07.Jun.2013
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Amiga-/Atari ST-clone: MiST
Till Harbaum's "MiST" is a FPGA-motherboard which is to emulate different home computer or arcade automats with the help of different "cores". Originally MiST has been only a Atari ST-clone and therefore - similar to Minimig - was called "MiniST". Since then the project is developed as "MiST" (aMIga/ST).
MiST has a more powerful FPGA which can also emulate a 68000-CPU and therefore does not need an additional processor. The motherboard has among others four USB-ports, a SD-slot, two ports for Amiga-/Atari joysticks as well as a VGA-output.
The Polish dealer Lotharek sells the boards which costs with black or white metal case 190 Euro (plus shipping). Currently the cases are produced. The computers will be delivered at the end of June.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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07.Jun.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Datatype: WarpJPEG 45.10
Oliver Roberts has updated his Warp-datatype for JPEG-graphics. Now version 9 of the Libjpeg is used and lossless compression is supported.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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07.Jun.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Memory extension: A604n
The next version of the Amiga-600 memory extension A604 developed by Individual Computers (amiga-news.de reported on it) is called A604n and since today can be bought (Alinea, AmigaKit, Vesalia). Instead of an integrated realtime clock, the optional RTC module from the same manufacturer can be added now. (snx) (Translation: dr)
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07.Jun.2013
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amiga-news.de: Old news imported to database
Just like many other websites, from 1998 until 2001 amiga-news.de mainly worked with static HTML-sites which at that time were maintained with GoldEd and some ARexx-macros. Since January and June 2001, the German and English sections have been using a tailor-made database solution which was created by Sven Drieling.
Now Christoph Gutjahr and Sven Drieling have integrated all 10.000 news from the "static phase" of Amiga-News into the database. Among others, about 900 HTML-files had to be converted and refered - additionally the server now manages many redirections for as many as possible external links are supposed to stay valid.
Altogether, the Amiga-News database includes almost 50.000 news. A little walk through our archives always is a worthwhile delight - for you can find sad and still more sad news as well as very appropriate comments or some crazy news.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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07.Jun.2013
Jim Neray (ANF)
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Game launcher: X-bEnCH 0.90 Alpha
Press release: X-bEnCh is an Amiga game launcher & more: With 128 colors on screen (even on a simple A500), this frontend can autoscan your hard-drive to find all your WHDLoad games or your .exe files and organize them in launching listings.
X-bEnCh can also manage manual listings and has an internal script system, the X-bEnCh Scripts (for non WHDLoad games for example). It requires very few ressources and is compatible with all Amiga setups. X-bEnCh also has an integrated CLI fully compatible with the Workbench CLI features.
Please note that this version is not complete. I put it online because there has been no update since last March but all is not yet implemented. I will soon release some new 0.9x updated (0.91/0.92/...) to add all the missing features and fix some bugs that are already known.
Main New features:
- Top15 listing: This new feature is able to create a top of all your lists. Note that the top15 is already functional as previously planned, the needed database is created from the 0.8x versions
- Multikeys FastJump: Simply type the name of the game that you want and the new search engine will drive you directly to that one
- XplorEr: The long awaited X-bEnCh file manager is finaly here! Still young it will evolve quickly in the nexts release
Current features list:
- 128 colors on screen for all Amigas
- Autoscan and organize your WHDLoad .slave and yours .exe from your HD
- Unlimited subdir level scan
- Internal script system
- Up to six launching lists in parallel
- Unlimited number of entry in each list
- Top15 listing
- Autoscan and use WHDLoad Tooltypes
- If no Tooltypes availables you can set up default Tooltypes
- MegaRam mode to gain extra chipram without rebooting
- FastJump mode to jump where you want in a list with the keyboard
- Files/Dirs manager included (Xpl0rEr)
- Integrated cLi 100% Amiga CLI compatible
- System friendly setup panel
- Dedicated installer for an easy installation
- Many more will come in the nexts releases
Complete release note:
- Xinit1.7
- Now update the Top15 list in the Init process
- Now check if some args are sets with the setup for the loadwb cmd
- Is now able to init to the Xplorer if set in the setup
- Xmenu1.6
- Bug with a mouse plugged in the joyport1 fixed
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- The menu is sorted with the Xplorer in 2nd position now
- You can now use the "Enter" key to validate your choice
- Xlaunch1.9
- Top15 feature implemented
- Multikeys Fastjump implemented
- Added the display of the WhdL Requester if enabled in the setup
- Bug with the Microsys joy/mouse adapter driver fixed
