12.Sep.2019
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Amiga Forever 8: R2 update released
Cloanto's emulator package "Amiga Forever" - as well as its pendant "C64 Forever" - has been updated to version 8 R2. Changes include an option to dock the virtual keyboard beneath the playback window (screenshot) and controls for the full-screen mode that can be overlayed (screenshot).
Below you will find the official press release.
Press release: September 9, 2019 - Cloanto released today the "R2" (8.2.2.0) update for Amiga Forever 8 and C64 Forever 8.
The "R2" build is the result of eight months of work since the previous major release, and takes into account user feedback, operating system enhancements and numerous features from our own wish list.
This is a free update for existing version 8 users, who can get the new version through the Help/About dialog in Amiga Forever and C64 Forever. The updated full installation package can also be accessed via the original confirmation e-mail or from the new Help/My Downloads and Keys menu item, and is set to remain available for 10 years after an order.
The new release further delivers an important milestone in the effort to implement better mechanisms for documenting and delivering version changes. Changelog details for available, installed and past versions, including early access builds, are now accessible from the Changelog tab under Help/About, and as part of the software update notifications.
Other new and enhanced features include:
- Gorgeous resizable and reconfigurable virtual keyboards, now also with multi-touch support and a dock option
- Even more advanced game controller configuration and testing features than ever before (under Tools/Options/Input, Help/Developer/Test and in the Input tab of the title editor)
- Improved Disk Toolbox (convert disks to images and vice versa, from the Tools menu) and support for direct-attached disks (to more easily share media between Classic Amiga and emulation systems, via the Media tab of the title editor)
- New general input options (add your own commands like Load last snapshot, Cartridge freeze button, Open debugger, etc.)
- New CD drive controls (e.g. for CDTV) and improved fullscreen mode controls
- Updated WinFellow plugin interface to support 64-bit version and HDF images
- Improvements to AmigaOS 4/PowerPC support (better detection of bootable and non-bootable states, increased number of reserved blocks, etc.)
- Support for some of the latest Windows 10 features introduced in versions 1709, 1809 and 1903
- Continuing best-in-class support for content curation, high-DPI and mixed display environments, real and virtual game controller and keyboard input
The Setup Wizard and Tip of the Day components were also refined, aiming to ease setup and feature discovery. These tutorial functions can also be invoked from the Help menu, and are designed to expose important and lesser-known features to both novice and longtime users.
Overall, the project remains permeated by attention to detail, usability and beauty, which have been part of our Amiga software development work for more than three decades.
As always, we are grateful to everyone who supported this project and to the friends who shared our passion and vision during these sometimes challenging, but always bright Amiga days. Please stay tuned for more to come. (snx)
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12.Sep.2019
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: 20 years anniversary website relaunch
Andreas Magerl writes: On 09.09.99 the Amiga Future webpage went online for the first time. At that time, the webpage barely had content and only a few visitors daily. Meanwhile, the Amiga Future webpage has become one of the biggest websites for the Amiga. In addition to thousands of games and other downloads (including hundreds of commercial titles), the Amiga Future webpage is home to one of the largest cheats collections for the Amiga.
But also several thousand reviews, previews and other articles about the Amiga you can read for free on the Amiga Future webpage. Many sold-out Amiga Future issues are also available on the webpage for free. Of course you are always up to date with the news and calendar about the Amiga. The news section is currently being expanded. We are looking for helpers for the news and other areas of the homepage. If anyone wants to help, please write to us.
After 20 years the time has come and we have reworked the complete Amiga Future webpage. Of course, some mistakes may have crept in. If you discover any, please let us know. Unfortunately, the passwords of the accounts could not be transferred to the new page for all users. If you receive an error when logging in, please request a new password from the webpage.
Have fun with the new homepage of the Amiga Future. (snx)
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08.Sep.2019
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IBrowse 2.5: Interview with Oliver Roberts
The release of IBrowse 2.5 - 13 years after the latest update of the only web browser specifically created for the Amiga that is still in development - started an argument in the german comments section of our related news-item with regard to its price/performance ratio. A good reason for our editor Daniel Reimann to talk about this to the main developer of IBrowse, Oliver Roberts.
