amiga-news DEUTSCHE VERSION
.
Links| Forums| Comments| Report news
.
Chat| Polls| Newsticker| Archive
.

Amiga events
13.-15.06.25 • Flashback-Symposium #02 • Jößnitz (Germany)
01.-02.08.25 • Amiga/040 • Mountain View (USA)
11.-14.09.25 • Classic Computing 2025 • Hof (Germany)
17.-19.10.25 • Amiga40 • Mönchengladbach (Germany)
14.-16.11.25 • Flashback-Symposium #02 • Jößnitz (Germany)

25.Aug.2017



MorphOS: Word processor Folio 1.0
Folio "is a word processing tool that utilizes web browser technologies to satisy basic word processing needs and to provide a user experience that is similar to long-established programs such as Microsoft WordPad and Apple TextEdit" (amiga-news.de reported).

Full list of changes:
  • Added support for Odyssey Web Browser v1.24. Folio no longer requres v1.23 to run.
  • Added support for locally installed fonts (including filtering of unsupported ones).
  • Added User Interface Settings to enable users to adapt the application look so it can be made to fit seamlessly into anyone's personalized OS environment.
  • Added ability to save a 'native' file format, which adds various application-specific properties but remains compliant with the HTML standard, thereby retaining full cross-platform compatibility.
  • Added 'focus mode' to hide the application user interface during writing sessions via toolbar or repeatedly pressing F2. (Useful to remove distractions and to increase the visible content in smaller screen resolutions.)
  • Added per-document settings.
  • Added ability to scale down and up the document content. Note: Zooming in does degrade performance.
  • Added ability to alter line heights. (Useful for moving text to the right place on a page.)
  • Added ability to alter letter spacing.
  • Improved printing & PDF export: Application UI should be hidden while exporting to PDF or printing via Odyssey Web Browser.
  • Added HTML and MHT file export options for improved interoperability with all common office suites.
  • Added (very) simple RTF file export.
  • Added plain text file export.
  • Added ability to run Folio from shell.
  • Added ability to load native Folio documnents from shell. (folio yourdrive:yourfolder/yourfile.folio)
  • Added Ambient Folio file type. (Folio checks for its presence and installs it if needed.)
  • Added Ambient Folio document icon. (Folio checks for its presence and installs it if needed.)
  • Replaced the program icon.
Download: folio_morphos_v1.lha (346 KB) (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 25. Aug. 2017, 05:22] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
23.Aug.2017
Stefan Egger (ANF)


A600: Vampire HDMI mount/ESC VGA mount
Stefan Egger offers slf-made mounts for the HDMI port of a Vampire 600 and for the VGA port of an Indivision ECS. If you have removed the TV modulator from your Amiga 600, you can set up Egger's mount instead of it - the case has not to be changed. The Vampire version has a HDMI extension and is available for 15 Euro, but only as "limited quantity". The mount for the VGA port is available for 7,50 Euro, but according to Egger "the design has not yet been installed and therefore not tested."

For the VGA mount a STL file is available for free for printing the mount using a 3d printer. (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 23. Aug. 2017, 22:35] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
22.Aug.2017
Carsten Siegner (ANF)


MUI class: Epub.mcc 0.1 (alpha)
Carsten Siegner's Epub.mcc is a MUI class vor viewing ebooks of the EPUB format. The archive also includes a demo program. The author points out that this is a very early alpha version. Features which are supported:
  • Cover - pictures
  • Directory
  • HTML 4.01
  • Authors - information (title, comments, subject,...)
Still not supported:
  • CSS
  • SVG
  • Hyperlinks
Direct download: Epub_mcc_0.1.lha (2,3 MB) (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 22. Aug. 2017, 00:01] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
21.Aug.2017



FPGA graphics board: Driver and firmware 1.7 for the VA2000
Lukas 'mntmn' Hartmann has released another update of the firmware and driver for his FPGA-based graphics board VA2000. Additional to some bug fixes, an experimental autoconfig/autoboot function for the SD-card was added. Hartmann did it with a SanDisk SDHC 16 GB. Currently only the first 4GB are accepted as partition and there are crashes on a 68060 - slower processors work fine.

In order to integrate the card, you have to write two files on the card. This is described in autoboot/install.sh in the driver archive. (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 21. Aug. 2017, 23:58] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
20.Aug.2017
Heiko Schlomka (E-Mail)


Music composed with Amiga: Calvin Harris - "I created Disco"
In an interview with musicradar.com, the Scottish DJ Calvin Harris has talked about his start as musician and descibed how he did produce electronic music with the A500 and later with the A1200. His first album, released in 2007, was called I created Disco - which among others got a top ten position in the British album charts - and was completely produced on an Amiga 1200. Quote Harris: "Why not? The Amiga did a great job!". (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 20. Aug. 2017, 17:21] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
20.Aug.2017



Reading and writing Amiga disks on PC: ADF-Copy/ADF-Drive
ADF-Copy is an USB adapter which, connected to a ordinary PC disk drive, can read and write Amiga disks - provided that the disks are not copy-protected. The floppy port is connected to a Teensy 3.2 micro controller by using some jumpers controlled by the firmware of the micro controller.

In a previous version of the firmware the disk drive is controlled by a Windows application called "ADF-Copy", which can read or write back ADF-images on disks. Now a firmware update was released which is called "ADF-Drive" which registers to the PC using the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) and provides a disk drive "DF0". If the PC supports MTP, ADF-files can be created or write back via drag'n drop using the file manager of the operating system or a disk can be formatted. It is still possible to use the Windows application together with the latest version of the firmware.


The electrical diagram for connecting the floppy port to the micro controller, the windows tutorial as well as the firmware including the source code are available on the website of the developer Dominik Tonn. Currently Tonn is working on an implementation of the filesystem, which would make it possible to access single files on the disk. (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 20. Aug. 2017, 16:30] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
20.Aug.2017



Aminet-Uploads until 19.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until August 19th, 2017:
Bagman.lha               game/jump  694K  68k Arcade "Bagman" remake
potrace-mos.lha          gfx/conv   832K  MOS Transform bitmaps into vector...
xroar.lha                misc/emu   1.1M  MOS Dragon and Tandy CoCo emulator
ReportPlusMOS.lha        util/misc  551K  MOS Multipurpose utility
Hexaco_1.0.lha           util/wb    842K  68k Color values as hex/dec/... (...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 20. Aug. 2017, 09:23] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
20.Aug.2017



OS4Depot-Uploads until 19.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until August 19th, 2017:
awk.lha                  dev/lan 218kb 4.0 awk the text processing language
coreutils.lha            dev/uti 1Mb   4.0 GNU core utilities
diffutils.lha            dev/uti 586kb 4.0 File comparison tools
sed.lha                  dev/uti 353kb 4.0 sed (stream editor)
potrace.lha              gra/con 292kb 4.0 transform bitmaps into vector gr...
mpg123_lib.lha           lib/aud 398kb 4.0 Library for decoding mpeg audio ...
pixman_lib.lha           lib/gra 300kb 4.0 Pixman-1 as an AmigaOS shared li...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 20. Aug. 2017, 09:23] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
20.Aug.2017