- Bug with a mouse plugged in the joyport1 fixed
- Fixed the repeat latency of the "Tab" key
- You can now use the "Enter" Key to validate your choice
- Xcli0.71
- Added the topupdate" cmd to manualy update the top15 list
- Updated the "help" cmd
- Xplorer0.1
- Very first public version of the Xbench Files/Dirs manager
- Xsetup1.6
- Reactivity optimised
- Now you can use the setup (if you want) without mouse nor keyboard
- Added a path requestor for the 6 launching lists
- Renamed the "Boot From" to "Boot To" in the "Startup" tab
- Added a LoadWB args textfield to the "Startup" tab
- Added the Top15 On/Off switch to the launcher tab
- Added the WhdLReq On/Off switch to the launcher tab
- Look optimised
- "Xplorer" option added to the "Boot To" switch in the startup tab
- Xexit0.6
- Better temp files cleaning before leaving
- Xinstaller0.4
- The ASL path requester is now disabled if you don't have rom 2.0+
- Custom text font issue fixed
- Bug when using a custom file system (SFS for example) is fixed
- "D" (Directory) button is renamed to "P" for Path requester
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07.Jun.2013
MorphZone (Forum)
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Ultra Electronics acquired AmigaOne-X1000-developer Varisys
The British military service provider Ultra Electronics has acquired Varisys from the founders Paul Gentle and Adam Barnes. The company developed and produced the AmigaOne X1000 by order of A-EON Technology.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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06.Jun.2013
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Full versions of Street Racer, Second Samurai, PC-Task for free download
The Amiga Future has added new, full versions to its download section: Street Racer, Second Samurai, PC-Task, Hammerfist First Samurai and Time Machine are available for free.
Hint of Amiga-news.de: First, you have to create an account at amigafuture.de to be able downloading CD-images.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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05.Jun.2013
Amiga.org (Forum)
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Hardware announcement: FlashKick 1200
FlashKick 1200 is an extension which allows you to update the Kickstart-ROM with a Flash-update. Additionally the board, which is inserted between the mainboard and the originally ROMs, has four clockports and can save three separate ROM-versions.
Currently FlashKick 1200 still is not available. Instead of it, Przemyslaw Krawczyk asks you to express your interest uner the title link via eMail.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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04.Jun.2013
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AROS: 68k-Distribution AROS Vision 1.6.0
Olaf Schönweiß has updated his AROS/68k-distribution which is a combination of AROS and AmigaOS software (screenshot, English tutorial). Additional to the changes listed below, in version 1.6.0 some software parts were removed.
Improvements:
- MMU support (boots with 68040/68060 and MMU but without 32 bit RAM)
- Extended debugging (WinuaeEnforcer works)
- Better classic hardware support (e.g. ATA for A1200/4000)
- Faster (expecially memory allocation)
- Bugs removed (e.g. Prefs work now)
- Amiblitz fully works
- System files updated
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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04.Jun.2013
morphzone.org (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force (multiplayer)
After the release of the source codes of Quake 3, a programmer tried to programm a playable version of Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force which is based on the Quake 3-engine. At least he succeeded in finishing the multiplayer mode called "Holomatch".
Szilárd 'Bszili' Biró has ported this project which is called efport to MorphOS. Data of the commercial original are required which before under Windows should be updated to version 1.2 - e.g. by installing the expansion pack.
Direct download: stvefhm-mos.lha (1,3 MB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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04.Jun.2013
PPA (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Chrysalis Pack 3.2.1
Yannick 'Papiosaur' Buchy's Chrysalis Pack is a pre-configured collection of programms, games and emulators. Now version 3.2.1 is available for MorphOS 3.2. An unchanged, basic installation of the operating system is required.
News:
- AskMeUP 1.2.2 (demo version)
- DGen 1.32
- E-UAE 0.8.29 WIP4
- Grunch 2.16
- MPlayer 1.0 r36172
- NTFS-3G r4
- Scriba 1.9.0 with French translation of the The Bucheron
- ScummVM 1.6.0
- Stellarium 0.8.2
Download: chrysalis.iso (584 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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04.Jun.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AROS: aVorbisPlayer 0.1
With the command line programm aVorbisPlayer under AROS/x86 you can play Vorbis-audio files. A graphical user-interface is in progress.
aVorbisPlayer.lha (38 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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02.Jun.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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MorphOS: ScummVM 1.6.0
Additional to AmigaOS 4, ScummVM 1.6.0 is also available for MorphOS. The changes are listed in the official release notes.
