16.Sep.2024
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywood: GUI plugin RapaGUI 2.2a
Press release: For the RapaGUI version 2.2 released three weeks ago (amiga-news.de reported) an update has been released which fixes a bug that only affects the Amiga version. All other platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android) are not affected. The new version is now available for download on the Hollywood portal. (dr)
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16.Sep.2024
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Developer log: PiStorm16 boots
In his latest post on Patreon, Emu68 developer Michal Schulz reports that he has booted a PiStorm16 in his A600 for the very first time (YouTube video). Unlike the classic PiStorm, this accelerator card uses an Efinix FPGA chip, just like the PiStorm32-lite. The current model was developed for the A600 and for CM4 (Compute Module 4). (dr)
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16.Sep.2024
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Event: Saku 2024 on 22nd September in Oulu (Finland)
Press release: Finnish Amiga Users Group is happy to announce the return of the Saku events! Started in 1997, Saku is the longest running Amiga show in Finland. We will hold our Saku 2024 event in Oulu, Finland on Sunday, September 22nd.
The event will feature many classic Amiga computers from A500 to A4000, FPGA setups, and next generation systems. Visitors can use all setups freely for gaming and other activities.
There will be several game competitions with prizes and demos are shown on a big screen. The latest Amiga Future magazines are available for reading, as well as other magazines from all decades. Finnish Amiga retailer AmiGarage will be present with some Amiga goodies.
Admittance is free of charge. Saku 2024 will start at 14:00 on September 22nd at Oulun Tetra ground floor conference room at Mäkelininkatu 31. (dr)
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16.Sep.2024
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Linux: Kernel 6.11.0 for AmigaOne X1000/X5000
Parallel to the release of the Linux Kernel 6.11, Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky has finally compiled it after numerous tests for the AmigaOne X1000 and X5000. Among other things, it contains a new NTFS3 driver from Paragon Software. In addition, the DPAA Ethernet now works without problems.
Download: linux-image-6.11.0-X1000_X5000.tar.gz (61 MB) (dr)
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15.Sep.2024
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Amiga emulator for macOS: vAmiga V3.0b1
Starting with version 2.6.1, developer Dirk Hoffmann made changes to the internal architecture of his Amiga emulator vAmiga for MacOS with the aim of porting the new emulator architecture of VirtualC64 v5.0 to vAmiga in order to enable features such as Run-Ahead (background article). Now he has released the first beta version of version 3, which introduces this feature. He writes about it:
"When run-ahead is enabled, two emulator instances run side by side: the primary instance and the run-ahead instance. The primary instance emulates the Amiga as usual, while the run-ahead instance runs several frames ahead and generates the image texture. Both emulator instances stay in sync with a time delay, and any changes in the primary instance, e.g., triggered by a joystick event, forces the run-ahead instance to be recreated. Run-ahead mode is meant for gaming as it considerably decreases the lag between an external event, e.g., a gamepad or keyboard event, and its recognition inside the emulator.
Accommodating this feature required significant changes to vAmiga’s architecture, resulting in a major update to the codebase. While these improvements have streamlined the internal workings of the emulator, they’ve also introduced some bugs - an expected outcome with such a substantial change."
The author therefore asks for feedback in this regard. He has also implemented the following improvements, among others:
- Snapshot compression
- Loading and saving memory contents
- Improved Headless app
- RetroShell as as serial port device
- Beamtrap debug feature
- RetroShell commands via the command line
The minimum system requirement for its emulator is macOS 11.0. (dr)
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15.Sep.2024
Reddit (ANF)
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Python script: Quarterback ADF file extractor AmigaQB_extract 0.4.2
AmigaQB_extract is a Python script that aims to restore backup copies created with the Quarterback program more successfully than the original in the event of damages. For example, the catalog stored on the first and last floppy disk is no longer needed.
The disks must be available as ADF images in order to use AmigaQB_extract. Backup copies that have not been split over several disks, but saved as a single larger file, cannot be read out for now. (snx)
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15.Sep.2024
Amigatronics (ANF)
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Emulator package: R4 update for Amiga Forever 10
Yesterday, version 10 of the Amiga Forever emulator package received a fourth update. The free update brings improved touch and multi-touch support as well as extended logging functions. In addition, if you have C64 Forever installed as well, one player will also check if there are updates for the other one. (snx)
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15.Sep.2024
Amigatronics (ANF)
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Interview with Cyril Houzé (Dune AGA project)
Amigatronics has conducted a 22-question interview with Cyril 'Barjack' Houzé at the title link. The graphic designer is the initiator of the AGA remake of the adventure classic Dune, which is currently in development (amiga-news.de reported). (snx)
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15.Sep.2024
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Aminet uploads until 14.09.2024
The following files have been added until 14.09.2024 to Aminet:
goodasnew.adf demo/disk 880K 68k 4th at Revision 2024
rewardision.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demo from Revision 2024
Void-Greetro.zip demo/disk 313K 68k Greetro from MountainBytes 2024
xmen_vintage_glow.zip demo/disk 834K 68k 9th at Revision 2024
VoidandWC-Sorry.zip demo/intro 64K 64KB Intro Revision 2024
HWP_RapaGUI.lha dev/hwood 7.3M ALL Cross-platform GUI toolkit fo...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 5.8M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
S3ViRGE.lha driver/vid 5K 68k S3Virge PCI P96 driver
Voodoo.lha driver/vid 14K 68k Voodoo P96 driver
mariaconv.lha gfx/conv 41K 68k Convert images to/from Maria'...
AmigaVisionPro.lha gfx/misc 42K AmigaVisionPro spanish texts ...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.9M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.2M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.8M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
CIAgent.lha misc/emu 202K OS4 Minimal CIA resources/hardwar...
rogue_combat_10.zip mods/crash 31K Looping Game Music. 8 bit xm
rogue_combat_21.zip mods/crash 11K Looping Game Music (1993). 8 ...
rogue_combat_3.zip mods/crash 52K Looping Metal Music. 8 bit xm
CharacterMap.lha text/misc 71K 68k Browse character set and copy...
ToolsMenu.lha util/cdity 79K 68k Add tools and projects to the...