AROS-Archives-Uploads until 19.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the AROS-Archives until August 19th, 2017:
fractures.i386-aros.zip      dem/sce 4Mb   Port of demo from Alternative '08.
greed.i386-aros.zip          gam/puz 214kb Simple game to clear an ascii fi...
mindless.i386-aros.zip       gam/puz 2Mb   SDL "MasterMind" game with AI pl...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 20. Aug. 2017, 09:23] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
20.Aug.2017



WHDLoad: New installers until 19.08.2017
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installer has been added until August 19th, 2017:
  • 2017-08-17 improved: Odyssey (Audiogenic) trainer configurable on whdload splash screen, use kickemu instead of OSEmu, another version supported (Info)
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 20. Aug. 2017, 09:23] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
20.Aug.2017
Retroguru (ANF)


Jump'n Run: Hermes - Run a la carte (AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, AROS)
Hermes developed by Retroguru is according to its own description "an extraordinary Jump'n' Run game with plenty of bad taste humour" (Youtube trailer).


Frank Wille has ported the game to AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS, Yannick Erb to AROS. A version for Amiga is not planned because according to Wille the engine requires too high resources.

Hermes can be downloaded from the official website for free. If you want to support Retroguru you can purchase a CD for 15 Euro which additional to all ports of the game also includes the soundtrack and has a printed Hermes comic.

(cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 20. Aug. 2017, 01:34] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
19.Aug.2017



AROS: Weekly progresses (since 11.07.2017)
Last week's progress in development of the open-source AmigaOS clone AROS includes updates of some programs and bug fixes.
  • Multiple compiler warnings fixed (neil)
  • Use unified vapor.h header for morphos ports (wawa)
  • Multiple compiler warnings fixed (wawa)
  • Alternative repository for NetPBM added (neil)
  • Zune test code enhanced (neil)
  • VPDF fixes (neil)
  • ReadArgs parameters adapted to OS3 API (neil)
  • New Zunepaint port started (mazze)
  • Potrace updated to v1.14 (mazze)
  • ZuneView updated to v0.37 (mazze)
  • BWBasic updated to v3.20 (mazze)
  • Rocks'n'diamonds updated to v4.0.0.2 (mazze)
  • Cflow updated to v1.5 (mazze)
  • Antiword fixes (mazze)
  • Zunepaint working in m68k now (wawa)
  • Milkytracker for m68k fixes (wawa)
  • GnuRobbo updated to v0.68 (mazze)
  • Gnujump updated to v.10.8 (mazze)
  • Fixed possible indefinite loop in iffparse.library (o1i)
  • Grub2 configure fix (mazze)
  • Doom GGC6 fixes (mazze)
  • Fix for a potential division by zero crash in CoW3D (mazze)
  • FryingPan fixes (mazze)
  • Many Scout 64 bit fixes (mazze)
  • Scout m68k fixes (wawa)
  • Spout 64 bit crash fixed (mazze)
  • NList GGC6 workaround (mazze)
  • Cardgame 64 bit crash fixed (mazze)
  • AmiChess fixes for 64 bit started (mazze)
  • ISWindow, MineField, Soliton 64 bit fixes (mazze)
  • Zune Toolbar class 64 bit fixes (mazze)
  • Zune Prefseditr class 64 bit fixes (mazze)
  • Identify.library path fix (mazze)
  • DiskSpeed fixes (wawa)
  • FryingPan m68k fixes (wawa)
  • MuiMine ported to 64 bit (mazze)
  • MuiMine m68k fix (wawa)
  • PCRE updated to v8.41 (mazze)
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 19. Aug. 2017, 04:50] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
19.Aug.2017
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)


PDF-Magazine: REV'n'GE 77 (Italian/English)
The PDF-magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is available in Italian as well as in an English-language translation. REV'n'GE compares and reviews games on vintage computers.

Among others the latest issue includes articles about the Amiga games "Apano Sin", "D.R.A.G.O.N. Force", "Shuffle", "Simon the Sorcerer" and "Xenon 2: Megablast". (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 19. Aug. 2017, 04:38] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
17.Aug.2017



Elbox: New pictures of tower case BlackBOX 1200
According to Elbox in a post on amiga.org, the tower system "BlackBox 1200" is available again. The features have already been known since April, now some pictures have been added to the offer in the shop of Elbox. (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 17. Aug. 2017, 22:29] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
16.Aug.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)


Developer tools: vasm 1.8a and vlink 0.16a
Frank Wille has released updates of the portable and retargetable assembler vasm and of its corresponding linker vlink.

Changes in vasm 1.8a:
  • Increased number of fast-optimization passes from 50 to 200, as very large sources (> 60000 lines), with lots of branches to optimize, may still have optimization possibilities left after 50 passes.
  • Repeat loops with an iterator symbol over an arbitrary sequence of values.
  • m68k: New option -sd and directive OPT ON to enable optimizations of absolute references to the small data section into a base register relative addressing mode.
  • m68k: New option -opt-jbra and directive OPT OB to convert all absolute jumps to external labels into 32-bit PC-relative branches (68020 and up).
  • m68k: OPT O+ in Devpac compatibilty mode does not enable PC-relative optimizations (an explicit OPT A+ is needed).
  • m68k: New Apollo Core instructions: PMULA, PMULH, STOREC, UNPACK1632.
  • m68k: -m68020up option no longer includes Apollo Core.
  • m68k: Devpac OPT Ln (with n=0,1,2,etc. for Atari) is recognized, although it has no effect at the moment.
  • m68k: Suppressed index registers ZRn, which are explicitely written in the source, are no longer optimized away.
  • PPC: -m option to select the CPU model starts working. By default the instruction set of a 32-bit PPC (G2, G3, G4) with AltiVec is supported.
  • x86: Floating point constants (.float, .double) are supported.
  • mot-syntax: Optional offset and length arguments for INCBIN (contributed by Andreas Larsson).
  • std-syntax: New directives for gas compatibility: .irp and .irpc.
  • bin-output: Fixed another sign-problem while padding between sections.
  • hunk-output: Print source line for undefined symbols, when generating an executable.
  • vobj-output: Ignore all internal/local symbols, except "*tmpNNNNNNNN*", which is required for certain relocations.
Changes in vlink 0.16a:
  • New linker script commands: BYTE, SHORT, LONG, QUAD, SQUAD.
  • New option -k: keep original section order from the objects.
  • Fixed crash with -gc-all and unreferenced symbols.
  • Fixed crash with unresolved weak symbols.
  • (ados/ehf) _INIT/_EXIT functions with register arguments (prefixed by '@' instead of '_' for SAS/C-compatibility) are also detected, and their pointers inserted into the proper con-/destructor tables.
  • (elf) Provide __CTOR_LIST_END, __DTOR_LIST_END.
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 16. Aug. 2017, 19:36] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
13.Aug.2017
Andreas Magerl (ANF)


Print magazine: Amiga Future 128 - preview and extracts
A preview and extracts from issue 128 (September/October 2017) of Amiga Future have been released today. Among other things, this issue features a review of the VA 2000, a special on Free Pascal and part 2 of the workshop on Blitz Basic. (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 13. Aug. 2017, 19:37] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
13.Aug.2017



Hyperion has AmigaOS 3.1 updates removed from the web (Update)
Matthias 'DJBase' Münch was hosting the various updates for AmigaOS 3.1, 3.5 and 3.9 on his site os.amigaworld.de after H&P switched off the official support websites for these products after their withdrawal from the Amiga market. Münch now announces (German) on his website that after twelve years, he has been contacted by Hyperion and was asked to remove some of the downloads, since they contained code to which Hyperion holds some rights. In response, Münch decided to take the entire site offline.

