16.Aug.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Developer tools: vasm 1.8a and vlink 0.16a
Frank Wille has released updates of the portable and retargetable assembler vasm and of its corresponding linker vlink.
Changes in vasm 1.8a:
- Increased number of fast-optimization passes from 50 to 200, as very large sources (> 60000 lines), with lots of branches to optimize, may still have optimization possibilities left after 50 passes.
- Repeat loops with an iterator symbol over an arbitrary sequence of values.
- m68k: New option -sd and directive OPT ON to enable optimizations of absolute references to the small data section into a base register relative addressing mode.
- m68k: New option -opt-jbra and directive OPT OB to convert all absolute jumps to external labels into 32-bit PC-relative branches (68020 and up).
- m68k: OPT O+ in Devpac compatibilty mode does not enable PC-relative optimizations (an explicit OPT A+ is needed).
- m68k: New Apollo Core instructions: PMULA, PMULH, STOREC, UNPACK1632.
- m68k: -m68020up option no longer includes Apollo Core.
- m68k: Devpac OPT Ln (with n=0,1,2,etc. for Atari) is recognized, although it has no effect at the moment.
- m68k: Suppressed index registers ZRn, which are explicitely written in the source, are no longer optimized away.
- PPC: -m option to select the CPU model starts working. By default the instruction set of a 32-bit PPC (G2, G3, G4) with AltiVec is supported.
- x86: Floating point constants (.float, .double) are supported.
- mot-syntax: Optional offset and length arguments for INCBIN (contributed by Andreas Larsson).
- std-syntax: New directives for gas compatibility: .irp and .irpc.
- bin-output: Fixed another sign-problem while padding between sections.
- hunk-output: Print source line for undefined symbols, when generating an executable.
- vobj-output: Ignore all internal/local symbols, except "*tmpNNNNNNNN*", which is required for certain relocations.
Changes in vlink 0.16a:
- New linker script commands: BYTE, SHORT, LONG, QUAD, SQUAD.
- New option -k: keep original section order from the objects.
- Fixed crash with -gc-all and unreferenced symbols.
- Fixed crash with unresolved weak symbols.
- (ados/ehf) _INIT/_EXIT functions with register arguments (prefixed by '@' instead of '_' for SAS/C-compatibility) are also detected, and their pointers inserted into the proper con-/destructor tables.
- (elf) Provide __CTOR_LIST_END, __DTOR_LIST_END.
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13.Aug.2017
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future 128 - preview and extracts
A preview and extracts from issue 128 (September/October 2017) of Amiga Future have been released today. Among other things, this issue features a review of the VA 2000, a special on Free Pascal and part 2 of the workshop on Blitz Basic.
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13.Aug.2017
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Hyperion has AmigaOS 3.1 updates removed from the web (Update)
Matthias 'DJBase' Münch was hosting the various updates for AmigaOS 3.1, 3.5 and 3.9 on his site os.amigaworld.de after H&P switched off the official support websites for these products after their withdrawal from the Amiga market. Münch now announces (German) on his website that after twelve years, he has been contacted by Hyperion and was asked to remove some of the downloads, since they contained code to which Hyperion holds some rights. In response, Münch decided to take the entire site offline.
Note from staff: In the 2009 settlement agreement with Amiga, Inc., Hyperion was granted a rather broad license for AmigaOS 3.1 that also gives the Belgium company the option to enforce the IP rights in question. The fact that it took them eight years to actually disable Münch's rather well known download site suggests a connection to the ongoing Trademark wars against Cloanto.
Update: (13.08.2017, 18:00, cg)
In the meantime, Costel Mincea from Hyperion replied to (requires registration) Münch's statement explaining that Hyperion only asked for the removal of four AmigaOS 3.1 updates, taking the entire site including all BoingBags offline was Münch's personal decision. The archives Mincea lists are small Beta releases published by Amiga Technologies in the mid-nineties:
- Datatypes-45-4.lha (datatypes.library 45.4)
- FFS-43-20.lha (FastFileSystem 43.20)
- SCSI-IDE-43-24.lha (scsi.device 43.24)
- SetPatch-43-6b.lha (SetPatch 43.6b)
But these archives, in the exact same versions, have been available for (legal) download from Cloantos website for years. Removing them from Münch's website does not affect their availability at all. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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13.Aug.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 12.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until August 12th, 2017:
impvcfsm.lha comm/mail 1K Import vCard files into Simpl...
