09.Apr.2023
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Aminet uploads until 08.04.2023
The following files have been added until 08.04.2023 to Aminet:
BSDSocket-Extension.lha dev/amos 32K 68k Use bsdsocket.library in AMOS...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 3.1M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
F1GP2023Carset.lha game/data 8K 2023 Carset for F1GP
MCE.lha game/edit 3.6M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 3.9M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 4.2M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.7M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
NAFCYI1991S1-B01.zip text/bfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B02.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B03.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B04.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B05.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B06.zip text/bfont 2.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B07.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B08.zip text/bfont 2.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B09.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B10.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B11.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B12.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B13.zip text/bfont 2.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B14.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B15.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B16.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B17.zip text/bfont 2.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B18.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B19.zip text/bfont 2.3M 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 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B23.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B24.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B25.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B26.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B27.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B28.zip text/bfont 2.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-01.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-02.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-03.zip text/pfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-04.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-05.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-06.zip text/pfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-07.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-08.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-09.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-10.zip text/pfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-11.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-12.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-13.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-14.zip text/pfont 1.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-15.zip text/pfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-16.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-17.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-18.zip text/pfont 1.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-19.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-20.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-21.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-22.zip text/pfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-23.zip text/pfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-24.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-25.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-26.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-27.zip text/pfont 1.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-28.zip text/pfont 2.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
Avalanche_FR.lha util/arc 7K French catalog for Avalanche 2.1
uuid.lha util/libs 11K 68k UUID librariy and utilities
LilCalendar.lha util/time 3.3M 68k Versatile calender and remind...
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09.Apr.2023
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AROS Archives uploads until 08.04.2023
The following files have been added until 08.04.2023 to AROS Archives:
lilcalendar.i386-aros.lha uti/wor 3Mb Calender scheduling and reminder...
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09.Apr.2023
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 08.04.2023
The following files have been added until 08.04.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
LUA_MUI.lha Development/LUA LUA_MUI.lha
MCE_14.12.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed...
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09.Apr.2023
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WHDLoad: New installers until 08.04.2023
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 08.04.2023:
- 2023-04-08 improved: Tie-Break (Starbyte) option added to remove the 4-player joystick adapter routine, dma wait added in intro (Info)
- 2023-04-08 improved: Pink Panther (reLINE) ButtonWait used to see loading screen, QuitKey for 68000, manual included, new install script (Info)
- 2023-04-08 improved: Nebulus 2: Pogo A Go Go (21st Century) trainers added, manual included (Info)
- 2023-04-08 improved: Fred (UBI-Soft) trainers added, QuitKey for 68000, manual included, new install script (Info)
- 2023-04-08 new: Collection Eureka Maths 6ème/5ème (Génération 5) done by CFou! (Info)
- 2023-04-08 new: Collection Eureka Maths 4ème/3ème (Génération 5) done by CFou! (Info)
- 2023-04-07 new: Demolition (Anco) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2023-04-06 new: Talking Storybook: The Three Bears (Designing Minds) done by CFou! (Info)
- 2023-04-06 new: L'essentiel en Maths Niveau 6ème (Generation 5) done by CFou! (Info)
- 2023-04-06 fixed: Simon The Sorcerer (Adventure Soft) better CLI closing at startup, gfx text glitches fixed on fast machines (Info)
- 2023-04-05 new: Billiards Simulator (ERE) done by CFou! (Info)
- 2023-04-05 new: Billiards II Simulator (Infogrames) done by CFou! (Info)
- 2023-04-05 new: Action Service / Combat Course (Cobra Soft) done by CFou! (Info)
- 2023-04-04 new: Murders in Venice (Infogrames) done by CFou! (Info)
- 2023-04-04 new: Graffiti Man (Rainbow Arts) done by CFou! (Info)
- 2023-04-03 improved: Dangerous Streets (Flair/Micromania) supports AGA and CD32 versions, 68000 quitkey, new install script (Info)
- 2023-04-02 fixed: Mind-Roll (Thalamus) slave is 68000 compatible now, install script updated (Info)
- 2023-04-02 improved: Lionheart (Thalion) more interlace option added, QuitKey from keyboard added if a QuitKey from buttons in port 0/1 is used (Info)
- 2023-04-02 improved: Time Runner (Red Rat) removed black screen, updated install script (Info)
- 2023-04-02 improved: Murders in Space (Infogrames) supports another version, new installs script (Info)
- 2023-04-02 improved: Shadow Sorcerer (TSR/SSI/US Gold) supports another version, manual and solution added (Info)
- 2023-04-02 improved: Screaming Wings (Red Rat) supports another version, fixed soundfx (Info)
- 2023-04-02 improved: Nebulus 2: Pogo A Go Go (21st Century) new imager, manual and icons added (Info)
- 2023-04-02 new: International Soccer Challenge (Red Rat) done by CFou! (Info)
- 2023-04-02 improved: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (Capstone) stack relocated, h-key fixed (Info)
- 2023-04-02 new: Scary Mutant Space Aliens from Mars (ReadySoft) done by StingRay (Info)
(snx)
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09.Apr.2023
Amiga Future (website)
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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:
- Pinball Fantasies - Stones 'n Bones (Haunted Remix)
- Space Harrier Live Performance
- Details Turrican 2 Final Fight Tyros Edition
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08.Apr.2023
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Mastodon client: Amidon 1.1
Dimitris 'MiDWaN' Panokostas, author of the Amiga emulator Amiberry, has released version 1.1 of his Mastodon client Amidon for AmigaOS 3 (amiga-news.de reported). Changes:
- Implemented Profile view
- Updated Readme with more details on the requirements
- Added more icons (GlowIcon, MagicWB, 4-color)
- Eliminated the dependency on the MUI Hyperlink class, as it caused issues with some users and it's not part of the MUI 3.9 package.
- Redesigned the Login process, instead of a link to press on, you now have a copy/paste procedure with buttons to help you.
- Only open the Login window if a server name was provided. Otherwise the link would be empty and there wasn't much of a point.
- Fixed a crash when trying to save settings without having logged in first (Anonymous mode).
(dr)
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08.Apr.2023
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Floppy disk images on PC and Mac: Greaseweazle Tools 1.10
Keir Fraser's "Greaseweazle" does - similar to Kryoflux - read the magnetic information on a floppy disk independently from the format used and saves as much information as possible to generate a so-called "Flux Level Image" in Supercard format (SCP), which enables reading and back-writing of copy-protected disks (amiga-news.de reported)
The adapter gets connected between a floppy disk drive - e.g. a standard 3.5" PC one - and a USB port of the PC or Mac. Yesterday version 1.10 of the Greaseweazle Tools was released providing the following changes:
- New diskdef ibm.160
- gw erase: New option --revs=N
- gw read: Fix --retries=0
- MacOS: Explicitly search for CAPS library under /Library/Frameworks
- gw: Minor fixes to flux-to-bitcell conversion
- gw: Disallow abbreviated long option names
- SCP: Fix footer metadata format
(dr)
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08.Apr.2023
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Preview video: Super Metal Hero
At the beginning of 2020, Raster Wizards announced its game "Super Metal Hero". After development was initially frozen in favour of the game Hyper Runner, work on the Jump'N Run has been underway again for some time. A short new preview video shows another boss enemy. (dr)
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07.Apr.2023
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Crowdfunding: Illustrated book "Demoscene - The Logo Art
"Demoscene: the Logo Art" is to be an illustrated book in A4 format that will present demoscene logos from more than three decades on around 400 colour pages and provide background information on the corresponding pixel artists or scene groups. In order to produce the book, 20,000 euros in advance orders must be received by 24 April. A single copy costs 40 euros (plus shipping); there are discounts for larger orders. (cg)
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06.Apr.2023
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Amiga disks on PC: FloppyBridge 1.4
Using Robert Smith's plugin FloppyBridge (video on how it works), emulators like WinUAE and Amiberry can work in real time with real floppy disks. Today he has released version 1.4. Changes since our last news item:
Version 1.4
- Fixed issues with stalling mode not working properly, or not as expected
- Updated stalling mode to work better with diskspare device which seems to be very impatient! (writing is not recommended!)
- Updated the icons for the supported hardware and rendered them transparently
Version 1.3
- Fixed Greaseweazle Drive A/B not selectable properly
- Fixed issue with warning message about diskchange on Greaseweazle always re-appearing
- Fixed Greaseweazle Shugart support. (**Does not support disk change** - it will manually check for disks. A PC Drive is strongly recommended)
- Re-worked the profile listing dialog a little
(dr)
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06.Apr.2023
Amigans (Forum)
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AmigaOS 4: Shader player Shaderjoy 1.25
Shaderjoy allows displaying and creating Shadertoy compatible fragment shaders. Fragment shaders, also called pixel shaders, are programs that are executed per fragment (pixel) on the GPU.The ogles2.library 3.2 and Warp3D Nova 54.16 are required. Now Juha "Capehill" Niemimaki has released version 1.25. Changes:
- Add keyboard channel. Also remove some keyboard shortcuts to avoid conflicts.
- Add projects files (.sjp) for those example shaders that require textures.
- Replace text buttons with more compact images.
- Show busy pointer during shader compilation.
- Disable uninitialized variable check (in icon) due to glCompileShader issue with some shaders: future ogles2.library should fix this.
- Fix loading of arexx.class.
- Fix busy looping of ChannelWindows.
- Refactor some GUI code.
(dr)
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06.Apr.2023
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Programming: TLS library Crypto Ancienne 2.2
Crypto Ancienne by Cameron Kaiser is a TLS library compatible with pre-C99 C compilers and "geriatric architectures", according to the author. With version 2.2, AmigaOS is now also supported; Crypto Ancienne was tested with ADE with the compiler GCC 2.95.3 as well as the ixemul.library and ixnet.library under AmigaOS 3.9. (snx)
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06.Apr.2023
John Bintz (ANF)
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AMOS Professional: BSD Socket Extension 1.0.1
With the BSD Socket Extension for AMOS Professional by John Bintz AMOS programs can easily access the internet. Originally the author had started his project already in 1998. In several videos he presents this extension in detail.
