02.Apr.2020
Edgar Schwan (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Updated versions of AbiWord and Gnumeric
Edgar Schwan has updated his ports of the word processing software AbiWord and the spreadsheet Gnumeric (Screenshot) to the X11 environment AmiCygnix. Changes of AbiWord 2.8.6 and Gnumeric 1.10.17:
- Because of a bug in the last package, charts could not be created or edited in Gnumeric tables. Fixed now.
- Gnumeric spreadsheets can now be embedded into an AbiWord document.
- Program relinked with the latest libraries.
- Various minor optimizations
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01.Apr.2020
David Brunet (ANF)
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Obligement: Update of Amiga Games List
Since April 1991 David Brunet has been maintaining the "Amiga Games List". By this 50th update the database now lists 13.048 games, level editors, data disks, expansions and interpreters, divided into the following categories:
- 12468 games
- 330 expansions and data disks
- 147 Game and level editors
- 103 Interpreters
Thanks to Sébastien Jeudy the games list now is saved in a databse. By this new features like sorting the list by single columns or calculating current statistics are possible.
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31.Mar.2020
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New browser for MorphOS in development
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek from the MorphOS team who recently developed the IMAP capable e-mail client Iris now is working on a new browser for MorphOS which is not a further development of Odyssey but a completely new approach based on the latest version of the HTML rendering engine Webkit.
Piszczek explained that the browser will probably require 1 Gigabyte RAM and will not support video playback or the "webinspector" mode of Webkit due to the limited processor and graphics card performances of the computers currently supportd by MorphOS. Already now the project has high demands on MorphOS and the SDK, among others errors happened in the compiler and the TCP stack as well as Exec and others components had to be adjusted. Therefore public beta versions will not be released before the availability of MorphOS 3.14.
In a discussion on morph.zone the developer publishes short status messages. Today for the first tima a screenshot has been published.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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31.Mar.2020
(ANF)
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Audio player: AmigaAMP 3.27 (Update)
Thomas Wenzel wrote: Again there is a new and bigger update of AmigaAMP. Many things have been internally reorganized to simplify maintenance and extension of the software in future. By intensive betatesting hopefully all bugs have been removed.
As usual the update is only available on the AmigaAMP homepage. As soon as the program turned out to be free of serious bugs the update also will be also available on Aminet and via AmiUpdate.
Changes:
- Streaming:
- Added XSPF playlist support.
- Fixed playing MP3 files directly via HTTP.
- Added HTTPS support via AmiSSL.
- Stream URL Behandlung überarbeitet, speziell bei Weiterleitungen.
- Revised stream URL parsing, especially during relocation.
- Revised stream connection error display.
- Fixed connection timeout error requester.
- Fixed string conversion in case converting from UTF-8 fails.
- ReAction:
- Revised equalizer button height.
- Made left hand side and right hand side buttons in main window the same width.
- Time/remain toggle by clicking on time display.
- Skins:
- Corrected display of character 'a-acute'.
- Fixed right mouse button handling code.
- OGG:
- Fixed error handling while reading OGG files.
- MPEG:
- Fixed amp playback of MPEG 2.0 files (smaller frame size).
- GUI:
- URL string in URL requester is now static.
- Features:
- Added MIDI support by using GUS patches installed in SYS:Utilities/Timi/GUS.
- Added raw ADTS (AAC) support for both streaming and file based playback.
Known issue: If no MIDI patches are found then the playback stays silent, without any error message. This is a feature of the used library tiMIDIty.
Update: (04.04.20, 14:50, cg)
Thomas Wenzel has released a "hotfix" update that fixes a potential crash when using a 'skin'. The version number didn't change, but the internal build number which is displayed in the 'About AmigaAMP' dialog has increased to 623. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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30.Mar.2020
Michael Rupp (ANF)
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Javascript: TAWS - The Amiga Workbench Simulation 0.33
TAWS ("The Amiga Workbench Simulation") is a Javascript simulation of the Amiga-Workbench 1.0 - 4.1FE for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Apple-WebKit-Browser (including Odyssey).
Any kind of feedback the author Michael Rupp would very appreciate. His work can be supported by a donation from inside TAWS.
