27.Dec.2022
MorphZone
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MorphOS: Eighth beta version of TinyGL
MorphOS team developer Mark 'Bigfoot' Olsen had offered a bounty project for improved OpenGL support as well as drivers for more Radeon graphics cards under the title link, which has been successfully funded (amiga-news.de reported). Now the developer has released the eighth public beta version of his TinyGL update. Changes:
tinygl.library:
- Library version is now 53.7.
- Fixed multiple issues with GL_RGB5_A1 textures.
- Fixed a problem with ARB fragment programs that caused such programs that used non-consecutive texture image units to fail. For example a program that used texture unit 0 and texture unit 2, but not texture unit 1 would misrender.
- Fixed a problem with mipmapped cubemaps where such textures would get treated as 2D textures rather than cube map textures. This problem only affected textures which are mipmap complete.
r300.library:
- Library version is now 53.10.
- Added support for GL_RGB5_A1 textures.
As the developer wrote, "especially the texture solves a bunch of problems with various different games, both existing games and future game ports. Among the games now working again is Descent Freespace, for example." (dr)
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26.Dec.2022
Jan (ANF)
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit XE 11.9.0 for Raspberry Pi 4/400 and Windows
AmiKit has released an update to version 11.9.0 of the Workbench distribution AmiKit XE for the Raspberry Pi 4/400 (changes) as well as for Windows/Mac/Linux (changes) and wished a merry Christmas.
(dr)
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26.Dec.2022
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AmigaOS 4: Audio editor Rave 1.4
Daniel 'trixie' Jedlicka has released version 1.4 of the audio editor "Rave" (amiga-news.de reported) and reports in detail about the development of this current version in his new blog entry. Changes of version 1.4:
- Implemented a resampler module with four quality settings
- Each project now keeps an activity log, which can be displayed in the Project Information window
- A reworked Fade plugin with configurable fade curves
- Fixed: User-aborting an operation no longer triggers an error requester
- Loading and saving of empty files is now supported
- Linked with the latest version of libFLAC for improved FLAC support
- Updated documentation
Rave requires AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Update 2 as well as A-EON's Enhancer Core classes. (dr)
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26.Dec.2022
Amigaworld.net (website)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 141 (Italian/English)
Besides the Italian original issue, the PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is also available in English. The magazine's reviews compare, if available, the different ports of classic games to the various platforms of their time.
Amiga-related, the current issue is about "Akira" and "Luma". (snx)
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25.Dec.2022
Twitter
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A-EON Technology: Enhancer Software Core Release 2 / Delay of A1222
According to Trevor Dickinson in his latest blog entry, the production of the A1222 Plus continues to delay due to the "ongoing worldwide lack of integrated circuits and other electronic supply chain issues". As he explained: "One small micro-controller which costs $6.83 each in batches of 100+ is only available for delivery at the end of 2023. Although it can be purchased now from another trade supplier for the extortionate price of ~$420 each." ACube and A-EON are therefore still looking for alternative suppliers.
Furthermore, he announces the immediate availability of Enhancer Software Core Release 2, which can be downloaded free of charge on AmiSphere for registered users. It is a free standalone version of the Enhancer software that includes classes, libraries and system files along with a software development kit that allows developers to create their own projects using features of the Enhancer software core components. Included is:
Datatypes:
- Info Datatype
- LogFile Datatype
- MPEGA Datatype
- MOD Datatype
- SimpleHTML Datatype
- Sound Datatype
- WAV Datatype
Gadgets and Classes:
- Anim Gadget Class
- Clock Gadget Class
- DateSheet Gadget Class
- InfoWindow Class
- ListViewer Gadget Class
- OptionButton Gadget Class
- PieChart Gadget Class
- ProgressBar Gadget Class
- Select Gadget Class
- SliderBar Gadget Class
- Shared Image Class
- Thumblist Gadget Class
- TickBox Gadget Class
- Time Gadget Class
- ToolBar Gadget
System:
Utilities:
Libraries:
CLI Commands and Tools:
- LDCK
- RequestChooser
- SystemReboot
Preferences:
Finally, the full commercial version of Enhancer Software v2.2 will be offered at a 30% discount until 31 December 2022. Likewise, users who have already purchased version 2.2 in December 2022 will receive a 30% credit on their Amistore accounts. (dr)
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25.Dec.2022
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Aminet uploads until 24.12.2022
The following files have been added until 24.12.2022 to Aminet:
ApolloExplorer.zip comm/tcp 26M 68k Apollo Explorer
ZitaFTPServer.lha comm/tcp 14M OS4 A fast and secure FTP(S) server.