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15.Sep.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 14.09.2024
The following files have been added until 14.09.2024 to OS4Depot:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
ciagent.lha emu/mis 202kb 4.0 Minimal CIA resources and hardwa...
blackivan.lha gam/car 24Mb 4.0 A blackjack clone
db_icons_pack_01.lha gra/ico 888kb 4.1 Various icons in AmigaOS 4.1 style
hwp_rapagui.lha lib/hol 7Mb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for GUI creation
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15.Sep.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 14.09.2024
The following files have been added until 14.09.2024 to AROS Archives:
blackivan.lha gam/car 24Mb A blackjack clone
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15.Sep.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 14.09.2024
The following files have been added until 14.09.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
CVBasic-0.7.0.lha Development/Cross BASIC compiler for Cole...
AmiArcadia_33.22.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
BlackIvan_2.00.lha Games/Card A special version of cl...
sdl2-pong_1.0.lha Games/Misc Port of sdl2-pong
sdl2-space-invaders_1.... Games/Shoot2D Port of sdl2-space-inva...
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15.Sep.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 14.09.2024
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 14.09.2024:
- 2024-09-13 improved: A320 Airbus Vol. 2 (Rainer Bopf Software) icons updated (Info)
- 2024-09-11 fixed: Desert Strike (Paradox) interrupts fixed (Info)
- 2024-09-08 fixed: Trex Warrior (Thalion) soundfx issue fixed, supports another version, slave uses less chip memory, files are used instead of disk image and more (Info)
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15.Sep.2024
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AmigaRemix: Further files added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 files have been added:
- LFF (Skid Row Cracktro)
- Paranoimia 2024 Tyros Edition
- Behind the Walls Live Performance
- Xenon 2 Megablast - Turn it up!!
(snx)
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14.Sep.2024
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Platform game: "Dr. Dangerous: Secrets of the Temple of Xol'Tan" released
After five test versions, hoogames has released its platformer "Dr Dangerous: Secrets of the Temple of Xol'Tan", inspired by the Amiga classic Rick Dangerous and created with the Scorpion Engine (YouTube video).
In addition to the ADF and lha version, an archive for THEA500 Mini is also available. (dr)
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13.Sep.2024
Spillhistorie (E-Mail)
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Interview with Jim Sachs
Following on from the double interview on Ports of Call conducted together with Hans Arne Jacobsen (amiga-news.de reported), Joachim Froholt has now spoken to Jim Sachs again for their Norwegian website “Spillhistorie” at the title link in order to trace his career.
The article begins with the former Air Force pilot's first C64 game, Saucer Attack, which he describes as a game that everyone owned but nobody bought. Regarding his first Amiga game, Defender of the Crown, Jim Sachs already explained in an earlier interview that it took him a whole week to create his first background screen with the original Amiga painting programs and that Deluxe Paint later reduced the comparable effort to three to four days.
After dropping out of his last direct project for Commodore due to conflicting specifications, and also completing "Defender of the Crown II", further stations were the CompuTrainer software for exercise bikes, which provided a corresponding racing bike landscape simulation, and especially his 3D aquarium screensavers, which were finally taken over by Microsoft and brought him to the realization that one should never do business with this company without a lawyer. Returning to the games market, though, he rules out - being born in 1949 he would be too old now for that. (snx)
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13.Sep.2024
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Linux: Stable long-term kernel 5.10.225 for AmigaOne X1000/X5000
Parallel to the current 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 kernels, such as Ubuntu 10.04, or if users have problems with the latest kernels. He has now released version 5.10.225 with PowerPC fixes. (dr)
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13.Sep.2024
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Aracade classic: Elevator Action for AGA Amigas
After the publication of two preview videos (amiga-news.de reported), the first playable version of Jean-François 'jotd' Fabre's Amiga port of the Taito arcade classic Elevator Action is now available for AGA Amigas. Currently music and sound FX are still missing and some colours still need to be adjusted. At the moment you can start the game on the Workbench, an ADF version will follow. Source code is available on GitHub. (dr)
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12.Sep.2024
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Video: Compiling the Menace source code, part 1
In a first video, the YouTube channel 'Dave Poo 2' presented the commercial Shoot 'Em Up Menace, which was released in 1988. The source code was later published in several issues of the British Amiga Format magazine.
In the current video, an attempt is made to assemble the source code and then compile it. (dr)
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11.Sep.2024
heise.de Newsticker (ANF)
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Heise article on Andy Warhol's Amiga graphics (German)
As reported some weeks ago, one of the two art prints with Debbie Harry's portrait is for sale. Now Heise has also published an article about Andy Warhol's work with the Amiga at the title link - and adds that a sales price of 26 million dollars is being speculated for the picture including the signed floppy disk. (snx)
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11.Sep.2024
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Image editor: PyDPainter 2.0.1 for Windows, Linux and macOS
The image editor PyDPainter (new YouTube video of version 2.0) is inspired by DPaint and according to its author Mark Riale an attempt to create a usable pixel art program in Python using PyGame that can handle low resolutions and limited colour palettes and which can be as easy to use as possible (amiga-news.de reported). Version 2.0.1 fixes the following bugs:
- Anim files from PPaint missing last two frames
- Unable to draw when magnified when changing frames
- Anim save issues with palette and blank frames
- Smear mode crash
(dr)
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10.Sep.2024
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MorphOS: E-Mail client Iris 1.34
Just under a week ago, Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek released version 1.34 of his e-mail client Iris for MorphOS. The changes in detail:
- Fixed a crash during update check on some configurations
- Fixed a crash when editing a message in a locally mapped folder
- Fixed not to duplicate messages when editing a message in locally mapped folder or local storage
- Increased mail filter string length limit
- Updated WebKit and associated libraries
- Shows a popup window w/ progress bar when downloading an update
(dr)
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09.Sep.2024
Amigaworld.de (ANF)
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Amigaworld.de: Alternative riser cards for the A604n memory expansion
Press release: AMIGAworld is pleased to announce the availability of two alternative riser cards for the A604n memory expansion for the Amiga 600 from Individual Computers (photo).
