28.Apr.2025
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AmigaOS 4: clib4 1.6.0
With clib4 Andrea 'afxgroup' Palmatè is working on a variant of the official ADTools clib2, which should be specific for AmigaOS 4 in order to be easier to maintain and above all to add functions that are difficult to implement on original Amigas.
Now version 1.6.0 was released with the following changes:
- Merge master to development
- Code improvements
- Split stubs
- Fix problems with spawnvpe and pthreads
- Added a script to check offset values for stubs
- Patches for spawnv and popen (qt6)
- Fix memory allocator
- Fix waitpid and popen + some details
- Added test for hints->ai_socktype == 0 in getaddrinfo.c (qt6)
- Fix stack size code in pthread_create.c
- sigtimedwait & sigwaitinfo implemented
- Converted all line endings to LF (Linux)
- Set dicord announcements on PRs
- Removed uneeded call to flush
- More line endings changes
- clib4 requirements in crtbegin was using a wrong PrintF
- Modifications to flock.c
- Fixed iconv problem on dcngettext. Added Amiga-1251 charset on iconv
- Added dlopen example to test shared objects along rpath and soname
- Version files changes by the github bot
- Fix scp in GitHub actions
- Make announcements smaller
- Added static_assert on assert.h
- Reverted flock.c changes
- Changed back (again..) flock.c
- Added NETBSD getvfsstat function amd missing blkcnt_t in sys/types.h
- __time_delay was not working if wasn't in main thread
- tzset() reworked
- Added baserel support to clib4
- Moved constructors and destructors on libOpen
- Implemented getpriority and setpriority
- Implemented unixPathsEnabled
- Merge all the latest changes to master and prepare the next release
(dr)
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28.Apr.2025
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Managing ADF files: adflib V0.10.1 for Windows, Linux and macOS (update)
Laurent Clevy first released adflib in 1999 in version 0.7.8 (Aminet). The portable C library, written mainly in C, is used to manage Amiga-formatted devices such as hard disks and ZIP disks or to swap them out via the .ADF format (amiga-news.de reported). The library is currently being developed under the responsibility of Tomasz Wolak. Changes in version 0.10.0:
- improved device support (hard disks, size limits, predefined types)
- write support: fixed bug on (lack of) OFS data block header update on appending
- native devices: fixed Linux native driver (opening the device was failing)
- renamed and improved command-line utilities
- enabled native devices on read-only tools: adfinfo, unadf
- fixed minor bugfixes in unadf (setting file permissions and timestamps on directories)
Update: (29.04.2025, 14:10, dr)
Version 0.10.1 is now available, which fixes test scripts to work also on FreeBSD. (dr)
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28.Apr.2025
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Video: Game Construction Kit "RedPill" supports HAM images
A few days ago, version 0.9.50 of the game construction kit "RedPill" was released on Aminet: among other things, the option to use HAM images as cover images was added. The developer Carlos Peris demonstrates this in a short video. (dr)
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28.Apr.2025
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Shooter: Update to Anguish (AGA)
For the AmiGameJam 2024, 'lionagony' released his idea of a sequel to Agony for AGA Amigas (video). Now he has released a small update for Anguish, which gives the playable first level new graphics and a slightly reduced difficulty level. There is also a bonus level, which is played in the finished game after the first level. (dr)
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27.Apr.2025
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Aminet uploads until 26.04.2025
The following files have been added until 26.04.2025 to Aminet:
cstat11z.lha comm/bbs 13K OS3 ZeusBBS Callersstats, B...
FILEDIR.lha comm/bbs 16K OS3 FileBase like Excelsior...
lcall13.lha comm/bbs 10K OS3 Zdoor to show last call...
lfl10.lha comm/bbs 28K OS3 Lightning Filelister v1...
MENUBAR10Z.lha comm/bbs 21K OS3 Generates a nice 3D loo...
zeus-ctrl-codes.lha comm/bbs 6K OS3 ZeusBBS: Control codes ...
