19.Nov.2017
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywood: ZIP plugin 1.0
Press release: Airsoft Softwair, the unstoppable coding machine, is back on your screen with a brand new plugin for Hollywood: zip.hwp! This plugin allows Hollywood scripts to conveniently read and write zip archives. It uses Hollywood 6.0's new file and directory adapter plugin interfaces which allow you to iterate through zip archives as if they were normal directories. Files within zip archives can also be accessed as if the zip archive was a normal directory. It just doesn't get any easier!
With zip.hwp it is not necessary to unpack a file stored in a zip archive to a temporary file before it can be opened. Hollywood 6.0's file adapter plugin interface allows direct streaming from the zip archive into the respective file handler without any temporary file overhead. This makes it even possible to stream music or video directly from a zip file!
Additionally, zip.hwp also offers a range of functions to read, modify, and write zip archives. New zip archives can be created and existing zip archives can be opened and modified. There are lots of functions which allow you to read, change, and write attributes of files stored in zip archives. On top of that, zip.hwp also supports reading and storing password-protected files with strong AES-128, AES-192, and AES-256 encryption (though note that on AmigaOS 3.x and AROS it is not recommended to encrypt archives because the randomizer on these operating systems isn't strong enough for cryptography purposes.)
The zip plugin requires at least Hollywood 6.0 and is provided free of charge for all users of Hollywood. Note that it is recommended that you use at least Hollywood 7.0 because with earlier versions there is no support for archives which contain files with non-ASCII names. The zip plugin is available in versions for AmigaOS 3.x, AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, AROS (x86), Windows (x86, x64), Mac OS X (PPC, x86, x64), Linux (PPC, ARM, x86, x64) and Android. On top of that, the plugin comes with 30 pages of documentation in various formats like PDF, HTML, AmigaGuide, and CHM.
Zip.hwp is now available for free download from the official Hollywood portal at the title link. (snx)
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19.Nov.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 18.11.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until November 18th, 2017:
m68k-amigaos-gcc-2017... dev/gcc 23M ppc GCC based dev toolchain for A...
m68k-amigaos-gcc-src.... dev/gcc 54M GCC based dev toolchain for A...
SINE.rexx.txt dev/src 1K Text mode sinewave _anim_ in ...
Envy24HT.lha driver/aud 1.0M Source code for Envy24HT AHI ...
Envy24HT_MOS.lha driver/aud 23K MOS Binary for Envy24HT AHI driver
DoomAttack-AIO.lha game/shoot 4.6M 68k All-In-One edition of this Do...
PaletteEd.lha gfx/misc 81K 68k Edit IFF-ILBM Palettes
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.1M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 4.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.4M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
IcarosLive-2.2.1.tar.bz2 misc/os 1903M x86 Icaros Desktop LIVE!
NetBSD-7.1-amiga.tar.bz2 misc/os 191M ppc NetBSD
Robs-AmigaOS39.png pix/wb 444K Rob's Amiga OS 3.9 Setup!
PIconTools.lha util/wb 82K 68k Various GUIs for managing icons
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19.Nov.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 18.11.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until November 18th, 2017:
lame.lha aud/rec 1Mb 4.0 Lame MP3 encoder
libmp3lame.lha dev/lib 1Mb 4.0 MP3 LAME encoding engine
libogg.lha dev/lib 313kb 4.0 lib for handling OGG files
libopus.lha dev/lib 4Mb 4.0 Audio codec for speech and music
libfreetype.lha dev/lib 2Mb 4.0 A Free, High-Quality, and Portab...
libjpeg.lha dev/lib 4Mb 4.0 Lib for handling JPEG images
libpng.lha dev/lib 2Mb 4.0 Lib for handling PNG files
libsdl_image.lha dev/lib 1Mb 4.0 SDL image file loading library
libsdl_ttf.lha dev/lib 1Mb 4.0 A Freetype 2.0 wrapper for SDL
libsdl2_image.lha dev/lib 1Mb 4.0 SDL2 image file loading library
libsdl2_ttf.lha dev/lib 2Mb 4.0 A Freetype 2.0 wrapper for SDL2
libtiff.lha dev/lib 3Mb 4.0 Lib for handling Tag Image File ...
libvpx.lha dev/lib 2Mb 4.0 WebM VP8/VP9 Codec library
libwebp.lha dev/lib 8Mb 4.0 lib for handling WebP images
libxvidcore.lha dev/lib 682kb 4.0 Add XviD support to your app
libopenssl.lha dev/lib 6Mb 4.0 The open source toolkit for SSL/TLS
libx264.lha dev/lib 3Mb 4.0 H.264/AVC encoder
libz.lha dev/lib 219kb 4.0 libZ / zlib / z library (.a/.so)
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
abkviewer.lha gra/vie 324kb 4.1 ABKViwer show AMOS Sprites in a ...