Download: scummvm-1.6.0.lha (14 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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02.Jun.2013
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Aminet-Uploads until 01.06.2013
The following packages have been added to Aminet until June 1st, 2013:
DesignerSP.lha biz/misc 80K Hollywood Designer spanish ca...
HollywoodSP.lha biz/misc 225K Hollywood 5.2 spanish catalogs
axel-2.4-mos.lha comm/tcp 103K MOS accelerated downloader with r...
GooglePlus.lha comm/www 95K MOS Add GooglePlus functionality ...
Boing_V1.11.lha demo/misc 2.0M 68k Boing anim for P96, CGX WB or...
Boing_V1.30.lha demo/misc 4.4M 68k Boing anims for P96, CGFX, UA...
lib3ds-1.3.0.lha dev/lib 618K MOS read/write 3DS
atheros5000.lha driver/net 271K OS4 Driver for 54Mbps wireless ne...
7eMezPaz_ita.lha game/misc 246K 68k Italian card game similar to ...
Flog.lha game/wb 34K 68k Have fun with this card game!
PyramiSol.lha game/wb 35K 68k Play this pyramidal shaped ca...
SoliTri.lha game/wb 35K 68k Have fun with this card game!
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 3.3M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 3.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 3.6M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
dgen-mos-1.32-git.lha misc/emu 6.5M MOS Sega Genesis/Megadrive emulator
DOSBox_AGA.zip misc/emu 2.2M 68k Amiga port of DOSBox v0.74
PrognoTips.zip misc/misc 461K 68k New kind of Danish/Dansk Tips...
aros-orca-m68k.zip misc/os 287M 68k AROS-ORCA (m68k) Final Versio...
Scriba_1.9.0.lha text/edit 6.8M MOS Simple word processing softwa...
DevInfos.lha util/misc 643K OS4 Shows infos about devices + t...
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02.Jun.2013
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 01.06.2013
The following packages have been added to OS4Depot until June 1st, 2013:
adripper_aiff_encoder... aud/mis 24kb 4.1 AIFF encoder plugin for ADRipper
adripper_flac_encoder... aud/mis 188kb 4.1 FLAC encoder plugin for ADRipper
nykk-bootsounds.zip aud/mis 37Mb 4.0 14 AmigaOS Boot Sounds by Nykk D...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
scummvm.lha gam/adv 13Mb 4.1 2D Point-and-Click adventure int...
scummvm-src.zip gam/adv 24Mb 4.1 ScummVM Source
age_of_thieves.lha gam/boa 5Mb 4.0 Implementation of famous Carcass...
bourriquet.lha net/p2p 3Mb 4.0 A client for eDonkey network (al...
filer.lha uti/fil 3Mb 4.0 File manager
scummvm-tools.lha uti/fil 2Mb 4.1 ScummVM Tools
scummvm-tools-src.zip uti/fil 1Mb 4.1 ScummVM Tools Source
assist.lha uti/mis 5Mb 4.1 Get the most out of your Amiga
ffshop.lha vid/edi 2Mb 4.0 Frames and video edit with ffmpeg.
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02.Jun.2013
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MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 01.06.2013
The following packages have been added to MorphOS-Files until June 1st, 2013:
MirrorCheck 0.8 uti/she 8 Tool for recursive comparis...
DGen 1.32 uti/emu 6 638 DGen is an emulator of Sega...
CoolCow 1.1 uti/sci 37 Reduces heating of processo...
Scriba 1.9.0 off/tex 6 944 A simple WYSIWYG wordproces...
E-UAE 0.8.29 WIP4 uti/emu 4 477 UAE (Amiga emulator) for no...
AskMeUp Demo 1.22 gam/thi 7 551 A demo version of a "trivia...
NTFS-3G r4 sys/lib 827 NTFS filesystem handler wit...
EvenMore 0.77 uti/tex 464 Versatile text viewer loadi...
ECX 2.3.0 dev/e 1 316 Enchanced E language compil...
