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31.Dec.2018 Alexander Fritsch, selco (ANF) |
Speech synthesis: SAM 1.1 The Amiga port of Sebastian Macke's C-reimplementation of the well-known C64 speech synthesizer SAM (Software Automatic Mouth) now can be found on Aminet. SAM runs on all Amigas and supports sound output via the audio or ahi.device as well as in a WAV-File. (cg) (Translation: dr) [News message: 31. Dec. 2018, 19:13] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
31.Dec.2018 Mike Battilana (E-Mail) |
Cloanto: Amiga Forever 8 and C64 Forever 8 Cloanto has released version 8 of its emulator distributionen "Amiga Forever" and "C64 Forever". The most important new features are "virtual keyboards" for the Amiga emulator, the option to move the cursor of 8-Bit computers with the mouse as well as a "fullscreen menu" for all Emulators which makes available the most important options even in fullscreen mode. Additionally the content of the Windows clipboard now can be also inserted in the emulator. The second part of the press release Mike Battilana (Cloanto) uses to emphasize his determination for preserving the Amiga heritage, (quote): "I remain personally engaged in exploring possible futures involving a nonprofit and/or foundation, open source, and other scenarios that could best help the cause of Commodore/Amiga preservation and support." Cloanto's full press release: December 31, 2018 - Cloanto released today version 8 of Amiga Forever and C64 Forever, the official Commodore/Amiga preservation, emulation and support suites for Windows. Once again, the new editions are the result of 18 months of development since the previous major version, and now encompass more than 600K lines of code written by Cloanto, seamlessly integrating with a collaborative effort of emulation plugins and content preservation. "Virtual machines, virtual keyboards, virtual joysticks, virtual mice... real enjoyment! Whether you always wanted to move a PET/CBM text cursor with a click, or pop up an accurate and fully reconfigurable onscreen keyboard for Amiga and 8-bit systems, this release has it all," said Cloanto's Mike Battilana. Work on the input front, which in version 7 had a focus on physical and virtual game controllers, was continued in version 8 by revamping existing features and adding virtual mouse and keyboard functionality that has no par in other emulation environments. In order to achieve an accurate implementation of the widest set of Commodore/Amiga systems, more than once we had to ask a collector to open one of their rare machines to confirm some internals. Former Commodore engineers graciously assisted with details that only they could know. When the mouse is used to position an 8-bit cursor, or multiple keys are pressed or tapped on a popup keyboard, or the Amiga keyboard language is changed at runtime in the Input Prefs and propagates up into the emulation and authoring side, the results are both historically accurate and surprisingly seamless in their modern usability. The deep connections between Windows and CBM/Amiga ROM internals on the input front took several months to craft, yet are easy to use. The same is true for the new fullscreen emulation controls, which required the creation of a graphical user interface with menus and buttons that could be used with the mouse or keyboard as well as with game controllers, at a low level where this is not provided by Windows. As part of its "preservation done right" commitment, Cloanto entered into agreements with Stanford University Libraries, the German National Library (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, DNB) and other cultural and preservation institutions. These collaborations are spontaneous, and Cloanto does not receive payments or funding. Ongoing efforts also include a "kiosk mode" emulation frontend for museums. "Working on projects like Amiga Forever and C64 Forever and remaining in touch with our community has allowed us to keep nourishing the sentiments of passion, beauty, excellence and friendship that have accompanied this journey since the 1980s. We also learned how continuing this longstanding endeavor brings with it some mostly thankless tasks such as sorting out the occasional legal doubt and standing up for the truth. In working hard to research rights and respect rules, Cloanto has become a 'reluctant torchbearer' of something bigger and of larger interest than we could ever have imagined to be involved with more than 30 years ago. Fortunately, as an independent entity, Cloanto does not lack the courage or the ability to change, or to hand over. "Continuing on the discourse that was first outlined at cloanto.org a few years ago," said Mike, "I remain personally engaged in exploring possible futures involving a nonprofit and/or foundation, open source, and other scenarios that could best help the cause of Commodore/Amiga preservation and support. As in the past, during 2019 I plan to attend events like Amiga Ireland, AmiWest in Sacramento and Amiga34 Germany. I again look forward to meeting old and new friends and to promote consultations on this important topic." Amiga Forever 8 is available now in three editions:
Visual Tours Here are some suggestions to highlight specific version 8 features for YouTubers and other more visual friends:
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30.Dec.2018 Szaman/eXec.pl (ANF) |
