07.Jul.2015
AROS-Exec (Forum)
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AROS: A week in AROS (from 29.06.15)
Weekly Krzysztof 'Deadwood' Śmiechowicz summarizes the latest progresses and developments of the AROS-programmers.
Week of June 29th:
- Shell no longer passes junk arguments to scripts (neil)
- Delay in SD card device decreased (mschulz)
- Initial work on storage.resource started (Kalamatee)
- Work on per CPU task handling for AROS continues (Kamalatee)
- Serial and parallel ports devices now load correctly under m68k port of AROS (jmcmullan)
- Passing flags to parallel port device has been fixed (jmcmullan)
- Sorting in NListtree MUI custom class has been fixed (deadwood)
- Listtree MUI class now correctly handling sorting and remove of nodes (deadwood)
- Work on AROS ARM native kernel continues (mschulz)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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05.Jul.2015
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Aminet-Uploads until 04.07.2015 (Update)
The following archives have been added to Aminet until July 4th, 2015:
ScummVM_AGA_040.lha game/misc 4.9M 68k Amiga AGA port of ScummVM 1.5...
ScummVM_AGA_060.lha game/misc 5.7M 68k Amiga AGA port of ScummVM 1.5...
PatchCompositeTags.lha gfx/misc 46K OS4 Patch and emulate CompositeTags
creatiVision.lha misc/emu 271K MOS VTech Creativision and clones
SoundBankster-1.4.lha mus/play 464K MOS Mix music in realtime
earth_view.jpg pix/back 344K Satellite view of Earth
poco_azul.jpg pix/back 562K Light entering a cavern
sunset_sky.jpg pix/back 700K Sunset Sky
RomanianDrawers.lha pix/mwb 4K RomanianDrawers: MagicWB Icons
base64enc.lha util/conv 1K Base64 encoding filter
DOpus4-Base6410.lha util/dopus 8K ARexx: encode + decode files ...
DOpus4-Intersect14.lha util/dopus 5K ARexx: intersect contents of ...
DOpus4-Subtract10.lha util/dopus 5K ARexx: subtract contents of t...
HWP_MUIRoyale.lha util/libs 4.7M MOS Hollywood plugin for MUI GUIs
InstallerGen.lha util/misc 165K 68k Installer script creation tool
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 451K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlusMOS.lha util/misc 481K MOS Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 548K OS4 Multipurpose utility
tz.lha util/time 1.0M 68k Time Zone Database
Update: (20:30, 05.07.15, snx)
Due to a change on the Aminet website, the list of files in this news-item had been too short initially; the missing entries have been added now. (snx) (Translation: dr)
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05.Jul.2015
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 04.07.2015
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until July 4th, 2015:
tsmc_demo.lha gam/adv 37Mb 4.0 Old-style graphic adventure
amicraft.lha gam/mis 983kb 4.0 A Minecraft like game.
awc.lha gra/mis 2Mb 4.0 A web anim tool
patchcompositetags.lha gra/mis 46kb 4.0 Patch and emulate CompositeTags
hwp_muiroyale.lha lib/hol 5Mb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for MUI GUIs
artbase.lha off/dat 54Mb 4.0 Create tables and databases
diceware.lha uti/mis 18kb 4.0 Bitcoin address generator.
reportplus.lha uti/mis 548kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
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05.Jul.2015
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MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 04.07.2015
The following archives have been added to MorphOS-Files until July 4th, 2015:
UniScrobbler 1.3 mul/pla 41 A Lua script to send Last.f...
ACE 1.10 uti/emu 1326 Amstrad CPC family computer...
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05.Jul.2015
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WHDLoad: New packages until 04.07.2015
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 July 4th, 2015:
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05.Jul.2015
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AnimWebConverter 1.0
AnimWebConverter is a little Hollywood programm for AmigaOS 3.x, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS which can convert IFF-animations (Anim or Yafa format) into animated GIF and PNG files. It is also possible to resize them.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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03.Jul.2015
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Magazine: Amiga Future, issue 115
The English and German issue 115 (July/August 2015) of the printed magazine Amiga Future has been published and can be ordered directly from the magazine's editorial office or Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Reviews of Wings Battlefield and "Commodore Amiga: A Visual Commpendium" as well as an interview with Paul Gardner-Stephen (MEGA65) are included.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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03.Jul.2015
Stefan Egger (ANF)
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Computer Collection Vienna: Videos of CDTV-CR
On the YouTube channel of the "Computer Collection Vienna" new videos of the rather unknown and seldom (less than ten pieces out of 64 are still preserved) CDTV-CR (S/N #55) are available.
