18.Mar.2022
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 3.1 (update)
Just a few days ago, with the release of the new version 3.16 of MorphOS, the Wayfarer web browser not only became the default browser of the operating system, replacing the previous one Odyssey, but the author Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek also contributed an updated version 2.10.
Today he has already released version 3.0, which offers the following features:
- Based on a 2022 WebKitGTK tree, supports most modern websites
- Encryption of passwords via cryptostorage.library
- Support for custom / self-signed server certificates
- Audio playback including HLS
- Video playback including MediaSource support
- Download and Bookmarks managers
- Built-in AdBlock Plus files support
- Written in ObjectiveC and C++
Wayfarer requires MorphOS 3.16 and at least 1GB of RAM. A 1.5GHz or faster CPU with Altivec highly recommended.
Update: (19.03.2022, 19:19, dr)
Meanwhile is version 3.1 is available fixing a crash on exiting fullscreen mode. (dr)
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18.Mar.2022
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History: Commodore's unreleased C64 game machine
In December 1990 Commodore released the Commodore 64 Games System (C64GS), which became a big commercial failure. As the 'Commodore International Historical Society' reports in its latest blog entry, there were obviously concrete ideas in this direction some years before: Andy Finkel provides pictures in this blog entry that show an early prototype. According to the manufacturing date of the chips, this variant is said to date back to at least 1985 and contained a built-in two-button joystick from Sony. (dr)
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17.Mar.2022
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AmigaOne X5000 available from dealers again
As Alinea announces (German) in a posting on os4welt.de, the German dealer currently has A-EON's AmigaOne X5000 in stock. The product photo in the shop is said to be outdated, the machines are now shipped in a different case. According to Alinea, the higher price for the X5000 is caused by inflation and rising component prices, on top of that the computer now ships with a full version of Enhancer 2.1.
Most of the other shops A-EON lists as authorised resellers claim to have the X5000 in stock as well, although it is unclear how many of them always listed the product as available all the time and simple never bothered to update their shop listings. Amigakit is still not listing the X5000 at all.
Approached by amiga-news.de, Alinea confirms (German) that the digital AmigaOS 4 license that ships with the X5000 is supplied by A-EON as well.That would indicate that A-EON's expired AmigaOS license has been renewed in the meantime.
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17.Mar.2022
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AmiTube 1.0: YouTube client for all Amiga systems
Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow's AmiTube enables watching YouTube videos on an 68k Amiga. To do so, they are converted to Commodore's CDXL format and downloaded (video).
Yesterday, Version 1.0 has been released, which now includes a download queue to start multiple conversations/download jobs that are processed one after the other. Also, an AREXX interface has been implemented that provides commands to search and start a conversion job and to play a movie. Furthermore, due to the great demand, there is also a version for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. The changes in detail:
- History for search
- AROS64 ABIv11 bit version
- MorphOS Version
- Amiga OS4 Version
- Download more Amiga-like audio only formats: mp3 and 8svx
- dual PNG Icons by AmigaSystem
- Download Queue
- Improved AutoPlay
- AREXX interface
- Dutch Translation
The latest version always is available on the AmiTube website or via update check in the application.
Please not that conversion is executed on the developer's personal server, thus he asks to restrict oneself to few and short videos. Furthermore the program must not be shared but always be downloaded from the author's website at the title link. (dr)
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17.Mar.2022
Dirk Hoffmann
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Amiga emulator for MacOS: vAmiga 2.0 Beta1
Yesterday Dirk Hoffmann released the first beta version of vAmiga 2.0 of his Amiga emulator for MacOS which is currently under development. As he tells us, he had planned to skip the final version 1.1 for quite some time, because in the meantime much more features have been added than originally planned. The highlight compared to the last beta release is the harddrive support. He wrote:
"I didn't really plan to implement this, but GitHub user mras0 has programmed a great harddrive controller (boot rom) that allowed me to add harddrive support with manageable effort. With the beta version released today, vAmiga 2.0 is feature-complete. So as soon as it proves stable enough, I'll release the official version 2.0." Detailed changes:
- New features:
- Added hard drive support.
- The Sparkle updater is back.
- Added a new video mode that automatically centers the display window.
- Enhancements:
- Copper accuracy has been improved.
- vAmiga is a notarised app now.
- The path to the FFmpeg executable can be customised.
- Bugs:
- The HSYNC area has been shifted to the proper location.
