07.May.2024
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Multi-emulator: AmiArcadia V32.41 emulates 14 systems
The Arcadia emulator, which has been continuously developed for several years, aims to bring unusual video game consoles from the 70s/80s to new systems.The emulator has now been released in version 32.41 for AmigaOS 3.2/3.9, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS under the title AmiArcadia (there are also versions for Windows and Android). AmiArcadia currently emulates a total of 14 systems from the early video game era between 1976 and 1985 on the Amiga, of which the best-known representatives are probably the console families Interton VS 4000 and Emerson Arcadia 2001.
The emulator has some interesting features, including full-screen and windowed display modes, drag & drop support, graphics scaling, support for various input devices such as joystick, keyboard or trackball and the option to record animations and sound. Another interesting feature is the potential for network games via IPv4 or IPv6, the integrated REXX port and the available source code.
AmiArcadia requires a 68020 processor or higher under AmigaOS 3.2/3.9 and 28 MB free RAM. An RTG system is recommended. MorphOS users must also install ReAction.
In the current version of 5 May 2024, various improvements and bug fixes have been made and the option "View as coverage report" has been added to the memory editor.
The Arcadia versions for the various operating systems can be downloaded from the website under the title link. Further information on features, available languages and technical requirements can also be found there. (nba)
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07.May.2024
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Demo: THE CURE V1.6 for AGA-Amigas
Some time ago, Simone 'saimo' Bevilacqua released a demo called 'THE CURE' (YouTube video) which placed first at the 'Solskogen'-Demoparty 2020 in the category Oldskool (amiga-news.de reported).
He continues to maintain this demo and has now released version 1.6. The new features:
- Improved music: improved S/N ratio by eliminating 29 peaks and re-normalizing the waveform.
- Removed some useless operations from cleanup code.
Additional to an AGA Amiga the demo requires a 68030 processor with 50 MHz and about 15 MB FAST-RAM. (nba)
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06.May.2024
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Video: Test of a new MOD player for Amigas with low memory
Musician, DJ and developer Ian 'h0ffman' Ford has published a video on YouTube in which he tests his new MOD player for Amigas with little memory, which is currently under development: it is based on Arnaud Carré's "Light Speed Player" (amiga-news.de reported) and in the example a 1.6 MB module is played on an Amiga 500 with 512 Kb chip RAM and 512 Kb slow RAM.
All samples are compressed with a 4-bit delta (see also "Delta coding" by Paul Bourke), which halves the size. Playback is performed using audio interrupts that stream and unpack data. (dr)
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06.May.2024
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Event: µAlchimie VIII in Clérieux (France)
The Triple A association is organising the eighth µAlchimie Clérieux (France) on the weekend of 1 to 3 November 2024. Focusing on Amiga, Atari and retrogramming in general, it will also be a long weekend to relax, play and discover each other's systems. (dr)
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06.May.2024
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Programming: Web based m68k assembler editor v3.1.0
Under the title link you can find a webapp to write, run and learn M68K assembly code based on the framework SvelteKit and the programming language Rust (amiga-news.de reported).
Version 3.1.0 among others offers share by URL:
- Added share by URL, you can now share your code by including it in a sharable URL
- Whenever there is indentation in the code (for example labels at the start of the line, plus indented code), the label will be "fixed" at the top of the editor
- Added embeddable editor, you can now embed the editor in your website
(dr)
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06.May.2024
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Arcade port: King and Balloon V0.9
"King and Balloon" is an arcade conversion of the title King & Balloon, originally released by Namco in 1980. The version 0.9 now released by 'RMJ & JoeJoe' (YouTube video) still lacks the title music and joystick support. (dr)
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06.May.2024
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Blog: Modifying a PC floppy drive to work inside an Amiga 500
Andrew 'LinuxJedi' Hutchings describes in a recent blog entry how he modified a CITIZEN Z1DE-57A PC floppy drive so that it works in an Amiga 500. (dr)
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05.May.2024
Amiga.org (Forum)
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AROS/x86: Update of ABI-v0 developer branch
In February, Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz backported the version 20220318-1 of AROS/x86 for 32-bit systems for the original binary interface ABIv0. A first update is now available under the title link or on GitHub.
The archive only contains the revised components. These can be copied directly into an existing installation. (snx)
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05.May.2024
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Aminet uploads until 04.05.2024
The following files have been added until 04.05.2024 to Aminet:
MicroExcel_1.1a.lha biz/spread 1.5M MOS A Spreadsheed Editor
amigassh.lha comm/net 75K 68k SSH2 for the Amiga
BSDSocket-Extension.lha dev/amos 37K 68k Use bsdsocket.library in AMOS...
make-4.4.1.lha dev/c 88K 68k Port of GNU Make with SAS/C (...
TankX.lha game/2play 1.5M 68k 1-7 player tank combat (updat...
MCE.lha game/edit 4.1M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 4.5M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 4.8M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
H2_Big_Data.lha game/shoot 1614M OS4 Install Multiplayer Data for ...