Nah-ProphecyReturns.zip demo/aga 63K 68k The Prophecy Returns
VNom-SilentWinds.zip demo/aga 2.3M 68k Silent winds
Void-Fudged.dms demo/aga 248K 68k Fudged
Zenon-WhereWeAreGoing... demo/aga 378K 68k Where we are going
dajormas-kanaalin.zip demo/euro 187K 68k Kanaalin arvoitus
Void-Delirium.lha demo/euro 72K 68k Delirium State of Mind
Saga.lha game/board 394K 68k Conversion of TSR boardgame
SagaMOS.lha game/board 436K MOS Conversion of TSR boardgame
Saga-OS4.lha game/board 460K OS4 Conversion of TSR boardgame
RNOAnim.lha gfx/show 1.9M MOS Animation player, converter, ...
RNOAnim_OS4.lha gfx/show 2.2M OS4 Animation player, converter, ...
RNOInfoScreen.lha mus/play 8.2M WOS Music player front-end and in...
workbenchexplorer.lha util/dir 1.9M OS4 Modern file browser loaded wi...
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 493K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 630K OS4 Multipurpose utility
espeak.lha util/sys 1.3M 68k amiga-port of espeak speech s...
madcomic.lha util/wb 18K 68k Reads and tells jokes.
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13.Aug.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 12.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until August 12th, 2017:
rnoinfoscreen.lha aud/pla 8Mb 4.0 Music player front-end and info ...
coreutils-bin.lha dev/uti 1Mb 4.0 GNU core utilities
coreutils-src.lha dev/uti 14Mb 4.0 GNU core utilities (source)
saga.lha gam/boa 460kb 4.0 Conversion of TSR boardgame
workbenchexplorer.lha uti/fil 2Mb 4.1 Modern file browser loaded with ...
reportplus.lha uti/mis 630kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
rnoanim.lha vid/pla 2Mb 4.0 Animation player, converter, and...
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13.Aug.2017
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 12.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the AROS-Archives until August 12th, 2017:
vtractors.i386-aros.zip gam/boa 987kb Make the longest tractor path.
cblocks.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 188kb Sliding-block puzzles with ascii...
gpmark-i386-aros.zip uti/ben 1Mb SDL based Gp2x benchmark by Opti...
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13.Aug.2017
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WHDLoad: New installers until 12.08.2017
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installers have been added until August 12th, 2017:
- 2017-08-08 improved: Crossbow (Screen 7/Intelligent Games) fixed for 68000, added manual (Info)
- 2017-08-07 improved: Knightmare (Mindscape) fix crash & added quitkey on 68000 (Info)
- 2017-08-07 improved: Crossbow (Screen 7/Intelligent Games) fixed for 68000, added manual (Info)
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13.Aug.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaRemix: New songs added
AmigaRemix has made available new mixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games as MP3-files. Since our last news item, the following songs have been added:
- Cousin's Song
- Yo! Joe! - Haunted House
- Stranger Sisters Edit
- FlashBack (Ending)
- Toki - Caverns of Fire
- Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon (The Village)
- Awesome - Planet Music 1 (Level 5)
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10.Aug.2017
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Amiga-MOD tracker in Javascript: Bassoontracker 0.1.22
Bassoontracker is a classic 4-Channel-MOD tracker written in Javascript which runs in a web browser - there you can load, edit and save MOD-files. The tracker can be directly used on stef.be/bassoontracker/. The source code is available on Github.
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09.Aug.2017
Amiga Impact (Webseite)
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Amiga Impact: Further pictures of FPGA accelerator board Vampire V4
For the fourth quarter of 2017 version 4 of the FPGA accelerator board Vampire was announced (amiga-news.de reported). Under the title link today Amiga Impact has published further pictures which show the standalone version and a bare board in a aluminium case.