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02.Jun.2013
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WHDLoad: New packages until 01.06.2013
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 June 1st, 2013:
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02.Jun.2013
NovaCoder (ANF)
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Web-Browser: NetSurf 3.0 for AGA-chipset (beta version)
Artur 'Arti' Jarosik has released a port of the browser NetSurf which works with the AGA-chipset (Video).
This is a first beta version which is very slow. The layout is scaled to 70% on a screen with 640 x 480 pixels. Therefore it might be necessary to adjust the size of the fonts.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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02.Jun.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Internet over parallel port: plipbox 0.4
With Christian 'lallafa' Vogelgsang's plipbox Amigas without many extensions can go online. The Arduino-based adapter can be connected to the parallel port and provides a connection to the Ethernet-port of the Arduino board. The magPLIP-protocol is used.
Version 0.4 is a hardware update. An Arduino Nano with Ethernet-Shield is used. The firmware image as well as the board design of the "plipbox nano" were updated.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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31.May.2013
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MorphOS 3.2: Panel-Objects / No Warp3D-support for R300-boards
By reworking the Ambient pictogramm menus for MorphOS 3.2 by Stefan 'Kronos' Kleinheinrich, now so called panel-objects can be used. Three of such objects have been made available in the MorphZone (Screenshot): from the left to the right you can see a time display, an animated Elephant and a monster.
Nicolas 'Henes' Sallin confirmed a bad news: The warp3d.library and therefore all Amiga games which access it, cannot benefit from the TinyGL-R300-driver since the rave3d.library is not developed further any longer.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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31.May.2013
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Trevor Dickinson explaining the failure of the AmigaOS 4 Netbook
In October 2011, Steven Solie from the OS4 team announced a netbook for AmigaOS 4 for a price "between 230 and 300 Euro". That same day Ben Hermans and Hans-Jörg Frieden from Hyperion delivered some additional information, but there were no official statements since then.
In April the British computer magazine Micro Mart published an interview with Trevor Dickinson from A-EON (PDF), during which the possibility of an AmigaOS 4 Laptop or Netbook was adressed:
Dickinson explains that they had a closer look at the LimeBook - the very same hardware many people assumed to be the base for the announced AmigaOS Netbook back in 2011. After a detailed cost analysis - hardware engineering, porting the OS, driver development, licence fees for AmigaOS and branding, importing the hardware - they realised that even when producing batches of 1000 units they wouldn't have been able to get the end user price below 580 Euro.
This, in combination with the very weak CPU, prompted A-EON to abandon the project and to look for other solutions. When the interview was discussed on amigaworld.net, Solie finally posted another statement about the project, apparently without having read the article in question: "official word from Hyperion is that the original Netbook project is on hold. Nothing has changed yet". (cg) (Translation: dr)
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30.May.2013
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Carcassonne-port Age of Thieves 0.60
With Age of Thieves now there is a AmigaOS-4-port of the board game Carcassonne - to this moment only as single player mode.
Download: age_of_thieves.lha (5 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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30.May.2013
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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WookieChat source code released
James 'jahc' Carroll's MUI-based IRC-client for all Amiga systems, called WookieChat, is now available under the AROS Public License 1.1. Additionally interested users for the management of the MorphOS/AmigaOS-builds and/or for a further development are wanted which can contact Krzysztof 'Deadwood' Śmiechowicz under the title link.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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30.May.2013
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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CygnusED: Download version available
Press release: Since today CygnusED 5 is available in the online shop of APC&TCP at a discounted price. Of course CygnusED will continue as usual to be available on CD as well. CygnusED is the most famous text editor for the Amiga.
The program was developed 25 years ago (1986/1987) by Bruce Dawson, Colin Fox & Steve LaRocque (CygnusSoft software) and originally appeared by self-distribution. Since then Olaf Barthel has developed the program continuously and for some time version 5 is available. Detailed information is available on its support website at the title link.
But not only CygnusED is now available as a download version. Other products from APC&TCP such as Roadshow, Data Workbench, Gunbee, Marbelous and others are also available as a download version. Furthermore, PDF files of sold out Amiga Future issues are available from the online shop. (snx)
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30.May.2013
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Assist 1.1
Assist is a collection of over 300 tutorials and articles for users of AmigaOS 4.1 on the operating system itself but also on important programms, websites and downloads.
In version 1.1 the AppStore-function of Jack is described. Besides, an ARexx-port as well as further articles habe been added. Existing installations will be updated over the AmiUpdate.
Download: assist.lha (5 MB)
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