23.Oct.2019
os4welt.de (Webseite)
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Web browser: IBrowse 2.5.1
An update for the web browser IBrowse has been released which fixes some minor problems introduced with version 2.5. Among others now also a native Javascript library is available for MorphOS.
- Updated Danish, Spanish and Swedish catalogs, by Niels Bache, Javier de las Rivas and Pär Boberg respectively
- Localised missing strings in spoofing preferences
- Fixed corruption in built-in MSIE User-Agent strings
- Tweaked the installer to make 2.5.x upgrades nicer
- The F5 key can now be used to reload a page
- JS: MorphOS native javascript.library available again
- 68k: Handle datatypes that expand 8-bit + transparent colour images to 32-bit RGBA (fixes our 256 colour icons having non-transparent magenta backgrounds in MorphOS)
- 68k: Full alpha channel support enabled for systems using CyberGraphX V51 or higher (MorphOS)
- OS4: Enabled 2.5 updates via AmiUpdate (exit IBrowse before performing any updates)
- Changed the default JPEG decoder swap memory limit from 1Mb to unlimited on OS4 and MorphOS
- Fixed NOTRANSPARENT tooltype being ignored for GUI images
- Fixed broken HTTPS proxy functionality, where incorrect hostname was used for SNI
- Fixed broken MUI 4/5 detection that was causing problems in TextEditField and preventing context-sensitive mouse points from working with MUI 3.x
- Added some workarounds in the install script so that it doesn't error with the MorphOS installer
- 68k: Now works again on Workbench 3.0, after incorrect requirement for keymaps.library V39 (Kickstart 3.0 has V37)
- 68k: Fixed crashes when external modules (e.g. codecs and protocols) fail to load for any reason
For owners of a license of IBrowse 2.5 the update is available for free. Users of AmigaOS 4 also can install the update using AmiUpdate.
A known problem are crashes of AmiSSL 4 on systems having a 68020 or 68030 processor without FPU. The developers hope that this bug will be fixed with the forthcoming version 4.4 of AmiSSL - but have to wait until it is done. Due to changes in the AmiSSL-API afterwards IBrowse 2.5 has to be adapted.
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23.Oct.2019
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future 141, preview and excerpts
A preview and excerpts of issue 141 (November/december 2019) of the Amiga Future have been released today. Among other things, this issue features "The Niggemann Files", ein report from the Gamescom 2019 und a review of the Vampire V4 'Standalone'. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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23.Oct.2019
John Paul Adrian Glaubitz und andere (ANF)
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Crowdfunding: Updated 68k back-end for GCC
Currently the Gnu Compiler Collection (GCC) comverts the back-ends - this is the part of the compiler which creates the specific CPU code - to a new model (technical details in GCC-Wiki). The support for the old back-end model will be discontinued soon. This would mean that GCC 11, probably released in 2021, will not provide support for the m68k architecture.
In order to prevent it, at bountysource.com a crowdfunding campaign has been started which is supposed to encourage the developers porting the m68k back-end from GCC to the new model. Currently the funding target is nearly 3500 USD (about 3100 Euro).
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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23.Oct.2019
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Shoot'em Up: RESHOOT R Classic Disk Edition & AROS port
Press release: The development studio spielscherreiber and the publisher APC & TCP today announce the availability of the retro action game RESHOOT R in two new variants. From now on the game is also available as a floppy disk version under the name RESHOOT R Classic Disk Edition. This version is intended for all users who do not have a CD-ROM drive to their Amiga 1200 or Amiga 4000. The game can now be installed on hard disk by diskette.
In addition, a download version of RESHOOT R is now available for the AROS system. This version requires AROS with 100% AGA compatibility with 2MB of CHIP RAM. RESHOOT R AROS was also successfully tested on the Vampire V4.
In addition, the RESHOOT R mousepad and RESHOOT R poster have recently become available.
About RESHOOT R
RESHOOT R is a 2D horizontal shoot'em up in the style of the great arcade classics like Silkworm, R-Type and Gradius
Features
- developed and programmed by industry veteran Richard Löwenstein
- goes to the performance limit of Amiga CD32, 1200 and 4000
- Five themed stages in the elaborately designed retro design
- exciting attack waves and boss battles
- Extra weapons and powerups
- Multi-level scrolling, up to 100 objects on the screen
- 50 hertz refresh rate ensures a steady high speed
- more than 400 colors on the screen
- stimulating soundtrack and SFX simultaneously
- locally storable highscore list and internet ranking
- runs on standard hardware of the A1200, A4000 and CD32, no extensions necessary
- tested on Amiga systems with the following CPUs: 68020, 68030, 68040 and 68060
System Requirements CD edition
- Amiga 1200, Amiga 4000 or CD32
- Joystick or CD32-compatible pad
- 2 MB Chipmemory, more memory is supported
- runs on compatible Amiga emulators under Windows, Mac and Linux
System Requirements Classic Disk edition
- Amiga 1200, Amiga 4000
- Floppy drive
- hard disk
- Joystick or CD32-compatible pad
- 2 MB Chipmemory, more memory is supported
System Requirements AROS edition
- AROS with 100% AGA compatibility with 2 MB CHIP RAM.