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09.Aug.2017
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MorphOS: Word processing software Folio (beta version)
"Folio is a technical proof of concept that leverages the sophisticated Webkit layout engine included in the Odyssey Web Browser to provide a modern word processing tool that fulfills most common needs. Its current feature set and capabilities are comparable to those found in Microsoft WordPad and Apple TextEdit." Due to a bug of version 1.24 of Odyssey, version 1.23 has to be installed as well and Folio to be opened there. An Internet connection is not required.
Known problems:
- Saving files opens a blank window hiding the editor, which needs to be closed manually.
- File names need to be entered inside the MorphOS file requester every time you save a document regardless of whether you previously entered a file name or not.
- Dragging images around inside the document can duplicate images. For moving around images, it is recommended to cut out images and then paste them after you position the text cursor via mouse or keyboard.
- When you use the "pop up" button in the toolbar to run Folio in its own window, you will still see a tab bar even though it is technically redundant.
Download:
folio_morphos.zip (435 KB)
owb-morphos-1.23.lha (26 MB)
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09.Aug.2017
MorphZone (Webseite)
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RNOAnim 1.2 and RNOInfoScreen 1.4
"RNOAnim is a compact animation player that also has some conversion and editing functions." In version 1.2 of the program which was written with Hollywood "animations get scaled if they don't fit within the screen size" and "support for transparency in GIF anims" was added.
"RNOInfoScreen works as a front-end to various music and media players by displaying the "now playing" information with cover art images, and by providing basic media control options for the user." In version 1.4 among others more options for background images were added and the volume goes quicker up and down on MorphOS when a shift key is pressed.
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07.Aug.2017
Amigaworld (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: File manager Dir Me Up 3.8.1
Jérôme 'Glames' Senays' commercial file manager "Dir Me Up" (video) "is a program to explore and manipulate files, links and drawers of your Amiga." Changes in version 3.8.1:
- Software / "Upgrade" item added in the "Project" menu to download the latest version available.
- GUI / You can now choose to not display the buttons panel.
- GUI - Buttons Panel / You can now choose buttons you want to display and their sizes.
- GUI / You can now choose to not display the preview panel.
- GUI / Spacing between different parts increased .
- Drawer browsing / If several drawers are selected, the first one is scanned in the current window and the next ones in other "Dir Me Up" windows.
- Drawer browsing / If the [Ctrl] key is pressed while browsing, the selected drawer is opened in another "Dir Me Up" window.
- Drawer creation / The drawer(s) created are now automatically selected.
- Bookmarks / Notification modified if the volume panel is not display.
- Browsing / If a "path" button that no longer existed was clicked, an error window was displayed over and over: fixed.
- Browsing / If a Bookmark that no longer existed was clicked, an error window was displayed over and over: fixed.
- Browsing / Update was always done on the last level of the path, even if an intermediate "path" button was clicked: fixed.
- Browsing / Volumes Update created a single "path" button with all included levels: fixed.
- List view / The following informations are now centered: size, date, type and extension.
- Icon view / Better use of the width of the window.
- Icon view / If a partially visible element is selected, a repositioning is now performed to see it completely.
- Icon view / Astride thumbnails of the last visible line were sometimes not displayed: fixed.
- View without panel volumes / If you clicked on the parent of an assign, "path" buttons click did not work then: fixed.
- "Workbench" view / If several volumes, assigns or bookmarks are selected, the first one is explored in the current window and the next ones in other "Dir Me Up" windows.
- "Workbench" view / If the [Ctrl] key is pressed while scanning volumes, assigns or bookmarks, they are opened in other "Dir Me Up" windows.
- "Workbench" view / If the selected bookmark had a "multi-levels" path , the path buttons were not all drawn: fixed.
- Script running / If a script "shortcut" button was unchecked, the button was not removed from the buttons pannel: fixed.
- Script running / When removing the first script, the following script was not selected: fixed.
- Internal viewer / After deleting an image, the displayed image rank was no longer the correct one: fixed.
- Internal viewer / When copying several images and then examining under the viewer, only one image was counted in the total indicated: fixed.
- AmigaOS 4.1 FE specific / If the mouse pointer is over the list of elements without any selection, the "Location" pop-up menu is displayed (previously the main menu) when right-clicking.
- AmigaOS 4.1 FE specific / The size of menu icons can now be set.
