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Archive 08/2024

25.Aug.2024
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF) Hollywood: GUI plugin RapaGUI 2.2
Press release: Airsoft Softwair is pleased to announce the immediate availability of RapaGUI 2.2. RapaGUI is one of the most popular Hollywood plugins as it can be used to create graphical user interfaces for a variety of systems (AmigaOS, Windows, macOS, Linux and even Android). RapaGUI always uses the native controls of the respective operating systems so that the GUIs do not feel like a foreign body. GUIs can be easily defined via XML files.

Version 2.2 contains mainly bug fixes, but also a few new features such as support for the arm64 platform of macOS. RapaGUI 2.2 is now available for free download from the official Hollywood portal. (cg)

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25.Aug.2024
amigaworld.net (Webseite)

AROS: Demo version of word processor Final Writer 7.1
Nine years after the initial announcements, the word processor Final Writer is now receiving its first update since 1997: The new rights holder Timothy "terminills" Deters is offering free demo versions for AROS-68K, AROS-x86-64 and AROS-x86 ABIv0 (registration required).

The most important new features in Final Writer 7.1 are:

New , MySpell-based real-time spell checker, compatible with OpenOffice dictionaries, for example. This function is not available in the demo version.
Native PDF export (libharu)
AmigaOS compliant localization
Printing via FTP/IPP
Updated support for RTF

It is not yet clear when the full version of Final Writer 7.1 will be available. Deters has held out the prospect of ports for AmigaOS and MorphOS in the past, but has always emphasized that the AROS version should be completed first. (cg)

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25.Aug.2024

GUI for Greaseweazle Tools: FluxMyFluffyFloppy v5.0.8 for Windows
'FrankieTheFluff' has released version 5.0.7 and 5.0.8 of his graphical user interface FluxMyFluffyFloppy for the Greaseweazle Tools V1.19 (see also the video Setting up a Greaseweazle V4). Changes:

Requires Greaseweazle 1.19
New image format: T98-Next (nfd) (Read only)
New disc formats: Epson QX-10: ".320", ".396", ".399", ".400", ".booter", ".logo"
New disc formats: "apple2.nofs.140"
Updated "diskdefs.cfg" (2024-08-20)
Read/Convert: Fixed SuperCardPro (SCP) disktypes
Read/Write/Convert: New option "--reverse"

(dr)

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25.Aug.2024

Platform game: Test version 5 of "Dr. Dangerous"
Inspired by the Amiga classic Rick Dangerous, hoogames has released another playable test version of "Dr Dangerous" (YouTube video), which was created with the Scorpion Engine (amiga-news.de reported). The new version 5 offers the following changes:

Ladder bug fixed (you can no longer go through the walls)
If you stand on the ladder you no longer die when you press the fire button
Level 8 a few changes
If you enter the level code and then complete a level and die, you stay in the level and don't have to repeat the previous level (it worked during testing)
Layers deleted in some levels
Fixed bug in level 5 (it's now easier to get over the platform - I played it all the way through and now there should be no more problems)
Level 8-12 balance in the game changed
Changed start screen level code to enter code (should be easier to understand now)
Changed in-game music (not the final version and there will be more music tracks in the game)
changed some codes
Changed memory allocation of some enemies (more space in memory and hopefully less problems)
New enemy added (bat)
Added level 15 and 16
Fixed some bugs
If you find a level code you get an extra life - so look for them all and write down the codes ;)

This version has not yet been tested on a real Amiga, but only on an emulator. The developer asks you to report any errors. (dr)

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25.Aug.2024

Logic game: Untangle V0.5
Grzegorz Kraszewski is in the process of writing the logic game Untangle for the Amiga. The player has a number of dots in front of him, which are connected by lines and cross each other. The aim of the game is to untangle the lines by moving the dots so that no line intersects another.

