad_HELP.jpg pix/misc 760K ATcad Screenshot
Acadia5.jpg pix/views 255K Picture of Acadia National Pa...
Vim_9.0-i386-aros.lha text/edit 14M x86 The ubiquitous text editor
Vim_9.0-ppc-amigaos.lha text/edit 15M OS4 The ubiquitous text editor
Vim_9.0-ppc-morphos.lha text/edit 15M MOS The ubiquitous text editor
LHa_4U4A-i386-aros.lha util/arc 64K x86 LHa for UNIX for AROS
LHArchiver.lha util/arc 5.1M MOS create lha archives intuitively
lhasa.lha util/arc 4.1M MOS Free Software LHA implementation
iGame.lha util/misc 427K 68k Front-end for WHDLoad
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 11M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
InstallerLG.i386-aros... util/sys 120K x86 Commodore Installer replacement
InstallerLG.ppc-amiga... util/sys 208K OS4 Commodore Installer replacement
InstallerLG.ppc-morph... util/sys 159K MOS Commodore Installer replacement
getwbinfo.lha util/wb 5K 68k Display/save to env WB screen...
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OS4Depot uploads until 20.05.2023
The following files have been added until 20.05.2023 to OS4Depot:
mce.lha gam/uti 4Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
sdl2.lha lib/mis 7Mb 4.1 Simple DirectMedia Layer 2
merlin_browser.zip net/bro 3Mb 4.0 A simple web browser
lharchiver.lha uti/arc 5Mb 4.0 Create LhA archives intuitively
igame.lha uti/mis 427kb 4.0 Front-end for WHDLoad
installerlg.lha uti/mis 208kb 4.0 Commodore Installer replacement
litexl.lha uti/tex 2Mb 4.1 A lightweight text editor writte...
vim_mui.lha uti/tex 15Mb 4.1 The ubiquitous text editor
mickjt-mplayerrx.lha vid/pla 27Mb 4.1 MickJT-MPlayer for RadeonRX
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21.May.2023
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AROS Archives uploads until 20.05.2023
The following files have been added until 20.05.2023 to AROS Archives:
vim_9.0-i386-aros.lha dev/edi 14Mb The ubiquitous text editor
installerlg.i386-aros.lha uti/wor 120kb Commodore Installer replacement
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21.May.2023
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 20.05.2023
The following files have been added until 20.05.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
hURL_2.0.lha Development/Hollywood/... A plugin for Hollywood ...
HollywoodSDK_10.0.lha Development/Hollywood Plugin development kit ...
HollywoodCubicIDE_10.0... Development/Hollywood Hollywood add-on for Cu...
Iris_1.15.lha Email Iris, the MorphOS email...
LHArchiver_1.10.lha Files/Archive Create lha archives int...
dRally.lha Games/Race Open Source Engine / De...
fheroes2_1.0.4.lha Games/Strategy fheroes2 is a recreatio...
Wayfarer_5.3.lha Network/Web Wayfarer is the latest ...
WarpPNG_45.27.lha System/Datatypes PNG image datatype V45.22
ADiffView_2.4.lha Text/Compare A graphical file compar...
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21.May.2023
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WHDLoad: New installers until 20.05.2023
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 20.05.2023:
- 2023-05-16 improved: Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (Origin Systems) DMA wait in replayer fixed (Info)
- 2023-05-16 improved: Wizkid (Sensible Software) Wizardoids mini game works now, more disk accesses removed and Bplcon0 color bit fixed added, access fault fixed, Wizardoids game can be run with CUSTOM2 (Info)
- 2023-05-14 improved: Big Time Sensuality (Axis) fixed/final version of the demo is now supported, new install script (Info, Image)
- 2023-05-14 improved: Wembley International Soccer (Audiogenic) ButtonWait support for title picture (Info)
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21.May.2023
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Subscription campaign ended - More pages starting with issue 163
In April, the print magazine "Amiga Future" advertised for additional subscribers to increase the number of pages of the magazine: With 24 new subscribers to the magazine, the number of pages should have been increased by four, with 48 by eight pages.
However, the target was not met. Nevertheless, the number of pages in the magazine will be increased by four to 56 starting with issue 163 - the difference in costs will be borne by APC&TCP as the publisher. (snx)
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21.May.2023
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Apollo team: Comparision of Vampire accelerator boards
Under the title link, the Apollo team has created an overview (PDF file) that compares the features of the different Vampire models. (dr)
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20.May.2023
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Video tutorial: Programming assistance for AMOS
In another part of his series of short tutorials about AMOS Pro (amiga-news.de reported), retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' explains in the current video his programming assistance which he wrote for AMOS and which can be downloaded from his homepage. It helps to find out the screen co-ordinates, hardware co-ordinates, available colours, and colour hex values. (dr)
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20.May.2023
Michael Bosshard (Twitter)
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Minimig: Source codes and gerber files published
Developer Ranko Rodic has made available the source codes and production files for the various revisions of the Minimig parallel to the release of revision 1.97itx (amiga-news.de reported). The production files contain the necessary schematics, PCB layouts and other resources that are needed to build the Minimig board and that also allow modifications and extensions. (dr)
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19.May.2023
Amiga Future (website)
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Java program: ham_convert 1.9.1
Sebastian Sieczko's Java-based program ham_convert converts modern graphic formats into the Amiga's HAM format and is now available in version 1.8.7.
New features besides bug fixes are further options for HAM6 and support for very small pictures, i.e. with less than 300 pixels in total. (snx)
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19.May.2023
a1k.org (ANF)
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Card game: Poker Nights - "Tropical Heat"
As part of the strip poker series "VTO - Poker Nights", a second data disc "Tropical Heat" was released yesterday at the title link. (snx)
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19.May.2023
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Video: The SMB2/SMB3 network filesystem under MorphOS 3.18
With the latest release of MorphOS 3.18, the new Smb2FS handler was integrated, which provides an SMB2/SMB3-capable network filesystem. The video above demonstrates the new feature. (dr)
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19.May.2023
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Floppy disk images: Disc Image Manager V1.46 for Linux, macOS and Windows
Gerald J Holdsworth's Disc Image Manager is an application used to load a retro disc image, read the catalogue and output any required files. In addition, it will also add files to the image, delete, and rename files and directories. On the Amiga side, reading and writing of AmigaDOS disks and hard disks with OFS and FFS formatting are supported (not fully tested with FFS). Support for directory cache and international characters is still missing.