- Joystick or CD32-compatible pad
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22.Oct.2019
amigaworld (Webseite)
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Trevor Dickinson announces acquisition of AmigaOS 4 kernel 'Exec SG' (Update 2)
It's been an open secret for quite some time, now Trevor Dickinson officially announces the acquisition of 'Exec SG', the kernel used in AmigaOS 4. For some reason the news appeared in a blog posting on the Amiwest website, an Amiga meeting taking place in Sacramento (USA) this weekend, instead of a regular press release.
Press release: The Exec SG kernal is under development! Now the exclusive property of Trevor Dickinson, the Exec SG kernal is being extended and tested by a team of well-qualified developers.
Led by Exec SG Team Lead Steven Solie, the new kernal adds support for many features AmigaOS doesn't have. Among these are mutli-core support, GART implementation, faster speed, 64-bit support, and extending the RAM limit beyond 2 GB to 4 GB and beyond.
Even with all these advantages, the Exec SG kernal retains 100% compatibility compared to the former kernal version. This is true because these are extensions to the existing kernal incorporating the original work of Carl Sassenrath and the AmigaOS team in 1985 as well as the work of others since then.
So more Amiga magic is in store. What will it run on? Be sure you have an OS4.x machine to take advantage of these new features. Come to AmiWest to find out about when the next new machine will be introduced.
Update: (23.10.2019, 14:45, cg)
Matthew Leaman states on amigaworld.net that he's (also) the Managing Director of A-EON Technology Ltd. and as such can "can categorically state that A-EON has not acquired ExecSG and the information being referenced is not correct." The press release on the Amiwest site has not been changed or removed though, 24 hours after it went online.
Update 2: (24.10.2019, 14:15, cg)
According to a posting on amigaworld.net from Steven Solie, the claim that Exec SG was acquired by A-EON Technologies was a mistake on the part of the Amiwest blog author, Exec SG was acquired by Trevor Dickinson privately, not by A-EON. Shortly after that statement, the blog posting got updated accordingly. (cg)
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20.Oct.2019
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Aminet-Uploads until 19.10.2019
The following archives have been added to Aminet until October 19th, 2019:
C4P4CITOR.lha demo/aga 1.9M 68k Invitro: Capacitor Party 4 by...
Python_2.lha dev/lang 7.9M MOS Python for MorphOS
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.3M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.6M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 4.8M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
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[News message: 20. Oct. 2019, 17:30] [Comments: 0]
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20.Oct.2019
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 19.10.2019
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until October 19th, 2019:
glsnoop.lha dev/uti 334kb 4.1 Trace and profile OGLES2 and W3D...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
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[News message: 20. Oct. 2019, 17:29] [Comments: 0]
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20.Oct.2019
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 19.10.2019
The following archives have been added to AROS-Archives until October 19th, 2019:
runaway_arosx86.lha gam/act 2Mb LCD game conversion remake
cotrpg_01.i386-aros.tgz gam/adv 137Mb Chronicol of Tusandra For EasyRP...
cotrpg_02.i386-aros.tgz gam/adv 137Mb Chronicol of Tusandra For EasyRP...
cotrpg_03.i386-aros.tgz gam/adv 93Mb Chronicol of Tusandra For EasyRP...
solarusdx.i386-aros.zip gam/adv 23Mb Zelda engine with Mystery of Sol...
whack-a-trump_arosx86.lha gam 5Mb Whack-a-mole type game
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20.Oct.2019
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MorphOS-Storage-Uploads until 19.10.2019
The following archives have been added to MorphOS-Storage until October 19th, 2019:
Python_2.5.4r165.lha Development/Python Python_2.5.4r165.lha
iMac_G5_Papiosaur.jpeg Hardware/iMac_G5 iMac_G5_Papiosaur.jpeg
ScummVM_2.1.0.lha Emulation A MorphOS build of Scum...
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20.Oct.2019
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WHDLoad: New installers until 19.10.2019
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 October 19th, 2019:
- 2019-10-19 improved: Oil Imperium / Black Gold (reLINE) more timings adjusted to better match original speed (Info)
- 2019-10-15 updated: Soccer Kid (Krisalis) several access faults fixed, decruncher moved to fast memory, less memory used, skip intro added, trainer added (Info)
- 2019-10-15 improved: Rygar (Seismic Minds) support for final version added (Info)
- 2019-10-14 new: Unjust Sentence (Appendix) done by StingRay (Info, Image)
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19.Oct.2019
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Amiga Bootblock Reader 3.00 (Windows)
Jason Smith's "Amiga Bootblock Reader" recognizes, analyzes and extracts Amiga bootblocks out of ADF images. The Windows program recognizes 1716 different bootblocks and can launch disk images in WinUAE or FS-UAE.