Zeus_BBS_release_1.7.lha comm/bbs 5.1M OS3 ZeusBBS. Full release 1...
zfserv300.lha comm/bbs 113K OS3 file request handler fo...
zsysop.lha comm/bbs 15K OS3 SysOp / CoSysop Menus f...
TuneFinderMUI.lha comm/misc 67K OS3 Search+play online radi...
amigaget.lha comm/net 247K OS3 get https files for the...
Void-Dreams42.zip demo/misc 474K OS3 AGA Pack - Revision 202...
DanceDiverse3.lha demo/sound 4.5M OS3 Suburban Base: Dance Di...
Void-90sRewind-CDTV.zip demo/sound 54M OS3 CDTV Music-Disk Revisio...
OpenMedalOfHonor.lha game/shoot 23M OS4 Open Medal of Honour Al...
Astone.lha gfx/show 6.4M VAR picviewer inspired by f...
WhatIFF4.16.lha mags/misc 12M GEN What IFF? #4.16-April-2025
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 11M OS4 Signetics-based machine...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 10M OS3 Signetics-based machine...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 10M MOS Signetics-based machine...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.8M OS3 Simulates OpenVMS comma...
qoatoaiff.lha mus/misc 5K OS3 Decodes Quite OK Audio ...
NAFCYI1992S3-B01.zip text/bfont 1.0M GEN NAFCYI Fall 1992 (BMP F...
NAFCYI1992S3-B02.zip text/bfont 806K GEN NAFCYI Fall 1992 (BMP F...
KeyReq_07.lha util/boot 84K OS3 Cool requester improver...
MMULib.lha util/libs 811K OS3 Library to ctrl the MC6...
SoftIEEE.lha util/libs 128K OS3 math lib&881/882 FP...
AmigaGPT.lha util/misc 2.2M VAR App for chatting to Cha...
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 8.0M OS3 Versatile Amiga Testpro...
yt_rexx.lha util/rexx 2.0M VAR yt.rexx with MorphOS ad...
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27.Apr.2025
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OS4Depot uploads until 26.04.2025
The following files have been added until 26.04.2025 to OS4Depot:
imp3.lha aud/pla 50kb 4.0 Do stuff on Amiga!
vasmm68k_mot.lha dev/cro 262kb 4.0 Portable and retargetable assembler
vasmm68k_std.lha dev/cro 257kb 4.0 Portable and retargetable assembler
vasmppc_std.lha dev/cro 217kb 4.0 Portable and retargetable assembler
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line&a...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 11Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
sieteymedia.lha gam/car 4Mb 4.0 The Siete y Media card game.
amicraftnova_src.rar gam/mis 128kb 4.0 AmiCraftNova source code
astone.lha gra/vie 6Mb 4.1 Pic viewer inspired by famous Wi...
amigagpt.lha net/cha 2Mb 4.1 App for chatting to ChatGPT
privoxy.lha net/mis 2Mb 4.0 Web proxy to protect privacy
wormhole.lha net/mis 2Mb 4.0 Network file transfer utility
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27.Apr.2025
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AROS Archives uploads until 26.04.2025
The following files have been added until 26.04.2025 to AROS Archives:
sieteymedia.lha gam/car 3Mb The Siete y Media card game.
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27.Apr.2025
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 26.04.2025
The following files have been added until 26.04.2025 to MorphOS-Storage:
fd2pragma_2.198.lha Development/Misc A tool to create pragma...
AmiArcadia_34.20.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
Baccarat_2.05.lha Games/Card Play in this virtual Ca...
Siete-y-Media_2.00.lha Games/Card Play in this virtual Ca...
Stratagus_3.3.3.lha Games/Strategy A MorphOS port of Strat...
Amifish_2.1.lha Games/Think Chess program compatibl...