Download: BSDSocket-Extension.lha (32 KB) (snx)
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05.Apr.2023
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Puzzler: Crazy Columns 1.06
Jochen Hoffer's 'Crazy Columns' (video) ist a clone of Saga's classic 'Columns'. it's been updated to version 1.06, which includes the following changes:
- fixed a gfx glitch when pausing the game in one player mode
- fixed: the samples used in the background tunes were compressed incorretly
- properly emptying the keyboard input buffer now, no more deadlock situations
- updated the includeed PTPlayer to version 6.3
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05.Apr.2023
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Preview video: Amiga port of Breakthru
After the release of the Wonderboy port (amiga-news.de reported), 'acidbottle' now turns its attention to the next Amiga port of a game: Breakthru was released in 1986 by Data East and is a horizontal shoot'em up in which the player controls an armed military vehicle, making his way through enemy forces - consisting of soldiers, flamethrowers, helicopters, tanks, jeeps etc. - to ultimately recover a stolen fighter plane. - to ultimately recover a stolen fighter plane.
The Amiga port will be available for OCS/ECS and AGA Amigas. Area 1 is almost finished, Area 2 and 3 are currently in progress. As the developer writes, "a couple of in game mechanics need refining and plenty bugs to iron out but is essentially fully functioning and playable." (dr)
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04.Apr.2023
Martina Hřebcová (Mail)
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Report: New CPU for AmigaOne XE (Czech)
Martina Hřebcová is known for her detailed reviews and analyses of PowerPC hardware and among others published three reports about her AmigaOne XE (1, 2, 3).
In the now published article, she describes how she swaps the original XPC7451 CPU, clocked at 800 MHz, for a 7455 CPU operating at 1420 MHz and subjects it to various comparative tests. (dr)
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04.Apr.2023
Mastodon
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Mastodon client: Amidon 1.0
Dimitris 'MiDWaN' Panokostas, author of the Amiga emulator Amiberry, has released version 1.0 of his Mastodon client Amidon for AmigaOS 3 (amiga-news.de reported. Requirements:
- AmigaOS 3.x
- AmiSSL 4
- MUI 3.9 or newer
- The following MUI classes:
- Hyperlink.mcc (available in the MUI 4.x and 5.x archives)
- TextEditor.mcc
- BetterString.mcc (required by TextEditor)
- HTMLview.mcc
- codesets.library
- 68020+ CPU
- 8MB RAM
- An internet connection and a TCP/IP stack running (cURL will check for bsdsocket.library on startup). AmiTCP 4, Roadshow or emulators with the bsdsocket.library option enabled will work.
- A web browser will be needed once, for the first time you authenticate your account.
As the developer tells us, the release also serves to be able to find and fix any previously undiscovered problems. He is already working on an update that will add some additional features based on the feedback.
The basic functions are available, but some things are not possible due to the current limitations of MUI in combination with Hollywood. For example, notifications are only displayed as plain text, not HTML. MUI Listviews could not contain complex objects, so some compromises had to be made.
The start-up time on a real Amiga could be improved: it is currently quite slow on a 68060 Amiga at 13 seconds. This and many other problems could be solved if he rewrote the programme in C/C++. But that is something for the future, depending on motivation and time.
Basically, he recommends using MUI 3.9, because HTMLview, the MUI class used to display HTML content in Amidon, has problems with some versions of MUI under AmigaOS 3.x. It does not display content with MUI 4 or 5, so at the moment the client only works properly with MUI 3.9. Basically HTMLview seems to have problems with the display of content behind HTTPS links (e.g. images). MUI 3.8 can also be used, but it has some problems with the display of content in the list views, which is why it is not recommended. (dr)
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03.Apr.2023
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Video tutorial: The AMOS commands Jleft, Jright, Jup and Jdown
In another part of his series of short tutorials on AMOS Pro (amiga-news.de reported), retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' this time explains the AMOS commands Jleft, Jright, Jup and Jdown which are required to control a character on the screen using a joystick. (dr)
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03.Apr.2023
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Platform game: Video tutorial and download for AMOS game "Hop to the Top!"
To mark the upcoming Easter, Robert Smith - we reported on his various projects such as DrawBridge - wanted to create a platform game in AMOS about rabbits and chocolate eggs that could be controlled with a joystick or keyboard.
In his video tutorial, Smith explains how he programmed or integrated the following steps for "Hop to the Top!":
- Double Buffering / Screen Swap
- Tile-Based Game Engine
- Smooth Vertical Scrolling
- Sprite Animation including AMAL (Amos Animation Language)
- Joystick and Keyboard Input
- Background Rainbow Effects (COPPER)
- Sound Samples
- Game Music
The game including source code can be downloaded free of charge via the video description. (dr)
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02.Apr.2023
Various (ANF)
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Hyperion/Cloanto litigation: judgment in the main lawsuit issued
Cloanto had sued Hyperion in
2017, initially to have a judge declare that the Italian company is the
rightful owner of the "Amiga" mark and that Hyperion neither has the right to
fight this trademark registration nor register similar marks like "AmigaOS"
or "AmigaOne" itself. The lawsuit was later merged with another one inititated by Hyperion, which
also added Amino, Itec and Amiga Inc. as additional parties to the litigation
and expanded the scope of the laswuit to cover issues of breach of contract,
trademark violations and alleged IP theft.
Mike Battilana of Cloanto had attempted to also have his 'C-A Acquisition
Corporation', the entity that acquired the Amiga copyrights
from Amiga Inc. in early 2019, added as another plaintiff to the above
lawsuit. The judge denied this
request, since the motion was filed way too late. A few days later, the
C-A Acquisition Corporation filed its own
lawsuit against Hyperion, but this case is currently frozen until the
main lawsuit has been resolved. Already in 2019, the judge declared that Cloanto lacked
standing to sue Hyperion for breach of the 2009 settlement agreement.
Last tuesday, judge Martinez issued a judgment in the
main litigation between Amino, Itec, Amiga Inc. and Cloanto on one side and
Hyperion on the other. Basically, he declared that none of the four
plaintiffs has any standing to sue Hyperion for any of the alleged violations
raised by them:
- In addition to Cloanto (see above), Amino, Itec and Amiga Inc. can't sue
for breach of contract, since they transferred "all rights [...] including
the right to sue [...] for past infringements" to the C-A Acquisition
Corporation.
- Cloanto's accusation that Hyperion changed copyright notices in their
AmigaOS releases to assign ownership to itself, might be a violation of
copyright - but thanks to a "Non-Aggression Clause" in the 2009
settlement agreement, only the C-A Acquisition Corpoation could hold Hyperion
responsible for that.
- The various alleged violations of trademark rights are considered moot,
partially because Hyperion withdrew its objections to the other parties'
marks and abandoned its own attempts to register trademarks in the US and
partially because the only party that could prosecute trademark violations is
C-A Acquisition Corporation.
If none of the parties object to this ruling, the case would end without
resolving any of the issues between Cloanto/C-A Acquisition and Hyperion.
Judge Martinez simply declared that only C-A Acquisition Corporation - renamed to Amiga Corporation in
the meantime - is entitled to sue Hyperion for breach of contract or violating
trademark rights or Amiga related copyright. Such a case already exists, but
has been stayed until the main litigation discussed here is resolved.
Approached by amiga-news.de, Mike Battilana didn't want to issue a statement
"yet". Hyperion posted a press release
on its website, referring to this judgment as a "sweeping victory".
(cg) (Translation: cg)
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02.Apr.2023
jPV^RNO (E-Mail)
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MorphOS: Article about making backup copies
The Finnish member 'jPV' of the demo group RNO, who is also MorphOS beta tester, has written an article for the article collection "MorphOS Library" of MorphZone at the title link about what to consider if you want to make backup copies of your MorphOS installation. (snx)
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02.Apr.2023
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Aminet uploads until 01.04.2023
The following files have been added until 01.04.2023 to Aminet:
Kp2023-TheNomad.lha demo/sound 685K 68k The Nomad, Music disk by Kp 0...
COP.lha dev/debug 167K 68k Low Level Debugger
libmikmod.i386-aros.lha dev/lib 1.0M x86 Portable sound library (music...
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 3.9M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha game/role 18M 68k Implementation of Tunnels & T...
giominostage.lha game/wb 1.1M 68k GI Omino Stage Game
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.6M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.9M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 5.1M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmyStromWiFiSwitch.lha misc/misc 7.6M 68k Control and query the myStrom...
hippoplayerupdate.lha mus/play 391K 68k Updated HippoPlayer
ptplayer.lha mus/play 31K 68k ProTracker player w/ support ...
AppLhA.lha util/arc 29K 68k Tool for unpacking LhA- and L...
avalanche.lha util/arc 104K AOS ReAction unarchive GUI for xf...
avalanche_de.lha util/arc 8K German catalog for Avalanche 2.1
avalanche_guide_de.lha util/arc 8K German translation of Avalanc...
MuFastZero.lha util/boot 158K 68k MuLib ZeroP. remapper, replac...
hasMMU.lha util/cli 24K 68k checks for a working MMU
ADiffView.lha util/misc 130K 68k Graphical ASCII file compare/...