In the preliminary talk to the actual interview found below, confronted with a certain disappointment of our readers regarding the features of version 2.5 and their critique of the price, the developer expressed his understanding in both cases, but pointed out that it had always been made clear what IBrowse 2.5 was going to be - and that it had been never promised to include CSS or HTML5; instead the plan had just been to deliver an AmigaOS 4 native version. And regarding the price, Oliver Roberts would like to advise users to only think about paying for what is available at the time of purchase and not the hope of something which may or may not be added in the future.
amiga-news.de (AN): Are you satisfied with the keys sold so far for IBrowse 2.5? Can you give some figures? Does the future development depend on the number of sold keys?
Oliver Roberts (OR): Not necessarily - no keys were sold the last 12 years, yet development did not stop. I won't give figures, but I am both encouraged and pleasantly surprised at the sales so far. Particularly for new licences, as I had assumed most people had purchased 2.x by now and we were mainly aiming 2.5 as an upgrade for existing customers.
I'm very grateful for the many positive messages I have received and the general excitement that many IBrowse users have expressed with the release of 2.5. It reminds me of the good times I had around 2.3 and 2.4 releases. In the immediate future, I plan on continued development and more regular updates to 2.x, but this probably won't include HTML5/CSS.
AN: Why is the price quite expensive for a new 2.5 licence, comparatively, although no current internet standards were implemented?
OR: Depends which way you look at it, I guess! Sorting out the pricing structure was highly complex, mainly because of the addition of the AmigaOS 4 native version and I primarily wanted to be fair to our loyal existing customers, not devaluing what they have already paid for 1.x and/or 2.x in the past. So, I decided to freeze the price for a new license at the same price IBrowse has always been (in the real world, prices increase with inflation). In 1996, I paid the equivalent of 55 Euro for IBrowse 1.x and this was a lot of money back then - 23 years on, not so much comparatively. Also, all the development on the whole 2.x line since the late 1990s should be considered in the price - 55 Euro for thousands of hours development time.
I fully realise that IBrowse 2.5 is not for everybody. I'm not forcing anybody to buy it and encourage everybody to try the demo before paying for it. People are entitled to their opinions and if people don't like 2.5, or don't have a use for it, then I'm fine with that - just move on. On the flipside, some users have been eagerly waiting for 2.5 for ages, knowing full well what the finished feature set was, having been published on our website and discussed on the mailing list.
As I've tried to make clear on the website over the past few years, 2.5 was never about CSS/HTML5. Initially, it was just going to be rushed out as an AmigaOS 4 native 2.4 with only important bug fixes thrown in for AmigaOS 3.x users. Obviously, things did not pan out that way, for many, many reasons, and 2.5 is so much more than it originally was going to be, with continued development over the past 13 years. Unfortunately, only our beta testers got to experience the progress first hand. It is impossible to convey from the history logs exactly how much time was spent on 2.5, since some entries will have taken 10 minutes, whilst others have taken 100+ hours!
AN: When can users expect a version of IBrowse which has CSS, HTML5 or an updated Javascript implemented?
OR: I make no promises that this may ever come, but if it does, it will be in IBrowse 3.0. Some work was done on the CSS parser even before IBrowse 2.4 was released, but most likely this is itself in need of a major update. To be honest, I've not thought much beyond the release of 2.5 yet, as I had been concentrating my efforts on bringing everything together to get 2.5 done.
IBrowse 2.5 still has a pretty good Javascript core engine - what is completely separate and lets it down now is the lack of access to browser/host-side elements. But, this more an issue with the current old restrictive internal DOM implementation, rather than a Javascript issue per se.
AN: With regard to the previous question - is it possible at all to add those features to the current IBrowse without having to completely rewrite it?
OR: Not at all. The GUI side of things wouldn't need rewriting, but the HTML engine would need a complete rewrite from scratch. Firstly, there are the HTML/CSS parsers which turn the source text into the internal DOM structures, and those structures are then read by the layout engine to properly display them in the browser. You can't change one of these things without the other - it is all intertwined. You can't just add bits of CSS support to the existing engine as you go along, for example. Everything has to be rewritten.
