11.Jun.2021
Bufee-Webseite
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Update to accelerator board project 'Buffee'
The open source accelerator board project "Buffee" started by Renee Cousins and Tim Wacker consists of an adapter board which is connected to the processor socket of an A500, A1000 or A2000 and has a SoC of type Octavo OSD335x-SM inclusive 512 or 1024 MB RAM (amiga-news.de reported).
In their latest blog entry the developers has announced that a beta charge of 60 Buffees been ordered. Unfortunately the alpha version of the board did not perform well enough. Therefore in version 0.5 of the board a 'GreenPAK' SPLD (simple programmable logic device) was added: By that it is "ensured that on this version every signal that is not bound to the SPLD, is bound to the PRU (Programmable Realtime Unit) which is almost as good as the SPLD, just not quite as fast".
Changes of version 0.5 of the Buffee project:
- Flash SPI data lines were swapped (this is possible to fix on the alpha)
- Made Flash SPI lines length matched to ensure good data up to 104MHz
- Power rails changed to support down to 2.7V (alpha will brown out at 4.5V)
- JTAG had no system reset only target reset (makes debugging annoying)
- CLK pin may work either as an input or output (improved TF1200 support)
- A few extra passives that weren’t needed were removed
- Switched to lower-profile headers to make Buffee the same height as a 68000
- And added the GreenPAK for some simple programmable fun
- Fixed the silkscreen to align with the BGA orientation
The developers offer four options for users already having the alpha board:
- 1. You can fix the data lines and the alpha will still run in the TF1200.
- 2. We can send you a new PCB and you can try and swap it yourself or source the CPU.
- 3. You can send it back and we’ll try and replace the PCB for you.
- 4. We can send you a TSSOP GreenPAK and you can try and bodge the alpha yourself.
The developers recommend taking the first option. And explain it: "Yes, it’s possible to remove and replace a BGA chip, but on the SAME chip, it’s likely to result in catastrophic damage to the inner components of the CPU. And while the GreenPAK bodge is in theory possible, it would be fragile and very difficult to do correctly as at least one of the pads from the BGA is required and not brought outside of it’s footprint."
Finally they report that due to "all the chip-shortages, we’re actually just barely coming in under the MSRP with almost no margin left. Also, we’re stuck with a six week build time as there are some lead times we have to absorb." (dr)
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11.Jun.2021
Aminet
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ALS 1.94: Screen overlay
Simone 'saimo' Bevilacqua has provided "ALS", the AMOS Layers System, a way to layer individual screens of AMOS Professional, specifying the order, colors and degree of translucency (video).
The whole thing is written in AMOS and is therefore available as a source code library. Due to his work on the puzzler Follix, some changes were also made in ALS with version 1.94:
- Added ALS_CHECK_LAYER_INDEX[].
- Added ALS_COPY_PALETTE_SEGMENT[].
- Added ALS_CREATE_LAYER_AS_CLONE[].
- Added ALS_SET_LAYER_A_AND_COLORS_FROM LAYER[].
- Made check on layer index in ALS_DESTROY_LAYER[] and ALS_MAKE_LAYER_DESCRIPTOR[] more robust.
- Removed check on layer index from ALS_GET_LAYER_DEPTH[].
- Simplified ALS_OPEN_FILE[].
- Updated manual.
(dr) (Translation: bb)
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10.Jun.2021
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Preview video: New platform game 'Primal Blade'
Dante Mendes is working on a new hack 'n slash game based on the Scorpion Engine. On his Twitter account Mendes has published a short video demonstrating the attacks of the Druids with fireballs, the life bar and a first version of the start screen showing the title of the new game: Primal Blade. (dr)
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10.Jun.2021
Aminet
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Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.8.10
RedPill developed by Carlos Peris is a Game Construction Kit written in AmiBlitz 3.8, which can help developing games of diverse genres - see our little review of two games. Recently the boxed edition of the platform game "Putter" has been released which also has been developed with RedPill. An ADF image of the game is available as well. RedPill is compatible to AGA and ECS, the "player" requires a total of 1,5 MB RAM.
Changes in version 0.8.10:
- Start button added to Play the game not from the current level but from the initial game level.
- Level background menu is now in Properties tab in the Level Editor.
