09.Mar.2023
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RTG driver: P96 V3.3.3 released
Jens Schönfeld (individual Computers) has released version 3.3.3 of his RTG driver P96, which can be bought or downloaded from the order history at iComp. As developer Thomas Richter writes, the major feature of this release is that it offers the emulation of planar bitplanes, even if the graphics card does not support them or if a program requests more than the maximum 4 bitplanes VGA offers. That should help to promote even more legacy applications to the graphics card. To do this, "ENV:Picasso96/EmulatePlanar" must be set to "Yes" and restarted. A detailed description of the changes can be found in the English section of the iComp support forum. (dr)
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09.Mar.2023
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MorphOS: Real-time strategy game Vanilla Conquer V1.0 (TinyGL-Version)
After Bruno "BeWorld" Peloille's SDL implementation of the first part of the real-time strategy series Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn, which has the open-source name "Vanilla Conquer" and is based on Artur Jarosik's release for AmigaOS 3 (amiga-news.de reported), Mark 'bigfoot' Olsen has now ported the second part, the prequel Command & Conquer: Red Alert to MorphOS.
Upon our request, the developer kindly explains to us that "the biggest part of this port is fixing the many, many big endian issues in the original project. Artur Jarosik opted to release his port using SDL and OpenAL. My port of Vanilla Conquer to MorphOS does not use SDL or OpenAL, but instead adds native support for MorphOS via TinyGL, CGX and AHI. It also contains an installer that lets you install game data either from original media, if you happen to own that, or via internet download.
The original game ran at a resolution of 640x400 on a 4:3 display and thus did not have square pixels. The TinyGL renderer will open a screen that matches your Ambient screen in resolution and use the GPU to stretch the image to fullscreen, while preserving the aspect ratio of the original game, giving you an experience that is as close to the original as possible. The fallback renderer has no stretching capability, so to play in fullscreen with a proper aspect ratio, you need to create a 640x400 8bpp display mode in MorphOS, and either use a 4:3 monitor or configure your monitor to stretch the image to 4:3, if it has that option.
The MorphOS port has a few additions that the original version of Vanilla Conquer does not have. When you're in a game, in the options menu, under visual settings, you can change the game to run in windowed mode, and if using the TinyGL renderer, you can switch between using a 15bpp screen or a 24bpp screen/texture. The 15bpp mode might sacrifice some palette resolution in some cases, but runs a lot faster than the 24bpp mode." (dr)
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09.Mar.2023
HunoPPC (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Public beta version 1.55 of "Doom 3" port
At the beginning of July last year (amiga-news.de reported) Hugues 'HunoPPC' Nouvel released a first, non-public beta version of Dhewm3 for AmigaOS 4.1 - a Doom port based on the Doom 3 GPL source code. He has further optimised this so that the game can now be played at 30 frames per second on an AmigaOne X5000 with a resolution of 1920x1080 (YouTube video) and is now available for testing by the general public.
(dr)
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08.Mar.2023
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Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.9.17
RedPill, developed by Carlos Peris, is a game construction kit written in Amiblitz 3.9, which allows the development of games from various genres (see short tests of two Redpill games). RedPill is compatible with AGA and ECS, the "player" for playing the finished creations requires a total of 1.5 MB RAM. Jens 'Farbfinsternis' Henschel has written a tutorial.
The new version 0.9.17 offers seveal fixes, improvements and optimisations. (dr)
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08.Mar.2023
Amigans (Forum)
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AmigaOS 4: C runtime library clib2 v1.0.0 beta 9
Andrea 'afxgroup' Palmate has created a fork of the official clib2 library, included in adtools. This library is exclusively for AmigaOS 4 to make it easy to maintain and to be able to add all the missing clib2 functions that are hard to add on 68k Amigas. The goal is to make it POSIX compliant and also fix any C++ problems that exist with newer compilers (amiga-news.de reported).
Yesterday he has released the ninth beta version with the following changes:
- Added aio* POSIX functions with some minor limitations
- Fixed shared objects libraries (They needs a new elf.library)
- Added sigsetjmp/siglongjmp
- pthread moved into libc. libpthread however exists for compatibility reasons
- Some minor fixes
- Added more test programs
(dr)
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08.Mar.2023
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Boing Attitude: Interview with Barry Leitch
In its fifth issue of the print magazine BOING, Boing Attitude published an interview with the musician Barry Leitch, who is responsible for the music of Lotus Turbo Challenge 2, TFX, The Humans or Silkworm, among others. This interview is now generally available under the title link. (dr)
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07.Mar.2023
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Point'n Click adventure: Ring around the World
"Ring around the World" (video) by Simone Bevilacqua (KOG, Huenison, Blastaway, among others) is described by the author as a "short, open world, point'n'click adventure from the top view". The player wakes up on the shore of an unknown world and can only remember two things - one of the two memories is his drowning in a stormy sea.