Version 0.33 provides the following changes:
- MagicMenu enhanced with:
- Background pattern
- Transparency effects
- Transparency level
- Transparency blur level (for Browser supporting the CSS attribute «backdrop-filter», in Firefox the variable «layout.css.backdrop-filter.enabled» needs to be set to «true» in «about:config»)
Adjusted all AmiKit presets accordingly
- Nessy-Easter-Egg in «TAWS Early Preset Selection» and «Amiga Early Startup Control» for OS 3.9 (see www.gregdonner.org/workbench/wb_39.html to learn mire about this OS 3.9 Easter Egg)
- new icons for the TAWS drawer
- Menu: Dithering of the old style separator bar and inactive items is now pixel exact.
- Optimised «TAWS Early Preset Selection» and Kickstart screen for mobile devices
- Small improvements for viewing on mobile devices
- Added missing translations using DeepL
- Bugfixes:
- MS Edge: Fixed the Prefs windows layouts
- Internet Explorer / Odyssey & PayPal: works again (Bug since 0.32.1)
- Having icon borders activated, clicking on an icon label or directly next to an icon image did not work for icons having a label larger than its image.
- MagicMenu: fixed the preview for the combination of «Separator bar style: Gap» and «XEN»
- MagicMenu: adjusted some German texts
- MS Edge & TAWS Early Preset Selection: prevent MS Edge from blurring the Topaz font
- MS Edge & TAWS Early Preset Selection: fixed layout
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29.Mar.2020
English Amiga Board
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Puzzle game: Vegetables Deluxe available for free
In November 2019 Mike Richmond released the game 'Vegetables Deluxe' for the C64 which is a "match 3 game featuring all-new full colour hi-resolution graphics". Originally the commercial game did cost 5,40 ¤. Additional to the C64 version it includes also an Amiga port. The author now has made available the digital version for free download as a zip-file which includes the adf-file.
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29.Mar.2020
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Aminet-Uploads until 28.03.2020
The following archives have been added to Aminet until March 28th, 2020:
AExplorer_Update.lha comm/net 103K 68k Cloanto Amiga Explorer Update
AmiFTPItaCat.lha comm/tcp 18K Italian catalog for AmiFTP v1...
DDNS_Check_v2.1.1b.we... comm/tcp 168K 68k retrieve public IP and web se...
NetInfoItaCat.lha comm/tcp 10K Italian catalog for NetInfo v...
redpillgamecreator.lha dev/misc 1.8M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
DiskSalvItaCat.lha disk/salv 44K Italian catalog for DiskSalv4...
BridgeStrike1_1_adf.zip game/shoot 1.1M 68k Bridge Strike game
ACentipede.lha game/wb 18K 68k Mini game made in ACE BASIC
ALight.lha game/wb 23K 68k Mini game made in ACE BASIC
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.4M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.8M 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...
Harmless.lha mods/smpl 6.3M 8 bit samples from the Harmle...
Schlagerparty_1.0.lha mus/edit 514K MOS Mp3 encoder with GUI
SoundConvertItaCat.lha mus/edit 14K Italian catalog for SoundConv...
MMDepaCk.lha mus/misc 11K 68k Convert MMDC modules to MED M...
AmiKit_XE.png pix/wb 602K AmiKit XE: Modern Retro Amiga...
Morpheus_1.63b.lha text/dtp 2.1M MOS Word processor
BootPicture.lha util/boot 36K 68k Shows pictures, plays sound d...
ExeDataTypeItaCat.lha util/dtype 10K Italian catalog for exe.datat...
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 573K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 726K OS4 Multipurpose utility
ScoutItaCat.lha util/moni 52K Italian catalog for Scout v3.6
SCSIBenchItaCat.lha util/moni 10K Italian catalog for SCSIBench...
DockBot.lha util/wb 358K 68k A program launcher for OS 3.
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29.Mar.2020
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 28.03.2020
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until March 28th, 2020:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
sshterm.lha net/mis 146kb 4.1 SSH client with builtin terminal...
reportplus.lha uti/mis 726kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
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29.Mar.2020
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MorphOS-Storage-Uploads until 28.03.2020
The following archives have been added to MorphOS-Storage until March 28th, 2020:
Morpheus_1.63b.lha Office/WordProcessor Word processor with Uni...
ModExplorer_3.0.lha Audio/Players A module player by J?rg.