- New action trigger Change Icon to change an object icon.
- When editing an object with parent, parent object is now displayed.
- After a new project is created paths are initialized and point to the project folder.
- BlockBreaker example has been added.
- FIX: Not enabled objects are not visible anymore in the level editor screen.
- FIX: When setting the frame manually in Animation screen.
- FIX: Tile On Screen trigger was not working properly.
(dr)
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09.Jun.2021
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Archive manager: RNOArchive for all Amiga systems
Developer 'jPV^RNO' has added another Hollywood application to his 'RNO family' (e.g. PDF viewer RNOPDF, FTP(S) client RNOXFER or DTP application RNOPublisher): RNOArchive is a graphical archive manager which can can extract, modify, and create archives based on the XAD system. RNOArchive also can create ZIP files. As the author wrote "writing to other formats relies on separate Shell commands, and their availability and compatibility in the used system."
RNOArchive has the following features:
- Reads and extracts all archiving formats supported by the XAD system
- Write and modify support for ZIP and LhA archives
- Write and modify support for Tar if MorphOS SDK is installed (experimental, but supports Amiga file attributes)
- Batch extraction for multiple archives
- Automatic sub-directory creation for batch extracted archives
- Archive browsing and file viewing
- Filetype editor for configuring file viewers
- Intelligent drag & drop support
- Recursive adding of files/directories
- Create new directories inside archives
- Delete files and directories
- Handles UTF-8 filenames in archives
- Extensive file selection options
RNOArchive is available for AmigaOS 3/4, MorphOS and AROS. (dr)
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08.Jun.2021
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AmigaOS 4: FTP-Server ZitaFTP 1.21
Hans de Ruiter has released version 1.21 of his commercial FTP erver 'ZitaFTP'. He wrote:
"I'm pleased to announce another ZitaFTP Server update is available now. This is version 1.21, and it's primarily a bug-fix and fault tolerance update. Here's what's new:
- Multiple bug-fixes: For example, adding/editing/deleting users or directories wouldn't take effect until after a manual restart. This is now fixed, and the UI will ask you if you want to restart to apply new changes when it's needed.
- Fault tolerance: The server used to spit out an error and shutdown if something went wrong, such as missing TLS security certificates. A rather poor user experience. Version 1.21 will inform you of the problem, and give you the opportunity to fix it.
- Licensing UI moved to the web-based GUI: While it definitely looks an behaves better, this was done now rather than later in preparation for the Windows version. Windows doesn't allow servers/services to show a GUI directly for security reasons (servers usually run at a higher privilege level, with access to more of the system). So, ZitaFTP Server needs to be split into a pure server, plus a GUI program (on Windows, the AmigaOS version can remain as-is).
The Windows version is coming, but there's more work to do. If you're interested in testing the Windows version as soon as it's ready, then contact me to let me know."
The new version can be tested for 30 days for free. The author also has published a YouTube video explaining the changes of this verson.
(dr) (Translation: dr)
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07.Jun.2021
English Amiga Board (Webseite)
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Italian print magazine: Passione Amiga, issue 2
The Italian print magazine 'Passione Amiga' is only available as an annual subscription: 16 Euros must be paid for four issues per year. The current, second issue offers the following topics, among others:
- Numerous news about video games and the programming of the Amiga
- Tests for Inviyya, Turbo Sprint, Putter, Galactica, Wrong Way Driver, Dodgy Rocks, ArtPazz, Metal Gear und Amiga Forever 9
- Interviews: David Pleasance, Fabrizio Farenga, Gunnar Von Boehn
- AmigaOS 3.2
In addition, readers will receive "a little gift" with this issue. (cg) (Translation: bb)
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07.Jun.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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GUI toolkit: source code for BGUI published
The source code of the BOOPSI-based GUI toolkit BGUI has now been released under a free license. BGUI offers its own GUI builder as well as a preconfiguration program with which end users can adapt the look and feel of the system to their needs. (cg) (Translation: bb)
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07.Jun.2021
FS-UAE (Webseite)
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First version of FS-UAE for Mac computers with M1 CPU
Frode Solheim provides a first version of his Amiga emulator for M1-based Macintosh computers. (cg) (Translation: bb)
[News message: 07. Jun. 2021, 20:47] [Comments: 0]
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06.Jun.2021
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A-EON allegedly no longer has an AmigaOS 4 license (Update 2)
For months, amiga-news.de has been receiving reports that the licensing agreement between Hyperion and A-EON expired at the turn of the year - and indeed the "X5000" product as well as all versions of AmigaOS have been removed from Amigakit's webstore months ago. But until now, nobody was willing to have his claims published as a news item.