Note from staff: In the 2009 settlement agreement with Amiga, Inc., Hyperion was granted a rather broad license for AmigaOS 3.1 that also gives the Belgium company the option to enforce the IP rights in question. The fact that it took them eight years to actually disable Münch's rather well known download site suggests a connection to the ongoing Trademark wars against Cloanto.

Update: (13.08.2017, 18:00, cg)

In the meantime, Costel Mincea from Hyperion replied to (requires registration) Münch's statement explaining that Hyperion only asked for the removal of four AmigaOS 3.1 updates, taking the entire site including all BoingBags offline was Münch's personal decision. The archives Mincea lists are small Beta releases published by Amiga Technologies in the mid-nineties:
  • Datatypes-45-4.lha (datatypes.library 45.4)
  • FFS-43-20.lha (FastFileSystem 43.20)
  • SCSI-IDE-43-24.lha (scsi.device 43.24)
  • SetPatch-43-6b.lha (SetPatch 43.6b)
But these archives, in the exact same versions, have been available for (legal) download from Cloantos website for years. Removing them from Münch's website does not affect their availability at all. (cg) (Translation: cg)

[News message: 13. Aug. 2017, 16:11] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
13.Aug.2017



Aminet-Uploads until 12.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until August 12th, 2017:
impvcfsm.lha             comm/mail  1K        Import vCard files into Simpl...
Nah-ProphecyReturns.zip  demo/aga   63K   68k The Prophecy Returns
VNom-SilentWinds.zip     demo/aga   2.3M  68k Silent winds
Void-Fudged.dms          demo/aga   248K  68k Fudged
Zenon-WhereWeAreGoing... demo/aga   378K  68k Where we are going
dajormas-kanaalin.zip    demo/euro  187K  68k Kanaalin arvoitus
Void-Delirium.lha        demo/euro  72K   68k Delirium State of Mind
Saga.lha                 game/board 394K  68k Conversion of TSR boardgame
SagaMOS.lha              game/board 436K  MOS Conversion of TSR boardgame
Saga-OS4.lha             game/board 460K  OS4 Conversion of TSR boardgame
RNOAnim.lha              gfx/show   1.9M  MOS Animation player, converter, ...
RNOAnim_OS4.lha          gfx/show   2.2M  OS4 Animation player, converter, ...
RNOInfoScreen.lha        mus/play   8.2M  WOS Music player front-end and in...
workbenchexplorer.lha    util/dir   1.9M  OS4 Modern file browser loaded wi...
ReportPlus.lha           util/misc  493K  68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha       util/misc  630K  OS4 Multipurpose utility
espeak.lha               util/sys   1.3M  68k amiga-port of espeak speech s...
madcomic.lha             util/wb    18K   68k Reads and tells jokes.
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 13. Aug. 2017, 07:58] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
13.Aug.2017



OS4Depot-Uploads until 12.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until August 12th, 2017:
rnoinfoscreen.lha        aud/pla 8Mb   4.0 Music player front-end and info ...
coreutils-bin.lha        dev/uti 1Mb   4.0 GNU core utilities
coreutils-src.lha        dev/uti 14Mb  4.0 GNU core utilities (source)
saga.lha                 gam/boa 460kb 4.0 Conversion of TSR boardgame
workbenchexplorer.lha    uti/fil 2Mb   4.1 Modern file browser loaded with ...
reportplus.lha           uti/mis 630kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
rnoanim.lha              vid/pla 2Mb   4.0 Animation player, converter, and...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 13. Aug. 2017, 07:58] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
13.Aug.2017



AROS-Archives-Uploads until 12.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the AROS-Archives until August 12th, 2017:
vtractors.i386-aros.zip      gam/boa 987kb Make the longest tractor path.
cblocks.i386-aros.zip        gam/puz 188kb Sliding-block puzzles with ascii...
gpmark-i386-aros.zip         uti/ben 1Mb   SDL based Gp2x benchmark by Opti...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 13. Aug. 2017, 07:58] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
13.Aug.2017



WHDLoad: New installers until 12.08.2017
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installers have been added until August 12th, 2017:
  • 2017-08-08 improved: Crossbow (Screen 7/Intelligent Games) fixed for 68000, added manual (Info)
  • 2017-08-07 improved: Knightmare (Mindscape) fix crash & added quitkey on 68000 (Info)
  • 2017-08-07 improved: Crossbow (Screen 7/Intelligent Games) fixed for 68000, added manual (Info)
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 13. Aug. 2017, 07:58] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
13.Aug.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)


AmigaRemix: New songs added
AmigaRemix has made available new mixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games as MP3-files. Since our last news item, the following songs have been added:
  • Cousin's Song
  • Yo! Joe! - Haunted House
  • Stranger Sisters Edit
  • FlashBack (Ending)
  • Toki - Caverns of Fire
  • Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon (The Village)
  • Awesome - Planet Music 1 (Level 5)
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 13. Aug. 2017, 07:58] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
10.Aug.2017



Amiga-MOD tracker in Javascript: Bassoontracker 0.1.22
Bassoontracker is a classic 4-Channel-MOD tracker written in Javascript which runs in a web browser - there you can load, edit and save MOD-files. The tracker can be directly used on stef.be/bassoontracker/. The source code is available on Github. (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 10. Aug. 2017, 04:04] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
09.Aug.2017
Amiga Impact (Webseite)


Amiga Impact: Further pictures of FPGA accelerator board Vampire V4
For the fourth quarter of 2017 version 4 of the FPGA accelerator board Vampire was announced (amiga-news.de reported). Under the title link today Amiga Impact has published further pictures which show the standalone version and a bare board in a aluminium case. (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 09. Aug. 2017, 21:50] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
09.Aug.2017



MorphOS: Word processing software Folio (beta version)
"Folio is a technical proof of concept that leverages the sophisticated Webkit layout engine included in the Odyssey Web Browser to provide a modern word processing tool that fulfills most common needs. Its current feature set and capabilities are comparable to those found in Microsoft WordPad and Apple TextEdit." Due to a bug of version 1.24 of Odyssey, version 1.23 has to be installed as well and Folio to be opened there. An Internet connection is not required.

