27.Jul.2020
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Cloanto opposing registration of US trademark 'Amico'
As documented in the database of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Cloanto is opposing the registration of the trademark 'Amico' by Intellivision Entertainment LLC. since February. The US branch of the Italian software developer registered the 'Amiga' mark in the US in 2017 after the original owner Amiga, Inc. let the registration expire.
Intellivision Entertainment is the current user of the Intellivision trademark and plans to use the attention generated by the well-known brand name of Mattel's old console to release new gaming hardware called Amico. Promotion videos for the new console mostly feature (pseudo) 2D and retro inspired titles. Company head Tommy Tallarico is of italien heritage, the name of the new console is the italian word for 'friend'.
Approached by amiga-news.de, Mike Battilana (Cloanto, Amiga Corporation) explains that this opposition was requested "by a contractual partner", and that he had no option but to heed the request. Normally it would have been executed via the new Amiga company, but since Hyperion has not released their US oppositions, and this is a US case, it had to be filed under Cloanto. (cg)
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27.Jul.2020
Lars "LarsB" Brämer (E-Mail)
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Announcement: Workbench distribution Amikit for Vampire planned
On his website Ján Zahurančík has announced a version of his Workbench distribution 'Amikit' for Vampire boards. Currently more details are not available. The Amikit version is supposed to be released in August.
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[News message: 27. Jul. 2020, 22:36] [Comments: 0]
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27.Jul.2020
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Teaser video: Super Metal Hero
"Super Metal Hero" (video of the latest prototype) is a jump'n run with parallex scrolling. This project is managed by 'Tenshu' who also is porting the role play Shadows of Sergoth.
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[News message: 27. Jul. 2020, 22:31] [Comments: 0]
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27.Jul.2020
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 112 (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 Amiga articles about the classic crossword puzzle "1 Across 2 Down", the educational game "Dinosaurs" and the adventure game "Scooby and Scrappy Doo".
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[News message: 27. Jul. 2020, 22:18] [Comments: 0]
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27.Jul.2020
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Full version for download: Role play 'Swords of Twilight'
The Amiga Future has made available the full version of the role play Swords of Twilight, originally released by Electronic Arts in 1989, as ADF or IPF image. Additionally a PDF of the manual is available.
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[News message: 27. Jul. 2020, 00:11] [Comments: 0]
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26.Jul.2020
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Aminet-Uploads until 25.07.2020
The following archives have been added to Aminet until July 25th, 2020:
AWeb_APL34_full_020.lha comm/www 1.5M 68k AWeb APL Lite Full Package (6...
AWeb_APL34_full_030.lha comm/www 1.5M 68k AWeb APL Lite Full Package (6...
AWeb_APL34_full_040.lha comm/www 1.5M 68k AWeb APL Lite Full Package (6...
AWeb_APL34_full_060.lha comm/www 1.5M 68k AWeb APL Lite Full Package (6...
AWeb_APL34_full_MOS.lha comm/www 1.8M MOS AWeb APL Lite Full Package (M...
aweb3.5.09_68k_200707... comm/www 3.4M 68k AWeb APL Lite 3.5.09
THE_CURE.lha demo/aga 11M 68k demo by RETREAM (1st at Solsk...
wla_dx-mos.lha dev/cross 2.7M MOS 8-bit CPU Cross Macro Assembl...
gcc-mos2wos.lha dev/gcc 8.8M MOS Make MorphOS GCC output WarpO...
DesignerSP.lha dev/hwood 1.2M Hollywood Designer spanish ca...
mui20dev.lha dev/mui 359K 68k MagicUserInterface V2.0, deve...
mui20usr.lha dev/mui 635K 68k MagicUserInterface V2.0, user...
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 3.1M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
AmiDuke_AGA.lha game/shoot 725K 68k Amiga port of Duke Nukem 3D
AmiDuke_RTG.lha game/shoot 725K 68k Amiga port of Duke Nukem 3D
AmiQuake_AGA.lha game/shoot 231K 68k Amiga port of WinQuake
AmiQuake_RTG.lha game/shoot 231K 68k Amiga port of WinQuake
AmiQuake2_AGA.lha game/shoot 1.0M 68k Amiga port of Yamagi Quake II
AmiQuake2_RTG.lha game/shoot 1.0M 68k Amiga port of Yamagi Quake II
D1X_Rebirth_RTG.lha game/shoot 2.1M 68k Amiga port of Descent (DXX-Re...