Wetris_1.0.lha Games/Think Port of Wetris (SDL3)
PolarPaint_1.055.lha Graphics/Draw Paint program made with...
YouTube-Extractor_3.4.lha Multimedia YT.rexx is a script for...
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27.Apr.2025
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WHDLoad: New installers until 26.04.2025
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 26.04.2025:
- 2025-04-25 improved: Academy: Tau Ceti II (CRL Group/ComTek) keyboard fixed, 68000 crash fixed, blitter waits added, OSEmu removed (Info)
- 2025-04-24 improved: Xenomorph (Pandora) another version supported, RawDIC imager, music bugs fixed, trainers added (Info)
- 2025-04-23 new: Quicksilva (Entactogenic Design) done by paraj (Info)
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27.Apr.2025
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Video: Assembling an FPGA "Amiga 1200" using only new components
In the video at the title link, 'Proteque-CBN' assembles an Amiga 1200 replacement using only new components, from the case to the internals. The centerpiece is a Mister/DE10 Nano with the Mistress 1200 breakout board, the injection-molded case comes from A1200.net and the Amiga 1200-compatible keyboard from Amigastore. (snx)
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26.Apr.2025
reddit
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Article series: GUI Wonderland #8 - Amiga Workbench, the Multimedia revolution
In the eighth episode of the "GUI Wonderland" series, the author presents the "multimedia wonder" Workbench 1.x. In addition to a detailed description of the development of the first Amiga model, there is a detailed description of the computer's graphical user interface. (cg)
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26.Apr.2025
https://sites.google.com/view/retro-emulator-vision-and-game (ANF)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 169 (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. Furthermore a focus is on rather unknown retro games.
The latest issue 169 includes tests of "Archon" and "Murder Makes Strange Deadfellows" for CDTV. (cg)
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26.Apr.2025
Timo Paul (ANF)
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AmigaGuide magazine: "WhatIFF?", issue 16
"WhatIFF?" is an English-language Amiga magazine in AmigaGuide format. The topics of the 16th issue are:
Reviews:
- AKUA Amiga Keyboard to USB Adapter
- OpenPSX2Amiga Pad Adapter
- AMI-RGB2VGA Ultimate
- Tikus USB Mouse/Joystick Adapter
- TechnoSound Turbo Re-release
- Amiga OS3.2 Reference Manual
Guides:
- Upgrade a PiStorm32 with Raspberry Pi3A+ to PiCM4 Module
- OpenURL - setting up OpenURL in AmigaGuide
- DigiPaint: Basics Part 1
- Accessing BBSs Without a Modem
Articles:
- DELL Monitors and 15Khz - Part 1: Will It Work?
- The Amiga, you, us, the community
- ChatGPT and Amiga: How Wrong Can It Get It?
- Increase interest in your pixel art
Interviews:
- Paul Vince (Amiga Game Selector)
- Rob Cranley (SOLAS _)
- Timothy Deters (FinalWriter)
Cover Disk:
- Example pixel art
- Disk label PDF
- New music in the playlist drawer
- Audio Samples
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25.Apr.2025
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Chat software: AmigaGPT 2.5.0
Cameron Armstrong has developed a chat program called AmigaGPT, which is based on ChatGPT. The software supports the latest OpenAI models including the o1 family and runs on AmigaOS 3.1 and above (including 4.1) and on MorphOS. The source code of the tool can be downloaded separately.
The new version 2.5.0 has now been released with the following changes:
- Added an ARexx menu to allow you to run your own scripts. ARexx is not yet implemented in MorphOS so you can try installing the 68k version of ARexx and see if that works.
- Added sample scripts
- Status bar background colour adjusted to improve readability
- Latest OpenAI chat models added (gpt-4.1, o3, o4-mini)
- The menu has been rewritten and now gets built dynamically. It will now automatically create menu options for all the available models. This will make adding new models much easier and quicker
Download: AmigaGPT.lha (2 MB) (dr)
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25.Apr.2025
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Turn-based strategy game: New demo version 04/25 of "Ecliptic"
Ecliptic is described by the author as "a mixture of turn based tactical combat and role playing" (amiga-news.de reported) being a visually reminiscent of the retro-futuristic science fiction of the 1970s and 1980s. Now a sixth demo has been released for the game.