Further information, pictures and videos as well as a documentation of the system will be added as soon as possible. Additional to many changes, the display was explicitly improved. The system only contains the used custom-ICs "BEAUTY" and "GRACE" as well as CD-interface similar to the CD³² (with Sony-KSS-210A-Laser).
PCMCIA-boards do not fit into the slot. The Boot ROM has v3.3 (the CDTV has v1.0 and just like the A570 v2.30). According to the developers it is said: 'The ROMs are definitely different! Some of the differences are the 4510 code for the front panel buttons and displays, and the CD controllers are all completely different as well as the 68000 code to interface to the 4510 subsystem.'"
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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02.Jul.2015
a1k.org/forum (Webseite)
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Tables presentation: ArtBase 1.0 (for all Amiga systems)
ArtBase developed with Hollywood and MUI Royale, "transform your "dry" tables into an audiovisual experience." Mainly it is meant for collectors which manage their games lists with a spreadsheet or database. ArtBase imports those lists in CSV-format and does edit them. There are several templates for the design.
Ports of ArtBase for all Amiga systems are available. The use of the 68k-version it is only recommended together with powerful emulators.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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02.Jul.2015
a1k.org/forum (Webseite)
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Web-application: Amiga PCB Explorer
The "Amiga PCB Explorer" written by Christian "Scrat" Euler is supposed to support do-it-yourselfer repairing Amiga mainboards. Among others with this tool you are able to:
- Look up signal paths where physical traces have been damaged by battery acid or capacitor leakage
- Find out which components are connected to the same signal net
- Get a quick overview on chip pinouts
- Locate any part on the PCB
- Navigate around the PCB and marvel at its beauty
The author wrote: "Right now, the only available mainboard is the A4000 Desktop PCB (Rev B). Support for more boards may be added later."
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2015
Amiga Spiele News (Webseite)
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Commercial "Dizzy"-clone in progress: Dylan The Spaceman
Chris Clarke (amigapd.com) is developing a Dizzy-clone named Dylen The Spaceman, which is created with the Reality Game Engine and is supposed to be released in summer.
On his Facebook website the author informs about the latest news. At the moment the game is to sold on CD.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2015
Amiga Spiele News (Webseite)
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Shoot'em Up: Demo version of "Kingdoms of Steam"
Kingdoms of Steam is a Shoot'em Up game developed with the Reality Game Engine, which is inspired by the Megadrive game Steel Empire.
A "shop", in which you can trade your collected bonuses for additional weapons is started with the Space-key.
Download: KofSDemo2Levels.zip (434 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2015
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on Obligement website
During the last two months, several new articles have been added to the website of the French AmigaOS and MorphOS magazine Obligement. Translations into other languages are very welcome. If you are interested then please contact David 'Daff' Brunet.
- May/June 2015 news.
- Old articles from Amiga News 72 to 74: Review of Brilliance 2.0, News: Amiga's Future from David Pleasance, Hardware: Kit ROM 3.1, Hardware: Retina BLT/Z3, Hardware: SX-1, Review of Video Creator, Review of LightWave 3D 3.5, Review of Maple V, Report: Computer '94, etc.
- Interview with Daniel Müßener and Markus Kunkel (Cherry Darling).
- Interview with Colin Proudfoot (Commodore UK) and Bernard Van Tienen (Escom).
- Review of AEROS 3.5.
- Review of AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition (Classic version).
- Review of MorphOS 3.8/3.9.
- Review of Swamp Defense 2.
- Review of King's Quest 6.
- Report: Amiga, the king of interactive multimedia presentations.