COP.lha dev/debug 166K 68k Low Level Debugger
HWP_ZIP.lha dev/hwood 286K ALL Read and write ZIP archives
parForth.lha dev/lang 394K x86 pForth compiled with AROS fun...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 3.0M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
Fussball-WM-2022.lha docs/misc 10K TurboCalc Spreadsheet WM-2022...
worldcup.lha docs/misc 655K Soccer World Cup statistics 1...
StefACS.lha game/demo 162K 68k Adventures creator, working i...
DeadMetal2.lha game/strat 16M 68k Strategy game sequel - 12 bat...
WhatIFF1.08.lha mags/misc 469K What IFF? #1.08-December-2022
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.9M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.4M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
AmigaAMP3.lha mus/play 2.0M OS4 Multi format audio player wit...
AmigaAMP3-68k.lha mus/play 403K 68k MPEG audio player with GUI
AmiModRadio.lha mus/play 3.0M 68k Play modules from Internet so...
avalanche.lha util/arc 84K OS4 ReAction unarchive GUI for xf...
LHArchiver.lha util/arc 4.6M 68k create lha archives intuitively
SteBaseConv.lha util/conv 46K 68k Numeric base converter for an...
IconLib_46.4.lha util/libs 1.1M 68k free icon.library in optimize...
IdentifyDev.lha util/libs 66K 68k Identify hardware and more
IdentifyUsr.lha util/libs 98K 68k Identify hardware and more
SoftIEEE.lha util/libs 76K 68k math lib&881/882 FPU emulator...
AmiKick.lha util/misc 46K Check Kickstart images under ...
igame_fr.lha util/misc 7K 68k French catalog for iGame v2.2.0
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 2.8M 68k Versatile Amiga Test Program
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25.Dec.2022
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OS4Depot uploads until 24.12.2022
The following files have been added until 24.12.2022 to OS4Depot:
aifc2wav.lha aud/con 19kb 4.0 will save IMA4, SOWT and SDX2, A...
gym2vgm.lha aud/con 13kb 4.0 Converts GYM, SSL, and CYM files...
gym2vgmv.lha aud/con 13kb 4.0 Converts GYM, SSL, and CYM files...
amigaamp3.lha aud/pla 2Mb 4.1 Multi format audio player with GUI
libsamplerate.lha dev/lib 4Mb 4.0 Library for sample rate conversion
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
paybackupdate.lha gam/act 877kb 4.1 Native version of Payback for Am...
colorit.lha gam/puz 2Mb 4.0 A small games with colors
breakhack.lha gam/rol 15Mb 4.1 Breakhack is a small roguelike game
hwp_zip.lha lib/hol 286kb 4.0 Read and write zip archives for ...
aya.lha net/mis 2Mb 4.0 Access wolfram alpha answer mach...
smb2fs.lha net/sam 122kb 4.1 Filesystem for accessing files u...
zitaftpserver.lha net/ser 14Mb 4.1 A fast and secure FTP(S) server.
fuppes.lha net/ser 15Mb 4.1 Free UPnP Entertainment Service
avalanche.lha uti/arc 84kb 4.1 Simple ReAction GUI for xadmaster
avalanche_ita.lha uti/arc 5kb 4.0 Italian translation for Avalanche
lharchiver.lha uti/arc 5Mb 4.0 Create LhA archives intuitively
airscan.lha uti/pri 107kb 4.1 Native Amiga scanner utility
hex2.lha uti/sci 867kb 4.0 Simple calculator with variables...
thumbnailmaker.lha vid/mis 6kb 4.1 Arexx script for ArtEffect, gene...
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25.Dec.2022
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AROS Archives uploads until 24.12.2022
The following files have been added until 24.12.2022 to AROS Archives:
parforth.i386-aros.lha dev/lan 394kb pForth v27 compiled with AROS fu...
worldcup.lha doc/mis 655kb Soccer World Cup statistics 1930...
zip.i386-aros.lha lib/mis 286kb Plugin allows Hollywood scripts ...
(snx)
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25.Dec.2022
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 24.12.2022
The following files have been added until 24.12.2022 to MorphOS-Storage:
HWP_ZIP_1.2.lha Development/Hollywood/... Read and write ZIP arch...
AmiArcadia_29.34.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
LHArchiver_1.7.lha Files/Archive Create lha archives int...
Freedroid_1.0.2.lha Games/Action Remake of the classic P...
