02.Jun.2009
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Filesharing: AmiGift 2.0
Amigift is a P2P-filesharing system which is based on a giFT-daemon (Gnutella, FastTrack, OpenFT) and includes a MUI-based graphical user-interface called "GiftMUI" (screenshot). After a few beta versions finally version 2.0 of the program is available. The changes are listed in the Changelog. The most important changes in AmiGift 2.0:
- The daemon no longer uses ixemul, we have now a totally native application!
- Each of the libs and plug-ins are now compiled and loaded individually, rather than linked with the daemon executable
- GiFTMui (The MUI front-end) now uses MUI Custom Classes for everything
- LOTS of code have been either rewritten from scratch or optimized
- There's now a dopus-like file manager embedded into GiFTMui
Before installing it interested users are asked to have a look at the sections Requirements and Getting started of the AmiGift website. The complete manual is online as well.
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01.Jun.2009
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: 8-Bit-Emulator Atari++ 1.56
The emulator Atari++ emulates Atari's 8-Bit-home computer as well as the game console Atari 5200. The AmigaOS-4-version was ported by Ventzislav 'drHirudo' Tzvetkov and supports AmigaInput.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 01. Jun. 2009, 16:53] [Comments: 0]
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01.Jun.2009
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Instant Messaging: AmiMSN adjusted to AmigaOS 4 (beta)
AmiMSN is a console based Instant Messenger-client for the MSN-Network written in ARexx. The author has published a version which was adjusted to AmigaOS 4 and offers almost all features of the original version.
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[News message: 01. Jun. 2009, 15:19] [Comments: 0]
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01.Jun.2009
Michael C. Battilana (E-Mail)
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Cloanto release C64 Forever
Press release June 1st, 2009 - Cloanto, developers of Commodore/Amiga software since the 1980s, and already publishers of Amiga Forever, launched today C64 Forever (screenshots), a revolutionary preservation, emulation and support package.
C64 Forever embodies an intuitive player interface, backed by a built-in database containing more than 5,000 C64 game entries, and advanced support for the new RP2 format, dubbed the "MP3 of retrogaming" (amiga-news.de reported).
When the C64 was launched in 1982 it immediately set the standard for 8-bit home computers. Its low cost, superior graphics, high quality sound and a massive 64 KB of RAM positioned it as the winner in the home computer wars, knocking out competitors from the likes of Atari, Texas Instruments, Sinclair, Apple and IBM.
Selling over 30 million units and introducing a whole generation to computers and programming, the C64 shook up the video games industry and sparked cultural phenomena such as computer music and the demoscene. In recent years the C64 has enjoyed a spectacular revival manifesting itself once again as a retrocomputing platform.
C64 Forever expands Cloanto's RetroPlatform family, aiming to set new standard in ease of use, emulation power and access to contents. The RetroPlatform player technology, the frequently-updated RetroPlatform Library database and content recognition engine, and the RP2 file format act in synergy to provide a superior user experience.
The software includes more than 100 games, some of the finest demoscene productions, and other bits and pieces of history. Adding content is as easy as a drag-and-drop. The RP2 Manager feature further makes it possible to import thousands of games at once from existing C64 CDs, DVDs or internet downloads, while the built-in search functionality makes it easy to find more games on C64 preservation sites.
C64 Forever (video) is available now in two editions:
- Downloadable Plus Edition - $19.95
- Boxed Plus Edition - $24.95 (photo, includes instant download)
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31.May.2009
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Video of Amiga and C64-Forever-Chat
The record of the video chat about C64 Forever and Amiga Forever 2009 is now online:
http://vimeo.com/retroplatform
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 31. May. 2009, 00:31] [Comments: 0]
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30.May.2009
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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APC&TCP: DigiRoller - Betatest for DigiBoosterPro
Press release The Open Beta Test of DigiBoosterPro has started today. For this purpose we have published the program DigiRoller at the title link. We wish to get as much users as possible for this Open Beta Test to avoid future problems.
DigiRoller is a standalone DBM module player and renderer. It is released for free as a preview of sound synthesis technology used in upcoming DigiBooster 3. With DigiRoller any DBM music module can be played or saved to an AIFF/WAVE file. There is also a benchmark mode which allows for estimating DigiBooster 3 player engine speed on different hardware. DigiRoller is being released for AmigaOS 3.x, AmigaOS 4.x and MorphOS 1.4/2.x and runs on all hardware supported by these operating systems (with exception of 68020+ requirement for AmigaOS 3 version).
