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`18.Oct.2023` Amigaworld.net (website)	AROS distribution: AROS One 2.2 (x86) "AROS One", a distribution based on the AROS binary interface ABI v0, is now available in version 2.2 for x86 computers. It can be downloaded as DVD ISO file or as USB flash image at the title link, where you can also find video recordings. Besides updates of the included programs and games as well as bug fixes, also new functions have been added. The changes in detail: Update Core ABIv0: InstallAROS (Fix DualBoot) Update AROS One OS System: On USB Image live created link to InstallAROS on Wanderer Create Script and related Icon for SMB2-Dismount Fix AmiStart menu Add AmiStart Prefs Script/Icon "No Backdrop" View Font "TTF" and "bitmap fonts" on Wanderer and Dopus4 with a simple double-click New Themes OS4 by Miker New and fix Themes AROS One Fix Theme (Animazione Gadget) Improved and enlarged Wanderer top bar DigiClock 'in transparent mode' is now placed on the top bar of Wanderer Add Source MUIClass on Free Pascal IDE Created Descriptor Datatypes PAS (Source Free Pascal) Created Icon Def_PAS (Source Free Pascal) ZuneARC, new AROS One icon-style buttons Fix def_ADF.info Fix Pointer Prefs (deadwood) OWB: Set as search engine DuckDuckGo (faster) LilCalendar can now also be found in Utilities DiskImageGUI moved to Utilities Complete installation packages of 4 types of Disk icons and 4 types of Drawer icons, plus 2 types of Apps icons, all icons were created by me for AROS One. The icons are only available for private use, not allowed to be used on other operating systems Update AROS One Apps: Loan ssh2fs 53.1 SilkRAW 2.0 AmiDream 0.2 Zip.hwp 2.0 (PlugIn Hollywood) DigiClock 1.2 (update) Image2PDF 2.3 AmiTranslate 0.3 LilCalendar 2.7 V.A.M.P. 3.10 ArosVNC Single Threaded and MultiThreaded Fix WebpTools 1.3.2 RNOSlides 1.0 HollywoodSP Spanish Catalog for Hollywood 10 Update AROS One Games: Open Jazz Jackrabbit Xmas Full Siete Y Media 1.10 (Update) Blackjuan Poker Card 1.10 (Update) BlackIvan 1.0 Golf GolfSolitaire 1.0 Free Abuse 0.71 Pingus 0.7.6 (snx) [News message: 18. Oct. 2023, 10:39] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`18.Oct.2023`	Motorola68k emulation: Emu68 v1.0 Release Candidate 2 A month ago, Developer Michal Schulz had released Release Candidate 1 of version 1.0 of his Motorola68K emulation Emu68 for the ARM architecture, focusing on the PiStorm and PiStorm32lite (amiga-news.de reported). Emu68 1.0 Release Candidate 2 contains all fixes from RC1. Additionally it contains two changes improving the support for old games and demos massively: Updated instruction cache The instruction cache used for translation of m68k to aarch64 code as well as to verify already translated code has been improved. The writes to chip memory automatically invalidate it, there are less flushes of the instruction cache during operation of Emu68. Slow DBF A special hack is added to make DBF busy loops operating with reasonable speed. Until now such kind of loops was way to fast on Emu68 and this rendered many old games or demos unusable or misbehaving. The special handling of DBF busy loops can be enabled in cmdline.txt file by adding a dbf_slowdown keyword, or during operation of Emu68 using the EmuControl tool. The developer provides more detailed information on the changes in his new Patreon post. (dr) [News message: 18. Oct. 2023, 06:35] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Oct.2023`	GUI for Greaseweazle Tools : FluxMyFluffyFloppy v5.0.2 for Windows Just the other day, in an article about setting up a Greaseweazle V4, we mentioned the graphical user interface FluxMyFluffyFloppy for the Greaseweazle Tools. Now 'FrankieTheFluff' has released version 5.0.2. Changes: Requires Greaseweazle 1.16 New disc formats: pc98.n88basic.hd, zx.quorum.800 New image format: CT Raw (ctr) Updated "diskdefs.cfg" (2023-08-17) (dr) [News message: 17. Oct. 2023, 21:21] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`17.Oct.2023`	Frogger clone: Frogger (beta version 3) Frogger (YouTube video) is supposed to be a 1:1 conversion of the 1981 Konam game (amiga-news.de reported). As the developer reports, the third beta version of the game is technically 100% complete and a small trainer has also been integrated. He was also able to inspire a musician for the project who will compose 20 musical sequences. For now, beta version 2 stays available, since the changes will added to the final version. (dr) [News message: 17. Oct. 2023, 21:13] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Oct.2023` Forum 64 (Webseite)	Joystick repairs: Replacement PCB for the Competition Pro Mini The "Competition Pro Mini" is a miniaturized version of the well-known Competition Pro joystick. Thanks to their small size, the micro switches used in these joysticks aren't really up to the mechanical stress they're put through while playing games - which is why many surviving Minis are only partially functional these days: Some of the directions or fire buttons are not working anymore. Unfortunately, micro switches with the exact same dimensions as the ones used in the Competition Pro Mini are no longer available. To solve this problem, a user has now designed a replacement PCB, that can use "F4T7-UL" micro switches from SAIA-BURGESS which are still available (example). The required files to manufacture the PCB have been published on Github in KiCad format. Once assembled, the PCB is a 1:1 replacement for the original component. (cg) [News message: 16. Oct. 2023, 22:44] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Oct.2023` Tobias Baeumer (AmiDev Team) (ANF)	"Making Of"video: AmiFox Amiga38 Boxed Special Edition The Amitopia AmiDev Team gave away boxed special editions of AmiFox on the Amiga 38 last weekend, like reported in a previous news. Now there is also a "Making Of" video available with details on how it was produced and what was learned in the process. The video also includes footage of the actual event. (cg) (Translation: cg) [News message: 16. Oct. 2023, 21:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Oct.2023` Steffen Häuser (Mail)	AmigaOS 4: Update to Heretic II nearing completion (Update) Since the beginning of the year Steffen Häuser has been working on an update for Heretic II for AmigaOS 4, which among other things should support HD modes. At the Amiga38 a preview of the game was already shown at the stands of Alinea Computer and HunoPPC (amiga-news.de reported). As he now informs us, he worked on the game again after the fair and created a new version. The most important changes: der gl4es-Renderer läuft nun ca. 20-25% schneller als die auf der Messe gezeigte Version der MiniGL-Renderer hat nun Multitexturing, was ebenfalls zu einer Performanceverbesserung führt According to tests on his AmigaOne X1000, the new version now runs at 108 fps at 1024x768. UHD resolutions are also supported, which then requires an X5000. Update: (16.10.2023, 19:45, cg) Steffen Häuser confirms (German) in a forum posting that the OS4 version of Heretic II will only be available as a boxed copy for full retail price in a newly designed box (German), there are no plans for a free or cheaper update for registered customers. According to Häuser, a boxed edition was requested by his betatesters and physical distribution would result in a larger payment for his (quote) "quite time-consuming work" on the AmigaOS 4 port. (dr) [News message: 16. Oct. 2023, 06:00] [Comments: 1 - 16. Oct. 2023, 19:55] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Oct.2023` Daniel "DNA" Voelkel (ANF)	Diskmag: 'Amiga Rulez' now available in English A week ago, the first German issue of a new Diskmag called 'Amiga Rulez' was published, now the English translation is available. The next issue will be released in mid December, after that new issues will published every quarter. From now on, the German and English editions will be released simultaneously. (cg) [News message: 16. Oct. 2023, 01:28] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Oct.2023` amigaworld.net (Webseite)	MorphOS: PolyOrganiser 1.22a Frederic 'Polymere' Rignault's PolyOrganiser is a 'Personal Information Management' tool that features a calendar, an address book and ToDo lists. Changes since version 1.21: Fix: Update by overwriting directory can destroy user database forever! Use alternative filename for install. Fix: Fixed the text transparency rendering for Tabs Add: Time format in preference for local system that add secondes at time. Or force AM/PM. More time formats (with or without 0 fill in hour and am/AM choice) Fix: Refresh time format at startup Fix: hit when double clock on empty diary list Add: new event window when double click on an empty diary list (stay or remove the feature ? context menu do the same) Change: Tabs color reference to true color mode. Allow alpha for border for allow full transparency for flat skin. Change: Add transparency to tabs text too. Change: Calendar switch to full color mode. Fix some render issue. Fix: import old not true color may create bad color, use defaut instead. (cg) [News message: 16. Oct. 2023, 01:22] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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