22.Feb.2025
MiDWaN
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Amiga emulator: Amiberry 7.0.5 and Amiberry-lite 5.8.6
Amiberry is an Amiga emulator based on the current WinUAE version, while its little brother Amiberry-lite is based on WinUAE 4.4 and is intended for slower hardware - up to the Raspberry Pi 4. Version 7.0.5 of Amiberry is now available, Amiberry-lite has arrived at version 5.8.6. (cg)
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21.Feb.2025
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Action game: Amiga Yoomp! 1.08
Amiga Yoomp! is a conversion of an Atari 8-bit game from 2007. Version 1.08 has now been released, adding keyboard control (cursor keys, up/space bar to jump). In addition, the game can now be paused by pressing the P key, while the B key can be used to remove dithering until the next level starts. (nba)
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21.Feb.2025
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HxC Floppy-Emulator: Software 2.16.11.1
The floppy emulator HxC by Jean-Francois Del Nero completely replaces the floppy drive (of an Amiga) with an electronic device. The project, which was launched in 2006, is available in two versions, with a SD card port or with USB port (amiga-news.de reported).
A new version of the HxC floppy emulator software has now been released. The changes:
- XML export/import
- Better multi-format tracks support.
- You can now specify/change the density/format for each individual sector with the tag.
In addition to the executable program, the source code is also available for free download. (nba)
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21.Feb.2025
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Preview video: Dungeon Crawler "The Cthulhu Project"
In a new preview video (amiga-news.de reported), developer Maurice Doerr shows how he has made good progress with the dialogue system. (dr)
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21.Feb.2025
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 9.2
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has published version 9.2 of his Wayfarer web browser for MorphOS, which fixes several endianness issues and updates libcURL, libsqlite and libxml2. (dr)
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19.Feb.2025
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Podcast: "Settle the World" at Levelmeister (German)
"Settle the World" by Christian 'TheoTheoderich' Wiegel is a turn-based building and trading game in which the aim is to colonize several islands and remain in power over a long period of time.
Now the programmer was a guest at the Levelmeister podcast to talk about game development and the technical limitations of the Amiga, as well as why this platform continues to attract developers to this day. (snx)
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19.Feb.2025
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Demoscene: Nominations for the Meteoriks 2025 award announced
The Meteoriks 2025 is an award for the best demoscene productions of the year 2024, which will be presented at the Revision demo party in April. Among the 55 nominations in eleven categories are three Amiga demos:
- Category New Talent:
- Category Best Midschool Production:
(snx)
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19.Feb.2025
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AmigaOS 4: DTP program CompressionOS4 0.50 (Beta)
Achim Pankalla's DTP program CompressionOS4 allows graphics and text to be placed on pages and generates PDF documents from them; a German manual is included. New features since beta version 0.40:
- Correction of sometimes wrong headlinelist
- Now the correct tab is shown by clicking on headlinelist
- First global configmenue implemented
- Implemented garbage collection for deleting unnessary files
- Now links to PDF pages and websites are possible
- Correcting an error in setting the correct font
- Correcting an error while copying headlines
- Minor correction and optimation
Download: CompressionOS4.lha (2 MB) (snx)
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19.Feb.2025
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AmigaOS 4: Preview video of GemRB 0.8.8 WIP
GemRB is a reimplementation of BioWare's Infinity Engine, which is used to develop computer role-playing games based on the Dungeons & Dragons rules (e.g. Baldur's Gate). GemRB stands for "Game engine made with pre-rendered background".
After Andrea 'afxgroup' Palmatè's AmigaOS 4 port of version 0.7.2 in 2012 and later ports of version 0.8.8, released in 2021, to MorphOS and AROS, Steffen Häuser is now also adapting the latter to AmigaOS 4. At the title link you will find a preview video. (snx)
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19.Feb.2025
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Preview from Michal Schulz on PiStorm and Emu68
Michal Schulz and Claude Schwarz have already given us a lot of pleasure with their work on the Motorola68K emulation Emu68 (amiga-news.de reported) and 68K hardware emulation PiStorm32(-lite) (amiga-news.de reported). We asked Michal Schulz to inform us about the current and planned projects:
Framethrower
So far, the RTG emulation has been provided via the HDMI port of the PiStorm and the RGB data supplied by the Denise chip at the RGB port of the Amiga and must be tapped there separately. Since the end of 2023, the two have been working on an extension now called "Framethrower", which also outputs the RGB signal via the PiStorm (camera port) (amiga-news.de reported). As Michal writes, the project is unfortunately not yet finished: "There is a problem with the Tang Nano boards, which Claude is still working on solving. In more detail, this means that due to the design of the Tang Nano 9K, a lot of noise is introduced into the MIPI signal. This leads to either distortions in the transmitted image or the entire synchronisation is lost."