These new riser cards are designed for WiFi (PicoWyfy) and USB (Subway/Freeway/RapidRoad) expansions, which can be used in the Amiga 600 by simply plugging them in without a cable. The cards can be ordered for private use as a DIY project at the title link. (snx)
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09.Sep.2024
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Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.9.42
RedPill, developed by Carlos Peris, is a game construction kit written in Amiblitz 3.99, which allows the development of games from various genres (e.g. Agonman). RedPill (YouTube video) is compatible with AGA and ECS, the "player" for playing the finished creations requires a total of 1.5 MB RAM. Jens 'Farbfinsternis' Henschel has written a tutorial.
The biggest addition of version 0.9.42 is the possibility to add UI bars to the objects, this way you can display Health, Energy, Stamina etc.
This could be very useful for RPG and strategy games, but also for other kind of games:
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Alle changes:
- UI Bar is a new type of object that allows to show energy&health bars above
the game objects. They can be attached to the object they need to represent.
- A project example ex_UIBar has been added to show the usage of this new
object type.
- Added action trigger Follow Me to allow an object request the camera focus.
- Camera triggers have been moved to the Input&Canera cathegory in the editor.
- Camera follow now has a parameter to specify if the camera should move
immediatly to the targetted object.
- Set Parent trigger now allows to target a non static object. In this case it
will attach to the first that it finds.
- Fix in the slope code that was introduced after some optimizations.
- Fix for slope peaks, where the character could move downwards in the level.
- Fix for HUD not being aligned with the main display when using a reduced
screen width.
- Fix for CD32 buttons mapping to Fire 1 and Fire 2.
- Fix for custom font when used in the HUD.
- Fix for a one pixel stripe in the left of the screen where the background
sprite layer would be visible
- Fix in FX layer
- Some unused code was removed
(dr)
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09.Sep.2024
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Preview video: Amiga port of arcade classic Elevator playable
In addition to an Amiga port of Galaga, Jean-François 'jotd' Fabre is also working on a conversion of Taito's arcade classic Elevator Action (amiga-news.de reported). The video now published under the title link shows that, apart from a few graphic errors and inaccuracies, the game logic works completely. (dr)
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09.Sep.2024
Fabio Falcucci (Mail)
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Developer log: First map of the game "The Gate" completed
At the beginning of October last year , we introduced the AMOS game "The Gate" by Fabio 'Allanon' Falcucci, a mixture of "Impossible Mission" and "Project Firestart" with his own ideas and concepts. The developer reports on his progress on Patreon, but has kindly summarised the current status for us:
"I spent the last 2 weeks working on the first map (Mastodon screenshot) and I have also fixed several bugs I saw only during the map testing phase. I also added some missing functionalities to the engine to make easier for me to create and handle the game contents, here is a list of the most important things:
- I've completed the 5 door types available in the game, If I need to I can add more types, nothing is hard coded anymore.
- I've optimized the game especially using graphics blocks to clear areas instead of using the slow drawing commands (BAR for example).
- I've started to work on a game editor: the initial idea was that this would helped me to create the game contents faster, but I soon realized that this would take up a lot of my time and I was anxious to see if the engine worked well, so for now I will continue to create the content manually.
- Terminals and dialogues are using a scripting language created from scratch by me, it supports strings and numeric variables, but they were local to the currently executed script. I needed some persistent space to store stuff so I implemented Map Variables (which are reset every time the map is loaded, but I can share values between map-scripts) and Global Variables (which are reset at the game beginning and can share data between script on different maps).
- In the Terminal scripting language I also added a JUMPSUB/RETURN pair of commands to recycle repetitive code sections and make the scripts smaller.
- I've adjusted all the graphics I have to make it proportional with the character's size, I've enlarged all of them manually to make pixel perfect (at my best).
- I fixed a nasty bug in my script parser: empty lines was causing dead loops blocking the program flow.
- Dialogue definitions now supports actors declaration, this means that dialogs executed by triggers can be between several actors (and not just 2!).
- Some bugs related to the secondary weapons/devices are fixed, as well as the damage computation of the hit enemies.
I'm very happy because when I finished the first map and started testing it, everything worked as intended: Dialogues followed the programmed branching, triggers worked, animations worked and most importantly, the terminal simulator worked too!
I am happy about everyone who supports my work on Patreon." (dr)
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08.Sep.2024
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Aminet uploads until 07.09.2024
The following files have been added until 07.09.2024 to Aminet:
Amidon_OS3.zip comm/net 1.8M 68k A Mastodon client for Amiga
amigassh.lha comm/net 107K 68k SSH2 for the Amiga
complex-cyboman6.zip demo/aga 36K 68k Intro - 3rd at 68k Inside 2024
satellite-naomi.lha demo/aga 25M 68k 2nd place at Xenium 2024
Artstate-PartyPack18.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demopack April 7th 2024
Artstate-PartyPack19.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demopack May 20th 2024
Artstate-PartyPack20.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demopack May 27th 2024
Artstate-PartyPack22.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demopack July 7th 2024
Artstate-PartyPack23.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demopack August 28th 2024
AST-Party_Pack_17.zip demo/disk 807K 68k Demopack April 1st 2024
DanbosAtBBQ.adf demo/disk 880K 68k OCS/ECS demo 2nd at Shadow Pa...
gtn-cockbusters.adf demo/disk 880K 68k 1st place at Xenium 2024
lastminuteman-cosmico... demo/euro 220K 68k 1st in the @Party 2024 OCS/ECS
saxtorptrading-partyp... demo/euro 240K 68k OCS/ECS demo from Reunion (.s...
ALittleBlue.lha demo/intro 40K 68k Intro from High Coast Hack 2024
dotsdotsdots.zip demo/intro 19K 68k OCS/ECS intro August 2024
titan-20.zip demo/intro 38K 68k AGA intro August 2024 - Evoke
boom_party_2025_invit... demo/misc 162K 68k 4th place at Xenium 2024
gtn-thelostpixellersv... demo/slide 654K 68k 3rd place at Xenium 2024
chiperia11.zip demo/sound 383K 68k OCS/ECS Musicdisk
nah-diversity.zip demo/sound 32M 68k 5th place at Xenium 2024
asm-kurs_ram_jam.zip dev/asm 6.1M Assembly course, German
CVBasic.lha dev/cross 396K 68k BASIC compiler for Colecovisi...