Today, Hyperion's former technical
director Costel 'Cyborg' Mincea confirmed (German) in a discussion on os4welt.de that the OEM agreement between A-EON and Hyperion has expired: "The OEM contracts for the X5000 and Tabor each ran for 5 years and were negotiated by me in 2015. Now we are in the 6th year ... apparently no new contracts have been negotiated yet. At least the old contracts were not extended. At the end of that period, I was still in management, but A-EON showed zero interest when we approached them."
Since Mincea is no longer part of Hyperion manegement, we approached Ben Hermans (Hyperion) and Trevor Dickinson (A-EON), asking for a statement
regarding this issue. Ben Hermans declined to comment. Trevor Dickinson tells us he forwarded our inquiry to A-EON's managing directory, Matthew Leaman. Dickinson does confirm though, that (quote) "A-EON holds a worldwide licence to use the AmigaOne and AmigaOS 4.x names in connection with its hardware should it wish to do so".
Note from staff: As far as we know, the OEM contracts are seaprate from the trademark license, so Dickinson's statement and Mincea's claims do not contradict each other. Already in summer 2019, somebody started
to remove the term "AmigaOne" from AmigaKit's webstore and A-EON's wiki. Back then, Trevor Dickinson had stated several times
(1,
2)
that the product his company was selling was still called "AmigaOne X5000".
Update: (06.06.2021, 23:30, cg)
Added statement from Trevor Dickinson. Removed speculation addressed by said statement from the 'note from staff'.
Update: (07.06.2021, 18:30, cg)
In additional contributions to the discussion on os4welt.de, Mincea specifies and corrects his statements regarding the actual schedule: according to him, the OEM contract for the X5000 already expired in Juli 2019 while the contract for Tabor/A1222 was signed in August 2015 and specified a term of four years. He also gives a more detailed overview what the actual OEM contract regulates.
Note from staff: The "July 2019" date Mincea now specifies for the end of the X5000 contract matches the beginning of A-EON's/Amigakit's efforts to remove the "AmigaOne" trademark from their websites. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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06.Jun.2021
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Aminet uploads until 05.06.2021
The following files have been added until 05.06.2021 to Aminet:
CloudDav_1.31.lha comm/net 1.7M MOS A WebDav/CardDav/CalDav client
COP.lha dev/debug 165K 68k Low Level Debugger
BootWB1x.lha disk/misc 17K 68k Minimal boot into Workbench 1...
AmigaOS_3.2-FAQ.txt docs/help 153K Frequently Asked Questions fo...
anaiis.lha driver/oth 275K 68k ANAIIS USB Stack Release 1.21
anaiis_boot.lha driver/oth 240K 68k ANAIIS USB Boot disk Release ...
Sensei.lha driver/oth 34K 68k Displays I2C Sensor informati...
MCE.lha game/edit 3.1M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 3.3M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 3.6M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
ODAMEX_RTG.lha game/shoot 19M 68k Amiga port of ODAMEX
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.3M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.6M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 4.8M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
ZXLive.lha misc/emu 110K 68k ZX-Spectrum 48/128k/Pentagon1...
SolarSystemCalculator... misc/sci 36K MOS Solar System Calculator
Crockettstheme.lha mods/misc 250K Crockett's Theme 4ch by HKvalhe
RAChoice.lha util/cli 230K 68k RAChoice, a RequestChoice rep...
ViNCEd.lha util/shell 836K 68k ViNCEd, the CON: with ^Z & TA...
VP-QuickFix.lha util/wb 513K 68k VisualPrefs quick fix for Ami...
