05.Dec.2012
Sqrxz-Homepage (ANF)
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Jump and Run: Sqrxz 1.2 for OCS-Amigas
The Retroguru-team has released an update of the Amiga-OCS game Sqrxz. With version 1.2 the programmer Frank Wille has added the support of a gamepad. Additionally a CDTV/CD32-image now is available.
Sqrxz 2 for Amiga OCS has been finished as well and this weekend will be released at the 4. Retrobörse in Vienna.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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04.Dec.2012
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: ShowFiles 0.9
ShowFiles formerly known as DisplayFiles is command line programm for AmigaOS 4. "It displays a sorted and text-formatted list of files, drawers (dirs) and soft/hard-links on disk or other storage medium. It will also display their additional information such as size, date, possible comment, executable header type (68k or ELF program), protection-bits."
Changes in version 0.9:
- Added switches for FILES, DIRS, and LINKS, it is also possible to
intermix them.
- Changed the name for "EHead" to "Exe" (and "eh" to "e").
- Fetching of exe-headers -> little faster (cleaned up some code there).
- Updated Install/Uninstall scripts further, to be more safer and error
resistant, and typos fixed.
- Updated the documentation some further, except for documenting what's new.
- Output slightly changed.
Download: showfiles.lha (28 KB) (snx) (Translation: dr)
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03.Dec.2012
Olaf Schönweiß (ANF)
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amiga-coding.de: Developer forum for all Amiga-Systems
Olaf Schönweiß has established a forum which is to serve as discussion basis for developer of all Amiga systems. According to Schönweiß the site is supposed to be "neutral and to support all systems and the cooperation". "Emotional" discussions are not desirable. It is based on utilitybase.com which is not available anymore.
Schönweiß asks all former developers registered at Utilitybase to upload their Utilitybase archives on archive.org to amiga-coding.de because he is not allowed to do it himself.
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03.Dec.2012
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AmigaOS 4: Possible Update for Samba-Client smbfs
Olaf "olsen" Barthel currently thinks about a major update for his Samba client smbfs which is implemented as filesystem. For that he asks for precise feedback of users with which SMB-servers smbfs still works.
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03.Dec.2012
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Emulator: WinUAE 2.5.0
The well-known Amiga emulator WinUAE now is available in version 2.5.0.
New features and updates:
- GUI is finally fully resizeable! Configurable GUI font.
- GUI position, size and fonts saved separately for windowed, fullwindow and fullscreen modes.
- GUI CD volume control added.
- Syncronize clock option does full time sync when emulation is unpaused or exited from GUI.
- Memory configuration can be fully modified (on the fly, loading state file or using Restart button) without need to rerun the emulator.
- RTG screenshot and video recording directly from emulated VRAM if capture before filtering ticked.
- RTG monitor (if multiple monitors) selection added to GUI.
- RTG hardware sprite and hardware vblank emulation are now optional.
- Chipset "Wait for Blitter" too fast CPU workaround added, enabled by default, fixes most graphics glitches if program does not wait for the blitter, more compatible than immediate blitter.
- Optional fake 1G directory harddrive size limit for old programs that think drive is full or has negative space if drive is bigger than 2G. Can be changed on the fly.
- Added disable notification icon option.
- Added blank unused displays(s) (opens full screen topmost black window(s)) option.
- CD32 CD controller emulation improved (Missing Universe CD32 title and ingame CD audio)
- AutoVSync 100Hz/120Hz capable monitor support added.
- Low latency vsync and legacy vsync stability improved.
- Full PC hardware interlaced mode support.
- 68060 missing integer instructions are not anymore emulated if more compatible CPU checkbox is checked.
- Chipset emulation improvements. (EyeQlazer/Scoopex, Blerkenwiegel/Scoopex, No Way Demo/Academy, Brian the Lion AGA, SuperPlus monitor mode)
- Sometimes appearing Windows "no disk in drive" dialogs that point to missing harddrive path are gone.
- Audio emulation quality improved.
- Parallel port sampler emulation audio quality improved.
- Lots of Input panel improvements. (qualifiers, custom events etc)
- Easy to use debug logging option added.
- GamePorts panel remap option allows separate axis configuration and multiple events
- Game Ports panel Test mode can be used to test any kind of input event, not just joystick events.
- Optional MIDI In to Out routing.
- 64-bit build supports 2.5G address space, allowing up to 2G of Z3 expansion memory.
Bug fixes of 2.4.x-versions:
- Add Harddrive dialog didn't list all harddrives on some Windows XP systems.
- New CDFS didn't work with DVDs (2G size limit removed).
- Extended ADF write support was accidentally disabled.
