28.Aug.2011
Moo Bunny (Forum)
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Commodore USA: Linux Mint with C64 and Amiga Forever as OS
According to Barry 'digitex' Altman under the title link, Commodore USA will sell the x86-PCs with an adapted version of Linux Mint 11, called "Commodore OEM Edition" next month. Due to a cooperation with Cloanto, licenced ROMs of C64 and Amiga Forever are included.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 28. Aug. 2011, 20:13] [Comments: 0]
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28.Aug.2011
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: FFmpeg 0.8.2
Version 0.8.2 of the AmigaOS-4-port of ffmpeg is available which can convert files between different video, audio or picture formats. Several new video filters were added and the support of WTV-files improved.
Download: ffmpeg.lha (17 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 28. Aug. 2011, 07:46] [Comments: 0]
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28.Aug.2011
Abime (Webseite)
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Nintendo-Emulator A/NES Pro 1.15
The Nintendo emulator A/NES Pro is available in version 1.15. The AGA-chipset is required and a faster processor than 68020 is recommended.
Changes:
- Midscreen sprite CHR-bankswapping bugfixed (Batman)
- Initial CHRRAM garbageproblems fixed (Metroid)
- Some mapper 1 bugs fixed
- Minor audio bugfixes
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 28. Aug. 2011, 07:39] [Comments: 0]
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27.Aug.2011
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Centralized order: Further Minimig cases
Loriano 'TheDaddy' Pagni offers to make a production of another charge of his cases for the Amiga clone Minimig.
At least 30 cases have to ordered. If you are interested you should mail him. Dealer inquiries welcome.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 27. Aug. 2011, 18:16] [Comments: 0]
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27.Aug.2011
Pascal Papara (Kommentar)
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AROS: OpenGL-Bounty for Linux-version
On power2people.org some money was donated for implementing host's 3D system based OpenGL support for Linux-Hosted port.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 27. Aug. 2011, 18:05] [Comments: 0]
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27.Aug.2011
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Interview with Andreas Seebeck (English)
On amigapd.com an interview with Andreas Seebeck was published who has written the games Hannibal, Aunt Arctic Adventure, Space Max, Charon 5 und Tie-Break as well as adidas Championship Tie-Break.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 27. Aug. 2011, 15:39] [Comments: 0]
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26.Aug.2011
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Workbench-enhancement: BetterWB 2.3
Similar to AIAB, AmiKit or AmigaSYS, BetterWB is a collection of Workbench tools for AmigaOS 3.1. Mainly it was written for users of low end Amigas as well as Minimig users.
In version 2.3 Macintosh floppy format (HFS) and proper mountlist (MAC0) implementation was added. Additionally the CDROM-filesystem was improved and some bugs fixed.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 26. Aug. 2011, 20:17] [Comments: 0]
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26.Aug.2011
Michael C. Battilana (E-Mail)
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Cloanto Releases Amiga Forever and C64 Forever 2012
Press release: August 26, 2011 - Cloanto released today Amiga Forever 2012 and C64 Forever 2012, the latest versions of the award-winning Commodore-Amiga preservation, emulation and support suites for Windows.
By adding powerful content authoring and integration functionality, Amiga Forever and C64 Forever 2012 close the circle between gaming, productivity and preservation of digital culture while adding new features and providing easier access to a universe of free and legal downloads.
The new versions build on a powerful synergy of original components:
- RP9 file format, which is a compressed cross-platform archive containing media images, configuration, description and ancillary data, developed by Cloanto
- RetroPlatform Player and API to interface with different emulation plugins
- Cloanto's unique portfolio of ROM and OS licenses
The new packages can emulate the full range of 8-bit (C64, VIC 20, PET/CBM, etc.) and 16/32-bit systems (Amiga, CDTV, etc.) using an intuitive media player-like interface. The advanced RP9 authoring functionality sets new references in preserving and making accessible digital culture from the 1980s and 1990s. Content created or edited with the Windows software can be played back on other systems, including mobile devices (in part under development).
The 2012 versions not only include hundreds of software enhancements, but also add content of historical interest, like new interviews with Amiga legends RJ Mical and Dave Haynie, also with HD-quality video footage.
Amiga Forever 2012 is available now in three editions:
- Value Edition (downloadable installer for Windows systems)
- Plus Edition (downloadable ISO image with additional Windows and platform-neutral content)
- Premium Edition (physical Plus Edition content plus additional videos on 3 DVDs)
C64 Forever 2012 is available now in three editions:
- Free Express Edition (feature-limited version)
- Downloadable Plus Edition (downloadable installer plus CD ISO image)
- Boxed Plus Edition (downloadable Plus Edition content plus boxed CD)
Amiga Forever and C64 Forever passed official Windows 7 logo tests on both x86 and x64 systems. Prices for both Amiga Forever and C64 Forever start from $9.95 (special upgrade offers).