ArtBase.zip Misc ArtBase.zip
HotBorder_1.6.lha System/Ambient/Commoditie HotBorder is a commodit...
TwinDistress_1.1.0.lha Games/Think Tile-based puzzle game ...
DragonMemory_1.0.lha Games/Think A nice memory game usin...
AmiArcadia_26.32.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
Schlagerparty_1.0.lha Audio/Encoder An Mp3 encoder with GUI
ReportPlus_7.71.lha Misc A Multipurpose utility ...
WHDLOpener_1.3.lha Emulation E-UAE/WHDLoad integrati...
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29.Mar.2020
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WHDLoad: New installers until 28.03.2020
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 March 28th, 2020:
- 2020-03-26 new: L'Uomo Ragno (Simulmondo) done by CFOU! (Info)
- 2020-03-25 new: Roger Rabbit In Hare Raising Havoc (Infogrames/Disney) done by CFOU! (Info)
- 2020-03-24 improved: Harrier Combat Simulator (Mindscape) support for Strike Force Harrier added (Info)
- 2020-03-24 improved: Plan 9 From Outer Space (Gremlin Graphics) music bugs fixed, imager corrected for NTSC release, quitkey for 68000 added (Info)
- 2020-03-24 new: Liverpool: The Computer Game (Grandslam) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2020-03-23 improved: Super Space Invaders (Taito/Domark) supports more versions, trainer added, skip introduction added (Info)
- 2020-03-23 improved: 4D Sports Boxing (Mindscape) really fixed music by waiting after dma sound stop (Info)
- 2020-03-22 improved: The Cartoons (Loriciel) highscore not saved if trainer used, new install script (Info)
- 2020-03-22 improved: Spaceball / Starball (Rainbow Arts) supports another version, removed SMC, new install script (Info)
- 2020-03-22 improved: Orbital Destroyer (Trojan) fixed crash on mouse use, quitkey for 68000 (Info)
- 2020-03-22 fixed: Murders in Space (Infogrames) address error on 68000 removed (Info)
- 2020-03-22 improved: Aliex (Trojan) supports another version, quitkey for 68000 (Info)
- 2020-03-22 improved: Kick Off 3 (Anco) support for AGA version added, install script updated to support save disk too (Info)
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29.Mar.2020
Aminet
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Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.7.11
RedPill is a Game Construction Kit written in AmiBlitz2, which can help developing games of diverse genres - published videos show versions of Pacman and Mirror. RedPill is compatible to AGA and ECS, the "player" requires 1 MB Chip as well as some Fast RAM.
Since our last news item about version 0.7.8, the following changes has made in versions 0.7.9, 0.7.10 and 0.7.11:
Version 0.7.11:
- RedPill Puzzle by Lemming880 updated with the final release.
- Lumberjack Platform game by Lemming880 updated to the last version.
- Sort by Z trigger has been fixed, thanks to amiman99.
- Exporting had some issues after the map optimization, this has been fixed.
- External text editor has been fixed too.
- Small optimization for games that use 16x16 tiles.
Version 0.7.10:
- When exporting games, the level files will be smaller if not all the map used,
or if the map is not used at all.
- In Game Setup, the text edit now supports an external project, configure it
using icon Tooltyper.
- New action trigger Follow Obj "target obj" "speed" that sets up the speeds of
the object to match the targetted object.
- New action trigger Go to "Var" Level to load the level specified in the
valiables "Var"
- New action triggers Input Active to enable and disable player input.
- New condition triggers Input Active to check if player input is enabled or
disabled.
- Improved checks on boolean values for trigger paramenters.
- Side check code back to older and slower but more robust implementation.
- In Objects screen now it is possible to go directly to one object.
- In Levels screen now it is possible to go directly to one level.
- When exiting the Editor and the Player the REDPILL fonts assignment is now
removed.
- Now it is possible to edit the background image of the level with the external
painting program.
- Tile on screen "i" condition trigger added to perform actions for each tile
"i" present on screen.
- Tile on map "i" condition trigger added to perform actions for each tile "i"
present on the level map.
- Move to Level trigger has been renamed to Go to Level.
- Fix for possible memory corruption problems when objects had negative
coordinates.
- Fixed issue with HUD bars and negative values.
- ex_mapenemies project has been added to teach the new triggers.