F1GP2024Carset.lha game/data 10K 2024 Carset for F1GP
level2silhouette.lha game/jump 512K 68k Level 2 of Platformer Silhoue...
silhouette-threat-AGA... game/jump 438K 68k Level 1 of Platformer Silhoue...
untangle.lha game/wb 29K 68k Untangle set of dots joined b...
FlashMandelVE.lha gfx/fract 27M 68k FlashMandel "Vamped Edition" ...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.9M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.2M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
Pletter.lha util/arc 39K 68k Compressor for MSX/ColecoVisi...
AmiSSL-5.17-OS3.lha util/libs 3.7M 68k OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
AmiSSL-5.17-OS4.lha util/libs 3.4M OS4 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
AmiSSL-5.17-SDK.lha util/libs 2.3M AOS OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
AmigaGPT.lha util/misc 221K AOS App for chatting to ChatGPT
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 22M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
FindIconsBy.lha util/wb 11K 68k Search for icons by tooltype/...
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OS4Depot uploads until 07.09.2024
The following files have been added until 07.09.2024 to OS4Depot:
amissl-sdk.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 SDK for AmiSSL
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
amissl.lha lib/mis 3Mb 4.0 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared library
amigagpt.lha net/cha 221kb 4.1 App for chatting to ChatGPT
deark.lha uti/arc 6Mb 4.0 Extracting data from various fil...
snoopy.lha uti/fil 95kb 4.1 SnoopDos like utility for OS4
amitranslate.lha uti/tex 5Mb 4.0 Translate text with DeepL
yt.lha vid/mis 870kb 4.1 YouTube URL Extractor script
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08.Sep.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 07.09.2024
The following files have been added until 07.09.2024 to AROS Archives:
standardmagicwb.lha gra/ico 2Mb Collection of MagicWB Icons
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08.Sep.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 07.09.2024
Die folgenden Pakete wurden bis zum 07.09.2024 dem MorphOS-Storage hinzugefügt:
untangle_1.0.lha A logic puzzle, where t...
CardsMakingKit_2.10.lha A little kit to make yo...
MCE_15.20.lha Multi-game Character Ed...
VirtualGP2_1.06.lha Virtual Grand Prix 2 Full
pletter_0.5c1.lha Compressor for MSX/Cole...
AmiTranslate_0.4.lha A DeepL interface for A...
Iris_1.34.lha Iris, the MorphOS email...
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08.Sep.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 07.09.2024
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 07.09.2024:
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08.Sep.2024
Holger Ahrens (ANF)
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Video: The year 2038 problem hits the Amiga - but not until 2046 (German)
The world will end on January 19, 2038 - at least if relevant 32-bit systems are still using the "UNIX timestamp" format then to measure time by every second. Similar to the Bismarck quote about Mecklenburg, the end of the world will not take place on the Amiga until 2046, though. (More precisely, its time calculation ends on January 19, 2046 at 03:14:07, amiga-news.de reported.)
At the title link, Holger Ahrens takes up the topic on his info portal on the year 2038 problem. In the video, Dennis Pauler from the retro channel Virtual Dimension explains the reason for this - namely that the Amiga only starts counting time on January 1, 1978. But as soon as all the bits are used up, trouble can no longer be avoided: Anything from minor glitches to constant Guru Meditations could then happen. Due to the complexity, a permanent and comprehensive solution to the problem is not to be expected. (snx)
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08.Sep.2024
AmiKit (ANF)
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit 12.6
The Workbench distribution AmiKit is now available in version 12.6 for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, PiStorm and Raspberry Pi - but not for Vampire.
Changes consist of updates of files and emulation; furthermore the Make060 command and two demos have been added. (snx)
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08.Sep.2024
Amigasystem (ANF)
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AROS distribution: AROS One 2.6 (x86)
The "AROS One" distribution based on the AROS binary interface ABI v0 is now available in version 2.6 for x86 computers. It can be downloaded as a DVD ISO file or as a USB flash image at the title link, where video recordings can also be found. The VHD image can be used as a hard disk in virtual machines such as VMware, VirtualBox and QEmu.
If you have already installed the previous version, you can now update your system as an alternative to a new installation. To do this, the "Aros-One 2.5-Fix" file must first be executed to remove files that are no longer required.
Changes:
- Update AROS One Core:
- IconList.mui
- i8042.hidd
- crt.library
- debug.library
- Keymaps Spanish
- muimaster.library
- Catalog Dutch (Icons)
- Wanderer
- New Buttons ArosPDF
- Update AROS One OS System:
- New Icon Bar AmiStart (Glow Icons)
- New splash (Grub)
- New Backdrops AROS One
- New Descriptors Datatypes
- New Def_Icons
- SMB2-Start
- New Play-List Radio (Music 60s 70s 80s 90s 00s 10s)
- Script Empty .Recycled (Also Empty Folders)
- Script Show .Recycled
- Script Hide .Recycled
- Update DOpus4 Config
- Update SMB2 Docs
- Set clock on AmiStart
- Update AROS One Apps:
- PintorWeb 5.0
- VindentiumPicta 3.5
- iConecta 5.25
- Vintage Song Player 2.60
- Omanko 1.25
- WitchCleaner 3.20
- Image2PDF 2.7
- Crono 3.0
- FIGlet 2.2.5
- SFSobject 1.6
- DeleteIcons 1.0
- Leeko (Demo Scene)
- Micery (Demo Scene)
- AnimWebConv KeyCode
- AROSDebugView (A viewer for debug messages)
- RapaGUI 2.2
- Update AROS One Games:
- BlackjuanPoker KeyCode (unblock the adult mode)
- Caveman
(snx)
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08.Sep.2024
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 170 / raffle
The English and German issue 170 (September/October 2024) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Content of the current issue includes interviews with Jennifer Diane Reitz and 'Tigerskunk', previews of Krogharr and The Lost Pixel as well as a workshop about HAM games. Furthermore there is a raffle with prizes by Look Behind You. Also non-readers of the magazine can take part, one has just to send an e-mail. (snx)
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07.Sep.2024
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Video tutorial: Using the AMOS command "Get bob"
In another video in his series of tutorials on AMOS Pro, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' shows how to use the Get bob command to grab images from AMOS screen to use as Bobs in a program. This is an alternative to using the Object Editor built into AMOS Pro. The source code for the program in this video is available for free on his website. (dr)
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06.Sep.2024
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Amiga-MOD tracker in Javascript: Bassoontracker 0.5.0
Bassoontracker is a classic 4-channel MOD tracker written in Javascript and therefore runs under the title link directly in the web browser - including the possibility to load, edit and save existing MOD files (YouTube video of version 0.5.0).