- "ALT-TAB or middle mouse button untraps mouse - F12 opens settings" window title was missing.
- Directory filesystem 64-bit seek was broken.
- USB HID game controller [-] and [+] input axis movement was broken.
- SPTI + built-in CDFS crash
- uaescsi.device error codes fixed (MakeCD)
General bug fixes:
- RTG palette (if 8-bit mode) wasn't saved to statefile.
- Disable screen saver option haven't worked since 2.0.
- Warp mode didn't work in all vsync modes.
- CD image mounter MDS image CD audio tracks didn't play if subchannel data was not included, MDS image data tracks with subchannel data didn't work at all.
- CD/CD image on the fly switching was unreliable. (Again)
- Random unexplained graphics glitches when cycle-exact CPU enabled and bsdsocket emulation was in use.
- Some chipset mode on the fly configuration changes caused blank screen when returning back to RTG mode.
- Volume control in WASAPI exclusive mode didn't work.
- Windows XP blank screen after ALT-TAB back to Direct3D fullscreen mode.
- Direct3D pixel alignment errors in some modes. (Again)
- Many Input configuration fixes.
- Windows Mouse mouse mode sometimes stopped at invisible barriers
- CD32 CD audio was delayed
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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03.Dec.2012
amifone^team Dogma (ANF)
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HTML magazine: Dogma #12 (russian)
Today issue #12 of the Russian-language Amiga magazine Dogma has been released on Aminet, celebrating its 10-year anniversary. The design of the magazine has changed and become more readable, the number of articles has stepped to 50 and the site moved to a new domain.
In the current issue are the latest important news, interviews with Grzegorz Kraszewski, Mark Olsen, Thomas Frieden, reports of AmiParty 2012 and DiHalt 2012 , various memory expansions for the Amiga 600, new accelerators, tests of the AmigaOne X1000, exclusive interviews with ED^V-Nom and LVD^NedoPC, reviews of the latest updates of AmigaOS and MorphOS, the game Return To Castle Wolfenstein, classic card games and more.
Download: dogma12.lha (43 MB) (snx)
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02.Dec.2012
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OpenPCI: Graphic board driver Radeon 0.99
Note from the staff (26.12.2012, cg): according to information now available to us, the driver initially presented in this news item seems to be partially based on code that was not properly licensed. Due to this copyright infringement, Amiga-News will no longer cover this project until further notice.
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02.Dec.2012
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Pictures of Kick Off World Championships 2012
Alkis Polyrakis has published pictures of the Kick Off 2 world championships which took place in Mailand last month. One of the over 40 participants has been Dino Dini himself who is the author of the Kick Off-series (right).
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02.Dec.2012
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Aminet-Uploads until 01.12.2012
The following packages have been added until 01.12.2012 to the Aminet:
iwan3-13.lha comm/tcp 41K 68k SANA-II device for the BSC IS...
libart_lgpl.lha dev/lib 390K OS4 A small and fast 2D drawing l...
cdtvvideo2ami.png docs/hard 10K CDTVVideo2Ami
f1champ.lha docs/misc 67K Statistics of Formula One '50...
HP_Photosmart.lha driver/pri 8K 68k HP Photosmart Workbench Driver
Saga.lha game/board 395K 68k Conversion of TSR boardgame
SagaMOS.lha game/board 441K MOS Conversion of TSR boardgame
Saga-OS4.lha game/board 522K OS4 Conversion of TSR boardgame
n2sa.lha game/shoot 1K example joy2kbd script for no...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 3.0M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 3.4M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 3.2M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
vorbistools140_aros.lha mus/edit 5.0M x86 Tools to manipulate Vorbis files
Scriba_1.3.0.lha text/edit 6.2M MOS Simple word processing softwa...
IconLib_46.4.lha util/libs 205K 68k free icon.library in optimize...
AmiSystemRestore.lha util/misc 916K OS4 Monitors & allows undoing...
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02.Dec.2012
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 01.12.2012
The following packages have been added until 01.12.2012 to the OS4Depot:
audacious.lha aud/pla 13Mb 4.1 An audio-player for AmiCygnix ba...
audacious-src.lha aud/pla 3Mb 4.1 Sources of the Audacious package
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
taran.lha gam/adv 13Mb 4.0 Taran im Abenteuerland
saga.lha gam/boa 565kb 4.0 Conversion of TSR boardgame
7boings.lha gam/puz 2Mb 4.0 mixed tetris and sudoku interest...