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OS4Depot uploads until 01.04.2023
The following files have been added until 01.04.2023 to OS4Depot:
vasmm68k_mot.lha dev/cro 246kb 4.0 Portable and retargetable assembler
vasmm68k_std.lha dev/cro 240kb 4.0 Portable and retargetable assembler
vasmppc_std.lha dev/cro 203kb 4.0 Portable and retargetable assembler
nvme_driver.lha dri/sto 24kb 4.1 Device driver for NVMe SSDs
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
mce.lha gam/uti 4Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
animwebconverter.lha gra/mis 2Mb 4.0 A web anim tool
avalanche.lha uti/arc 104kb 4.1 Simple ReAction GUI for xadmaster
avalanche_ita.lha uti/arc 6kb 4.0 Italian translation for Avalanche
amystromwifiswitch.lha uti/mis 2Mb 4.0 Control and query the myStrom Wi...
grimoriumpdf.lha uti/tex 4Mb 4.0 PDF viewer written in Hollywood
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AROS Archives uploads until 01.04.2023
The following files have been added until 01.04.2023 to AROS Archives:
rnotunes.i386-aros.lha aud/pla 9Mb Multi-format audio player
libmikmod.i386-aros.lha dev/lib 1002k Portable sound library (music mo...
animwebconverter.lha gra/con 2Mb Easy web tool to convert your ol...
grimoriumpdf.lha uti/tex 3Mb PDF viewer written in Hollywood
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 01.04.2023
The following files have been added until 01.04.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
AmiArcadia_29.37.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
MCE_14.12b.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed...
Image2PDF_2.0.lha Graphics/Convert Convert JP(E)Gs and PNG...
AnimWebConverter_5.10.lha Graphics/Tools A little and easy web t...
AmyStromWiFiSwitch_1.2... Misc Control and query the m...
GrimoriumPDF_2.40.lha Office/Show A program made with Hol...
SnoopDos_3.11_68k.lha System/Monitoring SnoopDos_3.11_68k.lha
ADiffView_2.3.lha Text/Compare A graphical file compar...
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02.Apr.2023
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WHDLoad: New installers until 01.04.2023
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 01.04.2023:
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02.Apr.2023
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: LUA-MUI - Using the scripting language for GUI and OS functions
Stefan 'Kronos' Kleinheinrich's LUA-MUI makes it possible under MorphOS to use the script language LUA (Wikipedia) also to make OS specific calls, i.e. concerning the graphical user interface, libraries and functions. Some examples are documented in the associated forum post of MorphZone.
Download: LUA_MUI.lha (69 KB) (snx)
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01.Apr.2023
amiga.org (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: "Monthly Roundup" for March 2023
The blog "Gaming on AmigaOS 4" has again published a monthly summary of all happenings and releases around AmigaOS 4. (cg)
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01.Apr.2023
Apollo Team (ANF)
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Apollo team organises demo competition at "Amiga 38"
The Apollo team is organising a demo competition at the "Amiga 38" (7 October, Mönchengladbach). Demo coders can demonstrate their skills in three categories (A500, A1200, Apollo Standalone):
Participants should apparently register in advance by e-mail with Arne von Boehn. According to the organiser, there are "amazing prizes and eternal fame" to be won. (cg)
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01.Apr.2023
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Snake clone: AmiSnakes (beta)
"AmiSnakes" (video) is a Snake clone for one or two players that offers scrolling playfields, a story mode and two-player duels via split screen. The current beta version can be downloaded free of charge. In the final version, better graphics are to be used, and the "Game Over" screen and the credits at the end of the game are still missing. (cg)
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31.Mar.2023
Frank Wille (ANF)
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Portable assembler: vasm V1.9c
Frank Wille has updated his portable and retargetable assembler vasm to version 1.9c. AmigaOS 3, 4 and MorphOS as well as TOS, MiNT and Windows are supported. Changes of version 1.9b and 1.9c:
- Fixed a rare expression evalulation bug. Previous versions may erroneously evaluate "label - equate" as constant, when the equate is something like "currentPCsymbol - label".
- Allow a label definition on the same line as a section directive and warn about it.
- Macro arguments were lost at the second repeat-level inside a macro.
- Syntax modules warn about garbage characters in the operand field, when the mnemonic doesn't take any operand.
- No longer cut symbol names in a wide-format listing file after 31 chars.
- Error messages on macros and repetitions now always include the real source file name and line number in parentheses.
- Directives for printing expressions into the console (printv, echo, etc.) now print undefined symbols as "<undefined>+offset".
- New output module "gst" for GST object files (Atari, GST-assembler, Devpac).
- New output file format "dri" for Atari M68k DRI object files.
- m68k: Experimental Apollo TEX instruction, using a simplified syntax after a proposal of John H.
- m68k: Apollo extended/compressed Bcc.B displacements in the range of -256 to 254.
- m68k: MOVEQ.L suppresses any warning about an out of range operand.
- m68k: Allow any size-extension for MOVEQ in Devpac-compatibility mode.
- m68k: Fixed a string-buffer conflict introduced in V1.9a, which occurs when using local symbols in the label field and operand field together with some cpu-specific directives, like EQUR, REG, etc.
- m68k: Optimize small data label in 020 base displacement to a 16-bit offset, or even to (d16,An) when the index is suppressed, provided that options -sd and -extsd have been given.
- 6502: Some mnemonics could be misdetected as implied addressing mode when option -i was given: asl, asr, lsr, rol, ror. 45GS02: aslq, asrq, deq, inq, lsrq, rolq, rorq. WDC02: dec, inc.
- mot-syntax: Do not allow a section with the same name and same type, but with different memory attributes.
- mot-syntax: New option -nolocpfx to disable local symbols by label- prefix (usually '.').
- mot-syntax: ELIF directive implements a real else-if.
- mot-syntax: Export equate symbols with double-colon in vasm-native mode.
- std-syntax: Fixed an issue caused by the introduction of one-digit temporary labels in V1.9a. Labels beginning with _f or _b were misdetected as forward/backward references to such labels.
- std-syntax: Added missing .elseif directive.
- oldstyle-syntax: All byte-directives (byt, byte, dfb, etc.) increment the pc by one without any operand. All word-directives (wor, wrd, word, etc.) increment the pc by two without any operand. Similar to a "declare storage" directive.
- oldstyle-syntax: Whitespace between a label and its colon are allowed again.
- hunk-output: Warn about inability of Kickstart 1.x to initialize BSS sections greater than 256k.
- bin-output: ORIC file names in the tape header are limited to 15 characters and a ".tap" extension is removed automatically.
- bin-output: Added support for the PGX and PGZ format, used by 65816- based C256 Foenix computers.
- tos-output: Support DRI-format object files. New option: -Fdri.
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31.Mar.2023
commodore.news (Webseite)
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PDF magazine: RetroMagazine World, issue 18
Available in Italian and English editions, "RetroMagazine World" is dedicated to all topics related to retro computing. The English issue18 is a translation of the Italian issue 40, which was published in November 2022. It includes a test report on the Amiga game "Mision La Luna" and a look back at the release of "Maniac Mansion" 35 years ago. (cg)
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30.Mar.2023
Willem Drijver (Apollo team) (ANF)
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Video: ApolloBoot Omni 9.1 released
ApolloBoot is a preconfigured utility for easier installing and booting of several operating systems from different AmigaOS variants over AROS to Atari TOS and Mac OS on FPGA turbo boards with Apollo core.
Free for all registered users version 9.1 has now been released, at the title link it is presented in a video by Willem Drijver. (snx)
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30.Mar.2023
Simon Neumann (e-mail)
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LookBehindYou is looking for authors for German book about AmigaOS 3.2
Publisher LookBehindYou is looking for further authors for a planned German AmigaOS 3.2 book (amiga-news.de reported). Applicants should be well acquainted with AmigaOS 3.2 and its updates and should enjoy writing. Payment will be based on the delivered pages.
Applicants please contact the following e-mail address: info@lookbehindyou.de. (snx)
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30.Mar.2023
Amigaworld.net (forum)
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AROS distribution: AROS One 2.0 (x86)
"AROS One", a distribution based on the AROS binary interface ABI v0, is now available in version 2.0 for x86 computers. It can be downloaded as DVD ISO file or as USB flash image at the title link, where you can also find video recordings.
