03.Sep.2008
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Music-disc: Planet Hively for AmigaOS 3
"Orta" has ported the music-"disk" Planet Hively to AmigaOS 3. The 68k-version is based on SDL. AHI, a graphic board and a JIT-emulator (a real 68060 is much too slow) are required.
An AGA-version is also planned but it needs some optimations.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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03.Sep.2008
Michael C. Battilana (e-mail)
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Cloanto: Release of Amiga Forever 2008 "RP2" / Announcement of C64 Forever
For a few days already, a free update for Cloanto's emulation package Amiga Forever 2008 is available via the Software Director, including all previous updates and introducing support for the new RP2 file format (amiga-news.de reported). Below you can find the official press release that has been published today.
Cloanto Releases Amiga Forever 2008 "RP2", Announces C64 Forever
Cloanto released this week Amiga Forever 2008 "RP2", the latest version of the award-winning Amiga preservation, emulation and support suite for Windows and other platforms, and a first batch of 10 games in the new RP2 format. Both the RP2 update and the new games are a free download for current users.
Amiga Forever 2008, the most significant release in the Amiga Forever series, already set new references in usability while more than tripling the featured content and providing easy access to a universe of free downloads. The "RP2" update (from RetroPlatform Player, the technology used by Amiga Forever) adds support for the new RP2 file format and content delivery, recognition and configuration framework.
RP2 is a simple and standards-compliant wrapper format, essentially a ZIP archive containing one or more disk image files and an XML manifest. Full information is being shared with download sites and other partners.
Does the emulation world really need a new format? Well, RP2 does not aim to replace the existing disk image files: there will always be ADFs, etc. Cloanto's project involving automatic identification of disk images and automatic configuration of the emulation system also remains ongoing, and will soon flow into RP2.
The new format aims to solve another aspect, i.e. how to easily download, organize and play sets of multiple disks, and treat each game as a single file, just as users do with MP3s. Today, ZIP archives can be downloaded from games sites, but they still won't play automatically. ADFs might do that (with Amiga Forever they already do), but this wouldn't work with games that need more than one disk image.
That's where RP2 aims to deliver, making playback of an .rp2 Amiga game file as simple as playing an .mp3 music file: one file, one game, nothing else to remember or configure. And users will be free to rename or reorganize the files, while existing investment in Amiga disk images will be preserved by means of automated conversion options.
Amiga Forever is still far from perfect, and we know that. Thanks to the precious support of our customers, we keep working on other fronts, which include:
- Merge the current heuristic configuration logic with the autoconfiguration library
- Make it possible to create, edit and share configurations
- Make it easier to add or remove content from the player lists (Games, Demos, etc.)
- Improve online search
- New partnerships
The RetroPlatform player and content framework were designed from the beginning to be modular and platform-neutral. The Amiga alone, while full of memories and passion, remains a risky "niche" for a software house. In order to achieve better stability and growth potential for the project as a whole, we decided to support a second platform which we all love and know well from our past.
This means that Amiga Forever will soon get a little 8-bit brother (or sister), to be named C64 Forever. More information will be released soon at www.c64forever.com.
Your Amiga Forever Team (snx)
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02.Sep.2008
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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UAE: Limited AmiKit-CD-Edition
AmiKit which is a complete distribution for UAE users will be available as limited CD-edition soon. It will include version 1.5.0 of AmiKit for Windows and Linux.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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02.Sep.2008
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Linux-Handheld: Pandora available for order soon
Pandora is a handheld game console based on a 600-MHz-ARM-processor and the Linux distribution Ubuntu. Emulators are supposed to provide the base of games. From 30. September on you can order this handheld in advance. The first production will have 3000 units. The delivery may start on 13. November.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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02.Sep.2008
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Adventure-Interpreter: ScummVM 0.12.0 for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS
ScummVM is an interpreter with which you can play a lot of older, commercial adventures on newer platforms.
There is a list of changes in version 0.12.0 in the Release Notes of the ScummVM project.
Direct download:
AmigaOS 4: scummvm-0.12.0-amigaos4.lha (6,7 MB)
MorphOS: scummvm-0.12.0.lha (5,2 MB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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02.Sep.2008
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: HD-racing track Indianapolis 1.1 for VGP 2
Jason Frabotta's project "VGP HD" tries to improve the engine developed by Paolo Cattani of the Formel-1 simulation Virtual Grand Prix 2.
Recently the racing track of Indianapolis was added (screenshot).
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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01.Sep.2008
David brunet (ANF)
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New articles on Obligement website
In the last two months severaö articles have been added to the website of the French AmigaOS and MorphOS magazine Obligement. Additional to the texts mentioned down below on the website the issues 78-87 of the former French magazine "Amiga News" are available.
