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19.Nov.2023



Web browser: IBrowse 3.0
Press release: IBrowse 3 has arrived. It's finally time to move on from IBrowse 2, which has been developed for over 20 years! IBrowse 3 makes available the previously unreleased features that were originally being worked on alongside IBrowse 2.4 (on a completely separate development branch), whilst retaining everything from IBrowse 2.5.9 and all the new developments since its release. The IBrowse 2 and 3 development branches are now fully merged, which was a complex and time-consuming task, due to considerable divergence. The process was completed methodically and carefully, in order to not compromise stability or lose any functionality. Development can now move forward without being restricted to the limitations of the IBrowse 2 framework, allowing for more substantial changes.

See the new What's new? and "History Log for full details of all the changes, but a brief summary follows:
  • IBrowse 2 and IBrowse 3 Unification
  • New Reimagined HTML Parser
  • Improved HTML Engine
  • The HTML engine has been improved with numerous layout and rendering enhancements, including tables, lists and superscript + subscript text.
  • Hotlist Multi-aliasing
  • Early Data / Zero Round Trip Time Resumption (0-RTT)
  • Better GIF Animation Playback
  • AmigaOS 3.2 Context Sensitive Mouse Pointers
  • NList GUI Consistency
  • Improved Preferences Window
  • Decompression and Image Decoding Libraries Upgraded
  • Space Saving Improve Efficiency
We hope you enjoy the new version and we look forward to adding new features and improving the HTML engine much further over the coming months.

IBrowse 3 is a free upgrade for those who registered IBrowse 2.5 (or upgraded) at the full 68K/PPC rate - existing key can be used with IBrowse 3. Users of the 68K only version of IBrowse 2.5 and older IBrowse versions will need to upgrade to unlock full functionality.

To celebrate the release of IBrowse 3, we are offering registration at reduced rates for new users (25-30% off) and upgrades (30-35% off) compared to the previous IBrowse 2.5 pricing. (dr)

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19.Nov.2023



GUI for Greaseweazle Tools : FluxMyFluffyFloppy v5.0.3 for Windows
Just the other day, in an article about setting up a Greaseweazle V4, we mentioned the graphical user interface FluxMyFluffyFloppy for the Greaseweazle Tools. Now 'FrankieTheFluff' has released version 5.0.3. Changes:
  • Read: Fixed reported issue #3: filename problem for kryoflux
  • Convert: Fixed reported issue #3: filename problem for kryoflux
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19.Nov.2023



Amiga emulator: Amiberry 5.6.4
Amiberry is an Amiga emulator for ARM-based single-chip systems like the Raspberry Pi, the Odroid XU4 or the Tinkerboard from ASUS, which brings some newly developed features like a "WHDLoad-Booter" or support for controller configuration using RetroArch. For example it is used in the Workbench distribution AmiKit for the Raspberry Pi 4/400.

Now version 5.6.4 has been released. Changes:

Bugfixes
  • Fixed problems writing parition tables to HDFs after latest updates
  • Fixed crash in Add Harddrive dialog
  • Quickstart did not select correct ROM for A4000T
  • The default.uae could not be deleted
  • GUI would not use default screenmode
  • not all RAM settings were reset when changing Quickstart model
  • DMX targets would crash when opening the GUI
  • CD images were not activated on Reset, only on Restart
  • copy all directories in macOS bundle
  • add missing dirs in macOS when generating them also
  • macOS did not have IPF support
  • removed unused cda wait() reference
  • A3000 emulation didn't work
  • Fixed compiler error: braces around scalar initializer for type 'int'
  • Keyboard reset would not restore keys
Improvements
  • increase size of text field in Create Hardfile dialog
  • fixed various clang compiler warnings
  • Use CD Image name as a fallback for screenshot filename, if no floppy was found
  • Accept archive formats as disk images also (e.g. .zip, .lha, .7z)
Build system
  • use Github hosted macOS runner
  • Build Flatpak for both x86_64 and aarch64
  • fixes for aarch64 flatpak build
  • Remove flatpak from Github releases (they will be hosted on Flathub instead)
  • fixed paragraphs in flatpak metainfo description
  • fixed flatpak source browser link in metainfo
(dr)

