29.Apr.2014
WArMUp (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4 / MorphOS / AROS: OpenJK - Jedi Academy ported
Szilárd 'Bszili' Biró has ported the game OpenJK: Jedi Academy (Wikipedia) for MorphOS, AmigaOS 4 and AROS/x86. At least 512 MB RAM of main memory and a graphics board with at least 32 MB RAM are required (for higher quality textures, 64 MB are recommended). (snx) (Translation: dr)
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29.Apr.2014
Amiga.org (Forum)
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AROS: Bounty-project for improving Wanderer
Under the title link you can donate for a bounty project, which is going to improve the AROS-Workbench Wanderer. AROS is supposed to draw level with AmigaOS and additional functions will be used as plugins. The plugin system then can be extended.
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29.Apr.2014
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Software collection Chrysalis 3.5.1
Yannick 'Papiosaur' Buchy's Chrysalis is a preconfigured collection of software, games and emulators and now is available in version 3.5.1 for MorphOS 3.5. An unchanged basic installation of the operating system is required (PDF-tutorial).
Changes:
- Updated Odyssey (1.24)
- Updated ACE (1.6)
- Updated RadioScript (1.08)
- Updated yWeather (1.9)
- Updated MultiMeedio (1.1)
- Updated SteamDraw (2.5)
- Updated SimpleMail (0.40)
- Updated SirenaPlayer (2.50)
- Updated SATA2 driver (1.1)
- Updated VAMP (1.10)
- Updated IceFileSystem (2.11)
- Updated HotCorner (1.3)
- Updated codesets.library (6.18)
- Updated MUI classes
- Updated YouTube.js (0.95)
- Updated YouTube_Fullscreen_Fix.js (1.19)
- Updated Ace of Hearts demo
- Added SMARTDoctor 1.0
- Added InstantZip 2.1.2
- Added InstantBz2 1.0
- Added cdplayer.library 52.7
- Added skins Flavoured and Glace
- Added DigiBooster 3 demo
- Added Euro-Click 1.0
- Added Amazing Voxel Bird Saga
- Added ShowGRexx 0.95
- Added RGetSize 1.1
- Added gTranslator 1.0
- Added Reggae class digibooster3.demuxer 51.1
- Deleted sys:s/network-startup
Download: chrysalis.iso (581 MB)
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29.Apr.2014
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Amiga 1200: "Magic Pack"-packing for printing
Two Amiga fans have photographed the packing of the "A1200 Magic Pack" sold by Amiga Technologies and restored it with a picture editing program:
The picture is available in BMP-format and has a solution of about 5000x4000 pixels. It is meant for owners of an A1200 whose original packing is damaged or lost.
Only modification compared with the original: In the white rectangles to the left and right of packing, usually barcodes can be found - "Prowler" and "DH" did perpetuate their names with a QR-code and a short text. This signature must not be changed if the graphic is used.
Download: MagicPack_Large.zip (24,1 MB)
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29.Apr.2014
AMIworx Software (ANF)
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Action Adventure: Tales of Gorluth - Demo version and advance order
"Tales of Gorluth" developed by Patrick "viddi" Nevian and Javier Alcaniz is a "linear action adventure" (Nevian), which was written with the help of the game creator Backbone and ,according to the author, offers over five hours of "gameplay".
Because the English translation is about to be finished, German and English demo versions of the game were released. Tales of Gorluth requires at least a 68030 processor as well as 1 MB FastRAM.
The game will be commercially sold. On the official website the CD can be ordered in advance for 15 Euro (inclusive shipping).
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29.Apr.2014
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20th anniversary of Commodore bankruptcy
On 29th April, 1994 Commodore, which was a few years ago second biggest computer company behind IBM, had to declare bankruptcy. With a brief press release the parent company Commodore International Limited, meanwhile based on the Bahamas, did announce the end of a big homecomputer pioneer.