SuperTux_0.1.3.lha Games/Platform SuperTux_0.1.3.lha
194X_0.7b.lha Games/Shoot2D 194X_0.7b.lha
MahjonggTiles_1.2.lha Games/Think MUI based Shanghai type...
Mesa-demos.lha Graphics/TinyGL Mesa demos for TinyGL
Fireflies_2.06.lha Graphics/TinyGL FireFlies (MorphOS Tiny...
Scout_3.6.lha System/Monitoring This is the official co...
TinyGL-Update-2022-12-... System/Update This is the seventh pub...
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25.Dec.2022
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WHDLoad: New installers until 24.12.2022
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 24.12.2022:
- 2022-12-24 new: Hoi (Hollyware) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2022-12-22 improved: Kid Gloves (Logotron) fix player weapon, keyboard handling fixed, quitkey improved, audio player fixed, trainer added, extra button support added (Info)
- 2022-12-20 new: Dragons of Flame (Strategic Simulations Inc) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2022-12-18 improved: IK+ (Archer MacLean) bouncing ball samples fixed (Info)
(snx)
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24.Dec.2022
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Video: Digitising printed AMOS source files
In another part of his series of short tutorials on AMOS Pro (amiga-news.de reported), retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' this time takes on the task of how to get AMOS code he wrote in the 90s and printed out on a dot matrix printer back into his Amiga A1200 to run the code. (dr)
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24.Dec.2022
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Amiga emulator for MacOS: vAmiga 2.21 and 2.3b1
With the release of version 2.21 of his Amiga emulator vAmiga for MacOS, its developer Dirk Hoffmann fixes two small bugs of version 2.2 released in early December:
- Snapshots containing more than 512 KB Slow Ram were reported as being corrupted.
- Memory footprint is back to normal.
At the same time, he has released a first first beta version for version 2.3. Changes:
Bug fixes:
- When drive mechanics were emulated, invalid SYNC words sometimes showed up.
- Snapshots containing more than 512 KB Slow Ram were reported as being corrupted.
- Memory footprint is back to normal.
- Fixes an activity monitor drawing bug in CRT mode.
Enhancements:
- Extended ADFs with misaligned sync words can be read.
- Warp mode can be switched on or off via keyboard shortcuts.
- RetroShell offers a special debug mode, now.
The minimum system requirement for his emulator is macOS 10.15. (dr)
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24.Dec.2022
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ACube Systems: UBoot 2015.b for Sam460EX/Sam460CR/Sam460LE boards (update)
Press release Bassano del Grappa, Italy - 23 December 2022
ACube Systems is pleased to announce a new release of the U-Boot firmware for its Sam460 line of motherboards. New in this version
- added support for the Sam460LE board
- improved support for Radeon 2xx series (R7 240, 250 etc...)
- solved a bug in the PCI Express init routine
- added support for new u-Boot eeprom chips
The updated installation guide describes in detail the usual installation method (ISO image) and alternative methods (TFTP).
Direct download of the installation archive: Sam460_updater_ 2015b.zip (1,3 MB)
Additional informationen:
Please note: UBoot and UBoot updater make use of GPL code and thus are both published under GPL.
Direct download of the source codes: u-boot-2015.b_prod.tar.gz (4,9 MB)
With this release, ACube wishes all its customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thanks for sticking with us and for your incredible support. An exciting 2023 awaits all our fellow Amiga users and friends. Stay tuned and keep following us for new products and announcements in the next year!
Update: (26.12.2022, 08:15, dr)
According to ACube Systems, the download is currently unavailable due to user-reported problems. If you need help, please contact ACube by mail. (dr)
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24.Dec.2022
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Advent Calendar: Door 24 - Michael Rupp / Amiga-News.de wishes Merry Xmas
The Christmas door and thus the conclusion of our Advent calendar premiere is Michael Rupp.
More than a year ago, Michael familiarised himself with the Hollywood programming language and wrote SonosController, an application for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS that can be used to control the "speakers" distributed by Sonos. In the meantime, he has further developed this to version 1.2, which now also supports AmigaOS 3.
