17.Apr.2024
Frank Neumann (Mail)
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Shoot 'em Up: Early demo version of "NEON world" (v0.2)
After Frank Neumann had not programmed anything for the Amiga with assembler for 30 years, he wants to get back into it with the shoot 'em up "NEON world" (amiga-news.de reported). With this third early demo version, the first level has now 27 screens, including a boss at the end. There are also minor improvements here and there.
The next steps will be adding PowerUps for the player and moving back in the level when the player dies (at the moment the player is immediately respawned and the level just continues). The game should run on an Amiga 500.
Direct download: NeonWorld.adf.zip (99 KB) (dr)
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17.Apr.2024
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Tutorial: Building a ReAmiga 4000CR
At the title link and in a separate entry with the second part, John 'Chucky' Hertell describes step by step mounting the chips on a ReAmiga 4000CR circuit board, i.e. the cost-reduced version with the 68030 CPU mounted directly on the mainboard. (snx)
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17.Apr.2024
Alinea Computer (ANF)
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Game: Quake 2 as download version for AmigaOS 4 available
Press release: Alinea Computer is pleased to announce that it has taken over the distribution of Quake 2 for AmigaOS 4. The first Amiga version of Quake 2 was released in 2002 by Hyperion Entertainment and has been continued and greatly improved in this tradition.
Steffen Häuser is responsible for the port and has implemented numerous improvements. In addition to support for the various mission CDs and MODS, GL4ES/Warp3DNova support and playback of the soundtracks as OGG Vorbis have also been realised.
The AmigaOS 4 version of Quake 2 costs 14.95 Euro and is available for download at the title link. Please note that the data files of the PC version are required to run the AmigaOS 4 version of Quake 2. These can be purchased at a favourable price via Steam, for example.
Free MODS and Mission CDs are already available on Aminet.
Here are all the features and system requirements at a glance:
Features
- AmigaOS 4 native version
- GL4ES, MiniGL and Software Renderer
- Full support for Mission CDs The Reckoning and Ground Zero
- Ports to the unofficial mission CD Zaero and to about 50 multiplayer mods will be released soon on OS4Depot/Aminet, these downloads require the new version of Quake 2
- AmigaInput support
- CD Audio works again (the old version only worked with older CD drives). As an alternative to CD audio, Ogg Vorbis files can be played as a soundtrack; the music files from this version are already pre-installed during a Steam/Gog install
- The new installer now works with the PC CD of Quake 2 as well as with the Steam and Gog Classic versions. When using the Steam/Gog Classic installer, the two mission CDs are installed at the same time. We recommend using the Steam version for easy installation
- Alternatively to the .cin intros, the game now also supports .avi and .mpeg files (a script to convert the .ogv files of the Steam version is included on the ISO, if you want the higher resolution video files)
System requirements
- Software: AmigaOS 4.1 and the data files from Steam, Gog or CD version
- Hardware: At least 150 MHz PowerPC CPU, 32 MB RAM, graphics card, at least 1 GB free hard disc space; A1222 is currently not supported, but game can also be played on QEmu and UAE PPC
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16.Apr.2024
IndieRetroNews
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Grind: Progress in development of a new Doom clone
Grind is a first-person shooter (FPS) currently in development for the Amiga, which should even be able to run on small Amigas, appears extremely smooth in the preview videos shown and makes you want to try out more. The game is being developed with the so-called Dread Engine (amiga-news.de reported). Tsak, one of the developers of Grind, recently announced news in the EAB forum:
Grind has not only been enhanced with two new music tracks for menus and in-game, composed by Tsak and newly joined Christoffer Magdalus, but has also achieved key development milestones. These include improved particle effects for blood and explosions and the full implementation of the arsenal of weapons, with the secondary weapon being triggered with the right mouse button as known from other FPS shooters.
For those interested, a playable demo and further information are available on the Patreon page of Grind. For those who want to dig deeper into the development, the official Discord server offers a platform for discussions and updates directly from the developers. Grind will be commercially distributed after its completion. (nba)
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16.Apr.2024
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Emulation: BBoot bootloader v0.7 for QEMU
BBoot is a simple, minimal bootloader for loading AmigaOS on QEMU-emulated AmigaOne and Pegasos2 machines, written by Amiga QEMU developer Balaton Zoltan (amiga-news.de reported). It replaces amigaboot.of on Pegasos2 and slb_v2 on AmigaOne and simplifies the booting of AmigaOS 4 under QEMU. A firmware ROM is no longer required.