Hardware developer Dave Haynie documented the last days in the Commodore headquarter in West Chester (USA) in his video "The Deathbed Vigil and other Tales of Digital Angst" (twelve minute trailer), which is sold by Amazon or which is available as part of Amiga Forever. There is a two-part (1, 2) gallery tour through the German branch, which was filmed some years ago and can be found on Youtube as well.
In the German section of amiga-news.de, during the next days a collection of texts of the former Commodore and Amiga Technologies employee report of Rainer Benda will be published again. There is a similar but English-language report of the US-American Vernon Graner.
20 years ago, the following press release announced the end of Commodore:
COMMODORE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED TO LIQUIDATE
NEW YORK, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Commodore International Limited (NYSE:
CBU) announced today that its Board Of Directors has authorized the
transfer of its assets to trustees for the benefit of its creditors and
has placed its major subsidiary, Commodore Electronics Limited, into
voluntary liquidation. This is the initial phase of an orderly liquidation
of both companies, which are incorporated in the Bahamas, by the Bahamas
Supreme Court.
CONTACT: Hock Tan, CFO of Commodore International Limited, 215-431-9160/
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28.Apr.2014
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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MorphOS: IceFileSystem 2.12 and IceDoctor 1.6
IceFS is a 64-Bit file system for MorphOS, which among others works with checksums for all meta data and meta-level-journalling and which supports almost any sector size. With the additional programm IceDoctor, damaged IceFS file systems can be repaired or files rescued.
Changes in IceDoctor 1.6:
- Graphical bug in counter of log output fixed
- Some smaller checks/fixes added
- Erroneous characters in filenames are fixed automatically now (everything below ASCII 32 as well as ":" and "/" will be replaced with "."; IceFileSystem already rejects creating filenames with those characters by the way)
- Icedoctor.library bumbed to 1.7
- Selective salvage ("Browse volume...") now displays expected space required for salvaged files as well as space left in destination directory
Download:
icefs212.lha (268 KB)
IceDoctor-1.6.lha (111 KB)
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28.Apr.2014
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Netsurf 3.1
Version 3.1 of Chris Young's AmigaOS-4-port of the browser NetSurf, which was originally developed for RISC OS, now loads faster and has a faster CSS handling. Additionally, an undo/redo-function for text inputs was added as well as the performance and the GUI improved.
Download: netsurf.lha (4 MB)
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27.Apr.2014
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Aminet-Uploads until 26.04.2014
The following packages have been added to Aminet until April 26th, 2014:
gTranslator.lha comm/misc 120K MOS A google translator for your ...
Gemanix_Amiga_Sources... demo/intro 1.7M ASM sources for intros from s...
c_mem.lha dev/c 10K 68k Extended memory functions for C
f12014carset.lha game/data 6K 2014 Car Set for F1GP Ed/Micr...
GloomMaps.lha game/data 2.9M Plenty of new maps for Gloom ...
os4_beta.zip game/gag 9K 68k A "leaked" OS4 beta version
DustDigger.adf game/misc 880K 68k Dust Digger AMIGA version
MetaView_full.lha gfx/conv 857K 68k MetaView full version, includ...
pngcrush-wos.lha gfx/misc 153K WOS An optimizer for PNG files
radioscript108.lha gfx/show 150K MOS Arexx script for MPlayer
ACE-MorphOS.lha misc/emu 847K MOS Amstrad CPC/CPC+ Emulator
OTT-WM-Rips.zip mods/demo 2.3M OTT-WM-Rips
PLAUZE-ACID-Rips.zip mods/demo 2.1M PLAUZE-ACID-Rips
PLW-END94-Rips.zip mods/demo 641K PLW-END94-Rips
PLW-SIRJSE-Rips.zip mods/demo 643K PLW-SIRJSE-Rips
QUARTZ-XTC-Rips.zip mods/demo 1.3M QUARTZ-XTC-Rips
RARE-MIX2-Rips.zip mods/demo 538K RARE-MIX2-Rips
RUTHLESS-Rips.zip mods/demo 417K RUTHLESS-Rips
TFA-VOCAL-Rips.zip mods/demo 2.3M TFA-VOCAL-Rips
Amiga.lha mods/xm 5.5M New Mod by Pseudaxos
playOGG.lha mus/play 5.9M 68k multi format sound player.