- Amiga and MorphOS news of July/August 2008
- Interview with Grzegorz Kraszewski (MorphOS developer)
- Interview with Hans-Joerg Frieden (AmigaOS 4 developer)
- Review of MorphOS 2.0
- Review of Amikit on Linux
- Review of Epistula
- Review of Fightin' Spirit
- Review of Fire And Ice
- Review of Gemini Wing
- Review of Gods
- Review of Golden Axe
- Review of Hybris
- Review of Lethal Xcess
- Review of Lionheart
- Review of Mega Typhoon
- Review of Mercs
- Review of Midnight Resistance
- Review of Nicky Boum
- Review of The Oath
- Review of Ork
- Review of Pang
- Review of P-47 : The Freedom Fighter
- Review of Qwak
- Review of Risky Woods
- Review of Rod Land
- Review of Ruff N Tumble
- Review of Saint Dragon
- Review of Viper
- Hardware: CPTVUSB20-5 USB card
- Tutorial: installation of MorphOS 2.0 on Pegasos I/II and Efika 5200B
- Quizz about Amiga News
- New heading: tips and tricks
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Sep.2008
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WHDLoad: New packages until 01.09.2008
With WHDLoad you can install games and scene demos on your harddrive which originally were published on disks. Additionally several incompatibilities with newer Amiga models were fixed.
The following installers have been added, updated or improved since our last message:
- 31.08.2008 new: The Moochies (Breadline) done by Bored Seal (Info)
- 31.08.2008 new: Bruno's MusicBox 2 (Gate) done by StingRay (Info,Image)
- 31.08.2008 new: Bruno's MusicBox 3 (Anarchy) done by StingRay (Info,Image)
- 31.08.2008 new: 20000 Leagues under the Sea (Infogrames/Coktel Vision) done by Puppe (Info)
- 31.08.2008 improved: Damage (Suomi-Peli) trainer added, CD³² joypad support added (Info)
- 29.08.2008 new: Sonical Fantasia (Equinox) done by StingRay (Info,Image)
- 28.08.2008 new: Book of Songs (Complex) done by StingRay (Info)
- 28.08.2008 new: Metal Melissa the Pisser (Animators) done by StingRay (Info)
- 25.08.2008 new: Alien Drug Lords: The Chyropian Connection (Panther Games) done by Psygore (Info)
- 25.08.2008 improved: Melodies (Scoopex) taglist fixed for whd16+, added 68000 quitkey (Info,Image)
- 24.08.2008 improved: The Kristal / Kristal, The (Addictive) access fault fixed, blitwaits inserted, new install script (Info)
- 24.08.2008 new: Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (Imageworks) done by Galahad (Info)
- 24.08.2008 updated: Software (W.F.M.H.) taglist fixed, reduced chipram requirement, 68000 quitkey added (Info,Image)
- 23.08.2008 new: Dawn Patrol (Rowan Software Ltd.) done by Psygore (Info)
- 18.08.2008 improved: Colossus Chess X (CDS) dbf loops fixed, no more errors with working.book file (Info)
- 18.08.2008 new: Super-Twintris (Big Brother Copy) done by Musashi5150 (Info)
- 18.08.2008 updated: Academy: Tau Ceti II (CRL Group/ComTek) mouse cursor enabled, savegame is saved properly now with separated shipdata, new keyboard handler, less memory requirements (Info)
- 13.08.2008 new: Hunt for Red October (Oxford Digital Enterprises) done by Psygore (Info)
- 13.08.2008 improved: Ghost Battle (Thalion) debugged in snoop mode, decruncher moved into FastRAM, added blitter waits and button wait, highscore is saved (Info)
- 13.08.2008 improved: Fire Force (ICE) more trainer options, another delay added, saved rooster loads at startup (Info)
- 11.08.2008 improved: Miami Chase (Code Masters/Team 17) highscores are saved, trainer added, keyboard fixed, button wait added (Info)
- 11.08.2008 fixed: Deep Space (Psygnosis) buttonwait routine corrected (Info)
- 07.08.2008 new: Warlock's Quest (ERE/Infogrames) done by John Girvin (Info)
- 06.08.2008 new: Miracle Sounds 1 (Miracle) done by Dr Cinicus (Info,Image)
- 04.08.2008 improved: Sharkeys Moll (Zeppelin Games) copylock fix improved, keyboard routine fixed (Info,Image)
- 04.08.2008 improved: Hunt for Red October (Grandslam) slave works with any version now (Info)
- 04.08.2008 improved: Campaign 2 (Empire) recompiled with latest KickEmu, version detection improved (Info)
- 04.08.2008 improved: Campaign (Empire) no more load/save limits (Info)
- 04.08.2008 updated: Blob (Core Design) copylock fix improved (Info)
- 03.08.2008 new: Mad Show (Silmarils) done by Psygore (Info)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Sep.2008
amiga.org
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Flash-ROM-Software: Luciferin 4.1
Chris Hodges has published an update of his Flash-ROM software Luciferin for E3B-products Romulus, Algor (Pro) and Deneb. In version 4.1 there is a new option for switching off ("RMBONLY").