Known problems:
  • Saving files opens a blank window hiding the editor, which needs to be closed manually.
  • File names need to be entered inside the MorphOS file requester every time you save a document regardless of whether you previously entered a file name or not.
  • Dragging images around inside the document can duplicate images. For moving around images, it is recommended to cut out images and then paste them after you position the text cursor via mouse or keyboard.
  • When you use the "pop up" button in the toolbar to run Folio in its own window, you will still see a tab bar even though it is technically redundant.
Download:
folio_morphos.zip (435 KB)
owb-morphos-1.23.lha (26 MB) (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 09. Aug. 2017, 05:53] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
09.Aug.2017
MorphZone (Webseite)


RNOAnim 1.2 and RNOInfoScreen 1.4
"RNOAnim is a compact animation player that also has some conversion and editing functions." In version 1.2 of the program which was written with Hollywood "animations get scaled if they don't fit within the screen size" and "support for transparency in GIF anims" was added.

"RNOInfoScreen works as a front-end to various music and media players by displaying the "now playing" information with cover art images, and by providing basic media control options for the user." In version 1.4 among others more options for background images were added and the volume goes quicker up and down on MorphOS when a shift key is pressed. (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 09. Aug. 2017, 05:10] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
07.Aug.2017
Amigaworld (Webseite)


AmigaOS 4: File manager Dir Me Up 3.8.1
Jérôme 'Glames' Senays' commercial file manager "Dir Me Up" (video) "is a program to explore and manipulate files, links and drawers of your Amiga." Changes in version 3.8.1:
  • Software / "Upgrade" item added in the "Project" menu to download the latest version available.
  • GUI / You can now choose to not display the buttons panel.
  • GUI - Buttons Panel / You can now choose buttons you want to display and their sizes.
  • GUI / You can now choose to not display the preview panel.
  • GUI / Spacing between different parts increased .
  • Drawer browsing / If several drawers are selected, the first one is scanned in the current window and the next ones in other "Dir Me Up" windows.
  • Drawer browsing / If the [Ctrl] key is pressed while browsing, the selected drawer is opened in another "Dir Me Up" window.
  • Drawer creation / The drawer(s) created are now automatically selected.
  • Bookmarks / Notification modified if the volume panel is not display.
  • Browsing / If a "path" button that no longer existed was clicked, an error window was displayed over and over: fixed.
  • Browsing / If a Bookmark that no longer existed was clicked, an error window was displayed over and over: fixed.
  • Browsing / Update was always done on the last level of the path, even if an intermediate "path" button was clicked: fixed.
  • Browsing / Volumes Update created a single "path" button with all included levels: fixed.
  • List view / The following informations are now centered: size, date, type and extension.
  • Icon view / Better use of the width of the window.
  • Icon view / If a partially visible element is selected, a repositioning is now performed to see it completely.
  • Icon view / Astride thumbnails of the last visible line were sometimes not displayed: fixed.
  • View without panel volumes / If you clicked on the parent of an assign, "path" buttons click did not work then: fixed.
  • "Workbench" view / If several volumes, assigns or bookmarks are selected, the first one is explored in the current window and the next ones in other "Dir Me Up" windows.
  • "Workbench" view / If the [Ctrl] key is pressed while scanning volumes, assigns or bookmarks, they are opened in other "Dir Me Up" windows.
  • "Workbench" view / If the selected bookmark had a "multi-levels" path , the path buttons were not all drawn: fixed.
  • Script running / If a script "shortcut" button was unchecked, the button was not removed from the buttons pannel: fixed.
  • Script running / When removing the first script, the following script was not selected: fixed.
  • Internal viewer / After deleting an image, the displayed image rank was no longer the correct one: fixed.
  • Internal viewer / When copying several images and then examining under the viewer, only one image was counted in the total indicated: fixed.
  • AmigaOS 4.1 FE specific / If the mouse pointer is over the list of elements without any selection, the "Location" pop-up menu is displayed (previously the main menu) when right-clicking.
  • AmigaOS 4.1 FE specific / The size of menu icons can now be set.
  • AmigaOS 4.1 FE specific / "Wb" menu was displayed at the same time as the "Paste" one: fixed.
  • Localization / Swedish translations added.
  • Localization / Italian and Spanish translations improved.
(cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 07. Aug. 2017, 23:52] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
06.Aug.2017



Aminet-Uploads until 05.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until August 5th, 2017:
Pacific-Bidrag7.lha      demo/euro  68K   68k Bidrag #7
BlitterKas.zip           demo/intro 56K   68k Blitter Kas
Nukleus-Cubeleus.lha     demo/intro 23K   68k Cubeleus
SFL-WeLookForSilicon.lha demo/intro 63K   68k We Look For Silicon
SDI_headers.lha          dev/c      28K       A set of C macros and defines
WormWarsMOS.lha          game/actio 722K  MOS Advanced snake game
PaletteEd.lha            gfx/misc   75K   68k Edit IFF-ILBM Palettes
ReportPlus.lha           util/misc  487K  68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlusMOS.lha        util/misc  544K  MOS Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha       util/misc  623K  OS4 Multipurpose utility
espeak.lha               util/sys   1.3M  68k amiga-port of espeak speech s...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 06. Aug. 2017, 07:40] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
06.Aug.2017



OS4Depot-Uploads until 05.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until August 5th, 2017:
libwide.lha              dev/lib 71kb  4.0 some wide-character functions fo...
autoconf.lha             dev/mis 2Mb   4.0 used to generate configure scripts
automake.lha             dev/mis 1Mb   4.0 used to generate Makefile.in fro...
sed.lha                  dev/uti 3Mb   4.0 sed (stream editor)
reportplus.lha           uti/mis 623kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 06. Aug. 2017, 07:40] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
06.Aug.2017



AROS-Archives-Uploads until 05.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the AROS-Archives until August 5th, 2017:
drac-klondike.i386-aros.zip  gam/car 575kb Simple SDL solitaire game using ...
tong-its.i386-aros.zip       gam/car 1017k Filipino Card game.
tennix.i386-aros.zip         gam/spo 1Mb   Simple top-down tennis match.
amath.i386-aros.lha          uti/sci 237kb Simple command line calculator
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 06. Aug. 2017, 07:40] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
06.Aug.2017



WHDLoad: New installers until 05.08.2017
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installers have been added until August 5th, 2017: (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 06. Aug. 2017, 07:40] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
05.Aug.2017



Hyperion sells merchandising items on spreadshirt.net
In a blog entry, Costel Mincea Hyperion) has announced "good news": On shop.amigaos.net diverse merchandising items are available. The "powered by AmigaOS" and "30 years of emotion" logos corresponds to the ones used for almost two years for stickers, posters and similar ones. But now more products are sold, on spreadshirt.net.

You can get 15% discount on all products if you order during the next 14 days using the gift code "welcome-100172727". (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 05. Aug. 2017, 22:39] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
03.Aug.2017
(ANF)


Hardware: Vampire V4 announced inclusive A1200 and standalone version
In a press release and in the forum of the project the Apollo team has announced the next generation of the FPGA-based accelerator board, which for the first time will be also offered as "standalone" version.