Besides updates of the included programs and games as well as bug fixes, a new set of pictograms is also included. The changes in detail:
- Update AROS One OS System:
- Create New Set Icons System AfA One Style for the Whole Operating System
- Create number 6 Installer for Set Icons Disk
- Create nuber 4 Installer for Set Icons System
- Create Catalog.italian for ZunePaint
- Fix Theme OS4
- Fixed Theme Pearl Blue
- Fixed GIF Animations
- Add New Pointer 32 Bit
- filesysbox.library 54.3
- smb2-handler 53.1
- nvidianet.device 1.1
- Create def_icons for Source file with c, c++, h, o extension
- Create Descriptor webp.datatype, now also recognizes "webp" files without extension
- Update GCC 6.5
- C ++ is not yet available, it will be soon
- Add info version Aros One on (About)
- Add info version Aros One on Barra Wanderer
- New Logo Installer Aros One
- All third-party software is now located in the "Extras/APPS" Folder
- SMB2 tutorial for setting up a share with Windows, find all the Extras/Internet/SMB2
- Create Set Disk.info for SMB2 volume, they will insntall with one click, after creating the share volume
- Create two new Directories in SYS:System "Hardware" and "Debug" which includes the dedicated software
- Update AROS One Apps:
- ComicOn 1.4
- HollyPaint 1.1
- Exutil 1.1.3
- Image2PDF 1.3
- Update WHDLoad 18.8 for WHD_MENU
- MUIInspector 1.0
- Asplit 2.03
- Zip HWP 1.2 (PlugIn Hollywood)
- XML HWP 2.0 (PlugIn Hollywood)
- Fenachistoscopio 1.0
- WebpTools 1.3.0
- RPN Scientific+ 1.02
- SMB2-handler 53.4
- Filesysbox.library 54.3
- Image2PDF 1.4
- Lunapaint 0.6.0
- AnimPlayer 2.4
- IconClone 1.9
- InstallerLG 1.0.2
- DirList 1.1
- IconClone 1.09 Update
- Vintage Song Player 2.50
- AmiSSL 4.12
- Videntium Picta 2.60
- AmiTube 1.4
- Tipografia 1.2
- V.A.M.P. 3.0
- AnimWebConverter 5.10
- Update AROS One Games:
- OpenTyrian
- 1941-ExtremeDeluxe
- LazSokoban
- Added three skins for LazSokoban and a script for choosing the skin
- Update Hle Poker Card (Final Version)
- BOFH
- TecnoballZ
- Update Core ABIv0 20201110:
- Display free video memory in SysMon where supported (Kalamatee)
- Initial work on supporting 3D acceleration in VMWare video driver (Kalamatee)
- Implemented network driver for certain nVidia chipsets (Neil)
- Initial work on scsi.device (Kalamatee)
- Signal CxObject support implemented (Hakan Thorngren)
- Support PUBSCREEN argument in Prefs/Appearance, BoingIconBar (Kalamatee)
- Support PUBSCREEN argument in Tools/Clock and multiple Prefs applications (Hakan Thorngren)
- Support PUBSCREEN variable support in intuition.library (o1i)
- Improvements to rendering screen and window title bars (Kalamatee)
- Allow video drivers to report display change (Kalamatee)
- Prefs/IControl works better on low-resolution screens (Kalamatee)
- Set overscan based on information coming from driver (Kalamatee)
- Prefs/ScreenMode display more information about video modes (Kalamatee)
- Prefs/Palette reworked to be more compatible with Intuition (Kalamatee)
- Muimaster.library and built-in classes have been localized (Matthias Rustler)
- Initial work on supporting long filenames in afs-handler (Kalamatee)
- Palette preferences are now loaded into Intuition (Kalamatee)
- Implemented SetMem, Strlcat, Strlcpy in utility.library (Kalamatee)
- Implemented VSNPritnf in utility.library (Matthias Rustler)
- AmigaPL font collection added (wawa)
- Implemented GetKey, AddKBInt, RemKBInt, ElapsedTime in lowlevel.library (Kalamatee)
- Part of functionality of SystemControlA in lowlevel.library available (Kalamatee)
- Additional font collections added (Kalamatee)
- Initial implementation of GetSegListInfo in dos.library (Kalamatee)
- Allow loading AmigaOS-style hunk keymaps and fonts on AROS (Kalamatee)
- Implemented AssignAddToList in dos.library (Kalamatee)
- Implemented v45 datatypes.library functions (Kalamatee)
- Introduced webp.datatype (Kalamatee)
- Introduced ClockSource subsystem in Kernel (Kalamatee)
- Improvements to file system handling in Wanderer (Bo Kopperud)
- Public SDK not longer exposes internal AROS headers & libraries (deadwood)
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30.Mar.2023
Chris Young (Mail)
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ReAction GUI for XAD: Avalanche 2.1 for AmigaOS 3 and 4
Chris Young's Avalanche is a ReAction-based graphical user interface for the unarchiving system XAD, which also supports the xfdmaster.library and can search for viruses using the xvs.library. With the jump to version 2.1, the developer not only gives the tool a new look, but also introduces simple editing of LhA/Zip archives (Zip requires zip.library - only under AmigaOS 4). The developer has written his tool explicitly for AmigaOS 3.2.1, but has also tested it under AmigaOS 4. Changes:
- New browser mode, removed old hierarchical browser.
- Select/Clear/Invert selection now act on the current directory and all subdirectories when in the new browser mode.
- Basic editing of (LhA, Zip) archives (Zip needs zip.library - OS4 only)
- Create new (LhA, Zip) archives
The source code is available on GitHub. (dr)
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29.Mar.2023
Amiga Future (website)
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Disk magazine: Old Power-Brei issues downloadable at Amiga Future (German)
At the title link the issues 1-6 as well as 9-20 of the German-language floppy disk magazine Power-Brei are downloadable, the Amiga Future editors would be grateful for receiving the missing floppy disks as well.
Power-Brei magazine was first published in June 1990, founded by Stefan Kremer and Alexander Carbin, as third senior editor and publisher finally Sven Drieling joined the editorial board. In June 1999 a cooperation with amiga-news.de came about through him. Sven Drieling our news-site owes, beyond the editorial work started at that time, especially many years of extensive programming and maintenance work. (snx)
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29.Mar.2023
Amiga.org (forum)
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Video: Background story of the game "Ring around the World"
"Ring around the World" is a point'n'click adventure game about a supposedly drowned man with memory loss, which is also one of three test games for the AMOS Layers System by the same author.
At the title link as well as in a video Simone 'saimo' Bevilacqua describes the beginnings of the game, which go back to 1994, as well as the further development history. (snx)
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28.Mar.2023
Indie Retro News (website)
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Arcade conversion: Shoot'em Up 'Xevious' (Beta)
Xevious is a vertical scrolling shoot'em up released by Namco in 1982. Jean-François 'jotd' Fabres is currently working on an Amiga conversion (video), which requires an AGA Amiga. A current beta version can be downloaded from his website for free or for a small donation. (cg) (Translation: snx)
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28.Mar.2023
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Web browser: AmiFox 0.3
"AmiFox" displays modern web pages on an Amiga by downloading and displaying pages converted to images by a web rendering proxy ("AmiFox server"). Version 0.3 brings various minor changes which, according to the author, are mainly intended to increase the ease of use of the browser:
- Copy Text from selected webpage (AmiFox-Server 0.2+)
- Copy Clipboard from Server (AmiFox-Server 0.2+)
- IFF Format (AmiFox-Server 0.2+)
- send longer texts to page (needs texteditor.mcc)
- Mouse wheel support
- Shift cursor up/down send as Page up/Down (AmiFox-Server 0.2+)
- Error message when Datatype could not load image
- send Youtube URLs to AmiTube
- send Google Maps and OpenStreetmap positions to Mapparium
- AROS Version atm i386 and 64bit ABIv11
- Read URL at Mouse position
- direct download of catched URL at mouse position
- save Webpage Image
- Copy/Paste URL
(cg) (Translation: snx)
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27.Mar.2023
Amigans Forum (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: NVMe device driver for SSD
Besides his audio driver for Intel HD Audio (amiga-news.de reported), Harald Kanning has now started developing a NVMe device driver for SSDs and has released the first version 53.1 under the title link.
As the author explained, "is short for 'Non-Volatile Memory express'. It's basically a transfer protocol for attachment of mass storage to a computer.
Unlike SATA, NVMe is specifically designed for solid state flash memory. There is no separate storage controller. Instead, the NVMe SSD is directly connected to the PCIe bus through an M.2 slot.
None of the current NG systems offer a M.2 slot directly on the mainboard. But since an NVMe M.2 slot is basically a PCIe x4 slot with a different form-factor, we can use a widely available passive PCIeM.2 adapter card.
These adapter cards are available with a PCIe x1 or PCIe x4 connector. Don't use the adapter cards with multiple M.2 slots because they will not work.
The driver was tested on an AmigaOne X5000 and in the x4 slot with the following drives:
- Samsung 970 EVO 1TB
- WD Black SN770 1TB
For this, the developer has provided a few first benchmarks:
p50x0SATA.device: Samsung 840 SSD 120GB
- Copy 1GB file from RAM: to NGFS/01: 51.5MB/s (20.4 sec)
- Copy 1GB file from NGFS/01 to RAM : 98.9MB/s (10.6 sec)
nvme.device: Samsung 970 EVO SSD 1TB
- Copy 1GB file from RAM: to NGFS/01: 129.5MB/s (8.1 sec)
- Copy 1GB file from NGFS/01 to RAM : 152.0MB/s (6.9 sec)
- Copy 1GB file from RAM: to SFS/02 : 327.7MB/s (3.2 sec)
- Copy 1GB file from SFS/02 to RAM : 233.0MB/s (4.5 sec)
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27.Mar.2023
AmiKit (Twitter)
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit XE 12.1 for Raspberry Pi and Windows/Mac/Linux
About 10 days ago AmiKit released version 12.0 of the workbench distribution AmiKit XE (amiga-news.de reported). Yesterday a hotfix was made available with version 12.1, which among other things adds AmiSSL 5.8 and now enables an installation of AmigaOS 3.2.2 via Morpheuz, which previously failed if AmiKit already ran with AmigaOS 3.2.1. Likewise, opening files with RabbitHole apps via double-click now works again under Windows/Mac/Linux. Detailed changelogs for Windows/Mac/Linux and Raspberry Pi 4/400. (dr)
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26.Mar.2023
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Tutorial: Installation guide for AmigaOS 4.1 under QEMU 8
QEMU is an open-source computer emulator and virtualiser. This means you can functionally simulate computers or provide virtual systems that replicate the functionality of a real system. QEMU is able to emulate a complete computer in software without the need to support hardware virtualisation. So it is also possible to emulate Amiga operating systems like AROS, AmigaOS or MorphOS on QEMU. This is provided by the developer Zoltan Balaton who shares many information and tips on his webeite. In the middle of 2021, Amiga-News.de had a closer look at the installation of MorphOS under QEMU 6.
Recently the first release candidate of QEMU 8 was published. What has changed importantly from the Amiga point of view?
- via-ac97: Basic implementation of audio playback via VIA southbridge chip (for the first time it is possible to use the sound support of the via-ac97 directly under the Pegasos-2 emulation)
- sm501: Implemented more 2D raster operations (added simple implementation for two raster operations used by AmigaOS 4.1 to fix graphics problems in some programs like IBrowse).
- Fix PCI interrupt routing: Fix PCI interrupts within the Pegasos 2 emulation under Linux, MorphOS and AmigaOS. This now makes it possible for the first time to activate and use network support via the RTL8139 driver under AmigaOS 4.1
Our reader Rene Engel, in collaboration with Zoltan Balaton, has produced an installation guide for AmigaOS 4.1 under QEMU 8, which he has kindly made available for publication and which will be refined and adapted over time:
1. Preparations
1.1 What is required?
The CD must be available as ISO file, which can easily be done under Windows, for example, with the free tool ImgBurn.
AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Update 2 and AmigaOS 4.1 Update 3 are also required, which can be downloaded free of charge from the Hyperion Entertainment website after registering and entering the CD key supplied. Since owners of the AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition do not have access to the AmigaOS 4.1 Update 3 anymore, you would have to find another way to get the required files. Alternatively, you could also buy the AmigaOS 4.1 Sam460 version: this also contains the files.
- QEMU 8: currently no finished builds are available there (you have to compile them yourself).