As the developer reports in his developer diary, this is "a pretty big update to Ecliptic - it includes a whole new level."
According to the developer, the game will not run on a simple A500 with 512K chip/512K slow RAM. It is his intention that this is possible, but it is not a high priority as the game already requires a harddrive. An Amiga 1200 with HD is recommended. (dr)
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25.Apr.2025
Artur Gadawski (Mail)
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7-bit: Bluetooth adapter for control pads
7-Bit has created a Bluetooth adapter called Ryś BlueLink, with which wireless control pads from Microsoft (X Box One), Sony (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3) and Nintendo (Joy-Con) can be used with an Amiga 500 or Amiga 1200. Ryś BlueLink has an OLED display that allows the user to configure the device and update the firmware via WiFi.
As the developer Artur Gadawski tells us, users had specifically asked for an interface that supports wireless XBox and Playstation pads and is specially tailored to the Amiga. He uses the licensed BTstack from BlueKitchen for this. The biggest challenge was to keep the device compact and the energy consumption as low as possible.
It is currently only available from the Polish allegro for the equivalent of around 60 euros (plus shipping). (dr)
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25.Apr.2025
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SCSI-SD adapter: ZuluSCSI firmware v2025.04.25
ZuluSCSI is a file-based SCSI hard disk and CD-ROM drive emulator, emulating an SCSI-I or SCSI-2 hard disk using an SD memory card (amiga-news.de reported). Version 2025.04.25 extends the recently released ZuluSCSI Blaster with Wi-Fi DaynaPORT/SC Ethernet emulation support. (dr)
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25.Apr.2025
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Tool: Audio decompression with QoaToAiff 0.2
The relatively new "Quite OK Audio Format" (QOA) is a lossy audio compression format: audio signals (44100hz, stereo) are encoded at 278 kbits/s, exactly 1/5 of the bits required for an uncompressed WAV file (amiga-news.de reported).
Grzegorz Kraszewski has written a decoder that converts QOA files into uncompressed AIFF (source code on GitHub). In version 0.2, he has implemented output buffering and the hard disc operations are now faster. (dr)
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24.Apr.2025
deadwood
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First stable version of a native 64-bit AROS
Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz has released the first version of AROS for x86-64, labelled "stable". The basic system is available in two versions: as a bootable ISO file or in a 'hosted' edition that runs under Linux. Virtual machines (VMware, Virtualbox or QEMU) are recommended as a test environment for this first release: Audio, video and network drivers have been improved and tested for this use case.
In the coming months, a 64-bit version of the Odyssey Web Browser with a significantly more up-to-date version of the WebKit engine is to be released, and the 'latest Amiga emulation cores' are also to be equipped with a 64-bit JIT and better integrated into the system. AROS distributions based on the now published base system are also already in development.
A corresponding thread has been opened on arosworld.org for discussions about this 64-bit version of AROS. (cg)
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24.Apr.2025
AmigaKit
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Emulator hardware: "A1200 NG" has been shipping to end customers since this week
AmigaKit announces that it has started shipping the "A1200 NG" emulator solution after Easter. The company is working on an 'overclocking kit' that will soon be available and should increase computing power by up to 20 per cent. There will also be a port of A-EON's 'AmiStore' app store for A1200NG/A600GS in the summer. (cg)
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24.Apr.2025
GitHub
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Windows: GUI for Greaseweazle Tools - ADFDiskBox 2.3
ADFDiskBox is a graphical user interface for the Greaseweazle Host Tools and is intended to simplify the reading and writing of Amiga discs and disc images (ADF, SCP:AmigaDOS, RawSCP). Version 2.3 now offers an 'Options' dialogue and, according to the author, has generally become more user-friendly. (cg)
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24.Apr.2025
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future 174 - Preview and reading samples
The reading samples and previews of issue 174 (May/June 2025) of Amiga Future are now online. The issue features the following topics, among others:
- Special: 40 Years Amiga - Part 1: The Amiga 1000 takes the stage
- Interview Jon Bohmer (Scala)
- Interview Oldenburger Computer-Museum.