IBrowse 2.x's HTML engine was designed in a time when essentially it was mainly images and form elements that were accessible via Javascript, whereas now it is much more complex and Javascript needs to be able to interface with every single element on a page, visible or not. This design really does not fit the current requirements of HTML5/CSS and DHTML, hence there is no way around it but to rewrite or port some existing solution. IMHO, Javascript is used way too much and to unnecessary extremes these days, but that's another story!
AN: How much money future versions of IBrowse will cost if a user has bought already a 2.5 key?
OR: There are no plans for any further charges for updates to the 2.x line. Free updates/fixes for 2.5 will be coming soon, maybe even 2.6. Should 3.0 ever happen (and there is no guarantee or immediate plans for this), bringing a new, more modern HTML engine, this would not be free. IBrowse 3.0 was always going to be a paid for update, with AmigaOS 4/PowerPC support and a new CSS capable HTML engine - IBrowse 2.5 is essentially what IBrowse 3.0 would have been without a new HTML engine. Hence, those who buy or upgrade to 2.5 would get a better discount upgrade price to 3.0 than those upgrading from earlier versions. I can't give figures on something that may never happen, but as I hope the upgrade discounts on 2.5 prove, any 3.0 upgrade prices would be just as fair.
AN: Do you have some special desire or expectations to the remaining Amiga users?
OR: Not sure I understand the question, but I'm just as much an Amiga user as a developer. Past years prove that the Amiga community will never really change, apart from getting smaller :(. As long as Amiga users are happy to use their Amigas, there is nothing wrong with that and there are still many things that Amigas can do better. I'm pleased that some Amiga users are happy to have IBrowse 2.5 at last.
AN: What are your expectations concerning the future development of Amiga hardware?
OR: I don't really have any expectations at this stage. I'm still happy using my AmigaOne XE as my main Amiga, but also want to try to get my Amiga 1200 motherboard fixed somehow. It will be great to see new hardware out there, although I tend to get the impression that recent efforts have not gone so well (unfinished/broken software and hardware). It all seems rather confusing to me and recent hardware efforts leave a nasty taste of unprofessionalism (makes the Eyetech days seem perfect). (snx)
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08.Sep.2019
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Web browser: NetSurf 3.10dev (SDL version), update 2
Artur Jarosik has released an update of his Amiga port of the web browser NetSurf. His port uses - in contrary to Chris Young's native, Reaction-based version - SDL. Only the preferences pane is MUI-based.
Changes:
- Updated to newest sources
- Integrated AmiSSL 4.3 for https support. Note: make sure you have current time and local region set on your WB
- Enabled very basic JavaScript support (default is off)
This new version is available through auto update feature.
Update: (13.09.2019, 07:30, dr)
Upon request author Artur Jarosik has informed that currently only the RTG version has been updated. The AGA version will be soon available as well.
Update: (15.09.2019, 07:15, dr)
Today Artur Jarosik has uploaded the full archive - including the AGA version.
Direct download: NetSurf-m68k-3.10dev.lha (8,5 MB) (snx) (Translation: dr)
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08.Sep.2019
Amiga.org (Forum)
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AmigaKit acquired AK-Datatypes
According to a press release (PDF file) of the British retailer, distributor and manufacturer of Amiga computer hardware and software, AmigaKit, it has acquired the graphics datatypes developed by Andreas Kleinert since he "had to stop due general lack of time and ability to further commit to the platform." For five years his image processing program SView has also been up for sale.
AmigaKit is going to distribute the AK-Datatypes as well as bundle them with other products. With regard to existing customers AmigaKit plans "to offer concessions against future upgrades."
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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08.Sep.2019
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Aminet-Uploads until 07.09.2019
The following archives have been added to Aminet until September 7th, 2019:
Gels020.lha dev/e 9K Pads AnimComp structures for ...
RamJam_Corso_Assemble... docs/help 14M Italian Assembler tutorial
Ramjam_Corso_SRC.lha docs/help 2.6M Sources for Italian Assembler...
Amifish.lha game/board 2.0M OS4 interface for Stockfish chess...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.6M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
Purpose.lha mods/misc 125K Purpose 4ch Pop Rock by HKvalhe
ToolsMenu.lha util/cdity 67K 68k Add tools to the Workbench To...