As the author reports, the Disc Image Manager was originally a Delphi class written for inclusion in the Repton Map Display to read Repton data files directly from disc images. To test whether the class worked well, he wrote a GUI front-end for the class called Disc Image Reader, but it was only available on Windows.
When someone asked about accessing Acorn DFS images on macOS, he decided to port his application to Lazarus. The first thing he added was write-back to the disc images, which turned Disc Image Reader into Disc Image Manager.
Changes in version 1.46:
New or improved features
- Image report now lists the free space map for ADFS.
- Add Partition button now works for DFS single sided images to add a second side.
- Exporting files now includes a date/time stamp field in the *.inf file if set.
- Importing files, where the *.inf file has a date/time stamp field, updates the date/time for the file.
- The ADFS interleave can now be changed without re-organising the data. This method then re-reads the file using the new method.
- Can now save a BASIC file to the host system as a text file.
- BASIC file viewer now uses smaller text and no longer bold, unless it is a keyword. Text in quotes is now in italics.
- Image report now checks every file and directory on an image and reports details of files with CRC32 error or broken directories (ADFS).
- When importing a file to an image, it no longer complains if the selected node is not a directory. Now, it just selects the selected node's parent before importing the file.
- The BackSpace key is now a shortcut for deleting files or directories.
Bug fixes
- When deleting directories, the internal directory references were not getting updated.
- When deallocating free space on a New Map ADFS, the wrong idlen was sometimes being used.
- The New Map ADFS free space map was not getting read correctly.
- Renaming an ADFS file in a ADFS/DOS hybrid image could crash the application on Windows. Renames on the DOS or Acorn FS side could also fail.
- Broken ADFS directories were getting displayed with the 'Not Read' colours.
- A corrupt 'JesMap' sector, on Acorn FS, can cause the application to crash. Additional checks have been put in place.
- An ADFS Old Map, with no free space, would hang when trying to delete a file.
- In ADFS, when selecting a sub-directory the image details status bar would sometimes report no image title, 0 bytes used and 0 bytes free.
- When an ADFS New Map zone is close to capacity (i.e., not enough space for a fragment id to be written in), the free space was incorrectly reported. This would cause files and directories to fail to being written but the catalogue information would still be.
- Deleting an ADFS directory which is the penultimate directory in the catalogue would result in the last one being deleted from the internal references. This then caused confusion with the front end GUI and resulted in a crash. In addition, deleting everything from the image would leave the free space map not correctly updated.
The author also provides a detailed PDF manual. (dr)
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19.May.2023
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Editor: MUI-Vim V9.0.1546 for AmigaOS 4, AROS and MorphOS
MUI-Vim is a port of the editor Vim. This editor is intended for editing programs as well as plain text files. Multi-level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history, block operations and scripting are some of the features.
Ola 'sodero' Söder has now ported
version 9.0.1378 of VIM and released it for AmigaOS4, AROS and MorphOS. Additionally, he has updated syntax highlighting for Hollywood 10.
Downloads:
Vim_9.0-ppc-amigaos.lha (15 MB)
Vim_9.0-i386-aros.lha (14 MB)
Vim_9.0-ppc-morphos.lha (15 MB) (dr)
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18.May.2023
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Minimig: Revision 1.97itx
Revision 1.97itx of the Minimig - a reimplementation of an Amiga 500 in a FPGA - is available.
This board was designed to fit into any MiniITX case and is compatible with standard ITX power supplies. It features an added LED and button header, allowing you to easily connect necessary buttons and LEDs to your MiniITX case. One of the major improvements is the addition of 2MB of FastRAM, bringing the total onboard RAM of the Minimig to 6MB. Furthermore, enhancements have been made in the Verilog, enabling Minimig to automatically configure the 2MB of fast RAM in hardware. The board has undergone thorough testing with various components, including the TF030 accelerator, MC68000 and Pistorm. (dr)
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18.May.2023
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: E-mail client Iris 1.15
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has pushed an update a few days after the release of version 1.14 of his e-mail program Iris for MorphOS.
Changes are mainly for a NetStack bug in MorphOS versions 3.14 to 3.18, which already led to Wayfarer 5.3, and, as there, cURL and sqlite were also updated on this occasion. (snx)
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18.May.2023
Robosaurus Spielothek (ANF)
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Video report: Amiga Ruhrpott Convention 2023 (German)
Dominic Ortmanns visited the Amiga Ruhrpott Convention in Duisburg-Rheinhausen, Germany, on May 6, 2023 and recorded his impressions in a video at the title link (Camera: Jürgen Weißenfels, Graphics: Jan Reineke). His summary of the "small but nice Amiga fair, from fans for fans":
"This event is the first of its kind. That makes it especially interesting to see what the organizers around 'T!nomania' [and CZ-Tunes] have done here. I can already tell you that I was very impressed.
I could meet many nice people from the Amiga community and had some very interesting conversations.
This was definitely the hard core of Amiga hardware and software enthusiasts. You could play, buy, drink, chat with developers, YouTubers, podcasters and other organizers, and there was even a raffle of exquisite prizes.
So in my opinion, especially for the first attempt of an own Amiga convention, a precision landing.
But if you want to know all the details of my opinion, you should still watch the video." (snx)
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18.May.2023
AmigaSource (Webseite)
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Browser extension: AGuide Viewer 0.1
AGuide Viewer is an open source reader for AmigaGuide documents implemented as a browser extension. It works with Firefox and Chromium on all platforms.
Under Firefox the installation takes place automatically with the corresponding consent. For Chromium, unpack the file aguide-0.1.xpi into a folder. In Chromium, go to "Extensions" > "Manage Extensions" and activate the developer mode there. Then select the previously created folder using "Load unpacked extension".