Three different versions are offered:
  • The Vampire V4 Standalone System
  • The Vampire V4 for Amiga Classic compatible with Amiga 1000/500/2000/CDTV and with Amiga 600 with kippa’s adapter (if produced)
  • The Vampire V4 for Amiga 1200
Die V4 is equipped with the well-known 68080 processor core as well as provides the AGA-compatible "SAGA" chipset.

Specifications:
  • FPGA : Altera Cyclone V A5 (77k LE, 28nm technology)
  • RAM : 512MB DDR3 (up to 1GB/s)
  • FastIDE with 40- and 44-pin connectors
  • Digital Video-out up to 720p@60Hz
  • Dual-Kickstart-flashrom (for safety)
  • MicroSD storage
  • Vampire V4 is CE, WEEE and RoHS compliant

Motherboard components:
  1. IO Header #1
  2. IO Header #2
  3. IO Header #3
  4. Ethernet
  5. USB
  6. USB
  7. DB9 (standalone only)
  8. DB9 (standalone only)
  9. FastIDE 40-pin
  10. FastIDE 44-pin
  11. FPGA
  12. Digital Video Amplifier
  13. Digital Video Output
  14. DDR3 RAM
  15. JTAG Header
  16. MicroSD-Slot
  17. MicroUSB power (standalone only)
THe V4 is supposed to be available in the fourth quarter of 2017. The price has not yet been set but users were pointed out that the improved specifications implies a higher price. If you have preordered one of the previous models of the Vampire and still did not get it, you can change your order to a V4 by paying the difference. (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 03. Aug. 2017, 20:12] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
03.Aug.2017
Generation Amiga (Webseite)


Stereo headphone amplifier for Amiga computers: KA71
The sound output of the Amiga is given out on four channels: two on the left stereo channel and two on the right one - this is not an advantage if you use headphones. rastport.com offers a solution for this problem: An amplifier for the Amiga called KA71. "KA71 can mix stereo channels at a level adjustable with a knob, from full separation to mono output." Still it is not clear when the device will be available at the distributor of rastport.com. (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 03. Aug. 2017, 01:16] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
02.Aug.2017
Alexander Fritsch (ANF)


Speech synthesizer: espeak 1.1
The Amiga port of the speech synthesizer espeak wriiten by Jonathan Duddington currently is available on Aminet. Espeak speaks 75 languages in 19 different versions. The Amiga version is identical to the original Linux version. The audio.device is used for the speech output, but it is also possible giving it out into a file. In this way it is possible first to create a wave-file on slower systems and then to play it. The translator.library is not required. (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 02. Aug. 2017, 23:52] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
31.Jul.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)


Workbench distribution: AmiKit X 10.2
Version 10.2 of the Workbench distribution AmiKit, meant for emulators, now also is available for Linux again. The game MiniSlug was added, other components have been updated. Additionally among others the problems with SSL-certificates, misplaced Favourite icons in FullHD resolution and of launching of Steam, Libre Office and VLC were fixed. (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 31. Jul. 2017, 20:02] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
30.Jul.2017
Amiga.org (Forum)


Podcast: AmiCast 24 - Interview with Jon Lennart Aasenden (Amibian.js)
In the 24th issue of his English-language podcast, Krzysztof Radzikowski has talked to Jon Lennart Aasenden. One of his software projects is the Smart Mobile Studio, a development environment, in which programs can be written in Smart Pascal and then compiled as object-orientated JavaScript. As an example project Amibian.js is included.

While Gunnar Kristjansson's Amibian is an image for the Raspberry Pi starting right into Amiga emulation (amiga-news.de reported), Amibian.js is an AmigaOS emulation in JavaScript, which similar to FriendUP runs in a browser (Amiga Cloud Desktop). (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 30. Jul. 2017, 18:47] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
30.Jul.2017



Aminet-Uploads until 29.07.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until July 29th, 2017:
FocusDesign-Kublai.zip   demo/aga   64K   68k An Amiga AGA 060 64k for Revi...
FocusDesign-StormRide... demo/aga   5.6M  68k An Amiga AGA demo for Datasto...
BoozeDesign-BabySteps... demo/euro  351K  68k Winner Amiga demo at Gubbdata...
Boozoholics-IdiAminga... demo/euro  1.5M  68k An Amiga demo released at Sol...
Ephidrena-Negativ.lha    demo/euro  5.7M  68k Negativ Prosess - Revision 2017
Insane-Kaimana.lha       demo/euro  366K  68k Kaimana by Insane
Insane-Retrovision.lha   demo/euro  383K  68k Retrovision
Pacific-Monomateria.lha  demo/euro  398K  68k Monomateria by Pacific
Rampage-AmigaNavsegda... demo/euro  116K  68k An Amiga demo released at DiH...
Slipstream-Patarty.zip   demo/euro  88K   68k An Amiga demo released at NOV...
Spaceballs-Nightlight... demo/euro  59K   68k Invitation to the Solskogen 2...
Unique-Coco.lha          demo/euro  415K  68k Coco by Unique
Void-ItNeverSleeps.lha   demo/euro  958K  68k "It Never Sleeps" by Void
Zymosis-MagaUncut.lha    demo/euro  20K   68k Maga Uncut by Zymosis
BooZombies-Greetings.zip demo/intro 100K  68k Greetings To Sauna
Bumpy4k.lha              demo/intro 10K   68k Bumpy 4kb intro
Dekadence-Imacennial.lha demo/intro 64K   68k Winner intro at Revision 2017
DreamWeb-Simulacrum.zip  demo/intro 69K   68k 4K procedural graphics
Insane-Meetro11.lha      demo/intro 45K   68k Meetro 11
NahKolor-Exolution.lha   demo/intro 68K   68k Exolution
Offence-666bps.zip       demo/intro 4K    68k 666 bps - 4kb intro
Pacific-Refocus.lha      demo/intro 141K  68k Refocus - TRSAC 2015
Scoopex-Outlands.lha     demo/intro 23K   68k A cracktro released in July 2017
Void-HortenMossFerry.lha demo/intro 47K   68k "Horten Moss Ferry" by Void
Istari-Favourites.zip    demo/misc  822K  68k demopack released at Gubbdata...
Appendix-BlindVisions... demo/slide 3.9M  68k Blind Visions Slideshow AGA
Istari-21Years.zip       demo/slide 330K  68k Amiga slideshow released at G...
Laban-OldDayz.zip        demo/slide 1.4M  68k Slideshow released at Solskog...
MiamiBass-C64Petscii.zip demo/slide 305K  68k C64 Petscii Slideshow
Insane-32ShadesofBrow... demo/sound 184K  68k Music disk released at Solsko...
exif_library.lha         dev/lib    588K  OS4 Parsing, editing and saving E...
Hombre_shrinked.zip      docs/hard  2.8M      Hombre chipset, official 1993...
IDEFix_patches.lha       driver/med 4K    68k Allows CF cards to work with ...
IDEPrefs.lha             driver/med 15K   68k Preferences program for IDE d...
Wizzcat-SnowWars.zip     game/2play 95K   68k An old Amiga PD game from 1990
WormWars.lha             game/actio 816K  68k Advanced snake game
WormWars-OS4.lha         game/actio 1.1M  OS4 Advanced snake game
WantedTeam-MetroCross... game/misc  161K  68k Port from the Atari ST version
amath.i386-aros.lha      misc/math  237K  x86 Simple command line calculator
amath.lha                misc/math  795K  68k Simple command line calculator
amath.src.lha            misc/math  648K      Simple command line calculato...
Puni-SavanneSol.zip      pix/misc   5K        "Void Savanne-logo" by Puni/Void
AmiKick.lha              util/misc  42K   ppc Check Kickstart images under ...
TinyLauncher.lha         util/misc  110K  68k WHDLoad frontend and more
cranker.lha              util/pack  348K  68k Amiga executable and data cru...
Mu680x0Libs.lha          util/sys   371K  68k MuLib aware 680x0 libraries
Hexaco_1.0.lha           util/wb    842K  68k Color values as hex/dec/... (...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 30. Jul. 2017, 07:20] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
30.Jul.2017



