06.Sep.2024
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Amiga-MOD tracker in Javascript: Bassoontracker 0.5.0
Bassoontracker is a classic 4-channel MOD tracker written in Javascript and therefore runs under the title link directly in the web browser - including the possibility to load, edit and save existing MOD files (YouTube video of version 0.5.0).
The current version now supports playlists and favourites. You can create links for your favourite songs. And there are now also tooltips to make your work easier. Minor improvements to the user interface and the program round off the changes.
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06.Sep.2024
Howard Price
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Reverse Engineering: Aira Force 0.8 for Windows, Linux and macOS
"Aira Force" is a tool for the reverse engineering of Amiga 680x0 software (amiga-news.de reported). It enables the disassembly and examination of binary files (YouTube video of version 0.8).
Thanks to the major update to version 0.8, Aira Force now also functions as a 68000 source level debugger. The 68000 command emulation has also been improved and very simple Amiga hardware emulation (chip, fast and slow RAM and ROM) has been introduced. Complete changelog:
- Add: Add Pointer dialogue
- Add: Crash log file AiraForceLog.txt written on internal error
- Add: Syntax highlighting works with internally generated disassembly
- Add: Source-level debugging of Amiga load modules
- Add: Source-level debugging of raw binaries
- Add: Source Code windows, with basic navigation features and Ctrl+G popup
- Add: Debug Symbols window
- Add: Debugger can be used independently of Analyser
- Add: RAM reset behaviours: Leave, clear, randomise
- Add: 68000 execption generation and processing
- Add: 68000 interrupt support (not hooked up to Amiga yet sorry)
- Add: Load Amiga ROM
- Add: Amiga ROM overlay (OVL)
- Add: Fast RAM, Slow RAM and ROM address ranges
- Add: Very basic Amiga playfield hardware (DIWSTRT/STOP, BPLCON0, BPLxPT, COLORxx)
- Add: End-of-frame Amiga video image generation
- Add: Emulator video window displaying end-of-frame generated video image
- Add: Latest vasm and vlink executables for all platforms
- Add: "Select config TEXT area" to disassembly window context menu
- Add: Amiga window link to hardware register docs
- Improve: Labels can be added at any address
- Improve: Disassembly export options (lowercase, formatting, export from RAM)
- Improve: Status window displays binary diff count
- Improve: Expose ira -compat=b and -compat=i options
- Improve: Serialise find options
- Improve: Analyser code region detection
- Improve: 68000 instruction emulation (passes all 680x0 SingleStepTests)
- Improve: 68000 emulator fetches directly from memory
- Improve: Memory window shows all regions
- Improve: Internal 68000/010 instruction disassembly
- Improve: CPU Window UI improvements
- Improve: Find searches source code
- Improve: Logging of access to unimplemented hardware registers
- Improve: Inform user when HUNK_OVERLAY encountered (not supported)
- Fix: Pointers can be defined in data and immediate operands
- Fix: Slowdown when there are many potential data actions
- Fix: Disassembly Window scrolling crash
- Fix: Offset jump tables when relocating ira config
- Fix: Workaround label name generator crash caused by duplicate ira labels
- Fix: Instruction Window branch destination calculation bug
- Fix: Default window docking for windows with dynamic names
- Fix: Amiga modules are debugged in user mode by default
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05.Sep.2024
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Program for DeepL use: AmiTranslate 0.4
Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow's program AmiTranslate (video) is an interface for the translation service DeepL with additional PDF and UTF-8 text storage and is available for AmigaOS, AmigaOS 4, AROS (x86, x64, ARM) and MorphOS.
The new version 0.4 contains a number of small but useful adjustments: if you previously pasted or copied texts using the right mouse button or a key combination, you can now also do this using buttons at the bottom of the window. Equally practical: the "Clear" button can be used to delete all texts in the windows. Finally, you can use the "Switch" button to swap the input and output language.
In addition to an SSL-secured Internet connection (OpenSSL3 on MorphOS or AmiSSL on the other systems), the programme also requires the MUI class texteditor.mcc.