viivi_greek.lha gra/vie 1kb 4.0 Greek catalog file for Viivi
myx11setup_ita.lha net/mis 40kb 4.0 Italian catalog for myX11Setup
openurl_greek.lha net/mis 2kb 4.0 Greek catalog file for OpenURL
uget.lha net/mis 8Mb 4.1 uGet - a download manager for Am...
uget-src.lha net/mis 137kb 4.1 Sources of the uGet package for ...
homebank.lha off/mis 11Mb 4.1 A personal accounting program fo...
homebank-src.lha off/mis 476kb 4.1 Sources of the Homebank package
fast7z.lha uti/arc 1Mb 4.0 Fast7z : Compress files & dr...
amipad.lha uti/mis 3Mb 4.0 Website App-Wrapper
amisystemrestore.lha uti/mis 916kb 4.0 Monitors & allows undoing ch...
showfiles.lha uti/she 26kb 4.0 DIR command - shows a sorted &am...
sysmon.lha uti/wor 543kb 4.1 monitor for Process, Windows (+ ...
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02.Dec.2012
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WHDLoad: New packages until 01.12.2012
With WHDLoad you can install games, demos and intros which originally had to be used from disks on your harddrive. The following installation packages have been added until 01.12.2012:
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02.Dec.2012
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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USB-Stack: Poseidon-driver for ASIX-88772B-chipset
For the USB-2.0 network adapter Edimax sold by Amistore.de Chris Hodges has made available a driver for his USB-stack Poseidon.
The update includes the asixeth.class written by Patrick Launhardt which provides the support of the ASIX-88772B-chipset as well as the latest subway.device and the drivers serialcp210x.class and serialpl2303.class.
Download: Poseidon_Update.zip (26 KB)
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02.Dec.2012
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Event: Summary report of Pianeta Amiga - AMOS-Pro source code released
Under the title link Stefano 'Lecta' Guidetti has published a summary report of the Pianeta Amiga 2012. Additional to the 6. update for AmigaOS 4.1 as well as the Sam460-port of MorphOS the following has been presented or announced:
- Beta version of Sirion-USB3-XHCI-driver under AmigaOS 4
- AROS in a PowerPC version
- Digibooster-3 beta version under AmigaOS 4.1 Update 6
- After the release of the source codes of AMOS 1.3 nine years ago Pietro Ghizzoni has released the source codes of AMOS Professional as well - currently available on the website of the Pianeta Amiga 2012 and soon on Aminet as well
- Mario Locati has presented Linux Debian Squeeze, Debian Wheezy and Ubuntu 12.04 on the Sam460ex as well as Sketchblock 1.8, Abiword 2.8.6, Gnumeric 1.10.17 and The Gimp 2.6.11
- Andrea 'AFX' Palmatè has released his game port Equilibrio
- A new charge of Sam460ex-Boards, the Minimig with 4 MB RAM and the ARM-controller are available
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01.Dec.2012
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Accelerator board: ACA 620 soon available again
A week ago we announced that the ACA 620 temporarily had to be taken off the market due to stability problems. According to Jens "Paradroid" Schönfeld the problem was fixed and the hardware has passed a stress test lasting several hours.
Soon the product should be availble again.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Dec.2012
PegasosForum (ANF)
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Pianeta Amiga: MorphOS on Sam460
At Pianeta Amiga obviously Frank Mariak demonstrates MorphOS on a Sam460 developed by ACube (pictures of the computer with Ambient). ACube also has hang up posters with Sam460/MorphOS-advertisement (1, 2).
The MorphOS-team members Mark "Bigfoot" Olsen (via screenshot) and Guido "Geit" Mersmann (in the German AmigaNews comments section) has confirmed the existence of a Sam460-port of MorphOS.
According to visitors of the event the port still is in an "early stage of development".
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01.Dec.2012
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Hyperion: AmigaOS 4.1 Update 6, automatic updates in future
The AmigaOS 4-team has released update 6 for users of AmigaOS 4.1. Registered customers can download the update from website of Hyperion. The update does not include any bug fixes but is supposed to be the basis for future updates:
Instead of collecting minor updates and relasing them in big packages ("Update 5", "Update 6"...) new versions of AmigaOS-components in future will be available immediately via the simple package manager "AmiUpdate". A new preferences tool called "Update" will manage the automatic updates. Additionally a new "Update software..." menu item on Workbench now launches AmiUpdate.
"Only registered users will be able to download updates. To register your AmigaOS serial number go to www.hyperion-entertainment.biz. During the registration process a user name and password will be created. You will be prompted for your user name and password the first time you try to access the update.amigaos.net server with AmiUpdate."
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30.Nov.2012
Edgar Schwan (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: AmiCygnix-applications uGet 1.8.2, Audacious 3.2r3 and Homebank 4.4r2
For his X11-environment AmiCygnix Edgar Schwan has updated the audio player Audacious as well as Homebank.