But his main project is certainly a different one: at the beginning of 2001, and of course we reported on it, Michael Rupp published the result of his work on TAWS - The Amiga Workbench Simulation - for the first time publicly with version 0.5: a JavaScript project with the aim of bringing the look and feel of the Workbench to the browser. The idea came from the fact that many Amiga-themed pages are based on the Workbench for their navigation, which he aims to perfect with this. Michael has been working on the project for over 20 years now and we would like to mention a few "milestones":
- Version 0.9: Firefox support
- Version 0.11: the first application, "Clock", which look like the Amiga original but offers some additional options
- Version 0.13: support for Opera and AppleWebKit browsers (Safari, Google Chrome and OWB),
MultiView loads JPEG, GIF, PNG, HTML and Text
- Version 0.16: complete simulation of AmigaOS 1.2
- Version 0.17: complete AmigaGuide interpreter
- Version 0.23: all AmigaOS versions are simulated
- Version 0.26: Simulation of Amiga Shell
- Version 0.30: TAWS Early Preset Selection
- Version 0.31: new AmigaOS 3.1.4 Preset
- Version 0.34: MultiView support for IFF-ILBM files, new presets "AROS One" and "OS 3.9 AfA One"
On the occasion of his Advent calendar door, he has today put the current version 0.35 online and, in addition to numerous new features and improvements, has also included a little Christmas surprise at our suggestion. Before we close our calendar with the last anecdote, we would like to use it to thank everyone who participated in the calendar once again. We hope it was a welcome change for everyone away from the usual news ticker.
We wish our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We would like to thank you for your continued loyalty over the years and would like to encourage you to continue to contribute in the new year: both with feedback on the software and hardware projects presented here by the developers, but also with news reports via our Amiga News Feed (ANF). On the one hand this makes our voluntary work easier and on the other hand it is a service to the community and an expression of appreciation. Thank you very much! And now please, Michael :)
"Pirate copies
Yes, that's right, I said the unword:
Pirate copies
No "backup copies" or "not-quite-empty disks", but plain and simple:
Pirate copies
And the following story tells us that these can be dangerous. Even if it is somewhat different from what one would expect ... but everything in order:
Trading pirated copies was the most natural thing in the world for us at the age of 14 (ok, yes, even later). There was a reason that we had not saved up a stupid console with its impractical cartridges, but a real computer with recordable floppy disks. Buying originals didn't even occur to you, the thought was so absurd. They cost a fortune! No, the money was needed for the memory expansion, everything was already expensive enough: over 200 francs for 512 kilobytes, just imagine.
But I still think that all the piracy at the time contributed to the success of the Amiga to an extent that should not be underestimated, at least for the hardware manufacturers. Less so for the software producers, of course. In other words, success and decline rolled into one. Well.
And where better to do this than in the schoolyard, before, after or even during lessons? Exactly. Nowhere. So there was nothing unusual about always having a few floppy disks at hand at school.
So, one fine summer's day in 1989, the following happened: No, wait, I have to go a little further:
I grew up in a rather rural area, in Teufen, an idyllic village of 5,000 souls in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, which already counted as a somewhat larger village in Switzerland (at least at that time). The school was undergoing renovations, so some subjects had been moved to a provisional location, including the cooking class, which I was supposed to switch to during the break. However, the provisional school was on the other side of the main road from the school itself, and the school itself was on a hill. And nice weather meant I was on my bike (CH German for "bicycle"). So, that brings us to all the important facts.
I ask you to visualise this: We have a hill, a steep road that leads across the well-travelled main road incl. tram to the makeshift. And at the top you see young Michi swinging onto his bike, in his left hand a pack of freshly exchanged disks with ... right:
Pirate copies.
"Everything's easy", I think to myself, I can brake well with my right hand, and off I go, down the steep road. The main road quickly approaches, I pull on the brake, and it does:
Whack!
Brake cable snapped and there is no time left for further reflection, only reflexes remain. And these tell me that I must not let go of the disks under any circumstances, because at that age they were worth more than pure money. And apparently also more than life and limb.
The road is rushing towards me, luckily there is no tram coming, but while I'm chasing across it, a station wagon gets in my way, so I slam into its side with full force. Suddenly I can fly, and then the lights go out for a moment.
When I wake up, the police are already there and the ambulance is not long in coming, and I wonder how long I was away.
As it turned out, I had probably not been unconscious for a minute, and there was a very specific reason why the police were at the scene of the accident faster than anyone would think possible:
The car was the police
Of all the vehicles whizzing past, I had actually chosen the police car to demonstrate the full power of kinetic energy.
By the way, Yvonne, who I secretly had a huge crush on, had observed the whole thing, and she immediately informed my parents. In retrospect, I often thought that I should have used this circumstance somehow to get closer to her. But at the time I was probably just embarrassed, and unfortunately nothing ever came of it.
And the disks? The ...
Pirate copies?
They were scattered all over the road, but the nice policeman, who seemed a bit worn out himself, collected them for me and gave them back to me. A car must have driven over one of them, it was gone, but all the others were still in perfect working order!