- AmigaOS 4.1 FE specific / "Wb" menu was displayed at the same time as the "Paste" one: fixed.
- Localization / Swedish translations added.
- Localization / Italian and Spanish translations improved.
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06.Aug.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 05.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until August 5th, 2017:
Pacific-Bidrag7.lha demo/euro 68K 68k Bidrag #7
BlitterKas.zip demo/intro 56K 68k Blitter Kas
Nukleus-Cubeleus.lha demo/intro 23K 68k Cubeleus
SFL-WeLookForSilicon.lha demo/intro 63K 68k We Look For Silicon
SDI_headers.lha dev/c 28K A set of C macros and defines
WormWarsMOS.lha game/actio 722K MOS Advanced snake game
PaletteEd.lha gfx/misc 75K 68k Edit IFF-ILBM Palettes
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 487K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlusMOS.lha util/misc 544K MOS Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 623K OS4 Multipurpose utility
espeak.lha util/sys 1.3M 68k amiga-port of espeak speech s...
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06.Aug.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 05.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until August 5th, 2017:
libwide.lha dev/lib 71kb 4.0 some wide-character functions fo...
autoconf.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 used to generate configure scripts
automake.lha dev/mis 1Mb 4.0 used to generate Makefile.in fro...
sed.lha dev/uti 3Mb 4.0 sed (stream editor)
reportplus.lha uti/mis 623kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
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06.Aug.2017
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 05.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the AROS-Archives until August 5th, 2017:
drac-klondike.i386-aros.zip gam/car 575kb Simple SDL solitaire game using ...
tong-its.i386-aros.zip gam/car 1017k Filipino Card game.
tennix.i386-aros.zip gam/spo 1Mb Simple top-down tennis match.
amath.i386-aros.lha uti/sci 237kb Simple command line calculator
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06.Aug.2017
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WHDLoad: New installers until 05.08.2017
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installers have been added until August 5th, 2017:
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05.Aug.2017
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Hyperion sells merchandising items on spreadshirt.net
In a blog entry, Costel Mincea Hyperion) has announced "good news": On shop.amigaos.net diverse merchandising items are available. The "powered by AmigaOS" and "30 years of emotion" logos corresponds to the ones used for almost two years for stickers, posters and similar ones. But now more products are sold, on spreadshirt.net.
You can get 15% discount on all products if you order during the next 14 days using the gift code "welcome-100172727".
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03.Aug.2017
(ANF)
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Hardware: Vampire V4 announced inclusive A1200 and standalone version
In a press release and in the forum of the project the Apollo team has announced the next generation of the FPGA-based accelerator board, which for the first time will be also offered as "standalone" version.
Three different versions are offered:
- The Vampire V4 Standalone System
- The Vampire V4 for Amiga Classic compatible with Amiga 1000/500/2000/CDTV and with Amiga 600 with kippa’s adapter (if produced)
- The Vampire V4 for Amiga 1200
Die V4 is equipped with the well-known 68080 processor core as well as provides the AGA-compatible "SAGA" chipset.
Specifications:
- FPGA : Altera Cyclone V A5 (77k LE, 28nm technology)
- RAM : 512MB DDR3 (up to 1GB/s)
- FastIDE with 40- and 44-pin connectors
- Digital Video-out up to 720p@60Hz
- Dual-Kickstart-flashrom (for safety)
- MicroSD storage
- Vampire V4 is CE, WEEE and RoHS compliant
Motherboard components:
- IO Header #1
- IO Header #2
- IO Header #3
- Ethernet
- USB
- USB
- DB9 (standalone only)
- DB9 (standalone only)
- FastIDE 40-pin
- FastIDE 44-pin
- FPGA
- Digital Video Amplifier
- Digital Video Output
- DDR3 RAM
- JTAG Header
- MicroSD-Slot
- MicroUSB power (standalone only)
THe V4 is supposed to be available in the fourth quarter of 2017. The price has not yet been set but users were pointed out that the improved specifications implies a higher price. If you have preordered one of the previous models of the Vampire and still did not get it, you can change your order to a V4 by paying the difference.