"Ring around the World" requires a PAL Amiga with one megabyte of chip RAM and Kickstart 1.3, a hard disk is recommended. The game is free, the author asks players who like the title to "offer some support to somebody who is a victim of any kind of violence". (cg)
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06.Mar.2023
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Event: Amiga38 in Mönchengladbach (Germany)
As the organizer Markus Tillmann informs, already this year with the Amiga38 another event of this series will take place. Venue is like last year the "Kunstwerk" in Mönchengladbach, Germany, the date the 7th of October 2023, thus one week before AmiWest. (snx)
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05.Mar.2023
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Editor: MUI-Vim V9.0.1378 for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS
MUI-Vim is a port of the editor Vim. This editor is intended for editing programs as well as plain text files. Multi-level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history, block operations and scripting are some of the features. Ola 'sodero' Söder has now ported
version 9.0.1378 of VIM and released it for AmigaOS4 and MorphOS.
Downloads:
AmigaOS 4 (15 MB)
MorphOS (14 MB) (dr)
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05.Mar.2023
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Tool: identify-library 42.0
A few moments ago, Richard Körber has released version 42.0 of his identify.library (amiga-news.de reported). Changes:
- Added support for AmigaOS 3.2.2
- Detects the Denise 8369 (ECS prototype)
- Added new boards, fixed some errors in the database, synced with boards.lib
Downloads:
IdentifyDev.lha (66 kB)
IdentifyUsr.lha (98 kB) (dr)
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05.Mar.2023
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Gotek firmware: FlashFloppy 3.39
FlashFloppy is an alternative, open source firmware for the floppy emulator Gotek. Its original firmware is not developed any further. Changes in version 3.39:
- AT32F415: Run this MCU at 144Hz (previously 72MHz).
- HFE: Fix HFEv3 support. Support Dungeon Master & Chaos Strikes Back.
- IMG.CFG: Support mixed sector sizes per track (Ensoniq Mirage etc).
- IMG.CFG: New option img_bps= allows padding of short sectors in IMG files.
- FF.CFG: New option notify-volume= for notifying on insert/eject events.
- FF.CFG: New OLED display sub-option 'hflip' horizontally flips display.
- Various other small fixes.
(dr)
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05.Mar.2023
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ACube Systems: Shipping of remaining Sam460LE boards
According to a press release under the title link, ACube Systems will probably ship the remaining Sam460LE boards at the end of next week, after the stress tests will have been completed. (dr)
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05.Mar.2023
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Videos on release of AmigaOS 3.2.2
On YouTube, first videos have been published taking a look at the recently released AmigaOS 3.2.2:
(dr)
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05.Mar.2023
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Aminet uploads until 04.03.2023
The following files have been added until 04.03.2023 to Aminet:
fe.lha dev/lang 50K 68k A tiny, embeddable language
anaiis.lha driver/oth 221K 68k ANAIIS USB Stack Release 1.23
anaiis_boot.lha driver/oth 231K 68k ANAIIS USB Boot disk Release ...
SAGADriver.lha driver/oth 341K 68k SAGA Driver Package
gimorracinese.lha game/wb 263K 68k GI Morra Cinese Game
WhatIFF2.09.lha mags/misc 1.4M What IFF? #2.09-March-2023
BoomMachinery.lha mods/pro 763K Boom Machinery mod by Critica...
FrozenPack03.lha mods/pro 26K Frozen Pack 03 mod by Critica...
FutureHopes.lha mods/pro 173K Future Hopes mod by Critical ...
GameSupport.lha mods/pro 12K Game Support mod by Critical ...
JustTechnoMind.lha mods/pro 202K Just Techno Mind mod by Criti...
LeadSoldiers.lha mods/pro 126K Lead Soldiers mod by Critical...
LifeIsADare.lha mods/pro 33K Life Is A Dare mod by Critica...
Metallurgy.lha mods/pro 443K Metallurgy mod by Critical Sc...
NewSensations.lha mods/pro 109K New Sensations mod by Critica...
PhysicNoiseII.lha mods/pro 151K Physic Noise II mod by Critic...
PolarDreams.lha mods/pro 250K Polar Dreams mod by Critical ...
SacredSanctuary.lha mods/pro 209K Sacred Sanctuary mod by Criti...
ScalyClasyc.lha mods/pro 79K Scaly Clasyc mod by Critical ...
SoundConquest.lha mods/pro 87K Sound Conquest mod by Critica...
SupremeTemptation.lha mods/pro 91K Supreme Temptation by Critica...