I still find it remarkable today - and somehow also sweet - how absolutely clueless the authorities were about this issue back then, at least in rural Switzerland.
Oh yes: About a year later I received an official letter informing me that a case against me had been dropped, of which I had known nothing at all. But even then it was only about the damage to the police car and not about ...
Pirate copies!" (dr)
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24.Dec.2022
Michael Rupp (ANF)
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Javascript: TAWS - The Amiga Workbench Simulation 0.35
TAWS ("The Amiga Workbench Simulation") is a Javascript simulation of the Amiga-Workbench 1.0 - 4.1 FE for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Apple-WebKit-Browser (including Odyssey).
Any kind of feedback the author Michael Rupp would very appreciate. His work can be supported by a little donation from inside TAWS.
Version 0.35 includes among others the following changes:
- HippoPlayer (in Work):
Thanks a lot to (www.wothke.ch) for his open source
player routines.
Features:
- The following playback routines (https://bitbucket.org/wothke) are implemented,
each of them supporting many tracker formats:
- adplug
- asap
- ds
- snes
- nez
- psx
- sid
- sc68
- uade
- vgm
- xmp
- zxtune
- And besides: A Christmas surprise! Many thanks to Daniel Reimann from amiga-news.de who persuaded me to do this. The effort was... um... bigger than expected, but it was worth it!
(dr)
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RTG Solitare: "Solitare match" V0.85
At the beginning of December, Sami Vehmaa had published a demo version of his graphics card Solitare conversion "Solitare match" (YouTube video), which is primarily intended for Amiga emulators or Apollo cards due to the high CPU requirements. The demo version contains five levels. The paid version has meanwhile grown from ten levels to 50 and is currently available for 1.50 Euro. (dr)
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24.Dec.2022
Hans de Ruiter
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AmigaOS 4: FTP server ZitaFTP 1.36
Hans de Ruiter has released version 1.36 of his commercial FTP server "ZitaFTP". He wrote:
"One user said he didn't want the status icon, and asked how to remove it. Now that he mentioned it, having control over the docky/SysTray icon is obvious. I just didn't think about it earlier. Anyway, v1.36 adds this missing ability. So, if you're someone who doesn't want the status icon flickering on your Workbench/Desktop, you've now got the power to disable it.
Another user managed to lock himself out of his own server by entering the wrong password one too many times. He asked if it were possible to unban clients via the UI. The answer was no at the time, but it's possible now.
One user had a lengthy list of things he didn't like. I suppose some developers would hate users like this, but I appreciate knowing what it is that people want. Some of this feedback has been implemented, while others ended up on the to-do list. Still other feedback was already on the to-do list, but the priorities have been tweaked.
So, ZitaFTP Server users (including trial users), if you have suggestions, feedback, or think you've spotted a bug, then please use the built-in "Submit Feedback/Bug" button in the UI. It's a bright orange button in the lower right corner, so you can't miss it. You can also find it by right clicking on the docky/SysTray icon."
A single licence of ZitaFTP Server' costs around 47 euros. The programme can be tested free of charge for 30 days. (dr)
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23.Dec.2022
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Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.9.15
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.
Among others the new version 0.9.15 offers sprite backgrounds with up to 8 different levels of parallax and a new FX layer for games with less than 256 (32 in ECS) colors (YouTube-Video). (dr)
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23.Dec.2022
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AmigaOS 4: Status update on WebKit port
In keeping with today's Advent calendar door, George 'walkero' Sokianos has just given a status update on the work on the WebKit port for AmigaOS 4 which started at the beginning of November (amiga-news.de reported):
According to this, the team around him would have reached one of their milestones by successfully compiling the JavaScriptCore (JSC) library together with the test binaries. Afterwards, he would have successfully tested it on his system under various conditions, with one exception (pthread).
On GitHub the problems are documented which the team was faced as well as information on the development environment can be found.
