02.Mar.2020
Edgar Schwan (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: X11 environment AmiCygnix 1.5
Edgar Schwan's AmiCygnix is an Unix environment for AmigaOS 4. It is not an emulation but all programs has been compiled for AmigaOS 4. AmiCygnix provides a directory and data structure similar to an Unix installation.
In version 1.5 many problems have been solved but there are also new features like a new windows manager and new display drivers. The documentation now is available as PDF file.
New in AmiCygnix-Base:
- This release now includes a new Window Manager called "Dynamic Window
Manager" (dwm), recommended for use with programs launched from the
standalone scripts.
This window manager maximizes the main window of the program and does not
add frames to the windows. This avoids duplicate frames, as in a workbench
display and the use of the window manager Openbox.
- A total of seven new display drivers have been added to the package. All drivers that do not use Picasso96 require graphics.library V54!
- If a workbench display is iconized, the name of the icon now indicates the
program started in it, if it was started with a standalone script.
- The X server did not support special keys like "Page Up" or "Home" found on
a PC keyboard. Also the NumLock key was not supported. This has now been
implemented (thanks to Stefan Juhas for his hint!).
- Under certain circumstances, the X server could freeze the entire system
when starting or exiting. This particularly occurred in programs that were
started with a standalone script. All display drivers have been revised for
this and the problems should be resolved.
- Fixed some bugs in myX11Setup and myX11SetupLight.
- For some parts of the program, the Italian translation has been updated
or recreated.
- The display drivers xpicasso96clonewb and xpicasso96wb were revised for
better performance, especially on 32bit screens.
- The "lxpanel" desktop panel could crash under certain circumstances. Has
been fixed. Also thanks to Samir for the hint!
- The documentation in the "Docs" directory is now predominantly in PDF
format.
New in AmiCygnix-Tools:
- The start scripts have been adapted to the new windows manager.
- The documentation also now is available as PDF file.
Screenshots:
Download:
amicygnix-base.lha (121 MB)
amicygnix-tools.lha (76 MB)
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01.Mar.2020
Achim Pankalla (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Spreadsheet ignitionOS4 1.00
Achim Pankalla wrote: Under the title link version 1.00 of the spreadsheet "ignitionOS4" is available on the Sourceforge website. For more than ten years ignition has been open source and this is the sixth version of the AmigaOS-4 port.
This version no longer is calleds "beta" although it is not completely bug-free and a Grim Reaper might happen. Despite this many functions have been added and about 100 bugs/problems have been removed.
By releasing this version a new user-interface and menu layout has been introduced providing a modern look and of course meeting suggestions of the users. For example there now is an export/import menu and the dialog and the procedure of loading and saving was simpliefied. Of course still the user can create his own user-interface. The new icons were added as well.
This version has focused on the ARexx and DB functions. Many bugs have been fixed and some new functions added. Many thanks to Helmut Haake for revising the manual which now can be opened on every menu item, dialog and GUI element by using the Help key. For using the ODS import/export you still have to separately install the ign-addon-ods.
Many thanks also to all beta testers, bug reportes, translators and supporters! You can get further information in the ignitionOS4 forum on os4welt.de - or you can write an e-mail, also for providing any feedback.
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01.Mar.2020
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the website of the french AmigaOS and MorphOS magazine Obligement during the last two months. All translations are welcome. Please contact David 'Daff' Brunet for more information.
- January/February 2020 news
- Old articles from Joystick Hedbo 44 to 48HS:
- Review of Nil Dieu Vivant (Pharaoh)
- Review of Magic Marble
- Review of Continental Circus
- Report: Survey about Parisian microcomputer stores
- Review of Dogs Of War
- Review of Roller Coaster Rumbler
- Review of West Phaser
- News: The games expected for Christmas 1989
- Review of Dragon Spirit
- Interview with David Foster (Amiga game developer)
- Interview with Hans de Ruiter (AmigaOS 4 developer)
- Interview with Robert Jacob (director of Cinemaware)
- Review of GnGeoNG 0.8.1
- Review of MorphOS 3.12/3.13
- Review of AMIcast Player 1.3
- Hardware: Vampire V4 Standalone
- Point of view: Could a sufficient quantity of CD32 have prevented the sinking of Commodore?
