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12.Apr.2024 Passione Amiga & Amiga Documents (ANF) 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. more ... (cg) (Translation: cg) [News message: 12. Apr. 2024, 22:40] [Comments: 1 - 13. Apr. 2024, 14:58] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 12.Apr.2024 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) [News message: 12. Apr. 2024, 20:32] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 12.Apr.2024 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) [News message: 12. Apr. 2024, 12:44] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 11.Apr.2024 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) [News message: 11. Apr. 2024, 12:21] [Comments: 1 - 11. Apr. 2024, 21:25] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 10.Apr.2024 Practical report: Comparison between A1222 Plus and Sam460LE (Czech) Martina Hřebcová is known for her extensive and detailed reports on PowerPC hardware. This time (automatic translation) she has compared currently available hardware for AmigaOS 4 under the title link: the A1222-Plus and Sam460LE board. In this article, she looks first at the theory; a further report with practical tests will follow. (dr) [News message: 10. Apr. 2024, 19:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 09.Apr.2024 Retro Computer Festival 2024 to be held on 13 and 14 April in Paderborn The Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum in Paderborn is the largest computer museum worldwide and a vibrant venue for events. The 6,000 square metre exhibition space presents 5,000 years of the history, present and future of information technology, from the emergence of numbers and writing in 3,000 BC to the computer age of the 21st century. On 13 and 14 April, the Retro Computer Festival 2024 will take place at the HNF, jointly organised by the HNF and the Dortmund Retro Computer Treffen. Retro computers spanning from the C64 and Ataris to the Amiga and many other long-forgotten hardware and software can be experienced live on this day. Over 50 exhibitors are expected, who will not only present their treasures, but will also be happy to exchange ideas with visitors and give tips on repairs. The main theme of this RCF is the graphical user interface, which was first available 50 years ago on the Xerox Alto. In addition to the exhibition, lectures and workshops will also be offered. Admission to the entire HNF is free on Saturday and Sunday. (nba) [News message: 09. Apr. 2024, 10:54] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 09.Apr.2024 'S0Y' (Mail) Temptations port for CD32 and AGA Amigas released The developer 'S0Y' has released the final version of his conversion of the jump'n run Temptations (amiga-news.de reported), which originally was released in 1988 for MSX-1 (video of the sixth level). The digital (Spanish-language) full version of the game can be purchased directly from the developer for 5 Euros. A demo version is available on Im Aminet as a WHDLoad, in which you can test the first five levels for 60 seconds each. (dr) [News message: 09. Apr. 2024, 06:14] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 08.Apr.2024 Hyperion has been managed by a receiver since last week (Update) "Ben Hermans BV" (hereinafter: BHBV) is a private company with limited liability owned by Ben Hermans, which has held 97% of the shares in Hyperion since 2019 and acts as a 'director' of Hyperion on paper. In March, bankruptcy proceedings were initiated against BHBV for the second time. In the same month, Ben Hermans had already initiated the founding of a new company with the same name. As BHBV has not published any statutory annual reports since 2021, it is currently unclear whether the company still holds the majority of shares in Hyperion. Ben Hermans has not responded to an inquiry from amiga-news.de; the appointed liquidator Charlotte Piers tells us she'll get back to us in the next few days with "a more detailed response". Friday's edition of the Belgian Official Gazette (local copy) now contains the information that insolvency lawyer Bart De Moor has been appointed "voorlopig bewindvoerder" for Hyperion Entertainment. Machine translation tools turn "bewindvoerder" into "administrator" - but as native Dutch speakers tell us, a more accurate translation would be "receiver". It is currently unclear who appointed De Moor as receiver - if he had been appointed by BHBV's liquidator, this would be a clear indication that Hyperion Entertainment is part of BHBV's bankruptcy estate. We have asked Bart De Moor for confirmation and will update this news item accordingly should he respond to our questions. Update: (10.04.24, 16:45, cg) Translation error: in several places, we had translated the German term "Konkursverwalter" to "liquidator" - this is a correct translation, but does not match the English term the native Dutch speakers mentioned in the news item used: They translated "voorlopig