22.May.2021
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AmiProv v1.0: Creating an AmigaOS 3 partition with network BootDisk
The Norwegian Amiga user Marius Lauritzen has created a special Network-BootDisk for his A3000 for his own purposes and to prove the feasibility. With this disk he loads various software from Aminet and various other internet sources to finally install AmigaOS 3.1 on an empty hard disk partition.
The BootDisk contains the TCP/IP stack Roadshow, the UHC Tools, DiskImage and Amiga LhA. After Roadshow has been started, a list of required software is first downloaded from Aminet via http and the hard disk installation tool HDInstTools is loaded, unpacked and started. Then the OS3.1 data is downloaded and the operating system is installed on an empty hard disk.
Specifically, an ENV variable contains the URL to the server. If an archive name is then called, the system looks for two things: The archive that contains the program and a custom script that automates the unpacking and installation process. The scripts and the software to be installed, such as MUI or IBrowse, can be placed on a local web server.
According to the author, this concept could be useful for all those who want to do a complete reinstallation of OS3.1 on a real Amiga without having to open the case and create a CF card (with the help of other PCs). (dr)
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22.May.2021
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Dock bar: WBDock V1.10 and WBDock 2 V2.327
Since our last news item from the last year, Thomas Rapp has updated his dock bar:
In WBDock 1.10 which runs under AmigaOS 1.3. the WBStartup feature was added: It can now run all programs from a directory or listed in a text file at startup.
WBDock 2.327 at least requires AmigaOS 3.1. Under AmigaOS 3.5 or later WBDock 2 also supports drag'n'drop of the project files. The last update has removed static ChipRAM allocation.
(dr) (Translation: dr)
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21.May.2021
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Amiga emulator for Mac OS: vAmiga 1.0
The developer Dirk Hoffmann wrote: "After two and a half years of development, I am proud to announce the release of V1.0 of vAmiga. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who helped me realize the emulator during this long time. Without the valuable advice from coders, testers and other emulator makers, I would never have gotten this far with this project."
vAmiga is an Amiga emulator for Mac-OS computers emulating an A500, A1000 or A2000. The source code is available on Github. The changes since version 1.0 Beta 1:
- Fixed the console (RetroShell) which was broken in v1.0 beta 3.
- Fixed the hat switch mapping for the Xbox controller.
- Added the Magic-NS adapter to list of supported devices.
- Improved controller support.
- Fixed a bug in the implementation of the STOP instruction (Smarty and the Nasty Gluttons).
- Minimum OS requirement has been lowered from macOS 10.15 to macOS 10.14.
- Enhanced support for automatic regression testing (scripts can be paused via a new wait command).
(dr) (Translation: dr)
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21.May.2021
Aminet
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amigaXfer 1.1.0: Serial data transfer to the Amiga - without Amiga software
Roc Vallès' amigaXfer transfers single files or whole disk images to the Amiga via serial cable. No additional software is needed on the Amiga since the debugger (which is included in the Kickstart ROM) is being used to take control from the main computer (we reported).
The updated version 1.1.0 is available for all Windows 32-bit systems starting with Windows 7. However, the source code available on GitHub (Python and m68k assembler) can also be implemented for other platforms. Prerequisites for this are Python 3.8+, pyserial and wxpython. The changes at a glance:
- SetupDialog
- ResetFirst will reboot machine during connection.
- Writing floppies is slightly faster in this environment, due to less tasks running.
- DosTool not usable in this environment due to dos.library being not yet initialized.
- Allows entry via non-critical guru right click.
- FloppyTool
- BUGFIX: Fixed tool not working at all and instead spitting FCh ioerr on some machines.
- Disk2ADF will now retry reads 5 times before giving up.
- More user friendly IO error reporting.
- BootblockTool
- BUGFIX: Fixed issue in workaround for WRITE_BYTE SAD bug (kick v39).
- Workaround introduced for SAD reboot function ACK bug.
- SAD doesn't check TSRE after writing ACK to SERDAT; reboot will interrupt ACK on a fast CPU.
