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`02.May.2022` Andreas Magerl (ANF)	Anniversary: APC&TCP has now been active for 30 years Andreas Magerl writes: "The APC&TCP computer club was founded more than 30 years ago. (Does anybody of you know exactly when?) As one of the largest Amiga clubs worldwide, the question of how to better support all the programmers in the club came up quite quickly. Our members produced some really good programs and games, but they all voiced their opinion that they weren't very happy with the commercial contracts that were offered by major publisher. After long deliberations, APC&TCP sales was founded in May 1992. The main task of sales was to market the club members' software as effectively as possible. The first software titles released through APC&TCP were Databench and 1990. Other titles such as Kargon, Jaktar, Flyin High, Pinball Brain Damage, and many others, followed on quite quickly by even more. More recently, APC&TCP has released software titles for the Amiga such as Roadshow, CygnusED, Reshoot R, Tiny little Slug, Trap Runner, and there are other products that are already in their 'starting blocks'. Some time ago a shareware series was released, which comprised of a few dozen shareware titles that were marketed here by club members. Incidentally, APC&TCP blossomed quite quickly into one of the cheapest PD diskette dealers in Germany. Initially there were also a number of third-party products in the range, which were mainly sold to club members. Though quite quickly after that, our range of goods reverted to being only our own products that were offered, apart from a few exceptions. One of those exceptions, by way of example, is the LOAD from VzEkC e.V. Issue 8 will soon be available in the APC&TCP online shop. For many years, the NoCover floppy disk club magazine was also distributed through APC&TCP. Incidentally APC&TCP has been publishing the print magazine Amiga Future for over 20 years, and what's more, the Amiga Future will be reaching its 25th anniversary in January. Yes, the Amiga Future magazine is still being printed. :) Over the years, in addition to the many software titles released through APC&TCP, there has also been a whole range of merchandise produced by APC&TCP: such as, posters, mouse pads, mugs, stickers and much, much more. APC&TCP also took over the distribution of the Amiga Joker magazine, issues 17 and 19. Recently the VD Aktuell has also become available through APC&TCP. Over the years APC&TCP has remained very active, in many areas, though generally that is in the background, without Amiga users really being aware of their involvement. For example, APC&TCP took over the advance ticket sales for the Amiga trade fairs from ICP. So, it was a natural step for APC&TCP to present the Amiga at Gamescom in a show area of approx. 100 square metres. APC&TCP will be there, yet again, at the Amiga 37 in the autumn of 2022 and is also assisting the organisers to make the venture a success, as usual, in the background. Over the last 30 years, APC&TCP has released over 200 products for the Amiga, and there are also 125 NoCover issues. Additionally approx. 140 German and 80 English Amiga Future magazine issues have been printed during that time. After 30 years, APC&TCP actually seems to be one of the largest software publishers for the Amiga with a current 6-digit annual turnover. From which no-one has become super-wealthy here, it's just that the Amiga is simply great fun to use. :) Our main goal, currently, is to reach our 50th year anniversary, which would be something to really celebrate. In addition, we are always searching for entertaining games and applications, where the programmer is looking for a fair and reliable publisher. One of the great advantages of APC&TCP is that a programmer can have their say as to any choice of packaging, which is also one of the reasons why APC&TCP does not have any standardised or similar packaging from one product to another. If you are one of those gifted, and interested programmers, then please send an email to Andreas@apc-tcp.de." (snx) [News message: 02. May. 2022, 14:06] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.May.2022` 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. March/April 2022 news Old articles from Joystick 41 to 44: News: Psygnosis steps up its game Review of Mortal Kombat Review of Mad Dog McCree Interview with ID Software Comparison: Space Hulk vs Hired Guns Review of Goblins 3 Review of Theatre Of Death News: Amiga CD32 - Commodore it's already tomorrow Interview with Peter Molyneux Review of Alfred Chicken Review of Uridium 2 News: Gremlin, the aftermath of Zool Review of Realms Of Arkania: Blade Of Destiny Review of International Open Golf Championship Interview with Robert Hunter (graphic designer of Rambo 3 and Operation Thunderbolt) Interview with Metin Seven and Reinier van Vliet (authors of the game Hoi) Review of MorphOS 3.16 File: The history