- File: The history of MOS Technology
- File: Amiga Games List (update)
- Special quiz about the year 2019 on Amiga
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01.Mar.2020
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Aminet-Uploads until 29.02.2020
The following archives have been added to Aminet until February 29th, 2020:
FactsItaCat.lha comm/tcp 9K Italian catalog for Facts v5.07
AmiSSL_in_E.lha dev/e 46K 68k AmiSSL Example+includes conv....
file-mos.lha dev/gg 1.5M MOS Determine file type
TilesSlide.lha game/actio 95K 68k Align 3 tiles of the same col...
sdlquake-MOS-1.0.9.lha game/shoot 2.1M MOS sdlquake-MOS 1.0.9
Frontiera.lha game/strat 173K 68k Frontier alike game WIP for i...
Runaway_AROSx86.lha game/wb 2.3M x86 LCD game conversion
Runaway_MOS.lha game/wb 2.2M MOS LCD game conversion
Runaway_OS3.lha game/wb 4.0M 68k LCD game conversion
Runaway_OS4.lha game/wb 2.5M OS4 LCD game conversion
Runaway_WOS.lha game/wb 2.5M WOS LCD game conversion
iff2bitplanes.lha gfx/conv 8K 68k IFF2Bitplanes conversion with...
Blackwater.lha mods/8voic 230K Blackwater 5ch Country Rock b...
SamplesCreator.lha mus/edit 37K 68k Samples creation and saving
GSGuiItaCat.lha text/dtp 9K Italian catalog for GSGui v0.38
Morpheus_1.62.lha text/dtp 3.0M MOS Word processor
ExeDataTypeItaCat.lha util/dtype 8K Italian catalog for exe.datat...
lzip.lha util/pack 275K MOS Data (de)compressor like gzip...
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01.Mar.2020
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 29.02.2020
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until February 29th, 2020:
autodocviewer.lha dev/uti 125kb 4.1 AutoDoc viewer for OS4
dosbox.lha emu/com 3Mb 4.1 an x86 emulator
dosbox_ita.lha emu/com 79kb 4.0 Italian translation for DOSBox 0.74
pintorweb.lha gra/mis 3Mb 4.0 An easy program to handling pict...
vindentiumpicta.lha gra/vie 2Mb 4.0 Picture Viewer written in Hollywood
fonttester.lha uti/tex 2Mb 4.0 Tool to test the fonts installed...
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01.Mar.2020
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 29.02.2020
The following archive has been added to AROS-Archives until February 29th, 2020:
iconeditor.i386-aros.tgz gra/ico 1Mb Editor For Icons
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01.Mar.2020
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MorphOS-Storage-Uploads until 29.02.2020
The following archives have been added to MorphOS-Storage until February 29th, 2020:
VidentiumPicta_2.25.lha Graphics/Tools An image viewer progra...
FontTester_1.05.lha Office/Show Font Tester
lzip_1.21.lha Files/Archive Data (de)compressor lik...
InvidiousDL_1.0.lha Network/Web A little script to down...
YouTube_URL_Extractor_... Network/Web YouTube URL extractor.
PintorWeb_3.0.lha Graphics/Tools A little and easy web t...
WitchCleaner_1.06.lha Misc A little and easy progr...
File_5.38.lha Files/Tools Determine file type.
Axel_2.4.lha Network/Download HTTP/FTP download accel...
Aleph0ne_2005.01.18.lha Games/Shoot 3D Aleph0ne_2005.01.18.lha
vbcc_0.9g.lha Development/C A highly optimizing por...
Zaphod_1.3.lha Development/Tools Zaphod_1.3.lha
Chrysalis_3.13.iso Chrysalis This pack allows you to...
vasmppc_std_1.8g.lha Development/ASM A portable and retarget...
vasmm68k_mot_1.8g.lha Development/ASM A portable and retarget...
SDLQuake_1.0.9.lha Games/Shoot 3D MorphOS Port of sdlquak...
Runaway_1.16.lha Games/Misc A LCD game conversion.
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01.Mar.2020
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WHDLoad: New installers until 29.02.2020
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 February 29th, 2020:
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01.Mar.2020
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Software collection Chrysalis 3.13
Yannick 'Papiosaur' Buchy's Chrysalis is a preconfigured collection of programs, games and emulators and now is available in version 3.13 for MorphOS 3.13. An unchanged basic installation of the operating system is required.
Updates:
- AmiSpeedTest 0.6
- AmiSSL 4.4
- FontTester 1.05
- GrimoriumPDF 2.10
- Hatari 2.2.1
- Iris beta71
- Leu 0.08
- MorphOS 3.13 ixemul hotfix
- RNOComics_1.5
- RNOEffects_1.3
- RNOTags_1.1
- RNOWidgets_1.4
- ScoutNG_1.5
- Screenshot screenbar 1.1
- ScummVM_2.1.1
- SDL2
- TopTasks_1.3
- Unrar_5.80
- VidentiumPicta_2.20
- WebRadio_1.11
- Wings Demo
Download: Chrysalis.iso (771 MB)
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29.Feb.2020
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Another FPGA-based CPU card in developement
Mike Stirling is building a FPGA-based accelerator board which will use the open source 68k core TG68 as CPU. The latest prototypes still use a FPGA developer board (Terasic DE0 Nano) which is connected to the CPU socket of the Amiga. Using self made boards will follow later.
