25.Mar.2018
MorphZone (Webseite)
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MorphOS 3.10 released
Press release: The MorphOS development team is proud to announce the immediate availability of MorphOS 3.10, which represents one of the biggest updates in its history yet. This brand new version introduces support for AmigaOne X5000 systems as well as A-EON X5000 mainboards, and it greatly expands the general hardware compatibility by adding numerous new drivers for graphics cards, scanners, network cards, SATA controllers, and USB audio devices.
Furthermore, MorphOS 3.10 brings Flow Studio, which is an integrated development environment that offers features such as a built-in source level debugger and seamless MorphOS shell access.
In addition to many bug fixes and general performance improvements, MorphOS 3.10 also provides varied user interface and usability improvements (screenshot). This release includes modern themes, new fonts, and support for vector graphics, such as SVG icons, as well as time zones via Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
For a more extensive overview of the included changes, please read our release notes.
As usual, existing MorphOS users can update to the latest release entirely for free.
We strongly urge new users to carefully read our installation and troubleshooting guides before they attempt to install MorphOS for the first time. Existing users can upgrade via the familiar procedure but are encouraged to read the guides as well. MorphOS 3.10 is available for download in our files section. (snx)
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25.Mar.2018
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Aminet-Uploads until 24.03.2018
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until March 24th, 2018:
MUIwake.lha comm/net 28K 68k Wake On Lan with MUI gui.
quarterback_src.lha disk/bakup 3.1M Quarterback source code
superduper_css_src.lha disk/misc 105K SuperDuper (CCS) source code
SweepOut.lha game/board 215K 68k Minesweeper w/ online multipl...
swatdemoWIP.adf game/demo 880K 68k Mini Swat WIP Demo, all Amiga...
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 2.0M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha game/role 11M 68k Implementation of Tunnels &am...
designworks_src.lha gfx/edit 818K DesignWorks source code
ACE-MorphOS.lha misc/emu 1.5M MOS Amstrad CPC/CPC+ Emulator
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 2.8M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
disk2disk_src.lha misc/emu 654K Disk-2-Disk source code
dos2dos_src.lha misc/emu 635K Dos-2-Dos source code
mac2dos_src.lha misc/emu 944K Mac-2-Dos source code
vorbistools140_68k.lha mus/edit 821K 68k Tools to manipulate Vorbis fi...
vorbistools140_wos.lha mus/edit 878K WOS Tools to manipulate Vorbis fi...
quickwrite_src.lha text/dtp 451K QuickWrite source code
profonts_src.lha text/print 67K ProFonts source code
InstantZip_3.3.lha util/arc 143K MOS ZIP (un)packer + en/decrypter...
Chelp.lha util/batch 1.4M Online help for MorphOS shell...
GetWBPattern.lha util/cli 37K 68k Read WBPattern.prefs file val...
IconLib_46.4.lha util/libs 684K 68k free icon.library in optimize...
flow_src.lha util/misc 454K Flow source code
FontWalker_mos.lha util/misc 1.4M MOS Collect and display TTF fonts
FontWalker_os3.lha util/misc 2.5M 68k Collect and display TTF fonts
FontWalker_os4.lha util/misc 1.8M OS4 Collect and display TTF fonts
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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25.Mar.2018
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 24.03.2018
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until March 24th, 2018:
adripper.lha aud/mis 1Mb 4.1 Audio CD grabber and encoder
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
spencertrial.lha gam/pla 34Mb 4.1 Demoversion of Spencer
reactive_lib.lha lib/mis 72kb 4.1 A Custom BOOPSI System
rprglist_cmd.lha uti/she 3kb 4.1 List running Reactive Programs
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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25.Mar.2018
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MorphOS-Storage-Uploads until 24.03.2018
The following archives have been added to the MorphOS Storage until March 24th, 2018:
ACE_1.16.lha Emulation The acidulous CPC/CPC+ ...