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[News message: 27. Apr. 2014, 09:38] [Comments: 0]
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27.Apr.2014
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 26.04.2014
The following packages have been added to OS4Depot until April 26th, 2014:
lha2ram.lha uti/doc 30kb 4.1 An unarchiver for AmiDock
awa.lha uti/scr 4Mb 4.0 Access code for amiga boot
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27.Apr.2014
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 26.04.2014
The following package has been added to AROS-Archives until April 26th, 2014:
ltris-1.0.19.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 829kb A Tetris clone for up to 3 players.
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27.Apr.2014
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MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 26.04.2014
The following packages have been added to MorphOS-Files until April 26th, 2014:
YAM 2.9p1 net/mai 3838 Yet Another Mailer is a tra...
gTranslator 1.0 uti/des 120 A screenbar module for lang...
InstantBz2 1.0 uti/pac 82 Basic bzip2 packer/depacker...
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27.Apr.2014
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WHDLoad: New packages until 26.04.2014
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until April 26th, 2014:
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26.Apr.2014
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Elbox: Mediator1200/4000 and FastATA 4000 available again, driver updates
According to Elbox, about at the end of May the PCI-busboards Mediator 1200TX and 4000Di as well as the IDE-controller FastATA 4000 (inclusive CF-/SATA-adapter) will be available. The announced Turboflyer 530 will be available at the end of June 2014.
Besides, there is an update of the pci.library, which allows Radeon graphic boards with 2x128 MB RAM to use additional Zorro III-boards. Another update was released for the FastATA 1200 driver. CF-cards, which are used in the NO_INT-mode, now are much faster.
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26.Apr.2014
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Arcade game: Timebomb (Final Release)
In Timebomb you have to collect as many bombs as possible before the time runs out. Each field can only be used one time before it vanishes but the player can move a row to the left or to the right.
This update is called "Final Release" because it fixes all known and reported bugs. Additionally, a brief tutorial was added into the game.
Timebomb requires an Amiga with 512 KB vitual memory. Computer with at least one Megabyte virtual memory can show and play additional graphics and sound effects. The game can also be played from harddrive which requires an assign timebomb:.
Download: timebomb.zip (399 KB)
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24.Apr.2014
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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Raspberry Pi: 3D-print-case in Amiga style
Owners of a Raspberry Pi, who do not only use AROS, but also want to have a appropriate case for it, can now buy a case printed in 3D with Amiga style.
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[News message: 24. Apr. 2014, 19:59] [Comments: 0]
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24.Apr.2014
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New photographs of AGA-Flickerfixer ScanJuggler XAGA
In Hungary, for some time a Flickerfixer for AGA-Amigas has been developed. Now some new photopgraphs of the hardware have been published. Additionally there are some new information.
The photograph with the "Twisted Pair"-cable with RJ45-plugs were chosen to avoid signal noise. Despite the rather big sockets, according to the developer the Scanjuggler fits in an Amiga 1200-case. Is is also supposed to be used together with a Mediator-busboard inclusive keyboard adapter. The version for the A4000 can be used together with Zorro-boards.
Normally - mere digital or analog video output - only two of the three cables (analog video output, digital video output, DDC/Power) are required. And if you do not want to have a RJ45-plug, then you can order a version with ribbon cable - the RJ45-modules are only pinned into the Flickerfixer.
Additional to the DVI-output, further modules are planned, e.g. VGA and HDMI. The board for HDMI module would require to remove existing RF-modulators.
Recently the developer was having problems with the used video-clock-generator. In new prototypes (which are not pictured so far) the chip was put on a separate module to stop being depending on a certain model.
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24.Apr.2014
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Demoparty: Photographs of Revision 2014
At a1k.org some first photographs of the "Revision 2014" were published which took place at Easter weekend in Saarbrücken.