The key feature of the new DigiBooster 3 player engine is AHI independency. The new engine does not rely on AHI resampling and mixing. Using own algorithms allows for better quality, for example track mixing is done with 24-bit precision. Breaking AHI dependency also opens a way for making high quality DigiBooster 3 module replayers for non-Amiga operating systems like Windows, Linux or MacOS. DigiRoller uses AHI as a playback backend only, to stay compatible with as many sound hardware as possible. (snx)
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30.May.2009
Amiga.org (Forum)
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AMIX: Back port project AmixBP
AMIX, Commodore's Amiga Unix, is a port of Unix System V Release 4 to the Amiga 2000 and 3000. Under the title link the Sourceforge.net-project AmixBP was established.
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[News message: 30. May. 2009, 09:41] [Comments: 0]
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29.May.2009
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Metacompiler: PortablE r4
Christopher Handley's Metacompiler PortablE translates the programming language E into different ones. Through this extensive E-programs are supposed to be changes in this way that they can be compiled to a wider range of platforms.
With version r4 additional to AmigaOS, AmigaOS 4, AROS and MorphOS now Windows is supported as well.
Changes:
- PortablE now has basic support for Windows, along with some standard
portable modules which allow the same program to run unchanged on
Windows & Amiga; documentation & several examples are provided
- PortablE now comes with an installer (for all supported platforms)
- The PEGCC program runs both PortablE and G++ (GCC) for you, thus
producing an executable directly from E code
- PortablE now runs up to twice as fast
- Added MUI support for AROS
- Fixed modules to work with AmigaOS 4's latest SDK
- FastNew() & NEW are now thread safe
- Fixed FastNew() & NEW, which were previously un-aligned & so could
cause crashes under certain circmstances
- OpenLibrary() could a crash on AmigaOS 4; really fixed this time
- Numerous other improvements, changes & bug fixes
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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29.May.2009
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AISS ToolBar Creator 0.2
The MUI-based AISSTBC ("AISS Toolbar Creator") is supposed to help developers creating button bars: With drag'n drop whole button bars can be configured and saved from AISS-pictures. In version 0.2 a bug was fixed which caused a crash if pictures were loaded.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 29. May. 2009, 13:57] [Comments: 0]
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29.May.2009
morphzone.org (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Reggae-Updates multimedia.class 52.13 and zxscreen.decoder 51.2
Grzegorz 'Krashan' Kraszewski has published two updates for his multimedia library Reggae:
multimedia.class 52.13
- Added two helper methods for class implementors: MMM_PrePull() and MMM_PostPull(). Using them in a class saves about a kilobyte of code :-)
- Added a separete memory lict semaphore, so one can use Reggae memory allocation functions inside MMM_Setup(). One of new incoming classes needs it.
zxscreen.decoder 51.2
- The first class to use PrePull()/PostPull() helpers
- Because of this added multimedia.class 52.13+ check at initialization
- Binary is shorter. ;-)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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28.May.2009
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Log-Analyzer logtool 2.6
Jacek Piszczek has published an update of his log-analyzer logtool (screenshot). Changes in version 2.6:
- Changes in log filtering. Please note that the filter prefs changed and you might need to recreate your filters.
- Support for firewire logs with OHCI1394Mon by Frank Mariak
logtool requires at least versions 50.70 of the MUI-class Powerterm.mcc which is part of the MUICON-package.
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[News message: 28. May. 2009, 16:42] [Comments: 0]
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28.May.2009
Dietmar Knoll (ANF)
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What about ... Jim Collas?
Jim Collas which was managing director at Amiga Inc. at the end of the last centenary seems to has found a new job: As managing director of SocialWise he tries to establish the pay service "BillMyParents".
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[News message: 28. May. 2009, 16:35] [Comments: 0]
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27.May.2009
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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MUI-class: TheBar.mcc 26.3
The MUI-class TheBar.mcc is available for AmigaOS, AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and now for AROS in version 26.3 as well. With it you can create switch panels. You can make suggestions how this class should be developed further.
Download: MCC_TheBar-26.3.lha (2 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 27. May. 2009, 12:04] [Comments: 0]
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27.May.2009
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: 15 new full versions online / Support wanted
Press release The download area of the Amiga Future homepage has been updated again. There are new full versions online. New downloads are highlighted in the download database. Additionally there is an overview of new downloads at the lower border of the download page. Furthermore there have been updates to the descriptions and screenshots of some downloads.
The Amiga Future is a non-profit project. That's why the Amiga Future homepage has to completely manage itself in terms of financing. The about 8 GB containing homepage is entirely paid by advertising, donations and our own private money. Especially the development of new expansions, databases and features is really expensive. That's why we ask you to support us by donating money. It allows us to make the homepage more user friendly and comprehensive. (snx)
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