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 565K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 724K OS4 Multipurpose utility
TinyLauncher.lha util/misc 111K 68k WHDLoad frontend and more
LilCalendar.lha util/time 3.0M 68k Versatile calender and remind...
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08.Sep.2019
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 07.09.2019
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until September 7th, 2019:
amifish.lha gam/boa 2Mb 4.0 Chess program interface for Stoc...
aiostreams.lha vid/mis 190kb 4.1 Stream online video from major p...
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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08.Sep.2019
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 07.09.2019
The following archive has been added to AROS-Archives until September 7th, 2019:
cover_cd_icaros.tgz gra/mis 45kb my artwork for icaros desktop cd
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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08.Sep.2019
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MorphOS-Storage-Uploads until 07.09.2019
The following archives have been added to MorphOS-Storage until September 7th, 2019:
DimScreen_1.2.lha System/Ambient/Commoditie Dims your screen to eye...
MouseTracker_1.1.lha System/Ambient/Commoditie Record Mouse movements ...
GrimoriumPDF_2.05.lha Office/Show A program made with Hol...
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08.Sep.2019
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WHDLoad: New installers until 07.09.2019
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 September 7th, 2019:
- 2019-09-07 improved: Strikefleet (Electronic Arts) more icons added (Info)
- 2019-09-07 improved: Pacman 87 (Steve Jacobs & Jim Boyd) more icons added, corrected handling custom1 (Info)
- 2019-09-07 improved: Nibby Nibble (Gabriele Roncolato) new icons added (Info)
- 2019-09-07 improved: Last Soldier (Mirage) trainer and more icons added (Info)
- 2019-09-07 improved: Forest Dumb Forever (L.K. Avalon) supports another version, more icons added, protection removed (Info)
- 2019-09-07 improved: Bagitman (Bignonia) files can be packed, trainer added, various intro and game fixes (Info)
- 2019-09-07 improved: Atlantyda (Twin Spark Soft) new icons added (Info)
- 2019-09-07 new: Apple Hunt (Ecthelion) done by Asman (Info)
- 2019-09-07 new: Ami Robbo (Artur Szafranski, Bernard Krzymowski) done by Asman (Info)
- 2019-09-07 improved: American Poker (Mirage Software) new icons added (Info)
- 2019-09-07 new: Sword Of Aragon (SSI) done by Asman (Info)
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06.Sep.2019
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Demo scene: Voting for next issue of "Versus" charts started
Void and Nukleus are working on another issue of the scene magazine "Versus" which was founded in 2004. Amiga fans are invited to vote for the charts of the next issue and to propose the best demos, intros, programmers etc. You can propose up to ten names per category - but you are also welcome to participate if you have less than ten favourites.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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05.Sep.2019
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AmigaOS 4: Commercial FTP server ZitaFTP (prerelease)
Hans de Ruiter (Warp 3D Nova, Radeon-2D driver) has developed a FTP server for AmigaOS, which probably will be also ported to Windows. This is a prerelease which according to the developer "means that there are rough edges there are missing features, the biggest one being the configuration GUI. A web based GUI is planned". Several licence versions are available starting with a single user licence for 40 Euro up to a licence for 10 installations for 160 Euro.
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01.Sep.2019
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 during the last two months. All translations are welcome. Please contact David 'Daff' Brunet for more information
- July/August 2019 news
- Old articles from Joystick Hedbo 1 to 15:
- News: news from Psygnosis for 1989
- Review of California Games
- Review of Spitting Images
- News: Paul Cuisset, the rise of a genius coder
- Review of Gone Fish'n
- Review of Falcon
- News: Infogrames, a big world future
- News: Muriel Tramis parle d'Emmanuelle
- Old articles from Amiga Special Environnement:
- Video environment of the Amiga
- 2D software on Amiga
- 3D software on Amiga
- Audio creation on Amiga
- Office on Amiga
- Interview with Richard Cheek (developer of Sleepwalker)
- Interview with Jamie Woodhouse (developer of Nitro and Qwak)
- Interview with David Broadhurst (developer of Assassin and Bubble Bobble)
- Review of SimCoupé 1.2
- Review of JetHunt
- Review of The Master Virus Killer 2.1
- File: History of data compression in Japan
- File: The Bitmap Brothers
- File: MorphOS Directory Assignments
- File: History of the World Of Commodore show
- Special quiz about the Access
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01.Sep.2019
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Aminet-Uploads until 31.08.2019
The following archives have been added to Aminet until August 31st, 2019:
AmiSpeedTest.lha comm/net 18K 68k Network speed test utility
NetFS-revised.lha comm/net 163K MOS Remote filesystem and AREXX b...
