02.Jul.2021
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A-EON is already internally testing Alpha releases of their own operating system
Allegedly, A-EON's OS4 licenses expired quite some time ago and sources
claim the company is not trying to apply for a new one. amiga-news.de has now
received screenshots from an anonymous source that seem to be from a private
forum A-EON is running for their betatesters. The screenshots show a posting
from late May, in which Matthew 'Amigakit' Leaman announces the availability
of the first Alpha release of "Enhancer Software Release V54". The term
"Operating System" is never used, but Leaman's description clearly refers to
a standalone system.
Leaman refers to the download available to Betatesters as a "Distribution".
It's said to be a bootable ISO image, although the installation instructions
explain how to use an existing AmigaOS 4.1 installation to set the new system
up. The OS modules not yet reimplemented for the Enhancer project need to be
copied from an existing AmigaOS installation into a drawer of the Enhancer
system called 'Legacy:' - the distribution's installer apparently takes
care of that. Leaman's description of the process is like this: "We are no
longer installing the Enhancer Software over the OS 4.1.The OS 4.1 files are
complementing the main Enhancer Software system".
In his announcement, Leaman lists the developers who have contributed to the
project so far (surnames added by amiga-news.de staff where known):
- Classes, Commodities: Daniel, Massimo [Tantignone], Thomas [Frieden?]
- Datatypes-System: Kevin
- Multiview, MultiEdit, X-Dock: Andy [Broad]
- Utilities, preferences, system tools: Fredrik [Wikstrom], Javier, Guillaume [Boesel]
- Neue Sensor-API, rejuvenated Mediatoolbox: Andrea Vallinotto
- Updated versions of Ringhio: Max [Tretene]
- Warp 3D Nova, (upcoming) modernised 2D graphics: Hans [de Ruiter]
- Shell commands: Constantinos
- Icons, other artwork: Martin [Merz]
Other components owned by A-EON such as MediaToolbox, DVPlayer and the
original Warp3D will "of course" (Leaman) also be included in the distribution.
(cg) (Translation: cg)
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02.Jul.2021
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Demo version for platform game 'Creeping Me Out Hex Night'
'Creeping Me Out Hex Night' written by Michael Dawes using the Construction Kit Scorpion Engine is supposed to become a new jump'n run game. On the website of the developer the demo version 1.0j is available which fixes some bugs. According to the developer "it should have slightly lower memory requirements now, making it safer to load from WB. Please read the readme.txt before playing." (dr)
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02.Jul.2021
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on the Obligement website
In the last two months the website of the French AmigaOS and MorphOS magazine Obligement has been extended by the contributions below. Translations into other languages are always welcome, interested parties please contact David 'Daff' Brunet.
- May/June 2021 news.
- Old articles from Joystick 22 to 25:
- News: Ocean's five future stars
- News: Software Business tries to stand out
- Review of Alcatraz
- Interview with Ian Hadley
- Review of Mercenary 3: The Dion Crisis
- News: Electronic Arts prepares titles for 1992
- Review of Devious Design
- Review of Volfied
- News: Origin, the expansion
- Interview with Laurant Weill
- Review of Final Fight, etc.
- Interview with Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc (developer of AmiModRadio).
- Interview with Vojin Vidanovic (Vampire user).
- Interview with Hugo Pereira (Vampire user).
- Interview with José Gonzáles (graphic designer).
- Interview with Sam Dyer (publisher Bitmap Books).
- Test of Me And My Shadow.
- File: What happened to RBM Digitaltechnik?
- File: Behind the scenes of the development of Globulus.
- Point of view: Rave and gadget ToolBar, the synergy of projects.
- Tutorial: Frequently asked questions for AmigaOS 3.2.
- Tutorial: Mounting network drives on MorphOS.
- Gallery: La Satire du Jet D'Ail (updated).
- Special quiz about DKB.
