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Character set conversion: codesets.library 6.22 (03. Mar. 2024)
The codesets.library allows applications to access codeset/charset tables via a standardized interface or to perform conversions between different character sets. With version 6.22, the strlen() function is only called if CSA_SourceLen is not set....

Amiga emulator: Amiberry 5.6.8 (01. Mar. 2024)
Amiberry is an Amiga emulator for ARM-based single-chip systems like the Raspberry Pi, the Odroid XU4 or the Tinkerboard from ASUS, which brings some newly developed features like a "WHDLoad-Booter" or support for controller configuration using RetroArch....

MorphOS: E-Mail client Iris 1.21 (28. Feb. 2024)
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.21 his e-mail client Iris for MorphOS. Detailed changes: Added an option to block loading of any external assets (images, css, etc) used in HTML emails. When enabled, Iris will only show images attach...

AROS: "Irritating bug of the month" February fixed / Poll for March (28. Feb. 2024)
In the "Irritating bug of the month" poll for February, the addition of an easy way to enable tethering in the network settings was chosen. AROS developer Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz has added this feature, which will be available in the next up...

Preview video: Dungeon Crawler "The Cthulhu Project" (27. Feb. 2024)
At the end of last year, we introduced Maurice Doerr's dungeon crawler "The Cthulhu Project". In another preview video, he now shows interactions with computer-controlled characters (NPCs) for the first time....

AI assistant for Amiga development: "Amiga Guru" (27. Feb. 2024)
Cameron Armstrong, author of the chat program AmigaGPT (amiga-news.de reported), has created a custom GPT based on the Amiga documentation so that it is much more accurate for Amiga development than the standard ChatGPT. Since ChatGPT sometimes knows...

AmigaOS 4: Audio editor Rave 1.7 (26. Feb. 2024)
Daniel 'trixie' Jedlicka has released version 1.7 of his audio editor "Rave". The program requires AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Update 2 and the Enhancer-Core classes from A-EON Technology. Die Änderungen in der Version 1.7: The program now...

Aminet uploads until 24.02.2024 (25. Feb. 2024)
The following files have been added until 24.02.2024 to Aminet: SonosController_AROS.lha comm/misc 2.6M x86 Control Sonos speakers with y... SonosController_MOS.lha comm/misc 2.6M MOS Control Sonos speakers with y... SonosController_OS3.lha c...

OS4Depot uploads until 24.02.2024 (25. Feb. 2024)
The following files have been added until 24.02.2024 to OS4Depot: sonoscontroller.lha aud/mis 3Mb 4.1 Control Sonos speakers with your... mce.lha gam/uti 5Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor amigemini.lha net/bro...

DIY: "Joystick Reanimator" repairs micro switches using electric impulses (25. Feb. 2024)
C64 fan 'GI-Joe' - a service technician in real life - has come across many faulty microswitches in his professional life. The silver-plated switching contacts of switches that only have to switch very low currents were often oxidized: the arcing that occ...

Controlling Sonos speakers: SonosController 1.4 for all Amiga systems (24. Feb. 2024)
Known for his Workbench simulation TAWS, Michael Rupp has also been working on his Amiga program for controlling Sonos loudspeakers since 2021: SonosController (amiga-news.de reported). He has now released version 1.4, for the first time also for AROS and...

TCP networking on Kickstart 1.3: AmigaNOS tutorial (23. Feb. 2024)
KA9Q aka "NOS" is an early TCP stack designed for Packet Radio or computers with serial connections. The existing Amiga port is compatible with Kickstart 1.3 and supports both SLIP as well as PPP. In his tutorial, 'neongod' describes - in authenti...

Coders wanted for an AGA remake of Cryos 'Dune' (22. Feb. 2024)
Graphic designer 'barjack' is designing a remake of Cryo's classic adventure Dune for AGA based Amiga computers. The new version will preserve the original story, but expand it with new locations, characters and storylines. On top of that it is intended t...

Accelerator: PiStorm16 for the Amiga 600 in development (20. Feb. 2024)
At the title link Michal Schulz describes the PiStorm16 turbocard currently under development. In contrast to the classic PiStorm, an Efinix FPGA chip is used here as with the PiStorm32-lite. This means that no external devices are required for configurat...

Emulator: WinUAE 5.2.0 (19. Feb. 2024)
The Amiga emulator WinUAE has been released in version 5.2.0. Changes: New features/updates MacroSystem DraCo emulation. Full emulation except V-Lab Motion video board which is totally undocumented. Amiga clone without Amiga custom chips. Pic...

MorphOS-Storage uploads until 17.02.2024 (18. Feb. 2024)
The following files have been added until 17.02.2024 to MorphOS-Storage: openxcom_1.0.lha Games/Strategy A free open-source reim... ...

WHDLoad: New installers until 17.02.2024 (18. Feb. 2024)
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 17.02.2024: 2024-02-16 improved: Wonderboy (Ac...

Demoparty: The nominees for the "Meteoriks" awards (17. Feb. 2024)
This weekend, the demo party "MountainBytes 2024" will take place in Switzerland (amiga-news.de reported). Yesterday evening, the nominees for the "Meteoriks" awards were determined, which will then be presented during Revision 2024, which takes place fro...

Platformer: Jump'n Bump (beta version) (16. Feb. 2024)
Erik 'earok' Hogan has released a first beta version of his port of the game Jump'n Bump using his Scorpion Engine, which essentially contains the core functions of the original game, but has not yet been extensively tested, so there may still be a few bu...

Tool: EmptyADF 1.0 (16. Feb. 2024)
After several beta versions, Darren 'dmcoles' Cole released the first stable version of "ReBuild" about a week ago, which should make it possible to create graphical user interfaces for ReAction, the evolution of ClassAct (amiga-news.de reported). Krzyszt...