21.Sep.2016
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AROS: August 2016 Highlights
Based on his weekly news about the progresses of the operating system AROS, under the title link Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz also writes monthly summaries.
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21.Sep.2016
MorphZone (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Calimero 3.6
Version 3.6 of Carsten Siegner's desktop publishing software Calimero now supports correctly text marking. He wrote: "Now it's possible to mark only one character. Moving the cursor to a different character works now like each other editor" (screenshot). Furthermore, he reworked the settings window and the key input handler. "Now it's fast as possible, without a delay during typing."
Download: Calimero_3.6.lha (7 MB)
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21.Sep.2016
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Datenbank: MUIbase 3.3
Already three weeks ago, Steffen Gutmann released an update of his relational, programmable database with graphical user interface for AmigaOS 3.x, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. Changes of version 3.3:
- Remembers the print settings in the preferences
- When a new project needs to be saved in order to continue, let the user save a project instead of showing an error message that a project name has to be set
- Warn user when changing choice labels in the structure editor when there are existing records. Changing the choice labels does not update the label indices stored in records. Also warn about duplicate and empty labels
- Windows/Mac OS X/Linux versions: reflect changes to labels immediately when editing labels
- Improved year completing when entering date values. When entering a one or two digit year, 1900 or 2000 is added depending on which result is closer to the current year. Similar for three digit years
- Updated French translation by Stéphane Aulery
- Converted all catalog translations to the PO file format. This makes it easier to maintain translations and add additional languages
- New version of the ImportSample project with a custom import function
- Several bugfixes
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20.Sep.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Developer tool: vlink 0.15b
Frank Wille has updated the portable linker vlink, which can handle a lot of binary formats and is part of the compiler package vbcc.
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20.Sep.2016
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Review: MIDI on the FPGA computer MIST.
Amiga user Epsilon has successfully tested MIDI functionality on the MIST FPGA system and wrote his experiences in a blog entry.
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20.Sep.2016
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Preorders for new manual for AmigaOS 3.5/3.9
The Polish publisher amiga.net.pl, which in May had already announced a manual for using AmigaOS 4.1 under an emulator, is going to republish the older, Polish books about the Amiga in English. First he will publish a manual for AmigaOS 3.5/3.9, which will be available for about 22 Euro (plus shipping). The e-Book will cost 12 Euro.
The book will be delievred from January 2017 on. Preorders are now being accepted. The Guidebook for Directory Opus 5 will be translated as well, but there is not a specific time schedule yet.
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19.Sep.2016
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Video of AmiParty 19 (Poland)
In August the American Bill Winters attended the "AmiParty 19", which took place from August 12 to 14 in Polish Chelm.
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18.Sep.2016
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FPGA accelerator board: Vampire 2 (A600) becomes more expensive
According to "kipper2k", who is the producer of the FPGA-based accelerator board Vampire II (A600), the price for one board will increase from 150 Euro to 250 or 289 Euro because "the orders are much greater than the production rate and i cannot cope with the demand". Therefore the only option is to "to have the boards assembled by a board house to increase production".
From now the Vampire II is available in two different versions. The price for the standard version, which is euqal to previous ones, will be 250 Euro. The "Black Edition" is equipped with a faster CPU ("x13 clockspeed") and will be available for 289 Euro. If you have already paid in advance, then you will get your commercially assembled board for 150 Euro.
In Future the next 100 persons who had preordered will be asked to pay in advance and after getting the money the next production will be started. About four to five weeks later, the customer will get his board.
kipper2k also wrote: "We understand that this price hike appears high, Prices have been held low from day 1 and all prepaid orders on Amibay are being honoured by Majsta at a loss. These preorders have allowed the development of the project to be completed so the people who have supported the project from the beginning will reap the benefits of their investment."
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18.Sep.2016
amiga.org (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 3: 8-Bit graphic programm Personal Paint 7.3b
The free "maintainance" update of the 8-Bit graphi programm Personal Paint now is also available for AMigaOS 3, which fixes several minor bugs. Version 7.3b is available for free to all existing customers. You can download it at ppaint.com.
Additional to the bug fixes, an optional black pictogramm set created by Martin 'Mason' Merz is available. Besides, the new InfoWindow class, known from the Enhancer package, is provided and used for the online help.
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18.Sep.2016
Finnish Amiga Users Group (ANF)
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Event: Finnish Amiga Users Group's Saku 2016 Event on September 24th
Press release: Finnish Amiga Users Group hold their 9th Saku event in Oulu, Finland, on Saturday, September 24th. The event will feature many classic Amiga setups from A500 to A4000, FPGA computers like Minimig and MIST, Commodore 64, and several next generation systems. There will also be a presentation about the Hollywood programming language and the documentary film "From Bedrooms to Billions: The Amiga Years!" will be shown on a big screen.