The extension automatically recognises files that have a .guide file name extension or begin with the '@database' sequence. AmigaGuide documents downloaded from the internet are automatically rendered in the browser. Viewing local files is also supported by starting the AGuide Viewer by clicking on the AGV icon in the browser toolbar. The user interface is similar to that of AmigaGuide or MultiView.
As Firefox blocks direct links to local files in the extension, the author recommends opening such a link in an AmigaGuide document by using the right mouse button and "Link in new tab".
The author plans to submit future versions to the Chrome Store for signing, which will simplify installation on Chrome/Chromium. Since Mozilla's signing process is somewhat simpler and it is the author's preferred browser, he had focused on it with the first version of the AGuide Viewer.
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18.May.2023
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Preview videos: Temptations port for CD32
The developer 'S0Y' is working on his CD32 port of Temptations, the platform game originally released for MSX-1 in 1988 (amiga-news.de reported) and now has published two further preview videos showing the complete third and first sequences of the fourth level. (dr)
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17.May.2023
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Video player: Amos Anim Player V2023.05.16
The "Amos Anim Player" of the group "ELECTRIC BLACK SHEEP" is a very simple IFF-ANIM player that runs on any Amiga. It can play compressed IFF-Anim formats synchronised with a separate IFF Audio Sample (or MOD). Not much RAM is needed, as the anim frames and audio are streamed directly from the hard disk. If there is enough RAM, the sound is streamed directly from RAM.
The Amos Video Player, also provided by the "ELECTRIC BLACK SHEEP", uses its own file format. The conversion takes a long time and only works on WinUAE with acceptable speed. The "Amos Anim Player", on the other hand, uses the standard IFF animation format, which is much easier to convert and can be used on real hardware.
The AMOS source code is included and can be used freely. Feedback on usability on faster computers is welcome. (dr)
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17.May.2023
Amigaworld.net (forum)
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AmigaOS 4: Survey results regarding usage of PowerPC emulation
Hans de Ruiter has now evaluated his recently started survey about the usage of AmigaOS 4 on a PowerPC emulator. According to this, almost 55 % of the 447 participants use real hardware and a good fifth exclusively emulation. At the title link more details can be found. (snx)
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17.May.2023
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Reverse Engineering: Speedball 2
In terms of games (software), reverse engineering is the process of analysing the code and content of the game to understand how it works. A GitHub page provides software tips and learning materials for interested developers. In this case, Simon Frankau has taken on the Amiga classic Speedball 2.
Based on his previous analysis of the Sega Megadrive version, he used the reverse engineering tool Ghidra for the disassembly. Below, he described to us how he followed the boot process to obtain a memory image:
- Disassemble the boot block (first couple of sectors of the ADF) to find how it loads the second-level loader. The boot block uses ROM routines, so I had to learn about how to call the OS from assembly.
- Once I knew where the second-level loader was in the disk image, I could disassemble that. This loads the main binary. The second-level loader has its own disk routines, so I got to learn about the sector encoding of Amiga disks (with MFM) and the blitter.
- From there, I learnt where the main binary was, and could extract it from the ADF. It's compressed, so I reversed the compressor and wrote my own implementation to decompress the binary.
- At this point, I had a memory image representing the game after loading and decompressing. I loaded it into Ghidra and worked through it, understanding it and giving names to all the functions and variables, and adding comments.
- I also built tools to extract and the graphics and sounds and make them accessible.
As he goes on to describe, the copy protection (although the game has been cracked) uses Rob Northen's Copylock, a kind of trace vector decoder. To undo this, I used FS-UAE's debugger to track what it was doing.
Overall, this project would have helped him immensely to learn a lot about the Amiga, as the game makes good use of the hardware:
- It uses the copper for scrolling and palette management.
- It uses the blitter to render sprites and do disk decoding.
- It uses the sound hardware and vertical blanking interrupt for a mod-player-like sliced player.
- It uses the CIA and other i/o for keyboard and joystick.
- Some graphics resources were embedded IFFs, so I learnt about them.
The code would have been pretty good, in his opinion - he could usually figure out what the developers were up to, even though there were no symbols or comments, and he discovered few bugs. He found it amusing that the copy protection routine, despite its complexity, only changes three memory locations.
Despite the hardware differences, the code is very similar to the Megadrive version, which would a) show how easy it is to port it to 68000 platforms and b) make decoding the Amiga version easier.
The binary would contain a few pieces of dead code, such as a team-selection menu, but unlike the Megadrive version there are not cheat codes.
The AI was pretty simple, given how well it plays! The AI doesn't cheat: it interacts with the rest of the game by writing to the variables that would otherwise be written to by the joystick routine for a two player game. (dr)
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17.May.2023
itch.io
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Platformer: Tech Demo "Space Cavern Blaster" v0.13
As entry to the Retro Platform Jam #6, 'dotmos' has released a cross-system platformer for Amiga 500, Atari ST, C64, DOS and Sega Megadrive as a proof of concept (amiga-news.de reported, YouTube video). Version 0.13 now provides support for joysticks. (dr)
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17.May.2023
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Space Invaders clone: Skinvaders
Space Invaders is a 1978 shoot'em up originally programmed by Tomohiro Nishikado and distributed by Taito. The group "ELECTRIC BLACK SHEEP" - among others, the mini-game None of Us - has now published a simple variant written in AMOS, whose graphics can be exchanged in the enclosed source code independently of the programme code. The background and the enemy images can have a maximum of eight colours, but must in any case have the same colour depth. (dr)
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16.May.2023
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Programming language: Amiga C/C++ Visual Studio Code Extension 1.7.2
Bartman', member of the demo group 'Abyss', provides with 'amiga-debug' a 'Visual Studio Code' extension for "compiling, debugging and profiling Amiga C/C++ programs compiled by the bundled gcc 13.1 with the bundled WinUAE/FS-UAE and GDB." (YouTube video). Today version 1.7.2 has been released. Changes:
- NEW: update gcc to 13.1.0, binutils, GNU gdb (GDB) 14.0.50.20230511-git
- CHG: replaced MicroKnight debug font with Topaz
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16.May.2023
Frank von LogicalByte (ANF)
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Strategy game: "Virtual Enemies" in development
LogicalByte, the developer of the logic game Connect, yesterday introduced the next game for the Amiga 500 (and higher). The title is "Virtual Enemies".
