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`21.Aug.2021` Amigaworld (Twitter)	Deniser: Open Source replacement for Denise chip On GitHub, Martin 'endofexclusive' Åberg has established a resposity called 'Deniser' for building and programming a Denise chip replacement. Denise is the Amiga custom chip responsible for most of the graphic related tasks such as bitplane display, palette registers, smooth scrolling, hardware sprites, flexible screen object priority, collision detection and more. In the Amiga, Denise operates in concert with the Agnus and Paula. Schematic, BOM and more information can be found in a separate PDF file. Status of the project: Known to work: Schematic, PCB layout and BOM Use in Amiga A500 with ECS Agnus (PAL) Workbench, Deluxe Paint, demos Extra Half Brite (EHB) mode OCS features Things that probably work: Use in Amiga A1000, A2000 and A3000 Use with OCS Agnus Collision detection Hold-and-modify (HAM) mode Genlock Known limitations: Some sprites appear above and below the display window. No NTSC (dr) [News message: 21. Aug. 2021, 09:28] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`14.Aug.2021` (ANF)	Jetbrain IDEs: Plugin upgrades support for MC68000 syntax Chris 'platon42' Hodges (USB stack Poseidon, among others) has released a plugin on Github for Jetbrains' integrated development environments (CLion and IntelliJ for Windows, Mac OS and Linux, among others) that retrofits support for m68k assembler. It equips the IDEs with syntax highlighting and refactoring capability for Motorola's instruction set. (cg) (Translation: bb) [News message: 14. Aug. 2021, 22:34] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Aug.2021` (ANF)	New edition of the Amiga 500: THEA500 Mini In October 2020 Retro Games Ltd. had hinted at the replica of an Amiga 500 with a picture. Today, concrete details were announced: In early 2022, the replica of the Amiga 500, named THEA500 Mini and distributed by Koch Media, will be available for a recommended retail price of EUR€129.99 (product video). Not only the OSC and ECS chipset, but also the Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA) are to be emulated. 25 games are to be included, of which the following have been listed so far: Alien Breed 3D, Another World, ATR: All Terrain Racing, Battle Chess, Cadaver, Kick Off 2, Pinball Dreams, Simon The Sorcerer, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, The Chaos Engine, Worms: The Director's Cut, Zool: Ninja Of The "Nth" Dimension. All other titles will be announced at a later date. However, it is also possible to load your own games using a USB stick and WHDLoad support. The games can be saved and continued at any time. The following products are to be included in the scope of delivery: THEA500 Mini Computer 25 Games 2-Button-USB-Mouse in original design 8-Button-USB-Gamepad HDMI Cable USB-C power cable Quick Start Guide THEA500 Mini will have the following specifications: Emulates A500, A600 & A1200 (ECS/OCS/AGA) Games can be saved and resumed at any time Own games can be added 720p HD resolution at 50 Hz (Europe) or 60 Hz (USA) Various scaling options and CRT filters Virtual keyboard and USB keyboard support upgradeable firmware So far, there is no information about which hardware or software this replica is based on. (dr) [News message: 10. Aug. 2021, 18:42] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Aug.2021` Amigablogs	Game announcement: 'Menace' remake for Vampire Kevin Saunders, graphic designer, artist and game designer for Amiga projects (among others Boss Machine and RESHOOT PROXIMA 3), has announced a remake of the game Menace for Vampire Amigas by presenting an animated end level boss. He also encourages Amiga users to support his work by becoming a Patreon. (dr) [News message: 10. Aug. 2021, 07:11] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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