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19.Nov.2023



Weather data: AmiWeatherForecast V1.3
AmiWeatherForecasts is a weather forecasting application that provides the latest weather information for any location. It was written in the C programming language under Amiga OS 3.2 and uses data from OpenWeather (amiga-news.de reported). Changes in version 1.3:
  • Using screen text font for GUI (Prefs/Font)
  • Added customize color settings
  • Changed min and max values for 'Add Pos X and Y'
  • Added feature that finding of your location automatically
Direct download: AmiWeatherForecasts1.3.lha (38 KB) (dr)

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19.Nov.2023



Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.9.29
RedPill, developed by Carlos Peris, is a game construction kit written in Amiblitz 3.98, which allows the development of games from various genres (e.g. Agonman). RedPill is compatible with AGA and ECS, the "player" for playing the finished creations requires a total of 1.5 MB RAM. Jens 'Farbfinsternis' Henschel has written a tutorial. Changes of version 0.9.29:
  • Copper gradient editor has been added in the Level Properties screen.
  • Instantiated objects are now not rendered the same frame they were created.
  • Dialogs now works fine when reducing the width of the screen.
  • Added a condition trigger CD Playing to check if audio is playing. Only works with 020+ executables.
  • In objects screen, cursor keys can be used to change the display offset.
  • In objects screen, 1 and 2 keys can be used to browse objects.
  • Level managing optimizations.
  • Trigger optimizations.
  • Condition trigger optimizations.
  • Final project size optimization: Sprite and background images are not copied for each level, now they are unique.
  • Attempt to fix some unwanted actions when going to the workbench screen for file accessing.
  • Less artifacts when going back to the editor after playing the game.
  • Fix for render objects, it could be after some plays not all objects were rendered.
  • Fix in using own screen being ignored sometimes.
  • Fix in HUD screen select page controls when selecting a variable.
  • Fix in font sheet not being initialized properly for new projects.
  • Fix in animations for basic_platformer example.
  • Fix in memory available number displayed in the settings screen.
(dr)

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19.Nov.2023
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)


Hollywood plugin: Plananarama 2.1 released
Airsoft Softwair, the hardest working men in code business, is proud to announce that version 2.1 of Plananarama has just been released. Plananarama is the magic plugin which allows Hollywood scripts to be run on classic Amiga hardware without any graphics board. Once Plananarama is installed, all Hollywood scripts will 'automagically' run on palette screens as well! All resolutions are supported - from 8-bit LowRes to 1-bit productivity SuperHighRes Interlace. Version 2.1 is a minor update which a new feature which makes it easier to create applications that run on both, RTG and planar screens. Plananarama 2.1 is available for free download from the official Hollywood portal. (dr)

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19.Nov.2023



Aminet uploads until 18.11.2023
The following files have been added until 18.11.2023 to Aminet:
Amidon_OS3.zip           comm/net   1.7M  68k A Mastodon client for Amiga
GitDesktop.lha           dev/misc   1.2M  MOS Graphical git frontend
BackMan68k.lha           disk/bakup 48K   68k The backup system (MUI3.8+ XP...
NetStratego.lha          game/board 2.9M  68k Network Stratego game
ScummVM_AGA_060.lha      game/misc  11M   68k Amiga AGA port of ScummVM 2.0...
ScummVM_RTG_060.lha      game/misc  11M   68k Amiga RTG port of ScummVM 2.0...
FlashMandelNG_OS4.lha    gfx/fract  40M   OS4 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals AOS4
AmiArcadia.lha           misc/emu   5.0M  68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha        misc/emu   5.3M  MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha       misc/emu   5.5M  OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiVms.lha               misc/emu   3.7M  68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
Nightfall.lha            mods/8voic 207K      16bit 7ch Piano Ballad by HKv...
AmiWeatherForecasts1.... util/app   53K   68k Weather forecasting application
AmigaGPT.lha             util/misc  795K  AOS App for chatting to ChatGPT
ReportPlusMOS.lha        util/misc  768K  MOS Multipurpose utility
VATestprogram.zip        util/misc  16M   68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
setrc.lha                util/shell 30K   68k Support for AmigaDOS script d...
when.lha                 util/shell 49K   68k Conditional execution of a sh...
TZUtil.lha               util/time  21K   68k Time Zone and DST Utility
(snx)