The current Version 0.7 adds file name to error message to help finding wrong path and fixes a kernel bug in the Pegasos2 emulation, which should improve stability.
The developer has also provided a tutorial Booting AmigaOS 4.1 on QEMU with BBoot. (dr)
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16.Apr.2024
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Amiga on the big stage: Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding at the BRIT Awards
Scottish DJ Calvin Harris has been one of the driving forces in the world of electronic music for years. Back in 2017, the Scottish DJ revealed his enthusiasm for the Amiga and the music production of his albums on an Amiga 1200 (amiga-news.de reported). Now he brought his Amiga 1200, freshly upgraded by English Amiga specialist RetroPassion, live to the big stage: At this year's legendary BRIT Awards, which are comparable to the US Grammy Awards, Harris performed together with pop icon Ellie Goulding. His Amiga 1200 with OctaMED SoundStudio made for an unmistakable sound. A recording of the performance can be seen on YouTube and a "Behind the Scenes" clip on Instagram. (nba)
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16.Apr.2024
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WinFellow: Developers call for support in preserving old versions
WinFellow is one of the most popular Amiga emulators for Windows systems. In order to preserve the digital heritage, the developers are currently compiling an overview of all versions of Fellow for DOS and WinFellow that have ever been released. In addition to the option to download all old versions, a historical retrospective is also being created for documentation purposes. As the developers do not have access to all versions, they are asking users for help. If you hold Fellow versions that are listed as missing, please contact the developers so that the collection can be completed and thus permanently preserved. (nba)
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15.Apr.2024
AmiKit (ANF)
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit for PiStorm using a Wi-Fi driver (alpha version)
Since October 2023, the AmiKit workbench distribution has also been available for the PiStorm and PiStorm-liteaccelerator boards (amiga-news.de reported), which use a Raspberry Pi minicomputer as a processor replacement. Emu68, the Motorola68K emulation developed by Michal Schulz, is also part of the AmiKit package.
Following the recent presentation of the alpha version of the Wi-Fi driver for Emu68k (amiga-news.de reported), there is now also a package with the Wi-Fi driver for AmiKit for PiStorm. Once the content of the package is copied to AmiKit: and the system restarted, a Network Wizard will appear. By selecting the WiFiPi, the Amiga will use the Wi-Fi module on Raspberry Pi itself to connect to the internet.
The alpha version of the driver package can be downloaded from the AmiKit website under the title link. (nba)
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15.Apr.2024
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CLI command: sysvars V0.12
The sysvars command creates environment variables with system information in order to make it dependent on these, for example, in the startup sequence, which patches are included. So far there is information on the CPU and FPU, the chipset, the vertical frame rate (PAL/NTSC), Kickstart version and revision, version and revision of bsdsocket.library as well as whether the emulator UAE is used - and if so, in which version.
Version 0.12 provides the following changes:
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14.Apr.2024
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywood Designer 7.0 released
Press release:20 years ago, on April 14th 2004, Airsoft Softwair, the hardest working men in code business, released the very first version of Hollywood Designer, the ultimate multimedia authoring system for Hollywood. In the following years Hollywood Designer quickly became the must-have software for all users seriously interested in creating state-of-the-art multimedia applications, be it presentations, slide shows, games, or applications. Now, 20 years later, Airsoft Softwair is proud to present Hollywood Designer 7.0, an epic update with lots and lots of new features to properly celebrate the 20th birthday of this marvellous piece of software.
As already said, Designer 7.0 is a massive update that boasts lots of new features and improvements over the previous version. We do not want to bore you, so here are just some of them:
- Use the full power of Hollywood 10 which was specifically designed for Designer 7!
- Color emojis, CJK text and complex scripts are now supported (using the Pangomonium plugin)
- Multi-selection support for pages and objects in all listviews and the thumbnail viewer
- Operations can be applied to multiple objects and pages at the same time
- Now uses the Hollywood 10 graphics engine for maximum power!