The current version now supports playlists and favourites. You can create links for your favourite songs. And there are now also tooltips to make your work easier. Minor improvements to the user interface and the program round off the changes. (dr)
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06.Sep.2024
Howard Price
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Reverse Engineering: Aira Force 0.8 for Windows, Linux and macOS
"Aira Force" is a tool for the reverse engineering of Amiga 680x0 software (amiga-news.de reported). It enables the disassembly and examination of binary files (YouTube video of version 0.8).
Thanks to the major update to version 0.8, Aira Force now also functions as a 68000 source level debugger. The 68000 command emulation has also been improved and very simple Amiga hardware emulation (chip, fast and slow RAM and ROM) has been introduced. Complete changelog:
- Add: Add Pointer dialogue
- Add: Crash log file AiraForceLog.txt written on internal error
- Add: Syntax highlighting works with internally generated disassembly
- Add: Source-level debugging of Amiga load modules
- Add: Source-level debugging of raw binaries
- Add: Source Code windows, with basic navigation features and Ctrl+G popup
- Add: Debug Symbols window
- Add: Debugger can be used independently of Analyser
- Add: RAM reset behaviours: Leave, clear, randomise
- Add: 68000 execption generation and processing
- Add: 68000 interrupt support (not hooked up to Amiga yet sorry)
- Add: Load Amiga ROM
- Add: Amiga ROM overlay (OVL)
- Add: Fast RAM, Slow RAM and ROM address ranges
- Add: Very basic Amiga playfield hardware (DIWSTRT/STOP, BPLCON0, BPLxPT, COLORxx)
- Add: End-of-frame Amiga video image generation
- Add: Emulator video window displaying end-of-frame generated video image
- Add: Latest vasm and vlink executables for all platforms
- Add: "Select config TEXT area" to disassembly window context menu
- Add: Amiga window link to hardware register docs
- Improve: Labels can be added at any address
- Improve: Disassembly export options (lowercase, formatting, export from RAM)
- Improve: Status window displays binary diff count
- Improve: Expose ira -compat=b and -compat=i options
- Improve: Serialise find options
- Improve: Analyser code region detection
- Improve: 68000 instruction emulation (passes all 680x0 SingleStepTests)
- Improve: 68000 emulator fetches directly from memory
- Improve: Memory window shows all regions
- Improve: Internal 68000/010 instruction disassembly
- Improve: CPU Window UI improvements
- Improve: Find searches source code
- Improve: Logging of access to unimplemented hardware registers
- Improve: Inform user when HUNK_OVERLAY encountered (not supported)
- Fix: Pointers can be defined in data and immediate operands
- Fix: Slowdown when there are many potential data actions
- Fix: Disassembly Window scrolling crash
- Fix: Offset jump tables when relocating ira config
- Fix: Workaround label name generator crash caused by duplicate ira labels
- Fix: Instruction Window branch destination calculation bug
- Fix: Default window docking for windows with dynamic names
- Fix: Amiga modules are debugged in user mode by default
(dr)
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05.Sep.2024
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Program for DeepL use: AmiTranslate 0.4
Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow's program AmiTranslate (video) is an interface for the translation service DeepL with additional PDF and UTF-8 text storage and is available for AmigaOS, AmigaOS 4, AROS (x86, x64, ARM) and MorphOS.
The new version 0.4 contains a number of small but useful adjustments: if you previously pasted or copied texts using the right mouse button or a key combination, you can now also do this using buttons at the bottom of the window. Equally practical: the "Clear" button can be used to delete all texts in the windows. Finally, you can use the "Switch" button to swap the input and output language.
In addition to an SSL-secured Internet connection (OpenSSL3 on MorphOS or AmiSSL on the other systems), the programme also requires the MUI class texteditor.mcc. (dr)
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04.Sep.2024
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Encryption protocol: AmiSSL 5.17 (AmigaOS 3/4)
Version 5.17 of the open source encryption protocol AmiSSL has been released, which is now based on the latest version 3.3.2 (3.9.2024) of OpenSSL. The changes in detail:
- Updated OpenSSL backend to full compatibility with the latest OpenSSL 3.3.2 (3.9.2024) version which includes these moderate and low severity bug fixes and mitigations:
- ixed possible denial of service in X.509 name checks.
- Fixed possible buffer overread in SSL_select_next_proto().
- Updated root certificates to latest Mozilla-based bundle provided by https://curl.se/docs/caextract.html dated 2.7.2024.
- Refactored the OpenSSL locking and mutex routines to remove the unnecessary duplication of code.
Downloads:
AmigaOS 3: AmiSSL-5.17-OS3.lha (3,7 MB)
AmigaOS 4: AmiSSL-5.17-OS4.lha (3,4 MB)
SDK: AmiSSL-5.17-SDK.lha (2,3 MB) (dr)
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04.Sep.2024
Bill Borsari (ANF)
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Event: AmiWest 2024
This year's AmiWest in Sacramento will take place from October 25-27. As Bill 'tekmage' Borsari reports in the official event blog, there are almost 40 tables this year, and David Haynie, Trevor Dickinson, Bill Panagouleas and Doug Compton are named as well-known participants.
The main theme this year will be games. As a change compared to previous years, however, the developer conference “AmiWest DevCon” will no longer be held on site, but online due to the low number of participants, which is why the duration of the event has been shortened to three days. Speaking time is still available for any additional presentations, and tickets for the banquet can also still be purchased. (snx)
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04.Sep.2024
ANF
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Video: Nobody Knows How Many Amigas Commodore Sold
In his video at the title link 'Ahoy' tells about his research on how many Amigas have been sold in total by Commodore and Escom. His conclusion: It have been 4,91 million computers. (snx)
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04.Sep.2024
DaFreak (forum entry)
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Emulator: QEMU 9.1.0 (update)
QEMU is an open-source computer emulator and virtualizer. The emulation of complete computers also makes it possible to run operating systems such as AmigaOS 4 or MorphOS under QEMU that are tailored to a quite specific hardware platform. This support is provided by QEMU developer Zoltan Balaton, who gives information about this on a dedicated website.