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03.Aug.2017
Generation Amiga (Webseite)
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Stereo headphone amplifier for Amiga computers: KA71
The sound output of the Amiga is given out on four channels: two on the left stereo channel and two on the right one - this is not an advantage if you use headphones. rastport.com offers a solution for this problem: An amplifier for the Amiga called KA71. "KA71 can mix stereo channels at a level adjustable with a knob, from full separation to mono output." Still it is not clear when the device will be available at the distributor of rastport.com.
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02.Aug.2017
Alexander Fritsch (ANF)
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Speech synthesizer: espeak 1.1
The Amiga port of the speech synthesizer espeak wriiten by Jonathan Duddington currently is available on Aminet. Espeak speaks 75 languages in 19 different versions. The Amiga version is identical to the original Linux version. The audio.device is used for the speech output, but it is also possible giving it out into a file. In this way it is possible first to create a wave-file on slower systems and then to play it. The translator.library is not required.
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31.Jul.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit X 10.2
Version 10.2 of the Workbench distribution AmiKit, meant for emulators, now also is available for Linux again. The game MiniSlug was added, other components have been updated. Additionally among others the problems with SSL-certificates, misplaced Favourite icons in FullHD resolution and of launching of Steam, Libre Office and VLC were fixed.
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30.Jul.2017
Amiga.org (Forum)
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Podcast: AmiCast 24 - Interview with Jon Lennart Aasenden (Amibian.js)
In the 24th issue of his English-language podcast, Krzysztof Radzikowski has talked to Jon Lennart Aasenden. One of his software projects is the Smart Mobile Studio, a development environment, in which programs can be written in Smart Pascal and then compiled as object-orientated JavaScript. As an example project Amibian.js is included.
While Gunnar Kristjansson's Amibian is an image for the Raspberry Pi starting right into Amiga emulation (amiga-news.de reported), Amibian.js is an AmigaOS emulation in JavaScript, which similar to FriendUP runs in a browser (Amiga Cloud Desktop).
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30.Jul.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 29.07.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until July 29th, 2017:
FocusDesign-Kublai.zip demo/aga 64K 68k An Amiga AGA 060 64k for Revi...
FocusDesign-StormRide... demo/aga 5.6M 68k An Amiga AGA demo for Datasto...
BoozeDesign-BabySteps... demo/euro 351K 68k Winner Amiga demo at Gubbdata...
Boozoholics-IdiAminga... demo/euro 1.5M 68k An Amiga demo released at Sol...
Ephidrena-Negativ.lha demo/euro 5.7M 68k Negativ Prosess - Revision 2017
Insane-Kaimana.lha demo/euro 366K 68k Kaimana by Insane
Insane-Retrovision.lha demo/euro 383K 68k Retrovision
Pacific-Monomateria.lha demo/euro 398K 68k Monomateria by Pacific
Rampage-AmigaNavsegda... demo/euro 116K 68k An Amiga demo released at DiH...
Slipstream-Patarty.zip demo/euro 88K 68k An Amiga demo released at NOV...
Spaceballs-Nightlight... demo/euro 59K 68k Invitation to the Solskogen 2...
Unique-Coco.lha demo/euro 415K 68k Coco by Unique
Void-ItNeverSleeps.lha demo/euro 958K 68k "It Never Sleeps" by Void
Zymosis-MagaUncut.lha demo/euro 20K 68k Maga Uncut by Zymosis
BooZombies-Greetings.zip demo/intro 100K 68k Greetings To Sauna
Bumpy4k.lha demo/intro 10K 68k Bumpy 4kb intro
Dekadence-Imacennial.lha demo/intro 64K 68k Winner intro at Revision 2017
DreamWeb-Simulacrum.zip demo/intro 69K 68k 4K procedural graphics
Insane-Meetro11.lha demo/intro 45K 68k Meetro 11
NahKolor-Exolution.lha demo/intro 68K 68k Exolution
Offence-666bps.zip demo/intro 4K 68k 666 bps - 4kb intro
Pacific-Refocus.lha demo/intro 141K 68k Refocus - TRSAC 2015
Scoopex-Outlands.lha demo/intro 23K 68k A cracktro released in July 2017
Void-HortenMossFerry.lha demo/intro 47K 68k "Horten Moss Ferry" by Void
Istari-Favourites.zip demo/misc 822K 68k demopack released at Gubbdata...