Under macOS, the package manager Homebrew and Xcode should be installed beforehand, as described in this article. You can then install QEMU via the terminal as follows:
brew install Qemu
Until finished builds for macOS with Apple chips are available, it is necessary to compile the source code yourself. With the release of the final version of QEMU 8, Homebrew will also have adapted its packages to the new version 8.0. Currently, all versions up to and including Qemu 7.2 can be downloaded and installed there.
- Flash Update für Pegasos 2
Download the file "up050404" either from the bplan homepage (only working under macOS with "Save as...") or via Wayback Machine. The file "extract_rom_from_updater" (direct download) is available on the Qmiga project page and is needed to extract a Pegasos2.rom from it. There is also a description of how to use the "updater".
- an unarchiving tool that can unpack LHA-packed files, such as 7-zip. There are similar tools for Linux and macOS that can do this.
- the freeware tool UltraISO (Windows), a tool that can open and edit ISO files. There are also similar tools for Linux and macOS that can do this.
1.2. Creating a QEMU hard disk image
Via Console/Shell/Terminal under Windows/Linux/Mac:
Qemu-img create –f raw hd.img 2G
2G here stands for 2 gigabyte hard disk size and can be individually adjusted depending on how large the virtual hard disk is to become. For the beginning, I recommend not going higher than 2GB. Important: to create the hd.img, you must be in the QEMU directory.
1.3 Adaptation of the installation medium
Before we can boot with the Pegasos 2 emulation under QEMU, the installation medium must be adapted. First you should unpack the archives "AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Update 2" and "AmigaOS 4.1 Update 3" and search in the unpacked folder for the file "PCIGraphics.card" in the folder Content/Kickstart or for the file "siliconmotion502.chip" in the folder Files_Sam460ex/Kickstart.
Now copy the files "siliconmotion502.chip" and "PCIGraphics.card" to your AmigaOS 4.1 FE Pegasos2InstallCD.ISO with the help of UltraIso into the directory /System/Kickstart. Then you only have to open the file "Kicklayout" in the Kickstart and /System/Kickstart folders with a text editor and add the following line without "":
- for the Kicklayout in Kickstart directory: "MODULE System/Kickstart/siliconmotion502.chip"
- for thw Kicklayout in System/Kickstart directory: "MODULE Kickstart/siliconmotion502.chip"
Save the changes under UltraIso. The bootloader should not be affected by the changes and the Pegasos2InstallCD.ISO should still be bootable.
2. Booting QEMU
This is a pure basic command line to be able to boot from the Pegasos2InstallCD.ISO under QEMU. The paths to pegasos2.rom, hd.img and also to Pegasos2InstallCD.iso must be adjusted accordingly. Make sure you are in the QEMU directory and type in the following command line:
qemu-system-ppc -L pc-bios -M pegasos2 /
-bios /pfad/zum/pegasos2.rom / -vga none / -device sm501 /
-drive if=none,id=cd,file=/pfad/zum/Pegasos2InstallCD-53.54.iso,format=raw /
-device ide-cd,drive=cd,bus=ide.1 /
-drive if=none,id=hd,file=/pfad/zu/eure/hd.img,format=raw /
-device ide-hd,drive=hd,bus=ide.0 /
-device rtl8139,netdev=net0 /
-netdev user,id=net0 /
-rtc base=localtime / -serial stdio
Under MacOs, the line -display cocoa or -display sdl must also be entered, otherwise no window will open. If everything has worked, QEMU welcomes you with the Pegasos2 SmartFirmware.
Now simply enter the following command:
boot cd amigaboot.of
The SmartFirmware should now boot AmigaOS 4.1. The installation of AmigaOS 4.1 will then proceed as usual: partition the hard disk, install the boot loader, etc.
Important: AmigaOS 4.1 FE can currently only be installed and booted on FFS-formatted virtual hard disks. Partitions with the file system SFS will not be registered under AmigaOS 4.1 for Pegasos 2 (the problem is already being investigated). An illustrated pdf instruction can be found on the pages of Amedia Computer France.
After the installation on your virtual hard disk and after ejecting the installation CD (ISO), the command
boot hd:0 amigaboot.of
under the SmartFirmware to boot from your virtual hard disk:
For some reason, which is not yet known, the first boot process after installation starts in Pal-LowRes mode and there is incorrect screen display. However, the problem can be easily solved by simply calling System/Prefs/Screenmode and selecting a 16-bit screen there.
3. Conclusion
I am unbelievably positively surprised at how fast the whole thing runs and also 2D accelerated. I didn't know anything like that from other emulators before. Not everything runs perfectly yet, but at least the everyday things can already be used under AmigaOS 4.1. On 16 bit, the screen resolution is limited to 1440x900 and there is no 3D acceleration. In this YouTube video I show the general usability of the Workbench under the Pegasos 2 emulation: playing mp3 files, multitasking, loading times and displaying folders with many files, etc.
The biggest thanks go to BALATON Zoltan who programmed the whole thing for us and in his spare time. Without him it would never have been possible! I hope you have fun testing! If you get stuck at any point, please write a comment and ask your questions.
This was tested extensively under macOS 13.2.1 with Apple M1 Max. However, it should be just as possible under Linux and Windows, albeit in a slightly modified form. (dr)
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Aminet uploads until 25.03.2023
The following files have been added until 25.03.2023 to Aminet:
AmiGemini.lha comm/net 239K AOS Gemini, Spartan, Gopher + Fin...
COP.lha dev/debug 167K 68k Low Level Debugger
MuForce.lha dev/debug 325K 68k V40 Enforcer,detect illegal R...
MuGuardianAngel.lha dev/debug 347K 68k detect accesses to non-alloca...
OsGrind.lha dev/debug 30K 68k Configurable Os argument checker
SegTracker.lha dev/debug 17K 68k A global SegList tracking uti...
eurochamp.lha docs/misc 247K Soccer Euro Champs 1960-2020 ...
worldcup.lha docs/misc 655K Statistics of World Cups 1930...
PcmciaCD.lha driver/med 11K 68k ATAPI PCMCIA CD driver Sony Vaio
F1GP2023Carset.lha game/data 8K 2023 Carset for F1GP
gse.lha game/edit 17K 68k Editor for Gunship2000 roster...
MCE.lha game/edit 3.6M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 4.1M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
Gunship.jpg game/hint 375K A500/2000 Gunship Keyboard Ov...
PhotoMosaic.lha gfx/misc 2.9M 68k Make Photo Mosaic from photo ...
AmiSSL-5.8-OS3.lha util/libs 3.4M 68k OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
AmiSSL-5.8-OS4.lha util/libs 3.1M OS4 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
AmiSSL-5.8-SDK.lha util/libs 2.3M AOS OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
MMULib.lha util/libs 786K 68k Library to ctrl the MC68K MMUs
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 7.3M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
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OS4Depot uploads until 25.03.2023
The following files have been added until 25.03.2023 to OS4Depot:
amissl-sdk.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 SDK for AmiSSL
petsciirobots.lha gam/act 2Mb 4.1 PETSCII Robots ported to SDL
terri-fried.lha gam/mis 2Mb 4.1 Everyone is dead except for... a...
unext.lha gam/pla 26Mb 4.1 Super Mario Clone!
vanillara.lha gam/str 4Mb 4.1 Red Alert/VanillaRA V1.1 Port fo...
vanillatd.lha gam/str 3Mb 4.1 Tiberian Dawn/VanillaTD V1.1 Por...
mce.lha gam/uti 4Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
amissl.lha lib/mis 3Mb 4.0 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared library
amigemini.lha net/bro 239kb 4.0 Gemini, Spartan, Gopher + Finger...
nm2mw.lha uti/mis 2kb 4.0 NewMouse events into native IECL...
vamp.lha vid/pla 2Mb 4.0 Virtual Amiga Multimedia Player
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AROS Archives uploads until 25.03.2023
The following files have been added until 25.03.2023 to AROS Archives:
photomosaic.lha aud 3Mb Make Photo Mosaic from photo col...
eurochamp.lha doc/mis 247kb statistics euro soccer 1960-2020
worldcup.lha doc/mis 655kb Soccer World Cup statistics 1930...
lightwave_quick_guide.zip doc/tut 113Mb Video Tuttorial for Lightwave 3d...
tecnoballz.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 3Mb brick breaking game.
icon_pack_app_kensv4.lha gra/ico 168kb application drawer icon kens v4
vamp.lha vid/pla 2Mb Virtual Amiga Multimedia Player
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 25.03.2023
The following files have been added until 25.03.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
MaestrixReloaded_2.1.lha Audio/Drivers The Maestrix 2: Reloade...
Terri-Fried.lha Games/Misc Everyone is dead except...
PhotoMosaic_1.0.lha Graphics/Misc Make Photo Mosaic from ...
AmiTube_1.4.lha Multimedia The first YouTube Clien...
VAMP_3.05.lha Multimedia A Multimedia Player pro...
AmiSSL_5.8-68k.lha Network/SSL OpenSSL as an Amiga sha...
SnoopDos_3.11_68k.lha System/Monitoring SnoopDos_3.11_68k.lha
Pegasos.zip Videos Video of Pegasos by The...
