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Chat software: AmigaGPT 2.5.0 (25. Apr. 2025)
Cameron Armstrong has developed a chat program called AmigaGPT, which is based on ChatGPT. The software supports the latest OpenAI models including the o1 family and runs on AmigaOS 3.1 and above (including 4.1) and on MorphOS. The source code of the tool...

Turn-based strategy game: New demo version 04/25 of "Ecliptic" (25. Apr. 2025)
Ecliptic is described by the author as "a mixture of turn based tactical combat and role playing" (amiga-news.de reported) being a visually reminiscent of the retro-futuristic science fiction of the 1970s and 1980s. Now a sixth demo has been released for ...

7-bit: Bluetooth adapter for control pads (25. Apr. 2025)
7-Bit has created a Bluetooth adapter called Ryś BlueLink, with which wireless control pads from Microsoft (X Box One), Sony (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3) and Nintendo (Joy-Con) can be used with an Amiga 500 or Amiga 1200. Ryś BlueLink has an O...

Tool: Audio decompression with QoaToAiff 0.2 (25. Apr. 2025)
The relatively new "Quite OK Audio Format" (QOA) is a lossy audio compression format: audio signals (44100hz, stereo) are encoded at 278 kbits/s, exactly 1/5 of the bits required for an uncompressed WAV file (amiga-news.de reported). Grzegorz Kraszews...

Windows: GUI for Greaseweazle Tools - ADFDiskBox 2.3 (24. Apr. 2025)
ADFDiskBox is a graphical user interface for the Greaseweazle Host Tools and is intended to simplify the reading and writing of Amiga discs and disc images (ADF, SCP:AmigaDOS, RawSCP). Version 2.3 now offers an 'Options' dialogue and, according to the aut...

Print magazine: Amiga Future 174 - Preview and reading samples (24. Apr. 2025)
The reading samples and previews of issue 174 (May/June 2025) of Amiga Future are now online. The issue features the following topics, among others: Special: 40 Years Amiga - Part 1: The Amiga 1000 takes the stage Interview Jon Bohmer (Scala) Inter...

Emulation: QEMU 10.0 / bboot 0.8 (23. Apr. 2025)
QEMU is an open-source computer emulator and virtualizer. The emulation of complete computers also makes it possible to run operating systems such as AmigaOS 4 or MorphOS under QEMU that are tailored to a quite specific hardware platform. This support is ...

AmigaOS 4/MorphOS: Beta version of Open Medal of Honor (23. Apr. 2025)
Open Medal of Honor is a reimplementation of the first-person shooter "Medal of Honor: Allied Assault" by Electronic Arts from 2002. The Spearhead and Breakthrough expansions are also supported. A beta version of the game, which is still in beta itself...

Print/PDF magazine: Komoda & Amiga plus #27 (Polish/English) (23. Apr. 2025)
Komoda & Amiga plus is a Polish print and PDF magazine about the C64 and the Amiga, which is also distributed in an English version. The magazine in A4 format comprises 82 pages. Topics of the current 27th issue include reviews of Fast Food 2, Tal...

SFX-Engine: Audio Mixer 3.7 (22. Apr. 2025)
Jeroen Knoester's Audio Mixer (YouTube video of version 2.0) allows real time mixing several samples onto a single channel (up to 4 samples on one channel), while maintaining high performance (3.7% CPU time for 4 samples mixed @ 11KHz on an standard 1MB A...

Print/PDF magazine: Amiga Addict, issue 37 (22. Apr. 2025)
The new issue 37 of British magazine Amiga Addict is dedicated to Team 17's classic game Worms, exploring its origins with creator Andy Davidson and offering exciting insights into the very first pre-release version of the game. This issue also inclu...

3D polygon models: 3D Object Converter 1.30 for AmigaOS 3.x/4.x (22. Apr. 2025)
3D Object Converter is a tool for wireframe objects that was first released last year (amiga-news.de reported). The software is available as shareware at a price of 40 euros for AmigaOS 3.x and 4.x. The innovations of version 1.30 since the last news upda...

Worth a read: Why computers were more fun before (22. Apr. 2025)
In his latest article, "Honest and Elitist Thoughts on Why Computers Were More Fun Before", published on Datagubbe.se, Swedish tech nerd and software developer Carl Svensson reflects on the development of computer use and argues that computers were more f...

Spillhistorie: Interview with the creators of Roguecraft (22. Apr. 2025)
In an interview with Spillhistorie.no, Norwegian developer duo Badger Punch Games provided exciting insights into the creation of their award-winning Amiga game Roguecraft. The two developers, Ricki Sickenger and Henning Ludvigsen, met in the demo scene i...

Dungeon Crawler: Sir Redford Knights Adventure currently in development (22. Apr. 2025)
Sir Redford Knights Adventure is an upcoming dungeon crawling game for the Amiga, developed by Juen, Koyot1222 and JMD. The game won first place in the RAM#3 competition and already offers a playable demo with five randomly generated levels. Expansions wi...

Demoparty: Results of the Revision 2025 (21. Apr. 2025)
This year's edition of the Revision demo party took place in Saarbrücken over the Easter weekend. In two YouTube videos you can watch the competition entries in the categories Amiga Intro and Amiga Demo. The winners are: Amiga Intro 1st place: 6...

Easter game: Noisy Rabbit (21. Apr. 2025)
After 2023 with "Hop to the Top!" and 2024 with "Bunnys Boing Ball Bounty", Robert Smith has also released an Easter game this year: in "Noisy Rabbit" (video), you have to collect large and small eggs in Pacman style. However, these are difficult to recog...

Aminet uploads until 19.04.2025 (20. Apr. 2025)
The following files have been added until 19.04.2025 to Aminet: zbbslister.lha comm/bbs 5K OS3 ZBBSLister is a BBS lis... apccomm.lha comm/misc 205K OS3 transfers files between... amigaget.lha ...

OS4Depot uploads until 19.04.2025 (20. Apr. 2025)
The following files have been added until 19.04.2025 to OS4Depot: amissl-sdk.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 SDK for AmiSSL arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line&a... amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 11Mb 4.0 Si...

AROS Archives uploads until 19.04.2025 (20. Apr. 2025)
The following files have been added until 19.04.2025 to AROS Archives: metemp3_v1.5.i386-aros.zip aud/pla 601kb a Mp3,Flac,Wav Player amifish.i386-aros.lha gam/boa 4Mb Chess program compatible with UC... baccarat.lha gam/...