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01.Jan.2019



Jump'n Run: Trap Runner 1.0 ("Final Release")
Frank Wille's jump'n run game "Trap Runner" released in September was updated for the last time providing some bug fixing and reworked graphics. The download is available for free, a commercial release distributed by APC&TCP is planned as well.

Changes in Trap Runner 1.0:
  • Fixed a memory leak when loading new maps.
  • Handle spurious level 7 interrupts, which happen on some boards.
  • Graphics retouched by Jonathan Dodd.
  • Enabled desert world water animations.
  • Fixed coin animation in level 18.
  • Fixed the return path in level 22.
  • Getting stuck in level 24 fixed, when missing the white pill.
  • Optimized fireball usage in castle world.
  • Red floor in the Pacman level is deadly now.
  • Fixed loss of last continue-level after running the introduction.
  • Stars gauge didn't animate and reset, when collecting multiple stars at once, while only a single star was required for extra life.
(cg) (Translation: dr)

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01.Jan.2019



Developer tools: vasm 1.8e and vlink 0.16b
Frank Wille has released updates of his assembler vasm and the corresponding linker vlink.

New in vasm 1.8e:
  • New option -dwarf automatically generates line debug information for source level debugging in DWARF V2 or DWARF V3 format.
  • New output module for Sharp X68000 Xfile executables. Can be selected with the -Fxfile option.
  • Repeatedly included files are only loaded once into memory.
  • m68k: Avoid wrong branch-optimization info messages with -opt-allbra.
  • 6502: Fixed LDA (zp,X) in 65C02 mode (-c02).
  • 6502: -wdc02 enables the WDC65C02 extensions, like RMB, SMB, BBR, BBS.
  • 6502: Support for Hudson Soft HuC6280 (new option -6280).
  • 6502: New directive SETDP to set the current zero/direct-page address for optimizations from abs to zp addressing modes.
  • x86: Fixed crash with SWAPGS, when not supported by current cpu.
  • std-syntax: Fixed potential buffer overflow when parsing macro arguments.
  • output-hunk: Always try to include the full absolute source-path when writing LINE debug hunks (-linedebug option).
New in vlink 0.16b (having the same version number like a version released a year ago):
  • (ados/ehf) Fixed possible segfault when linking resident modules.
  • (ados/ehf) Allow linking/stripping executables again.
(cg) (Translation: dr)

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01.Jan.2019
Verein zum Erhalt klassischer Computer (ANF)


Event: Classic Computing 2019 in Lehre (Lower Saxony, Germany)
The Classic Computing is one of the biggest, annual retro computer events in Germany. It will take place at the end of September in changing locations. This year it will be hold in Lehre (Lower Saxony, Germany) from 20. to 22. September. You can get further information under the title link (in German). (snx) (Translation: dr)

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01.Jan.2019
David Brunet (ANF)


New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement during the last two months. All translations are welcome. Please contact David 'Daff' Brunet for more information.
  • November/December 2018 news
  • Old articles from Amiga News Tech n°20 to 23:
    • File: the CIAs
    • Tutorial: Basic utilization of Link 5.10
    • Programming: C - proportional gadgets
    • Programming: AMOS - music banks
    • Review: GFA Basic Compiler
    • File: 68000 instructions
    • Programming: C - screen opening with intuition.library
    • Interview with Frank Ostrowski
  • Interview with Artur Gadawski (Retro 7-bit)
  • Interview with Glenn Corpes (Syndicate and Populous developer)
  • Review of Happiga 1.4.3 (update)
  • Comparison: file systems on MorphOS
  • File: Digital Creations et Progressive Image Technology
  • File: ordered dithering in printing (update)
  • File: errors and problems in cracked versions of Amiga games
  • DIY: Pimp my Pegasos (personnalization of my Pegasos)
  • Tutorial: installation and utilization of WHDLOpener
  • Tutorial: use a CD reader on AmigaOS 1.3
  • Special quiz about Digita International
English article:
  • Interview with Artur Gadawski (Retro 7-bit)
(snx) (Translation: dr)

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01.Jan.2019
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)


Reviews of the year: Year of the Nothing / AmiCast SE #9
Already before the positive review of the year by Szymon Żyłas (amiga-news.de reported), again on exec.pl Marcin Pianka's "Year of the Nothing" was published.

Krzysztof Radzikowski has discussed with Marcin the Amiga year 2018 in the nineth special issue of the podcast AmiCast. His reviews of the year can be also read as text - an automatic translation of the Polish original is integrated into the website. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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