Changes in version 9.1 of QEMU seem to not include any refering to the emulation of Amiga systems, though.
Update: (21:20, 03.09.24, dr)
While we reported on the QEMU 9.1.0-rc4 version this morning, the final version 9.1 is now available. As always, a compiled version for Windows 64-bit is provided by Stefan Weil. (snx)
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04.Sep.2024
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Logic game: Untangle v1.0
Grzegorz Kraszewski is in the process of writing the logic game Untangle for the Amiga. The player has a number of dots in front of him, which are connected by lines and cross each other. The aim of the game is to untangle the lines by moving the dots so that no line intersects another (amiga-news.de reported). He has now released version 1.0 with the following changes:
- New set of 150 levels.
- Game state is saved after each solved level and at exit.
- Windows positions and dimensions are remembered.
- Nice time display in the level selector.
- Short user manual in AmigaGuide format.
- A few bugs and one crash fixed.
The game runs in a Workbench window, a standard Amiga 1200 is sufficient.
Download: untangle-1.0.lha (29 Kb) (dr)
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03.Sep.2024
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Worth a read: Cosy Computing - On the soulful qualities of home computers
In the blog post "Cosy Computing - On the soulful qualities of home computers" on datagubbe.se, Swedish tech nerd and software developer Carl Svensson describes the homely atmosphere when using old home computers. He emphasizes the simpler technology and the absence of distractions that modern devices often bring. The article highlights how old computers, with their mechanical noises and the warmth of the hardware, convey a sense of coziness and security that modern devices do not offer. The text celebrates the nostalgic and relaxing experience of dealing with retro technology. You can read the full article at the title link. (nba)
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03.Sep.2024
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement in the last two months. Readers willing to help out with translating articles into other languages are asked to contact David 'Daff' Brunet.
- News for July/August 2024
- Old articles from Génération 4 19 to 22: News: Sales Curve launches Storm, Review of Dragon's Lair: Escape From Singe's Castle, Interview: Janine Pitot, Review of Castle Master, Review of Jumping Jack'Son, News: Les 4 D'Or 1989, Review of Rock Star, Review of Tennis Cup, Review of Austerlitz, Test of John Lowe's Ultimate Darts, etc.
- Interview with Kari-Pekka Koljonen (author of HippoPlayer)
- Interview with Gary Carlston (head of Brøderbund)
- Hardware: Amiga Mouse Pad
- Review of AmiDream
- The best of Byte from August 1987 to April 1989
- File: The reasons for Escom's bankruptcy
- File: Scrolling on the Amiga
- Tutorial: CompactFlash AmigaOS under Linux with FS-UAE
- Tutorial: Wi-Fi on Amiga 1200 (with Prism2 V2 and MiamiDX) (update)
- Tutorial: Common GUI design problems
- DIY: Repairing an Amiga 1000 (black screen, WCS memory)
- DIY: Making your own Amiga arcade controller (improved model) (update)
- Point of view: My VD0 story, the invention of the recoverable RAM disk
- Point of view: Beyond BBS - Internet solutions for 8-bit Commodores and my plans in this area
- Special quiz about The Secret Of Monkey Island
(nba)
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03.Sep.2024
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Preview video: Amiga port of arcade classic Elevator Action in development
After Jean-François 'jotd' Fabre had collected all his previous arcade ports at the end of May and released them for the CD32, he is now working on an Amiga port of Galaga as well as a conversion of Taito's arcade classic Elevator Action: as an agent, you have to take the lift down from the 30th floor, avoiding numerous enemy attackers and opening certain doors (YouTube video of the C64 conversion). (dr)
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03.Sep.2024
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Scala MM conversion: Adventure 2 Remake
In preparation for the AmiGameJam 2024, 'grindercowboy' has brought an old classic back to life: he has realised his second text adventure "Adventure 2" using Scala MM, a software for presentations, lectures and video captions.
His first version only ran under Scala MM400, after some adjustments the game now also works with the previous version Scala MM300 (Verion 50.3), as it was delivered with the Magic Pack of the Amiga 1200.
(dr)
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03.Sep.2024
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Real-time strategy: Vanilla Conquer Red Alert v1.5
After Artur Jarosik had ported the first part of the real-time strategy series Command & Conquer to the Amiga in 2022 (amiga-news.de reported), he has now also released an Amiga port of the second part, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, which is also intended for Amigas with accelerator cards such as PiStorm/Emu68, Apollo/Vampire V4 or Warp1260. An AGA version is to follow. (dr)
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03.Sep.2024
PyDPainter
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Image editor: PyDPainter 2.0.0 for Windows, Linux and macOS
The image editor PyDPainter (new YouTube video of version 2.0) is inspired by DPaint and according to its author Mark Riale an attempt to create a usable pixel art program in Python using PyGame that can handle low resolutions and limited colour palettes and which can be as easy to use as possible (amiga-news.de reported). Version 2.0.0 offers some new features for the Amiga:
Animation
- Load and save GIF and IFF ANIM5
- Import and export a series of frames
- Edit and copy per-frame color palettes
- Easily edit per-frame animation rates
- Animation toolbar with VCR controls
Additional Improvements
- Import 24-bit and Amiga HAM images and convert to 256 colors
- Amiga overscan screen support
- Multicycle support for color cycling the colors in a custom brush
- Many bugs fixed
- Added a recovery mode (in case a bug isn't fixed yet)
(dr)
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02.Sep.2024
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Radio Paralax: Impressions of the Retro Area at gamescom 2024
A video compilation of all the exhibitors, slot machines, consoles, retro computers and showcases in the Retro Area in Hall 10.2 at gamescom 2024 in Cologne has been provided by Radio Paralax on YouTube under the title link. The video gives an impression of the total area of several hundred square meters, where well over 200 ready-to-use game consoles, home computers, handhelds and arcade machines from over 50 years of video game history can be played, including well-known home computers and game consoles such as the Amiga, SNES, Megadrive, Nintendo 64, PlayStation etc., as well as various arcade and pinball machines. (nba)
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02.Sep.2024
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Amiga emulator: Amiberry 5.7.4 and 6.3.4
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. For example it is used in the Workbench distribution AmiKit for the Raspberry Pi 4/400.
