16.Sep.2024
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywood: GUI plugin RapaGUI 2.2a
Press release: For the RapaGUI version 2.2 released three weeks ago (amiga-news.de reported) an update has been released which fixes a bug that only affects the Amiga version. All other platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android) are not affected. The new version is now available for download on the Hollywood portal. (dr)
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16.Sep.2024
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Developer log: PiStorm16 boots
In his latest post on Patreon, Emu68 developer Michal Schulz reports that he has booted a PiStorm16 in his A600 for the very first time (YouTube video). Unlike the classic PiStorm, this accelerator card uses an Efinix FPGA chip, just like the PiStorm32-lite. The current model was developed for the A600 and for CM4 (Compute Module 4). (dr)
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16.Sep.2024
jPV RNO
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Event: Saku 2024 on 22nd September in Oulu (Finland)
Press release: Finnish Amiga Users Group is happy to announce the return of the Saku events! Started in 1997, Saku is the longest running Amiga show in Finland. We will hold our Saku 2024 event in Oulu, Finland on Sunday, September 22nd.
The event will feature many classic Amiga computers from A500 to A4000, FPGA setups, and next generation systems. Visitors can use all setups freely for gaming and other activities.
There will be several game competitions with prizes and demos are shown on a big screen. The latest Amiga Future magazines are available for reading, as well as other magazines from all decades. Finnish Amiga retailer AmiGarage will be present with some Amiga goodies.
Admittance is free of charge. Saku 2024 will start at 14:00 on September 22nd at Oulun Tetra ground floor conference room at Mäkelininkatu 31. (dr)
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16.Sep.2024
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Linux: Kernel 6.11.0 for AmigaOne X1000/X5000
Parallel to the release of the Linux Kernel 6.11, Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky has finally compiled it after numerous tests for the AmigaOne X1000 and X5000. Among other things, it contains a new NTFS3 driver from Paragon Software. In addition, the DPAA Ethernet now works without problems.
Download: linux-image-6.11.0-X1000_X5000.tar.gz (61 MB) (dr)
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15.Sep.2024
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Amiga emulator for macOS: vAmiga V3.0b1
Starting with version 2.6.1, developer Dirk Hoffmann made changes to the internal architecture of his Amiga emulator vAmiga for MacOS with the aim of porting the new emulator architecture of VirtualC64 v5.0 to vAmiga in order to enable features such as Run-Ahead (background article). Now he has released the first beta version of version 3, which introduces this feature. He writes about it:
"When run-ahead is enabled, two emulator instances run side by side: the primary instance and the run-ahead instance. The primary instance emulates the Amiga as usual, while the run-ahead instance runs several frames ahead and generates the image texture. Both emulator instances stay in sync with a time delay, and any changes in the primary instance, e.g., triggered by a joystick event, forces the run-ahead instance to be recreated. Run-ahead mode is meant for gaming as it considerably decreases the lag between an external event, e.g., a gamepad or keyboard event, and its recognition inside the emulator.
Accommodating this feature required significant changes to vAmiga’s architecture, resulting in a major update to the codebase. While these improvements have streamlined the internal workings of the emulator, they’ve also introduced some bugs - an expected outcome with such a substantial change."
The author therefore asks for feedback in this regard. He has also implemented the following improvements, among others:
- Snapshot compression
- Loading and saving memory contents
- Improved Headless app
- RetroShell as as serial port device
- Beamtrap debug feature
- RetroShell commands via the command line
The minimum system requirement for its emulator is macOS 11.0. (dr)
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15.Sep.2024
Reddit (ANF)
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Python script: Quarterback ADF file extractor AmigaQB_extract 0.4.2
AmigaQB_extract is a Python script that aims to restore backup copies created with the Quarterback program more successfully than the original in the event of damages. For example, the catalog stored on the first and last floppy disk is no longer needed.