The developer has set itself the following goals:

Game should be system friendly, working in a window on Workbench, using only documented APIs.
Minimum system version is 3.0.
RTG (graphic cards) should be supported out of the box. Without dedicated code paths and explicit opening of RTG libraries, if possible.
Would be nice if it works on MorphOS, AmigaOS 4, AROS using M68k emulation built into these operating systems.
Should be comfortably playable on stock A1200, stock A500 is not a Holy Grail, but why not.

The game is being developed on an Amiga 1200 with 68020 @ 28 MHz and 64 MB Fast RAM. It currently has over 100 levels, a highscore list and level selection. (dr)

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25.Aug.2024

Aminet uploads until 24.08.2024
The following files have been added until 24.08.2024 to Aminet:

amigassh.lha             comm/net   104K  68k SSH2 for the Amiga
CestinoGlobale.lha       dev/blitz  53K   68k Italian global trashcan WIP
CVBasic.lha              dev/cross  316K  68k BASIC compiler for Colecovisi...
Amifish.lha              game/board 1.9M  MOS GUI for stockfish chess engine
LadyRoulette.lha         game/board 273K  68k Semi-realistic Roulette game
Stockfish5-MorphOS.lha   game/board 780K  MOS Strong UCI chess engine
Explodead.zip            mods/crash 4.6M      Lofi Metal Hiphop from 1997 (...
Trespass00545.zip        mods/crash 6.5M      6 channel 8bit jungle med. (+...
WiredForDeath.zip        mods/crash 8.9M      8 channel 8bit jungle-ish. (+...
BootPicture.lha          util/boot  87K   68k Shows pictures, plays sound d...
A1060Diag.lha            util/misc  2K    68k Bridgeboard Diagnostic Tools
VATestprogram.zip        util/misc  22M   68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
isomount.lha             util/rexx  44K       Mounting ipf,dms,adf,hdf,iso
AnalogClock.lha          util/time  41K   68k Resizeable analog transparent...
RapaTank.zip             util/wb    16K       RapaTank

(snx)

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25.Aug.2024

OS4Depot uploads until 24.08.2024
The following files have been added until 24.08.2024 to OS4Depot:

spotless.lha             dev/deb 668kb 4.1 Your favorite debugging tool
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb   4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
baphometscreensaver.lha  uti/mis 12Mb  4.0 Portable Screen Saver
yt.lha                   vid/mis 869kb 4.1 YouTube URL Extractor script

(snx)

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25.Aug.2024

AROS Archives uploads until 24.08.2024
The following files have been added until 24.08.2024 to AROS Archives:

leeko-i386-aros.zip          dem/sce 528kb A scene Demo from Fit demogroup
micery-i386-aros.zip         dem/sce 188kb A scene Demo from Fit demogroup
baphometscreensaver.lha      uti/mis 11Mb  Portable Screen Saver

(snx)

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25.Aug.2024

MorphOS-Storage uploads until 24.08.2024
The following files have been added until 24.08.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:

Baphomet_1.0.lha          Ambient/Blankers          Baphomet_1.0.lha
WinAction-GUI_1.0.lha     Ambient/Utilities         A GUI for WinAction com...
CVBasic-0.6.0.lha         Development/Cross         BASIC compiler for Cole...
Amifish_1.0a.lha          Games/Think               Chess program compatibl...
Stockfish-5.lha           Games/Think               Strong UCI chess engine
DeepL_1.0.lha             Misc                      A small tool for online...
Wayfarer_8.11.lha         MorphOS-update            Wayfarer is the latest ...
YouTube-Extractor_3.0.lha Multimedia                YT.rexx is a script for...