The new versions 5.7.4 and 6.3.4 have now been released.
Amiberry v5.7.4 is recommended for ARM devices (like the Raspberry Pi) and Amiberry v6.3.4 for x86 and generally faster boards (ARM included). Both versions offer new features, bug fixes and improvements.
Improvements in the new versions:
- Added VSync options from WinUAE in Display panel (#1368)
- Make Paths panel textboxes read-only (fixes #1385)
- add secondary check when loading cfg files, look in configs folder for filename (fixes #1388)
- resample audio during Push operations (#1397)
- fix inconsistency regarding default config name (fixes #1395)
- GUI - Make read-only textboxes in WHDLoad panel show as such (fixes #1403)
- updated FloppyBridge to v1.6.4
- updated game controller DB to latest version
- updated WHDLoad XML to latest version
- improve help text in Misc panel (fixes #1408)
- auto-select the first item in the Configs list (fixes #1391)
- Log command line parameters on startup (fixes #1380)
- harmonize buttons in HDD GUI panel
- use string.empty() instead of comparing with ""
- separate data from home directories, improve handling (fixes #1073)
- Fix new paths logic for Flatpak also (#1073)
- improve look of GUI Misc panel scrollbar (fixes #1412)
- Cherry pick updates from v6.x
(nba)
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02.Sep.2024
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Rogue-like game: Roguecraft released, Soundtrack available
Badger Punch Games have released "Roguecraft", their "retro-inspired turn-based roguelike all about simplicity and fun" (YouTube video). Licensed and distributed by Thalamus Digital, the download version of the game is available for 72 hours at a 20% discount for the equivalent of around ¤7.20 as a thank you to the Amiga community. The Boxed Edition is currently sold out.
The soundtrack to the game can be purchased separately for the equivalent of around 1.80 euros. (dr)
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01.Sep.2024
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Aminet uploads until 31.08.2024
The following files have been added until 31.08.2024 to Aminet:
gasm80.lha dev/cross 70K 68k Generic assembler for Z80/6502
HWP_RapaGUI.lha dev/hwood 7.3M ALL Cross-platform GUI toolkit fo...
GISkyBallsAros.zip game/board 369K x86 GI Sky Balls
MCE.lha game/edit 4.1M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 4.5M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 4.8M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
PolyNova3D.lha gfx/3d 740K 68k Amiga port of PolyNova3D
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.9M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.2M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
CrescentMoon.lha mods/8voic 2.2M 16bit 6ch Guitar Piano Ballad...
ACreeping.zip mods/crash 5.1M Lofi Melancholy Hiphop from 1...
NomadicHellstorm.zip mods/crash 7.0M Lofi Sludgecore from 1998 (+mp3)
Trespass00972.zip mods/crash 14M Slow Hypnotic Progressive med...
NAFCYI1991S1-B01.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B02.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B03.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B04.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B05.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B06.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B07.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B08.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B09.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B10.zip text/bfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B11.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B12.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B13.zip text/bfont 2.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B14.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B15.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B16.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B17.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B18.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B19.zip text/bfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B20.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B21.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B22.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B23.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B24.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B25.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B26.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B27.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B28.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B29.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
ASE2019_2.07.lha text/edit 210K 68k Text editor
CharacterMap.lha text/misc 57K 68k Browse character set and copy...
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OS4Depot uploads until 31.08.2024
The following files have been added until 31.08.2024 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
cardsmakingkit.lha gam/uti 3Mb 4.0 This is a SDK to make your decks...
mce.lha gam/uti 5Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
hwp_rapagui.lha lib/hol 7Mb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for GUI creation
sdl2.lha lib/mis 7Mb 4.1 Simple DirectMedia Layer 2
amigagpt.lha net/cha 221kb 4.0 App for chatting to ChatGPT
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01.Sep.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 31.08.2024
The following files have been added until 31.08.2024 to AROS Archives:
giskyballsaros.zip gam/mis 369kb Game of skill
cardsmakingkit.lha gam/uti 3Mb This is a SDK to make your decks...
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01.Sep.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 31.08.2024
The following files have been added until 31.08.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
RapaGUI_2.2.lha A cross-platform GUI to...
gasm80.lha Generic Z80 assembler
dethrace_0.7.1.1.lha Reverse engineering the...
AmiArcadia_33.20.lha A Signetics-based machi...
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01.Sep.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 31.08.2024
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 31.08.2024:
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01.Sep.2024
Seiya (ANF)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 161 (Italian/English)
Besides the Italian original issue, the PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is also available in English. The magazine's reviews compare, if available, the different ports of classic games to the various platforms of their time. Furthermore a focus is on rather unknown retro games.
Amiga-related, the current issue is about Black Hornet. (snx)
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01.Sep.2024
Scene World Podcast (ANF)
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Scene World Podcast Episode #196 - Metro Siege
In the 196th edition of the Scene World Podcast, Jörg Dröge and Arthur Heller talk to Alex Brown, coder in the team working on the game "Metro Siege", which is intended to run on a vanilla Amiga 500 and to be played online with multiple players - the demo version requires at least 1 MB of RAM, though. The interview starts at minute 37:05. (snx)
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31.Aug.2024
Paweł Tukatsch
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Platform game: Collector's Edition of Electro Man
At the beginning of December last year, Paweł 'tukinem' Tukatsch released his Amiga port of the game Electro Man for AGA Amigas, originally published in 1992 by the Polish programmers Maciej Miasik and Janusz Pelc for MS-DOS (amiga-news.de reported). Now the game can be purchased as a Collector's Edition from the Polish shop Retronics. For 38 euros (plus shipping) you get a slipcase with two 3.5" discs, a map of the levels printed on a canvas and a manual. (dr)
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31.Aug.2024
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Chat software: AmigaGPT v1.6.2 for AmigaOS 3 and 4 (update)
Cameron Armstrong has written AmigaGPT, a chat program for AmigaOS 3.2 that uses the power of the chatbot ChatGPT (amiga-news.de reported). Originally written for AmigaOS 3.2, the programme meanwhile also supports AmigaOS 3.9, Cloanto's Workbench 3.X and AmigaOS 4.1. Changes of version 1.6.1:
- Default to speech disabled
- Fix crash when trying to close speech system when it failed to initialise
Update: (14:09, 01.09.24, dr)
Version 1.6.2 was released today, which increases the maximum OpenAI API key size to 256 characters.
