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`05.Jun.2026`	Computer history: The first Commodore PET was sold this day 49 years ago On The Silicon Underground, David L. Farquhar commemorates a milestone in computer history: On June 5, 1977, Commodore took the first dealer order for the PET 2001 at the Summer Consumer Electronics Show, thereby claiming the title of being the first company to sell a ready-to-use home computer. The PET originally cost $495, had 4 KB of RAM, a built-in monitor, and cassette storage. Its legacy extended to the C64 and, somewhat indirectly, to the Amiga: When Commodore secured a Microsoft license for AmigaBASIC, the company committed to crediting Microsoft on all future computers. (nba) [News message: 05. Jun. 2026, 15:13] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`05.Jun.2026`	New text adventure: The City of Gold - Part 1 Per Holmström (Grottkräl) has published "The City of Gold - Part 1", a new text-based cRPG adventure for the Amiga, which combines elements of a computer role-playing game (cRPG) with a classic text adventure. The player sets out in search of a legendary city of gold, equipped with a rough map and rumors from taverns. The game uses the DAAD-Ready engine and operates with 16 colors as well as a 64-KB database limit for the code. The game features a full story with graphics and occasional music clips, a simple role-playing system with four skills, and save and load functionality via floppy disk. In addition to the Amiga version (ADF and HDD installation), an HTML version is also available for modern browsers. "The City of Gold - Part 1" is available on itch.io under a "Name your price" model. (nba) [News message: 05. Jun. 2026, 14:53] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Jun.2026`	Do it yourself: Amiga USB-C power supply (no soldering required) For anyone who wants or needs to replace the bulky external power supply of their Amiga, Wolfgang Kierdorf provides 3D printing files and information on the off-the-shelf components needed to build a USB-C power supply in an attractive case (video). (snx) [News message: 03. Jun. 2026, 08:41] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Jun.2026`	Linux: Amiga and DOS game launcher Reliquaint 0.3.0 Reliquaint is a Linux program that allows you to launch Amiga games via FS-UAE (as well as MS-DOS games via DOSBox) by handling the configuration, mounting and sidecars (FluidSynth for MIDI). In addition there is a small catalog of curated metadata. Supplementary content can also be provided - e.g. walkthroughs, maps and tip lists for each game - written in Markdown and viewable in a "Guides" section on the respective game’s page. (snx) [News message: 03. Jun. 2026, 08:41] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Jun.2026` Amiga Unix Wiki	Unix: Amix graphics card driver for MNT VA2000 Amix, Commodore's Amiga Unix, can now also utilize the MNT VA2000 graphics card. The project consists of two parts: the driver itself and an X11R5 server with the corresponding RTG support. In addition to Amiga Unix version 2.1, firmware version 1.9.0 beta 2 is required for the graphics card operating in Zorro II mode. (snx) [News message: 03. Jun. 2026, 08:40] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Jun.2026`	Dinosaur Game clone: OuT.Rex OuT.Rex is based on Google's Dinosaur Game. In the AMOS version, the dinosaur must avoid colliding with palm trees by jumping over them while riding in a small car. Players must also dodge seagulls (video). (snx) [News message: 03. Jun. 2026, 08:40] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jun.2026` Daniel Spilker	CLI tool: verifyfd 1.0.0 verifyfd is a CLI tool for AmigaOS 2.04 and newer that tests floppy disks for defects. It writes a series of byte patterns across the entire disk surface, reads them back, and reports any sector that does not compare equal. As the entire contents of the disk will be overwritten, you should first ensure that the disk is empty or back up any data you may need later. The source code is available on Codeberg. (dr) [News message: 02. Jun. 2026, 22:14] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jun.2026`	Do it yourself: Wi-Fi internet access via the floppy drive port For this year’s Revision demoparty, Robert Smith had built a sound card (video) that connects to the floppy drive port. This would offer some interesting advantages over interfaces such as the parallel port. He has now applied the knowledge gained from this to his PaulaNET project (video): a Wi-Fi network adapter that connects via the floppy drive port and thus offers all the benefits of DMA transfer. Version 1.0 of the firmware supports Pi Pico W and Pi Pico 2 W. (dr) [News message: 02. Jun. 2026, 06:36] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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