Appendix-BlindVisions... demo/slide 3.9M 68k Blind Visions Slideshow AGA
Istari-21Years.zip demo/slide 330K 68k Amiga slideshow released at G...
Laban-OldDayz.zip demo/slide 1.4M 68k Slideshow released at Solskog...
MiamiBass-C64Petscii.zip demo/slide 305K 68k C64 Petscii Slideshow
Insane-32ShadesofBrow... demo/sound 184K 68k Music disk released at Solsko...
exif_library.lha dev/lib 588K OS4 Parsing, editing and saving E...
Hombre_shrinked.zip docs/hard 2.8M Hombre chipset, official 1993...
IDEFix_patches.lha driver/med 4K 68k Allows CF cards to work with ...
IDEPrefs.lha driver/med 15K 68k Preferences program for IDE d...
Wizzcat-SnowWars.zip game/2play 95K 68k An old Amiga PD game from 1990
WormWars.lha game/actio 816K 68k Advanced snake game
WormWars-OS4.lha game/actio 1.1M OS4 Advanced snake game
WantedTeam-MetroCross... game/misc 161K 68k Port from the Atari ST version
amath.i386-aros.lha misc/math 237K x86 Simple command line calculator
amath.lha misc/math 795K 68k Simple command line calculator
amath.src.lha misc/math 648K Simple command line calculato...
Puni-SavanneSol.zip pix/misc 5K "Void Savanne-logo" by Puni/Void
AmiKick.lha util/misc 42K ppc Check Kickstart images under ...
TinyLauncher.lha util/misc 110K 68k WHDLoad frontend and more
cranker.lha util/pack 348K 68k Amiga executable and data cru...
Mu680x0Libs.lha util/sys 371K 68k MuLib aware 680x0 libraries
Hexaco_1.0.lha util/wb 842K 68k Color values as hex/dec/... (...
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 29.07.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until July 29th, 2017:
absolute_d0lle_2.zip dem/mus 30Mb 4.0 Amiga OS 4 Musicdisc Released at...
amissl-sdk.lha dev/mis 942kb 4.0 AmiSSL SDK
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 4Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
wormwars.lha gam/act 1Mb 4.0 Advanced snake game
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30.Jul.2017
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WHDLoad: New installers until 29.07.2017
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installers have been added until July 29th, 2017:
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29.Jul.2017
Generation Amiga (Webseite)
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Retro aracde machines in Amiga design
At "Ray's Arcades" custom build aracde machines are available which are equipped with a PC. The system emulates ten - which are not specified - classic computer and consoles. The cases are made of wood and are rather small (610x340x360mm) so they can be transported. Many different designs are available.
You can also order predefined design templates. Additional to themes "Sonic the Hedgehog" or "Pacman" an Amiga version is also offered.
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28.Jul.2017
Scene World Podcast (Webseite)
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Podcast: Scene World Magazine 35, Interview with Richard Löwenstein (Reshoot R)
For the 35th issue of the English-language podcast Scene World Magazine, Richard Löwenstein and 'Altraz' has has been interviewed on his shoot'em-up game "Reshoot R" which is in development. Additional to the podcast, there also is a video.
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25.Jul.2017
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New, open source Gotek firmware: FlashFloppy
FlashFloppy is a alternative firmware for the floppy emulator Gotek, which original firmware meanwhile is not developed further. Additional to the proprietary alternative HxC, now an open source option is available. A first alpha version has been released. Currently FlashFloppy only works if no other (external) disk drives are connected.
Besides, the open source FlashFloppy File Selector also is available, which can be used to choose the currently used disk image under AmigaOS.
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25.Jul.2017
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AmigaOS 4: Video of latest development status of "Tower 57"
The arcade shooter "Tower 57" which was financed in summer 2015 by crowdfunding has not been finished yet. But Daniel Müßener updates his Amiga port of the game which is also in development. Recently the JSON-library had to be completely rewritten because the library used by the original version didn't build with Müßener's compiler. Now Müßener has published a video at Youtube which demonstrates the latest devlopment status of the AmigaOS version. The author explicitly has pointed out that this a unfinished preversion of the game.