The disks must be available as ADF images in order to use AmigaQB_extract. Backup copies that have not been split over several disks, but saved as a single larger file, cannot be read out for now. (snx)
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15.Sep.2024
Amigatronics (ANF)
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Emulator package: R4 update for Amiga Forever 10
Yesterday, version 10 of the Amiga Forever emulator package received a fourth update. The free update brings improved touch and multi-touch support as well as extended logging functions. In addition, if you have C64 Forever installed as well, one player will also check if there are updates for the other one. (snx)
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15.Sep.2024
Amigatronics (ANF)
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Interview with Cyril Houzé (Dune AGA project)
Amigatronics has conducted a 22-question interview with Cyril 'Barjack' Houzé at the title link. The graphic designer is the initiator of the AGA remake of the adventure classic Dune, which is currently in development (amiga-news.de reported). (snx)
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15.Sep.2024
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Aminet uploads until 14.09.2024
The following files have been added until 14.09.2024 to Aminet:
goodasnew.adf demo/disk 880K 68k 4th at Revision 2024
rewardision.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demo from Revision 2024
Void-Greetro.zip demo/disk 313K 68k Greetro from MountainBytes 2024
xmen_vintage_glow.zip demo/disk 834K 68k 9th at Revision 2024
VoidandWC-Sorry.zip demo/intro 64K 64KB Intro Revision 2024
HWP_RapaGUI.lha dev/hwood 7.3M ALL Cross-platform GUI toolkit fo...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 5.8M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
S3ViRGE.lha driver/vid 5K 68k S3Virge PCI P96 driver
Voodoo.lha driver/vid 14K 68k Voodoo P96 driver
mariaconv.lha gfx/conv 41K 68k Convert images to/from Maria'...
AmigaVisionPro.lha gfx/misc 42K AmigaVisionPro spanish texts ...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.9M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.2M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.8M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
CIAgent.lha misc/emu 202K OS4 Minimal CIA resources/hardwar...
rogue_combat_10.zip mods/crash 31K Looping Game Music. 8 bit xm
rogue_combat_21.zip mods/crash 11K Looping Game Music (1993). 8 ...
rogue_combat_3.zip mods/crash 52K Looping Metal Music. 8 bit xm
CharacterMap.lha text/misc 71K 68k Browse character set and copy...
ToolsMenu.lha util/cdity 79K 68k Add tools and projects to the...
(snx)
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15.Sep.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 14.09.2024
The following files have been added until 14.09.2024 to OS4Depot:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
ciagent.lha emu/mis 202kb 4.0 Minimal CIA resources and hardwa...
blackivan.lha gam/car 24Mb 4.0 A blackjack clone
db_icons_pack_01.lha gra/ico 888kb 4.1 Various icons in AmigaOS 4.1 style
hwp_rapagui.lha lib/hol 7Mb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for GUI creation
(snx)
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15.Sep.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 14.09.2024
The following files have been added until 14.09.2024 to AROS Archives:
blackivan.lha gam/car 24Mb A blackjack clone
(snx)
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15.Sep.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 14.09.2024
The following files have been added until 14.09.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
CVBasic-0.7.0.lha Development/Cross BASIC compiler for Cole...
AmiArcadia_33.22.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
BlackIvan_2.00.lha Games/Card A special version of cl...
sdl2-pong_1.0.lha Games/Misc Port of sdl2-pong
sdl2-space-invaders_1.... Games/Shoot2D Port of sdl2-space-inva...
(snx)
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15.Sep.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 14.09.2024
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 14.09.2024:
- 2024-09-13 improved: A320 Airbus Vol. 2 (Rainer Bopf Software) icons updated (Info)
- 2024-09-11 fixed: Desert Strike (Paradox) interrupts fixed (Info)
- 2024-09-08 fixed: Trex Warrior (Thalion) soundfx issue fixed, supports another version, slave uses less chip memory, files are used instead of disk image and more (Info)
(snx)
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15.Sep.2024
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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:
- LFF (Skid Row Cracktro)
- Paranoimia 2024 Tyros Edition
- Behind the Walls Live Performance
- Xenon 2 Megablast - Turn it up!!
(snx)
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14.Sep.2024
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Platform game: "Dr. Dangerous: Secrets of the Temple of Xol'Tan" released
After five test versions, hoogames has released its platformer "Dr Dangerous: Secrets of the Temple of Xol'Tan", inspired by the Amiga classic Rick Dangerous and created with the Scorpion Engine (YouTube video).