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19.Nov.2023



OS4Depot uploads until 18.11.2023
The following files have been added until 18.11.2023 to OS4Depot:
vasmm68k_mot.lha         dev/cro 251kb 4.0 Portable and retargetable assembler
vasmm68k_std.lha         dev/cro 245kb 4.0 Portable and retargetable assembler
vasmppc_std.lha          dev/cro 205kb 4.0 Portable and retargetable assembler
amiarcadia.lha           emu/gam 5Mb   4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
animwebconverter.lha     gra/mis 3Mb   4.0 A tool to play and convert anima...
flashmandelng.lha        gra/mis 40Mb  4.1 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals ...
amigagpt.lha             net/cha 795kb 4.0 App for chatting to ChatGPT
grimoriumpdf.lha         uti/tex 3Mb   4.0 PDF to open invoices and see the...
wbtoolbar.lha            uti/wor 68kb  4.1 Toolbar on every Workbench drawe...
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19.Nov.2023



AROS Archives uploads until 18.11.2023
The following files have been added until 18.11.2023 to AROS Archives:
netstratego.i386-aros.lha    gam/ser 3Mb   Network Stratego game
animwebconverter.lha         gra/con 2Mb   A tool to play and convert anima...
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19.Nov.2023



MorphOS-Storage uploads until 18.11.2023
The following files have been added until 18.11.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
GitDesktop_0.10.17.lha    Development/Tools         A graphical git fronten...
AmiArcadia_30.50.lha      Emulation                 A Signetics-based machi...
AnimWebConverter_6.00.lha Graphics/Tools            A little and easy web t...
Easy2Install_1.0b44.lha   Network/PackageManager    A package manager to do...
GrimoriumPDF_2.50.lha     Office/Show               A program made with Hol...
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19.Nov.2023



WHDLoad: New installers until 18.11.2023
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 18.11.2023:
  • 2023-11-18 improved: Crash Garrett (ERE Informatique/Infogrames) patch is NTSC compatible now (Info)
  • 2023-11-16 new: Zener Drive (Altair) done by paraj (Info, Image)
  • 2023-11-12 improved: Total Recall (Ocean) trainer options added, access fault fix improved (Info)
(snx)

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17.Nov.2023



Platform game: Demo version of Abbey(s) of the Dead
The developer 'UltraNarwhal' has published a demo version of his extended port of "Abbey(s) of the Dead", which is currently under development (amiga-news.de reported) and which he is realising with the Scorpion Engine. The full version is due to be released at the end of November. (dr)

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16.Nov.2023



Video tutorial: Playing sound in AMOS
In another instalment of his series of short tutorials on AMOS Pro, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' takes a look at the PLAY command in AMOS to see what it does and how it can be manipulated. A small sample programme is available on his website. (dr)

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16.Nov.2023



Frogger clone: Frogger500 v1.21
The update to version 1.21 of the Frogger clone "Frogger500" now offers a WHDLoad version of the game and some bug fixes. (dr)

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16.Nov.2023
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Game development: IFF/ILBM exporter for Aseprite
Aseprite is an image editor that is primarily intended for drawing and animating pixel graphics for games. However, as already mentioned in our article about the dungeon crawler "The CTHUHLU Project", it is not possible to export graphics in IFF/ILBM format. To solve this problem, Prismatic Realms has now released a script to convert graphics into an IFF/ILBM file. This makes the use of additional programmes or online conversion tools unnecessary.

The project is in development. Although it should work well in most cases, it currently has no options. If anyone encounters problems or has suggestions, please contact the author for feedback. Currently there are the following limitations:
  • Images exported with this script do not currently support compression. If problems occur or the file size is too large, the author recommends loading the exported file into Deluxe Paint V and saving it again from there.
  • To be able to export an image from Aseprite, the colour mode of the sprite must be set to "Indexed" and the colour palette must consist of exactly 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 or 256 colours.
The script can be added via the menu File --> Scripts --> Open Scripts Folder. A registered version is required. (dr)

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16.Nov.2023



m68k assembly: "Amiga Assembly" plugin V1.8.6 for Visual Studio Code (update)
"Amiga Assembly" is a plugin for Visual Studio Code to support assembly language for the Amiga Motorola 68000 machines and emulators. Version 1.8.5 fixes bugs. On GitHub, a detailed documentation is available.