- Don't bother waiting for ACK.
- Floppyless Bootstrap should now work on all kickstarts.
- Tested on kickstart 34/37/39/40/45/46.
- Size SetupDialog/RomTool windows to contents.
- Cleaned up tool startup/cleanup procedures for all tools.
(dr) (Translation: bb)
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20.May.2021
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PiStorm: Video shows current development status
Claude Schwarz' 'PiStorm' connects a Raspberry Pi to the CPU socket in an A500, A1000 or A2000 via an adapter and uses the single-board computer to emulate a fast m68k processor. Unlike the Buffee project where the 68k emulator runs directly on the hardware, PiStorm uses a Linux-based solution (we reported).
In this YouTube video which was published two days ago and already has almost 25,000 views, the YouTuber Neil aka 'RMCRetro' explains the current status of the project and shows an example of commissioning the PiStorm in an A500. We would like to summarize the most important information in short bullet points:
- Currently, the setup of the PiStorm is done by using a second PC via WiFi and a remote connection (here via Putty). In the future this setup process will be greatly simplified by writing the required files directly to the SD card.
- In the current example, an A500 with a 68020 CPU, 128 MB RAM and Kickstart 1.3 was set up. However it is possible to switch between different ROM versions by simply selecting other Kickstart files so that 2.04 or 3.1 can also be used easily. These configuration sets can be saved separately. Likewise, instead of a 68020, a 68030 or 680040 CPU can be used which does not lead to higher speed but provides additional commands according to the processor. This is important for various games or software for compatibility reasons.
- First speed test with SysInfo: When Kick 1.3 was selected, the speed was even slower than that of a 68000 but after switching to Kickstat 3.1 the speed approaches a 68040/25.
- Biggest surprise was the hard disk speed: PiStorm 715 MB/s, for comparison a Vampire 4 standalone with 10MB/s.
- Most obvious speed gain: Amiga Workbench is loaded within 3 seconds.
- Various game tests, among others with "Frontier": No stutters.
- With the latest emulator version direct communication between Pi and Amiga is possible. That means: Settings can be made from the Workbench as native program.
- An RTG graphics card display is being worked on, keeping in mind that the signal still comes out of the Amiga's RGB port.
The PiStorm team is working on a variant to feed the RGB signal of the Denise graphics chip into the WebCam port of the Pi then mix it with the RTG data and send it all to the HDMI port so that modern monitors can also be connected.
(dr) (Translation: bb)
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20.May.2021
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Event: AmiWest 2021 (October 16/17 in Sacramento, USA)
24th AmiWest show will take place on October 16th and 17th 2021 at the Holiday Inn Express Cal Expo in Sacramento, California, USA.
So far, a MorphOS user will present a couple of computers running e.g. the web-browser Wayfarer and the e-mail client Iris. Also Doug Compton will join the show, producer of the weekly "10+ Minutes Amiga Retro Cast". Organized as always by the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club, one of its members will show the AmigaOne X5000 he is beta-testing. (dr) (Translation: snx)
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19.May.2021
Amigans (Webseite)
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Hyperion: Bug-fixed Installer for AmigaOS 4 released
Hyperion Entertainment has released version 53.12 (10.5.2021) of the Installer, which can be loaded and installed via AmiUpdate within AmigaOS 4. This release fixes a bug which mainly occured during the installation of the recent version of the Enhancer 2 package.
