22.Jun.2020
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Programming language: FreePascal 3.2.0 for all Amiga systems
Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow has released version 3.2 of the programming language FreePascal for the Amiga. By releasing this version the Amiga integration has been completed. Versions are available for AmigaOS 3/4, AROS i386/ARM and MorphOS.
Sackrow explained that he "did a lot of work on finding out what would be a good Amiga style package and which docs/texts should be added". He also wanted this archive to be released on the official website of the project - which was rejected for previsous versions. But he did not get any feedback for this releases and version 3.2 again was not added to the official download site.
This story also did lead to a lack of motivation: "It seems rather futile to continue to work on it, when nobody even really use it, which is still true, unfortunately, I have to admit."
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22.Jun.2020
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Print magazine: Issue 119 of the Amiga Future readable online
The English issue 119 (March/April 2016) of the print magazine "Amiga Future" can be read online on its website. You can also purchase a pdf version with a higher resolution or a printed version in the shop.
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[News message: 22. Jun. 2020, 19:16] [Comments: 0]
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21.Jun.2020
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Aminet-Uploads until 20.06.2020
The following archives have been added to Aminet until June 20th, 2020:
SteMarRegAMOSSources.lha dev/amos 117K 68k 3 AMOS sources+exes by Stefan...
redpillgamecreator.lha dev/misc 1.8M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
redpillsoundgenerator... dev/misc 137K 68k REDPILL Sound Generator
AmiQuake_AGA.lha game/shoot 231K 68k Amiga port of WinQuake v1.09
AmiQuake_RTG.lha game/shoot 233K 68k Amiga port of WinQuake v1.09
NR2020.lha mods/8voic 405K 8ch Ninja Remix 2020 Theme
XFonts_iso-8859-2.lha text/bfont 20K Xseries fonts with glyphs in ...
PassPocket.lha util/misc 349K OS4 Password manager utility
exutil_68k.lha util/wb 1.3M 68k Batch renames picture files b...
exutil_AROS.lha util/wb 1.4M x86 Batch renames picture files b...
exutil_MOS.lha util/wb 1.3M MOS Batch renames picture files b...
exutil_OS4.lha util/wb 1.7M OS4 Batch renames picture files b...
WBCutnPaste.lha util/wb 38K Cut, copy and paste files in ...
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[News message: 21. Jun. 2020, 06:53] [Comments: 0]
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21.Jun.2020
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 20.06.2020
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until June 20th, 2020:
ugtablet.lha dri/inp 145kb 4.1 Driver for UGTABLET based tablet...
nexuiz.lha gam/fps 21Mb 4.0 Fast paced 3D deathmatch game
rftg.zip gam/pla 91Mb 4.1 Run, Shoot & Jump
homeworld.lha gam/str 339Mb 4.0 Real-time strategy video game
aos-iconsupdate6.lha gra/ico 4Mb 4.0 AmigaOS 4.1 Style Icons ...
passpocket.lha uti/mis 349kb 4.0 Password manager utility
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21.Jun.2020
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MorphOS-Storage-Uploads until 20.06.2020
The following archives have been added to MorphOS-Storage until June 20th, 2020:
Exutil_1.1.1.lha A small MUI based utility that batch renames pic...
MPlayer_1.4-20200619.lha Build of MPlayer 1.4.0, based on the original MP...
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21.Jun.2020
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WHDLoad: New installers until 20.06.2020
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installers have been added until June 20th, 2020:
- 2020-06-17 improved: Turrican 2 (Factor 5/Rainbow Arts) separate CDTV slave (Info)
- 2020-06-16 improved: Turrican 2 (Factor 5/Rainbow Arts) 2nd button/joypad controls added, trainer added, fixed music (Info)
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21.Jun.2020
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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HDMI converter: D520 firmware version 1.2 / Alternative HDMI-520
A firmware update for Thorsten Schubert's external HDMI converter D520 was released which has to be connected to the video port (amiga-news.de reported).
Changes:
- New: "Panic Mode". By pressing the button for some considerable time it is possible to go back to a screen resolution of 640x480 60Hz if the monitor cannot handle properly the current one.
- New: Overscan up to 672x520 24 bit per pixel, 800x600 in 16 bit per pixel. The other modes 640x480 and 720x576 stayed the same. All resolutions in 50Hz/60Hz
- New: Additional resolutions 640x512, 720x480, 800x600
- Reworked: 1280x720 (now with reduced blanking)
- New: "Color Space". New menu item between VideoMode and Scanlines. Here you can define how many bits are used for saving the pixels. Possible settings per resolution: RGB16, RGB24 and YUV422
Registered users of a1k.org can download the updated firmware in the corresponding discussion. There you also only can purchase the hardware. Both previsous batches are sold out and currently it is not clear if there will be a third one.
An alternative product is the converter HDMI-520 (pictures, video) which is introduced in the Turkish forum commodore.gen.tr.
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[News message: 21. Jun. 2020, 06:52] [Comments: 0]
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21.Jun.2020
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Launcher: MacLikeDock 3.0
The launcher MacLikeDock imitates the look and the use of the Dock of Mac OS X (amiga-news.de reported) and has been updated this week. Information on changes of version 3.0 are not available.
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20.Jun.2020
MorphZone (ANF)
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MorphOS: Video player MPlayer 1.4.0 with HTTPS support
The MorphOS port of the video player MPlayer has been updated. MPlayer 1.4.0 now supports SSL and thus for the first time can play HTTPS streams. According to the developer this version still is a beta one.
