27.Jan.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4 / AROS / MorphOS: SnapIT 1.4
SnapIT written by Stefan Blixth (OnyxSoft) is a "powerful screen grabber" for AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and AROS/x86 (screenshot).
The version of MorphOS can save the screenshots as different formats by using Reggae. Generally version 1.4 now can be used without a user-interface.
Changes:
- Reggae-support for saving data which includes a lot more formats to save to (MorphOS only)
- Missed to apply translation to the ASL-window (save file as...)
- Fixed that the free grab works as intended if the program was started iconified
- Added Greek translation by Anthony Iliakis
- Using latest MUI4 on OS4 to set the "aiming" pointer when using freegrab mode
- Now possible to grab a screen and save it without using the GUI (cli argument)
- Added CX_POPKEY / CX_POPUP handling
- Modified SnapIT so it can only be started in one instance, run it twice, uniconifies the first instance
- Included a updated Spanish guide file by Victor Gutiérrez
- Removed the requester when starting the program without a keyfile
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26.Jan.2017
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Calendar for printing
The Croatian website amigawarp.org has published a year 2017 calender with Amiga motifs. The calendar was created in A4 landscape format and can be printed in English (PDF) or Croatian (PDF).
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24.Jan.2017
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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FPGA: Apollo-Core-Update "Gold2"
The Apollo core is a FPGA-reimplementation of Motorolas m68k-series, which also provides a separate graphic output called SAGA. Currently the core is used in the accelerator boards 600 V2 and 500 V2(+). Changes in the latest core "Gold2":
- AMMX greatly improved
- Added CPU counters
- Added TURTLE mode
- Modified PCR register: 68080 now acts as a 060
- Modified MOVEC Rc,Rn (reads in User mode and Writes in Supervisor mode)
- Improved some loops patterns
- Improved self-modifying code support
- Improved memory controller to be full 32-bit
- Improved HDMI core
The SAGA driver was also updated and now is available in version 0.11.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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24.Jan.2017
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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MorphOS: Calimero 3.82
Carsten Siegner's Calimero "is a powerfull DTP program" which can handle spreedsheets (screenshot) now of the formats EPUB (photo 1) and ODT (photo 2).
The comic picture shown in the document is a WMF image format file which can be converted by Calimero into other formats. The spreedsheets in the ODT-documents for example in OpenOffice can be moved without limitations, thus do not depend on lines.
Download: Calimero_3.82.lha (8 MB)
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24.Jan.2017
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A500 accelerator board: HC508 in progress
Another accelerator board for the Amiga 500 is in development called HC508 which is based on a 68HC000 processor clocked with 50 Mhz and according to the developer is fully compatible to the 68000. The hardware has been tested for a loner time, the layout is final.
The HC508 has the following features:
- 68HC000 CPU with 50 MHz, 100% MC68000 compatible
- IDE-port (40 pin) for HD and CD-ROM
- integrated port for CF-cards
- 8 MB FastRAM (1 wait state)
- 512k FlashROM for Kickstart (1 wait state)
- Tool for disabling/enabling of all moduls (CPU, RAM, ROM, IDE)
It is still not clear how the board will be sold.
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24.Jan.2017
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PCMCIA driver: CFD 1.33 (Update)
CFD ("CompactFlashDevice") supports using CompactFlash memory cards on the PCMCIA-Port of an A600 or A1200. Grzegorz 'Krashan' Kraszewski has released an update of the driver which improves compatibility with SD-cards (inserted via SD-CF-adapter). The updated driver also could provide support of a higher number of CF memory cards.
Update: (08:05, 27.08.17, snx)
As Grzegorz Kraszewski points out in a comment, this driver update has been created by Paul Carter and not by himself. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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24.Jan.2017
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New PCMCIA angle connector: KA37 (Update)
Grzegorz 'Krashan' Kraszewski offers another angle connector for the PCMCIA port of the A1200 or A600 called "KA37" which is mostly required if the Amiga was put into a tower. The "KA37" is available for about 21 Euro and thus cheaper than similar products of Amigakit or
Elbox. However, Krashan only accepts Bitcoin (0.0249 Bitcoin). You can order the connector via email from the developer.
Update: (09:25, 30.01.2017, snx)
Grzegorz Kraszewski mentions in a comment that PayPal and SEPA transfers are also accepted, although they are not advertised on the webpage. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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24.Jan.2017
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Interview with Patrick Nevian (Tales of Gorluth, Blue Metal Rose)
generationamiga.com has published an interview with Patrick Nevian who among others is the developer of the Tales of Gorluth series and founder of the Indie Pop band project Blue Metal Rose.
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24.Jan.2017
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Platform game: Slackskin & Flint for free download
The full version of the platform game Slackskin & Flint which was released in 1992 can be downloaded for free.
