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Archive 11/2022

`18.Nov.2022` Amigans	AmigaOS 4/MorphOS: Odyssey scripts for GitHub and itch.io websites At the end of 2021, George 'walkero' Sokianos had provided a script for the Odyssey browser, after which you can display GitHub project pages correctly again (amiga-news.de reported). He has now updated it so that there should be no more overlaps in the display. Furthermore, he has published another script for the correct display of itch.io pages today. Please note that the browser has to be restarted after including the script. (dr) [News message: 18. Nov. 2022, 14:50] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`18.Nov.2022`	Pre-order: Music of demo "Odyssey" on vinyl On Bandcamp currently a pre-order campaign is running for the December 16 release of the music to the 1991 demo Odyssey by the group Alcatraz on vinyl (and as a digital download). The limited special edition contains the complete soundtrack of the demo as well as various bonuses such as a large, double-sided poster and is available for 30 Euro or more. (dr) [News message: 18. Nov. 2022, 07:32] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`18.Nov.2022`	Emulator: vAmigaWeb v2.2 beta1 vAmigaWeb is an Amiga emulator for the web browser or a Progressive Web App (PWA) based on the Amiga emulator for MacOS vAmiga. At the end of September, the version vAmigaWeb v3.0 beta1 was released, which had the MMU integration within the planned 68030 CPU as a goal. Since the 68030 hardware available in the development team turned out to be unsuitable, the MMU project was put on hold for the time being. In the now available version 2.2 beta 1, support for the Amiga three-button controller can be selected in the settings. Also, the emulator now has 20% to 40% more efficiency, however the minimum browser requirements have also increased: they are now Chrome V95, Firefox V100 and Safari V15.2.10. (dr) [News message: 18. Nov. 2022, 07:14] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Nov.2022` Thomas Claus (Mail)	AmigaOS 4: FTP client AmiFTP 1.953 At the beginning of 2010, for the last time amiga-news.de reported on the FTP client AmiFTP. Ten years later, Matthias 'djBase' Münch (maintainer of Amigaworld) started a discussion about the further development of the client on OS4Welt. A source code was found but not of the OS4 version. After requesting, Frank Menzel (Entwickler-X) agreed to examine the source code. After testing, first changes were made and adapted to AmigaOS 4 and compiler, bugs were removed and new small functions were added. After a longer break, the first version was released on Github in August 2022. An important step to preserve the source code and to motivate other developers to contribute to the project (e.g. SSL support). Javier de las Rivas has made many improvements and bug fixes since the release of the source code, which have been reviewed and put into a public main branch by Frank Menzel. This makes version 1.953 available to AmigaOS4 users and hopefully a start for further development on AmiFTP. Changes: Adaptions for first AmigaOS 4 version (Frank Menzel) Update project to be able to compile with GCC Switch GUI from ClassAct to Reaction Toolbar uses AISS Icon Set Switch from Reqtools to OS4 Requester Adapt AmiTCP Network Hook to work with Roadshow Remove obsolete DOS functions AmiFTP now works with files larger than 4GB Bugfixes Further enhancements and improvements (Javier de las Rivas) Speedbar can be changed to TEXT/IMAGES/BOTH "Cleaned" some of the GUI's ReAction code. Added missing speedbar buttons localized strings. Changed to use menuclass. Fixed disconnect button image when changing speedbar type (IMAGE\|TEXT\|BOTH). SelectFont() not needed (commented). Added 'UpdatedSpeedBar' to "fix" refresh speedbar when changing from prefs or from start (just "hide" it, not removed/freed). Localized rename requester. Fixed makefile to use "modified" FlexCat templates (C_c_amiftp.sd & C_h_amiftp.sd). Reworked some requesters and localization strings. UploadFile() was using fullpath+filename, thus creating (unwanted) dirs. Added notification support after upload/download. (dr) [News message: 17. Nov. 2022, 22:06] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Nov.2022`	Amiga emulator for MacOS: vAmiga 2.2b1 After developer Dirk Hoffmann released version 2.1 of his Amiga emulator vAmiga for macOS in mid-August (amiga-news.de reported), he has now started the new cycle of pre-releases for version 2.2 with the first beta release. Changes: Enhancements Added cycle-accurate 68010 emulation Added experimental 68020 emulation Added VSYNC support The Cmd keys can be mapped to the Amiga keys without extra permissions Added support for mice with a third button The configurator panel can be opened as a window Added an automatic resizing option to the Window