Detailed version notes:
- Remove test for GFLG_SELECTED when handling the radio buttons as the state of the flag was indeterminate due to a race with intuitions internal boolGoInactive()
- Replace FindRomTag() with equivalent function from C:Version
(dr) (Translation: dr)
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18.May.2021
Aminet
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Mailbox: AmiExpress 5.4.0
AmiExpress 5 is a rewrite of the original mailbox program by Joe Hodge/LightSpeed Technologies written by Darren Coles in Amiga E. Besides various bug fixes, version 5.4.0 now supports the YModem and ZModem protocols. FTP authentication and a shortcut mode have also been implemented. (dr) (Translation: bb)
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18.May.2021
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Turn-based space strategy: Imperium Terranum 2.816
The source code of the round-based space strategy game Imperium Terranum 2 has been ported from Pascal to C for some time and adapted to graphics cards. Since version 2.813 some minor bugs have been fixed and the package size has been reduced further:
- bugfix for "pump-up" level crash - error in civilwar routine fixed
- binary size reduction due to code optimization (again -1Kb)
- fix for water-transport (planets lost their water)
- code cleanup + binary reduction of ~2KB
- starsystem jump now works correctly
- water transport fixed: planets can not exceed 100% water anymore
(dr) (Translation: bb)
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17.May.2021
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Games announcements: Chases of Death, Swapped Arts (AGA), JetHuntERS
Developer "Coagulus" (Super Wormy, JetHunt) works on three titles, of which he presents early versions on Youtube: Chases of Death (video) is a conversion of the Spectrum classic Deathchase, Swapped Arts (video) seems to be a puzzle game while the sequel to the H.E.R.O. clone JetHunt called 'JetHuntERS' (video) seems to develop more towards a horizontally scrolling shoot'em up. (cg) (Translation: bb)
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16.May.2021
Amiga Future (website)
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Development tool: vasm 1.8k
Three days ago already, Frank Wille has published an update of the modular assembler vasm. The list of changes in the current version can be found at the title link. (snx)
[News message: 16. May. 2021, 21:12] [Comments: 0]
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16.May.2021
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Aminet uploads until 15.05.2021
The following files have been added until 15.05.2021 to Aminet:
CloudDav_1.2.lha comm/net 1.7M MOS A WebDav client
AmigaOS_3.2-FAQ.txt docs/help 146K Frequently Asked Questions fo...
F1GP2021Carset.lha game/data 7K 2021 Carset for F1GP
AmiDuke_RTG.lha game/shoot 937K 68k Amiga port of Duke Nukem 3D
Chocolate_DOOM.lha game/shoot 4.2M 68k Amiga port of Chocolate DOOM
ODAMEX_RTG.lha game/shoot 19M 68k Amiga port of ODAMEX
pcexhumed.lha game/shoot 654K 68k Exhumed / Powerslave
tanksfurry1-3.adf game/shoot 880K 68k Tanks Furry
FlashMandelNG_OS4.lha gfx/fract 12M OS4 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals AOS4
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.3M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 4.8M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
Crockett2021.lha mods/8voic 197K Crockett's Theme 5ch Corrected
Club80v2.lha mods/misc 72K Club 80 Correct 4ch version b...
TLNTheme.lha mods/misc 84K TLN 4ch Corrected Theme by HK...
Inbound_Dreams_Songs_... mods/mpg 6.9M 4 .mp3 songs made with Amiga
WHDLoadMenu.lha util/misc 484K 68k A WHDLoad frontend
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16.May.2021
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OS4Depot uploads until 15.05.2021
The following files have been added until 15.05.2021 to OS4Depot:
glsnoop.lha dev/uti 297kb 4.1 Trace and profile OGLES2 and W3D...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
videoslotmachine.lha gam/boa 3Mb 4.0 A slot video game
fractalnova.lha gra/mis 102kb 4.1 Calculates the Mandelbrot set us...
mediavault.lha net/mis 369kb 4.1 Discover online radio stations
a-ftp_server.lha net/ser 2Mb 4.0 FTP Server for AmigaOS4
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16.May.2021
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 15.05.2021
The following files have been added until 15.05.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
SDL_2.0.14_Libraries.lha Development/Library All Libraries SDL 2.0.1...
Iris_0.117.lha Email New email client suppor...
LHA_guide_FR.lha Files/Archive Traduction fran?aise v2...
VideoSlotMachine_1.0.lha Games/Misc A slot machine game
NBlood_R2.lha Games/Shoot 3D NBlood (Port of Blood) ...
PCExhumed_R1.lha Games/Shoot 3D PCExhumed (Port of Powe...
Woof_5.1.0.lha Games/Shoot 3D Woof! is a continuation...