Exec.pl: The summary of Amiga year 2018 The summary of Amiga year 2018 in a "positive" way: At the title link, Szymon Żyła wrote about the eight most important positive things which have happened during 2018. (snx) [News message: 30. Dec. 2018, 07:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
30.Dec.2018 |
Aminet-Uploads until 29.12.2018 The following archives have been added to Aminet until December 29th, 2018: AmiX500.lha comm/amiex 934K 68k AmiExpress BBS system redevel... libpng1636_a68k.lha dev/lib 1.6M 68k Lib for reading/writing PNG libpng1636_aros.lha dev/lib 1.9M x86 Lib for reading/writing PNG MCC_NList-0.125.lha dev/mui 2.0M MOS NList custom classes for MUI WormWars-AROS.zip game/actio 705K x86 Advanced snake game MCE.lha game/edit 2.0M 68k Multi-game Character Editor MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 2.5M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor webptools101_a68k.lha gfx/conv 4.3M 68k encode/decode images in WebP ... webptools101_aros.lha gfx/conv 8.0M x86 encode/decode images in WebP ... Intro-Kreation-001_mo... gfx/show 9.3M MOS Shows scroll texts w/ differe... Intro-Kreation-001_OS... gfx/show 10M OS4 Shows scroll texts w/ differe... HappyKids.lha mods/8voic 619K Happy Kids 5-ch Soft Pop-Rock... ITFC.lha mods/8voic 112K In Time For Christmas 8-ch MM... Pseudaxos_Xmas_Pack.lha mods/xm 2.6M New mods by Pseudaxos CloverIcons.lha pix/icon 167K 68k Full 4C replacement set for S... CloverIcons-XTRA.lha pix/icon 63K Some additional 4 Color icons SetMap.lha util/cli 3K 68k Set keymap of console window InstallerLG.i386-aros... util/sys 94K x86 Commodore Installer replacement InstallerLG.ppc-morph... util/sys 124K MOS Commodore Installer replacement InstallerLG.src.lha util/sys 1.6M Commodore Installer replacement TRULS.lha util/wb 47K 68k Universal Installers for Syst...(snx) (Translation: dr) [News message: 30. Dec. 2018, 07:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
30.Dec.2018 |
OS4Depot-Uploads until 29.12.2018 The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until December 29th, 2018: reactive_crypto.lha dri/mis 175kb 4.1 Hashing classes for Reactive barony.lha gam/rol 4Mb 4.1 3D, first-person roguelike. frikingshark.lha gam/shm 114Mb 4.1 modern remake of flying shark prototype.lha gam/shm 19Mb 4.1 modern remake of r-type mce.lha gam/uti 2Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor dcraw.lha gra/con 3Mb 4.0 CLI converter for camera raw files mcc_nlist.lha lib/mui 2Mb 4.0 NList custom classes for MUI simplemail.lha net/ema 1Mb 4.0 E-Mail Client using MUI videoclipper.lha vid/edi 427kb 4.0 Cut and/or join multiple format ... simplesub.lha vid/mis 3Mb 4.0 Create, edit and encode .srt sub...(snx) (Translation: dr) [News message: 30. Dec. 2018, 07:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
30.Dec.2018 |
AROS-Archives-Uploads until 29.12.2018 The following archives have been added to AROS-Archives until December 29th, 2018: aspireosupdate.lha dev/mis 29Mb Update to AspireOS codename "Obi... lodepaint_manual_full.zip doc/man 2Mb Manual for Lodepaint freeciv-2.3.2.i386-aros.zip gam/str 46Mb Opensource game inspired to civi...(snx) (Translation: dr) [News message: 30. Dec. 2018, 07:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
30.Dec.2018 |
MorphOS-Storage-Uploads until 29.12.2018 The following archives have been added to MorphOS-Storage until December 29th, 2018: Iris_beta45.lha Email New email client suppor... Wyrmsun_3.5.0.lha Games/Strategy Wyrmsun is an open-sour... BallGameHD_0.9.3.lha Games/Think Colourfull Free Softwar... CPUGauge_1.6.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar CPU load as gauge in sc... DateTime_1.3.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar A screenbar clock and c... MemoryGauge_1.5.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display memory usage as... MouseCoords_1.2.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display Mouse coordinat... MouseEyes_1.2.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Displays Mouse Eyes in ... PixelPicker_1.2.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display ARGB value of a... TopTasks_1.2.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display Top Tasks in sc... Uptime_1.2.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Display Uptime in scree... MCC_NList_0.125.lha System/MUI Classes NList custom classes fo...(snx) (Translation: dr) [News message: 30. Dec. 2018, 07:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
30.Dec.2018 |
WHDLoad: New installers until 29.12.2018 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 December 29th, 2018:
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30.Dec.2018 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:
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29.Dec.2018 amiganews.exec.pl (Webseite) |
Review: Workbench distribution AmiKit X 10.5.2 Under the title link Marcin Pianka has published his experiences with the Workbench distribution AmiKit X 10.5.2. The distribution would consist of free components but for all those users who do not have the time collecting them together and configuring them, AmiKit X offers a solution. And if you want to save spare time and are not about to spend 30 Euro (at once) then you can test a previous version 8.5 (or the V9 for Mac OS X) for free. (snx) (Translation: dr) [News message: 29. Dec. 2018, 12:02] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
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