H2_Big_Data_Fix.lha game/shoot 1K OS4 Fix for Install Multiplayer D...
Q2_Modpack1_68k.lha game/shoot 31M Modpack 1 for Quake 2 68k (20...
Q2_Modpack2_68k.lha game/shoot 208M Modpack 2 for Quake 2 68k (20...
Q2_Modpack3_68k.lha game/shoot 168M Modpack 3 for Quake 2 68k (20...
Q2_Modpack4_68k.lha game/shoot 195M Modpack 4 for Quake 2 68k (20...
Q2_Modpack5_68k.lha game/shoot 256M Modpack 5 for Quake 2 68k (20...
Q2_Modpack6_68k.lha game/shoot 71M Modpack 6 for Quake 2 68k (20...
Q2_Modpack7_68k.lha game/shoot 3.7M Modpack 7 for 68k (2024 edition)
Zaero_Installer_68k.lha game/shoot 248K 68k Quake 2:Zaero for 68k
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.6M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.0M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.2M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
0mar.zip mods/crash 68K Loud & hard hitting 3/4 beat....
Ionized.zip mods/crash 19K Calm/classical to tech/tribal...
LN3Fire24.lha mods/misc 469K 16bit 4ch LN3 Fire Temple 24 ...
opus-tools-0.2_a68k.lha mus/edit 446K 68k Opus Audio Tools
amiget.lha util/cli 34K 68k Search for & download files f...
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 665K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 839K OS4 Multipurpose utility
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 22M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
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05.May.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 04.05.2024
The following files have been added until 04.05.2024 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
snes9x.zip emu/gam 133Mb 4.1 Super Nintendo / Super Famicom e...
hle-pokercard.lha gam/car 7Mb 4.0 Guess the next card to appear in...
mce.lha gam/uti 5Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
reportplus.lha uti/mis 839kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
ifarchive_dl.lha uti/scr 4kb 4.1 Script to download (ScummVM) sup...
kt_scripts.lha uti/scr 252kb 4.1 Helper scipts for Odyssey, Simpl...
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05.May.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 04.05.2024
The following files have been added until 04.05.2024 to AROS Archives:
hle-pokercard.lha gam/car 7Mb Guess the next card to appear in...
wipeout_rewrite.i386-aros... gam/dri 574kb A re-implementation of the PSX g...
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05.May.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 04.05.2024
The following files have been added until 04.05.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
AmiArcadia_32.40.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
OpenFodder_1.8.lha Games/Action Open Fodder: An open so...
HLE-PokerCard_FE.lha Games/Card Hi-Low-Equal Poker Card
MCE_14.80.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed...
OpenTTD_14.0.lha Games/Strategy A clone of Transport Ty...
Iris_1.26.lha MorphOS-update Iris, the MorphOS email...
Wayfarer_8.0.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ...
Easy2Install_1.0b52.lha Network/PackageManager A package manager to do...
MicroExcel_1.1a.lha Office/Spreadsheet A Spreadsheed Editor
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05.May.2024
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 168
The English and German issue 168 (May/June 2024) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Content of the current issue includes, besides interviews with David Pleasance as well as Steve Quartly and Paul Huxham (PhotoFolio), articles about the AmigaOS 3.2 manual (German), the Amiga 4000TX and the AmigaOne A1222 Plus. (snx)
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05.May.2024
Amigaland (website)
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Website: 25 years of Games That Weren't
Frank Gasking's website "Games That Weren't", which is dedicated to unpublished game projects for various platforms, looks back on its 25th anniversary at the title link. Originally started with the C64, there is also an Amiga spin-off created in 2005 by Adrian Simpson. (snx)
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04.May.2024
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AMOS Professional: BSD Socket Extension 1.1.4
With the BSD Socket Extension for AMOS Professional by John Bintz, AMOS programmes can easily access the Internet. Originally started by the author in 1998, version 1.1.4 fixes several crashes and a problem that prevented the extension from working properly on non-emulated Amigas. An update is strongly recommended. (dr)
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04.May.2024
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AROS: Review of April 2024
In his blog, Andrzej 'retrofaza' Subocz has published a summary of AROS/x86 news for the month of April at the title link. (dr)
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04.May.2024
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 8.2 (2nd update)
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 8.0 of his Wayfarer web browser for MorphOS. Wayfarer is now based on the WebKit engine WebKitGTK 2.44.0, which was released at the beginning of April.
As the developer explains, it is becoming increasingly difficult to update WebKit and more work is required than for the upgrades of versions 5, 6 or 7. Anyone who appreciates the work of Jacek Piszczek is welcome to make a donation.
Update: (06:45, 05.05.24, snx)
Meanwhile version 8.1 is available, fixing crashes of its predecessor.