The minimum system requirement is macOS 10.15. (dr)
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17.Mar.2022
Chris Young
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ReAction GUI for XAD: Avalanche 1.4
In the course of reporting on updates of various tools from Unsatisfactory Software, we had also mentioned Avalanche for the first time, a graphical user interface created with ReAction for the unarchiving tool XAD. Now Chris Young has released version 1.4, which among other things now includes a native OS4 version. Other changes:
- Allow abort during extraction (button or ESC)
- Now asks whether to overwrite files
- ESC can now be used to quit, and Enter to start extraction
- List of files can now be sorted by clicking on the column header
- Clicking anywhere on the line now toggles the checkbox
- Now confirms quit
- Added option to invert selection to menu
- Striped listbrowser
(dr)
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17.Mar.2022
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Marketplace for 'Open Hardware': Lectronz
Lectronz is a new marketplace for electronics enthusiasts with a focus on the open hardware and DIY (do it yourself) electronics community. As Alain, one of the operators, tells us, the store was launched in early January with a focus on sellers in the EU. One of the reasons for launching Lectronz, he says, was to "to offer tools that address the needs of EU-based makers and small businesses, notably when comes to calculating VAT/taxes. In March we opened to sellers globally and we provided tools that help non-EU sellers import their products, again taking into account new VAT rules that were introduced in the EU in 2021." The software for the platform was written in-house to have full control over the function and also the possibility of future expansion.
A first Amiga item can already be found in the store: the Open Amiga Sampler. The simple mono 8-bit sound sampler for the Amiga is connected via the parallel port. It is based on the design of "echolevel", whose documentation is available on GitHub.
Currently the product is sold out, but as the vendor tells us when asked, he is in the process of building more samplers that should be available by the weekend. He has changed the placement of the electrolytic capacitors on the original design, and another revision to allow for a simpler construction is in the works if interest in his sampler continues. (dr)
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16.Mar.2022
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Book: Status update and ordering option for 'From Vultures to Vampires', Volume
The first book of the two-volume "From Vultures to Vampires" by former Commodore UK manager David Pleasance and A-EON Technology co-founder Trevor Dickinson on Amiga history was delivered in the middle of last year. The Kickstarter campaign to fund the second volume, which Trevor Dickinson told us about in mid-January, failed. In the last update of the Kickstarter campaign David Pleasance admitted that the goal was a bit too ambitious (7.707 Euro out of 17.853 were reached), but at the same time he assured that "producing Volume 2 is most certainly still going ahead full steam".
Depending on the printer's workload, he estimated in the January 21 post that finished hardcovers would be delivered in bulk by mid-March. Since that time has arrived, we checked with David Pleasance to see what the current status of the project is:
They had unfortunately fallen behind schedule with Volume 2 - the task of researching and communicating with so many people and companies, all of whom are part of the book, had become an enormous project that could not have been foreseen before. All the information would have been enough for 3 volumes.
This delay also meant that the deadline originally booked at a print shop in Turkey could not be met. This was compounded by the heavy snowfall, which prevented the workers from getting to the factory. He therefore asks all readers and interested parties for their understanding. He is now waiting for information from the print shop as to the extent to which printing will be delayed.
An "agreement in principal" had been reached with a company based in Germany, he said, which would take delivery of Volume 2 directly from Turkey and individually pack, address and ship each book. This company would deliver to all countries except the United Kingdom. Since the company is based in Germany and is therefore part of the EU, there would also be no problems with EU customs as there were with Volume 1.
Finally, he told how to pre-order Volume 2 currently:
- If you have been a supporter of the Kickstarter campaign, just send him an email and he will explain how to order.
- All others can pre-order directly on his website.
He asks that orders be placed as soon as possible so that he can place the print order with a better knowledge of the quantities needed. (dr)
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16.Mar.2022
MorphZone
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MorphOS 3.16 openssl3.library hotfix
The MorphOS development team has announced: "A vulnerability has been identified and fixed in the OpenSSL 3.0.1 included in MorphOS 3.16.
The vulnerability (CVE-2022-0778) allows malicious attackers to create TLS certificates that when connected to result in the client application hanging indefinitely.
A fixed openssl3.library (based on OpenSSL 3.0.2) will be released as the part of the future MorphOS 3.17 release. Meanwhile you can install the following replacement openssl3.library (1,6 MB) that fixes the problem for MorphOS 3.16." (dr)
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15.Mar.2022
Reddit
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Hardware test: Building a serial/parallel loopback adapter
Adam Wilson is an electrical engineer who reworks old electronics in his spare time. In his blog he reports about his work with old computers, about the expansion of his collection and the repairs or restorations he has carried out.
In the latest blog entry, he documents building some serial/parallel loopback adapters for easy diagnostics using Keir Fraser's Amiga Test Kit Software. "Loopback testing" involves sending transmitted electrical signals back to the transmitter so that the transmitter can check its own output. In communication (e.g. parallel and serial modems) the output of the transceiver must be connected to its own input - if the device gets its own output signal back, this proves that it works. (dr)
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15.Mar.2022
Thorsten Schölzel (ANF)
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AmigaOS Development BLOG
The AmigaOS3.2 development team has set up the AmigaOS Development BLOG, the goal of which is not to provide insights into the current development of the OS, but rather to assist in getting started with AmigaOS programming. This blog is intended to provide a series of articles that will cover installation of development tools, programming examples, debugging issues, and other helpful tips.