of Novagen Hardware: AA+ (update) Point of view: The beginnings of the European pirate scene Point of view: Should the Amiga be revived? Point of view: The development of Rave (part three) Tutorial: Copying an entire hard disk as an image file to MorphOS Tutorial: Using HDF and ADF on THEA500 Mini. Special quiz about ERBE Software (snx) [News message: 02. May. 2022, 13:52] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.May.2022` Protovision (Webseite)	Video: Commodore 64 celebrates 40th anniversary According to Wikipedia, the Commodore 64 was introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and thus celebrates its 40th anniversary. The YouTuber 'BastichB 64K' has dedicated a special video with several guests to it. (dr) [News message: 02. May. 2022, 09:40] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.May.2022` U. Beckers (ANF)	Operating system: MorphOS 3.17 released Press release: The MorphOS development team is proud to announce the immediate availability of MorphOS 3.17. This release includes numerous important performance, stability and security improvements. X5000 hardware support was improved to handle two Radeon cards and the HDD activity LED. Several text layout and rendering issues have been fixed in MUI. For a more extensive overview of the changes included in MorphOS 3.17, please read our release notes. We strongly urge new users to carefully read our installation and troubleshooting guides before they attempt to install MorphOS for the first time. Existing users can upgrade via the familiar procedure but are encouraged to read the guides as well. MorphOS 3.17 is available for download in our files section. (dr) [News message: 01. May. 2022, 22:44] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.May.2022`	Video review: A1200NET's crystal replacement cases for the Amiga 500 In his latest video, Jan Beta takes a closer look at the new Amiga 500 Crystal Bundle offered by A1200NET, which includes a replacement case for the computer as well as for the mouse. (dr) [News message: 01. May. 2022, 08:36] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.May.2022`	Aminet uploads until 30.04.2022 The following files have been added until 30.04.2020 to Aminet: femto.lha dev/gg 768K MOS Extended version of Atto Emacs Fynn_Thorin_Finale.zip game/2play 698K 68k Fynn and Thorin (German and E... flappadiddle.lha game/actio 88K 68k Flappy's Spike-Filled Adventure F1GP2022Carset.lha game/data 7K 2022 Carset for F1GP MCE.lha game/edit 3.3M 68k Multi-game Character Editor MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 3.6M MOS Multi-game Character Editor MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 3.8M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor AbuSimbelProfanTFA_es... game/misc 716K 68k Abu Simbel Profanation - Full... AmiDuke_AGA.lha game/shoot 621K 68k Amiga port of Duke Nukem 3D AmiDuke_RTG.lha game/shoot 622K 68k Amiga port of Duke Nukem 3D Gotcha199.lha game/think 80K 68k Pair two numbers to get the 1... FlashMandelNG_OS4.lha gfx/fract 32M OS4 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals AOS4 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... ham_convert.zip misc/misc 4.2M HAM graphic converter djjmeds.lha mods/med 1.9M DDJ OctaMed Modules SamplesMaster.lha mus/edit 82K 68k Creates IFF and RAW samples (... hippoplayerupdate.lha mus/play 312K 68k Updated HippoPlayer SimpleSamples.lha mus/play 43K 68k Little musical toy NAFCYI1991S1-B01.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B02.zip text/bfont 2.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B03.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B04.zip text/bfont 2.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B05.zip text/bfont 2.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B06.zip text/bfont 2.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B07.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B08.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B09.zip text/bfont 2.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B10.zip text/bfont 2.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B11.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B12.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B13.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B14.zip text/bfont 2.7M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B15.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B16.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B17.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B18.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B19.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B20.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B21.zip text/bfont 2.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-B22.zip text/bfont 636K NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-01.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-02.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-03.