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`02.Oct.2026`	Puzzle game: X-Sector The puzzle game "X-Sector" (video), written by Steve Higgins, is a playful tribute to copying floppy disks: much like the famous X-Copy, levels must be completed by filling grid squares on the screen – just as if a floppy disk were being read sector by sector. The game was created using the AMOS programming language and runs on any Amiga with 1 MB of RAM. (dr) [News message: 02. Oct. 2026, 17:12] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`30.Sep.2026` Janne Sirén (ANF)	AmiWind: Getting The Elder Scrolls III - Morrowind to run on the Amiga Buyers of the original game "The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind" can now run already parts of it on the Amiga using AmiWind, a program still under development by Harry Horsperg of the Finnish Amiga Users Group (video). AmiQuake serves as the basis; currently, 2 MB of Chip RAM and 16 MB of Fast RAM are required. (snx) [News message: 30. Sep. 2026, 16:54] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`29.Sep.2026` Marcus Gerards (ANF)	New Commodity: Herald brings pop-up notifications to AmigaOS 3.x Marcus Gerards has released a new utility called "Herald", which displays pop-up notifications on the Workbench under AmigaOS 3.x. A program sends a short message to Herald; Herald displays it on the screen for a few seconds and saves it in a notification centre, which the user can open later. A demonstration video is available on YouTube. Features of Herald Notifications from any program that supports ARexx, from any shell script via the included HeraldSend command, or directly from the program code via a MessagePort. The API should be familiar to users of notification services on AmigaOS 4. Notifications appear on the Workbench or on the currently active Public Screen. A progress bar with a stop button for shell commands that simply output text, such as LhA or XadUnFile - using the included HeraldPipe. Five themes, including semi-transparent variants when using a graphics card, as well as six animations for displaying notifications. Users can create their own themes using a simple text file. Priority levels, each with its own sound and a marker for urgent notifications. Notifications can be displayed stacked, one after the other, or grouped by programme. Progress bars controlled by the respective program, with pause and stop buttons. Emoji graphics for shortcodes in text, on screens with at least 16 colours. A notification centre that stores messages received whilst you are away. "Do Not Disturb": via hotkey or scheduled. Snooze function: Hold down the Shift key and click on a notification to make it reappear later. A preferences panel with context-sensitive help. The same settings can also be accessed via the icon’s tooltips. Includes GlowIcons by Martin ‘Mason’ Merz and emojis from OpenMoji.org System requirements Herald requires AmigaOS 3.1 (V40) or later and a 68000 processor. AmigaOS 3.9 with BoingBag 2 or later is recommended, as this is required for the ReAction Preferences. However, Herald can also be configured without these. The semi-transparent display modes require a screen with a colour depth of 15, 16, 24 or 32 bits. If fewer colours are available, a simpler display is used; otherwise, nothing changes. Integration into programs Integrating Herald into programs or daily workflows is straightforward: the archive contains comprehensive documentation as well as ARexx and AmigaDOS scripts. C sample code with Makefiles for SAS/C and GCC is also included for direct integration. HeraldSend and HeraldPipe communicate directly with the MessagePort. HeraldPipe reads from a shell pipe. This allows the user to convert the output of LhA and similar tools into a notification with a progress bar. (nba) [News message: 29. Sep. 2026, 11:13] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`29.Sep.2026`	Recovery utility: Amiga Guardian 1.0 Amiga Guardian is a snapshot and recovery programme, similar to System Restore in Windows or Time Machine on a Mac. It creates a snapshot of the files it is set to monitor and restores them exactly as they were – whether it is a single file, a folder or an entire drive. The tool is designed to make it safe to experiment, whether that involves installing a programme, editing the start-up sequence, etc. Amiga Guardian requires at least AmigaOS 2.04 (Kickstart 37) and approximately 600 KB of free RAM. (dr) [News message: 29. Sep. 2026, 06:31] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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