As a next step, he would now try to make changes to be able to compile the files with newlib as well. If this is not possible, he will provide all the necessary information so that missing parts can be added. (dr)
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Porting Amiga applications to Linux: AxRuntime 41.4
Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz' "AxRuntime" is a runtime environment for Linux which emulates the AmigaOS-API and therefore enables porting Amiga applications on Linux and developing applications which can be compiled for AmigaOS/MorphOS/AROS as well as Linux (amiga-news.de reported). Under Windows it is possible to use it by the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which has been generally available for Windows 10 and 11 in the Microsoft Store since the end of November (amiga-news.de reported). The new version is based on the recently released version 20221221-1 of the ABI v11 developer branch and introduces, among other things, the Zune prefs V0.2 and the editor V1.1 (YouTube video). (dr)
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Tool: identify-library 41.0
A few moments ago, Richard Körber has released version 41.0 of his identify.library (amiga-news.de reported). Changes:
- Removed IDTAG_Secondary (has never been fully realized anyway)
- VMC Amithlon is detected
- Updated Vampire names
- Warp1240/1260 is detected
- OCS was not correctly detected on very fast machines, (hopefully) fixed
- dos.library was closed incorrectly in all tools, fixed
- Other minor bugfixes
Downloads:
IdentifyDev.lha (66 kB)
IdentifyUsr.lha (98 kB) (dr)
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23.Dec.2022
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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APC&TCP: Amiga37 DVD
A DVD of Amiga37, which took place in October 2022 in Mönchengladbach, is now available at APC&TCP at the title link. More precisely, it is two pressed data DVDs in DVD-9 format with a total playing time of over 5 hours. The majority of the proceeds is intended to go to the organisers for a follow-up event.
Content:
- Amiga Future Special Issue Amiga37 (PDF)
- Amiga37 Documentation
- Amiga37 Photos
- Amiga37 Tour, Part 1 & Part 2
- Amiga37 Speech of Dave Haynie and Ron Nicholson (ENG)
- Amiga37 Speech of Hannes Seifert (GER)
- Amiga37 Speech of Jon Hare and Mev Dinc (ENG)
- Amiga37 Speech of Martyn Brown and Andreas Tadic (ENG)
- Amiga37 Speech of Tim Wright and Mike Clarke (ENG)
- Amiga34 Documentation
(snx)
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23.Dec.2022
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Advent Calendar: Door 23 - George Sokianos
One more time we will be awake...;) George 'walkero' Sokianos will shorten the time until Christmas Eve with his story for our 23rd door.
George is currently the driving force behind many AmigaOS 4 projects and it is always surprising how varied his software theme choices are and where he finds the time to tackle it all. In addition, he has also been providing MorphOS versions of his software lately. At least here with us, his "career" began with the release of Comicami, a viewer for comics in .cbr and .cbz formats for AmigaOS 4.
George tirelessly tries to improve the user experience under the Amiga operating systems and to make standards from the PC world available for the Amiga with smart ideas:
For example, he has released aiostreams ("All In One Streams"), a collection of Python scripts that make it possible to watch retro streams on Twitch.tv and Mixer.com also under AmigaOS 4, AmigaOS 3, MorphOS and AROS instead of on the PC. Likewise, he publishes and updates scripts for the Odyssey web browser (AmigaOS 4 port) on his website, which succeed in displaying, for example, GitHub or itch.io websites.
However, he is also venturing into the really big chunks that could make his just-mentioned efforts obsolete at some point: as we reported at the beginning of November, he has formed a small team that has started porting WebKit.
The developer is also significantly responsible for the Software Development Kits for AmigaOS 4.1, ports the Editor Lite XL for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS and maintains iGame, his MUI-based frontend for launching WHDLoad titles. Using MediaVault, online radio stations can be streamed and podcasts listened to.
We also want to mention his ported games, for example BreakHack, which was only released yesterday, BlobWars: Attrition or The Battle for the Solar System - The Pandoran War.
On his Ko-fi website you will not only find a lot of interesting background information, but also the possibility to donate a coffee or more to him as appreciation (of which he gives 50% back to the community at the end of each month by supporting projects or developers). We wish George continued joy and success with his projects and look forward to many more interesting news here with us. His anecdote:
"I'd like to share a little story of how I got into the Amiga NG scene. As I've been an Amiga user since around 1989, I was watching all the news for our beloved machine, and of course, I was drooling watching videos of the AmigaOS 4 running on PPC computers back then. I wanted... No. I needed an Amiga capable to run that operating system.
So every day I was watching those youtube videos people were uploading from their AmigaOne XE and SE. Every day I was thinking about how I could buy one. Back then there were not many computers left to buy, as the availability was reducing dramatically. And there were no announcements for new machines to be released.
The cost was high. That year was crucial for me since in May that year I got married to my wife, and we were expecting our first kid around October. So the family expenses were at a high grade. But I could stop thinking that fabulous computers with this exceptional OS.
The funny thing is that I remember that every day I was going to work and I was visiting the online Amiga shops to check the availability. Every day I was filling up the order form and kept my hand from hitting that "Submit" button. Every day I was sooooo close, but yet so far.