bzh-cotw.lha demo/aga 2.0M 68k AGA demo from Solskogen 2019
Oxyron_Fourteen.lha demo/aga 3.1M 68k AGA demo from Nordlicht Party...
Senex-Gammelheter2.zip demo/disk 387K 68k Demo from Gubbdata 2019
Oberon.zip demo/euro 202K 68k 1st at Flashback 2019 - Amiga...
TEK-Downslope.zip demo/euro 149K 68k 1st in Decrunch 2019 demo com...
catro_by_void.zip demo/intro 62K 68k Catro by Void - 64KB intro
Goblins-TheEndOfTheCu... demo/intro 26K 68k Intro from Euskal Encounter 2...
neogaut.lha demo/intro 62K 68k An Amiga 64KB intro from Data...
Nukleus-Meanwhile.lha demo/intro 26K 68k Intro from High Coast Hack Su...
Parcade.zip demo/intro 9.7M 68k Amiga intro from 26th of May ...
SFL-DistortedRigmarol... demo/intro 48K 68k 48KB Intro from Euskal Encoun...
dcn-mag3.lha demo/mag 353K 68k Decnite: Mag-Net Issue 3
SWO_29_Amiga.lha demo/mag 244K 68k Scene World #29 by Scene Worl...
stniccc_ocs.zip demo/misc 566K 68k 5th in the Outline 2019 Wild ...
void-dreams28.zip demo/misc 561K 68k Demopack with intros from sum...
Istari-Selections.zip demo/slide 417K 68k Slideshow by Istari
nah_twt_ds.zip demo/sound 2.9M 68k Musicdisk from Datastorm 2019
Obsidian_Beats_Vol2.zip demo/sound 251K 68k Musicdisk by Density Design
ADFer.lha disk/misc 42K 68k Read and Write ADF Files to/f...
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 2.8M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
RNOPDF.lha gfx/show 5.5M MOS Compact PDF viewer
RNOPDF_OS3.lha gfx/show 15M WOS Compact PDF viewer
RNOPDF_OS4.lha gfx/show 6.3M OS4 Compact PDF viewer
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.3M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 4.8M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
WHDLOpener.lha misc/emu 28K MOS E-UAE/WHDLoad integration wit...
terminus-font.lha text/bfont 28K Terminus - clean, fixed width...
BootPicture.lha util/boot 34K 68k Show pictures plays a sound d...
ToolsMenu.lha util/cdity 67K 68k Add tools to the Workbench To...
TinyLauncher.lha util/misc 111K 68k WHDLoad frontend and more
P96Speed-3840x2160x8-... util/moni 1K 68k P96Speed: AmigaOne X1000 384...
P96Speed-720x480x8-A1... util/moni 1K 68k P96Speed: AmigaOne X1000 720...
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01.Sep.2019
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 31.08.2019
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until August 31st, 2019:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
rnopdf.lha gra/vie 6Mb 4.1 Compact PDF viewer
aiostreams.lha vid/mis 178kb 4.1 Stream online video from major p...
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01.Sep.2019
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 31.08.2019
The following archives have been added to AROS-Archives until August 31st, 2019:
rockbot.i386-aros.zip gam/pla 13Mb Megaman style SDL platform game.
hollypaint.i386-aros.zip gra/edi 6Mb Simple paint program
rdesktop_drawer.lha gra/ico 3kb ken's v4 stile icons
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01.Sep.2019
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MorphOS-Storage-Uploads until 31.08.2019
The following archives have been added to MorphOS-Storage until August 31st, 2019:
E-UAE_1.0.0-JIT-overla... Emulation E-UAE_1.0.0-JIT-overlay...
MCE_11.61.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed...