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[News message: 24. Apr. 2014, 18:17] [Comments: 0]
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24.Apr.2014
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Old Amiga graphic works by Andy Warhol
In 1985 the Pop Art legend Andy Warhol was engaged by Commodore to create a picture of the singer Debbie Harry live on stage with the Amiga (YouTube video). A while back a computer enthusiast and fan of the artist thought that Warhol might have used the Amiga before or after this presentation as well.
Due to his request at the Andy Warhol Museum, which has the Warhol Amigas, the disks were searched for further artworks of the artist and so far in total 28 unknown computer graphic works were found. Apparently the pictures are digital versions of well-known Warhol artworks which were reworked or alienated.
Some pictures have been already published on the Internet. The whole process was recorded and the documentation "Trapped" will be available at nowseethis.org after May 12th.
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20.Apr.2014
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Aminet-Uploads until 19.04.2014
The following packages have been added to Aminet until April 19th, 2014:
yWeather.lha comm/misc 317K MOS Show weather infos in screenbar
YAM29p1-AmigaOS3.lha comm/yam 3.4M 68k YAM 2.9p1 - MUI-based E-mail ...
YAM29p1-AmigaOS4.lha comm/yam 4.0M OS4 YAM 2.9p1 - MUI-based E-mail ...
YAM29p1-AROS-i386.lha comm/yam 3.4M x86 YAM 2.9p1 - MUI-based E-mail ...
YAM29p1-AROS-ppc.lha comm/yam 3.7M ppc YAM 2.9p1 - MUI-based E-mail ...
YAM29p1-AROS-x86_64.lha comm/yam 3.7M ppc YAM 2.9p1 - MUI-based E-mail ...
YAM29p1-MorphOS.lha comm/yam 3.7M MOS YAM 2.9p1 - MUI-based E-mail ...
ACE_print.lha dev/basic 16K 68k 2 print alternatives for ACE
c_mem.lha dev/c 7K 68k Extended memory functions for C
bchunk_1.2.0.lha disk/cdrom 35K MOS CD image conv. from bin/cue t...
ccd2iso_0.3.lha disk/cdrom 192K MOS Convert CCD (CloneCD) files t...
pfs3aio.lha disk/misc 78K 68k PFS3 All-In-One
WormWarsSP.lha game/actio 6K Worm Wars 8.85 spanish catalog
optipng-0.7.5-morphos... gfx/misc 156K MOS Advanced PNG optimizer
pngcrush-aros.lha gfx/misc 193K x86 An optimizer for PNG files
pngcrush-m68k.lha gfx/misc 121K 68k An optimizer for PNG files
AmiArcadiaSP.lha misc/emu 14K AmiArcadia spanish catalog fo...
FLASH-DC-Rips.zip mods/demo 3.9M FLASH-DC-Rips
MADMAN-Rips.zip mods/demo 558K MADMAN-Rips
MULTI-MEGAMIX-Rips.zip mods/demo 1.7M MULTI-MEGAMIX-Rips
THUNDERDOME-Rips.zip mods/demo 1.6M THUNDERDOME-Rips
playOGG.lha mus/play 5.9M 68k multi format sound player.
InstantBz2_1.0.lha util/pack 82K MOS A bz2 packer / unpacker with ...
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20.Apr.2014
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 19.04.2014
The following packages have been added to OS4Depot until April 19th, 2014:
2dtunnel_bl.lha gra/scr 17kb 4.1 2D Tunnel blanker
aswarm_bl.lha gra/scr 13kb 4.1 ASwarm blanker + Source from Gar...
mindspace.lha gra/vec 8Mb 4.1 Create MindMaps, UML and quaint ...
bigsister.lha gra/vie 192kb 4.1 A webcam viewer
littlebrother.lha uti/doc 3Mb 4.1 Docky : Internet Webcams on your...