- Preview Amiga 40 Germany
- Preview ARC 2025
- Review Trapped in the Tomb
- Review Absolute Zero
- Review GemRB RPG Pack
- Review SkillGrid
- Review Yoomp!
- Review Soko-Ban
- Beyond the Screen: The history of Ports of Call,
- Special Asterix on the Amiga,
- Special: Amiga 1000 Rejuvenator
- Workshop: Knowledge 7: 8-way scrolling
- Workshop: A new SSD for your Amiga.
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23.Apr.2025
Balaton (Mail)
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Emulation: QEMU 10.0 / bboot 0.8
QEMU is an open-source computer emulator and virtualizer. The emulation of complete computers also makes it possible to run operating systems such as AmigaOS 4 or MorphOS under QEMU that are tailored to a quite specific hardware platform. This support is provided by QEMU developer Zoltan Balaton, who clearly summarises the possibilities on a specially created and now redesigned website.
QEMU is now available in version 10.0.0, Windows installers are provided as usual by Stefan Weil.
Version 0.8 of the bootloader "bboot" for loading AmigaOS 4 on QEMU-emulated AmigaOne and Pegasos2 machines, which was released by Zoltan Balaton about a month ago, requires the options -kernel, -initrd and -append for the amigaone machine, which are now available in QEMU 10.0. This makes it easier to use and is similar to pegasos2. Older bboot versions still require the -device loader options and will not work with -kernel on amigaone. Since the amigaone emulation might have less problems than pegasos2 (and is still available), according to Zoltan Balaton this might be a better choice now.
Finally, the developer has created a new subpage on VFIO device drivers under Linux: VFIO is a device driver that is used to assign virtual machines to devices and thus enable full access to a specific GPU, for example.
As he adds to us, the use of a GPU with VFIO on qemu-system-ppc is currently still experimental and would take some effort to set up. However, some users have managed to achieve usable results: it is therefore possible in principle, even if it is not easy to implement. (dr)
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23.Apr.2025
Amigans.net (forum)
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AmigaOS 4/MorphOS: Beta version of Open Medal of Honor
Open Medal of Honor is a reimplementation of the first-person shooter "Medal of Honor: Allied Assault" by Electronic Arts from 2002. The Spearhead and Breakthrough expansions are also supported.
A beta version of the game, which is still in beta itself, is now available for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. Download information is available at the title link. (snx)
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23.Apr.2025
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Print/PDF magazine: Komoda & Amiga plus #27 (Polish/English)
Komoda & Amiga plus is a Polish print and PDF magazine about the C64 and the Amiga, which is also distributed in an English version. The magazine in A4 format comprises 82 pages.
Topics of the current 27th issue include reviews of Fast Food 2, Tale of Evil and Amiga Yoomp, an article on data transfer between Amiga and Macintosh and an interview with Tommi 'Electric' Musturi. (snx)
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23.Apr.2025
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Development tool: vasm 2.0b
Frank Wille has updated vasm, a portable assembler for numerous CPUs with various syntax and output modules. In addition to various bug fixes, the changes include a new CPU backend for the SPC700, which was used in the SuperFamicom and SNES for sound processing, and the new option "-no-msrcdebug"; the latter disables source-level debugging within a macro context. (snx)
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22.Apr.2025
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SFX-Engine: Audio Mixer 3.7
Jeroen Knoester's Audio Mixer (YouTube video of version 2.0) allows real time mixing several samples onto a single channel (up to 4 samples on one channel), while maintaining high performance (3.7% CPU time for 4 samples mixed @ 11KHz on an standard 1MB A500) (amiga-news.de reported). The new version 3.7 adds external IRQ/DMA processing and expanded its C compiler support. Maintenance work has also been done for future releases. The software is available free of charge on GitHub, including the source code. (nba)
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22.Apr.2025
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Print/PDF magazine: Amiga Addict, issue 37
The new issue 37 of British magazine Amiga Addict is dedicated to Team 17's classic game Worms, exploring its origins with creator Andy Davidson and offering exciting insights into the very first pre-release version of the game.