Emu68
For the Motorola68K emulation software Emu68, the new version 1.1 is to be released this year, which will bring some improvements in addition to typical corrections and bug fixes: "For example, cache blocks that are actually removed by the CPU cache flush will be reused. Instead, they will be "recycled" to reduce the compilation time. As a result, macOS, for example, will run much faster under Shapeshifter, and booting the Amiga will also take less time." The first tests have already been carried out and are very promising.
Furthermore, the work on the WiFi driver for Emu68 will be continued (amiga-news.de reported) and, if all goes well, the Ethernet driver for the Pi4/CM4 will be started. If there is enough time, the next project will be USB.
PiStorm16
The first version of the accelerator card for the Amiga 600 (or CM4) (amiga-news.de reported) has been produced in its final version in a quantity of 25 units and will soon be sent to the first users. Shortly afterwards, the project will be released as open source so that it can be produced and sold in larger quantities by various companies and hobbyists.
PiStorm16 is similar to PiStorm32: it uses the same FPGA, the firmware is embedded in Emu68 and is loaded to the PiStorm at startup, so features like the "stealth" mode are possible: by pressing and holding CTRL and the Amiga keys for a few seconds, the Amiga is started in basic mode, without extension.
Other models from the PiStorm16 family, for example for Pi3/Pi4 or for the A500, A2000 etc., will follow.
Future plans
Michal wrote: "We are looking at ways to make hardware that is unsuitable for the PiStorm in the Amiga usable in some form.
In the long term (i.e. not this year), a project is to be developed in which the Amiga chipset is implemented on an FPGA module, for example, and communicates with the processor via a PCIe interface. Yes, PCIe has disadvantages that make it almost unusable for a "classic" PiStorm. But in a scenario where PiStorm is not an interface but an Amiga chipset, the performance might be sufficient. Our work in this direction is running on several levels:
PocketStorm
As a first step, Claude has developed a motherboard for the Pi3/Pi4 that integrates the Amiga chipset (MiniMig) and the PiStorm interface in the Tang Nano 20K. With the help of Emu68, a complete (albeit emulated) Amiga is created.
EFI integration
At the same time, I am working on a start programme for EFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), which will be integrated into Emu68. This would allow Emu68 to be used in some form on EFI-compatible systems.
FPGA + PCIe
In a further step (if we succeed) the Amiga chipset will be implemented on FPGA with a PCIe interface and run with the EFI version of Emu68.
This work does not mean that we give up the classic Amiga! There are still more than enough tasks for PiStorm and Emu68 in Amiga systems. Nevertheless, we also want to explore new avenues and discover further possibilities." (dr)
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18.Feb.2025
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Platformer: BOOM!
In recognition of AmigaBill's commitment to the Amiga community, Dan 'zooperdan' Thoresen has released a small platform game in which he plays the protagonist. A demo version was already included on the cover disc of Amiga-Addict issue 25. The game has been written with the Scorpion Engine, the AGA chipset is required. (dr)
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18.Feb.2025
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Demoparty: A look back at MountainBytes 2025 (German)
Last weekend, the MountainBytes demo party 2025 took place in Switzerland. The "Amiga User Group Switzerland" took part for the first time with a specially created demo and wrote a German-language report about the event at the title link. The results were published on DEMOZOO, with the demo Spreadpoints by Spreadpoint standing out from an Amiga perspective, taking first place in the "Oldschool and Alternative Realtime" category. (dr)
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17.Feb.2025
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m68k assembly: "Amiga Assembly" plugin v1.8.13 for Visual Studio Code
"Amiga Assembly" is a plugin for Visual Studio Code to support assembly language for the Amiga Motorola 68000 machines and emulators. The stable version 1.8.13 fixes a bug which prevented the build task to work if filenames included spaces. On GitHub, a detailed documentation is available. (dr)
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17.Feb.2025
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Video player: Reducer tool of Amos Anim Player updated (update)
The "Amos Anim Player" from the group "ELECTRIC BLACK SHEEP" is a very simple IFF-ANIM player that runs on any Amiga. It can play compressed IFF-Anim formats synchronised with a separate IFF audio sample (or MOD) (amiga-news.de reported). Reducer is a stand-alone tool that does not require AMOS and reduces the data size. The updated version includes the following changes:
- Previous version of reducer used luma (greyscale) to filter out the difference between frames, 2025 version use chroma (RGB), so it gives a visualy much better result!!!