OS4Depot-Uploads until 29.07.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until July 29th, 2017:
absolute_d0lle_2.zip     dem/mus 30Mb  4.0 Amiga OS 4 Musicdisc Released at...
amissl-sdk.lha           dev/mis 942kb 4.0 AmiSSL SDK
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 4Mb   4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
wormwars.lha             gam/act 1Mb   4.0 Advanced snake game
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 30. Jul. 2017, 07:20] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
30.Jul.2017



WHDLoad: New installers until 29.07.2017
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installers have been added until July 29th, 2017: (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 30. Jul. 2017, 07:20] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
29.Jul.2017
Generation Amiga (Webseite)


Retro aracde machines in Amiga design
At "Ray's Arcades" custom build aracde machines are available which are equipped with a PC. The system emulates ten - which are not specified - classic computer and consoles. The cases are made of wood and are rather small (610x340x360mm) so they can be transported. Many different designs are available.

You can also order predefined design templates. Additional to themes "Sonic the Hedgehog" or "Pacman" an Amiga version is also offered. (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 29. Jul. 2017, 23:58] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
28.Jul.2017
Scene World Podcast (Webseite)


Podcast: Scene World Magazine 35, Interview with Richard Löwenstein (Reshoot R)
For the 35th issue of the English-language podcast Scene World Magazine, Richard Löwenstein and 'Altraz' has has been interviewed on his shoot'em-up game "Reshoot R" which is in development. Additional to the podcast, there also is a video. (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 28. Jul. 2017, 05:49] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
25.Jul.2017



New, open source Gotek firmware: FlashFloppy
FlashFloppy is a alternative firmware for the floppy emulator Gotek, which original firmware meanwhile is not developed further. Additional to the proprietary alternative HxC, now an open source option is available. A first alpha version has been released. Currently FlashFloppy only works if no other (external) disk drives are connected.

Besides, the open source FlashFloppy File Selector also is available, which can be used to choose the currently used disk image under AmigaOS. (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 25. Jul. 2017, 17:01] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
25.Jul.2017



AmigaOS 4: Video of latest development status of "Tower 57"
The arcade shooter "Tower 57" which was financed in summer 2015 by crowdfunding has not been finished yet. But Daniel Müßener updates his Amiga port of the game which is also in development. Recently the JSON-library had to be completely rewritten because the library used by the original version didn't build with Müßener's compiler. Now Müßener has published a video at Youtube which demonstrates the latest devlopment status of the AmigaOS version. The author explicitly has pointed out that this a unfinished preversion of the game. (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 25. Jul. 2017, 16:53] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
23.Jul.2017
Amiga.org (Webseite)


AmiCast: Text interview with Andreas Falkenhahn
The ninth text interview of the English-language podcast AmiCast is about Andreas Falkenhahn, who is the developer of Hollywood. He wrote about the accident which did prevent him from turning his back on the Amiga and announced a major update of the Hollywood Designer, which some day could be released for other platforms as well. (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 23. Jul. 2017, 19:41] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
23.Jul.2017
Amiga.org (Webseite)


AmigaOS 4: File manager Dir Me Up 3.7.0
Jérôme 'Glames' Senays' commercial file manager "Dir Me Up" (video) among others offers browsing history and preview images or thumbnails. In version 3.7.0 now you can hide the volumes panels (screenshot 1) and show a "list of drawers of the current path available at each level via buttons" (screenshot 2). (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 23. Jul. 2017, 19:18] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
21.Jul.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)


Podcast: Amiga Users Ireland talked to Eddy Carroll (SnoopDOS)
In the latest issue of the English-language podcast, Amiga Users Ireland talked to the first programmer of the system monitor SnoopDOS, Eddy Carroll. (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 21. Jul. 2017, 09:30] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
21.Jul.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)


PDF-Magazine: REV'n'GE 76 (Italian/English)
The PDF-magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is available in Italian as well as in an English-language translation. REV'n'GE compares and reviews games on vintage computers.

Among others the latest issue includes articles about the Amiga games KGB, Pinball Brain Damage, Spinworld and The Settlers. (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 21. Jul. 2017, 09:20] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
20.Jul.2017



AmigaOS 4: Enhancer Software 1.3
According to A-EON Technology in a press release, the third update for the tool collection "Enhancer Software" is available and can be downloaded for free by registered customers on Amistore. As some of our readers have pointed out, currently the server of the Amistore seems overloaded. We recommend you to wait some days before you install the update. Amiga Enhancer is available in three different versions: The "Plus Edition" has all components, including the latest 2D driver for the Radeon cards. The "Standard" version only includes a previsous version of the driver and less background pictures for CANDI. Additionally there is a "Special Edition" for older computers inclusive for Amigas equipped with a PowerPC card.

Changes in "Plus" and "Standard" versions:
  • RadeonHD drivers v2.22 & v1.21 now support UHD 4K screenmodes on HDMI 1.3+ monitors
  • Warp3D Nova & Warp3D Nova SI library v1.41 with 4K Warp3D Nova demo
  • OpenGLES library v1.15
Changes in all versions of the Enhancer package:
  • Updater utility: keep your Enhancer Software and AMIStore purchases fully up to date.
  • AmiSphere Server & Preferences to control AMIStore logins and passwords.
  • USB PTP driver with iOS support.
  • New Gadgets classes: ListViewer, Thumblist and Anim.
  • Animated icons in Ringhio Notifications Server supporting new Anim gadget class.
  • TuneNet now supports Shoutcast v2 API and animated notifications during station scanning & playback.
  • New Libraries: Codesets, Z and EXIF.
  • Multiviewer now supports EXIF lib with added snapshot function and auto JPEG image rotation.
  • New SystemReboot command.
Updates included in all editions::
  • Time, Sound, Notification preferences and Format command.
  • MultiEdit, Clock, Calendar, Exchanger and X-Dock utilities.
  • Clock and SliderBar Gadget Classes.
  • InfoWindow Class.
  • MPEGA and WAV Datatypes.
(cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 20. Jul. 2017, 17:11] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
19.Jul.2017
Amigaworld.net (Forum)


C64 clone: Ultimate-64 announced
Under the title link Gideon Zweijtzer, who developed the emulated C64 disk drive 1541-Ultimate and who also tried to develop a PowerPC card for the Amiga, has announced a FPGA-based C64 clone with integrated 1541-Ultimate II+ called Ultimate-64. (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 19. Jul. 2017, 21:03] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
17.Jul.2017
Amigaworld.net (Forum)


Cloanto: Transcripts of speeches on events (2014-2017)
In the forum of Amigaworld.net, 'Tripos' transcribed three videos in English, in which Mike Battilana gives an insight into the work of Cloanto from now up to 1986.