(dr)
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02.Jul.2021
Amigaworld.net (ANF)
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit XE 11.6.0 update for Raspberry Pi 4/400
Version 11.6.0 of the Workbench distribution AmiKit XE for the Raspberry Pi 4/400 now also supports AHI and Bluetooth and provides many other improvements, updates and bug fixes. Changes:
- Amiga side changelog:
- ADDED: AHI audio support - Apps & games using AHI work now! (Paula 8bit stereo++)
- ADDED: Be Kool Fool demo by Focus Design: 1st at Gerp 2015
- ADDED: GMPlay 1.3 by Christian Buchner
- ADDED: GMPlayMUI 1.2 by Charlie/Stipey
- ADDED: GMTones 1&2 by Martin Caspersson
- ADDED: Minor cleanups here and there
- UPDATED: AmigaAMP 3.29 by Thomas Wenzel
- UPDATED: AmiSSL 4.9 by AmiSSL Open Soure Team
- UPDATED: AmiStart menus include AHI apps games now (your current menu config is backuped first: AmiKit:Utilities/EXPANSION/AmiStart/sm.prefs.bak1150)
- UPDATED: Ask Your Amiga (AYA) 0.5 by ALB42
- UPDATED: Hollywood Player 9.0 by Andreas Falkenhahn
- UPDATED: iGame 2.1b2 (15-Mar-2021) by Emmanuel Vasilakis and Contributors
- UPDATED: Infinite Module Player 1.21 by Pawel Nowak
- UPDATED: LoadModule 45.18 by Thomas Richter and Etienne Vogt
- UPDATED: MorpheuZ 11.6 (internal part of AmiKit) by Jan Zahurancik
- UPDATED: VisualPrefs 1.5m by Massimo Tantignone
- FIXED: AmiStart taskbar menu in HD mode does not scale anymore with each task icon displayed.
- FIXED: MIDI songs work now! Simply double-click any .mid file, eg. in AmiKit:Utilities/GMPlay/MIDI-Files folder.
- FIXED: VisualPrefs (and Birdie) theme works again if enabled in MorpheuZ (and AfA_OS is disabled at the same time)
- FIXED: Switching from DOpus to Workbench and back (via MorpheuZ) should work now again.
- FIXED: Matrix screen blanker disabled as it interfered with IMP and resulted in system lock.
- NOTE: If DOpus Aminet FTP doesn't work for you, check the passive box in FTPOptions > Misc settings.
- Linux side changelog:
- UPDATED: Amiberry 4.1.4 by Dimitris Panokostas
- UPDATED: Linux updates (included with new image; for existing installation simply run "Update Linux" from start menu)
- FIXED: Linux Bluetooth Adapter works now so you can connect all your Bluetooth devices, finally! If your Bluetooth audio is distorted, install brcm-patchram-plus package.
- ENDCLI: Oh, and now you can close any Linux terminal window with EndCLI command :)
(dr)
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01.Jul.2021
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AmigaOS 3.2: Updated Native Developer Kit NDK 3.2 R3
Press release: Hyperion Entertainment is proud to announce another update for the Native Developer Kit for AmigaOS 3.2.
This NDK update contains further reviewed contents to ensure developers using several different compilers will be able to harness all the new features AmigaOS 3.2 brings.
This release also paves the way for a continued flow of updates to the Native Developer Kit for AmigaOS 3.2 which will also be accessible in other venues to pursue greater adoption and wider availability.
Hyperion is committed to AmigaOS development support, so stay tuned for further NDK updates!
AmigaOS NDK 3.2 R3 is available for free from our download area for any interested party.
We thank all of you who have rushed Amiga dealers worldwide to get their hands on a copy of AmigaOS 3.2.
If you want to support our efforts further, please head over to our AmigaOS merchandise store. (dr)
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30.Jun.2021
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New preview videos: Beat'em Up 'Metro Siege', Run'n Gun 'DaemonClaw'
Metro Siege is a side-scrolling beat'em up for up to two players that requires 512 KB of chip and Fast RAM each. DaemonClaw: Origins of Nnar is supposed to be a side-scrolling run and gun (amiga-news.de reported).
In the latest video update for Metro Siege, several designs for new enemies and the rough mock-up of one of the up-coming levels are shown. The video update for DaemonClaw shows the Ice magic powers the player gets in the Gargoyle cave level and a widescreen full-screen mode with simulated CRT monitor options is introduced. (dr)
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30.Jun.2021
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AdAstra3000: Cases and keycaps for the do-it-yourself Amiga
Dennis Pauler from Virtual Dimension shows how to assemble an A500+ himself with several videos on his YouTube channel in the tinkering corner. The first two episodes show in detail how to solder and assemble the 344 components. In a third video it is explained how to create a memory expansion to 2 MB chip RAM from a SMD kit (amiga-news.de reported).
In the fourth part of his project, the DIY Amiga now gets a Checkmate 1500 (plus) case and new keycaps from the A1200.net project.
(dr) (Translation: bb)
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28.Jun.2021
Amigans
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Memory game: MeMO 3.13
Simone 'saimo' Bevilacqua has released an update of his memory game MeMO. His game is based on the classic memory card game but in his port two payers can simultaneously play for getting the best highscore. MeMO requires a 68020 processor and the ECS graphic chip. Changes of this release:
- Fixed a (seemingly innocuous) bug (an OR instruction in place of a MOVE instruction) in card matching code.