- Programming: Assembleur (remake of Mortal Kombat in AGA).
- Tutorial: utilisation of the AmigaOS 4.1 dockies.
- Tutorial: cracking of Bio Challenge.
- Tutorial: installation of AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition on Classic Amiga.
- Tutorial: installation of MorphOS (update).
- Book: Éric Chahi - Parcours D'un Créateur De Jeux Vidéo Français.
- Special quizz about the Amiga 600.
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01.Jul.2015
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Amiga Reloaded: Information about planned Amiga-clone
On the "Amiga: 30 Years", Jens Schönfeld had announced that he is developing a Amiga-motherboard named "Amiga Reloaded". Meanwhile some more information are available in the Wiki of Individual Computers. We have summarized the essentials:
- first prototype in Q1/2016
- The target price of the main board with AGA chips is under 200,- EUR
- keyboard case will be a A500 case, second target will be the A1200 case
- Amiga Reloaded is an AGA Amiga using the original chips Alice, Lisa and Paula, along with two CIA chips, equipped with 2MByte Chipram
- The Amiga Reloaded will not have any CPU but has an A1200-compatible CPU slot; assurance that ACA12xx cards work (except for the old ACA1230 type), and we'll also do our best to make the popular Blizzard cards work. However, there will be no product support for operation with non-iComp branded CPU cards.
- only one monitor output as standard: A black&white composite output for monitors that are compatible with PAL and/or NTSC video timing; one out of two choices for colour output has to be installed: 15kHz RGB output board or Flickerfixer output board
- Two CF-card slots will be available as mass storage
- Network and USB can be added by extensions of Individual Computers (RapidRoad USB or ACA500-compatible network-module), a PCMCIA-port is not available
- Other ports: Audio (3.5mm stereo jack), floppy disk (compatible with PC and Amiga disk drives), keyboard (Amiga 500 or 1200, selecting with a jumper), parallel, serial, Mouse/Joystick.
- using a modern laptop power supply
After finishing the development, "binding orders" are supposed to to find out the actual demand of the Amiga Reloaded. The money has to be payed before mass-production has started. "The boards will be delivered about 18-20 weeks after the initial order phase."
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30.Jun.2015
a1k.org/forum (Webseite)
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Videos of presentations of "Amiga: 30 Years" in Amsterdam
The team of the "BoingsWord"-podcast has published records of most of the presentations of the "Amiga: 30 Years". Only the speech of Micheal Battilana still is not available:
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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30.Jun.2015
muidev.de (ANF)
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MUI for AmigaOS: MUI4.0-2015R2
The team of "MUI für AmigaOS" has released new versions of MUI 4.0 for AmigaOS 3.x and AmigaOS 4. Additional to bug fixes and tweaks, the MUI-class Hyperlink.mcc has been added. The detailed list of changes are included in the archives.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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29.Jun.2015
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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English PDF-magazine: REV'n'GE 35
The PDF-magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") that compares and reviews games on vintage computers.
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29.Jun.2015
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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AROS: A week in AROS (from 22.06.15)
Weekly Krzysztof 'Deadwood' Śmiechowicz summarizes the latest progresses and developments of the AROS-programmers.
Week of June 22nd:
- Adding a Menuitem MUI object directly to Menustrip now works as in MUI (deadwood)
- Listtree MUI class now correctly notifies about double-click and quiet state (deadwood)
- Memory is now freed in Listtree MUI class at object destruction (deadwood)
- List MUI class no longer crashes when someone tries to create an image without passing the actual image object (deadwood)
- Listtree MUI class no longer crashes when someone tries to delete an non-existing image (deadwood)
- Work on making hostgl.library work again started (Kalamatee)
- HDAudio driver now works correctly on HP Compaq nc6320 laptop (neil)
- Static switching between speakers and headphones at start-up in HDAudio driver has been removed in favor of dynamic switching (neil)
- Output volume control for multiple nodes has been improved in HDAudio driver (neil)
- Work on per CPU task handling for AROS ARM kernel continue (mschulz)
- PCI subsystem now correctly handles situation when an interrupt line assignment to a device has been changed (neil)
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