'Tripos' was inspired by A Discourse on Possible Futures, recently published on cloanto.org, discussing "discuss possible futures involving open source, a nonprofit and/or foundation, and other long-term preservation scenarios for the legacy which we worked so passionately to keep alive". Similar considerations about a network for possible releases of Amiga components also had Olaf Barthel. (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 17. Jul. 2017, 07:34] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
16.Jul.2017



Aminet-Uploads until 15.07.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until July 15th, 2017:
Hombre.zip               docs/hard  53M       Hombre chipset, official 1993...
borwos.lha               game/actio 313K  WOS Beats of Rage - a Beat'em up
shells_src.lha           game/misc  8K        Shells 1.0 source code
colourlines_src.lha      game/think 9K        colourlines source code
AmiArcadia.lha           misc/emu   4.1M  68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha       misc/emu   4.5M  OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha        misc/emu   4.4M  MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
fastformat1541_src.lha   misc/emu   5K        fastformat1541 source code
fMSX_1.4_src.lha         misc/emu   406K      fMSX 1.4 source code
fMSX_2.0_src.lha         misc/emu   697K      fMSX 2.o source code
fMSX_2.4a_src.lha        misc/emu   1.7M      fMSX 2.4a source code
fMSXTools_1.0_src.lha    misc/emu   56K       fMSXtools 1.0 source code
MMV8_Disk_1.lha          mus/edit   537K  68k MusicMaker V8 Version 3.0 (Di...
MMV8_Disk_2.lha          mus/edit   425K  68k MusicMaker V8 Version 3.0 (Di...
MMV8_Disk_3.lha          mus/edit   551K  68k MusicMaker V8 Version 3.0 (Di...
EP_MMV8.lha              mus/play   14K   68k MusicMakerV8 player for Eagle...
bootprogress_src.lha     util/boot  4K        BootProgress source code
workbenchexplorer.lha    util/dir   1.7M  OS4 Modern file browser loaded wi...
headbanger_src.lha       util/pack  5K        Headbanger source code
xfddir_src.lha           util/pack  4K        XfdDir 1.0 source code
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 16. Jul. 2017, 07:24] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
16.Jul.2017



OS4Depot-Uploads until 15.07.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until July 15th, 2017:
amiarcadia.lha           emu/gam 4Mb   4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
workbenchexplorer.lha    uti/fil 2Mb   4.1 Modern file browser loaded with ...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 16. Jul. 2017, 07:24] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
16.Jul.2017



WHDLoad: New installers until 15.07.2017
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installers have been added until July 15th, 2017: (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 16. Jul. 2017, 07:24] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
16.Jul.2017
amigaimpact.org (Webseite)


AmigaOS 4: File manager Dir Me Up 3.6.0
Jérôme 'Glames' Senays' commercial file manager "Dir Me Up" (video) among others offers browsing history and preview images or thumbnails. In version 3.6.0 LZX, Zip and 7z archives can be created (using third-party software). Besides, some minor improvements were provided. (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 16. Jul. 2017, 00:22] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
15.Jul.2017



Commodore documents on Hombre chipset found
Dr. Ed Hepler, who is the former "Director of System and VLSI architecture" at Commodore, has provided detailed documents on the Hombre chipset. The PA-RISC-based Hombre would have been the base for the planned next generation of Amiga computers - if Commodore would not have gone bankcrupt. Until the last moment obviously they tried to sell the technology or to find an investor: a presentation featuring Hombre was created for a "Philips / Commodore Meeting" is dated 15. April 1994 - two weeks later Commodore Geschichte does not exist anymore. (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 15. Jul. 2017, 23:52] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
15.Jul.2017



AROS for AmigaOS: AfA 4.8
Bernd Rösch's "AROS for AmigaOS" (AfA) is a port of single AROS components to AmigaOS 3 trying to make new functions of AROS available under AmigaOS. In version 4.8 several bugs were fixed and the Afa prefrerences have been reworked. Additionally 22 skins created by Ken Lester are provided (screenshot).

Changes:
  • The icon_lib.exe use now a buffer that fix Hits by displaying Icons in the NewIcon format
  • The saving of the Font cache was disable in the diskfont_lib.exe this fix problems with write protected Volumes
  • In the graphics_lib.exe a problem with RecFill was fixed that occure if it was used in the Border area
  • The blacklisting are extended that the program TypeSmith now works with the ToolType entry "bxxxTypeSmith" in the BlackList Icon. "bxxx" indicates that the hight of title bar are not set back to the defaults.
  • The max posibile value of the Icon-Size in the Afa_Prefs program are set to 256
  • Thomas Klein has fix a Hit in morelibspace, reported by Frank Weber
  • Thomas Klein extend AfA_OS_Loader to support the parameter "OPTIMAL" with it the AfA_OS_Libs are started in its optimal order
  • The AfA_Prefs program was revised by Thomas Klein, it is now complete localised and there are two new ToolTypes: "ForceSkin" tries to close and open the Workbench so that the settings are used for all windows at the end of the program. With "Layout=(0-2)" it is possible to switch between three layouts of the Window settings, 1 is the default its the one that are used in older versions. At 0 and 2 the stettings are grouped.
Direct download: AfA_OS_V4_8.lha (2,2 MB) (cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 15. Jul. 2017, 22:07] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
14.Jul.2017
AROS-Exec (Forum)


AROS: Weekly progresses (since 30.05.2017)
Last week's progress in development of the open-source AmigaOS clone AROS includes start of development of a FastATA class as well as reworks of several language files and of network drivers.