- Objects can be combined into groups
- Many new action events to work with object groups
- Unlimited undo and redo levels
- Executables can also be exported for macOS and Linux/arm64
- Support for different font engines
- Graphics can be exported as palette images
- Radically reduced memory footprint, often reduced to just 25 % of Designer 6.0!
- Configurable dynamic memory modes
- Custom character spacing support
- Several new example projects are included
- Full support for Hollywood 10's plugin interface
- Lots of other new features, optimizations and bug fixes
Thanks to Hollywood, all multimedia applications created using Hollywood Designer can be exported as stand-alone executables for the following systems: AmigaOS 3.x, AmigaOS 4, WarpOS, MorphOS, AROS, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. This is a feature that is totally unique in the Amiga world! We would like to emphasize that it is not only suited for personal use, but also for professional commercial customers. Ferrule Media, for instance, have created an info channel containing over 2000 unique slides in a single project with Hollywood Designer. Hollywood Designer was designed to handle these huge projects efficiently so that they can run 24 hours a day and 7 days a week without any visible memory fragmentation! Ferrule Media's info channel, created with Hollywood Designer, is running in dental clinics all over Norway.
Note that Hollywood Designer is no longer limited to "just" being an authoring software, it can now also be used as a flexible graphics editor because it supports many features of modern graphics editors like multiple layers with over 30 filter effects, vector graphics, image import/export in many formats, and text including support complex scripts such as CJK or right-to-left text and color emojis.
Hollywood Designer 7.0 is available as a CD and a download version. There are native versions of the program for AmigaOS 3.x (m68k), WarpOS (hybrid m68k/ppc), MorphOS (ppc), AmigaOS 4 (ppc), and AROS (x86). If you already own a previous version of Hollywood Designer, you can buy a discounted upgrade version. People who bought Hollywood Designer 6.0 in 2024 can request a free upgrade. Also note that Hollywood Designer 7.0 has been specially crafted for Hollywood 10, so Hollywood 10 is absolutely required by Designer 7.0.
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14.Apr.2024
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Motorola68k emulation: First alpha version of WLAN driver for Emu68 (update)
Michal Schulz continues to work intensively on a WLAN driver for his Motorola68K emulation Emu68 (amiga-news.de reported) and has now released the first public alpha version.
The driver consists of two parts - the firmware files for the WiFi module itself and the SANA-II device. In the archive attached to the linked Patreon post, these can be found in the Firmware and Networks folders. The firmware files must be copied to the DEVS:Firmware folder (or simply copy the folder to DEVS) and the wifipi.device must be copied to DEVS:Networks.
Additionally, a tool is required that tells the driver which wireless network it should use. The tool is called WirelessManager and can be found, for example, in the prism2 driver from Neil Cafferkey. The manager must be copied to the C: directory. It is either started manually if required or called up in the user startup as follows:
;BEGIN WirelessManager
C:RUN <>NIL: C:WirelessManager wifipi.device
;END WirelessManager
Before the Amiga is restarted, the wireless.prefs file must be created. Use a text editor to write down the following lines and save them in ENVARC:SYS/:
network={
ssid="Your Network name"
key_mgmt=NONE
scan_ssid=1
}
The line "scan_ssid=1" is only important if the network has a hidden SSID. If not, this line can be omitted. Currently, the network is still unencrypted. As soon as Wireless Manager has established a connection, the network stack can be started.
What works: open networks. Another function that is not yet correctly recognised by WirelessManager is 5GHz networks. These already work, but the WM reports the band and frequency incorrectly.
At the moment, the driver only supports unencrypted networks. Work on supporting WPA/WPA2/WPA3 is in full swing. Currently, a mix of approx. 42 MBit download and 40 MBit upload is achieved. This can still be improved.
The Wifi driver will be part of the next nightly build of the Emu68 tools.
Update (17.04.2024, 19:40):
In another Patreon post that has just been published, the developer points out once again that the driver currently only supports open networks and warns emphatically against opening networks without security precautions. In case of doubt, he recommends waiting until encrypted networks are also supported.