The nightmares started when shop by shop began to show the "Not available" label beside the AmigaOnes photos. That awful red label made my sweat grow and my heartbeat increase. Up until a hot day in June 2005 when that "Submit" button finally got clicked. For one more time, I was visiting the website of GGS-Data in Sweden and I was drooling at the photos of a microAmigaOne. And YES... that microAmigaOne became mine. I completed all the necessary payments and got the confirmation for my order, saying that everything was fine.
The next day I visited the shops' web pages again and I was looking at the red label without caring anymore. That label appeared on the GGS-Data's website as well. Was the microAmigaOne I bought the last one that was for sale? Did I manage to get the very last AmigaOne back in 2005? What would happen if that day I didn't click that "Submit" button at the end of the order form? Would I be here with all of you developing software for the AmigaOS?
I guess we will never learn what would happen. The only thing that I know is that while I am writing those words, I have that microAmigaOne beside my desk, ready to put a smile on my face, as it did 17 years ago.
And most importantly, I survived my wife's menace to tell you the story. Take care of your Amiga computers and have fun with them." (dr)
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23.Dec.2022
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SCSI-SD adapter: ZuluSCSI firmware 1.2.0
ZuluSCSI is a new generation of file-based SCSI hard disk and CD-ROM drive emulators. ZuluSCSI emulates a SCSI-I or SCSI-2 hard disk using an SD memory card (amiga-news.de reported). Version 1.2.0 of the firmware was released yesterday. Changes:
- RP2040 write performance improvements and bug fixes
- Optional GPT partition support
- Add the ability to disable the status LED
(dr)
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23.Dec.2022
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AmigaOS 4: SMB2-Handler ported
Server Message Block (SMB) is a network protocol for file, print and other server services in computer networks and allows access to files and directories located on another computer. The SMB2 handler ported by Fredrik Wikstrom for AmigaOS 4 is based on libsmb2 and allows remote access to files via the SMB2/3 protocols. The newlib.library V53.40 or newer (or the V53.30 as included in 4.1 FE) and the filesysbox.library V54.4 or newer are required. (dr)
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22.Dec.2022
deadwood
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AROS x86_64: Update of ABI-v11 developer branch
The AROS developer Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz had given his stable branch of AROS for 64-bit Intel and AMD processors the code name 'ABIv11' to distinguish it from the in-progress ABIv1 version in the main AROS repository. It has now updated this to version "20221221-1". The new release includes improvements and fixes made since March 2022. Among improvements is the major work done on Scalos during summer to fix multiple compatibility, stability and 64-bit problems. (dr)
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22.Dec.2022
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Blog: Amiga Kit's Christmas entry
At the beginning of October, Amiga Kit had started its own blog. In the new entry published yesterday, one remembers games suitable for the Christmas season and takes a look at various Amiga specials. (dr)
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22.Dec.2022
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ReAction-GUI for XAD: Avalanche 1.9 for AmigaOS 3 and 4
Chris Young has released version 1.9 of his ReAction-based graphical user interface Avalanche for the unarchiving system XAD, which also supports the xfdmaster.library and can search for viruses using the xvs.library. The developer has written his tool explicitly for AmigaOS 3.2, but has also been tested under AmigaOS 4. Since it uses a new window.class, it might not work with older OS3 versions. Changes:
- Add "snapshot window" option:
- note that the position is not saved unless save is clicked in prefs
- Add ToolType to disable the ASL hook (filters ASL req to only show archives)
- Add ToolType to set the initial drawer visible in ASL requester
- Fix iconify
- Rebuilt with optimisations
(dr)
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22.Dec.2022
Mike Battilana (E-Mail)
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Amiga Forever 10: Update 10.0.10.0
The emulator package Amiga Forever 10 (amiga-news.de reported) was updated on December 20 with version 10.0.10.0. By including WinUAE 4.10.0, the integration of a virtual modem was rounded off on the Amiga side, so that it can also be used with the programs NComm and Term.
Those who already use Amiga Forever 10 can carry out the update under "Help/About" or download the installation program again. (snx)
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22.Dec.2022
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AmigaOS 4: BreakHack released
According to George 'walkero' Sokianos in his latest Ko-Fi blog entry, he started working on porting a game called BreakHack some time ago and finally decided to release it. It is a Roguelike game developed by Linus Probert. The latter describes the game as "a casual roguelike intended to provide entertainment for 10-30 minutes when you are taking a break from anything else in your life. It's easy to learn but hard to beat, no extra lives no fuss. Just enter the dungeon kill the monsters and get the loot."
Sokianos received permission from the original developer to include all assets.