InstantZip_3.3.lha Files/Archive A ZIP packer / unpacker...
MCE_10.2.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed...
Davegnukem_0.91.lha Games/Shoot 2D Dave Gnukem is a retro-...
Sokoban_2.01.lha Games/Think Still Yet Another Sokob...
AnimWebConverter_2.85.lha Graphics/Tools A little and easy web t...
FontWalker_1.3.lha Office/Show Collects all TTF font f...
Chelp_1.2.lha System/Shell A lua script to fetch a...
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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25.Mar.2018
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WHDLoad: New installers until 24.03.2018
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 24th, 2018:
- 2018-03-22 improved: UFO - Enemy Unknown (Microprose) OCS version supported, new install script, minor fixes (Info)
- 2018-03-19 improved: Ambermoon (Thalion) support for caches and fast memory, german keymap added, minor fixes (Info)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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24.Mar.2018
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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AmigaOS 4: Jump'n'run game Spencer available (Update)
The jump'n'run game "Spencer" developed by EntwicklerX (amiga-news.de reported) has been almost completed for AmigaOS 4 and should be available still this weekend. Additional to the full version for Windows on Steam, now a trial version for AmigaOS 4 was released.
The authors have pointed out that the game "runs best with Warp3D Nova". It is recommended to update Warp3D Nova and OpenGLES2 to the latest version. For the AmigaOne X1000 and X5000 a screen resolution of 1080p should be possible (or 720p with antialiasing). On a Sam 460 it can be played with a screen resolution of 720p.
Videos:
Update: (20:20, 25.03.18, snx)
Meanwhile the game has been finalized for AmigaOS 4 as well and can be purchased at AmiStore. The required libraries are available through the Updater, the game needs ogles2.library 1.19, W3DN_SI.library 1.47 and Warp3D_Nova.library 1.47. (snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Mar. 2018, 07:16] [Comments: 0]
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23.Mar.2018
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AROS: Beta version of Icaros Desktop 2.2.2 for supporters
The release candidate of version 2.2.2 of the AROS distribution Icaros Desktop has been available to all beta testers as well as financial supporters for this week.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 23. Mar. 2018, 09:02] [Comments: 0]
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23.Mar.2018
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Data backup: Quarterback source code released
Under the title link the source code of the backup program Quarterback has been released on Aminet under the GPL. Olaf Barthel did analyze it and recommends to use partitions with less than four gigabytes "with the partitions residing completely within the first 4 Gigabytes of a storage medium".
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 23. Mar. 2018, 08:45] [Comments: 0]
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23.Mar.2018
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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MorphOS: PkZIP-GUI InstantZip 3.3
Carsten Siegner's InstanzZip (screenshot) is a graphical user-interface for PkZIP as well as in version 3.3 for the xad.library of MorphOS as well. Therefore now it is possible to extract archives which were compressed with RAR, LHA, BZIP2 or other algorithms.
But only the XAD client provided by Fabien 'Fab' Coeurjoly works without any problems (link below), the Aminet version cannot be recommended. The corresponding 7z client does not correctly extract but does properly list the content.
Download:
InstantZip_3.3.lha (143 KB)
xad_rar.lha (118 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 23. Mar. 2018, 08:34] [Comments: 0]
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22.Mar.2018
Piotr Zgodzinski (ANF)
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Interview: Predecessor to Blender was developed on the Amiga
In an interview Ton Roosendaal, the original author of the open source raytraycer Blender, explained how the predecessor of his program was developed on the Amiga. As a little gift the Amiga software named "Traces" including the source code is provided at the end of the article.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 22. Mar. 2018, 13:42] [Comments: 0]
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22.Mar.2018
Floppy (Kommentar)
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FPGA: Apollo-Core-Update Gold 2.8 / SAGA driver 1.2
The Apollo core is a FPGA-reimplementation of Motorolas m68k-series, which also provides a separate graphic mode called SAGA. Currently the core is used in the accelerator boards 600 V2 and 500 V2(+). Changes in the latest core "Gold 2.8":
- Improved HDMI DMA support for misaligned Screen Pointers
- Minor FPU fix
- A500 RTC fix
- Improved SDcard / SDNet
- V500+ Expansion port enabled (Ethernet/USB/.you_name_it.)