In addition to the ADF and lha version, an archive for THEA500 Mini is also available. (dr)
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13.Sep.2024
Spillhistorie (E-Mail)
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Interview with Jim Sachs
Following on from the double interview on Ports of Call conducted together with Hans Arne Jacobsen (amiga-news.de reported), Joachim Froholt has now spoken to Jim Sachs again for their Norwegian website “Spillhistorie” at the title link in order to trace his career.
The article begins with the former Air Force pilot's first C64 game, Saucer Attack, which he describes as a game that everyone owned but nobody bought. Regarding his first Amiga game, Defender of the Crown, Jim Sachs already explained in an earlier interview that it took him a whole week to create his first background screen with the original Amiga painting programs and that Deluxe Paint later reduced the comparable effort to three to four days.
After dropping out of his last direct project for Commodore due to conflicting specifications, and also completing "Defender of the Crown II", further stations were the CompuTrainer software for exercise bikes, which provided a corresponding racing bike landscape simulation, and especially his 3D aquarium screensavers, which were finally taken over by Microsoft and brought him to the realization that one should never do business with this company without a lawyer. Returning to the games market, though, he rules out - being born in 1949 he would be too old now for that. (snx)
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13.Sep.2024
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Linux: Stable long-term kernel 5.10.225 for AmigaOne X1000/X5000
Parallel to the current kernels (amiga-news.de reported), Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky also provides the latest version of the stable long-term kernel for the AmigaOne X1000 and X5000. It is suitable for old Linux distributions that do not work with the latest kernels, such as Ubuntu 10.04, or if users have problems with the latest kernels. He has now released version 5.10.225 with PowerPC fixes. (dr)
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13.Sep.2024
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Aracade classic: Elevator Action for AGA Amigas
After the publication of two preview videos (amiga-news.de reported), the first playable version of Jean-François 'jotd' Fabre's Amiga port of the Taito arcade classic Elevator Action is now available for AGA Amigas. Currently music and sound FX are still missing and some colours still need to be adjusted. At the moment you can start the game on the Workbench, an ADF version will follow. Source code is available on GitHub. (dr)
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12.Sep.2024
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Video: Compiling the Menace source code, part 1
In a first video, the YouTube channel 'Dave Poo 2' presented the commercial Shoot 'Em Up Menace, which was released in 1988. The source code was later published in several issues of the British Amiga Format magazine.
In the current video, an attempt is made to assemble the source code and then compile it. (dr)
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11.Sep.2024
heise.de Newsticker (ANF)
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Heise article on Andy Warhol's Amiga graphics (German)
As reported some weeks ago, one of the two art prints with Debbie Harry's portrait is for sale. Now Heise has also published an article about Andy Warhol's work with the Amiga at the title link - and adds that a sales price of 26 million dollars is being speculated for the picture including the signed floppy disk. (snx)
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11.Sep.2024
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Image editor: PyDPainter 2.0.1 for Windows, Linux and macOS
The image editor PyDPainter (new YouTube video of version 2.0) is inspired by DPaint and according to its author Mark Riale an attempt to create a usable pixel art program in Python using PyGame that can handle low resolutions and limited colour palettes and which can be as easy to use as possible (amiga-news.de reported). Version 2.0.1 fixes the following bugs:
- Anim files from PPaint missing last two frames
- Unable to draw when magnified when changing frames
- Anim save issues with palette and blank frames
- Smear mode crash
(dr)
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10.Sep.2024
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MorphOS: E-Mail client Iris 1.34
Just under a week ago, Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek released version 1.34 of his e-mail client Iris for MorphOS. The changes in detail:
- Fixed a crash during update check on some configurations
- Fixed a crash when editing a message in a locally mapped folder
- Fixed not to duplicate messages when editing a message in locally mapped folder or local storage
- Increased mail filter string length limit
- Updated WebKit and associated libraries
- Shows a popup window w/ progress bar when downloading an update
(dr)
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