ODAMEX_RTG.lha game/shoot 19M 68k Amiga port of Odamex v0.6.4
ZDOOM_RTG.lha game/shoot 506K 68k Amiga port of ZDOOM v1.22
OpenDune_RTG.lha game/strat 277K 68k Amiga RTG port of OpenDUNE
FlashMandelNG_OS4.lha gfx/fract 11M OS4 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals AOS4
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...
DOSBox_RTG.lha misc/emu 1.6M 68k Amiga port of DOSBox v0.74
notAnAltTab.zip util/cdity 28K 68k Lets you navigate between ope...
ChangeExpFix.lha util/misc 1K 68k Change Expansion-Devices, esp...
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 592K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlusMOS.lha util/misc 699K MOS Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 750K OS4 Multipurpose utility
UtilityTester339.lha util/misc 117K 68k New version of Axel's Utility...
InstallerLG.i386-aros... util/sys 117K x86 Commodore Installer replacement
InstallerLG.ppc-morph... util/sys 150K MOS Commodore Installer replacement
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[News message: 26. Jul. 2020, 09:35] [Comments: 0]
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26.Jul.2020
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 25.07.2020
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until July 25th, 2020:
amigaamp3.lha aud/pla 2Mb 4.1 Multi format audio player with GUI
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
flashmandelng.lha gra/mis 11Mb 4.0 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals ...
reportplus.lha uti/mis 750kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
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26.Jul.2020
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 25.07.2020
The following archives have been added to AROS-Archives until July 25th, 2020:
fpc-3.2.0a-arm-aros.lha dev/lan 53Mb FreePascal for arm-aros ABIv0
fpc-3.2.0a-i386-aros.lha dev/lan 53Mb FreePascal for i386-aros ABIv0
atomicbomberman_aros.lha gam/act 2Mb Atomic Bomberman Fan Rewrite
minislugaros.zip gam/act 9Mb a metal slug game
opentyrian2.1.lha gam/act 6Mb Open-source port of the DOS game...
bermuda_syndrome_ita_1_0.zip gam/adv 17kb italian translate for bermuda sy...
easyrpg-aros.lha gam/adv 4Mb play games created with RPG Make...
africa.i386-aros.zip gam/boa 290kb Conversion of 3W board game
soliton_rus.lha gam/car 321kb Russian translation for Soliton 2.2
odamex-aros.lha gam/fps 6Mb open source engine for doom, doo...
ativayeban.i386-aros.zip gam/mis 345kb Fall through a labyrinth. Avoid ...
fireattack_arosx86.lha gam/mis 3Mb LCD game conversion
runaway_arosx86.lha gam/mis 2Mb LCD game conversion remake
donkeykong_arosx86.lha gam/pla 3Mb is a remake of a LCD game in the...
amilines_rus.lha gam/puz 23kb Russian catalog file for AmiLine...
zeengine.i386-aros.zip gra/mis 337kb SDL software rendering engine wi...
mcc_betterstring-11.34.lha lib/mui 316kb BetterString custom class for MUI
mcc_nlist-0.126.lha lib/mui 2Mb NList custom classes for MUI
mcc_texteditor-15.54.lha lib/mui 870kb TextEditor custom class for MUI
mcc_thebar-26.20.lha lib/mui 2Mb Next Generation Toolbar MUI Cust...
rnodtp_alpha_1.0.lha off/dtp 3Mb PDF File creator
rnodtp_beta.lha off/dtp 2Mb Simple Hollywood Program For Cre...
mcamiga.lha uti/fil 1Mb file manager Midnight/Norton com...
mcamiga_0.8.lha uti/fil 2Mb MyCommander for all Amiga systems
exutil_aros.lha uti/mis 1Mb An exif based batch renamer
annotate_pascal_syntax.lha uti/tex 332kb Annotate Pascal Syntax
led-20200202.tar.gz uti/tex 14kb A simple line-oriented text editor.
installerlg.arm-aros.lha uti/wor 116kb Commodore Installer replacement ...
installerlg.i386-aros.lha uti/wor 112kb Commodore Installer replacement ...
slarti_arosx86abiv0.lha vid/mis 8Mb create subtitle own your videos
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26.Jul.2020
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MorphOS-Storage-Uploads until 25.07.2020
The following archives have been added to MorphOS-Storage until July 25th, 2020:
AmiArcadia_26.6.lha A Signetics-based machines emulator.
InstallerLG_0.1.0a50.lha Commodore Installer replacement.
MCE_12.0.lha Multi-game Character Editor by James Jacobs.
mos2wos_1.4.lha Make MorphOS GCC output WarpOS binaries.