since 30.05.2017:
  • M68k ATA fixing/debugging continues (twilen)
  • Fix of random lost interrupts for certain IDE hardware; fixes A4000 IDE issue (twilen)
  • Prevention of possible access fault in internal loadseg (twilen)
  • Start of FastATA class (kalamatee)
  • Apollo core detection improvements (mness)
since 06.06.2017:
  • Fixes for Wanderer's French & Italian catalogues, incl. backport (neil)
  • Small fixes for Portuguese language file (pollux)
  • Brazilian language file added (pollux)
  • Corrected website link to SVN (desperado, impulse)
  • Usage of localized application name in font prefs requester (neil)
  • Improvements on intel HD-Audio snoop handling, incl. backport (neil)
  • List of intel HD Audio controllers extended (neil)
  • Brought all font prefs catalogues up to date (neil)
since 13.06.2017:
  • Preparations for Codesets support in catalogs (pollux)
  • Removed obsolete catalogue strings from appearance prefs (neil)
  • Removed obsolete catalogue strings from input prefs (neil)
  • Updated catalogue strings from input prefs (neil)
  • Reverted accidental building of all catalogs (including those not up to date) (neil)
  • Localized program name in input prefs error message (neil)
  • Usage of correct catalogue filename for BongIconBar prefs (neil)
  • Renamed BongIconBar catalog descriptor file for consistency (neil)
  • Fixed Czech codeset for Pointer Prefs catalogue (neil)
  • Dynamic generation of label names for printer prefs catalogues (neil)
  • Removed obsolete entries in printer prefs catalogues (neil)
  • Fixed memory leak in printer Prefs (neil)
  • Added and Updated Italian catalogues for prefs programs: Appearance, BoingIconBar, Boot, IControl, Input and Network (neil, translations by paolone)
since 27.06.2017:
  • ZuneARC updated to currently available source archive (wawa)
  • Grafx2 compiles for m68k now (wawa)
  • Reqtools prefs GUI/catalog cleanups (neil)
  • Added a note about the read-only SVN account to webpage (neil)
  • Zune Group-Class MUIM_Family_GetChild added (neil)
  • Realtek8180 cleanups (neil)
  • Rhine cleanups (neil)
  • Intelpro100 cleanups (neil)
  • Rtl8029 ABI v1 fix (neil)
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 14. Jul. 2017, 19:30] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
09.Jul.2017
amiga.org (Webseite)


OpenStreetMap viewer: MUIMapparium 0.5
Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow has released version 0.5 of his MUI port of the OpenStreetMap viewer Mapparium. MUIMapparium is available for all Amiga systems, but the version for AmigaOS-4 has not been tested.

Changes in version 0.5:
  • Bugfix: imperial units
  • Bugfix: key mapping
  • Bugfix: 2nd track curve drawing
  • Bugfix: Date/Time loading from GPX,KML,KMZ files
  • Level of Detail for Tracks
  • Precalculation of Trackpositions (Speed optimization for NonFPU systems)
  • Route drawing
  • Marker in Plot, shows also a marker in the Track
  • Turn off Marker, Track and Route drawing via Menu
  • Define Directory for Images via ToolTypes: e.g. DATADIR=DH1:TmpDir
  • Change find IP to freegeoip.net (old one is too slow currently)
  • FPU Version for 68k
(cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 09. Jul. 2017, 22:58] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
09.Jul.2017
Generation Amiga (Webseite)


Emulator: iUAE 1.3 for iOS
iUAE is an implementation of the Amiga emulator UAE for Apple's iOS devices. Because Apple does not add emulators to its Appstore in a simple way, iUAE is available via Cydia, which requires a Jailbreak. Users of a Mac-OS-X computer can install the program without using Jailbreak via Sideload to the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, by compiling the source code on their own.

Changes in version 1.3:
  • Highres screen mode now displays correctly (Thanks Mithrendal)
  • Fixes for glitches in some games (Thanks Mithrendal)
  • Configurable memory
(cg) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 09. Jul. 2017, 22:55] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
09.Jul.2017
Amiga.org (Forum)


Trader: Amiga on the Lake agreed with A-EON Technology
After a disagreement between the US American Amiga trader "Amiga on the Lake" (AOTL) and AmigaKit, which is the main distributor of the products of A-EON Technology, (amiga-news.de reported), under the title link Aaron Smith (AOTL) has announced an agreement. The press release still cannot be found on the website of A-EON Technology, but is confirmed by Amigaworld.net, which is said to be close to AmigaKit.

According to the press release, AOTL was appointed by A-EON "as the lead distributor for all A-EON products in North America" which means "A-EON Technology will ensure that AOTL has a buffer stock of Cyrus+ motherboards to meet its North American customers demands for AmigaOne X5000 systems. In addition A-EON will supply software packs which will include the Enhancer Software Pack and the Personal Paint PowerPC boxed sets together with AmigaOS 4.1 registration cards. AOTL will also carry the AmigaOne 1222 model when it is commercially available." (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 09. Jul. 2017, 09:07] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
09.Jul.2017



Aminet-Uploads until 08.07.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until July 8th, 2017:
EDBG-OS4.lha             dev/e      279K  68k OS4 compatible version of Ami...
Handy095.lha             misc/emu   186K  68k Atari Lynx emulator
Handy095-OS4.lha         misc/emu   229K  OS4 Atari Lynx emulator
kegs-m68k.lha            misc/emu   700K  68k Apple IIgs emulator
opus-tools-0.1.10_a68... mus/edit   418K  68k Opus Audio Tools
opus-tools-0.1.10_aro... mus/edit   421K  x86 Opus Audio Tools
wet.lha                  util/wb    1.9M  OS4 Weather conditions on WB, App...
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 09. Jul. 2017, 08:42] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
09.Jul.2017



OS4Depot-Uploads until 08.07.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until July 8th, 2017:
template.lha             dev/exa 8kb   4.1 Example "empty" DataType class s...
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 4Mb   4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
handy-jacobs.lha         emu/gam 229kb 4.0 Atari Lynx emulator
(snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 09. Jul. 2017, 08:41] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
07.Jul.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)


FPGA graphic board: Driver and firmware 1.6 for VA2000
Last month version 1.6 of the firmware and of the driver for the FPGA-based graphic board VA2000 (amiga-news.de reported) was released. Additional to bug fixes, "multiple tunable parameters for va2000cx tool to use full PAL resolution and some overscan in classic games" were introduced. The third production run of the VA2000 will probably start in August. (snx) (Translation: dr)

[News message: 07. Jul. 2017, 08:18] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]
1 35 65 ... <- 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 -> ... 85 165 251 [Archive]
 
 Recent Discussions
.
Amiga 4000(T)ower for sale
Calvin Harris - Amiga A1200
Amiga basic rewritten for Apple
Volker Wertich interview
Commodore Amiga MYSTYLE
.
 Latest Top-News
.
Amiga history: Will the real Joe Pillow please stand up (07. May.)
New PPC hardware announced: "Mirari" featuring USB3, NVME, FPGA (Update 3) (30. Apr.)
7-bit: Bluetooth adapter for control pads (25. Apr.)
First stable version of a native 64-bit AROS (24. Apr.)
Emulation: QEMU 10.0 / bboot 0.8 (23. Apr.)
Announcement and pre-order campaign: AmiGUS sound card (19. Apr.)
ACube Systems: UBoot 2015.d for Sam440ep flex and mini-itx (15. Apr.)
Paint program: PolarPaint for all Amiga systems (11. Apr.)
ACube Systems: UBoot 2015.d for Sam460EX, Sam460CR and Sam460LE boards (09. Apr.)
Mining strategy game: The history of "Aminer" (07. Apr.)
.
 amiga-news.de
.
Configure main page

 
 
.
Masthead | Privacy policy | Netiquette | Advertising | Contact
Copyright © 1998-2025 by amiga-news.de - all rights reserved.
.