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23.Jul.2017
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AmiCast: Text interview with Andreas Falkenhahn
The ninth text interview of the English-language podcast AmiCast is about Andreas Falkenhahn, who is the developer of Hollywood. He wrote about the accident which did prevent him from turning his back on the Amiga and announced a major update of the Hollywood Designer, which some day could be released for other platforms as well.
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23.Jul.2017
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: File manager Dir Me Up 3.7.0
Jérôme 'Glames' Senays' commercial file manager "Dir Me Up" (video) among others offers browsing history and preview images or thumbnails. In version 3.7.0 now you can hide the volumes panels (screenshot 1) and show a "list of drawers of the current path available at each level via buttons" (screenshot 2).
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21.Jul.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Podcast: Amiga Users Ireland talked to Eddy Carroll (SnoopDOS)
In the latest issue of the English-language podcast, Amiga Users Ireland talked to the first programmer of the system monitor SnoopDOS, Eddy Carroll.
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21.Jul.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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PDF-Magazine: REV'n'GE 76 (Italian/English)
The PDF-magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is available in Italian as well as in an English-language translation. REV'n'GE compares and reviews games on vintage computers.
Among others the latest issue includes articles about the Amiga games KGB, Pinball Brain Damage, Spinworld and The Settlers.
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20.Jul.2017
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AmigaOS 4: Enhancer Software 1.3
According to A-EON Technology in a press release, the third update for the tool collection "Enhancer Software" is available and can be downloaded for free by registered customers on Amistore. As some of our readers have pointed out, currently the server of the Amistore seems overloaded. We recommend you to wait some days before you install the update. Amiga Enhancer is available in three different versions: The "Plus Edition" has all components, including the latest 2D driver for the Radeon cards. The "Standard" version only includes a previsous version of the driver and less background pictures for CANDI. Additionally there is a "Special Edition" for older computers inclusive for Amigas equipped with a PowerPC card.
Changes in "Plus" and "Standard" versions:
- RadeonHD drivers v2.22 & v1.21 now support UHD 4K screenmodes on HDMI 1.3+ monitors
- Warp3D Nova & Warp3D Nova SI library v1.41 with 4K Warp3D Nova demo
- OpenGLES library v1.15
Changes in all versions of the Enhancer package:
- Updater utility: keep your Enhancer Software and AMIStore purchases fully up to date.
- AmiSphere Server & Preferences to control AMIStore logins and passwords.
- USB PTP driver with iOS support.
- New Gadgets classes: ListViewer, Thumblist and Anim.
- Animated icons in Ringhio Notifications Server supporting new Anim gadget class.
- TuneNet now supports Shoutcast v2 API and animated notifications during station scanning & playback.
- New Libraries: Codesets, Z and EXIF.
- Multiviewer now supports EXIF lib with added snapshot function and auto JPEG image rotation.
- New SystemReboot command.
Updates included in all editions::
- Time, Sound, Notification preferences and Format command.
- MultiEdit, Clock, Calendar, Exchanger and X-Dock utilities.
- Clock and SliderBar Gadget Classes.
- InfoWindow Class.
- MPEGA and WAV Datatypes.
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19.Jul.2017
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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C64 clone: Ultimate-64 announced
Under the title link Gideon Zweijtzer, who developed the emulated C64 disk drive 1541-Ultimate and who also tried to develop a PowerPC card for the Amiga, has announced a FPGA-based C64 clone with integrated 1541-Ultimate II+ called Ultimate-64.
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17.Jul.2017
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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Cloanto: Transcripts of speeches on events (2014-2017)
In the forum of Amigaworld.net, 'Tripos' transcribed three videos in English, in which Mike Battilana gives an insight into the work of Cloanto from now up to 1986.
'Tripos' was inspired by A Discourse on Possible Futures, recently published on cloanto.org, discussing "discuss possible futures involving open source, a nonprofit and/or foundation, and other long-term preservation scenarios for the legacy which we worked so passionately to keep alive". Similar considerations about a network for possible releases of Amiga components also had Olaf Barthel.
