27.Aug.2021
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Amiga QuickBasic Compiler
On GitHub the developer Günter Bartsch has released the source code as well a first Early Preview 0.7.0 alpha1 of his Amiga QuickBasic Compiler and descibes it as "an experiment in alternate history: what AmigaBASIC could have looked like, had it been developed further tailored to the Amiga OS."
Improvements over AmigaBASIC include:
- Advanced type system (including UDTs and Pointers, see below)
- Support for non-static functions and subs (enables recursion)
- Module support (similar to UNITs in TurboPascal, with full type safety and dependencies)
- Modern syntax inspired by FreeBASIC and VisualBASIC
- True native 68k compiler
(dr)
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26.Aug.2021
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Encryption protocol: AmiSSL 4.10 (AmigaOS 3/4)
Version 4.10 of the open source encryption protocol AmiSSL provides an update to the latest version 1.1.1l of OpenSSL. Changes:
- Updated OpenSSL backend to full compatibility to latest OpenSSL 1.1.1l (24.08.2021) version, which brings security and bug fixes, including:
- Fixed an SM2 Decryption Buffer Overflow (CVE-2021-3711).
- Fixed various read buffer overruns processing ASN.1 strings (CVE-2021-3712).
- Updated root certificates to latest Mozilla-based bundle
- Added Italian installer translation
(dr)
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25.Aug.2021
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Event: Amiga Future at Gamescom 2021
Also this year the print magazine Amiga Future joins the digital edition of Gamescom. The event takes place from August 25 to 27, 2021. (snx)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2021, 21:47] [Comments: 0]
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25.Aug.2021
MorphZone (website)
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 2.5
Today, version 2.5 of Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek's web browser Wayfarer has been released. Besides an update of OpenSSL to version 1.1.1l it fixes several bugs, especially two severe JavaScript memory leaks, which in some cases would leak more than 10 MB per page load.
Required are MorphOS 3.15 and 1 GB of RAM. A CPU with at least 1.5 GHz is recommended. For feedback to the author, besides the integrated crash report tool and e-mails to wayfarer at wayfarer.icu also the corresponding thread at MorphZone can be used. (snx)
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23.Aug.2021
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Tetris clone: Crazy Columns 1.02
Jochen Hoffer has released the full version 1.02 of his conversion of the Sega classic 'Columns' (Video) (amiga-news.de reported).
The new version now has an online highscore and animations and Sound FX. Additionally personalized backgrounds can be used.
Main features of the game:
- Choice of 1 and 2 players supported
- Can be played with keyboard or joystick
- Four different player modes to choose from
- Standard
- Time battle
- Crazy fill
- Bad Buddy
- In the game mode "Standard", you can choose between 5 difficulty levels
- Novice
- Normal
- Hard
- Extreme
- Impossible
System requirements:
- Simple Amiga 500 (68000@7MHz)
- OCS PAL Chipset
- 512kb ChipRam
- Kickstart 1.2
- Joystick optional
The game is availble for free on the website of the developers. His work can be supported by a little donation. (dr)
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22.Aug.2021
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Lionheart Remake: Java port of Lionheart
Byron 3D Games Studio has released a Lionheart Java Remakeof Lionheart for its LionEngine. Source codes are available on GitHub for the LionEngine as well as for the game port. (dr)
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22.Aug.2021
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Aminet uploads until 21.08.2021
The following files have been added until 21.08.2021 to Aminet:
Healthcare_1.02.lha biz/misc 253K MOS Displays data from Garmin dev...
SonosController_MOS.lha comm/misc 2.4M MOS Control your Sonos speakers
SonosController_OS4.lha comm/misc 2.9M OS4 Control your Sonos speakers
cbm6502asm.lha dev/cross 124K MOS The Commodore 6502ASM
OsGrind.lha dev/debug 30K 68k Configurable Os argument checker
dsp3210.lha driver/oth 313K 68k DSP 3210 drivers and tools
Saga.lha game/board 393K 68k Conversion of TSR board game
Saga-AROS.zip game/board 405K x86 Conversion of TSR board game
SagaMOS.lha game/board 445K MOS Conversion of TSR boardgame
Saga-OS4.lha game/board 459K OS4 Conversion of TSR board game
F1GP2021Carset.lha game/data 13K 2021 Carset for F1GP
gimine.lha game/wb 110K 68k classic game of mines
scopagame.lha game/wb 317K 68k Italian card game
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.3M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 4.8M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.2M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
MuMakeRanger.lha util/boot 117K 68k MuLib Ranger Memory faking
P96ScreenCx.lha util/cdity 8K 68k P96 Multi-Monitor Mouse Movement
ASCIIComposer.lha util/misc 66K 68k An utility to create ASCII-Ar...
SnoopDos.lha util/moni 134K 68k SnoopDos, the well known syst...
SnoopDos_Src.lha util/moni 257K SnoopDos 3.11 sources
(snx)
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22.Aug.2021
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OS4Depot uploads until 21.08.2021
The following files have been added until 21.08.2021 to OS4Depot:
sonoscontroller.lha aud/mis 3Mb 4.1 Control your Sonos speakers with...
