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05.Mar.2023



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



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



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



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



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



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



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
(snx)

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05.Mar.2023



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
(snx)

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05.Mar.2023



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...
(snx)

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05.Mar.2023



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)
(snx)

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05.Mar.2023
Amiga Future (website)


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)


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



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



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



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



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



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



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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02.Mar.2023



IRC client: AmIRC 3.9 for AmigaOS 3/MorphOS
An update to version 3.9 has been released for the AmIRC development maintained by Nicolas 'Henes' Sallin and Harry 'Piru' Sintonen: the MorphOS version now uses the openssl3.library. (dr)

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02.Mar.2023
Amitopia (ANF)


Web browser: AmiFox 0.2 released
AmiFox is a kind of web browser for original Amigas. Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow has been reporting about its development since mid-February and after a short beta test phase version 0.2 is now generally available.

The principle of this browser is to outsource the actual rendering via WRP (Web Rendering Proxy), so that the finished rendering is sent back to the Amiga just as an image. In return, however, it is possible to display modern web pages containing CSS and Javascript. Interactions with the web page are then reported back to the server.

The underlying WRP was adapted to provide more functions and security/privacy. (snx)

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02.Mar.2023
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)


Hollywood: HGui 1.7 at GitHub
Fabio 'Allanon' Falcucci's HGui is a GUI system for Hollywood which, in contrast to the Amiga-specific MUI Royale, is in principle available for all platforms supported by Hollywood (amiga-news.de reported) - even if there are still limitations on Android so far.

The toolkit created with Hollywood only needs the Includes provided in the archive, plugins are not required. The current version 1.7 has now been published on GitHub including the source code, donations to the author via Patreon are welcome. (snx)

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02.Mar.2023
Olaf Schönweiß (ANF)


AROS Distribution: New version of Aros Vision
Olaf Schönweiß has uploaded a new version of his distribution Aros Vision (screenshot, video). Besides updates of included programs and partially updated system files, the visual appearance has been revised; among other things by replacing icons. Newly added were AmigaAMP and LimpidClock. (snx)

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02.Mar.2023
David Brunet (ANF)


New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement during the last two months. All translations are welcome. Please contact David 'Daff' Brunet for more information.
  • January/February 2023 news
  • Old articles from AmigaDP 5 to 8:
    • Review of MultiDOS 1.12
    • Review of FontViewer 1.2
    • News: The end of the Fred Fish collection
    • Review of Delitracker 1.30
    • Tutorial: Optimization of the Workbench 2.x/3.x with public domain tools
    • File: AMOS 1.3 problems and errors
    • Review of RGE 2.1
    • Review of MFR 2.0
    • Interview with François Lionet
    • Review of Necromancer 0.3
    • Review of DiskPrint 3.5
  • Interview with Nikola Tomic (Amiga musician)
  • Interview with Damiano Gerli (video game journalist)
  • Review of Infinity Music Player 3.360
  • Review of Cro-Mag Rally 3.0.0
  • File: Light Shock Software
  • File: Amiga Games List (update)
  • Point of view: The development of Rave (part 5)
  • Tutorial: FTP server configuration on MorphOS
  • Tutorial: LightWave - Create a perfect Boing Ball
  • DIY: Creating a 4-bit processor - Part 1: Logic and combinatorial circuits
  • DIY: Installing a Replay FPGA Arcade board in a Morex Cubid case
  • Special quiz about the year 2022 on Amiga
(snx)

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01.Mar.2023



Video player: Amos Video Player
The group "ELECTRIC BLACK SHEEP", known among other things for the fantasy shooter Project Quest, which is currently in development, or the mini-game None of Us, updated their "AMOS Video Player", which has been in development since 2020, a few days ago and fixed some bugs

According to the developers, it is "a very simple video player that runs on any Amiga." The playback and encoding target is fixed at 320x256 25 fps, but changeable in the source code (2 colours up to HAM6 is possible, but then much slower). The loading time is not parallel to the playback time due to the non-optimised code, so the result is terrible on real hardware, but looks pretty good under WinUAE. Everybody is invited to play with the source code. (dr)

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01.Mar.2023



Floppy disk images on PC and Mac: Greaseweazle Tools 1.9
Keir Fraser's "Greaseweazle" does - similar to Kryoflux - read the magnetic information on a floppy disk independently from the format used and saves as much information as possible to generate a so-called "Flux Level Image" in Supercard format (SCP), which enables reading and back-writing of copy-protected disks (amiga-news.de reported)

