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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) [News message: 28. Feb. 2023, 21:28] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||
| 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) [News message: 28. Feb. 2023, 06:07] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||
| 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) [News message: 27. Feb. 2023, 21:17] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||
| 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) [News message: 27. Feb. 2023, 10:20] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||
| 26.Feb.2023 itch.io |
Platform game: "Boxx" remake V0.5 The developer 'Lemming880' is currently working on the fourth part of his "Boxx" series developed with the Scorpion Engine (amiga-news.de reported). At the same time he is also porting the first part of the series, originally written with Backbone, to the Scorpion Engine (amiga-news.de reported). The latest update to version 0.5 includes the following changes:
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| 26.Feb.2023 Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF) |
Hollywood 10: Xcelicious available now Press release: After 2 years of development, Airsoft Softwair, the hardest working men in code business, are proud to announce the immediate availability of Hollywood 10: Xcelicious. Hollywood is a programming language that can be used to create a wide variety of programs, ranging from games and GUI-based applications for desktop systems to mobile apps for Android and iOS. Hollywood's special feature is its support for retro platforms (e.g. AmigaOS, MorphOS, AROS) and modern operating systems (e.g. Windows, macOS, Linux) alike. It comes with a library of over 1000 commands and its functionality can be extended further through over 30 plugins which are available for free download.  Version 10.0 is a major update and comes with many new features. Here is a non-exhaustive list of what's new in Hollywood 10:
Hollywood is the ultimate bridge between all the different AmigaOS compatible platforms and the other three modern desktop systems, Windows, macOS, and Linux! Additionally, Hollywood also supports the Android and iOS platforms. A truly unique feature is the ability to cross-compile native executables for many different platforms including: AmigaOS 3.x, AmigaOS 4, WarpOS, MorphOS, AROS (x86), Windows (x86, x64), macOS (x86, x64, arm64, ppc), Linux (x86, x64, ppc, arm), and Android/iOS with optionally available add-ons. You don't even have to own these platforms in order to compile executables for them. It's enough to run Hollywood on one of the supported platforms and then compile programs for all the others! Only Hollywood makes it possible. If you want to learn more about Hollywood, please visit the the official Hollywood portal at the title link which also has a forum for all questions concerning Hollywood. All this makes Hollywood The Cross-Platform Multimedia Application Layer. Join the Multimedia revolution and get your personal copy of Hollywood 10: Xcelicious now! (snx) [News message: 26. Feb. 2023, 20:23] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||
| 26.Feb.2023 |
Aminet uploads until 25.02.2023 The following files have been added until 25.02.2023 to Aminet: mrwolf.lha comm/tcp 32K OS4 Pool-friendly SNTP time sync ... aweb_3_5_091.lha comm/www 2.6M 68k AWeb APL Lite 3.5.091 GQ2.lha game/role 8.8M 68k Point & Click Adventure AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.6M 68k Signetics-based machines emul... AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.9M MOS Signetics-based machines emul... AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 5.1M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul... cc1541.lha misc/emu 155K 68k Create Commodore 1541 floppy ... Centurion.lha misc/emu 132K MOS Centurion CPU6 based minicomp... AmyStromWiFiSwitch.lha misc/misc 7.4M ALL Control and query the myStrom... tedplay.lha mus/play 869K MOS Commodore 264 family media pl... cabextract.lha util/arc 54K 68k Extract MS Cabinet (.CAB) arc... cabextract_OS4.lha util/arc 44K OS4 Extract MS Cabinet (.CAB) arc... VATestprogram.zip util/misc 3.9M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram ScreenTime.lha util/time 69K 68k Screen clock with calendar Turkish_Packs.lha util/wb 47K Turkish Catalog packs some ap... UserMenus.lha util/wb 2.8M 68k User defined menus for Wanderer(snx) [News message: 26. Feb. 2023, 08:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||
| 26.Feb.2023 |
OS4Depot uploads until 25.02.2023 The following files have been added until 25.02.2023 to OS4Depot: amissl-sdk.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 SDK for AmiSSL amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator fallout2-ce.lha gam/rol 5Mb 4.1 Fallout2 Community Port for Amig... amissl.lha lib/mis 3Mb 4.0 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared library mrwolf.lha net/mis 32kb 4.0 Pool-friendly SNTP time sync client avalanche.lha uti/arc 84kb 4.1 Simple ReAction GUI for xadmaster avalanche_ita.lha uti/arc 6kb 4.0 Italian translation for Avalanche deark.lha uti/arc 6Mb 4.0 Extracting data from various fil... cabextract.lha uti/fil 44kb 4.0 Extract Microsoft Cabinet (.CAB)... amystromwifiswitch.lha uti/mis 2Mb 4.0 Control and query the myStrom Wi... image2pdf.lha uti/tex 9Mb 4.0 Convert JP(E)Gs and PNGs to PDF animplayer.lha vid/mis 2Mb 4.0 Anim player with playlist support(snx) [News message: 26. Feb. 2023, 08:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||
| 26.Feb.2023 |
AROS Archives uploads until 25.02.2023 The following files have been added until 25.02.2023 to AROS Archives: gltron.i386-aros.zip gam/dri 6Mb a 3d lightcycle racing game usin... amissl.i386-aros.zip lib 3Mb AmiSSL is a port of OpenSSL for ... usermenus.i386-aros.lha uti/wor 3Mb User defined menus for Wanderer animplayer.i386-aros.lha vid/mis 2Mb Anim player with playlist support(snx) [News message: 26. Feb. 2023, 08:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] | ||
| 26.Feb.2023 |
WHDLoad: New installers until 25.02.2023 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 25.02.2023:
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| 26.Feb.2023 Amiga Future (Webseite) |
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:
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| 26.Feb.2023 Seiya (ANF) |
PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 143 (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. Amiga-related, the current issue is about "Brides of Dracula" and "Operación Fallida". (snx) [News message: 26. Feb. 2023, 08:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
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