2nd update: (19:10, 05.05.24, snx)
Version 8.2 has now been released and is based on WebKitGTK 2.44.1, which has fixed further bugs that caused crashes. In addition, the so-called "lazy loading" of image files is now supported. This means that they are only loaded when they are needed, which can shorten the loading times of websites. (dr)
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04.May.2024
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: E-Mail client Iris 1.26 (update)
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.25 his e-mail client Iris for MorphOS. Detailed changes:
- Fixed overriding folder function in Folder Settings
- Fixed Insert Link appending http:// for some valid protocols like mailto
- Fixed issues related to viewing emails with Iris' install path containing special characters
Update: (04.05.2024, 20:00, dr)
Meanwhile version 1.26 is available. Changes:
- Fixed a regression when creating event invites
- Updated WebKit to 2.44.0
(dr)
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03.May.2024
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Chiptune tracker: Furnace V0.6.3 for Windows, Mac and Linux
'tildearrows' Furnace is a tool that can be used to create sound chip music ("chiptune"), mostly from the 8/16-bit era (amiga-news.de reported). It supports a wide range of functions and sound chips, from NES, SNES and Genesis to ES5506, VIC-20 and the Amiga. Version 0.6.3 among others provides bug fixes and an improved support of Windows XP.
The songs can be exported as audio files (.wav), VGM files and ZSM files (for Commander X16). An manual is available. (dr)
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03.May.2024
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Survival game: Zombie Survivor
Sami Vehmaa's latest project is a game called "Zombie Survival" for Amigas with a graphics card, in which you have to fend off an endless army of the undead (YouTube video). The game is in development and currently has a world with 99 levels. (dr)
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02.May.2024
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Platform game: Level 2 of the demo version of "Silhouette Threat" for AGA-Amigas
At the end of January, we introduced the platform game project "Silhouette Threat" for AGA-Amigas in detail. A few weeks later, a demo version with the first level was released (YouTube video). Now the developer 'lionagony', supported by his daughter who contributed graphics, has released the second level which, unlike the first, scrolls automatically (YouTube video). It also offers simulated parallax scrolling on 6 layers. The author is looking forward to constructive criticism in the comments. (dr)
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02.May.2024
Amiga Future (website)
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Print/PDF magazine: Amiga Addict, issue 29
Issue 29 of the British magazine "Amiga Addict" is now available from the publisher. The cover story is the French games industry, and the magazine also includes reviews of "Final Fight Enhanced" and of the book "Demoscene: The Logo Art", a retrospective of the A500 expansion "Bodega Bay" and a tutorial on how to connect a Sony Vaio PCMCIA CD drive to an A600.
Amiga Addict is published monthly and is available as a single issue or as a subscription, either in printed form or as a PDF file. (nba)
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01.May.2024
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement in the last two months. Readers willing to help out with translating articles into other languages are asked to contact David 'Daff' Brunet.
- News for March/April 2024
- Old articles from Generation 4 13 to 15:
- File: Lovecraft
- Review of Chessmaster 2100
- Review of 89 La Révolution Française
- Review of Rick Dangerous
- Review of Black Magic
- Interview with Doug Glen
- Interview with Jean Baudlot
- Interview with Gary Gygax
- File: Lucasfilm, cinema and video games
- Review of 3D Pool
- Review of Wind Surf Willy
- Interview with Camilla Boeman (AmigaOS 68k developer)
- Interview with Frédéric Autechaud (former editor of ANews)
- Review of AmiFox 0.3 to 0.6
- Review of Simple Transfer
- Review of Amiga Boot Selector 0.4
- Review of IBrowse 3.0a
- The best of Byte from October to December 1986
- File: The Amiga in TV and movies (update)
- File: Utilities included in MorphOS
- File: A history of software piracy in Italy (1983-1993)
- DIY: Restoring an Amiga 2500UX
- Tutorial: Quick start guide for new A1222 users (update)
- Tutorial: Configuration of RoadShow 1.14/1.15 for a Freebox Revolution
- Point of view: Rave development (part 7)
- Programming: Animating an image in C and SDL2 on MorphOS
- Special quiz about Dave Haynie
(snx)
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01.May.2024
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Video from Amiga 30 event in California: Steve Jobs' fishing trip to Amiga 1983
As part of the Californian Amiga 30th birthday celebrations, Amiga investor and director Bill Hart told the story of Steve Jobs visiting the Amiga developers, who were in need of financial support in 1983. Jobs had money, so Amiga was interested in talking to him.
According to Hart, Jobs came in and made himself at home, putting his feet up on other people's desks as they demonstrated their technology. But it was a fishing expedition. On the way out, Jobs said, "I don't see anything here that would ever be a threat to the Macintosh."
Bill Hart's remarks from 2015 were already published on YouTube at the time, but possibly received less attention on this side of the pond due to the local focus on the 30th anniversary celebrations in Neuss. His full talk can be found in another video together with the "Amiga History Panel" there; participants were RJ Mical, Carl Sassenrath, Andy Finkel, Dave Needle, Dale Luck and Ron Nicholson. (snx)
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