The adapter gets connected between a floppy disk drive - e.g. a standard 3.5" PC one - and a USB port of the PC or Mac. Today version 1.9 of the Greaseweazle Tools was released providing the following changes:
  • HFE: Support reading and writing HFEv3 image files
    • For example: gw convert Game.ipf Game.hfe::version=3
    • Useful for running converted IPFs on FlashFloppy Goteks
  • MSA: Read & write Atari ST MSA image files
  • D88: Remove hard-coded track double-stepping
  • TSC Flex: Add diskdef disk definitions
  • Various bug fixes
(dr)

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01.Mar.2023



Linux: Distribution Finiex 6.0.1 for AmigaOne X1000/5000
The creator and maintainer of the Fienix distribution, Casey Cullen, has announced the availability of the new version 6.0.1 in a post on the Hyperion forums and has provided an installer for the new version for the first time. Features:
  • Built-in support for streaming media to DLNA devices like Chromecast, game consoles, and DLNA-compliant smart TVs
  • Built-in support to stream to ROAP devices like Apple Airport Express
  • Built-in support for streaming to Bluetooth speakers (and Fienix supports USB Bluetooth adapters)
  • Improved printer support and graphical printer configuration
  • New, streamlined theme for cleaner interface, new wallpapers and a Fienix screensaver
  • Support for GTK 4
  • Fienix Companion is much more robust and stable and includes new Fienix Network Mechanic, and the Curated App Suite has been updated
  • Almost all QT and KDE frameworks packages have been rebuilt from source to improve stability
  • QT packages upgraded to version 5.15.4 and KDE frameworks packages upgraded to version 5.98
  • Improved menu functionality for QT/KDE applications ("sticky" menus can be closed by pressing Esc key)
  • Improvements in theme consistency for QT/KDE applications
  • Improvements in theme consistency for Java desktop applications
  • KDEConnect in Fienix 6.0.1 provides integration with both iOS and Android devices (previously only Android devices were supported)
  • Eolie, a web browser based on WebKit (the same browser engine as Apple's Safari browser), provides great performance!
  • Arctic Fox web browser has been upgraded to version 40.1
  • Pale Moon browser 31.2 is now available
  • VLC has been upgraded to version 3.0.18
  • SFML has been patched in Fienix 6.0.1 to correctly play Ogg Vorbis sound format, unpatched it plays only static on big-endian systems
Further information as well as a detailed installation guide are available under the title link. (dr)

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01.Mar.2023



AmigaOS 4: Audio editor Rave 1.6
As announced two days ago, Daniel 'trixie' Jedlicka has released version 1.6 of the audio editor "Rave" (amiga-news.de reported). Changes:
  • Import and export of raw files.
  • Saving in the Ogg Vorbis format.
  • Reworked the IFF-8SVX saver, which now also supports stereo.
  • Saving WAV files is no longer limited to PCM: several other data formats and encodings can be selected in the WAV configuration window.
  • Reworked the MP3 saver configuration window for better user control.
  • When using the Save function, compressed files (MP3, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis) are no longer overwritten silently, without giving the user a chance to review/adjust the compression parameters.
  • Added a Save As button in the program toolbar.
  • Added a Pause button in the transport bar.
  • Linked with the latest versions of libogg and libvorbis for improved Ogg Vorbis support.
  • Various other smaller improvements and fixes.
  • Updated documentation.
Rave requires AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Update 2 as well as A-EON's Enhancer Core classes. You can support the developer on his Ko-fi page. (dr)

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28.Feb.2023
Amigaworld.net (forum)


MorphOS: E-mail client Iris 1.9 and web browser Wayfarer 4.9 (Update)
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.8 of his e-mail client Iris as well as version 4.9 of his web browser Wayfarer for MorphOS. Changes include usage of the dedicated image viewer when editing e-mail attachments and workarounds for video playback, respectively.

Download:
iris.lha (21 MB)
wayfarer.lha (29 MB)

Update: (21:21, 01.03.23, snx)
Meanwhile version 1.9 of Iris is available which fixes a bug. (snx)

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28.Feb.2023
Mixel


Jump'n Run: Demo version V1.5 of "Creeping Me Out Hex Night"
Michael 'Mixel' Dawes provides another demo version of his jump'n run 'Creeping Me Out: Hex Night', created with the game construction kit Scorpion Engine. This new preview is functionally the same as version 1.4 apart from a few bug fixes, but there is now a separate AGA version with some optimisations and new backgrounds and effects.

As Dawes shows with examples, the ECS version sometimes has more colours on the screen than the AGA version, which in turn makes up for this with the greater depth in the background with the full-screen parallax. You can support the developer via his Patreon page. (dr)

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27.Feb.2023



Audio editor Rave: Preview to version 1.6
In his latest blog entry, Daniel 'trixie' Jedlicka describes why he opted for a single programme module that handles loading and saving in all file formats in his audio editor Rave and gives a preview of what changes users can expect in the upcoming version 1.6. (dr)

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27.Feb.2023



User report: The PiStorm32-lite, part 2
The first part of my report ended with the "BUPtest" giving an error message after switching on the Amiga 1200. When I plugged in the HDMI cable, I noticed that the large plug of the HDMI cable bent the card upwards by quite a bit. So I suspected that this might have caused contact problems.

