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AmigaOS 4.1: Tutorial on installation of 3D graphics driver (03. Nov. 2022)
Roman 'kas1e' Kargin has published a detailed tutorial on Amigans.net in which he describes the correct installation of Warp3DNova, NovaBridge, MiniGL, Ogles2, and WarpOS-Emu so that everything that has to do with 3D runs best with RadeonHD or RadeonRX gr...

DIY project: Building an Amiga 2000 (part 5) (03. Nov. 2022)
'Drygol' is a member of the demoscene group Lamers and basically deals with retro computers in the form of restorations, upgrades etc. On his site Retrohax.net he not only offers various retro articles, but also runs a blog. Among other things he describe...

Playable previews: 'My Life Sucks' and 'My First Shooting Game' (03. Nov. 2022)
Two more games developed for the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam are not yet finished, but the developers already provide playable pre-release versions. To what extent the titles will be developed further is currently unclear. My Life Sucks (video) was supp...

Simulated pub crawl: Weegie Nights (03. Nov. 2022)
In 'Weegie Nights' (video) you have to wander through Glasgow by night and maintain the right alcohol level, in addition the consumption of food and alcoholic beverages as well as various "sources of income" want to be well organized. The title was develo...

SimCity for animals: Microtopia (02. Nov. 2022)
'Microtopia' (video) is described by the developer as a "prototype of a city-building simulation", in which a city for crows, beavers and moths is to be built on randomly generated maps. Numerous features that are still missing are to be added in later ve...

New articles on Obligement website (02. Nov. 2022)
The articles below have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement during the last two months. All translations are welcome. Please contact David 'Daff' Brunet for more information. September/October 2022 news. Old art...

Vertical Scrolling Shoot'em Up: ACE Battle Over The Sea (02. Nov. 2022)
The vertically scrolling shooter 'ACE Battle Over The Sea' (video) was developed for the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam. The title, inspired by classics like 1942, offers four missions and runs on any Amiga with at least one megabyte of Chip RAM. The download...

Encryption protocol: AmiSSL 5.5 (AmigaOS 3/4) (01. Nov. 2022)
The open source encryption protocol AmiSSL has been updated to version 5.5 and is now based on the latest OpenSSL 3.0.7, which was also released today. This fixes a security problem that has existed since OpenSSL 3.0.0 and is now classified as high: a buf...

Linux tutorial: Using the Fienix distribution on the X5000, part 2 (01. Nov. 2022)
In the first part of the instructions for using the Linux distribution "Fienix" on the X5000, Amiga-News.de editor Daniel Reimann reported how to prepare a USB stick under Windows for this purpose. Here now the continuation: Starting Fienix After ...

Platformer: Ami-Tower (01. Nov. 2022)
The Polish developer 'Tukinem' (farm simulation "Farmiga") has ported Icy Tower in Blitz Basic 2 to the Amiga. The game principle is to let the main character climb a tower by jumping to different heights. The levels are created randomly. You can ju...

CPU and RAM monitor: NewMeter 1.332 (31. Oct. 2022)
Thomas Rapp's "NewMeter" is a monitor showing on the Workbench screen the utilization of CPU, RAM and several partitions with a bar chart. The program is configured using tooltypes, (amiga-news.de reported). In the latest version 1.332 configurable cust...

MorphOS: U-Boot warning regarding AmigaOne X5000 still valid (30. Oct. 2022)
Two years ago Mark Olsen, who maintains the official firmware for the distribution of the AmigaOne X5000 by A-EON Technology, had pointed out in great detail that the work of Steven Solie's team on their own U-Boot version could lead to unpredictable prob...

Guest article: Trevor's personal review of the Amiga37 (30. Oct. 2022)
Trevor Dickinson traveled from New Zealand to present A-EON and AAA Technology at Amiga37, which took place two weeks ago. We asked him for his impressions of his stay in Germany and the event, which he has described to us below. Many thanks to Trevor. ...

AmigaOS 4.1: Introduction to Software Development Kit V54.16, part 2 (update) (29. Oct. 2022)
Tree weeks ago we had published the first part of the introduction to Hyperion Entertainment's recently updated Software Development Kit (SDK) V54.16 written by Josef Wegner. Now the second part: "AmigaOS 4.1 SDK 54.16 - How to install it? In the ...

Motorola68k emulation: Emu68 tests and driver development for Compute Module 4 (29. Oct. 2022)
Developer Michal Schulz regularly provides background information and status updates on his Motorola68K emulation Emu68 for the ARM architecture on his Patreon page. In his latest entry he not only reports about the experiences on the Amiga37, but also an...

MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 4.3 (28. Oct. 2022)
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 4.3 of his web browser Wayfarer for MorphOS, which now includes the full WebKit WebInspector. Detailed changes: Implemented the full WebKit WebInspector Deprecated Eruda Enabled anchor's download attr...

Programming language: Amiga C/C++ Visual Studio Code Extension 1.6.3 (update) (28. Oct. 2022)
Bartman', member of the demo group 'Abyss', provides with 'amiga-debug' a 'Visual Studio Code' extension for "compiling, debugging and profiling Amiga C/C++ programs compiled by the bundled gcc 11.2 with the bundled WinUAE" (YouTube video). Today version ...

Report: The AmigaOne XE, second part (Czech) (27. Oct. 2022)
In the first part, Martina Hřebcová devoted herself to the AmigaOne XE in its entirety and subjected it to various tests. In the now published sequel she deals in detail with the use of various graphics cards and prepares test results and correlation...

Video review: "Apollo Icedrake - The fastest Amiga accelerator ever made?" (27. Oct. 2022)
In a video, the YouTube channel 'Odd & Obsolete' presents the Apollo Icedrake accelerator card for the Amiga 1200 and describes his experiences and impressions....

Linux: Stable long-term kernel 5.10.149 for AmigaOne X1000/X5000 (27. Oct. 2022)
Parallel to new kernels (amiga-news.de reported), Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky also provides the latest version of the stable long-term kernel for the AmigaOne X1000 and X5000. It is suitable for old Linux distributions that do not work with the latest ker...