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04.Sep.2024
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Encryption protocol: AmiSSL 5.17 (AmigaOS 3/4)
Version 5.17 of the open source encryption protocol AmiSSL has been released, which is now based on the latest version 3.3.2 (3.9.2024) of OpenSSL. The changes in detail:
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04.Sep.2024
Bill Borsari (ANF)
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Event: AmiWest 2024
This year's AmiWest in Sacramento will take place from October 25-27. As Bill 'tekmage' Borsari reports in the official event blog, there are almost 40 tables this year, and David Haynie, Trevor Dickinson, Bill Panagouleas and Doug Compton are named as well-known participants.
The main theme this year will be games. As a change compared to previous years, however, the developer conference “AmiWest DevCon” will no longer be held on site, but online due to the low number of participants, which is why the duration of the event has been shortened to three days. Speaking time is still available for any additional presentations, and tickets for the banquet can also still be purchased.
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04.Sep.2024
ANF
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Video: Nobody Knows How Many Amigas Commodore Sold
In his video at the title link 'Ahoy' tells about his research on how many Amigas have been sold in total by Commodore and Escom. His conclusion: It have been 4,91 million computers.
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04.Sep.2024
DaFreak (forum entry)
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Emulator: QEMU 9.1.0 (update)
QEMU is an open-source computer emulator and virtualizer. The emulation of complete computers also makes it possible to run operating systems such as AmigaOS 4 or MorphOS under QEMU that are tailored to a quite specific hardware platform. This support is provided by QEMU developer Zoltan Balaton, who gives information about this on a dedicated website.
Changes in version 9.1 of QEMU seem to not include any refering to the emulation of Amiga systems, though.
Update: (21:20, 03.09.24, dr)
While we reported on the QEMU 9.1.0-rc4 version this morning, the final version 9.1 is now available. As always, a compiled version for Windows 64-bit is provided by Stefan Weil.
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04.Sep.2024
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Logic game: Untangle v1.0
Grzegorz Kraszewski is in the process of writing the logic game Untangle for the Amiga. The player has a number of dots in front of him, which are connected by lines and cross each other. The aim of the game is to untangle the lines by moving the dots so that no line intersects another (amiga-news.de reported). He has now released version 1.0 with the following changes:
- New set of 150 levels.
- Game state is saved after each solved level and at exit.
- Windows positions and dimensions are remembered.
- Nice time display in the level selector.
- Short user manual in AmigaGuide format.
- A few bugs and one crash fixed.
The game runs in a Workbench window, a standard Amiga 1200 is sufficient.
Download: untangle-1.0.lha (29 Kb)
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03.Sep.2024
(ANF)
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Worth a read: Cosy Computing - On the soulful qualities of home computers
In the blog post "Cosy Computing - On the soulful qualities of home computers" on datagubbe.se, Swedish tech nerd and software developer Carl Svensson describes the homely atmosphere when using old home computers. He emphasizes the simpler technology and the absence of distractions that modern devices often bring. The article highlights how old computers, with their mechanical noises and the warmth of the hardware, convey a sense of coziness and security that modern devices do not offer. The text celebrates the nostalgic and relaxing experience of dealing with retro technology. You can read the full article at the title link.
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03.Sep.2024
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement in the last two months. Readers willing to help out with translating articles into other languages are asked to contact David 'Daff' Brunet.
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03.Sep.2024
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Preview video: Amiga port of arcade classic Elevator Action in development
After Jean-François 'jotd' Fabre had collected all his previous arcade ports at the end of May and released them for the CD32, he is now working on an Amiga port of Galaga as well as a conversion of Taito's arcade classic Elevator Action: as an agent, you have to take the lift down from the 30th floor, avoiding numerous enemy attackers and opening certain doors (YouTube video of the C64 conversion).
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03.Sep.2024
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Scala MM conversion: Adventure 2 Remake
In preparation for the AmiGameJam 2024, 'grindercowboy' has brought an old classic back to life: he has realised his second text adventure "Adventure 2" using Scala MM, a software for presentations, lectures and video captions.
His first version only ran under Scala MM400, after some adjustments the game now also works with the previous version Scala MM300 (Verion 50.3), as it was delivered with the Magic Pack of the Amiga 1200.
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03.Sep.2024
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Real-time strategy: Vanilla Conquer Red Alert v1.5
After Artur Jarosik had ported the first part of the real-time strategy series Command & Conquer to the Amiga in 2022 (amiga-news.de reported), he has now also released an Amiga port of the second part, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, which is also intended for Amigas with accelerator cards such as PiStorm/Emu68, Apollo/Vampire V4 or Warp1260. An AGA version is to follow.