The download manager uGet was added. It is possible to continue downloads and the tool monitors the clipboard if there are URLs (screenshot).
Features:
- Supported protocols: http, https, ftp, ftps
- Download Queue with resumable download support.
- Categories with independent configurable settings.
- Batch Downloads (add groups of files easily)
- Bandwidth Speed Control (per category and/or download)
- Automatic Shutdown (for overnight downloading)
- Clipboard Monitoring (for automatic download insertion)
Works with the Amiga clipboard and the X11 clipboard.
- Importing & Exporting (via HTML or txt files)
- Sequential Downloads (Ex: file_1.zip, file_2.zip, etc.)
Download:
uget.lha (8 MB)
audacious.lha (13 MB)
homebank.lha (11 MB) (snx) (Translation: dr)
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29.Nov.2012
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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X500 Plus "Black Edition" case: Specifications (video)
Loriano 'TheDaddy' Pagni has introduced his self-made hardware case X500 Plus "Black Edition" in a YouTube video. The video is about the specifications of the X500 Plus Black Editon computer case.
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29.Nov.2012
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Demonstration of an USB 3-driver on the Pianeta Amiga
Next weekend in Bologna (Italy) the Pianeta Amiga will take place. According to the organizer on its website for the first time the the prototype of an USB 3-driver for PCIe-based USB-controllers on a Sam 460 is supposed to be demonstrated. The driver was written by Sebastian Bauer.
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29.Nov.2012
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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OnyxSoft: Text editor Annotate 3.0.1
The open-source text editor Annotate written by Daniel Westerberg and Doug Bakewell offers syntax-highlighting, unlimited undo/redo and support for several clipboards. The program is available for all Amiga-systems. The changes are listed in the Readme-file.
Download: annotate.lha (1 MB)
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29.Nov.2012
PPA (Webseite)
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Elbox: Driver-update for FastATA 1200 MK-IV CF/SATA
For the IDE-Controller FastATA 1200 MK-IV CF/SATA (amiga-news.de reported) Elbox has released an updated ATA3-driver. It is unknown which changes the update 11.1 include.
Download: FastATA'99v11.1a3.8.lha (110 KB)
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29.Nov.2012
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: SysMon 2.5, FastLHA, FastLZX, FastZIP
Guillaume Boesel's SysMon is MUI-based and makes it possible to identify and remove freezed windows and to monitor drives, assigns and system information.
In version 2.5 it is now possible to request a desired network port if there are several ones. Additionally the user-interface was reworked. The benchmark-program RageMem now already is included in the archive.
The same author also has released three little tools called FastLHA, -LZX und -ZIP. With these tools the corresponding compression programs can be launched (screenshots: AmiDock, Kontextmenü).
Download:
sysmon.lha (543 KB)
fastlha.lha (2 MB)
fastlzx.lha (1 MB)
fastzip.lha (2 MB)
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29.Nov.2012
AROS-Exec (Forum)
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Bounty fulfilled: Source code of Directory Opus Magellan II will be released
Olaf Schönweiß has agreed with Dr. Greg Perry by GPSoft on a possible release of the source code of the well-know file manager Directory Opus Magellan II (version 5.82) (amiga-news.de reoported).
After ten months 4097 US-Dollar have been donated which are three-quarters of the required amount.
Update: (17:18, 29.11.12, snx)
According to Olaf Schönweiß, GPSoft has accepted the collected amount and will release the source code during the next days.
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29.Nov.2012
Jürgen Beck (ANF)
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Podcast: Giana Sisters Tribute (BitJam-Episode #161)
Jürgen Beck wrote: Even little girls are getting old one day. Once upon a time, in 1987 to be precise, we played around with two cute girls on C64 and Amiga: The Great Giana Sisters. A great jump 'n run game in the style of Mario, featuring fantastic music by sound magician Chris Hülsbeck.
Now, 25 years later, a new game with the twin girls has been released. After a successful Kickstarter campaign Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams was brought to life by Black Forest Games. With music by Chris Hülsbeck himself, Fabian del Priore and the metal guys from Machinae Supremacy plus awesome graphics where you can switch fluently between the beautiful landscapes and dark places this download title captured our hearts by storm.
Now we want to celebrate the 25th birthday of the Giana Sisters together with the creators and you! The BitJam podcast episode #161 features not only the original Giana theme, but also music from the DS version of the game, which was released in 2009, the brand new Twisted Dreams game as well as some cool remixes. Jump, dash and twirl together with us through a beautiful soundscape!
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