- Fixed issue when using Enemies collide with enemies option, cells not being
freed after enemy was destroyed.
Version 0.7.9:
- Noah game from Sensei-Sama included in the projets.
- Now you can use multiple spritesheets, still when slicing them some frames can
move or be overlapped. To be improved in future versions.
- REDPILL player now supports Version from AmigaOS and -version parameter
- Executable files now use Shrinkler 4.6.
- Now when using RPPlayer from cli if no parameter is given can get it from the
icon.
- Audio is restored (faulty in 7.8)
- Optimization: now non visible objects have animation logic deactivated.
- Optimization: less memory used when enemies collide option is not activated.
- Last opened projects logic improved.
- Adding support for number formatting in HUD, use 0s to specify the number of
digits to use.
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28.Mar.2020
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8-Bit Remake: R.E.R.O. (preview)
R.E.R.O. (video) is a remake of the classic Activision game H.E.R.O.. A preview featuring nine playable levels has been available for quite some time.
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28.Mar.2020
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AnimWebConverter 4.0
AnimWebConverter is a little Hollywood tool for AmigaOS 3/4 and MorphOS for converting IFF animations of the ANIM or YAFA format into animated GIF and PNG files. Changing the size also is possible. In version 4.0 a fullscreen mode as well as a PDF manual have been added. Additionally some bugs have been fixed.
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28.Mar.2020
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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PDF Magazine: REV'n'GE 108 (Italian/English)
The PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is available in Italian as well as in an English-language translation. REV'n'GE compares and reviews games and programs on vintage computers.
Among others the latest issue includes an article about the Amiga games "Mickey’s 123’s", "Rolling Thunder", "Rotox" and the fractal rendering program "Scenery Animator 4".
Download sites:
English: Sendspace / MEGA
Italian: Sendspace / MEGA
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27.Mar.2020
Cloanto (ANF)
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Networking solution: Amiga Explorer 8
Press release: Cloanto, Amiga software developers since 1986, released today version 8 (8.0.1.0) of Amiga Explorer, the Amiga-PC networking software that first saw the light in 1997. New features include:
- Windows File Explorer Ribbon support
- New "AE" command line tool (type "AE Help" for options)
- Protocol extended to query server-side Amiga Explorer software and operating system details
- New changelog and early access update checking functionality
- Support for additional PC serial port speeds, also with manual entry of speed setting where possible
- Improved usability in Offline mode (namespace extension remains functional, exposes ReadMe.txt file)
- Improved Setup Wizard
- Worked around an issue whereby the serial Break command was not transmitted properly during initial setup through some USB serial interfaces
While remaining compatible with older versions, the namespace extension for Windows was rewritten from scratch to support the latest Windows 10 features, including the File Explorer Ribbon.
Previous versions of Amiga Explorer were capped at 128 kbit/sec on the Windows side, reflecting original UART APIs. This was not a limitation when used with original Amiga hardware, which had similar constraints. Nowadays however, inexpensive USB serial interfaces for PCs can be connected to Amiga third-party serial expansions, resulting in transmission speeds like 230.4 kbit/sec, 460.8 kbit/sec or even more. Amiga Explorer 8 introduces support for programmable baud rates, meaning that with a high-quality null-modem cable and the appropriate serial port hardware, speeds that are 5-10 times higher than before can be achieved.
Under the hood, additional changes including a cross-platform "core" feature set that also powers the new command line mode, were made to better support future extensions and improvements.
Upgrades are free to all Amiga Explorer and Amiga Forever Plus Edition customers. Amiga Explorer is also free to try under a shareware license. Registration is appreciated, but many features, including the new command line mode, are fully functional in trial mode.
Traditionally, updates to the Amiga (server) side of Amiga Explorer have also been made available via an "AExplorer_Update.lha" file on Aminet. This
file too has been refreshed. As the new Amiga version includes functionality to support updates originating from the Windows (client) side, Amiga-side
patch releases like this one could become less necessary in the future.
The full Amiga source code and the Windows "core" source code is available to a closed group on GitHub. Windows core features include the data exchange features and the command-line user interface, i.e. everything that is needed to implement, study or support the full protocol. The Windows namespace extension and its installer are not currently part of this set. The plan is to extend the open source availability once an improved version of the data exchange protocol reaches stable status. (cg)
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