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26.Mar.2023
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WHDLoad: New installers until 25.03.2023
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 25.03.2023:
- 2023-03-25 improved: Spellbound (Psygnosis) RawDIC imager used, decruncher relocated in fastmem, save hiscores, trainer added, 68000 quitkey, icons, hits and manual (Info)
- 2023-03-23 improved: Ghouls'n'Ghosts (Capcom/U.S.Gold) supports another version, 2nd button support, 68000 quitkey, icons and solution added (Info)
- 2023-03-19 improved: Body Blows (Team 17) countdown color fixed (Info)
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26.Mar.2023
Amiga Future (website)
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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:
- Midnight Resistance Live Performance
- Wild West World (Sunset Calm remix)
- Final Hyperbase a Live Performance
- Wild West World
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26.Mar.2023
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Elbox: pci.library 13.14
At the title link Elbox have released an update of their pci.library for owners of the PCI busboard Mediator. Information on changes in version 13.14 is not available. (snx)
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26.Mar.2023
Seiya (ANF)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 144 (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 "Enemy: Tempest of Violence (V2)", "Frontier: Elite II" and "OnEscapee". (snx)
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26.Mar.2023
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Issue 137 of Amiga Future readable online
The German and English issue 137 (March/April 2019) of the print magazine "Amiga Future" can now be read on the magazine's website in the form of image files of the individual pages. Remaining copies of the magazine as well as a higher resolution PDF version can be purchased from the publisher. (snx)
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25.Mar.2023
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Music tip: Track "Amiga" by LukHash
'LukHash' is a musician from Edinburgh in Scottland. He describes his music as "fusion of 8-bit digital mayhem and '80s inspired synth music combined with modern sounds and cyberpunk aesthetics." His latest track "Amiga" can be listened and bought under the title link from a supplier of choice. He hopes to take the audience "on a magical journey back to the golden age of home video gaming". (dr)
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25.Mar.2023
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AmiTube 1.4: YouTube client for all Amiga systems
Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow's AmiTube enables watching YouTube videos on an 68k Amiga. They are converted to Commodore's CDXL format and downloaded.
As the developer wrote on his website, "the biggest enhancement is the Search by ID window for easier handling of YouTube URLs (YouTube video).
A second improvement is the self made AREXX Port for AROS which make it possible to send URLs from AmiFox to AmiTube when you are on a Youtube Video page. (all other platforms had it before already."
The current version can be downloaded from the AmiTube website or installed via the update check in AmiTube. (dr)
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25.Mar.2023
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Website application: The virtual Hippoplayer
It all started at the end of 2009, when Spot created aSCIIaRENa as a website for the ASCII scene, which underwent a complete relaunch in 2021 with the help of 'Burps', 'Nicomen', 'Phantasm' and 'Ziphoid'.
Later came other ideas, they wanted to clone the number one ASCII tool, CygnusED, as CED for the web as a way to co-op on ASCII collys similar to how google docs works, but in a CED environment, Fred and Phiwer was brought into the team to write CED. It is available in alpha state now.
When making ASCII you need to listen to Amiga music of course, a prototype clone of Hippoplayer (HiP) was written by Stalvik, but it got scrapped early on.
In a next step of this exciting journey of the project, TAWS developer Michael Rupp was asked to use his Amiga Workbench simulation for browsers for the project. At that time HippoPlayer used the Bassoon tracker's playback routine as backend, work-in-progress was the conversion to a better backend by Jürgen Wothke based on UADE, which supports a variety of Amiga formats (some of them very exotic) due to the Paula emulation included in it. The graphical user interface was already very close to the original HiP 68k, the behavior of the windows was still quite rudimentary compared to TAWS.
It soon became apparent that it was more expedient to not only use Michael Rupp's assistance, but to completely hand over the implementation in TAWS to him, since the GUI was completely rewritten based on his TAWS classes.
Parallel to this it happened that K-P Koljonen had resumed the further development of HippoPlayer for Amiga in 2021 (amiga-news.de reported) and it was agreed that their webclone should become official with K-P Koljonen’s blessing.
In close cooperation between the author of the mod player and Michael Rupp, the original GUI was studied and rebuilt down to the smallest detail for the web implementation. Care was taken to ensure that the two HippoPlayers are compatible, i.e. that playlists can be exchanged. No matter which version created the playlist, the other one can read it.
Thanks to the UHC tools by Patrik Axelsson and David Eriksson, HiP can now access Internet sources directly. The UHC server and its search API is also used for searching in HiP-TAWS. This makes compatible playlists possible, because if local files on the Amiga hard disk were referenced, this would not be possible otherwise.
In this context, one of the new features is the published playlists, which can be found in the "Playlists" folder. Through the Amiga remix search it should then also be possible to play MP3s, but the existing backend was only for the various tracker formats, but not for normal audio files like MP3, WAV, etc.. So Michael Rupp developed this himself. Now it is possible to play all formats including all audio files via this one player class. When HiP finally supported internet radio streaming, a streaming backend was added.
The scopes (graphical representation of what was heard) were also quite elaborate. In addition to the original HippoScope, RuppScope was created as a separate scope option by reverse-engineering.
The site was first published at workbench.asciiarena.se/, and the other existing projects were integrated as iFrame applications by the "aSCIIaRENa" people: AmIRC, NComm and the demos under Work:Demos. AmIRC and NComm is in early alpha stage and their names will probably be changed later on.
The IBrowse implementation was done by Michael Rupp himself and is intended as a homage to the Amiga browser, which its author, Oliver Roberts, took good note of when we pointed it out. In contrast to the original, the online version of course only handles a fraction.
aSCIIaRENA can still be reached through https://www.asciiarena.se if you prefer that instead of viewing it in the iBrowse clone at https://www.hippoplayer.se.
When HippoPlayer became more and more central, the alias address hippoplayer.se/ was added. The UADE backend alone already supports about 300 formats, as Wothke had developed (and continues to develop) more backends, and made them available as open source. So more were integrated, whereby currently about 500 formats are supported. More will follow. (dr)
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25.Mar.2023
mnemo (ANF)
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Graphics card ZZ9000: New firmware version 1.13
Lukas F. Hartmann's ZZ9000 is a graphics card with additional features and ports (network, USB, SD cards), which can be ordered in different versions (amiga-news.de reported).
Yesterday, the new firmware version 1.13 was released, which mainly provides stability improvements. In addition to the firmware, the driver package (LHA) must also be updated. The changes:
- Fix Z3 autoconfig issues incl. RAM on first boot
- Improve ethernet to amiga irq
- Fix ethernet freeze on NetShutdown
- Fix scaled sprite and split position
- Fix split panning
- Fix 320x200 mode
- Fix 15bit mode for real (remove hack)
- Add 1920x800 video mode
- MHI/AHI mutually exclusive checks by Tom W.
(dr)
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24.Mar.2023
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Amiga emulator: Amiberry 5.6.0
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.
A few moments ago, version 5.6.0 has been released. Changes:
Bugfixes
- Fix "default" button setting not fully enabling CD32 pad mode when CD32 was configured.
- Detection of hotplug controllers didn't work after 5.4
- Restart would cause crashes sometimes
- fixed controller axis should be separate from joystick axis handling
- memory pattern would cause graphics glitches in some cases
- virtual keyboard now works with CD32 mode as well
- fixed crash if something triggered a CPU HALT3
- fixed various compiler warnings
- revert custom, blitter and drawing to WinUAE 4.4.0 standard
- 50Hz scroll was not smooth
- improve scrolling smoothness under 50Hz
- Don't use SDL_Quit until we actually quit Amiberry
Improvements
- Implemented On-Screen Virtual Keyboard
- Added VKBD default toggle key
- added VKBD retroarch mapping support
- updated game controllers db to latest version
- Clean up filesystem and bsdsocket emulation earlier.
- cherry picked recent updates from dev
- add SDL2 version in logfile
- Rewrite Serial port support, using libserialport - this also adds a new build requirement
- Disk - Check raw write buffer index, removed debugging.
- refactored input event handling to minimize latency
- removed unreachable code
- decrease mouse map sensitivity on joystick handling
- added more logging during retroarch event handling
- refactored controller input logic
- refactored atomic operations, moved byteswap functions
- added new default options in amiberry.conf
- GUI improvements
- added Warp reset option in Misc Panel
- implemented turbo boot option
- added 1024x600 RTG resolution
- minimize diffs from dev branch
- allow on-the-fly change of virtual mouse driver
- add RK3588 platform in Makefile
- increased width of dropdowns in Input Panel
- minor speedup improvements after recent changes
- a few more minor speed optimizations
- automatically center GUI window when opening
- Updated WHDLoad XML to latest version
Build System
- renamed zip archive from ubuntu to debian
- trigger builds on dev branch and pull requests also
- add automated builds for RK3399 Manjaro platform
- added missing parser.cpp in Android and CMakeLists
- switch from Docker to self-hosted builds again
- added missing Virtual Keyboard file in CMakeLists also
(dr)
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Amiga emulator for MacOS: vAmiga V2.4 beta 1
Dirk Hoffmann continues working on his Amiga emulator vAmiga for MacOS and now has released the first beta version of v2.4. Changes:
Enhancements:
- Improved thread synchronization (Adaptive sync)
- Warp boot support
- Code cleanup
The minimum system requirement for his emulator has been raised to macOS 11.0. Since the developer has left the "Apple Developer Program" ("too expensive"), the app is no longer certified. This means that from now on a warning will be displayed when the app is started. (dr)
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AROS x86: Update of ABI-v0 developer branch to version 20201110-2
In mid-February AROS developer Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz released version 20201110-1 of AROS ABIv0 for 32-bit systems (amiga-news.de reported). Today's second release contains some changes and bug fixes (release notes). (dr)
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Video tutorial: The AMOS commands Load IFF, Get Icon and Paste Icon
In another part of his series of short tutorials on AMOS Pro (amiga-news.de reported), retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' this time explains the AMOS commands Load IFF, Get Icon and Paste Icon, which he uses to load in graphics for buttons from an IFF file, and use those buttons in a program. (dr)
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24.Mar.2023
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m68k assembly: "Amiga Assembly" plugin V1.8.3 for Visual Studio Code (update)
"Amiga Assembly" is a plugin for Visual Studio Code to support assembly language for the Amiga Motorola 68000 machines and emulators. After Paul Raingeard had already corrected a bug of version 1.8.0 under macOS with version 1.8.1, further problems are solved with the now available version 1.8.2.
On GitHub a detailed documentation is available.