Finnish Amiga retailer Gentle Eye will be present with some Amiga goodies, and the users group is getting new promotional products just for the event. Admittance is free of charge and refreshments will be available. Saku 2016 will start at 14 o'clock on September 24th at Oulun Tetra ground floor conference room at Mäkelininkatu 31. Please visit the users group's website for more information. Welcome! (snx)
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18.Sep.2016
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Aminet-Uploads until 17.09.2016
The following packages have been added to the Aminet until September 17th, 2016:
BarflyDisk2_00.lha dev/asm 597K 68k Barfly (68k+PPC) ASM Developm...
IFF-ILBM.zip dev/misc 6K IFF-ILBM loader for C#
WormWars.lha game/actio 788K 68k Advanced snake game
WormWars-OS4.lha game/actio 1.0M OS4 Advanced snake game
FunTime3_96.lha mags/germa 394K German Amiga Magazine, Issue 3
FunTime4_96.lha mags/germa 423K German Amiga Magazine, Issue 4
FunTime5_96.lha mags/germa 477K German Amiga Magazine, Issue 5
RNOInfoScreen.lha mus/play 7.0M WOS Music player front-end and in...
Calimero_3.6.lha text/dtp 6.7M MOS A DTP Program
zip-bin.lha util/arc 118K OS4 Zip - binary archive
zip-src.lha util/arc 1.1M OS4 zip source archive
BootEm.lha util/boot 26K 68k Ancient BootLeg replacement (...
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 455K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlusMOS.lha util/misc 517K MOS Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 566K OS4 Multipurpose utility
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18.Sep.2016
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 17.09.2016
The following packages have been added to the OS4Depot until September 17th, 2016:
rnoinfoscreen.lha aud/pla 7Mb 4.0 Music player front-end and info ...
appbuilder.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 Hollywood language productivity
memdump.lha dev/mis 66kb 4.0 Views and modifies memory with a...
amigaracer.lha gam/dri 89Mb 4.1 A Lotus Turbo Challenge game alike
exorcisticon.lha gra/ico 92kb 4.0 Icon for window and screen kille...
blender.lha gra/ray 66Mb 4.1 The free open source 3D content ...
zip-bin.lha uti/arc 118kb 4.0 Binary archive
zip-src.lha uti/arc 1Mb 4.0 Zip source archive
reportplus.lha uti/mis 566kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
rbase64.lha uti/she 4kb 4.1 Base64 encoder/decoder
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18.Sep.2016
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WHDLoad: New installers until 17.09.2016
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 installer has been added until September 17th, 2016:
- 2016-09-11 improved: Pool Of Radiance (SSI) less OS swap when saving an existing savegame, custom option to restart the game (Info)
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17.Sep.2016
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Interview: Graeme Anderson (graphic artist for Hired Guns)
In the interview Graeme Anderson, former DMA-Design member and responsible for the graphics of Hired Guns, talked about his work process and the tools used for Hired Guns.
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16.Sep.2016
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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PDF-Magazine: REV'n'GE 63 (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 "Mixed-Up Mother Goose", "La Storia Ancestrale", "Ghosts 'n' Goblins", the sequel "Ghouls'n Ghosts" and "The Clue!".
Download sites:
Italian
English
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16.Sep.2016
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Emulator: FS-UAE 2.7.16dev
Frode Solheim's FS-UAE is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and BSD and based on WinUAE and "includes an easy-to-use graphical configuration program which allows you to enjoy FS-UAE and Amiga emulation without writing configuration files." Beta version 2.7.16dev is a bug fix release.
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16.Sep.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AROS-Distribution: Icaros Desktop 2.1.3
Version 2.1.3 of Paolo Besser's AROS distribution Icaros (screenshot) provides some new applications. Besides, OWB, OpenSSL, Mapparium and SimpleMail have been updated:
- Updated PortablE to latest release
- Updated Mapparium to v0.6
- route computation, images now available. And many other fixes
- Updated OWB to August 28th 2016 build
- openssl upgraded to 1.0.1t fixing some security issues
- Updated SimpleMail to latest release
- Added FinalBurnAlpha to emulators
- Added ColorCLI scripts
- Added meteMP3 player to MultiMedia programs
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14.Sep.2016
Patrick Nevian (ANF)
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Action-Adventure: Tales of Gorluth II is delivered
According to Patrick Nevian, today the pressed CDs of his action adventure "Tales of Gorluth II" which was created with Backbone has been finished:
All pre-orders will be delivered this week. For a couple of monthts, the first part of the fantasy saga can be downloaded for free.
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14.Sep.2016
amiga.org (Webseite)
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Podcast: The Retro Hour talked to Ben Vost (chief editor Amiga Format)
The English-language podcast The Retro Hour has talked to Ben Vost, who is the former chief editor of "Amiga Format". It is one of big two British Amiga magazines which was discontinued in May 2000.
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