OpenTTD_1.11.2.lha Games/Strategy A clone of Transport Ty...
CloudDav_1.2.lha Network/Streaming A WebDav client
Wayfarer_1.20.lha Network/Web Wayfarer is the latest ...
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16.May.2021
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WHDLoad: New installers until 15.05.2021
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 15.05.2021:
- 2021-05-15 improved: Voodoo Nightmare (Palace Software) 68000 quitkey, 2nd button/joypad support added, new install script (Info)
- 2021-05-15 improved: Temple of the Enlightened Souls (Softsell/Dynamic) title screen delay added (Info)
- 2021-05-15 improved: Switchblade 2 (Gremlin) blitwaits can be disabled, joypad fixes (Info)
- 2021-05-15 improved: Return of the Jedi (Domark) kickemu used, 68000 quitkey, new icon and install script (Info)
- 2021-05-15 improved: Prison (Krisalis/Actionware) 68000 quitkey, new install script (Info)
- 2021-05-15 improved: P.O.W. (Actionware) title music fixed, 68000 quitkey, new install script (Info)
- 2021-05-15 improved: Lombard RAC Rally (Red Rat/Mandarin Software) supports more versions, trainer added, new install script (Info)
- 2021-05-15 fixed: Body Blows (Team 17) access faults removed (Info)
- 2021-05-15 new: Black Dawn Rebirth (Doublesided Games) done by JOTD (Info)
- 2021-05-15 improved: Alien Fish Finger (Skull Army/Davis J. Cruickshank) supports another version, trainer added, new install script (Info)
- 2021-05-15 improved: Pro Boxing Simulator (Code Masters/Optimus Software) delay for boxer status screens added, trainer added, high score load/save added, 68000 quitkey support, WHDLoad v17+ features used (config), new install script (Info)
- 2021-05-14 improved: Brides of Dracula (Gonzo Games) new RawDIC imager, 68000 quitkey support, delay for title picture added, WHDLoad v17+ features used (Info)
- 2021-05-14 improved: Fraction Action (Unicorn Software) copperlist problem fixed, black screen problem (title pictures) fixed (Info)
- 2021-05-13 improved: Ultimate Golf (Gremlin) wrong offset for interrupt acknowledge patch fixed (Info)
- 2021-05-13 updated: Ultimate Golf (Gremlin) patch rewritten, real files used, title music is replayed now, self-modifying code fixed, source code included (Info)
- 2021-05-12 improved: Sword of Sodan (Discovery Software) imager fixed, another icon added (Info, Image)
- 2021-05-12 fixed: Black Lamp (Firebird) remove black border on toggle music/sfx (Info)
- 2021-05-11 improved: Bombuzal (Imageworks) supports another version, buttonwait added, trainer added, 68000 quitkey, manual and icon added (Info)
- 2021-05-10 improved: Sensible World of Soccer (Sensible Software) another version supported (Info)
- 2021-05-10 improved: The Speris Legacy (Team 17) changed save system, fixed some rare joypad issues (Info)
- 2021-05-10 improved: Space Quest Enhanced (Sierra) made MT32 work, optionally uses less chip memory (Info)
- 2021-05-10 improved: Knightmare (Mindscape) imager improved, icon added, new installs cript (Info)
- 2021-05-10 fixed: Final Countdown (Demonware/Global Software) using chip memory for better timing (Info)
- 2021-05-10 improved: Captive (Mindscape) new imager, 68000 quitkey, manual and icon added, new install script (Info)
- 2021-05-10 improved: Captain Planet (Mindscape) icon and readme fixed, another icon added (Info)
- 2021-05-10 improved: Beneath A Steel Sky (Virtual Theatre/Virgin) support for 68000 (Info)
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16.May.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:
- Ruff 'N' Tumble - The Fantasy Forest
- Obliterator
- Macrocosm
- Hybris Imploded!
- Apidya - Credits
- Desert Dream
- Fury of the Furries - Title theme
- Cream Of The Earth (Nothing Surpasses The Original)
- Romeo Knight's Piggie's Hut
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