ReportPlus_7.9.lha A Multipurpose utility by James Jacobs, MorphOS ...
wla_dx_9.11.lha 8-bit CPU Cross Macro Assembler Package
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26.Jul.2020
Twitter (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: FreePascal also compatible to AmigaOne X5000
According to Károly 'chainq' Balogh under the title link in a Tweet, the main problem was fixed which did prevent creating FreePascal programs on an AmigaOne X5000 under AmigaOS 4.
The issue was solved via remote access to a computer of a MorphOS developer.
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[News message: 26. Jul. 2020, 09:35] [Comments: 0]
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26.Jul.2020
Twitter (ANF)
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NetBSD project: Amiga 3000 ensured access during server failure
Yesterday NetBSD had a big server failure - the only server which still provided access, has been an Amiga. For the German mirror of the project an Amiga 3000 with a Cyberstorm-Mk2/68060 accelerator board is used.
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[News message: 26. Jul. 2020, 09:35] [Comments: 0]
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25.Jul.2020
MorphZone (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Iris beta version 91 with verified GMail access
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek's "Iris" is supposed to become the standard mail program for MorphOS. It supports IMAP and can read and create HTML mails.
About the new beta version 91 of Iris the author wrote: "Iris' use of the Gmail IMAP interface has now been verified by Google, removing security warnings and restrictions when configuring Gmail accounts."
The author appreciates any feedback. Please use the corresponding MorphZone discussion.
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[News message: 25. Jul. 2020, 20:46] [Comments: 0]
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24.Jul.2020
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CPU and RAM monitor: NewMeter 1.7
Thomas Rapp's 'NewMeter' is a monitor showing on the Workbench screen the utilization of CPU, RAM and several partitions with a bar chart. The program is configured using tooltypes, the available features the author explained in a German comment on a1k.org.
Direct download: newmeter.lha (8 KB)
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[News message: 24. Jul. 2020, 23:10] [Comments: 0]
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23.Jul.2020
a1k.org (Webseite)
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Raspberry Pi in an Amiga: Network driver for A314
"A314" is an adapter board which helps putting a Raspberry Pi in an Amiga 500, 600 or 2000. Additional to applications like exchanging data with Linux (running on the Pi) or playing audio or video files under Linux, now also the network connection of the Pi can be used thanks to a new AmigaOS driver.
The SANA-II driver called a314eth.device has been tested with Olaf Barthel's commercial TCP stack Roadshow whether or not Ethernet or WLAN is used on the Linix site. Interested users have to compile the driver under Linux themselves, a binary release is not available yet.
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[News message: 23. Jul. 2020, 15:50] [Comments: 0]
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22.Jul.2020
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Arcade classic: Super Wormy - The Worm-Like Snake
Unlike many other games, the levels in "Super Wormy" (video) are bigger than the screen. Therefore the screen is scrolled and the player is informed about his position by a little radar. A level editor also is included.
Super Wormy requires 2 Megabyte RAM (2 MB Chip-RAM are recommended) as well as at least a 68020 processor. By copying the content of the disk game can be also started from harddrive.
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[News message: 22. Jul. 2020, 16:42] [Comments: 0]
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22.Jul.2020
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Print magazine: Issue 121 of Amiga Future readable online
Issue 121 (July/August 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. Jul. 2020, 16:26] [Comments: 0]
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21.Jul.2020
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WarpOS port of Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (update)
Raven Software's Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is a 3D action game released in 2002. Its source code was released in 2013. The WarpOS port requires the level files of the commercial release. The developer warns against several bugs which still have not been fixed.
Update: (22.07.20, 21:30, cg)
In the German comment area a reader has pointed out that the game is not suitable for the original accelerator boards produced by Phase 5 due to the hardware requirements - it might be meant for G3/G4 based PCI cards in a Mediator-PCI busboard which are integrated by the sonnet.library into the system.
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[News message: 21. Jul. 2020, 01:42] [Comments: 0]
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21.Jul.2020
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Self-made project: Connecting USB keyboards, mice and joysticks with USB2Amiga
USB2Amiga uses an Arduino Pro Mini and an USB Host Shield as well as a Level-Shifter (3,3V to 5V) in order to provide an adapter for connecting USB devices to any Amigas. Main target platform is the CDTV: Mice and keyboards are working yet, joysticks still have not been tested.
For any additional device (mouse, joystick, keyboard ) another USB2Amiga adapter is required. Implementing a Hub is not planned for this would complicate the code of Arduino. Step by step all Amiga models will be supported, only connecting external keyboards to an A600 or A1200 will not be possible due to the different keyboard protocols of these computers.
USB2Amiga will be released under the GPL, the Git archive of the archive will be mirrored also on Github.
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