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[News message: 20. Jun. 2020, 21:24] [Comments: 0]
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20.Jun.2020
a1k.org (Webseite)
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Pre-orders for "Golden Wing - Deluxe Collectors Edition"
"Golden Wing" is a 2D shooter written by Fernando Cabrera (code), Toni Galvez (graphic) and METUNE & Estrayk (sound) which runs on every Amiga equipped with at least 1 MB RAM. The "Deluxe Collectors Edition" now can be pre-ordered for 25 British pound (about 28 Euro) plus shipping and includes the 3,5 inch disk, a printed manual, a glossy A4 single-sided poster as well as stickers and badges.
On the website of the product it is not obvious when thr game will be delivered.
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[News message: 20. Jun. 2020, 21:19] [Comments: 0]
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19.Jun.2020
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New keyboard membranes for A500, A1200 and A600
The Polish user Marcin Weglewski has created new keyboard membranes for the Amiga keyboard computers which replace a defective membrane or a membrane with defective foil connector. Both versions - one for A500 and A1200, the other for the A600 - e.g. are available on sordan.ie or Retro Ready. A little review on the membrane for the A1200 you can find in the last issue of "10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast" on Youtube.
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[News message: 19. Jun. 2020, 22:54] [Comments: 0]
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19.Jun.2020
amigaworld (Webseite)
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AmiWest 2020: 25. and 25. October in Sacramento (California)
According to the organizers, the "local conditions here have stabilized" and the hotel which has been used by the AmiWest event every year also is open again. Therefore it was decided to organize an AmiWest this year. Due to the restrictions in tourism, only local speakers and sponsors will be invited.
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[News message: 19. Jun. 2020, 22:26] [Comments: 0]
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18.Jun.2020
Generation Amiga (Webseite)
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Multiplayer via Internet: AmigaLive 0.983 (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)
AmigaLive is a "Netplay" client which uses the network support of the Amiga emulator FS-UAE providing multiplayer games via the Internet. Both players contact the AmigaLive server and then can play an Amiga game together or against each other as if they were sitting in front of the same computer. AmigaLive also offers simple chat functions.
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[News message: 18. Jun. 2020, 22:58] [Comments: 0]
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18.Jun.2020
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Programming language: AmiBlitz 3.7.4
The latest version of the programming language AmiBlitz only contains changes in the integrated development environment which is included in AmiBlitz:
- added new tooltype "CURSORSTYLE" with styles "block", "line" and "underline"
- added new tooltype / configuration setting "ASKBEFOREQUIT": before closing the ide, the ide asks before closing
- added new doubleclick-feature: whenn doubleclick on a source word, all occurencies will be shown in label list window
- added new search feature : when opening search-window, the current word is added to the search string gadget automatically
- added new keyshortcut behaviour: ALT+UpArrow/DownArrow: move current line up/down
- added new keyshortcut behaviou: CTRL+LeftArrow/RightArrow moved cursor to start/end of word
- added package "NIB.include" from AmiNet for displaying icons
- changed settings: set minimum screen resolution to 640x480 for screenrequester in ide-settings
- changed eventhandling code of source window (partly converted from asm to ab3)
- changed boundlines from 6 to 2 (cursor distance to top/bottom the source window starts to scroll up/down from)
- fixed scolling issue when marking blocks with mouse while scrolling (was way to fast)
- fixed calculation of viewable columns to use full window width of source window
- fixed non-tokenization issue #7 at source files with uppercase fileextensions (*.AB3)
- fixed display problem with more than 1GB available chip/fast memory
- package fix: REDDebugger-file has now executable bit set (thanks to mdbergmann)
- minor localization fixes
Direct download: AmiBlitz3-3.7.4.zip (10 MB)
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17.Jun.2020
ALB42 Blog (ANF)
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Source codes of MUIMapparium and Leu released, development abandoned
Marcus "ALB42" Sackrow has released the source code of some of his Amiga applications on Github, among others his spreadsheet Leu as well as the OpenStreetMap viewer MUIMapparium. In an entry in his blog Sackrow explained that he discontiniued developing the software:
"As you might know I did not want to have my programs on the highly illegal distribution Coffin OS. You cannot detect Coffin, but it’s a distribution especially made for Vampire, therefore if I block Vampire they will not include my software anymore. Besides the Vampire users could push the Vampire team to condemn this distribution and stop to promote it. All of that did not happen, they still added my stuff, even with the Vampire block and the people became mad about me, not about the Vampire team (or the coffin team). I’m not good at being the bad guy."
Upon request of amiga-news.de Sackrow confirmed that currently he is not motivated to do anything for the Amiga. But the disputes concerning Coffin is only one of the several reasons for his decision. For the moment the server required for MUIMapparium he is going to continue maintaining.
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[News message: 17. Jun. 2020, 15:51] [Comments: 0]
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16.Jun.2020
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Playable preview: Tactical shooter "Project Horizon"
Project Horizon (video) is a "top-view tactical action game that obviously takes place on the dark side of the moon". It requires 2 MB Chip-RAM and a harddrive. The game is supposed to distributed for free including source code and level editor.
Now a playable preview was released which is available as ADF version (download site) without music and as HDF image with music (download site).
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 16. Jun. 2020, 17:10] [Comments: 0]
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16.Jun.2020
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 145 - preview and excerpts
A preview and extracts from issue 145 (July/August 2020) of Amiga Future have been released today. Among other things, this issue features a review of "Fred's Journey", the sixth part of the AmigaOS 3.1.4 special and an interview with Andre Zeps (Tiny Little Slug). (cg)
[News message: 16. Jun. 2020, 16:35] [Comments: 0]
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