Apparently, there had already been some initial misuse by third parties during a test phase. (dr)
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14.Apr.2024
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Aminet uploads until 13.04.2024
The following files have been added until 13.04.2024 to Aminet:
amigassh.lha comm/net 33K 68k SSH2 for the Amiga
slre.lha dev/lib 17K 68k Super Light Regular Expressio...
GitDesktop.lha dev/misc 1.7M MOS Interface for Git repository ...
F1GP2024Carset.lha game/data 8K 2024 Carset for F1GP
Temptations_DEMO_Fina... game/misc 466K 68k Temptations DEMO v1.0 Final
H2_Big_Data.lha game/shoot 1617M OS4 Install Multiplayer Data for ...
Q2_Modpack1.lha game/shoot 30M OS4 Modpack 1 for Quake 2 OS 4
Q2_Modpack2.lha game/shoot 162M OS4 Quake 2 Mod Pack 2
Q2_Modpack3.lha game/shoot 155M OS4 Quake 2 Mod Pack 3
Q2_Modpack4.lha game/shoot 135M OS4 Quake 2 Mod Pack 4
Q2_Modpack5.lha game/shoot 252M OS4 Quake 2 Mod Pack 5
Q2_Modpack6.lha game/shoot 67M OS4 Quake 2 Mod Pack 6
Q2_Modpack7.lha game/shoot 229M OS4 Quake 2 Mod Pack 7
FlashMandelNG_OS4.lha gfx/fract 35M OS4 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals AOS4
2D_ATcad_RTG.lha gfx/misc 482K 68k 2D-CAD-Programm
2D_ATcad_UAE.lha gfx/misc 481K 68k 2D-CAD-Programm
WhatIFF3.13.lha mags/misc 24M What IFF? #3.13-April-2024
WhatIFF3.13.NoDemo.lha mags/misc 841K What IFF? #3.13-April-2024
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.6M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 7.9M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.2M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
Willy.ACEpansion.lha misc/emu 26K MOS ACEpansion plugin for ACE CPC...
Abyss2.zip mods/crash 128K Long fade in, then dramatic. ...
clandestine2.zip mods/crash 107K Looping demo mod, converted t...
niknakremix2.zip mods/crash 85K Dark lofi techno. 8-bit xm, 1...
Silo2.zip mods/crash 42K Slow, heavy, moody hip hop. 8...
LN3Wind24.lha mods/misc 202K 16bit 4ch LN3 Wind Temple 24 ...
Protrekkr_AROS_i386.zip mus/edit 23M x86 Tracker/Synth hybrid Program
jl.lha util/misc 39K 68k JOST Launcher for kickstart 1.3
ViNCEd.lha util/shell 845K 68k ViNCEd, the CON: with ^Z & TA...
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14.Apr.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 13.04.2024
The following files have been added until 13.04.2024 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
dgen_sdl.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.1 Emulator of the Sega Genesis/Meg...
openfodder.lha gam/act 6Mb 4.1 An open source reimplementation ...
h2_extramaps.lha gam/fps 463Mb 4.1 Multiplayer Maps for Heretic II ...
q2_modpack1.lha gam/fps 30Mb 4.0 Modpack 1 for the 2024 released ...
zaero_installer.lha gam/fps 568kb 4.0 Installer and Port of the Quake ...
flashmandelng.lha gra/mis 35Mb 4.1 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals ...
amigagpt.lha net/cha 910kb 4.0 App for chatting to ChatGPT
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14.Apr.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 13.04.2024
The following files have been added until 13.04.2024 to AROS Archives:
protrekkr.i386-aros.zip aud/tra 23Mb Tracker/Synth hybrid Program
mbx.i386-aros.zip gam/act 8Mb Magical Broom Extreme (MBX) is a...
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14.Apr.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 13.04.2024
The following files have been added until 13.04.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
Protrekkr_2.6.7.lha Audio/Tracker A hybrid of modern day ...
GitDesktop_0.15.18.lha Development/Tools A graphical git fronten...
Willy_1.3.lha Emulation/ACEpansion Plugin for ACE CPC Emul...
AmiArcadia_32.20.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
DoomRPG_0.2.2.lha Games/RPG Doom RPG Reverse Engine...
YouTube-Extractor_2.5.lha Multimedia YT.rexx is a script for...