libxml2.lha lib/xml 7Mb 4.0 The XML C parser and toolkit of ...
ftpd.lha net/ser 844kb 4.1 FTPdaemon v2.2 for AmigaOS 4
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19.Nov.2017
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WHDLoad: New installers until 18.11.2017
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 November 18th, 2017:
- 2017-11-17 fixed: Monster Business (Eclipse) game always restarted from last played level after game over, fixed (Info, Image)
- 2017-11-16 improved: Shadow Dancer (U.S.Gold) ninja magic can be activated with fire 2, DMA wait in sample players fixed, lots of trainer options added, high-score load/save added, source code included (Info)
- 2017-11-15 improved: Chase H.Q. 2 (Ocean/ICE) blitter wait patches disabled on 68000, 68000 quitkey support, interrupts fixed, self-modifying code fixed, support for fire button 2 added, lots of trainer options added (Info)
- 2017-11-14 fixed: Jocky Wilson's Darts Challenge (Zeppelin) keyboard interrupt fixed, 68000 quitkey support, WHDLoad v17+ features used, source code included (Info)
- 2017-11-14 fixed: Wayne Gretzky Hockey (Betchesda SoftWorks) access fault fixed, graphics problems caused by trashed copperlist fixed (Info)
- 2017-11-13 improved: Stardust (Bloodhouse) 68000 quitkey support, Bplcon0 color bit fixes, support for fire button 2 added, WHDLoad v17+ features used (Info)
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19.Nov.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaRemix: New songs added
AmigaRemix has made available new mixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games as MP3-files. Since our last news item, the following songs have been added:
- AckerLight - The Last Star
- Final Fight - Lost in Time
- Mad Scientist
- Loveland (Mr. Oli)
- Platoon - Level 1 Combat Zone Remix
- Nearly There
- Mega-Lo-Mania Ingame medley
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16.Nov.2017
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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User's guide: Directory Opus 5
Under the title link, Amiga.net.pl sells a user's guide with 480 pages for the file manager Directory Opus 5 including Magellans, Magellans II and the latest version 5.9.
The user's guide also is available together wit the program as collector's edition, which can be ordered on CD and as a supplement also on disk.
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16.Nov.2017
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 80 (Italian/English)
The PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is available in Italian as well as in an English-language translation. REV'n'GE compares and reviews games on vintage computers.
Among others the latest issue includes articles about the Amiga games "Garden Fax: Fruit & Vegetables", "Mega Lo Mania" and "Star Trek: The Game".
Download sites:
Italian
English
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12.Nov.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 11.11.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until November 11th, 2017:
irssi.lha comm/irc 2.3M MOS Terminal based IRC client
eld-riseandshine-amig... demo/aga 17M 68k Rise & Shine
RSE-FutureBalls.zip demo/aga 945K 68k Future Balls
AlienApparat80.zip demo/disk 410K 68k Alien Apparat 80%
Altair-ZenerDrive.zip demo/disk 368K 68k Zener Drive by Altair
BeamRiders.lha demo/euro 9.2M 68k Beam Riders
tek-inspirited.zip demo/euro 136K 68k Inspirited
WantedTeam-Nullae.zip demo/intro 75K 68k Nullae
AS_Recruitment.lha demo/misc 141K 68k Funny Demo signed Axel Retro-...
gcc-mos2wos.lha dev/gcc 2.8M MOS Make MorphOS GCC output WarpO...
HWP_Malibu.lha dev/hwood 640K MOS Scala emulation for Hollywood
BlazingGunsPreview.zip game/demo 97K 68k Blazing Guns Preview
Crazy_Priest_Extra.lha game/misc 1.2M 68k Crazy Priest Extra
Exult-wos.lha game/role 2.1M WOS Exult for WarpOS
Lightwave.3D-PlugIns.lha gfx/3d 1.5M 68k Lightwave 3D Plugin Collection
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.1M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 4.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.4M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
lameA68K-3.100.lha mus/misc 512K 68k MP3 encoder for A68K
lameAros-3.100.lha mus/misc 570K x86 MP3 encoder for Aros
lw_ViperMk2.lha pix/3dobj 6.1M BSG Colonial ViperMk2 for Lig...
Convert.lha util/rexx 11K 68k Simple command line currency ...