menu A broader range of hard-drive geometries is accepted now Bug fixes Fixed a bug related to sprite that were drawn outside the DIW Fixed a timing issue related to the SPRxPOS register The minimum system requirement for the emulator is macOS 10.15. (dr) [News message: 17. Nov. 2022, 20:07] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Nov.2022`	Arcade port: Wonderboy released Wonderboy is an Amiga port of the first part of the Wonder Boy saga, of which only the sequel Wonderboy in Monsterland was available for the Amiga so far. The Amiga version was created with the help of the Scorpion Engine (amiga-news.de reported). Now 'acidbottle' has released the final version 1.0, which already runs on an Amiga 500 with 1 MB ChipRam and 1 MB FastRAM. (dr) [News message: 17. Nov. 2022, 06:01] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Nov.2022`	Competition: Winner of the Amiga Art Contest 2022 A few days ago the winners of the "Amiga Art Contest 2022" were announced in a live stream. Under the title link the award winning artworks and productions in the categories "hand drawn artworks", "photo", "music" and "animation" for this and also the past years are clearly listed. (dr) [News message: 17. Nov. 2022, 05:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Nov.2022`	Experimental operating system for the Amiga 4000: Apollo Dietmar Planitzers unfortunately named "Apollo" project is an experimental operating system for the Amiga 4000. It is incompatible to existing systems, but tries to implement modern concepts on the Commodore computer - the author mentions a process management built around dispatch queues similar to Apple's Grand Central Dispatch as one example. Interested users need to compile Apollo themselves, the project is being developed on MacOS using the integrated development environment Xcode. Currently the only software available is a bunch of unit tests - which have to be invoked manually, since there's no automated unit testing framework yet. (cg) [News message: 16. Nov. 2022, 23:53] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Nov.2022`	Video: 68k programs under MorphOS Ravi Abbott, known for his documentary "Downfall Amiga, after Commodore" (amiga-news.de reported), shows in his latest video how to install the operating system MorphOS and then set it up so that you can use 68k applications and games. (dr) [News message: 16. Nov. 2022, 17:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Nov.2022` Amiga Future (website)	Retailer: EU source of supply for Checkmate products After Stephen Jones' Checkmate products became more difficult to purchase in the EU as a result of the Brexit, the German mail order company DragonBox now offers a source of supply within this economic area at the title link. (snx) [News message: 16. Nov. 2022, 15:02] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Nov.2022` BBSindex (ANF)	Amiga 37: Video report with interviews The 58-minute video report by 'BBSindex' about the Amiga37 event contains various interviews, for example with the former Commodore employees Gerald Lang, Karina Härtel and Ettore Caurla or with the musician Chris Hülsbeck, who also tells personal details. (snx) [News message: 16. Nov. 2022, 14:26] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Nov.2022` Olaf Schönweiß (ANF)	Video: Scalos as Linux desktop The Workbench replacement Scalos, which was ported for AROS ten years ago, is now also running under the runtime environment AxRuntime under Linux in a still very early state. A video of it can be watched at the title link, in a forum post Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz describes how to proceed if you want to try it out yourself. (snx) [News message: 16. Nov. 2022, 14:12] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Nov.2022`	Accelerator board projekt: Buffee developer on the advantages of PJIT In her blog Renee Cousins, one of the two developers of the turbo card project "Buffee" (amiga-news.de reported), reports about theoretical and practical basics of the project. In two previous blog entries she had compared her emulation solution of the 68k processor under ARM microprocessors, Pseudo-JIT (PJIT), with solutions like Emu68 or UAE (part 1, part 2). In the now published third part of the series, she explains why she thinks PJIT is better than either of the other two strategies. Also, she writes, the programming of the board is the biggest headache, with a couple of beta boards already destroyed in the process. They are still trying to figure out the timing with the CIA chips (e.g., the talking 6800), but right now ROM and the custom registers are working fine. She could not test the chip RAM because the ROM was blocking access. (dr) [News message: 16. Nov. 2022, 05:53] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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