The player lives in an alternative timeline in the 80s. The earth is already suffering enormously from the severe climate changes caused by the unchecked overexploitation of the last decades. States and their rulers have become irrelevant. Large corporations, which have control over all important raw materials, are the true rulers. On their orders, entire armies of hackers embark on an electronic war of information gathering and sabotage. The player is one of them, a novice, a noob who has yet to find his place.
So the player's central task is to penetrate foreign computer networks. He does this with his computer, which can be upgraded by money received. Software tools have to be written, improved and expanded in order to complete the tasks even more efficiently. Those who now inevitably think of Hacknet or Uplink can rest assured: it is not a clone that copies the game principle, but has its own sophisticated game mechanics.
The game can be played alone or, if the Amiga is connected to the Internet, together with other players. Some missions are so complex, difficult and thus glorious that they can only be completed together. A ranking list brings the possibility of worldwide comparison. We are aware that cooperative playing is only fun if fellow players are available. Therefore clients for Windows, Linux and Mac will be available shortly after the Amiga release (probably end of 2024). This should generate a player reach that the Amiga has not seen for a long time.
The first prototype will be playable at Amiga38 in October. (dr)
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16.May.2023
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 5.3 (update)
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 5.2 of his web browser Wayfarer for MorphOS 3.18 which is required. This version fixes high CPU load with github.com, updates easylist adblock data and introduces a user script to remove some youtube gradients (changes).
To install the user script, open User Scripts from the Debug menu. Hit Import and load the Scripts/yt-no-gradients.json file from Wayfarer's directory. Select the script, make sure Enabled is checked (it'll be off by default) and hit Apply.
Update: (18.05.2023, 05:19, dr)
Meanwhile, version 5.3 is available which fixes handling of local files, adds a workaround for a NetStack bug in MorphOS 3.14-3.18 and includes updated cURL and sqlite.
Download: wayfarer.lha (29 MB) (dr)
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15.May.2023
Markus Tillmann (Mail)
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Event: Information on the Amiga38
Markus Tillmann wrote: Yesterday, Sunday 14 May 2023, ticket sales started shortly after 8pm with a few minutes delay (amiga-news.de reported).
Amiga38 is expected to be the biggest worldwide again this year - despite several old and new Amiga events - welcoming guests and visitors from all over the world.
The visitors can look forward to three main topics that will be in the foreground during the one and a half days: on the one hand, we want to pay tribute to the legendary and insanely active demoscene and have a few more musical and informal contributions for this in addition to the demo contest brought to life by the Apollo team (amiga-news.de reported).
Our second main topic will be AmigaOS and its current development team: who is actually behind the development of AmigaOS3.2? Part of the team will be represented with their own stand at Amiga38 and will be available to answer questions. Camilla Boemann will travel from Denmark and will also give a stage presentation on behalf of the team.
Furthermore, we also want to give Commodore's console, the Amiga CD32, more attention, especially since it celebrates its 30th birthday this year. A beacon of hope or stillborn? What was the plan behind the console? What would have happened if Commodore had been more liquid at the time of its release? These and other questions will also be addressed in October - we were able to win Beth Richard from the USA as a special guest of honour. Beth Richard worked as an engineer at Commodore from 1991 until she left in April 1994.
She was the designer of the Grace chip and the CDTV-CR that used it; the MPEG-4000 that was the prototype for the CD32 FMV cartridge, one of the three designers of the Akiko chip in the CD32 and the lead designer of the CD1200 prototype.
Other well-known names who have already confirmed their participation include Petro Tyschtschenko, who celebrated his 80th birthday in April, David Pleasance and Dave Haynie.
For Amiga38, in addition to the day tickets at 27.50 euros, appropriately named "Pass A38", there are of course again day tickets including table (for 40 euros), as well as tickets for the pre-opening and get-together on Friday evening (after the exhibitors have set up, a first tour is possible, plus snacks and drinks from 8 pm, as well as a stage programme including a Reshoot Proxima release party) at 59 euros.
In addition, there are some ticket combinations with discounts, as well as free tickets for children and young people up to and including 16 years of age. As experience shows that some categories will sell out quickly, it makes sense to secure your ticket in good time.
Questions about the tickets or other topics concerning the Amiga38 can be sent by email. (dr)
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14.May.2023
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: All Amiga Joker articles online (German)
Already since the beginning of the year, all original issues of German print magazine Amiga Joker are available as PDF files at Amiga Future homepage (amiga-news.de reported). Now also all articles have been added to the database at the title link. (snx)
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14.May.2023
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Video: Pixel art using Brilliance II
In December 2021, graphic and game designer Kevin Saunders had published a video tutorial for the graphics programme Brilliance II. As he reports in his latest Patreon blog entry, he was recently asked for advice on creating pixel art on the Amiga. Under the title link he now shows how he creates a copy of an image on the Amiga with Brilliance II. (dr)
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14.May.2023
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Aminet uploads until 13.05.2023
The following files have been added until 13.05.2023 to Aminet:
msInternetStatus.lha comm/net 38K 68k Internet status monitor (+src)
shellcolors.lha dev/c 11K 68k code colored text lines in C
less-mos.lha dev/gg 599K MOS Viewer program similar to "more"
HollywoodCompile-AROS... dev/hwood 1.5M x86 compile HW scripts on many pl...
HollywoodCompile-MOS.lha dev/hwood 1.5M MOS compile HW scripts on many pl...
HollywoodCompile-OS3.lha dev/hwood 1.3M 68k compile HW scripts on many pl...