Changes in the new version:
- now recognises 1716 Bootblocks
- Newly redesigned interface (mostly)
- Lots of little changes all over the place
- Includes boot pictures for many of the recognised bootblocks
- Can now use WinUAE / FS-UAE from any location
- Program uses PNGs generated by WinUAE screenshot function (You can create your own if needed)
- Fixed Amiga emulator setting defaulting to WinUAE
- It seems i broke .ZIP handling (containing ADF's) - fixed
- Fix: When ABR found a ADF file, the 'Boot Disk' button wasn't enabling for some reason
Known problems:
- If you add a String search that the program doesn't like it will refuse to scan correctly afterwards. Your string search contains a character that causes the scan routine to break, you will need to edit the search.brainfile file in a text editor and remove the offending line. (No blank lines)
- While i have endeavoured to make the scanning as accurate as i can, in some cases there will be some inaccurate detection
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 19. Oct. 2019, 00:38] [Comments: 0]
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17.Oct.2019
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Joker 1/2019
Press release: Because 'Amiga Joker' is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the original Joker team has decided to release a jubilee edition. The Amiga Joker 1/2019 is now available in APC & TCP's online shop.
- The jubilee booklet for the 30th anniversary of the Amiga Joker
- The most beautiful retro reading by editor-in-chief Richard Löwenstein and the original Joker team
- Classics re-tested: Where was the joker wrong, which games are still top?
- AJ founder in interview: Michael Labiner and the team about faked tests and the end of the joker
- Current stuff in the test: How much fun do you have with new Amiga games?
- Post Mortem: The creators of "Lionheart" are looking back
- Also: demo gallery, mailbox and more on 48 pages, on the best paper in the world
In addition, the official Amiga Joker poster is immediately available at APC & TCP.
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[News message: 17. Oct. 2019, 21:46] [Comments: 0]
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15.Oct.2019
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.7.3
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.
Changes in version 0.7.3:
- Program stack size increased to 32 KB to avoid unstability and crashes when using autoslice
- Sorting and rendering by Z has been recoded to avoid objects disappearing
- Fix: Screen Flash trigger was not working when HUD was on top
- File requesters now have a maximum size
- Fixed an issue preventing from changing Var pages when selecting a Var in the triggers
- Sound module code is now more robust to avoid memory leaks
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[News message: 15. Oct. 2019, 20:46] [Comments: 0]
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15.Oct.2019
Amiga.org (Forum)
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ReAmiga: John Hertell published files of his Amiga replica
Under the title link John 'Chucky' Hertell has published the files for making the ReAmiga 3000 (video recorded on the Amiga34) just like he did it before for the "ReAmiga 1200" - which is a replica of the Amiga-1200 mainboard.
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[News message: 15. Oct. 2019, 20:33] [Comments: 0]
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14.Oct.2019
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Amiga34: Announcements, videos and further pictures (Update)
In this news item we want to summarize all other news additional to the MorphOS for x64 as well as some further pictures completing the ones from yesterday.
In his speech Trevor Dickinson (A-Eon Technology) has announced an "Early-Adopter-Edition" of the AmigaOne 1222 which is based on the Tabor board (picture).
The price, including an "Early-Adopter" version of AmigaOS-4.1, for the Tabor board is supposed to be 400 Euro which corresponds to the announcement three years ago - but it is nether clear if this price includes VAT nor when it can be preordered. It is also not known what kind of limitations this version, compared to the final AmigaOS-4.1 version, will have. In spring the audio driver was still missing and the SATA driver had to be "polished". According to the comment of the visitor 'Skateman', all components of the Early-Adopter-AmigaOne-1222 are supposed to be working.
The new accelerator board Warp 1260 was presented together with the Warp 560 and further details explained: The board will be equipped with 256 MB Fast-RAM but which - similar to most of the 68060 extensions - operates only in the 68040 compatible bus mode, that means at half clock speed. Basically the DDR3-RAM is clocked with 800 MHz and connected to the 68060 processor via FPGA. The price will be 499 Euro, without processor. It has to be delivered by the purchaser.
Hyperion presented a beta version of Libre Office 5 which is ported by Hans-Jörg Frieden. Further information are not available so far.
Amiga34 impressions:
Update (06:11, 15.10.19, snx)
ZDF TV report video link added. (snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 14. Oct. 2019, 09:20] [Comments: 0]
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