The first two posts will deal with installing/using the NDK with the SAS/C and VBCC compilers. Guest articles are explicitly welcome! (dr)
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14.Mar.2022
Robert Smith
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Do-it-yourself: Adapter for connecting DB9 joysticks
Two weeks ago, we reported on Robert Smith's video showing how to 3D print your own retro-style joystick. In the new video that followed, he now shows how easy it is to build an adapter to connect vintage and retro joysticks to a modern system via USB. (dr)
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14.Mar.2022
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Review: The UniThor Joystick (video)
Just a few days ago, YouTuber 'Madija' aka 'Ms Mad Lemon' released her new album, and now she has published a test of the UniThor joystick on YouTube. (dr)
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14.Mar.2022
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RastPort: Mechanical keyboard replacement for Amiga 1200
Grzegorz Kraszewski's RastPort designs and manufactures accesories and expansions for Amiga computers. His current project KA 59 is a mechanical keyboard replacement for the Amiga 1200. It is a complete replacement, no parts of the original keyboard are needed. KA59 has been tested with original A1200 cases and those from the a1200.net project. Details:
- Complete replacement of original keyboard.
- Kailh KH switches rated for 50 million cycles.
- User adjustable CapsLock LED color.
- Optional "Alt"↔"Cmd" key position swap for users accustomed to PC keyboards.
- Weights less than original and takes less space.
- Robust connection with the mainboard.
Furthermore, there are options to customize the keyboard to your own needs:
- Keycap color set: There are two color sets available:
- classic gray and white, black overprints
- all keys black, white overprints
- Switches: One of three different kinds of switches may be selected. Colors indicate mechanical characteristics of switches.
- Blue switches are tactile, force versus movement characteristic is not linear. As a result, user feels the moment of switching. They are also clicky, thanks to additional element hitting the switch enclosure when pressed and making sound.
- Brown switches are tactile (nonlinear) too, but have no clicking element, so are more silent.
- Red switches are linear, moment of switching action has no tactile feedback. Noise level is a bit below brown ones.
- Language layout: Customer can select one of 11 language layouts.
- American
- British
- German
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
- Swiss
- Danish
- Swedish/Finnish
- Norwegian
- Icelandic
The keyboards are currently in production and will be available at various retailers. We will report. (dr)
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13.Mar.2022
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Selfmade project: Building an Amiga 2000 (part 3)
'Drygol' is not only a member of the demoscene group Lamers, but basically deals with retro computers in the form of restorations, upgrades etc. On his site Retrohax.net he not only offers various retro articles, but also runs a blog. Among other things he describes there his project 'Tesseract', the building of an Amiga 2000 from scratch with all maximum modifications. After the first two reports (1, 2, he published the third blog post of the series the day before yesterday. His project is based on the GitHub project of 'Floppie209', a replica of the Amiga2000 motherboard with Sprint layout. (dr)
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13.Mar.2022
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History: As Gateway owned Amiga (video)
Ravi Abbott is one of the hosts of the YouTube channel The Retro Hour. In his YouTube series Amiga The Next Generation Documentary he deals with the history of the Amiga brand after Commodore filed for bankruptcy in 1994.
In his last episode, he covers the time when Gateway, Inc. owned the Amiga brand. (dr)
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13.Mar.2022
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Aminet uploads until 12.03.2022
The following files have been added until 12.03.2022 to Aminet:
Profyler.lha dev/debug 1.1M OS4 Software performance profiler...
offizium_1.0.lha dev/hwood 1.2M MOS Office plugin for hollywood
NDK3.2.lha dev/misc 8.1M Native Developer Kit for Amig...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 2.3M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
ScummVM_RTG.lha game/misc 6.5M 68k Amiga port of ScummVM 1.7.0
Exult_RTG.lha game/role 49M 68k Amiga port of Ultima 7 (Exult)
AmiDuke_AGA.lha game/shoot 332K 68k Amiga port of Duke Nukem 3D
AmiDuke_RTG.lha game/shoot 623K 68k Amiga port of Duke Nukem 3D
BOOM_AGA.lha game/shoot 2.8M 68k Amiga port of BOOM (DOOM)
BOOM_RTG.lha game/shoot 2.8M 68k Amiga port of BOOM (DOOM)
Chocolate_DOOM.lha game/shoot 2.4M 68k Amiga port of Chocolate DOOM
D1X_Rebirth_RTG.lha game/shoot 2.5M 68k Amiga port of Descent (D1X-Re...