HollywoodCompile-OS4.lha dev/hwood 1.8M OS4 compile HW scripts on many pl...
bwbasic320c.lha dev/lang 3.0M 68k ByWater BASIC Interpreter v3.20c
bwbasic322_OS4.lha dev/lang 944K OS4 OS 4 ByWater BASIC Interprete...
iBASIC_beta2.lha dev/lang 260K 68k very basic BASIC Interpreter ...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 3.3M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
SMB2-GUI_AROS.lha disk/misc 1.6M x86 A GUI to create SMB2 dosdrivers
SMB2-GUI_OS3.lha disk/misc 1.3M 68k A GUI to create SMB2 dosdrivers
SMB2-GUI_OS4.lha disk/misc 1.8M OS4 A GUI to create SMB2 dosdrivers
TankMouse.lha driver/inp 14K 68k Scroll-wheel driver for TankM...
Mattonite.lha game/actio 974K 68k Arkanoid like PAL game almost...
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha game/role 18M 68k Implementation of Tunnels & T...
RNORadio.lha mus/play 2.8M MOS Internet radio player
SPlay.lha mus/play 46K 68k A quick 8SVX/ADPCM SamplePlay...
MagicWB800x600x8-Set3... pix/back 304K Set 3 of 800x600 8 Colour MWB...
pgs30a.lha text/dtp 652K 68k PageStream 3.0a Patches
ps3b01.lha text/dtp 771K 68k PageStream 3.0 to 3.0b Patch ...
ps3b3.lha text/dtp 153K 68k PageStream 3.0b Patch 3 of 4
ps3ba1.lha text/dtp 669K 68k PageStream 3.0a to 3.0b Patch...
ps3btu.lha text/dtp 35K 68k PageStream 3.0b Tune Up
ps3c.lha text/dtp 626K 68k PageStream 3.0c Free Update
ps3d.lha text/dtp 709K 68k PageStream 3.0d Free Update
psfont.lha text/dtp 13K 68k PageStream 3 Font Engine 3.0b...
avalanche.lha util/arc 109K AOS ReAction unarchive GUI for xf...
avalanche_de.lha util/arc 8K German catalog for Avalanche 2.2
avalanche_guide_de.lha util/arc 8K German translation of Avalanc...
RandomBackdrop.lha util/boot 44K 68k Up to 255 random backdrops wi...
WarpPNGdt.lha util/dtype 159K ALL PNG image datatype V45.27
ADiffView.lha util/misc 134K 68k Graphical ASCII file compare/...
LilCalendar.lha util/time 3.4M 68k Versatile calender and remind...
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OS4Depot uploads until 13.05.2023
The following files have been added until 13.05.2023 to OS4Depot:
warppngdt.lha dat/ima 159kb 4.0 PNG image datatype V45.27
bwbasic.lha dev/lan 944kb 4.0 The Bywater BASIC Interpreter
hollywoodcompile.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 Compile HW scripts on many platf...
mednafen.lha emu/gam 12Mb 4.1 Mednafen Emulator
fallout-ce.lha gam/rol 4Mb 4.1 Fallout Community Edition port f...
smb2-gui.lha net/sam 2Mb 4.0 A GUI to create SMB2 dosdrivers
lilcalendar.lha off/mis 2Mb 4.0 Versatile calendar and reminder ...
avalanche.lha uti/arc 109kb 4.1 Simple ReAction GUI for xadmaster
avalanche_ita.lha uti/arc 7kb 4.0 Italian translation for Avalanche
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AROS Archives uploads until 13.05.2023
The following files have been added until 13.05.2023 to AROS Archives:
hollywoodcompile-aros.lha dev/uti 2Mb compile HW scripts on many platf...
xump-v.i386-aros.zip gam/pla 1Mb multi-platform puzzler by Retroguru
icon_game_38x38.lha gra/ico 373kb icon game 38x38 Laptop Desktop
smb2-gui.i386-aros.lha net/sam 2Mb A GUI to create SMB2 dosdrivers
lilcalendar.i386-aros.lha uti/wor 3Mb Calender scheduling and reminder...
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 13.05.2023
The following files have been added until 13.05.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
RNORadio_1.4.lha Audio/Players RNORadio is a GUI based...
Less_633.lha Development/GeekGadgets A paginator similar to ...
MorphOS-SDK_3.18-20230... Development/SDK MorphOS Software Develo...
LHArchiver_1.9.lha Files/Archive Create lha archives int...
Woof!_11.0.0.lha Games/Shoot3D Woof! is a continuation...
LilCalendar_2.4.lha Office/Organizer Versatile calender and ...
WarpPNGdt_45.27.lha System/Datatypes PNG image datatype V45.22
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WHDLoad: New installers until 13.05.2023
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 13.05.2023:
- 2023-05-13 improved: Dark Castle (Three-Sixty) another version supported (Info)
- 2023-05-07 improved: Escape from Colditz (Digital Magic Software) graphics for Polish flags in game fixed (Info)
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14.May.2023
Amiga Future (website)
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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:
- Desert Dawn
- Details Wizball - Drabness to Splendour
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14.May.2023
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MorphOS: Software Development Kit 3.18
Together with MorphOS 3.18 also the corresponding version of the software development kit has been published. It updates system headers as well as various GG components. (snx)
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14.May.2023
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Video: The History of Cursor Keys
In this video, the YouTube channel "The 8-Bit Guy" takes a look at the history of the cursor keys, which nowadays are mostly arranged in the shape of an inverted "T": The index, middle and ring fingers can remain on the keyboard and the middle finger can easily switch between the up and down keys.
Digital Equipment Corporation developed the LK201 keyboard in 1982 because they found that left, right, and down were the most frequently used keys. That is the de facto standard today, but that was not always the case. For example, the Apple Lisa and the original Macintosh had no cursor keys at all because Steve Jobs wanted to encourage developers and users to use the mouse.
The "diamond arrangement" would have given the Amiga 1000 an idiosyncratic layout: the cursor keys are shaped like a diamond, with the left and right keys so close together that you can't just use your middle finger to switch up and down between the keys. However, with the introduction of the Amiga 500 and 2000, they switched to the inverted T style that we all use today. So the Amiga 1000 is the only Amiga that had such cursors. (dr)
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13.May.2023
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WHDLoad: Graphical user-interface iGame 2.4.0
iGame is a MUI-based frontend for starting WHDLoad games (amiga-news.de reported). George 'walkero' Sokianos has released version 2.4.0 for AmigaOS 2.04 and higher, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS.