In contrast to the well-known Vampire, here it will be focused on maximum compatibility. Additional to the fast processor and Fast-RAM, the current prototypes also can access SD cards. First of all the board is being developed for the Amiga 500 which is followed by versions for other Amiga models.
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28.Feb.2020
Indie Retro News
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Dungeon Crawler: Port of "Legacy" (2003) announced
Legacy is a classic Dungeon Crawler like Dungeon Master or Eye of the Beholder which was released in 2003 for different PDA platforms. Recently Szilárd 'BSzili' Biró has released a limited demo version of an Amiga port (video of the intro) but also pointed out that it is unlikely that a full version will be available due to the legal status.
Obviously a publisher called Inked Pixel Software has addressed this situation and has announced via Indie Retro News that it is going to commercially distribute the full Amiga version.
A date for the release has not been set. The game requires a harddrive, Kickstart 3.1 and an AGA-Amiga with 4 MB Fast-RAM or an ECS-Amiga with 68020 processor and 6 MB RAM. Additional to a screen solution of 320x240, also a solution of 640x480 is supported which is meant for graphics card.
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27.Feb.2020
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Game announcement: "Super Metal Hero" (AGA)
For 2020 Double Sided Games has not only announced some C64 releases on its website but also an Amiga game: "Super Metal Hero" will be written by Michael Gibs and 'Tenshu' and "is a shooting action platformer with side scrolling combined with shoot'em up levels". Some screenshots are already available - the game is supposed to be available Q4 2020 and requires an AGA-Amiga with 68030 processor and 4 MB Fast-RAM.
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27.Feb.2020
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 107 (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 sports game "Super Ski II", the educational game "Rody & Mastico II" and the multimedia software "Scala IC400".
Download sites:
Italian
English
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26.Feb.2020
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Shoot'em Up: Preview video of RESHOOT PROXIMA 3
The former "Amiga Joker" editor Richard Löwenstein is working on his third shoot'em up game. After RESHOOT and RESHOOT R currently "RESHOOT PROXIMA 3" he is writing. A preview video was released a few weeks ago. On his Patreon website Löwenstein publishes updates and background information.
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26.Feb.2020
viddi (ANF)
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Your favourite song of Chris Hülsbeck for "Piano Collection II" wanted
There will be a second issue of Chris Hülsbeck's Piano Collection. The pianist Patrick Nevian is going to play them in his own style. You are invited to tell them your favourite some for the next album.
Update: (27.02.20, 21:30, cg)
Since he recieved enough suggestions already, Nevian has now created a Poll for letting users decide which 12 of the about 40 titles suggested should make it onto the final Album. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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26.Feb.2020
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Amiga Future: Issue 114 available online
The English issue 114 (May/June 2015) 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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25.Feb.2020
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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C65: Cloanto license for Mega65 project
The Mega65 project is going to make the C65 based on FPGA adding "some 21st century improvements" (like network and HDMI ports).
According to an announcement on Facebook since the Amiga30 in Neuss an "agreement has been in place" that "every MEGA65 computer will be bundled with the original C65 ROMs to ensure full C65 compatibility".
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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25.Feb.2020
Indie Retro News
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Preview video: Doom clone for Amiga 500
KK/Altair is working on a Doom clone for an A500 equipped with 1 MB RAM which can ply real Doom-WAD files. In a video he demonstrates how he uses a Doom editor for creating a part of a level for his engine. Afterwards he tested it (from about 10:20) in an emulated Amiga 500.
The programmer has pointed out that his port has required some fundamental improvements which could cause cause problems, e.g. detecting possible collisions. Therefore levels have to be adapted to his engine and tested.
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25.Feb.2020
Lars "LarsB" Brämer (E-Mail)
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A1222: Production of "Early Adopter Edition" maybe starts in the third quarter
In the latest entry on his blog, Trevor Dickinson has focused on the negative aspects of the coronavirus outbreak with respect to A-EON and Amigakit: "Matthew Leaman informed me that, due to factory shutdowns, several of his new classic Amiga hardware products have not been shipped or are now greatly behind schedule. A-EON Technology's A1222 early Adopter development and release schedule has similarly been affected and Matthew thinks the delays could push production into the third quarter of this year."
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