ODAMEX_RTG.lha game/shoot 19M 68k Amiga port of Odamex (DOOM)
PrBoom.lha game/shoot 848K 68k Amiga port of PrBoom (DOOM)
FreeSynd_RTG.lha game/strat 3.0M 68k Amiga port of Syndicate (Free...
OpenDUNE_RTG.lha game/strat 395K 68k Amiga port of Dune 2 (OpenDUNE)
MegaSaperPL_de.lha game/think 1K German catalog for MegaSaperPL
WhatIFF1.03.lha mags/misc 259K What IFF? #1.03-February-2022
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.4M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.7M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 4.9M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
DOSBox_RTG.lha misc/emu 931K 68k Amiga port of DOSBox
ASE2019_1.95.lha text/edit 174K 68k Text editor
TestProgram.zip util/misc 655K 68k Versatile Amiga Test Program
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13.Mar.2022
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OS4Depot uploads until 12.03.2022
The following files have been added until 12.03.2022 to OS4Depot:
profyler.lha dev/deb 1Mb 4.1 Software performance profiler
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
flashmandelng.lha gra/mis 32Mb 4.1 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals ...
identify_library.lha lib/mis 50kb 4.0 identify.library for AmigaOS4.1
(snx)
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13.Mar.2022
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AROS Archives uploads until 12.03.2022
The following files have been added until 12.03.2022 to AROS Archives:
whatiff1.03.lha doc/mis 259kb Magazine in format amigaguide &q...
run_dosbox_task_ok.zip emu/com 2kb script for run dosbox with task ...
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13.Mar.2022
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 12.03.2022
The following files have been added until 12.03.2022 to MorphOS-Storage:
Printer.hwp_1.0.lha Development/Hollywood/... Printer plugin for holl...
Offizium_1.0.lha Development/Hollywood/... Office plugin for holly...
SDL_2.0.20_Libraries.lha Development/Library All Libraries SDL 2.0.2...
MorphOS-SDK_3.16-20220... Development/SDK MorphOS Software Develo...
Blues_R3.lha Games/Platform Blues Brothers,Jukebox ...
Hurrican_1.1.lha Games/Shoot2D A Turrican game clone
JFShadowWarrior_R2.lha Games/Shoot3D JFShadowWarrior is 3D R...
OceanPop_1.0.lha Games/Think OceanPop - A relaxing m...
freegemas.lha Games/Think Freegemas is an open so...
Odyssey_1.26-standalon... Network/Web Odyssey Web Browser is ...
ModernArt_3.2.lha System/Ambient/Blankers Screen Blanker by Matth...
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13.Mar.2022
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WHDLoad: New installers until 12.03.2022
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 12.03.2022:
- 2022-03-12 improved: Cabal (Ocean) joypad support fixed, various timing fixes, optional NTSC compatibility (Info)
- 2022-03-10 updated: Extrial (Computec Verlag) patch redone, out of bounds blits fixed, interrupt problems fixed, lots of trainer options added, 68000 quitkey support (Info)
- 2022-03-08 improved: MegaBall (Ed Mackey) tooltypes are now handled if Megaball.info exists (no icon.library needed!), in-game music is now played (Info, Image)
- 2022-03-07 improved: Battle Isle (Blue Byte) added support for french data disk (Info)
- 2022-03-06 new: Harricana (Loriciel) done by CFou! (Info)
- 2022-03-06 improved: Switchblade 2 (Gremlin) access fault at end of level 5 fixed, disable blitter waits handling corrected (Info)
- 2022-03-06 improved: Solid Gold (Night Owl Design) support for V1.2 of the game added, more Bplcon0 color bit fixes (Info, Image)
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12.Mar.2022
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Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.9.7
RedPill, developed by Carlos Peris, is a game construction kit written in Amiblitz 3.8, 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.
The new version 0.9.7 again offers some changes: besides bug fixes, PNG files are now accepted for Load Tileset, HUD, Level Background and Load Spritesheet among others, which are then converted IFF. (dr)
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12.Mar.2022
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Text editor: Amiga Source Editor 1.95
At the end of 2020, author Alain Fontanin resumed the development that had originally started in 1989 by releasing version 1.2 (2019) of his text editor "Amiga Source Editor" (ASE). The author continues to work on his editor and has now released version 1.95 with the following changes:
- New search window with options (case and full word)
- Added menu item 'Goto column'
- Possibility to move the current line to the top or bottom of the document
- Moved 'Read only' menu item from 'Document options' to 'Edit mode'
- Improved word count function (document and selection)
- Improved the use of the scroll wheel
- Fixed the bug that prevented the Workbench from closing if ASE2019 was iconified
- Use of the ASE2019 icon for iconification
- Integration (first version) of snippets
(dr)
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