Download v1.6.2: AmigaGPT.lha (221 KB) (dr)
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30.Aug.2024
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Video: AmiKit 12 on a Raspberry Pi 5
Under the title link, Amiga Bill talks to AmiKit developer Ján Zahurančík about his workbench distribution AmiKit 12 and shows how it runs on a Raspberry Pi 5. He also gives tips and tricks and talks about the development of the distribution. (dr)
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30.Aug.2024
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Open source project: IDE driver lide.device 40.8
The open source project lide.device provides a new IDE driver for the Amiga, which offers some improvements (amiga-news.de reported). Now version 40.8 was released:
- Bug fixes
- Performance improvements
- Speed up initialization on 68000 systems
- Lideflash improvements - prompt the user before doing anything & reboot if necessary
(dr)
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29.Aug.2024
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Preview video: Extreme Violence 2 v0.2
pixelplop' is in the process of writing a successor to the shareware game Extreme Violence, published by Simon Green in 1993, as an entry for this year's AmiGameJam. In the original version, two players tried to eliminate each other in a labyrinth. In the successor, four players will now be able to compete against each other. (dr)
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29.Aug.2024
itch.io
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Text-based strategy game: HAMmurabi V1.01
Hamurabi is a text-based strategy game in which you "take on the role of the Sumerian king for ten years, deciding how much land to buy, how much wheat to feed your subjects and how much wheat to sow." A previous version was published in 1968 for the newly invented programming language FOCAL, before it was ported to BASIC in 1973 and thus became known to a wider public (Wikipedia).
Phil Spilsbury has published the original source code on GitHub, as it was printed in the book "BASIC Computer Games" in 1978. If you want to get a first impression, you can test the version ported to HTML5 by Chris Ainsley in 2019 in your browser.
At the beginning of 2020, 'Dr Guru' published a version adapted to Amiga Kick Pascal in the Amiga-Dresden forum (German), the source code of which is still accessible.
Now 'lifeschool' has also taken on the game as a contribution to AmiGameJam 2024 and, in addition to the original version from 1978 (with or without language), has published a conversion he created with HAM background images and a few additional questions to answer. The game runs on any OCS/ECS Amiga with KS 3.0+, 0.5 MB chip and 1 MB Fast-Ram. (dr)
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29.Aug.2024
Amigans (Forum)
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AmigaOS 4: AmigaOne Daily Driver Blog #1
In his latest blog entry Back to winter down-under, Trevor Dickinson reports on a meeting with Ryan Dixon, a long-time Amiga enthusiast and recently active AmigaOS 4 developer, member of the ExecSG team and beta tester for A-EON Technology's Enhancer software. In Dickinson's blog, Dixon already describes what he does on a daily basis with his two NextGen computers AmigaOne X1000 and X5000.
He has now started his own blog and describes his current use of various applications and tools and his reasons for using them in the first entry under the title link. Subsequent blogs will present newly discovered applications, tools or tips and their updates. (dr)
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28.Aug.2024
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Chiptune tracker: Furnace V0.6.7 for Windows, Mac and Linux (update)
'tildearrows' Furnace is a tool that can be used to create sound chip music ("chiptune"), mostly from the 8/16-bit era (amiga-news.de reported). It supports a wide range of functions and sound chips, from NES, SNES and Genesis to ES5506, VIC-20 and the Amiga. Version 0.6.6 provides several improvements and fixes and can now import the formats .it (Impulse Tracker), .xm (Extended Module) and .s3m (Scream Tracker 3).
The songs can be exported as audio files (.wav), VGM files and ZSM files (for Commander X16). An manual is available.
Update: (17:49, 29.08.24, dr)
Version 0.6.7 was released today, which fixes a major bug in the previous version: the NES DPCM sample loop was not working properly. (dr)
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28.Aug.2024
Amigaworld.net (forum)
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US trademarks: New dates for "AmigaOne" trademark dispute
The dispute over the trademark "AmigaOne" at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO, amiga-news.de reported) had initially been suspended (PDF file), because any court decision in the main proceedings would make it easier to reach a final decision on certain trademark applications and the corresponding oppositions.
However, both sides, Amiga Corporation and Hyperion Entertainment, were required to provide regular updates to the USPTO on the status of that litigation - most recently, they were given 30 days to do so on March 28 of this year. However, as neither party felt compelled to do so, the trademark dispute was resumed by the USPTO on August 12 and the further course of action was set: the scheduled dates range from September 11, 2024 to January 14, 2026 (PDF file). (snx)
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28.Aug.2024
Siegfried Hübner (ANF)
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Amiga emulator: vAmigaWeb supports EmuTOS
vAmigaWeb is an Amiga emulator for the web browser or rather a Progressive Web App (PWA) based on vAmiga, an Amiga emulator for Mac OS.
Besides the AROS ROM, since August 18 also the Atari-TOS-compatible EmuTOS has been added as a selectable Kickstart alternative, so that .ST disk images can be used as well. (snx)
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27.Aug.2024
commodore.news
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Programming environment: MicroPython for the Amiga in development
MicroPython Amiga is a fork of the MicroPython project that brings this programming environment to the classic Amiga (with at least AmigaOS 3.1). The project is still under development, but can already be compiled and used.
Amiga-specific features:
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This version should be considered as preliminary. Most of the tests are passing, but some are still failing.
- Networking (tcp) is available but not SSL. Thus, bsdsocket.library is required.
- Passing tests (some have been sightly modified for the Amiga) can be found in the tests directory: basics, cmdline, cpydiff, extmod, feature_check, float, frozen, import, internal_bench, io, micropython, misc, net_hosted, net_inet (without SSL), perf_bench, stress and unicode.
- Neither viper nor native modes are supported (most of the viper tests are passing but some are crashing!).
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