As the author explained in his latest blog entry on ko-fi, he is introducing "igame.data" with this version: a media file that stores information about the title, the year of release and the number of players for the respective game, among other things. This should make it possible to automatically categorise one's own collection of WHDLoad games. The MUI classes NList and NListviews are required. The changes in the overview:
Added
- Added back the saving of the list after a scan of the repositories, which was removed in the previous releases
- Introduced the new igame.data files
- iGame uses NList now with extra columns that are sortable
- Added "Prefer igame.data" checkbox in preferences that let the user to set if the title is going to retrieved from the igame.data files or from the slave file or the folder name, like it used to work. This doesn't have any effect on non-WHDLoad items.
Fixed
- Fixed the status messages which was stack with saving list message and didn't show the number of games again.
Changed
- Now the MUI changes are loaded from envarc. With MUI v5 balance size and list columns are saved there and restored the next time iGame is started
Direct Download: iGame-v2.4.0-20230513.lha (427 Kb) (dr)
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MorphOS: E-Mail client Iris 1.14
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.14 of his email programme Iris for MorphOS. The changes include the new "Autosave Emails" feature which will save messages as you write them and restore them in case Iris or another app have crashed. The new Iris version is already included in MorphOS 3.18, which was released today.
Download: iris.lha (21 MB) (dr)
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13.May.2023
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Operating system: MorphOS 3.18 released
Press release: The MorphOS development team is proud to announce the public release of MorphOS 3.18! This new release includes several new applications such as Hex - a scriptable file/RAM/disk hex editor, ArchiveIt - a ZIP archiver/unarchiver application and Thermals - an app displaying thermal and fan information and graphs.
In addition, MorphOS 3.18 supports Samba 2 and 3 network share browsing and mounting in the Ambient desktop.
Radeon drivers have been updated to better support dual monitors, more graphics card models and 3D, including updated TinyGL library and drivers. We have also improved Realtek 8168 ethernet drivers with support for more card variants and enhanced networking stability on PCI express systems like PowerMac G5 11,2. USB input device connectivity issues on supported CyrusPlus 5040 systems have been corrected.
Many other system components and libraries have also been bugfixed and improved, including MUI, Netstack, Filesysbox.
For a more extensive overview of the changes included in MorphOS 3.18, please read our Release Notes:
Release 3.18 boot.img Changes
- Quark
- Fixed detection of some MacOF Bios R500/X19xx PCIe cards on PMac11, G5 machines
- Battery
- Workarounds to battery sensor never setting any values and not updating AC state with badly broken batteries
- Dos
- Avoid dereferencing a random pointer when unmounting file systems
- I2C
- I2CLockBus: Only set mode after locking the semaphore
- Intuition
- OpenScreen: only enable layer manager on composited screens
- WindowToFront: fixed to deiconify hidden windows
- Fixed a zero page read in menu code
- Mount
- Allocate more memory for SCSI Read Disc Information command data, since it appears that some buggy drive firmwares poke memory beyond the provided area
- P50x0_eth
- Symbios
- Fixed buffer underruns when sending some SCSI commands
- Don't attempt to send a read capacity (16) command to SCSI 2 devices or older
- USB
- EHCI register handling fixes
- Poseidon
- Worked around bugs in the USB controller in P50x0 CPUs which in return fixes some usability issues for keyboard/mouse devices on Cyrus P5040 with Poseidon's HID/HUB classes
- Powerbook
- PowerMac12,1 support (iMac) including fans, DFS and LCD brightness
- Rewritten the PowerBook/iBook fan controller
- PowerBook/iBook fan RPM is now exposed via sensors
- RamDisk
- Fixed ACTION_RENAME_OBJECT bug where renaming "directory" to "directory/" would result in the object being renamed to a random name rather than refusing the rename with ERROR_OBJECT_IN_USE
- SMU
- Fixed a race condition that could lead to incorrect communications
- Temperature
- ADT7467: read the extended temperature register and all 3 temperature registers in a row, with some additional validation. Compute sensor states with higher accuracy that the extended register provides
- USB PTP
- Fixed to initialize object comment even if there are no poi_Keywords
Release 3.18 Disk Changes
- Ambient
- Integrated Networks FS
- Unmount is now working for the same types of devices that Eject.sbar can unmount
- Blacklisted TCP: in devices list to avoid accessing it by listers
- Applications/FlowStudio
- Compiler settings for GCC11 & 12
- Fixed file compare mode
- Applications/Hex [NEW]
- Hex editor with large file, disk and memory viewing and editing support. Supports annotations and lua scripting including several examples.
