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10.Apr.2022 Prototype: A-Pet - PET/CBM inspired metal case for Amiga or PC
An Amiga fan from England is working on a metall case inspired by the PET/CBM series from Commodore. Thanks to different backplates, the "A-Pet" will be able to house a generic PC motherboard or various Amiga models. While the proportions will be similar, the case is not an exact match of the original PET cases: It's not using a 9 or 12 inch monitor but offers a 14 or 17 inch display. And regular Amiga keyboards would be too wide for a standard PET case anyway.

Currently, the designer is working on a first prototype, he's reporting his progress in an Amiga forum regularly. The project's current state is also illustrated in a Video. The A-Pet is laser cut from metal sheets which are then folded like a sheet of construction paper. The designer plans to sell finished, powder coated cases to end users. (cg) (Translation: cg)

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05.Apr.2022
pikewerfer (forum) MorphOS: Free fonts package (also for AmigaOS)
Monotype employee 'pikewerfer', with permission from his superiors, has put together a free font pack that can be "bought" for 0 Euros under the title link. The "MorphOS Value Pack" contains ten different types, including their variants (italic, bold, etc.) there are 27 fonts.

The license of these OpenType fonts also includes AmigaOS, as far as their use is technically possible there. The creator would be pleased about feedback. (snx)

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05.Apr.2022

Introduction video: Checkmate displays 1089s and 1087s
Following his two Kickstarter campaigns to fund the Checkmate A1500 Plus- and Checkmate 1500 Mini cases, Stephen Jones is now planning a third campaign to fund monitors for retro computers.

In a video, he introduces his project showing prototypes. Key data:

Size: default is 19", if second stretch goal is reached then there will be a 17"
Ratio 5:4 (1280x1024 panel)
Ports:

Input: HDMI, VGA, composite video, interlace component input, AV1 and AV2
Output: speaker, composite (streaming)
Front panel: Front USB only if you add a front panel and wire them up, default will be a blank user panel waiting for customisation

3D printed prototypes, later injection molded version (reason for Kickstarter campaign)
side speakers
Using the Gbscontrol firmware for the 'GBS-8200' video converter as optional add on, not standard.

(dr)

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04.Apr.2022
McGeezer Preview video: Kung Fu action 'Devil's Temple'
Devil's Temple features 10 stages of intense arcade kung fu action based on the classic Irem games Kung Fu Master and Vigilante. Over 300 frames of animation were packed into the game and every cycle of performance was used on the Amiga A500. The game will adapt to upgrades, so additional chip ram will result in better music, AGA will provide additional colors and a greater variety of enemies in the game.

Today a new preview video for the game was released which is in development. It can already be pre-ordered as a boxed edition. A demo version of the first stage is also available on itch.io. (dr)

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04.Apr.2022

MorphOS: Symmetrix Blanker V1.0
Yesterday the #amigazeux team has released the Symmetrix screenblanker for MorphOS. It draws shapes like circles, stars and ribbons across symmetry-axes all over the screen producing (most times) multicoloured art. MorphOS 2.0 or higher and TinyGL required.

Download: Symmetrix.lha (71 kB) (dr)

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