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24.Jan.2017
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Ars Technica: A history of the Amiga, part 10
The tenth part of the series "A history of the Amiga", since 2007 released on Ars Technica, is about the decline of the Amiga.
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[News message: 24. Jan. 2017, 00:00] [Comments: 0]
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23.Jan.2017
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Subtitle editor: Slarti (all Amiga platforms)
"Slarti" is written in Hollywood and can "help making or modifying video subtitles" in the SubRip format. Using the avcodec-plugin, Slarti loads the video into its user-interface (which was created with RapaGUI) and offers rich editing modes.
Obviously other ports of the program are only available as free downloads if a certain amount of donations has been achieved. This is explained on the website under "Donations":
"If you send any amount of donation you will get an email with the download link of your chosen platform and the release target counter will be added by one point.
If the counter hit one of the goals then a release of the program will happen as a free download as described below."
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23.Jan.2017
(ANF)
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Ben Hermans resigns his position as director of Hyperion
During the afternoon a hint was published on amiga.org that in the Belgisch Staatsblad an application of Hyperion (PDF) was published for removing the rank of the director ("Bestuurder") for Ben Hermans because he did resign this position on December 16th. This has been certified since January 12th because the KBO ("Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen") lists only founding member Timothy de Groote as well as the German Costel Mincea, joined in May 2015 as directors of Hyperion.
A few hours later Hyperion's website also announced the change:
"Hyperion Entertainment CVBA wishes to announce that Mr. Ben Hermans has resigned as a director of the company to allow him to concentrate on his practice as legal counsel. He remains committed to Hyperion Entertainment and will continue representing its legal interests in the best possible way. Ben of course also remains a shareholder in the Hyperion Entertainment business."
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[News message: 23. Jan. 2017, 23:49] [Comments: 0]
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22.Jan.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 21.01.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until January 21st, 2017:
DiskSafe.lha disk/salv 92K 68k No longer non validated disks!
Boxx3.adf game/jump 880K 68k Boxx 3 Platform game (Bootabl...
Boxx3HDD.lha game/jump 304K 68k Boxx 3 Platform game (HD Inst...
PatchCompositeTags.lha gfx/misc 625K OS4 Patch and emulate CompositeTags
Dina.lha text/bfont 72K Dina Programming Font
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22.Jan.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 21.01.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until January 21st, 2017:
amitransformator_ita.lha dev/lan 479b 4.1 italian catalog for Amitransform...
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 4Mb 4.1 An arabic console device
qt-minimal.lha lib/mis 72Mb 4.1 Multiplatform Gui Toolkit (Minimal)
vmt.lha off/dat 7Mb 4.1 Vehicles costs management tool
screengrab.lha uti/mis 358kb 4.1 Simple screengrab app for Qt4
rbroadcastwol.lha uti/she 4kb 4.1 Send out a Magic Packet to wake ...
rhash_cmd.lha uti/she 18kb 4.1 rHash preforms hashing of files
juffed.lha uti/tex 6Mb 4.1 Advanced text editor for Qt4
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22.Jan.2017
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 21.01.2017
The following archives have been added to the AROS-Archives until January 21st, 2017:
ogg-dec-enc.i386-aros.lha aud/mis 2Mb ogg format decoder and encoder
protrekkr.i386-aros.lha aud 10Mb tracker program with advance fea...
audioevolution3_src.lha aud/rec 317kb source code of version 3 the hd ...
audioevolution4.i386-aros... aud/rec 27Mb hd recording
eternal.i386-aros.zip dem/sce 7Mb Port of OpenGL demo from ReAct 2004
vmt.i386-aros.lha uti/mis 7Mb Vehicles costs management tool
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22.Jan.2017
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WHDLoad: New installers until 21.01.2017
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 January 21st, 2017:
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19.Jan.2017
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Emulator: FS-UAE Wrapper simplifies access to archives
The FS-UAE Wrapper, written in Python, is supposed to simplify the access to archives, so for example you can compress ISO-images together with configuration files into an archive.
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[News message: 19. Jan. 2017, 22:51] [Comments: 0]
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19.Jan.2017
(ANF)
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MorphOS: Harry "Piru" Sintonen hacks QNap network
Harry Sintonen, who is programmer in the MorphOS team, works as Senior Security Consultant at the Finnish security specialist F-Secure. In Helsinki he recently did "teach the audience a lesson in how attackers take advantage of insecure devices. Harry created the demonstration after he discovered several vulnerabilities in a QNAP network attached storage (NAS) device."
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16.Jan.2017
David Brunet (ANF)
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Obligement: Update of Amiga Games List
Since 1991 David Brunet has updated "Amiga Games List". Now all releases of the year 2016 have been added, so the database includes 12632 games, level editors, data disks, extensions and interpreters, which divide like that:
- 12076 games
- 320 extensions and data disks
- 143 game or level editors
- 84 interpreters
According to Brunet the Amiga Games List is the most extensive games list on Internet.
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