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Archive 07/2023

`19.Jul.2023` Apollo-Forum	FPGA: Apollo-Core-Update GOLD 2.17 "Bronto" The Apollo-Core is a FPGA reimplementation of the m68k series produced by Motorola which also provides a separate graphics driver called SAGA. The core is used in the Vampire accelerator boards 600 V2, 500 V2+ and 1200 V2. Changes: Card supports now to run in one of 4 different speed mode. This allows for run old games e.g. in speed of A500 or A1200, to improve running old games that have problems running on faster CPUs. Support for new instruction EXTUB.L This instruction is very useful for type conversion. It is used by some GCC versions. Supporting it does improve code density and improves performance. Support for new instruction EXTUW.L This instruction is very useful for type conversion. It is used by some GCC versions. Supporting it does improve code density and improves performance. Support for enhanced instructions BRA.s+ BSR.s+ BCC.s+ This instruction is supported by some compilers and assemblers. This instruction improves code density and improves performance. Hardware optimized version of FPU instruction FDBcc.w Hardware optimized version of FPU instruction FDBcc.l several FPU Performance optimizations ported from V4-FPU to V2 (dr) [News message: 19. Jul. 2023, 12:13] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Jul.2023` Yawning Angel (E-Mail)	Video tutorial: Writing a simple game in AMOS Retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' had published a series of short tutorials about AMOS Pro over the past twelve months (amiga-news.de reported). Based on this, in the latest video he shows how to program a small, functional game and thus finishes his series for the time being. (dr) [News message: 19. Jul. 2023, 09:04] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Jul.2023` Mastodon	Platform game: Rastan demo v0.31 Rastan was released in 1987 by Taito for arcade machines. Now an Amiga port is in development and after a first preview video (amiga-news.de reported) there are now also demo versions, which the developer still calls alpha versions. Changes in version 0.31: 2nd fire button to jump properly implemented. Fixed Rastan's castrato death howl. Fixed horizontal movement for downward plunges to make them behave the same way regular jumps do. Fixed AI ledge bug for level 1-B warriors. Added hard-drive version. (dr) [News message: 19. Jul. 2023, 08:29] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Jul.2023` Andreas Magerl (ANF)	Print magazine: Special issue of ASM (German) German magazine ASM ("Aktueller Software-Markt", current software market) was published from March 1986 to February 1995. Now a special issue is available, which contains more than 30 reviews of current games for 8- and 16-bitters as well as numerous interviews: On the one hand with a number of people involved at that time - Manfred Kleimann, Frank Brall, Martina Strack, Bendrik Muhs, Stefan Swiergiel, Klaus Segel, Stefan Bayer, Torsten Oppermann and Dirk Fuchser - and on the other hand also with Thomas Meiertoberens (Magic Bytes) and Steve Wilcox (Elite Systems), Roman Werner (Super Marble Boy), The Mojon Twins (Ramiro el Vampiro), Juan Manchon (Amigastore. eu), Andreas Magerl (APC&TCP) and Sebastian Bach (Polyplay). The official press release: "ASM returns - The ASM (Aktueller Software Markt), a popular German computer magazine in the late 1980s, is still revered in retro circles today. It has recently made a comeback after a 28-year hiatus. In 1986, the ASM magazine covered almost every important computer system, including the C-64, Spectrum, Schneider CPC, MSX, Dragon, and Enterprise. The 16-bit Atari ST and Amiga were also included, starting in 1987 and finding their way into households. However, by 1995, the PC had become dominant, and there was no longer a market for multi-platform magazines. Nowadays, there has been a significant change, as old computers that were once abandoned or thrown away in the 1990s are finding new admirers. Every year, more games are being released that surpass expectations and bring out the best in these systems. A German magazine that used to accompany home computers during their success in German living rooms is making a comeback. The new issue, 3/23, aims to provide an overview of the current 8-bit and 16-bit software market, just like it did in the past. However, the new ASM is more than just a software magazine. It also pays tribute to the old ASM editions from the 1980s. There are plenty of interviews with former editors, which offer interesting insights into the daily work of software journalists at that time. The old guard was pleased with the project. 