- Previous version doesn't work above 320x185 resolution, the new limit is 640x512
- does a better job correcting errors in HAM mode
- does a better job detecting/handleing small changes
- does a better job cleaning "residues" caused by slow movements
Update: (18.02.2025, 22:10, dr)
A video tutorial shows how to use it using an example. (dr)
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17.Feb.2025
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Programming: Web based m68k assembler editor 4.0.0
Under the title link you will find a modern web application for writing, executing and learning M68K assembler code, which uses the SvelteKit framework and the Rust programming language (amiga-news.de reported, source code on GitHub). The tool now supports not only 68k, but also MIPS architecture. All changes:
- Added MIPS assembler/simulator (mars)
- Added MIPS documentation
- Other improvements and bug fixes
- Migrated website to svelte 5
- Made the UI more generic over different languages
(dr)
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17.Feb.2025
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Preview video: Hyper Runner - Desert Road
"Hyper Runner" is an announced sci-fi racing game for AGA Amigas. The game was started in mid-2022 and only continued at the beginning of the year (amiga-news.de reported). Now another race track is being presented with the "Desert Road". (dr)
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17.Feb.2025
Rob Smith
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Video: The history of X-Copy
In his latest video, Rob Smith traces the history of the well-known copy program X-Copy, whose source code was published in 2011 (amiga-news.de reported). In this context, Christian Bartsch, who worked for the software company Cachet, which wrote the copy programme at the time, is also interviewed (see also the German c't interview with him). (dr)
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16.Feb.2025
AmigaKit (E-Mail)
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A600GS: Update 46.1.998 with German and Spanish localization
Today's software update 46.1.998 for the Orange Pi-based Amiga clone A600GS from AmigaKit now includes an ARM-native PNG datatype, version 7.2 of the word processing program Final Writer as well as German and Spanish language support.
Changes:
- A600GS:
- Add option to map RCTRL as RAMIGA key in Amibench et al.
- Add option to set alternate PAUSE MENU key (for keyboard lacking the default F12 key)
- German langauge support: translation contribution thanks to Philipp Lonke
- Spanish langauge support: translation contribution thanks to Javier De Las Rivas
- SystemV46:
- ARM Native Support: AK-PNG datatype converted to native ARM from 68K code giving up to double speed when decoding PNG files
- Programs:
- Update version of Final Writer to version 7.2
- AmiSSL has been updated to v5.19
(snx)
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16.Feb.2025
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Aminet uploads until 15.02.2025
The following files have been added until 15.02.2025 to Aminet:
ira.lha dev/asm 278K VAR MC680x0/851 reassembler
GeneraNumeroCasuale.lha dev/basic 23K OS3 Custom routine to gener...
Firemeter.zip driver/inp 22K OS3 Measures Joystick Autof...
G-WARS.lha game/shoot 7.9M OS3 Geometry Wars inspired ...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.8M OS3 Simulates OpenVMS comma...
PrayForGaza.lha mods/32bit 2.0M GEN 16bit 16ch Amiga Charit...
PrayForGaza.lha mods/8voic 562K GEN 16bit 16ch Amiga Charit...
Protrekkr_AROS_i386.zip mus/edit 13M ARO Tracker/Synth hybrid Pr...
LHArchiver_MOS.lha util/arc 1.6M MOS create lha archives int...
LHArchiver_OS3.lha util/arc 1.4M OS3 create lha archives int...
LHArchiver_OS4.lha util/arc 1.9M OS4 create lha archives int...
LHArchiver_WOS.lha util/arc 1.7M WUP create lha archives int...
AmiSSL-v5-OS3.lha util/libs 3.8M OS3 OpenSSL as an Amiga sha...
AmiSSL-v5-OS4.lha util/libs 3.5M OS4 OpenSSL as an Amiga sha...
AmiSSL-v5-SDK.lha util/libs 2.4M VAR OpenSSL as an Amiga sha...
IdentifyDev.lha util/libs 68K OS3 Identify hardware and m...
IdentifyUsr.lha util/libs 102K OS3 Identify hardware and m...
xxd.lha util/misc 34K VAR Hex dump utility and vi...