TearsOfAir.lha mods/pro 73K Tears Of Air mod by Critical ...
TendenciesPart1.lha mods/pro 150K Tendencies Part 1 by Critical...
TendenciesPart2.lha mods/pro 207K Tendencies Part 2 by Critical...
TheAnswerBack.lha mods/pro 91K The Answer Back mod by Critic...
ThermalPain.lha mods/pro 329K Thermal Pain mod by Critical ...
AmiModRadio.lha mus/play 2.8M 68k Play modules from Internet so...
GF4RSIDD.zip pix/misc 76K Grad. Fonts for RSI Demo Make...
AvalancheSP.lha util/arc 5K Spanish catalog for Avalanche...
cabextract_MOS.lha util/arc 51K MOS Extract MS Cabinet (.CAB) arc...
ChangeExp.lha util/misc 5K 68k Protect/Detect your emulated ...
InstallerLG.i386-aros... util/sys 121K x86 Commodore Installer replacement
InstallerLG.ppc-amiga... util/sys 207K OS4 Commodore Installer replacement
InstallerLG.ppc-morph... util/sys 155K MOS Commodore Installer replacement
SniffEmu.lha util/sys 12K 68k Check if system is running in...
StartWin.lha util/wb 105K 68k Two bugged workbench launchba...
(snx)
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05.Mar.2023
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OS4Depot uploads until 04.03.2023
The following files have been added until 04.03.2023 to OS4Depot:
rave.lha aud/edi 3Mb 4.1 An editor for mono/stereo audio ...
thewidowii-ecard2.lha dem/mis 4Mb 4.0 This is the second and last demo...
hle-pokercard.lha gam/car 4Mb 4.0 Guess the next card to appear in...
scummvm.lha gam/mis 108Mb 4.1 Run supported classic adventure/...
scummvm-src.zip gam/mis 175Mb 4.1 ScummVM Source
scummvm-tools.lha uti/fil 4Mb 4.1 A collection of various tools fo...
scummvm-tools-src.zip uti/fil 2Mb 4.1 ScummVM Tools Source
installerlg.lha uti/mis 207kb 4.0 Commodore Installer replacement
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05.Mar.2023
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AROS Archives uploads until 04.03.2023
The following files have been added until 04.03.2023 to AROS Archives:
thewidowii-ecard2.lha dem/mis 4Mb This is the second and last demo...
whatiff2.09.lha doc/mis 1Mb Magazine on AmigaGuide
hle-pokercard.lha gam/car 4Mb Guess the next card to appear in...
ghostscript-10.0.0.m68k-a... uti/pri 12Mb Ghostscript v10 binary for AROS/...
ghostscript-10.0.0.x86_64... uti/pri 12Mb Ghostscript v10 binary for AROS/...
installerlg.i386-aros.lha uti/wor 121kb Commodore Installer replacement
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05.Mar.2023
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 04.03.2023
The following files have been added until 04.03.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
tedplay.lha Audio/Players A media player - simila...
AmIRC_3.9.lha Communication AmIRC is the best clien...
fe_1.0.lha Development/C A tiny, embeddable lang...
SDL_2.26.3_Libraries.lha Development/Library All Libraries SDL : SDL...
Iris_1.9.lha Email New email client suppor...
AmiArcadia_29.36.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
cabextract_1.11.lha Files/Archive Tool to extract Microso...
Deark_1.6.4.lha Files/Archive Extracting data from va...
ScummVM_2.7.0.lha Games/Adventure 2D Point-and-Click adve...
TheWidowII-eCard2.lha Games/Adventure The Widow II: Evil's Re...
CardsMakingKit.lha Games/Card A little kit to make yo...
HLE-Pokercard_FinalVer... Games/Card Hi-Low-Equal Poker Card
Space_Travel.lha Games/Misc C port of Ken Thompson'...
Doom3-ProjectUAC_r6_3.lha Games/Shoot3D Doom3 ProjectUAC
Wayfarer_4.9.lha Network/Web Wayfarer is the latest ...
InstallerLG_1.0.2.lha System/Shell Commodore Installer rep...