AmiSpeedTest_0.4.lha Network/Test Network speed test utility
NetFS-revised_2.1.lha Network/Filesystem Network File System for...
Nano_4.4.lha Text/Edit Popular console fullscr...
WHDLOpener_1.3.lha Emulation E-UAE/WHDLoad integrati...
RNOPDF_1.3.lha Office/Show A compact PDF viewer.
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01.Sep.2019
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WHDLoad: New installers until 31.08.2019
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 August 31st, 2019:
- 2019-08-27 fixed: Dyna Blaster (Hudson Soft) fix a sprite bug in battle mode (Info)
- 2019-08-27 fixed: Antago (Art of Dreams) DMA wait inserted, compiled with the latest kickemu (Info)
- 2019-08-27 fixed: Alien Breed Tower Assault (Team 17) levels exit fixed, end music played correctly in ECS version (Info)
- 2019-08-26 improved: Skeleton Krew (Mindscape) end sequence fixed, trainer added, access fault fixed (Info)
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01.Sep.2019
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Preview to AmigaOS 3.2
In July AmigaOS 3.1.4.1 was released. Under the title link now Thomas 'ThoR' Richter is giving a preview to the forthcoming AmigaOS 3.2.
First he has published a picture (only visible for registered users) of the Workbench which shows features that have been already implemented and which the readers should find. If a new feature was found by a reader it is either confirmed, or not.
- GadTools now are font sensitive which is used by the new preferences editor and other system tools.
- Regarding the print setting now the name of the output device can be specified instead of choosing the parallel or serial interface.
- The name of the title line can be changed.
- Windows can be iconified.
- The Shell remebers commands which have been already entered. You can also search through these commands.
- The Shell offers an input assistance.
- There is a new, minimal AUX-Handler which enables tab expansion to also work over the serial line.
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01.Sep.2019
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AROS: IconPoser 1.0 - Icon manipulation program for Icaros Desktop
The author wrote: "IconPoser is a Lua based icon compositing/manipulation program for Icaros Desktop, which creates AROS compatible, double-state icons from two different images in PNG format. Just select an image for the relaxed status and another one for the selected status and click the "Join&Save" button to compose your new .info file!
IconPoser can create icons for your tools, your drawers and your projects. It can set stack size for tools, default tool for projects and copy tooltypes to your new icon from a different one. It can replace an existing icon either keeping original tooltypes or not, and it also checks for mistakes, when trying to overwrite a common file with a icon."
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01.Sep.2019
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Distribution for AmigaOS 3.9: AfA One 1.2
Version 1.2 of the AmigaOS-3.9 distribution "AfA One" (amiga-news.de reported) based on AfA ("AROS for AmigaOS") is available under the title link.
Changes:
- HardFile AfA One Installer is now a HDF standard
- Fixed Themes with "Workbench Preferences GhostBuster Edition"
- Added Pointers in the various Themes
- New Skins Windows AfA OS (created by me)
- Added AmigaAMP 3.25
- Amiplifier 2.35 (add new Skin)
- Added two Radio On-line Playlists associated with AmigaAMP (found in the Media folder)
- Added Pattern in Reaction prefs to decorate GUI
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 01. Sep. 2019, 09:41] [Comments: 0]
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01.Sep.2019
walkero (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Scripts for Streaming Twitch.tv and Mixer.com videos
George 'walkero' Sokianos writes: If you use to watch your beloved Amiga and Retro streamers on Twitch.tv or Mixer.com, but you do that on your PC, and that doesn't feel authentic, don't worry any more. There is aiostreams to help you watch them on the Workbench of your AmigaOS 4 system.
aiostreams is a package of Python scripts that help you watch live or recorded streams from many online video platforms. At least, that's what it wishes to be. Right now Twitch.tv and Mixer.com are supported, but there are plans for more to be added in the future.
aiostreams runs from the shell. If you know the channel URL you want to watch, you just have to use it as a parameter beside the script of the equivalent network.
Unfortunately, the above websites are not rendering right on any of our browsers, and finding available streams is a difficult task. No, you don't have to start your windows machine to do that. Just use the search capabilities of the scripts, see the top games or the top streams and choose what you are going to watch. You can even list the available recorded videos of a channel.