Update: (25.03.2023, 07:20, dr)
Meanwhile version 1.8.3 is available, which partly fixes the bug that the link order could not be set. (dr)
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24.Mar.2023
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Event: Geit@Home #1 2023
From Friday, April 14, till Sunday, April 16 2023, members of the Amiga clubs Osnabrück and Steinfurt meet once again at Guido 'geit' Mersmann's home in Hörstel, Germany. Details can be found in our German news-item or at the title link. (dr)
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23.Mar.2023
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Encryption protocol: AmiSSL 5.8 (AmigaOS 3/4)
Version 5.8 of the open source encryption protocol AmiSSL has been released, now based on the latest version OpenSSL 3.1.0. The detailed changes:
- Switched to OpenSSL 3.1, with full compatibility with the latest OpenSSL 3.1.0 (14.3.2023) version, which includes:
- SSL 3, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and DTLS 1.0 only work at security level 0.
- Performance enhancements and new platform support including new assembler code algorithm implementations.
- Deprecated LHASH statistics functions.
- FIPS 140-3 compliance changes.
- Replaced many common Exec semaphore protected OpenSSL operations with atomic inline assembly code on both OS3 and OS4, decreasing overhead and increasing performance.
- Fixed bug in the 5.7 SDK (applications built with it should be recompiled using the 5.8 SDK).
Download AmigaOS 3: AmiSSL-5.8-OS3.lha (3,3 MB)
Download AmigaOS 4: AmiSSL-5.8-OS4.lha (3,1 MB)
Download SDK: AmiSSL-5.8-SDK.lha (2,3 MB) (dr)
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23.Mar.2023
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Video: March update on BitBeamCannon projects
In a short video BitBeamCannon has informed about the current status of their projects (Metro Siege, DaemonClaw, Scorpion Boy). (dr)
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23.Mar.2023
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Maze game: Cube V0.30
Sami Vehmaa is in the process of writing another game with AmiBlitz3 for fast Amigas with graphics cards or emulators: in "Cube" (YouTube video), the player has to find his way out of a kind of labyrinth (amiga-news.de reported). He has updated to version 0.30, which now features both an intro and an ending scene, as well as adding random lights and sounds (closing doors etc.). (dr)
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21.Mar.2023
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Block-oriented copying: Device-Streams 2.2.1
At the beginning of October, Roc Vallès i Domènech had updated the Amiga tool "Device-Streams" for block-oriented copying, similar to UNIX command dd, which was originally developed and released by Christian E. Hopps in 1993 (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 2.2.1:
- Minor documentation update.
- Minor Makefile update.
- Built with current toolchain.
- No functional changes.
Two builds are availables: the main build was done with bebbo/amiga-gcc, the second one vbcc.
Download:
device-streams.lha (88 kB)
device-streams_vbcc.lha (86 kB) (dr)
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21.Mar.2023
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Managing ADF files: Rust library "adflib"
Volker Schwaberow is in the process of converting ADFlib, written by Laurent Clevy mainly in C, into the programming language Rust. As he explained to us when asked, the library is still in a very early stage and still very minimalistic. At the moment it can read and write ADF, it can read and write tracks and sectors in a byte array. There is no support yet for file systems, compression, etc.
However, that is the goal. In addition, there will be a command line tool that will allow these operations to be performed on the command line without the need for programming knowledge. The author is happy about support, code commits from third parties are welcome. (dr)
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21.Mar.2023
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Shooter: New demo version of "Cyberpunk Alien City"
"Cyberpunk Alien City" (video) is a mixture of Run'n Gun and Space Invaders: the player must defend a city against attacking aliens (amiga-news.de reported). Now the demo version for OCS Amigas has been updated. According to Amiten Games a small demo of the shooter part of the game, there "is still a lot to do". (dr)
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20.Mar.2023
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Preview video: Twin-Stick shooter "Rogue Declan: Zero"
Nivrig Games - among others Turbo Santa Deluxe Edition 2022 - have been working for some time on a twin-stick shooter which is also supposed to be a test game for the Twin-Stick controller developed by "Abstraction Games" (amiga-news.de reported). A new preview video shows the first level of the game, which has alpha status now. (dr)
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20.Mar.2023
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Remake: Rick Dangerous released
"Z-Team" has released its remake of the game Rick Dangeous with enhanced graphics for the Amiga 1200 or CD32 (and Windows, Mac and THEA500 Mini) (YouTube video of beta version 0.4). The game was written with the Scorpion Engine, but in contrast to the original plan there is no graphics card version, because the responsible programmer had left the team during development. (dr)
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19.Mar.2023
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Programming: Web based m68k assembler editor v2.6.0
Under the title link you can find a webapp to write, run and learn M68K assembly code based on the framework SvelteKit and the programming language Rust (amiga-news.de reported).
Since our last message, the developer has improved the interactive documentation:
- Changed documentation layout to have future more languages
- Added an interactive documentation for each instruction
- Bug fixes for some instructions (rod, asd, lsd)
- Other bug fixes and improvements
(dr)
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19.Mar.2023
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Full version download: Ntimed, Evil Garden, Mission Andromeda, Pacific Islands
At Amiga Future full versions of the application Ntimed as well as the games Evil Garden, Mission Andromeda and Pacific Islands can be downloaded free of charge. (snx)
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19.Mar.2023
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Aminet uploads until 18.03.2023
The following files have been added until 18.03.2023 to Aminet:
CompressionOS4.lha biz/misc 1.3M OS4 A PDF generator
sylpheed.lha comm/mail 21M OS4 Sylpheed e-mail for AmiCygnix...
sylpheed-src.lha comm/mail 1.3M Sources of Sylpheed 3.0.3r3 (...
SteMarRegAMOSSources.lha dev/amos 398K 68k 10 AMOS sources+exes by Stefa...
CubicIDE_HW100.lha dev/hwood 822K 68k Hollywood add-on for Cubic IDE
Hollywood_SDK.lha dev/hwood 3.1M Plugin development kit for Ho...
HollywoodPlayer.lha dev/hwood 10M ALL Player for Hollywood applets
MaestrixReloaded.lha driver/aud 1.2M 68k The Maestrix 2: Reloaded on P...
anaiis.lha driver/oth 232K 68k ANAIIS USB Stack Release 1.23
anaiis_boot.lha driver/oth 232K 68k ANAIIS USB Boot disk Release ...
gimemorygame.lha game/wb 260K 68k GI Memory Game
WhatIFF2.09.lha mags/misc 1.5M What IFF? #2.09-March-2023
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.6M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
amicygnix-base.lha misc/x11 148M OS4 An Unix/X11 environment for A...
amicygnix-base-src.lha misc/x11 22M Sources of the AmiCygnix base...
ChangeExp.lha util/misc 5K 68k Protect/Detect your emulated ...
ShowMem.lha util/moni 15K 68k Shows memory fragmentation vi...
StartWin.lha util/wb 105K 68k Two bugged Workbench launchbars
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19.Mar.2023
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OS4Depot uploads until 18.03.2023
The following files have been added until 18.03.2023 to OS4Depot:
seq.lha aud/mis 414kb 4.0 MIDI sequencer
vintagesongplayer.lha aud/pla 2Mb 4.0 A JukeBox multiformat player
cubicide_hw.lha dev/mis 822kb 4.0 Cubic IDE Add-on for Hollywood 10.0
hollywood_sdk.zip dev/mis 3Mb 4.0 SDK for Hollywood 10.0
hwplayer.lha dev/mis 10Mb 4.0 Run applets created by Hollywood
ultraedit.zip dev/mis 15kb 4.0 UltraEdit wordfile for Hollywood...
maestrixreloaded.lha dri/aud 1Mb 4.0 Reloaded on PowerPC!
fheroes2.lha gam/str 8Mb 4.1 Engine Heroes of Might and Magic...
videntiumpicta.lha gra/vie 3Mb 4.0 Videntium Picta is picture viewer
sylpheed.lha net/ema 21Mb 4.1 E-mail client for AmiCygnix with...
sylpheed-src.lha net/ema 1Mb 4.1 Sources of Sylpheed 3.0.3 for Am...
amicygnix-base.lha net/mis 148Mb 4.1 An Unix/X11 environment for Amig...
amicygnix-base-src.lha net/mis 22Mb 4.1 Sources of the AmiCygnix base pa...
compression.lha uti/mis 1Mb 4.1 A PDF generator
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19.Mar.2023
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AROS Archives uploads until 18.03.2023
The following files have been added until 18.03.2023 to AROS Archives:
vintagesongplayer.lha aud/pla 2Mb A JukeBox multiformat player
muiplot.x86_64-v11-aros.lha gra/mis 263kb Simple function plotter
videntiumpicta.lha gra/vie 2Mb Videntium Picta is picture viewer
amissl.i386-aros.zip net/mis 1Mb AmiSSL is a port of OpenSSL for ...
muimapparium.x86_64-v11-a... net/mis 739kb OpenStreetMap Client
leu.x86_64-v11-aros.lha off/spr 1Mb A simple spreadsheet viewer
mcamiga.x86_64-v11-aros.lha uti/fil 295kb File Manager
hex2.x86_64-v11-aros.lha uti/mis 243kb Calculator with variables
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19.Mar.2023
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 18.03.2023
The following files have been added until 18.03.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
MIDITools_1.4.lha Audio/MIDI/BarsnPipes MIDI-Tools (MIDI-In** a...
VintageSongPlayer_2.55... Audio/Players A different, funny and ...
Hollywood_SDK_10.0.lha Development/Hollywood Plugin development kit ...
HollywoodPlayer_10.0.lha Development/Hollywood Hollywood Player is a p...
Bochs_2.7.lha Emulation A PC Emulator, which al...
Doom3-ProjectUAC_r6_4.lha Games/Shoot3D Doom3 ProjectUAC
X-Moto_0.6.2.lha Games/Sport A challenging 2D motocr...
Vanilla-RA_1.1.lha Games/Strategy Version 1.0 of a port o...
Vanilla-TD_1.1.lha Games/Strategy Vanilla-TD_1.1.lha
fheroes2_1.0.2.lha Games/Strategy fheroes2 is a recreatio...
VidentiumPicta_2.60.lha Graphics/Tools An image viewer progra...
Wayfarer_5.0.lha Network/Web Wayfarer is the latest ...
How_to_build_the_machi... Videos Video of How to build t...