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14.Apr.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 13.04.2024
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 13.04.2024:
- 2024-04-09 improved: Tornado (Digital Integration) new rendering code, show fps/use original rendering code/limit fps/auto start, analogue joystick fixes (Info)
- 2024-04-09 improved: Zener Drive (Altair) fix startup crashes on some configurations (Info, Image)
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14.Apr.2024
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AmigaRemix: Further files added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 files have been added:
- Panza Kick Boxing - Interpol Crack Intro
- Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 End Tune
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14.Apr.2024
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: New full versions online
Further full versions of Amiga programs have been added to Amiga Future's download area:
- DiskPrint
- AdressMaster (ADM)
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14.Apr.2024
Carlos Peris
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Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.9.37
RedPill, developed by Carlos Peris, is a game construction kit written in Amiblitz 3.99, which allows the development of games from various genres (e.g. Agonman). RedPill is compatible with AGA and ECS, the "player" for playing the finished creations requires a total of 1.5 MB RAM. Jens 'Farbfinsternis' Henschel has written a tutorial.
The new version 0.9.37 offers optimisations and a lot of bug fixes as well as improved copper effects for ECS Amigas. Here is a before and after comparison:
The platform demo (YouTube video of an early version) has been reworked with new graphics and now looks like this
All changes:
- Big optimization in Trigonometry code, leading to a big boost in performance.
- Instantiate function has been optimized with some ASM magic.
- Basic_platformer example has been revamped with graphics from Surt.
- When building the game, now all game data is inside the data folder, no need
for the res folder anymore.
- ECS copper gradients have been improved, they are more smooth now like in
Turrican 2.
- When using Play now the current level is saved, just like you play start.
- Added new trigger Run From Editor, to check if the game is running from
editor or standalone.
- Distance to Target condition trigger was very unprecise, now it has been
improved a lot.
- Mouse input code now is only run when being used.
- Small improvements when using NTSC screens.
- In HUD screen when an element was partly outside the HUD was not drawn, now
it is, but drawing will be slower.
- Removed Topaz2 font.
- Topaz font is now the default one. When using Topaz font, there is no need to
have diskfont library available.
- Optimization in angular logic.
- Fix for a crash that occured when changing the level.
-Fix in loading levels code, that sometimes could led to the level being
erased.
-Fix for Camera Inc not working under certain circumstances.
-Fix when creating the screen that could leave glitches in the border of the
screen.
-Fix when scrolling down, sometimes left some line glitches.
-Fix in dialogs somethings messing the screen.
-Fix in copper backgrounds when using an image as the source for the palette.
-Some unused code has been removed.
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13.Apr.2024
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MorphOS: Version management "Git Desktop" v0.15.18
Rafał Zabdyr has released another beta version of his graphical user interface for the version management Git for MorphOS (amiga-news.de reported). "Git Desktop" is written in C++ and based on MUI through his C++ wrapper. MorphOS 3.x and the Git component of the SDK are required.
The new version includes the following changes:
- improved "Status Bar" + configuration for it
- added option to "Scan Path for Local Repositories" in sub directories
- Pull /Push buttons shows number of behind/ahead commits
- improved "Bottom Panel" (Output Tab)
- added "Last Commit Monit"
- improved stash preview
- improved gitignore template selection (added preview)
- many other improvements
- many bug fixes
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13.Apr.2024
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Open source projects: IDE driver lide.device and CDTV extension CIDER
The Amiga community is full of projects that initially go largely unnoticed despite their innovative power. The "lide.device" along with the so-called "CIDER" board were both developed by New Zealander Matt "LIV2" Harlum.
Just about a year ago, in January 2023, Harlum presented the open source-based hardware project CIDER on GitHub in collaboration with Stefan Reinauer. The combined expansion card for the Amiga CDTV is plugged into the diagnostic interface and adds three innovative features to the machine. The centrepiece is an autoboot-capable IDE interface that is compatible with KickROM 1.3. The CDTV also gains 11.37 MB of additional Fast RAM memory and a practical, programmable Dual Kickstart Flash-ROM function. The board can be rebuilt for private use using the Gerber data provided if you have the appropriate skills and expertise.