Update: (20.11.2023, 06:44, dr)

An update to version 1.8.6 fixes more bugs. (dr)

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15.Nov.2023
David Brunet (ANF)


Obligement: Interview with Laurent Zorawski (Amedia Computer/AAA Technology)
David Brunet has conducted an interview with Laurent Zorawski for Obligement. As Amedia Computer, the dealer is part of the AAA Technology group, which distributes the AmigaOne X5000 and the A1222, that is expected for the end of the year, whereby Amedia Computer contributes the AmigaOS 4.1 license from Hyperion, which A-EON Technology no longer has.

Besides the french original of the interview, there is also an english translation. (snx)

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15.Nov.2023
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Developer conference "Handmade Seattle": Lecture on the Amiga demo "Eon"
"Handmade Cities" is the largest indie conference for system programmers, which will be held both on-site and online in Boston in summer and in Seattle in autumn. Among the talks at the event, which starts today at 18:00 CET, is a presentation by Andreas Fredriksson, who will talk from 20:00 CET about the development of the A500 demo Eon and what you can take away from it and use as a programmer in everyday life. The demo took first place at the 2019 Revision. (dr)

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15.Nov.2023
Andreas Magerl (ANF)


Amiga Future: New full versions online
Further full versions of Amiga software have been added to Amiga Future's download area: Disk Salv 3, Moonbases, Supaplex, Tritus and Zodes. (snx)

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15.Nov.2023



Reverse Engineering: Task Force
In terms of games (software), reverse engineering is the process of analysing the code and content of the game to understand how it works (amiga-news.de reported). In this case, the website Tetracorp has analysed Task Force, a Freeware game released 1994 by Mark Sheeky. (dr)

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14.Nov.2023
Simon Neumann (E-Mail)


Alinea Computer: New products and firmware updates
Press release: Alinea Computer presents three new products:

Joyport Power-Adapter (power thief)

With the Joyport Power-Adapter (power thief), external 5V devices can be operated via the Amiga. The joystick port of the Amiga is looped through. A USB socket is available as an interface via which, for example, the Wodem or the KickRom-Progger can be supplied with Storm via a MicroUSB cable. According to the specification, a maximum of 50 mA current can be drawn via the joystick port of the Amiga, so no power-hungry devices such as mobile phones etc. should be connected there. The Joyport Power-Adapter is available for 9,99 Euro.


Fan power adapter

With the fan power adapter, 5V/12V fans can be supplied with power internally via the Amiga on the disc drive power cable. Available for 4,99 Euro.


Flash adapter for classic programming devices

With the flash adapter (48 pin), the KickRom flash modules can also be programmed with a classic programming device. Here, all connections are passed through 1:1. The adapter was successfully tested on a Batronix Battego II BX48. An optional zero-force base can be ordered in addition to the adapter. Available for 14,95 Euro.



Additionally, the firmware of the KickRom-Progger was updated to version 1.0.9 (changelog) and of the Amega 32 Adapter to v1.4.5 (changelog). (dr)

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14.Nov.2023



Chat software: AmigaGPT V1.3.0 for AmigaOS 3 and 4
Cameron Armstrong has written AmigaGPT, a chat program for AmigaOS 3.2 that uses the power of the chatbot ChatGPT (amiga-news.de reported). Originally written for AmigaOS 3.2, the programme meanwhile also supports AmigaOS 3.9, Cloanto's Workbench 3.X and now for the first time with a native version AmigaOS 4.1. The other changes:
  • Scrollbar works again
  • Improve response handling from OpenAI preventing a crash
  • Latest OpenAI models added
  • Stability improvements
  • Improved error handling
Direct download: AmigaGPT.lha (795 KB) (dr)