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03.Sep.2024
PyDPainter
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Image editor: PyDPainter 2.0.0 for Windows, Linux and macOS
The image editor PyDPainter (new YouTube video of version 2.0) is inspired by DPaint and according to its author Mark Riale an attempt to create a usable pixel art program in Python using PyGame that can handle low resolutions and limited colour palettes and which can be as easy to use as possible (amiga-news.de reported). Version 2.0.0 offers some new features for the Amiga:
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02.Sep.2024
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Radio Paralax: Impressions of the Retro Area at gamescom 2024
A video compilation of all the exhibitors, slot machines, consoles, retro computers and showcases in the Retro Area in Hall 10.2 at gamescom 2024 in Cologne has been provided by Radio Paralax on YouTube under the title link. The video gives an impression of the total area of several hundred square meters, where well over 200 ready-to-use game consoles, home computers, handhelds and arcade machines from over 50 years of video game history can be played, including well-known home computers and game consoles such as the Amiga, SNES, Megadrive, Nintendo 64, PlayStation etc., as well as various arcade and pinball machines.
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02.Sep.2024
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Amiga emulator: Amiberry 5.7.4 and 6.3.4
Amiberry is an Amiga emulator for ARM-based single-chip systems like the Raspberry Pi, the Odroid XU4 or the Tinkerboard from ASUS, which brings some newly developed features like a "WHDLoad-Booter" or support for controller configuration using RetroArch. For example it is used in the Workbench distribution AmiKit for the Raspberry Pi 4/400.
The new versions 5.7.4 and 6.3.4 have now been released.
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02.Sep.2024
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Rogue-like game: Roguecraft released, Soundtrack available
Badger Punch Games have released "Roguecraft", their "retro-inspired turn-based roguelike all about simplicity and fun" (YouTube video). Licensed and distributed by Thalamus Digital, the download version of the game is available for 72 hours at a 20% discount for the equivalent of around ¤7.20 as a thank you to the Amiga community. The Boxed Edition is currently sold out.
The soundtrack to the game can be purchased separately for the equivalent of around 1.80 euros.
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01.Sep.2024
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Aminet uploads until 31.08.2024
The following files have been added until 31.08.2024 to Aminet:
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01.Sep.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 31.08.2024
The following files have been added until 31.08.2024 to OS4Depot:
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01.Sep.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 31.08.2024
The following files have been added until 31.08.2024 to AROS Archives:
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01.Sep.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 31.08.2024
The following files have been added until 31.08.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
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01.Sep.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 31.08.2024
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 31.08.2024:
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01.Sep.2024
Seiya (ANF)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 161 (Italian/English)
Besides the Italian original issue, the PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is also available in English. The magazine's reviews compare, if available, the different ports of classic games to the various platforms of their time. Furthermore a focus is on rather unknown retro games.
Amiga-related, the current issue is about Black Hornet.
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01.Sep.2024
Scene World Podcast (ANF)
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Scene World Podcast Episode #196 - Metro Siege
In the 196th edition of the Scene World Podcast, Jörg Dröge and Arthur Heller talk to Alex Brown, coder in the team working on the game "Metro Siege", which is intended to run on a vanilla Amiga 500 and to be played online with multiple players - the demo version requires at least 1 MB of RAM, though. The interview starts at minute 37:05.
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31.Aug.2024
Paweł Tukatsch
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Platform game: Collector's Edition of Electro Man
At the beginning of December last year, Paweł 'tukinem' Tukatsch released his Amiga port of the game Electro Man for AGA Amigas, originally published in 1992 by the Polish programmers Maciej Miasik and Janusz Pelc for MS-DOS (amiga-news.de reported). Now the game can be purchased as a Collector's Edition from the Polish shop Retronics. For 38 euros (plus shipping) you get a slipcase with two 3.5" discs, a map of the levels printed on a canvas and a manual.
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31.Aug.2024
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Chat software: AmigaGPT v1.6.2 for AmigaOS 3 and 4 (update)
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 1.6.1:
- Default to speech disabled
- Fix crash when trying to close speech system when it failed to initialise
Update: (14:09, 01.09.24, dr)
Version 1.6.2 was released today, which increases the maximum OpenAI API key size to 256 characters.
Download v1.6.2: AmigaGPT.lha (221 KB)
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