More information, graphics and further links can be found at the title link. (snx)
[News message: 26. Aug. 2011, 17:21] [Comments: 0]
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25.Aug.2011
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AROS: Icaros Desktop 1.3.1
Paolo Besser has published an update for his AROS-distribution Icaros Desktop. This new version of the popular AROS distribution fixes many bugs, enhances integration of Amiga 68K workbench applications and adds the ability to run Janus-UAE in the background at boot time. Some applications have been recompiled and newer system files are compatible with latest 3D games ports from Deadwood. Radeon card users can also test Bearsoft's enhanced ATI drivers (still work in progress).
ATI graphics cards supported now are Radeon, Radeon 7500, 8500, 9x00, X300 and X600. The Bearsoft driver can be found in Storage.
Changes include:
- Fixed integration of Amiga Forever in coherency mode
- Fixed many issues with Janus-UAE GUI
- Fixed support for coherency mode at highest resolutions
- Enhanced stability of Janus UAE
- Enhanced stability of whole AROS system
- AROS system files from August 3, 2011
- Included Bearsoft's ATI drivers in Storage drawer
- Included alternative arosc.library in Storage
- Compatible with recent Deadwood's games ports
- Updated drivers and libraries
- Updated fpc to version 2.5.1
- Updated xRick
- Updated Atheros 5xxx wireless driver
- Updated Intel GMA driver with support for more GPUs
- Recompiled many games and emulators with latest SDL
- Updated applications to latest versions
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2011, 19:51] [Comments: 0]
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25.Aug.2011
Jürgen Beck (ANF)
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BitJam Podcast #138: With Amiga scene music
The latest BitJam Podcast #138 is called "2:18" because only music tracks which exactly lasts 2 minutes and 18 seconds are played.
Most of the used tracks are well-known from the early times of the Amiga demo szene. "Brass Connection" by Bit-Arts as well as music of Heatbeat, Drax, Lizardking, Chromag, Uncle Tom, Muffler are included.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2011, 17:06] [Comments: 0]
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24.Aug.2011
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Adventure-Interpreter: ScummVM RTG 68060 1.3.1
Version 1.3.1 of the adventure-interpreter ScummVM for 68060-Amigas with graphic boards is available now.
A fast 68060-processor (80 MHz are recommended), some Fast-RAM, good data transfer rate of the harddrive, AHI and a 16-Bit soundboard supported by AHI (but Paula is sufficient) are required.
The following games can be played:
- Maniac Mansion
- Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Loom
- Passport to Adventure
- The Secret of Monkey Island
- Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
- Day of the Tentacle
- Sam & Max Hit the Road
- Full Throttle
- The Dig
- The Curse of Monkey Island
- Simon the Sorcerer 1
- Simon the Sorcerer 2
- Broken Sword 1
- Broken Sword 2
- The Black Cauldron
- Gold Rush!
- King's Quest I
- King's Quest II
- King's Quest III
- King's Quest IV
- Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
- Mixed-Up Mother Goose
- Manhunter 1: New York
- Manhunter 2: San Francisco
- Police Quest I: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
- Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter
- Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge
- Fanmade Games
- Mickey's Space Adventure
- Troll's Tale
- Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood
- Castle of Dr. Brain (EGA and VGA)
- Codename: Iceman
- Conquests of Camelot
- Conquests of the Longbow (EGA and VGA)
- EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus
- EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest
- Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist
- Hoyle's Book of Games 1
- Hoyle's Book of Games 2
- Hoyle's Book of Games 3 (EGA and VGA)
- Hoyle Classic Card Games
- Jones in the Fast Lane
- King's Quest I (SCI remake)
- King's Quest IV (SCI version)
- King's Quest V (EGA and VGA)
- King's Quest VI (low and hi res)
- Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest
- Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra
- Leisure Suit Larry 1 (SCI remake) (EGA and VGA)
- Leisure Suit Larry 2
- Leisure Suit Larry 3
- Leisure Suit Larry 5 (EGA and VGA)
- Leisure Suit Larry 6 (low res)
- Mixed-up Fairy Tales
- Mixed-up Mother Goose
- Pepper's Adventures in Time
- Police Quest 1 (SCI remake)
- Police Quest 2
- Police Quest 3 (EGA and VGA)
- Quest for Glory 1/Hero's Quest
- Quest for Glory 1 VGA remake
- Quest for Glory 2
- Quest for Glory 3
- Slater & Charlie Go Camping
- Space Quest I (SCI remake) (EGA and VGA)
- Space Quest III
- Space Quest IV (EGA and VGA)
- Space Quest V
- The Island of Dr. Brain
- Discworld
- Flight of the Amazon Queen
- The Legend of Kyrandia
- The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two: Hand of Fate
- The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge
Download: ScummVM_RTG_060.lha (5 MB) (snx) (Translation: dr)
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24.Aug.2011
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Mac OS X: Amiga-Compiler vbcc 0.9b and DICE 3.15 (English)
In his blog Christian 'lallafa' Vogelgsang described how you can use the cross compiler vbcc written by Volker Barthelmann and Frank Wille under Mac OS X to be able compiling Amiga programms.