CPU-A.lha util/moni 502K OS3 System Information Tool
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16.Feb.2025
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OS4Depot uploads until 15.02.2025
The following files have been added until 15.02.2025 to OS4Depot:
amissl-sdk.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 SDK for AmiSSL
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
amissl.lha lib/mis 3Mb 4.0 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared library
lharchiver.lha uti/arc 2Mb 4.0 Create LhA archives intuitively
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16.Feb.2025
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AROS Archives uploads until 15.02.2025
The following files have been added until 15.02.2025 to AROS Archives:
protrekkr.i386-aros.zip aud/tra 13Mb Tracker/Synth hybrid Program
protrekkr.x86_64-aros-v11... aud/tra 13Mb Tracker/Synth hybrid Program
(snx)
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16.Feb.2025
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 15.02.2025
The following files have been added until 15.02.2025 to MorphOS-Storage:
Markdown-Viewer_1.0.lha Dependencies/Mimetypes Use cmark to read markd...
IRA-2.11.lha Development/ASM MC68000/10/20/30/40 rea...
xxd.lha Development/Misc Hex dump utility and vi...
LHArchiver_1.13.lha Files/Archive Create lha archives int...
Znax_1.1.lha Games/Think Port of Znax by Papiosaur
System16-SpriteViewer_... Graphics/Show A quick and dirty Sega ...
Wayfarer_9.1.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ...
GetMimetype_1.0.lha System/Shell GetMimetype_1.0.lha
IconInfo_1.0.lha System/Shell IconInfo_1.0.lha
AmbientFind_1.0.lha System/Shell AmbientFind_1.0.lha
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16.Feb.2025
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WHDLoad: New installers until 15.02.2025
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 15.02.2025:
- 2025-02-12 new: Wizmo (Kingsoft) done by DJ Mike (Info)
- 2025-02-11 new: Grimblood (Maelstrom) done by paraj (Info)
- 2025-02-10 improved: Powermonger (Bullfrog) use fast RAM to speed up rendering, trainer, icons and docs added (Info)
(snx)
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16.Feb.2025
Amiga Addict (ANF)
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Print/PDF magazine: Amiga Addict, issue 36
Issue 36 of the print/PDF magazine Amiga Addict is now available from the publisher addict.media and from UK newsagents. This issue is dedicated to the once largest UK Amiga dealer, Silica Systems, including interviews with former employees. (snx)
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16.Feb.2025
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Do it yourself: Adapter board A314 for an internal Raspberry Pi, version 1.2.3
The A314 is an FPGA-based adapter board by Niklas Ekström, with the help of which a Raspberry Pi can be connected to the expansion slot of the Amiga 500 (amiga-news.de reported), which also makes it possible to use its network connection, among other things.
The now released version 1.2.3 contains a workaround for a bug in the compiler vbcc, which caused the a314-cp.device not to work properly on a 68000 processor. (snx)
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16.Feb.2025
Karpour
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Copies of really old (Amiga) websites: archive95.net
archive95.net wants to make websites accessible again that are too old even for the Web Archive - the latter only started archiving public sites in 1996. For this purpose, commercial CDs from the years before 1996 are used, on which copies of existing websites were distributed in order to present them to offline customers. Since the "Amiga Plus Extra No. 5/97" is one of the CDs plundered so far, a search for "Amiga" also brings up various interesting hits: fan pages for the A/Box, press releases from Gateway or the old support pages from Newtek. (cg)
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15.Feb.2025
Acneproduction
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Mouse-controlled zombie shooter: Playable demo of "BDTZ"
BDTZ ("Better Dead Than Zed", video) is a mouse-controlled shooter in which the character has to be controlled from a bird's eye view through a zombie-infested maze of streets. Ammunition is scarce and shots attract more zombies.
The game is still in development, but two playable demos have already been released in the last two weeks. BDTZ should run on any Amiga with at least one megabyte of RAM.
(cg)
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15.Feb.2025
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Point'n Click Adventure: Operation Sirius for Amiga OS 1.3
"Operation Sirius" is a point'n click adventure game that the author Achim Kern created in 2012 using Hollywood for various Amiga platforms. However, he never finished or published the original, much older and Kickstart 1.3-compatible version. He has now made the current version of Operation Sirius AmigaOS 1.3 available for download: the game can be played until it arrives on SIRIUS. It takes up three floppy discs and requires 2 megabytes of Chip RAM. (cg)
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15.Feb.2025
Jan Beta
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amigastore.eu offers mechanical replacement keyboards for Amiga 1200
amigastore.eu now offers mechanical keyboards for the A1200, where each key has its own switch. The keyboards are developed by Sergiusz and produced by amigastore.eu, and they come in three variants, which differ in the switches used: linear switches or switches with tactile feedback - the latter are then available with or without an audible "click".
The provider does not provide any information on the keycaps used on the keyboards, which cost around 185 euros including tax. The key arrangement is European - narrow Enter key, additional key between "Y" and "Shift" - but a country-specific layout cannot be selected. The sample images show a British layout with two unlabeled keys. (cg)
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