A new version of the P96 driver for SAGA was released as well - changes in SAGA drivers 1.2:
- Updated SDNet.device to 1.2
- Some more work on TX stability
- Should recover from ENC Module hangs more often
- Aligned with future EXPnet
Download website
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 22. Mar. 2018, 09:59] [Comments: 0]
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22.Mar.2018
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Minesweeper clone with online highscores: SweepOut 1.1
Julien 'Crisot' Cervellera's SweepOut (Youtube video) is a clone of the Windows classic Minesweeper, which offers 100 different series each with eight levels. The highscores of a series are saved on a central server on Internet so the players can compete with each other. After some beta releases now the official version 1.1 of the game is available.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 22. Mar. 2018, 01:15] [Comments: 0]
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21.Mar.2018
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Ethernet driver for Tabor reaching beta status (update)
A-EON has been pointing out for quite a while that the Tabor motherboard is finished and the only thing preventing sales to end users is a port of AmigaOS 4 to the hardware. The biggest roadblocks usually listed are the FPU emulation and a driver for the onboard ethernet chip.
Earlier this month in a posting on amigaworld.net, the distributor adressed this problem more blatantly than usual by pointing out that Costel Mincea from Hyperion Entertainment had been contracted in August 2015 and paid in full in September 2015 to develop and/or finish ethernet drivers for X1000, X5000 and Tabor. Today, the 'Updater' component of A-EON's commercial Enhancer bundle started offering an 'a1222eth.device' to users (Screenshot).
According to our information, this is not the driver Mincea has been working on, A-EON contracted another developer to write a driver instead. This has not been confirmed in public yet, but A-EON betatesters and external developers are also referring to the newly released driver as "A-EON's own driver" in a discussion on os4welt.de (German).
Update: (22.3.2018, 13:00, cg)
In a posting on os4welt.de (German) Mincea reacts to Amigakit's claims by vehemently denying that he was "ever paid any money" for the ethernet driver: According to him, his payment for the driver was a tabor motherboard and nothing else. Since Mincea was busy with a multitude of other tasks related to the development and distribution of AmigaOS 4, finishing the network driver simply got delayed.
Since ethernet could also be accessed using a USB to ethernet converter, Mincea had to take care of other, more pressing issues first. Payment for the X1000 ethernet driver was also just a X1000 motherboard, that driver hasn't been finished yet for the same reason as the Tabor driver: lack of time and relatively low priority. (cg)
[News message: 21. Mar. 2018, 23:56] [Comments: 0]
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20.Mar.2018
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Emulator: A/NES PRO 1.20
A/NES Pro is a NES emulator written in assembler, which requires ECS or AGA, at least a 68020 processor and some megabyte FastRAM. In version 1.20 some minor optimizations of the CPU and PPU emulation are included.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 20. Mar. 2018, 17:20] [Comments: 0]
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19.Mar.2018
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Hyperion sued Amiga Inc., Amino, Itec and Cloanto
In the legal dispute about Amiga trademarks in USA and Europe, on 13th March in USA Hyperion sued all parties which are directly or indirectly involved. A request which still is not publicly available named "Complaint for Declaratory Judgement and Breach of Contract" (etwa: "Feststellungsklage wegen Vertragsbruch") the following companies are listed as defendant:
Currently it is not clear to which this lawsuit relates. According to the title and the time of the filing it can be speculated that Hyperion considers his rights being infringed by the inactivity ofItec/Amiga with regard to the protection of the US trademark.
We are going to publish a summary of the situation.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 19. Mar. 2018, 18:10] [Comments: 0]
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