Direct GitHub download: breakhack-OS4_4.0.3r1.lha (15 MB) (dr)
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22.Dec.2022
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Advent Calendar: Door 22 - Jacek Piszczek
Willkommen zum 22. Türchen, für das Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek eine kleine Anekdote verfasst hat.
Even those who have never or only marginally dealt with the MorphOS operating system will have heard about Jacek's impressive work on his e-mail client Iris and web browser Wayfarer. As exciting as his projects are, the interview we conducted with him in the middle of this year is also worth reading and we would like to recommend it here.
We hope you will find as much time for your projects in the future, Jacek. We wish you much joy and continued positive feedback. He wrote the following hardware anecdote:
"It was 1998 and I finally managed to buy an A1200 with a PowerPC. Of course at that time it was already becoming a little hard to just get everything from one store, so it took a while to get the motherboard, the Infinitiv tower case and so on. Once everything was finally there, I was very eager to replace the A500 I’ve since outgrown.
I’ve known, of course, that the aging hardware was a little finicky and tried to be patient with it. Still, I didn’t expect smoke to come out of the computer on the first power on. Turned out it was the Micronik power adapter cable which was either soldered incorrectly or didn’t get a good enough fit. The result: the cables literally burst and I had to get the power adapter repaired. It’s bugged me several times since, before I was able to replace the whole tower for an Elbox one:
Another attempt. Got the cable repaired and assembled everything back again. Power on. Smoke comes out… OK… deep breath… Turns out that in my haste to get it all working I’ve managed to shift the IDE plug by 1 pin. Since Commodore cheaped out when building the Amiga and didn’t use a shrouded header it wasn’t exactly hard to do. Unfortunately, this fried the IDE chip on the A1200 motherboard, so now I’ve had a nice, working, A1200 with a PowerPC card and only a floppy drive to run software from. A much faster A500, ha ha.
In the end it was easier to just add an Elbox FastATA to the set than get the A1200 motherboard repaired. Think it all cost me over a month and way too much money. Still, that Amiga was what eventually let me start working on MorphOS and I’ve used it daily until about 2004." (dr)
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21.Dec.2022
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Advent Calendar: Door 21 - Frank Wille
The 21st door goes online and for this one Frank Wille has taken time out with an anecdote.
If you want to take a look at Frank Wille's wealth of work, his Homepage is the best place to start. For more than 20 years he has been working together with Volker Barthelmann on vbcc, a highly optimised, portable ISO C compiler for Amiga 3/4 and MorphOS, last updated in March this year. The vbcc distribution also includes the portable linker vlink and the portable assembler vasm.
In any case, one should not forget to take a look at the "Other Projects" to get an impression of Frank's versatility: he is responsible for the game Solid Gold and the Amiga conversions of Retroguru games such as the Sqrxz series (1, 2, 3), Giana's Return, Xump or Fruit'Y, but also for the assembler PhxAss, the involvement in the Amiga and Pegasos versions of the operating system NetBSD as well as for ppclibemu ppclibemu. He was also involved in the beta test of the Pegasos II adaptation of AmigaOS 4.1. Furthermore, he indirectly supports the Sonnet-Amiga project through corresponding adaptations of vasm and vlink.
Many thanks also to you, Frank, for your long-lasting commitment. We read your story:
"I have been in love with Denmark for decades. Wonderful nature and carefree freedom. All is still right with the world. It's no wonder that the Danes are considered the happiest people in the world. I'm sure that's true of the rest of Scandinavia too, but Denmark is the best place for me to be. Because of all the time I spend there, I have also learned the language - well, at least I don't have any problems understanding everything - and I have also become a fan of the Danish charts, which you can listen to on long drives in the car. I have written many titles on a USB stick, so that I can remember them here on journeys as well.
Back to the Amiga: With our games (Solid Gold, Sqrxz, Trap Runner, Celtic Heart, etc.) I attach a lot of importance to the classic feeling, with trackloader from disk. I.e. the game starts already in the bootblock, loads a 2nd-stage bootloader, which then shows the team logo and loads the main part.
The boot block has 512 bytes and still has some unused space. Then I remembered that some programmers in the past liked to put hidden messages in such areas, like the ROM song in the flash ROM on Phase5's CSPPC (and BPPC?) cards. I think it was something from Morissette at the time.
So in each boot block of our games, I put a verse of various songs from the Danish charts that I just happened to have in my head. Among others, from the following artists: Celina Ree, Medina, Jokeren, Rasmus Seebach. All in Danish. Only Celtic Heart has a verse in English by Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish) "The Life and Times of Scrooge", which of course was not in the charts. :)" (dr)
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