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06.Jun.2021
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OS4Depot uploads until 05.06.2021
The following files have been added until 05.06.2021 to OS4Depot:
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
mediavault.lha net/mis 373kb 4.1 Discover online radio stations
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06.Jun.2021
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AROS Archives uploads until 05.06.2021
The following files have been added until 05.06.2021 to AROS Archives:
aninwebconverter.lha gra/con 2Mb Easy web tool to convert your ol...
vamp.lha vid/pla 2Mb Multimedia Player
(snx)
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06.Jun.2021
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 05.06.2021
The following files have been added until 05.06.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
bePlayer_1.2.lha Audio/Players A simple music player u...
Iris_0.118.lha Email New email client suppor...
AmiArcadia_27.3.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
MCE_12.9.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed...
SolarSystemCalculator.lha Misc Solar System Calculator
CloudDav_1.31.lha Network/Streaming A WebDav client
Wayfarer_1.21.lha Network/Web Wayfarer is the latest ...
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06.Jun.2021
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WHDLoad: New installers until 05.06.2021
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 05.06.2021:
- 2021-06-03 improved: Another World / Out of this World (Delphine Software) reinstated support for another english version (Info)
- 2021-05-31 improved: Side Show (Actionware) registration limit removed, uses less chip memory (Info)
- 2021-05-31 improved: Obitus (Psygnosis) uses less chip memory (Info)
- 2021-05-31 improved: Creature (Actionware) uses less chip memory (Info)
(snx)
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06.Jun.2021
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Turn-based space strategy: Imperium Terranum 2.818
The source code of the turn-based space strategy game Imperium Terranum 2 was ported from Pascal to C. 'fook42' continues to update and improve this port. Changes since version 2.816:
- new: search for traveling ships (in "SPACE")
- new: shop ship damage indicator in case there is damage
- fixed bug in intro (allocating TmpRasters)
- fixed bug in finances - now shows JHADAR tax again
- replaced all setRGB4 with setRGB32 for better compatibility with RTG systems
- Sound-length values are now UWORD .. as required
- code optimizations/smaller binary (~700B)
A detailed guide for installing the game you can find on the GitHub site of the project.
(dr) (Translation: dr)
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06.Jun.2021
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Video: New features of AmigaOS 3.2
'AmigaBill' from the YouTube channel 'The Guru Meditation' has recorded a ten minutes video presenting the 13 most important new features of AmigaOS 3.2. Among others he introduces the special CPU libraries, mouse wheel support, iconifying, ADF support and the enhanced Shell.
(dr) (Translation: dr)
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05.Jun.2021
Reddit (Webseite)
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Amiga disks on PC: Arduino Amiga Floppy Disk Reader/Writer V2.5
Similar to ADF Drive, Robert Smith's project "Arduino Amiga Floppy Disk Reader/Writer" uses a a micro controller - an Arduino board - for enabling a common PC disk drive reading and writing Amiga disks.
In his latest video the YouTuber Neil alias 'RMC' introduces the new feature of the project: Direct access to a disk, inserted into a disk drive of a PC, from the emulator WinUAE.
All documents of Smith's project are available on GitHub under a free license. (dr)
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05.Jun.2021
Retrowiki (Webseite)
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Crowdfunding: Book "Demoscene The AGA years"
Following the successful crowdfunding of the first volume of the history of the demoscene, which can be still acquired, now the international crowdfunding website 'Indiegogo' has started the new campaign for the second volume, covering the years 1994 to 1996. So far almost 15.000 of 18.000 Euro has been donated. (dr)
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05.Jun.2021
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A-EON beginnt mit Auslieferung des "AAA Bundle"
As user "AmiFrog" tells os4welt.de, he received his "AAA Bundle" yesterday. His photo shows the scope of delivery of the package, additionally the bundle buyers should have received a download link for the "Remix Edition" of the Amiga documentation "Viva Amiga":
The bundle was introduced as part of the "A1222 Plus Early Adopter" campaign - customers of the 115 euro bundle should have the chance to win one of the first A1222 computers sold to end customers. The last status update we know about the production of the A1222 Plus is from September 2020. (cg) (Translation: bb)
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05.Jun.2021
a1k.org (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 3.2: Updated Native Developer Kit NDK 3.2 R2
A Native Developer Kit is already included on the AmigaOS 3.2 CD, a version "R2" now available contains the following changes:
- Autodoc, BumpRev, CatComp and Localize integrated in the Tools directory
- Added missing entries to Shell and Layers Release Notes
(cg) (Translation: bb)
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