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
saga.lha gam/boa 459kb 4.0 Conversion of TSR board game
(snx)
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22.Aug.2021
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AROS Archives uploads until 21.08.2021
The following files have been added until 21.08.2021 to AROS Archives:
nmtm-demo.lha gam/adv 8Mb Point and click adventure game
saga.i386-aros.zip gam/boa 405kb Conversion of TSR board game
astralgame.lha gam/mis 3Mb A little tool to know your zodia...
unrar-6.02.lha uti/arc 2Mb Unpack RAR files
(snx)
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22.Aug.2021
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 21.08.2021
The following files have been added until 21.08.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
SonosController_1.0.lha Devices/Speakers Control your Sonos spea...
ShadowsOfDeath_OpenBOR... Games/Action Complete and final vers...
Saga_1.94.lha Games/Strategy Conversion of TSR board...
Healthcare_1.02.lha Misc Displays data from Garm...
WitchCleaner_2.05.lha Network/Web A little and easy progr...
Wayfarer_2.4.lha Network/Web Wayfarer is the latest ...
(snx)
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22.Aug.2021
mntm research (ANF)
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ZZ9000AX: Audio module for ZZ9000 graphics card
Lukas F. Hartmann's ZZ9000 is a graphics card with additional features (Ethernet, USB, SD cards; amiga-news.de reported). Now an audio expansion module for this card, called ZZ9000AX, can be pre-ordered at an introductory price. Delivery is expected in December.
Features:
- High fidelity Analog ADAU1701 audio codec with 28/56-Bit SigmaDSP® processor
- 16-bit (per channel) stereo sound output at 48000 Hz (DAT quality)
- Mix in and enhance Amiga Paula audio and/or analog CD Audio
- 16-bit stereo sampling
- 4x RCA connectors for line inputs and outputs
- AHI driver
- Add dynamic effects like graphic EQ or reverb and create your own DSP programs with free SigmaStudio software (on Windows)
- Active op-amp output filter stages
- 4-layer design with solid ground planes for optimal signal quality
- Open source drivers and firmware, PDF schematics
- Additional features and capabilities will be available via ZZ9000 firmware updates (for example MP3 decompression)
(snx)
[News message: 22. Aug. 2021, 07:31] [Comments: 0]
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22.Aug.2021
Amiga.org (Forum)
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Game: 1987 Rescue in Berlin
Besides Furtum Sacrum, "1987 Rescue in Berlin" is another point and click adventure created by José A. González using AMOS-based Graphic Adventure Creator. Your task is to retrieve a floppy disk containing sensitive data from a computer company after a plane crash (video).
Besides Spanish, the game also contains English, Czech and Italian translations and is available as boxed edition with a manual as well as free of charge as an ADF file. Orders can be placed by e-mail to the author at jojocreativo@gmail.com. (snx)
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22.Aug.2021
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 152 - preview and excerpts / Note
Preview and excerpts of Amiga Future issue 152 (September/October 2021) have been published online now at the title link. Its content includes previews of the USB card Freeway and the game Dark Angel as well as the special "Trevor's soapbox".
Amiga Future magazine is available as an English and a German printed magazine and can be bought directly from the magazine's editorial office as well as several Amiga dealers.
Note to subscribers: They are asked to check if their postal and e-mail addresses are current. Furthermore many subscription bills would be still unpaid at the moment. (snx)
[News message: 22. Aug. 2021, 06:49] [Comments: 0]
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21.Aug.2021
Amigaworld (Twitter)
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Deniser: Open Source replacement for Denise chip
On GitHub, Martin 'endofexclusive' Åberg has established a resposity called 'Deniser' for building and programming a Denise chip replacement.
Denise is the Amiga custom chip responsible for most of the graphic related tasks such as bitplane display, palette registers, smooth scrolling, hardware sprites, flexible screen object priority, collision detection and more. In the Amiga, Denise operates in concert with the Agnus and Paula. Schematic, BOM and more information can be found in a separate PDF file. Status of the project:
- Known to work:
- Schematic, PCB layout and BOM
- Use in Amiga A500 with ECS Agnus (PAL)
- Workbench, Deluxe Paint, demos
- Extra Half Brite (EHB) mode
- OCS features
- Things that probably work:
- Use in Amiga A1000, A2000 and A3000
- Use with OCS Agnus
- Collision detection
- Hold-and-modify (HAM) mode
- Genlock
- Known limitations:
- Some sprites appear above and below the display window.
- No NTSC
(dr)
[News message: 21. Aug. 2021, 09:28] [Comments: 0]
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20.Aug.2021
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RTG driver: P96 v3.1.1
In July Individual Computers updated its graphics cards driver P96 to version 3.1.0. Version 3.1.1 now fixes some bugs introduced with this version:
- the mouse pointer might have been "lost" in certain cases - fixed.
- RTG card's memory organization improved for higher blitter usage rate, increasing overall speed experience if enough memory is available.
- P96Mode now ghosts disabled modes and resolutions, which makes them easier to spot.
- If new settings are created, P96Mode now populates the available modes with VESA default values. It is no longer necessary to create them all manually. As soon as the modes are attached to a board, P96 checks the validity of them.
- Memory requirements of the planar boards are now checked against the planar memory size, which may be different from the chunky size.
- For the S3 Virge in 8-bit stream-processor enabled modes, the leftmost pixel column was missing; fixed.
(dr)
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20.Aug.2021
Hyperion Forum
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Linux: Running Void Linux on an AmigaOne X5000
In an entry in the Hyperion forum, Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky explained how he installed the Linux distribution Void Linux on an AmigaOne X5000. (dr)
[News message: 20. Aug. 2021, 18:42] [Comments: 0]
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