(snx)

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25.Aug.2024

WHDLoad: New installers until 24.08.2024
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 24.08.2024:

2024-08-22 fixed: Test Drive 2 (Black Monks) made 68000 compatible (Info)
2024-08-18 improved: F/A-18 Interceptor (Unit-A) added the original text message (Info)
2024-08-18 improved: Heimdall (Core Design) fixed saving, relocated decruncher, improved quitkey on 68000 (Info)
2024-08-18 improved: Arcade Fruit Machine (Zeppelin Games) supports another version, 68000er quitkey, trainer added, icons added (Info, Image)
2024-08-18 new: A320 Airbus: Edition USA (Thalion Software) done by RACE (Info)

(snx)

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25.Aug.2024

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:

Full Contact Intro Tyros Edition
Planets live performance

(snx)

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25.Aug.2024
ANF Video: AmiGameJam candidate Anguish as spiritual successor of Agony
Topic of this year's AmiGameJam, which runs until December 1, are sequels to Amiga games from the old days. With a video of the current state of development, Adrian Browne presents his candidate "Anguish" at the title link, which is to continue the game Agony, a horizontally scrolling shooter by Art & Magic from 1992.

The spiritual successor is created with Scorpion Engine, it is an AGA game with 64 colors. Two collaborators are contributing the actual programming and the music. (snx)

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25.Aug.2024
Mastodon (ANF) iOS app: 4champ 3.7.0 for accessing Amiga Music Preservation
The iOS program 4champ is a user interface for corresponding mobile devices to access the Amiga Music Preservation database. (snx)

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24.Aug.2024 Demoparty: Deadline 2024 (Berlin, 4.10.-6.10.)
The tenth anniversary edition of the Deadline Demo Party will take place from October 4-6 in Berlin and will feature classic demoscene competitions, seminars, fun competitions, retro computing, DJs and live sets and much more. Amiga entries can be submitted in the Oldschool Demo, 4K Executable Graphics and 256 Byte Intro competitions. (dr)

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24.Aug.2024
heckmeck!

Demoparty: Results of Evoke 2024
Last weekend this year's Evoke demoparty took place. In the competition "Alternative Platforms" the following Amiga productions ranked the following places:

4th place: Konrad Zuses Plankalkül by The Electronic Knights
6th place: Evokaetion by The Electronic Knights
9th place: titan 20th birthday 40k intro by Titan (YouTube video)
13th place: Dots Dots Dots by Delicious Amigans

But there are also other interesting contributions, for example Steffest's winning entry "Evoking Magic for Dummies" in the "Pixel Graphics Compo" competition (time-lapse video of the creation), which he drew with his own web-based image editor "DPaint.js" (amiga-news.de reported). (dr)

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23.Aug.2024 Shoot'em Up: Demo version of QuasaurusX
After "Holy Warrior" (amiga-news.de reported), the latest project from Amiten Games is the shoot'em up "QuasaurusX", a demo version of which has now been released (YouTube video). The player has the task of defending the X-19 sector, which is threatened by an enemy space fleet and has long been a bastion of peace and prosperity for mankind.

The game is currently not yet optimised, so that at least an (upgraded) Amiga 1200 is required. (dr)

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23.Aug.2024 Video: Installation of a MiSTer FPGA in a GameCube
Under the title link, Wolfgang Kierdorf shows how he installs a MiSTer FPGA in a GameCube with the help of just a few cables, two 3D-printed parts and a few standard PCBs and finally boots it into the Workbench. (dr)

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23.Aug.2024
itch.io Text adventure: "Adventure 3" V1.01
For the third and last part of his text adventure series (amiga-news.de reported), 'grindercowboy' has released a small update that fixes a bug with the rope. However, this means that the hammer in the rubbish bin no longer exists because the developer had reached the upper limit of possible items. (dr)

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23.Aug.2024 Video: Can the iPhone magnet damage the data on a disc?
In his latest video, Robert Smith explores the question of whether the magnets on the back of the iPhone, which act as part of the charging system, are strong enough to damage data on a disc. (dr)

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23.Aug.2024 Video tour of the "ZZAP! Live 2024"
Last Saturday, The Holiday Inn in Kenilworth (England) hosted the second "ZZAP! Live" event, organised by Fusion Retro Books, the South West Amiga Group and Retro Computer Museum (amiga-news.de reported). The YouTube channel "SpectrumNez" now shows the exhibitors and exhibits in a video tour under the title link. (dr)

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