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14.Nov.2023



Floppy disk images on PC and Mac: Greaseweazle V4.1
Keir Fraser's "Greaseweazle" reads the magnetic layers of the disks independently of the used disk format and saves as much information as possible in a so called "Flux Level Image" in the Supercard-Format (SCP) which enables reading and writing copy-protected disks. Greaseweazle consists of a mikro controller board that costs only a few euros which is connected to a disks drive and then via USB to the PC. V4.1 is the very latest version, updating the V4 design with new features:
  • Larger form factor with stronger mounting holes
  • Modern USB-C connector
  • Input protections (ESD, over-current)
  • USB power isolation, allows Greaseweazle to be powered by external PSU along with drive(s)
The new version is already available in his eBay shop and should also be listed in other stores in the next few days. (dr)

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14.Nov.2023



Tool: AssetBundleManager V0.3
Asset bundles are content such as textures, scripts or scenes that are saved separately from a main game or application and loaded when required. This minimises the number of resources to be loaded at startup. Dan 'zooperdan' Thoresen has written "AssetBundleManager", a tool for managing asset bundles that are used with the Scorpion Engine. (dr)

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13.Nov.2023



Module player: NostalgicPlayer 2.1.0 for Windows
NostalgicPlayer is a program for playing Amiga music modules under Windows, based on APlayer. The development of the player had been started by the author Thomas Neumann in 1993 on the Amiga, later continued on BeOS and now on Windows (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 2.1.0:
  • Some synthesis sounds in StarTrekker did not play.
  • Made the SidSongLength reader in SidPlay more robust for syntax errors in the file.
  • When some agents was marked as disabled in the settings, they was not disabled again the next time NostalgicPlayer starts.
  • If double buffering is on and you have the settings open and showing either Formats or Players tab, then the previous module agents will not be black again when NostalgicPlayer automatically switch to the next module.
  • The sample visualizers, e.g. Oscilloscope and Spectrum Analyzer, only shows 20 ms of sample data each frame. The audio core output agent have a latency of 200 ms, which means the visualizers only show the last 20 ms. That could be visible sometimes, depending on the music playing. Now the audio core agent latency has been decreased to 20 ms, so all samples are visible in the visualizers now. If you experience that the sound stutters and you do not mind the scopes are not that precisely, you can try to increase the latency in the Core Audio settings.
  • Added new option in the Core Audio output agent to set the latency between 20 and 200 ms.
  • Can now show pictures if available in the module information window. The following formats supports this at the moment: MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC.
  • Wrote my own control to display comments and lyrics in the module information window. Now each line is right under each other and special characters are displayed correctly. This makes graphics made in e.g. comments look as they should.
  • Moved some of the options in the settings window into its own Modules tab.
  • Added a new option telling the order on how to activate tabs in Module Information window.
  • Updated libFLAC to version 1.4.3, which now support 32-bit formats for both decoding and encoding.
  • Updated Ancient to version 2.1.1.
  • Updated NAudio to version 2.2.0.
  • Updated SharpCompress to version 0.34.0.
  • Added these new module formats: Audio Sculpture and OggMod.
  • Added Xmp player, which uses the libXmp library. Then moved these formats from MikMod to Xmp, which should play them more correctly: Asylum, Composer 669, Digital Sound And Music Interface, Digital Sound Interface Kit, Farandole Composer, FastTracker II, General DigiMusic, Imago Orpheus, Impulse Tracker, Scream Tracker 2, Scream Tracker 3, Scream Tracker Music Interface Kit, UltraTracker, Unis 669 and Unreal Music File.
  • Renamed Asylum to Asylum Music Format.
  • Renamed Unreal Music File to Epic Games UMX.
  • Renamed Digital Sound Interface Kit to Digital Sound Interface Kit RIFF.
  • Removed MikMod converter and player. This also removes support for UniMod modules. They couldn't be played correctly anyway, so I guess no harm is done by that.
An installation package can be found on Microsoft Store. (dr)

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13.Nov.2023



Video: Zorro network adapter for the Amiga
In its latest video, the YouTube channel Casual Retro Gamer (CRG) describes how the Zorro LAN IDE network card designed by Matthias Heinrichs is assembled and installed in an Amiga to make it Internet-enabled. (dr)