bewindvoerder" to "receiver". News item updated accordingly. (cg) (Translation: cg) [News message: 08. Apr. 2024, 22:40] [Comments: 2 - 10. Apr. 2024, 16:54] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 07.Apr.2024 Turn-based strategy game: New demo version of "Ecliptic" Ecliptic is described by the author as "a mixture of turn based tactical combat and role playing" (amiga-news.de reported) being a visually reminiscent of the retro-futuristic science fiction of the 1970s and 1980s (YouTube video). The player's task is to regain control of a spaceship drifting in space and occupied by aliens. Now a second demo has been released for the game which still is in development. More messages have been added to describe what is going on or what is expected of the player. Modal actions like selecting an item to use or viewing the map can now be cancelled by the icon or key that activated them. Work has also begun on adding further animations to the robot characters for using objects or attacking. As the author writes, the first level is as good as finished and he has started on the second level, "which will lean heavily into paying homage to Aliens". The game requires 1MB RAM, recommended is an Amiga 1200 with HD and Fast RAM. (dr) [News message: 07. Apr. 2024, 08:32] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 07.Apr.2024 Aminet uploads until 06.04.2024 The following files have been added until 06.04.2024 to Aminet: more ... (snx) [News message: 07. Apr. 2024, 07:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 07.Apr.2024 OS4Depot uploads until 06.04.2024 The following files have been added until 06.04.2024 to OS4Depot: more ... (snx) [News message: 07. Apr. 2024, 07:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 07.Apr.2024 AROS Archives uploads until 06.04.2024 The following files have been added until 06.04.2024 to AROS Archives: more ... (snx) [News message: 07. Apr. 2024, 07:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 07.Apr.2024 MorphOS-Storage uploads until 06.04.2024 The following files have been added until 06.04.2024 to MorphOS-Storage: more ... (snx) [News message: 07. Apr. 2024, 07:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 07.Apr.2024 WHDLoad: New installers until 06.04.2024 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 06.04.2024: more ... (snx) [News message: 07. Apr. 2024, 07:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 07.Apr.2024 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: Space Debris 2024 Quodlibet Turrbedo (Turrican II + Albedo, Fusion Remix) (snx) [News message: 07. Apr. 2024, 07:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 07.Apr.2024 Amigaworld.net (website) Event: Further details on Kickstart UK show 2024 (Nottingham) As reported in December, the second edition of Kickstart UK will take place in Nottingham on June 29-30, 2024. More information on the event is now available at the title link - 18 retailers, 10 community groups, 5 speakers and 5 performers will be attending. (snx) [News message: 07. Apr. 2024, 07:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 07.Apr.2024 Anniversary: 10 years of Kultmags.com Under the entry dated April 5, 2024, Klaus Sommer looks back on the tenth anniversary of his website kultmags.com at the title link. Kultmags preserves computer and video game magazines in German language of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s digitized for posterity with the permission of the rights holders. (snx) [News message: 07. Apr. 2024, 07:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 07.Apr.2024 Game: Hack and Slay In this simple Amiga conversion of the mailbox game "Hack and Slash", the aim is to explore five levels with a stick figure. AmigaOS 3.x and 1 MB RAM are required. (snx) [News message: 07. Apr. 2024, 07:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 06.Apr.2024 Artikel: Sampling sound on the Amiga An Amiga has stereo line-out connectors that allow it to play audio, but normally no audio inputs. In order to record sound with the Amiga, additional hardware had to be purchased. This article by Edwin van den Oosterkamp describes an example of such hardware, the "Sampling Cartridge" for the Amiga, which is also available as Open Source project. (dr) [News message: 06. Apr. 2024, 09:22] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version] 06.Apr.2024 Do it yourself: Amiga 2000 5.25" front panel for PiStorm 2K Klaus Kupferschmid's GitHub project at the title link is about a 5.25" front panel for the Amiga 2000 with openings for USB ports, switches and a MicroSD slot for usage of a PiStorm 2K together with the, originally external, keyboard switch A234. (snx) [News message: 06. Apr. 2024, 06:57] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail]  [Print version]  [ASCII version]       1 18 30 ... <- 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 -> ... 50 569 1093 [Archive]

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