- Improved card matching policy by considering it a mistake also when the second card flipped had already been flipped before, even if the first card has been flipped just once and/or its twin card has not been flipped yet.
- Made a couple of tiny optimizations.
- Changed design of 'M' and 'N' letters (they were basically lowercase, which was inconsistent, as the only lowercase letter was supposed to be the 'e' in "MeMO").
- Changed alignment of logo in menu screen by 1 pixel right/down.
- Adapted to and recompiled against further improved custom framework.
- Reworked game icon.
- Added floppy disk and manual icons.
- Improved/extended manual.
(dr)
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27.Jun.2021
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Aminet uploads until 26.06.2021
The following files have been added until 26.06.2021 to Aminet:
wla_dx_v10.0.lha dev/cross 4.5M 68k 8-bit CPU Cross Macro Assembl...
TRSaferPtch.lha dev/debug 24K 68k Safer Setfunctions Debug/Cont...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 2.1M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
dsp3210.lha driver/oth 273K 68k DSP 3210 drivers and tools
ppm2bbc.lha gfx/pbm 31K MOS 24-bit PPM6 into BBC Micro sc...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.3M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.7M MOS 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
TIKY.lha mods/8voic 261K TIKY 6ch Synth Pop by HKvalhe
MMULib.lha util/libs 733K 68k Library to ctrl the MC68K MMUs
MuMin.lha util/libs 68K 68k Minimal MuLib archive for red...
Mu680x0Libs.lha util/sys 379K 68k MuLib aware 680x0 libraries
(snx)
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27.Jun.2021
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OS4Depot uploads until 26.06.2021
The following files have been added until 26.06.2021 to OS4Depot:
crash.lha dev/uti 3kb 4.0 C source included
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
(snx)
[News message: 27. Jun. 2021, 06:44] [Comments: 0]
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27.Jun.2021
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 26.06.2021
The following files have been added until 26.06.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
AmiArcadia_27.5.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
Wayfarer_2.1.lha Network/Web Wayfarer is the latest ...
Screenshot15.jpeg Screenshots Screenshot15.jpeg
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27.Jun.2021
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WHDLoad: New installers until 26.06.2021
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 26.06.2021:
- 2021-06-24 fixed: Theme Park (Bullfrog) avoid crash when quitting (Info)
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27.Jun.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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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:
- Space Debris
- The Chaos Engine - The Forest remix
- FA-18 Interceptor
- Final Assault (New Age Climber)
- Turrican 3 - Air Combat
- Act Of Impulse (The Bernard Sumner-LSD Piano Feast)
- Super Hang-On (RMX a l'ancienne)
- Strider (Intro n Ingame)
- Bubble & Squeak
- Mean Arenas
(snx)
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27.Jun.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 123 (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 the different ports of classic games to the various platforms of their time.
Download pages:
italienisch (Key: CTLAl7XBbFV2Ht9EgEvxLCcCiIpdXaa7WgzwplSz4fE)
englisch (Key: WHqz1Y8xH5ORprbAN18sIc3mWy8mjb8mNrfGAeCcRkY) (snx)
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27.Jun.2021
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: E-mail client Iris 0.122 / Web browser Wayfarer 2.2
Today, Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has updated his web browser Wayfarer and his e-mail client Iris. While changes of the browser consist of several bugfixes, the e-mail program now also utilizes the new WebKit core. (snx)
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26.Jun.2021
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AmigaOS 4: 'PowerSelect 3' tool only available until 10. July
The developer Janne Peräaho will close his online shop on 10th July because he "can't cover the shopping cart provider's new monthly fee". Therefore his PowerSelect 3 tool for AmigaOS 4.1 for selecting icons in Workbench by using search patterns can be purchased for 3,99 Euro only until then. (dr)
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24.Jun.2021
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Amigakit threatening to oppose registration of 'Amiga Addict' mark in the UK
British print magazine Amiga Addict started publishing half a year ago on a mostly monthly schedule. Back in February, publisher Simulant Systems Ltd. filed a trademark application for the magazine's name and logo with the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO). As Simulant is now announcing on Twitter, British Amiga dealer AmigaKit is trying to oppose that registration.
AmigaKit's reaction to the announcement was also posted on Twitter: According to them, the notice the publisher received is not opposition, it's (quote) "simply a formal standard mechanism to give us up to a month to communicate with Simulant Systems Ltd."
Note from staff: According UK IPO, the process used by AmigaKit does indeed extend the registration process by a month automatically. But it is actually referred to as "Notice of threatened opposition", and Simulant's answer to the Amigakit statement makes it clear that so far, there have been no attempts to communicate.
(cg)
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