Matt Harlum was looking for a suitable IDE driver for this CIDER board and decided against the existing solutions "scsi.device" and "oktapus.device" due to their limitations in terms of speed, compatibility with Kickstart 1.3, as found in CDTV, and the legal situation regarding redistribution. This led to the development of lide.device, which was also published as open source under the GPL 2.0 licence for the first time in July 2023. The current version 40.5 is dated 20 December 2023 and can be downloaded free of charge from GitHub.
The lide.device allows the use of drives up to 2 TB in size (when using a suitable file system, such as FFS from AmigaOS 3.2, SFS or PFS). The system can boot from various media such as CD, LS-120 or ZIP, an autoboot function is provided. The driver also supports a second IDE channel.
What is interesting about the lide driver is not only its functionality and its open source aspect, but also the fact that the driver is not only suitable for the CDTV and the CIDER originally designed for it. Matt Harlum developed the RIPPLE board with the aim of making the effort and innovation behind "lide.device" available to more than just a small number of CDTV owners. This board broadens the application possibilities of the driver and supports the two-channel IDE mode.
On the GitHub page of the lide.device under the title link, in addition to the source codes, three builds of the lide ROMs are also available for download, in addition to the CIDER version also a ROM for AT-Bus devices such as AT-Bus 2008 or AT-Bus Clone IDE Interface by Matze.
When asked by amiga-news.de, Matt Harlum explains: "Of course the board ends up looking similar to the Buddha (Buddha IDE, editor's note) but this is only because the form factor makes a lot of sense for a small, 2-channel IDE board - similar layouts have even been used for PCI IDE interfaces."
We will keep an eye on the further development of CIDER, lide.device and RIPPLE and report on progress for you as usual. (nba)
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13.Apr.2024
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Chat software: AmigaGPT V1.4.6 for AmigaOS 3 and 4
Cameron Armstrong has written AmigaGPT, a chat program for AmigaOS 3.2 that uses the power of the chatbot ChatGPT (amiga-news.de reported). Originally written for AmigaOS 3.2, the programme meanwhile also supports AmigaOS 3.9, Cloanto's Workbench 3.X and AmigaOS 4.1. Changes of version 1.4.6 since our last news report:
- Send button no longer appears in top left corner after closing a generated image for Amiga 3.X
- Fixes the stack size calculation so it will no longer warn you that the stack size is too small if it really isn't
Download: AmigaGPT.lha (910 KB) (nba)
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12.Apr.2024
Passione Amiga & Amiga Documents (ANF)
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Trevor Dickinson has already acquired co-ownership of AmigaOS 4 in 2019
Amiga Documents, the documentation of the recent Amiga company history, which has been continuously expanded by an anonymous author for 15 years, has been supplemented by a completely new section: The article Hyperion Entertainment's Silent Puppeteer attempts to prove that Robert Trevor Dickinson of A-EON has been financing the legal disputes with which Ben Hermans (Hyperion) has been trying to secure ever more extensive rights to AmigaOS for a decade and a half.
Three new internal documents are made public for the first time: First the license agreement of March 2019 between Dickinson and Hyperion, in which the A-EON owner licenses ExecSG, which he already acquired in February 2017 according to the agreement, to Hyperion - for a price of 10 euros per copy of AmigaOS 4 sold. The price was determined as a share of the standard [AmigaOS 4] license fees of 60 euros and will be automatically corrected accordingly should Hyperion's pricing for AmigaOS 4 change.
In a second contract between Hyperion and Dickinson from August 2019, the latter acquires "co-ownership" of all components of AmigaOS 4 owned by Hyperion for EUR 47,500. He is also to be granted access to all source code immediately upon receipt of payment. However, Dickinson can only use his newly acquired rights if Hyperion ceases to exist or ends its business activities with regard to AmigaOS 4 - bankruptcy or liquidation are cited as examples.
(Editor's note: It is unclear to us which rights Dickinson actually acquired in August 2019. Hyperion only has a license to distribute the compiled binaries for the vast majority of AmigaOS 4 components. The only component known to us that is actually owned by Hyperion is the GUI toolkit "Reaction", which was acquired in May 2019.)