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13.Nov.2023
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Preview video: Platform game "Robot Jet Action"
Almost two years ago, Tomasz 'Carrion' Mielnik released the platformer "Robot Jet Action" for the C64. Now he has started porting the game to the Amiga and has presented an initial concept study. The author describes the current status as follows:
  • Super early development stage
  • Final game title to be decided
  • Release date not decided yet – will take some time for sure
  • 5 years old code resurrected and adapted in 2023
  • Will work on every Amiga in 50 FPS! (512kb+512kb)
  • 100+ colors on screen with copper effects
  • Developed in Blitz Basic 2 + M68k Assembly
  • Temporarily used music by Lizard aka Magnar of Censor Design and Nah-Kolor
(dr)

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13.Nov.2023



Blog: Restoration of three Amiga CDTV
In his latest blog entry, Retrohax.net has described the restoration of three Amiga CDTV. (dr)

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12.Nov.2023



Development tool: vasm 1.9f
Frank Wille has published an update of the modular assembler vasm. Changes of version 1.9f:
  • Fix relative section offset directives, which must be unsigned to work correctly over the whole target's address space.
  • Fixed a few issues with named macro arguments.
  • Do not warn about missing references to Common or Weak symbols.
  • Binary output modules allow addresses outside of the backend's address space.
  • m68k: MOVEM (An),An/Am must not be optimized into two MOVE instructions. This was a new bug in V1.9e.
  • std-syntax: Fixed binary constant 0b...., which was erroneously mistaken for a one-digit temporary label destination since V1.9a.
(dr)

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12.Nov.2023



MorphOS: Version management "Git Desktop" v0.10.16
Rafał Zabdyr has released a second beta version of his graphical user interface for the version management Git for MorphOS (amiga-news.de reported). "Git Desktop" (Aminet link) is written in C++ and based on MUI through his C++ wrapper. MorphOS 3.x and the Git component of the SDK are required. Currently the following features are supported:
  • add existing repository
  • clone from remote repository
  • create (init) new repository
  • switch, rename, delete branch (only for local ones)
  • create branch from current or from selected
  • list of tracked/untracked file(s)
  • stage/unstage changes
  • commit with short (and full message)
  • fetch, pull, push
  • view (raw/color) diffs for changed files (few modes including SPLIT mode)
  • list of stashes with preview
  • stash actions: stash, apply, drop, drop all, pop
  • changes history (for now limited to latest 50 log entries) also with showing (raw/color) diffs of changed files
  • undo last commit
  • discard changes for given tracked/untracked file
  • discard changes for selected/all files
  • stash given file
  • stash selected files
  • edit given tracked/untracked file, via external editor -> Flow Studio
  • help viewer for git subcommands
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Accelerator board: A630 Rev 3 for the Amiga 600
The accelerator board "A630" developed by Archi-Tech for the Amiga 600 is now available in the third revision and, in addition to the 68030 processor clocked at 50 Mhz, now also has a 68882 FPU. The card can be equipped with 64 or 128 MB Fast RAM. In addition to the in-house shop, the card should also be available from RetroPassion in the next few days. (dr)

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Creating Amiga Reaction GUIs: ReBuild 0.10 (alpha version)
Darren 'dmcoles' Coles is in the process of writing a remake of ClassMate called "ReBuild", which should make it possible to write graphical user interfaces for ReAction, the evolution of ClassAct.

When asked about the motivation behind this project, the developer explained that ClassMate is only available in a demo version without a save function and with very limited options. He had asked around and could not find a registered version, so it seems to be lost. He had therefore decided to develop a new tool based on the original design.


This version is completely written in Amiga E and already has more functions than the original, for example:
  • multiple window capability
  • C and E code generation
  • temporary copy buffer
  • menus are shown on the preview window
  • much more flexible system of reordering the gadgets
In the past, he continues, he has used MUIBuilder to help create MUI code, and he felt that something similar for ReAction would be useful for himself as well as other developers. Currently, his tool does not yet support the newer Reaction gadgets, but there are plans to add them.

The next steps involve first reviewing all the current code to ensure that the application runs correctly on the standard Amiga screen resolution as currently some settings pages do not fit. Then the gadgets not supported in ClassAct will be added. The developer would appreciate help to test the generated C code with different compilers (currently only with SAS C). An icon is also needed, which he would like to put in the hands of capable graphic designers/artists.