April-mov.lha Videos Video of April in mov f...
April-avi.lha Videos Video of April in avi f...
Efika.lha Videos Video of Efika PPC by b...
How_to_build_the_machi... Videos Video of How_to_build_t...
How_to_build_the_machi... Videos Video of How to build t...
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19.Mar.2023
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WHDLoad: New installers until 18.03.2023
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 18.03.2023:
(snx)
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19.Mar.2023
Amiga.org (Forum)
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AMOS Layers System 1.100 & 2.4
Simone 'saimo' Bevilacqua's "AMOS Layers System" (amiga-news.de reported) makes it possible to overlay several of its screens when programming under AMOS, specifying the order, colors and opaqueness.
Since our last report, minor optimizations have been made, resulting in more compact, faster program code and ending the dependency on the mathtrans.library. This did benefit the author's recent game updates. (snx)
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19.Mar.2023
Amiga.org (forum)
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Game updates: ArtPazz 1.7, Follix 1.5, Ring around the World 1.1
Simone 'saimo' Bevilacqua has updated his games ArtPazz (puzzle game where jumbled pieces of a classic painting have to be pushed back), Follix (a puzzle game inspired by Atomix, only here letters have to be lined up) and Ring around the World (point'n'click adventure about a supposedly drowned man with memory loss).
The changes since our respective last news-items only concern program optimizations and bug fixes. (snx)
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19.Mar.2023
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Interview: Ravi Abbott (Kickstart - UK Amiga Expo, The Retro Hour)
Ravi Abbott is known for his various documentaries and videos such as "Downfall Amiga, after Commodore" or Amiga Computer Buyers Guide 2022, runs the podcast The Retro Hour together with Dan Wood, writes for the Amiga Addict, is a DJ and has as his latest project to bring back a combination of user meeting and fair for Amiga fans to the UK after several years with "Kickstart" (amiga-news.de reported). We asked Ravi Abbott about his motives and motivation for all these projects:
Amiga-News (AN): Ravi, thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us. I assume the preparations for the Kickstart are keeping you busy. How did you come up with the idea for this event?
Ravi Abbott (RA): Years ago, the UK used to host large events such as World of Amiga, which I attended as a young person and miss the atmosphere it provided. Unfortunately, there hasn't been a consistent event in the UK for all Amiga users to come together for many years.
Having attended international events, I've always wondered why this is the case. In the past, there have been some fantastic events such as VCF 2020 at Bletchley Park, Amiga 30 in Peterborough, and the impressive big user group meeting Workbench.
A national event was planned before COVID-19 hit, but unfortunately, it was cancelled. As someone with experience in the events industry, I decided to take on the challenge of creating a self-sufficient and consistent annual event model in the middle of England.
AN: What was your motivation and what makes it different from others like AmiWest (USA) or Amiga 37 (Germany)?
RA: Since the Amiga is currently experiencing a surge in popularity, I was motivated to seize this opportunity and grow the event as much as possible. Events like Amiga37 and Amiga Ireland have been a tremendous source of inspiration, with their impressive turnouts, energetic vibes, and well-organized music performances influencing our event. Markus has done an excellent job, and we ensured that we selected a date that wouldn't conflict with these incredible events. We would like to emulate the success of Amiwest, which has consistently run for years.
Although we don't have exact numbers, committing to vast spaces is challenging especially in this tough financial time. However, I believe we've struck the perfect balance between the number of attendees, a fantastic venue (the oldest professional football club in the world), and interest, which allows us to build on this foundation every year and improve the event each time. Our focus on creativity and the future is central to our vision, and we're eager to celebrate the great history of Amiga developers, musicians, and artists in the UK with visitors from around the globe.
AN: Well, our readers do know you by the podcast "The Retro Hour" and many interesting videos. So, please tell me, what is your motivation to do this? What drives you? What do you want to achieve?
RA: I have always enjoyed exploring technology and the stories about how it developed and people's unique paths to entering the industry. Computer technology has grown so quickly that often great stories and achievements are missed, lost, or untold. Mainstream media has always been dismissive of gamers, and retro technology often discusses gaming without intelligence or thought, even though it has helped develop so much of our current lives. We wanted to start a podcast where developers and creatives could talk directly to the audience with honesty and respect. One day, I hope the podcast and videos can help people studying video games in the future or simply be interested in the subject. It's so important to get these stories told because throughout the time we have recorded the podcast, sadly, some of our guests have passed away.
AN: And is it "just a hobby" or is it a full time job?
RA: I first started doing a podcast as a hobby. Doing it weekly for 7 years has pretty much turned it into a part-time job and takes up a lot of my time, but we all really enjoy it, and that's why it has lasted so long. Another addition to the podcast is hosting panels at gaming shows and events, which I really enjoy. Covid was a big reset time for everybody and personally helped me take more risks. We set up Amiga Addict Magazine at the start of Covid, and that's also now turned into a part-time job as well!
I don't think I could ever be a full-time YouTuber due to hating video editing, and my release schedule being very inconsistent. I enjoy doing YouTube videos, but I never really focus on massively growing my channel. I just hope people enjoy the videos I do make.
I am currently organizing a huge UK Amiga Expo for 600 people. I have a background in the events industry in the UK and really enjoy going around the world to Amiga events. Currently, they seem to be very popular worldwide, but the UK is missing out, so I hope this event can become a regular thing and a home for the UK Amiga community to get together.
AN: As we can read in your YouTube description, Commodore Amiga is your main passion and you love it since you were a kid. When was the idea born to use the Amiga not only to play games, but to conduct interviews and make videos?
RA: The Amiga was such a groundbreaking machine; it fueled creativity. Not only could you play games, but you could also make them! These days, we see packages by companies like Adobe on modern machines. Many students are taught the same software on the same machines, and it feels more restricted and compliant to me. The Amiga broke the boundaries of what you could do with a machine. If you could dream it, you could make it. This is what I really love about the machine. I would love to see these ideas applied to modern computing in some way and people breaking free of the mold.
AN: Of course, we need to know: which was your first Amiga model and are you still owning an Amiga?
RA: I used to own an A2000, which was my first Amiga, but unfortunately, I no longer have it. Currently, I have two A600s which I use for DJing, a CD32 with a Terrible First TF360 prototype, an A4000 with a ZZ9000 card and toaster stickers, and a unique Amiga A600 laptop that I have been constructing to function on lithium batteries and enclosed in a Lego case.
AN: Have you tried your hand at programming? If so, what caused this career to fail? ;)
RA: I have tried programming but really found the emerging web much more interesting. As part of my career I have been working as a web developer coding in HTML, JAVAScript, PHP and other languages. Coding is always fun and I enjoy the creativity but it also requires a lot of focus and learning the new standards which can hold you back if you’re not faster than the competition adapting to the latest Trend.
AN: What do you think is the fascination with retro computers in general and the Amiga in particular? Nowadays, we're always looking for the newest and fastest, aren't we?
RA: The limitations of computing have always fascinated me. The ability to create something amazing with just a small piece of code or a small processor is like magic. The demoscene is a standout in digital culture and has led to so many developments. The best thing about retro computing is that it saves machines that would otherwise be dismissed. When I use a new machine, I feel guilty if I'm just using it to browse the web, knowing there is so much power on the system that's unused. The Amiga is great for hacking, upgrading, and learning. The foundations of my computer knowledge come from Workbench and learning to code from the back of magazines, something you don't tend to see anymore in the culture of using plugins or engines. Getting down to the metal has a strong appeal.
AN: Making a video is one thing. But how do you prepare? How do you choose a topic and how do you go about it? Do you first research all the necessary information, then create a "shooting plan" and then write your script? You are using much video material: how do you find it? And how easy is it to get permissions to use it?
RA: I usually look at YouTube and see if there is a gap in knowledge or a subject that people have not covered before. Then, I research the subject by looking at magazines from the time, chatting with friends about it, and ensuring that I have consistent research and references. Once that is done, I record a voice-over and write a script. The main issue is using footage. I try to contact the owner of the footage, but I also make sure that the clip is short and fits YouTube policies. It’s amazing how much incredible footage is out there if you look at old show videos on sites like archive.org or the waybackmachine.
AN: What is the advantage and possibly also the disadvantage of a video compared to an essay/book? For the future, can you imagine writing a book?
RA: Video editing can be a slog. Editing a video takes a long time, and there are so many aspects to consider, such as getting the sound right, acquiring permissions, and meeting YouTube's guidelines. Additionally, ensuring that the video is neither too long nor too short can be challenging. While video editing is not my preferred form of content creation, I enjoy writing. For the past two years, I have served as the Community Editor for Amiga Addict magazine. Recently, I launched a Kickstarter campaign for a book based on 'The Retro Hour Podcast.' This journey has been interesting and has allowed me to improve my writing skills, as well as learn about the publishing, editing, and printing processes.
AN: What would you like to see in the future of the Amiga? Do you think it makes sense to invest time and money in the development of new hardware and software or should we rather enjoy what we have and use and expand it?
RA: The Amiga scene is growing rapidly around the world, with more hardware and software being developed than in years past. This is a fantastic development, and I hope it continues. For many, the Amiga represents an escape to simpler times, and I worry that in the future, people may not understand or appreciate that. However, the key aspect that people will always appreciate is the ability to do amazing things with limited machines, and not dismiss them as obscure or irrelevant. The demoscene will always push the boundaries of the Amiga, but emerging scenes such as music and art also offer creative opportunities that I hope will continue for generations to come.
AN: Ravi, thank you very much for the interview and good luck for the Kickstart!
The Kickstart will take place on 1 and 2 July 2023 in Nottingham (UK) at Meadow Lane football ground, home of the oldest professional football club in the world. Guests include Mike Dailly of DMA Design ("Lemmings") and Simon Phipps of Core Design, creator of Rick Dangerous. The aftershow party will feature live music from DJ Formula, DJ H0ffman, HarleyLikesMusic and Vogue Renege. The event has room for 600 Amiga fans, tickets can be purchased now. (dr)
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