A secret agreement dated December 2010 between Ben Hermans, Robert Trevor Dickinson and the former A-EON financier Anthony Moorley is now also public. It appears to confirm the allegations of embezzlement that Dickinson has been making for a long time, most recently also publicly: Ben Hermans undertakes here to repay money that he owes A-EON - including (quote) "amounts that have been removed by him from the bank accounts of A-EON Technology without authority" - and to withdraw from the company.
Editor's note: In addition to publishing these new documents, the original article primarily attempts to prove Dickinson's long-standing financial support for Hyperion, especially during the two major court cases. The text was written by Nicola Morocutti and was originally published in the Italian print magazine Passione Amiga. Morocutti, who worked full-time for Mike Battilana in 2007/2008, formulates some of his statements here as if he were still employed by Hyperion's opponent and makes several unsubstantiated claims. We have therefore refrained from summarizing his statements on this topic, even though they correspond in several respects with the information we have received.
We have asked the parties involved for statements and will submit them later if necessary. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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12.Apr.2024
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AROS: Music program ProTrekkr v2.6.7
ProTrekkr is a tracker program combining a software synthesizer together with a traditional samples tracker which can (mainly) be used to create electronic music (like psytrance, trance goa, hard acid, IDM, chip, techno, jungle, etc.) targeting small sized intros, demos or games. Now version 2.6.7 was released for AROS (and FreeBSD, macOS and Windows). Changes:
- Fixed a crash when using rand functions on synth oscs & lfos under Linux.
- Added a replay routine for the PlayStation Vita.
- Fixed a crash when loading older NoiseTrekker modules.
- Startup splash screen is now optional.
Download: ptk_v2.6.7_aros.zip (23 MB) (dr)
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12.Apr.2024
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Music: Breakcore album "Get Out Of My House"
Mr. Roboto is a member of the Australian demo group System Of Sound. After releasing his best-of album Goat Cuts at the end of 2023, which covers the years from 2007 to 2023, a new album with three fresh tracks is now available on Bandcamp for around 60 cents, which the artist himself assigns to the Breakcore genre. He used an Amiga 600 and FS-UAE, which emulates the A1200/030. On the software side, OctaMED SoundStudio as well as ProTracker 2.3d and Hippoplayer were used to test whether the tracks were played correctly.
In the mid-90s, he bought his own A500 with A590 and began to familiarise himself more intensively with the operating system. He had been interested in punk rock since his early teens. He not only listened to it, but also played it himself. He recalls to us: "So in mid-highschool I was able to convince my parents that me having some guitar lessons might be a worthwhile investment, and after a few lessons my teacher suggested to me that my progress would really benefit from me getting myself a drum machine. And I thought to myself for one thing I am a young teenager with no job and limited income and for another, I do have a computer in my bedroom, and a copy of OctaMED version 5 which I got free on the cover of CU Amiga magazine, so I could just use that instead. And when one composes a drum beat and a bassline then logically one might find themselves with something that bears at least a passing resemblance to drum'n'bass music, which I did, despite having had no real exposure to the genre at this point in time."
His first collection of songs, which he released in limited numbers on burnt CDs, was at the end of 1998, when he used the then rare and expensive CD burner at his
secondary college to burn about two dozen copies: "I cannot recall the exact title of this collection, nor do I have a copy myself, it was rather, shall we say, "experimental" in style. Somebody might even have a copy of it buried deep in their personal collection, but otherwise I would have to say that these are lost to time. The next releases on CD would have come in 2001, when I purchased an 8x speed CD burner of my own. I was performing punk-jazz-electronic fusion with a group called The D.Z's and released a collection of the less awful bits from our many jam sessions on a CD entitled Music For Pleasure Classics - this collection of songs is also sadly lost to time. Also in that year, around the same time I released a collection of songs made with a friend on their Pentium II PC using Buzz under the group name Dead Punx. This collection of songs can be found online today on the System of Sound Bandcamp page..." (dr)
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11.Apr.2024
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Video: MorphOS 3.18 on a Power Macintosh G5
In his latest video, Chris Edwards shows how MorphOS 3.18 runs on a Power Macintosh G5 Dual Core (2.0), equipped with an ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition graphics card, on two screens.
By using this graphics card, you can run both MacOS and MorphOS on the computer, giving you access to the Mac's firmware, among other things. (dr)
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