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`25.Jun.2025` Jan Zahurancik (ANF)	AmiKit In A Box: Raspberry Pi 5 with Workbench distribution The well-known Workbench distribution AmiKit is now also available for purchase together with a fully configured Raspberry Pi 5 mini-computer - only the operating system itself still needs to be added as usual. Read below our translation of the official press release: AmiKit In A Box AmiKit is now available as a complete system (Workbench 3.x and a Kickstart ROM are additionally required, for example from Amiga Forever or an AmigaOS 4.1 CD - alternatively AmigaOS XL/3.5/3.9/3.1.4 is also possible). What is AmiKit? AmiKit is a Workbench distribution that runs via AmiBerry on a Raspberry Pi 5, and can also run AmigaOS 3.x right at boot time, so that unlike a UAE/AmiBerry system on a PC, AmigaOS 3.x is started directly. In addition to AmigaOS 3.1, AmigaOS 3.2 is also supported (in the latter case, AmigaOS 3.1 must be installed first, after which the update to AmigaOS 3.2 takes place). What do you get? A set-up Raspberry Pi 5 in a stylish case (with AmiKit logo), equipped with storage medium, power supply and active cooling, everything already assembled. The storage medium is already flashed so that you can boot directly and install AmigaOS 3.x (e.g. via a USB stick). In addition to the AmigaOS version, you also need a USB mouse and a USB keyboard (keyboards from AmigaOne systems or the Apollo Vampire do also work). AmiKit is a very professional workbench distribution. During the installation process, this distribution (which, as already mentioned, also requires an AmigaOS 3.x license and a corresponding installation medium) is installed, which contains a comprehensive software package. "AmiKit In A Box" is the fastest hardware solution for AmigaOS 3.x available. Heretic 2, for example, runs at a resolution of 640x480 pixels at around 50 fps (faster than the PowerPC version on an AmigaOne x1000 with software rendering, and also significantly faster than on all other Raspberry-based 68k solutions). With moderate overclocking, the frame rate for games such as Heretic 2 goes up to 56 fps (for comparison: 63 fps with software renderer and 640x480 pixels on an AmigaOne x5000). The system is also used by Steffen 'MagicSN' Häuser to test his 68k game developments (e.g. Heretic 2, Gorky 17, RetroArch). Further informationen can be found at the title link as well as on YouTube: AmiKit In A Box - Intro AmiKit In A Box - Showcase AmiKit 12 - The Essential Review AmiKit In A Box is available for 239,95 EUR (incl. VAT). (snx) [News message: 25. Jun. 2025, 22:47] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`24.Jun.2025` Roman 'kas1e' Kargin (ANF)	Snork 0.1: New Tracer/Logger for AmigaOS 4 Snork, a new tool for monitoring and logging function calls in system libraries, is now available to AmigaOS 4 users. The tool is aimed at developers and experienced users who want to debug applications or analyze the behavior of the system. Inspired by Snoopy, a popular 68k debugger by Gerson Kurz from 1994, Snork follows a similar, script-based approach. While the original relied on SetFunction and does not work on AmigaOS 4, Snork uses modern mechanisms such as IExec->SetMethod to specifically monitor current library interfaces. In contrast to existing tools such as glSnoop by Capehill or Snoopy by Colin Wenzel, which focus on specific libraries, Snork is designed to support a wide range of system libraries in the future. The current first version includes support for dos.library and intuition.library; functions with a variable number of arguments are not yet supported, but are planned for future updates, as is support for additional libraries. Download: Snork 0.1 (86 KB) (nba) [News message: 24. Jun. 2025, 16:56] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Jun.2025`	Developer tool: Iff2Bpl converts ILBM files The open source tool Iff2Bpl converts ILBM image files into raw (interleaved) bitplanes, which can then be integrated into games or applications by developers. The author only provides the source code, interested parties must build the executable version themselves. (cg) [News message: 21. Jun. 2025, 23:20] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Jun.2025`	Hardware project: Parallel port sampler "Amiga Stereo Audio Digitizer 1.3" The "Amiga Stereo Audio Digitizer" converts one or two analog audio signals into uncompressed 8-bit audio streams. According to the developer, it should be compatible with "most" corresponding Amiga software; it was tested with Audio Master IV. (cg) [News message: 21. Jun. 2025, 23:17] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Jun.2025`	Chip development: Marine, an open-source replica of Amber Marine is a CPLD based replica of the 'Amber' chip, which is used in the A3000 and Commodore's A2320 extension as a flicker fixer and converts interlace screen modes into a regular screen modes. The developer also presents his project in detail in a series of videos: 1, 2, 3. (cg) [News message: 21. Jun. 2025, 23:14] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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