This issue also includes reviews of Absolute Zero, Zool, Super Stardust and Chuck Rock II (CD32), an interview with the developer of DeMoN, a new version of the classic Action Replay, a collection of the best game over screens on the Amiga, and a report on creative DJing with the Amiga using the NASP software.
Issue 37 of the English-language magazine Amiga Addict is available from the publisher addict.media and in British newsagents. (nba)
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22.Apr.2025
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3D polygon models: 3D Object Converter 1.30 for AmigaOS 3.x/4.x
3D Object Converter is a tool for wireframe objects that was first released last year (amiga-news.de reported). The software is available as shareware at a price of 40 euros for AmigaOS 3.x and 4.x. The innovations of version 1.30 since the last news update at a glance:
New modules
- ASPRS LAS
- Black Shade
- CloudCompare Binary v1
- CloudCompare Simple Binary Format
- Heroes of Annihilated Empires
- Invizimals: Battle Hunters
- Loksim3D
- OpenBVE
- Point Cloud Data ASCII
- Point Cloud Data Binary
- PolyNova3D
- Screamer 4x4
- Skoki Narciarskie 2006
- Skunks
Upgraded modules
New general features
- Scale to fit
- Texture converters
New AmigaOS features
- Batch converter
- Geometry transformation
- Set the default texture file extension in the material table
- Texture converters
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22.Apr.2025
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Worth a read: Why computers were more fun before
In his latest article, "Honest and Elitist Thoughts on Why Computers Were More Fun Before", published on Datagubbe.se, Swedish tech nerd and software developer Carl Svensson reflects on the development of computer use and argues that computers were more fun before they became accessible to everyone. He argues that the complexity of the technology at the time and the need to engage intensively with it fostered a deeper connection and greater understanding of the devices.
The article highlights how the simplification and commercialisation of technology have led to many users today having only superficial knowledge and losing their former enthusiasm for discovering and understanding technology.
A worthwhile read for anyone interested in the history of computer use and cultural changes in the digital world. (nba)
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22.Apr.2025
Spillhistorie.no (ANF)
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Spillhistorie: Interview with the creators of Roguecraft
In an interview with Spillhistorie.no, Norwegian developer duo Badger Punch Games provided exciting insights into the creation of their award-winning Amiga game Roguecraft. The two developers, Ricki Sickenger and Henning Ludvigsen, met in the demo scene in the 1990s and later worked together on the MMORPG Darkfall Online. With Roguecraft, they have successfully returned to the roots of retro gaming.
They report on the positive response to Roguecraft, which recently won the award for best retro game at the Debug Indie Game Awards in Brighton, England. They also provide an outlook on future projects, including possible ports of Roguecraft to platforms such as Sega Mega Drive, NES and modern systems such as Steam and Nintendo Switch. (nba)
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Dungeon Crawler: Sir Redford Knights Adventure currently in development
Sir Redford Knights Adventure is an upcoming dungeon crawling game for the Amiga, developed by Juen, Koyot1222 and JMD. The game won first place in the RAM#3 competition and already offers a playable demo with five randomly generated levels. Expansions with additional items and statistics are planned. The game will run on a standard Amiga 500, and a video provides a first glimpse of the gameplay. (nba)
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