- Applications/Iris
- Updated to 1.14, see https://iris-morphos.com for more information
- Applications/Jukebox
- Fixed an infinite loop on last playlist track
- Applications/MagicBeacon
- Updated to support smb2fs, netfs and various devices
- Added bubble skin icon support
- Applications/RDesktop
- Applications/RegTool
- Applications/ShowCase
- Updated to work with new TinyGL
- Applications/Synergy
- Added bounds checks to clipboard code
- Save settings on connect request
- Applications/VPDF
- Updated to libpoppler 23.05.0
- Implemented Postscript booklet printing
- Use PDF document's title in postscript output title if available
- Added active page button in printer window to select active page from the view
- Fixed a bogus memset call
- Applications/Wayfarer
- Updated to 5.1, see https://wayfarer.icu for more information
- C/Getramdebuglog
- Improved memory management
- Increased polling frequency and improved output latency in poll mode
- C/Info
- Classes/Blankers
- Updated to work with new TinyGL
- Classes/Frameworks/MUI
- Unicode handling fixes
Boopsi object wrapper fixed to handle MCCs and to use objc_lookupClass instead of getClass to avoid calling abort() on unknown classes
MUIFloattext: inherit from Area directly since Floattext isn't meant to be used as a list
- Directory selection: use fr_File if fr_Directory is empty
- Listtree issues workarounds and fixes
- Added Listtree multiselection support
- Switched to UCS2 internally to avoid issues with UTF16 surrogates
- Classes/Frameworks/OB
- Made it possible to run objc code on Slave.mui owned threads
- objc_lookupClass() fixed to call the right library function
- Fixed a memtrash in [OBString -hasPrefix]
- Fixed creation of relative URLs to retain base URLs port in OBURL
- Minor fixes in file:// handling in OBURL
- Added OBArexxServer
- Path string functions deal better with empty strings now
- Fixed edge cases in [OBString -absolutePath]
- Added support for many of clang's ObjC2.0 literals
- Switched to UCS2 internally to avoid issues with UTF16 surrogates
- Fixed OBArexxPort constructor to handle delegate correctly
- Classes/MUI/Calendar
- Reworked the entire look and feel of the calendar
- Added calendar preferences class
- Added timeline support, images and colour markings
- Now fully supports locales calendar type
- Added calendar.library support to deal with event storage
- Many internal fixes and changes
- Classes/MUI/Chart
- Fixed Chart_ReplaceInGroup to replace the correct amount of data
- Fixed to display 0 as 0
- Classes/MUI/Hex [NEW]
- Hex editor class with support for large files, memory and virtual data viewing and editing
- Classes/MUI/Keyframe [NEW]
- User interface for keyframe.library
- Classes/MUI/Piano
- Disabled unconditional debug
- Classes/MUI/Powerterm
- MUIA_PowerTerm_Scroller now isg
- Classes/MUI/Scintilla
- Classes/Reggae/Http.stream
- Fixed MMA_Http_PostData_Charset handling
- Fixed not to send POST data in clear for HTTPS connections
- Classes/Screenbar/Eject
- smb2fs and netfs handling
- Classes/Screenbar/Grabber
- Fixed a lockup when using cursor keys to scroll a full screen grab
- Audio sample is now configurable
- Classes/Screenbar/Thermal
- Clicking on sbar opens up Thermals application on supported systems
- Classes/Usb/CamdUSBMidi
- Implemented reception of System Exclusive messages
- Fixed System Exclusive transmission
- Support for multiport MIDI interface up to 16 MIDI ports
- Devs/Monitors/Radeon
- Fixed a texture format setup issue for R200 cards
- Fixed R(V)5xx dual head setup issues
- Fixed fan control for some of the MacOF X19xx cards
- Fixed graphics refresh issues after disabling output on the second head
- Added a digital link mirror mode for some dualhead R3xx/R4xx/R5x setups, enabled via new tooltype MIRRORMODE=(YES|NO)
- Auto detect AverMediaHD/CP513 capture cards to automatically enable mirror mode on the connected output
- Fixed dualhead/multimonitor setup for MacBIOS X19xx/R5xx cards which don't use AtomBIOS
- Fixed missing memory & engine clock info for MacBIOS X19xx/R5xx cards
- Use separate LUTs for dualhead R5xx setups to avoid problems with mixed palette/truecolour display
- Improved adjustment of hardware cursor to limited horizontal autoscroll capabilities of R5xx cards
- Added more FireMV cards from the supported Radeon family pool, namely FireMV 2200 (devid 0x5b65), FireMV 2250 (0x719b) and FireMV 2260 (0x95cf), also added another X1600 Pro card (0x71c3)
- Fixed a few Radeon device names based on latest pci.ids list
- Devs/Monitors/Voodoo
- Disabled unconditional debug
- Devs/Networks/Rtl8168
- Fixed lockup issues with TP-Link 3468
- Improved Renkforce RTL 8168 support
- Fixes in Netstack callback handling
- Disabled unconditional debug
- Disabled padding of packets
- L/Inet
- Implemented a separate handler process. Allows TCP: to respond to packets while waiting for network calls to complete
- L/NetworksFS [NEW]
- Samba browser with the ability to auto-mount shares on system start and an Ambient integration
- L/Smb2FS [NEW]
- SMB2/SMB3 capable filesystem based on filesysbox and libsmb2
- L/TrashFS
- Libs/Amigaguide
- OpenAmigaGuideAsyncA: fixed attrs to be read from D0 register
- Libs/Bugreport
- Send bugreports over HTTPS POST
- Libs/Calendar [NEW]
- Library to provide common date related features as well as support for entire calendar databases, which can be visualised by the updated Calendar.mcc.
- Libs/Expat
- Cherrypicked fixes for CVE-2022-40674 and other bugs
- Libs/Filesysbox
- Fixed to report the correct dostype
- Cap id_NumBlocks and id_NumBlocksUsed values to avoid returning wrapped values for applications using the old info/diskinfo API
- Limit remote statfs calls to once per 5 minutes to reduce latency
- Reworked the path charset conversion routines to go through an intermediate UTF16 conversion step. All characters that are non-printable in the system charset are converted into the \xHEXA form where HEXA is the 2 UTF16 bytes represented in hex
- Libs/Fontconfig
- Added a fallback requester when a scan is performed by 3rd party app that doesn't display scanning information on its own
- Fixes in font scanning callback handler
- Libs/Freeglut [NEW]
- The OpenGL Utility Toolkit library.
- Libs/Freetype
- Updated to FreeType 2.12.1
- Fixed uninitialised variables
- Libs/Ixemul
- fstat(): Fixed incorrect local time to UTC conversion
- Uses ptr ^ 0xdbdbdbdb as stack usage cookie
- wait()/waitpid(): Fixed a zero page reads if child process has already terminated
- readdir(): Improved to return d_type of DT_LNK for softlinks
- Libs/Keyframe [NEW]
- Keyframe.mcc support library. Keyframe interpolator.