The archive now also includes a SDK with which external developers may use the flashrom.resource in their own applications.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Sep.2008
amiga.org (Webseite)
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USB-Stack: Poseidon 4.2 for E3B-products and MorphOS PowerUp
For owners of the E3B-products Subway, Highway, Algor and Deneb as well as for MorphOS PowerUp users there is an update of the USB-stack Poseidon written by Chris Hodges. You can download it via Trident-Online-Update or on the website of the author.
This upgrade to the latest version 4.2 is for free. For users of older versions (3.x, 2.x) as well. But if you want to support the author you can send him a present by ordering a product of his Amazon wish list.
Changes in version 4.2:
- Support for suspend/resume of USB devices for power saving
- Improvements of usbaudio.class, hub.class
- More massstorage.class workarounds for buggy devices
- Major bugfixing for PTP class
- New Ethernet class driver for Davicom DM9601 chipsets
The MorphOS version should be only used for MorphOS installations on a Classic Amiga. You should not use it on a Pegasos or an Efika.
Starting with version 4.0 the USB-stack has not a keyfile but is only licenced for E3B-hardware. There is not an opgrade option for further products (Spider, Thylacine, Amithlon). So please do not inquire for it.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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31.Aug.2008
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Amiga Forever: Update RP2
There is an update of the emulator package Amiga Forever 2008 published by Cloanto which includes all previous updates and which introduces the RP2-file format.
This acronym stands for RetroPlatform Player which is a compression format which can be a renamed Zip-archive, which includes one or several disk images as well as a XML-file.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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30.Aug.2008
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: OWB 2.7
Jörg Strohmayer has published a new version of his port of the Origyn Web Browser for AmigaOS 4. Changes since the latest release:
- Fixed copying text
- Optimized scrolling
- Added text zoom and and redraw to the menu
- Added reload gadget
- Fixed wrong underlining offsets
- Implemented PlatformScreen for AmigaOS 4
- Fixed wrong window height
- Added WINDOWLEFT, WINDOWTOP, WINDOWWIDTH and WINDOWHEIGHT tooltypes for configuring the position and size of the window.
WINDOWWIDTH and WINDOWHEIGHT are only used if WIDTH/HEIGHT aren't used
- Fixed checkbox markers
- Updated to SVN revision 460
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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30.Aug.2008
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Podcast: Amiga Round Table, Episode 29
Der "Amiga Round Table" (ART) is a podcast produced by Rich Lawrence and Mike Blackburn where Amiga users and invited guests discuss the latest events around the Amiga scene. 29th issue has as guest the Natami-team.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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29.Aug.2008
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: HD-racing track Interlagos 1.0 for VGP 2
Jason Frabotta's project "VGP HD" tries to improve the engine of Paolo Cattani's Formel-1 simulation Virtual Grand Prix 2.
In the latest release the racing track of Interlagos has been added (screenshot). According to the author there are still some minor bugs.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 29. Aug. 2008, 19:42] [Comments: 0]
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29.Aug.2008
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmiBlitz: Voxel Engine
Under the title link Thilo "Der Wanderer" Köhler has published Voxel engine implemented with AmiBlitz. Köhler has developed the engine for his own project but would also provide it to other interested users - e.g. for users who wants to develop an Ego-shooter or a racing game.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 29. Aug. 2008, 18:16] [Comments: 0]
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29.Aug.2008
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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ACube on the Colmar Multimedia Expo 2008
Additional to the Swiss trader RELEC ACube will take part in the Colmar Multimedia Expo 2008 (24. - 26. October) as well.
ACube and Relec will share a stand.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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29.Aug.2008
AN Redaktion
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amiga-news celebrates tenth anniversary!
Ten years is a long time for the Internet:
Ten years ago amiga-news.de was officially started. A lot of things
have happened since then.
At that time and just today amiga-news is one of the biggest Amiga websites at all and
is available in four languages (German, English, French and
Polish).
We want to celebrate this anniversary with you.
During the next weeks and months you can find reports about the history of the website and of the Amiga, tombola, campaigns, new website sections and much more.
We want to thank all readers, sponsors, Amiga fans, producers,
developers, dealers and users for your loyalitiy during the last ten years!
Und wir versprechen: Es geht weiter!
(nba) (Translation: dr)
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28.Aug.2008
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Turrican clone: Shurrican (preview)
"Shurrican" is supposed to become a clone of the action classic Turrican which requires UAE or an Amiga with graphic board and some FastRAM. You can find detailed information as well as screenshots under the title link.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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28.Aug.2008
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Podcast: pofacs.de is looking for interlocutor
Mario Heide from pofacs.de which is a podcast for alternative computer systems is looking for a interlocutor for a second report about MorphOS.
If you can introduce the latest version of MorphOS in a half-hour interview then please contact Heide.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 28. Aug. 2008, 16:10] [Comments: 0]
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28.Aug.2008
Sébastien Jeudy (ANF)
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RELEC: Sam440 box "The Red One"
On his website the Swiss dealer RELEC offers a bespoke box for ACube's PPC-motherboard Sam440.
The product is called "The Red One" and apparently is only available together with a Sam440-platine.
The Red One is delivered in a Aluminium case so the owner can carry it safely and has a price of 260 Euro.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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