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16.Jul.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 15.07.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until July 15th, 2017:
Hombre.zip docs/hard 53M Hombre chipset, official 1993...
borwos.lha game/actio 313K WOS Beats of Rage - a Beat'em up
shells_src.lha game/misc 8K Shells 1.0 source code
colourlines_src.lha game/think 9K colourlines source code
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.1M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 4.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.4M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
fastformat1541_src.lha misc/emu 5K fastformat1541 source code
fMSX_1.4_src.lha misc/emu 406K fMSX 1.4 source code
fMSX_2.0_src.lha misc/emu 697K fMSX 2.o source code
fMSX_2.4a_src.lha misc/emu 1.7M fMSX 2.4a source code
fMSXTools_1.0_src.lha misc/emu 56K fMSXtools 1.0 source code
MMV8_Disk_1.lha mus/edit 537K 68k MusicMaker V8 Version 3.0 (Di...
MMV8_Disk_2.lha mus/edit 425K 68k MusicMaker V8 Version 3.0 (Di...
MMV8_Disk_3.lha mus/edit 551K 68k MusicMaker V8 Version 3.0 (Di...
EP_MMV8.lha mus/play 14K 68k MusicMakerV8 player for Eagle...
bootprogress_src.lha util/boot 4K BootProgress source code
workbenchexplorer.lha util/dir 1.7M OS4 Modern file browser loaded wi...
headbanger_src.lha util/pack 5K Headbanger source code
xfddir_src.lha util/pack 4K XfdDir 1.0 source code
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16.Jul.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 15.07.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until July 15th, 2017:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
workbenchexplorer.lha uti/fil 2Mb 4.1 Modern file browser loaded with ...
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16.Jul.2017
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WHDLoad: New installers until 15.07.2017
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installers have been added until July 15th, 2017:
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16.Jul.2017
amigaimpact.org (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: File manager Dir Me Up 3.6.0
Jérôme 'Glames' Senays' commercial file manager "Dir Me Up" (video) among others offers browsing history and preview images or thumbnails. In version 3.6.0 LZX, Zip and 7z archives can be created (using third-party software). Besides, some minor improvements were provided.
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15.Jul.2017
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Commodore documents on Hombre chipset found
Dr. Ed Hepler, who is the former "Director of System and VLSI architecture" at Commodore, has provided detailed documents on the Hombre chipset. The PA-RISC-based Hombre would have been the base for the planned next generation of Amiga computers - if Commodore would not have gone bankcrupt. Until the last moment obviously they tried to sell the technology or to find an investor: a presentation featuring Hombre was created for a "Philips / Commodore Meeting" is dated 15. April 1994 - two weeks later Commodore Geschichte does not exist anymore.
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15.Jul.2017
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AROS for AmigaOS: AfA 4.8
Bernd Rösch's "AROS for AmigaOS" (AfA) is a port of single AROS components to AmigaOS 3 trying to make new functions of AROS available under AmigaOS. In version 4.8 several bugs were fixed and the Afa prefrerences have been reworked. Additionally 22 skins created by Ken Lester are provided (screenshot).
Changes:
- The icon_lib.exe use now a buffer that fix Hits by displaying Icons in the
NewIcon format
- The saving of the Font cache was disable in the diskfont_lib.exe this fix
problems with write protected Volumes
- In the graphics_lib.exe a problem with RecFill was fixed that occure if it was
used in the Border area
- The blacklisting are extended that the program TypeSmith now works with the
ToolType entry "bxxxTypeSmith" in the BlackList Icon. "bxxx" indicates that
the hight of title bar are not set back to the defaults.
The max posibile value of the Icon-Size in the Afa_Prefs program are set to
256
- Thomas Klein has fix a Hit in morelibspace, reported by Frank Weber
- Thomas Klein extend AfA_OS_Loader to support the parameter "OPTIMAL" with it the
AfA_OS_Libs are started in its optimal order
- The AfA_Prefs program was revised by Thomas Klein, it is now complete localised and there
are two new ToolTypes: "ForceSkin" tries to close and open the Workbench
so that the settings are used for all windows at the end of the program.
With "Layout=(0-2)" it is possible to switch between three layouts of the
Window settings, 1 is the default its the one that are used in older versions.
At 0 and 2 the stettings are grouped.
Direct download: AfA_OS_V4_8.lha (2,2 MB)
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