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-04.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-05.zip text/pfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-06.zip text/pfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-07.zip text/pfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-08.zip text/pfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-09.zip text/pfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-10.zip text/pfont 1.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-11.zip text/pfont 1.7M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-12.zip text/pfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-13.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-14.zip text/pfont 1.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-15.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-16.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-17.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-18.zip text/pfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-19.zip text/pfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-20.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-21.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) NAFCYI1991S1-22.zip text/pfont 679K NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts) AmiKick.lha util/misc 44K Check Kickstart images under ... PCCardInfo.lha util/misc 32K 68k Display details about PCMCIA ... TestProgram.zip util/misc 655K 68k Versatile Amiga Test Program xvslibrary.lha util/virus 101K 68k External Virus Scanner Librar... StartWin.lha util/wb 199K 68k A bugged workbench launch bar (snx) [News message: 01. May. 2022, 07:50] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.May.2022`	OS4Depot uploads until 30.04.2022 The following files have been added until 30.04.2020 to OS4Depot: amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator blackjuan.lha gam/car 4Mb 4.0 Blackjack clone mce.lha gam/uti 4Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor deficons_2021.lha gra/ico 2Mb 4.0 Some new def_icons for exchange flashmandelng.lha gra/mis 32Mb 4.1 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals ... litexl.lha uti/tex 1Mb 4.1 A lightweight text editor writte... (snx) [News message: 01. May. 2022, 07:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.May.2022`	AROS Archives uploads until 30.04.2022 The following files have been added until 30.04.2020 to AROS Archives: orbithopper.i386-aros.zip gam/act 3Mb OpenG game. Jump across space pl... (snx) [News message: 01. May. 2022, 07:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.May.2022`	MorphOS-Storage uploads until 30.04.2022 The following files have been added until 30.04.2020 to MorphOS-Storage: Chrysalis_3.16.iso Chrysalis This pack allows you to... ld80_0.6.1.lha Development/Cross L80 replacement linker zmac.lha Development/Cross Z80 Macro Cross Assembler femto_2.11.lha Development/GeekGadgets Extended version of Att... fluidsynth_2.2.7_sdk.lha Development/Library fluidsynth_2.2.7_sdk.lha SDL_2.0.22_Libraries.lha Development/Library All Libraries SDL 2.0.2... BlackjuanPokerCard.lha Games/Card BlackjuanPokerCard.lha MCE_13.72.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed... OpenTyrian_2.2_SDL2.lha Games/Shoot2D An open-source port of ... Wayfarer_3.5.lha Network/Web Wayfarer is the latest ... (snx) [News message: 01. May. 2022, 07:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.May.2022`	WHDLoad: New installers until 30.04.2022 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 30.04.2022: 2022-04-30 improved: Narco Police (Dinamic) 68000 quitkey support, manual included (Info) 2022-04-30 updated: Indianapolis 500 (Papyrus Design Group) patch redone, saves done to separate files, manual protection completely skipped, new install script (Info) 2022-04-29 fixed: Mortal Kombat 2 (Acclaim) made working in NTSC (Info) 2022-04-27 improved: Syndicate (Bullfrog) select language at startup, fixed random quit, added speed regulation (Info) 2022-04-27 improved: Jurassic Park (Ocean) runs with 512K chip, fixed access fault, new imager (Info) 2022-04-27 fixed: Chaos In Andromeda: Eyes Of The Eagle (On-line) debug code removed from the cdtv slave (Info) 2022-04-24 improved: XP8 (Weathermine Software) fixed crashed in trainer (Info) 2022-04-24 improved: Rygar (Seismic Minds) supports another version (Info) 2022-04-24 fixed: New Zealand Story (Taito/Ocean) crash in "disable speed regulation" mode (Info) 2022-04-24 improved: Mortal Kombat 2 (Acclaim) requires less chiÃp-memory, trainer added, 2-button joystick support added (Info) 2022-04-24 improved: Cadaver Demo Level (Bitmap Brothers) added quitkey for 68000 (Info) 2022-04-24 improved: Black Dawn Rebirth (Doublesided Games) added support for alpha-1 flashtro (Info) (snx) [News message: 01. May. 2022, 07:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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