On June he did the same with Matt Dillon's C-compiler DICE.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Aug. 2011, 17:40] [Comments: 0]
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24.Aug.2011
Ratte (ANF)
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Windows 95 with PC-Task on a 68060@90
With the help of the PC-emulator PC-Task, André 'Ratte' Pfeiffer has installed Windows 95 on his Amiga 4000 which is equipped with a 68060-processor with 90 MHz. According to Pfeiffer Windows 95 on this hardware combination feels "like on a 486/33".
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Aug. 2011, 01:30] [Comments: 0]
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24.Aug.2011
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amiga-news.de: eMail newsletter available again
As an additional service amiga-news.de offers German or English eMail newsletter which collects the news of the last seven days. Still about 400 subscribers are using this service.
Due to the move of the server during the last two months there have been some problems with our mailserver which caused a delayed delivery of the newsticker. Meanwhile all problems were fixed and all users should get the newsticker on time.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Aug. 2011, 00:49] [Comments: 0]
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23.Aug.2011
Andreas Magerl (E-Mail)
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Amiga Future: Issue 77 and 78 (English/German) online
The articles of the German and English edition of both magazines can be read online.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 23. Aug. 2011, 20:08] [Comments: 0]
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23.Aug.2011
Gero Birkenfeld (ANF)
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Picture editing software: iBatch 1.3
Press release Now iBatch 1.3 additionally can "implant" an EXIF-header in converted picture files. iBatch uses the new plugin "jhead-capsule" (screenshot).
If there is not an original EXIF-header, the plugin tries to create a new EXIF-header from the information provided by iBatch.
iBatch 1.3 can be downloaded under the title link and soon on Aminet. The "jhead-capsule" requires the corresponding CLI-command (have a look at the readme-file and the download link on the iBatch-website).
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 23. Aug. 2011, 14:45] [Comments: 0]
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22.Aug.2011
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4 / MorphOS: Word Me Up XXL 1.4
The commercial game "Word Me Up XXL" published by Boing Attitude combines arcade and puzzle elements and is available for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS in version 1.4. Both demo versions with four of the 60 levels have been updated as well.
Changes:
- Various graphical enhancements:
- All individuals have been redrawn (characters, enemies)
- All graphical themes have been enhanced
- Better collision detection (with objects and water)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 22. Aug. 2011, 18:06] [Comments: 0]
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21.Aug.2011
Floppy (Forum)
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AROS: ACPI-Bounty accepted (Phase I)
Today the bounty project for creating an ACPI-system for AROS was accepted by Pavel 'SonicAmiga' Fedin.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 21. Aug. 2011, 18:37] [Comments: 0]
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21.Aug.2011
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Aminet domain registration expired, Aminet temporarily not available (Update 2)
The Aminet team informs us: Due to an unfortunate oversight, the registration für the domain aminet.net has expired - that's why Aminet is currently not available at that address. The owner of the domain, Urban Müller, has been notified and will fix the problem as soon as possible.
We will announce a replacement URL as soon as it has been established (i.e. as soon as the server admin has returned home). The IP of the Aminet main server is 69.163.220.116, but you'll have to modify your computer's hosts file if you want to use this IP.
Note: Aminet and all of its mirrors continue to exist and are not in danger of being shut down. We're already witnessing users announcing they're making backups "for safety reasons" - please do not do that, you're only wasting server ressources donated to Aminet by private users, non-profit organisations and universities.
Update: (21.08.2011, 16:45, cg)
Amiga user LoadWB managed to convince our provider to reenable the domain for now, until the registration has been renewed.
Update: (21.08.2011, 23:30, cg)
Domain registration has been properly renewed a few hours ago. It may take a few more hours until all DNS servers worldwide have updated their databases accordingly, but tomorrow afternoon evernbody should be able to access Aminet again. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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21.Aug.2011
Sascha Brandt (ANF)
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Further levels for Worms - Director's Cut
With Sascha Brandt a second Amiga user has created some landscapes for Worms - Director's Cut.
Download: a-worms_levels.lha (234 KB) (snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 21. Aug. 2011, 11:59] [Comments: 0]
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20.Aug.2011
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AROS: MegaGlest 3.5.2
Krzysztof 'deadwood' Smiechowicz has ported the 3D realtime strategy game MegaGlest (Screenshot) to AROS/x86.
Download: megaglest-3.5.2.i386-aros.zip (5 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 20. Aug. 2011, 20:05] [Comments: 0]
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