- Libs/Locale
- Updated the timezone database to 2023c
- Fixed rounding issues in string formatting functions
- Fixed buffer underrun when converting between codesets in OpenCatalog
- Disabled %j in UTF4_FormatClockDate
- Libs/OpenSSL3
- Updated to OpenSSL 3.1.0
- Added workaround to avoid crashing applications that fail to process Ambient startup message properly
- Libs/Pixman
- Updated to libpixman 0.42.2
- Libs/PowerPC
- Libs/PPD
- Fixed epsmpGetTime and buffer overflows
- Libs/Spellchecker
- Upgraded hunspell to 1.7.2
- Libs/Sqlite
- Fixed to not leak Forbid() if out of memory
- Fixed CVE-2022-35737
- Libs/TinyGL
- Updated to use latest improvements based on the TinyGL bounty, check https://tinygl.molsen.co.za for details
- Libs/VGraphics
- Fixed a crash if CTRL-C signal was received while executing the library code
- Libs/Xadmaster
- Added minimal support for newer ZIP headers with some fields being 64-bit
- Libs/Z
- Libs/Zip [NEW]
- Allows creating and extracting ZIP archives in modern formats, including large file sizes and encryption
- MUI
- Fixed MUIA_Pendisplay_ARGB to work with a penspec using pen numbers
- MUIC_Window: Don't process menu hotkeys when MUIA_Window_NoMenus is set
for a window
- Unicode text fit fixes
- Use flags msg field of MUIM_Menustrp_Popup to specify selection of an active item in the related popup menu
- Popasl: fixed to handle UTF-8 if the popstring is Unicode
- Ignore TCP: in ASL requesters' device list
- Window resize fixes
- Active item visibility fixes for very large popup menus
- Improved debug output when failing MUI_NewObject
- Added MUIM_Open/CloseCustomFont
- Added MUIA_String_Editable, MUIA_String_Multiline
- Net
- Updated SSL root certificates
- Network/Netstack
- Increased the minimum preallocated amount of IORequests to avoid SanaII interface running out of packets during intense network I/O using TCP_NODELAY
- Prefs/iMac [NEW]
- Temperature controls for the iMac
- Prefs/Laptop
- Reworked temperature settings
- Prefs/USB
- Improved the force binding contextual menu behaviour on interfaces
- Fixed an out of bounds memory access when device window is opened and main window is closed
- UI and localization improvements
- Prefs/Printers
- Prefs/Time
- Fixed a read from address 0
- Utilities/Commodities/Expose
- Fixed a race that caused the wrong window to be set active when switching to an application on another screen
- Fixed a use-after-free resulting in Expose sometimes showing an empty window
- Fixed not to open a window at all if no apps to display were found
- Fixed a bogus read/crash if an iconified MUI app had no diskobject
- Tweaked default settings
- Don't allow iconifying Expose
- Tools/HDConfig
- Changed default system partition type for Sam460/CyrusPlus to SFS
- Tools/IWizard
- Changed default system partition type for Sam460/CyrusPlus to SFS
- Utilities/ArchiveIt [NEW]
- Archive creator and extractor application currently supporting ZIP archives.
- Utilities/MidiLogger
- Added support for SysEx message handling
- Utilities/Thermals [NEW]
- Thermals and fans monitoring utility for Apple PowerBook, iBook and iMac computers.
- Utilities/VirtualMidiKeyboard
- Added missing menu shortcuts
We strongly urge new users to carefully read our installation and troubleshooting guides before they attempt to install MorphOS for the first time. Existing users can upgrade via the familiar procedure but are encouraged to read the guides as well. MorphOS 3.18 is available for download in our files section. (dr)
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Mastodon client: Amidon 1.2
Dimitris 'MiDWaN' Panokostas, author of the Amiga emulator Amiberry, has released version 1.2 of his Mastodon client Amidon for AmigaOS 3 (amiga-news.de reported). This version fixes some bugs with anonymous browsing and adds support for the latest AmiSSL version.
Failing to connect to some Mastodon servers due to certificate errors should be fixed now.
Download: Amidon_v1.2_OS3.zip (1,74 MB) (dr)
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AROS: Videos on AROS ONE 2.0
At the end of March, version 2.0 of the AROS distribution "AROS One" x86 computers was released (amiga-news.de reported). AROS user James Mattson now presents the new version in two YouTube videos: AROS ONE 2.0 AWESOME NEW LOOK! and AROS ONE 2.0 Touring Some More!. (dr)
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Lionheart Remake: Version 1.30 of Java port of Lionheart
Byron 3D Games Studio Byron 3D Games Studio has released version 1.3.0 of the Java version of the Amiga game Lionheart for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android (amiga-news.de reported). The changes:
Added
- New game menu
- New game modes (Story, Training, Speedrun, Battle, Coop)
- Local multiplayer (up to 4 players split screen)
- Stage progress save and load
- Alternative player attack gameplay with more trivial feeling
- Start game without launcher with custom configuration
- Automatic desktop resolution by default
- Portuguese language
- Italian language
- Language automatically detected
- Android left analog stick
- Android Menu navigation with dpad and x button
- Android UI overlay hidden when controller is connected
- Android automatic screen ratio
- Android 5 compatible
- In game zoom-in zoom-out
- Water flickering option
- More cheats and access to all stages set
- JAR signature
Changed
- Filters performance improved and quality increased
Fixed
- Joystick 2 buttons mode working
- Music on MacOS
- Swamp Flower explode effect position incorrect
- AncientTown executioner wall can be crossed with attack jump
- AncientTown corrupted Veteran stage 6
- Lava FloaterCube hit force too low
- Airship road invalid on zoom
- Airship catapult projectile missing respawn
- Airship wall can be crossed on top of ground
- Dragonfly monsters hit interrupts movement
- Dragonfly Dragon fire time invalid
- Dragonfly bullet destroyed on collide on bomb explode
- Dragonfly Original stage duplicated Bomb location
- Dragonfly boss invalid head
- Tower Rotating length a little bit too short
- Norka first boss body collision missing on attack
- Norka second boss wrong collision and bullet hit
- Stages and Boss not reloaded on respawn
- Weird gameplay on player Hurt transition
- RotatingPlatformControlled invalid behavior
- Monsters falling on killed must be always updated
- Bullet destroy on ground hit box not large enough
- Movement clamped to zero when changing direction on jump
- Android liana cut crash
- Sfx audio bad rendering and latency on Linux
- Antivirus detections on "Lionheart Remake.exe"
- Memory leak on State changes
A new teaser video is also available on the game's homepage. (dr)
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