Direct download: rebuild0.1.0-alpha.lha (100 KB) (dr)

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Aminet uploads until 11.11.2023
The following files have been added until 11.11.2023 to Aminet:
makedepend_AmiMod.lha    dev/c      249K  68k makedepend bugfixed + modifie...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha   dev/misc   4.8M  68k Game Creator with AGA support
AmigaMon_162.lha         dev/moni   34K   68k Amiga Monitor from 1993 (w/ P...
CopDis_JL.lha            dev/moni   10K   68k Copper Disassembler from 1993
Zap_205.lha              disk/moni  10K   68k Binary file editor from 1990
ioblix_netcard.lha       docs/hard  89K       ioblix network card gerber fi...
ioblix2_drv.lha          driver/oth 217K  68k ioblix2.library and driver (I...
F1GP2023Carset.lha       game/data  11K       2023 Carset for F1GP
drally.lha               game/race  386K  68k Death Rally Amiga Port
tfe-darkforces.lha       game/shoot 3.3M  68k Dark Forces Amiga Port
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha        misc/emu   5.3M  MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
anes.lha                 misc/emu   46K   68k A/NES v1.21 - Nintendo emulator
LastIndian.lha           mods/8voic 2.9M      16bit 5ch Panflute Jungle by ...
AmySequencer.lha         mus/midi   642K  68k MIDI sequencer for the AMIGA ...
CompareDirs_OS4.lha      util/cli   365K  OS4 Compare two dirs for differen...
IdentifyLib_FR.lha       util/libs  21K       French catalog and docs for i...
AmigaGPT.lha             util/misc  206K  68k App for chatting to ChatGPT
ReportPlus.lha           util/misc  658K  68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha       util/misc  828K  OS4 Multipurpose utility
InstallerLG.src.lha      util/sys   1.5M      Commodore Installer replacement
AnalogClock.lha          util/time  40K   68k Resizeable analog transparent...
AmiAuthenticator.lha     util/wb    79K   68k 2FA (TOTP) code generator
DrawerGenie.lha          util/wb    163K  68k Toolbar for Workbench Drawers
fullpalette_de.lha       util/wb    1K        German catalog for FullPalett...
fullpalette_guide_de.lha util/wb    8K        German guide for FullPalette ...
GoVars.lha               util/wb    11K   68k environment variables editor
ResetLever.lha           util/wb    483K  68k Reset your Amiga with ResetLever
RNOWidgets.lha           util/wb    5.3M  MOS Desktop widgets application
RNOWidgets_OS4.lha       util/wb    4.9M  OS4 Desktop widgets application
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OS4Depot uploads until 11.11.2023
The following files have been added until 11.11.2023 to OS4Depot:
nallepuh.lha             aud/mis 461kb 4.1 Nalle Puh (Paula,CIAA,CIAB emula...
iconecta.lha             net/mis 3Mb   4.0 A little and easy program to tes...
comparedirs.lha          uti/fil 365kb 4.1 Compare two dirs for different f...
reportplus.lha           uti/mis 828kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
rnowidgets.lha           uti/wor 5Mb   4.1 Desktop widgets application
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AROS Archives uploads until 11.11.2023
The following files have been added until 11.11.2023 to AROS Archives:
aget.lha                     net     5Mb   HTTP Protocol Tester
iconecta.lha                 net     2Mb   A little and easy program to tes...
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 11.11.2023
The following files have been added until 11.11.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
RNOWidgets_1.6.lha        Ambient/Commodities       Desktop widgets applica...
pt2-clone_1.65.1.lha      Audio/Tracker             ProTracker 2 clone - po...
Lua_5.4.6.lha             Development/LUA           Latest release of Lua c...
AmiArcadia_30.40.lha      Emulation                 A Signetics-based machi...
Wayfarer_6.6.lha          MorphOS-update            Wayfarer is the latest ...
iConecta_5.00.lha         Network/Wifi              A little and easy progr...
PolyOrga_1.25.lha         Office/Organizer          PolyOrga is a general-p...
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WHDLoad: New installers until 11.11.2023
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 11.11.2023: (snx)

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AmigaRemix: Further files added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 files have been added:
  • Enigma-Goria
  • A Prehistoric Tale
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