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12.Nov.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 11.11.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until November 11th, 2017:
milkytracker_sdl2.lha aud/tra 2Mb 4.1 SDL2 version of an FT2 compatibl...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
download.lha net/ftp 37kb 4.0 File download utility: http, htt...
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12.Nov.2017
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WHDLoad: New installers 11.11.2017
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 November 11th, 2017:
- 2017-11-11 fixed: Double Dragon 2 - The Revenge (Virgin) new RawDIC imager, memory corruption fixed, Bplcon0 color bit fixes, sample players fixed, blitter waits added, trainer options added (Info)
- 2017-11-09 improved: Blazing Thunder (Hi-Tec Software) sample players fixed, new RawDIC imager, much faster installation, blitter wait patches disabled on 68000, 68000 quitkey support, trainer options added, default quitkey changed to F10 (Info)
- 2017-11-08 updated: Armour Geddon 2 (Psygnosis) patch redone, chip memory requirements reduced, blitter waits added, 68000 quitkey support, source code included (Info)
- 2017-11-07 fixed: Aladdin (Virgin) intro animation flickering fixed (Info)
- 2017-11-07 improved: Wolfchild (Core Design) Bplcon0 color bit fixes, interrupts fixed, blitter wait added, 68000 quitkey support, source code included (Info, Image, Image)
- 2017-11-05 improved: Gem'X (Demonware/Kaiko) version check adapted, trainers added, option to reset high scores added (Info)
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12.Nov.2017
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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Event: First pictures of Alchimie 2018 (France)
This weekend in France, in Tain l'Hermitage, this years's Alchimie is taking place. On Twitter Eric Luczyszyn has published some first pictures.
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12.Nov.2017
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Hollywood-GUI: HGui 1.1
Fabio 'Allanon' Falcucci's HGui is a GUI system developed with Hollywood which in contrary to the Amiga specific MUI Royale is available for all platforms that are supported by Hollywood (amiga-news.de reported) - although there are some limitations under Android. The author said: "HGui is not yet complete, but I'd say at 90%, it is really stable."
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09.Nov.2017
amiga.org (Webseite)
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Point'n Click Adventure: English version of "Retro Wars"
"Retro Wars" is a point'n click adventure created with GRAC and a bit of AMOS code which was highly inspired by Star Wars. The Spanish version has been available for years and meanwhile there is also an English translation. The game can be downloaded for free but there is also a commercial box version which can be ordered from the authors or in several Amiga shops.
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08.Nov.2017
Lorfarius (Host) (ANF)
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Retro podcast: AMIGArama, issue 2
AMIGArama is an English-language podcast, new issues are suppoesed to be published every week. Topics of the retro podcast are Amiga games and utilities - each issue is about one classic Amiga game. This week the podcast is about Jetstrike. The aim of the moderator Lafarius is to present every commercial Amiga game in one episode of his podcast.
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08.Nov.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Game announcements: Cybermove and Speedgrid
According to a report of the Amiga Future, Virtual Dimension is developing a Sokoban-like game, in which a robot has to move boxes around barriers. The game is supposed to be finished when the Gamescom 2018 will be take place.
Another game has been announced by Simone 'saimo' Bevilacqua (e.g. "BOH"). In Speedgrid (video) you control a spaceship and have to collect different objects.
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07.Nov.2017
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 129
The English and German issue 129 (November/December 2017) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed today, and can also be ordered directly from the editorial office of Amiga Future as well as Amiga dealers who stock the magazine. Content includes a show report from Gamescom 2017, news from the MorphOS camp and a laser upgrade for Amiga mice. (snx)
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06.Nov.2017
a1k.org (ANF)
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FPGA processor: 68080 is to licenced to hardware producers for free
Gunnar von Boehn offers to provide his reimplementation of a 68k processor calles 68080 to further hardware producers. Currently the Vampire accelerator boards ("Apollo Cores") are equipped with a 68080 which are available for A500/A600 and announced for the A1200. For the "big" Amigas so far nobody has offered such solutions.
von Boehns now offers that a hardware producer can licence a version of the 68080 for free which after booting the system is reduced to the speed of a real 68060 processor but apart from that has all the features of a 68080. This "Shareware output" of the CPU end users could turn off by purchasing a keycode.
If companies would use this offer, producers could again offer fast accelerator board for Amigas and Ataris despite the high prices resp. the unavailability of such boards. On the other hand, von Boehn could break into new markets because producers like Jens Schönfeld could offer boards for the Amiga3000/4000.
This offer is limited to the CPU of the Apollo Core. Other parts like SAGA or a chipset emulation are not included.
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