All these are well documented in an AmigaGuide file inside aiostreams package. Each script has helpful documentation right into the shell. Please, read it before you start using any of the scripts.
Versions for MorphOS, AROS and AmigaOS 3.x are in my todo list as well. aiostreams can be found at the title link and at my personal GitHub. If you have any requests or you would like to report any problems you have found, you can do that at: https://github.com/walkero-gr/aiostreams/issues. You can find the todo list and the status of them at https://github.com/walkero-gr/aiostreams/projects/1.
Download: aiostreams.lha (178 KB) (snx)
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31.Aug.2019
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Web browser: IBrowse 2.5 available
Press release: 30th August 2019 - Oliver Roberts and the IBrowse Team are pleased to announce the immediate release of IBrowse 2.5 for AmigaOS 3.x and 4.x. After many years in the making, development has been on a roller coaster since IBrowse 2.4, with challenging personal, technical and commercial issues complicating the release schedule. However, we are extremely happy to finally make this new version available to all the valued users who have been waiting so patiently.
IBrowse 2.5 fixes many bugs, making it the most stable and fastest version yet, but more importantly brings modern SSL/TLS support and a fully native AmigaOS 4.x build. Below is a very brief summary of the key changes since version 2.4:
- Brand new OS4 PPC native version. This is not a simple port, but we have taken great care to ensure it fully utilises of all the relevant new features avaiable in OS4 and as such requires a minimum of OS4.1 Final Edition. Uses the new graphics.library RTG system, dropping CyberGraphX support completely. Other features include faster image rendering using hardware compositing, anti-aliased text rendering and proper daylight saving time handling.
- Support for AmiSSLv4 has been added to IBrowse 2.5, allowing the use of the most up to date SSL implementation available for AmigaOS, including TLSv1.3, based on the most recent versions of OpenSSL.
- Integrated with new MUI 4.0 and 5.0 features, including new context sensitive mouse pointers, support for various built-in MUI menus and other new GUI additions. MUI 3.8 is still supported (although we recommend 3.9 as a minimum).
- Browser spoofing strings can now be customised in a variety of different ways with up to 128 user defined strings available in the preferences.
- All the internal image decoders have been improved, with various fixes, alpha channel handling, and speed optimisations. The JPEG and PNG decoders now fully utilise the decoding improvements and optimisations from the current Warp Datatypes, which also includes AltiVec acceleration in the JPEG decoder.
- Full alpha channel support on >= 15-bit displays (OS4 only).
- 4Gb+ file handling and downloads, with files bigger than 2Gb now being handled properly in the GUI (OS4 only).
- The OpenSearch standard is now supported for allowing search engines to automatically be added to the search bar, in addition to the existing older Sherlock/Mycroft support from IBrowse 2.4.
- TextEditField object has had an overhaul, fixing various issues and adding new features. Rendering is done in a more MUI4/5 compatible manner allowing these objects to inherit your MUI settings. Your mousewheel can now be used for scrolling and various MUI defined keyboard shortcuts are now honoured.
- Improved general stability and memory leaks plugged.
- Hundreds of other minor and major bug fixes + improvements, and increased tolerance of broken sites for better compatibility.
Editorial note: Also for existing customers, the update is not available for free: if you watn to use the demo version without any limitations you have to purchase a keyfile. The full version costs 54 Euro and you will get the 68k as well as the PPC version for it. Upgrades of previous versions cost 45 Euro (upgrades of IBrowse 1.x) or 30 Euro (IBrowse 2.x). If you are going to upgrade only your AmigaOS 3 version, you only have to pay 15 or 30 Euro depending on version of the existing keyfile.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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30.Aug.2019
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 140
The English and German editions of Amiga Future 140 (September/October 2019) have been released today and can be ordered from the magazine staff or various Amiga dealers. The publisher has pointed out that recently the magazine was selling very well. Therefore it was sold out before the publication date. Until an increase of the edition will be realized it is highly recommended to order in advance at an early stage or to acquire a subscription.
This issue's topics include reviews to the AmigaOS 3.1.4-Update and "Skill Grid" as well as a special about "XCopy".
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[News message: 30. Aug. 2019, 23:55] [Comments: 0]
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