After some research, I decided on an UltraThin HDMI cable:



This made it easy to connect the cable without much "bending":


However, the result of my efforts was sobering: after switching on, I was still greeted by the already familiar error message :( So, I kept asking around. What else could be the problem? Basically the contacts? Although they have been well protected by the Blizzard 1230 so far. Anyway, I disconnected and reconnected the PiStorm32 a few times. Try again! Error message persists!

Some users had reported that it only worked for them if the adapter card was not inserted all the way into the Trapdoor connection, but was pulled back two or three millimetres. I tried that too, but again no success. It didn't help, I had to bother Claude and Michal again. Claude offered to provide me with a test image that could be used to further isolate the problem. I accepted with thanks. I installed it, started it and what do you think? It worked!!!! There is no such thing. So it was clear: my hardware is OK!

But what was the reason then?

On his test image, Claude used the latest stable version of Emu68, while I used the nightly build that was current at the time of the test. Claude says that for normal users he would always recommend the stable version, as nightly builds do not always run stably and may also require modified firmware. And while we were pondering the reasons, he sent me a picture that lists the versions of Emu68:


Well, three guesses which version I used for testing... the one from 24 January. OK, I was unlucky, but at least I didn't do anything fundamentally wrong. And it finally worked! :)

The next step was now to set up the P96 driver, but here I would like to refer to the Setting up P96 tutorial already linked in the first part. Just a few notes on this: tutorial already linked in the first part. Just a few notes on this:


If one has only one monitor, as I do, the test button in the prefs programme "Picasso96Mode" is useless. Through the unselfish help of the user 'katzazakis', after numerous unsuccessful tests of the screen resolution, I remembered (again) that I have to change the input on the monitor from VGA to HDMI in order to be able to see the test picture. It is impossible to do this during the short display time of the test picture. Here, it is better to use the "Edit" mode, which cannot be terminated automatically but only by active action and additionally offers the options to change resolution and screen size by means of arrow keys or additional CTRL and Shift keys:


By the way, you should not be confused by the displayed refresh rates, which obviously do not represent real values. For my Philips Brilliance 241B in 16:9 format, a frequency of 60 Hz is recommended, but this is never displayed or reached in the settings programmes. I finally decided on a resolution of 960 x 540 as standard and created three colour profiles for it. Additionally, for surfing with IBrowse and the mail client YAM, the resolution 1366 x 768. The test images worked. Now reboot and finally try a new screen resolution. It worked, here they are:


I use the "HiColour" version for a start. A comparison of old and new:


In the pictures, the difference doesn't seem that big. But in real life I can only say:
Wow! Great! The efforts were worth it. After almost 30 years, I can display the Workbench in high resolution with my Amiga 1200! It's amazing! What you can't see, however, is that the RTG resolution has once again increased the speed at which windows and folders open. I must admit, it feels like a modern PC. And by the way, as you can notice in the Chip RAM display above, there are now even 2 MB available.

However, one must bear in mind that not all programmes and tools support this high-resolution display. Like Sysinfo, for example, for which I have to switch back to VGA mode on the screen - after another brief pause: has it crashed? ;) - I have to switch back to VGA mode on the screen:


To be honest, I can do rather less with such information, I need practical values. Here are a few figures for solving the respective task:

Task                    Blizzard 1230                 PiStorm32-lite
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unarchiving the           3:06 Min                       30 Sec
latest YAM
Nightly Build           

Starting YAM              2:41 Min                       18 Sec (with icons)

Unarchivin                1:21 Min                        9 Sec
AmiSSL 5.7

Visiting                    24 Sec                        3 Sec
Amiga-News.de
using IBrowse 2.5.8
(https)

By the way, the boot time has not changed (noticeably).

Is there anything that bothers you? Yes, currently you no longer have a real-time clock in the Amiga 1200 that stores the time (which was previously provided by the Blizzard 1230). For me, the time is reset to 2016 after every boot. According to PiStorm developer Claude Schwarz, an RTC driver for the Pi is coming though (which will also require an addition to the hardware). Otherwise, further tests will show how the various programmes, tools and demos run.

Conclusion: I am thrilled! If you put the effort and the costs in relation to the benefits, I have to say quite clearly: absolute recommendation. Definitely, if you work a lot with the Workbench and programmes from the hard disk, as I do. Working at this speed and with this screen resolution is a real pleasure! (dr)

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