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20.Apr.2014
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 19.04.2014
The following packages have been added to AROS-Archives until April 19th, 2014:
bchunk_1.2.0-i386-aros.lha uti/mis 32kb CD image conv. from bin/cue to i...
ccd2iso-0.3-i386-aros.lha uti/mis 181kb Convert CCD (CloneCD) files to I...
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20.Apr.2014
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MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 19.04.2014
The following packages have been added to MorphOS-Files until April 19th, 2014:
DT2RawImage 1.2 dev/too 69 Converts any image recogniz...
OptiPNG 0.7.5 gra/mis 156 Yet another PNG images crus...
RadioScript 1.08 mul/pla 176 An ARexx script creating a ...
BChunk 1.2.0 mul/pro 35 Converts CD image in bin/cu...
Odyssey Web Browser, ... 1.24 net/WWW 28297 A modern, full featured web...
Spreedy 0.7 off/dat 586 A table editor. Exports in ...
yWeather 1.9 uti/des 317 A screenbar module displayi...
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20.Apr.2014
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WHDLoad: New packages until 19.04.2014
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until April 19th, 2014:
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20.Apr.2014
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Beta test for AirPort-Extreme driver
Frank 'pega-1' Mariak has written a MorphOS driver for Apple-computers with integrated WLAN-support (screenshot from April 1st), which will be released together with MorphOS 3.6. If you are interested in a beta test, you offer your help.
The Broadcom-based WLAN-chipsets are supported by "AirPort Extreme" and "AirForce One 54g" (they are shown under ShowConfig with the manufacturer information $14E4 and the device numbers $4320 or $4318). According to Andreas Wolf, it is the following Apple-computers, which work under MorphOS:
- eMac: all
- iBook G4: all
- PowerBook G4 Aluminium: all
- Mac mini G4: all
- PowerMac G4: FW800
- PowerMac G5: all
As a kind of Easter gift and as tribute to the registration without working, integrated WLAN-solution, registered users with a compatible chipset can apply for the beta test of this b43-driver. Please use the following eMail address: b43beta@morphos-team.net.
Please note, that it is a softwase to be tested and that the group of participants is limited - so it may happen that your application will be rejected. But by using MorphOS 3.6, you will get the finished driver.
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20.Apr.2014
Amiga.org (Forum)
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A-EON Technology: Hardware of Amiga soundboard finished
The hardware of the Amiga soundboard Prisma produced by A-EON Technology (amiga-news.de reported) has been, according to photographs under the title link, finished. Currently, the drivers for AmigaOS 3.x and AmigaOS 4 are being developed.
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[News message: 20. Apr. 2014, 07:21] [Comments: 0]
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20.Apr.2014
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Game: Marco Gregorio's Adventures to Unusual Places
The Backbone-game "Marco Gregorio's Adventures to Unusual Places" has five levels and was tested on an Amiga 1200 (68030/50 MHz).
Few tips and quirks:
- Because there is a small problem with Backbone when you die over "Danger Area" like water, you will respawn to the beginning of a level and restart. So, you need to finish the level w/o dieing
- I limited fire/throw axe speed, so it's harder to kill enemies, you can't just blast through enemies
- You need to collect all items before advancing to the next level
- In the Mayan level not all gates open
- I used the same fire button to Throw and Open Doors, I found out that assigning keyboard press to open the Door was disrupting the flow of the game. So, you can't shoot next to the door, you need to move away some before shooting
Downloadseite
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19.Apr.2014
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EMail client: YAM 2.9p1 for all Amiga systems
The YAM-Open-Source-Team has released version 2.9p1 of the MUI-based email client, which fixes some bugs of version 2.9 released in December (changelog).
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[News message: 19. Apr. 2014, 15:22] [Comments: 0]
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19.Apr.2014
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Magazine: Amiga Future 108 - preview and excerpts online
The full colour preview and excerpts of the Amiga Future issue 108 (May/June 2014) are now available online. Reviews of "Ace of Hearts" as well as of the ACA 1232 are the highlights of this issue. There is also a special about the X5000/Cyrus.
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[News message: 19. Apr. 2014, 15:17] [Comments: 0]
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