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05.Mar.2023
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WHDLoad: New installers until 04.03.2023
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 04.03.2023:
- 2023-03-03 new: Detector (Time Warp) done by Psygore (Info)
- 2023-02-26 updated: Melodies (Scoopex) patch redone, OSemu no longer needed, patch works with 0.5 MB chip memory and 0.5 MB other memory now, line drawing routines fixed, DMA wait in replayer fixed, source code included (Info, Image)
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05.Mar.2023
Amiga Future (website)
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AmigaRemix: Further files added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 files have been added:
- Guitar Slinger - Second Part Remix
- X-OUT Loading (Mellow Dance Remix)
(snx)
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05.Mar.2023
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 161
The English and German issue 161 (March/April 2023) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Content of the current issue includes reviews of Black Dawn Technomage, Triton USB Card and Commotron Turbo 2000 Super Wireless Gamepad. (snx)
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05.Mar.2023
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Video: Installation of MorphOS on a Power Mac G4 Cube
In its latest video the YouTube channel "Michael MJD" shows how to install MorphOS on a Power Mac G4 Cube and later explains some parts of the operating system and some applications. (dr)
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04.Mar.2023
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Preview video: Twin-Stick shooter "Rogue Declan: Zero"
Nivrig Games - among others Turbo Santa Deluxe Edition 2022 - have been working for some time on a twin-stick shooter, which he assigns to the rogue-like genre and for which he has now published a first early preview video.
The game is also said to be a test game for the twin-stick controller developed by "Abstraction Games" (amiga-news.de reported). "Rogue Declan: Zero" will have control options that also support a CD32 controller where you use the D-pad for movement and the buttons for shooting in another direction. (dr)
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04.Mar.2023
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Music album: NORULEZ
Besides his various Amiga projects, such as the start bar QDock or the MP3 player Reel Deck, Sami Vehmaa also has a musical talent and has now released his first album "NORULEZ" (YouTube video), which can be purchased for a minimum price of two Euros. (dr)
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04.Mar.2023
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Installer replacement: InstallerLG 1.0.2 for AROS, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS
Ola 'sodero' Söder's InstallerLG is a reimplementation of the "Installer"! utility included with AmigaOS as of version 2.1. InstallerLG aims to be fully compatible with the original as described in the V44.10 documentation. Most resource limitations found in the Commodore implementation are gone, and the GUI has been replaced by a MUI / Zune based one.
In contrast to the original AmigaOS implementation, the "effect" statement is treated by InstallerLG like any other statement. This means that it is possible to change effect during the installation. The "database" function supports a new attribute, 'os', which enables
scripts to recognise the operating system without the guesswork of many multi-platform installers.
As the author goes on to write, InstallerLG is compatible with the latest installer for AmigaOS 3 and it has functions that are not available in the AmigaOS 4 installer, for example "effect", "reboot", "back", "trace", "retrace" and many more. (dr)
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03.Mar.2023
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Hyperion Entertainment released AmigaOS 3.2.2
Press release Hyperion Entertainment CVBA is proud to provide the second free update of AmigaOS 3.2.
This new update demonstrates the developers' continued dedication to ensure that AmigaOS 3.2 is the most capable and most stable operating system ever for 68K based Amigas.
If you do not already own a copy of AmigaOS 3.2, there is now even more reason to get one from your favourite dealer!
The team of developers and testers have worked tirelessly ever since the release of AmigaOS 3.2.1 on fixing bugs and implementing a number of new features.
The highlights of the new features and fixes of AmigaOS 3.2.2 are as follows:
- TextEdit has seen several improvements to its extension interface, and has gained an "About" menu item;
- "Showconfig" now shows 68060 revision;
- "IconEdit" now notifies the user if someone else modifies the icon file that is being edited. And pressing the help key brings up help. The whole color handling of colorful icons has been improved so icons can no longer degrade. Users may end up in a situation wherein it will look worse than on a perfect display, but it will not degrade the icon. As such the dreaded "downgrade" dialog doesn't happen anymore, but in some cases "IconEdit" will open on a separate screen
- "Kickstart" can now boot with earlier Workbench and icon library versions if they are present on the boot volume. This allows for installation of the ROM whilst retaining the ability to boot any AmigaOS version from 3.1 to 3.9, before installation of AmigaOS 3.2 on a volume
- The sketchboard.gadget has seen some speed improvements, that should be noticeable when using IconEdit
- The listbrowser.gadget has had a complete overhaul, making the file much smaller, and a bit faster
- The layout.gadget has had a complete overhaul
- The window.class has had a complete overhaul
- The RAM disk has had a complete overhaul so it is much less likely to cause issues.
- Improved "Locale" support
- Updated version of boards.library
Update 2 for AmigaOS 3.2 is available for download.
Hyperion wishes to extend its heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the AmigaOS 3.x development team as well as the beta-testers for their ceaseless efforts.
If YOU want to support our efforts further, please head over to our AmigaOS merchandise store. (dr)
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03.Mar.2023
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Tutorial: Amiga Demoscene for Beginners, part 1
Spook' has published the first part of a tutorial on their Workbench-like website that basically explains how to create demos on Amigas with Original Chip Set (OCS). The first part covers theoretical basics, gives an overview of the system architecture and information on video generation. (dr)
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