'I am thrilled that the previous format has been reintroduced and executed so well,' states Manfred Kleimann, the former editor-in-chief who created the magazine's concept in 1985 and provided input for the new edition. The latest print edition can be found at the title link, where also other Amiga magazines like 'Amiga Future' and 'Amiga Joker' as well as the computer magazine 'LOAD.' are available. This 100-page special edition costs 8 euros and requires an additional fee for shipping." From the content: Over 30 test reports on current games for 8 and 16 bits Interviews with Manfred Kleimann, Frank Brall, Martina Strack, Bendrik Muhs, Stefan Swiergiel, Klaus Segel, Stefan Bayer, Torsten Oppermann, Dirk Fuchser Interviews with Thomas Meiertoberens (Magic Bytes) and Steve Wilcox (Elite Systems), Roman Werner (Super Marble Boy), The Mojon Twins (Ramiro el Vampiro), Juan Manchon (Amigastore.eu), Andreas Magerl (APC&TCP), Sebastian Bach ( poly play) Reader survey on the ASM Competition resolution: Finally here - the ASM computer game In the spotlight: 40 years of Vectrex Flashback: what became of the St. Brides Girls? (snx) [News message: 19. Jul. 2023, 07:21] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`18.Jul.2023`	AmigaOS 4.1: Finance management LüttjeBookholler 1.86 "Lüttje Bookholler" is a German dialect and means "little accountant". The program is capable to import account data via csv-import. Changes since our last news item: Recognises a transaction as existing if there are many spaces in a row in the reason for payment. (Duplicate entries may occur after the update if the next import overlaps in date with existing data. Then simply delete them) No crash when printing if no printer is set up. Italian catalog by Samir Hawamdeh Under certain circumstances charts were not saved during evaluation. FullHD tables for Ignition evaluation (dr) [News message: 18. Jul. 2023, 06:32] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`18.Jul.2023`	AmigaOS 4.1: ignition-OpenDocument plugin v0.38 The ods-addon of the spreadsheet ignition (amiga-news.de reported) was updated to version 0.38. The addon allows loading and saving tables in OpenDocument format, which is used in LibreOffice/OpenOffice Calc among others. Some improvements were made to prevent endless reading and the debug outputs were removed to speedup performance. (dr) [News message: 18. Jul. 2023, 06:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`18.Jul.2023`	Event: "ZZAP! Live" in Kenilworth (England) On 12 August 2023 at The Holiday Inn in Kenilworth (England) the first "ZZAP! Live" event, organised by the South West Amiga Group and Retro Computer Museum, among others. All Commodore computer systems including the Amiga will be represented. Guests include Andrew Braybrook, Steve Turner and Jason Page (Uridium, Paradroid, Rainbow Islands, Fire and Ice), Jon Hare and Stoo Cambridge (Wizball, Sensible Soccer, Cannon Fodder) and Gary Bracey, Simon Butler, Paul Hughes and Stephen Thompson (Ocean Software titles). (dr) [News message: 18. Jul. 2023, 05:59] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Jul.2023` Rafał Zabdyr (E-Mail)	MorphOS: Version management "Git Desktop" v0.9.19 Rafał Zabdyr has released a first beta version of his graphical user interface for the version management Git for MorphOS. "Git Desktop" (Aminet link) is written in C++ and based on MUI through his C++ wrapper. MorphOS 3.x and the Git component of the SDK are required. (dr) [News message: 17. Jul. 2023, 09:29] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Jul.2023`	Arcade port: Pengo released After the beta version (amiga-news.de reported) the developer Jean-Francois 'jotd' Fabre has released the full version of the game "Pengo", originally published for Sega's arcade machines (video). As a red penguin, you have to fight off so-called Sno-Bees in a labyrinth of ice blocks. (dr) [News message: 17. Jul. 2023, 06:25] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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